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==Legacy== [[Image:Ghost pottery wheel.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Demi Moore]] and [[Patrick Swayze]], in one of the most famous scenes from the film<ref name=Cox-Mar2009>{{cite news |last=Cox |first=Gordon |date=March 6, 2009 |title='Ghost' getting musical treatment |magazine=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/ghost-getting-musical-treatment-1118000919/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134013/http://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/ghost-getting-musical-treatment-1118000919/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>]] The pottery wheel scene became widely known,<ref name="Cox-Mar2009" /><ref name="Premiere-Dec2015">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 12, 2015 |title=Ghost: 7 parodies de la scène légendaire de la poterie |url=http://www.premiere.fr/Tele/Ghost-7-parodies-de-la-legendaire-scene-de-poterie |trans-title=Ghost: 7 parodies of the famous pottery scene |website=Première |language=fr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007062650/http://www.premiere.fr/Tele/Ghost-7-parodies-de-la-legendaire-scene-de-poterie |archive-date=October 7, 2018 |access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref> and has been cited as "one of the most iconic moments of '90s cinema."<ref name="Hood-Mar2014">{{cite news |last=Hood |first=Bryan |date=February 28, 2014 |title=Kutcher parodies Demi's iconic 'Ghost' pottery scene |url=https://nypost.com/2014/02/28/kutcher-parodies-demi-moores-iconic-ghost-pottery-scene |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010034332/http://nypost.com/2014/02/28/kutcher-parodies-demi-moores-iconic-ghost-pottery-scene/ |archive-date=October 10, 2015 |access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref> It has also been parodied frequently,<ref name="Premiere-Dec2015" /> such as in ''[[The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear]]'' (of which Jerry Zucker served as an executive producer; it was directed by his brother [[David Zucker]]), the short British animated film [[A Matter of Loaf and Death|''Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death'']]<ref name="Simon-Dec2008">{{cite web |last=Simon |first=Ben |date=December 18, 2008 |title=Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death |url=https://animatedviews.com/2008/wallace-gromit-a-matter-of-loaf-and-death/ |website=Animated Views |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104114126/https://animatedviews.com/2008/wallace-gromit-a-matter-of-loaf-and-death/ |archive-date=November 4, 2010 |access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref> and US TV series ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''.<ref name="Hood-Mar2014" /> The film inspired a musical stage version, ''[[Ghost (musical)|Ghost: The Musical]]''. The show had its world premiere in [[Manchester]], [[UK]], in March 2011<ref>{{cite web| title=GHOST The Musical – About - Opening in Manchester 28 March 2011| url=http://www.ghostthemusical.com/about/| access-date=January 9, 2011| website=GHOST The Musical.com| archive-date=January 18, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118085610/http://www.ghostthemusical.com/about/| url-status=dead}}</ref> before transferring to [[London]] from June 2011 and having its premiere on July 19, 2011.<ref>{{cite news| title=Ghost The Musical announces Manchester dates pre-West End| newspaper=[[The Stage]]| url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/29364/ghost-the-musical-announces-manchester-dates| access-date=November 8, 2010}}</ref> On November 13, 2010, Paramount and [[Shochiku]] released a Japanese remake of ''Ghost'', titled {{Nihongo|''[[Ghost: Mouichido Dakishimetai|Ghost: In Your Arms Again]]''|ゴースト もういちど抱きしめたい|Gōsuto Mouichido Dakishimetai}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/11/japanese-remake-of-ghost-to-be-released-in-5-different-countries/ |title=Japanese Remake of ''Ghost'' to Be Released in 5 Different Countries |author=Shiso |website=Tokyohive |date=November 14, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> The remake stars [[Nanako Matsushima]], [[South Korea]]n actor [[Song Seung-heon]], and veteran actress [[Kirin Kiki]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/paramount-to-remake-ghostin-japan/ |title=Paramount to Remake ''Ghost'' in Japan |last=Fischer| first=Russ |website=/Film |date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> In this film, the ghost is a woman, played by Matsushima. On January 17, 2023, it was revealed by ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' that [[Channing Tatum]] and his company, Free Association, acquired the rights to the film from Paramount. Tatum announced plans to produce, and star in, a remake of the film, with himself cast in Swayze's role.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=January 17, 2023|title=Channing Tatum Reveals He Has Rights To Patrick Swayze Classic 'Ghost', Plans To Produce & Star In Remake|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/channing-tatum-holds-rights-to-ghost-is-planning-remake-1235224762/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> The 2023 [[BET+]] original film ''The Reading'' pays tribute with an [[Easter egg (media)|Easter egg]], naming a minor character ''Oda M. Brown''.
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