"The story of four souls who needed a body and one guy who needed some soul."

1993

1h 44m

6.9(395 votes)

Fantasy

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.

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57 members

Acting

Robert Downey Jr.

Thomas Reilly

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Charles Grodin

Harrison Winslow

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Alfre Woodard

Penny Washington

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Kyra Sedgwick

Julia

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Tom Sizemore

Milo Peck

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David Paymer

Hal the Bus Driver

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Elisabeth Shue

Anne

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Bill Calvert

Frank Reilly

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Lisa Lucas

Eva Reilly

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Eric Lloyd

Thomas Reilly - Age 7

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Shannon Orrock

Woman at Audition

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Michael Zebulon

Singer at Audition

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Chasiti Hampton

Shirley Washington - Age 7

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Wanya Green

Diane Washington - Age 8

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Janet MacLachlan

Agnes Miller

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Javar David Levingston

Billy Washington - Age 4

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Robert William Newhart

Bob Newhart

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Sean O'Bryan

John McBride

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Steven Clawson

Bartender

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John Stuart Morris

Wanda

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George Maguire

Music Director

Sound

Marc Shaiman

Piano Accompanist

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Richard Portnow

Max Marco

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Jacob Kenner

Duane Dortmueller - Age 10

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Janette Caldwell

Woman in Cadillac

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Janet Rotblatt

Mrs. Brodsky

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Bill Capizzi

Race Track Ticket Clerk

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Will Nye

Frank's Football Buddy

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Eric Poppick

Mr. Polito

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Susan Kellermann

Noelle

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Robert Parnell

Mitchell

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Ed Hooks

Jim

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Michael Halton

Motorcycle Cop

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Wren T. Brown

Sgt. Wm. Barclay

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Richard Roat

Anne's Dad

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Lorinne Vozoff

Anne's Mom

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Bob Amaral

Duane Dortmueller

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Luana Anders

Records Bureaucrat

Costume & Make-Up

John Goodwin

Security Guard

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John Durbin

Stage Manager

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B.B. King

Himself

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Walter Riley King

B.B. King's Band

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Melvin Jackson

B.B. King's Band

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Leon Warren

B.B. King's Band

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James Toney

B.B. King's Band

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Michael Doster

B.B. King's Band

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Calep Emphrey Jr.

B.B. King's Band

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Tony Coleman

B.B. King's Band

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Kymberly Newberry

Angela Barclay

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Jamilah Adams Mapp

Samantha Barclay - Age 3

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Tony Genaro

Man at Farmhouse

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Melissa Biggs

Beatnik (uncredited)

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Paul Moncrief

Concert Spectator (uncredited)

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Kurtwood Smith

Patterson (uncredited)

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Keaton Tyndall

Baby Thomas Reilly (uncredited)

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Kylie Tyndall

Baby Thomas Reilly (uncredited)

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Chloe Webb

Patient in Psychiatric Ward (uncredited)

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