Ghost Story
Starring Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman
Directed by John Irvin
Old friends Ricky (Fred Astaire), John (Melvyn Douglas), Edward (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and Sears (John Houseman) formed a secret society known as the Chowder Society, and meet all the time to tell each other ghost stories, all the while harboring a real ghost story that they all share.
When Edward's son David (Craig Wasson) dies under mysterious circumstances, he calls home David's twin brother Don (Craig Wasson) to the funeral and to help him with some assets. As soon as Don arrives, the men's secret comes to light, as they're being hunted by the spirit of Eva Galli (Alice Krige), a woman they inadvertently killed fifty years ago. As the spirit hunts the men down one-by-one, it's up to Ricky and Don to find the woman's body and put her to rest for good.
Based on a novel in 1979, "Ghost Story" is, simply, a ghost story. There's no special twists or surprises in the film, and that's a refreshing thing. To be able to simply tell a story without trying to confuse or shock the audience is a rare thing, and even though time hasn't been good to the film (it was released in 1981), it's still a decent, good ole fashioned story.
Throw in four of cinema's most iconic actors in most of their final film, and you've got a decent ghost movie, even though the effects compared to today's standards are tame at best, it's still a decent story.
Rating: B
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