In the early 1990s, following the release of Ghostbusters II, Dan Aykroyd wrote a script for a third film tentatively titled Ghostbusters III: Hellbent. In the script, the Ghostbusters are transported to a parallel-universe version of Manhattan called Manhellton, where the people and places are "hellish" versions of Earth, and the characters meet and confront the Devil. At the time, Aykroyd stated that Columbia Pictures was interested, though the principal actors, especially Bill Murray, were not. The Hellbent script's main characters are a new, younger group of Ghostbusters; Ray, Egon, and Winston struggle to keep the business going after Peter's relationship with Dana becomes serious. Elements of this story were used in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009), which Aykroyd considered to be "essentially the third movie". At various stages of its development, Chris Farley, Chris Rock, and Ben Stiller were reported as potential stars of a new Ghostbusters film.
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- 1 Rob SimonsenTrapped 4:56
- 2 Rob SimonsenDirt Farm 3:28
- 3 Rob SimonsenChess 1:18
- 4 Rob SimonsenSummerville 1:41
- 5 Rob SimonsenResearch 1:53
- 6 Rob SimonsenUnder the Floor 3:11
- 7 Rob SimonsenNice Replica 0:43
- 8 Rob SimonsenCulpable 1:53
- 9 Rob SimonsenLaboratory 3:59
- 10 Rob SimonsenLab Partners 2:02
- 11 Rob SimonsenDefinitely Class Five 2:06
- 12 Rob SimonsenGo Go Go 0:39
- 13 Rob SimonsenTrap Him 3:54
- 14 Rob SimonsenDon't Go Chasing Ghosts 2:42
- 15 Rob SimonsenMini-Pufts 3:45
- 16 Rob SimonsenDown the Well 4:13
- 17 Rob SimonsenThe Temple Resurrected 2:03
- 18 Rob SimonsenThe Plan 2:59
- 19 Rob SimonsenSuit Up 2:08
- 20 Rob SimonsenNo, I'm Twelve 2:26
- 21 Rob SimonsenGetaway 2:54
- 22 Rob SimonsenCallie 2:31
- 23 Rob SimonsenProtecting the Farm 5:40
- 24 Rob SimonsenShowdown 2:30
- 25 Rob SimonsenReconciliation 4:36
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)31
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Runtime | 2 hr 4 min |
Budget | $75 000 000 |
Premiere: World | $204 334 455 November 11, 2021 |
USA | $129 360 575 |
Other countries | $74 973 880 |
Box Office – Budget | $129 334 455 |
Premiere: USA | $129 360 575 October 8, 2021 |
first day | $16 652 383 |
first weekend | $44 008 406 |
theaters | 4315 |
rollout | 408 days |
Digital: World | January 4, 2022 |
Parental Advisory | Frightening & Intense Scenes |
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Also Known As | Rust City (United States) SOS fantômes: L'au-delà (Canada) |
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When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.Сast and Crew
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Critique: 45
It’s nostalgic, it’s easy, but it’s empty, and it doesn’t bring anythingfresh to the table.
Afterlife’s engaging cast has the comic beats down, and they also play more fully fleshed people than the first film offered, reflecting the...
This Ghostbusters takes the series' mythology way too seriously, approaching what should be a light, silly comedy as if it were serious scienc...
Here, we can find a damning summary of modern Hollywood’s default mode - a nostalgia object, drained of personality and fitted into ...
Afterlife exists not only to provide a path forward for future installments but to check an item off fans' wish lists.
It’s a particularly craven reboot strategy: Send the audience on a journey of assurance, in this case that their childhood heroes w...
Is Craig’s poignant farewell the best of the actor’s run? I’d put the emotionality of Skyfall and the eye-popping Casino Royale a...
The movie veers from playing with past mythology to full-on aping it, apparently having learned all the worst fan-service lessons from "Star Wars...
These creatures are a riff on the past – because, d’oh, this is a shameless nostalgia-fest – but entirely earn their plac...
Despite a fresh, female-forward spin and clever evolutions of its hallmarks, this resurrection of a beloved franchise suffers from an ove...
I’ve no doubt that there is genuine intent on Reitman’s part to honor his father’s work. But otherwise, Afterlife exists solely t...
Somehow they manage to change what worked in the original, misuse what is new, and keep only what shows us how much better the 1984 origi...
Ghostbusters: Afterlife isn’t original or appealing enough to stand on its own.
This is not a movie that can stand alone. It is more like half a movie, standing in the shadow of its parent. It is a film made to sell u...
Too heavy on the fan service and light on originality and substance. If a ton of nods to the 1984 original won’t do it for you, Gho...
It’s arguable whether franchise filmmaking is inherently a bad thing, but "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" certainly makes a case for...
Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife is what one gets when a franchise finally throws in the towel and gives its fans exactly what th...
Reitman’s film is guided by a barely hidden contempt for the intelligence of the fans it so desperately courts.
At its best Ghostbusters: Afterlife simply delivers a good time, combining the upgraded special effects with comedy and youthful angst, while...
It has its moments… but they don’t make up for a general flat-footedness and tendency to wobble.
The whole movie is basically the Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at the TV meme for 125 straight minutes.
The original Ghostbusters thrived on irreverence, and to see it treated with such moon-eyed worship feels terribly counterproductive. Not every hit...
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is simply the things you already knew and liked, but repeated with unearned gravitas.
The film’s main appeal is not what it appropriates from other Ghostbusters pictures, but that it’s a nostalgic nod to the Spielber...
Should you be a Ghostbusters admirer who goes into this franchise extension wanting to see an actual, y’know, movie, you’ll feel a...
Intentional or not, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a stark reminder of how much of modern American culture consists of excavating the ruins of pas...
Reitman crafts a salute to the past, more successful as a touching tribute than an original path forward.
An homage to and continuation of the 1984 Ghostbusters that painstakingly mines that movie for props, lines, and characters while giving...
Well, it’s taken 36 years and six presidencies, but with "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" fans finally have an unembarrassing sequel...
Fans of the original will probably be satisfied. Those who enjoyed the 1984 film and who actually wanted a new installment to offer somet...
While full of love for the originals, Jason Reitman’s film firmly establishes its own new generation. On the potential here, Ghostbusters sti...
Ghostbusters: Afterlife may not change cinema in the way the original did, but it’s a worthy next generation.
It’s a ghoulish re-animated corpse, stuffed with half-baked new characters and lazy fan service.
Grace is a revelation, and the emotions at the heart of this tale are touchingly genuine.
Though flattering through and through, the film film is ironically removed from the charms of the worshipped original.
It’s just what we were warned about all those years ago: something weird that don’t look good.
There’s a story, sure, though you don’t care and neither do I. What matters are the jokes, energy, boos and characters, who a...
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The best part of the franchise so far. Although I am not a fan of the originals, even I was fascinated by the local nostalgia for the past. In fact, this is both a remake and a sequel, the plot of the first part is almost completely repeated, but more harmonious and funny characters deal with it. Translated to English
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Cute and charming, but all this digging in the past is a step backwards. A very opportunistic movie that follows the safest path. Let’s add a reference here, a siren sound there, and put the action in a teen comedy setting. Although you can enjoy Translated to English
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Teenage boring shit. I was enough for half the film. Half the movie is about how nothing happens…, I didn’t watch any further Translated to English
Great cast, great performance by young and supportive actors. Lots of good jokes and a nostalgic old movie vibe. Oh, and two whole scenes after the credits!! Translated to English
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A worthy sequel, although sometimes silly. However, it’s nice to see a lot of references to the first two parts, and the main actors from the original appeared in the film. Translated to English
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the film is taut, like all parts of the franchise. but pays tribute to the classics. for this 8 iron. 8 nostalgia for uiiiiii uiiiiii uiiiiii out of 10. Translated to English
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A rather boring sequel with child heroes in the lead roles and pensioners in the finale against the "most powerful evil", only in words. 5.5 out of 10. Translated to English
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Half a day I went to remember what movie I watched yesterday? Absolutely passing and unforgettable picture. Wasted two hours of my life, sincerely sorry for those who go to the cinema to stare at this. Translated to English
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A charming, nostalgic, slightly childish story that took care of the first films. The heart fluttered on the original soundtrack Translated to English
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If I want to remember/rewatch the cool Ghostbusters movie, I’ll watch the first part. And if you want torment, then I remember how I once watched secondary, absolutely unnecessary Heirs. Translated to English
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It didn’t work. A very dark sequel, because of which you had to peer, there is little humor, as well as a scientific component. In this regard, the fem-reboot of 2016 will be more inventive. Translated to English
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Not bad, it was interesting, the plot is on the level, the graphics are good, the characters are not annoying, at the end I caught a little note of nostalgia. Translated to English
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Over the past 10 years, there have been many attempts to revive almost all cult classics, and perhaps only Jr. Reitman managed to approach the matter respectfully. But here it is clear – hereditary responsibility after all. Ernie Hudson is incredibly well preserved considering he’s the oldest Translated to English
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The first 2/3 of the movie is pretty good with good storytelling and good humour, then it went downhill. D. Reitman, on the whole, did a good job, skillfully uses templates and tried very hard not to let his father down, but you need to be bolder and not hide behind fan service. Translated to English
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The first half inspires interest (and not like a ghost movie), the second – you want to unsee. Everything here is alien: from leftist ghosts and lack of emotions to creepy graphene and banality of meaning. Is this the sequel you’ve been waiting for? Of course not. It’s a pity the lost potential. Translated to English
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The plot is sooooo long and, to be honest, without the slightest intrigue, the main antagonist is drained in 10 minutes, in some places it’s just funny because of the absurdity of the actions of the main characters, the ending is better in the spirit of kind family films, but the overall impression is … a hat (even the cherished sound is only in the credits Translated to English
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I was expecting much more, but it turned out well, just for children. It is unlikely that such a film will be able to return old fans, as well as to interest new ones. And not to use the legendary composition even once during the action, so it’s generally zashkvar. Translated to English
Proper continuation with references to the very first film, very nice children/teenagers. If even in the first half the film had sagged less, it would have been almost perfect. And Paul Rudd is a great actor. Translated to English
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Very strange things at the minimum. Nothing to do with Ghostbusters. Even the female rebud somehow developed the universe by inventing new monsters right there, everything is the same as it was. The feeling that the children from the series are playing fan fiction. Especially in the series there was a scene in the costumes of hunters. Translated to English
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Not interested. In general, they did not come up with anything new, everything was according to old developments. The kids are good, the script is terrible. Translated to English
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Lots of humor, lots of sentiment and an ode to Harold Ramis. It was an exciting adventure. And yes, when I heard the car siren — goosebumps. Very worthy. Translated to English
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A competent but not outstanding sequel. Plus for nostalgia, minus for tempo. In the first half of the tape there is nothing at all, except for the wonderful Mackenna Grace. ECTO-1 turns on the perky sirens a little late, and the cult melody generally turns on only at the end credits. How is that?! Translated to English
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Fanservice for a normal person: a pleasant movie with nostalgia, but a dash-dot plot. 7.5 out of 10 Translated to English
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A silly, albeit respectful continuation. It’s too childish (in a bad way) to match the tone of the first films, but also too tied to them to take the franchise in a new direction. But for the animatronic demon dogs like. Translated to English