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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   73,597 votes
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Director:
Ivan Reitman
Writers:
Dan Aykroyd (written by) and
Harold Ramis (written by)
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Release Date:
8 June 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Here To Save The World Again [re-release] more
Plot:
Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(406 articles)
Harold Ramis Is Talking Ghostbusters 3!
 (From Filmonic. 9 July 2009, 10:58 AM, PDT)

Video Interview: Harold Ramis Talks Ghostbusters 3
 (From Screen Rant. 9 July 2009, 10:34 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Film Has Endured the 80's and Stayed Sharp Through the 90's more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ghostbusters (UK) (USA)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The role of Winston was originally written for Eddie Murphy. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: During the scene where the ghost busters are about to enter the building and the ground begins to break apart, you can see that the pieces of ground are not all solid. What appears to be a brown colored sheet billows out as one piece slopes down. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "30 Rock: Sandwich Day (#2.14)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
IN THE NAME OF LOVE more

FAQ

What is the song that starts playing after the containment unit bursts, and continues until Dana/Zuul's apartment wall explodes?
What's all this I hear about a brand new Ghostbusters video game? I saw videos and everything!
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53 out of 58 people found the following comment useful:-
Film Has Endured the 80's and Stayed Sharp Through the 90's, 12 October 1999
Author: Donald J. Lamb from Philadelphia, PA

Bill Murray is one of the best wise guys in the business. I was amazed to find out on the GHOSTBUSTERS 15th Anniversary DVD that Murray had little to do with the dialogue his classicly blase, fiercely cynical 'Dr. Venkman' cuts loose throughout this good comedy. Credit Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis with "getting into Bill's mind" as Ramis puts it and presenting Murray with a gag-a-second character. Murray also lends his own comic genius through his delivery and facial gestures (especially with his classic cross-eyed, curled-lip look). Together with a fun premise and above average special effects, GHOSTBUSTERS will never be a relic of the 80's and should always be a refreshingly humorous spook show.

Murray rules the screen, mauling his geeky para-psychologist partners and hitting on a young blonde while conducting shock therapy experiments on her. Aykroyd uses his standard machine gun delivery of obscure (or should I say made up) facts and anecdotes and Ramis is just enough for the ultra-dork 'Egon'. The funniest element in GHOSTBUSTERS happens to be Rick Moranis in a splendid role as a small-time accountant who has parties for clients only and becomes mixed up in some extremely supernatural events. Along with Sigourney Weaver, Moranis has the most difficult physical tasks to topple.

This was a picture I loved when I was a kid. I must have went some 12 to 15 years before I saw it again and I was alarmingly impressed. It has endured. The special effects are not only good, but they are comedic and add even more laughs throughout the 'Busters turbulent jobs. The DVD version has tons of goodies included and is an essential addition to any Saturday Night Live fan's movie library. SNL is the very essence and reason for GHOSTBUSTERS, where Murray and Aykroyd starred. Director Ivan Reitman created his meal ticket here and can pretty much do any comedy he wants now.

It is a shame John Belushi was not around to play one of the 'Busters, for he was originally cast. The movie is already well-paced and engaging so just imagine how frenzied the pace would have been with Belushi. Regardless, GHOSTBUSTERS is one for the kids, teens, and adults alike. It has spanned these phases for me and still works wonderfully.

RATING: ***

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