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| An entertainment journalist moves into a shore home to write, only to find it haunted by the ghost of Billie Blaine, a starlet who died of an apparent suicide in 1962. Together, they attempt to find out what really caused her death.
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Subgenres: comedy, ghost
Director: Kenneth J. Hall
Starring: Audrey Landers, Judy Landers
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When I first saw this--nearly ten years ago--I was entertained and actually a little scared. But, then, I was what Dave Barry might call a "weiner." Now I'm just a goober, but one who doesn't scare quite so easily. So when I found Ghost Writer at a used video store, I bought it. And . . . well . . . it wasn't as good as I remember, but after a really corny start, it actually wasn't bad. The focus here is on comedy, not scares, and I suppose that's a good thing, in that it's not even as scary as my mother's green beans. The humor is decidedly juvenile, but it's palpable (if at times ineffective), though some of the castmembers fare better than others--Audrey Landers is decent but overeager, and Judy Landers does a good job as Billie, a wannabe Marilyn Monroe. Goofy, and a little fun. Brownie points for the wax museum of horrors at the end and all of the genre regerences contained therein. (Dec 30, 1999/Sep 30, 2000) | ||||||
One of several films starring either or both Audrey and Judy Landers that were produced by their mother Ruth; others include California Casanova amd The Damon Charles Total Rehydration System.
