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Ghostbusters II (1989)

TV_PG 108 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   16 June 1989 (USA)
6.3
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Ratings: 6.3/10 from 68,280 users   Metascore: 56/100 
Reviews: 159 user | 53 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Dan Aykroyd (characters), Harold Ramis (characters), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bill Murray ...
Dan Aykroyd ...
Sigourney Weaver ...
Harold Ramis ...
Rick Moranis ...
Ernie Hudson ...
Annie Potts ...
Peter MacNicol ...
Harris Yulin ...
David Margulies ...
Kurt Fuller ...
Janet Margolin Janet Margolin ...
Wilhelm von Homburg Wilhelm von Homburg ...
William T. Deutschendorf William T. Deutschendorf ...
Baby Oscar (as Will Deutschendorf)
Henry J. Deutschendorf II Henry J. Deutschendorf II ...
Baby Oscar (as Hank Deutschendorf)
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Storyline

Five years after the events of the first film, the Ghostbusters have been plagued by lawsuits and court orders, and their once-lucrative business is bankrupt. However, when Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement only to be promptly arrested. The Ghostbusters discover that New York is once again headed for supernatural doom, with a river of ectoplasmic slime bubbling beneath the city and an ancient sorcerer attempting to possess Dana's baby and be born anew. Can the Ghostbusters quell the negative emotions feeding the otherworldly threat and stop the world from being slimed? Written by David Thiel <d-thiel@uiuc.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Ghostbuster | Baby | Ghost | Painting | Slime  | See more »

Taglines:

Guess who's coming to save the world again? See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ghostbusters 2 See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$37,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$29,472,894 (USA) (16 June 1989)

Gross:

$112,494,738 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

A scene of Egon and Ray experimenting on the bowl of slime, with them wearing head devices with multiple wires connecting to the bowl (which would have gone before the scene with the 'dancing toaster'), was filmed but not used in the final edit, but a shot from the scene was a commonly used publicity still for the film. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the court room scene when the jar of pink slime starts to boil you can clearly see the mechanism and pump making it move. See more »

Quotes

Janosz: He is Vigo! You are like the buzzing of flies to him!
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Crazy Credits

Bathtub Wrangler ... Wim Van Thillo See more »

Connections

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Episode #27.2" (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"We're Back"
Written by Bobby Brown, Dennis Austin, Larry White and Kirk Crumpler
Produced by Bobby Brown for B. Brown Productions, Inc.
Performed by Bobby Brown
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. See more »