Scary Stories for Kids: I Made My Dad Take Me to See Ghostbusters Three Times
The 1984 comedy Ghostbusters became a surprising hit among children, despite its rude humor and offbeat adult jokes. What began as a tale about three parapsychologists who lose their university jobs quickly turned into one of the biggest film successes of the decade.
The film follows three eccentric scientists: Peter Venkman, played by Bill Murray, who prefers flirting over research; Ray Stantz, portrayed by Dan Aykroyd, whose enthusiasm is boundless; and Harold Ramis’s Egon Spengler, a quiet academic obsessed with unusual specimens.
“Collect spores, moulds and fungus.”
After their claims of witnessing a real ghost at the New York Public Library are dismissed, the trio are expelled from academia. Determined to continue their work, they form a paranormal investigation business called Ghostbusters and set up operations in an abandoned New York firehouse.
They soon recruit Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), a down-to-earth addition to the eccentric team, and together they create a set of nuclear-powered tools to trap supernatural entities. The Ghostbusters dedicate themselves to hunting the bizarre and, most importantly, to believing those who experience it.
“To believe you.”
Author’s Summary
A nostalgic look at how Ghostbusters combined humor, science, and supernatural chaos, becoming a quirky favorite for both kids and adults in the 1980s.