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Ghostbusters

Theatrical poster
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Produced by Ivan Reitman
Bernie Brillstein (executive)
Written by Dan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis
Starring Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Sigourney Weaver
Harold Ramis
Rick Moranis
Annie Potts
Ernie Hudson
William Atherton
David Margulies
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Theme Song
Ray Parker Jr.
Cinematography László Kovács
Editing by David E. Blewitt
Sheldon Kahn
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) June 8, 1984
Running time 107 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget US$30 million
Gross revenue $291,632,124[1]
Followed by Ghostbusters II
.Ghostbusters, titled on-screen as Ghost Busters, is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film written by co-stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists-turned-ghost exterminators.^ (A New York Post flashes on the screen.

 ^ Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd are getting back together and revisiting their roles to make a sequel to Ghostbusters 1 and 2 – in video-game form, and we’ve got the first details.
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 ^ All four members of the movie team -- Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis -- will be giving voice and likeness rights for the game.
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 .The film was released in the United States on June 8, 1984 and like several films of the era, teamed Aykroyd and/or Ramis with headliner Bill Murray.^ Reitman, Aykroyd, Murray, Ramis, Hudson, Potts, Weaver, Moranis, Atherton, they were all at the top of their game.
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 .It was produced and directed by Ivan Reitman, who also directed Stripes, and stars Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and Ernie Hudson.^ Star: Ernie Hudson Star: Annie Potts Star: Rick Moranis Star: Dan Aykroyd Star: Bill Murray Star: Timothy Carhart Star: Sigourney Weaver Star: Harold Ramis Director: Ivan Reitman Producer: Joe Medjuck ( less ) Tags: bill murray • dan ackroyd • ernie hudson • classic • ghostbusters • slimed Extras .
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 ^ Reitman, Aykroyd, Murray, Ramis, Hudson, Potts, Weaver, Moranis, Atherton, they were all at the top of their game.
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 ^ Some supporting castmembers have signed up as well, including William Atherton, Brian Doyle Murray and Annie Potts.
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 .The film made $291,632,124 in the United States alone[2], the equivalent of $538,260,000 in 2010 prices, ranking the film as the 32nd biggest grossing in U.S. Box Office history after adjustment for inflation.^ A study of the history-of-the-war play Iza SNA as performed and commented upon in Tuzla, Sarajevo, and the United States.

 [3]
.It was followed by a sequel, Ghostbusters II in 1989, and two animated television series, The Real Ghostbusters (later renamed Slimer!^ Paranormal Investigations Animated-TV Series Based on Live-Action TV Shows or Movies Your favorite live action television shows & movies often are turned into animated series.
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 ^ Mattel will also create characters and ghosts from the classic animated series, "The Real Ghostbusters," to go along with the classic "Ghostbusters" film.
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 ^ More Tags: Ghostbusters , The Real Ghostbusters (animated) .
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 And the Real Ghostbusters) and Extreme Ghostbusters. .Ramis, who co-wrote the first two films, has confirmed that a script for a potential third film is being developed by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, the writing team best known for their work on Curb Your Enthusiasm and the American version of The Office.^ I have been hearing for two years that number three is in the works, Aykroyd & Ramis have a script treatment, etc etc.
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 ^ For the first two weeks work on on-lead Obedience (@10 ft.

 Ramis told a Chicago Tribune columnist in 2008 that the original films' four main cast members may have minor on-screen roles: "The concept is that the old Ghostbusters would appear in the film in some mentor capacity".[4] The American Film Institute ranked Ghostbusters 28th in its 100 Years... 100 Laughs list of film comedies.

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Plot

After losing their jobs at Columbia University, a trio of misfit parapsychologists — Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, and Egon Spengler — establish their own paranormal exterminator service, "Ghostbusters." The business, operating out of an abandoned fire station, gets off to a slow start, but just as they run out of money, the Ghostbusters are contacted by the upscale Sedgewick Hotel to investigate a haunting. At the hotel, they successfully (albeit chaotically) capture their first ghost and deposit him into a "containment unit" of their own design located at the Ghostbusters office. .Paranormal activity appears to be on the rise in the city and business skyrockets for the Ghostbusters, who become local celebrities and hire a fourth member, Winston Zeddemore.^ Paranormal Activity Ghostbusters in Ohio A look at the Central Ohio Paranormal Society and what their organization does.
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 ^ Ghostbusters is a 1984 comedy film about 4 New York parapsychologists who become ghost exterminators.
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.The Ghostbusters are hired by a woman named Dana Barrett, whose apartment at 55 Central Park West is haunted by a demonic spirit called Zuul, a demigod worshiped in 6000 BC as a servant to Gozer the Gozerian, a Sumerian shape-shifting god.^ (Central Park West - Dana's Apartment Building) (Shot of one of the stone demon dogs on the roof.

 ^ The name Zuul refers to a demi-god worshipped around 6000 BC by the…what's that word?

 ^ Now we going to actually going to go before a federal judge and say that some moldy old Babylonian god is going to drop in on Central Park West and start tearing up the city?

 Venkman, who finds Dana attractive, takes a particular interest in the case, competing for her affection with her socially-inept neighbor Louis Tully. .As they look into the matter, Dana is possessed by Zuul, which declares itself "The Gatekeeper". Louis is also discovered to be possessed by a similar demon called Vinz Clortho, "The Keymaster". Both demons speak of the coming of the destructive god Gozer, and the Ghostbusters decide it would be prudent to keep the two separated from each other.^ Dana: (reading) Zuul was the minion of Gozer.

 ^ Zuul, the Gatekeeper, has now possessed Dana.

 ^ (They both look at Peter.

 .However, the next day, the Ghostbusters office is visited by Walter Peck of the EPA, who arrests the team and orders their ghost containment grid shut down, unleashing hundreds of ghosts onto New York City.^ As a duly designated representative of the state, county and city of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension!

 ^ In addition, film scribes Aykroyd and Ramis will pen a story for the vidgame that takes place in the early '90s, after "Ghostbusters II," during a new ghoul invasion of New York City.
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 ^ CUT TO: EXT. LIBERTY ISLAND (NEW YORK HARBOR) - NIGHT With the city skyline in the b.g., the Ghostbusters prepare their equipment.
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 .Freed from the Ghostbusters' protective custody, Louis/Vinz begins making his way toward Dana/Zuul's apartment as the escaped ghosts create havoc throughout the city.^ (On the Ground) (The crowd cheers as the Ghostbusters and Dana and Louis exit the building.

 ^ Originated in the movie Ghostbusters , a perennial geek favorite, as "There is no Dana, only Zuul."
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 ^ Mattel will also create characters and ghosts from the classic animated series, "The Real Ghostbusters," to go along with the classic "Ghostbusters" film.
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.Consulting blueprints of 55 Central Park West, the Ghostbusters learn that it was built by a mad doctor and cult leader named Ivo Shandor who designed the building to act as a spiritual magnet to summon Gozer and bring about the end of the world.^ He is working with prominent lawyers, politicians and academics --from Johnny Cochran to Cornell West --to outline such proposals to bring before Congress by the end of this year.

 ^ At the end of the discussion it was decided that the Ghostbusters, acting with my guidance, should produce a Ghostbusters Handbook, in Bosnian, in which many of the lessons that had been learning over the past three years could be effectively and economically made available to teachers and other readers.

 ^ WINSTON You think all those predictions about the world coming to an end in the 1990s are true?
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 .The Ghostbusters are brought to the mayor's office and freed in order to combat the paranormal activity.^ (City Hall - Outside) (The Police escort the Ghostbusters to the Mayor's office.

 The Ghostbusters head towards the Shandor Building, arriving at the shrine at the top. .They are unable to stop Dana and Louis from transforming into demonic beasts and summoning Gozer, who initially appears as a woman.^ (Suddenly Dana and Louis both turn into demon dogs.

 ^ CUT TO: INT. FIREHOUSE - DAY Louis comes back into the garage bay and stops as he smells a foul odor.
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 ^ DANA I want to stop getting involved with men who aren't good for me.
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 Briefly subdued by the team, Gozer disappears, though her voice echoes that the "destructor" will follow, taking a form chosen by the team. .Venkman explains that this means that whatever they imagine will be manifested as a destroying force, and urges everyone to blank their minds to avoid giving form to the destructor.^ (On TV) Reporter: (to Ray) As they say in TV, I'm sure there's one big question on everybody's mind and I imagine you are the man to answer it.

 .Rumbling footfalls are heard in the distance, however, and Ray Stantz finally admits that he was unable to keep his mind blank, so he imagined "something that could never, ever possibly destroy us."^ Something that could never, ever possibly destroy us.

 ^ However, in 1986 the first rumblings of the WEB were heard, and as a result the B50 computer facilities were taken away.
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 ^ (On TV) Reporter: (to Ray) As they say in TV, I'm sure there's one big question on everybody's mind and I imagine you are the man to answer it.

 .The destructor arrives in Stantz's chosen form of the giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and begins laying waste to the city.^ And the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man just looks real.
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 .Although they manage to light him on fire with their Proton Packs, it only makes him angry and he continues advancing towards the building.^ They told him it was only going to be seen in Europe.
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 ^ GHOSTBUSTERS They size up the situation as they don their proton packs.
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 ^ Stantz inspects the wall of slime with his infra-goggles and finds that they have only managed to open a hole the size of a dime.
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 .To defeat this manifestation of Gozer, the team decides to merge the energy streams of their Proton Packs and aim at the dimensional portal Gozer came through, at the risk of their own lives.^ (He charges his proton pack pack, aims and fires.

 ^ I was getting Media Handler errors on some streaming videos and internet radio links that had been merged into my library through an iTunes import.
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 .They ultimately follow through with this plan and destroy Stay Puft, who explodes into torrents of melted marshmallow.^ (They blast Mr. Stay-Puft.

 ^ They explode with anger both at him and each other while Spengler monitors them through the glass.
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 ^ (On the street below the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man stomps over cars as people run away screaming.
The Ghostbusters survive, and Dana and Louis emerge out of the charred remains of their possessors. .As they exit the building, the Ghostbusters are met with cheers from the gathered crowd.^ (On the Ground) (The crowd cheers as the Ghostbusters and Dana and Louis exit the building.

 ^ CUT TO: EXT. MUSEUM - NIGHT (LITTLE LATER) The Ghostbusters are greeted by wild cheering and applause as they come out the main entrance with Dana and the baby.
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 ^ (Another Building) (The guys come out to a cheering crowd.

 .A dazed Louis is taken away for medical attention while Venkman and Dana kiss as they drive off.^ They drive off.
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 ^ Dana is caught completely off guard by Venkman's surprise appearance.
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 ^ SLIMER AND LOUIS They both scream and run off in opposite directions.
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Development

The concept was inspired by Aykroyd's own fascination with the paranormal and it was conceived as a vehicle for himself and friend John Belushi, fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus.[5] The original story, as written by Aykroyd, was very different from what was eventually filmed. .In that early version, a group of Ghostbusters travelled through time, space and other dimensions taking on huge ghosts (of which the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was just one of many).^ Man: I'll take the next one.

 ^ And the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man just looks real.
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 ^ (The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man looks up and growls at them.

 .Also, the Ghostbusters wore S.W.A.T.-like outfits and used wands instead of Proton Packs to fight the ghosts.^ (All of the Ghostbusters put on their proton packs.

 ^ With that, the Ghostbusters leap over the rail of the jury box and dash across the courtroom to the exhibit table where their proton packs were being displayed as evidence.
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 ^ You may want to use a new command like "next to me" instead of heel.

 Ghostbusters storyboards show them wearing riotsquad-type helmets with movable transparent visors.[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.^ Star: Ernie Hudson Star: Annie Potts Star: Rick Moranis Star: Dan Aykroyd Star: Bill Murray Star: Timothy Carhart Star: Sigourney Weaver Star: Harold Ramis Director: Ivan Reitman Producer: Joe Medjuck ( less ) Tags: bill murray • dan ackroyd • ernie hudson • classic • ghostbusters • slimed Extras .
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 ^ Who would make up a story like that?

 ^ Actor/writer Dan Ayckroyd, Harold Ramis, and director Ivan Reitman talk about their success with...
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 [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 in May-June 1982. [8] Aykroyd and Ramis initially wrote the script with roles written especially for Belushi, Eddie Murphy and John Candy.^ Reitman, Aykroyd, Murray, Ramis, Hudson, Potts, Weaver, Moranis, Atherton, they were all at the top of their game.
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 ^ I have been hearing for two years that number three is in the works, Aykroyd & Ramis have a script treatment, etc etc.
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 .However, Belushi died during the writing of the screenplay, and neither Murphy nor Candy would commit to the movie, so Aykroyd and Ramis made some changes and polished a basic, sci-fi-oriented screenplay for their final draft.^ All four members of the movie team -- Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis -- will be giving voice and likeness rights for the game.
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 ^ Writers :    Dan Aykroyd    Harold Ramis Genres :    Sci-Fi    Comedy    Action    Adventure User Comments .
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 [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.^ In addition, film scribes Aykroyd and Ramis will pen a story for the vidgame that takes place in the early '90s, after "Ghostbusters II," during a new ghoul invasion of New York City.
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 ^ Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd are getting back together and revisiting their roles to make a sequel to Ghostbusters 1 and 2 – in video-game form, and we’ve got the first details.
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 ^ All four members of the movie team -- Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis -- will be giving voice and likeness rights for the game.
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 [7][8]
The firehouse in New York City that served as the Ghostbusters' headquarters in the film.
.Louis Tully was originally conceived as a conservative man in a business suit played by comedian John Candy, but with Candy unable to commit to the role, it was taken by Rick Moranis, portraying Louis as a geek.^ The man is played by Louis Tully and JANINE MELNITZ, the Ghostbusters' once and future receptionist, is playing his wife.
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 [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.[9] In the end, the role was played by Yugoslav model Slavitza Jovan.
.Harold Ramis had no intention of acting in any role in the film as he planned on only helping Aykroyd write the screenplay.^ Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd are getting back together and revisiting their roles to make a sequel to Ghostbusters 1 and 2 – in video-game form, and we’ve got the first details.
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 ^ All four members of the movie team -- Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis -- will be giving voice and likeness rights for the game.
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 ^ Writers :    Dan Aykroyd    Harold Ramis Genres :    Sci-Fi    Comedy    Action    Adventure User Comments .
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 However, the crew struggled to cast the role of Egon Spengler, even after renowned actors such as Chevy Chase, Michael Keaton, Christopher Walken, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum were considered. Feeling he knew the character best since he created him, Ramis accepted the role of Egon. He credits this move in revitalizing his acting career, as Ramis had previously focused on off-screen work such as writing and directing.[citation needed]
.Winston Zeddemore was written with Eddie Murphy in mind, but Murphy had to decline the role as he was filming Beverly Hills Cop at the same time.^ CUT TO: INT. PARKVIEW PSYCHIATRIC - PADDED ROOM - NIGHT (SAME TIME) Venkman, Stantz, Spengler and Winston are in a padded cell.
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 .If Murphy had been cast, Zeddemore would have been hired much earlier in the film, and would have accompanied the trio on their hunt for Slimer at the hotel and been slimed in place of Peter Venkman.^ For the first time, Mattel's line will include talent likeness of Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Peter Venkman and Winston Zeddemore.
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 .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.^ Mark and Rob spend some time with Saw's Shawnee Smith and Ernie Hudson of Ghostbusters fame....
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 ^ Bill Murray , Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson lend their voices and in-game likenesses to the original story set two years after Ghostbusters II , with Manhattan once again overrun by ghosts and supernatural forces.
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 ^ More Tags: Bill Murray , Dan Aykroyd , Ernie Hudson , Ghostbusters , Ghostbusters (video game sequel) , Ghostbusters II , Ghostbusters: The Video Game , Harold Ramis , slimer .
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Production

In order to properly light the set for Gozer's temple 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 film the scene.^ In addition, film scribes Aykroyd and Ramis will pen a story for the vidgame that takes place in the early '90s, after "Ghostbusters II," during a new ghoul invasion of New York City.
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 ^ As a duly designated representative of the state, county and city of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension!

 ^ It seems her apartment has become the entryway for ghastly ghosts and goofy ghouls hellbent on terrorizing New York City.
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 .The Biltmore Hotel was chosen because the large lobby allowed for a tracking shot of the Ghostbusters in complete gear for the first time.^ Penned by original Ghostbusters writers Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters: The Video Game brings members of the original cast together for the first time in 20 years.
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 .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.^ DANA BARRETT comes home pushing a baby buggy, struggling with two full bags of groceries, and trying to dig her keys out of her purse.
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 ^ INT. DANA BARRETT'S APARTMENT - NIGHT (SAME TIME) She walks around in the dark lighting candles and placing them all over the living room.
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 [citation needed]
A problem arose during filming when it was discovered that a television show had been produced in 1975 by Filmation for CBS called The Ghost Busters, starring Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker. .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.^ Mayor: The Ghostbusters, all right, the Ghostbusters.

 ^ And perhaps the extension could prefer removing files with (number) in their name right before the file extension (f.e.
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.For the test screening of Ghostbusters, half of the ghost effects were missing, not yet having been completed by the production team.^ Seemingly oblivious to the effect he's having, the ghost jogger puts two fingers to his skeletal neck and checks his watch as if taking his pulse.
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 [7] The audience response was still enthusiastic, and the ghost elements were completed for the official theatrical release shortly thereafter.[7]

Cast

Cameos

Reception

Box office

.Ghostbusters was released on June 8, 1984 in 1,339 theaters and grossed $13.6 million on its opening weekend[10] and $23 million in its first week, a studio record at the time.^ For the first two weeks work on on-lead Obedience (@10 ft.

 [11] The film was number one at the box office for five consecutive weeks, grossing $99.8 million in that time.[12] .After seven weeks at number one, it was finally knocked to second place by Prince's film, Purple Rain and had grossed $142.6 million, second only to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as the year's top moneymaker.^ Finally, I have three copies of a number of files, one in Music > iTunes and two in Music > Amazon MP3, but Exorcist's Duplicate Tracks view only finds the ones in Music > Amazon MP3.
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 [13] However, Ghostbusters regained top spot the next week, and then again six weeks later. [14] It went on to gross $229.2 million at the box office, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1984, behind only Beverly Hills Cop.[15] .At the time, these figures put it within the top ten highest-grossing films of all-time.^ Just put these guys away fast and make sure they go away for a long, long time.
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 [16] .A re-release in 1985 gave the film a total gross of $238.6 million surpassing Beverly Hills Cop[17] and making Ghostbusters the most successful comedy of the 1980s.^ "We are honored to participate in the celebration of the film's 25th anniversary by creating the most extensive line of 'Ghostbusters' collectibles ever."
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 ^ Beverly Hills Cop IV .
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Reviews

.Ghostbusters was well received and holds a 93% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 reviews and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1984.[18][19][20] Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, "This movie is an exception to the general rule that big special effects can wreck a comedy ...^ GHOSTBUSTERS They break into big smiles as photographers start snapping pictures of them standing in the wrecked courtroom.
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 ^ Three subjects, walked out on the same path, one continued straight, one turned 90 degress to the right, one 90 degrees to the left.

 ^ She holds her hand out indicating about four feet.
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 Rarely has a movie this expensive provided so many quotable lines".[21] Newsweek magazine's David Ansen wrote, "Everyone seems to be working toward the same goal of relaxed insanity. .Ghostbusters is wonderful summer nonsense".[22] In his review for Time, Richard Schickel praised the three lead actors: "Of the ghost wranglers, the pair played by Writers Aykroyd and Ramis are sweetly earnest about their calling, and gracious about giving the picture to their co-star Bill Murray.^ Star: Ernie Hudson Star: Annie Potts Star: Rick Moranis Star: Dan Aykroyd Star: Bill Murray Star: Timothy Carhart Star: Sigourney Weaver Star: Harold Ramis Director: Ivan Reitman Producer: Joe Medjuck ( less ) Tags: bill murray • dan ackroyd • ernie hudson • classic • ghostbusters • slimed Extras .
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 ^ I was stuck in an elevator for about three hours and I had to go to the bathroom the whole time, but I don't blame them because once I turned into a dog and they helped me.
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 ^ I switch to the clones or ghosts view, after some time i get a warning about an "unresponsive script".
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 He obviously (and wisely) regards Dr. Peter Venkman as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop fully his patented comic character".[23] Pauline Kael had problems with the chemistry between the three lead actors: "Murray is the film's comic mechanism ... But nobody else has much in the way of material, and since there's almost no give-and-take among the three men, Murray's lines fall on dead air".[24] 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".[25]

Legacy

Main article: Ghostbusters (franchise)
.The film spawned a franchise of related sequels, animated television series, toys, computer and video games, and other merchandise.^ Mattel will also create characters and ghosts from the classic animated series, "The Real Ghostbusters," to go along with the classic "Ghostbusters" film.
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Recognition

.In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Ghostbusters the 44th greatest comedy film of all time.^ Casey Kasem: Still making headlines all across the country, the Ghostbusters are at it again, this time at the fashionable dance club, The Rose.

 The American Film Institute ranked it 28th in its list of the top 100 comedies of all time (in their 100 Years... 100 Laughs list).[26] In 2005, IGN voted Ghostbusters the greatest comedy ever.[27] In 2006, Bravo ranked Ghostbusters 76 on their 100 Funniest Movies list.[28] Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the Funniest Movie of the Past 25 Years.[29] .In 2008, Empire Magazine selected the film as one of The 500 Greatest Movie of All Time.^ "I certainly was responsible in every capacity for the first two movies so I certainly wouldn't wander away from the third one-especially if it's something we all think is worth doing."
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 ^ Get into the DeLorean with James Rolfe as he takes a ride back to 1955 for one of the greatest time...
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 ^ Walk all around him and start upping the time of the sit-stay to one munite.

 [30] .In 2009, National Review magazine ranked Ghostbusters number 10 on its 25 Best Conservative Movies of the Last 25 Years list.^ The boys are coming back in a big way this year, and finally we're getting some action figures based on the Ghostbusters movie that feature the actors' likenesses.
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 [31]

Theme park attractions

.The film was licensed for Ghostbusters Spooktacular, a special effects show at the Universal Studios Florida theme park.^ When Universal Studios Florida opened in Orlando in 1990, there was a Ghostbusters show.
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 ^ More Tags: 25th Anniversary , ecto 1 , Ghostbusters , Ghostbusters (video game sequel) , Ghostbusters video game , Kotaku , New Ghostbusters Attraction , Screamscape , Theme Parks , Twister: Ride It Out , Universal Studios Florida .
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 .The show was one of the original attractions at the park when it opened in 1990 and closed in 1997. Later, versions of the Ghostbusters characters were also included in a lip-synching dance show also featuring Beetlejuice on the steps of the New York Public Library facade at the park.^ Each figure will feature window box packaging and include authentic Ghostbuster equipment unique to each character.
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 ^ It included the new OCF Hacker character type and numerous new monsters, such as the deadly Web Troll.
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 .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 characters, vehicles, and all other Ghostbusters trademarks were discontinued in 2005 when Universal failed to renew the rights for theme park use.^ Mayor: The Ghostbusters, all right, the Ghostbusters.

 ^ MAYOR All right -- the Ghostbusters.
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 ^ EXT. ARMAND'S RESTAURANT - NIGHT (CONTINUOUS ACTION) The police car is parked right behind Ecto-2.
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Toys

.NECA released in 2004 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.^ Thankfully times are a changing, and we got to see the first prototypes of the new figures, slated for release this fall.
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 ^ The training collar goes on like the letter P at this stage let him get used to wearing it, but hook the long line to the dead ring.

 ^ They are also releasing figures based on those designs and charcaters as well.
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 Their first and only series included Gozer, Slimer, 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. Ertl released a die-cast 1/25 scale Ectomobile, also known as Ecto-1, the Ghostbusters' main transportation. .Rubies' Costumes has produced a Ghostbusters Halloween costume, consisting of a one-piece jumpsuit with logos and an inflatable Proton Pack.^ (All of the Ghostbusters put on their proton packs.

 ^ With that, the Ghostbusters leap over the rail of the jury box and dash across the courtroom to the exhibit table where their proton packs were being displayed as evidence.
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 ^ Stantz and Winston, wearing their official Ghostbuster uniforms, jump out of the old ambulance, shoulder their proton packs and enter the house.
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 Mattel planned to release a series of 12 and 6 inch figures based on the film in June 2009, coinciding with the film's 25th anniversary. [32]

Animated television series

Main article: The Real Ghostbusters
.The Real Ghostbusters was an American animated television series based on the film.^ One of the most popular animated series in television history to spin off from a major motion picture, The Real Ghostbusters , will soon be available for the first time on DVD from Time Life.
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 ^ The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Series 25-DVD set will be available for purchase exclusively online via The Real Ghostbusters DVD website www.realghostbustersdvd.com for $179.99.
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 The series ran from 1986 to 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, DiC Entertainment and Coca-Cola. "The Real" was added to the title over a dispute with Filmation and its Ghost Busters properties.[33] The series continues the adventures of paranormal investigators Venkman, Spengler, Zeddemore, Dr. Stantz, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer.
Main article: Extreme Ghostbusters
In 1997, a sequel cartoon entitled Extreme Ghostbusters was created by Columbia TriStar Television and Adelaide Productions. .It premiered on September 1, 1997 and ran for forty episodes until its conclusion on December 8, 1997. Set several years after the end of The Real Ghostbusters, the series opened by saying the team has disbanded due to a lack of supernatural activity.^ Bill Murray , Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson lend their voices and in-game likenesses to the original story set two years after Ghostbusters II , with Manhattan once again overrun by ghosts and supernatural forces.
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 ^ The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Series 25-DVD set will be available for purchase exclusively online via The Real Ghostbusters DVD website www.realghostbustersdvd.com for $179.99.
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 Only Egon remains in the firehouse, along with Slimer, to care for the containment system and teaching classes at a local university. .When supernatural events begin occurring in New York, Egon recruits four of his university students as a new team of Ghostbusters, and Janine, also one of Egon's students, returns to manage the office.^ As a duly designated representative of the state, county and city of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension!

 ^ (Basement) Egon: Vince, there's one more test I'd like to perform… (Janine comes down the stairs followed by Walter and his goons.

 ^ For the entrapment, we're gonna have to ask you for (glances at Egon who subtly holds up four fingers) …four big ones.

 .The original Ghostbusters return for the season two-episode finale to celebrate Egon's 40th birthday, leading to them reluctantly working together with the younger generation to solve one last case.^ Penned by original Ghostbusters writers Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters: The Video Game brings members of the original cast together for the first time in 20 years.
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 ^ For the first two weeks work on on-lead Obedience (@10 ft.

Books

There were two novelizations of the film published. .The first, which came out around the same time the movie did, was written by Larry Milne and was 191 pages long.^ Spin him around again and send him out after the first victim.

 ^ EXT. MUSEUM ENTRANCE - NIGHT (SAME TIME) Hardemeyer staggers out of the museum covered in slime.
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 ^ INT. DANA BARRETT'S APARTMENT - NIGHT (SAME TIME) She walks around in the dark lighting candles and placing them all over the living room.
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 The narrative 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 Spectacular. Both differ from the finished version of the film in many respects, containing scenes that ultimately did not make the final cut.
.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.^ An oversized 300-page book containing the occasional history of the CSUA .
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 .This publication is more child-friendly than the previous two, and the story, while still quite extensive, is somewhat scaled down in detail.^ I have more than two grades of laundry.
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 ^ More than two years have passed since the events depicted in...
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iBooks published the 2004 novel Ghostbusters: The Return by Sholly Fisch.

Comic books

Main article: The Real Ghostbusters (comics)
.The Real Ghostbusters animated series was spun off into two comic book of the same name, published by Marvel UK and NOW Comics.^ One of the most popular animated series in television history to spin off from a major motion picture, The Real Ghostbusters , will soon be available for the first time on DVD from Time Life.
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 ^ The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Series 25-DVD set will be available for purchase exclusively online via The Real Ghostbusters DVD website www.realghostbustersdvd.com for $179.99.
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 Marvel UK published a magazine-sized comic for 193 issues and four annuals starting on March 28, 1988. NOW Comics began their own series in August 1988. The series ran for two volumes and two specials. The first volume ran for 28 issues.
In 1987 Harvey Comics sued Columbia Pictures for $50 million, claiming that the Ghostbusters logo used in the film was too reminiscent of Fatso from the Casper the Friendly Ghost series. The court ruled in Columbia's favor,[34] due to Harvey's failure to renew the copyrights on early Casper stories and the "limited ways to draw a figure of a cartoon ghost."

Music

The film score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, and is notable for its use of ondes martenot (a staple of Bernstein's 1980s work) and also the Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer. Orchestrators contributing to the film were Peter Bernstein, David Spear and Patrick Russ.
The film's theme song, "Ghostbusters", written and performed by Ray Parker, Jr., sparked the catchphrases "Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!" and ."I ain't 'fraid of no ghost(s)". 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.^ It's just like the original "No Ghosts" logo, but in the new one the ghost in the red circle is holding up two fingers.
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 ^ VENKMAN (giving the downbeat) Okay, one, two, three, four -- He hits "Play" on the Walkman and "HIGHER AND HIGHER" BOOMS from the huge SPEAKERS, amplified by the statue's vast hollow interior.
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 The song earned Parker an Academy Award nomination for "Best Original Song".
The music video produced for the song became a #1 MTV video. .Directed by Ivan Reitman, produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualised by Keith Williams, the video integrated footage of the film intercut with a humorous performance by Parker.^ Ivan Reitman Could Direct Third Ghostbusters .
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 The video also featured cameo appearances by 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. .The video ends with footage of the four main Ghostbusters actors in costume and character, dancing in Times Square behind Parker, joining in the singing.^ Casey Kasem: Still making headlines all across the country, the Ghostbusters are at it again, this time at the fashionable dance club, The Rose.
In autumn 1984 Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker, Jr. for plagiarism, claiming that Parker stole the melody from his 1983 song "I Want A New Drug". Lewis had been 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. The two musicians settled out of court. 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.[35]

Releases

.Director Ivan Reitman was not happy with the laser disc release of the film because "it pumped up the light level so much you saw all the matte lines.^ DANA You mean you cough up hairballs all over the rug?
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 ^ OK is one of the big no-nos because it just comes up in conversation more than you think, so don't use it to release your dog or to tell him he's done something correct.

 ^ You get to blow up starships full of people, then bomb out entire planets, all in the hope of genociding whole races of space-faring creatures.
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 .I was embarrassed about it all these years".[36] The DVD version of the movie was released and became one of the fastest selling units ever on Reel.com.^ These twenty or so workstations were used to form a truly public-access cluster in the WEB, minus one Apollo 4500 which became soda mark one.
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 ^ One of Louis's neighbors comes out into the hallway to see what all the noise is about but when she sees the demon dog she goes back inside her apartment.

 [37] Sony had announced at Comic-Con 2008 that the Blu-Ray version of the film was to be released on October 21, 2008. However, it was released first through Sony Pictures' campaign site, Ghostbustersishiring.com as a way to drum up sales of its release. The movie was released on Blu-Ray on June 16, 2009 to coincide with the film's 25th Anniversary. Ghostbusters was the first film ever officially released on a USB flashdrive.[38] The film was also released onto YouTube for a week on a deal with Sony to provide ad-supported full-length movies on YouTube in August 2009, though it was only available in the United States.[39]

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Universe
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Quotes

Up to date as of January 14, 2010

From Wikiquote

.Ghostbusters is a 1984 film, about three unemployed parapsychology professors who start a business exterminating ghosts.^ Ghostbusters (1984) is possibly the funniest film ever.
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 ^ Ghostbusters is about a group of scientists who form a profession about hunting, tracking, and trapping ghosts!
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 ^ July 2009 Three misfit parapsychology professors are booted out of their cushy jobs at New York City's Columbia University.
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 It was followed by a sequel, Ghostbusters II, in 1989.
Directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
They're Here To Save The World.taglines

Contents

Dialogue

Dr. Egon Spengler: This is big, Peter. .There's definitely something here.^ There is definitely something here.

 ^ SPENGLER There's definitely something going on in that studio.
  • Ghostbusters 2 Script at IMSDb. 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.imsdb.com [Source type: General]
Dr. Peter Venkman: You know Egon, this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole in your head. Remember?
Dr. Egon Spengler: That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me.
.Man at Elevator: What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut?^ Some kind of a cosmonaut?

 ^ Man: What are you supposed to be?

 ^ Janine: You are so kind to take care of that poor man.
Dr. Peter Venkman: [chuckles] No, we're exterminators. .Someone saw a cockroach up on twelfth.^ Someone saw a cockroach up on twelve.
.Man at Elevator: That's gotta be some cockroach.^ Man: That's gotta be some cockroach.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Bite your head off, man.
Dr. Ray Stantz: [entering elevator] Going up?
Man at Elevator: I'll take the next one.
[Spengler and Stantz nearly fry a cleaning maid with their proton streams.]
Cleaning Maid: What the hell are you doin'?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Sorry...
Dr. Ray Stantz: I'm sorry...
Dr. Peter Venkman: We thought you were someone else. [turns to the other two] Successful test.
Dr. Ray Stantz: I guess so... um, .I think we should split up.^ I think we'd better split up.
Dr. Egon Spengler: I agree.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Yeah, we can do more damage that way.
Dr. Peter Venkman: [nervously staring down Slimer, he turns on his radio slowly] Come in, Ray.
Dr. Rawmond Stantz: Venkman? I saw it, I saw it, I saw it!
Dr. Peter Venkman: It's right here, Ray. It's looking at me.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: Ugly little spud, isn't he?
Dr. Peter Venkman: I think he can hear you, Ray.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: Don't move. .It won't hurt you.^ It won't hurt you.

 [Venkman screams as Slimer attacks him.] Venkamn! Venkman! Venkman! Pete! Are you okay?
[Stantz runs over to find Venkman on the floor covered in slime but otherwise unharmed.]
Dr. Peter Venkman: He slimed me.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: That's great! Actual physical contact! Can you move?
Dr. Egon Spengler: [over walkie-talkie] Ray, come in, please.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I feel so funky.
Dr. Egon Spengler: There's something very important I forgot to tell you.
Dr. Peter Venkman: What?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Don't cross the streams.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Why?
Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm a little fuzzy on the whole "good/bad" thing here. What do you mean, "bad"?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.
Dr. Ray Stantz: Total protonic reversal!
Dr. Peter Venkman: That's bad. Okay. .All right, important safety tip.^ Important safety tip, don't cross the streams.

 Thanks, Egon.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: Everything was fine until our power grid was shut off by Dickless here.
.Walter Peck: They caused an explosion!^ Walter: They caused an explosion!
Mayor: [to Peter] Is this true?
Dr. Peter Venkman: Yes, it's true... .This man has no dick.^ This man has no dick."
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 [Peck lunges at Venkman but is kept away by others.] Well, that's what I heard!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Well, you can believe Mr. Pecker.
.Walter Peck: My name is "Peck."^ Walter: My name is Peck!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Or you can accept the fact that this city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.
Mayor: What do you mean, "biblical"?
Dr. Raymond Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff. .Fire and brimstone coming down from the sky!^ Fire and brimstone coming from the sky!

 Rivers and seas boiling!
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes...
.Winston Zeddmore: The dead rising from the grave!^ Winston: The dead rising from the grave!

 ^ Do you remember something in the Bible about the last days, when the dead would rise from the grave?

 ^ Ray, has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason we've been so busy lately is because the dead have been rising from the grave?
Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice. .Dogs and cats living together.^ Peter: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!

 ^ Hell, just yesterday I used the words “Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together...
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 ^ "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together....mass hysteria!"
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 Mass hysteria!
Mayor: Enough! I get the point! .And what if you're wrong?^ What if you're wrong?
Dr. Peter Venkman: If we're wrong, then nothing happens. We go to jail. Peacefully. Quietly. We'll enjoy it. .But if we're right, and we can stop this thing, Lenny...^ Venkman(to the mayor) "If I'm right, and we can stop this thing..Lenny, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters.."
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 ^ But if I'm right, and we can stop this thing…Lenny, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters.

 .[The mayor looks at him incredulously.] you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters.^ But if I'm right, and we can stop this thing…Lenny, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters.

 ^ Mayor: You're looking good, Mike.

 ^ YOU can come to the General Meeting on THURSDAY and vote with danh for his choice for the NEW VP! Do your part and help save lives!
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[Preparing to confront Gozer]
Dr. Peter Venkman: Well, whatever it is, it's gotta get by us!
Dr. Raymond Stantz: Right!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Go get her, Ray!
Dr. Raymond Stantz: Gozer the Gozerian? Good evening. .As a duly-designated representative of the City, County and State of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the next convenient parallel dimension.^ Where are you pre-ordering your game?

 ^ As a duly designated representative of the state, county and city of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension!

 ^ As a duly appointed representative of the City, County and State of New York I hearby order you to cease and desist all supernatural activity.
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Dr. Peter Venkman: That oughtta do it. .Thanks very much, Ray.^ Thanks very much, Ray.

 ^ (Pause) Peter: That oughta do it, thanks very much Ray.
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.Gozer: Are you a god?^ Gozer: Are you a god?
[Ray looks at the others, who all nod.]
Dr. Raymond Stantz: [hesitant] Uh...no.
Gozer: Then... di-i-i-i-e! [begins shocking the Ghostbusters with lighting]
Winston Zeddmore: Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say "Yes!"
.Gozer: The choice is made!^ Gozer: The choice is made!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Whoa! Ho! Ho! Whoa-oa!
.Gozer: The Traveller has come!^ Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Volguus Zildrohar, the Traveler, has come!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Nobody chose anything! .[turns to Egon] Did you choose anything?^ Did you choose anything?

 ^ Egon: Did you ever report it to anyone?

 ^ But we did turn up some interesting stuff on this Vigo character you mentioned.
  • Ghostbusters 2 Script at IMSDb. 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.imsdb.com [Source type: General]
Dr. Egon Spengler: No.
Dr. Peter Venkman: [to Winston] Did you?
.Winston Zeddemore: My mind is totally blank.^ Winston: My mind's totally blank!
Dr. Peter Venkman: I didn't choose anything.
.All three: [turn to look at Ray] Ray?^ (The three of them turn to look at Ray who has a very guilty look on his face.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: I couldn't help it. .It just popped in there.^ What just popped in there?

 ^ It just popped in there!
Dr. Peter Venkman: What? What "just popped in there?"
Dr. Raymond Stantz: I--I--I tried to think...
Dr. Egon Spengler: Look!
[They all look over one side of the roof.]
Dr. Raymond Stantz: No! It can't be!
Dr. Peter Venkman: What is it?
Dr. Raymond Stantz: It can't be!
Dr. Peter Venkman: What did you do, Ray?!
Winston Zeddemore: Oh, shit!
[They all see a giant cubic white head topped with a sailor hat. Peter looks at Ray.]
Dr. Raymond Stantz: It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Well, that's something you don't see every day.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: I tried to think of the most harmless thing. .Something that I loved from my childhood.^ Something I loved from my childhood.

 .Something that would never ever possibly destroy us.^ Something that could never, ever possibly destroy us.

 Mr. Stay-Puft.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Nice thinking, Ray.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: We used to roast Stay-Puft Marshmallows by the fire at Camp Waconda.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Ray has gone bye-bye, Egon. What have you got left?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Sorry, Venkman. .I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.^ I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.

About Ghostbusters

  • Rarely has a movie this expensive provided so many quotable lines.

Taglines

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  • They're Here To Save The World.
  • Coming To Save The World This Summer.
  • We're Ready To Believe You.
  • Who ya gonna call?^ And they call these bozos, who conveniently show up to deal with the problem with a fake electronic light show!

     ^ I've seen TV, I know you can't come in here without a warrant or writ or something!

     ^ Who you gonna call?
    • Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     Ghostbusters!
  • The supernatural spectacular
  • They ain't afraid of no ghost.
  • The world's most successful comedy

Cast

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 Ghostbusters | Table of Contents | Walkthrough

Ghostbusters
Box artwork for Ghostbusters.
Developer(s) Activision
Publisher(s) Activision
Designer(s) David Crane
Release date(s)
 1984
Genre(s) Action
System(s) Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64/128, MS-DOS, MSX, NES, Sega Master System, Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Mode(s) Single player
Followed by Ghostbusters II
Series Ghostbusters
.This is the first game in the Ghostbusters series.^ It's believed Atari has a similar licensing deal with Sony Pictures to produce further "Ghostbusters" games should the first one prove successful.
  • Atari Picks up Ghostbusters, Riddick - Voodoo Extreme 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC ve3d.ign.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Ghostbusters series, which was previously thought to be hitting a final note with an upcoming video game (which Dan Aykroyd led us to believe was pretty much “Ghostbusters III”).
  • Ghostbusters Video Game Trailer. Clip of the Day | SpoutBlog 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC blog.spout.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Not only does the new trailer for the game include many scenes from the first Ghostbusters movie, it displays side-by-side comparisons of footage from the film and the game.
  • Ghostbusters Video Game Trailer. Clip of the Day | SpoutBlog 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC blog.spout.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 For other games in the series see the Ghostbusters category.
For the Sega Genesis version, see Ghostbusters (Sega).
.Ghostbusters is a licensed game by Activision based on the movie of the same name.^ Ghostbusters games Movie-inspired games .
  • Ghostbusters for Commodore 64 - MobyGames 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.mobygames.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Josiah P gave it a 9 : I know, I know: it's a game based on a movie license.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (wii) reviews at Metacritic.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.metacritic.com [Source type: General]

 ^ "Dan calls this game the Ghostbusters 3 movie.
  • Ghostbusters Preview | Xbox 360 | Eurogamer 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.eurogamer.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .It was designed by David Crane, produced by Brad Fregger, and released for several home computer platforms in 1984, and later for video game console systems, including the Atari 2600, Sega Master System and NES.^ In 1984 , the first official Ghostbusters video game was released by Activision for the home PC (including Commodore 64), Atari 2600, NES and Sega Master System consoles.
  • Ghostbusters Appreciation: Who Ya Gonna Call? 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Blu-ray and Video Game Consoles .
  • Ivan Reitman to Direct 'Ghostbusters 3' - High-Def Digest Forums 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC forums.highdefdigest.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Atari has recently released the above trailer for their upcoming game Ghostbusters: The Video Game .
  • » ghostbusters - DigitalBattle.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.digitalbattle.com [Source type: General]

 .All three of these later version contain differences from the original home computer versions.^ While the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC versions will all be essentially the same game, the Wii edition of Ghostbusters: The Video Game is getting a slightly different treatment.
  • Ghostbusters Wii Preview @ Gaming Target 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC gamingtarget.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Atari’s GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME contains an all-new adventure from the film’s original writers Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
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 ^ The song compilations are regular U.S. releases, with several various re-pressings of the original Arista album containing the same music with slightly different cover art.
  • Filmtracks: Ghostbusters (Elmer Bernstein) 17 September 2009 7:07 UTC www.filmtracks.com [Source type: General]

 .The Atari 2600 version is generally considered the worst looking version (although quite good for a 2600 game) and the Sega Master System has the worst sounding version (the main theme that plays constantly throughout the game is off-key), but the award for least playable falls squarely on the NES conversion.^ PS3 games that are made for the system look pretty darn good.
  • Lens of Truth » Blog Archive » Head2Head: Ghostbusters : Just telling the truth 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.lensoftruth.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The game play is good, the story is good, the game was a good...
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game Download | Buy Ghostbusters: The Video Game from D2D 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.direct2drive.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Views: 43 In order to use the Sound Clip Player you'll need to install the free Adobe Flash Player from Adobe.com This is the theme song .
  • ghosts, Ghostbusters, Movie Theme Song, Sound Bite 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.entertonement.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 The programmer for the initial version of the game was Adam Bellin.
.The player sets up a ghost busting franchise in a city with a rising Psychokinetic (PK) Energy level and has the ability to purchase equipment such as traps, or to upgrade their vehicle.^ Purchase all available equipment upgrades.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game Xbox Live Achivements | Ghostbusters.net 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC xboxlive.ghostbusters.net [Source type: General]

 ^ The player joins up as a new recruit with the original team, testing a variety of unique equipment and gadgets, to track, wrangle and trap a wide range of awe-inspiring phantasms in an all-new, funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.
  • Ghostbusters Slimes Into Retail | Aeropause Games 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.aeropause.com [Source type: General]

 ^ This summer might be an exciting time to live in New York City, home of the Ghostbusters, especially if the production decides to set up shop there.
  • Ghostbusters 3 Arriving in 2011 - ShockTillYouDrop.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC shocktillyoudrop.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 The player then negotiates a grid representing the city. .They need to stop the "roamers" from reaching the temple of Zuul (which causes the PK Energy level to jump).^ In order to achieve this, they must convince New York that all the city's negative energy is feeding the evil spirits in the river, so the city's residents need to resist all negativity!
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 ^ Many fans prefer ZUUL FX live, cause we have a pure energy when we are on stage, that's our power!!!
  • Zuul FX Interview 25 September 2009 6:24 UTC www.fourteeng.net [Source type: General]

 ^ But did they really need to practically PAUSE the game every time you found one of 9 hidden items in a short little level?

 .When the player moves to a city block that is flashing red, the game mode switches to an overhead view of the player's vehicle driving to the location.^ Views: 43 In order to use the Sound Clip Player you'll need to install the free Adobe Flash Player from Adobe.com This is the theme song .
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 ^ When you have reached the location the view of the game will switch to a side scrolling view where two of the Ghostbusters will be seen taking position with their proton packs and a trap, you will then try to get the ghost above the trap to capture him.

 ^ Although the multiplayer aspect of Ghostbusters is cute, the real essence of the game is the single-player mode that has the story, meaning and entertainment.
  • Ghostbusters PS3 Review - www.impulsegamer.com - 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.impulsegamer.com [Source type: General]

 .The player must move left and right to vacuum up the stray ghosts and avoid cars.^ It was also ridiculously hard, you moved from right to left, you couldn’t pause and you had to beat the last level four times to see the ending.
  • BritishGaming | Who Ya Gonna Call? The Ghostbusters History 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.britishgaming.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Moving the slider from right to left increases audience composition and limits impression waste, but also reduces audience coverage.
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 ^ Your probably thinking "It can't be that bad, Just avoid the ghost and walk up the stairs by using the D-Pad".
  • Gamecrap: Ghostbusters! 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.gamecrap.com [Source type: General]

 .The player then moves to a screen in which a Slimer ghost must be guided with two proton streams over a ghost trap.^ When you have reached the location the view of the game will switch to a side scrolling view where two of the Ghostbusters will be seen taking position with their proton packs and a trap, you will then try to get the ghost above the trap to capture him.

 ^ Drop the trap centre screen, position your Ghostbustin' buddies, one either side, and let go with the ionizer streams to pen it in above the trap.

 ^ As a finisher, a ghost trap is pulled from the proton pack and slid under the ensnared ghost, then opened in a flash of blinding light - effectively vacuuming the ghost within the trap.
  • Ghostbusters Appreciation: Who Ya Gonna Call? 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
If the ghost is successfully captured, the player's income increases. .The aim is to have $10,000 by the time the city's PK level reaches 9999, wherein the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man will appear and wreak havoc on the city, thereby ending the game.^ Beat the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man and finish the level.
  • Trophy Guide - PS3Trophies.org 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.ps3trophies.org [Source type: General]

 ^ Stay Puft Marshmallow- WOW-man!
  • Ghostbusters Costumes & Accessories | Costumzee.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.costumzee.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Just steer clear of the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man!
  • Authentic Ghostbusters Halloween Costume : Ghostbuster Costume : Ghostbuster Mens Costume 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.costumecauldron.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 In some versions (e.g. the .Commodore 64 version), after the first successful game, the player is given an account number, which stores the amount of money the player had at the end of the game.^ Download Ghostbusters Game Commodore 64 .

 ^ Commodore 64 Games .

 ^ Jul 8, 2009 - The Head-to-Head is designed to let gamers know which version of a multiplatform game is worth their hard-earned money.
  • Ghostbusters | Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) on Xbox 360 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC au.xbox360.ign.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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 .This allowed for purchasing more expensive items for use (faster cars, more traps etc.^ Having the option for different weapons made trapping ghost that much more fun because it allowed for some sort of strategy in each ghost encounter.

 ^ They have funny facilities, which only they could invent, a car that is as wild and conspicuous as its owners are, while the tools that they use to trap there supernatural phenomenon are weird and crazy.
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 ). .In order to win at these games the player was required to have earned more money than their initial account balance.^ This game was MUCH more than I expected.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (360) • Raptr 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC raptr.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Jul 8, 2009 - The Head-to-Head is designed to let gamers know which version of a multiplatform game is worth their hard-earned money.
  • Ghostbusters | Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) on Xbox 360 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC au.xbox360.ign.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Ghostbusters | Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) on Xbox 360 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC uk.xbox360.ign.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ While he's probably best known as the monotone teacher in "Ferris Bueller," his game show "Win Ben Stein's money" ran for 5 years from 1997-2002.
  • 'Ghostbusters': Where are they now? 23 September 2009 3:03 UTC www.nydailynews.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .This is one of the earliest uses of passwords being used as a 'save game' feature on home computers.^ Sorry, it took me a while to get this one online, tucked away in the file cabnet for who knows how long, but the Ghostbusters Special Edition DVD took home the "Best Use of DVD Features" award in the Digital Bit's annual awards.

 ^ On the one hand, I have preordered a copy of Ghostbusters: The Video Game after being overcome by a wave of nostalgia and in response to its sterling reviews on IGN.com .
  • Ghostbusters | Nick Kyme 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.nickkyme.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ (Maybe release on fewer platforms, using the time saved to get the game working right on the ones you do cover?
  • Ghostbusters spooks 1 million - News at GameSpot 17 September 2009 7:07 UTC www.gamespot.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Some ports of the game (especially the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64 version) are significant for their attempt at playing back rudimentary speech samples ("Ghostbusters!", "He slimed me!"), a novelty at the time. The Commodore 64 version was noted for having the best synthesized speech and music, with a very good representation of the Ghostbusters theme song used as background music.

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Story

.After being kicked out of their university, parapsychology professors Spengler, Stantz and Venkman decide to go into business for themselves by trapping and removing ghosts from haunted houses.^ Slam dunk a ghost into a trap.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game Xbox Live Achivements | Ghostbusters.net 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC xboxlive.ghostbusters.net [Source type: General]

 ^ GHOSTBUSTERS! After being kicked out of their cushy jobs at Columbia University, Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, and Egon Spengler start their own business ...
  • Ghostbusters Movie - The 80s Movies Rewind 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.fast-rewind.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The team decides to go into business for themselves and open Ghostbusters, a ghost removal service.
  • Ghostbusters Blu-ray (1984) 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.blu-ray.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .After some initial skepticism, business is soon booming as The Ghost Busters rid New York of its undead.^ We have taken some photos of "Ghost Busters".
  • Ghost Busters Movie Download in HD 720p/DVD/DivX/PDA Quality 17 September 2009 7:07 UTC www.moviepro.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Ghost Busters) is a 1984 sci-fi-comedy film about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists-turned-ghost exterminators.
  • Ghostbusters Trailer, Reviews, News, Cast & Discussions - Movie - SideReel 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.sidereel.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Stay Puft: REWRITE » by Gwyn Gaeafau reviews Hope returns to New York and soon becomes mixed up in some paranormal buisiness when she joins her brother's whacky group of friends.
  • Ghostbusters FanFiction Archive - FanFiction.Net 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.fanfiction.net [Source type: General]

 .When a downtown skyscraper becomes the focal point of spirit activity linked to the ancient god Gozer, however, the problem may be more than the team can handle.^ More interesting than who they fight, however, might very well be when they fight, as in "when in the continuity of the series does the comic pick up?"
  • EXCLUSIVE: The Ghostbusters Return To Comics, And We’ve Got Your First Look 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC splashpage.mtv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ However, their heroic stand against monstrous specters such as Sumerian god Gozer the Gozerian and Vigo save the city from annihilation.
  • Ghostbusters Appreciation: Who Ya Gonna Call? 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ But Finding the way back becomes secondary as the teams must combine to stop an ancient god from being summoned to wipe out the Living.
  • Ghost Busters (Real/Extreme) FanFiction Archive - FanFiction.Net 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.fanfiction.net [Source type: General]

Table of Contents

Getting Started
Walkthrough

Gaming

Up to date as of February 01, 2010

.From Wikia Gaming, your source for walkthroughs, games, guides, and more!^ Exinjeru i'm playing the pc version myself, and i've had NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. it's more likely that your PC is broken than the game.
  • Destructoid - Review: Ghostbusters 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.destructoid.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Better to cut your losses and accept what was spent on development thus far (marketing usually spends more than the development of the game).
  • The Cut Scene - Video Game Blog by Variety on Variety.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC weblogs.variety.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The gameplay is a little basic at first, however as you play, you have access to more items and weapons, only adding to your gaming experience.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (ps3) reviews at Metacritic.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.metacritic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Ghostbusters

Developer(s) Activision
Publisher(s) Activision
Designer(s) David Crane
Release date Commodore 64:
1984 (NA)
MSX:
1984
Apple II:
1985 (NA)
Atari 2600:
1985 (NA)
NES:
1988 (NA)
Genre Simulation
Mode(s) Single player
Age rating(s) N/A
Atari 2600
Platform(s) Atari 2600
Apple II
Commodore 64
MSX
Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Master System
Input Atari 2600 Joystick
NES Controller
Sega Master System Controller
Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough
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Ghostbusters is a game released by Activision based on the movie of the same name.^ In 1984 , the first official Ghostbusters video game was released by Activision for the home PC (including Commodore 64), Atari 2600, NES and Sega Master System consoles.
  • Ghostbusters Appreciation: Who Ya Gonna Call? 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Movies Rick Moranis - Yes to Bob & Doug, No to Ghostbusters Game Rick Moranis is making more headlines by declining the opportunity to work on the Ghostbusters game than he is with his own project, an animated show based on another one of his characters, Bob McKenzie.
  • Ghostbusters - Associated Content - Topic 23 September 2009 3:03 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ It's still mentioned on all of the games press releases as part of the big Ghostbusters release schedule.
  • Ghostbusters (UK - BD) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive 17 September 2009 7:07 UTC www.dvdactive.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Gameplay

.The Ghostbusters are the ones to call who will "bust" any ghost hauntings.^ According to the website, their first case was the defeat and subsequent capture of the dream demon Freddy Krueger , who allegedly haunted the dreams of one of their team-mates.
  • Ghostbusters - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC uncyclopedia.wikia.com [Source type: General]

 ^ There was also a similar firm in South Park run by Eric Cartman called Hippiebusters which unlike "Ghostbusters" which exterminated ghosts, exterminated hippies.
  • Ghostbusters - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC uncyclopedia.wikia.com [Source type: General]

 ^ She Sees the dancing ghosts, and lets out a SCREAM. The music and dancing STOPS. Pre-Recorded we hear: The Entire Cast: Who Ya Gonna Call?
  • 'Ghostbusters: The Musical' 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.leisuresuit.net [Source type: General]

 .It does this through the use of nuclear accelerated "proton packs" and traps, whereby the ghosts can be captured and transferred to a secure storage facility.^ Gone were the days when they stood proudly atop skyscrapers battling giant sweet icons with their nuclear-accelerated proton packs in a last-ditch bid to save the world.

 ^ Use your Stasis Stream on the ghost until the other Ghostbusters get him into a trap.
  • Trophy Guide - PS3Trophies.org 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.ps3trophies.org [Source type: General]

 ^ While it only happened a few times, there were instances where ghosts were trapped in the game environment in such a way that they couldn’t be captured.
  • Destructoid - Review: Ghostbusters 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.destructoid.com [Source type: General]

 .However New York City has suddenly become a very haunted place, and the number of ghosts has suddenly increased.^ Based loosely after the motion picture, the setting of the cartoon took place after the end of the movie, as the four guys continued to protect New York from supernatural threats: such as the Bogeyman, Samhain, Cthulhu , and hordes of runaway ghosts .
  • Ghostbusters Appreciation: Who Ya Gonna Call? 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ As a duly designated representative of the state, county and city of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension!

 ^ In June of 1989 , Ghostbusters II : a sequel for the series was released, following a dry spell in the Ghostbusting business, when the guys are called forth again to investigate what is later seen as a haunted painting depicting Vigo the Carpathian , who later raises havoc by invoking ghosts all over New York City with its very presence.
  • Ghostbusters Appreciation: Who Ya Gonna Call? 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .The Ghostbusters must reduce the paranormal (PK) level in the city, representing ghost power, before the Temple of Zuul awakens and ressurects an evil goddess, Gozer.^ Basically, a huge monster ghost or something is taking over the city, so the Ghostbusters decide to bring the Statue of Liberty to life and catch this ghost.
  • Ghostbusters II Movie Download in DVD/DivX/PDA Quality 20 September 2009 17:15 UTC www.moviepro.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Took me a couple cycles to realize you must use the View-> Media Views-> Ghostbusters menu to start busting ghosts.
  • The Exorcist - Songbird Add-ons 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC addons.songbirdnest.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Tags:   ghost hunters - ghostbusters - GhostHunters - paranormal activity - paranormal investigators - ParanormalActivity - ParanormalInvestigators  PRINT   E-MAIL  .
  • Paranormal Investigators -- Real-Life Ghostbusters - Asylum.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.asylum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.Ghostbusters is an action game that combines an overhead view and a side-view.^ Ghostbusters: The Video Game simply 'breathes' Ghostbusters, and players will get their kicks with some awesome 'ghost slinging' action throughout some diverse environments.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (ps3) reviews at Metacritic.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.metacritic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ On Sale Now: $27.99 View the latest prices for Ghostbusters The Video Game (Xbox 360) .
  • Ghostbusters posts - Crave - CNET 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC news.cnet.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ More Director Ivan Reitman 's Ghostbusters is a family film that succeeds in cleverly combining comedy, action, and some age-appropriate scary stuff.

 .From Ghostbusters HQ, the player must monitor the map of New York City for "ghost alarms" as well as casual spirits, and plot a route to the alarmed area.^ Ghostbusters firehouse (a lot of real estate for a New York City plot of land!

 ^ Louis Tulley on Sexual Intercourse The Ghostbusters were a violent New York gang which operated around the 1980s .
  • Ghostbusters - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC uncyclopedia.wikia.com [Source type: General]
  • Ghostbusters - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC mirror.uncyc.org [Source type: General]

 ^ Ghostbusters is a 1984 comedy film set in New York City that follows three parapsychologists turned ghost exterminators.
  • Ghostbusters T Shirts, Ghostbusters Costumes, Ghostbusters Merchandise | TV Store Online 23 September 2009 3:03 UTC www.tvstoreonline.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .The player then controls the Ghostbuster vehicle as it drives through traffic.^ I hope we get to drive the Ghostbusters car through New York!
  • Joystiq hands-on: Ghostbusters (PS3/360/Wii) 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.joystiq.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ EXT. STREET - DAY (CONTINUOUS ACTION) Stantz drives extremely fast, HONKING vindictively, weaving dangerously through traffic.
  • Ghostbusters 2 Script at IMSDb. 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.imsdb.com [Source type: General]

 .Here, the player is able to capture casual ghosts on the way if they are en route.^ Ghosts are captured in a similar way.
  • Joystiq hands-on: Ghostbusters (PS3/360/Wii) 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.joystiq.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ While it only happened a few times, there were instances where ghosts were trapped in the game environment in such a way that they couldn’t be captured.
  • Destructoid - Review: Ghostbusters 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.destructoid.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The PS3 version uses motion controls as well (they're optional) for capturing ghosts, but they were nowhere near as satisfying.
  • Joystiq hands-on: Ghostbusters (PS3/360/Wii) 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.joystiq.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 Once at the location, the game switches to a side-view. .Two of the ghostbusters will take position and activate their proton beams and toss a trap to the ground.^ Don Coscarelli that both take the unique position that the ghosts were indeed real, and completely ignores the possibility of the Ghostbusters' complicity in their sudden appearance and subsequent "capture".
  • Ghostbusters - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC uncyclopedia.wikia.com [Source type: General]

 ^ They're weakened, then captured in the beam, then a trap is deployed and – with or without the aid of the A.I. Ghostbusters, although it's easier with them – you slam them around 'til they stop being frisky, position them right over the trap, and they're toast.
  • Joystiq hands-on: Ghostbusters (PS3/360/Wii) 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.joystiq.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ In a corner of your yard take two clean untouched articles and hammer a coat hanger over them so they are stuck in the ground.

 The player will attempt to maneuver the ghost(s) over the placed trap. .Once activated, the trap attempts to capture any ghosts directly above it.^ Stantz and Venkman close the trap and capture the ghost jogger.
  • Ghostbusters 2 Script at IMSDb. 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.imsdb.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Once you capture a ghost with your Blast Stream, slide out a trap with the Square button, and guide the ghost into it.
  • Trophy Guide - PS3Trophies.org 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.ps3trophies.org [Source type: General]

 ^ Once you have the Stasis Stream, first wear a ghost down with your Blast Stream until it's easy to capture.
  • Trophy Guide - PS3Trophies.org 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.ps3trophies.org [Source type: General]

 .Successful capture will earn the player money, which can then be used to purchase new Ghostbusters vehicles and new modifications for the vehicle.^ Plus, using it to hunt down and scan cursed artifacts will earn you money that can be spent upgrading your equipment.
  • Destructoid - Review: Ghostbusters 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.destructoid.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Also, the credits area is where I could have used one new Ghostbusters song from a new artist.

 ^ The new Ghostbusters movie needs a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man scene, but they should use a different mascot.
  • Ghostbusters - Associated Content - Topic 23 September 2009 3:03 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 Unsuccessful capture will see the ghost fly away.
As the game progresses, the PK energy of the city increases. .Ghostbusters must keep it under critical levels by being constantly successful at ghost captures.^ A fun film nastalgic of the 1980s posted on 4 June 2009 One of the most popular films of the 1980s, Ghostbusters succeeded in capturing an audience and keeping a following well after the 1980s.
  • Ghost Busters Movie Download in HD 720p/DVD/DivX/PDA Quality 17 September 2009 7:07 UTC www.moviepro.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ If this hadn't been a Ghostbusters game, then we would likely be praising it for its successes and sweeping its deficiencies under the rug.
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game (ps3) reviews at Metacritic.com 27 January 2010 23:56 UTC www.metacritic.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Eventually the Temple of Zuul will activate, and if the PK levels are still manageable, the Ghostbusters can venture there for a final showdown with Gozer.^ Originated in the movie Ghostbusters , a perennial geek favorite, as "There is no Dana, only Zuul."
  • The CSUA Encyclopedia, Alpha Release: !psb to zuul 25 September 2009 6:24 UTC www.erzo.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

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