Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
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This Movie Is About.
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 Dworkin
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) / 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)
David E. Blewitt
Editor
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Karen Rea
Casting
Sheldon Kahn
Editor
Richmond L. Aguilar
Gaffer
Michael C. Gross
Producer
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
John G. Wilson
Production Manager
Suzy Benzinger
Costume Design
John DeCuir Jr.
Art Direction
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Leonard Engelman
Makeup Artist
László Kovács
Director of Photography
John DeCuir
Production Design
John Bruno
Visual Effects Art Director
Ray Parker, Jr.
Theme Song Performance
George Eckert
Set Designer
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Beggs
Sound Designer
Jim Bullock
Sound Editor
John M. Colwell
Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 8, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingPG
Budget$30,000,000
Box Office$296,187,079
Filming LocationsTavern on the Green · Millennium Biltmore Hotel, United States · Los Angeles Central Library · Warner Brothers Burbank Studios · New York Public Library Main Branch · Stephen A. Schwarzman Building · Low Memorial Library · Fire Station No. 23 · 55 Central Park West · New York City, United States of America · Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8
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Wiki.
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced 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 own 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 $282.2 million during its initial theatrical run, making it 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 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 total gross to around $295.2 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 sequel 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. A third sequel, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, is scheduled for release in 2024.