Saying Ghostbusters is a beloved pop-cultural franchise would be an understatement. In the three decades since the original Ivan Reitman-directed Ghostbusters movie premiered on June 8, 1984—with an all-star comedic cast that includes Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, among others—the supernatural franchise has spawned sequels and reboots (including 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife and 2024's Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) as well as countless video games, comic books, haunted attractions and more.
And now the fan-favorite fantastical comedy—which follows a team of eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City and have to save the world from utter destruction after stumbling upon a spooky gateway to another dimension—is turning 40 years old this weekend and to celebrate, you can tune into not only the original flicks but also the more recent remakes on TV tonight and tomorrow.
