Posted Fri Apr 5, 2019 at 04:09 PM PDT by Tom Landy
Celebrate 35 years of the classic comedy with a 4K SteelBook containing both films and all-new content this summer.
Sony preparing Ghostbusters & Ghostbusters II - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (35th Anniversary SteelBook) for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 11.
The classic supernatural comedies that defined a generation: Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, together in a limited edition 4K Ultra HD 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!
The set includes both films on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray™, along with an entire additional disc of special features from each film. The films were fully restored from their respective original camera negatives and presented on 4K Ultra HD 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.
ALL-NEW CONTENT:
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
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
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