![]() ![]() THE MOVIE HAD TO BE MADE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. The ghost made it to the screen and was later christened “Slimer.” 4. When it came time to think up the design for the first ghost the group is commissioned to bust, Aykroyd conceived of a gross-looking, gluttonous, party-guy persona for the apparition as an ironic homage to his friend Belushi. The role was later immortalized by Bill Murray, another SNL alum, but the writers still wanted to honor Belushi by somehow involving him in the movie. Part of the reason Aykroyd had to recontextualize and rethink his idea-other than its implausible potential budget-was the tragic death of his fellow former SNL castmate John Belushi, whom he envisioned as the sarcastic Peter Venkman. J OHN BELUSH I STILL APPEARS IN THE F INAL FILM, IN SPIRIT. Eventual director Ivan Reitman estimated that the first script would have cost up to $300 million to produce-and that was in 1984. The now-iconic Stay Puft Marshmallow Man-which is in the climax of the finished film-appeared much earlier (on page 20) and was one of 50 large-scale monsters that the Ghostbusters would do battle with. His concept involved dozens of Ghostbuster groups fighting specters across time and different dimensions. The actors he had in mind for the three main protagonists were himself, John Belushi, and Eddie Murphy. ![]() Īykroyd found comedic inspiration in films like Bob Hope's The Ghost Breakers, the horror-comedies of Abbott and Costello, and Bowery Boys fare like Spook Busters and Ghost Chasers. He went wild writing his original script, which took place in the future and had a much darker tone. GHOSTBUSTERS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT-AND M UCH BIGGER. After he left Saturday Night Live in 1979, he read an article about parapsychology in an American Society of Psychical Research publication, which inspired Ghostbusters. Dan's father, Peter, kept a sizeable library of books about spooky subjects (including his great grandfather’s séances), which kept ghosts and ghouls in the back of young Aykroyd’s mind. Maurice allegedly tried to use his know-how to create a high-vibration crystal radio that could contact the spirit world. This predilection for the paranormal was passed down to Aykroyd’s grandfather, Maurice, who was an engineer for the Bell Telephone Company. Aykroyd, was a noted nineteenth century psychic investigator who conducted séances at the Aykroyd family farmhouse in eastern Ontario with a medium named Walter Ashurst. ĭan Aykroyd grew up surrounded by spiritualists. DAN A YKROY D FOUND INSPIRATION FOR THE MOVIE IN HIS FAMILY 'S HISTORY. We have a Multi-Light Kit Connection Kit which makes it easy to connect up to 4 lighting kits together.As Paul Feig's reboot of Ivan Reitman's classic sci-fi-horror-comedy readies to hit theaters, we're looking back at the film that started it all.ġ. CONNECT MULTIPLE KITSĭo you have multiple Light My Bricks Lighting Kits or wish to light up multiple sets using a single power function? User guide instructions for our kits can be found on the Users Guides section of our website. This lighting kit is powered by a USB Power Bank or USB Wall Adaptor (to connect to a mains outlet), which is NOT included in this kit. 1x Micro USB cable to transfer mp3 files to and from PC.1x Micro SD Card 128MB w/ pre-loaded mp3 files.1 x USB Power Cable (Power Source not Included). ![]()
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