Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghost Busters (original title)

Taglines:

Here To Save The World Again [re-release] See more »

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 1984 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Los cazafantasmas See more »

Filming Locations:

489 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,612,564 (USA) (10 June 1984) (1339 Screens)

Gross:

$280,549,539 (Worldwide)

Production Co:

Black Rhino Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi Films See more »

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Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Trivia

When Janine is interviewing Winston for the job, the scene originally began with Winston listing his qualifications. According to Ivan Reitman in the DVD commentary, Winston's qualifications included: An Army veteran (which meant he would have the courage to face ghosts), a former paramedic (which meant he would be able to go on call 'at a moment's notice') and that he was also a construction worker. They decided to open with Janine's questioning instead as it was considered a funnier opening. Incidentally, in the cartoon series, The Real Ghost Busters, there is an episode where the Ghostbusters fight spirits on a construction site run by Winston's father and he chides Winston for quiting the construction business to become a Ghostbuster. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Venkman tells Egon he has Dana "whacked up with 300cc" of Thorazine, a relaxant and anti-psychotic. "300 milligrams" would be more correct, as proper and vital practice is to describe dosage by weight, not volume. Besides, "300cc" is almost one-third of a liter of solution, certainly not doable given the circumstances but certainly fatal to Dana had it been so, if not diluted with sterile saline down from the standard 25mg/cc vials. That being said, 300mg Thorazine all at a single administration is exceedingly high even for severely disturbed patients. While it is likely an error, it could mean that a 300cc dose is necessary given the vague nature of demonic possession. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Peter Venkman: All right, I'm gonna turn over the next card. Concentrate... I want you to tell me what you think it is.
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits for this film, other than the title. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Fringe: The Road Not Taken (#1.19)" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"CLEANIN' UP THE TOWN"
Written by Kevin O'Neal and Brian O'Neal
Produced by Kevin O'Neal, Brian O'Neal and John Hug
Performed by The Bus Boys
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc. See more »