Ghostbusters 2 | 80's Movie Guide

Taglines: Guess who's coming to save the world again? Ghostbusters II movie synopsis. Five years after the events of the first film, the Ghostbusters have been plagued by lawsuits and court orders, and their once-lucrative business is bankrupt. However, when Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement only to be promptly arrested. The Ghostbusters discover that New York is once again headed for supernatural doom, with a river of ectoplasmic slime bubbling beneath the city and an ancient sorcerer attempting to possess Dana's baby and be born anew. Can the Ghostbusters quell the negative emotions feeding the otherworldly threat and stop the world from being slimed? Ghostbusters II is a 1989 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Rick Moranis. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, and follows the further adventures of the three parapsychologists and their organization which combats paranormal activities. Despite generally mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed $112.5 million in the United States and $215.4 million worldwide, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 1989. Ghostbusters II (1989) Directed by: Ivan Reitman Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol, Harris Yulin, Janet Margolin Screenplay by: Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd Production Design by: Bo Welch Cinematography by: Michael Chapman Film Editing by: Donn Cambern, Sheldon Kahn Costume Design by: Gloria Gresham Set Decoration by: Cheryl Carasik Art Direction by: Tom Duffield Music by: Randy Edelman Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Release Date: June 16, 1989