Who directed Caddyshack and co-wrote and satred in the 1986 film GhostBusters?
Harold Ramis Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, writer, and comedian. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in "Ghostbusters" (1984) and "Ghostbusters II" (1989) and Russell Ziskey in "Stripes" (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies "Caddyshack" (1980), "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), "Groundhog Day" (1993), and "Analyze This" (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series "SCTV", on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of "Groundhog Day" and "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978). His final film that he wrote, produced, directed and acted in was "Year One" (2009).
Halloween (1978 film) Halloween is a 1978 American slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. The film is the first installment of the "Halloween" franchise. In the film, on Halloween night in 1963, Michael Myers murders his sister in the fictional Midwestern town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He escapes on October 30, 1978 from Smith's Grove Sanitarium, and returns home to kill again. Michael's psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis, knowing Michael's intentions, gives chase. The next day, Halloween, Michael stalks teenager Laurie Strode.