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Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghost Busters (original title)

TV_PG  105 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy   -  8 June 1984 (USA)
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Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.

Director:

Ivan Reitman
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bill Murray ...
Dan Aykroyd ...
Sigourney Weaver ...
Harold Ramis ...
Rick Moranis ...
Annie Potts ...
William Atherton ...
Ernie Hudson ...
David Margulies ...
Steven Tash ...
Jennifer Runyon Jennifer Runyon ...
Slavitza Jovan Slavitza Jovan ...
Michael Ensign ...
Alice Drummond Alice Drummond ...
Jordan Charney Jordan Charney ...
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Storyline

Three odd-ball scientists get kicked out of their cushy positions at a university in New York City where they studied the occult. They decide to set up shop in an old firehouse and become Ghostbusters, trapping pesky ghosts, spirits, haunts, and poltergeists for money. They wise-crack their way through the city, and stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, one which will release untold evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple. Written by Greg Bole <bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Ghostbuster | Ghost | Apartment | New York City | University  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Los cazafantasmas See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

$280,549,539 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

The firehouse used is actually two different firehouses that are in two different cities. The exterior is in NY, while the interior is in downtown Los Angeles. The LA firehouse is very popular with filmmakers and has been used in many movies. 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 Take Me Home Tonight (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"HOT NIGHT"
Written by Diane Warren and The Doctor
Produced by Jack White and Robbie Buchanan
Performed by Laura Branigan
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. by arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »