Description
Ghostbusters 1984
Original Vintage Cinema Lobby Card #3
Measures an Extra Large 14×11” inches / 36x28cm
Condition : very good to excellent
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural
comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written
by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill
Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray
Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric
parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching
business in New York City. It also stars Sigourney
Weaver and Rick Moranis, and features Annie Potts,
Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton in supporting
roles.
Based on his fascination with spirituality, Aykroyd
conceived Ghostbusters as a project starring himself
and John Belushi, in which they would venture
through time and space battling supernatural
threats. Following Belushi’s death in 1982, and with
Aykroyd’s concept deemed financially impractical,
Ramis was hired to help rewrite the script to set it in
New York City and make it more realistic. It was the
first comedy film to employ expensive special effects,
and Columbia Pictures, concerned about its
relatively high $25–30 million budget, had little
faith in its box office potential.
Ghostbusters was released on June 8, 1984, by
Columbia Pictures, to critical acclaim and became a
cultural phenomenon. It was praised for its blend of
comedy, action, and horror and earned $282 million worldwide during its
initial theatrical run and the then-highest-grossing comedy ever.
