Which famous actor in the film 'Ghostbusters' also co-wrote the film?
"Ghostbusters II Ghostbusters II is a 1989 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Rick Moranis. It is the sequel to the 1984 film ""Ghostbusters"", and follows the further adventures of the four parapsychologists and their organization that combats paranormal activities. Despite generally mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed $112.5 million in the United States and $215.4 million worldwide, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 1989. After saving New York City from the demi-god Gozer, the Ghostbusters—Egon Spengler, Ray"
"Ghostbusters (song) ""Ghostbusters"" is a song written by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. Debuting at #68 on June 16, 1984, the song reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on August 11, 1984, staying there for three weeks, and at number two on the UK Singles Chart on September 16, 1984, staying there for three weeks. The song re-entered the UK Top 75 on November 2, 2008, at No. 49. It was nominated at the 57th Academy Awards for Best Original"
"singing as they see them, released a spot for one of its models, the Duster, accompanied by the song, in an instrumental version, but with people in funny disguises singing ""Go, Duster!"" when in the standard song the chorus says ""Ghostbusters!"". Ghostbusters (song) ""Ghostbusters"" is a song written by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. Debuting at #68 on June 16, 1984, the song reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on August 11, 1984, staying there for three weeks, and at"
"eventually became ""Ghostbusters"", inspired by his fascination with parapsychology. The script initially included a much greater fantasy element, including time travel, but this was toned down substantially through work on the script with Harold Ramis (who became a co-writer) and director Ivan Reitman. Aykroyd originally wrote the role of Dr. Peter Venkman with Belushi in mind, but rewrote it for Bill Murray after Belushi's death. Aykroyd joked that the green ghost, later known as ""Slimer"", was ""the ghost of John Belushi"" and was based on Belushi's party animal personality. ""Ghostbusters"" was released in 1984 and became a huge success for"
"Harold Ramis Harold Allen Ramis (; November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, writer, and comedian. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in ""Ghostbusters"" (1984) and ""Ghostbusters II"" (1989) and Russell Ziskey in ""Stripes"" (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies ""Caddyshack"" (1980), ""National Lampoon's Vacation"" (1983), ""Groundhog Day"" (1993), and ""Analyze This"" (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series ""SCTV"", on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of ""Groundhog Day"" and ""National Lampoon's Animal House"" (1978). The"
"Ghostbusters (2016 film) Ghostbusters (also known as Ghostbusters: Answer the Call and marketed as such on home release) is a 2016 supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Feig and Katie Dippold. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Chris Hemsworth. It is the third feature film in the ""Ghostbusters"" franchise, and serves as a reboot of the series. The story focuses on four women who begin a ghost-catching business in New York City. A third ""Ghostbusters"" film had been in various stages of development following the"
"Ghostbusters"". Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. He was an original member of the ""Not Ready for Prime Time Players"" on ""Saturday Night Live"" (1975–79). A musical sketch he performed with John Belushi on ""SNL"", The Blues Brothers, turned into an actual performing band and then the 1980 film ""The Blues Brothers"". He conceived and starred in ""Ghostbusters"" (1984), which spawned a sequel and eventually an entire media franchise. In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the 1989 film"
"was still enthusiastic, and the ghost elements were completed for the official theatrical release shortly thereafter. ""Ghostbusters"", the first film in the series, is a 1984 sci-fi comedy film about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists. After they are fired from Columbia University, they start their own business investigating and capturing ghosts. Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and Ernie Hudson, it was released in the United States on June 8, 1984. The film grossed approximately 240 million US$ in the United States and over $50 million abroad during its theatrical run, more"
"revealed Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt's ultimate plan to team up for a different ""Ghostbusters"" film, with Tatum comparing it to ""Batman Begins"". In January 2015, the main cast members for the all-female lead film, were announced as McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. The global release dates for the reboot, titled ""Ghostbusters"", were across July 2016. In a February 2015 interview on Ron Bennington's ""Unmasked"" radio show, Aykroyd stated that he would still like to see his idea for a sequel made. The following month, ""Deadline"" wrote that an all-male lead ""Ghostbusters"" film was in the works"
"Neil Casey Neil Casey (born July 28, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, television writer, theatre director and playwright best known for his work as a writer on ""Saturday Night Live"" and ""Inside Amy Schumer"". He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series both in 2013 for writing on ""SNL"" and in 2014 for ""Inside Amy Schumer"". In 2016 he played the villain, Rowan North in the film ""Ghostbusters"". He also co-starred in the Fox sitcom ""Making History"". Casey graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.A. in English, including a concentration"
"Ray Parker Jr. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for writing and performing the theme song to the 1984 movie ""Ghostbusters"", for his solo music, and for performing with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White. Parker was born in Detroit to Venolia Parker and Ray Parker Sr. He has two siblings, his brother Opelton and his sister Barbara. Parker attended Angel Elementary School where his music teacher, Afred T Kirby, inspired him to be a musician at age 6 playing the clarinet. Parker attended Cass Tech"
"it was conceived by Aykroyd as a vehicle for himself and friend and fellow ""Saturday Night Live"" alum John Belushi. Aykroyd came up with ""Ghostbusters"" after reading an article about quantum physics and parapsychology in the ""American Society of Psychical Research Journal"" and then watching movies like ""Ghost Chasers"". Aykroyd thought, ""Let's redo one of those old ghost comedies, but let's use the research that's being done today. Even at that time, there was plausible research that could point to a device that could capture ectoplasm or materialization; at least visually."" The original story as written by Aykroyd was much"
"contacted by Amy Pascal, ""he had already turned down [] a couple of times"" before deciding that a reboot would be the best path for another ""Ghostbusters"" film. In March 2015, ""Deadline"" wrote that an all-male lead ""Ghostbusters"" film was in the works from Sony's Ghost Corps label, with Channing Tatum set to star, Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan producing, Drew Pearce writing and Anthony and Joe Russo directing. In 2016, the project was confirmed to be cancelled, with the Russo brothers no longer attached. Ivan Reitman later revealed that the project was never in serious development. From 1986 to"
"Dan Aykroyd on the screenplay for ""Ghostbusters"", which became one of the biggest comedy hits of all time, in which he also starred as Dr. Egon Spengler, a role he reprised for the 1989 sequel, ""Ghostbusters II"" (which he also co-wrote with Aykroyd). His later film ""Groundhog Day"" has been called his ""masterpiece"". His films have been noted for attacking ""the smugness of institutional life ... with an impish good [will] that is unmistakably American"". They are also noted for ""Ramis's signature tongue-in-cheek pep talks"". Sloppiness and improv were also important aspects of his work. Ramis frequently depicted the qualities"
"hit ""Ghostbusters"" by Ray Parker, Jr.. A music video was also made, featuring Lawler, legendary announcer Lance Russell, and wrestlers such as Randy Savage, Jimmy Valiant, Dutch Mantel, Tommy Rich, and Rufus R. Jones, along with footage of ""The King"" beating Hart and his ""First Family."" A very young Brian Christopher also made an appearance as a young child being bullied, and another child is seen wearing a replica of Tully Blanchard's West Texas State jersey. He also recorded a CD titled ""Memphis' Other King"". In 1998, Lawler appeared in the movie ""Man on the Moon"", starring Jim Carrey. According"
"over a million units, prompting Columbia Pictures to move forward on the ""Ghostbusters"" franchise. Ramis stated that the new film would feature the original Ghostbusters but introduce new characters in a script written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, who had cowritten his 2009 comedy ""Year One."" The movie was set to be filmed in 2010 and released in 2011. Around March 2010, while the new script was being developed, ""Vulture"" reported that Columbia wanted to target a younger audience and that original ""Ghostbusters"" director Ivan Reitman was under pressure to step down in place of a younger director. Reitman,"
"""Ghostbusters"" was released on July 15, 2016 by Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 2017, Casey began co-starring opposite Adam Pally in the Fox time-travel comedy ""Making History""; he played the role of Sam Adams. In 2012, Casey was hired to write comedy sketches for ""Saturday Night Live's"" season 38. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the 65th show in 2013. He was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 2013 and 2015 in the category of Comedy/Variety (including talk) series. In 2014, Casey was nominated for a Primetime"
"with the likes of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, among others. After moving out of 18 N. Moore, Joe Jones's store-loft space became the art studio of No Wave artist Joseph Nechvatal, then Jon Hassell and finally video artist Bill Viola before being merged into Walkers Restaurant. Exterior shots of the ""Ghostbusters"" headquarters were filmed at the FDNY Hook & Ladder No. 8 firehouse, located at 14 North Moore Street, at its intersection with Varick Street. A small parking lot at the corner of West Broadway a block away was ""a staging area for foam and vehicles ... [for] the"
"release of ""Ghostbusters II"" in 1989. As a result of original cast member Bill Murray's refusal to commit to the project and the death of fellow cast member Harold Ramis in 2014, Sony decided to reboot the series. Much of the original film's cast make cameo appearances in new roles. The announcement of the female-led cast in 2015 drew a polarized response from the public and Internet backlash, leading to the film's IMDb page and associated YouTube videos receiving low ratings prior to the film's release. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los"
"film. 1987 saw the release of ""Dragnet"", which Aykroyd co-starred in (with Tom Hanks) and co-wrote. The film was both an homage and a satire of the previous ""Dragnet"" series, with Aykroyd playing Sgt. Joe Friday as a police officer whose law-and-order attitude is at odds with modern sensibilities. Aykroyd appeared in five films released in 1988, all of them critical and commercial failures. A sequel to ""Ghostbusters"", ""Ghostbusters II"", was released in 1989; Aykroyd and the other co-creators were reluctant to make another ""Ghostbusters"" film but succumbed to pressure from the film's studio, Columbia Pictures. The film, while considered"
"score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, and is notable for its use of ondes Martenot (a staple of Bernstein's 1980s work) and also the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. Orchestrators contributing to the film were Peter Bernstein, David Spear and Patrick Russ. The score was commercially released in 2006 as ""Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Score"" by Varèse Sarabande. It contains 39 tracks by Bernstein, including several cues that were replaced in whole or in part by songs, and the four pieces that Bernstein specially recorded for the soundtrack album (""Ghostbusters Theme,"" ""Dana's Theme,"" and the previously unreleased ""Magic"" and ""Zuul""). Bernstein understood"
"in drama and minoring in Theatre. He started his career in theatre in 2001 and worked at UCB Theatre, where he has also taught since 2007. He directed, wrote, and acted in several shows at the theatre. In 2015, Casey starred in the Yahoo! Screen series ""Other Space"", created by Paul Feig. In July 2015, Casey was cast in his first breakthrough film, ""Ghostbusters"", the reboot of the 1984 film, playing a villain named Rowan. The film was shot in Boston, directed by Paul Feig, and stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones in the lead roles."
"Ghost Rider (film) Ghost Rider is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film was written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, and stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider, with Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue, Matt Long, and Peter Fonda in supporting roles. ""Ghost Rider"" was released on February 16, 2007 in the United States. The film was met with negative reviews from critics, but was a box office success, earning $228.7 million worldwide on a $110 million budget. ""Ghost Rider"" was released on DVD,"
"They had two sons, Ernie Hudson Jr. and Rahaman Hudson. When Ernie and Jeanie divorced in 1976, their sons moved to live with Hudson in California. Hudson remarried in 1985 to the former Linda Kingsberg; they also had two sons, Andrew and Ross. Ernie Hudson Earnest Lee ""Ernie"" Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American character actor. He has appeared in dozens of film and television roles throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the ""Ghostbusters"" film series, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in ""The Crow"" (1994), and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's"
"Groucho Marx used to do. Peter Venkman Peter Venkman, Ph.D., is a fictional character from the ""Ghostbusters"" franchise. He appears in the films ""Ghostbusters"" and ""Ghostbusters II"" and in the animated television series ""The Real Ghostbusters"". In both live action films, he was portrayed by Bill Murray, and was voiced in the animated series first by Lorenzo Music and then by Dave Coulier. He is a parapsychologist and the leader of the Ghostbusters. In 2008, Peter Venkman was selected by the magazine ""Empire"" as one of ""The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time"", described by Empire's Nick de Semlyen"
"The Ghost Writer (film) The Ghost Writer (released as The Ghost in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 2010 Franco-German-British political thriller film directed by Roman Polanski. The film is an adaptation of a Robert Harris novel, ""The Ghost"", with the screenplay written by Polanski and Harris. It stars Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall and Olivia Williams. The film was a critical and commercial success and won numerous cinematic awards including Best Director for Polanski at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and also at the 23rd European Film Awards in 2010. A British ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) is"
"likeness of the four Ghostbusters standing protectively around Oscar. Outside, the Ghostbusters receive a standing ovation from the crowd and, at a later ceremony to restore the Statue, the Key to the City from the mayor. Some notable cast members in the film include one of Bill Murray's siblings, Brian Doyle-Murray, who played the psychiatric doctor, Dan Aykroyd's niece, Karen Humber, who played one of the school children, and Ben Stein, who played a public works official for the mayor. Jason Reitman, son of director Ivan Reitman, plays the boy who insults the Ghostbusters at a birthday party. Cheech Marin"
"same spirit as their 'Ghost Breaker' predecessors. The Ghost Breakers The Ghost Breakers is a 1940 American horror comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. The film was adapted by Walter DeLeon from the play ""The Ghost Breaker"" by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. Along with ""Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein"" and Hope and Goddard's own ""The Cat and the Canary"", it is cited as a prime example of the classic Hollywood horror-comedy. In a Manhattan radio studio, a broadcast is being made by crime reporter Lawrence Lawrence (Bob Hope)—""Larry"" to his friends,"
"Jeremy Dyson Jeremy Dyson (born 14 June 1966) is an English author, musician and screenwriter who, along with Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, is one of the League of Gentlemen. He also created and co-wrote the popular West End show ""Ghost Stories"" and its film adaptation. Dyson was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, son of Elaine Saville and Melvin Dyson. He has one older brother, Andrew Dyson, and a younger sister, Jayne Dyson. He was educated at Leeds Grammar School, now The Grammar School at Leeds. He studied Philosophy at the University of Leeds and later completed an"
"were also made available in HD DVD in 2007 and Blu-ray in 2011. The Frighteners The Frighteners is a 1996 New Zealand-American horror comedy film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his partner, Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey and Jake Busey. ""The Frighteners"" tells the story of Frank Bannister (Fox), an architect who develops psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts after his wife's murder. He initially uses his new abilities to befriend ghosts, whom he sends to"
"themselves, a guest appearance by Sigourney Weaver, and a version of the theme sung by Jack Black. On June 9, 2013, a trailer for a documentary called ""Spook Central"", featuring clips from ""Ghostbusters"" alongside discussions of the perceived meanings in the film, mimicking the style of the documentary ""Room 237"", was uploaded to YouTube. Ghostbusters (franchise) Ghostbusters is a supernatural comedy franchise created in 1984. Its first installment was the film ""Ghostbusters"", released on June 8, 1984, by Columbia Pictures. It centers on a group of eccentric New York City parapsychologists who investigate and capture ghosts for a living. For"
"the 1985 BAFTA for best original song (Ray Parker Jr.), while it was also nominated in the best visual effects category. The American Film Institute ranked it 28th in its list of the top 100 comedies of all time (in their ""100 Years ... 100 Laughs"" list). In 2006, Bravo ranked ""Ghostbusters"" 76 on their ""100 Funniest Movies"" list. ""Entertainment Weekly"" ranked it as the ""Funniest Movie of the Past 25 Years."" In 2008, ""Empire"" magazine ranked the film #189 on its list of ""The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time"". In 2009, ""National Review"" magazine ranked ""Ghostbusters"" number 10"
"The Frighteners The Frighteners is a 1996 New Zealand-American horror comedy film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his partner, Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey and Jake Busey. ""The Frighteners"" tells the story of Frank Bannister (Fox), an architect who develops psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts after his wife's murder. He initially uses his new abilities to befriend ghosts, whom he sends to haunt people so that he can charge them handsome fees for ""exorcising"" the"