Roughly 30 years ago the original Ghostbusters starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts and William Atherton was the film to rush out and go see at the local movie theater. The anniversary technically falls this weekend, and Sony has revealed some big plans that Sony is rolling out to celebrate the iconic film.
On August 29, Ghostbusters in a new “restored and remastered” presentation will return to more than 700 movie theaters for a limited engagement. If you weren’t around in 1984 or simply didn’t experience Ghostbusters on the big screen then, a second and probable final opportunity for the foreseeable future is within reach.
There will be other yet-to-be-announced events surrounding the Ghostbusters 30th anniversary, as well as a new Blu-ray release on September 16 – the third following the first release and the “mastered in 4K” release last year). What makes this Blu-ray special is that not only will it include the newly mastered Ghostbusters 30th anniversary edition, but also Ghostbusters II on Blu-ray in celebration of that film’s 25th anniversary. This marks the first time ever Ghostbusters II will be available on Blu-ray, and both films on Blu-ray are transfered from their 4K sources that were remastered in 4K.
Sony is offering the two Ghostbusters anniversary films packaged together as a digi-book release and a limited edition gift set with an exclusive collectible Slimer figurine.
Here are the bonus features for each Ghostbusters anniversary Blu-ray with new features noted:
Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary
- NEW! Who You Gonna Call: A Ghostbusters Retrospective – Roundtable Discussion with Director Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd (Part 1)
- NEW! Poster Art Gallery Gallery 1988 artwork
- NEW! Ghostbusters Music Video Ray Parker, Jr.
- Slimer Mode Picture in Picture and Trivia Track
- Commentary w/Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis & Joe Medjuck
- 10 Deleted Scenes
- 1984 Featurette
- Cast and Crew Featurette
- SFX Team Featurette
- Multi-Angles
- Ecto-1: Resurrecting the Classic Car
- Ghostbusters Garage: Ecto-1 Gallery Storyboard Comparisons
Ghostbusters II 25th Anniversary
- NEW! Time Is But A Window: Ghostbusters II and Beyond – Roundtable Discussion with Director Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd (Part 2)
- NEW! Deleted Scenes
- NEW! On Our Own Music Video Bobby Brown
To compliment this big announcement, Sony has opened up a newly revamped Ghostbusters website that has some never-before-seen clips and photos on it, so be sure to check it out.
Lastly, here’s a look at the beefy packaging for the upcoming Ghostbusters anniversary Blu-ray set.
