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Ghostbusters The Rewatchables
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Ghostbusters

Half-Assed Internet Research

The title rights, effects company, Stay Puft suits, library puppet, deleted ghost encounter, rooftop power, and Murray's last-minute commitment

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Approx. transcript time · 01:39:27Read transcript
  • Frank Price is said to have sold Columbia the Ghostbusters title for $500,000 plus one percent of profits.
  • The special-effects supervisor used part of the effects budget to establish Boss Film Studios.
  • Eighteen toxic foam marshmallow-man suits cost nearly $600,000 and required a separate air supply; shaving cream stood in for marshmallow debris.
  • The original library-ghost puppet was considered too frightening and reused in Fright Night.
  • A more extensive sexual encounter between Ray and a female ghost was deleted.
  • The rooftop set reportedly needed 50,000 amps, forcing Columbia to shut down its other stages.
  • A Vanity Fair account says Murray arrived late with a stadium horn, reviewed the rewritten script with Ramis and Reitman, offered no changes, and agreed to proceed.
Ghostbusters The Rewatchables
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Ghostbusters

Apex Mountain

Dan Aykroyd, ghost movies, and ghost combat: yes

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Approx. transcript time · 01:42:14Read transcript
  • Ghostbusters is accepted as Bill Murray's apex by some, while Groundhog Day remains a strong rival.
  • Ghostbusters is treated as Dan Aykroyd's apex because he wrote it and remained the franchise's custodian, though Trading Places is considered.
  • Aliens is preferred as Sigourney Weaver's apex.
  • Groundhog Day is preferred for Harold Ramis as a director, while Ghostbusters remains a contender.
  • The marshmallow mascot, ghost movies, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, New York Public Library scenes, dog transformations, occult architecture, and ghost combat each receive separate apex checks.
  • Ghostbusters narrowly beats Ghost as the apex ghost movie, with Poltergeist and newer horror franchises also considered.
  • Ghostbusters is considered Ernie Hudson's best-known role, while Oz is noted as substantial work; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids beats it for Moranis.
  • The movie is favored as the apex of ghost combat after Ghosts of Mars is raised as an alternative.
Ghostbusters The Rewatchables
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Ghostbusters

Picking Nits

Dana's apartment and attraction to Venkman, falling debris, city oversight, and jailhouse blueprints

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  • Dana's expensive Central Park West apartment is questioned, then defended through her implied family wealth and career.
  • The group revisits why Dana likes Venkman and suggests his new success and cash changed her view.
  • The finale appears likely to kill many street spectators with falling debris.
  • The city's limited response to paranormal chaos and reliance on four recently dismissed academics are called implausible.
  • The team being allowed to study building blueprints in a holding cell is questioned.
Ghostbusters The Rewatchables
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Ghostbusters

Gandolfini Butter on My Ass So It Pops in My Mouth Award

The Keymaster title, Murray working a crowd, and the firehouse poles

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:52:24Read transcript
  • Keymaster is praised as a nickname and adapted into basketball pairings.
  • Bill Murray introducing the team to the crowd outside Dana's building is chosen for his effortless command of the city.
  • Sliding down the firehouse poles is another winner because the simple fun has largely disappeared from contemporary spaces.
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