

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Acting
Whoopi Goldberg's Oscar-winning chaos energy.
Direction
Jerry Zucker pivots from Airplane! to genuine grief.
Score
Unchained Melody will never sound innocent again.

Director
Jerry Zucker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The pottery scene was almost cut; test audiences saved it. Patrick Swayze trained three months to throw clay convincingly.
Whoopi Goldberg took the role after reading five pages, becoming the first Black woman to win Best Supporting Actress in 50 years.