Ghostbusters (1984)
- Starring:
- Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ivan Reitman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Ghostbusters
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson star as a quartet of Manhattan-based "paranormal investigators". When their government grants run out, the former three go into business as The Ghostbusters, later hiring Hudson on. Armed with electronic paraphernalia, the team is spectacularly successful, ridding The Big Apple of dozens of ghoulies, ghosties and long-legged beasties. Tight-lipped bureaucrat William Atherton regards the Ghostbusters as a bunch of charlatans, but is forced to eat his words when New York is besieged by an army of unfriendly spirits, conjured up by a long-dead Babylonian demon and "channelled" through beautiful cellist Sigourney Weaver and nerdish Rick Moranis. The climax is a glorious sendup of every Godzilla movie ever made-and we daresay it cost more than a year's worth of Japanese monster flicks combined. Who'd ever dream that the chubby, cheery Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man would turn out to be the most malevolent threat ever faced by New York City? When the script for Ghostbusters was forged by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, John Belushi was slated to play the Bill Murray role; Belushi's death in 1982 not only necessitated the hiring of Murray, but also an extensive rewrite. The most expensive comedy made up to 1984, Ghostbusters made money hand over fist, spawning not only a 1989 sequel but also two animated TV series (one of them partially based on an earlier live-action TV weekly, titled The Ghost Busters. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast of Ghostbusters
- Bill Murray - Peter Venkman
- Sigourney Weaver - Dana Barrett
- Ernie Hudson - Winston Zeddmore
- Annie Potts - Janine Melnitz
- David Margulies - Mayor
- Slavitza Jovan - Gozer
- Alice Drummond - Librarian
- Ruth Oliver - Library Ghost
- Norman Matlock - Fire Commissioner
- Murray Rubin - Man at Elevator
- Joe Franklin - Himself
- John Ring - Fire Commissioner
- Jean Kasem - Tall Woman at Party
- Stanley Grover - Reporter
- Bill Couch - Stunt Coordinator
- John Rothman - Library Administrator
- Tommy Hollis - Mayor's Aide
- James Hardie - Reporter
- Frances E. Nealy - Chambermaid
- Christopher Wynkoop - TV Reporter
- Roger Grimsby - Himself
- Tom McDermott - Archbishop
- Timothy Carhart - Violinist
- Jennifer Runyon - Jennifer
- Sam Moses - Hot Dog Vendor
- Dan Aykroyd - Raymond Stantz
- Harold Ramis - Egon Spengler
- Rick Moranis - Louis Tully/The Key Master
- William Atherton - Walter Peck
- Steven Tash - Student
- Michael Ensign - Hotel Manager
- Jason Reitman - Birthday party kid
- Frantz Turner - Reporter
- Ric Mancini - Cop at Apartment
- Larry King - Himself
- Eda Reiss Merin - Louis' Neighbor
- Rhoda Gemignani - Real Estate Woman
- Reginald VelJohnson - Jail Guard
- Winston May - Businessman Vendor
- Carol Henry - Reporter
- Casey Kasem - Himself
- Jordan Charney - Dean Yeager
- Nancy Kelly - Reporter
- Paddi Edwards - Gozer (uncredited)
- Danny Stone - Coachman
- Patty Dworkin - Woman at Party
- Larry Dilg - Con Edison Man
- Kymberly Herrin - Dream Ghost
- Joe Cirillo - Police Captain
- Director(s):
- Ivan Reitman
- Writer(s):
- Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Peter Torokvei
- Producer(s):
- Ivan Reitman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Slapstick Violence, Suitable for Teens, Mild Violence, Watch With Your Kids, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Family & Kids, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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