SAM WHEAT
Sam Wheat is the central protagonist of the 1990 supernatural romantic film Ghost, portrayed by Patrick Swayze. After being murdered in a plot orchestrated by his corrupt friend, Sam remains on Earth as a spirit to protect his girlfriend Molly Jensen from danger.
Cronologia
Biografia
Sam Wheat is a passionate New York City investment banker whose life is abruptly ended when he discovers financial irregularities at his firm.
Shot and killed in Manhattan by mugger Willie Lopez during a trap set by his corrupt colleague and close friend Carl Bruner, Sam finds himself trapped on Earth as an invisible, intangible ghost.
Unwilling to move on while his artist girlfriend Molly Jensen remains in danger, Sam seeks out Oda Mae Brown, a storefront psychic medium who is the only living person capable of hearing his voice. With Oda Mae's help and telekinetic abilities learned from a spirit in the subway, Sam protects Molly, brings his killers to justice, exposes Carl's money-laundering scheme, and ultimately ascends to Heaven.
Storia
Prior to his death, Sam Wheat lived in New York City with his girlfriend Molly Jensen.
While working as an investment banker, Sam uncovered suspicious financial discrepancies in bank accounts.
Unbeknownst to Sam, Carl Bruner was using the bank to launder money and arranged a mugging through Willie Lopez to steal Sam's book of passwords, which led to Sam's fatal shooting.
I PEZZI DI SAM WHEAT
Poteri & Abilità
• Invisibility and Intangibility: As a ghost, Sam is invisible and intangible to living humans.
• Telekinesis: The ability to interact with and move physical objects, learned from a subway ghost. • Spirit Medium Communication: Able to communicate orally with psychic mediums who possess the ability to hear spirits, specifically Oda Mae Brown.
Evoluzione
Sam Wheat debuted in 1990 as Patrick Swayze's iconic romantic protagonist, becoming widely recognized through pop culture references to the famous pottery molding scene set to 'Unchained Melody'.
Over the decades, the character expanded across various formats, including a 2010 gender-swapped Asian cinematic remake, a 2011 international stage musical adaptation, a shelved 2013 television pilot, and a modern film remake project announced in 2023 by Channing Tatum's production company.
Da Collezione
Unlike many blockbusters of the late 1980s and 1990s, Ghost did not receive an official licensed line of action figures, video games, or toy lines upon release.
Official physical releases for Sam Wheat were limited to mass-market film tie-in books in 1990, alongside theatrical program materials and home video releases.
Sam Wheat learns telekinesis and physical object manipulation from a vengeful ghost residing in the subway.
