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Ghostbusters

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Directed by Ivan Reitman
Produced by Bernie Brillstein
Ivan Reitman
Written by Dan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis
Starring Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Sigourney Weaver
Harold Ramis
Rick Moranis
Ernie Hudson
Annie Potts
William Atherton
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography László Kovács
Editing by David E. Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian film producer and director Bernard J "Bernie" Brillstein (Born April 26, 1931, in New York City, Died New York - August 7, 2008, in Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Harold Allen Ramis (born November 21, 1944) is an American actor director and writer specializing in comedy For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Harold Allen Ramis (born November 21, 1944) is an American actor director and writer specializing in comedy Frederick Alan "Rick" Moranis (born April 18, 1953) is a retired Canadian Actor, Comedian and Musician, Ernest Lee Hudson (born December 17 1945) is an American Actor. Annie Potts (born October 28 1952 is an American television and film actress. William Atherton Knight II (born July 30, 1947) is an American Film, stage and Television Actor. Elmer Bernstein ( April 4 1922 - 18 August 2004) was an Academy and two-time Golden Globe award winning American László Kovács, ASC ( May 14, 1933 &ndash July 22, 2007) was a Cinematographer, most famous for his award-winning work on Blewitt
Sheldon Kahn
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) June 8, 1984
Running time 107 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $30,000,000
Followed by Ghostbusters II (1989)
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Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is a 1984 sci-fi-comedy film about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists-turned-ghost exterminators. Sheldon Kahn is a BAFTA Award winning Film editor and producer. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Ghostbusters II is the 1989 Sequel to Ghostbusters (1984 produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Science fiction Film is a Film genre that uses speculative, Science -based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. The City of New York Parapsychology is a discipline that seeks to demonstrate the existence and causes of Psychic abilities and life after death using the Scientific method The film was released in the United States on June 8, 1984. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) It was produced and directed by Ivan Reitman and stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and Ernie Hudson. Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian film producer and director For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Harold Allen Ramis (born November 21, 1944) is an American actor director and writer specializing in comedy Frederick Alan "Rick" Moranis (born April 18, 1953) is a retired Canadian Actor, Comedian and Musician, Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Annie Potts (born October 28 1952 is an American television and film actress. Ernest Lee Hudson (born December 17 1945) is an American Actor. The film's original release grossed nearly USD $230 million in the U. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been S. , more than the second Indiana Jones installment, and over $50 million abroad during its theatrical run, making it the second best grossing film of 1984, only $5 million behind Beverly Hills Cop. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 period Adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action - Comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy [1]

It was followed by a sequel, Ghostbusters II (1989), and two animated television series, The Real Ghostbusters (later renamed Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters) and Extreme Ghostbusters. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work Ghostbusters II is the 1989 Sequel to Ghostbusters (1984 produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million This article is about the animated spin-off of the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Extreme Ghostbusters is an animated television series and a follow-up to the animated series The Real Ghostbusters. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Ghostbusters the 44th greatest comedy film of all time. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdom 's second best-selling Film Magazine. The American Film Institute ranked it 28th in its list of the top 100 comedies of all time (in their "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs" list). The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years 100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 comedy movies in American cinema [2] In 2005, IGN voted Ghostbusters the greatest comedy ever. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video [3] In 2006, Bravo ranked Ghostbusters 76 on their "100 Funniest Movies" list. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama [4]

Contents

Plot

Three misfit parapsychology professors are booted out of their paranormal studies research jobs at an un-named university (recorded at New York City's Columbia University). Parapsychology is a discipline that seeks to demonstrate the existence and causes of Psychic abilities and life after death using the Scientific method The City of New York Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Despite their relative lack of funding, they start an enterprise called Ghostbusters, a "professional paranormal investigation and elmination" service. One of the men has a plan to catch and contain supernatural entities, though it has never been properly tested. Undeterred, they obtain a former fire station as a base and a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Ambulance dubbed Ecto-1 (which quickly gets some upgrades and repairs thanks to Ray's efforts), and begin advertising on local television. Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. Wayne Corporation was a large manufacturer of Buses and other vehicles branded with the Trade name "Wayne

At first, their clients are few and far between, and the Ghostbusters have to depend on their individual talents to keep the business alive: Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) is a scientific genius, Dr. Egon Spengler, PhD is a fictional Scientist appearing in the films Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, and Harold Allen Ramis (born November 21, 1944) is an American actor director and writer specializing in comedy Raymond "Ray" Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) is an expert on paranormal history and metallurgy, and Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz, is a fictional Scientist and member of the Ghostbusters appearing in the films Ghostbusters, Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Metallurgy is a domain of Materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) has charm and business savvy, although he is in some ways a charlatan. Peter Venkman, PhD is a fictional Scientist and member of the Ghostbusters appearing in the films Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an A charlatan (also called swindler) is a person practicing Quackery or some similar Confidence trick in order to obtain money or advantage via some form Although he initially comes off as a bit of a wise guy, Venkman eventually finds a subtly heroic side to himself when he learns that a creature called "Zuul" is haunting the apartment of Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver), located 55 Central Park West, a client who has become the object of his lustful (and possibly deeper) intentions. Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt The building at 55 Central Park West, also known as the Ghostbusters Building, is a Housing cooperative located in Manhattan, New York City,

The business struggles until one night, when Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts), the Ghostbusters' personal secretary, answers a desperate call from the Sedgewick Hotel about a ghost that needs to be removed quickly and quietly. Janine Melnitz is a Fictional character in the Ghostbusters series Annie Potts (born October 28 1952 is an American television and film actress. The Ghostbusters quicky answer the alarm and drive the Ecto-1 (with a drastic, ambulance-like makeover) to the hotel. Although the Ghostbusters have no practical experience and their equipment has never been tested -- each man uses a nuclear accelerator (also referred to as a proton pack) which produces a powerful and destructive energy stream that is difficult to aim when active -- they successfully catch the ghost after a destructively clumsy hunt. The Proton Pack is a fictional piece of nuclear accelerative machinery created by the Ghostbusters. It is also during this first real test for the team that Egon makes mention that crossing the energy streams would be, in his words, "bad" (he further explained that doing so would cause the instant annihilation of anything in the vicinity by changing the proton streams to antiprotons). The proton ( Greek πρῶτον / proton "first" is a Subatomic particle with an Electric charge of one positive The antiproton ( pronounced p-bar) is the Antiparticle of the Proton. Peter thanks him for this "important safety tip".

Business soon picks up dramatically and the company becomes a household name, partially due to an unexplained increase in supernatural activity. Peter meets Dana and informs her that Zuul refers to a demigod worshiped around 6000 BC by the Hittites, Mesopotamians and Sumerians. The term " demigod " meaning "half-god" is used to describe mythological figures whose one parent was a god and whose other parent was human The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family and established Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "land between the rivers" is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers largely corresponding Dana reads out loud from Peter's notes that "Zuul was the minion of Gozer", after which her additional questions are turned into a date-proposal by Peter.

The Ghostbusters, (from left) Egon, Ray, Peter, and Winston.
The Ghostbusters, (from left) Egon, Ray, Peter, and Winston.

Meanwhile, the Ghostbusters add a fourth member to their team, the blue-collar Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), to deal with the rapidly increasing workload. Winston Zeddemore is a Fictional character appearing in the Ghostbusters films and TV series Ernest Lee Hudson (born December 17 1945) is an American Actor. The company captures so many ghosts that the scientists become concerned about the capacity of their ghost-containment facility. Unfortunately, it soon becomes apparent to the Ghostbusters that the spike in paranormal events means they are headed toward a climactic confrontation with Gozer (Slavitza Jovan), the shape-shifting Sumerian god of destruction whose presence was implied by bizarre occurrences such as the demonic Zuul appearing in Dana Barrett's apartment. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is Slavitza Jovan is a former Yugoslavian model known for her appearance as the deity Gozer in the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Shapeshifting is a common theme in Mythology and Folklore, as well as in Science fiction and Fantasy. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity.

Gozer's minion entities—monstrous, dog-like demons called Zuul (the Gatekeeper) and Vinz Clortho (the Keymaster) — soon begin seeking human hosts. Zuul is easily able to possess Dana Barrett in her apartment by trapping her in her chair with three hideous arms and then pulling her into the fiery chamber that was once her kitchen. Vinz Clortho at first goes unnoticed as he waits in the bedroom of Louis Tully's (Rick Moranis) apartment where a party is being held to celebrate Louis's fourth year as an accountant; but then the minion becomes impatient and crashes the party. Frederick Alan "Rick" Moranis (born April 18, 1953) is a retired Canadian Actor, Comedian and Musician, Louis flees into Central Park, but the beast corners him near the Tavern on the Green and possesses him. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually Tavern on the Green is a Restaurant located in Central Park on the Upper West Side of New York City, in the United States. Dana/Zuul gets a visit from Venkman, and she/it tries to seduce him. He realizes something is up (after Dana starts levitating over her bed) and sedates Zuul with a large dose of thorazine. Chlorpromazine (as chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, abbreviated CPZ, marketed in the US as Thorazine) is a Phenothiazine Antipsychotic The possessed accountant Tully is found roaming Manhattan and is eventually brought to Ghostbusters HQ by the police and examined by Egon. He claims to be Keymaster to Gozer and appears as a horned entity on Egon's infrared scanner. It is determined that Dana and Louis must never meet, as the "Keymaster" and "Gatekeeper" would literally open the gates of Hell. Vinz remains rather passive, waiting for a "sign" that Gozer will come.

However, an overzealous EPA inspector, Walter Peck (William Atherton), arrives and starts asking questions, concerned about the alleged use of toxic chemicals in the Ghostbusters' business. William Atherton Knight II (born July 30, 1947) is an American Film, stage and Television Actor. Initially brushed off by Venkman, Peck angrily returns with a court order to shut down the ghost containment facility, although he is warned that it will bring dire consequences. A ConEd electrician reluctantly shuts the grid down, and all the captured ghosts immediately burst forth in a fantastic explosion. Consolidated Edison Inc is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and $30 billion in assets A massive number of supernatural events spark chaos throughout the city as long-dead spirits run wild terrorizing the populace. Peck accuses the Ghostbusters of causing the explosion due to their own negligence and has them arrested. Meanwhile, Louis Tully/Vinz Clortho wanders off during the mayhem, mumbling to himself that the eruption of the containment grid was the omen he was waiting for.

While the Ghostbusters are in jail, they examine the blueprints of Dana Barrett's apartment building. Ray explains that the structure is "a huge, super-conductive antenna designed and built expressly for the purpose of pulling in and concentrating spiritual turbulence. An antenna is a Transducer designed to transmit or Receive electromagnetic waves In other words antennas convert electromagnetic waves into " Egon elaborates further by telling them how an insane surgeon, Ivo Shandor, having deemed society "too sick to survive" after World War I, created a secret society worshipping the Sumerian god Gozer. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The rituals performed were designed to bring about the end of the world.

Eventually, the mayor of New York (David Margulies) summons the Ghostbusters from jail in hopes that they can explain the various supernatural phenomena. The Mayor of New York City is the head of the executive branch of the Government of New York City. David Joseph Margulies (born February 19, 1937) is an American actor Walter Peck makes a series of baseless accusations that the Ghostbusters are con artists; however, none of the department heads at the meeting are able to support Peck's claims, and with Venkman persuading the politicians, the Ghostbusters convince the mayor to let them deal with the crisis. A confidence trick or confidence game (also known as a bunko, con, flim flam, gaffle, grift, scam, scheme

The Ghostbusters, along with representatives of the New York Police and local Army units, arrive at Dana's apartment building to a waiting crowd. The Ghostbusters collect their equipment and observe the building from street level, watching as the skies darken and the earth shakes beneath their feet. They wave at the adoring crowd before disappearing into the darkened apartment building.

The Gatekeeper and Keymaster finally meet and share a lustful kiss atop the art deco–style apartment building. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial The Ghostbusters climb wearily to the top of the tall building and find the two just as they transform into their true, demonic forms. The demon-dogs then use their combined powers to open a crystalline inter-dimensional gateway. The Ghostbusters watch in awe as the gate doors slide open and Gozer materializes before them in the form of a red-eyed woman with a flattop. This article is about the hairstyle For the Dick Tracy villain Flattop Jones see Flattop (Dick Tracy villain. Upon finding that the Ghostbusters are mere mortals, Gozer attacks them at once, hurling bolts of lightning from his fingertips. The Ghostbusters retaliate, but the entity is far too elusive, soaring 20 feet through the air and landing behind his attackers. The Ghostbusters try a second time, but the energy currents of their proton streams merely pass right through Gozer. He finally disappears altogether.

Believing Gozer to be destroyed, the Ghostbusters begin to celebrate, but Egon's readings suggest otherwise. A huge earthquake rocks the building as Gozer's disembodied voice echoes down from the dark clouds above. Gozer gives them the opportunity to "choose the form of the destructor"; Peter explains to the other Ghostbusters that if they picture anything in their minds, it will be the form Gozer will take to destroy humanity with. While the other Ghostbusters deliberately clear their minds and think of nothing, Gozer's voice bellows once again, declaring that a selection has been made. The Ghostbusters quickly deduce that Ray had reflexively chosen something he had enjoyed from his childhood, a seemingly innocuous corporate mascot that he claims would never hurt anyone: the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a fictional character in the movie Ghostbusters and the animated series The Real Ghostbusters. A giant sailor-hatted marshmallow man instantly appears, trampling everything in his path. The Marshmallow is a Confection that in its modern form typically consists of Sugar or Corn syrup, water Gelatin that has been pre-softened The Ghostbusters attack Mister Stay Puft with their particle accelerators, but this only ignites its marshmallow body and makes the creature angrily start climbing the building.

Egon suddenly realizes that "the door swings both ways" and suggests that the Ghostbusters cross their proton pack streams within the world on the other side of the portal, as Egon himself had informed them earlier that such an action would likely be cataclysmic. The Proton Pack is a fictional piece of nuclear accelerative machinery created by the Ghostbusters. The plan succeeds in causing "total protonic reversal", destroying the world inside the gate and annihilating Gozer. The explosion generated by the event incinerates Mister Stay Puft, raining molten marshmallow down onto the roof of the skyscraper and the street below and Peck. The dark sky becomes sunny again and all the ghosts (seemingly) disappear.

As the city settles moments after the explosion, the Ghostbusters pull themselves from the wreckage. Peter is notably quiet, faced with the likely implication that Dana (in Terror Dog form) was killed during the explosion. However, this fear is put to rest when the team sees signs of life and frees both Dana and Louis from the petrified shells of what were once the Terror Dogs. The Ghostbusters and the no-longer-possessed apartment dwellers exit the building to massive applause from the crowd, who cheer them on as Peter shares a passionate kiss with Dana, and Janine runs towards Egon and hugs him. The team loads their equipment up into Ecto-1 and everyone, excluding Louis, departs in the car, followed closely by a running and cheering crowd. Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts The theme song plays while the credits roll. The scene fades on a newly released Slimer screaming as he flies up to the camera (which was recycled footage of him flying towards Peter). Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts

Development

The concept was inspired by Aykroyd's own fascination with the paranormal, and it was conceived by Aykroyd as a vehicle for himself and friend and fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus John Belushi. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician [5] The original story as written by Aykroyd was very different than what would be eventually filmed. In that version a group of Ghostbusters would travel through time, space and other dimensions taking on huge ghosts (of which the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was just one of many). A ghost is said to be the apparition of a Deceased person frequently similar in appearance to that person and usually encountered in places she or he frequented Also, the Ghostbusters wore S.W.A.T.-like outfits and used wands instead of Proton Packs to fight the ghosts; Ghostbusters storyboards show them wearing riotsquad-type helmets with movable transparent visors. SWAT ( Special Weapons And Tactics) is an elite special operations tactical unit in American Police departments similar to the Taiwan Thunder Squad See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of Riot control refers to the measures used by police military or other forces to control, disperse and arrest civilians that are involved in a Riot, demonstration A helmet is a form of Protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries a variation of the hat A visor is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects [6]

Aykroyd pitched his story to director / producer Ivan Reitman, who liked the basic idea but immediately saw the budgetary impossibilities demanded by Aykroyd's first draft. Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian film producer and director [7] At Reitman's suggestion, the story was given a major overhaul, eventually evolving into the final screenplay which Aykroyd and Ramis hammered out over the course of three weeks in a Martha's Vineyard bomb shelter. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Martha's Vineyard (adjoining the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) is an Island off the US east coast to the south of Cape Cod, both For the general article about fortified structures see Bunker. [8] Aykroyd and Ramis initially wrote the script with roles written especially for Belushi, Eddie Murphy and John Candy. Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor. However, Belushi died due to a drug overdose during the writing of the screenplay, and neither Murphy nor Candy could commit to the movie due to prior engagements, so Aykroyd and Ramis shifted some of these changes around and polished a basic, yet sci-fi oriented screenplay for their final draft. [7]

In addition to Aykroyd's high-concept basic premise and Ramis' skill at grounding the fantastic elements with a realistic setting, the film benefits from Bill Murray's semi-improvisational performance as Peter Venkman, the character initially intended for Belushi. [7] [8] The extent of Murray's improvisation while delivering his lines varies wildly with every re-telling of the making of the film; some say he never even read the script, and improvised so much he deserves a writing credit, while others insist that he only improvised a few lines, and used his deadpan comic delivery to make scripted lines seem spontaneous.

Louis Tully was originally conceived to be a conservative man in a business suit played by comedian John Candy, but Candy was unable to commit to the role. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The man's suit of clothes is a set of garments which are crafted from the same cloth [7] The role was taken by Rick Moranis, portraying Louis as a geek. The word geek is a Slang term noting individuals as "a peculiar or otherwise odd person especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things [7] Gozer was originally going to appear in the form of Ivo Shandor as a slender, unremarkable man in a suit played by Paul Reubens. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is [9] In the end, the role was played by Yugoslavian model Slavitza Jovan, whose Eastern European accent (later dubbed by Paddi Edwards) caused Gozer's line of "choose and perish" to sound like "Jews and berries" to the crew's amusement. Slavitza Jovan is a former Yugoslavian model known for her appearance as the deity Gozer in the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Paddi Edwards ( December 9, 1931 &ndash October 18, 1999) was an American Actress.

The proton packs' particle throwers were originally portrayed as wands worn on each arm. Winston Zeddemore was written with Eddie Murphy in mind, but he had to decline the role as he was filming Beverly Hills Cop at the same time. Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action - Comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy If Murphy had been cast, Zeddemore would have been hired much earlier in the film, and would've accompanied the trio on their hunt for Slimer at the hotel and be slimed in place of Peter Venkman. Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts When Ernie Hudson took over, it was decided that he be brought in later to indicate how the Ghostbusters were struggling to keep up with the outbreak of ghosts. Ernest Lee Hudson (born December 17 1945) is an American Actor.

Gozer's temple was the biggest and most expensive set ever to be constructed at that time. In order to properly light it and create the physical effects for the set, other stages needed to be shut down and all their power diverted over to the set. The hallway sets for the Sedgewick Hotel were originally built for the movie Rich and Famous in 1981 and patterned after the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, where Reitman originally wanted to do the hotel bust. The Algonquin Hotel is a historic hotel located at 59 West 44th Street in Manhattan ( New York, New York) The Biltmore Hotel was chosen because the large lobby allowed for a tracking shot of the Ghostbusters in complete gear for the first time. The New York Biltmore Hotel was a luxury Hotel in New York City founded by John McEntee Bowman. In Motion picture terminology, a tracking shot (also known as a dolly shot or trucking shot) is a segment in which the camera is mounted on a wheeled platform Dana Barrett and Louis Tully's apartments were constructed across two stages and were actually on the other side of their doors in the hallway, an unusual move in filmmaking.

A problem arose during filming when it was discovered that a show was produced in 1975 by Filmation for CBS called The Ghost Busters, starring Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker. For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Not to be confused with Ghostbusters. The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's Television series that ran from Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Storch (born January 8, 1923) is an American actor best known for his comedic television roles including voiceover Forrest Tucker ( February 12, 1919 - October 25, 1986) was an American Actor in both movies and Television (It should be noted that this show's title is written as two words instead of one word like the 1984 movie. ) Columbia Pictures prepared a list of alternative names just in case the rights could not be secured, but during the filming of the crowd for the final battle, the extras were all chanting "Ghostbusters", which inspired the producers to insist that the studio buy the rights to the name. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company

For the test screening of Ghostbusters, half of the ghost effects were missing, not yet having been completed by the production team. [7] The audience response was still enthusiastic, and the ghost elements were completed for the official theatrical release shortly thereafter. [7]

The film spawned a theme park special effects show at Universal Studios Florida. Universal Studios Florida is an Amusement park located in Orlando Florida. (The show closed some time in 1997 to make way for Twister: Ride it Out!) The Ghostbusters were also featured in a lip-synching dance show featuring Beetlejuice on the steps of the New York Public Library facade at the park after the attraction closed. Beetlejuice is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton. The New York Public Library ( NYPL) is one of the leading public libraries of the world and is one of America's most significant Research libraries. The GBs were all new and "extreme" versions in the show, save for the Zeddemore character. Their Ecto-1 automobile was used to drive them around the park, and was often used in the park's annual "Macy's Holiday Parade". The show, Ecto-1, and all other Ghostbuster trademarks were discontinued in 2005 when Universal failed to renew the rights for theme park use. Currently, the Ghostbuster Firehouse can still be seen near Twister, without its GB logo and "Engine 89" ribbon. A "paranormal investigator" etching on a nearby doorway hints at the old show.

NECA released a line of action figures based on the first movie but only produced a series of ghost characters, as Bill Murray refused the rights to use his facial likeness. The National Entertainment Collectibles Association or NECA is an American manufacturer of collectibles typically licensed from films sports music and television Their first and only series included Gozer, Slimer (or Onionhead), the Terror Dogs (Vinz Clortho and Zuul), and a massive Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, contrasting the diminutive figure that was in the original figure line. The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a fictional character in the movie Ghostbusters and the animated series The Real Ghostbusters. Ertl released a die-cast 1/25 scale Ectomobile, also known as Ecto-1, the Ghostbusters' main transportation. The Ertl Company is an American Toy company best known for its die-cast metal alloy Collectible replicas of Farm equipment and Vehicles Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts iBooks published the novel Ghostbusters: The Return by Sholly Fisch and Rubies' Costumes has produced a Ghostbusters Halloween costume, consisting of a one-piece jumpsuit with logos and an inflatable Proton Pack. Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts

A scarier version of the "Librarian Ghost" puppet was created, but it was rejected for being too scary. (The film has a PG rating for language and scary moments that are unsuitable for children under age 8, according to director Ivan Reitman and actor / writer Harold Ramis. ) It was recycled and reused for the 1985 horror / comedy hit, Fright Night, also released by Columbia Pictures. Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Fright Night is a Vampire horror-comedy film that was released in 1985. Richard Edlund and his team did the special effects for both films back to back. Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6 1940) is a multi-Academy Award-winning US special effects cinematographer In 1984, Harvey Comics, the copyright holders of Casper the Friendly Ghost, launched a lawsuit against Columbia Pictures for $52 million in damages on the grounds that the movie's logo was copied from their character. Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey Publications) was an American Comic book Publisher, founded by Alfred Harvey in 1941 after buying Casper the Friendly Ghost is the Protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name The case was dismissed in 1986. "There are only very limited ways to draw the figure of a cartoon ghost," said Judge Peter Leisure. (Time, November 10, 1986). Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Ironically, years later, Dan Aykroyd would perform a reprise cameo as Ray Stantz, saying the line, "Who ya gonna call? Somebody else," in the film adaptation of Casper. Raymond "Ray" Stantz, is a fictional Scientist and member of the Ghostbusters appearing in the films Ghostbusters, Casper is a 1995 Live-action Feature film based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoons and comic strips The soldiers seen towards the end of the movie belong to the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division, as evidenced by their rainbow shoulder sleeve insignia. The 42nd Infantry Division is an division of the National Guard and United States Army. Since the end of World War II, the 42nd Infantry Division has been the largest element of the New York Army National Guard. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The New York National Guard comprises both Army and Air National Guard components In the January 2007 issue of Empire there was an article comparing Ghostbusters to Gremlins. Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros Within the article were interviews from Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd, and Aykroyd confirmed that his favorite character in the film was Louis Tully, played by Rick Moranis. He said, "I could listen to his dialogue all day on my iPod". iPod is a popular brand of Portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc During the scene where Tully runs from the terror dog, he ends up at a restaurant. In that restaurant is a birthday party, and the girl with the pink bow is Deborah Gibson, three years before the release of her first album. Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American Singer-songwriter who was a teen pop icon

In the middle of the film's initial release, to keep interest going, Ivan Reitman had a trailer run, which was basically the same commercial that the Ghostbusters use in the movie, but with the 555 number replaced with a 1-800 number, allowing people to call. They got a recorded message of Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd saying something to the effect of "Hi. We're out catching ghosts right now. " They got 1,000 calls per hour, 24 hours a day, for six weeks. Their promotion was similar to that of a calling service offered by the production of The Empire Strikes Back. Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 Space opera Film directed by Irvin Kershner. In the published annotated script for the movie, there's more romantic-type banter between Dr. Venkman's "secretary," Janine Melnitz, and (a seemingly oblivious) Egon. While some of the dialogue remains in the finished movie, including a loving hug during the closing credits, Ghostbusters II seemed to drop that subplot for Janine's relationship with Louis Tully. Ghostbusters II is the 1989 Sequel to Ghostbusters (1984 produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. The idea was played up expanded on a lot more, however, in The Real Ghostbusters cartoon series. This article is about the animated spin-off of the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Michael Ensign, the actor who played the uppity hotel concierge in the Sedgewick played virtually the same character in the film adaptation of Pink Floyd's The Wall. Michael Ensign (born February 13, 1944) is a British-American Actor. The Wall is a Rock opera presented as a Double album by the English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in late The cartoon initially featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Peter Venkman, instead of Bill Murray. Gerald David Music, better known as Lorenzo Music, ( 2 May 1937&ndash 4 August 2001) was an American Actor, Voice Lorenzo Music also played the voice of Garfield. Garfield is a daily-syndicated Comic strip created by Jim Davis. Bill Murray then went on to play the voice of Garfield in the live-action movie. The Ghostbusters building was also used in the Seinfeld episode "The Secret Code". Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons "The Secret Code" is the 117th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld.

Early storyboarding for the movie, along with the casting of Paul Reubens as Gozer, indicated that Sumerian god was to take the form of Ivo Shandor, as a thin man in a business suit. This was eventually scrapped due to recasting. Ivo Shandor is also referenced in the third issue of the limited comic book series Spike: Asylum as the creator of the cursed grounds upon which the Mosaic Supernatural Asylum is built. Spike Asylum is a five-issue Comic book Limited series based on Angel Television series Brian Lynch, the writer of the comic, is a huge Ghostbusters fan. This article is about the American writer For the professional basketball player see Brian Lynch (basketball, for the Jazz trumpeter see Brian Lynch (musician The character was also used by White Wolf, Inc. in the Vampire: The Masquerade accessory Havens of the Damned (ISBN 1-58846-225-0). Created by Mark Rein·Hagen, Vampire The Masquerade was the first of White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness live-action In the book Shandor was a vampire and secret architect of the Winchester Mystery House. The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known California Mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years and is reputed to be haunted.

Cast

Cameos

Reception

Ghostbusters was well-received and holds a 93% Fresh Rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Egon Spengler, PhD is a fictional Scientist appearing in the films Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, and Frederick Alan "Rick" Moranis (born April 18, 1953) is a retired Canadian Actor, Comedian and Musician, Annie Potts (born October 28 1952 is an American television and film actress. Janine Melnitz is a Fictional character in the Ghostbusters series William Atherton Knight II (born July 30, 1947) is an American Film, stage and Television Actor. Ernest Lee Hudson (born December 17 1945) is an American Actor. Winston Zeddemore is a Fictional character appearing in the Ghostbusters films and TV series David Joseph Margulies (born February 19, 1937) is an American actor Slavitza Jovan is a former Yugoslavian model known for her appearance as the deity Gozer in the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Paddi Edwards ( December 9, 1931 &ndash October 18, 1999) was an American Actress. Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian film producer and director Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts Roger Grimsby ( September 23, 1928 &ndash June 23, 1995) was an American news anchor and Actor. Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an American television/radio host Joe Franklin (born Joseph Fortgang on March 9 1926, Bronx New York) is an American radio and television personality Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem, (born on April 27 1932, in Detroit Michigan) is an American Radio personality and Voice William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5 1952 is a retired American Basketball player and current Television Sportscaster Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [10] In her review for the New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, "Its jokes, characters and story line are as wispy as the ghosts themselves, and a good deal less substantial. "[11] Newsweek magazine's David Ansen wrote, "Everyone seems to be working toward the same goal of relaxed insanity. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Ghostbusters is wonderful summer nonsense. "[12]

Ghostbusters was an enormous financial success. During its first release, it grossed $229,242,989 at the box office, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1984, behind only Beverly Hills Cop. Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action - Comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy [13] At the time, these figures put it within the top ten highest-grossing films of all-time. [14] A re-release in 1985 made it surpass Beverly Hills Cop in total gross,[15] making Ghostbusters the most successful comedy of the 1980s. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Music

The film score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. Elmer Bernstein ( April 4 1922 - 18 August 2004) was an Academy and two-time Golden Globe award winning American Orchestrators contributing to the film were Peter Bernstein, David Spear and Patrick Russ. The first film sparked the catchphrases "Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!" and "I ain't 'fraid of no ghost(s)". A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Both came from the hit theme song written and performed by Ray Parker, Jr. The song was a huge hit, staying #1 for three weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and #1 for two weeks on the Black Singles chart. The song earned Parker an Academy Award nomination for "Best Original Song". "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

The music video produced for the song is considered one of the key productions of the already booming music video industry, and was a #1 MTV video. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Directed by Ivan Reitman, produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualised by Keith Williams, the video organically integrated footage of the film in a specially-designed, haunted house made entirely of neon for the music-video. The film footage was intercut with a humorous performance by Parker, and—in a first for a music-video—was further intercut with cameo appearances by various celebrities who joined in the call and response chorus, including Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Nickolas Ashford, Melissa Gilbert, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk and Teri Garr. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Call and response is a form of "spontaneous verbal and non-verbal interaction between speaker and listener in which all of the statements ('calls' are punctuated by expressions ('responses' Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Irene Cara Escalera ( March 18, 1959) is an American singer and actress John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor. Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, Writer and producer, primarily in Movies and Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American Actor, perhaps most known for his roles as George Bluth Sr George Robert Wendt (born October 17, 1948) is an American Actor, best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the classic Television Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21 1951 is an Emmy Award –winning American Comedian, Writer, progressive Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, Peter Michael Falk (born September 16 1927 is a two-time Academy Award -nominated five-time Emmy Award -winning and one-time Golden Globe award -winning Terry Ann "Teri" Garr (born December 11 1944 is an American Actress and Comedienne The video ends with comical footage of the four Ghostbusters, in costume and character, dancing in Times Square behind Parker, joining in the singing. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West

In autumn 1984 and throughout 1985, Huey Lewis successfully sued Ray Parker, Jr. Huey Lewis (born Hugh Anthony Cregg III; July 5 1950 is an American Musician, Songwriter and occasional Actor. for plagiarism, citing that Parker stole the melody from his 1983 song "I Want A New Drug". Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work " I Want a New Drug " is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis & The News from their third album Sports. Ironically, Lewis was approached to compose the main theme song for the movie, but he declined due to his work on the soundtrack for Back to the Future. Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg. It was reported in 2001 that Lewis allegedly breached an agreement not to mention the original suit, doing so on VH1's Behind the Music. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Behind the Music was a Television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2006, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes [16]

Lindsey Buckingham was also approached to do the theme song based on his success with "Holiday Road" for the National Lampoon's Vacation films. Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American Guitarist and Singer, most notable for being a member of the musical group National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, He declined, reasoning that he did not want to be known as just a soundtrack artist.

Influence in other media

Releases

The DVD version of the movie was released and became one of the fastest selling units ever on Reel. com. [17] Sony has announced that the movie will be sold on DVD and UMD formats together, as well as Blu-ray. [18]

Computer and video games

There are many computer and video games about the Ghostbusters:

  • Ghostbusters (Activision video game), For the Atari Video Computer System (1984, 1985), and the Nintendo Entertainment System (1988)
  • Ghostbusters (Activision video game), the 1984 Activision video game for the Atari 800, Commodore 64 and others. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts
  • Real Ghostbusters (arcade game), a video game loosely based on the cartoon. Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts
  • Ghostbusters II (video game), the 1989 Activision video game. Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts
  • Ghostbusters II, the 1990 Activision video game
  • New Ghostbusters 2, The 1990 HAL Laboratory video game
  • Ghostbusters (Sega video game), the 1990 SEGA video game. New Ghostbusters 2 was a Nintendo Entertainment System Video game made by HAL Laboratory that was never released in America. Ghostbusters is a comedy film franchise created in 1984 The two films center around a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts
  • Extreme Ghostbusters, the 2001 LSP video game
  • Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1, the 2002 DreamCatcher video game
  • Extreme Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Invasion, the 2004 LSP video game
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game, the 2008 Vivendi video game for Windows, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii, DS,[19] actually acting as the third installment of the series. Ghostbusters The Video Game is a video game based on the Ghostbusters film franchise in development for the Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation VIVENDI is a software package for care management and staff organisation published by the German software company CONNEXT and introduced in 1995

Additionally, beatmania IIDX GOLD features the 'Ghostbusters' theme as a playable song.

Tie-in novelizations

There were two novelizations of the film published. A novelization is a Novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work The first, which came out around the same time the movie did, was written by Larry Milne and was 191 pages long. The narrative, interestingly, is written in the present tense, and the novel contains a behind-the-scenes section (profiling the major cast and crew members), and also the movie's complete end credits. A second novelization, written by Richard Mueller, was released in 1985. It was 65 pages longer at 256 pages, and had the extended subtitle The Supernatural Experience. Both differ from the finished version of the film in many respects, containing scenes that ultimately did not make the cut, most notably the sequence set at Fort Detmerring. Mueller's book in particular also contained a subplot involving the two homeless men played by Murray and Aykroyd in the deleted scene, who are identified as Harlan Bojay and Robert Learned Coombs. A subplot, sometimes referred to as a "B story" or a "C story" and so on is a secondary plot strand that is auxiliary to the main plot

A larger A4 sized book was also released by Hippo Books, containing a large number of stills - some from the movie, some publicity shots - tying in with the story on the relevant page. This publication is more child friendly than the previous two, and the story, while still quite extensive, is somewhat scaled down in detail.

References

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  2. ^ AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs. American Film Institute. Retrieved on 2006-12-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
  3. ^ Carle, Chris (2005-12-09). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Top 25 Comedies of All-Time. IGN. Retrieved on 2006-12-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
  4. ^ Cammorata, Nicole; Duffy, James. Bravo's 100 Funniest Films. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2006-12-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
  5. ^ Shay, Don (1985). Making Ghostbusters, New York: New York Zoetrope. ISBN 0918432685
  6. ^ A Ghostbusters I and II DVD pack included a 28-page booklet of copies of Ghostbusters storyboards. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of
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  8. ^ a b Ramis, Harold. Ghostbusters DVD commentary [DVD]. Coulmbia TriStar.
  9. ^ Proton Charging interview with Gozer actress, Slavitza Jovan. Retrieved on 2007-04-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
  10. ^ Ghostbusters Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
  11. ^ Maslin, Janet. "Ghostbusters", New York Times, June 8, 1984. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)  
  12. ^ Ansen, David. "Got a Demon in Your Icebox?", Newsweek, June 11, 1984. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)  
  13. ^ Boxofficemojo: Box office statistics for 1984
  14. ^ Boxofficemojo: All time domestic box office results
  15. ^ Boxofficemojo: Release history for Ghostbusters
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  17. ^ Michael Stroud (1999-07-10). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Don't Kill Your VCR. Wired Magazine. Retrieved on 13 August 2007. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  18. ^ Kris Graft (2006-02-08). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. DVD-UMD Bundles on the Way, Blu-ray Priced. Next Generation Magazine. Retrieved on 13 August 2007. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  19. ^ "'Ghostbusters' Title Confirmed; Direct Sequel To Movies", Totalgaming. net, 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.  

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