Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary

It’s been 30 years since the first release of Ghostbusters and interest in the movie has once again peaked. The film was recently re-released to theaters for an extended run in early September and Sony is now offering an impressive new Blu-ray transfer with updated special features. Ghostbusters-related consumer products are infiltrating the market with everything from T-shirts to Krispy Kreme donuts. To say the very least, Ghostbusters fans have been treated to a lot of good stuff lately.

With the original movie back in the public mainstream and rumors of Ghostbusters 3 resurfacing pretty much everyday, the original film’s producers, Ivan Reitman and Joe Medjuck, have been receiving their fair share of questions from fans and the media. It’s safe to say that interest in the Ghostbusters franchise won’t disappear anytime soon.

While Ivan Reitman mainly concentrated on directing the film, it was Associate Producer, Joe Medjuck, who had his work cut out for him taking on much of the responsibility to ensure that Ghostbusters was brought in on time and on budget. For someone, who up to that point had not really produced a film other than 1981’s lighter-budgeted comedy, Stripes, (also with Reitman at the helm) completing a large-budget movie was definitely a trial-by-fire experience. The hard work paid off and Joe has had a very successful career working as a producer on several well-known movies and TV shows throughout the years, not least of which is Ghostbusters and its sequel.

Beyond the Marquee recently sat down with Joe Medjuck at his Montecito, CA home to discuss the making of the original film and some other aspects of the Ghostbusters universe. Naturally, talk about a possible new installment in the Ghostbusters franchise came up in our conversation and Joe was more than happy to not only reflect on some lesser-known aspects of the making of the original movie, but also address some rumors about a new Ghostbusters film on the horizon.