Ghostbusters II

"Guess who's coming to save the world again?"

1989 1h 48m EN

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6.6

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57%

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 5,022🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes●56Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 239,604

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Synopsis

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

“Guess who's coming to save the world again?”

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Cast

Bill Murray
Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Sigourney Weaver
Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis
Dr. Egon Spengler
Ernie Hudson
Winston Zeddemore
Rick Moranis
Louis Tully
Annie Potts
Janine Melnitz
Peter MacNicol
Janosz Poha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.8× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ghostbusters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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234+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Reitman, shot by Michael Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Donn Cambern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Reitman directs. Michael Chapman behind the camera. Randy Edelman scores. Donn Cambern cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.8× over at the box office.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Ghostbusters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4234+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Ivan Reitman, shot by Michael Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Donn Cambern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Guess who's coming to save the world again?".
10IMDB entry: tt0097428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 30 themes, including "new year's eve", "new york city", "painting", "supernatural".
12Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Original score: Randy Edelman
Editing: Donn Cambern
Production design: Bo Welch
Costume design: Gloria Gresham
Makeup / hair: John Dods
VFX supervisor: Dennis Muren
Sound: Gary C. Bourgeois
Stunt coordinator: Joel Kramer
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $37,000,000
Box office: $215,394,738
Return: 582% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Ghostbusters II (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes: 57% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 56/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 239,604 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination total

Part of

Ghostbusters Collection

Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced 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. The second film, Ghostbusters II, was released in 1989.

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tricksy2015-06-09
This was another sequel that was fashionable to knock when it came out. It got panned because it couldn't live up to the first Ghostbusters. Well, what could? The first one was so original, so enormously popular than any sequel was bound to fail as far as matching it. This second Ghostbusters was just fine, very entertaining and it was nice to see all the main characters back. It had a little nicer feel to it and was more family-friendly language-wise, so it even had some things going for it the first one didn't have. The other major different in this sequel was watching Peter MacNichol, who reprized his "Renfield"-type character from Mel Brooks' "Dead: And Loving It" comedy with Leslie Nielsen. Here, MacNichol plays "Janosz Poha," another wacko with a thick Eastern European accent. He is hilarious, and elevates the enjoyment of this film. Otherwise, the rest of the cast plays and acts just as they did in the first film, which means you'll get a lot of laughs out of them The story just isn't as intense, that's all. No, it can't equal the original, but..... The bottom line is this: Don't try to compare the two films. If you enjoyed the first, you'll like this.....period.
John Chard2019-06-25
★ 4/10
Who you gonna snore? Ghostbusters II Is directed by Ivan Reitman and stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis & Ernie Hudson. Ramis & Aykroyd c-wrote the screenplay and it's a sequel to the hugely successful Ghostbusters from 1984. Plot follows on from the first film but five years later and sees the Ghostbusters disbanded after being derided as frauds and handed a bill for the damages incurred as they saved the world! However, a new supernatural threat is bubbling down in the sewers of New York and now more than ever the Ghostbusters are back in vogue. It was probably asking too much for this sequel to be as sparkling as the first film. More so when one considers that there was a 5 year gap in between and a new decade was soon to arrive that firmly had no place for 80s nostalgia. Oh Ghostbusters 2 was a success, very much so, but after the rush of fans wanting some more from the kooky parapsychologists had died down, the feedback was very mixed from fans and critics alike. Understandably so since everything about this sequel is tired. The characters look bored and lack the expresso timing that was once evident, especially Murray who is badly underused here, and more troubling is that his Venkman, the best thing about the original film, is reduced to being a normal type bloke. That's criminal, because the spirited stuff falls to Aykroyd and co and tho they be solid pros, they ain't got Murray's wit and mannerisms. The story too is weak. Featuring a seventeenth century tyrant and the inevitable rise of spooks unbound. Thankfully, tho, the effects are at least of the high and gloopy standard set first time around. And there's some tight gags in there for the knowing Ghostbuster ear. But repetition hangs heavy throughout, Ramis & Aykroyd seemingly not grasping that what worked in 84 will not totally transfer well to a new crowd who are now older and wiser. There's also the distinct feeling that this film is more about a cast get together to make some easy cash than enticing in a whole new audience. Peter MacNicol is a welcome introduction to proceedings as Janosz Poha, while more of "slimer" (who is now real cool) is never a bad thing. But the magic is gone and Ghostbusters 2 just comes off as shallow and dangerously close to soiling our love of the first picture. 4/10
Peter89Spencer2020-10-27
★ 8/10
'They're back!' I watched this straight after the first one. It was just as good as the first film. I enjoyed it.