“He sees dead people... and they annoy him.”
Overview
Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!
Directed by David Koepp
Written by John Kamps, David Koepp
Produced by Joseph E. Iberti, Gavin Polone
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $27.1M
Themes & Keywords
dying and deathadulterynew york cityegyptlife and deathwinterwidowbusmuseumsurgeonanti-sociallawyerhospitalspiritpatientdoormandentistexhibitiondead manlecturegreat daneanthropologisttalking to the deadmanhattan, new york citydeath of husbanddramedymummified bodiesunresolved issuesbarunlikely romancemisanthropeself-centeredhuman rights lawyer
About Ghost Town
Ghost Town is a comedy, romance, drama, fantasy film released in 2008 exploring themes of dying and death, adultery, new york city, egypt, life and death, winter. Directed by David Koepp, it stars Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni. Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!