The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
William T. Deutschendorf
- Baby Oscar
- (as Will Deutschendorf)
Henry J. Deutschendorf II
- Baby Oscar
- (as Hank Deutschendorf)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the years between Ghostbusters (1984) and this film, The Real Ghostbusters (1986) introduced the idea that Slimer was living at the firehouse as the Ghostbusters' pet. Because the original film and the cartoon series were so popular with children, they put Slimer in the film.
- GoofsRay, Egon, and Winston go down into the sewer to examine the slime. Winston is using a measuring device to see how deep it is when he is pulled towards the slime. Egon and Ray try to hold him back, and one of them calls Winston "Ernie."
- Crazy creditsSlimer is credited as a cast member during the closing title sequence.
- Alternate versionsAside from several minor dialog changes because of translation issues, the German-dubbed version changed the baby's name from Oscar to Donald.
- ConnectionsEdited into Mars Attacks! (1996)
- SoundtracksGhostbusters
Written and Performed by Ray Parker Jr.
Produced by Ray Parker Jr.
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
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Followed the first one too much.
This sequel to the successful movie Ghostbusters was itself, pretty successful. In the end though it did not do as well and just seemed a little flat. The story of the slime was pretty good and it was funny seeing them do kid's birthday parties (though I doubt a kid at that time would have watched He-man cartoons). In the end this movie suffers from the fact that it follows the basic structure of the first movie so there is nothing really different about it. You have them investigating something, you have them dispatching a ghost, then you have the musical interval, then you have them locked up (in a loony bin this time), then you have a building taken over by the head ghost, and finally you have a giant thing walking through New York. It just seems to me that with ghosts and other things, you could come up with a totally original and funny script without having to follow what worked in the previous chapter. It is a shame too, that another Ghostbusters will probably never be made. It would be interesting to see it, considering all the advancements in special effects.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Ghostbusters 2
- Filming locations
- Fire Station 23 - 225 E. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(interiors: Ghostbusters headquarters)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $112,494,738
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,472,894
- Jun 18, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $215,394,738
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