Ghostbusters is a 1984 Comedy Classic directed by Ivan Reitman.
The film starred:
Bill Murray – Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd – Dr. Ray Stantz
Harold Ramis – Dr. Egon Spengler
Sigourney Weaver – Dana Barrett
Rick Moranis – Louis Tully, Vincle Clortho Master of Gozer
Annie Potts – Janine Melnitz
Ernie Hudson – Winston Zeddemore
William Atherton – Walter Peck
Bill Murray and Harold Ramis had co-starred in the 1981 comedy “Stripes“, which was also directed by Ivan Reitman.
The film was written by Ramis and Aykroyd.
The film was originally written with the intention of John Belushi being one of the Ghostbusters.
The part of Louis Tully, played by Rick Moranis, was originally written for John Candy.
The part of Winston Zeddemore was written for Eddie Murphy but he declined the part in order to do Beverly Hills Cop.
The film has grossed over $200,000,000 at the Box Office and in its initial release, it spent 7 straight weeks at #1 before being knocked out by the Prince film “Purple Rain“.
Entertainment Weekly named Ghostbusters as the funniest movie of the past 25 years.
The theme song to the movie, sung by Ray Parker Jr, spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Charts.
At the time, this was the highest grossing film comedy of all-time, until it was replaced by Home Alone.
After Ghostbusters, Sigourney Weaver would next make “Aliens“.
Dan Aykroyd went on to star in “Spies Like Us” with Chevy Chase.
Bill Murray went on to the drama “The Razors Edge“, a film that was promised him in return for him agreeing to do Ghostbusters.
Harold Ramis later directed Bill Murray in the 1993 comedy “Groundhog Day“.
Ghostbusters spawned a successful sequel, an animated series, a series of books, numerous video games, and a whole slew of toys and other film-related merchandise. Rumour is that a Ghostbusters III is in the works for release sometime in the next year or two. The new film is again slated to star Aykroyd, Murray, and Ramis with discussions ongoing with the original films other stars. The new film is also to be directed by Ivan Reitman.
You know there is a re-make in the works well it’s not officially in the works but Bill Murray has stated that he would like to do it if they brought him back as a ghost!