Enjoyable if somewhat straightforward, THE CANTERVILLE GHOST updates Oscar Wilde's story and gives its star an opportunity to ham it up.
Teenaged Ginny (Neve Campbell) unhappily accompanies her family on an extended trip to England. Upon arriving, they settle in at Canterville Hall, a sprawling old manor. Over their first few nights, various eerie events occur. A ghost (Patrick Stewart) appears to Ginny and her brothers, though her
parents cannot see him. Her father (Edward Wiley) blames Ginny for playing practical jokes and threatens to send her home. Ginny meanwhile meets Francis (Daniel Betts), a young duke, and begins to fall in love with him. Together they ...
Released:
1996
Rated:
NR
Length:
91 mins