Read up on the latest Ghostbusters news, reviews, features, and more from the ScreenAge Wasteland team.

Directed by Ivan Reitman from a screenplay by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, Ghostbusters is the first installment in the Ghostbusters franchise. The supernatural comedy movie stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, respectively, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City.

Ghostbusters was released on June 8, 1984, by Columbia Pictures. The supernatural comedy movie earned over $280 million during its initial theatrical run, becoming the second highest-grossing movie of the year. The movie also received positive reviews from critics and audiences. It was deemed an essential movie and inducted into the ScreenAge Wasteland Canon on October 24, 2024.

Ghostbusters has appeared on the following “greatest” lists assembled by ScreenAge Wasteland:

• #3 (Ghostbusters) on The 100 Greatest ’80s Movie Characters
• #8 (Ecto-1) on The 100 Greatest Movie and TV Vehicles of All Time
• #18 on The 50 Most Enjoyable Movies Set in New York
• #19 (Stay Puft Marshmallow Man) on The 100 Greatest ’80s Movie Villains
• #21 on The 100 Greatest ’80s Movies of All Time
• #23 on The 50 Greatest Summer Blockbusters of All Time
• #64 (Stay Puft Marshmallow Man) on The 100 Greatest Movie Villains of All Time
• #144 (Ghostbusters) on The 500 Greatest Horror Characters of All Time