Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)

Director:

John Derek

Writer:

John Derek (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Fantasy

Tagline:

Only her desire can make him rise again

Plot:

Scott and Kate are married and so in love with each other. Scott is over 60 years old, while Kate is at least thirty years younger...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Death Of Husband | Widow | Female Nudity | Able To Hear The Dead

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Bo Derek	...	Katie O'Dare Scott
Anthony Quinn	...	Scott
Don Murray	...	Winston
Julie Newmar	...	Angel
Victoria Burgoyne
Jane Damian	...	Lisabeth
Henry Jayasena
Mickey Knox
Wade Collings
Leo Damian	...	Fausto
Cotton Gray	...	Cotton
Gerry Spence	...	Wyoming Preacher
Richard Sherman	...	Dr. Frank
Herb Tanney	...	Marriage Priest (as Sy Tanney)
Carole J. Fleck	...	Nurse

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyoming, USA

Company:

Crackajack Productions

Trivia:

This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.

Quotes:

Katie O'Dare Scott: You mean you'd take another body, and witht hat body you'd make love to me?
Scott: You bet I would! I mean... if it's possible.
Katie O'Dare Scott: I don't know, Scott. That's kinky stuff. We've never been kinky.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Frazetta: Painting with Fire (2003)

Neither can Bo....

"Ghost" did this kind of story better.

Of course, comparing "Ghost" to "Ghosts Can't Do It" is like comparing a banquet line to a compost heap.

As much as I like a good Bo Derek nude scene (for all the umpteen times I've seen them), here they're all just so... and I can't believe I'm saying this... BORING.

Yes, you heard me.

She gets naked, yes. She dances seductively in what John Derek must have thought was a clever variation on the same type of dance scene in "Flashdance". She strips down to nothing on the beach. Dips down into a hot tub, sans clothes. And blah blah blah....

But she just stands there. Yes, she stood there in her other movies, too. But it was the WAY she stood there that got to you, if you know what I mean, guys. Yeah, sure you do.

And let's not even get into what Anthony Quinn, Julie Newmar and Donald Trump are doing in a movie where everyone is more interested in seeing how Bo is going to get naked in the next scene.

Oh, I'm sure John had his own ideas of making Bo the next Helen Hayes (snicker, snicker...), save for one big difference: BO CAN NOT ACT. Nudity. Standing around with her mouth partially open. If that were all acting were, then yes, Bo would already be the next Helen Hayes.

But here in the real world....

One star. Even I was bored by this one, and that's not easy to do with me. I'd give this one no stars but darn it, Bo, when you look at me with your mouth partially open....