Ghost Dad

I enjoyed Bill Cosby, the doctor who helps out Bill Cosby's character, and the satanic cab driver Curtis Burch. The doctor was funny because he was a little kooky and the cab driver was funny because he was so weird and the music they chose for his theme was a good piece. The way he caused the cab to fall over because he reached over to grab Bill Cosby's character's wallet. This film has a certain aura about it that makes it corny, but a great movie to watch if you were bored and needed something to pass the time and get you ready to go to bed. Just an overall good movie that is a decent watch.

YES! Basically this is a ninety minute episode of the explosive family comedy/drama "The Cosby show". I remember this movie coming out, the ad with wild bill ghosting through a bus, and making his face disappear. The faces, the dancing, Cosby delivers on all accounts, he's a real prankster. It took me about a week to watch this whole thing cause i kept putting it on so late at night. The time this came out Cosby's family show was hotter then hell, and as this movie will prove even Death can't keep a good dad down. He does his best after a horrifying accident to take care of his kids and get some kind of life insurance, the results are hilarious. He spooks a nosy, nerdy neighbor, he ghosts through a phone to strangle a young thug and helps his son perform a magic trick only a janitor could successfully get out of. So plenty happens here, and this is another one that got ton's of negative criticism when it came out, but nothing can slow down Bill Cosby, nothing. The man appears ageless and basically looks the same now as he did twenty years ago. In fact he looks the same now as he did in the early eighties. There's a nasty rumor going around Hollywood that he drinks the blood of young runaways, still another says he's an alien, and another one even suggests he's been dead for years and cloned by the Illuminati, kept in rotation to keep Kodak and Jello going and going. And yes there's a scene in this movie where a stuffy brit named EDITH, indulges in the cantankerous, wise cracking, ghostly jello slime. What can i say, i laughed, i cried, i *'d twice! Check this out and don't forget the jello puddin. Nine stars, hooo ahhh!

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Okay, yes it has an implausible plot and the story line is totally cheesy. Having said that, however,it's also a very cute movie with a nice lesson in it. I've noticed that some of the other reviewers seem disappointed that this movie isn't an intellectual marvel. It's not meant to be. Sometimes movies are just supposed to be entertaining without having to be analyzed. This is one of those movies. Bill Cosby is as usual a comedic genius. I never get tired of watching him because he plays the father role very well. The supporting child actors are cute, most especially the youngest daughter. This movie is a good one for family viewing. I suggest you at least rent it, pop some popcorn, and sit with the family and enjoy it.

Bill Cosby hasn't had much luck in his movie career, which may explain this (not unsuccessful) attempt to carry his familiar middle-class-family-man TV image over to the big screen. In the film he plays a single, somewhat neglectful father of three children who learns a few belated lessons in parenthood after a fatal taxi ride turns him into a reluctant ghost. Of course he can only be seen in darkened rooms, which leads to a lot of ectoplasmic slapstick and some predictable puns ("…over my dead body!") The film is strictly sit-com material, but at the same time is too undemanding to warrant any real criticism, and under Sidney Poitier's slick, superficial direction it moves quickly to a happy ending, with the help of a few clever (if economical) special effects. It might, however, have an unexpected side effect on a younger audience: having a dead dad is made to seem such fun that some kids might begin to want one themselves.

Bill Cosby. He's been around so long. Is there a person in the world today that doesn't like/respect/acknowledge him? So naturally (like a lot of celebrities) he's had a very shielded career. He knows his territory and plays to it. It seems very unlikely you'll ever see him in anything less than good old fashioned family friendly programming. That's his territory. So unsurprisingly that means 'Ghost Dad' breaks no new ground for Bill Cosby. Material similar to this has been trend before. There's no doubt he's playing it safe, but 'Ghost Dad' is also a harmless film for the whole family. Kids might appreciate it more than the adults, but I digress. I don't think the plot needs to be spelled out, but here it goes. Cosby is the caring husband / father trying to protect his daughters and maintain the family's happy existence. So what a cramp it put's in his style when - oops, he's dead. Hence, Ghost Dad. Which leads to a bunch of silly scenes some reminiscent of "The Invisible Man". Cosby is fun and though the movie is predictable in almost every sense - it's a relatively painless viewing. It might not be the best offering of home family entertainment, but you could do worse.

Some utterly hilarious moments highlight this overlooked Bill Cosby comedy. Here the beloved comic is widower Elliot Hopper, who returns home to his children as an invisible ghost after perishing in a car accident. This sets the stage for laugh-out-loud scenes such as The Coz booting his daughter's grubby boyfriend from a car and making a boy next door believe the aliens have landed. GHOST DAD gradually departs from its comedic potential, however, before becoming a bit heavy-handed in its conclusion. The special effects, badly dated even by 1990 standards, don't help matters, but it's generally enjoyable and surprisingly original.

I watched it as a child with my brother. It was corny but hell it was fun! I loved Bill Cosby in this role and the premise of the whole movie was, while a bit of a stretch, quite fun in itself. Here you have a hard-working dad and his children..what happens of the dad suddenly "leaves his body", while nit exactly being dead? A comedy ensues as all of them struggle to adjust to the dad's new predicament, doing all sort of weird stuff. There is also the memorable taxi driver from hell. I was never quite able to forget him. This was a good family movie and both me and my brother had a lot of fun. It was silly, it was goofy, it was cheesy, but it was warm and lively and entertaining. A lot more credit should be given to this movie. For me, it will always remind me of the days when me and my brother watched things together. Good times. You might be put off by the goofiness and corniness of it but for me it is an 8/10. Good 'ole Bill Cosby.

OK so let's be honest here "Ghost Dad" is not any place near to being a great movie or the best movie you will ever watch. But at the same time it is also not what so many people say it is which is a horrible movie or even "the worst movie of all time"... for one thing it is Bill Cosby back in his time as one of the best comedians and entertainers, in his prime. So that alone means that there is going to be some really funny entertainment value in this movie. The movie can be a little darker than most things you would expect out of Bill Cosby but in a way that made it a little more special. I don't want to give away too much of the story for you people but near the beginning Cosby is in a horrible car accident with a crazy devil-worshipping cab driver and comes back as a ghost, trying to get back to his family and learning what's really important in his life.

SPOILERS Sidney Poitier was a big star in the sixties and played in some really important and good movies of that time like "In the Heat of the Night" and "The Defiant Ones". "Ghost Dad" is to date his last direction and it is clear why.This movie is as empty as the head of George W. Bush.It can be forgiven because it is a fantasy comedy made for all ages but even then it isn't any good.Bill Cosby tries hard to save it but he doesn't manage. Both Cosby and Poitier were important black persons in showbizz in their time,Poitier in the sixties and Cosby in the 80's with his legendary sitcom "The Cosby Show" about a "white" black family. All these political and social problems are thrown overboard in this film and that's a shame cause both Cosby and Poitier are highly respected in Hollywood,maybe they could make a difference. Anyway about the film there's not much to say except that it is your typical fantasy story about a neglecting dad who comes to his senses as the movie goes on and of course it all ends well.Pretty mediocre entertainment when you expect nothing and when you don't want to think during the picture,otherwise:don't watch it. 5/10