Oliver's Ghost, A Ghost Of A Story
Oliver's Ghost aired originally on the Hallmark Channel, a Halloween movie in which a boy can see ghostly spirits. He moves to an old house in the suburbs where he can see the previous home owner's spirit and he and a neighbor work together to help free that spirit by having him let go of his earthly regrets, which allows the house and the family to resume normal living.
MOVIE TRAILER
FAST FACTS
DIRECTED BY: David S. Cass Sr.
STARS: Martin Mull, Rhea Perlman, Nicholas Stargel, Cameron Daddo, Bridget White, Daniela Bobadilla and Preston Strother.
RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2011
RUNTIME: To be determined.
RATING: Undetermined, although the trailer certainly makes the movie look like a family movie.
WRITTEN BY: David Golden
MEET NICHOLAS STARGEL
Meet Nicholas Stargel Child Star of Oliver's Ghost Nicholas Stargel plays the child star in Oliver's Ghost. He started acting when he was five, appearing on the t.v. show Monk. In the next five years, he has appeared in six more shows and movies: Hallmark Hall of Fame's Front Of The Class, One Tree Hill, Past Life, Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns and Drop Dead Diva. He has also appeared in many television commercials for companies like Subway and Special K and has appeared in print. Nicholas lives in Georgia and California, splitting his time, as required. Besides acting, Hallmark says that he enjoys sports including baseball, football, soccer and that he is also a singer and guitar player.
REVIEWS
The movie was not widely reviewed because it was a television movie with limited viewing possibilities but those who saw it gave it mixed reviews.
Complex Pop Culture said that it was not expecting a true horror story but that it was still disappointed and called it a "sappy faux horror movie."
Reviewers on IMDB gave it an average rating of 6.4 out of 10. However, those few who took the time to leave a message left comments like "a not-bad family movie."
Radio Times said, "Patience, understanding and forgiveness are the simple yet valuable messages in this movie" and "The gently manipulative ending is particularly sweet and moving, and there's a charming supporting performance from Rhea Perlman as the town's sage historian."
The Movie Scene said, "that it is a pleasant surprise as it takes the classic children's ghost story of a child discovering a ghost in a new home and updates it nicely. It also embellishes it with a modern-day dysfunctional family."
WATCH NOW
As far as I am aware, Oliver's Ghost has not made it to DVD so you will have to catch it when and if Hallmark airs it at Halloween time. If you know otherwise, be sure to let me know. If you have seen this movie, be sure to let us know what you thought, too! However, you can now watch Oliver's Ghost, on Amazon Prime by clicking right here!
See you
at the movies!
Brenda
MORE HALLOWEEN:
Not Too Scary Movies For Tweens or Pre-Teens on Halloween.
Your Tween will probably be clamouring to see a scary movie this Halloween and probably will want to do so without you around....
Hallmark's Growing The Big One.
Hallmark's 2010 fall or Halloween themed movie, featuring small town life and giant pumpkins.
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