The Ultimate 'Ghostbusters' Quiz

Any discerning Stuff You Should Know fan should know that it was released in 1984. Or as Josh likes to call it, "year zero."

There is a little bad language and some mild violence, so the movie earned a solid PG rating.

Although it was a huge success, it came in second by a slight margain to a little movie called "Beverly Hills Cop."

Ever the efficient filmmaker, Ivan Reitman brought the movie in at a tidy 105 minutes.

Pay attention to the beginning of the film and you'll know that it was a Columbia Pictures release.

It was 1984, people. Thirty-two million dollars for a comedy was a lot of money back then, and it was the budget for "Ghostbusters."

True. The movie was nominated for best visual effects and best original song.

Yes, Harold Ramis was one of the writers. So was Dan Aykroyd.

Did you guess Murray? You're wrong. It was Rick Moranis, eh.

If you've seen the movie just once, you probably know that Murray played Dr. Peter Venkman.

Sigourney Weaver was the romantic lead, and Mercedes Ruehl wasn't even near the movie. That leaves Annie Potts.

Dan Aykroid wrote the role of Venkman for his best friend, John Belushi, whose untimely death prevented him from playing the part.

A young Eddie Murphy was the first choice for the role that ultimately went to Ernie Hudson.

Any of these guys would have been great, but Ivan Reitman was lucky to have Laszlo Kovacs behind the lense.

How about some of those names to take you back? The right answer, though, is Larry King and DJ Casey Kasem.

If you missed this one, then turn in your movie fan credentials and go to sleep. Bustin' makes Ray Parker Jr. feel good.

Long before she was Deborah, little Debbie Gibson played the role of birthday girl.

It's a quick shot, but the face of adult film star Ron Jeremy is hard to miss.

Fans of the Portland Trailblazers should recognize basketball legend and Deadhead Bill Walton, playing himself.

Close, but no ectoplasm for you. "Ghostbusters" narrowly missed the all-time adjusted gross top 30 at No. 32.

Although it's hard to imagine anyone besides Moranis, John Candy would have made a fine Tully.

Because of cost fears, the original script that set the movie in the future was abandoned. Aykroyd's original vision had a futuristic New York City with teams of Ghostbusters all over the city.

You're just dying to work Steve Martin into this movie aren't you? Sorry, it was Pee Wee Herman himself who turned down the role.

Check out a picture of the Continental Life Building sometime and you'll see that it was the obvious inspiration for Dana's apartment building.

Those were all nominees, but nobody puts Stevie Wonder in a corner. He just called to say he loves you.

The theme song went all the way to No. 1 and stayed there for three weeks.

Lewis alleged that Parker stole from his song "I Want a New Drug." The matter was settled out of court, and Lewis was sued years later by Parker after he made comments regarding the matter on VH1's "Behind the Music."

Shaving cream took the place of the marshmallow when the Stay-Puft man was blown to bits.

Murray has never been about the money. He wanted to get his pet project made -- "The Razor's Edge."

As cartoonish as it sounds, "Ghost Smashers" was the original title of the movie.