The Ghostbusters got a 21st century remake this year with the blockbuster smash led by an all star cast. It was the reworking of the inventive supernatural comedy first made in 1984. The original film grossed close to $300 million dollars worldwide against a $30 million dollar budget and produced a number one hit for Ray Parker Jr. The self titled theme song that still has people yelling, “Who you gonna call?” “GHOSTBUSTERS!” |
The all male cast was supported by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Rick Mornais. Signourney Weaver comes in as the “Kevin” character protrayed by Chris Hemsworth in the remake. There was a successful sequel and two cartoon based TV shows. The Ghostbusters are legends. A third film had been planned for the original installments . It suffered script changes and discontentment from castmates and studio heads for over a decade, but was officially shelved with the death of Harold Ramis |