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 highest-grossing comedies of the decade, reuniting Ivan Reitman with the original cast five years after the Ghostbusters phenomenon reshaped studio comedy. The film carried enormous expectation, riding the goodwill of its predecessor into a summer tentpole built on nostalgia and brand recognition. While reception was more divided than the first film, it remains a fixture of late-80s franchise history, marking the era when sequels became essential business for major studios chasing the box office success of beloved originals.
This cell centers on Dr. Raymond Stantz, the warm-hearted heart of the Ghostbusters team, prized by collectors for his blend of scientific curiosity and childlike enthusiasm for the paranormal. As one of the four defining figures of the franchise, Stantz material holds steady appeal among memorabilia collectors building out character-specific archives. A 35mm cell bearing his name alone suggests a moment isolated for him specifically, the kind of single-character frame prized for representing a performer's presence within the larger ensemble picture.
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 look clean throughout the strip.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the perforations, appearing as a dual-bilateral waveform pattern.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
Base shows a slight warm-yellow tint consistent with an acetate safety base; dye image appears stable with no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible across the frame area, 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 shot, and the subject matter is consistent with a live-action theatrical release print matching the film on record.
Era check
The dual-bilateral variable-area optical soundtrack, acetate base tint, and colour positive stock are all consistent with a 1989 theatrical release print era.
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 000063298
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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