Ghostbusters II

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Our Review Published July 15, 2016

Ghostbusters Series Episode 2

It took five years, but the Ghostbusters were back! Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson strapped the proton packs on once more, rejoined by co-stars Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, and Annie Potts. The crew is the same, and a lot of the story beats are the same, but Ghostbusters 2 has a far worse reputation than the original. Is this deserved, or should the naysayers be soaked in happy slime? Donate to Now Playing Podcast and you can listen to find out!

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Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Sigourney Weaver Harold Ramis Rick Moranis Ernie Hudson Annie Potts Peter MacNicol Harris Yulin David Margulies Kurt Fuller Wilhelm von Homburg Michael P. Moran Olivia Ward Mordecai Lawner Mary Ellen Trainor Aaron Lustig Page Leong Richard Foronjy George P. Wilbur Christopher Neame Judy Ovitz Tom Dugan Robert Alan Beuth Ralph Monaco Ron Cummins Cheech Marin John Hammil Ray Glanzmann Brian Doyle-Murray Douglas Seale Ben Stein Erik Holland Philip Baker Hall Kevin Dunn Ryan Francis Ivan Reitman Ira S. Rosenstein Felix Silla Max von Sydow

Ghostbusters II

1989 PG 1h 48m

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Release Date

June 16, 1989

Director

Ivan Reitman

Writer

Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Dan Aykroyd

Stars

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol, Harris Yulin, David Margulies, Kurt Fuller, Janet Margolin, Wilhelm von Homburg, William T. Deutschendorf, Henry J. Deutschendorf II, Michael P. Moran, Olivia Ward, Mordecai Lawner, Susanna Boehm, Mary Ellen Trainor, Christopher Villaseñor, Jason Reitman, Aaron Lustig, Page Leong, Mark Schneider, Valery Pappas, Catherine Reitman, Dave Florek, Richard Foronjy, George P. Wilbur, Sharon Kramer, Walter Flanagan, Bobby Brown, Christopher Neame, Judy Ovitz, Tom Dugan, Angelo Dimascio, Robert Alan Beuth, Ralph Monaco, Ron Cummins, Cheech Marin, Yvette Cruise, John Hammil, Ray Glanzmann, Alex Zimmerman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Louise Troy, Douglas Seale, Ben Stein, Erik Holland, Philip Baker Hall, Steve Baker, Trish Cook, Kevin Dunn, Ryan Francis, Tyra Reneé Fuller, Jim Fyfe, George Gerard, Donna Guidry, Tim Lawrence, Peter Papageorgio, Kariim Ratcliff, Ivan Reitman, Ira S. Rosenstein, Felix Silla, Max von Sydow, Chloe Webb, Justin Michael Woods

Producer

Ivan Reitman

Cinematography

Michael Chapman

Music

Randy Edelman

Genre

Comedy, Fantasy

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Budget

$37,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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