''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 the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Fau ...

, it stars

Cheech Marin Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dom ...

, Trenton Knight, Anthony Edwards and

Linda Fiorentino Clorinda "Linda" Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958) is an American 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 another lead role in the action fil ...

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. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live,'' played the villain Nicholas Andre ...

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 as Tuggle * Veronica Lauren 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'' (199 ...

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 (1987 film), Summer School''. He ...

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

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* * 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 English-language adventure comedy films {{1990s-US-comedy-film-stub