![]() ![]() Ghost director Jerry Zucker ( Airplane! and Ruthless People ), seemed to truly understand the breadth of Whoopi’s talent and put her gifts to use in Ghost as huckster psychic Oda Mae Brown. Known for her comedic one-woman shows, Goldberg first came on the scene in Steven Spielberg’s 1985 adaptation of The Color Purple, but had struggled to make lasting impact since, slotted mostly into slapped-together comedies or quick dramatic roles. Optimistic audiences were primed to make Ghost a sleeper hit that defied all expectations.Ĭombining massive 80s star Patrick Swayze with rising former Brat Packer Demi Moore might have been enough to do good business, but Ghost had an ace up its sleeve nobody expected: Whoopi Goldberg. ![]() ![]() How Ghost became the biggest movie of 1990 JByĬoming off the massive success of the realistic When Harry Met Sally in 1989, it would be almost inconceivable that a romantic supernatural thriller about a woman reposting with her murdered lover through a psychic would go on to be the highest-grossing film of the year, but the 90s looked to be an optimistic new decade: Nelson Mandela was free, the Berlin wall was coming down, and the decades long Cold War finally seemed to be coming to an end. ![]()
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