Remastered ‘Ghostbusters’ hits theaters for 30th anny

WASHINGTON – Columbia Pictures just held “National Ghostbusters Day” to mark the movie’s 30th anniversary.

Today, a remastered restoration hits theaters nationwide and runs all Labor Day weekend.

The new, restored version arrives on Blu-Ray Sept. 16.

Click the audio to the right for some “Ghostbusters” memories.

Then check out the video gallery for some fun facts you may not have known about the film.

Follow WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley on Twitter @JFrayWTOP, read his blog The Film Spectrum, listen Friday mornings on 103.5 FM and see a full list of his stories on our “Fraley on Film” page.

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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