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Ghost of a Chance

Ghost of a Chance

1987TV Movie⏱️ 2h 0m
FantasyComedy
6.2
IMDB Rating
103 votes

A piano player is accidentally shot and killed by a policeman. He is sent back to earth to get the cop to help his son audition for a talent search, and in the process the detective discovers a ring of drug dealers and determines ...

Director
Don Taylor
Writers
N/A
Stars
Dick Van Dyke, Redd Foxx, Brynn Thayer
Release Date
May 12, 1987
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
as Bill Nolan
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
as Ivory Clay
Brynn Thayer
Brynn Thayer
as Kathleen
Richard Romanus
Richard Romanus
as Julio Mendez
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Kimble Joyner
as Jessie
Geoffrey Holder
Geoffrey Holder
as Mr. Johnson
Sean McCann
Sean McCann
as Captain Tom Shields
Timothy Webber
Timothy Webber
as Detective Fein
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Jack Jessop
as Marvin Goody
Tom Butler
Tom Butler
as Detective Ed Rose

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
Stuart-Phoenix Productions, Thunder Road Productions, Lorimar Telepictures

🏷️ Keywords

angel

🎯 Categories

ComedyFantasy

💡 Did You Know?

According to Dick Van Dyke in his memoir, Redd Foxx was always drunk and high on cocaine during filming. According to Van Dyke, director Don Taylor innocently said "Oh, boy..." to a black crew member but Foxx misinterpreted it as a racial slur and pulled out a knife. Van Dyke had to physically restrain Foxx from cutting Taylor.

📖 Synopsis

A piano player is accidentally shot and killed by a policeman. He is sent back to earth to get the cop to help his son audition for a talent search, and in the process the detective discovers a ring of drug dealers and determines ...