Ghostbusters II (1989)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers (WGA):

Dan Aykroyd (characters) and
Harold Ramis (characters) ...
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Release Date:

16 June 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Be ready to believe us.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Ghostbuster | Baby | Ghost | Slime | Painting

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Dec. 29	10:30 AM	AMC
Fri. Jan. 1	2:30 PM	COMEDY

Cast

Bill Murray	...	Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd	...	Dr. Raymond Stantz
Sigourney Weaver	...	Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis	...	Dr. Egon Spengler
Rick Moranis	...	Louis Tully
Ernie Hudson	...	Winston Zeddemore
Annie Potts	...	Janine Melnitz
Peter MacNicol	...	Dr. Janosz Poha
Harris Yulin	...	Judge Stephen 'The Hammer' Wexler
David Margulies	...	Mayor Lenny
Kurt Fuller	...	Jack Hardemeyer
Janet Margolin	...	The Prosecutor
Wilhelm von Homburg	...	Vigo
William T. Deutschendorf	...	Baby Oscar (as Will Deutschendorf)
Henry J. Deutschendorf II	...	Baby Oscar (as Hank Deutschendorf)
Michael P. Moran	...	Frank, the Doorman
Olivia Ward	...	Meter Maid
Mordecai Lawner	...	Man with a Ticket
Susan 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 Fianella
George P. Wilbur	...	Bailiff (as George Wilbur)
Sharon Kramer	...	Stenographer
Walter Flanagan	...	Rudy, the Museum Guard
Bobby Brown	...	Mayor's Doorman (as Bobby Baresford Brown)
Christopher Neame	...	Maitre D'
Judy Ovitz	...	Slimed Restaurant Patron
Tom Dugan	...	Restaurant Cop #1
Angelo Dimascio	...	Restaurant Cop #2 (as Angelo Di Mascio)
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 (as Brian Doyle Murray)
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eugene Levy	...	Sherman Tully (scenes deleted)
Steve Baker	...	Telephone man (uncredited)
George G. Colucci	...	Man in Cab (uncredited)
Kevin Dunn	...	Milton Angland (uncredited)
Donna Guidry	...	Art Restoration Student (uncredited)
Peter Papageorgiou	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Kariim Ratcliff	...	Crowd Member (uncredited)
Ivan Reitman	...	Man Walking Outside Firehouse / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)
Ira S. Rosenstein	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
Max von Sydow	...	Vigo (voice) (uncredited)
Chloe Webb	...	Elaine (uncredited)

Directed by
Ivan Reitman

Writing credits (WGA)
Dan Aykroyd		(characters) and
Harold Ramis		(characters)
Harold Ramis		(written by) and
Dan Aykroyd		(written by)

Produced by
Bernie Brillstein	....	executive producer
Michael C. Gross	....	executive producer
Sheldon Kahn	....	associate producer
Joe Medjuck	....	executive producer
Ivan Reitman	....	producer
Gordon A. Webb	....	associate producer (as Gordon Webb)

Original Music by
Randy Edelman

Cinematography by
Michael Chapman

Film Editing by
Donn Cambern
Sheldon Kahn

Casting by
Michael Chinich

Production Design by
Bo Welch

Art Direction by
Tom Duffield

Set Decoration by
Cheryl Carasik

Costume Design by
Gloria Gresham

Makeup Department
Stephen Abrums	....	makeup artist
Mark Alfrey	....	special makeup effects artist
Gandhi Bob Arrollo	....	makeup artist (as Robert Arrollo)
Frank Bianco	....	hair stylist
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	key makeup artist
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	makeup artist (as John Elliott)
Peggy Semtob	....	hair stylist
Michael R. Thomas	....	makeup artist: New York (as Michael Thomas)
Marlene D. Williams	....	hair stylist (as Marlene Williams)

Production Management
Ken Golden	....	production supervisor: New York
Gordon A. Webb	....	unit production manager (as Gordon Webb)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cyd Adams	....	second second assistant director
Sue Fellows	....	DGA trainee: New York (as Susan Fellows)
Peter Giuliano	....	first assistant director
Alex Hapsas	....	first assistant director: New York second unit
Christine Larson	....	second assistant director
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director (as Mickey Moore)
Michael Neumann	....	additional second assistant director: New York
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	additional second assistant director: New York (as Doug Ornstein)
Joseph Ray	....	second assistant director: New York second unit (as Joe Ray)
Drew Ann Rosenberg	....	second assistant director: New York (as Drew Rosenberg)
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	second second assistant director (as Ira Stanley Rosenstein)
Annette Sutera	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Richard Adee	....	property master: New York
Steven Lee Baer	....	drapery foreman (as Steve Baer)
Greg John Callas	....	construction coordinator (as Greg Callas)
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello	....	stand-by painter (as Frank 'Lucky' Costello)
Scott Doran	....	swing gang (as R. Scott Doran)
Thom Enriquez	....	production illustrator
Giovanni Ferrara	....	construction painter
Daniel K. Grosso	....	lead man: New York (as Dan Grosso)
Ann Harmon	....	art department assistant (as Anne Harmon)
Rick Heinrichs	....	set designer
Richard Hoffenberg	....	construction foreman
Jack Johnson	....	production illustrator
Steven Ladish	....	props
Bill MacSems	....	property master
David Manhan	....	swing gang
Chuck McSorley	....	lead man
Tom Miller	....	assistant property master
Ed Mirassou	....	propmaker
Gary Montalbano	....	storyboard artist
Nick Navarro	....	set designer
Greg Papalia	....	set designer
William A. Petrotta	....	property master (as Bill Petrotta)
Justin Scoppa Jr.	....	set decorator: New York
Randy Severino	....	swing gang
Robert Van Dyke	....	propmaker foreman
Edmund Villa	....	assistant property master (as Eddie Villa)
John Warnke	....	assistant art director
Tom Warren	....	art director: New York
Martin J. Gibbons	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Richard Lund	....	translite photographer (uncredited)
Marc Meisels	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ed Bannon	....	special sound effects: The Sound Choice
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording crew chief
Steve Borne	....	assistant sound editor (as Steve Born)
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Gene S. Cantamessa	....	production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
Steve Cantamessa	....	boom operator
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Derek Casari	....	dubbing engineer
Joan Chamberlain	....	sound recordist
Mick D'Andrea	....	assistant adr editor
Larry Ellena	....	sound recordist
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Foster	....	sound editor
Richard Friedman	....	supervising adr editor (as Dick Friedman)
Mark Gordon	....	sound editor
David M. Ice	....	sound editor
Chris Jargo	....	dialogue editor
Mark Jennings	....	cable person
Fred Judkins	....	supervising sound editor
Karla Knorr	....	assistant sound editor
Tom C. McCarthy	....	supervising sound editor
Gary Rydstrom	....	special sound effects: The Sound Choice
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	sound editor
Don S. Walden	....	sound editor (as Don Walden)
Burton Weinstein	....	sound editor (as Burt Weinstein)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Connie Brink	....	special effects
Joe Day	....	special effects
Scott Forbes	....	special effects technician
Chuck Gaspar	....	special effects
Rick Lazzarini	....	creature effects: theatre & subway ghosts
Hans Metz	....	special effects technician
Bill Traynor	....	special effects
Tom Williamson	....	animatronics
Dick Wood	....	special effects
John Dods	....	severed-head constructions maker (uncredited)
Dan Frye	....	special effects (uncredited)
Adam Jones	....	special effects (uncredited)
Steve Paley	....	severed-head constructions maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Barbara Affonso	....	chief model maker: ILM
Peter Albrecht	....	rotoscoper: ILM
Jon Alexander	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Dave Allen	....	character performer: ILM (as David Allen)
Gordon Baker	....	animator: ILM
Beverly Bernacki	....	optical effects: VCE
Les Bernstien	....	visual effects cameraman
Tom Bertino	....	animation supervisor: ILM
Andrea Biklian	....	optical coordinator: ILM
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	optical: Apogee
Anne Boyd Lewis	....	assistant effects editor: ILM
Anne Calanchini	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Jo Carson	....	matte photographer: ILM
Wade Childress	....	matte photography supervisor: ILM
Terry Chostner	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM
Michael Cooper	....	optical line-up: ILM
Robert Cooper	....	sculptor: ILM (as Bob Cooper)
Allen Coulter	....	lead mechanical animator: ILM (as Al Coulter)
Peter Daulton	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM
Jeff Doran	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Dennis Dorney	....	optical: Apogee
David Drzewiecki	....	camera assistant: Apogee
Pamela Easley	....	visual effects coordinator
Glen Eytchison	....	painting supervisor: Vigo, ILM
Bob Finley III	....	supervising stage technician: ILM (as Robert Finley III)
Robert Finley Jr.	....	head pyro technician: ILM
Thomas Floutz	....	bathtub trainer: ILM (as Tom Floutz)
Jammie Friday	....	animator: VCE
John Gazdik	....	visual effects camera assistant: ILM
Bill George	....	model shop supervisor: ILM
Brian Gernand	....	model maker: ILM
Ray Gilberti	....	visual effects camera assistant: ILM
Tim Gillett	....	mechanical animator: ILM
Spencer Gill	....	optical effects: VCE
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Chris Goehe	....	lead molds & plastics: ILM
John Goodson	....	model maker: ILM
Ned Gorman	....	chief visual effects coordinator: ILM
Caroleen Green	....	matte artist: ILM
Joanne Hafner	....	rotoscoper: ILM
David Hanks	....	visual effects camera assistant: ILM
Janet Healy	....	visual effects producer
Camilla Henneman	....	lead specialty costumer: ILM
David Heron	....	supervising stage technician: ILM
Edward Hirsh	....	stage manager: ILM (as Edward T. Hirsh)
Erik Jensen	....	lead foam technician: ILM
Harley Jessup	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Keith Johnson	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Randy Jonsson	....	visual effects camera assistant: ILM (as Randy Johnson)
David Karpman	....	optical line-up: ILM
Jennifer Knoll	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Brad Kuehn	....	optical line-up: ILM
Peter Kuran	....	visual effects producer: VCE
Kevin Kutchaver	....	animator: ILM
Tim Lawrence	....	creature & makeup designer: ILM
Michael Lessa	....	animator: ILM (as Mike Lessa)
Nick G. Linardos	....	optical: Apogee (as Nick Linardos)
Pete Livingston	....	creature shop coodinator: ILM
Ross Lorente	....	supervising stage technician: ILM
Caren Marinoff-Montante	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM (as Caren Montante)
Kim Marks	....	key visual effects camera operator: ILM
Jack Maye	....	river rat: ILM
Henry Mayo	....	concept artist: ILM
Patrick McArdle	....	key visual effects camera assistant: ILM
Grant McCune	....	model shop: Apogee
Mickey McGovern	....	assistant effects editor: ILM (as Michael McGovern)
Roberto McGrath	....	negative cutter: ILM
Ralph Miller III	....	river rat: ILM
Mark S. Miller	....	stage shooting coordinator: ILM
Janet Mohler	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Steve R. Moore	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Tim Morgan	....	supervising stage technician: ILM (as Timothy Morgan)
Ellen Mueller	....	rotoscoper: ILM
George Muhs	....	visual effects
Dennis Muren	....	visual effects supervisor
Patrick T. Myers	....	animation camera operator: ILM
Buzz Neigid	....	lead finish & paint: ILM
Lori J. Nelson	....	optical line-up: ILM (as Lori Nelson)
Sam Nicholson	....	visual effects supervisor: Apogee
Michael Olague	....	supervising stage technician: ILM
Jeff Olson	....	chief model maker: ILM
David Owen	....	still photographer: ILM
Tom Park	....	model shop: Apogee
Sarah Pasanen	....	optical effects: VCE
Alan Peterson	....	mechanical animator: ILM
Eric Peterson	....	camera assistant: Apogee
Lorne Peterson	....	chief model maker: ILM
Jerry Pooler	....	optical: Apogee
John Reed	....	molds & plastics: ILM
Carolyn Ensle Rendu	....	rotoscoper: ILM (as Carolyn Rendu)
Louis Rivera	....	negative cutter: ILM
Martin Rosenberg	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM (as Marty Rosenberg)
Thomas Rosseter	....	optical photography supervisor: ILM (as Thomas J. Rosseter)
Amanda Roth	....	production assistant: ILM
Robin Shelby	....	character performer: ILM (as Robin Navlyt)
William Shourt	....	model shop: Apogee (as Bill Shourt)
Mark Siegel	....	sculptor: ILM
Kenneth Smith	....	optical camera operator: ILM
Mike Smithson	....	lead sculptor & prosthetics: ILM
Loren Soman	....	mechanical animator: ILM
Tony Sommers	....	model maker: ILM
Mark Sullivan	....	matte painting supervisor: ILM
Kathleen Swain	....	concept artist: ILM (as Kathy Swain)
John Swallow	....	production supervisor: Apogee
Pat Sweeney	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM (as Patrick Sweeney)
Larry Tan	....	model maker: ILM
Joseph Thomas	....	animation cameraman: Available Light Ltd.
Sean Turner	....	animator: ILM
Yusei Uesugi	....	matte artist: ILM (as Yusei Vesugi)
Wim van Thillo	....	bathtub wrangler: ILM (as Wim Van Thillo)
Mark Vargo	....	director of effects photography: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto	....	optical line-up: ILM
Danny Wagner	....	molds & plastics: ILM
Bruce Walters	....	animation camera supervisor: ILM
Harold Weed	....	character performer: ILM (as Howie Weed)
Debra Wolff	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Joseph Yanuzzi	....	visual effects editor: Apogee
Jacqueline Zietlow	....	visual effects coordinator: VCE
Don Bies	....	creature effects (uncredited)
John V. Fante	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM (uncredited)
Paul Huston	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Benton Jew	....	concept artist: ILM (uncredited)
Pete Kozachik	....	stop-motion camera (uncredited)
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	visual effects animation still photographer (uncredited)
Scott Ross	....	general manager: ILM (uncredited)
Michael Wick	....	set dresser: miniatures, ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Clifford Brown)
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunts
Richard E. Butler	....	stunts
Roydon Clark	....	stunts
Erik Cord	....	stunts
Leah Creed	....	stunts (as Leah Louise Creed)
Roger Creed	....	stunts
Lori Crowder	....	stunts (as Lori Estep)
Wally Crowder	....	stunts
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.	....	stunts
Leon Delaney	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunts
Donna Garrett	....	stunts
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Marguerite Happy	....	stunts
Gene Harrison	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Larry Holt	....	stunts
Joel Kramer	....	stunt coordinator
Steven Lambert	....	stunts (as Steve Lambert)
William T. Lane	....	stunts (as Bill Lane)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Fred Lerner	....	stunts
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts
Bob Minor	....	stunts
Phil Neilson	....	stunts
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts
Mary Peters	....	stunts
Sandy Richman	....	stunts
John Robotham	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	stunts (as Mike Russo)
Anthony G. Schmidt	....	stunts (as Anthony Schmidt)
Frank James Sparks	....	stunts (as Frank J. Sparks)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	....	stunts
Ceci Vendrell	....	stunts
Michael M. Vendrell	....	stunts (as Mike Vendrell)
Kym Washington	....	stunts
Deborah Watkins	....	stunts
Paula Wayton	....	stunts
David Webster	....	stunts (as J. David Webster)
Andy Gill	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken W. Ballantine	....	electrician (as Ken Ballantine)
Ira Brenner	....	camera operator: New York second unit
Sandy Brooke	....	first assistant camera: New York
Richard Crudo	....	Steadicam assistant
Angelo Di Giacomo	....	first assistant camera: New York second unit (as Angelo DiGiacomo)
Robert Edesa	....	camera operator
Raymond Fortune	....	gaffer
Michael Genne	....	camera operator (as Mike Genne)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
Dylan Goss	....	camera loader (as Dylan Gross)
Larry Hezzelwood	....	first assistant camera
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: New York second unit
Tony C. Jannelli	....	camera operator: New York second unit
Gene Kearney	....	key grip
Leslie J. Kovacs	....	chief lighting technician (as Les Kovacs)
Cindy Kurland	....	assistant camera
Bruce MacCallum	....	first assistant camera: New York (as Bruce McCallum)
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator: New York
Benny McNulty	....	best boy electric
Rexford L. Metz	....	director of photography: New York second unit
Bob Munoz	....	best boy grip (as Bob Muñoz)
Peter Norman	....	camera operator: New York
Gregory Peters	....	electrician (as Greg Peters)
Brent Poe	....	electrician
Richard Quinlan	....	chief lighting technician: New York (as Dick Quinlan)
Ed Quinn	....	key grip: New York
E. Christopher Reed	....	electrician (as Chris Reed)
Tim Sasaki	....	second assistant camera
Eric Smith	....	electrician
Robert Sordal	....	dolly grip
Donald Sweeney	....	camera operator: New York
Clarence Tindell	....	company grip
Michael T. Travers	....	company grip (as Michael Travers)
Dave Turpin	....	company grip (as David 'Maddog' Turpin)
Greg Walters	....	second assistant camera
Sandy Williams	....	dolly grip
Harry Ford	....	grip (uncredited)
Chris Hammond	....	electrician (uncredited)
Chaim Kantor	....	second assistant camera: New York (uncredited)
Billy Kerwick	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Gary Stark	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dorothy O'Leary	....	casting assistant
Franklyn Warren	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ticia Blackburn	....	assistant wardrobe: New York
Jennifer Butler	....	costumer (as Jennifer Butler-Fox)
Le Dawson	....	costumer
Lois DeArmond	....	assistant costume designer
Michael Forcade	....	wardrobe: New York
Oda Groeschel	....	costume supervisor: women
Adrienne Manhan	....	costumer
G. Tony Scarano	....	costume supervisor: men (as Tony Scarano)
Debra Weber	....	wardrobe: New York

Editorial Department
Debra Bard	....	assistant film editor
Jeffrey James Bell	....	assistant film editor (as Jeff Bell)
Howard Davis	....	apprentice editor
Debra Kahn	....	apprentice editor
Saul Saladow	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Robert Fernandez	....	music scoring mixer
Greig McRitchie	....	orchestrator
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dick Johnson	....	transportation captain
Hugh Kelly	....	driver
Alan Lance Myers	....	transportation (as Alan Myers)
Tom O'Donnell Jr.	....	transportation coordinator: New York
Craig Pinkard	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Elton Ahi	....	assistant: Mr. Edelman
Sean Albertson	....	production assistant
Rebecca Bahler	....	assistant: Mr. Murray
Diane Bandolas	....	production auditor
Jeanne Berry	....	craft service
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner	....	assistant accountant
Faye Brenner	....	script supervisor
Catherine Cederquist	....	production assistant
Pamela Cederquist	....	production coordinator
Celeste Cooley	....	assistant: Mr. Reitman
Mary Fellows	....	production assistant
Stuart Fink	....	publicist
David Forbes	....	production assistant
Kathi Freeman	....	assistant to producers
Matthew Gould	....	production assistant
Quincy Z. Gunderson	....	production assistant
Stephanie Kahn	....	production assistant
Rosemary Lombard	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
George McDowell Agnew	....	location manager (as George McDowell)
Regina McLeod	....	production assistant
Anne Prager	....	production assistant
Mike Revell	....	assistant auditor
Steve Rose	....	location manager: New York second unit
Steve Schottenfeld	....	location manager: New York
Ginger Sledge	....	assistant location manager: New York
Cathy K. Stoia	....	production coordinator: New York (as Cathy Stoia)
Chris Stoia	....	location manager: New York
Jim Vatis	....	production assistant
Ginny Warner	....	production secretary
Nicholas Wolfert	....	location scout
Don Zuckerman	....	craft service
Sidney Bowen	....	production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Betty Chin	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Evelyn Fitzgerald	....	assistant production coordinator: New York (uncredited)
David Lanphier Jr.	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Lombardozzi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Thanks
Tom Bradley	....	special thanks: The National Park Service, Liberty Island, N.Y. (as Deputy Superintendant Tom Bradley)
Kevin Buckley	....	special thanks: The National Park Service, Liberty Island, N.Y. (as Superintendant Kevin Buckley)
John Gasperin	....	special thanks: The New York City Police Movie Unit (as Lieutenant John Gasperin)
Pat Scott	....	special thanks: The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
Tom Trott	....	special thanks: The U.S. General Services Administration

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures Corporation (1989) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1989) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (1989) (Italy) (theatrical)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures International (1990) (Italy) (VHS)
• Lucernafilm - Gama (1991) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1992) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (Italy) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Italy) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (????) (Italy) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (????) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Character Shop
• Dreamstate Effects
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Tippett Studio

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Ghostbusters 2 (USA) (video box title)
Ghostbusters II: River of Slime (USA) (working title)
The Last of the Ghostbusters (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:All | Netherlands:6 (re-release) | New Zealand:PG | USA:TV-PG (cable rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | Ireland:PG | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Columbia University - Broadway & 116th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Peter arrives at Ray's Occult book-store, pretending to be a strange customer looking for a particular book, the gag was originally intended to be that Peter had previously made a prank phone call to Ray asking for the book, and Ray realizing it was Peter who made the call when he arrives at the store repeating the act. The prank call was not used in the final edit of the film, resulting in it seeming that Peter is just fooling around as he enters the shop.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the Con Edison Supervisor and the police man arrive where Egon, Peter, and Ray dug the whole on First Avenue, there is a subway station exit with red lights atop it. There is only one subway station on First avenue, which is the First avenue station on the L train, and all of the exits to that station have green lights atop it.

Quotes:

Vigo: On a mountain of skulls, in the castle of pain, I sat on a throne of blood! What was will be! What is will be no more! Now is the season of evil!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Higher And Higher

an incredible movie and a worthy sequel

I simply don't understand why so many people have bashed this film lately. "Ghostbusters II" is an incredible movie; funny, entertaining, and a perfect sequel to the original 1984 classic. In fact, I think it's entirely possible that this movie might be better than its predecessor. Anyone who liked "Ghostbusters" should definitely like "Ghostbusters II", why they wouldn't is beyond me. The script is strong and the movie's message is a great one. Plus, the movie can be enjoyed be the entire family, even more so than the original. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this movie. After many viewings, it remains fresh and always enjoyable. This is, in my opinion, the best sequel ever. There is no way that people can say that this taints the name of the first film, as it is just as good and enjoyable. The music in "Ghostbusters II" is great, the comedy non-stop, the adventure enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. There are just not enough good things I can say about this movie, and yet it bothers me that people say this film is garbage. This film doesn't fall into the typical sequel trap by not living up to the original, because it is just as great as "Ghostbusters". It achieves the rare feat, which only a handful of sequels have. ("Back to the Future Part II" and "Toy Story 2" come to mind.) "Ghostbusters II" does not disappoint in any way, even with the high expectations the first film set. If you are not a big fan of the first one, I can see why you wouldn't like this movie (I couldn't understand why, but at least what your reasons are). However, they don't make movies this good anymore. "Ghostbusters II" is a classic, have the whole family watch it next New Year's Eve and see how good it makes you all feel.