Ghostbusters (1984) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!
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- Ghostbusters (1984)
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Finally sat down to watch a movie we should have seen a long time ago! Better late than never! Definitely excited for part 2 and for the new release coming up!
Thank you all for the support!
If you want to see a hilarious character played by Bill Murray, watch What about Bob?. With Richard Dreyfus too.
If you like Rick Moranis, I suggest watching him star in the movie musical Little Shop of Horrors! Bill Murray even has a cameo in it! 😁💜
I am new to your channel I noticed you watch escape from New York you watch the sequel escape from LA also starring Kurt Russell as snake again.
People HAAAAATE Ghostbusters 2.
I am not "People".
I LOVE GB2.
😁❤👍👻
@@chriskelly3481 While, "Ghostbusters 2" certainly doesn't really cover any new ground, just being able to spend time with all these characters again makes it worthwhile.
Rick Moranis is the Keymaster and continuously gets locked out of his apartment.
It's such an understated joke that I think a lot of people miss. :)
The title "Keymaster" is such a double entendre.
@@Uncle_T you really only pick up on it the second time you watch it since all the lock outs occur before he becomes the Key Master.
@@richardb6260 I genuinely only picked it up watching someone else's reaction like last week, and I've seen this film dozens of times!
I never noticed that.
"Listen! Do you smell something?" The most underappreciated line in the movie.
I am always amazed at how many people don't even seem to notice that one. Me and my high school friends used to say that all the time.
,, totally noticed 👃💯💯💯
I remember hearing it the first time I saw it, and no one else laughed. Still a nice touch!
"Wow! Talk about telekinetic activity, look at this mess!"
I love the little piano riff at that part
Keymaster always getting locked out, Gatekeeper always closing the door on Keymaster, Keymaster finally opens the door of Gatekeeper, Kaymaster and Gatekeeper become dogs that are behind closed doors. The brilliance of Aykroyd and Ramis's script cannot be overstated.
Also they bumped uglies. KEY master and GATE keeper...
@@Convoy00X That's part of the joke.
"Where do those stairs go?"
"They go up"
My favorite movie line ever....LOL
I'm a huge fan of "listen....do you smell something?" Lol
You guys should watch "My Cousin Vinny" if you've never seen it.
They have the full version up on Patreon.
Yoot
Defendants lol
Love that movie I’ve seen it at least 100 times
Please don’t.
I'll second this
@@possiblepilotdeviation5791 Phonetics ain’t your thing.
The role Rick Moranis plays, was originally suppose to be played by John Candy. For a few weeks he tried to "understand" the role, he continually wanted to use a German accent and said he couldn't wrap his head around the role, and apologized and said he felt someone else would be better for the role. He suggested they ask Rick Moranis, since they both had worked on SCTV. Rick Moranis read the part and instantly knew what to do, and immediately got the role.
I think Candy also said his version of Louis wouldn't be so awkward around Dana which I would agree with.
They also wanted eddie murphy for the role of Winston. He was busy though
That's some real professionalism - recognising your own limitations and knowing who can do the job you can't.
Rick was absolutely excellent in this role!
@@crankfastle8138 candy and murphy would have made this even better.
I don't know.
My absolute favourite line and it's delivery was Egon's "I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought".
Of course, back when I first saw it in the 80s I didn't get what could be funny about its delivery. Now it cracks me up.
It's so powerful when Egon is the one who loses it and tries to beat up Peck. It shows you just how terrible/ridiculous/illogical that guy's actions are when the calm, logical Ghostbuster from your example.... goes on a rampage.
For the life of me, I still chuckle every time Ray says, "LISTEN! You smell something?!" The look Venkman gives in the background gets me.
@@mattp6089 "YOU'RE MOTHER!"
@@Shaggit My first time watching this decades ago.... "What?! Smell? Listen?"
🤣👍
"Cats and dogs, living together, mass hysteria!"
I was 7 when this movie came out - my parents told me they were going to see a romantic comedy one night and left me home with a babysitter. Then they came home a few hours later super excited to tell me they had just seen Ghostbusters but they wanted to make sure it was "ok" for me to see first. They took me the next weekend! Loved your reaction, keep up the great work!
I turned 7 that same summer, and went to see the film in a small theater in Vail, Colorado. What a memory, and what a time!
I was 7 too. Watched from back of dad's tiny Datsun pick up at the drive thru movies in south Florida.
Favorite movie memory to this day!❤
The "dickless" joke is truly timeless and Murray's delivery was so perfect. The actor who played Peck got sh*t from New Yorkers for months afterwards, they even picked fights with him.
I wonder if that's ad libbed.
It’s a perfect moment in a perfect movie. I remember whenever this movie played in British tv back in the day, they would substitute ‘twinky’ for ‘dick’. It was such an unintentionally hilarious edit.
That line and "listen, do you smell something?" line by Ray is my favorite. Mainly because of Venkman's look after.
William Atherton was so good at playing these kinds of roles, in addition to Ghostbusters he also played a jerk in Real Genius and Die Hard.
@@Acme1970 Hated him SO much in Die Hard. The ironic thing is nowadays he's actually gained a lot of sympathy in Ghostbusters because he was actually at least partly correct.
When I was starting out as a clerk at Blockbuster, some of my favorite shifts were with the assistant manager who was a card carrying member of the Church of the Subgenius. One slow weekday morning I needed to get into the locked stockroom in the back and I walked up to the front counter where he was working and all I had to say to him was "Keymaster!" -- Without a beat he tossed me the keys and said "Gatekeeper!" After I was done back there, I gave him the keys back, telling him, "There is only Zuul."
I was today years old when i realized that Egon was quietly signaling to Venkman the (made-up) costs of Slimer's capture in the hotel. I was always just watching Murray. It's funny how you catch things you missed from movies you hadn't rewatched in a long time (i've caught a ton of background shenanigans i'd missed in old Mel Brooks films despite multiple rewatches). Love the channel!
Funny I've always caught that one, because even if you are only watching Venkman, being the guy talking, he does glance to Egon to get the price from him. I followed that glance I guess. I freely admit to missing my share of subtleties in movies, but never that one.
Did you notice at the start where Venkman is shocking the students to test the effect of negative reinforcement on telepathically seeing the cards from Venkman's mind that he is actually getting somewhere with the guy he is shocking, and still only cares about hitting on the girl? That took me a few watches.
Lol I never noticed that! I also missed the poor housekeeper trying to put out the flaming toilet paper with her spray bottle until TBR mentioned it! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
SO many tiny, wonderful, hidden gems buried in this movie.
I've probably seen this movie 100 times and I've never noticed that before, blew my mind 😵
I was just re-watching GB2 the other day for the hundredth time when it occurred to me that Peter's first guest on world of the psychic was actually right, that the world was supposed to end on New Years Eve, and not a crackpot like the second guest lol!
The scene were Louis is consumed by the demon dog and all of the restaurant patrons just went back to eating was a commentary on how NYC was in the 1980’s: A festering mess where violent acts happened all around everyone and the people with money could simply ignore it.
has it changed? the first TMNT film comments on this too, when rafe crashes over a cab.
I got "American Psycho" type vibes at the scene pointed you pointed out. Really good social commentary.
@@highstimulation2497 Yeah, a lot of it has since been gentrified. There are still bad areas, but not as many.
@@radleysmall forest seem all that better the crime and murder and crime rate is higher now then any point in the 80s and 90s
That was a captivating brunette in black every time. Stuck up yes.
This movie was the first film that had a “sneak” advertising campaign. First, for several months, posters on the New York subway platforms stated “Coming to save the world, June 8.” I thought it was an ad for a political movement. Then a second series of posters appeared, stating “coming to save the world, June 8” with a big layer of green energy at the top of the poster. Then a third poster appeared, with the same caption and with three ghostbusters looking upwards with fear at the green energy cloud, but with no name of the film. Finally, the full poster with the name of the film appeared. For about 6 months, NY subway riders were wondering what theses posters were about.
The only thing we got here in Baltimore(that I remember) was the ghost with the red circle/hash through it. I remember that making me think, "No Ghost? What does THAT mean?"
@@tremorsfan he struck me as neutral. I thought he was cute, but I didn’t laugh out loud. On first viewing, I missed the package of Stay Puft marshmallows on Dana’s counter when the eggs fry.
@@tremorsfan I do. It was utter shock. On further watchings(which wasn't common at the time), I did notice the "Stay Puft Marshmallow" bag on the same counter that the eggs exploded and fried on, in Dana's appartment.
My reaction to the Sta-Puft marshmallow man was, "This is because they couldn't get the Pillsbury Dough-boy, but it works. Okay, I'll accept it."
You could also feel this wash over the audience as at first they seem to think it's going to be the familiar corporate mascot and then there's a slight pause in the reaction as they realize it's just a stand in but then they accept it and they laugh.
@@gordondavis6168 I couldn't imagine the hysteria of trying to run those same ads right now.
"Listen, do you smell something?" - never gets old!
I don't need a compass to see which way the sun is blowing.
William Atherton plays "dickless" EPA official Walter Peck, and he also plays reporter Dick Thornberg in Die Hard. He's played some of the most iconic jerkwad 80's movie characters.
And the cop who takes the GBs out of jail to go see the mayor is Al Powell from Die Hard.
Professor Hathaway in Real Genius ;-)
@@stevemccullagh36 And Al Powell ( Reginal Vel Johnson ) is also portrayed another police officer on Family Matters none other than Carl Winslow
So much so that he was harassed in real life.
Atherton was a real slimeball in the TV movie Buried Alive.
The device Venkman uses at Dana’s apartment is known as a “sniffer” and is used by utility crews to detect low-flowing gas leaks especially in tight spots. I learned this when I was 13 and a family friend who worked as a building engineer was watching the VHS with us told us about it.
Since ectoplasmic residue is a real thing in this movie, his sniffer could actually be set up to detect it in the air.
Ionised gas formations woul effect gas flow in air right? Expanded material basically explain that's what gives the ghosts corporeal form.
I was today years old when I learned that was an actual instrument and not purely fictional. Thanks!
Fun Fact: when Dana's eggs start cooking on her counter you can also see a bag of Stay Puft Marshmallows.
Also, at one point when the ghosts are escaping from the Ghostbusters headquarters, there is a shot that reveals that it is across the street from a Stay Puft Marshmallow factory!
It makes sense that Ray would be the heart of the Ghostbusters, and the most passionate about it, because That's Dan Aykroyd. He and his entire family is really into paranormal investigation, and he was the one who originally came up with the idea for the movie.
"Do you want this body?"
"Is this a trick question?"
Followed by "I want you inside me " "No go ahead. , sounds like you have at least 2 people in there already "
The actor, William Atherton, that portrays "Walter Peck" said that the next Monday or week after the premiere he was walking down the street and a school bus load of kids went driving by and they were yelling at him chanting "Dickless". So freakin hilarious!
One of my favorite callbacks to actors playing roles. Another one is Paul Reiser's mother cheering when his character died in "Aliens".
One of my favorite bits is the elevator scene at the Fredrick Hotel when they flip on the Proton Pack for the first time. The physical comedy there is so subtle, it's hilarious. I love the dry humor throughout the entire film. Made me lifelong fan.
Yes, that’s hilarious! Trying to edge away from it in an enclosed space is the funniest part about it.
Finally a reactor that appreciates the locked door gag as much as I do. Also Louis is my favorite character too.
FUN FACT: Sigorney Weaver auditioned for this right after doing the first Alien film. The cast weren't sure she'd be interested, since she had just came off as such a bad ass in Alien. But durring her audition she got on all fours and started barking like a dog while acting possessed. She has such a fantastic sense of humor!!
@@NGC6144 Ghostbusters took a very long time to produce and release, so it may still be right.
@@NGC6144 yeah man movies coming out back to back only a year apart is extremely modern like only the last 20 years modern has it been a thing
Easily in my top 5 comedy films ever. Peter Venkman is one of the best characters of all time, I find it incredible that the role was written with someone else in mind, Bill Murray really makes it his own though.
Annie Potts as Janine is such an underrated character as well. Fun fact, she is also the voice to Bo Peep on the Toy Story films
Another great Bill Murray/Harold Ramis collaboration is the movie "Stripes".
Also by the same brilliant director, Ivan Reitman - who also did Kindergarten Cop and Twins, among others.
And that’s a fact jack lol
"Stripes" was a great movie too
Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the Meketrex Supplicants they chose a new form for him... that of a Giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zulls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Sloar that day I can tell you.
I really hope there's a giant Sloar in the new film.
I preferred the Vadranae's Giant and Moving Tor. But that's just me.
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks You can fight one in the 2016 PC videogame, the real ghostbusters sequel we should've had..
@Random Platypus with Internet Yep, my bad, not long ago a remaster came out..
Bring back Rick Moranis.
idk he quit when his wife got sick to take care of his family. i miss him too but thats pretty respectable. if he ever comes back tho I will scream in happy
He is too busy bringing back Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
A good movie with Rick is Parenthood with Steve Martin.
He recently showed up for a commercial with ryan Reynolds for something
It's self imposed. If he wanted work, it's his, he just found out that he really didn't miss it that much. He has mentioned he'll maybe do more now that the kids are grown up but he's honestly happy being out of the public eye.
Bill Murray is such a huge presence in the film that I can’t imagine how it would have played out with John Belushi in Venkman’s role as originally planned. IIRC Dan Ackroyd suggested that the hotel slimer was Belushi’s ghost.
Eddie Murphy was also attached at one point, but made Beverly Hills Cop instead, IIRC.
@@Carandini yeah Winston was supposed to have a way bigger role, but when they couldn’t get Eddie (because he had already signed up for Beverly Hills Cop) or anyone else ‘big’ they downscaled the part, which is a shame.
Also like 80% of Bill Murray's dialogue is improvised. It would have been a totally different character
William Atherton who played Walter Peck in this, would a few years later go on to play the equally annoying reporter Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and Die Hard 2.
Another Die hard connection is that Reginald VelJohnson who plays officer Al Powell in Die Hard also plays the police officer that comes to collect the ghostbusters from their jail cell.
William Atherton
@@bobsmith-tf2wb You're right, I guess he was just too convincing in Die Hard. Funny how in Die Hard his name is Richard, in Ghostbusters he has no dick, but in both roles he plays one. Thanks for the correction.
Legend has it that he was treated really rudely in public by random people who hated his character in the movies. I don't understand how dumb people can be to not respect an actor just doing his job to make such convincingly unlikable characters.
He plays a great villain
I’ve seen him as a baddie in something else also
@@Nakna_ankaN Tom Felton got quite a bit of grief when he was younger and playing Draco Malfoy.
The spontaneous eruption of laughter when the Stay Puft marshmallow man appeared in the theater onscreen, is the best memory I have of this movie.
However, the radio overplayed the Ghostbusters theme. It was playing everywhere you went and began to get annoying, as I recall.
The song was very overplayed at the time. I was very little at the time and didn't know the movie. My mom didn't have the best radio in the world so I didn't make out the word "ghostbusters". I kept thinking they were yelling "Got a mustache!" haha
When I saw it the biggest audience reaction was Venkman getting slimed.
They start screaming as Slimer comes at him and as Ray is running through the hallways to reach him the audience is screaming even louder so that when Venkman is revealed and says, "he slimed me" you cant hear anything said after that for almost 10 seconds because the audience is carrying on so. It wasnt until I watched it on VHS the first time did I hear Egon over the radio asking Ray to "save some for me"
LoL notice that the key master is the one constantly being locked out
Never even made that connection. That's pretty good!
Oh, LIFE!!!
I have watched this movie into the 20s of times! (I can STILL recite the whole movie)
Yet I NEVER made that connection!
THANK you.
😁👍😘
Oh, the irony...
Haha
I really like Ghostbuster 2 some don't but I enjoy it. The actor Peter MacNicol who plays the character of Janosz was having a lot of fun with his role and it made more funny for me.
Absolutely right, MacNicol did that role so well; notice how he responds to an offered handshake by just using his fingertips, that sort of thing, and his great line at the end, vy am I drippings with goo.
"Janosz, where are you from, originally?"
"The upper west side."
Yes the joyfulness is over!
"Yes, the scourge...yes, you say this already..." He's the best part of the film, definitely.
This comedy had everything. The cast, the music, the effects, the locations. It all adds up to a huge summertime hit. Saw this nine times in the theater. Visited New York in 86 and hunted down locations. The apartment building and church off Central Park were the easiest to find. The sequel was ok, and the reboot was so so. Looking forward to the new one however. Love your reactions! Look into reviewing Blues Brothers. Another great Sigourney comedy performance is in Working Girl.
I live in nyc, passed by the firehouse a few times
The reboot was fucking abhorrent.
The library is equally easy to find, it's the main library
I love how calm and collected Venkman manages to be when he encounters possessed Dana.
I think that’s actually his fear response.
I so glad you guys found out who you can call if there is something strange in your neighborhood.
You need to watch "Stripes" and "Caddyshack" - two of Bill Murray's best movies.
I'd also recommend Spies Likes Us for a great underappreciated 80s comedy with Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase. I never see anyone react/review that movie and it's soooo good.
Stripes is one half of a great movie.
@@TreyBlythe You mean when they go on that mission the movie kinda falls off?
Osmosis Jones is pretty good too, despite the grossness.
One of the few movies ( along with Men in Black) that accurately captures the energy and attitudes of New Yorkers. One of the overlooked jokes is that Lewis is constantly being locked out of his apartment, but he later becomes The Keymaster.
"Hey, better late reaction than never" its great you guys watched this classic. Growing up watching this as a kid was cheesy to say magical. There's that inner child in me that still holds on hope being a actual Ghostbuster one day. Anyway, love your guys reactions.
"If there's a decent paycheck in it,... I'll believe anything you have to say."
You had me at "protein pack"...
Lmao... I know right?
I would definitely need that... I'm skinny
@@nicktube1857 don't worry about being skinny. I was skinny too. I am 50 now, and getting buff when all my other friends are getting old and fat haha.
Time is your friend.
Back to watching Mr. Schmitt and Sam doing another reaction!🥰 And as always, I appreciate your insights, reactions, and honesty (no click-bait thumbnail with exaggerated, Photoshopped expressions and hyperbolic statements such as, “Funniest movie ever!!!” or, “Is this the scariest movie of all time!?”). Keep it up!👍
Yh there is a channel called it’s a primate the guy has zero personality same with Mell
Best real other movie channel is mr video
This is my fav reaction channel. The only other one i am still subbed to is 'Popcorn in bed'. Her 'Saving Private Ryan' was incredible, and all her reactions are prettty good. No bad/over-re acting.
Honestly...on any given day, Ghostbusters is my favorite movie of all time 😎 I actually wrote a paper on how much I loved it in college! "I ain't afraid of no ghosts"👻👻👻
The Ghostbusters headquarters is an old single bay firehouse. The pole they use when the first call comes in is for the second floor, where the dining and "relaxation" areas of the firehouse were.
The other pole, in the background, would be for coming down from the third floor sleeping area.
I was just about to head off for the night... and then I saw this video was uploaded one minute ago. And there goes that extra hour of sleep I anticipated.
Worth it
I really love your channel guys. Your reactions, your laugh, your closeness with each other... it's all priceless. Your review and commentary is far and away better than other reactors I'm subscribed to. I've been a long time fan and I just want to Thank you for your channel. Things are tough right now and I just can't swing being a patrion at the moment, but soon.
I saw this in the theater when I was in high school. This was the most amazing movie I ever saw back then. And the effects still hold up really well today.
The irony of Lewis being the key master when he keeps forgetting his keys.
It's hard to believe John Candy passed on that role. How strange would that have been? Love Candy, but thankfully he passed and Moranis landed this gem of a role.
exactly!! lol
Saw this opening night with my best friend. We had no idea what to expect and it was awesome. So quotable!
yes i saw it oprning night also summer 1984 i was 13
This is the first movie I **remember** seeing at a cinema, with my dad. Although I apparently got taken to Star Wars at a drive in at 6 months old and got taken to the other two Star Wars as well. No wonder I love movies.
@@Kamandi1971 same!
I love how when they introduce Venkman, the kid he kept shocking was guessing the cards that were coming up, until he guessed the actual card.
So he actually had some kind of ESP, but Venkman was too busy trying to impress the girl to notice. :D
He did not guess the card correctly. He guessed the card had two wavy lines, but the card actually had three wavy lines.
It's possible Venkman did that on purpose. He said he was studying the effect of negative reinforcement on ESP ability. Even though that's not what that means, it's possible Venkman was actually enhancing the guy's ESP with the shocks.
This has been one of my favorites since I was a kid. It still makes me laugh.
Winston's the everyman of the group, the one who we can identify with most as outsiders looking in. :)
I love this film, I hope the new one measures up.
I have seen shit that'll turn you white!
From what we've seen and heard so far, Afterlife is looking like a proper homage and sequel. I'm really excited to bust some ghosts and dry some tears in just a few short weeks.
This was (according to my parents and brothers) my very first movie. I saw it during its re release in 1985.
I also had the privilege of watching the cartoon series every Saturday morning. It was popular all the way until I was in kindergarten in 1990. The kids (including myself) always brought some Ghostbusters merchandise for show and tell; even I had a Ghostbusters jumpsuit. Also had a proton projector gun and had fun hunting for ghosts. I over came by fear of sleeping in the dark thanks to this franchise. Basically since this was a huge influence on my early childhood, it still has an emotional attachment for me today.
This movie is a big example of when producers and directors used to have creative control over their films. Plus the soundtrack including Mick Smiley’s Magic, helped to amplify this movie to its successful level.
The effects and comedy are nearly flawless too
Fellow Janine Melnitz lovers - - the actress is Annie Potts. She's done a lot, but I think she's most known for playing Mary Jo Shively on a 1980s sitcom called Designing Women. It's a brilliantly written, very funny show, a total classic, worth checking out.
Literally one of THE BEST movies ever in my opinion, I'm hyped for Afterlife and Ghostbusters 2 is just as good as the 1st in my opinion so I highly recommend it, they are called Ghost Busters but alot of the stuff they fight aren't even ghosts but it's still one of the greatest names ever.
Here is some fun lore on Slimer (the first ghost they capture) Slimer is not the ghost of a dead person and instead he is the embodiment of sloth and gluttony that is found in the hotel itself so not all of the ghosts where even ever humans in this universe, I think it's safe to say that any ghost that doesn't look like a human was never a human but is just some THING that came into existence due to psychic energy being stored up and then finally forming into a being.
Fun Fact: There is a Ghost Busters video game that is canonically the 3rd installation in the universe, it features all of the OG Busters including the player character and it is supposed to be Ghost Busters 3 so Afterlife is Ghost Busters 4, I think that's the first time a video game fills in for a movie in a movie series.
Same, I NEVER understood why some people dont like the second movie. To me it's a perfect sequel of the same level. Vigo is an ever better villain and I love a lots of the joke, plus the trial scene is so good
This isn't strictly correct -- based on reports from people who have seen Afterlife, it does not sound like the movie acknowledges the events of The Video Game. It is also intentionally NOT called Ghostbusters 3, because it focuses on new characters and should be looked as its own movie even though it is in the same continuity as the others.
The game is great also!
Slimer was their friend In the cartoon
Ghostbusters...lightning in a bottle at it's finest ! The kind of movie, you can try to recreate or make sequel and it never will be close to equal ! The timing and the confluence of too many element at the same time to make it a perfect comedy can't be recreated a second time !
"When someone asks if you're a GOD you say YES!!!"
Another excellent edit. You guys always leave in almost every funny line. I don't know why, but your commentary doesn't get in the way, and it's fun listening to your comments. The picture looks great, you pull yourselves to the corner a lot, and you're not obscuring the movie with an awful logo or making it semi-transparent. Couldn't believe you guys didn't see this. What a treat. Went through all my bookmarks of people doing really short edits with all the stuff I mentioned below, skipped them, then saw another TBR Schmitt edit of a great movie posted. Again, what a treat! Watching an edit here makes almost every other channel disappointing. Very nice work. Oh, and you guys ALWAYS look smashing. :)
The line I really enjoyed you leaving in was, "...and you can keep the five bucks..."
The restaurant was Tavern on the Green in Central Park. The restaurant scene is a nod/joke to how indifferent New Yorkers are to crazy stuff happening in New York and the diners we barely distracted by Rick Moranis' character being attacked by the creature.
"The flowers are still standing!"
I still say that everytime I knock something over by mistake.
Now you wonder, how The Exorcist would have played out, if Venkman had been there completely no selling the demonic presence. :D
Dan Ackroyd created Slimmer as a tribute to his late partner/ friend John Belushi. Belushi was suppose to be in the movie. But sadly he died in March of 82.
I've seen a bunch of reactions to this and everyone is always confused at the scene where Rick Moranis character is at the restaurant and the ppl in the restaurant just stop to look at him then go back to eating. The joke is that ppl don't actually care about what's happening, they look for a second then go a back to what they were doing, it's pretty much ppl minding their business, that's the joke.
"Cats and Dogs, living together! - MASS HYSTERIA!!
I remember watching this at the theater at 7 years old back in 84. It was an amazing experience for a kid.
Excellent, as always. Finally bit the bullet and Patreon'd. As an older fellow, who actually remembers watching this in theatres, this made me laugh out loud several times. And not just when you were commenting on how amazed you were. So thank you for bringing back great films, and reviewing them after you've watched them. They are a timemachine, and a window into the past. As well as a mirror into what is happening now. Keep it up. And I'll keep watching.
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And don't forget the animated show, that was a lot of fun.
Patience & Fortitude, perks of many school trips to the NYC library & meeting friends by the lions while learning their names.
It's hard to overstate how hyped this movie was when it came out. The music video seemed to be on every 15 minutes on MTV (and the song on the radio), and in that new medium served as a viral video might in the early days of social media. Happily it delivered. I believe that Aykroyd wrote the screenplay with the idea that John Belushi would star but sadly the actor died before that could happen. I also recall that Eddie Murphy was a prospect for the team but my guess is his dance card was full throughout that decade. Pure classic, glad you both enjoyed it.
Murphy was the one they wanted for the part, but he was unavailable as he was set to shoot Beverly Hills Cop.
Yep if the internet existed in the 80's this song would have been all over.
A fascinating detail. Zuul is a guard dog who barks at anyone who's not supposed to be there. Vinz Klortho is a big friendly dog who's obedient and will hand you anything like an unending game of fetch.
“A**hole Guy” was also the “A**hole Reporter Guy” in Die Hard. William Atherton is the actor. Talk about someone who plays a specific type of character well, right? There was also a quickie shot of a black policeman, who was John McClain’s contact Sgt. Powell in Die Hard, the actor being Reginald VelJohnson.
That same guy also plays a lovable cop in a TV series that I can't remember the name of now.
@@ronweber1402 Is it Law and Order: SUV 😂? The guy has a list of film and tv credits a mile long. Good for him. A working actor.
@@michaelsegriff3362 Family Matters.
@@Madbandit77 oh that’s right!
What you guys can't appreciate because you were not there at the time this film came out was that this film came out in the midst of an explosion of 1980's films that all became timeless classics. The Empire Strikes Back, An American Werewolf In London, The Thing, Aliens, The Wrath of Khan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Poltergeist and so many other absolutely amazing benchmark films (not to mention the same of pop music at the same time) came out in that decade of astonishing talent being unleashed... I was lucky enough to be a teenager with dreams of becoming a special effects artist right at that time. My mind was blown by films, songs and even TV shows that captured the imaginations of our nation in those irreplaceable incredible years. Few films have ever rivaled the commercial success of GhostBusters, selling gazillions of T-Shirts, toys and every other marketable toys and trinkets that set our economy on fire, all due to that mind blowing explosion of great feeling, uplifting and inspiring talent in the entertainment world. It all had one thing in common... it was all 100% good feeling, uplifting, happy, cheerful non-political and non-controversial stuff that made us smile and cheer. I so wish we could find a way to make that happen again.
"That's an ugly ghost!" Hey, ghosts have feelings too, y'know. Or as we prefer to call them, "the life-challenged".
Did anyone catch the line...." LISTEN!! Do you smell something?" Classic.
Good movie, good reaction. You might consider "Death Becomes Her", "Arsenic and Old Lace", Dracula, Dead and loving it." All are very funny.
Arsenic and Old Lace, true classic
@@tomoshiro87 I've been wanting to see one my favorite reactors do this wonderful movie, and I'm still waiting.
One of my fave comedies of all-time. Fun fact: John Candy was originally approached to play Louis Tully but for reasons unknown he wanted him to have a thick German accent with a pair of dogs. Ivan Reitman politely passed. Also - Venkman was to be played by John Belushi but sadly died and Murray stepped in as a favor for Dan & Harold. The rest is history.
My brother brought myself and my twin sister to the cinema to see the Three Amigos but we weren't allowed in because we were too young. So we ended up seeing Ghostbusters instead. The library scene scared the living daylights out of us. Great film and love the soundtrack
A lot of us “old folks” remember the Saturday morning cartoon which continued the adventures of the Ghostbusters. They also had a weekly syndicated show as well.
That cartoon show was and is still awesome to this day… until it starts getting Slimer focused.
@@nickmanzo8459 The syndicated episodes are the best of the bunch.
I was 10 years old when this movie came out, and I was Absolutely obsessed by it. I even created my own comic parody of it called "The Custard Busters".
Fun fact: Bill Murray (Venkman) was getting super sick of all the gross goo they were covering him in for the film, and absolutely REFUSED to be covered in shaving cream for the defeat of Stay Puft. Dan Ackroyd (Ray), on the other hand, absolutely loved it, and kept telling them to add more cream on top of him even as it was getting too heavy to stay on 😂
1984 was a great year for movies, so many good ones. IIRC it came out the same time as Gremlins. I lived on an island with no cinema, so visiting a friend in London we all went out for a moviefest but had to choose; I saw Gremlins, my friend saw Ghostbusters. Our chat afterwards was slightly mad. :D
Love these videos. Y’all are great! Ever seen the Bill Murray classic “What About Bob?”
Yes the "dickless" joke is funny every time but Murray has dozens in this movie that I wait for every time I watch this.
Very true. But I don't know why I was thinking if any of the young kids would understand when at the end, one of them says "it's Miller time".
What makes this for me is Bill Murray's throwaway at the end of it "That's what I heard!"
@@bdog1323 It's Miller time also used in Big Trouble in Little China which came just 2 years after GB. Being from the UK, I never really understood it until I saw a US commercial featuring the tagline and then it clicked.
@@bdog1323 So many references made in movies of the 80's or before I notice the younger folks the jokes will fly over their heads. Tons of the jokes made in "Airplane" you can see on many watcher's faces the look of "is that something I'm suppose to find funny?"
And supposedly for years after the actor would be walking and bus riders or just car pasengers would yell "HEY DICKLESS" at him as they rode by.
Ghostbusters was the first ever film we rented out for our VHS video recorder and was amazed you could watch a film from a pre recorded tape.
The Key Master was always getting locked out.
The library is the New York Public Library which has branches throughout NY, but the most famous branch and the one seen in the film is the one in Manhattan which was established in the the early 1900's and it is massive. There are 2 statue lions on each side of the main entrance and they are called Patience and Fortitude. The park that Louis runs into is Central Park. I'm fairly certain that the restaurant that Louis runs to in the park has to be Tavern On the Green which is kind of iconic in NYC
Such a fun movie. Miss this type of humor.... Murray was great
It’s so cute that you guys hold hands in your videos ☺️
The card set was used in the Tears for Fears Video Head Over Heels, notice the flying index cards! Randy Marsh has been in this Library, look Ectoplasim! Totally Discrete! I remember my dad laughed so hard when he says what a lovely singing voice you must have, he had tears in his eyes! Ron Jeremy!
Worked with Ernie Hudson on a project years ago. Ernie is so humble and down to earth. Such a great guy. The marshmallow was actually shaving cream
I actually don't remember anyone being "scared" by this; it was marketed strictly as a comedy, everyone involved (other than Sigourney Weaver) was known for comedy. Basically it was the new Bill Murray movie, or Bill Murray-Dan Ackroyd, both of whom everyone knew and loved from Saturday Night Live, and both of whom were coming off of hit movies (or in Murray's case, a few). At the time, I was 15, I saw "Ghostbusters" as a more PG version of those other movies and, although I liked it, kind of dismissed it as commercial and slightly uncool. But I have to admit, my affection for it has grown and even just watching your edit now, I was loving seeing Rick Moranis, and how funny the effects team were able to make the ghosts.
I loved this movie growing up, and still adore it today. (Became a lifelong fan, haha!) I can testify that the Terror Dogs scared the absolute shit out of 8yo me the first time I saw them. I'd have a few nightmares about the Terror Dog sitting on my parents' bed, just waiting for me, lol.
@@Lost_n_Found_1 Ahh, very interesting (and a great memory to share with us!). I was a bit older than you, and I suppose I didn't take that into account when I said "nobody was scared"! Of course those dogs were scary!! Lots of parts could be scary to a kid, now that I think about it! Thanks, SykosymatiK!
@@TTM9691 Anytime, and you're _still_ older than me, lmao!
@@Lost_n_Found_1 😂
My favorite line was "you're right no humans would stack books this way" I die every time.
I don't remember what the line was exactly, but Peter saying he was studying the effects of negative reinforcement on the development of psychic ability actually kind of checks out with the way he was running the experiment. I wouldn't exactly call it ethical, but he's looking for an improvement in the ability of the subject to guess correctly, by telling him he was wrong and administering punishment regardless of the outcome, while doing the exact opposite to another subject right in front of him.
When he says his theory is correct, he's jumping the gun a bit, but he says it because the dude walks out the first time he guesses correctly and is punished anyway. It's not enough data by itself, but it does vaguely point in that direction. Of course, that's undermined by the obvious unfairness of the situation through Peter's flirting. He'd need to do this to a lot of people and have them sit through a lot more than the first correct guess to gather the kind of data he needs to prove his theory.
...and here I always thought Venkman was just being a bully to pick up a girl! 😆
This is the first time I've ever noticed the bag of Stay Puft Marshmallows next to the eggs while they're frying on the counter. I've seen this movie a million times. One of my favs as a kid.
Once you are done with Ghostbusters, you really got to get on that Indiana Jones train. Anyways, loved this reaction, easily the best one I've seen for this film and as I saw this on it's original cinema release when I was 7, I can confirm that the library ghost was hella scary to me, so much so that the rest of this films scares was all downhill, still the Terror Dogs and Fridge were freaky too. I look forward to your GB2 reaction.
Fun Fact: the green ghost “Slimer” is supposedly based on the late John Belushi. He was actually the first choice to play Venkman, but sadly he passed away before they shot the film. Slimer was actually called “Onionhead” in the script. It wasn’t until the cartoon came out after the film did he earn the name “Slimer”.
Although the film did mention "slimers" as a type of ghost (I didn't notice that until watching this reaction).
The library ghost transformation definitely made some young children start crying in the cinema where I saw this.
Even though the Marshmallow at the end was just shaving cream, Bill Murray refused to be covered in it. Which is why Venkman is so iconically clean at the end like he's used someone else for a shield :D
In addition to the first 2 movies, there's also an 80s animated series, a 90s one, and a number of video games. The game from 2009 is widely considered to be the 3rd real installment, making Afterlife the 4th canonical story.
As for the 2016 reboot...yeah, just don't bother.
#Truth game was so good.
@@bigpace From the lore-building to the character development, it really felt like a worthy follow-up. It was great to have Ramis back for one more run as Egon. And I'm glad Winston got his doctorate. He was probably my favorite in the franchise.
It doesn't sound like Afterlife acknowledges the events of The Video Game. It should also be clear that Ghostbusters: Afterlife is meant to function both as a sequel and as a stand-alone movie -- they chose, purposefully, not to call it "Ghostbusters 3," because the focus is on new characters.
@@tylerfoster6267 Haven't seen it so I can't say, but...we'll see when we get there. For now, though, the game is recognized as canon as far as I know.
@@StCerberusEngel Even from the trailers you can actually tell: it's set in 2020 (when it was supposed to open), and they state there hasn't been a ghost sighting in 30 years, which would cover the Video Game's 1991 setting.
It's also largely just a case of simplicity. The audience can easily watch the movies, but it takes time and commitment to play the game, so the filmmakers can't assume the audience has that context (not to mention, they themselves would have had to play the game to write a sequel incorporating it).
In actuality, it sounds like the film actually barely acknowledges Ghostbusters II -- no mention of [redacted] walking, for example.
The best subtle joke most tend to miss... The "Key Master" is Louis Tully... an idiot who keeps locking himself out of his own apartment! LOL
"I know that there's one that came out recently with an all-female cast" DON'T DO IT...SAVE YOURSELF!!
It's really really good actually.
@@rabbitandcrow And it bombed really really hard.
@@rabbitandcrow It's TERRIBLE but to each their own.
I liked it and I think they would too
@@rabbitandcrow agreed! I laughed! I like to think it takes place in an alternate universe, like DC comics' multiverse.