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[screeching]

[passengers screaming]

[hissing]

[theme music playing]

♪ If there's something strange In your neighborhood ♪

♪ Who you gonna call? ♪

♪ If there's something weird And it don't look good ♪

♪ Who you gonna call? ♪

♪ That's right ♪

♪ I ain't afraid of no ghost ♪

♪ If you're seeing things Running through your head ♪

♪ Who you gonna call? ♪

♪ Ghostbusters ♪

♪ I ain't afraid of no ghost ♪

♪ You know Busting makes me feel good ♪

♪ I ain't afraid of no ghost ♪

♪ Whoo-oh! ♪

[man on TV] And with less than a minute to go, the Knicks are down by 2.

Come on, boys, show them a little New York attitude.

[sings fanfare] Charge!

Johnson passes to DeLong, seven seconds on the shot clock.

Full-court press! Steal that ball!

And it's a steal! Six-ball!

Oh, yeah.

Come on, man, shoot.

Gandling fakes left.

Hey!

And it's--

[Slimer whines]

-Slimer! -Aw, man.

Sorry.

He didn't do anything. The power went out.

Incredible! Unbelievable!

Folks, that is a play you'll see once in a lifetime.

Wanna bet?

I'm gonna go see if the computer's lost any data.

-[sirens wailing outside] -[yelps] Uh-oh.

Some kind of trouble in the subway.

Well, come on.

Maybe we'll see some excitement after all.

Chasing sirens. How canine.

Okay, people, give him room, give him room.

[crowd murmuring]

[groaning]

Fonseca from the Tribune. What can you give me?

The perp and his friends, they live down in those tunnels.

They just shorted out a whole subway line.

Miracle no one got seriously hurt.

Mole people, man. That's what they're called, you know.

But they wouldn't hurt nobody, you know?

It was the demons.

Demons, huh?

I hear things, you know.

I hear things, man.

I bet you do, man. [chuckles]

No harm in checking it out, you know?

Hey, man, Channel 8 is here.

-[man speaking indistinctly on TV] -I really hate this station.

That anchorman is a total bubble head.

Well, keep watching. It's a real important news story.

I designed these back in '85 for the original team,

in order to do a little spectral spelunking.

Say what?

We were investigating an outbreak of demonic activity

in Carlsbad Canyons.

I don't believe this.

...latest in a series of underground power outages.

-This is what you wanted me to see? -Yes!

Authorities believe he's one of the leaders

of the so-called mole people,

who live a mysterious existence in the darkest tunnels below New York.

[all screeching]

As of now, the only thing we know for sure is--

-[all groan] -Not again.

Oh, man, that was gonna be my big close-up.

[Slimer moaning spookily]

[screams]

[ominous music playing]

Uh, guys? We got a visitor.

Demon. Nobody move. I'll get the blasters.

Wait, that's no demon. It's a person.

Uh, sort of.

Would you mind killing the light?

You're one of those mole people.

We prefer to be called "sub dwellers."

We're just like you,

except we choose to live under the city.

The question "Why?" comes to mind.

We just always have, that's all.

Why do you live up here?

-Because we're normal. -[Kylie] Eduardo.

You got a name?

Persefineathious.

I was named after the queen of the underworld in Greek mythology.

Quite a mouthful. What do your friends call you?

Stef ft.

My father was the man arrested in the tunnel today.

They think we're responsible for the power blackouts,

but we're not.

-Some of my people think-- -It's demons.

How did you know that?

I'm the most famous scientist in New York.

You probably wouldn't know--

-[Kylie] Eduardo. -Hey.

Look, I know all about the Ghostbusters from TV.

And you're no scientist.

You have TV down there?

We're not savages.

The point is, something supernatural is on the loose in our world,

and we're being blamed.

And the only way to exonerate your father

is to find the real culprits.

So you'll help me?

Lead the way.

[bleak music playing]

[water dripping]

Come on. We're almost home.

Be it ever so humble.

This is incredible.

-So where is everybody? -Right here.

Come out, everyone.

It's all right.

The Ghostbusters have come to help us.

Persefineathious, you dare to bring sun-watchers down here?

We need their help.

The demons are terrorizing us.

Arletta and Percy were nearly electrocuted in the south tunnel.

Sun-watchers took your father.

Uh, with all due respect, lady, we're not the problem.

We're the solution.

What Garrett means is you can trust us.

Once we capture these demons, the authorities will know

what's really behind these power blackouts.

And they'll have to let Steffi's father go.

Send them back to their world. We don't need their help.

[all yelling]

[device beeping]

This way.

[music turns suspenseful]

Concentrated energy source,

that way.

Stef ft... we'll take it from here.

We're professionals.

Fine.

But how are you gonna get back?

Uh, she has got a point.

It's a transformer terminal for the subway system.

[ominous music playing]

[Eduardo] Oh, man, energy suckers!

Feeding off the power lines.

And getting bigger.

One hundred thousand watts of protein.

Ahem. Kindly step away from the transformers

and assume the position.

Totally uncooperative. On three!

[all] Three!

[music turns dramatic]

-You okay? -[groans]

I'll take that as a no.

[Kylie yells]

Okay, boys, you're messing with the man now.

[yelling]

[gasps]

-[dramatic music playing] -[yelling]

-[gasps] -Garrett.

That was incredibly reckless.

I like your style.

[all screeching]

Our only chance is to concentrate our power.

One demon at a time. Ready?

Nine o'clock.

[Roland] It's working.

Ha! Drained that sucker's battery.

Three o'clock!

-You two okay? -Yeah.

If the Ecto-I ever needs a jump, just hook me up.

Is it over?

Hard to say.

We still don't know for sure what we're dealing with.

Energy-sucking demons, or ESDs.

There's quite a wide field of this type of entity,

but based upon your description, we should be able to narrow it down.

Me! Me! Me!

Yes, Slimer, you can have some too.

But be careful. It's very...

-[screams] -...hot.

[Slimer yelping]

There, those are our demons.

[Egon] Power demons.

Sole documentation found in Paleolithic cave paintings.

Said to bond with lightning in order to energize themselves,

then use their power to steal people's souls.

They zapped Garrett pretty good.

Doesn't that mean...?

[Garrett roars] -[screams]

[Slimer whimpers]

If these things feed off lightning,

what are they doing underneath the city?

I have a theory.

The Ice Age arrived, no more lightning storms.

Perhaps the demons went underground,

where they lay dormant for several millennia.

But once they awoke...

They started feeding off the underground power lines.

But that's just a snack compared to an all-you-can-eat lightning storm.

Yeah. If these creatures ever become fully energized,

they'll be absolutely deadly.

Correct.

And based upon the precipitation in the air,

I'd say there's a better-than-50% chance

of a thunderstorm hitting the city within the next few days.

[yelping]

Then we gotta get Stef ft to lead us back to her world

so we can finish those demons off.

Where is that ragamuffin, anyhow?

[Janine] With me.

She wanted to get cleaned up for her father's bail hearing.

Whoa.

We sub dwellers are blind in the daylight.

I was hoping...

you could take me to the courthouse?

Uh-- Uh, sure. Sure. I think I'm free this afternoon.

[calm music playing]

What is that?

Flower shop.

So beautiful.

Yeah.

[sniffs]

Rocky's, the best pizza in town.

Trust me.

[gasps] I love it all.

The smells, the sounds...

[sighs] Feeling the sun on my face.

After my father's free,

maybe you could show me more of your world.

I think that could be arranged.

[people murmuring]

They're bringing him in.

Daddy!

Persefineathious, what are you--?

Case Number 1427, reckless endangerment,

destruction of public property.

Bail is set at $10,000.

Ten thousand?

Wait. That's not fair. He did nothing.

Get him out of here.

Daddy, wait.

[judge] Next.

We'll clear this whole thing up.

-[sobbing] - I promise.

Ah, judge just issued a warrant.

Wants us to round up the rest of those mole people.

You gotta be kidding.

Those people never caused us any trouble.

I don't like it any more than you do.

But this city's frightened, and somebody's gotta take the fall.

Subway tunnel?

[Stef ft] I know a faster way.

[dramatic music playing]

Listen to me, everyone.

We've come to warn you.

“We"?

Oh, so now you think you're one of them?

No, it's just that--

[man] Police!

Police!

Traitor. You led them to us.

No, I-- [gasps]

Hey, guys, wait. You're making a big mistake here.

Out of the way.

[demons screeching]

[sub dwellers screaming]

[gasps]

[all yell]

[officer yelling]

Like I said, big mistake.

-[yells] -[demons screeching]

[officers yell]

[both gasp]

Egon, we got a problem.

[screams]

[screams]

[yells]

[all screeching]

[siren blaring]

[Garrett] Took you guys long enough.

Well, you know, I had to do my nails.

Look!

Driverless vehicles powered by ESD residue.

[Roland] Looks like a bomb hit this place.

Yeah, and the bomb's on the move.

[siren blares]

-[device whirring] -I'm not getting anything.

But chances are, those entities are after bigger

and more powerful sources of electricity.

Ooh, now, that's a big help.

Well, the good news is the cops saw the demons.

They gotta let your dad off now.

Here comes the bad news.

Those are thunderclouds, and they're moving in fast.

Hey, man, what kind of wimp are you?

Be it rain, sleet or snow,

the Ghostbusters always get their ghost.

That's our motto.

Actually, that's the post office's motto.

-Whatever. -Don't you get it, Eduardo?

If those demons are able to bond with lightning,

they'll become deadly.

As in, being able to suck out souls.

Oh, yeah.

[lightning crashes]

It's okay, Steff.

We face this end-of-the-world stuff two, three times a week.

Yeah, and those post-office guys think they've got a lot of stress.

Okay, so I'm a demon.

-Hmm. -Don't even.

Where would I go if I wanted that bonding kind of experience?

[Roland] The world's tallest lightning rod.

[Kylie] The Empire State Building.

[suspenseful music playing]

Oh, man. They're doing the King Kong bit.

We'll never reach them in time.

The storm's right on top of us.

Details, details.

Be careful... Garrett.

[Roland] Sorry, folks, observation tower's closed.

Ecto-emergency.

[crowd clamoring]

[music turns dramatic]

[crowd screaming]

The lightning hasn't hit the spire yet. We've still got a chance.

Like last time, one demon at a time.

This isn't working.

They're a whole lot bigger than they used to be.

Switch to maximum pulse.

Uh, Egon says that's dangerous.

-So is having your soul sucked. -[yelps]

[all screeching]

They've become completely energized.

Hey, uh, maybe we should call it a day.

Before our souls get all, you know...

Hey, what about our motto, huh?

Be it rain, sleet, lightning-munching demons...

That's it.

What if we fire our beams at the lightning

before it hits them?

Of course. It'll infuse them with proton energy.

Now, we've gotta time this just right.

Now!

[gasps]

[demons screeching]

[music fades]

And a happy Fourth to you and yours.

[poignant music playing]

[sobs] Daddy!

Persefineathious.

Oh, you're weak.

I'm fine.

How did you get them to drop the charges?

It was all their doing.

Garrett...

and the Ghostbusters.

Hmm.

I kind of like that billing.

I... I don't know how to thank you.

Well, maybe you could let Steffi stay up here with us for a while.

Is that what you want?

I---

[sighs]

My father, he's not well, and...

You've gotta go back.

I'll never forget you.

Hey, man, how about we hit Rocky's on the way home?

Best pizza in New York.

I'm not hungry.

Well, maybe one slice.

[theme music playing]

♪ When the things that slither In the shadows ♪

♪ Keep you up late at night ♪

♪ When there's something lurking In your closet ♪

♪ Who can make you feel all right? ♪

♪ Whoo-oh! ♪