Ghostbusters (2016)

Ghostbusters (1984)
Director: Ivan Reitman
Tagline: « Here to save the world again. [re-release] »
Actors:
Dr. Peter Venkman
Dr. Raymond Stantz
Dana Barrett
Dr. Egon Spengler
Louis Tully
Rating:  vote average (488’551 votes)
Quotes: « Dr. Raymond Stantz: Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here. » « Walter Peck: They caused an explosion! » « Mayor: Is this true? » « Dr. Peter Venkman: Yes it's true. » [pause] « Dr. Peter Venkman: This man has no dick. » « Walter Peck: Jeez! » [Charges at Venkman] « Mayor: Break it up! Hey, break this up! Break it up! » « Walter Peck: All right, all right, all right! » « Dr. Peter Venkman: Well, that's what I heard! » « Dr. Peter Venkman: We came, we saw, we kicked its ass! » « Gozer: [after Ray orders her to re-locate] Are you a God? » [Ray looks at Peter, who nonchalantly nods yes] « Dr. Raymond Stantz: No. » « Gozer: Then… DIE! » [Lightning flies from her fingers, driving the Ghostbusters to the edge of the roof and almost off; people below scream] « Winston Zeddemore: Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say "YES"! » « Dr. Peter Venkman: All right! This chick is TOAST! »
Runtime:105 minutes
Plots: Armed with proton packs, four paranormal investigators battle mischievous ghouls in New York. Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler work at Columbia University. where they delve into the paranormal and fiddle with many unethical experiments on their students. As they are kicked out of the University, they really understand the paranormal and go into business for themselves. Under the new snazzy business name of ‘Ghostbusters’, and living in the old firehouse building they work out of, they are called to rid New York City of paranormal phenomenon at everyone’s whim. – for a price. They make national press as the media reports the Ghostbusters are the cause of it all. Thrown in jail by the EPA, the mayor takes a chance and calls on them to help save the city. Unbeknownst to all, a long dead Gozer worshiper (Evo Shandor) erected a downtown apartment building which is the cause of all the paranormal activity. They find out the building could resurrect the ancient Hittite god, Gozer, and bring an end to all of humanity. Who are you gonna call to stop this terrible world-ending menace? After delving too deep into the mysterious metaphysical realm, three scientists and ambitious supernatural researchers find themselves out of work. As a result, the team comes up with Ghostbusters, a paranormal search-and-destroy service, bent on proving everyone wrong by capturing the Big Apple’s rogue spirits. Indeed, a malevolent interdimensional entity has targeted the bustling, unsuspecting city, possessing two seemingly ordinary New Yorkers to do its bidding. In other words, the fearless Ghostbusters are on to something big for the first time in their brief career. However, do they have what it takes to look evil in the eye, and confront the ancient shape-shifting demon Gozer, the Destructor?

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