Scary Stories for Kids: I Made My Dad Take Me to See Ghostbusters Three Times
Rude, gross, and surprisingly mature for kids, this classic comedy from the 1980s became a huge favorite. The film opens with an unusual premise: “Three parapsychologists lose their university funding.” Though it sounds like the setup for a bad joke, it actually kicks off one of the decade’s biggest hits.
The Unlikely Ghostbusting Team
The story follows three eccentric professors. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) is more interested in flirting than science. Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) is energetic and lively, while Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) is a nerd whose hobby is to “collect spores, moulds and fungus.” Their research credibility takes a hit when they claim to have seen a real ghost at the New York Public Library.
From Academia to Ghostbusting
After being expelled from their university, the three professors refuse to give up. They create the “Ghostbusters,” a paranormal investigation team based in an old New York firehouse. They recruit Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), a practical everyman, as the fourth member. Together, they develop nuclear-powered gadgets to catch ghosts.
A Promise to Believe
The Ghostbusters commit themselves to investigating supernatural events and, most importantly, to “believe you.”
“Three parapsychologists lose their university funding.”
Peter Venkman cares more about flirting than research.
Egon Spengler’s hobby is to “collect spores, moulds and fungus.”
Author’s summary: Ghostbusters blends humor and the supernatural in a unique '80s comedy about frustrated scientists forming a ghost-catching team dedicated to believing in the unseen.