Liebesgrüße aus dem Jenseits (1982)

Liebesgrüße aus dem Jenseits: Directed by Robert Mulligan. With Sally Field, James Caan, Jeff Bridges, Paul Dooley. The ghost of a dead husband haunts his wife as she moves back to their house in NYC. She’s about to marry an egyptologist there.

“A light movie that is a lot of fun to watch, u0026#39;Kiss Me Goodbyeu0026#39; is also not the first movie you think of when doing a filmography for Sally Field, Jeff Bridges or James Caan. But they are all perfectly cast in this comedy that has a lot going for it. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJames Caan plays Jolly, the Bob Fosse-like (well, without the cigarettes and open heart surgery) and deceased husband of Sally Field, who reappears the week Field is marrying a u0026#39;nerdu0026#39;, Jeff Bridges. Only Sally can see or hear James Caan so it sets up a lot of comedy, most of which is hilarious. Everyone liked Jolly, alot, including Sally, and Jeff is less likable. Heu0026#39;s like Cary Grant in u0026#39;Bringing Up Babyu0026#39;, down to the research job at the museum doing what Claire Trevor calls u0026#39;digging up dead people.u0026#39;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStand-out scene – the three of them going to the country for a relaxing weekend, and all hell breaking loose. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eClaire Trevor is funny as Sallyu0026#39;s domineering mother, Paul Dooley is his usual dependable self as a former priest who gets involved when Bridges decides to u0026#39;exorciseu0026#39; the ghost of Jolly, and Mildred Natwick is the owner of the country bed-and-breakfast. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTouching at the end, funny most of the way through…8/10.”