Ghost Dad (1990) is a comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's spirit is able to communicate with his children after his death. It was critically panned, and wound up on many critics' "worst of 1990" and "worst of all time" lists. Despite its critical failure, it was a financial success, mostly due to its low budget.
Elliott Hopper (Bill Cosby) is a workaholic widower who is about to land the deal of a ...
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Ghost Dad (1990) is a comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's spirit is able to communicate with his children after his death. It was critically panned, and wound up on many critics' "worst of 1990" and "worst of all time" lists. Despite its critical failure, it was a financial success, mostly due to its low budget.
Elliott Hopper (Bill Cosby) is a workaholic widower who is about to land the deal of a lifetime at work. His busy life results in him not paying attention to his home life. Forgetting his daughter Diane's birthday, Elliott attempts to make up for his wrong doing by promising her she can have his car when he secures the deal at work on the coming Thursday, hoping in the process for a promotion and new company car. After being persuaded to give the car to his daughter early, Elliott he ends up hailing a taxi from work, which is driven by a satanist named Curtis Burch, who drives very erratically and speeds out of control. In an...
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