Ghost Town
| Ghost Town | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | David Koepp |
| Produced by | Gavin Polone, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Joseph E. Iberti, Ezra Swerdlow |
| Written by | David Koepp John Kamps |
| Starring | Teá Leoni Greg Kinnear Ricky Gervais |
| Music by | Geoff Zanelli |
| Cinematography | Fred Murray |
| Edited by | Sam Seig |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release Dates |  18 September 2008  24 October 2008
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| Running Time | 102 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| IMDB Profile | |
Ghost Town is a upcoming feature film starring Ricky Gervais. It was co-written and directed by David Koepp whose previous work includes: Jurassic Park (screenplay), Spider-Man (screenplay), War of the Worlds (screenplay), and Stir of Echoes (director).
Plot
In the romantic comedy "Ghost Town," Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), 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 (Greg Kinnear) who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni). That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited result.
Cast
- Ricky Gervais as Bertram Pincus D.D.S.
- Greg Kinnear as Frank Herlihy
- Téa Leoni as Gwen
- Billy Campbell as Richard
- Aasif Mandvi as Dr. Prashar
- Kristen Wiig as Surgeon
- Dana Ivey as Marjorie Pickthall
- Jeff Hiller as Naked Guy
- Bridget Moloney as Receptionist
- Michael-Leon Wooley as Hospital Lawyer
- Miles Grose as Night Doorman
- Sebastian Lacause as Bartender
- Alan Ruck as Ghost Dad
- Brian Tarantina as Ghost Cop
- Betty Gilpin as WWII Nurse
Box Office
For the opening weekend in the U.S. the film was on 1,505 screens and made $5,012,315. The next weekend yielded another $2,930,904 on 1,512 screens.
Critical Reception
Overall, Gervais and the film received a high volume of positive reviews from critics. The film has a rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes with 103 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews.
From San Francisco Chronicle : "Both very funny and a bit of a tearjerker, with an on-the-money performance from Ricky Gervais."
From Variety : "Smartly supernatural, and featuring sensational performances by Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni, Ghost Town is a 'Topper' for our times."
From Washington Post: "A sweet and hilarious romantic comedy featuring a breakout performance by British comic genius Ricky Gervais, inspires viewers to pause, reflect and praise one of the most rare and wondrous occurrences in contemporary cinema: the Good Movie."
From Rolling Stone: "The fall movie season achieves comic liftoff thanks to Ricky Gervais, a master of deadpan hilarity playing a dentist who sees dead people."
Notes
In November 2007, Kirsty Wark interviewed Ricky Gervais on the set of the film in New York. The interview was broadcast on 'Newsnight Review' (BBC 2) on 09 November 2007. It can be here viewed on YouTube