17 Facts About Ghostbusters II

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Five years after saving New York City from destruction by the shape-shifting god Gozer, the Ghostbusters II have been sued for the property damage incurred and barred from investigating the supernatural, forcing them out of business.

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The Ghostbusters II are arrested and taken to court for the damage and for investigating the supernatural.

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3.

The Ghostbusters II discover the slime reacts to emotions and suspect it has amassed from the negative emotions of New Yorkers.

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4.

Ghostbusters II was part of former Columbia executive Frank Price's legacy, and Puttnam had no interest in furthering that legacy while building his own.

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5.

The Ghostbusters II would have had to travel through an underground pneumatic tube over 2,000 miles long that would have taken three days to traverse.

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6.

Ramis wanted to show that the Ghostbusters II had not remained heroes after their victory in the previous film; he felt that would have been a less original approach.

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7.

The scene of the Ghostbusters II scanning the intersection where Oscar's possessed baby carriage is taken was filmed on First Avenue.

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8.

Several new scenes were added to increase the sense of urgency and threat to the Ghostbusters II, including the underground ghost train sequence and the associated severed-heads scare.

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9.

Vincent Canby said the film was funnier and not as "oppressively extravagant" as Ghostbusters II; he believed the plot lacked depth but that the overall tone of the film was "remarkably cheerful".

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Unlike Ghostbusters II, reviewers were more conflicted over Murray's performance in the sequel.

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11.

Rosenbaum concurred, stating that the actor's trademark comedic indifference seemed to be lacking commitment, and Caroll said that his well-received performance in Ghostbusters II had been replaced by a "smug swagger and constant smirking" that she found irritating.

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12.

The Run-DMC version of "Ghostbusters II" failed to develop the same level of enduring fandom as Parker, Jr.

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13.

The Ghostbusters II are freed from the governmental bonds—the legal requirements barring them from operating as paranormal exterminators—but only while they are solving more problems than they create.

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14.

The site's consensus reads: "Thanks to the cast, Ghostbusters II 2 is reasonably amusing, but it lacks the charm, wit, and energy of its predecessor".

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15.

Merchandising for Ghostbusters II was unsuccessful; toys in particular sold poorly until the release of the cartoon spin-off The Real Ghostbusters II.

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16.

The 2019 Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida held a 'Ghostbusters II-themed haunted maze that featured locations, characters, and ghosts from Ghostbusters II, and the Scoleri Brothers.

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17.

The Real Ghostbusters II was followed in 1997 by a sequel series called Extreme Ghostbusters II, which aimed to reinvigorate the franchise but lasted for only one season.

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