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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 2024
Page
15
Fifty nine years ago June 8 1984 the comedy Ghostbusters starring Harold Ramis Dan Aykroyd Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson opened in theaters forming a huge cultural phenomenon. It spawned cartoons a sequel a reboot and multiple follow ups.
Dan Aykroyd envisioned a time travel supernatural comedy with John Belushi. After Belushi's 1982 death, Bill Murray joined with Ivan Reitman who shifted plans from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Harold Ramis rewrote the script, Columbia bought it for a 1984 release with a 25 to 30 million budget and a 13 month deadline.
Aykroyd describes practical effects and character ideas for Ghostbusters including the saliva cigarette gag and names for the spectral sidekicks. Huey Lewis tunes, Ray Parker Jr. later wrote the theme, leading to a lawsuit that settled in 1985. Three Stay Puft suits cost about $60,000 and were destroyed during filming while shaving cream created the marshmallow falls.
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