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Ghosts Can't Do It
“Only her desire can make him rise again”
28%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
Ghosts Can't Do It (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ghosts Can't Do It (1989) — a movie tagged as Fantasy, Action, and Comedy with funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Kate to pick and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ghosts Can't Do It 28% (42 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
28%
from 42 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Kate to pick and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-10-17
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 2.8
- TMDB ID
- 31281
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Where can I watch Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)?
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What is Ghosts Can't Do It about?
Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Kate to pick and kill a young man in order for Scott to poss... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Ghosts Can't Do It?
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How long is the movie Ghosts Can't Do It?
The official runtime for Ghosts Can't Do It is approximately 95 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Bo Derek
Katie O'Dare Scott

Anthony Quinn
Scott

Don Murray
Winston

Julie Newmar
Angel

Victoria Burgoyne
Sabine

Henry Jayasena
Mayor
- L
Leo Damian
Fausto

Mickey Knox
The Pill Man
- W
Wade Collings
Reverend

Donald Trump
Self
- J
Jane Damian
Lisabeth
- C
Cotton Gray
Cotton

Herb Tanney
Marriage prist (as Sy Tanney)
- C
Carole J. Fleck
Nurse
- I
Imaging Spence
Funeral woman
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