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8 June 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
Here To Save The World Again [re-release] morePlot:
Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Blu-Ray, DVD Round-Up, July 3, 2009: ‘Madea Goes to Jail,’ ‘Spaceballs’ (From HollywoodChicago.com. 3 July 2009, 5:00 AM, PDT)
Sigourney Weaver Won't Be In "Alien" Prequel And "Ghostbuster" 2nd Sequel
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A severely underrated film moreUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 10 | 8:00 PM | AMC | |||
| Sat. July 11 | 5:30 PM | AMC |
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105 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Portugal:M/6 | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Ireland:PG | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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When Alice the librarian is queried as to whether anyone in her family had ever had any history of mental illness, she replies she had an uncle who thought he was St. Jerome. Jerome is the patron saint of librarians. moreGoofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the scene in Dana's apartment where Venkman is examining the contents of the refrigerator, a can of soda on the top shelf appears to switch between Coke and Coca-cola several times. However, there are two cans in the refrigerator - one says "Coke" and the other says "Coca-Cola". moreQuotes:
[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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HOT NIGHT moreFAQ
What is the song that starts playing after the containment unit bursts, and continues until Dana/Zuul's apartment wall explodes?What's all this I hear about a brand new Ghostbusters video game? I saw videos and everything!
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What's that you say? Ghostbusters, one of the most financially successful and overhyped comedies of the eighties, underrated? Yes. Precicely because it was so overhyped and made so much money, there has been a stigma attatched to this film identifying it as a childish FX piece, when it is nothing of the sort. Most of the lines people remember("He slimed me," "OK. So? She's a dog," "When someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!") are not its funniest or wittiest lines, which often are missed on first or even second viewing. I laugh every time I observe a gag or a quip that I somehow missed the other 20 times I viewed a scene; "Egon, this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole through your head, remember that?" "That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me", or, to the driver of a van from a loony bin, "Dropping off or picking up?" Brilliant.
Not only is Ghostbusters funny, it manages to include some truly scary scenes. And not just lose-your-popcorn moments like the fridge from Hell, but also scenes of quiet, thougtful chill, like Egon's retelling of how the possessed apartment building came into being, or Winston recalling the Book of Revelation. Which other film has managed to combine the Marx Brothers with HP Lovecraft?
The special effects hold up well, besides some obvious studio sets and models, but what really creates this film's world is the stunning cinematography. Manhattan, perhaps the pinnacle of gothic archetectural evolution, is brilliantly utilised here to create a sense of manacing grandeur. After watching "Ghostbusters" I couldn't imagine the realm of the Old Gods opening into our world from anywhere else. The soundtrack is great, not the overrated theme (Which was in fact lifted from Huey Lewis' "I Need a New Drug"), but the wonderfully blusey "Cleaning Up the Town," the creepy proto-techno chiller "Magic" and also the incidental music, which is better than you think.
Still don't think "Ghostbusters" is a classic? Watch it again; you'll understand.