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Beetlejuice (1988)
Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis |
A young couple whose premature death turns them into ghosts in their own New England home,
are faced with the challenge of scaring off the pretentious new owners, whose daughter has an affinity for all
things morbid. They seek the help of Beetlejuice, a freelance "bio-exorcist", who's got an evil agenda behind his
plot to help the young undead newlyweds. |
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Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette |
Award-winning actor Peter Ustinov stars in this hilarious fantasy as the ghost of the
legendary pirate Blackbeard. The once black hearted scoundrel materializes in a small New England town, cursed to
wander in limbo until he performs a good deed. He gets his chance when he decides to help a local college track
team--that hasn't a ghost of a chance of winning! Blackbeard finds himself full of team spirit, and dispensing
his own brand of invisible coaching--in this warmhearted comedy that will have you laughing from his first
fade-in to his final fade-out! |
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Casper (1995)
Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci |
A therapist who ministers to the "living impaired", is summoned by a witch to rid the
condemned Whipstaff Manor of its mischievous poltergeists. Lonely Casper finds a kindred misfit spirit in the
therapist's motherless young daughter. The Ghostly Trio (the aptly named Stretch, Stinkie, and Fatso) supply the
supernatural slapstick and rude noises. Monty Python member Eric Idle is a real scream as Crittendon's put-upon
accomplice. Clint Eastwood, Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Gibson, the Crypt Keeper, and Dan Aykroyd -- as a ghostbuster
who suggests Crittendon call "someone else" -- supply haunting cameos. |
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Ghost (1990)
Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg |
Patrick Swayze plays a ghost who teams up with a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg) to uncover the
truth behind his murder - and to rescue his sweetheart (Demi Moore) from a similar fate. |
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Ghostbusters (1984)
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis |
A trio of university parapsychologists lose their research grant and decide to open their own
business "Ghostbusters" and almost at once are summoned to investigate the strange happenings in a Central Park
West apartment. What they discover is that all Manhattan is being besieged by other worldly demons. |
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Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis |
The Ghostbusters take up their proton packs once more to battle the forces of evil in Manhattan.
After waging a war on slime that cost New York City millions, the Ghostbusters find themselves out of business
until an ancient tyrant preparing a return to the Earthly domain through his portrait at the Manhattan Museum of
Modern Art, sets his sights on Dana Barrett's baby as the new home for his wicked soul. With the help of the
Museum's possessed curator he plans to turn New York into a really scary place to live. Now only the Ghostbusters
can save New York City by turning paranormal pest control into an art form. |
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The Ghost And Mr. Chicken (1966)
Don Knotts, Joan Staley |
Luther Heggs is a typesetter at a newspaper who longs for a chance to be a reporter. The
editor gives Luther his big break and assigns him to spend the night in a house generally considered to be
haunted. |
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison |
A romance between a young widow and a sea captain's ghost weaves a magical tale of immortal
love. Determined to live her life the way she wants, newly widowed Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney) declines her
straitlaced in-laws demand that she live with them and moves with her daughter (a young Natalie Wood) to the
seaside into a cottage haunted by the handsome, blustering Captain Gregg (Rex Harrison). A deal is struck between
the two in the wee hours of the morning allowing Lucy to stay in the house and the captain to materialize only in
the master bedroom. As they gradually get to know each other better, Lucy's spunk and
stubbornness gains first the
captain's grudging respect, then his heart. But when another man woos Lucy, both must face that her future lies
with the living, not in the spirit world. |
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Ghost Ship (2002)
Gabriel Byrne, Ron Eldard, Julianna Margulies |
In a remote region of the Bering Sea, a boat salvage crew discovers the eerie remains of a
grand passenger liner thought lost for more than 40 years. Once onboard, the crew must confront the ship's
horrific past and face the ultimate fight for their lives. |
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Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth |
A family inherits an elegant steel-and-glass mansion from a deceased relative. The catch is
that along with the house comes a slew of ghosts that can be seen only through special goggles. |