Name: Little Ghost
Director: Linda Shayne
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Released: 1997-12-30
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Kristina Wayborn, Jim Fitzpatrick, Sally Kirkland, Laura Bruneau, Luc Leestemaker

The Parent Trap but make it haunted and Italian.

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Overview

Family Fantasy Adventure

While on location in a spooky Italian villa with his Hollywood big-shot mom and her dorky boyfriend, twelve-year-old Kevin befriends a Renaissance-era girl ghost who helps him cause unrest on the set.

Content warning

woman director

loneliness and friendshipfound familycreative rebellionmother-son estrangement

Standout Aspects

Costume

That Renaissance ghost girl dress is doing SO much work

Production

Italian villa location they definitely got cheap in off-season

Best for:Family·Background

Director

Linda Shayne

ReleasedDec 30, 1997

Runtime1h 30m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Budget$1·Revenue$14

Top Cast

Kristina Wayborn

Christine

Jim Fitzpatrick

Tony

Sally Kirkland

Mother Ghost

Laura Bruneau

Joanne

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Linda Shayne also made Pumpkinhead II and something called 'The Secret of the Little Prince' — she's got RANGE.

Cultural

This is peak '90s 'kid befriends supernatural being' cinema, riding the coattails of Casper but with approximately 1/1000th the budget and 100x more Italian real estate.