Ghostbusters

1984 American comedy film by Ivan Reitman
Movie film Q108745
Ghostbusters
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Ghostbusters

Summary

Ghostbusters is a film[1]. Ghostbusters ranks in the top 0.61% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,660 views/month, #571 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ghostbusters's image is recorded as Ghostbusers Logo.svg[3].
  • Ghostbusters's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Ghostbusters's director is recorded as Ivan Reitman[5].
  • Ghostbusters's screenwriter is recorded as Dan Aykroyd[6].
  • Ghostbusters's screenwriter is recorded as Harold Ramis[7].
  • Ghostbusters's composer is recorded as Elmer Bernstein[8].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as fantasy film[9].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as comedy horror[10].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as monster film[11].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as action film[12].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as adventure film[13].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as comedy film[14].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as science fiction film[15].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as buddy film[16].
  • Ghostbusters's genre is recorded as ghost film[17].
  • Ghostbusters's followed by is recorded as Ghostbusters II[18].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as Bill Murray[19].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as Sigourney Weaver[20].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as Rick Moranis[21].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as Dan Aykroyd[22].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as Harold Ramis[23].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as Ernie Hudson[24].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as Annie Potts[25].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as William Atherton[26].
  • Ghostbusters's cast member is recorded as David Margulies[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ghostbusters's producer is recorded as Ivan Reitman[28]. Ghostbusters's director is recorded as Ivan Reitman[5]. Screenwriters include Dan Aykroyd[6] and Harold Ramis[7]. Cast members include Bill Murray[19], Sigourney Weaver[20], Rick Moranis[21], Dan Aykroyd[22], Harold Ramis[23], and Ernie Hudson[24].

Publication

Publication dates include +1984-06-08T00:00:00Z[29], +1984-12-07T00:00:00Z[30], and +1985-01-25T00:00:00Z[31]. Ghostbusters's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include fantasy film[9], comedy horror[10], monster film[11], action film[12], adventure film[13], and comedy film[14]. Ghostbusters's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[33].

Reception

Reviews include 8.1/10[34], 95%[35], and 71/100[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Ghostbusters's followed by is recorded as Ghostbusters II[18].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Ghostbusters include Ghostbusters: Afterlife[37], a film[38], directed by Jason Reitman[39].

Why It Matters

Ghostbusters ranks in the top 0.61% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,660 views/month, #571 of 94,065).[2] Ghostbusters has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Ghostbusters is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Ghostbusters include Ghostbusters: Afterlife[37], a film[38], directed by Jason Reitman[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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