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FILM NOTES
Ghostbusters II arrived in 1989 as Columbia Pictures' sequel to one of the defining comedies of the decade, reuniting Ivan Reitman with his original cast five years after the first film redefined studio comedy with special effects. Set in a New York sliding back into supernatural chaos, it paired old-fashioned ghost-hunting slapstick with a bigger budget and higher stakes, cementing the Ghostbusters as a recognizable ensemble across merchandising, animation, and pop culture long after its theatrical run.
This cell is identified simply as Ghostbusters Team, placing it among the ensemble footage collectors prize most: the four leads together, the identity that carried the franchise into sequels, cartoons, and toy lines. A frame under this heading captures the group as a unit rather than a single star turn, the shared image audiences associate with the proton packs and the firehouse. For collectors building out a Ghostbusters run, a team cell anchors the set, representing the ensemble chemistry that made the original concept bankable enough to justify a sequel five years on.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Ghostbusters II (1989).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on each edge, evenly spaced, cleanly punched with no torn or deformed holes visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, appearing as two bilateral tracks with visible waveform modulation.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
Base appears warm-neutral with a slight yellow cast; dye image shows full colour saturation with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light longitudinal scratches are visible along the base side, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the interior setting and cast are consistent with Ghostbusters II (1989).
Era check
The bilateral variable-area optical soundtrack, warm-neutral polyester-type base, and colour dye saturation are all consistent with a theatrical release print from the late 1980s.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063270
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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