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Ghostbusters is turning 40 – so I explored the streets of New York like one

Source: Richard Franks

There was one movie I was glued to as a (mildly terrified) 10-year-old: Ghostbusters. My dusty old VHS cassette – a re-release of Ghostbusters I and II together – was played to death so much that it jumped about on my chunky TV set more than I did when Dana Barrett discovered Zuul in her refrigerator. I still rue the day the film was accidentally recorded over.

Aged 10 I never thought I’d be running around in my early thirties on a tour of filming locations, let alone among a group including a super-fan dressed as – complete with beige jumpsuit, inflatable proton pack, and toy neutrona wand. But there I was, prancing up were born.

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