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4.4/10
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A widowed father tries to support his children after he becomes a ghost in an accident.A widowed father tries to support his children after he becomes a ghost in an accident.A widowed father tries to support his children after he becomes a ghost in an accident.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Brian Stokes Mitchell
- Teacher
- (as Brian Mitchell)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRaven-Symoné auditioned for the role of Amanda Hopper. She was rejected as "too young', but Bill Cosby' liked her so much he cast her as Olivia Kendall on The Cosby Show (1984).
- GoofsWhen Elliot's daughters first see him as a ghost, their hair changes between shots.
- Quotes
Elliot Hopper: Now, you listen to me, you little bag of pig puke! You mention one word to anybody about this, and so help me, I'll do things to you that you can't even imagine! You try to threaten me? I don't get frightened. I GIVE frighten, you little twerp! What do you think about this?
[raises a flashlight to face, which disappears]
Stuart: [screams in fright]
Elliot Hopper: Hah!
Stuart: [faints]
Elliot Hopper: Good night.
- Alternate versions12 minutes worth of deleted scenes were shown on NBC and USA Network.
- SoundtracksBetrayal
(Theme from Sorcerer (1977))
Music by Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke (as Christoph Franke) and Peter Baumann
Performed by Tangerine Dream
Featured review
Strong candidate for bottom 100 list
This movie is probably the worst I have ever seen, and I saw both of the Problem Child disasters. Bill Cosby, a normally competent TV actor fails here as does the rest of the cast--most of whom have a serious lack of acting skills (especially the daughter in the hospital scenes.) The writing is childish, nose-wrinklingly weak and so boring I found myself wondering who put up the money to actually produce this monstrosity. The end, which is supposed to be touching, is the only enjoyable part because the credits are soon to roll. Personally, I'd be embarrassed to have my name appear in connection to this cinematic mistake.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,707,633
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,803,480
- Jul 1, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $25,421,633
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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