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A replica of the ghost trap used in the original film. The proton pack, designed and built by Dr. Egon Spengler, is a man-portable cyclotron system (and indeed Dr. Peter Venkman refers to the proton packs in one scene as "unlicensed nuclear accelerators"), [3] that is used to create a charged particle beam—composed of protons—that is fired by the particle thrower (also referred to as the ...
Merchandise based directly on the film did not initially sell well until The Real Ghostbusters, which on its own helped generate up to $200 million in revenue in 1988, the same year the Ghostbusters proton pack was the most popular toy in the United Kingdom. [142] [139] A successful Ghostbusters video game was released alongside the film. [143]
Ghostbusters: The Return is a 2004 novel written by Sholly Fisch in celebration of the franchise's 20th anniversary. Set two years after Ghostbusters II, the novel revolves around Venkman running for mayor of New York City and an ancient entity trying to conquer the world by bringing urban legends to life. [citation needed]
Cue the theme song, the Ghostbusters are back! Sony has dropped the trailer for “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” the sequel to 2021’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” “Afterlife” took the ...
Ghostbusters ' hardware consultant Stephen Dane was responsible for much of the Ghostbusters' equipment and their vehicle, the Ectomobile; he designed new equipment for Ghostbusters II in an uncredited role. Dane revised the designs of the proton pack weapons, the ghost trap, and the Ectomobile, which became the Ectomobile 1A. Dane designed new ...
They wanted to see the proton pack again, the trap again, Ecto-1 flying around the corner again. They wanted to see the original guys again. It was a gift to be able to make the film that brought ...
Ghostbusters (also marketed as Ghostbusters: Answer the Call) [1] is a 2016 American supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig, who co-wrote it with Katie Dippold. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth, it is a reboot of the 1984 film of the same name and the third film in the Ghostbusters ...
Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord is an action-adventure single-player and multiplayer virtual reality video game. [4] [6] The game can be played with up to four players and includes many familiar elements from the Ghostbusters franchise including, PKE meters, proton packs, and Mini-Pufts, as seen in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.