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Ghostbusters - Nostalgia Critic

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It's been 40 years since the original comedy smash came out (feel old yet?), but Nostalgia Critic is wondering if it's still the classic he remembers it being. Let's dive into Ghostbusters.

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Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. It also stars Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, and features Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton in supporting roles.

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@ChannelAwesome Creator 2 years ago (edited) Pinned

What are your thoughts on this classic?
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@JageshemashFTW 2 years ago

(After Winston joins the Busters)

NC: This is the only part of the movie I have a problem with…

Me: Ayo?!

NC: Winston should have been brought in earlier.

Me: Continue.

@MrWaspman 2 years ago

Not only is this movie a timeless comedic classic, but it taught us all four very important life lessons:
1. Don't cross the streams.
2. When someone asks if you're a god , you say YES!
3. Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson nail these roles.
4. If there's something strange, in your neighborhood, who you ganna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!

@koneheadcolahead4981 2 years ago

Another Fun Fact: In the middle of the film's initial release, to keep interest going, Ivan Reitman ran a trailer that was basically the commercial the Ghostbusters used in the movie, but the 555 number was replaced with a 1-800 number, allowing people to actually call in. Callers got a recorded message of Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd saying something to the effect of "Hi. We're out catching ghosts right now." They got 1,000 calls per hour, 24 hours a day, for several weeks.

@Kira_Haon 2 years ago

Fun Fact: In the German dub of the film, when Peter mentions J. Edgar Hoover as a potential destroyer (22:02), it was changed and he mentioned Stalin as an example.

@jessedellross3245 2 years ago (edited)

“When someone asks if you’re a God, you say YES!!!”

Still a great line

@maxmahoney2932 2 years ago

R.I.P. Harold Ramis
1944-2014

@seansilv25 2 years ago

Fun story on my end: when my parents first showed me this movie, I was originally against it and instead wanted to watch Iron Man 2, but got outvoted. And we got to the scene where Stay Puft was revealed as the form of the destructor, me and my sister laughed so hard she rolled off the couch
Needless to say, I don’t think I was ever happier to be outvoted

@bill-wowzer 2 years ago

The greatest lesson I learned from Ghostbusters was if someone asks if you’re a god, you say ”YES!” 😂

@alvaroperez2349 2 years ago (edited)

Rest in Peace Harold Ramis, he was THE Egon Spangler.

@o.h.x-9062 2 years ago

“Are you a God?”
“…No.”
“Then…DIE!”

Yeah, I remember these lines from the first Ghostbusters movie. It’s one of the classics.

@koneheadcolahead4981 2 years ago

Another Fun Fact: After Harold Ramis died on February 24, 2014, fans of the movie paid tribute to him by visiting the New York City firehouse used in the exterior shots and created a makeshift memorial featuring Nestles Crunch Bars (in reference to Venkman giving Spengler a candy bar), Twinkies (in reference to Spengler using the Twinkie to describe the ghost problem in New York City), and collections of spores, molds and fungi.

@MeliesCinemagician 2 years ago

Favorite underated line from this movie - "Nobody steps on a church in my town!"

@RichardDamienAddison 2 years ago

10:11 "There is no mayo. Only Zuul."

@kylec254 2 years ago

My favorite bit of trivia is when Ivan Reitman had gone to a theater that was playing Ghostbusters and when Stay Puft was approaching, he got genuinely nervous about the audiences reaction. But, the moment it walked out from behind the building, the audience cheered! In that moment, Ivan thought to himself, "This is going to be a great movie!"

@PsychoPlissken 2 years ago

6:03: "played by Harold Ramis"
The late great Harold Ramis

@ThenewTchannel 2 years ago

In the Justice League animated series, there was a two-parter about a regular guy named John Dee who wanted respect and power, and suddenly gets everything he could ever want and more when an accident gives him Freddy Kreuger like dream powers, turning him into Doctor Destiny. He haunts the nightmares of the Justice League and forces them to face their greatest fears before he's finally taken down by Batman, and in Justice League Unlimited's final season he's given the honor of being one of many background villains that make up the Legion of Doom

The reason I bring this up is that the character of John Dee/Doctor Destiny, an average Joe one minute and a Skeletor-Fred Kreuger hodgepodge the next, was voiced by William Atherton. Fun

@PanzerShrek94 2 years ago

17:18
They played a similar joke in Jason takes Manhattan too.
"Help there is a masked guy trying to kill us"
"Welcome to New York"

@kamenrangerzeo8251 2 years ago (edited)

“Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night?”
“Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic?”
“Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost?”
“If the answer is "yes," then don't wait another minute.”
“Just pick up the phone and call the professionals.”
“Call the Ghostbusters, we’re ready to believe you.”