Ghost Busters
Action, comedy, fantasy,. A group of scientists concerned with the paranormal hire themselves out as professional ghost catchers, entrapping ghosts and other paranormal phenomena with sophisticated technical lasers and equipment. At the same time there is a strange build-up in supernatural occurrences, heralding the arrival of a powerful demon, which enters the world via the refrigerator of the girlfriend of one of the ghost busters, with lesser demons possessing her and a neighbour to prepare the way for its coming.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Dr Peter Venkman Bill Murray
- Dr Raymond Stantz Dan Aykroyd
- Dana Barrett Sigourney Weaver
- Dr Egon Spengler Harold Ramis
- Louis Tully Rick Moranis
- Janine Melnitz Annie Potts
- Walter Peck William Atherton
- Winston Zeddmore Ernie Hudson
- mayor David Margulies
- male student Steven Tash
- female student Jennifer Runyon
- Gozer Slavitza Jovan
- hotel manager Michael Ensign
- librarian Alice Drummond
- Dean Yeager Jordan Charney
- violinist Timothy Carhart
- library administrator John Rothman
- archbishop Tom Mcdermott
- himself Roger Grimsby
- himself Larry King
- himself Joe Franklin
- himself Casey Kasem
- fire commissioner John Ring
- police commissioner Norman Matlock
- police captain Joe Cirillo
- police sergeant Joe Schmieg
- jail guard Reginald Veljohnson
- real estate woman Rhoda Gemignani
- man at elevator Murray Rubin
- Con Edison Man Larry Dilg
- coachman Danny Stone
- woman at party Patty Dworkin
- tall woman at party Jean Kasem
- doorman Lenny Del Genio
- chambermaid Frances Nealy
- hot dog vendor Sam Moses
- TV reporter Christopher Wynkoop
- businessman in cab Winston May
- mayor's aide Tommy Hollis
- Louis' neighbour Eda Reiss Merin
- policeman at apartment Rick Mancini
- Mrs Van Hoffman Kathryn Janssen
- reporter Stanley Grover
- reporter Carol Ann Henry
- reporter James Hardy
- reporter Frances Turner
- reporter Nancy Kelly
- Ted Fleming Paul Trafas
- Annette Fleming Cheryl Birchenfield
- library ghost Ruth Oliver
- dream ghost Kym Herrin
- [man walking in library] Joe Medjuck
- [party girl at Tavern on the Green] Debbie Gibson
- [voices of Zuul/Slimer] Ivan Reitman
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Ivan Reitman
- Assistant Director (1st) Gary Daigler
- Assistant Director (2nd) Katterli Frauenfelder
- Assistant Director (NY Crew 1st) Peter Giuliano
- Assistant Director (NY Crew 2nd) John R. Pepper
- Assistant Director (NY Crew 2nd) Bill Eustace
- DGA Trainee Patrick Mckee
- DGA Trainee (NY Crew) Carol Vitkey
- Script Supervisor Trish Kinney
Production
- © Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
- Production Company Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Production Company Delphi Productions
- Production Company Black Rhino Productions
- Executive Producer Bernie Brillstein
- Produced by Ivan Reitman
- Associate Producer Joe Medjuck
- Associate Producer Michael C. Gross
- Unit Production Manager (NY Crew) Patrick McCormick
- Production Manager John G. Wilson
- Production Co-ordinator Rita Miller-grant
- Production Co-ordinator (NY Crew) Kate Guinzburg
- Assistant Production Co-ordinator Sherry Lynne
- Production Accountant Kirk Borcherding
- Location Manager Paul Pav
- Location Manager (NY Crew) Lenny Vullo
- Location Manager (NY Crew) Jeffrey Stolow
- Secretary to Mr Reitman Joyce Y. Irby
- Secretary to Mr Gross & Mr Medjuck Kathi Freeman
- Filmed at Warner Bros. Studios (Burbank, CA)
Casting
Writing
- Written by Dan Aykroyd
- Written by Harold Ramis
Photography
- Director of Photography László Kovács
- New York Unit Director of Photography Herb Wagreitch
- Camera Operator Robert Stevens
- Steadicam Operator (NY Crew) Ted Churchill
- Assistant Cameraman (1st) Joe Thibo
- Assistant Cameraman (NY Crew 1st) Vincent Gerardo
- Assistant Cameraman (2nd) Paul Mindrup
- Assistant Cameraman (NY Crew 2nd) Patrick Capone
- Gaffer Colin Campbell
- Gaffer (NY) Bill Ward
- [Gaffer] Best Boy Bob Jason
- Key Grip Gene Kearney
- Key Grip (NY Crew) Norman Buck
- Grip Best Boy Bob Munoz
Stills
- Still Photographer Gemma La Mana
- Still Photographer (NY Crew) Michael Ginsburg
Special Effects
- Visual Effects by Richard Edlund
- Special Visual Effects Entertainment Effects Group
- EEG (Visual Effects Art Director) John Bruno
- EEG (Visual Effects Editor) Conrad Buff
- EEG (Matte Department Supervisor) Neil Krepela
- EEG (Mechanical Effects Supervisor) Thaine Morris
- EEG (Chief Cameraman) Bill Neil
- EEG (Director of Special Projects) Gary Platek
- EEG (Model Shop Supervisor) Mark Stetson
- EEG (Optical Supervisor) Mark Vargo
- EEG (Animation Supervisor) Garry Waller
- EEG (Animation Supervisor) Terry Windell
- EEG (Chief Engineer) Gene Whiteman
- EEG (Chief Matte Artist) Matthew Yuricich
- EEG (Head of Ghost Shop) Stuart Ziff
- EEG (Godfather) Jim Nelson
- EEG (Production Supervisor) Richard Kerrigan
- EEG (Production Co-ordinator) Laura Buff
- EEG (Camera Operator) Jim Aupperle
- EEG (Camera Operator) John Lambert
- EEG (Assistant Cameraman) Pete Romano
- EEG (Assistant Cameraman) Jody Westheimer
- EEG (Assistant Cameraman) Clinton Palmer
- EEG (Still Photographer) Virgil Mirano
- EEG (Optical Printer Operator) Charles Cowles
- EEG (Optical Printer Operator) Bruno George
- EEG (Optical Printer Operator) Bob Wilson
- EEG (Optical Line-up) Philip Barberio
- EEG (Optical Line-up) Mary E. Walter
- EEG (Optical Line-up) Ronald B. Moore
- EEG (Optical Line-up) Ed Jones
- EEG (Dimensional Animation Effects) Randall William Cook
- EEG (Animator) Sean Newton
- EEG (Animator) William Recinos
- EEG (Animator) Bruce Woodside
- EEG (Animator) Richard Coleman
- EEG (Technical Animator) Annick Therrein
- EEG (Technical Animator) Peggy Regan
- EEG (Technical Animator) Samuel Recinos
- EEG (Technical Animator) Pete Langton
- EEG (Technical Animator) Les Bernstein
- EEG (Technical Animator) Wendie Fischer
- EEG (Additional Animation) Available Light Ltd
- EEG (Assistant Matte Camera) Alan Harding
- EEG (Matte Artist) Michele Moen
- EEG (Matte Artist) Constantine Ganakes
- EEG (Effects Man) Robert Spurlock
- EEG (Effects Editor) Arthur Repola
- EEG (Effects Assistant Editor) Dennis Michelson
- EEG (Effects Assistant Editor) Jack Hinkle
- EEG (Ghost Shop Adviser) Jon Berg
- EEG (Sculptor) Steve Neill
- EEG (Sculptor) Mike Hosch
- EEG (Onion Head/Librarian Sculptor) Steve Johnson
- EEG (Staypuft Sculptor) Linda Frobos
- EEG (Staypuft Sculptor) Bill Bryan
- EEG (Chief Mouldmaker) Gunnar Ferdinandsen
- EEG (Mechanism Designer) Steve Dunham
- EEG (Mechanism Designer) Don Carner
- EEG (Mechanism Designer) John Alberti
- EEG (Mechanism Designer) Nicholas Alberti
- EEG (Mechanism Designer) Doug Beswick
- EEG (Mechanism Designer) Lance Anderson
- EEG (Mechanism Builder) Joseph Franke
- EEG (Mechanism Builder) Kevin Dixon
- EEG (Mechanism Builder) Tom Culnan
- EEG (Mechanism Builder) Bill Sturgeon
- EEG (Mechanism Builder) Larz Anderson
- EEG (Model Maker) Gary Bierend
- EEG (Model Maker) Leslie Ekker
- EEG (Model Maker) Kent Gebo
- EEG (Model Maker) Pete Gerard
- EEG (Model Maker) Bob Hoffman
- EEG (Model Maker) Patrick McClung
- EEG (Model Maker) Don Pennington
- EEG (Model Maker) Milius Romyn
- EEG (Model Maker) Nicholas Seldon
- EEG (Model Maker) Paul Skylar
- EEG (Creature Design Consultant) Brent Boates
- EEG (Creature Design Consultant) Terry Windell
- EEG (Creature Design Consultant) Thom Enriquez
- EEG (Creature Design Consultant) Berni Wrightson
- EEG (Creature Design Consultant) Robert Kline
- EEG (Creature Design Consultant) Kurt W. Conner
- EEG (Design Engineer) Mike Bolles
- EEG (Design Engineer) Mark West
- EEG (Electronics Engineer) Jerry L. Jeffress
- EEG (Electronics Engineer) Robin Leyden
- EEG (Software Programmer) Kris Brown
- EEG (Production Secretary) Laurel Walter
- EEG (Production Secretary) Leslie Falkinburg
- EEG (Production Secretary) Mary Mason
- Special Effects Supervisor Chuck Gaspar
- Special Effects Foreman Joe Day
- Optical Effects Administrator Leona Phillips
- Hardware Consultant Stephen Dane
- Hardware Consultant John Daveikis
Editing
- Film Edited by Sheldon Kahn
- [Film Edited] With David Blewitt
- Assistant Editor Saul Saladow
- Assistant Editor Jim Seidelman
- Assistant Editor Joseph Mosca
Design
- Production Design by John F. Decuir
- Art Director John F. Decuir Jr
- Art Director (NY Crew) John Jay Moore
- Set Designer George Eckert
- Set Decorator Marvin March
- Set Decorator (NY Crew) Robert Drumheller
- Property Master Jack E. Ackerman
- Property Master (NY Crew) Joe Caracciolo
- Construction Co-ordinator Don Noble
- Stand-by Painter Paul Campanella
Costumes
- Costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge
- Costume Supervisor Bruce Erickson
- Costumer Dayton Anderson
- Costumer Peggy Thorin
- Wardrobe Supervisor (NY Crew) Lee Austin
- Wardrobe Supervisor (NY Crew) Debra Louis Katz
Make-up
- Make-up Artist Leonard Engelman
- Make-up Artist (NY Crew) Michael Thomas
- Hairstylist Dione Taylor
Titles
- Main Title Animation by R/Greenberg Associates
- Titles by Pacific Title
Film processing
- Colour by Metrocolor
- Laboratory Technicolor
Music
- Music by Elmer Bernstein
- Orchestrator Peter Bernstein
- Orchestrator David Spear
- Supervising Music Editor Kathy Durning
- Supervising Music Editor Segue Music
Sound
- Scoring Mixer Robert Fernandez
- Sound Design Richard Beggs
- Sound Design Tom McCarthy Jr
- Production Sound Mixer Gene Cantamessa
- Sound Boom Paul A. Bruce
- Cableman Jack Walpa
- Re-recording Mixer Les Fresholtz
- Re-recording Mixer Dick Alexander
- Re-recording Mixer Vern Poore
- Sound Editing Effective Sound Unlimited
- Sound Editor Don S. Walden
- Sound Editor William L. Manger
- Sound Editor Michael Redbourn
- Sound Editor Joseph Holsen
- Sound Editor Jim Bullock
- Sound Editor John Colwell
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Bill Couch
Consultant
- Transportation Co-ordinator Jim Foote
- Driver Captain John F. Curtis
- NY Unit Teamster Captain Rocco Derasmo
Publicity
- Publicist Nancy Willen