Ghostbusters

Theatrical - Wide 2016-07-15

Cast Melissa McCarthy Kristen Wiig Kate McKinnon Leslie Jones Chris Hemsworth Charles Dance Andy Garcia Michael K. Williams
Directed by Paul Feig
Written by Gene Stupnitsky Lee Eisenberg Etan Cohen

Genres: Adventure Comedy Fantasy

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5/10

Synopsis

Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters. Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of... See more the funniest actors working today – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth. This summer, they’re here to save the world!

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Jennifer Runyon of Ghostbusters, The In Crowd, A Very Brady Christmas, and more has passed away after a brief battle with cancer

Jennifer Runyon of Ghostbusters, The In Crowd, A Very Brady Christmas, and more has passed away after a brief battle with cancer

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Jennifer Runyon of Ghostbusters, A Very Brady Christmas, and The In Crowd has passed away at age 65

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Jennifer Runyon of Ghostbusters, The In Crowd, A Very Brady Christmas, and more has passed away after a brief battle with cancer

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Ghostbusters Movies Ranked: From the Worst to the Best!

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Ghostbusters movies ranked: all of the franchise's films listed from the very worst to the very best!

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Eddie Murphy reveals three movies that he wishes he hadn’t turned down

Posted 4 months ago

While Eddie Murphy has been in some of cinema's absolute classics, he talks about three films he wishes he had done.

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Review: Ghostbusters (Eric Walkuski’s take)

Posted 10 years ago

Read Chris Bumbray's take HERE! PLOT: After it becomes obvious that a supernatural presence (or several of them) is haunting the city of New York, four women decide to pool their resources and become the Ghostbusters. REVIEW: I walked into...

Review: Ghostbusters

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Three scientists (Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig & Kate McKinnon) go into the ghost hunting business. They’re soon joined by a street-wise transit worker (Leslie Jones) and together, they discover an apocalyptic plan that could turn their beloved New York...

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The Real Ghostbusters writer wants revival series!

GHOSTBUSTERS animated series THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS writer J. Michael Straczynski (who wrote 21 episodes for the series and worked as a story editor during Seasons 1 & 2) took to Twitter recently to ask GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE director Jason Reitman about...

Posted 6 years ago

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Carrie Coon says Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a love letter to the franchise

Posted 6 years ago

After the GHOSTBUSTERS reboot failed to relaunch the franchise several years ago, Sony abandoned their plans for a sequel and decided that the next film would link directly to the original films. Enter GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, which takes place thirty years...

Confirmed: Bill Murray will return for Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Posted 6 years ago

It's hard to fathom but at one point comedy legend John Belushi was supposed to play the role of Dr. Peter Venkman in GHOSTBUSTERS. However, due to the comedian's tragic death, the role eventually went to Bill Murray and the...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife features a lot of practical effects

Posted 6 years ago

Recently we were hit with the killer first trailer for director Jason Reitman's upcoming GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE. Check it out up top if you missed it somehow. But no worries, STRANGER THINGS actor Finn Wolfhard said yesterday that the teaser didn't reveal the...

Ghostbusters 2016 director wants crossover movie

Posted 6 years ago

Back in GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) or GHOSTBUSTERS: ANSWER THE CALL director Paul Feig took to Twitter to let us all know how he feels about director Jason Reitman’s GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE starring Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, and Paul Rudd. And today Feig is hopeful...

QuickBooks commercials feature Ghostbusters’ Janine and Slimer

Posted 6 years ago

It has been said that Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver will all be reprising their GHOSTBUSTERS 1 and 2 roles in director Jason Reitman's upcoming sequel GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, and that their co-star Annie Potts is along...

Ghostbusters documentary Cleanin’ Up the Town gets January UK release

Posted 6 years ago

Director Jason Reitman's GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE will be reaching theatres on July 10, 2020, but audiences in the UK will have the chance to watch a different GHOSTBUSTERS project on the big screen several months before that. Coming to UK cinemas...

Director Paul Feig reacts to Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer

Posted 6 years ago

Three years ago acclaimed comedic director Paul Feig decided to dabble in the universe made famous by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd. The 2016 film GHOSTBUSTERS: ANSWER THE CALL was a reboot (reimagining? re-something?) of the 1984 comedy classic starring...

Behold the trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife!

Posted 6 years ago

Director Jason Reitman’s GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE and is headed our way next summer starring Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, and Paul Rudd. Filming recently wrapped on the new film and today we have the first trailer for your viewing pleasure! Check it out...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer to make its world premiere on December 9th

Posted 6 years ago

Lately there's been some confusion as to when Sony plans to let a trailer for GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE out of containment, but now thanks to an informative article posted by Vanity Fair, we have a confirmation as to when we'll get...

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