Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon
Storyline
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.
Writers: Katie Dippold, Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Zach Woods, Kristen Wiig, Ed Begley Jr., Charles Dance, John Milhiser, Ben Harris, Melissa McCarthy, Karan Soni, Kate McKinnon, Bess Rous, Steve Higgins, Leslie Jones, Neil Casey, Dave Allen, Katie Dippold, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Cast: Zach Woods -
Tour Guide
Kristen Wiig -
Erin Gilbert
Ed Begley Jr. -
Ed Mulgrave
Charles Dance -
Harold Filmore
John Milhiser -
Higgins Student
Ben Harris -
Higgins Student
Melissa McCarthy -
Abby Yates
Karan Soni -
Bennie
Kate McKinnon -
Jillian Holtzmann
Bess Rous -
Gertrude Aldridge Ghost
Steve Higgins -
Dean
Leslie Jones -
Patty Tolan
Neil Casey -
Rowan North
Dave Allen -
Electrocuted Ghost
Katie Dippold -
Rental Agent
Trivia:
During the 1990s, Dan Aykroyd's concept for a third Ghostbusters film revolved around the Ghostbusters traveling to an alternate, hellish version of New York City. Columbia Pictures balked at the proposed $150m budget. Ultimately,Ghostbusters (2016) ended up with a $154m budget, although inflation means it cost less than Aykroyd's proposed sequel See more »
Goofs:
If you look closely, when they show the second shot of the outside of the Chinese restaurant/Ghostbusters base of operation, you can see the Ecto in the garage...this is before they even got the car from Patty. See more »
Quotes:
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User Review
Author:
Rating: 1/10
Heralded by the most disliked trailer in YouTube history, and an
embargo on reviews until pretty much the day of release by a panicked
Sony Studios, the "Heaven's Gate" of supernatural horror comedies is
finally here, and what a terrible, unfunny, man-hating mess it is.
Like Paul Feig's previous movie, 'The Heat', this appears to be nothing
more than a 'comedy' with all the comedy taken out: No jokes. No
discernible plot to speak of. No memorable or likable characters.
Terrible CGI. Possibly the worst theme song ever penned. Then on top of
that the only black woman in the thing is a 'HEELLLL NO" racial
stereotype 40 years out of date, and ALL the men, without a single
exception, are exclusively depicted as either stupid or evil.
I honestly hope this abomination is such a flop it sinks the studio,
and so ever after acts as a warning to future film-makers not to
cynically exploit beloved movies from the past for short term gain or
presently fashionable political brownie points, but maybe instead try
to make memorable movies of lasting magic and worth themselves.
Plot
Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Release Year: 1984
Rating: 7.8/10 (119,075 voted)
Director:
Ivan Reitman
Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
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.
Writers: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis
Cast: Bill Murray
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Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd
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Dr. Raymond Stantz
Sigourney Weaver
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Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis
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Dr. Egon Spengler
Rick Moranis
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Louis Tully
Annie Potts
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Janine Melnitz
William Atherton
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Walter Peck
Ernie Hudson
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Winston Zeddmore
David Margulies
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Mayor
Steven Tash
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Male Student
Jennifer Runyon
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Female Student
Slavitza Jovan
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Gozer
Michael Ensign
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Hotel Manager
Alice Drummond
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Librarian
Jordan Charney
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Dean Yager
Taglines:
Here To Save The World Again [re-release]
Filming Locations: 489 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $32,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $13,612,564
(USA)
(10 June 1984)
(1339 Screens)
Gross: $280,549,539
(Worldwide)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The floating Sigourney Weaver special effect is an actual physical effect, not an optical effect. The actress was put in a full body cast and attached to a post that was hidden in the curtains. According to the commentary, this effect came from director Ivan Reitman's Broadway experience.
Goofs:
Plot holes:
When Peter Venkman goes to Dana's for their date and finds her possessed by Zuul, he talks to Egon over the phone and tell him he shot her up with Thorzine. Why would he bring Thorzine for a date with Dana?
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.
User Review
A severely underrated film
Rating: 9/10
What's that you say? Ghostbusters, one of the most financially
successful and over-hyped comedies of the eighties, underrated? Yes.
Precicely because it was so over-hyped and made so much money, there
has been a stigma attached to this film identifying it as a childish FX
piece, when it is nothing of the sort. Most of the lines people
remember("He slimed me," "OK. So? She's a dog," "When someone asks you
if you're a god, you say YES!") are not its funniest or wittiest lines,
which often are missed on first or even second viewing. I laugh every
time I observe a gag or a quip that I somehow missed the other 20 times
I viewed a scene; "Egon, this reminds me of the time you tried to drill
a hole through your head, remember that?" "That would have worked if
you hadn't stopped me", or, to the driver of a van from a loony bin,
"Dropping off or picking up?" Brilliant.
Not only is Ghostbusters funny, it manages to include some truly scary
scenes. And not just lose-your-popcorn moments like the fridge from
Hell, but also scenes of quiet, thoughtful chill, like Egon's retelling
of how the possessed apartment building came into being, or Winston
recalling the Book of Revelation. Which other film has managed to
combine the Marx Brothers with HP Lovecraft?
The special effects hold up well, besides some obvious studio sets and
models, but what really creates this film's world is the stunning
cinematography. Manhattan, perhaps the pinnacle of Gothic architectural
evolution, is brilliantly utilised here to create a sense of menacing
grandeur. After watching "Ghostbusters" I couldn't imagine the realm of
the Old Gods opening into our world from anywhere else. The soundtrack
is great, not the overrated theme (Which was in fact lifted from Huey
Lewis' "I Need a New Drug"), but the wonderfully blusey "Cleaning Up
the Town," the creepy proto-techno chiller "Magic" and also the
wonderful score by the late and much lamented Elmer Bernstein.
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