Alfre Woodard, Charles Grodin, David Paymer

Robert Downey Jr. has never been more charming than in this comedy about a yuppie who is revisited in adulthood by the spirits of four people who had been his friends as a child. The ghosts (Kyra Sedg...( read more  read more... )wick, Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard, Tom Sizemore) all have unfinished business in this world before they can move on to the next, and Downey's character agrees to let them inhabit his body while they sort it all out. The appealing cast alone strongly recommends this movie, but Downey's remarkable facility for physical comedy--manifesting the personalities of his supernatural pals as they possess him--is a riot. Elisabeth Shue makes the best of her part as the hero's girlfriend; Leaving Las Vegas was still ahead of her, but one can see her talent straining to get out here. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, production notes, theatrical trailer, biographies of the cast, closed captioning, an optional French soundtrack and Spanish subtitles, and Dolby sound. --Tom Keogh

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PG, 104 min.

Directed by: Ron Underwood

Release Date: August 13, 1993

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DVD Release Date: November 17, 1998

 

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  • August 9, 2009
    Funny and so moving in the end. Great cast and, did I mention, funny.
  • January 4, 2008
    Walk like a man, talk like a man..............an undeniable classic, Story is ace!. one for repeated viewing, add to your collection immediately. Heartfelt, touches your soul.
  • November 17, 2007
    I love it when the baby laughs at the wall and his parents are all amused.
  • October 5, 2007
    Ron Underwood, the director, working on the material George Hansen wrote, follows Hollywood's formula for "after life" movies. This film evokes other pictures of the genre, mainly, "Ghost", "Field of Dreams", "Heaven can Wait", and others that tackled the idea of what happens whe...( read more)n mortals die. Robert Downey, Jr. was at the top of his game. It is also features fine performances from Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard and even Tom Sizemore. Heart and Souls deserves more recognition than it has gotten, and if you haven't seen it yet, I recommend you rent the video and watch it - you won't be disappointed.
  • August 13, 2007
    Foregettable film, which is actually quite good! Robert Downey has four ghost friends from a crashed bus in the 1950's - they need to get his life together before they can move on to the afterlife. It's touching and interesting to watch.
  • November 15, 2009
    This was awesome! I could see this over and over! Great movie!
  • October 28, 2009
    Robert Downey, Jr. was supremely edible and gorgeous but the story ends up being a bit creepy.
  • October 24, 2009
    I had low expectations, but it exceeded them quite a lot. Robert Downey Jr. should've gotten a Golden Globe nomination, he was so good. This film was very funny and also touching. 'Ghost' should've been like this film, really.
  • September 30, 2009
    i want to watch it now
  • September 25, 2009
    nice to meet u
    heureux de faire connaissance avec vous

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    April 16, 2007
    i love this movie!! i got this movie on dvd for easter!!

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