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- Critics Consensus: A startlingly misconceived effort from director Sidney Poitier and star Bill Cosby, Ghost Dad is a listless, glacially-paced comedy that's alternately schmaltzy and incomprehensible.
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Jun 29, 1990 · Reviews. Ghost Dad. 84 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1990. Roger Ebert. June 29, 1990. 4 min read. “Ghost Dad” is a desperately unfunny film – a strained, contrived construction that left me shaking my head in amazement. How does Bill Cosby, so capable on television, get himself into movie disaster zones like this movie and his previous one, “Leonard Part 6”?
Elliot Hopper (Bill Cosby) is a widowed single dad who is utterly fixated on his family's financial well-being. He spends all his time working to secure a crucial business deal that would put his...
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- Sidney Poitier
- PG
- Bill Cosby
Ghost Dad is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier (in his final directorial effort) and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's spirit is able to communicate with his children after his death. It was a box office disaster.
Ghost Dad: Directed by Sidney Poitier. With Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen. A widowed father tries to support his children after he becomes a ghost in an accident.
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- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Sidney Poitier
- 1990-06-29
Bill Cosby ghost movie has some iffy humor, profanity. Read Common Sense Media's Ghost Dad review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Universal Studios
- Sidney Poitier
Solve this show business mystery: How is it that the greatly gifted Bill Cosby, a comedy guru with few peers, makes bad movies? The latest entry on his depressing film resume is Ghost Dad.
GHOST DAD gradually departs from its comedic potential, however, before becoming a bit heavy-handed in its conclusion. The special effects, badly dated even by 1990 standards, don't help matters, but it's generally enjoyable and surprisingly original.
