Ghost Story
Brief Synopsis
Four old men get together one a week to entertain each other by telling scary tales. This diversion takes an ugly turn when one of the most terrifying stories comes to life and a woman they mistakenly left for dead many years before comes back to exact her revenge.
Cast & Crew
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John Irvin
Director
Fred Astaire
Ken Olin
Melvyn Douglas
Douglas Fairbanks
John Houseman
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1981
Location
Woodstock, Vermont, USA; Deland County, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
Four old men get together one a week to entertain each other by telling scary tales. This diversion takes an ugly turn when one of the most terrifying stories comes to life and a woman they mistakenly left for dead many years before comes back to exact her revenge.
Director
John Irvin
Director
Cast
Fred Astaire
Ken Olin
Melvyn Douglas
Douglas Fairbanks
John Houseman
Alice Krige
Patricia Neal
Kyra Carleton
Hugh Hires
Lance Holcomb
William E Conway
Ruth Hunt
Helena Carroll
Tim Choate
Edward F Dillon
Alvin W Fretz
Michael O'neil
Alfred Curven
Mark Chamberlin
Brad Sullivan
Robert Burr
Barbara Von Zastrow
Cagle D Green
Breon Gorman
Miguel Fernandes
Raymond J Quinn
Russell Bletzer
Robin Curtis
Craig Wasson
Jacqueline Brookes
Guy Boyd
Kurt Johnson
Betty Low
Deborah Offner
Terrance Mario Carnes
James Greene
Virginia Bingham
Crew
James Alexander
Sound
Louis Barlia
Camera Operator
Mary Ann Biddle
Set Decorator
Phil Bowles
Assistant Director
Irving Buchman
Makeup
Charles L Campbell
Sound Editor
John Caper Jr.
Music Coordinator
Jack Cardiff
Director Of Photography
Larry Carow
Sound Effects Editor
Lawrence D Cohen
Screenplay
Erik Cord
Stunts
Mickey Crofford
Sound
Samuel C Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Sandra Dawes
Casting
Jan Dewitt
Assistant Director
Syd Dutton
Matte Painter
Rita Egleston
Stunts
Hill Farnsworth
Stunts
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Sonny Filippini
Script Supervisor
Rick Franklin
Sound Effects Editor
Dennis Glouner
Photography
Mike Henry
Location Manager
Mike Henry
Other
Mike Henry
Production Assistant
Larry Holt
Stunts
Robert L Hoyt
Sound
Albert Jeyte
Makeup
Robert Jiras
Makeup
Peter Knight
Music
Peter Knight
Original Music
Dan Kolsrud
Assistant Director
Robert Latham Brown
Unit Production Manager
Phil Leto
Hair
Dean Lyras
Assistant Director
John C. Meier
Stunts
Michel Mention
Original Music
Henry Millar Jr.
Special Effects
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Norman Newberry
Art Director
Phill Norman
Titles
Suzanne E Petersen
Production Assistant
David Pettijohn
Sound Effects Editor
Stanley H Polinsky
Sound
Jeff Ramsey
Stunts
Glenn H Randall
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Ripps
Assistant Editor
Tom Rolf
Editor
May Routh
Costumes
Philippe Sarde
Music
Michael Seymour
Consultant
Rick Sharp
Makeup
Billy Simpson
Key Grip
Dick Smith
Makeup
Ronald G Smith
Unit Production Manager
Ronald G Smith
Associate Producer
John J Stephens
Sound
Byron D Stokes
Song
Peter Straub
Source Material (From Novel)
Bill Taylor
Photography
F Dudleigh Vernor
Song
Dick Warlock
Stunts
Burt Weissbourd
Producer
Albert Whitlock
Special Effects
John Zemansky
Property Master
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1981
Location
Woodstock, Vermont, USA; Deland County, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 1, 1981
Re-released in United States on Video January 14, 1997
Fred Astaire's last screen role. He died at age 88, June 22, 1987 in Los Angeles, California.
Re-released in United States on Video January 14, 1997
Released in United States Winter December 1, 1981
