Ghosts Can't Do It

Ghosts Can't Do It
	Release poster
Directed by	John Derek
Produced by	Bo Derek; Chandran Rutnam
Written by	John Derek
Starring	Bo Derek; Anthony Quinn;
Music by	Junior Homrich; Randall Tico;
Cinematography	John Derek
Edited by	John Derek
Production; companies	crackAjack Movie Company; Epic Productions; Sarliu/Diamant;
Distributed by	Triumph Releasing
Release date	October 17, 1989 (foreign video premiere); June 1, 1990;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Ghosts Can't Do It is a 1989 American romantic crime fantasy comedy film written and directed by John Derek, and starring Bo Derek and Anthony Quinn.[1]

The film was shot in 1989 and released on home video the same year in Australia. In the United States, the film received a theatrical release in 1990. It received negative reviews from critics, and won the 1990 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture, tying with The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.

In a cameo, it features future American president Donald Trump. He received a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor. He, along with Leo Damian, were also nominated for the Worst New Star category, but both were lost to Sofia Coppola in the hit crime film The Godfather Part III.

Plot

Scott and Kate are happily married, despite their 30-year age difference. After Scott suffers a heart attack and is unable to have sexual intercourse, he commits suicide and becomes a ghost that only Kate can see and speak with. To make it possible for Scott to return as a human, they conjure up a plan to have a young man drown, so that Scott can take his body.

Cast

Bo Derek as Katie Scott (née O'Dare)
Anthony Quinn as Scott
Leo Damian as Fausto
Julie Newmar as Angel
Don Murray as Winston
Donald Trump as Deiter Von Cunth

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Subject	Result
Stinkers Bad Movie Award	Worst Picture[2]	Bo Derek	Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Picture		Won
	Worst Actress		Won
	Worst Director	John Derek	Won
	Worst Screenplay	John Derek	Nominated
	Worst Supporting Actress	Julie Newmar	Nominated
	Worst Supporting Actor	Donald Trump	Won
	Worst New Star	Donald Trump	Nominated
	Worst New Star	Leo Damian	Nominated

Critical reception

The reception was extremely negative.[3]

References

"Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)" Archived November 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
"1990 13th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards". Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
Corasaniti, Nick (May 5, 2016). "Donald Trump would be a nominee unlike anyone else, ever - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

External links

Ghosts Can't Do It on IMDb

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[1] "Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)" Archived November 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

[2] "1990 13th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards". Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

[3] Corasaniti, Nick (May 5, 2016). "Donald Trump would be a nominee unlike anyone else, ever - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.