Craig loves the 1990 blockbuster Ghost. John? Ditto. Written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker, Ghost set the template for the modern romantic drama. It was Twilight before Twilight, Titanic before Titanic. It won hearts, weekends and Oscars, including best screenplay.
We tackle Ghost scene-by-scene, imagining all the terrible notes that must have come up in development, and how fixing some of the film’s shortcomings would have created new problems. Ghost isn’t perfect, but it’s remarkably good — and worth taking a closer look.
Links:
* Our episodes on [Raiders of the Lost Ark](http://johnaugust.com/2013/raiders-of-the-lost-ark), [The Little Mermaid](http://johnaugust.com/2013/the-little-mermaid), [Frozen](http://johnaugust.com/2014/frozen-with-jennifer-lee) and [Groundhog Day](http://johnaugust.com/2014/groundhog-day)
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* Ghost on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(1990_film)), [IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099653/), [Netflix](http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/60010395?strkid=619431081_0_0&trkid=222336&movieid=60010395), [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B2CPH2/?tag=johnaugustcom-20) and [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/ghost/id218725367)
* Ghost on [Box Office Mojo](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ghost.htm)
* Reviews by [Peter Travers](http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/ghost-19900713) and [Roger Ebert](http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ghost-1990)
* [In the Blink of an Eye](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1879505622/?tag=johnaugustcom-20) by Walter Murch
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Scriptnotes editor Matthew Chilelli ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))
You can download the episode here: [AAC](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_163.m4a) | [mp3](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_163.mp3).
**UPDATE 9-25-14:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-163-ghost-transcript).