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Summary:

Bertram Pincus is an irritable dentist whose people skills leave much to be desired. Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him. Frank Herlihy, in particular, pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. Now, Pincus is put squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited result.

Contributors:

Polone, Gavin , producer

Koepp, David , screenwriter, director

Kamps, John , screenwriter

Gervais, Ricky , actor

Leoni, Téa, 1966- , actor

Kinnear, Greg, 1963- , actor

Campbell, William, 1959- , actor

Wiig, Kristen, 1973- , actor

Ivey, Dana , actor

Mandvi, Aasif, 1966- , actor

Ruck, Alan, 1956- , actor

Gilpin, Betty , actor

James, Brian D'Arcy , actor

Tarantina, Brian , actor

Zanelli, Geoff, 1974- , composer

Murphy, Fred, 1942-

Seig, Sam

DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)

Spyglass Entertainment (Firm)

Pariah Film (Firm)

DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm)

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Subjects:

Dentists — United States — Drama

Near-death experiences — United States — Drama

Ghosts — United States — Drama

Triangles (Interpersonal relations) — United States — Drama

Dentists

Near-death experiences

Ghosts

Triangles (Interpersonal relations)

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Romantic comedy films

Comedy films

Fantasy films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Performers:

Cast: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear, Billy Campbell, Kristen Wiig, Dana Ivey, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Ruck, Betty Gilpin, Brian D'Arcy James, Brian Tarantina.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Fred Murphy ; music, Geoff Zanelli, music supervisor, Kathy Nelson ; costume designer, Sarah Edwards ; editor, Sam Seig ; production designer, Howard Cummings ; executive producers, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Ezra Swerdlow.

General Notes:

Special features: Optional commentary by David Koepp and Ricky Gervais; making Ghost town; ghostly effects; some people can do it (bloopers).

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

GHO 2008 DVD

ISBNs:

1415740119
9781415740118

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 097363493648
Publisher Number, DreamWorks Home Entertainment: 34936

OCLC Numbers:

1005743133
271523124 [Invalid]