The video concludes with Parker and the stars of the film, in full Ghostbuster costume, dancing down the streets of New York City. None of the actors were paid for participating but did so as a favor to Reitman. Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk, and Teri Garr. ĭirected by Reitman, the "Ghostbusters" music video was number one on MTV, and features cameos by celebrities Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Melissa Gilbert, Ollie E. It features a young woman, played by actress Cindy Harrell, who is haunted by a ghost portrayed by Parker, roaming a nearly all-black house interior (with vibrant neon designs outlining the sparse architectural and industrial features) until the woman finally calls the service. The music video for the song was directed by Ivan Reitman, the same director as the Ghostbusters film, and produced by Jeffrey Abelson. The theme is estimated to have added $20 million to the film's box office gross. The Hughes and Thrall version was later rewritten and used as the track "Dance or Die" for the 1987 film Dragnet. Glenn Hughes and Pat Thrall also submitted a demo that was ultimately rejected.
He turned down the opportunity, as he did not want to be known as a soundtrack artist. Lindsey Buckingham, on his interview disc Words & Music, stated that he was approached to write the Ghostbusters theme, based on his successful contribution to Harold Ramis's National Lampoon's Vacation, " Holiday Road". This inspired him to write the song as a pseudo-advertising jingle that the business could have commissioned as a promotion. However, when watching television late at night, Parker saw a cheap commercial for a local service that reminded him that the film had a similar commercial featured for the fictional business. Parker was approached by the film's producers to create a theme song for the film, though he only had a few days to do so and the film's title seemed impossible to include in any lyrics. 7.4 Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott version.
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