Gotham (1988 TV Movie)
8/10
One of better films of that period
23 October 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Interesting plot, good acting by Virginia Madsen and Tommy Lee Jones. And probably the best rendition of Danny Boy classic (by JB White), that I have ever heard. The story revolves around the Private Eye (Jones), hired by the wealthy man, to find the ghost of his deceased wife (Madsen), whom he buried 10 years earlier. She asked to be buried naked, with her jewels. Her husband initially obliged, only to dig her up later on, to retrieve the jewels. Now the ghost of his wife has returned to hound him. Soon the ghost is found, but the detective is convinced that the woman is real (which she obviously is not) and falls in love with her. There is a bit of nudity and implied sex in the film ... and in the end ... the ghost gets her jewels (which turn out to be a paste), the detective is told that having sexual intercourse with a ghost is detrimental to his health .... and the ex-husband is back, where he started. All very intriguing.

I have seen the film back in 1989, on TV in UK ... and later on, when I wanted to buy the DVD, I could not find it anywhere, till now .... on Amazon. It has been released in NTSC format only, so you will need the multi-region DVD player to watch it if you live within EU.
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