Ghosts Can't Do It

Ghosts Can't Do It

Directed by	John Derek
Produced by	Bo Derek, Chandran Rutnam
Written by	John Derek
Starring	Bo Derek Anthony Quinn Leo Damian Julie Newmar Don Murray Donald Trump
Cinematography	John Derek
Edited by	John Derek
Release dates	October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17) (foreign video premiere) June 1, 1990 (1990-06-01) (U.S.)
Country	United States
Language	English

Ghosts Can't Do It is a 1990 American dramedy-fantasy film written and directed by John Derek, and starring Bo Derek and Anthony Quinn.^[1]

The film was shot in 1989 and released on home video the same year. However, the film did receive a theatrical release in 1990. It was awarded Razzie Awards for "Worst Picture" (tied with The Adventures of Ford Fairlane), "Worst Actress" (Bo Derek), "Worst Director" and "Worst Supporting Actor" (Donald Trump, who appeared in a small cameo role).

Plot

Scott and Kate are happily married although there is a 30 year age difference between them. After Scott suffers a heart attack and is unable to make love, he commits suicide and becomes a ghost that only Kate can see and speak with. To make it possible for Scott to return as a human, they conjure up a plan to have a young man drown so that Scott can take his body.

Awards and nominations

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress – Bo Derek (Won)
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (Won; tie with The Adventures of Ford Fairlane)
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor – Donald Trump (Won) and Leo Damian (Nominated)
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director – John Derek (Won)
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay – John Derek (Nominated)
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star – Donald Trump (Nominated) and Leo Damian (Nominated)
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress – Julie Newmar (Nominated)
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Picture (Nominated)^[2]

References

↑ "Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
↑ "1990 13th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards". Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

External links

Ghosts Can't Do It at the Internet Movie Database

Awards
Preceded by Star Trek V: The Final Frontier	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (tied with The Adventures of Ford Fairlane) 11th Golden Raspberry Awards	Succeeded by Hudson Hawk

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture

1980s	Can't Stop the Music (1980) Mommie Dearest (1981) Inchon (1982) The Lonely Lady (1983) Bolero (1984) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Howard the Duck / Under the Cherry Moon (1986) Leonard Part 6 (1987) Cocktail (1988) Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

1990s	The Adventures of Ford Fairlane / Ghosts Can't Do It (1990) Hudson Hawk (1991) Shining Through (1992) Indecent Proposal (1993) Color of Night (1994) Showgirls (1995) Striptease (1996) The Postman (1997) An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998) Wild Wild West (1999)

2000s	Battlefield Earth (2000) Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Swept Away (2002) Gigli (2003) Catwoman (2004) Dirty Love (2005) Basic Instinct 2 (2006) I Know Who Killed Me (2007) The Love Guru (2008) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

2010s	The Last Airbender (2010) Jack and Jill (2011) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) Movie 43 (2013) Saving Christmas (2014)

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Films directed by John Derek

Nightmare in the Sun (1965) Once Before I Die (1966) Childish Things (1969) A Boy... a Girl (1969) Love You (1979) Fantasies (1981) Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) Bolero (1984) Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)