Ghost Town

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Ghost Town

Promotional poster
Directed by David Koepp
Produced by Gavin Polone, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Joseph E. Iberti, Ezra Swerdlow
Written by David Koepp
John Kamps
Starring Teá Leoni
Greg Kinnear
Ricky Gervais
Music by Geoff Zanelli
Cinematography Fred Murray
Edited by Sam Seig
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release Dates 18 September 2008
24 October 2008
Running Time 102 min.
Country USA
Language English
Budget $20 million
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Ghost Town is a upcoming feature film starring Ricky Gervais. It was co-written and directed by David Koepp whose previous work includes: Jurassic Park (screenplay), Spider-Man (screenplay), War of the Worlds (screenplay), and Stir of Echoes (director).

Plot

In the romantic comedy "Ghost Town," Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When 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, particularly Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear) who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni). That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited result.

Cast

  • Ricky Gervais as Bertram Pincus D.D.S.
  • Greg Kinnear as Frank Herlihy
  • Téa Leoni as Gwen
  • Aasif Mandvi as Dr. Prashar
  • Kristen Wiig as Surgeon
  • Dana Ivey as Marjorie Pickthall
  • Jeff Hiller as Naked Guy
  • Bridget Moloney as Receptionist
  • Michael-Leon Wooley as Hospital Lawyer
  • Miles Grose as Night Doorman
  • Sebastian Lacause as Bartender
  • Alan Ruck as Ghost Dad
  • Brian Tarantina as Ghost Cop
  • Betty Gilpin as WWII Nurse

Box Office

For the opening weekend in the U.S. the film was on 1,505 screens and made $5,012,315. The next weekend yielded another $2,930,904 on 1,512 screens.

Critical Reception

Overall, Gervais and the film received a high volume of positive reviews from critics. The film has a rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes with 103 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews.

From San Francisco Chronicle : "Both very funny and a bit of a tearjerker, with an on-the-money performance from Ricky Gervais."

From Variety : "Smartly supernatural, and featuring sensational performances by Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni, Ghost Town is a 'Topper' for our times."

From Washington Post: "A sweet and hilarious romantic comedy featuring a breakout performance by British comic genius Ricky Gervais, inspires viewers to pause, reflect and praise one of the most rare and wondrous occurrences in contemporary cinema: the Good Movie."

From Rolling Stone: "The fall movie season achieves comic liftoff thanks to Ricky Gervais, a master of deadpan hilarity playing a dentist who sees dead people."

Notes

In November 2007, Kirsty Wark interviewed Ricky Gervais on the set of the film in New York. The interview was broadcast on 'Newsnight Review' (BBC 2) on 09 November 2007. It can be here viewed on YouTube

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