Micron
15-11-2006, 08:50 PM
Take three off-beat scientists. Give them enough particle power to blast anything that gets in their way. And what do you get? GHOSTBUSTERS!
Trivia
Dan Aykroyd was heavily involved in the development of the movie from top to bottom. He originally wanted to call it "Ghost Smashers."
The original idea for Ghostbusters (as Akroyd first had it) was that the boys were going to actually be time-travelers, moving back and forth through time to stop gigantic monsters and ghosts --think a full movie of "Stay-Puft" level spooks. It was turned down because the costs were extremly prohibitive.
Pre-production was well underway before anyone realized that Filmation had produced a short lived Saturday morning children's show called "The Ghost Busters" during the 1975-76 television season. Columbia quickly entered into negotiations with Filmation to secure rights to the title. Through most of the New York location photography, Ivan Reitman and the crew were uncertain as to what their film would eventually be called. At one point, it was going to be called "Ghoststoppers," but Columbia finally struck a deal with Filmation that allowed use of the original title.
The "dream sequence" in which Ray has sex with a ghost is actually part of a much longer scene that was cut from the film. Ray and Winston travel to Fort Detmerring to take care of their ghost problem. Upon arriving, they converse with a park ranger, who tells them of the situation. Ray and Winston split up and explore the fort. Ray winds up in the Single Officers' Quarters, where he tries on one of the old uniforms. He lays down on the bed and opens his eyes to see the sexy female ghost just inches away from his body. She unzips his pants, just as Winston approaches the room from the hallway. Winston hears sounds coming from the room and calls to Ray to ask if he's okay. Ray yells back, "Later, Man!!"
Yet another deleted scene (not on the DVD) has a meter maid putting a ticket on the Ectomobile, but the windshield whipers of the car keep flinging them off. Noone is inside the car either. This scene was supposed to emphasize that the vehicle had supernatural powers since it comes in contact with a lot of ghosts.
Winston's resume has him listed as being a special forces operative. :)
The melted marshmallow is really shaving cream.
At one point the character of Louis Tully had twin Rottweilers and a German accent. This was later changed to the character we now know and love (many would say for the better).
The beautiful woman ghost in Dan Ackroyd's dream, is actually his real life wife and ex-model Donna Dixon.
The character of Louis Tully was originally to be played by John Candy.
Dan Ackroyd originally wanted John Belushi to play Peter Venkmen, but Dan Picked Bill, after news of John's death.
Dan Aykroyd conceived Slimer, the obnoxious green spirit, as a movie manifestation of John Belushi's ghost. I heard him admit this to Johnny Carson one evening on the Tonight Show.
The original name used for the popular ghost Slimer was "Onion Head" Audiences tagged him with the name "Slimer", hence why he is credited as such in the sequel and the cartoon series based on the film.
Sandra Bernhart was originally supposed to play Janine, and Paul Reubens was supposed to play the Character "Gozer".
Eddie Murphy was originally supposed to play the role of "Winston Zeddemore"
The role of Winston, before Eddie Murphy was considered for the part, was Gregory Hines and he was supposed to be a security man for the company.
Sandra Bernhart was supposed to play Janine, and Paul Reubens was supposed to play the Character "Gozer"
One of the original concepts for the Ecto-1 was a black hearse with purple
strobe light bars!
1980's pop singer Debbie Gibson makes an appearance in the film. She's the girl with the pink bow in her hair, celebrating her birthday at the Tavern on the Green.
The actress playing Gozer is a Czech fashion model, but her voice is provided by Paddi Edwards. The Czech actress originally spoke with her own voice, but because of her accent, Bill Murray thought she was saying "Jews and berries" when in fact she was saying "Choose and perish"!
An even more ferocious version of the library ghost mechanical puppet was created and rejected. However, it did appear in another classic 1980's film -- "Fright Night".
Dan Aykroyd's original version of the script began with the Ecto-mobile flying out of the Ghostbusters headquaters, but director Ivan Reitman suggested it would be better to show how the team got started.
The demonic voice of Dana/Zuul was performed by director Ivan Reitman.
When Peter Venkman spies Dana for the first time at Ghostbusters HQ he runs to greet her personally. In his haste he jumps the gate and as he does so you can hear a click as his foot catches it. Being the professional that he is, Bill Murray doesnt even look back but carries on with the scene.
During the scene in which the ghost containment unit is shut off and the ghosts escape as a pink explosion from the roof of the Ghostbusters' building,if you look to a building on the left you'll see a faded advertisement for Stay Puft Marshmellows,complete with a picture of Mr. Stay Puft, foreshadowing his arrival later in the movie.
When you see Mr. "Stay Puft" for the first time, you'll notice that he has a tie around his neck. But when The Ghostbusters zap him, his neck tie appears to have disappeared.
Trivia
Dan Aykroyd was heavily involved in the development of the movie from top to bottom. He originally wanted to call it "Ghost Smashers."
The original idea for Ghostbusters (as Akroyd first had it) was that the boys were going to actually be time-travelers, moving back and forth through time to stop gigantic monsters and ghosts --think a full movie of "Stay-Puft" level spooks. It was turned down because the costs were extremly prohibitive.
Pre-production was well underway before anyone realized that Filmation had produced a short lived Saturday morning children's show called "The Ghost Busters" during the 1975-76 television season. Columbia quickly entered into negotiations with Filmation to secure rights to the title. Through most of the New York location photography, Ivan Reitman and the crew were uncertain as to what their film would eventually be called. At one point, it was going to be called "Ghoststoppers," but Columbia finally struck a deal with Filmation that allowed use of the original title.
The "dream sequence" in which Ray has sex with a ghost is actually part of a much longer scene that was cut from the film. Ray and Winston travel to Fort Detmerring to take care of their ghost problem. Upon arriving, they converse with a park ranger, who tells them of the situation. Ray and Winston split up and explore the fort. Ray winds up in the Single Officers' Quarters, where he tries on one of the old uniforms. He lays down on the bed and opens his eyes to see the sexy female ghost just inches away from his body. She unzips his pants, just as Winston approaches the room from the hallway. Winston hears sounds coming from the room and calls to Ray to ask if he's okay. Ray yells back, "Later, Man!!"
Yet another deleted scene (not on the DVD) has a meter maid putting a ticket on the Ectomobile, but the windshield whipers of the car keep flinging them off. Noone is inside the car either. This scene was supposed to emphasize that the vehicle had supernatural powers since it comes in contact with a lot of ghosts.
Winston's resume has him listed as being a special forces operative. :)
The melted marshmallow is really shaving cream.
At one point the character of Louis Tully had twin Rottweilers and a German accent. This was later changed to the character we now know and love (many would say for the better).
The beautiful woman ghost in Dan Ackroyd's dream, is actually his real life wife and ex-model Donna Dixon.
The character of Louis Tully was originally to be played by John Candy.
Dan Ackroyd originally wanted John Belushi to play Peter Venkmen, but Dan Picked Bill, after news of John's death.
Dan Aykroyd conceived Slimer, the obnoxious green spirit, as a movie manifestation of John Belushi's ghost. I heard him admit this to Johnny Carson one evening on the Tonight Show.
The original name used for the popular ghost Slimer was "Onion Head" Audiences tagged him with the name "Slimer", hence why he is credited as such in the sequel and the cartoon series based on the film.
Sandra Bernhart was originally supposed to play Janine, and Paul Reubens was supposed to play the Character "Gozer".
Eddie Murphy was originally supposed to play the role of "Winston Zeddemore"
The role of Winston, before Eddie Murphy was considered for the part, was Gregory Hines and he was supposed to be a security man for the company.
Sandra Bernhart was supposed to play Janine, and Paul Reubens was supposed to play the Character "Gozer"
One of the original concepts for the Ecto-1 was a black hearse with purple
strobe light bars!
1980's pop singer Debbie Gibson makes an appearance in the film. She's the girl with the pink bow in her hair, celebrating her birthday at the Tavern on the Green.
The actress playing Gozer is a Czech fashion model, but her voice is provided by Paddi Edwards. The Czech actress originally spoke with her own voice, but because of her accent, Bill Murray thought she was saying "Jews and berries" when in fact she was saying "Choose and perish"!
An even more ferocious version of the library ghost mechanical puppet was created and rejected. However, it did appear in another classic 1980's film -- "Fright Night".
Dan Aykroyd's original version of the script began with the Ecto-mobile flying out of the Ghostbusters headquaters, but director Ivan Reitman suggested it would be better to show how the team got started.
The demonic voice of Dana/Zuul was performed by director Ivan Reitman.
When Peter Venkman spies Dana for the first time at Ghostbusters HQ he runs to greet her personally. In his haste he jumps the gate and as he does so you can hear a click as his foot catches it. Being the professional that he is, Bill Murray doesnt even look back but carries on with the scene.
During the scene in which the ghost containment unit is shut off and the ghosts escape as a pink explosion from the roof of the Ghostbusters' building,if you look to a building on the left you'll see a faded advertisement for Stay Puft Marshmellows,complete with a picture of Mr. Stay Puft, foreshadowing his arrival later in the movie.
When you see Mr. "Stay Puft" for the first time, you'll notice that he has a tie around his neck. But when The Ghostbusters zap him, his neck tie appears to have disappeared.