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Similar to Greening Your Garden, the basics of lawn care start with your soil. If you haven’t had a soil sample taken in the past 5 years, this is where you need to start. Many local Garden Centers carry soil kits. The do-it-yourself kits will provide you with a bare minimum of information. You should really send a soil sample away to a lab for an “organic” analysis. An organic analysis will tell you exactly how much of each “amendment” you need to add to your soil to bring it up to par. A “regular” soil analysis tends to include only the PH level and the three main nutrient levels you can correct with fertilizers – nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Ideally, you should take your soil sample in the spring.
PH of Soil
Most grasses like a ph level of 6.5 which is slightly acidic. A ph of 7.0 is neutral. Dandelions on the other hand, like soil with a ph level of 7.5, slightly alkaline. Thus a proper ph level will support the growth of your grass and at the same time retard the growth of dandelions. Dolomitic lime is used to increase the alkalinity of the soil, where magnesium and calcium are also needed. Hi-cal lime increases the alkalinity where the soil has adequate magnesium. Flowers of sulphur is used to increase the acidity of the soil.
Organic Fertilizers
Fertilizers list the percentage of Nitrogen, Phosphorous & Potassium on the bag, such as 7-7-7. Soil also requires other macro-nutrients including sulphur, calcium and magnesium and trace elements such as iron, boron and zinc.
Organic Nitrogen Sources:
Canola seed meal: (6-2-1) maximum of 5 kilograms/10 sq meters (10lb/100 sq ft). Lasts 5 months.
Fish meal: (10.5-6-0) max 2.5 kg/10 sq mtr (5lb/100 sq ft). Lasts 6-8 months.
Bone meal: (3-20-0) plus 20-30% calcium. Max 2.5 kg/10 sq mtr ( 5lb/100 sq ft). Lasts more than 12 months.
SingleSuperPhosphate: (0-20-0) plus 20% calcium & 12% sulphur. Max 2.5kg/10 sq mtr (5lb/100 sq ft). Starts to release in 2-3 months.
Organic Potassium Sources:
Kelp meal: (1-0-1.2) plus 33% trace minerals. Max 0.5kg/10 sq mtr (1lb/100 sq ft). Lasts 6-12 months.
Wood ashes: (0-0-1 to 0-0-10) Raises PH level also. Max 1 kg/10 sq mtr (2lb/100 sq ft). Lasts more than 12 months.
Compost – that old black magic
All soils benefit from nutrient rich applications of compost at any time. Compost from rotted organic matter is the best all round soil conditioner.It improves drainage, provides plant nutrients and provides beneficial micro-organisms.Aply any time of the year and often.
Watering
Most people water their lawns to much. Lawns need about one inch or water per week. If you haven’t received enough rain in the past week to make up a full inch then you can add your own rain water from your rain barrels. One deep watering is much better then short spurts of water. Soaking the soil once a week will encourage deep root growth which will withstand the dry periods better.
Water early in the morning before it gets to hot and the water evaporates. Don’t water at dusk as this leaves the grass wet at night which can encourage disease.
Cutting
Don’t cut your grass shorter than 3 inches. Longer grass crowds out the weeds and can withstand pest attacks better. Leave nitrogen rich grass clippings on the lawn to feed it.
Aeration
A major cause of weed problems is compact soil. The compact soil stresses and kills the roots of your grasses, allowing weeds to move in and take their place. Aerating the soil allows oxygen to penetrate and restores proper drainage. Most lawns should be aerated at least twice a year, once early in the spring and once in the fall.
After the spring aeration, top-dress with screen compost and pest-resistant grass seed. Immediately after aerating in the fall, apply organic fertilizers as needed. A mid-season aeration is recommended for lawns with heavy thatch.
Use an aerator that leaves a “plug” of dirt on your lawn. By removing some of the soil you are sure to get air and water down into the soil. aerators that just use “spines” to make a hole could compact your ground further and the holes can quickly fill back in.
De-thatching
Thatch is a dense layer of dead grass stems and roots compacted on the surface of the soil. It is resistant to decay. A thick layer of thatch tends to prevent water from soaking into the soil.
Thatch, thicker than a half inch encourages insects and disease. De-thatch in the FALL. If you discover in the spring that you have a thick layer of thatch, aerate and wait for fall. De-thatching will create some stress for your lawn. It will help if you add a layer of compost afterwards.
Insects
Ants
Ants are attracted to nutritionally poor, dry soils, low in organic matter. Generally, if you increase the organic matter in your soil by top-dressing with compost, your soil will retain more moisture and the ant problem will take care of itself. You can apply sand, borax or bone meal to the mounds also.
Chinch Bugs
Chinch bugs like lots of thatch, dry grass roots and soil low in nitrogen. Aerate in spring and summer and de-thatch in fall. If you have hordes of chinch bugs and they are killing patches of your lawn, put a capful of dishwashing soap in a sprinkling can filled with water and drench the problem area. Then lay a piece of white flannel over the problem area. The chinch bugs will cling to the flannel as they try to escape the soap. In 15 to 20 minutes, vacuum the flannel or rinse in a bucket of insecticidal soap. Sounds crazy but it works.
Sod Webworm Moths
If you notice small whitish moths darting about, you likely have sod webworms. Best action is to aerate and top-dress with endophytic grass and de-thatch in the fall. If you need more help that this, you can try introducing beneficial nematodes as a “natural” control.
White Grubs
These grubs are soft and white, with a C-shaped body. They can be from a quarter inch to 3 inches long. And they can cause patches of your lawn to turn brown and die. The best defense is a dense healthy lawn. De-thatch, aerate and keep surface moisture to a minimum by watering deeply and infrequently.
Milky Spore Disease – a naturally occurring bacterium will control white grubs for years once well established in your soil. You can also try introducing beneficial nematodes.
Beneficial Nematodes
Beneficial nematodes are nature’s way of effectively controlling the larvae stage (white grubs) of the Common Chafer, European Chafer, Japanese Beetle, Asiatic Garden Beetle, Black Vine Weevil, Strawberry Root Weevil, plus May & June Beetles.
They are a safe and sensible way to reduce white grubs infestations and other pest insects while not harming your grass or beneficial insects.
How to apply: normally you just add them to water and spray onto the lawn. Follow the instructions from your supplier. A package of 50 million nematodes will cover 2500 sq. ft. or 250 sq. metres.
Weeds
Most weed problems can be attributed to poor soil conditions. Look after the soil and you also look after the weeks. Aerate, de-thatch, check PH levels, add compost.
Chickweed
This annual plant sends out tangled stems that root rapidly in acidic, moist soil. Check your ph level and adjust for acidity. Hand pull the weeds and your problem will soon disappear.
Clover
All clovers are extremely beneficial to lawns. The fix nitrogen in the soil and are often planted as “green manure”. Clovers attract beneficial nectar feeding insects. Think twice before you decide to do away with this “weed”. If you are determined to get rid of the clover, make a solution of one part vinegar and one part liquid fertilizer (fish fertilizer is best). Squirt the patch of clover with this mixture. The clover and grass will turn brown, but the fertilizer will bring back the grass.
Crabgrass
This is a sign of close mowing and poor aeration. Improve your soil to get rid of the crabgrass and pull by hand.
Creeping Charlie
Creeping charlie likes mostly shady areas. To get rid of it, increase drainage by aerating, de-thatching and adding screened compost. Allow soil to dry in affected areas between watering.
Dandelions
Dandelions attract the parasitic wasp that helps to keep down caterpillar, fly maggot and earwig populations.
You can control dandelions by pulling by hand, checking the ph levels of the soil and mowing the lawn before the dandelions go to seed.
Thistle
Thistle has a deep root that cannot be destroyed easily. It must be dug out completely as any little pieces left in the ground will grow anew. Fill holes with topsoil and sprinkle with ryegrass.
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There is a time of year when the weather becomes warm that everyone looks forward to. You can walk out of your house and enjoy the warm sun on your skin and look forward to picnics and days at the beach. There is one thing that comes with this time of year that is not quite so pleasant, however. It is bug season. Bugs can ruin an otherwise lovely day and turn it into an annoying time. Some bugs are also very destructive and can do extensive damage to your home. The obvious answer to this problem is pesticides. There is one problem with pesticides, though. They are made from chemicals that are toxic to the bugs and also quite dangerous for those that has to breathe them in.
One way to beat this problem is with the use of a bug blocker. These pesticide alternatives have become very popular among many people who are concerned with the health risks associated with chemical pesticides. There are many different types of bug blockers that you can use to rid your home and yard of these annoying pests. One of these bug blockers is a window shield. This bug blocker prevents the bugs from coming into your home through the shielded window. They are equipped with air vents so that the window is not completely blocked off.
You can also get a wire mesh blocker for the doors and windows in your home. This is the ideal blocker because it blocks the areas where most bugs enter your home. A wire mesh bug blocker is relatively easy to put in your doors and windows and will effectively keep the bugs from coming into the home.
Do your research before you select a pest control device. There are many types of these devices on the market and you should be aware of what each type does. Some of them will control a wide variety of bugs and rodents while others are more specific to the kind of pest they control.
Most bug blockers are friendly to the environment and will not cause any harm to you or your family. They can range in price from inexpensive to quite costly. That is why you should take the time to shop around. You can find some really great deals if you take the time to shop around. Usually the difference in price is directly related to the amount of time they take to become effective.
If there is a problem with the pests in your home you should look into an effective electronic device to get a handle on the problem. There are many sites online that will have these devices available for a reasonable amount of money. You can order it completely online and have it delivered to your house without ever having to leave. The device will be working immediately to control those pests in your home.
If there are termites in your home you will want to find a product that will effectively deal with termites. There are products available that will work either inside or outside of the home. You should use the product wherever in your home or outside that you see the damage that termites have caused. If you put poison on the outside of your home you can keep termites out of the house and stop them from destroying your home.
Lentek PestContro – does ultrasonic pest control really work? ?
Which model did you use? Is the single room better or the bigger units? Please share your experience. I don’t have a severe pest problems, but just annoyed by ants, flies, possibly roaches.
I have no idea if ultrasonic pest control works, but if you are that desperate, try using some creative methods such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM uses least toxic, most effective means, and use things such as plugging a hole with caulking (I use tape though) to stop ants from entering. It’s surprisingly effective. A great site for specific pest control is from the University of California, Davis at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu . Good luck!
GHOSTBUSTERS ( filming location video ) Bill Murray Ray Parker Jr. Theme song Slimer
Ghostbusters
Plot
After losing their jobs at Columbia University, a trio of misfit parapsychologists Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, and Egon Spengler establish their own paranormal exterminator service, “Ghostbusters.” The business, operating out of an abandoned fire station, gets off to a slow start, but just as they run out of money, the Ghostbusters are contacted by the upscale Sedgewick Hotel to investigate a haunting. At the hotel, they successfully (albeit chaotically) capture their first ghost and deposit him into a “containment unit” of their own design located at the Ghostbusters office. Paranormal activity appears to be on the rise in the city and business skyrockets for the Ghostbusters, who become local celebrities and hire a fourth member, Winston Zeddemore.
The Ghostbusters are hired by a woman named Dana Barrett, whose apartment at 55 Central Park West is haunted by a demonic spirit called Zuul, a demigod worshiped in 6000 BC as a servant to Gozer the Gozerian, a Sumerian shape-shifting god. Venkman, who finds Dana attractive, takes a particular interest in the case, competing for her affection with her socially-inept neighbor Louis Tully. As they look into the matter, Dana is possessed by Zuul, which declares itself “The Gatekeeper”. Louis is also discovered to be possessed by a similar demon called Vinz Clortho, “The Keymaster”. Both demons speak of the coming of the destructive god Gozer, and the Ghostbusters decide it would be prudent to keep the two separated from each other. However, the next day, the Ghostbusters office is visited by Walter Peck of the EPA, who arrests the team and orders their ghost containment grid shut down, unleashing hundreds of ghosts onto New York City. Freed from the Ghostbusters’ protective custody, Louis/Vinz begins making his way toward Dana/Zuul’s apartment as the escaped ghosts create havoc throughout the city.
Consulting blueprints of 55 Central Park West, the Ghostbusters learn that it was built by a mad doctor and cult leader named Ivo Shandor who designed the building to act as a spiritual magnet to summon Gozer and bring about the end of the world. The Ghostbusters are brought to the mayor’s office and freed in order to combat the paranormal activity. The Ghostbusters head towards the Shandor Building, arriving at the shrine at the top. They are unable to stop Dana and Louis from transforming into demonic beasts and summoning Gozer, who initially appears as a woman. Briefly subdued by the team, Gozer disappears, though her voice echoes that the “destructor” will follow, taking a form chosen by the team. Venkman explains that this means that whatever they imagine will be manifested as a destroying force, and urges everyone to blank their minds to avoid giving form to the destructor. Rumbling footfalls are heard in the distance, however, and Ray Stantz finally admits that he was unable to keep his mind blank, so he imagined “something that could never, ever possibly destroy us.” The destructor arrives in Stantz’s chosen form of the giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and begins laying waste to the city. Although they manage to light him on fire with their Proton Packs, it only makes him angry and he continues advancing towards the building. To defeat this manifestation of Gozer, the team decides to merge the energy streams of their Proton Packs and aim at the dimensional portal Gozer came through, at the risk of their own lives. They ultimately follow through with this plan and destroy Stay Puft, who explodes into torrents of melted marshmallow.
The Ghostbusters survive, and Dana and Louis emerge out of the charred remains of their possessors. As they exit the building, the Ghostbusters are met with cheers from the gathered crowd. A dazed Louis is taken away for medical attention while Venkman and Dana kiss as they drive off.
Development
The concept was inspired by Aykroyd’s own fascination with the paranormal and it was conceived as a vehicle for himself and friend John Belushi, fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus. The original story, as written by Aykroyd, was very different from what was eventually filmed. In that early version, a group of Ghostbusters travelled through time, space and other dimensions taking on huge ghosts (of which the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was just one of many). Also, the Ghostbusters wore S.W.A.T.-like outfits and used wands instead of Proton Packs to fight the ghosts. Ghostbusters storyboards show them wearing riotsquad-type helmets with movable transparent visors.
Aykroyd pitched his story to director / producer Ivan Reitman, who liked the basic idea but immediately saw the budgetary impossibilities demanded by Aykroyd’s first draft. At Reitman’s suggestion, the story was given a major overhaul, eventually evolving into the final screenplay which Aykroyd and Ramis hammered out over the course of three weeks in a Martha’s Vineyard bomb shelter in May-June 1982. Aykroyd and Ramis initially wrote the script with roles written especially for Belushi, Eddie Murphy and John Candy. However, Belushi died during the writing of the screenplay, and neither Murphy nor Candy would commit to the movie, so Aykroyd and Ramis made some changes and polished a basic, sci-fi-oriented screenplay for their final draft.
In addition to Aykroyd’s high-concept basic premise, and Ramis’ skill at grounding the fantastic elements with a realistic setting, the film benefits from Bill Murray’s semi-improvisational performance as Peter Venkman, the character initially intended for Belushi.
The firehouse in New York City that served as the Ghostbusters’ headquarters in the film.
Louis Tully was originally conceived as a conservative man in a business suit played by comedian John Candy, but with Candy unable to commit to the role, it was taken by Rick Moranis, portraying Louis as a geek. Gozer was originally going to appear in the form of Ivo Shandor as a slender, unremarkable man in a suit played by Paul Reubens. In the end, the role was played by Yugoslav model Slavitza Jovan.
Harold Ramis had no intention of acting in any role in the film as he planned on only helping Aykroyd write the screenplay. However, the crew struggled to cast the role of Egon Spengler, even after renowned actors such as Chevy Chase, Michael Keaton, Christopher Walken, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum were considered. Feeling he knew the character best since he created him, Ramis accepted the role of Egon. He credits this move in revitalizing his acting career, as Ramis had previously focused on off-screen work such as writing and directing.[citation needed]
Winston Zeddemore was written with Eddie Murphy in mind, but Murphy had to decline the role as he was filming Beverly Hills Cop at the same time. If Murphy had been cast, Zeddemore would have been hired much earlier in the film, and would have accompanied the trio on their hunt for Slimer at the hotel and been slimed in place of Peter Venkman. When Ernie Hudson took over, it was decided that he be brought in later to indicate how the Ghostbusters were struggling to keep up with the outbreak of ghosts.
Production
In order to properly light the set for Gozer’s temple and create the physical effects for the set, other stages needed to be shut down and all their power diverted over to the set. The hallway sets for the Sedgewick Hotel were originally built for the movie Rich and Famous in 1981 and patterned after the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, where Reitman originally wanted to film the scene. The Biltmore Hotel was chosen because the large lobby allowed for a tracking shot of the Ghostbusters in complete gear for the first time. Dana Barrett and Louis Tully’s apartments were constructed across two stages and were actually on the other side of their doors in the hallway, an unusual move in filmmaking.[citation needed]
A problem arose during filming when it was discovered that a television show had been produced in 1975 by Filmation for CBS called The Ghost Busters, starring Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker. Columbia Pictures prepared a list of alternative names just in case the rights could not be secured, but during the filming of the crowd for the final battle, the extras were all chanting “Ghostbusters”, which inspired the producers to insist that the studio buy the rights to the name.
For the test screening of Ghostbusters, half of the ghost effects were missing, not yet having been completed by the production team. The audience response was still enthusiastic, and the ghost elements were completed for the official theatrical release shortly thereafter.
Cast
Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Harold Ramis as Dr. Egon Spengler
Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore
Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett
Rick Moranis as Louis Tully
Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz
William Atherton as Walter Peck
David Margulies as Mayor Lenny
Cameos
Roger Grimsby
Larry King
Joe Franklin
Casey Kasem
Reception
Box office
Ghostbusters was released on June 8, 1984 in 1,339 theaters and grossed $13.6 million on its opening weekend and $23 million in its first week, a studio record at the time. The film was number one at the box office for five consecutive weeks, grossing $99.8 million in that time. After seven weeks at number one, it was finally knocked to second place by Prince’s film, Purple Rain and had grossed $142.6 million, second only to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as the year’s top moneymaker. However, Ghostbusters regained top spot the next week, and then again six weeks later. It went on to gross $229.2 million at the box office, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1984, behind only Beverly Hills Cop. At the time, these figures put it within the top ten highest-grossing films of all-time. A re-release in 1985 gave the film a total gross of $238.6 million surpassing Beverly Hills Cop and making Ghostbusters the most successful comedy of the 1980s.
Reviews
Ghostbusters was well-received and holds a 93% “Certified Fresh” rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 reviews and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1984. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, “This movie is an exception to the general rule that big special effects can wreck a comedy … Rarely has a movie this expensive provided so many quotable lines”. Newsweek magazine’s David Ansen wrote, “Everyone seems to be working toward the same goal of relaxed insanity. Ghostbusters is wonderful summer nonsense”. In his review for Time, Richard Schickel praised the three lead actors: “Of the ghost wranglers, the pair played by Writers Aykroyd and Ramis are sweetly earnest about their calling, and gracious about giving the picture to their co-star Bill Murray. He obviously (and wisely) regards Dr. Peter Venkman as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop fully his patented comic character”. Pauline Kael had problems with the chemistry between the three lead actors: “Murray is the film’s comic mechanism … But nobody else has much in the way of material, and since there’s almost no give-and-take among the three men, Murray’s lines fall on dead air”. In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, “Its jokes, characters and story line are as wispy as the ghosts themselves, and a good deal less substantial”.
Legacy
The film spawned a franchise of related sequels, animated television series, toys, computer and video games, and other merchandise.
Recognition
In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Ghostbusters the 44th greatest comedy film of all time. The American Film Institute ranked it 28th in its list of the top 100 comedies of all time (in their 100 Years… 100 Laughs list). In 2005, IGN voted Ghostbusters the greatest comedy ever. In 2006, Bravo ranked Ghostbusters 76 on their 100 Funniest Movies list. Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the Funniest Movie of the Past 25 Years. In 2008, Empire Magazine selected the film as one of The 500 Greatest Movie of All Time. In 2009, National Review magazine ranked Ghostbusters number 10 on its 25 Best Conservative Movies of the Last 25 Years list.
Theme park attractions
The film was licensed for Ghostbusters Spooktacular, a special effects show at the Universal Studios Florida theme park. The show was one of the original attractions at the park when it opened in 1990 and closed in 1997. Later, versions of the Ghostbusters characters were also included in a lip-synching dance show also featuring Beetlejuice on the steps of the New York Public Library facade at the park. Their Ecto-1 automobile was used to drive them around the park, and was often used in the park’s annual “Macy’s Holiday Parade”. The characters, vehicles, and all other Ghostbusters trademarks were discontinued in 2005 when Universal failed to renew the rights for theme park use.
Toys
NECA released in 2004 a line of action figures based on the first movie but only produced a series of ghost characters, as Bill Murray refused the rights to use his facial likeness. Their first and only series included Gozer, Slimer, the Terror Dogs (Vinz Clortho and Zuul), and a massive Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, contrasting the diminutive figure that was in the original figure line. Ertl released a die-cast 1/25 scale Ectomobile, also known as Ecto-1, the Ghostbusters’ main transportation. Rubies’ Costumes has produced a Ghostbusters Halloween costume, consisting of a one-piece jumpsuit with logos and an inflatable Proton Pack. Mattel planned to release a series of 12 and 6 inch figures based on the film in June 2009, coinciding with the film’s 25th anniversary.
Animated television series
Main article: The Real Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters was an American animated television series based on the film. The series ran from 1986 to 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, DiC Entertainment and Coca-Cola. “The Real” was added to the title over a dispute with Filmation and its Ghost Busters properties. The series continues the adventures of paranormal investigators Venkman, Spengler, Zeddemore, Dr. Stantz, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer.
Main article: Extreme Ghostbusters
In 1997, a sequel cartoon entitled Extreme Ghostbusters was created by Columbia TriStar Television and Adelaide Productions. It premiered on September 1, 1997 and ran for forty episodes until its conclusion on December 8, 1997. Set several years after the end of The Real Ghostbusters, the series opened by saying the team has disbanded due to a lack of supernatural activity. Only Egon remains in the firehouse, along with Slimer, to care for the containment system and teaching classes at a local university. When supernatural events begin occurring in New York, Egon recruits four of his university students as a new team of Ghostbusters, and Janine, also one of Egon’s students, returns to manage the office. The original Ghostbusters return for the season two-episode finale to celebrate Egon’s 40th birthday, leading to them reluctantly working together with the younger generation to solve one last case.
Books
There were two novelizations of the film published. The first, which came out around the same time the movie did, was written by Larry Milne and was 191 pages long. The narrative is written in the present tense, and the novel contains a behind-the-scenes section (profiling the major cast and crew members), and also the movie’s complete end credits. A second novelization, written by Richard Mueller, was released in 1985. It was 65 pages longer at 256 pages, and had the extended subtitle The Supernatural Spectacular. Both differ from the finished version of the film in many respects, containing scenes that ultimately did not make the final cut.
A larger (A4-sized) book was also released by Hippo Books, containing a large number of stills some from the movie, some publicity shots tying in with the story on the relevant page. This publication is more child-friendly than the previous two, and the story, while still quite extensive, is somewhat scaled down in detail.
iBooks published the 2004 novel Ghostbusters: The Return by Sholly Fisch.
Comic books
Main article: The Real Ghostbusters (comics)
The Real Ghostbusters animated series was spun off into two comic book of the same name, published by Marvel UK and NOW Comics. Marvel UK published a magazine-sized comic for 193 issues and four annuals starting on March 28, 1988. NOW Comics began their own series in August 1988. The series ran for two volumes and two specials. The first volume ran for 28 issues.
In 1987 Harvey Comics sued Columbia Pictures for $50 million, claiming that the Ghostbusters logo used in the film was too reminiscent of Fatso from the Casper the Friendly Ghost series. The court ruled in Columbia’s favor, due to Harvey’s failure to renew the copyrights on early Casper stories and the “limited ways to draw a figure of a cartoon ghost.”
Music
The film score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, and is notable for its use of ondes martenot (a staple of Bernstein’s 1980s work) and also the Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer. Orchestrators contributing to the film were Peter Bernstein, David Spear and Patrick Russ.
The film’s theme song, “Ghostbusters”, written and performed by Ray Parker, Jr., sparked the catchphrases “Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!” and “I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghost(s)”. The song was a huge hit, staying #1 for three weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and #1 for two weeks on the Black Singles chart. The song earned Parker an Academy Award nomination for “Best Original Song”.
The music video produced for the song became a #1 MTV video. Directed by Ivan Reitman, produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualised by Keith Williams, the video integrated footage of the film intercut with a humorous performance by Parker. The video also featured cameo appearances by celebrities who joined in the call-and-response chorus, including Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Nickolas Ashford, Melissa Gilbert, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk, and Teri Garr. The video ends with footage of the four main Ghostbusters actors in costume and character, dancing in Times Square behind Parker, joining in the singing.
In autumn 1984 Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker, Jr. for plagiarism, claiming that Parker stole the melody from his 1983 song “I Want A New Drug”. Lewis had been approached to compose the main theme song for the movie, but he declined due to his work on the soundtrack for Back to the Future. The two musicians settled out of court. It was reported in 2001 that Lewis allegedly breached an agreement not to mention the original suit, doing so on VH1′s Behind the Music.
Releases
Director Ivan Reitman was not happy with the laser disc release of the film because “it pumped up the light level so much you saw all the matte lines. I was embarrassed about it all these years”. The DVD version of the movie was released and became one of the fastest selling units ever on Reel.com. Sony had announced at Comic-Con 2008 that the Blu-Ray version of the film was to be released on October 21, 2008. However, it was released first through Sony Pictures’ campaign site, Ghostbustersishiring.com as a way to drum up sales of its release. The movie was released on Blu-Ray on June 16, 2009 to coincide with the film’s 25th Anniversary. Ghostbusters was the first film ever officially released on a USB flashdrive. The film was also released onto YouTube for a week on a deal with Sony to provide ad-supported full-length movies on YouTube in August 2009, though it was only available in the United States.
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