Ghostbusters (1984)
Overview
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $30,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $296,578,797.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 42.158 |
Directed By
Ivan Reitman
Crew
Ivan Reitman
Dan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis
Ivan Reitman
Bernie Brillstein
Elmer Bernstein
László Kovács
David E. Blewitt
Sheldon Kahn
Karen Rea
Marvin March
Theoni V. Aldredge
Suzy Benzinger
Leonard Engelman
John G. Wilson
John DeCuir Jr.
Richard Edlund
Richmond L. Aguilar
Jim Aupperle
John DeCuir
George Eckert
Rick Alexander
Richard Beggs
Jim Bullock
John M. Colwell
Les Fresholtz
Joseph Holsen
William L. Manger
Tom McCarthy Jr.
Vern Poore
Michael P. Redbourn
Don S. Walden
Bruce Ericksen
Kate Guinzburg
Larry Holt
Joe Medjuck
Michael C. Gross
Gary Daigler
Katterli Frauenfelder
Robert M. Stevens
Joseph E. Thibo
Paul Mindrup
Trish Kinney
Chuck Gaspar
Joe Day
Jack E. Ackerman
Dayton Anderson
Peggy Thorin
Dione Taylor
Colin J. Campbell
Gene Kearney
Rita Grant Miller
Gemma La Mana
Gene S. Cantamessa
John Bruno
Tom Morga
Ray Parker, Jr.
TOP CAST
Bill Murray
Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd
Ray Stantz
Sigourney Weaver
Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis
Egon Spengler
Rick Moranis
Louis Tully
Annie Potts
Janine Melnitz
William Atherton
Walter Peck
Ernie Hudson
Winston Zeddemore
Slavitza Jovan
Gozer
David Margulies
Mayor
Steven Tash
Male Student
Jennifer Runyon
Female Student
Michael Ensign
Hotel Manager
Alice Drummond
Librarian
Jordan Charney
Dean Yager
Timothy Carhart
Violinist
John Rothman
Library Administrator
Tom McDermott
Archbishop
Roger Grimsby
Roger Grimsby
Larry King
Larry King
Joe Franklin
Joe Franklin
Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem (voice)
John Ring
Fire Commissioner
Norman Matlock
Police Commissioner
Joe Cirillo
Police Captain
Joe Schmieg
Police Seargeant
Reginald VelJohnson
Jail Guard
Rhoda Gemignani
Real Estate Woman
Murray Rubin
Man at Elevator
Larry Dilg
Con Edison Man
Danny Stone
Coachman
Patty Freedman
Woman at Party
Jean Kasem
Tall Woman at Party
Lenny Del Genio
Doorman
Frances E. Nealy
Chambermaid
Sam Moses
Hot Dog Vendor
Christopher Wynkoop
TV Reporter
Winston May
Businessman in Cab
Tommy Hollis
Mayor's Aide
Eda Reiss Merin
Louis's Neighbor
Ric Mancini
Policeman at Apartment
Kathryn Janssen
Mrs. Van Hoffman
Stanley Grover
Reporter
Carol Ann Henry
Reporter
James Hardie
Reporter
Frantz Turner
Reporter
Nancy Kelly
Reporter
Paul Trafas
Ted Fleming
Cheryl Birchenfield
Annette Fleming
Ruth Oliver
Library Ghost
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