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Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. It also stars Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis…

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Box office
$370 million
Budget
$25–30 million
Cinematography
László Kovács
Country
United States
Directed by
Ivan Reitman
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures

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Ghostbusters

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Ghostbusters

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related to Works cited · 65
Ghostbusters → Afterlife, American Culture, Bad Times, Before You Die, Books Austin, Boston, Bruce, California, Clare, Comic Politics, Daniel, England, Fictions Inc, Film, First, Five Popular Films, From Chevy Chase, Gender, Good Times, Had My Share
related to Accolades · 37
Ghostbusters → Academy Awards, BAFTA Award, Best Actor, Best Fantasy Film, Best Motion Picture, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects, Chuck Gaspar, Comedy, Doom, Dudley Moore, Edlund, Golden Globe Awards, Indiana Jones, It, John Bruno, Just Called, Love You, Mark Vargo, Maude
related to Cast and characters · 36
Ghostbusters → According, Air Force, Apart, Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Walken, Eddie Murphy, Egon, Egon's, Excited, German, Gregory Hines, He, Hudson, Hungarian, Jeff Goldblum, John Lithgow, Keaton, Medjuck
related to Development · 33
Ghostbusters → Abbott, American Society, Animal House, Aykroyd, Aykroyd's, Belushi, Belushi's, Bernie Brillstein, Bill Murray, Bob Hope, Bowery Boys, Brillstein, Costello, Dan Aykroyd's, Eddie Murphy, Ghost Chasers, Ghostbuster, Ghosts, He, History
related to Writing · 33
Ghostbusters → August, Aykroyd, Aykroyd's, Egon, Egon Spengler, Having, His, It, July, Lion, Many, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Murray, Murray's, New Jersey, New York, Peter, Put Peter Venkman, Ramis
related to Cultural influence · 32
Ghostbusters → B-52s, Black, Congress, Disney, Evolution, Gozer, Halloween, I'm, In, It, It's, Its, Library, Men, Mickey Mouse, Murray's, National Film Registry, Other, Pan American Airlines, Parker Jr's
related to Capitalism and private industry · 31
Ghostbusters → American, Analysts, As, As Vox, Author Ralph Clare, Aykroyd's, Christine Alice Corcos, Corcos, Egon, Even, Gozer, Gozer's, He, In, It, Louis/Vinz, New York, New Yorkers, Others, Peck
related to Merchandise · 31
Ghostbusters → Black, Columbia, Developing, Ectomobile, Firehouse, Funko Pop, Halloween, Hi-C Ecto Cooler, In, Larry Milne, Lego, Making Ghostbusters, Men, Merchandise, Minimates, Much, Playmobil, Ramis, Richard Mueller, Slimer-inspired
related to Cast · 30
Ghostbusters → Alice Drummond, Bill Murray, Dana BarrettHarold Ramis, David Margulies, Egon SpenglerRick Moranis, Gozer, It, Janine MelnitzWilliam Atherton, Jennifer Runyon, Lenny Clotch, Librarian, Library Ghost, Louis TullyAnnie Potts, Mayor, Michael Ensign, New York, Paddi Edwards, Peter VenkmanDan Aykroyd, Peter's, Playboy Playmate Kymberly Herrin
related to Critical reassessment · 30
Ghostbusters → America's, American Film Institute, An, BBC, Before You Die, Best Conservative Movies, Bill Murray's, Empire's, Environmental Protection Agency, Funniest Screenplays, Ghostbusters's, Greatest Movies, In, In November, It, Last, Laughs, Metacritic, Movies You Must See, National Review

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GhostbustersBox office$370 million1.00infobox
GhostbustersBudget$25–30 million1.00infobox
GhostbustersCinematographyLászló Kovács1.00infobox
GhostbustersCountryUnited States1.00infobox
GhostbustersDirected byIvan Reitman1.00infobox
GhostbustersDistributed byColumbia Pictures1.00infobox
GhostbustersEdited byDavid E. Blewitt1.00infobox
GhostbustersEdited bySheldon Kahn1.00infobox
GhostbustersLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
GhostbustersMusic byElmer Bernstein1.00infobox
GhostbustersProduced byIvan Reitman1.00infobox
GhostbustersProduction companiesColumbia-Delphi Productions1.00infobox
GhostbustersProduction companiesBlack Rhino[a]1.00infobox
GhostbustersRelease dateJune 8, 1984 (1984-06-08)1.00infobox
GhostbustersRunning time105 minutes1.00infobox
GhostbustersStarringBill Murray1.00infobox
GhostbustersStarringDan Aykroyd1.00infobox
GhostbustersStarringSigourney Weaver1.00infobox
GhostbustersStarringHarold Ramis1.00infobox
GhostbustersStarringRick Moranis1.00infobox
GhostbustersWritten byDan Aykroyd1.00infobox
GhostbustersWritten byHarold Ramis1.00infobox
Ghostbustersis a1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis0.90text

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