Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)



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Cast & Crew.

Bill Murray
Peter Venkman

Dan Aykroyd
Ray Stantz / Screenplay

Sigourney Weaver
Dana Barrett

Harold Ramis
Egon Spengler / Screenplay

Rick Moranis
Louis Tully

Annie Potts
Janine Melnitz

William Atherton
Walter Peck

Ernie Hudson
Winston Zeddemore

Slavitza Jovan
Gozer

David Margulies
Mayor

Steven Tash
Male Student

Jennifer Runyon
Female Student

Michael Ensign
Hotel Manager

Alice Drummond
Librarian

Jordan Charney
Dean Yager

Timothy Carhart
Violinist

John Rothman
Library Administrator

Tom McDermott
Archbishop

Roger Grimsby
Roger Grimsby

Larry King
Larry King

Joe Franklin
Joe Franklin

Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem (voice)

John Ring
Fire Commissioner

Norman Matlock
Police Commissioner

Joe Cirillo
Police Captain

Joe Schmieg
Police Seargeant

Reginald VelJohnson
Jail Guard

Rhoda Gemignani
Real Estate Woman

Murray Rubin
Man at Elevator

Larry Dilg
Con Edison Man

Danny Stone
Coachman

Patty Freedman
Woman at Party

Jean Kasem
Tall Woman at Party

Lenny Del Genio
Doorman

Frances E. Nealy
Chambermaid

Sam Moses
Hot Dog Vendor

Christopher Wynkoop
TV Reporter

Winston May
Businessman in Cab

Tommy Hollis
Mayor's Aide

Eda Reiss Merin
Louis's Neighbor

Ric Mancini
Policeman at Apartment

Kathryn Janssen
Mrs. Van Hoffman

Stanley Grover
Reporter

Carol Ann Henry
Reporter

James Hardie
Reporter

Frantz Turner
Reporter

Nancy Kelly
Reporter

Paul Trafas
Ted Fleming

Cheryl Birchenfield
Annette Fleming

Ruth Oliver
Library Ghost

Kymberly Herrin
Dream Ghost

Billy Bryan
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (uncredited)

Matteo Cafiso
Boy at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)

Frankie Como
T-Shirt Vendor (uncredited)

Peter Costanza
Man Fleeing Marshmallow Man (uncredited)

John De Bello
Patrolman Matthews (uncredited)

Paddi Edwards
Gozer (voice) (uncredited)

Eldo Ray Estes
Redheaded Man (uncredited)

Brute Force
Hare Krishna acolyte (uncredited)

Debbie Gibson
Birthday Girl in Tavern on the Green (uncredited)

Willow Hale
Student at Columbia University (uncredited)

Jon Hayden
Library Patron (uncredited)

Ron Jeremy
Man Behind Barricade (uncredited)

Joseph Marzano
Man in Taxi (uncredited)

Joe Medjuck
Man at Library (uncredited) / Associate Producer

Danny Nero
Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Patton III
City Hall Cop (uncredited)

Harrison Ray
Terror Dog (uncredited)

Ivan Reitman
Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited) / Director / Producer

Frank Rivers
Prisoner (uncredited)

Mario Todisco
Prisoner (uncredited)

Bill Walton
Bill Walton (uncredited)

Mark Bryan Wilson
Slimer (uncredited)

Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer

Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer

László Kovács
Director of Photography

David E. Blewitt
Editor

Sheldon Kahn
Editor

Karen Rea
Casting

Marvin March
Set Decoration

Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design

Suzy Benzinger
Costume Design

Leonard Engelman
Makeup Artist

John G. Wilson
Production Manager

John DeCuir Jr.
Art Direction

Richard Edlund
Visual Effects

Richmond L. Aguilar
Gaffer

Jim Aupperle
Visual Effects Camera

John DeCuir
Production Design

George Eckert
Set Designer

Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Beggs
Sound Designer

Jim Bullock
Sound Editor

John M. Colwell
Sound Editor

Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joseph Holsen
Sound Editor

William L. Manger
Sound Editor

Tom McCarthy Jr.
Sound Designer

Vern Poore
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael P. Redbourn
Sound Editor

Don S. Walden
Sound Editor

Bruce Ericksen
Costume Supervisor

Kate Guinzburg
Production Coordinator

Larry Holt
Stunts

Michael C. Gross
Associate Producer

Gary Daigler
First Assistant Director

Katterli Frauenfelder
Second Assistant Director

Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator

Joseph E. Thibo
First Assistant Camera

Paul Mindrup
Second Assistant Camera

Trish Kinney
Script Supervisor

Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects Supervisor

Joe Day
Special Effects Coordinator

Jack E. Ackerman
Property Master

Dayton Anderson
Costumer

Peggy Thorin
Costumer

Dione Taylor
Hairstylist

Colin J. Campbell
Gaffer

Gene Kearney
Key Grip

Rita Grant Miller
Production Coordinator
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Details.
Release DateJune 8, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingPG
Budget$30,000,000
Box Office$296,578,797
Filming LocationsLos Angeles Central Library · Warner Brothers Burbank Studios · New York Public Library Main Branch · Low Memorial Library · Fire Station No. 23 · 55 Central Park West · Tavern on the Green · Millennium Biltmore Hotel · New York City, United States · Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. It also stars Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, and features Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton in supporting roles.
Based on his fascination with spirituality, Aykroyd conceived Ghostbusters as a project starring himself and John Belushi, in which they would venture through time and space battling supernatural threats. Following Belushi's death in 1982, and with Aykroyd's concept deemed financially impractical, Ramis was hired to help rewrite the script to set it in New York City and make it more realistic. It was the first comedy film to employ expensive special effects, and Columbia Pictures, concerned about its relatively high $25–30 million budget, had little faith in its box office potential. Filming took place from October 1983 to January 1984, in New York City and Los Angeles. Due to competition for special effects studios among various films in development at the time, Richard Edlund used part of the budget to found Boss Film Studios, which employed a combination of practical effects, miniatures, and puppets to deliver the ghoulish visuals.
Ghostbusters was released on June 8, 1984, to critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon. It was praised for its blend of comedy, action, and horror, and Murray's performance was often singled out for praise. It earned at least $282 million worldwide during its initial theatrical run and was the second-highest-grossing film of 1984 in the United States and Canada, and the then-highest-grossing comedy ever. It was the number-one film in US theaters for seven consecutive weeks and one of only four films to gross more than $100 million that year. Further theatrical releases have increased the worldwide total gross to around $370 million, making it one of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s. In 2015, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. Its theme song, "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr., was also a number-one hit.
With its effect on popular culture, and a dedicated fan following, the success of Ghostbusters launched a multi-billion dollar multimedia franchise. This included the popular animated television series The Real Ghostbusters (1986), its follow-up Extreme Ghostbusters (1997), video games, board games, comic books, clothing, music, and haunted attractions. Ghostbusters was followed in 1989 by Ghostbusters II, which fared less well financially and critically, and attempts to develop a second sequel paused in 2014 following Ramis's death. After a 2016 reboot received mixed reviews and underperformed financially, a second sequel to the 1984 film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), was released, followed by Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
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