Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction  •  1988  •  60 min

Filmation's Ghostbusters: The Revenge of Prime Evil (1988)

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Filmation's Ghostbusters: The Revenge of Prime Evil (1988)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

A squad of supernatural investigators are Earth's only defense against an evil ghost wizard and his minions.


Starring Cast

Pat Fraley  •   Peter Cullen  •   Alan Oppenheimer

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around apolitical themes of good versus evil and heroism, with a focus on a specialized team combating supernatural threats. It does not explicitly promote either progressive or conservative ideologies.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie features visible diversity within its main cast, including a prominent Black female character and a gorilla, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a traditional framing, portraying its white male heroes positively and not engaging in critiques of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

This animated film, a product of 1980s children's entertainment, contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the Ghostbusters' adventures against Prime Evil, without addressing queer identity in any capacity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film, an animated series from the 1980s, does not contain any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal is not applicable.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film features Tracy the Gorilla as the primary female character in action sequences. Her combat involves super strength against supernatural entities, which is considered a superpower. No human female characters engage in direct physical combat against male opponents, nor does Tracy's combat meet the criteria of skilled physical combat independent of her superpower.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features Jake Kong Jr. and Eddie Spencer Jr., who are the sons of the original male characters from the 1975 live-action series. Other significant characters are new creations for the animated series. No established character from the source material has their gender changed.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

This film is a direct-to-video movie based on the 1986 animated series, which itself is based on the 1975 live-action series. All established characters maintain their original racial depictions from the source material, with no changes to their race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.3
The Movie Database logo
8.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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