Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural sci-fi comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a ghost catching business. Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis co-star as a potential client and her neighbor, respectively. It was released in the United States on June 8, 1984 and made US$238,632,124 in the United States. The American Film Institute ranked Ghostbusters 28th in its AFI's 100 Years100 Laughs list of film comedies. The film was followed... by a sequel, Ghostbusters II in 1989, and two animated television series, The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters. As of February 2012, a third feature film remains in development hell. After losing their academic positions at Columbia University, a trio of misfit parapsychologists — Peter Venkman , Raymond Stantz , and Egon Spengler – establish a paranormal exterminator service known as "Ghostbusters" at a retired New York City firehouse.
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| Release date: | June 7, 1984 |
| Directed by: | Ivan Reitman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 107 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ivan Reitman |
| Editor: | Sheldon Kahn, David E. Blewitt, David Blewitt |
| Music by: | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography: | László Kovács |
| Screenplay by: | Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis |
| Estimated budget: | $30,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action |