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Ghostbusters

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth, and Kristen Wiig in Ghostbusters (2016)
30 years after Ghostbusters took the world by storm, the franchise makes its long-awaited return.
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Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the other... Read allFollowing a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
228K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,430
172
  • Director
    • Paul Feig
  • Writers
    • Katie Dippold
    • Paul Feig
    • Ivan Reitman(based on the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" directed by)
  • Stars
    • Melissa McCarthy
    • Kristen Wiig
    • Kate McKinnon
Top credits
  • Director
    • Paul Feig
  • Writers
    • Katie Dippold
    • Paul Feig
    • Ivan Reitman(based on the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" directed by)
  • Stars
    • Melissa McCarthy
    • Kristen Wiig
    • Kate McKinnon
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    • 2.5KUser reviews
    • 700Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 24 nominations

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    New Toy
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    Ghostbusters (2016)
    Chris Hemsworth in Ghostbusters (2016)
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    Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Kristen Wiig in Ghostbusters (2016)
    Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Kristen Wiig in Ghostbusters (2016)
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    Leslie Jones at an event for Ghostbusters (2016)
    Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Kristen Wiig at an event for Ghostbusters (2016)
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    Top cast

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    Melissa McCarthy
    Melissa McCarthy
    • Abby Yatesas Abby Yates
    Kristen Wiig
    Kristen Wiig
    • Erin Gilbertas Erin Gilbert
    Kate McKinnon
    Kate McKinnon
    • Jillian Holtzmannas Jillian Holtzmann
    Leslie Jones
    Leslie Jones
    • Patty Tolanas Patty Tolan
    Zach Woods
    Zach Woods
    • Tour Guide Garrettas Tour Guide Garrett
    Ed Begley Jr.
    Ed Begley Jr.
    • Ed Mulgraveas Ed Mulgrave
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Harold Filmoreas Harold Filmore
    John Milhiser
    John Milhiser
    • Higgins Studentas Higgins Student
    Ben Harris
    Ben Harris
    • Higgins Studentas Higgins Student
    Karan Soni
    Karan Soni
    • Bennieas Bennie
    Bess Rous
    Bess Rous
    • Gertrude Aldridge Ghostas Gertrude Aldridge Ghost
    Steve Higgins
    Steve Higgins
    • Deanas Dean
    Neil Casey
    Neil Casey
    • Rowan Northas Rowan North
    Dave Allen
    Dave Allen
    • Electrocuted Ghostas Electrocuted Ghost
    • (as Dave Gruber Allen)
    Katie Dippold
    Katie Dippold
    • Rental Agentas Rental Agent
    Chris Hemsworth
    Chris Hemsworth
    • Kevinas Kevin
    Nate Corddry
    Nate Corddry
    • Graffiti Artistas Graffiti Artist
    Daniel Ramis
    • Metal Headas Metal Head
    • Director
      • Paul Feig
    • Writers
      • Katie Dippold
      • Paul Feig
      • Ivan Reitman(based on the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" directed by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Although Harold Ramis passed away in 2014 and thus could not make a cameo alongside his fellow castmates, there is a bust of Ramis' head just outside of Erin's university office near the beginning of the film. The bust was later donated to the Harold Ramis Film School at Chicago's Second City, where Ramis began his career.
    • Goofs
      When you see the second shot of the outside of the Chinese restaurant/Ghostbusters base of operation (right after the subway train encounter), you can see the Ecto in the garage...this is before they even got the car from Patty. However, this mistake was digitally removed for the Blu-ray release.
    • Quotes

      Cabbie: I don't go to Chinatown, I don't drive wackos, and I ain't afraid of no ghosts!

    • Crazy credits
      In the post-credit scene after the credits are over, you see the girls in their lab. Patty has on a headset and is listening to an audio tape, repeating one section several times. Erin asks if she has something. Patty answers, "What's Zuul?"
    • Alternate versions
      Extended BluRay version is 2hs 13 mins long.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Zooey Deschanel/Kelly Clarkson/Paul Feig/Bonnie Raitt/Stephen 'tWitch' Boss (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Ghostbusters
      Written and Performed by Ray Parker Jr. (as Ray Parker, Jr.)

      Courtesy of Raydio Music Corp.

    User reviews2.5K

    Review
    Top review
    Wow. I Didn't Expect Something This Bad
    Ghostbusters (2016)

    1/2 (out of 4)

    Wow, what on Earth were they thinking? I will freely admit that I love to see films remade. I mean, it gives the original some attention and in the best cases you end up with another good movie. In the worse cases, hey, you've still got the original film there. If anything this 2016 remake of GHOSTBUSTERS just makes the original all the more impressive because it's amazing how bad this thing is. And no, I'm not sexist or racist. I'm just being honest. I was okay with this film being made but it's really shocking how awful it turned out.

    I'm not even sure where to begin in regards to the bad stuff. I guess we can start with the story because there really isn't a story. There's pretty much a bunch of stuff ripped off from the original movies and toned down here. The horror elements are all toned down. The sexism is toned down. There's really no "story" here outside of four women trying to capture ghosts. I kept watching this expecting something to happen but it just never did. Even worse is the fact that the film didn't make me laugh a single time, which gets us to another problem.

    The four female leads here are just downright awful. I'm not going to put an awful lot of blame on them since I'm sure they'll all talented actresses but the screenplay pretty much gave them no characters. In the case of Melissa McCarthy, she's pretty much playing the same type of annoying character that she plays in all of her movies. Kristen Wiig was downright annoying, Leslie Jones was even more annoying and Kate McKinnon didn't even register on the screen.

    Even the ghosts are downright pathetic and lazy. I use the word lazy because there's just nothing creative about them and once again it just goes to show how wonderful the original film was and they even make the stuff in the sequel seem better. I could go on and on about the awful stuff in this movie. I honestly had no idea the movie would turn out as bad as it did and it really makes you wonder why Bill Murray would refuse to do a sequel for so many years yet he'd sign up for this thing? I'm hoping he and the other cameos were paid quite well.

    GHOSTBUSTERS is a film that could have worked and should have worked. I'm really dumbfounded as to what went so horribly wrong with this but just changing the sexes of a character certainly isn't enough to make a film work.
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    • Oct 18, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Official Ghost from our past tie-in book website
      • Official Proton Pack tie-in website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
    • Filming locations
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • LStar Capital
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $144,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $128,350,574
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $46,018,755
      • Jul 17, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $229,147,509
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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