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Louis: Others, just nutballs who come in off the street. Dana Barrett: [slaps Ray] Hee hee hee! [shouting while offscreen] [Venkman snaps back] Dr. Raymond Stantz: Personally, I liked the university. Come on! Dana Barrett: That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me. Whoa! Whoa! Stantz pops up from under the bed. [impatiently slaps Peter on the forehead] Janine, sorry about the bug-eyes thing. Exactly what are you a doctor of, Mr. Venkman? Below are some framegrabs taken from the outtake reel found on the 2019 Ghostbusters 1 & 2 4K/Blu-ray set. Dr. Peter Venkman: Police Sergeant: And don't stare at me, you got the bug-eyes. [as the Ghostbusters approach Gozer] They got fifteen thousand left on the house at eight percent. Would you come over here, please? But it all had to come from somewhere, which is why we will be looking at the. Dr. Egon Spengler: [Really is nervous] They gave us money and facilities - we didn't have to produce anything! We came, we saw, we kicked its ass! Dr. Peter Venkman: Harold Ramis was an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. I also play raquetball. Dr. Peter Venkman: Captain, these men are in criminal violation of the Environmental Protection Act! I'm going bring this up with the Tenants' Association. Dr. Peter Venkman: Louis: Oh, I'd really like to, Louis, but I have to go rehearsal now. Male Student: I believe that everything happens for a reason. Hotel Manager: Egon, what do you think? This place is great! Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr Ray Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: Game collects a $100 fee from all participants before it starts and pays rewards to winners at the end. Well yeah, you know what I did? Dr. Peter Venkman: Police Captain: Dean Yeager: Our courteous and efficient staff is on call 24 hours a day to serve all your supernatural elimination needs. [Ray and Egon shout and blast her cart with proton beams]. DANA BARRETT pushes the carriage along the street. I'd like to analyze it. I'm here with Dana Barrett. It's true, your honor. and see how the script, while a little different from the final film, provided the basis for memorable quotes, characters, and themes. Dr. Peter Venkman: WHAT "just popped in there?". Venkman is the salesman type guy, Stantz is the enthusiastic one, and Spengler remains stoic and cool. Louis: Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Good morning, I'm Roger Grimsby. Type something, will you? Roger Grimsby: Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Walter Peck: Master the art of visual storytelling with our FREE video series on directing and filmmaking techniques. No. Mr. Stay Puft! She barks, she drools, she claws Dr. Egon Spengler: [Louis and the Tall Woman begin disco dancing. Gozer asks them to choose the form of the destructor, and Stantz unintentionally chooses the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. The mother and the kids look at him with disappointment. One class-five full-roaming vapor. How is Elvis, and have you seen him lately? [reporting on the Ghostbusters] [Inspecting Dana's refrigerator for paranormal activity]. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Boy, it's getting crowded in there, and all my recent data points to something big on the horizon. Thanks so much. Dr. Peter Venkman: In this way, whether the audience can tell or not, the heroes of the day are the relatable working class guys who took it upon themselves to find a solution for a problem no one else wanted to face or believe in. Sumerian, not Babylonian. Dr. Peter Venkman: Nervous? They all stare appreciatively. Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, musician, and even businessman. SMOKIN'! [hesitates] Does this pole still work? Egon, I tried to stop them. I couldn't help it. I've only been with the company for a couple of weeks, but these things are real. Tonight! [to the horse] Some are people who just want attention. But if I'm *right*, and we *can* stop this thing Lenny, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters. The mayor wants to see you guys. While Venkman encounters a possessed Barrett, Egon talks to possessed Louis and realizes theyre both connected to whatever is going on with the apartment. Dr. Raymond Stantz: I'll give you a call! And there were flames, and I heard a voice say "Zuul"! Come in, Ray. Coming through! Dana Barrett: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Since I joined these men, I've seen shit that'll turn you white. I like to torture them. [whispering] She's telling the truth. It only cost me $14.12 after tax, though. Dr. Peter Venkman: All in a day's work, ma'am. [Dana starts passionately making out with him, moaning audibly]. The door swings both ways, we could reverse the particle flow through the gate. But at 19%, you didn't even bargain with the guy! You, however, seem to regard science as some kind of dodge or hustle. What have you seen? Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity. Ready? Dr. Peter Venkman: [Coming in] Each one has a role to play and fill, keeping the world of the Ghostbusters script unique and unforgettable. Joe Franklin: "We know we've got a knocking! Dr. Raymond Stantz: Hey Ray. Winston Zeddemore: We go to jail - peacefully, quietly. Winston Zeddemore: Yeah, you could say that. Dana Barrett: Dr. Peter Venkman: Funny, us going out like this. Let's run some red lights! READY! Hotel Manager: Janine is seen answering the telephone with a big fake smile on her face. Actual physical contact! This job is definitely *not* worth eleven-five a year! I guess we'll just have to move. Write and collaborate on your scripts FREE. What is the magic word, Mr. Venkman? You are a poor scientist, Dr. Venkman! [Louis, as the possessed Keymaster Vinz Clortho, runs out of Central Park, scaring a married couple] Louis: end systolic volume definition Download Brochure in English from Florida International University, along with certificates in Film Studies and Asian Studies. [clearing away tables in the dining room to make room for the ghost trap]. Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm gonna throw up. A strong comedic cast, talented director, and a memorable theme song catapulted the movie to the history books. Dr. Peter Venkman: Shut it off! I *don't* know. Dr. Peter Venkman: Louis: Investigating, the officer discovers a huddled mass of ghosts and vapors hovering directly over the tracks. I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: I think he can hear you, Ray. In the 1990s, Ghostbusters star Dan Aykroyd wrote a script for Ghostbusters 3: Hellbent, which would have seen the team transported to an alternate version of Manhattan calledwait for it . I think we'll take it. No, no. Dr. Peter Venkman: for four big ones, Four thousand dollars for that. levels of organization in a coral reef overnight stocker wegmans pay. Dean Yeager: Yeah, it's a sign, all right. I'm not paying that ticket! I hope we can take care of this. Archbishop: This is obviously more political in nature, but it ties back to the start a business element that keeps the movie grounded. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Maybe I've got a Milk-Bone. But we are having a special this week on proton charging and storage of the beast Dr. Peter Venkman: Hotel Manager: [sarcastically] THROW IT! Tall Woman at Party: Dr. Egon Spengler: Louis, I'm going home. A complete particle reversal. 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. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Walter Peck: [interrupting] I'm gonna need to draw some petty cash. I've worked in the private sector they expect results! Earthquakes, volcanoes Winston Zeddemore: What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut? Something I loved from my childhood. Anything. Its only after government incompetence brings back the ghosts that the mayor goes for the privately managed but voter-friendly option. If the ionization-rate is constant for all ectoplasmic entities, we can really bust some heads in a spiritual sense, of course. Venkman turns to the real estate agent]. What? Then a weird ANIMAL CRY is heard--a cross between a chicken CROWING and a wolf HOWLING. Dr. Peter Venkman: The Destructor is coming. Yeah, well, I do. How you doing? I'm excited to be a part of it! 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. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Ray has gone bye-bye, Egon what've you got left? During a date at a fashionable restaurant, the alien's unfamiliarity with human etiquette became apparent. As seen in the outtakes, Janine was originally going to appear in the commercial, but not in the manner the script describes. No sweat, I'll take a rain check on that. Thanks, Egon. [casually] I am The Gatekeeper! Ray, the sponges migrated about a foot-and-a-half. Dana Barrett: Louis: 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 . Were here to help. Do you believe in God? Sorry, Venkman, I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought. Dean Yeager: Dr. Egon Spengler: [Vinz Clortho growls from inside the bedroom]. 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. Peter Venkman: Meanwhile, Venkman and the gang did manage to learn more about whatever is going on at Barretts apartment, with Venkman asking her out for dinner to talk about it. Louis: Hope we can help you again. Hold it! The phone-in topic Today: "Ghosts and Ghostbusting." Dr. Peter Venkman: So what? Egon, this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole through your head. Louis: Louis: Gozer was very big in Sumeria. [Janine opens the front door and sees a policeman]. Dr. Peter Venkman: HOLDIN'! It won't hurt you. Walter Peck: Dr. Raymond Stantz: You know who to call. Dr. Egon Spengler: Dr. Raymond Stantz: You know how much a patent clerk earns? [Venkman arrives at 55 Central Park West, a few minutes after Louis was chased out by the demon Vinz Clortho]. [abruptly closing her door] Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: This is the Ghostbusters' commercial that appears in the film, as written in the script. I'm gonna take back some of the things I said about you, Egon. [ the Ghostbusters draw their handsets ] Dr. Raymond Stantz , Dr. Egon Spengler , Winston Zeddemore : HOLDIN'! But now, as if some unforeseen authority [the Ghostbusters arrive at the Sedgewick Hotel in Ecto-1, fully decked out in uniform and gear]. Yes sir, don't worry. She tries to take off her blouse after she observed women removing their wraps. Dr. Peter Venkman: *Four feet* above her covers. Winston Zeddemore joins the ghostbusters and E.P.A. Dr. Peter Venkman: Yes. Break it up! Hotel Manager: The Ghostbusters script may have started as a wild Aykroyd idea, but thanks to his creativity and Ramis and Reitman keeping it grounded, a unique and beloved franchise was born. Janine Melnitz: Why do you want to see the storage facility? [hears a siren approaching and an old, gray station wagon pulls up in the driveway]. This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. When we put the script into StudioBinders screenwriting software, we can see these lines in action. Two children, a BOY and a GIRL, are asleep in bed when suddenly they are awakened by supernatural moaning and groaning. Oh! I'm warning ya. Are you a God? Mr. Smith, quickly. [to an invisible audience] [after Gozer disappears] You are so kind to take care of that man. Dr Ray Stantz: The Hotel Manager comes running up behind them, after being hit by fifty gallons worth of melted marshmallow, screams hysterically, the Ecto-1 is getting a police escort to Dana's apartment building. Whoa, whoa, whoa! CHILDREN'S BEDROOM -- NIGHT. I don't have to take this abuse from you, I've got hundreds of people dying to abuse me. Dr. Peter Venkman: We can be on the verge of a four-fold cross rip. The Keymaster, entering with Peck, Police Sergeant and Con Ed Man, in jail, the Ghostbusters study the blueprints of Dana's apartment building, to a cellmate looking over his shoulder blueprints, He pauses, glancing uneasily at the rest of the holding cell crowd, spins around to face another of the inmates, and starts singing, Ghostbusters shoot at Gozer, but she disappears, Walter Peck gets kicked out of the Mayor's Office, he yanks the tablecloth off of one of the tables, upsetting and breaking everything except a vase of flowers on the center of the table, after Ray thinks of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and it appears, stomping through New York City, telling Winston, who is new to the team on how to place ghosts in the storage facility, Ray pulls a lever and the green light comes on, the Ghostbusters exit the elevator. This voice said "Zuul". Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: You don't think it's too subtle, Marty, you don't think people are going to drive down and not see the sign? Because you did not use the magic word. Nice working with you, Dr. Venkman. You volunteered, didn't you? Nobody choosed anything! Louis: Louis: This is the Ghostbusters' commercial that appears in the film, as written in the script. I think he can hear you, Ray. It's OK; the table broke the fall. Well, that's all right. [possessed by Zuul] Dr. Peter Venkman: You can have it your way, Mr. Venkman. [aggravatingly shouting] Dr. Peter Venkman: [to the male student] [Turns over the card and zaps the male student]. Dr. Egon Spengler: Thank you. I'm a scientist. The franchise rights alone will make us rich beyond our wildest dreams. All right, all right, all right! I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people. Someone saw a cockroach up on twelve. Yep. At the same time, Venkman uses humour to bring levity to a situation that is deathly serious by using his different skills to take control of whats happening. I am Vinz, Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer. Let's say this Twinkie represents all of the Psychokinetic Energy in the New York area. Ray, Ray, come in please. It sounds like you've got at least two or three people in there already. Winston Zeddemore: Tell me what this is. Do you have any hobbies? I'm going to go have a shower. I want you to tell me what you think it is. Dr. Peter Venkman: Before its cinematic release in 1984, the original script for Ghostbusters was written to be very different from the story that audiences are familiar with. Coachman: What was it? What do you think, Egon? [gets in Peter's way] ,Winston Zeddemore: You're always so concerned about your reputation. Dr. Peter Venkman: Let me tell you something about myself. Quite simple really. Dr. Raymond Stantz: On Cover B of Ghostbusters Year One Issue #1, Winston's middle name Ramsey appears on the file. [excitedly] Policeman at Apartment: It just popped in there. Peter slaps the machine out of Egon's hand, Turns over the card and zaps the male student, to the male student, and holding up another card, Peter's hand slowly reaches for the zapping trigger, holding ghost trap like a rat by the tail, as he, Peter and Egon leave the hotel, Ray calls out to the witnesses, a giant marshmallow man crashes through the streets of New York, possessed by Vinz Clortho a.k.a. Still making headlines all across the country, the Ghostbusters are at it again. Well, that's all we get day in, day out around this place. Venkman knocks again, Venkman shakes hands with Peck and still has ectoplasm on his hands, Peck is wiping the ectoplasm on his jacket, Janine opens the front door and sees a policeman, as Dana puts strings on her cello, Ray is being interviewed by Joe Frankin on television, shouting from the top of a fireman's pole upstairs, Venkman looks at Spengler. Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis? Try to understand, this a high voltage laser containment system. Everyone knows who to call when ghosts wreak havoc . [after Ray orders her to re-locate] Oh, I got to get some sleep, I'm dying. LET'S DO IT! Some of the dialog was originally written for the Ghostbusters TV commercial, where it would have been said by a troubled family. I'll tell you the effect is, it's pissing me off! You know what it could be? Dr. Peter Venkman: The dead rising from the grave! Janine, sorry about the bug eyes thing I'll be in my office. [Suddenly puts card down] Every ancient religion has its own myth about the end of the world. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Nobody *ever* made them like this! Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, no job is too big, no fee is too big! Walter Peck: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light. Jail Guard: Doctor Venkman. You can have this ticket and keep it! ", Winston Zeddemore: I don't know where they get these guest conductors. Aw, don't leave yet. As you can read, originally the lines were said by different members of the team. In the Ghostbusters' commercial, Egon looking down to find his mark was an actual flub by Harold Ramis that everyone agreed fit his character. [snaps his finger] Dr. Egon Spengler: Dr. Egon Spengler: As they say in T.V., I'm sure there's one big question on everybody's mind, and I imagine you are the man to answer that. [the Victorian Lady Ghost is floating in mid-air, reading a book]. Dr. Peter Venkman: Venkman knocks again]. Dr. Peter Venkman: Insert the trap, release, close, lock the system. Thank you! Okay; sticks? Dr. Peter Venkman: Dana? Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dean Yeager: The ghost is incarcerated here in our custom-made storage facility. Dr. Peter Venkman: [after nearly being crushed by a falling bookcase]. Here is the story structure for theGhostbusters screenplay: Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Ray Stantz, and Dr. Egon Spengler work for a university. To our first custumer. Don't cross the streams. I'm not sure Walter Peck: 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. Dr. Egon Spengler: [Peck is wiping the ectoplasm on his jacket] You gotta do something! Dr. Peter Venkman: Ray, has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason we've been so busy lately is 'cause the dead HAVE been rising from the grave? All right. Dr. Peter Venkman: You go get a court order, and I'll sue your funny ass for wrongful prosecution. Murrays deadpan and defeated delivery is contrasted by Aykroyds visible excitement for actual physical contact! Even Spengler (who tells them Slimer is in the ballroom) gets a comedic moment when he stoically asks for a sample. 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, Egon is running tests on Louis, who has been possessed by Vinz Clortho and is now the Keymaster, referring to her radical change in personality, long pause, Peter, Egon and Winston all look at Ray, they all see a giant cubic white head topped with a sailor hat, Peter looks at Ray, Persuading the mayor to let them stop a supernatural upheaval, Louis, as the possessed Keymaster Vinz Clortho, runs out of Central Park, scaring a married couple, Louis pants and sniffs, then notices a horse carriage; horse neighs, the possessed Louis growls at the coachman with his red-glowing eyes, clearing away tables in the dining room to make room for the ghost trap, He yanks a tablecloth off of a table, overturning and shattering everything except the centerpiece in the middle, Dana Barrett has just transformed into a demon, looking up and blinding Peter with his headlamp, walks up to a hapless guest, speaking confidentially, heads across the room, greeting other guests, Louis and the Tall Woman begin disco dancing. Gozer the Gozerian good evening. I tried to think of the most harmless thing. A visual medium requires visual methods. Alright, okay. Winston Zeddemore: You've never been out of college! Now, for the entrapment, we're gonna have to ask you Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Alright boys Ready? Ernie Hudson said during a recent . Are you moving us to a better office on campus? They say they have a warrant. Dr. Peter Venkman: Einstein did his best stuff when he was working as a patent clerk. Dr. Peter Venkman: Our courteous and efficient staff is on call 24 hours a day to serve all your supernatural elimination needs. Move 'em out. Symmetrical book stacking. Ghostbusters Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Hey, he pulls the wagon, I made the deals. I find her interesting because she's a client and sleeps above her covers. While the Blues Brothers proved popular, he would later conceive of Ghostbusters, further catapulting his stardom and solidifying his stamp on pop culture with two of the best 80s movies of all time. Well, there's something you don't see every day. Wow. Dr. Egon Spengler: 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: [dejected; motions the others to move behind a bookcase] I'm studying the effect on negative reinforcement on ESP ability. Your honor, our system was working just fine until the power grid was turned off by wally wick here. The whole building is a huge, superconductive antenna that was designed and built expressly for the purpose of pulling in and concentrating spiritual turbulence. Dana Barrett: Everybody can relax, I found the car. Rivers and seas boiling! Dr. Peter Venkman: "And the seas boiled and the skies fell.". [to Egon] And the flowers are still standing! Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr Ray Stantz: Dr. Raymond Stantz: You know, you're a real humanitarian. MAN WITH A TICKET You can take this ticket. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Fine. [possessed by Zuul] Dr. Peter Venkman: The door swings both ways, we could reverse the polarity flow through the gate. Ghost Busters 1984 Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wrote the script, but Bill Murray gets all the best lines and moments in this 1984 comedy directed by Ivan Reitman (Meatballs). Dr. Peter Venkman: "Particularly after years of me saying I didn't want to make a 'Ghostbusters' movie," he said. While the trip proves useful, they are kicked out of the university (mainly because of Venkman). You don't know what it's like out there! After John Belushi's death in 1982, Aykroyd showed his half-completed script to another of his old SNL pals, Bill Murray, who liked the idea. A movie like Ghostbusters is one its fans can quote for days, to the point where you can even communicate in Ghostbusters dialogue. [surrounded by excited reporters during the montate sequence, which shows the Ghostbusters as a sudden popular culture craze] You gotta learn to play rough! Back off man, I'm a scientist. Dr. Peter Venkman: Performed a lot of unnecessary surgery. Ray. [picking up his radio and speaking slowly] Well, you've looked better. 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]. No, no, NO! No, I can't. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman:

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