Ghostbusters (1984)

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105 min - Comedy | Fantasy - 8 June 1984 (USA)

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Ratings: 7.8/10 from 126,775 users
Reviews: 371 user | 118 critic

Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations See more awards »

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bill Murray	...	Dr. Peter Venkman
	Dan Aykroyd	...	Dr. Raymond Stantz
	Sigourney Weaver	...	Dana Barrett
	Harold Ramis	...	Dr. Egon Spengler
	Rick Moranis	...	Louis Tully
	Annie Potts	...	Janine Melnitz
	William Atherton	...	Walter Peck
	Ernie Hudson	...	Winston Zeddmore
	David Margulies	...	Mayor
	Steven Tash	...	Male Student
	Jennifer Runyon	...	Female Student
	Slavitza Jovan	...	Gozer
	Michael Ensign	...	Hotel Manager
	Alice Drummond	...	Librarian
	Jordan Charney	...	Dean Yager

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Three odd-ball scientists get kicked out of their cushy positions at a university in New York City where they studied the occult. They decide to set up shop in an old firehouse and become Ghostbusters, trapping pesky ghosts, spirits, haunts, and poltergeists for money. They wise-crack their way through the city, and stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, one which will release untold evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple. Written by Greg Bole <bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu>

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Let's Get Slimed One More Time. [re-release] See more »

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Comedy | Fantasy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 1984 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Los cazafantasmas See more »

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,612,564 (USA) (10 June 1984) (1339 Screens)

Gross:

$280,549,539 (Worldwide)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Rhino Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

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Trivia

225 E. 5th Street in Los Angeles, named as one of the locations (Firehouse #23, Ghostbusters HQ interior shots) runs parallel to Winston Street (to the North). See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the police car is swallowed up by the ground at the end, white metal poles attaching the car to the set are visible. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Peter Venkman: All right, I'm gonna turn over the next card. Concentrate... I want you to tell me what you think it is.
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits for this film, other than the title. See more »

Connections

Featured in The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"DISCO INFERNO"
Written by Leroy Green and Ron Kersey
Produced by Ron Kersey
Performed by The Trammps
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. by arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »

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