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About
A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.
Theatrical
Aug 13, 1993
Box Office
$16.6M
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 17, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
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Producers
Music
Studio
Alphaville Films, Stampede Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Quotes
See all →Confronting Failure and the Fear of Trying
Harrison
Who came up with this ridiculous concept anyway? Resolve your entire life in one bold stroke? What if I fail? And I will. I'll fail. I'm telling you. I always fail. Then my whole life will be a complete failure.
Thomas
No offense, Harrison. But you died a failure because you never tried.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Moment of Anticipation
Hal
It is time, ooooh!
Milo
Is it time? Ooooh!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Robert Downey Jr.
Thomas Reilly
C
Charles Grodin
Harrison Winslow
A
Alfre Woodard
Penny Washington
K
Kyra Sedgwick
Julia
T
Tom Sizemore
Milo Peck
D
David Paymer
Hal the Bus Driver
E
Elisabeth Shue
Anne
B
Bill Calvert
Frank Reilly
L
Lisa Lucas
Eva Reilly
E
Eric Lloyd
Thomas Reilly - Age 7
C
Chasiti Hampton
Shirley Washington - Age 7
J
Janet MacLachlan
Agnes Miller
S
Sean O'Bryan
John McBride
S
Steven Clawson
Bartender
G
George Maguire
Music Director
M
Marc Shaiman
Piano Accompanist
R
Richard Portnow
Max Marco
J
Jacob Kenner
Duane Dortmueller - Age 10
J
Janette Caldwell
Woman in Cadillac
J
Janet Rotblatt
Mrs. Brodsky
