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<p>Created page with &quot;{{FilmInfobox |name=Ghostbusters |director=Ivan Reitman |studio=Columbia Pictures |release_date=8 June 1984 |genre=Supernatural comedy |status=Franchise ongoing }} &#039;&#039;&#039;Ghostbusters&#039;&#039;&#039; is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, who also starred alongside Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, and Ernie Hudson. == Plot == The film follows three parapsychologists who lose their university research...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{FilmInfobox<br /> |name=Ghostbusters<br /> |director=Ivan Reitman<br /> |studio=Columbia Pictures<br /> |release_date=8 June 1984<br /> |genre=Supernatural comedy<br /> |status=Franchise ongoing<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Ghostbusters&#039;&#039;&#039; is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, who also starred alongside Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, and Ernie Hudson.<br /> <br /> == Plot ==<br /> The film follows three parapsychologists who lose their university research funding and instead start a commercial ghost-catching business in New York City, using proton packs and a converted ambulance to trap and contain reported paranormal activity across the city. As demand for their services grows, the team is drawn into a far larger threat involving an ancient entity manifesting through a Manhattan apartment building.<br /> <br /> == Production ==<br /> Dan Aykroyd originally conceived the film as a vehicle for himself and fellow &#039;&#039;Saturday Night Live&#039;&#039; alumnus John Belushi, envisioning a much larger-scale concept involving travel through time and space. Following Belushi&#039;s death and director Ivan Reitman&#039;s assessment that the original concept was financially impractical, Aykroyd and Harold Ramis substantially rewrote the script. Visual effects, including the film&#039;s ghosts and the character later named Slimer, were achieved through a combination of miniatures, puppetry, and practical effects work led by Richard Edlund.<br /> <br /> == Reception ==<br /> Ghostbusters was both a critical and commercial success on release, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1984 in North America and the highest-grossing comedy of its time, with a worldwide gross exceeding $290 million against a production budget of around $30 million. Critic Roger Ebert praised the film for surviving its own special effects budget with its comic vision intact. The film received two Academy Award nominations, for Best Visual Effects and Best Original Song.<br /> <br /> == Legacy ==<br /> Ghostbusters spawned a broader media franchise, including the 1989 sequel &#039;&#039;Ghostbusters II&#039;&#039;, animated television series, and a further string of sequels and a 2016 reboot, &#039;&#039;Ghostbusters: Answer the Call&#039;&#039;, in later decades. The film is frequently cited as a touchstone by real-world paranormal investigators and parapsychologists — [[Ciarán O&#039;Keeffe]], for instance, has named it among his early influences.<br /> <br /> == Where to watch ==<br /> * [https://amzn.to/3Rlbl1t Watch on Amazon]<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Parapsychology]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Movies]]</div>

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