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Edited by Robert Beach
In 1984, Columbia Pictures produced Ghostbusters, a horror comedy starring a quartet of hilarious comedians and a ton of great genre elements. The film was initially intended for an older audience, which is why most of the humor in the film is about sex and adult situations with the special FX action sequences packaged around the dialogue heavy gags and comedy. However, much to Columbia’s surprise, the film proved a massive hit with kids whose parents took one look at the trailer featuring a cartoon ghost logo and claymation monsters getting zapped with lasers and decided to bring their children off to see it.
Now with a merchandising juggernaut dropped into their laps Columbia needed to maintain interest from their audience while the sequel was in development. Their solution was The Real Ghostbusters, a top notch ‘80s animated series premiering in 1986 and lasting till 1991. Then, six years later in 1997; they made a sequel show called Extreme Ghostbusters.
