MIT Lecture Series Committee

Rated PG
105 minutes

A FREE Summer Film, sponsored by the UA Finance Board

Ghostbusters (1984)

When Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) and his Columbia University colleagues (Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson) are kicked out of their prestigious academic posts, they start a private practice as professional ghost-catchers. Although the three parascientists are idle for awhile, their television advertisements finally pay off when beautiful Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) contracts them. It seems her apartment has become the entryway for ghastly ghosts and goofy ghouls hellbent on terrorizing New York City. Soon they're going to her rescue, trying to rid the city of the slimy creatures. Ghostbusters hit US screens in June of 1984 and went on to become one of the most successful comedy films of all time, spawning a sequel and a popular animated series. [www.rottentomatoes.com]

The perfect marriage of big-budget sci-fi spectacle and character-based comedy schtick.
      -- Scott Weinberg, DVD Critic. Read this review.