Rick Moranis actually quit acting in the late 90's since his wife died of cancer and he wanted to stay home to raise his kids. It's a sad story, but it really goes to show he's a stand-up guy off camera.
@@LancerX916He's reportedly doing a _Honey, I Shrunk the Kids_ sequel for Disney. I hope he gives us a little Louis Tully while they're still making the current round of _Ghostbusters_ films.
@@LancerX916 So far the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel is the only movie he's been reported being talked into coming back for. Rumor had it he was considered for a cameo for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, like Signourney Weaver and Annie Potts did, but it either didn't happen or he declined.
Harold Ramis (Eagon) was also a very successful director; Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, and Groundhog Day. He died in 2014, and is painfully missed.
"He's a sailor, he's in New York! We get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble!" Speaking as someone who went to New York as a sailor, he's not wrong!
Actually! *pushes up glasses* He was only colloquially referred to as Slimer originally. It wasn't until the animated series where he was credited as such, around when they sold those Ecto-Cooler juice boxes. In the script and original credits, he's referred to as Onion Head. And yes, I also think that's stupid. But true!
People speculate what kind of person Slimer was when he was alive. I contend that Slimer was _never_ the ghost of any particular person but is in fact an elemental nature spirit brought about by the decadence and gluttony people experienced in the 13th Floor banquet hall over the decades. Slimer is literally the spirit of the party.
Rick Moranis is a class act. As he was getting into his stride as a major actor, he dropped out to be the father his kids needed. It would be great to see him again, but in the meantime, here's to Rick's sense of responsibility.
@@Jaserocks2 And what's even funnier is that Venkman doesn't care! He's been showing the guy that he's wrong every time but puts that card back down, so he at least realises the situation.
Never stops being funny to me that Venkman has basically no character growth, stays a parasitic lecher, and acts basically villainous the entire movie. The card scene is just the setup, but the single funniest part to me is when he has to take visual cues from Egon on how much to charge the Sedgwick Hotel. Ray raised the capital and Egon developed the tech, and Venkman "manages" the business while somehow having absolutely no idea of his own company's financials. Then the entire thing with Peck starts, when Peck was 100% in the right and justified and their conflict was entirely Venkman's fault.
The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was originally supposed to be the Pillsbury Doughboy, but the nice folks at Pillsbury objected to their beloved corporate mascot destroying Manhattan.
I think giant marshmallow was a little less threatening as I think everyone getting splatted by half cooked pizza dough would have been more problematic and lethal.
I don't entirely blame them; Google 'My Buddy' doll. Those things were fairly popular, but, dropped quite a bit after Child's Play came out. Kids aren't supposed to see a lot of stuff they end up seeing, and childhood trauma can affect things a lot. Pillsbury has a cute, harmless, helpful Doughboy image to look out for. Seriously though th-cam.com/video/OdximU6Ao00/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUTbXkgYnVkZHkgY29tbWVyY2lhbA%3D%3D without the movie for reference to work off of, a Good Guy doll looks like a bootleg My Buddy.
Woulda' been a lot harder to get away with the splooge joke at the end, if it was the Pillsbury Doughboy. But, since it was just "marshmallow" falling on everyone, they slid it in... So to speak. **cough**
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen that doesn't have a single wasted line. Every line is good, makes the story move along, and helps us know the characters better.
Watching Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray always make me laugh with their use of facial expressions, body language and hand movements. Sometimes, words aren't needed. 😂 Thank you for yet another great and fun reaction, Miranda! I ❤ it! 😊
Bill Murray is a genius! Most of his films are improvised. Even Ghostbusters Afterlife and Frozen Empire. The tall, dark, and horn line in Frozen Empire was improvised. Originally, there was no dialog, but Murray improvised, and the director left it in.
I work in the archives of a national museum, and Miranda is the first reactor I've seen who comes close to comprehend the horror that first scene in the library elicits in me.
Dan Aykroyd is a huge spiritualism enthusiast and put a lot of that into the Ghostbusters franchise. One pretty clear example is the Sedgewick Hotel, which gets its name from Henry Sidgwick, a 19th century English philosopher who was the first president of the Society for Psychical Research, a Victorian organization devoted to systematically studying stories of ghost encounters. Aykroyd's great grandfather also wrote letters back and forth with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes who got deeply involved with occultism later in life after his son died; Doyle was a member of the SPR as well but resigned after another member, Harry Price, debunked William Hope, a guy known for taking "ghost photographs", as a fake. Doyle was also involved in contemporary occultist organizations like the Ghost Club and the Golden Dawn because of that same interest. I wrote my bachelor's thesis on the origin of the occult detective genre in fiction so media like Ghostbusters always falls within my professional interest.
The secretary is Annie Potts who currently is playing Memaw in Young Sheldon but she was also in Pretty in Pink and Designing Women and a slew of other things
Currently she is no longer playing Memaw. Young Sheldon has been cancelled with its last episode airing on May 16th, and she has likely already filmed any scenes in that episode. Now there is possibility she might reprise her role in the Young Sheldon spin-off.
When the hotel house keeper says, "What the hell are you doing??!?", she's staring at the effects manager. He didn't tell her how big the explosions were going to be.
@granitepenguin if there was one man that could have loved your mom as well as your dad it was me. Unfortunately, for yours truly ... that train has sailed. Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery
This totally reminds me of a PnP D&D campaign where a player was listening for any telltale noises that could reveal something going on behind a hidden door, and the DM replied: It smells mouldy, but otherwise you don't hear anything.
Miranda! You going in blind just made this reaction that much more fun. I've seen other reactors do it, after they conceded they knew everyone who was in it and also what the plot was. So, despite having seen this a couple-dozen times wirth reactors, this one was a boatload of fun. Really enjoyed your enthusiasm! :)
I was 7yo when Ghostbusters came out in 1984, never got to go to a movie theater to see it, instead I watched it on TV. But when I was 11yo, on June 16th 1989, Ghostbusters 2 was then released and being in a movie theater for the first time watching it on that day, was the best day of my life. I loved it.
my favourite line, "when someone asks if you're a god, you say, YES!!" .....but you ignored it and laughed at the line AFTER that, and made it your favourite!! I'm like "what??!" lol great reaction anyway
Ray Parker, Jr. deserved every single cent he got with this theme song. 40 years later and it is still as catchy as it was back in the day. EDIT: many comments about the lawsuit that Huey Lewis did against Ray Parker, Jr. First of all: it was related only to the bass line, not the entire music. Second: it was settled out of court and there's a NDA signed by both parties. Third: Huey Lewis gave an interview in 2001 where he says the music was stolen. Ray Parker, Jr. sued him for breaching the NDA and won. So yeah, keep commenting, it only drives the engagement stats of the video. :)
Dana's apartment is at 55 Central Park West. (But the top of the building isn't really that high or ornate.) --- There IS an apartment up on the roof though.
Ah the good old days... back when there were still normal people there. But now we see the results of ignoring the insanity for too long... the insanity becomes the norm.
Fun facts: Rik Moranis' part was originally intended for John Candy. The storyboards even have Louis Tully drawn as a Candy-like figure. The marshmallow fluff was actually gallons of shaving cream. Sigourney Weaver got the part of Dana by acting possessed, snarling, and chewing on a seat cushion when asked to portray possession. Dan Aykroyd has often said Slimer (the green spud) was the ghost of fellow SNL star John Belushi, who had passed away two years prior
Ackroyd originally planned to have Belushi in the movie as one of the Ghostbusters, but then John died. Slimer was both a tribute to John and a way to still get him in the movie.
17:31 "Kind of a dream job for me." ... hahaha... you made me laugh so much Miranda ! Watching my favorite film of 1984 with you is such a special thing and feeling for me !
Kat Watches Horror, Ashleigh Burton, and She's Scared are all great channels, too... ^_^ Highly recommend taking a look... But, so far, this is looking like it might be a fun reaction channel as well...
The strange part was, that everyone at the party and in his house, including at the front door appeared to see it. Could very well be, that by the time he started screaming, the creature was already inside him, hence no longer existing outside.
Fun story: they were so crunched for time when making this movie that many of the SFX shots were actually mock-ups and rough drafts of what the SFX people wanted to do. For instance the scenes where the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was trashing Manhattan - that was supposed to be presented to Rietman as a concept of what they could do. Rietman took one look at it, said “that’s great, use it” and that was that.
Fun little story about me always qiuting lines from this movie; I was at work at was holding the master keys since the repairmen needed them. The repair man came over and literally asked if I was the keymaster. I just couldn't help it and asked if he was the gatekeeper. He just stared at me like "wtf". I just gave him the keys and the instructions. The customer next to me just smiled and gave me a nod in appreciation. Ghostbusters is such a gem. The second movie is worth watching, and all the newer ones except the all ladies one.
Great watch. If you are a big Moranis fan you can't miss out on Honey I shrunk the kids. I feel so blessed growing up in the 80s and 90s being able to see all these classics in the cinema. Indeed, we had shit else to do without mobile phones, computers or internet. At least the movies were fun 😁
@@jhilal2385it’s not about the actual weight of a Twinkie that size. It’s that the paranormal levels *equal* a Twinkie that size but weighing what it does.
One thing i like is Dan Aakroyd's details in the script, his parents and grandparents were mediums and most of the ancient god references are real to folklore
Fun fact: Bill Murray made up that line, "This bitch is toast", and was the first time someone ever used toast to mean dead or destroyed. It became part of our vernacular because of this movie.
Unfortunately not, it was probaby brought into modern parlance by Bill Murray but the phrase has been used in books as far back as 1947 at least. I suspect you are partly correct with it being picked up into our modern lexicon because of the movie line
Sorry. That's just an *objectively* bad take. Lol. Every generation has its merit, surely, but very, very things top "needs more cowbell" and "LIVIN' IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!" (Will Farrell/Christopher Walken and Chris Farley, respectively.)
@@mattstanford9673Just my opinion but I saw some 'very very things'back in the 70s on SNL with the Not Ready For Prime Time Players.Only me,but I never found Will Farrell funny..ever.
@@BobCrabtree-ev4rz In general, I don't really like Will Farrell. I prefer him in supporting roles where he's principle cast, but not the main (Old School, for example). I absolutely can't stand him when he's lead (Step Brothers, etc). Most, if not all, of the "Cowbell" skit was carried by Christopher Walken. Ultimately, I think "best" is pretty much just whatever generation you grew up in. While I like Chevy Chase and the late 70s/80s era, I'm still far more partial to the 90s lineup. But I think we can all come together and agree that post-2000 SNL is nowhere near "best." Lmfao.
It's endlessly hilarious that the key master keeps locking himself out of his own apartment. I never noticed this as a kid. I don't blame Rick Moranis for giving up the business for his family. He gave us so many amazing memories. Sorry to crowd but it had to be said.
Actually, the absolute best Rick Moranis performance (well, outside of Spaceballs) in my opinion is 1990's My Blue Heaven with Steve Martin and Joan Cusack. Moranis is Barney Coopersmith, an FBI agent assigned to oversee witness protection for Martin's mobster character, Vince Antonelli. Lots of shenanigans pursue as Antonelli tries to find ways to sneak his sleazy underworld culture into the wholesome suburban San Diego environment, which ironically leads to him and agent Coopersmith bonding and developing a friendship over time. Cusack plays ADA Hannah Stubbs who serves as the primary antagonistic force, being rather relentless in her pursuit of Antonelli. This may be an unpopular take since the movie had average to mildly negative reviews overall, but I enjoyed it immensely, and Moranis was on-point.
I am glad you enjoyed this movie so much. It was SUCH a huge hit, and people went to see it multiple times. Yes, the ground breaking up was a PRACTICAL EFFECT. That really happened. Totally controlled and automated of course, but it was THERE, no CGI.
Admits she never saw Ghostbusters. The mob, "WHAT???" "I was always more into video games..." The mob, "She hasn't played the Ghostbusters video game???" Pitchforks and torches multiply.
There is 😊 and it'd be a fun playthrough on your game channel! It's always been one of my favorites and I highly recommend it. It has all the original ghostbusters lending their voices and likenesses, as well as Annie Potts and William Atherton. The remaster also has a nice dedication to Harold Ramis at the beginning.
@@TheMirandalorianReacts which one.... there was even a classic from back in the 80s, there was an X-box one, a DS one (I think) there have been several (oh and there was an Alien(s) game from back in the day too, and a Friday the 13th, The Goonies, Robocop, and and and etc etc etc, even if they are not good (Ahem--E.T.!) still worth watching a few moments of play here on YT footage, right! Oh and whilst I'm here, PLEASE check out The Real Ghosbusters cartoon, it has Slimer as a much friendlier ghost and in the 30-something episodes he's pretty much the 5th Ghosbuster (or the Ghosbuster's pet ghost, call it what you will) in a warped way I think I enjoy TRGB more than even the movie! (ducks)
@@TheMirandalorianReacts The Wii version of the Ghostbusters game is probably the best. It's the least-impressive from a graphics standpoint, but the first-person motion controls are fantastic. One really feels like a ghostbuster in it. It has a genuinely good plot too.
Actually this is perfect for both channels. After you watch the second one, you can do a playthrough of the awesome Ghostbusters game from the Xbox 360 era. It got a remaster a few years ago for PC, PS4 and Switch
Above all else I like how organic it is. You can tell much of this despite being well scripted just came together on the fly. Doesn't hurt that they have such great actors but everyone feels very natural. All of these otherwise fantastic situation feel natural. None of it feels forced or removed in any way. That is great synergy and I know it isn't easy to pull off in fact it usually outside everyone being passionate about the production it does take some luck to hit that mark. "Listen...you smell something?" "Yes have some."
32:21 - this Bill Murray improvised line "This chick is toast!" is the first time "toast" was used as a slang term like that. The script said something along the lines about how he was going to turn him into toast.
The fact that you struggled with Bill Murray's name, merely recognized Dan Aykroyd's and that you don't know Harold Ramis at all is criminal. For more of these truly iconic actors: Ghostbusters 2 (obviously) Stripes (with Murray & Ramis) Caddyshack (with Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, co-written and directed by Ramis) Blues Brothers (with Aykroyd and John Belushi) Spies Like Us (with Aykroyd and Chevy Chase) Groundhog Day (with Murray, directed by Ramis, who cameos) Scrooged (with Murray) Trading Places (with Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy) The Great Outdoors (with Aykroyd and John Candy)
The fact that she doesn't recognize famous people of the 1980's is not 'criminal'... it's just youth. The fact that she cites post-2005 Saturday Night Live as a source of humor... is "criminal".
@@Madbandit77 Another vote for Dragnet -- an underrated film and perhaps Aykroyd's best lead role. He plays Sgt. Joe Friday, nephew of the original Sgt. Joe Friday of the Dragnet TV series. A younger Tom Hanks is great as Joe's new partner.
@@suebob16 It also has a great supporting cast: Christopher Plummer (The Sound Of Music), Alexandra Paul (Christine, Baywatch), Dabney Coleman (9 to 5, Wargames), Jack O'Hallaron (the first two Superman films), Kathleen Freedman (a bunch of Jerry Lewis films, The Blues Brothers) and Harry Morgan (the Dragnet 60s reboot, MASH the sitcom).
The drum sound you were geeking over is a classic synthetic tom. The iconic synth tom comes from 808 synthesizers, the one being used here is modelled after the 808 but it has gated reverb and echo added to make it sound slightly more acoustic. Yes, in the 80s it was a bit of an obsession to take obviously synthetic sounds and over produce them to sound acoustic, even though at the time that whole process was basically just as expensive and complicated as it would have been to use acoustic instruments.
I'm pretty sure that particular version of "the 808 sound" was from a Roland electronic drum kit; I remember them having a "patch" or setting that would do that.
That dream sequence actually comes from a deleted scene. The Ghostbusters investigate a haunted fort and Ray tries to coax the ghost by dressing up like her former lover.
It was supposed to give Ray a love interest, that ghost was played by a late former Playboy model. Now, you can see why that scene was a bit... sensual.
"That sound" at the 29:3o-ish mark is probably a Roland electronic drum kit. In addition to emulating "real" drum sounds, it also had some settings that gave it a deliberately futuristic-sounding "synthesizer hit" sound, and that effect turned up in a lot of 80s music back in the day because it was so novel and different. (I say "probably" because there were other electronic instruments that did similar effects, but the Rolands were one of the most popular and widely-used.)
The receptionist Janine Melnitz is played by Annie Potts. Ms. Potts has a large amount of high profile roles. Two fairly recent projects she has been involved with are the Toy Story movies and Young Sheldon.
Harold Ramis was comedy gold. He co-wrote Ghostbusters with Dan Akroyd. Joke editor at Playboy magazine for a bit, then Second City Improv, National Lampoon with John Belushi and Bill Murray, then head writer at SCTV Comedy series. Ramis left SCTV to pursue a film career and wrote a script with National Lampoon magazine's Douglas Kenney, which eventually became National Lampoon's Animal House. which was huge. Ramis next co-wrote the comedy Meatballs another of the 6 films he worked on with Bill Murray btw. His third film and directorial debut was Caddyshack, which he wrote with Kenney and Brian Doyle-Murray. RIP Harold.
Perrier was a NATURAL sparkling(carbonated) water from an artesian well in France. Then they became famous and were industrialized :-( It's freaking hysterical when the styrofoam chunk of the building bounces off the wood police barricade @33:04 🙂
In the brief scene with a reporter, you noticed a weird guy with unkempt hair and a blue shirt, and wondered what he was doing there. Turns out he's just some guy who wandered onto the set! The hotel ghost, later named Slimer, was intended to be the ghost of John Belushi, who was going to be the fourth ghostbuster until his untimely death.
Can you imagine all these films you are checking out for the first time on your channel how amazing they must have been to see in a real movie theater?? A real cinema!! I would recommend doing that every once in awhile ....sometimes great films are brought back to theaters. People, popcorn, darkness, no interruptions, big screen....the real way to do this! The Paris Theatre in NYC ..historic movie house in Manahttan has recently brought back "Vertigo," "North by Northwest" "Spartacus" and many others. Nothing like watching great films in a real theater!
I'd recommend Dragnet for more Dan Aykroyd. Opposite a very young Tom Hanks. I don't think anyone's covered it and it's a classic 80's buddy cop comedy based on a 50's cop show. Tom Hanks famously raps in the closing song which may have indirectly inspired his son to become a rapper
Your genuine enjoyment in this reaction reminded me of the first time I saw it. It is the epitome of the 80s classic. As for sequels, there was a Ghostbusters 2 back I'm the 80s with the same cast. It wasn't as good but it had a place among the fans. The reboot was rejected by and large. However a more direct sequel came out a few years ago. Ghostbusters: After Life starring Paul Rudd. Now the sequel to that just came out called Ghostbusters: Frozen Kingdom. Nothing can or will top the original.
Anything with Bill Murray is hilarious.have you seen caddyshack?the whole 80's gang-murray,ackroyd,belushi,chase,Steve martin,pryor,murphy.as an English teenager smoking a joint & getting an American comedy from blockbusters made my nights.just giggling😁🤗
So many lines from this movie are still in my vocabulary. Nice thinkin, Ray! Is one of my favorites to use! You’re a gamer, so after you watch GB2. You need to find the GB game from the late 2000s With all the actors. You’ll have fun with it! It’s kind of the unofficial GB 3, and it’s fun to play. Last I knew they revamped it for the ps4, but my gaming knowledge isn’t what it used to be.
What makes it great is that it’s funny without trying to be. The subject matter and the way it was shot was straight serious. And while the characters were all funny, they were also grounded and genuine: Ray being wide-eyed positive, Egon being the in his head nerd, Venkman being the cynical smart-ass, Winston being the normal everyman. I think of it as a ghost-horror film that happens to be a comedy rather than the other way around.
Came out the year I graduated high school, and it was everywhere, quoted everywhere. Harold Ramis was more known from behind the camera and writing, but he was also a great actor. Both him and Bill Murray was also in "Stripes", which I highly suggest the director's cut. For Bill's earliest starring movies is "Meatballs" which is hilarious. Keep up the great work, Miranda.
John Belushi was originally supposed to be Venkman, but he died of a drug overdose. This is more than a comedy. It is also a horror movie. Jumpscares lead to laughs. Peter, Ray, and Egon are all scientists. Winston is the everyman. In the extended story, Winston got out of the military and was looking for a job.
Great reaction, glad you liked it! Ghostbusters was one of the VHS tapes I had on heavy rotation growing up. And coincidentally, Rick Moranis was a big part of that rotation, which, among several others, also included Spaceballs, and Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Always enjoyed watching his acting range from nerdy Louis Tully to inept Dark Helmet to normal dad/down-on-his-luck inventor. Heck, I'll even throw in his character from Little Giants. Also, I'm a New Yorker, and I was born a month after GB was released, so, here is the New York of my youth, preserved. Always nice to see. Keep up the great work :)
"The next time someone asks if you're a God you say YES!!" I'm not entirely convinced Bill Murray is an actor. Just as Jeff Goldblum, they are just brilliant, awkward people being themselves with a camera in the room 👻🚫
The bookshelf falling over just as they pass in the library was an accident. It wasn't supposed to fall. But they stayed in character and the scene was included.
I love all the puns you make in these reactions, absolutely my kind of humor. I always ending having to apologize for them too cause my friends cant stand them 😂😂😂
Rick Moranis actually quit acting in the late 90's since his wife died of cancer and he wanted to stay home to raise his kids. It's a sad story, but it really goes to show he's a stand-up guy off camera.
He is coming back to acting since his kids are grown now.
yeah he's top shelf. i hear he's working on some new roles now that his kids are grown. guess he's got the itch to get in front of the camera again
@@LancerX916He's reportedly doing a _Honey, I Shrunk the Kids_ sequel for Disney. I hope he gives us a little Louis Tully while they're still making the current round of _Ghostbusters_ films.
@@LancerX916 So far the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel is the only movie he's been reported being talked into coming back for. Rumor had it he was considered for a cameo for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, like Signourney Weaver and Annie Potts did, but it either didn't happen or he declined.
@@BrennaUrbangirl Well, he did a Mint Mobile commercial and has done some VO work the last couple of years. So he is working.
Kind of ironic Louis became the Keymaster since he always gets locked out of his apartment...
Or, maybe his door keeps locking because he's being haunted by the Keymaster...
AYYYYYYYYYYY i didn't even think about that!!!
Now THAT's a character arc. :D
Yeah that's the joke
I never thought of that
Harold Ramis (Eagon) was also a very successful director; Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, and Groundhog Day. He died in 2014, and is painfully missed.
Holy hell, It's 10 years already, can hardly believe it
Harold Ramis also co-wrote this movie. He helped ground the plot and have more clever humor. 😂
Egon
Stripes
Egon was MY Ghostbuster. I was much more like Ray, but wanted to be Egon.
"The key master? For what lock?"
The lock to the greatest treasure in all the land
I never comment on reactions but when ya said, “He’s a fun-gi”
That was priceless!
I actually applauded that moment, right now!!! Been a GB fan since day one and that just made me titter like a child!!
Fun bit most people miss: On Dana's counter when the eggs are cooking, there is a package of Stay Puft Marshmallows on the counter, too.
And the Stay Puft billboard painted on the side of the building at 26:24
Please do the sequels in order, Ghostbusters 2, Ghostbusters Afterlife, and Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. Skip the 2016 reboot.
Who are "most people?" It's quite visible, especially on a theater screen.
I must have seen this movie a dozen times, and this was the first time I picked up on that (before seeing your comment)
@@stephenkehl7158please PLEASE skip the abomination called reboot!
"He's a sailor, he's in New York! We get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble!"
Speaking as someone who went to New York as a sailor, he's not wrong!
Come 'round here and show me what you learned!
I love your comment. Haters are trolls. This isn't Labyrinth
Great and true comment LOL
Hoo-yah, shipmate!
Saw this movie at the theater when I was 9(?) with my Dad and I never saw him laugh so hard for so long at any other movie. A true classic!
it's sooooo funny! i wasn't expecting to find it THIS funny!
This is the first movie I have a memory of seeing at the cinema... also with my dad.
I think I went to see this about 9 times as well as a kid. That ghost in the library always freaked me out though!
That "green booger" is called Slimer. He actually became a really funny, helpful and highly popular member of their team in the cartoon show. 😂
Bit of trivia: he didn't have that name in this movie. I can't remember if it was the TV show or the sequel that named him.
Actually! *pushes up glasses* He was only colloquially referred to as Slimer originally. It wasn't until the animated series where he was credited as such, around when they sold those Ecto-Cooler juice boxes. In the script and original credits, he's referred to as Onion Head. And yes, I also think that's stupid. But true!
He was also lovingly referred to as "The Ghost of John Belushi."
People speculate what kind of person Slimer was when he was alive. I contend that Slimer was _never_ the ghost of any particular person but is in fact an elemental nature spirit brought about by the decadence and gluttony people experienced in the 13th Floor banquet hall over the decades.
Slimer is literally the spirit of the party.
@@BogeyTheBear Tbh I've never thought about it at all but I really like that take. It fits him. 😄👍
Rick Moranis is a class act. As he was getting into his stride as a major actor, he dropped out to be the father his kids needed. It would be great to see him again, but in the meantime, here's to Rick's sense of responsibility.
I always love how after the first card with the girl, people instantly understand Peter lol
What's even funnier is that his premise of his experiment is right as the guy got the card right after being shocked multiple times.
@@Jaserocks2 And what's even funnier is that Venkman doesn't care! He's been showing the guy that he's wrong every time but puts that card back down, so he at least realises the situation.
Never stops being funny to me that Venkman has basically no character growth, stays a parasitic lecher, and acts basically villainous the entire movie. The card scene is just the setup, but the single funniest part to me is when he has to take visual cues from Egon on how much to charge the Sedgwick Hotel. Ray raised the capital and Egon developed the tech, and Venkman "manages" the business while somehow having absolutely no idea of his own company's financials.
Then the entire thing with Peck starts, when Peck was 100% in the right and justified and their conflict was entirely Venkman's fault.
"It's hair gel, it'll keep it in place"
OK, you *have* to watch There's Something About Mary now.
😂 I thought the same thing when she said that.
I thought that might be where she got it from.
@@DavidLewis-v4m I had that thought, right after I had the above thought, but she didn't smile about it. So I think she hasn't seen it.
I actually thought she was referencing that movie. Doh!
@@johnwiese3926 Yup me too
The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was originally supposed to be the Pillsbury Doughboy, but the nice folks at Pillsbury objected to their beloved corporate mascot destroying Manhattan.
People at Pillsbury must have been the ones fired from M&M’s for turning down the use of their product in E.T.
As a kid the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man scared the sh*t out of me. I guess both the music and the sound design took a big part on that.
I think giant marshmallow was a little less threatening as I think everyone getting splatted by half cooked pizza dough would have been more problematic and lethal.
I don't entirely blame them; Google 'My Buddy' doll. Those things were fairly popular, but, dropped quite a bit after Child's Play came out. Kids aren't supposed to see a lot of stuff they end up seeing, and childhood trauma can affect things a lot. Pillsbury has a cute, harmless, helpful Doughboy image to look out for.
Seriously though th-cam.com/video/OdximU6Ao00/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUTbXkgYnVkZHkgY29tbWVyY2lhbA%3D%3D without the movie for reference to work off of, a Good Guy doll looks like a bootleg My Buddy.
Woulda' been a lot harder to get away with the splooge joke at the end, if it was the Pillsbury Doughboy. But, since it was just "marshmallow" falling on everyone, they slid it in... So to speak. **cough**
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen that doesn't have a single wasted line. Every line is good, makes the story move along, and helps us know the characters better.
"I'm sorry Vencman. I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought."
My favorite part is the irony of the "Key Master" always locking himself out.
That was one of those sub layered jokes that people just didn't pick up on. Symmetrical book stacking was another.
Watching Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray always make me laugh with their use of facial expressions, body language and hand movements. Sometimes, words aren't needed. 😂
Thank you for yet another great and fun reaction, Miranda! I ❤ it! 😊
"Where do these stairs go?"
"They go up."
I don't trust stairs,
They're always up to something.
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But in the end, they always bring you down.
Everyone in this reply room is swear to god😂😂😂
Listen... Do you smell something?
Then let's go after them!
80% of Bill Murray's lines in this movie were him improvising
And almost all his lines in Caddyshack.
80% of most of his work is probably improvised lol
He didn't even show up till the day of filming
One of his best lines is in the 2nd Ghost busters... Carpathin Kitten Loss...
Bill Murray is a genius! Most of his films are improvised. Even Ghostbusters Afterlife and Frozen Empire. The tall, dark, and horn line in Frozen Empire was improvised. Originally, there was no dialog, but Murray improvised, and the director left it in.
I work in the archives of a national museum, and Miranda is the first reactor I've seen who comes close to comprehend the horror that first scene in the library elicits in me.
Dan Aykroyd is a huge spiritualism enthusiast and put a lot of that into the Ghostbusters franchise. One pretty clear example is the Sedgewick Hotel, which gets its name from Henry Sidgwick, a 19th century English philosopher who was the first president of the Society for Psychical Research, a Victorian organization devoted to systematically studying stories of ghost encounters. Aykroyd's great grandfather also wrote letters back and forth with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes who got deeply involved with occultism later in life after his son died; Doyle was a member of the SPR as well but resigned after another member, Harry Price, debunked William Hope, a guy known for taking "ghost photographs", as a fake. Doyle was also involved in contemporary occultist organizations like the Ghost Club and the Golden Dawn because of that same interest. I wrote my bachelor's thesis on the origin of the occult detective genre in fiction so media like Ghostbusters always falls within my professional interest.
NERD!!!!!!
@@robertaxford7527 Nerd with a degree ;)
@@norfolkngood8960 yep
Dan Ackroyd is also the purveyor of Crystal Head Vodka.
The secretary is Annie Potts who currently is playing Memaw in Young Sheldon but she was also in Pretty in Pink and Designing Women and a slew of other things
Don't forget when she shared the big screen with Mark Hamill, in "Corvette Summer"!
She voiced Little Bo Peep in Toy Story as well.
Currently she is no longer playing Memaw. Young Sheldon has been cancelled with its last episode airing on May 16th, and she has likely already filmed any scenes in that episode. Now there is possibility she might reprise her role in the Young Sheldon spin-off.
@@RoGueNavy i thought i dreamt Corvette Summer, i wasnt sure anyone else left on Earth remembered it.
@@shrubbinthepub3176 no red-blooded straight male could forget her legs on the movie poster!!
"Back off man, I'm a scientist" is my favorite line. I was working in a lab when this came out and we used that line a lot at work.
LOL - I was crew on a Research Vessel, and we used that line to mock some of the scienticians that came onboard - Good times.
When the hotel house keeper says, "What the hell are you doing??!?", she's staring at the effects manager. He didn't tell her how big the explosions were going to be.
That was her only line but it was AWESOME. Nobody who saw it ever forgot that reading.
"Sorry..."
You can also see her in the background trying to use window cleaner to put out a flaming toilet paper roll.😂
Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd actually wrote the screenplay as well. There was such a staggering amount of talent in this group!
what is really amazing about them writing it is they absolute give bill murray the best lines
Library scene: "i would give anything to work in a library" 5 seconds later: "i'd be burning all of those books!"
"Listen, do you smell something"
I absolutely love that line.
she totally missed that's it's "listen" and "smell" 🙂
I still quote this line whenever I smell something strange.
@@shawnpatrick1877 me too. "That train has sailed" is a close second for me
@granitepenguin if there was one man that could have loved your mom as well as your dad it was me. Unfortunately, for yours truly ... that train has sailed.
Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery
This totally reminds me of a PnP D&D campaign where a player was listening for any telltale noises that could reveal something going on behind a hidden door, and the DM replied: It smells mouldy, but otherwise you don't hear anything.
Ray, "Where do those stairs go?"
Peter, "They go up!". 😂
Ghostbusters 2 is the next best entry. Definitely underrated
I like Afterlife better followed by Ghostbuster 2 then Frozen empire. I won't talk about the reboot.
I always watched them back to back as a kid so I typically think of them as a singular experience.
Nope.... Afterlife captures the original.
@@garyarnett1220 no it doesn't
@@garyarnett1220 no it doesn't
Miranda! You going in blind just made this reaction that much more fun. I've seen other reactors do it, after they conceded they knew everyone who was in it and also what the plot was. So, despite having seen this a couple-dozen times wirth reactors, this one was a boatload of fun. Really enjoyed your enthusiasm! :)
I was 7yo when Ghostbusters came out in 1984, never got to go to a movie theater to see it, instead I watched it on TV. But when I was 11yo, on June 16th 1989, Ghostbusters 2 was then released and being in a movie theater for the first time watching it on that day, was the best day of my life. I loved it.
my favourite line, "when someone asks if you're a god, you say, YES!!" .....but you ignored it and laughed at the line AFTER that, and made it your favourite!! I'm like "what??!" lol great reaction anyway
Definitely watch Aliens (1986).... one of the best sequels ever made.
Then you're done with the Aliens franchise. They didn't make any more movies. I swear.
I never thought of _Aliens_ as a sequel to _Ghostbusters,_ but I guess you're right.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver She mentioned she had seen Alien but not the sequels...
@@rcrawford42 Yes, Ridley Scott can only count to 2. Anything else you heard is fake news.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver I... actually would love to see the world building to make that happen.
Ray Parker, Jr. deserved every single cent he got with this theme song. 40 years later and it is still as catchy as it was back in the day.
EDIT: many comments about the lawsuit that Huey Lewis did against Ray Parker, Jr. First of all: it was related only to the bass line, not the entire music. Second: it was settled out of court and there's a NDA signed by both parties. Third: Huey Lewis gave an interview in 2001 where he says the music was stolen. Ray Parker, Jr. sued him for breaching the NDA and won.
So yeah, keep commenting, it only drives the engagement stats of the video. :)
I spent ages trying to learn the bassline. Unfortunately those brain cells have now been recycled
Just a shame that he had to pay Huey Lewis a ton of money for stealing his music
@@weirds0up Crime don't pay . . .
Ray Parker, former lead singer of the band Raydio
@@weirds0up Unfortunately, Huey ended up paying it all back because he violated the non-disclosure agreement he signed. 😂
Dana's apartment is at 55 Central Park West. (But the top of the building isn't really that high or ornate.) --- There IS an apartment up on the roof though.
A TOP all-time masterpiece for that matter.
R.I.P. Harold Ramis
Also liked him in Stripes with Bill Murray, among other things. RIP
The restaurant scene at Tavern On the Green is a joke about New Yorkers ignoring bizarre people and things going on in the city.
Ah the good old days... back when there were still normal people there. But now we see the results of ignoring the insanity for too long... the insanity becomes the norm.
Fun facts:
Rik Moranis' part was originally intended for John Candy. The storyboards even have Louis Tully drawn as a Candy-like figure.
The marshmallow fluff was actually gallons of shaving cream.
Sigourney Weaver got the part of Dana by acting possessed, snarling, and chewing on a seat cushion when asked to portray possession.
Dan Aykroyd has often said Slimer (the green spud) was the ghost of fellow SNL star John Belushi, who had passed away two years prior
Ackroyd originally planned to have Belushi in the movie as one of the Ghostbusters, but then John died. Slimer was both a tribute to John and a way to still get him in the movie.
17:31 "Kind of a dream job for me." ... hahaha... you made me laugh so much Miranda ! Watching my favorite film of 1984 with you is such a special thing and feeling for me !
As always, you are the best first reaction video maker. There's never any doubt that you haven't seen the films before. Keep the reactions coming...🙂
Kat Watches Horror, Ashleigh Burton, and She's Scared are all great channels, too... ^_^ Highly recommend taking a look...
But, so far, this is looking like it might be a fun reaction channel as well...
The New Yorkers in the restaurant not only didn't see the creature, they also didn't care.
It takes alot to impress a New Yorker.
The strange part was, that everyone at the party and in his house, including at the front door appeared to see it.
Could very well be, that by the time he started screaming, the creature was already inside him, hence no longer existing outside.
"Listen! Do you smell something?"-- best line ever!
When they used to make legendary films. Utter classic.
Fun story: they were so crunched for time when making this movie that many of the SFX shots were actually mock-ups and rough drafts of what the SFX people wanted to do. For instance the scenes where the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was trashing Manhattan - that was supposed to be presented to Rietman as a concept of what they could do. Rietman took one look at it, said “that’s great, use it” and that was that.
Fun little story about me always qiuting lines from this movie; I was at work at was holding the master keys since the repairmen needed them. The repair man came over and literally asked if I was the keymaster.
I just couldn't help it and asked if he was the gatekeeper.
He just stared at me like "wtf".
I just gave him the keys and the instructions.
The customer next to me just smiled and gave me a nod in appreciation.
Ghostbusters is such a gem.
The second movie is worth watching, and all the newer ones except the all ladies one.
Great watch. If you are a big Moranis fan you can't miss out on Honey I shrunk the kids. I feel so blessed growing up in the 80s and 90s being able to see all these classics in the cinema. Indeed, we had shit else to do without mobile phones, computers or internet. At least the movies were fun 😁
Winston: "Tell him about the Twinkie..."
Venkman:" What about the Twinkie??" 😂
A 35' twinkie would be 98,000 lbs, not 600
@@jhilal2385it’s not about the actual weight of a Twinkie that size. It’s that the paranormal levels *equal* a Twinkie that size but weighing what it does.
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"That's a big Twinkie"
@@janos5408 big but not heavy. Lol
One thing i like is Dan Aakroyd's details in the script, his parents and grandparents were mediums and most of the ancient god references are real to folklore
Fun fact: Bill Murray made up that line, "This bitch is toast", and was the first time someone ever used toast to mean dead or destroyed. It became part of our vernacular because of this movie.
Unfortunately not, it was probaby brought into modern parlance by Bill Murray but the phrase has been used in books as far back as 1947 at least. I suspect you are partly correct with it being picked up into our modern lexicon because of the movie line
"The golden era of SNL."
Everyone who watched SNL pre-2000s: *sharpens knives*
Sorry. That's just an *objectively* bad take. Lol. Every generation has its merit, surely, but very, very things top "needs more cowbell" and "LIVIN' IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!" (Will Farrell/Christopher Walken and Chris Farley, respectively.)
"Mad TV" & "In Living Color" were the golden era of SNL... 🤣
@@mattstanford9673Just my opinion but I saw some 'very very things'back in the 70s on SNL with the Not Ready For Prime Time Players.Only me,but I never found Will Farrell funny..ever.
@@BobCrabtree-ev4rz In general, I don't really like Will Farrell. I prefer him in supporting roles where he's principle cast, but not the main (Old School, for example). I absolutely can't stand him when he's lead (Step Brothers, etc).
Most, if not all, of the "Cowbell" skit was carried by Christopher Walken.
Ultimately, I think "best" is pretty much just whatever generation you grew up in. While I like Chevy Chase and the late 70s/80s era, I'm still far more partial to the 90s lineup.
But I think we can all come together and agree that post-2000 SNL is nowhere near "best." Lmfao.
@@mattstanford9673 I guess everything is objective and all we can do is like what we like,and everybody watches whatever they want.
It's endlessly hilarious that the key master keeps locking himself out of his own apartment. I never noticed this as a kid. I don't blame Rick Moranis for giving up the business for his family. He gave us so many amazing memories. Sorry to crowd but it had to be said.
I have some ghost stories if you want to hear them
"Honey, I Shrunk The Kids" followed by "Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves" for some more Rick Moranis!
Don’t forget Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, too!
Rick is a genuinely good person. The "Death of his career" ... is both heartbreaking and endearing.
@@XX2Media And the possible, on-again, off-again upcoming sequel, Shrunk. Currently on hold.
never seen either!!!
Actually, the absolute best Rick Moranis performance (well, outside of Spaceballs) in my opinion is 1990's My Blue Heaven with Steve Martin and Joan Cusack. Moranis is Barney Coopersmith, an FBI agent assigned to oversee witness protection for Martin's mobster character, Vince Antonelli. Lots of shenanigans pursue as Antonelli tries to find ways to sneak his sleazy underworld culture into the wholesome suburban San Diego environment, which ironically leads to him and agent Coopersmith bonding and developing a friendship over time. Cusack plays ADA Hannah Stubbs who serves as the primary antagonistic force, being rather relentless in her pursuit of Antonelli. This may be an unpopular take since the movie had average to mildly negative reviews overall, but I enjoyed it immensely, and Moranis was on-point.
Weaver is an absolute legend. Both Alien and Aliens are ALWAYS worth a rewatch. I say go for it!
I love her in AVATAR!!!
I just watched The Blues Brothers yesterday. It's amazing how different Ray Stantz and Elwood Blues look, despite being played by the same actor.
34:14 "You want s'more?!"
Oh Miranda, please never change 😂
“I’m never sitting on a chair again” ….as she is still sitting on a chair lol
I am glad you enjoyed this movie so much. It was SUCH a huge hit, and people went to see it multiple times. Yes, the ground breaking up was a PRACTICAL EFFECT. That really happened. Totally controlled and automated of course, but it was THERE, no CGI.
Admits she never saw Ghostbusters.
The mob, "WHAT???"
"I was always more into video games..."
The mob, "She hasn't played the Ghostbusters video game???"
Pitchforks and torches multiply.
i was today years old when i found out about the video game!
There is 😊 and it'd be a fun playthrough on your game channel! It's always been one of my favorites and I highly recommend it. It has all the original ghostbusters lending their voices and likenesses, as well as Annie Potts and William Atherton. The remaster also has a nice dedication to Harold Ramis at the beginning.
@@TheMirandalorianReacts which one.... there was even a classic from back in the 80s, there was an X-box one, a DS one (I think) there have been several (oh and there was an Alien(s) game from back in the day too, and a Friday the 13th, The Goonies, Robocop, and and and etc etc etc, even if they are not good (Ahem--E.T.!) still worth watching a few moments of play here on YT footage, right!
Oh and whilst I'm here, PLEASE check out The Real Ghosbusters cartoon, it has Slimer as a much friendlier ghost and in the 30-something episodes he's pretty much the 5th Ghosbuster (or the Ghosbuster's pet ghost, call it what you will) in a warped way I think I enjoy TRGB more than even the movie! (ducks)
@watchreadplayretro The 80s were a weird time cause anything that was popular either had a Saturday morning cartoon, a video game, or both
@@TheMirandalorianReacts The Wii version of the Ghostbusters game is probably the best. It's the least-impressive from a graphics standpoint, but the first-person motion controls are fantastic. One really feels like a ghostbuster in it. It has a genuinely good plot too.
Actually this is perfect for both channels. After you watch the second one, you can do a playthrough of the awesome Ghostbusters game from the Xbox 360 era. It got a remaster a few years ago for PC, PS4 and Switch
It never dawned on me until later in life just how Phucked up it is that Bill Murray's character went to Dana's apartment with a syringe of thorazine
HISHE Zuul: _"Wait! You brought thorazine on a date? What kind of sicko are you?"_
Above all else I like how organic it is. You can tell much of this despite being well scripted just came together on the fly. Doesn't hurt that they have such great actors but everyone feels very natural. All of these otherwise fantastic situation feel natural. None of it feels forced or removed in any way. That is great synergy and I know it isn't easy to pull off in fact it usually outside everyone being passionate about the production it does take some luck to hit that mark.
"Listen...you smell something?"
"Yes have some."
Ray actually said, "Listen! Do you smell something?" 😊
Bill Murray made a deal that because he got slimed by Slimer in the beginning, he didn't have to get covered with marshmallow fluff at the end.
Smart man, the slime was just random, harmless goop. The Marshmallow was scented shaving foam that ended up irritating the skin of the other 3 actors.
32:21 - this Bill Murray improvised line "This chick is toast!" is the first time "toast" was used as a slang term like that. The script said something along the lines about how he was going to turn him into toast.
One of my favorite quotable movie lines... "Listen? Do you smell something?"😂😂😂
The fact that you struggled with Bill Murray's name, merely recognized Dan Aykroyd's and that you don't know Harold Ramis at all is criminal.
For more of these truly iconic actors:
Ghostbusters 2 (obviously)
Stripes (with Murray & Ramis)
Caddyshack (with Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, co-written and directed by Ramis)
Blues Brothers (with Aykroyd and John Belushi)
Spies Like Us (with Aykroyd and Chevy Chase)
Groundhog Day (with Murray, directed by Ramis, who cameos)
Scrooged (with Murray)
Trading Places (with Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy)
The Great Outdoors (with Aykroyd and John Candy)
I also recommend Dragnet (Aykroyd and Tom Hanks), The Couch Trip (Aykroyd, Charles Gordin, Walt Matthau) and What About Bob? (Murray, Richard Dreyfus)
The fact that she doesn't recognize famous people of the 1980's is not 'criminal'... it's just youth. The fact that she cites post-2005 Saturday Night Live as a source of humor... is "criminal".
@@Madbandit77 Another vote for Dragnet -- an underrated film and perhaps Aykroyd's best lead role. He plays Sgt. Joe Friday, nephew of the original Sgt. Joe Friday of the Dragnet TV series. A younger Tom Hanks is great as Joe's new partner.
@@suebob16 It also has a great supporting cast: Christopher Plummer (The Sound Of Music), Alexandra Paul (Christine, Baywatch), Dabney Coleman (9 to 5, Wargames), Jack O'Hallaron (the first two Superman films), Kathleen Freedman (a bunch of Jerry Lewis films, The Blues Brothers) and Harry Morgan (the Dragnet 60s reboot, MASH the sitcom).
@Madbandit77 Can't believe I forgot about Dragnet and What About Bob! Another criminal act. Thank God it's Friday! Baby Steps out of this comment...
Rick Moranis is the most underrated comedic actor ever. I first saw him as a kid in Strange Brew…been a fan ever since.
I love that we've been seeing Toby curling up on a beanbag in the background having a nap and not giving a damn!
As a musical lover I know that you will love The Muppet Movie (1979), and the cast of cameos is very entertaining.
You crack more dad-jokes than any dad I've ever known 😂
Never feel like you have to apologize for puns.
The drum sound you were geeking over is a classic synthetic tom. The iconic synth tom comes from 808 synthesizers, the one being used here is modelled after the 808 but it has gated reverb and echo added to make it sound slightly more acoustic. Yes, in the 80s it was a bit of an obsession to take obviously synthetic sounds and over produce them to sound acoustic, even though at the time that whole process was basically just as expensive and complicated as it would have been to use acoustic instruments.
80's is the era of new wave music. Of course, electronic instruments were on the rise for iconic music at that time.
I'm pretty sure that particular version of "the 808 sound" was from a Roland electronic drum kit; I remember them having a "patch" or setting that would do that.
That dream sequence actually comes from a deleted scene. The Ghostbusters investigate a haunted fort and Ray tries to coax the ghost by dressing up like her former lover.
It was supposed to give Ray a love interest, that ghost was played by a late former Playboy model. Now, you can see why that scene was a bit... sensual.
"That sound" at the 29:3o-ish mark is probably a Roland electronic drum kit. In addition to emulating "real" drum sounds, it also had some settings that gave it a deliberately futuristic-sounding "synthesizer hit" sound, and that effect turned up in a lot of 80s music back in the day because it was so novel and different. (I say "probably" because there were other electronic instruments that did similar effects, but the Rolands were one of the most popular and widely-used.)
I love your sense of humor and how much you enjoy and "get" these movies! Thank you!
Annie Potts who plays the Ghostbusters secretary also plays Sheldon's "meemaw" in Young Sheldon.
Also BO PEEP which she rocks at
@@bridgetclement2968 I haven't actually seen that but I've heard good things.
@@GodlessScummer U haven't seen TOY STORY???
@@bridgetclement2968 believe it or not no I haven't watched that movie.
@GodlessScummer wow. Watch it. Annie Potts, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen r Main Voices!!! There r 4 Toy story Movies. Annie Potts is in 3 of the 4
For me the line ‘listen do you smell something’ is so much funnier than it should be and you see Bill Murray trying to listen with his nose 😂😂
Don't EVER apologize for such a beautiful pun. "You want S'MORE?" Let your dad joke flag fly, lady!
Agree, i love that joke too😂
The receptionist Janine Melnitz is played by Annie Potts. Ms. Potts has a large amount of high profile roles. Two fairly recent projects she has been involved with are the Toy Story movies and Young Sheldon.
Harold Ramis was comedy gold. He co-wrote Ghostbusters with Dan Akroyd. Joke editor at Playboy magazine for a bit, then Second City Improv, National Lampoon with John Belushi and Bill Murray, then head writer at SCTV Comedy series.
Ramis left SCTV to pursue a film career and wrote a script with National Lampoon magazine's Douglas Kenney, which eventually became National Lampoon's Animal House. which was huge.
Ramis next co-wrote the comedy Meatballs another of the 6 films he worked on with Bill Murray btw. His third film and directorial debut was Caddyshack, which he wrote with Kenney and Brian Doyle-Murray. RIP Harold.
Perrier was a NATURAL sparkling(carbonated) water from an artesian well in France. Then they became famous and were industrialized :-(
It's freaking hysterical when the styrofoam chunk of the building bounces off the wood police barricade @33:04 🙂
I'm so jealous this is your first time watching this movie. I wish I could see it again with new eyes.
In the brief scene with a reporter, you noticed a weird guy with unkempt hair and a blue shirt, and wondered what he was doing there. Turns out he's just some guy who wandered onto the set!
The hotel ghost, later named Slimer, was intended to be the ghost of John Belushi, who was going to be the fourth ghostbuster until his untimely death.
Hey, maybe you could check out John and Dan Ackroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)?
@@bhpinball . ^ Doesn't understand forums ^
Well, he kinda still did since Slimer did become a part of the team in the cartoon show. 😅👍
"I wasn´t expecting this to actually be scary" - that was everyone´s reaction the first time they saw it indeed :D
Can you imagine all these films you are checking out for the first time on your channel how amazing they must have been to see in a real movie theater?? A real cinema!! I would recommend doing that every once in awhile ....sometimes great films are brought back to theaters. People, popcorn, darkness, no interruptions, big screen....the real way to do this! The Paris Theatre in NYC ..historic movie house in Manahttan has recently brought back "Vertigo," "North by Northwest" "Spartacus" and many others. Nothing like watching great films in a real theater!
I'd recommend Dragnet for more Dan Aykroyd. Opposite a very young Tom Hanks. I don't think anyone's covered it and it's a classic 80's buddy cop comedy based on a 50's cop show.
Tom Hanks famously raps in the closing song which may have indirectly inspired his son to become a rapper
Your genuine enjoyment in this reaction reminded me of the first time I saw it. It is the epitome of the 80s classic.
As for sequels, there was a Ghostbusters 2 back I'm the 80s with the same cast. It wasn't as good but it had a place among the fans. The reboot was rejected by and large. However a more direct sequel came out a few years ago. Ghostbusters: After Life starring Paul Rudd. Now the sequel to that just came out called Ghostbusters: Frozen Kingdom. Nothing can or will top the original.
That was so much fun Miranda!Since you liked Bill Murray another movie of his I would recommend is Groundhog Day.
What about Bob with the wonderful Richard dreyfuss🤗
@@markcutting6504yes that one too! so funny 😂
"Scrooged"
One of the best Christmas movies ever! =)
A classic! She would probably like Coneheads as well. Thinking about it, most of the early SNL cast alumni films are worth a watch.
Anything with Bill Murray is hilarious.have you seen caddyshack?the whole 80's gang-murray,ackroyd,belushi,chase,Steve martin,pryor,murphy.as an English teenager smoking a joint & getting an American comedy from blockbusters made my nights.just giggling😁🤗
So many lines from this movie are still in my vocabulary. Nice thinkin, Ray! Is one of my favorites to use! You’re a gamer, so after you watch GB2. You need to find the GB game from the late 2000s With all the actors. You’ll have fun with it! It’s kind of the unofficial GB 3, and it’s fun to play. Last I knew they revamped it for the ps4, but my gaming knowledge isn’t what it used to be.
What makes it great is that it’s funny without trying to be. The subject matter and the way it was shot was straight serious. And while the characters were all funny, they were also grounded and genuine: Ray being wide-eyed positive, Egon being the in his head nerd, Venkman being the cynical smart-ass, Winston being the normal everyman. I think of it as a ghost-horror film that happens to be a comedy rather than the other way around.
The scene with Ray and Winston on the bridge is amazing cinema
So good they replicated it at the end of afterlife
Came out the year I graduated high school, and it was everywhere, quoted everywhere. Harold Ramis was more known from behind the camera and writing, but he was also a great actor. Both him and Bill Murray was also in "Stripes", which I highly suggest the director's cut. For Bill's earliest starring movies is "Meatballs" which is hilarious. Keep up the great work, Miranda.
I love Meatballs
whats different about the directors cut?
@@comedyfish Some extended and deleted scenes.
John Belushi was originally supposed to be Venkman, but he died of a drug overdose. This is more than a comedy. It is also a horror movie. Jumpscares lead to laughs.
Peter, Ray, and Egon are all scientists. Winston is the everyman. In the extended story, Winston got out of the military and was looking for a job.
Great reaction, glad you liked it!
Ghostbusters was one of the VHS tapes I had on heavy rotation growing up. And coincidentally, Rick Moranis was a big part of that rotation, which, among several others, also included Spaceballs, and Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Always enjoyed watching his acting range from nerdy Louis Tully to inept Dark Helmet to normal dad/down-on-his-luck inventor. Heck, I'll even throw in his character from Little Giants.
Also, I'm a New Yorker, and I was born a month after GB was released, so, here is the New York of my youth, preserved. Always nice to see.
Keep up the great work :)
Dan Akroyd actually comes from a family of occultists and paranormal investigators, which was the primary inspiration when he pitched this movie.
"The next time someone asks if you're a God you say YES!!" I'm not entirely convinced Bill Murray is an actor. Just as Jeff Goldblum, they are just brilliant, awkward people being themselves with a camera in the room 👻🚫
Cary Grant and James Stewart were like that.
The bookshelf falling over just as they pass in the library was an accident. It wasn't supposed to fall. But they stayed in character and the scene was included.
That's an urban legend. It's in the script.
Back to the Future trilogy, Ghostbusters and Die hard - favorite movies from my childhood
The 80s was a magical time
Back to the Future Trilogy, E.T., Poltergeist Trilogy, Gremlins. All came out in the 80s. I was Born in 85.
Then I got exposed to CHILD'S PLAY
Those "du-du-dudu" drums you hear is a synthesizer. Very popular in 80's and 90's music. This is a classic, "one of the greatest of all times" movie
I love all the puns you make in these reactions, absolutely my kind of humor. I always ending having to apologize for them too cause my friends cant stand them 😂😂😂