Ghost Story [Blu-ray]

Ghost Story [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
, Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
, John Houseman
John Houseman
, Craig Wasson
Craig Wasson
Ghost Story [Blu-ray]

Ghost Story [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
, Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
, John Houseman
John Houseman
, Craig Wasson
Craig Wasson

Blu-ray (Wide Screen)

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Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/24/2015
UPC: 0826663163483
Original Release: 1981
Rating: R
Source: Shout Factory
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 1:50:00
Sales rank: 13,732

Special Features

Audio commentary by director John Irvin; New Interviews with author Peter Straub, acress Alice Krige, screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, producer Burt Weissbourd and matte photographer Bill Taylor; Vintage theatrical trailer; TV and Radio spots; Photo gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Fred Astaire Ricky Hawthorne
Melvyn Douglas Dr. John Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Edward Charles Wanderley
John Houseman Sears James
Craig Wasson Don/David Wanderley
Alice Krige Alma/Eva
Jacqueline Brookes Milly
Patricia Neal Stella
Miguel Fernandes Gregory Bate
Lance Holcomb Fenny Bate
Mark Chamberlin Young Jaffrey
Tim Choate Young Hawthorne
Kurt Johnson Young Wanderley
Ken Olin Young James
Brad Sullivan Sheriff
Guy Boyd Omar Norris
Robert Burr Peterson
Helena Carroll Mrs. Meredith
Robin Curtis Rea Dedham
Breon Gorman Nettie Dedham
Cagle D. Green Eva's Ghost
Kyra Carleton Eva's Ghost
James Greene The Postman
Ruth Hunt Florence
Virginia P. Bingham Sears' Mother
Deborah Offner Helen Kayon
Russell Bletzer Reverend Wilkinson
Alfred Curven Man in the Coffin
Michael O'Neill Churchill
William F. Conway Sears' Father
Terrance Mario Carnes The Waiter
Hugh Hires Student Solt
Raymond J. Quinn Ricky's Father
Barbara von Zastrow Ricky's Mother
Edward F. Dillon The Judge
Alvin W. Fretz The Coroner
Lance Helcomb Fenny Bate
Douglas Fairbanks Actor
Philippe Sarde Composer

Technical Credits
John Irvin Director
Lawrence D. Cohen Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Dick Smith Special Effects
Burt Weissbourd Producer
Albert J. Whitlock Special Effects
Jim Alexander Sound/Sound Designer
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