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Ghostlight

When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.

Director

Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson

Year

Genre

Box Office

$697,229

Production

Little Engine,Runaway Train

Awards

4 wins & 7 nominations

Dan

Daisy

Katherine Mallen Kupferer

Sharon

Rita

Lanora

Greg

Dexter Zollicoffer

Jonah

Lucian

Tommy Rivera-Vega

Moira

Alma Washington

Mikey

Charlie

Marlene Slaughter

Jim

Bradley Grant Smith

Christine

Therapist

Tyler

Janitor Fran

Joan Spencer

Principal Santos

Patrick

Tony-Winner Deanna Dunagan

Mrs. Hawthorne

Jaci Williamson

Mr. Hawthorne

Girl in Waiting Room

Angry Driver

Dimitry Khvalabov

Young Guy

DJ

Aaron

Additional Vocal

Campbell Krausen

Additional Vocal

Bernadette Santos Schwegel

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Let's... More.
- ♪ Pressure - Ghostlight

Let's... More. - ♪ Pressure

♪ Splits a family in two,
puts people on streets ♪ - Ghostlight

♪ Splits a family in two, puts people on streets ♪

So this exercise is called
provocative questions. - Ghostlight

So this exercise is called provocative questions.

Lucian and... Dan. - Ghostlight

Lucian and... Dan.

Okay, so your partner
is your lifeline. - Ghostlight

Okay, so your partner is your lifeline.

All right, so, Dan,
you're going to start - Ghostlight

All right, so, Dan, you're going to start

And when you see an
emotional rise in him, - Ghostlight

And when you see an emotional rise in him,

Like, "You're angry,"
if he's angry. - Ghostlight

Like, "You're angry," if he's angry.

So, many of us live our
lives repressing our emotions - Ghostlight

So, many of us live our lives repressing our emotions

Um, you like Michael Jordan? - Ghostlight

Um, you like Michael Jordan?

- I saw that.
- Okay, okay, um, ensemble, - Ghostlight

- I saw that. - Okay, okay, um, ensemble,

- No, no, no, no.
- Weak, weak. - Ghostlight

- No, no, no, no. - Weak, weak.

When you masturbate,
do you fantasize - Ghostlight

When you masturbate, do you fantasize

Dan, repeat, "I'm
embarrassed." - Ghostlight

Dan, repeat, "I'm embarrassed."

Hey, yeah. - Ghostlight

Lucian, I want you to ask Dan
something more vulnerable. - Ghostlight

Lucian, I want you to ask Dan something more vulnerable.

Are you lonely? - Ghostlight

Are you lonely?

Daisy. - Ghostlight

That's it. There ya go. - Ghostlight

That's it. There ya go.

My wife is obsessed - Ghostlight

My wife is obsessed

Okay, so, um, how this will work - Ghostlight

Okay, so, um, how this will work

And, uh, we'll also practice
me asking you questions - Ghostlight

And, uh, we'll also practice me asking you questions

Is she gonna be
there, Christine? - Ghostlight

Is she gonna be there, Christine?

Uh, Illinois code
of civil procedure - Ghostlight

Uh, Illinois code of civil procedure

Uh, if she does opt to
join, it's... it's likely - Ghostlight

Uh, if she does opt to join, it's... it's likely

It's been... difficult. - Ghostlight

It's been... difficult.

I know it's impossible, but
I just want my family back. - Ghostlight

I know it's impossible, but I just want my family back.

It was clear, uh, non-combative, - Ghostlight

It was clear, uh, non-combative,

Uh, Daisy, can you tell me, - Ghostlight

Uh, Daisy, can you tell me,

- Simpler.
- Um, she was his girlfriend. - Ghostlight

- Simpler. - Um, she was his girlfriend.

- Rude as fuck!
- It doesn't matter. - Ghostlight

- Rude as fuck! - It doesn't matter.

Should we, uh,
pause for the day? - Ghostlight

Should we, uh, pause for the day?

Okay, so...
- I-I-I think - Ghostlight

Okay, so... - I-I-I think

If I profane with
my unworthiest hand - Ghostlight

If I profane with my unworthiest hand

My lips, two blushing pilgrims, - Ghostlight

My lips, two blushing pilgrims,

Um, sorry, I... I can smell
cigarettes on your breath. - Ghostlight

Um, sorry, I... I can smell cigarettes on your breath.

Good pilgrim, you do
wrong your hand too much. - Ghostlight

Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much.

For saints have hands that
pilgrims' hands do touch, - Ghostlight

For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,

Saints do not move, though
grant for prayer's sake. - Ghostlight

Saints do not move, though grant for prayer's sake.

Then move not, while my
prayers effect I take. - Ghostlight

Then move not, while my prayers effect I take.

It... It, uh, it's... it's
like a fight choreographer - Ghostlight

It... It, uh, it's... it's like a fight choreograp...

I read about it
in "The Times." - Ghostlight

I read about it in "The Times."

Well, it's... it's
industry standard, - Ghostlight

Well, it's... it's industry standard,

Does anybody else
think it's weird - Ghostlight

Does anybody else think it's weird

And Rita got the role because
she was excellent in her read. - Ghostlight

And Rita got the role because she was excellent in her read.

She's a very skilled
and accomplished actor. - Ghostlight

She's a very skilled and accomplished actor.

It's just not the same
story if Juliet's... - Ghostlight

It's just not the same story if Juliet's...

I thought we were supposed
to be honest in here. - Ghostlight

I thought we were supposed to be honest in here.

Do you know that,
when was young, - Ghostlight

Do you know that, when was young,

You don't know how
many older actors stuck - Ghostlight

You don't know how many older actors stuck

I've wanted to play
Juliet my whole life, - Ghostlight

I've wanted to play Juliet my whole life,

Well, it's all
pretend anyway, right? - Ghostlight

Well, it's all pretend anyway, right?

Besides, you're good. - Ghostlight

Besides, you're good.

Hey, uh, let me
ask you something. - Ghostlight

Hey, uh, let me ask you something.

How'd you memorize all those
lines for the school plays? - Ghostlight

How'd you memorize all those lines for the school plays...

Dad, asking an actor how
they memorized lines is, - Ghostlight

Dad, asking an actor how they memorized lines is,

The hard part is the
emotional journey, - Ghostlight

The hard part is the emotional journey,

"Two houses both alike
in dignity"... easy. - Ghostlight

"Two houses both alike in dignity"... easy.

Not that she would,
but if Sharon asks, - Ghostlight

Not that she would, but if Sharon asks,

Uh, the... the lawyer wants
to go over my testimony, - Ghostlight

Uh, the... the lawyer wants to go over my testimony,

Right glad I am he
was not at this fray. - Ghostlight

Right glad I am he was not at this fray.

Madam, an hour before
the worshiped sun... - Ghostlight

Madam, an hour before the worshiped sun...

Was that my father that
went hence so fast? - Ghostlight

Was that my father that went hence so fast?

Lady, lady, - Ghostlight

O, tired day. - Ghostlight

O, me, o, me, my child, - Ghostlight

O, me, o, me, my child,

Death lies on her
like an untimely frost - Ghostlight

Death lies on her like an untimely frost

Death, that hath ta'en
her hence to make me well, - Ghostlight

Death, that hath ta'en her hence to make me well,

Well, it... it... it helps
if you learn it like a song. - Ghostlight

Well, it... it... it helps if you learn it like a song.

Okay, but now let's
make it real, okay? - Ghostlight

Okay, but now let's make it real, okay?

I want you to imagine...
close your eyes... - Ghostlight

I want you to imagine... close your eyes...

Finding your child dead. - Ghostlight

Finding your child dead.

You see their body,
and it's them but not. - Ghostlight

You see their body, and it's them but not.

You try to shake them awake,
and their limbs are stiff. - Ghostlight

You try to shake them awake, and their limbs are stiff.

Daisy asked if we could meet
together, the three of us. - Ghostlight

Daisy asked if we could meet together, the three of us.

So, last week, we spent most - Ghostlight

So, last week, we spent most

It's a terrible thing - Ghostlight

It's a terrible thing

But recently, she's
begun sharing about him, - Ghostlight

But recently, she's begun sharing about him,

It's... It's
costing me a fortune - Ghostlight

It's... It's costing me a fortune

Daisy, why don't you tell
your dad how you feel - Ghostlight

Daisy, why don't you tell your dad how you feel

I feel like I'm not
allowed to be sad. - Ghostlight

I feel like I'm not allowed to be sad.

But if me or mom
talk about him... - Ghostlight

But if me or mom talk about him...

I'm worried you'll
blow up or leave. - Ghostlight

I'm worried you'll blow up or leave.

I miss him so much. - Ghostlight

I miss him so much.

The fuck outta the road. - Ghostlight

The fuck outta the road.

I've also heard, not from Mikey, - Ghostlight

I've also heard, not from Mikey,

We can't afford to have
you, you're a liability. - Ghostlight

We can't afford to have you, you're a liability.

Oh, my love, my wife, - Ghostlight

Oh, my love, my wife,

Death that had taken
thy honey of thy breath - Ghostlight

Death that had taken thy honey of thy breath

Eyes, look your last. - Ghostlight

Eyes, look your last.

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When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.

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Director: Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson

Writer: Kelly O'Sullivan

Production: Little Engine,Runaway Train

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $697,229

Released: 14 Jun 2024

Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations

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