Ghost Page #7

Synopsis: Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.
Director(s): Jerry Zucker
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 23 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
74%
PG-13
Year:
1990
127 min
3,548 Views


You stay away from me from now on!

What'll that nun

gonna do with it?

She can't go buy underwear!

Nothing! I hate you.

Leave me alone!

Never talk to me again.

I think you're

wonderful, Oda Mae.

Go ahead, search!

You'll never find it.

They're going to kill you, Carl.

You and Willie.

You're going to be fertiliser.

They're going to bury

you right next to Jimmy Hoffa.

Who's doing that?

Who's doing that?

- Hey.

- Hi.

Where were you?

I thought we were having dinner.

I know, Moll.

I'm sorry.

Things got a little crazy,

I just forgot.

Yeah, a little

trouble at the bank.

Forgot? You know, I wish you'd

have called me. I've been worried.

Listen to me Molly, I've got

to ask you about something.

Yeah. He needs to

borrow 4 million dollars.

When you said you thought that

Sam was here, that he was talking to you

what did you feel?

What did he say to you?

Why? Does it have

to do with anything?

It's just...

Listen to me for a second.

This psychic lady I want to know what she told you.

I want to know exactly what she said.

Carl, let me go.

Stop this!

It doesn't matter.

It wasn't real.

What the hell's

happened to you tonight?

Does this have anything to do

with her being at the bank today?

At the bank?

Yeah, Ferguson said

she closed an account.

Her name isn't even

Oda Mae Brown. It's...

Rita Miller.

Or something.

Carl.

Are you all right?

It's just my stomach. It's...

- Jesus.

- Do you have any... like...

some Pepto-Bismol or something?

- Cyanide?..

- Yeah, it's upstairs.

Why don't you sit

down, I will get it.

What's wrong?

Does little Carl have a tummy ache?

Now do you believe

in ghosts?

I'll set the place on fire,

I swear to God!

I'll cut her throat.

Carl.

I swear to God.

I'll cut her throat.

I need that money

and I want it tonight

at 11 o'clock.

If that psychic lady

does not bring it here

Molly is dead, OK?

Carl, who are

you talking to?

Nothing. Molly...

I have to go, OK.

I can't explain this now,

but there's a problem, OK.

Something going

on at the bank.

Carl, you're

really scaring me.

I'm sorry, Moll, look, I don't

have time to talk now, but I'll come back.

Why? Why not now?

I can't talk now, Molly.

Look, I'll come back.

What do you say,

like, at 11 o'clock, OK?

I'm sorry, I did this Moll

but it's really important.

I've got to go, OK?

- Eleven!

- Oda Mae.

I'm Arsenio Hall.

Don't try to

adjust your television.

I'm black.

I want to watch

"Love Connection."

I love "Love Connection."

Leave that!

That's Arsenio.

So?

You love "Love Connection"

send your picture in.

She did already!

They just haven't answered yet.

Oda Mae!

- Sam?

- No, not again.

Oda Mae, we're in trouble,

they want the cheque. And they're coming for you.

The cheque you said

they would never know about?

- What's happening?

- They're here!

Get out of here, now! Go, go!

Knock on the doors!

Help!

- You gotta get outta here.

- What do you mean "they want the cheque"?

The cheque you said they

would never know about?

- Oda Mae, what's happening?

- Sam!

They're here, they're here!

Get out of here, now!

Go, go!

Come on.

Come on!

Knock on the doors!

Help!

It's emergency!

You've got to let us in!

Who are you kidding?

Open!

What are you doing?

The cat don't like visitors.

They're going to get us.

Where's Sam?

Sh*t! It looks like

the b*tch just left.

I'll check downstairs.

Carl?

Willie!

You've got a

serious problem, man.

Help me!

Help!

Willie!

That dude is dead.

You're dead, Willie.

No!

Help me!

Tell the driver to hurry.

Yo, man, can you

step on it, please?

Listen, lady,

I'm driving as fast as I can.

Problems?

Carl, is that you?

No, it's me, Oda Mae.

Listen to me.

Molly, I know what you think of me.

I know what you think of me.

But, look, you've got to talk to me.

You are in serious danger.

I've got Sam here with me.

We've got to come it and talk to you.

Get the hell out of here.

- I'm calling the police.

- Good! Tell her to do it.

Fine! That's what we want you to do,

we want you to call the police.

- But you've got to let us in.

- No.

Don't you get it? Sam was not just

accidentally killed, he was murdered.

He found out that Carl was

laundering money at the bank.

This guy Carl is dangerous.

I'm telling you!

He tried to kill me.

He's going to

try to kill you, too.

You are in

deep, deep trouble.

Why are you doing this to me?

Why are you doing this to me?

Do you hear me?

Why are you doing this to me?

I can't...

I just can't...

Oda Mae.

Tell her

tell her she's wearing the

shirt that I spilt the margarita on

and the earrings

I gave her for Christmas.

Molly, Sam says to tell you you're wearing

the shirt that he spilt the margarita on

and the earrings he

gave you for Christmas.

Don't you see?

I'm not a fake!

Not about this.

Give me a penny, quick.

What?

Push a penny

under the door, now!

What are you talking about -

"push a penny under the door"?

Just do it.

Tell her it's for luck.

Sam says it's for luck.

Between Green and

Mercer on Prince.

It's the grey building right

across from the post office.

Thanks, Sergeant.

Please hurry.

We'll be waiting.

Right, they're on their way.

Good.

- So, what do we do now?

- Just wait.

Is Sam here?

Sam?

I'm sitting beside her.

He's sitting right beside you.

Sam, can you feel me?

With all my heart.

He says with all his heart.

I'd give anything

if I could just touch

you once more.

He says he wishes

he was alive again

so he could touch you.

Me, too.

OK. Look.

You can use me.

Use you?

You can use my body.

Use your body?

Just do it quick,

before I change my mind.

Molly!

Molly, are you home?

It's Carl.

Molly!

Fire escape.

What's happening to me?

Molly?

Molly?

Molly!

Come on.

Look!

Let's go.

Molly!

Just get away from us, Carl!

- Molly!

- You're a liar.

Molly, you've got to listen to me.

This woman's a thief!

She's a con artist.

- Why are you doing this?

- Don't listen to her, Molly!

Stop!

Just get away

from us, Carl.

I've called the police.

Sh*t.

Carl, why are you doing this?

Don't interfere, Molly!

She's a thief!

Cheque!

Just give me the cheque.

Stay out of this, Molly!

Son of a b*tch.

Keep out of this, Molly!

Get off me!

Where is it?

Where is it?

Where is it, goddammit?

I gave it away.

You're lying to me.

Don't lie to me,

goddammit!

The cheque.

I'll kill her, Sam.

I swear to God, I'll kill her!

Just...

Look.

Just give me the

cheque, Sam, OK?

I promise you I'll let her go

if you just give it to me.

OK?

Sam?

Sam?

Sam?

Oh, Carl.

What?

Help!

Are you two all right?

Sam?

Molly?

I can hear you.

Oh, God.

Sam?

They're waiting for you, Sam.

I'll miss you.

Your mother'd be proud.

I'm gonna miss you too, Sam.

You're all right.

Bye, Oda Mae.

Bye, Sam.

I love you, Molly.

I've always loved you.

Ditto.

It's amazing, Molly.

The love inside

you take it with you.

See you.

See you.

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Bruce Joel Rubin

Bruce Joel Rubin is an American screenwriter best known for the supernatural romance Ghost, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1990 psychological thriller Jacob's Ladder. more…

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