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Synopsis: After saving New York City from a ghost attack, the Ghostbusters -- a team of spirit exterminators -- is disbanded for demolishing parts of the city during the battle. But when Ghostbuster Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) learns that spirits have taken an interest in his son, the men launch a rogue ghost-chasing mission. The quest quickly goes awry, landing them in court. But when the ghosts turn on the judge, he issues an order allowing the Ghostbusters to get back to work.
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
53%
PG
Year:
1989
108 min
661 Views


MILTON:

Well, I think it's important for people to know

that the world is in danger.

VENKMAN:

Okay, so can you tell us when it's going to

happen or do we have to buy the book?

MILTON:

I predict that the world will end at the

stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.

VENKMAN:

This year? That's cutting it a little close,

isn't it? I mean, just from a sales point of

view, the book just came out, right? So you're

not even looking at the paperback release for

maybe a year. And it's going to be at least

another year after that if the thing has

movie-of-the-week or mini-series potential.

You would have been better off predicting 1992

or even '94 just to be safe.

MILTON:

(irritated)

This is not just some money-making scheme! I

didn't just make up the date. I have a strong

psychic belief that the world will end on New

Year's Eve.

VENKMAN:

(placating)

Well, for your sake, I hope you're right. But

I think my other guest may disagree with you.

Elaine, you had another date in mind?

The CAMERA REVEALS ELAINE, an attractive, aggressive New Jersey

housewife, sitting on the other side of Venkman.

ELAINE:

According to my sources, the world will end

on February 14, in the year 2016.

VENKMAN:

Valentine's Day. That's got to be a bummer.

Where did you get that date, Elaine?

ELAINE:

I received this information from an alien. I

was at the Paramus Holiday Inn, I was having

a drink in the bar when he approached me and

started talking. Then he must have used some

sort of ray or a mind control device because

he made me follow him to his room and that's

where he told me about the end of the world.

VENKMAN:

Your alien had a room in the Holiday Inn?

ELAINE:

It may have been a room on the spacecraft made

up to look like a room in the Holiday Inn. I

can't be sure, Peter.

VENKMAN:

(humoring her)

No, you can't, and I think that's the whole

problem with aliens; you just can't trust them.

You may get some nice ones occasionally like

Starman or E.T., but most of them turn out to

be some kind of lizard. Anyway, we're just

about out of time.

(does his wrap-up right TO

the CAMERA)

Next week on 'World of the Psychic,' hairless

pets.

(holds up a hairless cat)

Until then, this is Peter Venkman saying ...

(puts a finger to his temple

and sends out a though to his

viewers)

... Good night.

CUT TO:

INT. TV STUDIO - CORRIDOR - DAY (LATER)

Venkman comes out of the studio squabbling with his producer, NORMAN, a

well-meaning young incompetent.

VENKMAN:

Where do you find these people? I thought

we were having the telekinetic guy who bends

the spoons?

NORMAN:

A lot of the better psychics won't come on the

show. They think you're too skeptical.

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Harold Ramis

Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, writer, and comedian. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a writer-director, his films include the comedies Caddyshack (1980), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Groundhog Day (1993), and Analyze This (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series SCTV, on which he also performed, and he was one of three screenwriters of the film National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). more…

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