- Ghost Story (film)
Infobox Film | name = Ghost Story
caption =Film poster
director =John Irvin
producer = Burt Weissbourd
writer = Novel:Peter Straub
Screenplay:Lawrence D. Cohen
starring =Fred Astaire Melvyn Douglas Douglas Fairbanks Jr. John Houseman Alice Krige Craig Wasson Patricia Neal Jacqueline Brookes
music =Philippe Sarde
cinematography =Jack Cardiff
editing = Tom Rolf
distributor =Universal Pictures
released =December 15 , 1981 (U.S. release)
runtime = 110 min.
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:19649
imdb_id = 0082449"Ghost Story" is a
feature film based on the book of the same name byPeter Straub . It starsFred Astaire ,John Houseman ,Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ,Melvyn Douglas ,Alice Krige andCraig Wasson (in a dual role). The film wasrated R for scary images, nudity, sexual content and violence. It was directed byJohn Irvin and released in 1981 byUniversal Pictures . It won the 1982Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. It was the last film to feature Astaire, Fairbanks and Douglas, and the first film to feature Michael O'Neill. It is available onDVD fromUniversal Studios Home Entertainment .Plot
The plot is taken from the
novel of the same name by Straub.A group of elderly gentlemen in their
New England hometown have formed a group called "The Chowder Society". Together, they spend their evenings telling ghost stories to one another. However, they begin to experience an actualghost who wants revenge. The members of the group start dying in mysterious ways, as does the son of one member, who falls to his death after seeing his new bride's face as she really is. His brother attempts to prevent any more deaths. As the story progresses, the audience learns more about the mysterious woman and her relationship with The Chowder Society members.Reception
The film earned a respectable $23,371,905 at the US box office. It was the third highest grossing horror film of 1981 and the 34th highest grosser of the year. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1981&p=.htm 1981 Yearly Box Office Results ] ]
Critical reception was mixed upon release.
Roger Ebert gave it a positive review, praising the performances and considering it an improvement on Straub's novel. [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19810101/REVIEWS/101010332/1023] In "The New York Times ",Vincent Canby had the opposite view, also praising the performances but feeling that the movie oversimplified Straub's story and themes. [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=2&res=9D03E2DF153BF935A25751C1A967948260]References
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