Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters was written by Dan Aykroyd out of a genuine family interest in spiritualism — his great-grandfather was a documented investigator of the paranormal — and reworked substantially by Harold Ramis into a workplace comedy that happens to involve the supernatural. Its lasting contribution to popular culture is arguably its logo rather than its plot: the no-ghost sign designed by Michael Gross is one of the most reproduced graphic marks of the 1980s and is recognisable to people who have never seen the film.
About Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters was written by Dan Aykroyd out of a genuine family interest in spiritualism — his great-grandfather was a documented investigator of the paranormal — and reworked substantially by Harold Ramis into a workplace comedy that happens to involve the supernatural. Its lasting contribution to popular culture is arguably its logo rather than its plot: the no-ghost sign designed by Michael Gross is one of the most reproduced graphic marks of the 1980s and is recognisable to people who have never seen the film.
The no-ghost logo, designed by Michael Gross, has arguably outlived the films in cultural reach.
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Key eras
| Era | Years | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| Original | 1984–1989 | Two films and The Real Ghostbusters animated series. |
| Dormant | 1990–2015 | Games and comics but no new films for decades. |
| Revival | 2016– | A 2016 reboot, then a direct sequel line from 2021. |