Editing Ghost (1990 film) (section)

===Background and filming===
[[File:96-104 Prince Street.jpg|thumb|Filming of the apartment took place at 102 Prince Street, lower Manhattan]]
''Ghost'' was the first film [[Jerry Zucker]] directed on his own, as well as his first dramatic film. He had previously been part of the [[Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker]] directing team, known for their [[parody film]]s. Zucker stated that his decision to direct ''Ghost'' was not made to distance himself from comedies or to mark a new chapter in his career, but he was merely "just looking for a good film to direct." When screenwriter [[Bruce Joel Rubin]] learned that Zucker was to direct the film and wanted to make changes to his script, he was apprehensive, as he wanted [[Miloš Forman]] or [[Stanley Kubrick]] to direct and feared Zucker would turn his script into a comedy. However, Rubin changed his mind and warmed up after dining with Zucker and being impressed by how "deeply philosophical" he was.<ref name=lat13Jul/>

[[Harrison Ford]], [[Michael J. Fox]], [[Paul Hogan]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Kevin Bacon]], [[Kevin Kline]], [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Tom Cruise]] were considered for the role of Sam Wheat.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/07/ghost-pottery-scene-25th-anniversary| title=25 Years of Ghost: Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin Talks Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Pottery-Wheel Sex| first=Margaret| last=Heidenry| date=July 13, 2015| magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref><ref name=swayze>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LinvWBctEXUC&q=%22tom+cruise%22+and+%22ghost%22+and+%22sam+wheat%22&pg=PA164| title=The Time of My Life| isbn=978-1-4391-5858-6| last1=Swayze| first1=Patrick| last2=Niemi| first2=Lisa| date=September 29, 2009| publisher=Simon and Schuster}}</ref> [[Bruce Willis]] turned the role of Sam Wheat down as he did not understand the script and later called himself a "knucklehead" for declining and later stating he wised worked with Moore again.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://people.com/movies/ghost-25th-anniversary-20-things-you-didnt-know/| title=Ghost 25th Anniversary: 20 Things You Didn't Know| first=Drew| last=Mackie| date=July 7, 2015| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32718 | title=Bruce Willis - Round #1!!! }}</ref> Similarly, Fox thought the film wouldn't work, and, in hindsight, regretted turning the role down.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/05/michael-j-fox-whoopi-goldberg-regrets-turning-down-ghost-role-1235375214/ Michael J. Fox Tells Whoopi Goldberg He Regrets Turning Down ‘Ghost’ Role & The Chance To Work With Her]</ref> [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], [[Molly Ringwald]],<ref name=swayze/> [[Meg Ryan]],<ref name=swayze/> [[Julia Roberts]] and [[Nicole Kidman]] were considered for the role of Molly Jensen. [[Tina Turner]], [[Patti LaBelle]], and [[Oprah Winfrey]] were either considered or auditioned for the role of Oda Mae Brown.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/writer-bruce-joel-rubin-says-ghost-could-easily-have-starred-nicole-kidman-and-paul-hogan-20160202-gmjxjd.html| title=Writer Bruce Joel Rubin says Ghost could easily have starred Nicole Kidman and Paul Hogan| first=Gary| last=Maddox| date=February 2, 2016| newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/swayze-tells-ghost-stories/| title=Swayze Tells "Ghost" Stories| first=Ellen| last=Crean| date=March 13, 2007| website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ghost-casting-whoopi-goldberg-tina-turner-jerry-zucker-interview-140137661.html|title='Ghost' at 30: How Tina Turner nearly played Whoopi Goldberg's part in the 1990 classic| first=Ethan| last=Alter| date=July 17, 2020| website=[[Yahoo!]] Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1170194/30-timeless-secrets-about-ghost-that-will-lift-your-spirits| title=30 Timeless Secrets About Ghost| first=Natalie| last=Finn| date=July 14, 2020| website=[[E! News]]| access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Zucker initially was not interested in casting Whoopi Goldberg as Oda Mae, but Swayze advocated for her to be cast.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dick|first=Jeremy|title=Ghost Producers Refused to Hire Whoopi Goldberg Until Patrick Swayze Stepped In|date=October 15, 2020|website=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/ghost-movie-whoopi-goldberg-casting-patrick-swayze/|access-date=September 17, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=2021-04-21 |title=Reflections of an EGOT Winner: Whoopi Goldberg on 'Ghost' and the 30th Anniversary of Her Oscar Triumph |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/whoopi-goldberg-egot-ghost-oscar-1234955841/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Zucker credited arguments from radio host [[Dennis Prager]] with deciding to "lighten" Rubin's original script with a moral message.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-17-ca-490-story.html |title=Radio: The Prager Prism: Dennis Prager has eight hours a week to talk on the radio about 'the great issues of life'; so, what makes him so important? |first=Joel |last=Engel |date=November 17, 1991 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129024427/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-17-ca-490-story.html |archive-date=January 29, 2020}}</ref> Rubin noted that he "wanted to tell a ghost story from the ghost's perspective": "One day, I was watching a production of ''Hamlet'', which begins with the ghost of Hamlet's father saying, ‘Revenge my death,’" he recalled. "I thought, ‘Wow, let's transpose that into the 20th century; it'd be an interesting story.’ And the idea hit me."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/07/10/native-detroiter-who-wrote-ghost-reminisces-film-turns-30/5401691002/ |title=Native Detroiter who wrote 'Ghost' reminisces about film as it turns 30 |first=Kurt Anthony |last=Krug |newspaper=[[The Detroit News]] |date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>

Filming for ''Ghost'' began shooting in July 1989. Many of the interior scenes were shot at Paramount in [[Los Angeles]]. The interior of Sam and Molly's loft is a reproduction of the home and studio of artist [[Michele Oka Doner]], built from plans she provided because she declined to allow filming in her loft. It was reconstructed in an unused loft nearby in her [[SoHo, Manhattan|Soho]] neighborhood<ref>{{Citation |title=Michele Oka Doner | date=December 20, 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=was6NZTdwEU |language=en |access-date=2022-09-05}}</ref> and featured many of the same details as the actual loft, such as radiators around columns, open stairs and a house-shaped enclosure for the refrigerator. Filming of the apartment took place at 102 Prince Street, lower Manhattan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghost Apartment - [www.onthesetofnewyork.com] |url=https://onthesetofnewyork.com/ghostapartment.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=onthesetofnewyork.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghost Film Locations - [www.onthesetofnewyork.com] |url=https://onthesetofnewyork.com/ghost.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=onthesetofnewyork.com}}</ref> The exterior scenes were shot in [[New York City]], particularly in [[Bedford–Stuyvesant]], [[SoHo (Manhattan)|Soho]], and [[Wall Street]], for about five weeks. The film features about 100 special effects shots.<ref name=Scapperotti>{{cite journal |last1=Scapperotti |first1=Dan |title=Ghost - Airplane's Jerry Zucker directs Patrick Swayze in a metaphysical comedy / drama |journal=[[Cinefantastique]] |date=July 1990 |volume=21 |issue=1 |page=12 |access-date=September 1, 2017 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiwnAQAAIAAJ}}</ref>
Demi Moore's famous 'boy cut' in the movie was designed by Manhattan hair stylist [[John Sahag]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.americansalon.com/hair/feature-remembering-john-sahag-mad-professor-hair |title=Feature: Remembering John Sahag, The Mad Professor of Hair |first=Marianne |last=Dougherty |date=May 26, 2015 |website=American Salon}}</ref> ''[[Us Weekly]]'' declared Moore "the only woman since [[Audrey Hepburn]] who has been able to carry off such a hairdo and still look like a woman."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=She's Gotta Have It|first=David|last=Rensin|date=September 17, 1990|page=16|magazine=Us Weekly|number=137}}</ref>

The final scene used [[digital video effect]]s. Originally it was meant to show Patrick Swayze kissing Demi Moore before walking up a mylar platform toward a bluescreen with grips in the shot. VFX supervisor [[Richard Edlund]] didn't think the audience would buy it, and used [[Quantel]]’s “Harry” video-compositing system to combine the [[workprint]] with Swayze with elements that had been shot on an Oxberry animation stand and things like an endoscope of Christmas tinsel.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WVSaCwAAQBAJ&dq=Richard+Edlund+Boss+Harry+Ghost+digital&pg=PA34 Masters of FX: Behind the Scenes with Geniuses of Visual and Special Effects]</ref>