Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.
- new york city
- environmental protection agency
- library
- supernatural
- paranormal phenomena
- loser
- slime
- gatekeeper
- nerd
- giant monster
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- 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
- Directed
- Ivan Reitman
- Written
- Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 9,959 ratings
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures, Delphi Films, Black Rhino Productions
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1984 · You’re hereGhostbusters
Where it starts.
Ghostbusters II
1989
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
