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About
Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.
Theatrical
Jun 29, 1990
Box Office
$25.4M
Budget
$30.0M
Return
0.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 1, 2001
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
SAH Productions, Universal Pictures
Quotes
See all →Unexpected Call Before a Journey
Elliott
What are you doing here?
[''in airplane bathroom'']
Edith
Flying to London.
Elliott
Why did you call me?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Disagreement Over Timing and Decisions
Elliott
No!
[''suddenly being pulled up'']
Carol
Don't cancel at 4!
Elliott
No! I mean, you can do what you like.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Bill Cosby
Elliot Hopper
K
Kimberly Russell
Diane Hopper
D
Denise Nicholas
Joan
I
Ian Bannen
Sir Edith Moser
C
Christine Ebersole
Carol
B
Barry Corbin
Mr. Emery Collins
S
Salim Grant
Danny Hopper
D
Dakin Matthews
Mr. Seymour
D
Dana Ashbrook
Tony Ricker
O
Omar Gooding
Stuart
R
Raynor Scheine
Curtis Burch (The Cabbie)
A
Arnold Stang
Mr. Cohen
B
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Mr. Turner
D
Donzaleigh Abernathy
E.R. Nurse
C
Cynthia L. James
E.R. Doctor
T
Trenton Teigen
Student #5
M
Mary Munday
Executive #1
N
Norman Merrill
Executive #2
T
Ted Hayden
Executive #3
F
Frank Biro
Executive #5
