
Sam is unable to stop the killer but spooks Molly's cat, Floyd, into scratching Willie and he immediately flees. Then Willie suddenly comes in, looking for something. Sam remains alone at the apartment where he tests his ability to walk through doors. One day, the audience sees Sam glancing at Molly and Carl at his former apartment where Carl urges Molly to take a walk for the sake of her mental health Molly hesitantly agrees. He frighteningly realizes that he is a ghost and therefore, living people cannot see nor hear him. The viewer then sees Sam chasing Willie across the street and then returning to Molly, only to realize that he has been shot to death a distraught Molly weeps over his corpse. Sam struggles with Willie before Willie fires his gun. Later that night, an armed thug named Willie Lopez ( Rick Aviles) attacks Sam and Molly on a desolate street corner. Carl offers to investigate the matter, but Sam decides to investigate himself. At work, Sam discovers a major discrepancy in a couple of bank accounts (too much money) and confides this to his good friend and colleague Carl Bruner ( Tony Goldwyn). Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze), a banker, and Molly Jensen (Demi Moore), a talented potter, are a loving couple who move into a New York City apartment. Swayze and Moore both received Golden Globe Award nominations for their performances, while Goldberg won the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Saturn Awards in addition to the Oscar. It won the awards for Best Supporting Actress for Goldberg and Best Original Screenplay. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Score and Best Film Editing. The film was an outstanding commercial success, grossing over $505 million at the box office on a budget of $21 million, and was the highest-grossing film of 1990. The plot centers on a young woman in jeopardy (Moore) and the ghost of her murdered lover (Swayze), who tries to save her with the help of a reluctant medium (Goldberg). It was written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker.

Ghost is a 1990 American romantic fantasy thriller film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg.
