Ghostbusters II (1989)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Bill Murray
Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd
Ray Stantz / Screenplay / Characters
Sigourney Weaver
Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis
Dr. Egon Spengler / Screenplay / Characters
Rick Moranis
Louis Tully
Ernie Hudson
Winston Zeddemore
Annie Potts
Janine Melnitz
Peter MacNicol
Dr. Janosz Poha
Harris Yulin
Judge Wexler
David Margulies
Mayor Lenny
Kurt Fuller
Jack Hardemeyer
Janet Margolin
The Prosecutor
Wilhelm von Homburg
Vigo
William T. Deutschendorf
Baby Oscar
Henry J. Deutschendorf II
Baby Oscar
Michael P. Moran
Frank the Doorman
Olivia Ward
Meter Maid
Mordecai Lawner
Man with a Ticket
Susanna Boehm
Young Woman on Crutches
Mary Ellen Trainor
Brownstone Mother
Christopher Villaseñor
Brownstone Boy #1
Jason Reitman
Brownstone Boy #2
Aaron Lustig
Norman the Producer
Page Leong
Spengler's Assistant
Mark Schneider
Arguing Couple
Valery Pappas
Arguing Couple
Catherine Reitman
Girl with Puppy
Dave Florek
First Cop
Richard Foronjy
Con Ed Supervisor
George P. Wilbur
Bailiff
Sharon Kramer
Stenographer
Walter Flanagan
Rudy the Museum Guard
Bobby Brown
Mayor's Doorman
Christopher Neame
Maitre D'
Judy Ovitz
Slimed Restaurant Patron
Tom Dugan
Restaurant Cop #1
Angelo Dimascio
Restaurant Cop #2
Robert Alan Beuth
Store Manager
Ralph Monaco
Police Sergeant
Ron Cummins
Police Lieutenant
Cheech Marin
Dock Supervisor
Yvette Cruise
Maria, Dana's Maid
John Hammil
Detective #1
Ray Glanzmann
Detective #2
Alex Zimmerman
Detective #3
Brian Doyle-Murray
Psychiatrist
Louise Troy
Woman with Fur Coat
Douglas Seale
Plaza Hotel Man
Ben Stein
Public Works Official
Erik Holland
Fire Commissioner
Philip Baker Hall
Police Commissioner
Steve Baker
Telephone Man (uncredited)
Trish Cook
Nun at Statue of Liberty (uncredited)
Kevin Dunn
Milton Angland (uncredited)
Ryan Francis
Brownstone Boy #3 (uncredited)
Tyra Reneé Fuller
Driver (uncredited)
Jim Fyfe
Scoleri Brother / Ghost Jogger (uncredited)
George Gerard
Man in Cab (uncredited)
Donna Guidry
Art Restoration Student (uncredited)
Tim Lawrence
Scoleri Brother (uncredited)
Peter Papageorgio
Spectator (uncredited)
Kariim Ratcliff
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Ivan Reitman
Man Walking Outside Firehouse / Slimer (voice) (uncredited) / Producer / Director
Ira S. Rosenstein
Stage Manager (uncredited) / Second Second Assistant Director
Felix Silla
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Max von Sydow
Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
Chloe Webb
Elaine (uncredited)
Justin Michael Woods
Baby on the Street (uncredited)
Randy Edelman
Original Music Composer
Michael Chapman
Director of Photography
Danny Aiello III
Stunts
Ed Mirassou
Propmaker
Oda Groeschel
Costume Supervisor
Janet Healy
Visual Effects Producer
Michael Chinich
Casting
Jo Martin
Visual Effects Editor
Stephen Abrums
Makeup Artist
William A. Petrotta
Property Master
Gandhi Bob Arrollo
Makeup Artist
Greg Papalia
Set Designer
Fred Judkins
Supervising Sound Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Sound Editor
Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator
Tom Duffield
Art Direction
John M. Elliott Jr.
Key Makeup Artist
Tom C. McCarthy
Supervising Sound Editor
G. Tony Scarano
Costume Supervisor
Sheldon Kahn
Editor / Associate Producer
Peggy Semtob
Hairstylist
Peter Giuliano
First Assistant Director
Robert Edesa
Camera Operator
Bo Welch
Production Design
Rick Heinrichs
Set Designer
Bruce Foster
Sound Editor
Burton Weinstein
Sound Editor
Donn Cambern
Editor
Nick Navarro
Set Designer
Chris Jargo
Dialogue Editor
Don S. Walden
Sound Editor
Marlene D. Williams
Hairstylist
Richard Friedman
Supervising ADR Editor
Frank Bianco
Hairstylist
Greg John Callas
Construction Coordinator
Pamela Easley
Visual Effects Coordinator
Richard Hoffenberg
Construction Foreman
Peter Afterman
Music Supervisor
Faye Brenner
Script Supervisor
Pamela Cederquist
Production Coordinator
Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
Michael Genne
Camera Operator
Cheryl Carasik
Set Decoration
Bill MacSems
Property Master
Steve Cantamessa
Boom Operator
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
David M. Ice
Sound Editor
Leslie J. Kovacs
Chief Lighting Technician
Dorothy O'Leary
Casting Assistant
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Joe Medjuck
Executive Producer
Michael C. Gross
Executive Producer
Gordon A. Webb
Associate Producer / Unit Production Manager
Christine Larson-Nitzsche
Second Assistant Director
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
Larry Hezzelwood
First Assistant Camera
Greg Walters
Second Assistant Camera
Tim Sasaki
Second Assistant Camera
Dylan Goss
Camera Loader
John Warnke
Assistant Art Director
Chuck McSorley
Leadman
Jack Johnson
Production Illustrator
Thom Enriquez
Production Illustrator
Ann Harmon
Art Department Assistant
Tom Miller
Assistant Property Master
Jennifer Butler
Costumer
Le Dawson
Costumer
Adrienne Manhan
Costumer
Gene Kearney
Key Grip
Benny McNulty
Best Boy Electrician
Bob Munoz
Best Boy Grip
Eric Smith
Electrician
Ken W. Ballantine
Electrician
E. Christopher Reed
Electrician
Brent Poe
Electrician
Gregory Peters
Electrician
Sandy Williams
Dolly Grip
Robert Sordal
Dolly Grip
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello
Standby Painter
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects
Joe Day
Special Effects
Richard Wood
Special Effects
Gene S. Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
Mark Jennings
Cableman
Mark Gordon
Sound Editor
William Hartman
Sound Editor
Greig McRitchie
Orchestrator
Craig Pinkard
Transportation Coordinator
Dick Johnson
Transportation Captain
Cyd Adams
Second Second Assistant Director
Ginny Warner
Production Secretary
Stuart Fink
Publicist
Matthew Gould
Production Assistant
Catherine Cederquist
Production Assistant
Anne Prager
Production Assistant
Stephanie Kahn
Production Assistant
Gaetano Vaccaro
Production Assistant
Jim Vatis
Production Assistant
David Forbes
Production Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 16, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingPG
Budget$37,000,000
Box Office$215,394,738
Filming LocationsAlexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House · New York City, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Ghostbusters II is a 1989 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Ghostbusters and the second film in the Ghostbusters franchise. Set five years after the events of the first film, the Ghostbusters have been sued and put out of business after the destruction caused during their battle with the deity Gozer. When a new paranormal threat emerges, the Ghostbusters reunite to combat it and save the world.
After the success of Ghostbusters, Columbia Pictures wanted a sequel but struggled to overcome objections from the cast and crew. As with the first film, Aykroyd and Ramis collaborated on the script, which went through many variations. The pair wanted to convey a message about the consequences of negative human emotions in large cities. They settled on the idea of negative feelings creating a mass of supernatural slime beneath New York City that empowers malevolent spirits. With a budget of $30–40 million, filming took place between November 1988 and March 1989 in New York City and Los Angeles. Production was rushed compared to the original film's 13-month shooting schedule; large sections of the film were scrapped after poorly received test screenings. New scenes were written and filmed during re-shoots between March and April 1989, only two months before its release.
Ghostbusters II was released on June 16, 1989 to generally negative reviews. Critics responded unfavorably to what they perceived as largely a copy of the original and a softening of its cynical, dark humor to be more family-friendly, although the performances of Peter MacNicol and Rick Moranis were repeatedly singled out for praise. As the sequel to the then-highest-grossing comedy film of all time, Ghostbusters II was expected to dominate the box office. Instead, the film earned $215.4 million during its theatrical run compared with the original's $282.2 million, making it the eighth-highest-grossing film of the year. Columbia Pictures deemed it a financial and critical failure, effectively dissuading Murray from participating in a third Ghostbusters film. Its soundtrack single, "On Our Own" by Bobby Brown, was a success, spending 20 weeks on the United States music charts.
The film failed to replicate the cultural impact and following of Ghostbusters. Although some critics retrospectively praised it, Ghostbusters II is generally seen as a poor follow-up to Ghostbusters and responsible for stalling the franchise for decades. The film spawned a series of merchandise including video games, board games, comic books, music, toys, and haunted houses. Despite the relative failure of Ghostbusters II, a second sequel was pursued through to the early 2010s. Following the mixed reviews and financial underperformance of the 2016 series reboot, the series returned to the original films with Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and the upcoming Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).