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When a series of supernatural disturbances occurs in New York City, two experts in the paranormal investigate, joined by a brilliant inventor who has created an array of ghost-hunting gadgets and a public transport worker whose knowledge of the city provides vital clues to the sinister cause of the ghostly activity. Reboot of the 1980s comedy franchise, starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth
2016
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Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Kristen Wiig
(Actor)
.. Erin Gilbert
Melissa McCarthy
(Actor)
.. Abby Yates
Kate McKinnon
(Actor)
.. Jillian Holtzmann
Leslie Jones
(Actor)
.. Patty Tolan
Chris Hemsworth
(Actor)
.. Kevin
Charles Dance
(Actor)
.. Harold Filmore
Neil Casey
(Actor)
.. Rowan North
Bill Murray
(Actor)
.. Martin Heiss
Andy Garcia
(Actor)
.. Mayor Bradley
Annie Potts
(Actor)
.. Desk clerk
Paul Feig
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Kristen Wiig
(Actor)
.. Erin Gilbert
Born:
August 22, 1973
in
Canandaigua, New York
Best Known For:
Bridesmaids and the Despicable Me films.
Early-life:
Born Kristen Carroll Wiig in Canandaigua, New York, on August 22nd, 1973. Her father is of Norwegian and Irish ancestry and her mother is of English and Scottish descent. She relocated with her family to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, when she was three and later moved to Rochester, New York. She studied art at the University of Arizona, where she also began acting. After dropping out of her studies she moved to Los Angeles, where she joined the sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings.
Career:
In 2003, Wiig made her TV debut in The Joe Schmo Show, a spoof of reality TV. Her big break came in 2005 when she joined Saturday Night Live (SNL). She quit the show in 2012 although she has since returned as a host. During her time on SNL, she also appeared on the big screen in Knocked Up, Ghost Town, Adventureland, Date Night and Paul. Her movie breakthrough came in 2011 when she co-wrote and starred in the hugely popular Bridesmaids. She has also voiced characters in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, How to Train Your Dragon and its 2014 sequel, and the Despicable Me films in two different roles.
Quote:
"People always call me a comedian. And I don't really see myself like that. I guess I just consider myself an actor who does comedy."
Trivia:
Wiig used to be a waitress in the executive dining room of Universal Studios. In 2011, she was voted one of Peta's sexiest vegetarians.
Melissa McCarthy
(Actor)
.. Abby Yates
Born:
August 26, 1970
in
Plainfield, Illinois
Best Known For:
Bridesmaids and Mike & Molly.
Early-life:
Melissa Ann McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois on August 26, 1970 to Sandra and Michael. She was raised on a farm. She began her career performing stand-up in New York at Stand Up New York and The Improv and began developing her acting skills at The Actors Studio. She moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s.
Career:
McCarthy made her TV debut in an episode of the sitcom Jenny, opposite her cousin Jenny McCarthy. Her first film appearance came in Go (1999). A year later, she was cast as Sookie St James in comedy drama Gilmore Girls. It ran for seven seasons until 2007. She later starred in the sitcoms Samantha Who? and Rita Rocks. Her big break came in 2010 when she was cast in a leading role in sitcom Mike & Molly. The following year, she received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for her part in Bridesmaids (2011). Since then, McCarthy has continued to work on Mike & Molly and she has played lead roles in Identity Thief (2013), The Heat (2013) and Tammy (2014).
Quote:
"When I believe in something, I'm like a dog with a bone."
Trivia:
She was a member of Los Angeles-based sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings for nearly 10 years.
Kate McKinnon
(Actor)
.. Jillian Holtzmann
Born:
January 06, 1984
in
Sea Cliff, New York
Best Known For:
The female reboot of Ghostbusters to global audiences and Saturday Night Live in the United States.
Early-life:
Kathryn McKinnon Berthold was born in Sea Cliff, New York, on January 6, 1984 to Laura and Michael. She has a younger sister, Emily. Her father died when she was 18. Kate went on to study theatre at Columbia University, where she co-founded a comedy group, Tea Party. She was also a member of another student comedy group, Prangstgrup.
Career:
In 2007, McKinnon joined the cast of The Big Gay Sketch Show. She made her debut on Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 2012 and she is best known for her impersonations of Hillary Clinton, Kellyanne Conway, Ellen DeGeneres and Justin Bieber. She won a Primetime Emmy for her work on SNL in 2016. She has voiced characters on the big screen in The Angry Birds Movie (2016) and Finding Dory (2016) and on TV in Family Guy and The Simpsons. She reached a wider audience in 2016 when she played Dr Jillian Holtzmann in Ghostbusters.
Quote:
"Getting recognised on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous."
Trivia:
McKinnon can play the guitar, cello and piano.
Leslie Jones
(Actor)
.. Patty Tolan
Chris Hemsworth
(Actor)
.. Kevin
Born:
August 11, 1983
in
Melbourne
Best Known For:
Playing superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Early-life:
Christopher Hemsworth was born in Melbourne on August 11, 1983 to Leonie and Craig. He was raised in Melbourne and an Aboriginal community in the Outback called Bulman. His older brother Luke and younger brother Liam are also actors. In 2004, Chris was cast as Kim Hyde in Home and Away, a role he went on to play for more than 180 episodes.
Career:
Hemsworth landed his first film role in Star Trek (2009), playing James T Kirk's father, George Kirk. The films A Perfect Getaway (2009) and Ca$h (2010) followed until he got his big break playing the title role in Thor (2011). He has reprised his Thor character in Avengers Assemble (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). His other films include The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Red Dawn (2012), Rush (2013), Blackhat (2015), In the Heart of the Sea (2015) and Ghostbusters (2016).
Quote:
On acting: "I love the adventure that comes with this work, the travel and all that. But also the craft, the storytelling."
Trivia:
For the first Thor film, Hemsworth put on 20 pounds of muscle to play the title character. In 2006, he was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars Australia. He was eliminated after six weeks.
Charles Dance
(Actor)
.. Harold Filmore
Born:
October 10, 1946
in
Redditch, Worcestershire
Best Known For:
The Jewel in the Crown.
Early-life:
Born Walter Charles Dance on October 10, 1946, in Redditch, Worcestershire. His engineer father died when Dance was four, after which he and his mother moved to Devon. She struggled to make ends meet, working in a café to support them both. After leaving school he enrolled at art college, but claims his heart wasn't in it. He took odd jobs to earn some cash, and spent his spare time doing amateur dramatics, prompting him to take acting lessons.
Career:
Dance spent five years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and made his TV debut in miniseries Edward the King in 1975, following it up with appearances in Tales of the Unexpected and Fatal Spring. His first film was 1981 Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, but his big break came in 1984 when he was cast in The Jewel in the Crown. He went on to star in White Mischief, Alien3, The Last Action Hero, Gosford Park, Ali G InDaHouse and First Born. Dance also produced, directed, and wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed film Ladies in Lavender. He was awarded an OBE in 2006. More recent projects include Your Highness, Strike Back, Secret State, Game of Thrones, and Dracula Untold.
Quote:
"If someone calls you suave and debonair you only get offered parts in a suit and a collar and tie. It just so happens I wear them reasonably well."
Trivia:
Dance had no idea his Dracula Untold character was a resurrected Caligula until after the film was made.
Neil Casey
(Actor)
.. Rowan North
Bill Murray
(Actor)
.. Martin Heiss
Born:
September 21, 1950
in
Wilmette, Illinois
Best Known For:
Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Lost in Translation.
Early-life:
William James Murray was born on September 21, 1950, in Wilmette, Illinois. He's the fifth of nine children. His father was a lumber salesman who died when Murray was 17. It was a strict Catholic household - his sister is now a nun. Some of the siblings worked as caddies at the local golf club, with their wages paying for their education. Murray attended Loyola Academy, an all-boys Jesuit school, after which he studied medicine at Regis College in Denver, but dropped out after being arrested for possession of marijuana.
Career:
Murray joined Chicago's Second City improvisational comedy team in 1973. He then worked with National Lampoon Radio Hour and joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. He starred in 1979's Meatballs, but his first major film was 1980's Caddyshack - Ghostbusters, Scrooged, Quick Change (which he co-directed) and Groundhog Day followed. In 1998, he worked with director Wes Anderson for the first time on Rushmore, which boosted his career as a dramatic actor. He's subsequently featured in the film-maker's The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Fantastic Mr Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. Other notable parts include Kingpin, Lost in Translation (for which he won a Bafta and received an Oscar nomination), Hyde Park on the Hudson, The Monuments Men, Broken Flowers and St Vincent.
Quote:
"There aren't many downsides to being rich, other than paying taxes and having relatives asking for money. But being famous, that's a 24-hour job right there."
Trivia:
Murray was bitten by the groundhog twice during the filming of Groundhog Day (1993).
Andy Garcia
(Actor)
.. Mayor Bradley
Born:
April 12, 1956
in
Havana, Cuba
Best Known For:
The Godfather: Part III.
Early-life:
Born Andrés Arturo Garcia Menéndez in Havana, Cuba, on April 12, 1956, his family was relatively affluent. When he was five years old, Fidel Castro came to power, and the family fled to Miami Beach. Forced to work menial jobs for a while, the family started a fragrance company that was eventually worth more than a million dollars. Although a talented sportsman, as a teenager Andy turned his attention to acting. He first began acting at Florida International University, but soon he was headed out to Hollywood. His first break came as a gang member on the very first episode of the popular TV series Hill Street Blues.
Career:
Garcia's breakthrough role came in The Untouchables (1987) and notable roles followed in Black Rain (1989), Internal Affairs (1990) and The Godfather: Part III (1990). By now, many believed he was of Italian descent. As a leading man, he has starred in such films as Jennifer 8 (1992) and Accidental Hero (1992). He won rave reviews for his role as Meg Ryan's husband in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) and gave another charismatic gangster turn in Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995). More recent hits include the Ocean's movies.
Quote:
"They say a lot of women would like to see me naked, but there's not a lens long enough for that."
Trivia:
Garcoa voiced the character Eduardo in the animated movie Rio 2 (2014).
Annie Potts
(Actor)
.. Desk clerk
Paul Feig
(Director)
