Director: Ivan Reitman
Screenplay: Harold Ramis and Dan Ackroyd
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, William Atherton
Running Time: 107 minutes
Genre: Comedy, fantasy, horror
Scientists Peter Venkman (Murray), Ray Stantz (Ackroyd) and Egon Spengler (Ramis) are fired from their position at Columbia University, due to their dubious research and conclusions. The trio decide to go into business for themselves as professional ghost-catchers. Initially dismissed largely as a joke, the Ghostbusters soon find themselves fighting to save the world.
This hugely successful blend of comedy, fantasy and supernatural horror is one of the most beloved film of the 1980s. It's funny throughout, with some still enjoyable, albeit dated, special effects. It's also just scary enough to avoid upsetting children. Much of the humour depends on the juxtaposing the cynical, workaday realities of 1980s New York, with the supernatural. Bill Murray dominates the film with his delightfully deadpan performance as the slightly disreputable, cynical, wisecracking Venkman, although he gets sterling support from the rest of the cast, particularly William Atherton as the film's main human antagonist, an oily EPA representative. The film was followed by a sequel in 1989, several animated TV series (most notably The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991)), and a remake in 2016.
Dan Ackroyd, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters.
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