Ghostbusters II script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Introduces the cityscape of Manhattan, setting the tone and scope.

Dana’s struggle with everyday burdens hints that overcoming personal adversity is key.

Frank, do you think you could give me a hand with these bags?

We see the Ghostbusters’ diminished status—failed parties, a canceled show—and meet Dana at the museum.

Dana’s work at the restoration studio attracts the attention of Janosz and the Vigo painting.

The team questions whether the buggy stop incident and Dana’s haunting warrant re-opening business.

They commit to investigating East 77th Street and the museum slime, entering the “upside-down” world of Vigo.

Dana and Venkman’s relationship deepens as he shelters her and consults on the Vigo portrait.

The team experiments with slime, confronts bathtub attacks, kidnappings, and Janosz’s possession—classic Ghostbusters action.

Ray’s possession by the Vigo painting raises the stakes: the villains have won an internal foothold.

No, I'm going to kill everybody!

Supernatural events spread across the city, Oscar is kidnapped, and Janosz reveals his plan to use Dana’s baby.

Dana confronts Janosz alone and learns her baby’s life is directly threatened.

What do you want with my baby?

The team is institutionalized and must grapple with seeming failure as the world unravels outside.

Harnessing positive energy, they prepare the Statue of Liberty as a vessel to counter Vigo’s slime.

They animate the Statue of Liberty, rally the city’s faith, and storm the museum to defeat Vigo.

The final confrontation in the restoration studio mirrors the opening but shows the team’s reborn triumph.