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Synopsis:
When kooky, spooky college profs Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) lose their university jobs, they decide to go freelance, de-haunting New York City with a new ghost removal service. As soon as they open their doors, their first order of business becomes saving beautiful cellist Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and nerdy Louis Tully (Rick Moranis), who've inadvertently opened the gates of hell...right in their own apartment building!
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Ivan Reitman
Voiced By:
Casey Kasem, Paddi Edwards, Ivan Reitman
Writers:
Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis
Others:
Jr., John Bruno, Ray Parker Jr., Richard Edlund, Mark Vargo, Chuck Gaspar, Ray Parker
Studio:
Sony
Genres:
Classics, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Collections:
A History of Films about Film: Part 2, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Bill Murray, Halloween Films, Holidays Film Collection, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Bookshop Scenes, Top 10 Dangerous Dog Films, Top 10 Films Turned Into TV Series, Top 10 Guest Houses On Film, Top 100 AFI Laughs, Top 13 Halloween Films For Kids, Top Films
BBFC:
Release Date:
22/09/2008
Run Time:
101 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Turkish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • World Premiere
  • Video Commentary with Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis
  • Storyboard Split-screen
  • Comparison
  • Still Storyboards
  • Meet the SFX Team
  • SFX Before and After
  • Ghostly Photo Gallery
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Featurette and Interviews
  • Concept Drawings
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Ghostbusters 2 Trailer
  • Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
15/06/2009
Run Time:
105 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Italian Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Subtitles:
Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Factoid track
  • Featurettes
  • Photo gallery
  • Deleted scenes
  • Wallpaper
  • Commentary
  • Storyboard comparisons
  • Multi-angle shots
  • Slimer mode 'picture in picture'
BBFC:
Release Date:
27/06/2016
Run Time:
105 minutes
Languages:
Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
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Reviews (5) of Ghostbusters

Family classic - Ghostbusters review by CP Customer

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08/07/2009

One of those films from my childhood that still provokes fond memories. Ghostbusters remains a funny, thrilling romp through New York's supernatural wildlife. Having bought this blu ray on release the amount of grain is very surprising, the film does look good overall but I still think more could have been done to the print. Alot of the extras relate to the video game but amongst the menus are some vintage insights into the making of and a good commentary track.

2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Absolutely dire - Ghostbusters review by LA

Spoiler Alert
03/01/2022

This has miserably failed the test of time. Zero plot even by the standards of the genre at the time and extremely uncomfortable to watch the Bill Murray character’s sexual predation and harassment of the leading female.

Wouldn’t and couldn’t be made now and we should all be grateful for that. 

1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

Cross the Streams, Save the Day - Ghostbusters review by griggs

Spoiler Alert
19/07/2025


Some films ask what happens when we die. This one asks who we’re gonna call when the dead get sassy and start sliming hotel staff. It’s the perfect blend of spooks and snark, where world-ending threats are met not with bravery but with weary sarcasm and nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners strapped to the back.


Bill Murray coasts on pure deadpan charm, turning ghostbusting into a blue-collar side hustle. Aykroyd and Ramis give it brains and geekery, and Ernie Hudson walks in halfway through, mutters no more than half a dozen words, yet somehow grounds the whole thing. The effects are delightfully ropey, the plot barely holds together—and it doesn’t matter one bit.


The real trick is how it treats the supernatural with total sincerity, while mocking everything else: academia, bureaucracy, city government, and the absurdity of grown men chasing ghosts in boiler suits.


It shouldn’t work. It really shouldn’t. But it’s sharp, silly, and still funny decades later. Just don’t cross the streams.


1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

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