Summaries

A racist cop receives a heart transplant from a black lawyer he hates, who returns as a ghost to ask the cop to help take down the men who murdered him.

Jack Moony, a white police officer, has it in for a Black lawyer to the drug crowd, Napoleon Stone. That Stone is now dating his ex-girlfriend doesn't help matters. Stone is shot after Moony suffers a heart attack and awakens to find that he not only has a new heart, but that it is Stone's--and that Stone's ghost is now his constant companion. Stone is insistent that Moony not only take care of his heart now, but also that Moony solve his murder.—John Vogel <[email protected]>

In Los Angeles, call girls Crystal Gerrity and Peisha are partying with the prominent Senator Marquand, who has an overdose. Crystal keeps the film with the photos she had taken and together with Peisha, she meets with her boyfriend, lawyer Napoleon Stone. Meanwhile, racist and bigoted cop Jack Moony sees Stone in his car with Crystal, who was his girlfriend, and chases him despite the protest of his partner, Harry Zara, who wants to be promoted to detective. Jack suffers a heart attack, but is saved by the heart of Stone, who was in a car accident. Out of the blue, Jack sees the ghost of Stone, who tells him that he was murdered. Jack is forced to team up with Stone to investigate who killed him. But no one else can see Stone but him.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • lawyer
  • ghost
  • heart transplant
  • heart attack
  • racist
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Feb 1, 1990
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA
Production companies New Line Cinema

Box office

Budget $10000000
Gross US & Canada $4134992
Opening weekend US & Canada $2149786
Gross worldwide $4134992

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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