Ghostbusters is an American horror comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman released in 1984.
Franchise connections[]
This film had two sequels:
- Ghostbusters II (1989)
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
There was also a non-contiguous spin-off:
- Ghostbusters (2016)
Westphall connections to Ghostbusters[]
- An award named after Egon Spengler is received by a character in The Middleman "The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation".
- A bust of Egon Spengler can be seen in Ghostbusters (2016).
- Elon Spengler, a said-to-be brother of Egon Spengler, appears in The Earth Day Special.
- Ray Stantz appeared in Casper.
- PKE Meters appear in They Live and Suburban Commando.
- The book Tobin's Spirit Guide from this film appears in Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Revelations".
- The number of 555-2368 appears in Forever Young.