Ghostbusters

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  • Ghostbusters -- Three parapsychologists (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis), bounced from Columbia University because of the dubious nature of their research, go into private practice as ghost exterminators and find that all hell is about to break loose, quite literally. There are some very funny moments, largely due to Murray, but director Ivan Reitman lets the spectuacular special effects begin to dominate midway and the humor fades. Some adult ribald jokes. (A-III) (PG) ( 1984 )




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