Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited result.

Ghost Town (2008)
  • Rating: (36,270 votes)
  • Taglines:He sees dead people... and they annoy him. » This place is so dead. »
  • Runtime:102 minutes
  • Director: David Koepp
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Frank
    Greg Kinnear
    Young Husband
    Jordan Carlos
    Young Wife
    Dequina Moore
    Accident Bystander (as Joe Badalucco)
    Joseph Badalucco Jr.
    Accident Bystander
    Brian Hutchison
    Sneezy Cop (as Tyre Simpson)
    Tyree Michael Simpson
    Sneezy Lady (as Julia Murney)
    Julia K. Murney
    Pincus
    Ricky Gervais
    Upper East Side Lady
    Claire Lautier
    Dr. Prashar
    Aasif Mandvi
  • Genres:Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
  • Producers:
    Gary Barber
    executive producer  
    Roger Birnbaum
    executive producer  
    Joseph E. Iberti
    co-producer  
    Gavin Polone
    producer  
    Ezra Swerdlow
    executive producer  
  • Plot: Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited result. Written by Studio Approved Synopsis
Ghost Town
  • User's comment:Ghost Town by cultfilmfan

    Ghost Town is a new film that sounds like it either is a western, or a horror film, but it is actually neither. Instead it is a romantic comedy that has ghosts in it. The story revolves around a socially awkward and obnoxious dentist named Bertram Pincus, who after a medical procedure can see ghosts and one in particular named Frank, who tries to set Bertram up with his now single wife named Gwen. Frank coaches Bertram along, but ultimately to get Gwen to fall for him, Bertram, will have to shed his icy image and become more of a caring and helpful person. Ghost Town opened to really good reviews pretty much all around, but unfortunately it is doing really poorly at the box office. I think this is a romantic comedy that will appeal to a really large number of people because it is a feel good film, has some really good comic moments and because of the good performances, especially by Ricky Gervais who plays Bertram. The premise of the film is almost like The Sixth Sense meets Cyrano de Bergerac, but at the same time it also does have a lot of originality and some neat plot twists and turns. A lot of the comedies that have come out this year and that have been successful were more or less cruder more adult fare comedies, and while I enjoyed a lot of them personally, I realized that they would definitely not be for everyone. Ghost Town on the other hand will work for both crowds because it is still very entertaining and funny, but not overly crass, crude or risky enough to prevent more conservative viewers, or even kids from seeing it. I think a lot of people will like the romantic part of the film and I think a lot of people will also enjoy Ricky Gervais as Bertram and just how un likable he is and how funny he is to watch. The subplot with the ghosts is also a neat twist to the film that adds a lot of laughs and originality to the film as well. This is one of the best feel good comedies of the year, that like I said, will appeal to many different people and I think once it is rediscovered on DVD that it will become a sleeper hit because of how good it is and I can really seeing this being a crowd favourite and for obvious reasons because of the great performances and the feel good yet funny script. This is definitely one to see if it is still playing in theatres near you, or rent it in five months when it hits video shelves.


  • Quotes: Bertram Pincus: What a terrible thing to say in a hospital. Frank Herlihy: [to Bertram about his ability to see ghosts] Everybody needs something done and you're the only person who can see or hear us. Bertram Pincus: [points to Gwen's shoes] Shoes. You're shoes are - comfortable?
  • Also known as: La ville fantôme (Canada - French title), La ville fantôme (France), Fantasmas na Cidade (Portugal - imdb display title), Ghost Town (Italy - DVD title), Ghost Town - Um Espírito Atrás de Mim (Brazil - imdb display title), Grad duhova (Croatia), Kísértetváros (Hungary - imdb display title), Kata lathos fantasma (Greece - DVD title), Kisértetváros (Hungary - DVD title), Livet från den andra sidan (Sweden), Me ha caído el muerto (Spain), Un fantasma fastidioso (Argentina - DVD title), Wen die Geister lieben (Germany),

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