When Does "Ghostbusters" (1984) Take Place?
"Ghostbusters" is a horror comedy film written by Dan Aykroyd with Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman and released June 8th, 1984.
It takes place in the year:
We know this because nearly halfway through the film, a fictional issue of “OMNI” magazine appears on-screen clearly cover dated “OCTOBER 1984”.
1984 AD
We know this because nearly halfway through the film, a fictional issue of “OMNI” magazine appears on-screen clearly cover dated “OCTOBER 1984”.
Furthermore, just afterward, an issue of “The Atlantic” magazine also appears that is (less clearly) cover dated “OCTOBER 1984”.
Both of these covers are implied to be contemporaneous with the events depicted in the middle of the film.
