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Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis ... see more see more... , Peter MacNicol , Ernie Hudson , David Margulies , Wilhelm von Homburg , Harris Yulin , Kurt Fuller , Janet Margolin , Christopher Neame , Cheech Marin , Judy Ovitz , Robert Alan Beuth , Ron Cummins , Henry J. Deutschendorf II , William T. Deutschendorf , Robert DiTillio , Kevin Dunn , Walter Flanagan , Dave Florek , Richard Foronjy , Ray Glanzmann , Philip Baker Hall , John Hammil , Erik Holland , Mordecai Lawner , Aaron Lustig , Ralph Monaco , Michael P. Moran , Peter Papageorgiou , Annie Potts , Catherine Reitman , Jason Reitman , Douglas Seale , Ben Stein , Mary Ellen Trainor , Louise Troy , Chloe Webb , George P. Wilbur , Alex Zimmerman , Brian Doyle-Murray , Page Leong , Mark Schneider , Tom Dugan , Susan Boehm , Yvette Cruise , Angelo di Mascio , Sharon Kramer , Valery Pappas , Christopher Villasenor , Olivia Ward , Bobby Brown

Ivan Reitman's sequel to the phenomenally successful Ghostbusters is looser and more self-assured than the original. The film opens with a title reading "Five Years Later" and finds the ghostbusters l... read more read more...iving in hard times. A restraining order has forbidden the boys to partake in paranormal warfare, and as a result they have had to seek other lines of work. Ray (Dan Aykroyd) and Winston (Ernie Hudson) spend their time performing at children's' birthday parties, and Egon (Harold Ramis) is busy conducting experiments investigating the effect of human emotions on the environment, leaving ghostbusting behind. Venkman (Bill Murray) and Dana (Sigourney Weaver) have split up. Venkman now hosts a local cable show called "The World of the Psychic." Dana, now divorced and the mother of a little baby named Oscar, works as an art restorer in a museum -- and this is where the plot kicks in. While Dana is restoring a portrait of a 16th-century tyrant by the name of Vigo the Carpathian, the portrait becomes hexed. The evil Vigo wants to return to life by taking over the body of Dana's little child. Vigo has enlisted Dana's boss, Janosz Poha (Peter MacNicol), to compel Dana to cooperate. Soon dirty sludge and slime flow through the streets of Manhattan, and the ghostbusters have to reunite to save the city from a funky paranormal evil. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Ivan Reitman

Release Date: June 16, 1989

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DVD Release Date: June 29, 1999

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    April 4, 2012
    TheDudeLebowski65
    The Original Ghostbusters set a new standard for comedy, horror and Sci Fi. The first was a big hit, and is one of the best comedies with Sci Fi and horror elements. It's only naturally that they would make a sequel to the first one. The question that one who's never seen the seq... read moreuel will probably ask the age old question, is it better than the first one? Unfortunately no. The film feels more silly than fun, and the characters here are more irritating. What made the original so good was the witty originality and the use of many genres to create a terrific, memorable film. With Ghostbusters it acts more of a comedy as the aspects that made the original so good, are almost entirely absent. The film is very tongue in Cheek, and while the first had a bit of seriousness to its brand of comedy, the comedy shown here is almost frustrating and not original. Ghostbusters was an effective film due to the simple fact that it blended Comedy, sci fi, horror and mystery in to it's well written script. Ghostbusters 2 is an inferior sequel but definitely has good enough elements going for it that it's still a average film to watch. The film may make you divided in the sense that you either don't know if it's good, bad or awful. But if you loved the first entry, and I mean really enjoyed it, then you might be disappointed with this film.
    But with this one, it seems a little tired out. But it's still a good film to watch, and has some good creative elements, and despite all its faults, in the end who you gonna call?
  • fb1664868775
    November 20, 2011
    fb1664868775
    Though not at all on par with the first, this sequel is still entertaining and satisfying.
  • skeletonking101
    October 26, 2011
    skeletonking101
    Several years after the success that was the first Ghostbusters, a sequel was made, and it is a film that often is considered by many people as a mixed bag. Me personally, I love it, sure it isn't as big of a fresh air or as funny as its predecessor, but the effects are still gre... read moreat, the comedy works well, the acting is still spot on, and the epicness factor is cranked up massively in this film in the last 25 minutes. Sure it does have some dumb moments, like Peter MacNicole turning into that ghostly Mary Poppins freak, but it still does work great, and Rick Moranis really seems to steal the show in terms of comedy and goofiness. In the first film he is just a forgetful nerd character, but in this film he has a much bigger role. The film isn't as big of a breath of fresh air as the first, but it is still very funny, and it is entertaining enough to keep you watching.
  • spielberg00
    September 25, 2011
    spielberg00
    Of all the cases in which the first film of a series is memorable, classic, and the sequel is mediocre, GHOSTBUSTERS 2 has got to be the king. I didn't expect this to be all that great, and it was sometimes funny, but never was it funny enough. Bill Murray knows how to make a g... read moreood film, but he also has the tendency to cop out on his humorous effort--like he does in this film. Not worth seeing, unless the end of GHOSTBUSTERS left you hanging.
  • aquateen2
    September 20, 2011
    aquateen2
    Ghostbusters 2 shares the idea of investigating paranormal activity like the original and it still isn't anything you didn't see in the first one. Despite this the film is still funny enough to keep itself on its feet and worth a viewing.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    August 2, 2011
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    The Superstars of the Supernatural are back. And this time, it's no marshmallow roast.

    Good movie once again. The first film was better but this one was good also. The first one was so original, so enormously popular than any sequel was bound to fail as far as matching it. This ... read moresecond 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 bottom line is this: Don't try to compare the two films. If you enjoyed the first, you'll like this.....period.

    It's 5 years after the battle against Gozer. A restraining order has forbidden Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, and Egon Spengler from working as Ghostbusters, and as a result, they've had to find other jobs. Ray owns a book store called "Ray's Occult" and performs at children's birthday parties with Winston, Egon conducts experiments at the institute for advanced theoretical research, Dana Barrett broke up with Peter some time ago before marrying another guy, and Peter now hosts a local TV show called "The World of the Psychic". Dana, who is now the divorced mother of an 8-month-old baby named Oscar, works in the restoration department at the Manhattan Museum of Art. Strange things start happening when Oscar's baby carriage takes off by itself with Oscar in it, and it stops in the middle of 1st Avenue. While Dana's boss, Janosz Poha, is restoring a painting of a 16th-century tyrant named Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf, the painting comes to life. Vigo wants to live again by taking over Oscar's body. Vigo takes complete control of Janosz and orders Janosz to get Dana to cooperate. Janosz also has his own agenda. He wants Dana because he's in love with her. When Peter, Ray, and Egon try to help Dana, they are arrested and put on trial for violating the restraining order. When the ghosts of the killer Scoleri Brothers show up at the court room, the judge is forced to remove the restraining order against the guys so they can put the Scoleri Brothers in a ghost trap. After this, Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston re-open Ghostbusters, and mayor's assistant Jack Hardemeyer tries to slow them down any way he can, because he believes the Ghostbusters are frauds who will hurt the mayor's chances of becoming the governor of New York. The Ghostbusters and their lawyer, Louis Tully, refuse to be stopped by Jack. When Jack has the Ghostbusters put in the Parkview mental hospital, there is an eclipse and Janosz kidnaps Oscar for Vigo. The mayor wants the Ghostbusters on the job, and when the mayor hears that Jack had the Ghostbusters put in the Parkview mental hospital, he fires Jack and has the Ghostbusters released to try to rescue Oscar from Vigo, and Vigo intends to make it as hard as possible for the Ghostbusters.
  • ajv2688
    April 5, 2011
    ajv2688
    An awesome sequel to an awesome movie! If you loved the first Ghostbusters, you will love this one as well. I highly recommend it, it's hilarious and fun.
  • movieguru12
    April 20, 2010
    movieguru12
    This sequel was every bit as good as the first. I loved it and I can watch these movies again and again :) I love it :)
  • sanjurosamurai
    March 31, 2010
    sanjurosamurai
    an incredibly fun movie that is just littered with unfortunate script material. the characters were all still enjoyable and the ghostbusting was solid although not as good as the first, but the direction that ramis and aykroyd took the characters in the 5 years between the firs... read moret film and this one was very disappointing. instead of allowing the results of the first story to build, or at least leaving the ghostbusters as friends. the film begins with so much conflict that it isnt fun at all until about half way through when all of that conflict finds some resolution. no one likes bill murray, the ghostbusters are oddly discredited and out of business despite what everyone saw in the first film, murrays girlfriend married someone else and they had a kid together - it was all just too much to overcome and be worthy of the glory of the first film, which is one of the best comedies of all time. fun to watch, but should have been much better.
  • ScoopOnline
    December 12, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    The Superstars of the Supernatural!

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Critic Reviews

Jonathan Rosenbaum
May 30, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

There's very little energy in the follow-through, and this time Murray's listlessness seems more anemic than comic. Full Review

May 30, 2007
Variety

Kids will find the oozing slime and ghastly, ghostly apparitions to their liking and adults will enjoy the preposterously clever dialog. Full Review

Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

Even the special effects are more to the point of the comedy than they were in the first film. For some reason, this appears to leave more room for the sort of random funny business that Mr. Murray an... Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

You want more. Full Review

Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

Hammered together out of the junkiest of elements, the movie rattles along with a pleasing rambunctiousness, tossing off its quips and one-liners and scoring on a remarkably high percentage of them. Full Review

Tim Brayton
May 30, 2011
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

An almost uniformly substandard follow-up that, since the original film remains so beloved by so many people, still gets to be disappointing even two decades and change later. Full Review

Brian Orndorf
August 26, 2009
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

Plenty of agreeable nonsense to develop within the larger Ghostbusters universe. It's a sincerely amusing movie, warmly energized to give fans a steamy second helping of the good stuff. Full Review

Nick Schager
April 7, 2009
Nick Schager, The Screengrab

Effectively slimed everyone's fond memories of the original. Full Review

Richard Luck
May 6, 2008
Richard Luck, Film4

Frankly, Murray, Sigourney Weaver and even Aykroyd deserve much better. Full Review

Stefan Birgir Stefansson
March 2, 2008
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

A little of a rehash but still good.

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    • Dana Barrett: (about Oscar)What do you think?
    • Peter Venkman: Well, he's ugly.
    • Peter Venkman: Oh did you ever fall for that, the old hand eating toaster trick.
    • Peter Venkman: There's so many holes in 5th avenue, we really didn't think anyone would notice.
    • Mayor of New York: Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every New Yorker's God-given right.
    • Raymond Stantz: Looks like a giant Jell-O mold.....
    • Winston Zeddmore: I hate Jell-O.
    • Peter Venkman: Oh come on, there's always room for Jell-O!
    • Janine Melnitz: You're very good with children.
    • Louis Tully: Thanks, I practice on my Hamster.
    • Janine Melnitz: So do you live alone?
    • Louis Tully: Well I had a roommate, but then my mom moved to Florida.
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