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Ghostbusters is a 2016 comedy horror, fantasy, and science fiction film directed and written by Paul Feig. The cast includes Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. The narrative is set in New York City, with filming taking place in both New York City and Boston. Produced by Sony Pictures and distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, the film has a runtime of 117 minutes. Theodore Shapiro composed the score, while Robert Yeoman served as director of photography. Amy Pascal produced the film, with Dan Aykroyd listed as an executive producer.
The movie was released on July 14, 2016, and carries a PG-13 rating. It has a budget of $144,000,000 and generated box office revenue of $229,147,509. The film received a Metascore of 60 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 74%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.8 based on 259,047 votes. The soundtrack album was released in 2016. Ghostbusters is followed by Ghostbusters: Afterlife and is part of the Ghostbusters media franchise.
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Film · TMDB
5.3Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Cast
- Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert
- Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates
- Kate McKinnon as Jillian Holtzmann
- Leslie Jones as Patty Tolan
- Chris Hemsworth as Kevin
- Neil Casey as Rowan North
Themes
- female friendship
- ghost hunting
- reboot
- ghost
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
258,587 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 5 wins & 24 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paul Feig
- Written by
- Katie Dippold Paul Feig
- Based on
- Ghostbusters , by Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis
- Produced by
- Ivan Reitman Amy Pascal
- Starring
- Melissa McCarthy Kristen Wiig Leslie Jones Kate McKinnon Charles Dance Michael K. Williams Chris Hemsworth
- Cinematography
- Robert Yeoman
- Edited by
- Brent White Melissa Bretherton
- Music by
- Theodore Shapiro
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures Ghost Corps
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- July 9, 2016 ( 2016-07-09 ) ( TCL Chinese Theatre ) July 15, 2016 ( 2016-07-15 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 116 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $144 million
- Box office
- $229 million
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Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Ghostbusters (also known as Ghostbusters: Answer the Call) is a 2016 American supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig, who co-wrote it with Katie Dippold. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon and Chris Hemsworth, it is a reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise, as well as serving as its third installment. The story focuses on a quartet of eccentric women who start a ghost-catching business after a paranormal encounter.
A third Ghostbusters film had been in various stages of development following the release of Ghostbusters II in 1989. Sony Pictures rebooted the series following the death of the original cast member Harold Ramis in 2014 and because another cast member, Bill Murray, refused to commit to a sequel. Some of the original cast and their family members make cameos in new roles and Ramis is commemorated in the film's closing credits. The announcement of the female-led cast in 2015 drew a polarized response from the public.
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