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Ghost Dad

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Ghost Dad (1990)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 0

Rotten:13

Average Rating: 1.6/10

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Elliot has a high-powered corporate job and a house full of kids to manage all on his own. So when he's caught in a fatal taxi fender-bender it's more than just a travesty -- it's a terrible inconvenience. Death will have to wait until Elliot... Elliot has a high-powered corporate job and a house full of kids to manage all on his own. So when he's caught in a fatal taxi fender-bender it's more than just a travesty -- it's a terrible inconvenience. Death will have to wait until Elliot gets his house, his career and his love-life in order. [More]

Starring: Bill Cosby, Salim Grant, Brooke Fontaine, Kimberly Russell

Starring: Bill Cosby, Salim Grant, Brooke Fontaine, Kimberly Russell, Ian Bannen, Denise Nicholas

Director: Sidney Poitier

Director: Sidney Poitier

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Feb 15, 2000

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - English

Interactive Features:

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Bill Cosby Sidney Poitier = Crap

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Rebecca Murray
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Brian J. Arthurs
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Should have been titled "Cosby's Ghost Film Career". And to think Poitier directed this thing. It's a TV comedy skit gone wrong.

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08/07/02
Philip Martin
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dismal... There's more preachiness here than in a hundred 'ABC Afterschool Specials,' and the special effects wouldn't pass muster on a local kiddie show.

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07/29/02
James Sanford
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Almost makes you forget how funny Bill Cosby can be.

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Scott Weinberg
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