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Ghostbusters II

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6.6/10 • 4.5K

1989-06-161h 48m

ComedyFantasy

Guess who's coming to save the world again?

Having lost their status and credibility five years after covering New York City with gooey roasted marshmallows in Ghostbusters (1984), the city's former heroes and once-popular spirit-hunters struggle to keep afloat, forced to work odd jobs. However, when Dana and her baby have yet another terrifying encounter with the paranormal, it is up to Peter Venkman and his fearless team of supernatural crime fighters to step up and save the day. Once more, humankind is in danger, as rivers of slimy psycho-reactive ectoplasm, paired with the dreadful manifestation of evil sixteenth-century tyrant Vigo the Carpathian, threaten to plunge the entire city into darkness. Is the world ready to believe? Can the Ghostbusters save us for the second time?

Directors
Ivan Reitman
Characters
Harold Ramis
Editors
Sheldon Kahn

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  1. Bill Murray

    Bill Murray

    Peter Venkman

  2. Dan Aykroyd

    Dan Aykroyd

    Ray Stantz

  3. Sigourney Weaver

    Sigourney Weaver

    Dana Barrett

  4. Harold Ramis

    Harold Ramis

    Dr. Egon Spengler

  5. Rick Moranis

    Rick Moranis

    Louis Tully

  6. Ernie Hudson

    Ernie Hudson

    Winston Zeddemore

  7. Annie Potts

    Annie Potts

    Janine Melnitz

  8. Peter MacNicol

    Peter MacNicol

    Dr. Janosz Poha

  9. Harris Yulin

    Harris Yulin

    Judge Wexler

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tricksy

Jun 9, 2015

This was another sequel that was fashionable to knock when it came out. It got panned because it couldn't live up to the first Ghostbusters. Well, what could? The first one was so original, so enormously popular than any sequel was bound to fail as far as matching it. This second Ghostbusters was just fine, very entertaining and it was nice to see all the main characters back. It had a little nicer feel to it and was more family-friendly language-wise, so it even had some things going for it the first one didn't have. The other major different in this sequel was watching Peter MacNichol, who reprized his "Renfield"-type character from Mel Brooks' "Dead: And Loving It" comedy with Leslie Nielsen. Here, MacNichol plays "Janosz Poha," another wacko with a thick Eastern European accent. He is hilarious, and elevates the enjoyment of this film. Otherwise, the rest of the cast plays and acts just as they did in the first film, which means you'll get a lot of laughs out of them The story just isn't as intense, that's all. No, it can't equal the original, but..... The bottom line is this: Don't try to compare the two films. If you enjoyed the first, you'll like this.....period.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$37,000,000.00
Revenue
$215,394,738.00
Keywords
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