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FILM NOTES
Ghostbusters II arrived in 1989 through Columbia Pictures, a sequel five years in the making to one of the biggest comedy hits of the decade. It reunited the original cast and creative team, banking on nostalgia and the enduring appeal of the "No Ghosts" brand the first film had planted in pop culture. While reception was more mixed than its predecessor, the film cemented the franchise's staying power and gave audiences another round with the Ghostbusters, their equipment, and the slime-covered chaos of New York City.
This cell centers on the No Ghost logo, the franchise's signature symbol, appearing alongside Slimer, the fan favorite spectral nuisance whose gluttonous mischief made him a mascot in his own right, and Mooglie, tied to the film's supernatural undercurrent. Collectors prize this pairing for the way it ties brand iconography directly to character, a snapshot of the franchise's visual identity intersecting with the creatures that made it memorable, whether pulled from a trailer reel, title sequence, or promotional insert.
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; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical soundtrack track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, appearing as a dual-bilateral (two-track) variable-area pattern.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers, manufacturer text, or SAFETY FILM legend.
Base & colour
The base appears with a dark, dense dye image consistent with a colour print; the image shows deep red and black tones with no obvious fading or strong colour shift visible.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks, or prominent scratches are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single animated-title or logo sequence, consistent with Ghostbusters II (1989).
Era check
A dual-bilateral variable-area optical track without Dolby Digital data blocks or DTS timecode is consistent with a 1989 theatrical release print predating those digital 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 000063293
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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