Ghost Dad Bill Cosby mugs so uncontrollably that it looks as if he may be the victim of a muscular disorder in the inane and unfunny Ghost Dad. Cosby plays Elliot, a workaholic widower with three children -- Danny (Salim Grant), Amanda (Brooke Fontainbe), and the teenage Diane (Kimberly Russell). Elliot is hoping to close a big deal that will mean a promotion, more money, and lots of perks, but a cab ride with a freaked-out cab driver causes his untimely demise. Elliot discovers that he is now a ghost and has to learn to spend more time with his kids rather than worry about money and career. Otherwise, after three days, he'll be whisked away into the great beyond. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cast Bill Cosby as Elliot Hopper Kimberly Russell as Diane Hopper Denise Nicholas as Joan Ian Bannen as Sir Edith Moser Christine Ebersole as Carol Salim Grant as Danny Hopper Barry Corbin as Mr. Collins Brooke Fontaine as Amanda Hopper Dana Ashbrook as Tony Ricker Omar Gooding as Stuart
Crew Bernard Cutler - Art Director David Wisnievitz - Associate Producer Nancy Nayor - Casting Malcolm Atterbury, Jr. - Consultant/advisor Winnie D. Brown - Costume Designer Sidney Poitier - Director Pembroke J. Herring - Editor Henry Mancini - Composer (Music Score) Joe Kenworthy - Musical Direction/Supervision Diane Warren - Songwriter Bill Conti - Songwriter Terry Lewis - Songwriter Stephanie R. Cozart - Makeup Henry Bumstead - Production Designer Rick Carter - Production Designer Jeffrey Laszlo - Cinematographer Andrew Laszlo - Cinematographer Terry Nelson - Producer John V. Cartwright - Set Designer Richard Helmer - Special Effects Apogee Productions - Special Effects The Chandler Group - Special Effects Greenburg Associates - Special Effects Richard Yuricich - Special Effects Michael Evje - Sound/Sound Designer Alan Oliney - Stunts Jim Halty - Stunts S.S. Wilson - Screen Story S.S. Wilson - Screenwriter Chris Reese - Screenwriter Brent Maddock - Screenwriter Stephen A. Hope - Music Editor