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Synopsis
Best-selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer’s block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles’ quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a séance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife: the brilliant and fiery Elvira. Ready to pick up her life right where she left off, Elvira is shocked to discover the prim and proper Ruth is now married to her husband and running her household. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another in this lethally hilarious comedy.
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Movie Details
| New Zealand Releases: | December 26th, 2020 (Wide) July 4th, 2024 (Limited) |
| Video Release: | March 23rd, 2021 by IFC Video |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for suggestive references and some drug material. (Rating bulletin 2664 (cert #53061), 1/20/2021) |
| Running Time: | 99 minutes |
| Keywords: | Romance, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Love Triangle, Widow/Widower, Occult, Spiritualism, Friendly Ghost, Haunting, Remake, Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Disrupted by 2020 COVID-19 pandemic |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | British Lion, Align Pictures, Protagonist Pictures, Fred Films, Powder Keg Pictures, IPG Media, UFund, Umedia |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |