Ghost Story with Fred Astaire: DVD Cover

    Ghost Story Director: John Irvin Cast: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/07/2004
    • Original Release: 1981
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 8,489

    Viewer Rating: (4 ratings)

    Detailed Rating: "Unforgettable" See All

     
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    Side #1 --
    1. The Chowder Society (Main Titles) [6:59]
    2. Death in the Family [4:57]
    3. Bad Dreams [4:52]
    4. Over the Edge [5:57]
    5. Time of Your Life [3:58]
    6. In Danger [7:22]
    7. The Price of a Story [4:45]
    8. Stay for the Night [4:43]
    9. Show Me Off [7:58]
    10. Quite a Tale [8:37]
    11. Patient Waiting [8:21]
    12. We Killed Her [5:52]
    13. A Goddess [5:58]
    14. It's Too Late [6:28]
    15. Into the Pond [5:51]
    16. Dance With Me [5:13]
    17. Still Alive [9:51]
    18. End Titles [2:48]

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    Editorial Reviews

    This 1981 John Irvin picture constitutes an adaptation of Peter Straub's colossal, bestselling novel. The central plot -- shared by both book and film -- revolves around the four elderly members of the Chowder Society (Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and John Houseman), who gather in each other's drawing rooms each winter to sip cognac and spin elaborate ghost stories. The four men also share a dark secret far more unsettling than fiction -- a secret which has literally come back to haunt them, as well as their own adult offspring. Each man is visited by a hideous specter bearing the likeness of a young woman (Alice Krige) they accidentally killed 50 years ago when spurning her mischievous sexual advances. Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

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    Ghost Storyby Anonymous

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    May 13, 2005: when I read the book, I kept looking over my shoulder. The movie certainly did the book proud. I can honestly say they both scared the pants off me! I loved the winter scenes, and the actors portrayed their guilt quite well. As for the revenge, well, they do say that revenge is best served up cold!

    Ghost Storyby Anonymous

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    March 15, 2005: I've also enjoyed the winter scenes in this movie.


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