Sources: Wikidata · OpenAlex · Library of Congress. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Ghostbusters II arrived in 1989 as Columbia Pictures' answer to years of fan demand following the original's box-office dominance, reuniting the core cast under Ivan Reitman for a sequel that leaned into the franchise's growing merchandising empire. By this point the "no ghost" logo had become as recognizable as any studio mark, printed on posters, toys, and title sequences alike, cementing Ghostbusters as a genuine cultural property rather than a single hit film. The sequel carried real box-office weight and extended the brand's reach into a new generation of viewers.
This cell preserves a frame built around that logo itself, the crossed-out ghost symbol that functions as the series' signature rather than any single character's likeness. Logo cells like this sit apart from character or scene collecting; they represent brand identity, the image licensed onto every piece of tie-in material for a decade. For collectors, owning a strip tied to the logo means owning the emblem that made Ghostbusters instantly identifiable worldwide, a piece of design history as much as film history.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm colour release print of Ghostbusters II (1989).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, 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 a white undulating line against a dark band.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight warm-neutral tint; dye image shows strong, saturated colour with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light horizontal lines are visible in the soundtrack area consistent with a projected print; no splices or cue marks seen.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames run consecutively as one continuous shot and display the Ghostbusters logo, consistent with the film on record.
Era check
A variable-area optical track on a colour positive 35mm print is consistent with a 1989 theatrical release print of Ghostbusters II, predating digital soundtrack formats.
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 000063292
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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