Ghosts Can't Do It
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| File:Ghosts Can't Do It FilmPoster.jpeg Release poster | |
| Directed by | John Derek |
| Written by | John Derek |
| Produced by | Bo Derek |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | John Derek |
| Edited by | John Derek |
| Music by |
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| Distributed by | Triumph Releasing |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ghosts Can't Do It is a 1989 American romantic crime fantasy comedy film written and directed by John Derek, and starring Bo Derek and Anthony Quinn.[1]
The film was shot in 1989 and released on home video the same year in Australia. In the United States, the film received a theatrical release in 1990. It was panned by critics and won the 1990 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture, tying with The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.
Plot
Scott and Kate are happily married despite their 30-year age difference. After Scott suffers a heart attack and is unable to make love, he commits suicide and becomes a ghost that only Kate can see and speak with. To make it possible for Scott to return as a human, they conjure up a plan to have a young man drown so that Scott can take his body and to save his empire from Donald Trump.
Cast
- Bo Derek as Katie Scott (née O'Dare)
- Anthony Quinn as Scott
- Leo Damian as Fausto
- Julie Newmar as Angel
- Don Murray as Winston
- Donald Trump as himself
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Subject | Result |
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| Stinkers Bad Movie Award | Worst Picture[2] | Bo Derek | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Picture | Won | |
| Worst Actress | Won | ||
| Worst Director | John Derek | Won | |
| Worst Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Worst Supporting Actress | Julie Newmar | Nominated | |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Donald Trump | Won | |
| Worst New Star | Nominated | ||
| Leo Damian | Nominated |
Critical reception
The reception was extremely negative. It was universally panned.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ "1990 13th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards". Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
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External links
- 1989 films
- American films
- English-language films
- 1980s comedy films
- 1980s crime films
- 1980s fantasy films
- 1980s romantic comedy films
- American criminal comedy films
- American fantasy-comedy films
- American independent films
- American romantic comedy films
- Films about death
- Films about suicide
- Films shot in Hong Kong
- Films shot in Sri Lanka
- Films shot in the Maldives
- Films shot in Wyoming
- Ghost films
- Spirit possession in fiction
- Films directed by John Derek