5 reasons Ghostbusters is the best 80's movie ever!

Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) Peter has a PhD in Phychology and Parapsychology. Worked in academic research with partners, Dr. Ray Stantz and Dr. Egon Spengler. After getting fired he got together with the guys to form the Ghostbusters. In both movies Peter has an on-again off-again relationship with Dana. Peter the one that always gets slimed on.

Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) Ray is the Ghostbuster that everyone loves and is often considered the "heart" of the Ghostbusters. He is very enthusiastic about his work and often long winded and very technical in his explanations of scientific and paranormal phenomena. Ray and Egon are responsible for all the paranormal theories and creating the equipment used for catching and containing the ghost.

Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) Is the genius of the group. He is always creating new inventions and gadgets usually with the help of Ray. Their most famous invention is the Proton Pack, which is used to help capture the ghost.

Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson) Winston joins the team later in the movie when he is the only applicant to show up for the job interview. He was hired immediately and quickly became a good friend and a valuable member of the Ghostbusters team.

Dana Barret (Sigourney Weaver) Dana is Peters love interest in both movies. In the first movie she gets possessed and turned into a dog. In the second movie an ancient sorcerer attempts to possess her baby to take over the baby's body and become alive once again.

Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts) She is the sassy sometimes rude secretary. She is secretly in love with Dr. Egon.

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There are some really cool ghost in both of the Ghostbusters movies. There was the scary librarian ghost and Slimer. Slimer is probably the most popular ghost in Ghostbusters. He also was the first ghost that the Ghostbusters caught in the first Ghostbusters movie. He was so popular he later starred in his own Slimer! cartoons.

Then there was Gozer the Gozerian or "the Destructor. He is a Sumerian shapeshifting god and was the major supernatural enemy in the first movie. He takes the thoughts of the people around him and brings them to life. He uses Ray's thought about marshmallows to create the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.






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The proton pack is the weapon the Ghostbusters use to help capture the ghost. It works by firing a positively charged stream of protons that attract the negatively charged energy of a ghost which weakens the ghost allowing the Ghostbusters to position the ghost over a trap. I remember wanting my very own proton pack when I was little so that I could catch ghost too.

Shortly after the success of the movie Ghostbusters the cartoon The Real Ghostbusters was created. It ran from 1986 to 1991. It continued the adventures of the Ghostbusters with the help of their secretary Janine and their old nemesis Slimer. I have a lot of fond memories watching The Real Ghostbusters on ABC keeping the city safe from ghosts, demons and other paranormal creatures.

During the third season in 1988 the series was given an hour long time slot with the addition of the Slimer sub-series which focused on the character Slimer.