''Charlie's Ghost Story'', also known as ''Charlie's Ghost: The Secret of Coronado'', is a 1995 American adventure-comedy film directed by Anthony Edwards, at his directorial debut. Based on a story by

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

, it stars

Cheech Marin :''The surname'' Marin ''is of Spanish language origin. In Spanish, it is spelled'' Marín'', with an acute accent on the'' í. Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American actor, musician, comedian, and activist who gained ...

, Trenton Knight, Anthony Edwards and

Linda Fiorentino Clorinda "Linda" Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958 or 1960) is an American former actress. Fiorentino made her screen debut with a leading role in the 1985 coming-of-age drama film ''Vision Quest'', followed that same year with a lead role in the ac ...

Plot

An archaeologist ( Anthony Edwards) finds remains of a famous explorer (

) and moves them to a museum. This causes the spirit of the explorer to become restless. He wants his bones properly buried and returns as a ghost to seek help from a 12-year-old boy named Charlie (Trenton Knight).

Cast

as Coronado * Trenton Knight as Charlie * Anthony Edwards as Dave *

as Marta *

Charles Rocket Charles Adams Claverie (August 28, 1949 – October 7, 2005), known by stage names Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy and Charles Rocket, was an American actor, comedian, musician, and television news reporter. He was a cast member on ''Saturda ...

as Van Leer *

Daphne Zuniga Daphne Eurydice Zuniga (; born October 28, 1962) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1982 slasher film ''The Dorm That Dripped Blood'' (1982) at the age of 19, followed by a lead role in another slasher film '' The Initiation' ...

as Ronda *

Robert Hy Gorman ''The Home Court'' is an American sitcom that aired from September 30, 1995, to June 22, 1996, on NBC. The series starred Pamela Reed as a judge and mother who tried to juggle her home and professional lives. ''The Home Court'' was a production o ...

as Tuggle *

Veronica Lauren Veronica Lauren (born December 17, 1980) is an American actress. She played Alice, the young girlfriend of Elijah Wood's character, in '' Forever Young'' (1992), and is best known for playing Hope Burnford in the 1993 film '' Homeward Bound: The ...

as Ncki *

J. T. Walsh James Thomas Patrick Walsh (September 28, 1943 – February 27, 1998) was an American character actor. His many films include ''Tin Men'' (1987), ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' (1987), ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), '' Hoffa'' (1992), ''Nixon'' (1995), ' ...

as Darryl *

Dean Cameron Dean Cameron (born Dean Eikleberry; December 25, 1962) is an American television and film actor and musician. He is known for his role as Francis "Chainsaw" Gremp in the 1987 Mark Harmon comedy '' Summer School''. He also played Dave Marshak i ...

as Sheriff * Bethany Richards as Terri *

Stephen Kearney Stephen Peter Kearney (born 11 June 1972) is a New Zealand professional rugby league football coach who until 2020 was the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and a former player. A New Zealand national captain and second-row for ...

as Mover

References

External links

* * 1990s adventure comedy films American adventure comedy films Films based on works by Mark Twain 1995 directorial debut films 1995 comedy films 1995 films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub