O'Hara's Wife

O'Hara's Wife
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Bartman
Written by	William Bartman Joseph Scott Kierland James Nasella
Produced by	Peter S. Davis William N. Panzer
Starring	Edward Asner Mariette Hartley Tom Bosley Perry Lang Ray Walston Jodie Foster
Cinematography	Harry Stradling Jr.
Edited by	George Berndt Jim Bogardt
Music by	Artie Butler
Production companies	O'Hara Cinema Group Oregon Partnership
Distributed by	Producers Sales Organization
Release date	1982 (1982)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

O'Hara's Wife is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by William Bartman and starring Edward Asner, Mariette Hartley and Jodie Foster. It is Bartman's sole directorial effort.

Plot

Bob O'Hara is a hard-working lawyer, who tends to focus on his career at the expense of his health and children, Barbara and Rob. After his wife Harry dies, she returns as a ghost, advising him to slow down and adjust his priorities.

Cast

• Edward Asner as Bob O'Hara
• Mariette Hartley as Harry O'Hara
• Jodie Foster as Barbara O'Hara
• Perry Lang as Rob O'Hara
• Tom Bosley as Fred O'Hara
• Ray Walston as Walter Tatum
• Allen Williams as Billy Tatum
• Mary Jo Catlett as Gloria
• Nelson Welch as Nelson Attleby
• Richard Schaal as Jerry Brad
• Nehemiah Persoff as Doctor Fischer
• Kelly Bishop as Beth Douglas
• Erik Kilpatrick as a police officer
• Frank Ronzio as Angelo
• Juanita Moore as Ethel
• Howard Mann as a moving man
• Tony Ballen as an assistant moving man
• Dean Santoro as an appraiser
• Barney Phillips as a small wino
• Fred Scheiwiller as a large wino

External links

• O'Hara's Wife at IMDb