Who Yuh Gonna Call?

Rating: 5/10 (21 July 2009)

In 1984 Ivan Reitman directed the movie "Ghostbusters". This movie has been a cornerstone for anyone who recalls the eighties. With a very good cast and even a catchy jingle. The movie is enjoyable for the entire family. "Ghostbusters" starts in the New York City Library with a librarian working in the basement. She is confronted by catalog cards flying around and then a bright ghostly apparition. Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), and Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) are paranormal professors at a university that get called in by the library. Egon questions the librarian about what happened to her and the men move to the basement. Books are stacked up in the halls, slime is on the card catalog drawers, and shelves are falling over. Finally they come across the ghost reading a book. The ghost in turn scares the men and they run out. The university decides to discontinue their grant and fire all three of them. With the help of Egon's technology of actually catching a ghost, and with a little help from Ray's mortgage, Ghostbusters is created.
Just as Ghostbusters fame is rising, Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) comes to the men for help. Her apartment refrigerator is occupied by two beasts that yell out Zuul. Peter investigates Dana's apartment. After some looking he finds nothing. He does get a date with her thanks to his smooth talking. The day of the date the beasts in Dana's refrigerator come and possess her as the Gate Keeper. Luis Tully (Rick Moranis) her next door neighbor is possessed by the other beast the Key Master.
The Key Master comes into the hands of the Ghostbusters just as the EPA tries to shut them down. A disaster happens and releases the ghosts all over New York. With the Ghostbusters in jail, the Key Master finds the Gate Keeper and awakes Gozer. The city is in turmoil and the mayor decides to let the men go. Upon arrival at Dana's apartment, it is apparent that Gozer has come. They make it to the roof where a battle of proton packs and spirits leaves the Ghostbusters in a stale mate.
Gozer sends a destructor to destroy the men. This is a huge marshmallow man. Egon decides to break the rules and cross the streams in order to get rid of Gozer and the marshmallow man. As they say their goodbyes, each man starts the stream. The roof is completely destroyed but the men survive. They saved the world and rescued Dana from the beasts.
This movie is one of my favorites and I can watch it again and again. The movie is part of the criterion collection which chooses important and contemporary movies that have changed film. This year with the 25th anniversary, Harold Ramis announced that a third Ghostbusters is in the making. Ghostbusters is one of the comedies that stand out in the eighties. It's fun for everyone in the family.