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Movie Facts

Part of the: Ghostbusters Collection

Status: Released

Runtime: 107

Budget: $30,000,000

Revenue: $295,212,467

Language: en

Webpage: Link

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  •  PG

  • 1984-09-01
     PG

  • 1984-11-21
     T

  • 1984-12-07
     PG

  • 1984-12-12
     U

  • 1984-12-14
     11

  • 1985-01-24
     12

Plot Keywords

Alternative Titles

  • Los cazafantasmas
  • Ghostbusters 1
  • Szellemirtók
  • Ghost Busters
  • S.O.S Fantomes
  • S O S Fantômes
  • Охотники за привидениями
  • Krotitelé duchů
  • Los Cazafantasmas
Content Score: 100

(1984)

7.0/10 (859 votes)

Overview

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

Tagline

They ain't afraid of no ghost.

Crew

Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: ,

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Cast

Bill Murray

Bill Murray
as Dr. Peter Venkman

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd
as Dr. Raymond Stantz

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver
as Dana Barrett

Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis
as Dr. Egon Spengler

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A review by John Chard

They came, they saw, they briefly conquered the 80s.

A trio of misfit parapsychologists set up business as Ghostbusters. Ideal really because although slow at first, their business starts to boom as New York comes under threat from a supernatural force.

Dan Aykroyd had this idea about space Ghostbusters in the future and the plan was to have himself and fellow Blues Brother, John Belushi, star in it. Pitching it to producer and director Ivan Reitman saw the basic concept retained but eventually it became what we now know as Ghostbusters. Co-written with Harold Ramis (also a co-star), Ayk... read the rest.