Are You troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Do you
experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or
your family actually seen a spook spectre or ghost? If the answer is
yes then don’t wait another minute. Just pick up the phone and call the
professionals. Ghostbusters. Our courteous and efficient staff are on
call 24hrs a day to serve all your supernatural elimination needs.
We’re Ready To Believe You.
-Actual dialogue from Ghostbusters TV commercial circa 1984.
In 1984 three discredited Columbia scientists, Peter Venkman, Raymond Stanz, and Egon Spengler (later joined by Winston Zeddemore) opened a paranormal investigation and elimination service in New York City. Plauged by derision and leagal problems, they forged ahead using scince to rid New Yorkers of thier ghost problems - charging four to five thousand dollars per spook.
When their legal troubles came to a head and the EPA shut down thier ghost containment unit they found themselves at the center of a storm of paranormal chaos that culminated in Peter's girlfriend turning into a dog, an ancient god named Gozer being released in the city, and an explosive fight with a giant marshmellow man.
Thier methods may have been unorthodox, and thier movie a little campy, but since they did save New York from a supernatural threat, they deserve a place here with all the other hunters.