← Back to episodes
Ghostbusters poster
Letterboxd →TMDB →
MOVIE

Ghostbusters (1984)

Directed by Ivan Reitman•1h 47m•Published Mar 26, 2024•Episode length 3h 45m
Episode 219 - Ghostbusters (1984)
ComedyFantasy

Top cast

scroll →
Bill Murray
Bill Murray
Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Ray Stantz
Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis
Harold Ramis
Egon Spengler
Rick Moranis
Rick Moranis
Louis Tully
Annie Potts
Annie Potts
Janine Melnitz
William Atherton
William Atherton
Walter Peck
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
Winston Zeddemore
Slavitza Jovan
Slavitza Jovan
Gozer
David Margulies
David Margulies
Mayor

Director

TMDB profile →
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman
Director
LISTEN

Play the episode

Overview

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

Show notes

jump ↓

(Deep Dive begins at 25:20) If someone asks if you're a god, you say yes. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam, Megan and Georgia (Ethan's locked out of his apartment) as we're heading to New York City and craving Marshmallows in the Dan Aykroyd/Ivan Retiman penned megahit, Ghostbusters, on account o…

Read full show notes

(Deep Dive begins at 25:20)

If someone asks if you're a god, you say yes. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam, Megan and Georgia (Ethan's locked out of his apartment) as we're heading to New York City and craving Marshmallows in the Dan Aykroyd/Ivan Retiman penned megahit, Ghostbusters, on account of its 40th anniversay.  We ain't afraid of no ghosts in our 219th episode as we discuss: 

  • The generational aspect to comedy
  • Why is nostalgia something we guard so closely?
  • We've got a couple of food related queries
  • Ian talks about the iconography of the Ghostbusters franchise
  • Georgia tries to compare this to Star Wars
  • We do a soft celebration of the 4 year anniversary of the BFE
  • Whether or not Ghostbusters is the Best Film Ever

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

  • Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
  • Hermes Auslander
  • James DeGuzman
  • Kirsti
  • Lina Oberholzer
  • Ensign Ian Davies
  • Chris Pedersen 
  • Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
  • Randal Silva
  • The Yeetmeister
  • Nate The Great
  • Rev Bruce
  • Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)
  • Andy Dickson
  • Richard
  • Ryan Kuketz
  • Dirk Diggler
  • Shai Bergerfroind
  • Stew from the Stew World Order podcast
  • NorfolkDomus

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/