Ghost Dad

For anyone who's ever wondered what Sidney Poitier could do with a high-concept comedy. A freak accident turns workaholic widower Elliot Hopper into a ghost, with unfinished business on Earth. He now has to sort things out for his kids, in a decidedly incorporeal state. It's a very 1990 movie.

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Sidney Poitier directed Ghost Dad in 1990. See Sidney Poitier's full filmography, where to start with Sidney Poitier, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sidney Poitier.

Ghost Dad was released in 1990 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 84 minutes.