GHOSTBUSTERS 25th Anniversary Special Edition on Blu-ray (June 16)

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—> See Link to our Blu-ray Review (below)

Let's Get Slimed One More Time!

"Who ya gonna call?!..."

UPDATE: Front and back cover art.

"What turned GHOSTBUSTERS into a classic was director Ivan Reitman's ability to stir genuine ghoulish scares into the clever dialogue and funny bits."
—Paul S. Katz, Entertainment Weekly

GHOSTBUSTERS » available for the first time in High-Definition in celebration of the 25th Anniversary, including exclusive high-def "Slimer Mode" and "Ecto-1 Refurbishment" Featurette

Culver City, CA — America's favorite paranormal psychologists are back to save the world, this time with unsurpassed picture and audio quality and advanced new bonus features in the GHOSTBUSTERS Blu-ray Disc, releasing worldwide the week of June 16, 2009. The simultaneous launch of "Ghostbusters: The Video Game", the highly anticipated videogame from Atari, celebrates the film's 25th anniversary, with an all-new adventure from by the film's original writers.

The high-def set oozes with special features and interactivity including Slimer Mode, a picture-in-picture graphical viewing experience, a featurette on the refurbishing of Ecto-1, and more. "This great franchise is one of the crown jewels in the studio's library," said Lexine Wong, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment´s Senior Executive Vice President, Worldwide Marketing. "With Ghostbusters 25th anniversary upon us and the forthcoming release of an eagerly anticipated new video game, this is the perfect opportunity to release this exciting new edition on Blu-ray Disc." (Suggested Retail Price $39.96)

Directed and produced by Ivan Reitman (Meatballs, Stripes), with the screenplay written by Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers, The Great Outdoors) and Harold Ramis (Knocked Up, also he was the director of Groundhog Day), GHOSTBUSTERS stars Bill Murray (What About Bob? Meatballs, Stripes), Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver (Aliens, Copycat), Harold Ramis, Annie Potts (TV's Designing Women), and Rick Moranis (Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Spaceballs).

Brief Synopsis: University parapsychologists Dr. Peter Venkman (Murray), Dr. Raymond Stanz (Aykroyd) and Dr. Egon Spengler (Ramis) lose a research grant when their experiment methodology is proven to be bogus. The team decides to go into business for themselves and open "Ghostbusters," a ghost removal service. After struggling to get on their feet, they are summoned to investigate the strange happenings in Dana Barrett's (Weaver) Central Park West apartment. What they discover is that all Manhattan is being besieged by ghosts and other worldly demons through a portal in her building.

GHOSTBUSTERS Blu-ray Bonus Features:
All-New Exclusive Special Features!
• Digitally Remastered Audio and Video
• SLIMER MODE: Picture-in-Picture Graphical Viewing Experience with an examination of the spook-hunters' firehouse headquarters, an in-depth exploration of the creatures in the Ghostbusters mythology, behind-the-scenes discussions of making the movie, new cast, crew and special effects artists interviews and much more!
• Featurette: Ecto-1: Resurrecting the Classic Car
• Ghostbusters Garage: Ecto-1 Gallery
• Filmmakers' Commentary with Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis and Joe Medjuck
• Featurette: 1984 – The Making of Ghostbusters – Interviews with the cast and crew
• Featurette: Interviews with Cast and Crew
• Featurette: SFX Team - includes Before and After Multi-Angle Explorations
• Scene Cemetery – 10 Deleted Scenes
• Storyboard Comparisons
• BD-Live Enabled

GHOSTBUSTERS — Explore further:
—> Blu-ray Review by James Plath »
EXCERPT: Even an ordinary scene about the three guys checking out a dilapidated firehouse as a possible headquarters becomes impossibly funny because of character politics, sly facial expressions, and a situation that has a built-in punch line so that the scene ends with a bang. That's the way Akroyd and Ramis work throughout this film, never wasting our time on a scene that goes on too long or lacks a snappy exit. These guys are just plain funny, and they know how to write (and perform) funny material without ever having to rely on slapstick or easy jokes. It's mostly comedy of character and one-liners, with just as much attention paid to minor characters as the main ones.

The writing is sly, the acting is slier, and Ivan Reitman's direction is as impeccable as his stars' comic timing. As for the effects themselves, this was a big movie and one of the few special effects films that also managed to deliver big laughs. It still holds up well--so entertaining that it can easily be watched over and over, and Ray Parker Jr.'s catchy theme song really gets you in the mood each time.

(Click thru the link above for the full review)

"It's Murray's picture, as the popular comedian deadpans, ad libs and does an endearing array of physical schtick... Weaver is deliciously sexy."
—Variety

Full Synopsis:
We're Ready To Believe You.
Who 'ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!
Suit up for classic comedy! When Doctors Venkman (Bill Murray), Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Spengler (Harold Ramis) suddenly find themselves downsized from the University's parapsychology department, they decide to go the entrepreneurial route, chasing down ghastly ghosts, unappetizing apparitions and the occasional insolent succubae. Butt he paratroopers of the paranormal face their greatest challenge when the beautiful Dana Barret (Sigourney Weaver) discovers her refrigerator door leads directly to the gates of hell! Now with the whole world watching, it' up to the Ghostbusters to keep Manhattan from becoming a madhouse in this hilariously-haunting action-comedy!

It's a fine time for slime-time when Doctors Venkman (Bill Murray), Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Spengler (Harold Ramis) regroup to nuke the spooks in this high-spirited comedy. Sidelined after their spectacular save of New York City five years ago, the heroes once again answer the call when an underground river of ghoulish goo threatens to rot the Big Apple to the core. Dana Barret (Sigourney Weaver), Louis (Rick Moranis), Winston (Ernie Hudson) and Janine (Annie Potts) are all back for the ride as these supernatural superstars swing back into hilarious action!

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. The screenplay for Ghostbusters, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, is said to take its premise from the Michael Winner-Jeffery Konvitz' 1977 feature film The Sentinel."

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