Ghost Dad (1990)
| Release Date | 29 June 1990 |
| US Box Office | $25,000,000 |
| Tagline | Bill Cosby as you've never seen him before... invisible. |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Boise, Idaho, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Heaven-Can-Wait Fantasies, Fantasy Comedy |
| Themes | Widows and Widowers, Parenthood, Ghosts |
| Tones | Humorous, Light, Heartwarming |
| Tags | Businessperson, Father, Widow/widower |
Ghost Dad is a 1990 comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's 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. Despite its critical failure, it was a financial success, mostly due to its low budget.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Salim Grant
Daniel 'Danny' Hopper
Brooke Fontaine
Amanda Hopper
Dakin Matthews
Mr. Seymour
Lisa Mene Nemacheck
Jonelle
George Ganz
Mr. Nero
Cyndi James Gossett
E.R. Doctor
Josef Hajduk
Student #1
Kevin Lee
Student #2
Becky Katzen
Student #3
Bryant Edwards
Student #4
Trenton Teigen
Student #5
Mary Munday
Executive #1
Norman Merrill
Executive #2
Ted Hayden
Executive #3
Raymond E. Foti
Executive #4
Frank Biro
Executive #5
Kenny Ford Jr.
Buddy #1
Adam Jeffries
Buddy #2
Austin Garrett
Buddy #3
Douglas Johnson
Lab Technician
James McIntire
Sheriff
Eric Menyuk
Clinic Doctor
Rita Vassallo
ICU Nurse #1
Jeanne Mori
ICU Nurse #2
Jizelle Morris
Screaming Girl
Pamela Poitier
Nurse Satler, the X-ray nurse
Robin Pearson Rose
Hospital Administrator
Becky Sweet
Classmate
Robert Covarrubias
Man in Waiting Room
Meredith Gordon
Woman in Taxi
Cedric Scott
Radio Announcer
LaGloria Scott
Additional Voices
Kerry Gutierrez
Additional Voices
Kaleena Kiff
Additional Voices
Rocky Krakoff
Additional Voices
Ryan McWhorter
Additional Voices
Suzanne Stone
Additional Voices
Barbara Harris
Additional Voices
Carol King
Additional Voices
Doris Hess
Additional Voices
Cathy Cavadini
Additional Voices
David McCharen
Additional Voices
David Randolph
Additional Voice
Bryan Scott
Additional Voices
Joseph Chapman
Additional Voices
Ted Lothrop
Tommy
John C. McDonnell
Patient
Director
Writer
Chris Reese
Brent Maddock
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S.S. Wilson
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Producer
Terence Nelson
producer
Stan Robertson
executive producer
David Wisnievitz
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Andrew Laszlo
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Editor
Pembroke J. Herring
Casting Director
Nancy Nayor
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Production Designer
Henry Bumstead
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Art Director
Bernie Cutler
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Set Decorator
Richard C. Goddard
Makeup Department
Lola Kemp
hair stylist
Chris McBee
hair stylist: second unit
Wynona Price
makeup artist: second unit
Production Manager
David Wisnievitz
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Candace Allen
first assistant director
Michael Baxter
dga trainee
Hope R. Goodwin
second assistant director
Valley Via Reseigne
first assistant director: second unit
Ira S. Rosenstein
second assistant director: second unit
David N. Schrager
second second assistant director
Fred M. Waugh
second unit director
Art Department
William A. Barry
set dresser
John V. Cartwright
senior set designer
Leonard Cross
set dresser
Victor Wayne Harris
assistant property master
Peter Lamppu
construction foreman
Neil L. Lester
stand-by painter
Shirley Moore
assistant property master
Joseph Musso
illustrator
Richard Reseigne
construction coordinator
John Schacht
lead man
David Scott
property master
J.D. Smith
lead man
Willie J. Thompson
property master
Steven Kissick
carpenter
Sound Department
Rick Alexander
supervising re-recording mixer
James Bolt
sound re-recording mixer
Steve Borne
assistant sound editor
Michael Evje
production sound mixer
Joel Fein
sound re-recording mixer
Richard Friedman
adr editor
Mark Gordon
sound editor
William Hartman
sound editor
Roxanne Jones
sound editor
Fred Judkins
sound editor
Joe Kenworthy
production sound mixer
Karla Knorr
assistant sound editor
James M. McCann
boom operator
Tom C. McCarthy
supervising sound editor
Christopher Moriana
foley artist
James Moriana
foley artist
Albert Romero
sound recordist
Tanya Sharp David
adr mixer
Winfred Tennison
cable person
Don S. Walden
sound editor
Beau Biggart
adr mixer
Steve Kohler
foley recordist
Special Effects
Richard Buckler
special effects man
Noel Butcher
special effects man
Gary D'Amico
special effects: second unit
Gary Elmendorf
special effects: second unit
Ray O. Hardesty
wire crew
Robert Harman
aerial wire supervisor
Richard O. Helmer
special effects supervisor
Sanford Kennedy
special effects man
Christian E. Lemer
special effects: second unit
Phil Meador
process plate supervisor: second unit
Bruce Minkus
special effects man
Eric Rylander
special effects man
Roy Weatherley
wire crew
Visual Effects
Richard Alexander
cine technician: Apogee Productions
Tim Angulo
associate producer: The Chandler Group
Michael Backauskas
visual effects editor
Don Baker
supervisor: The Chandler Group
Jay Baker
production secretary: The Chandler Group
Kathy Baker
assistant production coordinator: The Chandler Group
David Bartholomew
visual effects editor: The Chandler Group
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
optical camera operator: Apogee Productions
Kai Brown
optical assistant: The Chandler Group
Bruce Cardozo
optical lineup: The Chandler Group
Mike Chambers
visual effects coordinator: Apogee Productions
Clint Colver
animation supervisor: Apogee Productions
Dennis Dorney
optical lineup: Apogee Productions
Roger Dorney
optical photography: Apogee Productions
David Drzewiecki
assistant: Apogee Productions
Michael Ferriter
optical supervisor: The Chandler Group
Michael Gibson
art department supervisor: The Chandler Group
Ron Goldstein
facilities manager: Apogee Productions
Allen Gonzales
roto artist: The Chandler Group
Joel Hynek
supervisor: R/Greenberg Associates
Paul D. Johnson
software development: Apogee Productions
Scott Keppler
assistant editor: The Chandler Group
Nick G. Linardos
optical lineup: Apogee Productions
Eugene Mamut
cameraman: R/Greenberg Associates
Steve Mate
optical assistant: The Chandler Group
Cheryl McQuady
roto artist: The Chandler Group
Michael Douglas Middleton
still photographer: Apogee Productions
Jenifer Miller
optical coordinator: The Chandler Group
Jeff Nicholson
optical camera operator: The Chandler Group
January Nordman
roto artist: The Chandler Group
Eric Peterson
assistant: Apogee Productions
Janos Pilenei
optical layout: R/Greenberg Associates
Jerry Pooler
optical camera operator: Apogee Productions
Wally Schaab
optical camera operator: The Chandler Group
John Scheele
producer: The Chandler Group
James Seltenreich
optical lineup: Apogee Productions
Robert Shepherd
executive producer: Apogee Productions
William Shourt
rigging engineer: Apogee Productions
Track Stauts-Callahan
production coordinator: The Chandler Group
David Stump
operator: Apogee Productions
John E. Sullivan
director of photography: Apogee Productions
John Swallow
producer: Apogee Productions
Dave Washburn
animation camera operator: The Chandler Group
Joseph Yanuzzi
effects editor: Apogee Productions
Richard Yuricich
visual effects supervisor
David Cornelius
motion control technician
Alan G. Markowitz
optical effects cameraman
Vincent E. Toto
camera assistant
Stunts
Mello Alexandria
stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
stunts
Ray Bickel
stunts
Janet Brady
stunts
Alex Brown
stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
stunts
Brian Davis
stunts
David R. Ellis
stunts
Kenny Endoso
stunts
James M. Halty
stunts
Joy Hooper
stunts
Tommy J. Huff
stunts
Gary Hymes
stunts
Jim Kirby
stunts
Jack Lance
stunts
Al Lee
stunts
Irving E. Lewis
stunts
Dennis Madalone
stunts
Rusty McClennon
stunts
Buck McDancer
stunts
Gary McLarty
stunts
John Meier
stunts
Bennie Moore
stunts
Alan Oliney
stunt coordinator
Ernie F. Orsatti
stunts
Noon Orsatti
stunts
Gary Price
stunts
Lynn Salvatori
stunts
Sharon Schaffer
stunts
Al Simon
stunts
Clifford Strong
stunts
Kym Washington
stunts
Ric Roman Waugh
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Adelfo Acosta
company grip
Gary Howard Baum
second assistant camera: second unit
Howard Bingham
still photographer
Christian H. Burton
second assistant camera
Davie Carothers
second assistant camera
Steven Clark
company grip
Richard Hartley
best boy
William T. Jones
company grip
Ray Kinzer
key grip
Greg Langham
lamp operator
Jeffrey Laszlo
camera operator
William A. Lowman
lamp operator
Robert D. McBride
camera operator: second unit
Richard Craig Meinardus
first assistant camera
Darrow Minor
lamp operator
Richard Mosier
first assistant camera
David B. Nowell
director of photography: second unit
Don Nygren
gaffer
Craig Peiffer
key grip: second unit
Alberto S. Ramos
dolly grip
Glenn K. Shimada
first assistant camera: second unit
Steve Simon
second assistant camera: second unit
Bill Slemmons
second grip
Tommy Thompson
grip: second unit
Robert A. Torres
first assistant camera: second unit
Richard Turner
camera operator
Joseph A. Unsinn
video playback operator
Jerry Woodside
best boy
Michael Kelem
aerial camera operator
Casting Department
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Donna Larson
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Winnie D. Brown
costume supervisor
Maritza Garcia
key costumer
Betty Griffin
costumer
Joey Williams
costumer: men
Editorial Department
Tim Board
assistant editor
Leslie Jones
assistant editor
Craig A. Nelson
apprentice editor
Ray Sabo
negative cutter
J.D. Smith
apprentice editor
Music Department
Robert Fernandez
music mixer
Stephen A. Hope
music editor
Celia Weiner
music editor
Transportation Department
Jack Grant
transportation captain
Richard McLaughlin
transportation captain
William 'Scott' Pierson
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Kokayi Ampah
location manager
Malcolm Atterbury Jr.
technical advisor
George Bosley
assistant location manager
Brian Brosnan
location manager
Donelle Buck
assistant: Mr. Robertson
Marcia Coleman
first aid: second unit
Fernando Cubillas
production assistant
Susan W. Dunkow
production coordinator
Susan Garrison
assistant: Mr. Poitier
Rhona Gordon
teacher
Julie Hanks
assistant: Mr. Nelson
Maureen Higgins
assistant auditor
Bob Landau
production assistant: second unit
Jim McCarthy
production auditor
Kerry Lyn McKissick
script supervisor
Thomas N. Muziani
technical consultant: medical
Pamela Poitier
production assistant
Karen Sabo
assistant: Mr. Nelson
Caryn M. Sanchez
assistant: Mr. Cosby
Cedric Scott
production associate
Bruce Sinclair
technical consultant: magic
Rosalind Stevenson
publicist
Joice Stewart
assistant auditor
Douy Swofford
title designer
Mark Clare Thomas
assistant production coordinator
Patience Thoreson
script supervisor: second unit
Solombra Tucker
production assistant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
helicopter pilot
Production Company
SAH Productions
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
CIC Vídeo
MCA/Universal Home Video
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Special Effects
Apogee Productions
Chandler Group, The
RGreenberg Associates
Miscellaneous
Central Casting
extras casting
Michelson Food Services
location catering
Pacific Title
titles
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Sidney Poitier
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
Fast Forward (1985)
Ghost Dad
Hanky Panky (1982)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Stir Crazy (1980)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
