Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a ghost catching business. Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis co-star as a potential client and her neighbor. It was released in the United States on June 8, 1984 and made US$238,632,124 in the United States. The American Film Institute ranked Ghostbusters 28th in its AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list of film comedies.
Where is the sequel... will it ever happen?
-Jeremy [Retro]
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Wasn't there a sequel with the statue of liberty?
ReplyDeleteYeah there is - Ghostbusters II.
DeleteNot as good as the first one but not bad
Yeah, the second one came out in 1989. The IMDB does list a third, but there are no details.
ReplyDeleteI have the first Ghostbusters in my DVD collection. I don't know, but back then there was a 'feel good' vibe from films of the 80s that I love. Or maybe it's just nostalgia talking? But films like 'Ghostbusters', 'The Goonies', 'E.T.', etc... well, I suppose, had a certain 'innocence' about them?
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm wrong. But today, unless it's a CGI animated flick, everything is sex, violence and dumbed down humour taken to the extreme - oh, and remake-after-remake *yawn*
Ghostbusters is one of my favorite movies. Ramis, Akroyd, and Ramis are a great team in this. The sequels not so much.
ReplyDeletethey're currently trying to reboot the whole thing with Akroyd on the helm.
ReplyDeleteThe first was great. The second was good ("Do! Ray! Egon!"), but Ghostbusters III has been in development hell for years. Bill Murray's the main hold-out. Maybe someday. Great post Jeremy.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see Ghostbusters III! I had piano lessons when the first movie came out, and I would play the creepy intro music all the time. Needless to say that was all I could play.
ReplyDeleteTwo thumbs up to Ghostbusters. The thing about sequels is the audience expects something even more original and fresh than #1 delivered. I've seldom, if ever, seen it happen.
ReplyDeleteLoved that movie. Made the kids watch it. They loved it, too. What's not to love? "I got slimed!"
ReplyDeleteTina @ Life is Good