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[a giant marshmallow man crashes through the streets of New York]. What? It's looking at me. Dr. Peter Venkman: My friend, don't be a jerk. I am The Gatekeeper! It's corny, but, I respect you. Wait, wait, wait! Dr. Peter Venkman: But you already know that. DANA BARRETT pushes the carriage along the street. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say, "yes!". No, we're exterminators. I want this man arrested! Thank you. I tried to think [they all look over one side of the roof], [they all see a giant cubic white head topped with a sailor hat, Peter looks at Ray]. Forty years of darkness! We're ready to believe you. A real nasty one, too. Peter grabs Ray's ear]. We're fine. You can't park right here! I'm going bring this up with the Tenants' Association. Dr. Peter Venkman: Janine Melnitz: The creep down the hall phoned the manager. Gozer the Gozerian good evening. [the Ghostbusters exit the elevator. Dr. Peter Venkman: From the September 30, 1983 draft to the final shooting script for Ghostbusters and on page 136 of Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular, Winston's resume listed him as a black belt in karate. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Personally, I liked the university. No, no, I'm fine, I feel great! You've never been out of college! Dr. Raymond Stantz: We'll cross the streams. Dr. Peter Venkman: Bite your head off, man. The mother and the kids look at him with disappointment. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Hotel Manager: Dr. Peter Venkman: Winston Zeddemore joins the ghostbusters and E.P.A. [Aggravated] No, you're being moved off campus. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Forget MIT or Stanford now. I have a radical idea. Dr. Peter Venkman: That's the bedroom, but nothing ever happened in there. I'm gonna take back some of the things I said about you, Egon. What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut? Looks like we're in the teens somewhere. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Set your entry grid neutronize your field and [Ray pulls a lever and the green light comes on]. [ they arm their packs ] Dr. Raymond Stantz , Dr. Egon Spengler , Winston Zeddemore : SMOKIN'! Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Myth? All right, all right, all right! Turning off these machines would be extremely hazardous. Did you see it? Egon, I tried to stop them. Gozer was very big in Sumeria. The #Ghostbusters are ready to serve all your supernatural elimination needs.For a limited time, the original 1984 movie will play at theaters and drive-ins with a special message for the fans. Here is the story structure for theGhostbusters screenplay: Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Ray Stantz, and Dr. Egon Spengler work for a university. Louis: Dr. Peter Venkman: Oh, my *God*. Wait for the sign. Listen you smell something? [to the other inmates] Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Egon Spengler: This chick is TOAST! [astounded] Chambermaid: Back off man, I'm a scientist. Dr. Raymond Stantz: During a date at a fashionable restaurant, the alien's unfamiliarity with human etiquette became apparent. Oh, that's okay we can just put it right back in there. Winston Zeddemore: This university will no longer continue any funding of any kind of your group's activities. By Valerie Thompson / Feb. 22, 2023 11:26 am EST. Past-life experience intruding on present time. The mayor wants to see you guys. Actually, it's more of a guideline than a rule [Louis has been possessed by Vinz Clortho a.k.a. This job is definitely not worth $11,500 a year. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: I love this plan! Five thousand dollars? For a great comparison of how a classic quote evolved from script to screen, we can take a look at the moment when Venkman is slimed by Slimer. May I help you? I don't know where they get these guest conductors. Mayor: Gozer asks them to choose the form of the destructor, and Stantz unintentionally chooses the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. But at 19%, you didn't even bargain with the guy! Egon pinpointed a small community in northern New Jersey as the likely epicenter of major psychic activity, due to its central proximity to three nuclear power plants and a number of chemical waste storage areas. We don't wanna lose her. [all get up to get ready] Walter Peck: Some are people who just want attention. I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. Let's talk serious, for the entrapment, we're gonna ask you for 4 big ones $4,000 for that, but we are having a special this week on proton charging, and storage of the beast, so we are gonna ask for $1,000 fortunate. We believe that the purpose of science is to serve mankind. Okay, so I'll see you later, huh? If you want to continue reading screenplays, we have similar titles like Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, and Inglourious Basterds in our screenplay database. [Venkman shakes hands with Peck and still has ectoplasm on his hands]. Oh, don't move, I just gotta get the door. Up until two weeks ago. I think we'll take it. He starred or was featured in a number of other movies for the next couple decades, including Ghostbusters II. Where are we? Peter meets with Dana at the Lincoln Center. [reading from the printout] Zia Comics Ghostbusters commercial 271 views Jan 7, 2022 15 Dislike Share Save Zia Comics 2.53K subscribers Big thanks to the Texas Regional Response Team branch of the Ghostbusters for this. I want you to tell me what you think it is. They all stare appreciatively. And when writing the original Ghostbusters script, Ramis knew that improvisation would be part of the deal, especially when working with Bill Murray. Hey, break this up! The whole island's going crazy. [Annoyed] Cold-riveted girders with cores of pure selenium. We're paying you, are we? Quietly! Well that's great. The Hotel Manager comes running up behind them]. Dr Ray Stantz: It was right here. You are a poor scientist, Dr. Venkman! This scene in the final film plays out almost the same, with the addition of some Murray improv and being able to actually see possessed Dana in action. Dr. Peter Venkman: What about the Twinkie? Walter Peck: [sarcastically] Something that could never, ever possibly destroy us. And there were flames, and I heard a voice say "Zuul"! There is no Dana, there is only Zuul. Dr. Peter Venkman: We just got a visit from the Environmental Protection Agency. [on the phone] Ghostbusters was a tremendous mash-up of comedy talent, bringing in some of the funniest people working in 1984 to perform Ramis and Aykroyd clever, joke-a-minute script, and Reitman . This happen to you before? Break it up! The mayor wants to rap with me about some things. I also play raquetball. This makes them that much more fun and easier to connect with, which is part of what makes the movie so enduring with kids and adults alike. Now either you shut off these machines, or we'll shut them off for you. Peter Venkman's love interest was an interdimensional woman posing as a beautiful woman. Hey, anybody seen a ghost? A complete particle reversal. Boy, it's getting crowded in there, and all my recent data points to something big on the horizon. Don't tell me how to do mine. Dr. Peter Venkman: He got his big start on Saturday Night Live, which included the creation of the Blues Brothers with John Belushi. Ooohhh, Close. [casually] Dr. Raymond Stantz: Going up? Louis, I'm going home. Ho! Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: What the HELL are you doing? They each have distinct personalities, ways of speaking, and approaches to things. Dr. Peter Venkman: Whoa! These are the blueprints for structural ironwork of Dana Barret's apartment building, and they are very, very strange. Winston Zeddemore: Ray, has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason we've been so busy lately is because the dead HAVE been rising from the grave? All right, this chick is TOAST. Please! They conducted rituals up on the roof, bizarre rituals intended to bring about the end of the world. The wind HOWLS and the vane swivels with an EERIE SQUEAK. [impatiently slaps Peter on the forehead] This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Dr Ray Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: That's gotta be some cockroach. I've quit better jobs than this. Hey, wait a minute. Someone should tell him that it's not going to do much good to scream at us in German. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, no job is too big, no fee is too big! A full torso apparition, and it's real. and that's only gonna come to one thousand dollars, fortunately. ,Dr. Egon Spengler Caption: "5 YEARS LATER". Venkman, Stantz and Spengler are standing in front of the Ghostbusters' sign. This is obviously more political in nature, but it ties back to the start a business element that keeps the movie grounded. [dejected; motions the others to move behind a bookcase] Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here. Thank you! Dana Barrett: Louis: Dr. Peter Venkman: During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! I am madly in love with you. Generally, you don't see that kind of behavior in a major appliance. Dr. Raymond Stantz: I HATE YOU, VENKMAN! [to a policeman] Dr. Peter Venkman: And the sun became as black as sack cloth, and the moon became as blood. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: All in a day's work, ma'am. Browse and download PDFs for all of our scripts as you read, write and practice your craft to become the next great screenwriter. Janine is seen answering the telephone with a big fake smile on her face. Dr. Peter Venkman: The architect's name was Ivo Shandor. In the video below, at about 6:25, you can see Murray, Aykroyd, and co-star and co-writer Harold Ramis trying out a few alternate names for their paranormal team. Excuse me, this is private property. I'm getting a little tired of this. Hee hee hee! Dr. Peter Venkman: Look at all the junk food! [dryly] All right, all right! Dean Yeager: You've never been out of college: you don't know what it's like out there. Miss Barrett, you seem to think there is something wrong up here in your mind that says: he enjoys taking his evenings off and spending them with his clients. Sir, what we have here is what we call a non-repeating phantasm, or a class-5 free roaming vapor, real nasty one too. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Remember that? If the ionization-rate is constant for all ectoplasmic entities, we can really bust some heads in a spiritual sense, of course. Both videos have also been uploaded to the official Ghostbusters YouTube channel (embedded below), but the top and bottom of the videos were cut off to change it from a 4:3 to 16:9 aspect ratio. [gets in Peter's way] Every ancient religion has its own myth about the end of the world. Dr. Peter Venkman: I think so, but I'm sure there are no animals in there. Dr. Raymond Stantz: [Louis pants and sniffs, then notices a horse carriage; horse neighs]. Dr. Peter Venkman: I guess they just don't make them like they used to. Come on! [Ray looks at Peter, who nonchalantly nods yes], [Lightning flies from her fingers, driving the Ghostbusters to the edge of the roof and almost off; people below scream]. You're very handy, I can tell. [Ray and Egon shout and blast her cart with proton beams]. Dr. Peter Venkman: [Egon pulls out a calculator and starts punching in numbers. That's bad. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dana Barrett: You gotta do something! Ghostbusters Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. There's more over here. Thank you for coming so quickly! Always the professional, Venkman realizes something is wrong and, instead of maybe taking advantage of the situation, he uses his parapsychology to try and help Dana. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Tonight! Your theories are the worst kind of popular tripe, your methods are sloppy, and your conclusions are highly questionable! Something terrible is about to enter our world, and this building is obviously the door. [Stops Ray] This is it! The film even ends with Ira, Harry, and Wayne in a faux Head and Shoulders commercial reminiscent of the iconic "We're Ready to Believe You!" ad from the original Ghostbusters. Walter Peck: [Desperate] Dr. Peter Venkman: I want you inside me. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hotel Manager: Your girlfriend lives in the corner penthouse of spook central. You want a ride? Above all, the primary trio (latter quartet) are relatable everymen. Sorry, this isn't your lucky day. Important safety tip. As seen in the outtakes, Janine was originally going to appear in the commercial, but not in the manner the script describes. Are you troubled by strange noises in the night? Note that the information here is copied from Spook Central website. They wouldn't touch us with a 10-meter cattle prod. It was even chosen by the Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 2006. Some moron brought a cougar to a party and it went berserk. You don't think it's too subtle, Marty, you don't think people are going to drive down and not see the sign? No! You go get a court order, and I'll sue your funny ass for wrongful prosecution. They say they have a warrant. Gozer the Traveler, the Destroyer. I'm Walter Peck, from the Environmental Protection? C'mon, I wanna talk to Dana. [the possessed Louis growls at the coachman with his red-glowing eyes]. I'm worried, Ray. Aside from the main premise, one thing that stays the same from script to screen in Ghostbusters are the characters. I guess we'll just have to move. Dr. Egon Spengler: [standing] The three busters start up their business right around the same time as one Dana Barrett is experiencing paranormal activity in her apartment. Dr. Raymond Stantz: I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people. Once the Ghostbusters business starts booming, government intervention tries to come in and ruin everything. Dr. Peter Venkman: Get tickets: http://www.ghostbusters.com/movienight Watch Ghostbusters now: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ghostbusters Subscribe for more exclusive content: https://bit.ly/GhostbustersSubscribe Follow Ghostbusters on Social:https://www.ghostbusters.com/?hs308=youtubehttps://www.facebook.com/ghostbustershttps://www.twitter.com/ghostbustershttps://www.instagram.com/ghostbusters Suit up for classic comedy! $5,000 I had no idea it would be so much, I won't pay it. I think we'd better split up. Whoa! [looking at the temporary sign on Ghostbusters HQ while a worker is hanging it up] Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Since the mid-80s, few films have entered the pop cultural landscape and stayed there like Ghostbusters. The trio run away screaming, half in shock, half in amazement, hands Egon a petri dish filled with ectoplasmic residue, Louis is being chased by the demon Vinz Clortho, after the beautiful female student has guessed 5 out of 5 cards right while he has "none"; actually he has one, Dana has been possessed by the demon Zuul, looking at the temporary sign on Ghostbusters HQ while a worker is hanging it up, hears a siren approaching and an old, gray station wagon pulls up in the driveway, looks and sees Stantz in the driver's seat, gets off the elevator and Louis comes out of his apartment, tries to go back into his apartment but he's locked himself out, offers Ray a drink, which he reluctantly accepts, Egon is running tests on Louis who has been possessed by Vince Clortho a.k.a. Dr. Egon Spengler: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Come in. [becoming suave] [the Victorian Lady Ghost is floating in mid-air, reading a book]. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Ho! Dr. Egon Spengler: Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm glad you could come, how you doin', give me your coats. [to the Mayor] We can be on the verge of a four-fold cross rip. Dr. Egon Spengler: Venkman, get a sample of this. You are so kind to take care of that man. The part where the bookcase falls over and Peter asks Ray "Has this ever happened to you before?" was not part of the original script. Have you or your family actually seen a spook, specter or ghost? Dr Ray Stantz: Peter Venkman "Just pick up the phone and call the professionals!" Egon Spengler "Call the." All "Ghostbusters!" Egon Spengler "Serving all your supernatural elimination needs 24 hours a day." All "Ghostbusters! I'm not at liberty to say. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Walter Peck is the government stooge that wants to bureaucratically bring down the Ghostbusters. And now it looks like it may actually happen. [entering the main lobby] This is the Ghostbusters' commercial that appears in the film, as written in the script. We're gonna go full stream. Dr. Egon Spengler: The owners don't even like us to talk about it. Great, how's it going down there? Dr. Peter Venkman: [to the female student] Spengler slowly shakes his head. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Winston Zeddemore: [somberly] Good guess, but wrong. Dropping off or picking up? Aw, don't leave yet. Joe Franklin: You're gonna endanger us, you're gonna endanger our client - the nice lady, who paid us in advance, before she became a dog Dr. Egon Spengler: We must prepare for the coming of Gozer. Well, most of the original staff knows about the twelfth floor; the disturbances, I mean. oh, wait, wait, i've always wanted to do this! You know, Mr. Tully, you are a most fortunate individual. Janine Melnitz: No, no, NO! Venkman, shorten your stream! Dana Barrett: Just relax, c'mon. ,Dr. Peter Venkman: Got him! [Persuading the mayor to let them stop a supernatural upheaval]. How is Elvis, and have you seen him lately? Now, for the entrapment, we're gonna have to ask you Dr. Peter Venkman: Just ordered some more vitamins and stuff. My mind is totally blank. Alright boys Ready? Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: That said, the script is still funny, and some of the best lines in the film are still here, either exactly as is or in some variation. A great example of their differing personalities can be seen after the trio meets the ghost at the library. [heads across the room, greeting other guests]. Dana Barrett: [as Dana puts strings on her cello, Ray is being interviewed by Joe Frankin on television]. Louis: I found it in Tobin's Spirit Guide. Can I talk to Dana? We'll enjoy it! [over walkie-talkie] There's something very important I forgot to tell you. Hotel Manager: Dr. Peter Venkman: [the card has three wavy lines] But most definately wrong. [cornered by the the demon Vinz Clortho] Winston Zeddemore: [Holding a Twinkie] "And the seas boiled and the skies fell.". 131K views 2 years ago #Ghostbusters #BillMurray #SonyPictures You know who to call. What have you seen? You can have this ticket and keep it! Janine, sorry about the bug-eyes thing. While primarily known for playing Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, Ramis had a strong career as a director, starting with Caddyshack (recognized as one of the best sports movies), and including National Lampoons Vacation, Groundhog Day, and Analyze This. Dr. Peter Venkman: Others, just nutballs who come in off the street. The door swings both ways, we could reverse the particle flow through the gate. Why don't you have some of the brie, it's at room temperature! But now, as if some unforeseen authority [the Ghostbusters arrive at the Sedgewick Hotel in Ecto-1, fully decked out in uniform and gear]. Type something, will you? Dr. Peter Venkman: Walter Peck: Dr. Egon Spengler: Gotta run. Hope we can help you again. [after capturing Slimer] You're never going to regret this, Ray. Just relax. Load a trap here, open, unlock the system. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dana Barrett: Well be going over who wrote Ghostbusters and see how the script, while a little different from the final film, provided the basis for memorable quotes, characters, and themes. This is where we put all the vapors and entities and slimers that we trap. Listen, that reminds me, I'm having a big party for all my clients, my fourth anniversary as an accountant, you know, and even though you do your own tax return, which you shouldn't do, I'd like you to stop by, being that you're my neighbor and all.

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