"Before Sam was murdered, he told Molly he'd love and protect her forever."

1990

2h 6m

7.2(5734 votes)

Fantasy

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Romance

Overview

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

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39 members

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Patrick Swayze

Sam Wheat

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Demi Moore

Molly Jensen

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Whoopi Goldberg

Oda Mae Brown

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Tony Goldwyn

Carl Bruner

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Vincent Schiavelli

Subway Ghost

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Rick Aviles

Willie Lopez

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Martina Deignan

Rose

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Rick Kleber

Mover

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Phil Leeds

Emergency Room Ghost

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Armelia McQueen

Oda Mae's Sister

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Gail Boggs

Oda Mae's Sister

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Stephen Root

Police Sgt.

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Alma Beltran

Woman Ghost

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Vivian Bonnell

Ortisha

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Derek Thompson

Ortisha's Friend

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Tom Finnegan

Bank Guard

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Bruce Jarchow

Lyle Furgeson

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Said Faraj

Cab Driver

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Dorothy Love Coates

Performer

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Christopher J. Keene

Elevator Man

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Stanley Lawrence

Elevator Man

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Susan Breslau

Susan

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Macka Foley

Mover

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John Hugh

Surgeon

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Sam Tsoutsouvas

Minister

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Angelina Estrada

Rosa Santiago

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Thom Curley

Workman in Loft

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Laura Drake

Policewoman

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Augie Blunt

Orlando

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Sharon Breslau Cornell

Cemetery Ghost

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J. Christopher Sullivan

Man Ghost

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Charlotte Zucker

Bank Officer

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Sondra Rubin

Nun

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Faye Brenner

Nun

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William Cort

Bank Co-Worker

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Minnie Summers Lindsey

Apartment Woman

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Mabel Lockridge

Apartment Woman

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Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall (uncredited)

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Jimmy Fields

Doctor (uncredited)

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