
November 21, 1944 · 81 years old
Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer, specializing in comedy. His best-known film acting roles are as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981), both of which he co-wrote. As a writer/director, his film…

A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.

Armed with proton packs, four paranormal investigators battle mischievous ghouls in New York.

For fun-loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one-night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant with his child.

A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

A comedy about a psychiatrist whose number-one patient is an insecure mob boss.

At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

An exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

The Griswold family's cross-country drive in their brand new Wagon Family Truckster to the Walley World theme park in California proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.

Hopeless dweeb Elliot Richards is granted seven wishes by the Devil to snare Allison, the girl of his dreams, in exchange for his soul.

After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.

Mobster Paul Vitti is released into Dr. Ben Sobol's care, where only more chaos ensues.

Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the Army for a bit of fun.

Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.

Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.

Michael, at 30, has a great job, still has his four best friends, and has a beautiful girlfriend, but his life seems predictable. Until he meets a college girl.

A glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories.

To encourage his uninspired son to get through college, a wealthy and fun loving, but somewhat obnoxious, businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.

A family man who never has enough time for the things he wants to do takes advantage of the opportunity to have himself cloned.

A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.

Another summer descends upon North Star summer camp, and care-free counselor Tripper leads the mediocre and mismanaged campers against their arch rivals at the very well run and expensive neighboring camp, Mohawk.

The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.

When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.

A fired cop and useless lawyer sign up as security guards and find they've joined a corrupt union.

On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty-hunters race to rescue three Earth female captives from the clutches of an evil mutant warlord.

A retired Chicago firefighter partners with a reggae singer to turn a seedy Caribbean nightclub into a resort for affluent tourists.

Two people meet on a flight to Sydney. Although both are engaged to others, they fall in love during their evacuation after a forced landing, and agree to meet in New York City three months later if the attraction lasts.

About a man who has trouble with his job, trouble with women, and uses food to deal with it all.

Andy works in marketing but wants to create something "real" so he gets a job in research with huge a pay cut. He teams with 3 nerds to develop a $99 PC for 3rd world students. Then comes the dot-com crash.

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never-before-seen footage.

A teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about a media-obsessed geek and the most beautiful and twisted girl in school.

Cast and crew of Ghostbusters (1984) discuss the making of the film.