National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Columbia Pictures released Ghostbusters II in June 1989, reuniting the original cast and crew for a sequel to one of the decade's defining comedies. Directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, the film arrived at the height of the franchise's cultural reach and remains a time capsule of late-eighties blockbuster filmmaking, from its production design to its chart-topping soundtrack.

This three-frame sequence captures the iconic Ecto-1 from an elevated vantage point on a crowded night street, surrounded by neon light and spectators. The continuous shot progresses across all three frames, culminating in a striking lens flare at the bottom of the third, giving the cell a cinematic sweep that reflects the film's energetic visual style.