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Ghostbusters II (1989) 6.5
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Reviews: 183 user | 78 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 |
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| Bill Murray | ... | ||
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | ||
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | ||
| Harold Ramis | ... | ||
| Rick Moranis | ... | ||
| Ernie Hudson | ... | ||
| Annie Potts | ... | ||
| Peter MacNicol | ... | ||
| Harris Yulin | ... | ||
| David Margulies | ... | ||
| Kurt Fuller | ... | ||
| Janet Margolin | ... | ||
| Wilhelm von Homburg | ... | ||
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William T. Deutschendorf | ... |
Baby Oscar
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Henry J. Deutschendorf II | ... |
Baby Oscar
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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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slime | painting | new year's eve | auld lang syne | stop motion animation |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 June 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ghostbusters 2 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$37,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$112,494,738 (USA)Company Credits
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Louis Tully: [closing the door to Oscar's room] Shh. Bed time.
Janine Melnitz: You are so great with kids.
Louis Tully: Oh, thanks, I practiced with my hamster.
Janine Melnitz: [holding what it looks like a crystal ball in her hands] So, you live alone?
Louis Tully: I used to have a roommate, but my mom moved to Florida.
Janine Melnitz: Why don't you come here and sit with me.
Louis Tully: Okay.
[he moves to the couch Janine is sitting]
Louis Tully: So, you want to play Boggle or Super Mario Bros.?
[...]
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Written and Performed by Ray Parker Jr.
Produced by Ray Parker Jr.
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
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When Peter arrives at Ray's Occult book-store, pretending to be a strange customer looking for a particular book, the gag was originally intended to be that Peter had previously made a prank phone call to Ray asking for the book, and Ray realizing it was Peter who made the call when he arrives at the store repeating the act. The prank call was not used in the final edit of the film, resulting in it seeming that Peter is just fooling around as he enters the shop. See more »Goofs
When the Ghostbusters are being brought to City Hall, the police car has red and blue emergency lights. New York City police cars have red and white emergency lights. See more »Quotes
Janine Melnitz: It is really a very nice place. Needs a woman's touch.Louis Tully: [closing the door to Oscar's room] Shh. Bed time.
Janine Melnitz: You are so great with kids.
Louis Tully: Oh, thanks, I practiced with my hamster.
Janine Melnitz: [holding what it looks like a crystal ball in her hands] So, you live alone?
Louis Tully: I used to have a roommate, but my mom moved to Florida.
Janine Melnitz: Why don't you come here and sit with me.
Louis Tully: Okay.
[he moves to the couch Janine is sitting]
Louis Tully: So, you want to play Boggle or Super Mario Bros.?
[...]
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GhostbustersWritten and Performed by Ray Parker Jr.
Produced by Ray Parker Jr.
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I guess that usually, we have to wonder why they make sequels. If nothing else, as long as the sequels aren't boring, obnoxious, pathetic, embarrassing, insulting, or otherwise bad, then they're acceptable. "Ghostbusters II" passes. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts and Rick Moranis reprise their roles from the original. This one has the title characters battling a river of hostility-based slime that's possessing a painting. Peter MacNicol plays the man who brought the painting to New York, and subsequently gets possessed by it. "Ghostbusters II" is pretty ridiculous, often gross, but never unpleasant. So who you gonna call?