Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (sometimes written Ghost Busters) is a 1984 sci-fi comedy film about three parapsychologists who are fired from Columbia University in New York, and start up their own business investigating and capturing ghosts. more...
It was followed by a sequel, Ghostbusters II (1989), and two cartoon series, The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters.
The films sparked the catchphrases, "Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!", and "I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts", both from the hit theme song written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. Parker's video, directed by Ivan Reitman, of the theme song was a hit for MTV, containing many snippets of the film which flowed well with the lyrics, along with quick cameos of various celebrities answering "Ghostbusters!" to the oft-repeated "Who you gonna call?" and special footage of the four Ghostbusters, in costume and character, dancing down Times Square right behind 'Ray Parker Jr' joining in the singing. The song won Ray Parker Jr. an Academy Awards nomination for "Best Song".
In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Ghostbusters the 44th greatest comedy film of all time. As well as garnering number 28 of the American Film Institutes top 100 comedies of all time in their, "AFI's 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS" list. In 2005, IGN voted Ghostbusters the greatest comedy ever.
Taglines:
- They're Here To Save The World.
- Coming To Save The World This Summer.
- We're Ready To Believe You.
- Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!
- The supernatural spectacular.
- They ain't afraid of no ghost.
- The world's most successful comedy.
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