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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will celebrate the 35th anniversary of Ivan Reitman's iconic comedy classic Ghostbusters with a brand new 4K Blu-ray SteelBook Edition, which also includes the 30th Anniversary edition of Ghostbiusters II. The release will be available for purchase on June 11.



The films were fully restored from their respective original camera negatives and presented on 4K Blu-ray with HDR and Dolby Atmos audio; the Blu-rays feature HD presentations also sourced from the 4K restorations.



The special features disc includes more than two hours of long-requested and rare archival elementsincluding never-before-seen deleted scenes from the first filmalong with returning interviews, effects breakdowns, multi-angle explorations and much more! Both films also feature BRAND NEW commentaries, featuring the filmmakers on GHOSTBUSTERS II and passionate fans with deep-cut insights on GHOSTBUSTERS.



The new Steelbook release is part of overall celebrations for the original film's 35th anniversary, which include the exclusive Ghostbusters Fan Fest (June 7th and 8th), an international Live Orchestra Tour for the original film throughout 2019, multiple limited edition 35th anniversary product linessuch as the recently announced Transformers Ghostbusters Cross-Over productand a variety of forthcoming to-be-announced documentaries.



The classic supernatural comedies that defined a generation: GHOSTBUSTERS and GHOSTBUSTERS II, together in a limited edition 4K Blu-ray Steelbook with never-before-seen special features! In the original GHOSTBUSTERS, Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) go freelance, de-haunting houses in a new ghost removal service. As soon as they open their doors, their first order of business becomes saving beautiful cellist Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and nerdy Louis Tully (Rick Moranis), who've inadvertently opened the gates of hell right in their own apartment building! Then in GHOSTBUSTERS II, the superstars of the supernatural reunite to battle an enormous underground river of slime that threatens New York City!



ALL-NEW & RARE ARCHIVAL SPECIAL FEATURES:



GHOSTBUSTERS Fan Commentary featuring Troy Benjamin and Chris Stewart (Interdimensional Crossrip podcast), Ashley Victoria Robinson (Geek History Lesson podcast) and Sean Bishop (Ghostbusters prop replica expert), moderated by Ghost Corps' Eric Reich

6 Rare & Newly Unearthed Deleted Scenes, including the long-requested Fort Detmerring scenes!



Also includes Raw Takes for the Central Park Bums sequence

1984 ShoWest Exhibitor Reel, featuring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd pitching an early reel of footage to theatrical exhibitors!

Full Ghostbusters TV Commercial from the film

Ghostbusters TV Commercial Outtakes

"A Moment With the Stars"  Original EPK Featurette

Original Domestic Teaser Trailer

Original Stereo Audio for the Feature (Blu-ray only) GHOSTBUSTERS II Commentary featuring Director Ivan Reitman, Star/Co-Writer Dan Aykroyd and Executive Producer Joe Medjuck

"The Oprah Winfrey Show: Cast of Ghostbusters II"  June 1989

Full Ghostbusters II Theatrical EPK

Rare Unfinished Teaser Trailer  featuring the full commercial from the film!

Original Stereo Audio for the Feature (Blu-ray only) THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS "The Real Ghostbusters - Pitch Concept Pilot" - A Fan Restoration by Robert Barbieri ALSO INCLUDES:



GHOSTBUSTERS Commentary featuring Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis and Joe Medjuck

Slimer Mode Picture-in-Picture Track

"Tricks and Trivia" Text Commentary

10 Deleted Scenes

Who You Gonna Call: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

1984 Featurette

SFX Featurette

Cast and Crew Featurette

Ecto-1: Resurrecting the Classic Car

Multi-Angle Explorations

Storyboard Comparison

Alternate TV Version Takes

"Ghostbusters" Music Video by Ray Parker, Jr.

Photo Galleries

Trailers

International Teaser Trailer



Domestic Theatrical Trailer



30th Anniversary Theatrical Trailer GHOSTBUSTERS II 7 Deleted Scenes

Time Is But A Window: Ghostbusters II and Beyond

"On Our Own" Music Video by Bobby Brown

Photo Galleries

Trailers

Domestic Teaser Trailer



Domestic Theatrical Trailer



International Theatrical Trailer





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IanSchultz23 Apr 05, 2019 Normal blu-ray release with these extras? B-52 Bass Apr 05, 2019 Wow, 4k & Atmos - Who You Gonna Call..

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Poya Apr 05, 2019 So you wait until NOW to give us these, right after we more likely already bought the films on 4K? UltraViolentFilmBuff Apr 05, 2019 If the steelbook is nice enough I'll probably pick up the first movie. That original 4K cover looks like total garbage.

oilers73 Apr 05, 2019 The 30th Anniversary Blu-ray set is just fine, thanks.

drawn Apr 05, 2019 Classics. I still have the old Blu-ray DigiBook so I may consider getting these.

EManT2200 Apr 05, 2019 Did not get the original 4K's that came out, but, I will most certainly pick up this 4K release ! ! ! I do have the Ghostbusters 1 & 2 digibook, but, this really makes me want to upgrade. BrentLW Apr 05, 2019 This will be too hot to handle

wnicholas76 Apr 05, 2019 This...does put a smile on my face. I also have the Ghostbusters 1 & 2 digibook, but I'm definitely gonna have to upgrade on this!!

captainjoe Apr 05, 2019 This is fantastic I'm so happy to see all the original 1999 DVD extras have made the jump like the text commentary. All those new extras sound fantastic as well, will gladly upgrade my 2-pack digibook blu-ray set! pager94 Apr 05, 2019 YEA!!!!!!!

DJ IXS Apr 05, 2019 So were already at the point where theyre RE releasing titles on 4K and everybodys cool with that? 🤔🤦🏼‍♂️

starkrogersthor91 Apr 05, 2019 Well, I'm certainly glad I didn't buy the previous releases!

Zoltan19 Apr 05, 2019 This is the most unnecessary, cash-grab release I have ever seen! Plus the steel book art SUCKS!. Don't fall for this scam!

KIDplus Apr 05, 2019 Wow. I think I'll double dip on this release. I only have the remastered Blu-ray set, so it's worth it for the extras and 4K discs.

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Top contributor rwc Apr 05, 2019 Are they new 4K discs, with the new commentaries? If so, are the previous commentaries still on the 4K disc too, or being replaced?

Are they new blu-ray discs for each film (yet again), this time combining the new commentaries and old extras?

Is the special features disc going to remain exclusive to this set?



These have had a terrible, terrible release strategy, what a mess; it's a shame, because the content seems great. No reason the Ghostbusters II commentary couldn't have been included on the 2016 4K disc, for example.

Either Sony should have included such things in the 4K sets the first time around, or they should not have rushed those releases merely to coincide with the reboot. There's a lesson to be learned here.



I wish they would be considerate and offer a fairly-priced upgrade set for those with the previous 2016 4K releases to be able to just acquire the new special features. This move fundamentally undermines consumer trust otherwise.

cornbread_1788 Apr 05, 2019 Damn.... Gotta upgrade right awwy;!

Gacivory Apr 05, 2019 If its actual 4K discs then Ill jump on this! I wanna upgrade the Ghostbusters Blu-Rays I have!

Mauer Apr 05, 2019 I already got the way cooler Dan Mumford steelbooks for the blurays. Just stuck the 4Ks in those.

hulkreborn Apr 05, 2019 Thank God we finally have a commentary track on Ghostbusters II. The sequel is so underrated.

hulkreborn Apr 05, 2019 DJ IXS oh please. This isn't exactly Terminator 2.

LMFAObros Apr 05, 2019 Yahy. I get rewarded for waiting on the 4k. If these are cheap enough or released in OZ i will have to call em mumraw Apr 05, 2019 You guys must be dead inside if you think there is nothing new in the extras. Tons of new bonus features on this. The new deleted scenes make it totally worth a double dip. Plus the artwork on the steelbook is straight up classic. Reminds me of the vhs and laserdisc artwork. Absolutely love it. Can't wait to see what the back and inside look like on the steelbook. Only wish Ghostbusters 2 had all the deleted scenes included. Its still missing the cut scenes with Eugene Levy and a few other scenes. Otherwise Don't hate. Congratulate.

Herry Dunston Apr 05, 2019 That nifty commentary track for Ghostbusters 2 made my set obsolete. Adam_ME Apr 05, 2019 The new features do sound nice. I just wish they'd upgraded the video to Dolby Vision.

JurassicBD Apr 06, 2019 I get disappointment in double-dipping, but this has been SOP for pretty much every major producer for well over a decade now. It shouldn't surprise anyone that studios aren't taking the hint, because apparently sells say they don't need to. And it's probably a very safe bet there will be yet another release to come, likely including all four films - maybe with fewer extras, maybe more. Just be happy that Sony is still motivated enough by the market to bother re-promoting titles with physical releases at all, as anyone who knows the history of copyright law and the well documented pronouncements by every major studio as to just how little they think of the Supreme Court affirmed consumer ownership of their properties being exclusive to physical formats, knows that physical is the ONLY movies worth investing in. History teaches that the corporate goal for digital is at best an extended rental, which is now, for the purpose of growing the market. But it will gradually become more exclusively distributed, higher priced, less versatile, and with far more restrictive viewing windows, the more the physical market fades - which is inevitable as the current collector-minded consumer base is replaced with a younger one that doesn't know any better, many of whom are naïve enough to think all things new must be better than what came before.

jaydecay Apr 06, 2019 I bought the vhs tapes, then the DVD set, then the first film on Blu-ray, then the digibook with 1 & 2, then both films on 4k. I may buy it again but I'm annoyed they couldn't include all this great stuff in the first 4k editions.

Gizz Apr 06, 2019 looks great but I have just picked up the 4k collection box set. It's irritating that they could not do the release the first time around.

kwisatzhaderach Apr 06, 2019 All good. Except the inclusion of a 'fan' commentary. No thanks.

wikkidsmyle Apr 06, 2019 Is that steelbook artwork TBC? It's a bit meh. So are we expecting alternating "Anniversary" editions every 5 years? Stuart_Larkin Apr 06, 2019 Didn't buy the previous 4k releases. I don't like the ghost holding up the two and one signs but otherwise I love the artwork. This will be a day one for me.

spiderfan1985 Apr 06, 2019 Definitely will get. Missed the first 4K releases so this is right on time!

tvine2000 Apr 06, 2019 Double dip ,no thanks already have the first 4k movies. I think of all the titles that could be out Star Wars ,Star Trek but no.

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Top contributor Dellamorte13 Apr 06, 2019 What? You mean they're starting to double dip 4K discs now? Hahahahahahaha!

Brian81 Apr 06, 2019 This would have been better with individual steels

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Top reviewer Gardenofstone10 Apr 06, 2019 Love that steel membrane Apr 06, 2019 Ill stick with my blu-ray steelbooks. Boring steelbook artwork.

broganreynik Apr 06, 2019 Ill have to pick this up. My OCD cant handle my Ghostbusters 4K not having a slipcover. Easy fix.

JimDiGriz Apr 06, 2019 Knew there was a reason I hadn't bought them in 4K yet! NYorker Apr 06, 2019 Damn, now I have to upgrade to 4K...

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Top reviewerTop contributor ArnoldLayne56 Apr 06, 2019 Ugh, to me these are just 'OK' movies. Esp #2. But you can buy the Digibook now for $13, with both movies in the 'mastered in 4k' Blu-rays plus extras. good deal.

MaskedRider Apr 06, 2019 So glad I didn't buy these in 4K yet Batman2 Apr 07, 2019 Yes I will be buying this Day 1. However please make this 2 separate steelbooks as I don't like the current logo design. I would rather have 2 separate steelbooks with the correct logo's on each. This would also make it better for when Ghostbusters 3 comes out. I would hate to think what Sony would do for a cover for a Ghostbusters 1, 2, 3 collection art cover, Lol. Also don't use the blue or green colour schemes of the past for either film, the logo on a black background will do much better, just like the posters. FilmFreakosaurus Apr 07, 2019 Sony missed a golden opportunity to improve the older 4k scans of Ghostbusters 1 & 2 and even slip in true 12 bit Dolby Vision encoding. They look to be the exact same UHD discs as before. I'll skip these, thanks, as I already purchased the first release.

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Top contributor Rhylliam Apr 07, 2019 This isn't the 1st 4K re-release. That goes to The Martian.

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Top contributor rwc Apr 07, 2019 @Rhylliam The difference is The Martian re-release (though not ideal) was at least a new, different cut on a new, different 4K disc. Here they're sticking a new HD blu-ray of exclusive extras into a 4K set, forcing those who loyally bought the 4Ks when they were first released in 2016 to double-dip on a 2-film 4K steelbook in 2019, just to access those new HD extras.

It essentially penalises those early 4K adopters who want the new HD extras; while also forcing non-4K owners who want these HD extras to buy into 4K (whatever you think of 4K, the move is manipulative).

Packaging aside, the only people who aren't penalised in any way are those who want the 4K and the new extras, and who have resisted the 4K since 2016. Rockhound00 Apr 08, 2019 That cover is horrible!

Proghog Apr 08, 2019 Is this going to be a Best Buy exclusive in the US?

JMEANS Apr 10, 2019 Fan commentaries now lol I dont give an F how super duper a fan you are if your not part of the films production or a renowned historian on films etc with something interesting to offer its not a bonus or reason to buy imo. Scam is right as far as that goes

slask Apr 10, 2019 @FilmFreakosaurus I don't think there is much to improve for the PQ. The two existing 4K transfers are excellent.

pferreira Apr 10, 2019 Don't want to sound ungrateful but what fans really wanted was to see included the missing deleted scenes from Ghostbusters II which there are many. Such a missed opportunity. Oh well, I guess there's the 35th anniversary...

DandyDancing Apr 10, 2019 But how much is it? gaz2810i Apr 11, 2019 US release only or will it be available in the UK?

cowbybill Apr 12, 2019 I'll double dipping for this, I wish the possessed Ray driving scene in Ghostbusters II was included ( you can see parts of it during the music montage), but it still will be cool to add to the collection. nothingtofearmusic Apr 15, 2019 Wish they'd give some indication of what content is going to require a 4k disc player and how much the set itself is going to cost. The Exorcist 40th Anniversary set took like 3 years to drop in price. Now it's OOP I think, and has been phased out in favor of the previous edition the 2 disc digibook edition. Neither one often bare a price I'd particularly be excited to find. Is this going to be like a $50-$75+ set or will it be possible to obtain for $40 or under? Why is this not available to preorder yet??? reidw Apr 17, 2019 @jurassicBD: Years ago the studios indicated that they wanted to end public ownership of their product. They failed at that time but now thanks to the ignorance of today's consumers who think streaming is cool they are getting their way. Its only a matter of time (2 years at the most) before physical discs won't be made for new movies and time limited streaming "purchases", a devious name for rentals, will be the norm. When that happens Joe Sixpack will have only themselves to blame.



Extra Point: Is it just a coincidence that as of today, five of my digital copies (Ultraviolet) are suddenly being marked as unplayable presumably because the studio has withdrawn them from the UV library so that the movies can now be re-marketed at one of the many streaming sites? I paid for those copies when I bought the physical disc as it was part of the package. They are mine. No statement was included indicating that the studio could take back my property at will yet this is what they have done. When UV closes down this summer will all my UVs suddenly disappear even though I'm being assured right now by UV that "most", whatever that means, will still be available through my connecting video service? Can I believe them? A thief by any other name is still a .....

FragnitoM Apr 18, 2019 $65.99 feels really high for this... will wait for it to be on sale before getting since I dont own already nothingtofearmusic Apr 18, 2019 FragnitoM; DeepDiscount and BestBuy both have it for closer to $50

artfromtex Apr 20, 2019 I have never owned these titles before. The first film is an all time favorite. I will gladly pre order this package. Way overdue for me. paulfootball Apr 21, 2019 6 new deleted scenes and a gb2 commentary with Reitman and Aykroyd is definitely tempting. I'm not into these fan commentaries either I really don't care to hear Joe schmoes opinion. Theres still supposed GB 2 scenes that haven't been released, they're probably waiting for a 40 year Edition.

Dr. Manhattan Apr 22, 2019 Hopefully they put out a normal 4K set with these extras. Never been a fan of steelbooks.

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Top contributor tallrichard Apr 22, 2019 $65?????????? I will stick with my digibook!!! 3DEnterpriser Apr 25, 2019 That pricetag will likely be marked down to $45-$50 in many places, and will eventually come down further (unlike the Lmtd edtion Bluray gift set with Slimer statue). Theyre doing this now because it's the 35th(!!) anniversary.

Yes, the original 4k edition is all of 3 years old, but it was mostly meant for/ bought by "early adopters" (of UHD).

VIDEOgameDROME Apr 27, 2019 Terrible art imo. I just want the first film anyway so I'll pass on this and just stick to the original. I think the first film could look better but I don't see them fixing it any time soon (if they even can, it could just be the way it was shot). The atmos track is already on the original 4K disc too the only thing appealing is the never before seen footage. davidwearle Apr 29, 2019 Awesome sauce! I am a huge fan of both movies, and had my pre-order put in as soon as I saw it listed on Amazon. This is so utterly awesome, I cannot WAIT to have it in my hands!

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