All came together when the film score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, notable for his use of synthesizers and, his 1980’s staple, the ondes Martenot. Over in the storyboarding room, the Ghostbusters wore SWAT-like outfits and riot squad helmets with movable transparent visors, and used wands instead of Proton Packs to fight the ghosts. The changes and polishing of the plan for the movie didn’t stop in the casting department. The demonic voice of Gozer was provided by Paddi Edwards in the final cut.

But while Jovan triumphed with her figure, her voice and accent didn’t cut it. Gozer would end up being filled by a skin-tight-costumed Yugoslav model by the name of Slavitza Jovan, replacing the original plan of Ivo Shandor as a slender man in a suit played by Paul Reubens.

As for Louis Tully, who was originally conceived as a conservative man in a business suit played by comedian John Candy, commitment issues lead the way for Rick Moranis to step in and provide a new beat of nervous, geeky comic humor. Rising star Eddie Murphy ended up being too busy with Beverly Hills Cop to put in any teamwork on Ghostbusters. With Belushi dead, the role of Peter Venkman went to former Saturday Night Live cast member and current rising star Bill Murray, who Retiman had earlier worked with on 1979’s Meatballs. Aykroyd and Ramis hammered out the script over three weeks in a Martha's Vineyard bomb shelter in the summer of 1982.Ĭasting had to be set. At his suggestion, Harold Ramis, who Reitman had worked with on Stripes, was brought on to skillfully ground the fantastic elements of the high-concept premise. You can maybe imagine Reitman nodding at points and then saying how he likes the basic idea, followed by a dreaded, “But…” Sure enough, he immediately saw the budgetary impossibilities in the first draft. The actor-to-be-known-as-Stantz pitched his story to director Ivan Reitman. In the initial version, a group of Ghost Smashers traveled through a mix of space, time and dimensions combating the paranormal which engulfed the environment wherever they arrived. “We’re ready to believe you.' - The GhostbustersĪs written by Aykroyd, his concept was different from what was eventually filmed. It had to go on as ideas of passion never loosen their grip. The news hit fans, friends and family hard. Belushi’s character when he received the call: his dear soul man was dead in Los Angeles. Akyroyd was sitting in a production office, at 150 Fifth Avenue on March 5, 1982, writing a line for Mr. Tragedy struck early on to curtail that plan. The concept was inspired by Dan Aykroyd's own fascination with the paranormal and it was conceived as a vehicle for himself and friend John Belushi, another fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus and the other half of The Blues Brothers. It was based on something a little rarer: original material. Ghostbusters wasn’t based on any source material. If it was circa 1984, it would be officially known: a) that George Orwell was a little too pessimistic when writing his signature book and b) that as of today it is exactly a month until Ghostbustersarrives in theaters. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for “supernatural action and some suggestive references.It’s May 8, 2013, as I begin to write this. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is two hours and four minutes long. What happened in the '80s happened in the '80s, and this is set in the present day.” How Long Is Ghostbusters: Afterlife? This is the next chapter in the original franchise. 'I wanted to make a movie for all the other fans. “I’ve always thought of myself as the first Ghostbusters fan, when I was a 6-year-old visiting the set,' Jason said in an interview with EW. When they settle in their new home, they quickly discover they are connected to a team of paranormal investigators named the Ghostbusters and that their father/grandfather may have been one of its key members.Īs supernatural phenomena begin to occur, the family and their friends must solve a mystery linked to the relocation of their father/grandfather and use the equipment made famous by the Ghostbusters to save the town and possibly the world.ĭirected by Jason Reitman, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a follow-up to the events from 1984’s Ghostbusters and 1989’s Ghostbusters 2, which were both directed by Jason’s father Ivan Reitman. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is set in the small town of Summerville, Oklahoma, and tells the story of Carrie Coon's Callie, a single mom who left Chicago with her two children after hearing of her long-estranged father's passing - a father she never even knew.

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