| | | An Ivan Reitman Film.
Features: DVD, 2 Pack
A trio of university parasychologists lose their research grant and decide to open their own business, "Ghostbusters," and almost at once are summoned to investigate the strange happenings in a Central Park West apartment. What they discover is that all Manhattan is being besieged by other worldly demons.DVD FEATURES World Premiere 'Live' Video Commentary by Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis Storyboards, Split-screen Compare Production Photos, Conceptual Drawings Deleted Scenes 1999 Star Featurette DVD-ROM and Web Link SFX Team Documentary SFX Before & After (multi-angle) Original Featurette and Trailers Subtitled Production Notes Digitally Remastered Language: English Scene Selections Widescreen Format 5.1 AudioSystem Requirements:Running Time 105 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE
"The casting couldn't be better." Jenn Dlugos, Classic-Horror Review
"Ghostbusters wasn't just a movie: it was a phenomenon." Stella Papamichael, BBC DVD Reviews
Editor's Note
When Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murrary) and his Columbia University colleagues (Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson) are kicked out of their prestigious academic posts, they start a private practice as professional ghost-catchers. Although the three parascientists are idle for awhile, their television advertisements finally pay off when beautiful Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) contracts them. It seems her apartment has become the entryway for ghastly ghosts and goofy ghouls hellbent on terrorizing New York City. Soon they're going to her rescue, trying to rid the city of the slimy creatures. GHOSTBUSTERS hit US screens in June of 1984 and went on to become one of the most successful comedy films of all time, spawning a sequel and a popular animated series.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | DVD Quality Picture | | Full Length Movie | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 4/25/2006 |
| Original Release Date: 1984 | | Catalog ID: 14638 | | UPC: 00043396146389 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew | Bill Murray | | Dan Aykroyd | | Rick Moranis | | Sigourney Weaver | | Bernie Brillstein - Executive Producer | | Dan Aykroyd - Writer | | David E. Blewitt - Editor | | Elmer Bernstein - Original Music By | | Harold Ramis - Writer | | Ivan Reitman - Producer | | Ivan Reitman - Director | | Laszlo Kovacs - Cinematographer | | Ray Parker, Jr. - Original Music By | | Sheldon Kahn - Editor |
| Awards |
Winner (1985) | | | British Academy Awards, Ray Parker, Jr., Best Original Song | |
Nominee (1985) | | | British Academy Awards, Richard Edlund, Best Special Visual Effects | | | Golden Globe, Ghostbusters, Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | | | Golden Globe, Ray Parker, Jr., Best Original Song - Motion Picture | | | Golden Globe, Bill Murray, Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | | | Oscar, John Bruno, Richard Edlund, Chuck Gaspar, Mark Vargo, Best Visual Effects | | | Oscar, Ray Parker, Jr., Best Music - Song |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...It's Murray's picture, as the popular comedian deadpans, ad libs and does an endearing array of physical schtick....Weaver is deliciously sexy..." 06/06/1984Premiere
"GHOSTBUSTERS is still a rounded, rousing entertainment." 12/01/2004 p.168 Entertainment Weekly
"What turned GHOSTBUSTERS into a classic was director Ivan Reitman's ability to stir genuine ghoulish scares into the clever dialogue and funny bits." 08/05/2005 p.52 Premiere
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "An 80s phenomenon and classic comedy, with Bill Murray upstaging everything in his path..." 06/17/2009 |
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