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' sequel to one of the defining comedy hits of the decade, reuniting Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, and the rest of the original team five years after the first film's cultural takeover. Directed again by Ivan Reitman, it carried the weight of enormous expectation, riding on merchandising, catchphrases, and a logo that had become instantly recognizable across posters, toys, and television spots.
This cell holds the No Ghost Logo, the crossed-out spectre symbol that branded the franchise from its earliest marketing through its sequel campaign. As a title or promotional cell rather than a story frame, it represents the identity of Ghostbusters as much as any character does, the emblem collectors associate with the series' merchandising empire and cultural saturation. For film memorabilia collectors, a cell built around this symbol occupies a different category than character stills, valued for its connection to branding history and the visual shorthand that made the franchise instantly identifiable worldwide.
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 a single-track format
Edge print
Not visible in this capture
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight warm-yellow tint consistent with acetate or polyester safety stock; dye image shows strong blacks and saturated reds and whites with no visible fading
Projection history
Two horizontal white lines run across the lower portion of the strip, consistent with base scratches from projection or handling
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames run consecutively as one continuous shot and depict the Ghostbusters logo animation consistent with the title sequence of the film on record
Era check
The single variable-area optical soundtrack, safety base stock, and positive colour print format are all consistent with a theatrical release print from the late 1980s era of the film on record
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 000063295
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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