Ghostbusters (disambiguation)

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Ghostbusters, Ghost Busters or Ghostbuster may mean:

• Someone who participates in Ghost hunting or Paranormal Investigation.

• Ghostbusters, the 1984 movie, or one of its spin-offs including:
  • The Real Ghostbusters, an animated series based on the film produced during the 1980s
  • Ghostbusters II, a 1989 live-action sequel to the original film
  • Extreme Ghostbusters, animated sequel/spin-off to the Real Ghostbusters, made in the 1990s
  • Ghostbusters: Legion, comic mini-series released by 88mph Comics (2004-2005)
  • Ghostbusters, role-playing games
  • Ghostbusters, video games
  • Ghostbusters, the main theme from the original movie (sung by Ray Parker Jr.), or the rap cover of the same song (by Run D.M.C.) in Ghostbusters II
  • Ghostbusters (Music Video)

• Ghost Busters, a 1970's movie, which both the live action show and the cartoon mentioned below were based on.
  • The Ghost Busters, a 1970's live action TV series based on the 1970's movie mentioned above. Columbia Pictures purchased the rights to use "Ghostbusters" for the title of their 1984 film seen above.
  • Filmation's Ghostbusters, a 1980's cartoon sequel to the live action TV series. produced by Filmation to compete with The Real Ghostbusters.

Note also that there are works with similar titles and themes:

• The Ghost Breakers was a 1940 comedy starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard
• Spook Busters was a 1946 comedy starring The Bowery Boys
• Ghost Chasers was a 1951 comedy starring The Bowery Boys
• Spook Chasers was a 1957 comedy starring The Bowery Boys (without Leo Gorcey)
• Daffy Duck's Quackbusters