Ghost Dad

Ghost Dad is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widowers 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. The film remains Sidney Poitiers last directorial effort.

Elliot emerges from the accident scene, but when he approaches a police officer, he learns that he is a ghost when the officer urinates on his shoes, then when he walks into the road, a speeding bus goes straight through him and he endures an old lady on the back seat chomping into a sandwich with her legs far apart coming closer towards him. When he gets home he discovers that hischildren can see him, but only in a totally dark room, and they cant hear him. He struggles to tell them what happened when he is whisked away to London by paranormal researcher Sir Edith Ian Bannen, who tells him he is a ghost who has yet to enter the afterlife because they screwed up his soul will not cross over until Thursday.The pressures of work and family life lead to many comedic events, such as Elliot rubbing meat tenderizer into his face while screaming about the burning in his eyes, as Elliot attempts to get a life insurance policy and complete his companys merger, so his family will be provided for once he crosses over. One day, he must choose between staying in an important work meeting and helping his son with a magic trick at school. He eventually decides that his familys happiness is more important and walks out on his furious boss, Mr. Collins Barry Corbin, who later smugly fires him. Dejected, Elliot reveals himself as a ghost to his love interest, Joan Denise Nicholas, whose initial shock soon turns to sympathy. ........

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