Taking a look at the original version of Ghostbusters starring John Belushi, Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd.
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0:00 Intro
0:31 Saturday Night Live
1:38 Ghost Smashers
2:13 Black Ectomobile
3:11 Proton Wands
4:25 Bill Murray
4:52 Ivan Reitman
5:33 Harold Ramis
6:00 Winston Zeddemore
6:47 John Candy
7:58 Gozer
8:15 Sigourney Weaver
8:44 The Real Ghostbusters
9:47 Visual Effects
10:38 Deleted Scenes
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Black Ectomobile in video designed by Mike Verta
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Now you just need to do What Could Have Been for Ghostbusters 2, and the circle will be complete. Dan Aykroyd had some really out there ideas like the team going to Scotland
How is going to Scotland a "really out there idea" when we're talking about a movie where they literally capture ghosts?
He had a concept involving Dana being kidnapped and taken to Scotland, so the team go there and deal with a fairy ring
@@Omar-wq9dz that actually sounds really cool. I never knew anything about that.
@@user-zj1rk4ec1u neither have I. this is the first i'm seeing and learning about this. the only sequel idea I recall hearing coming up through the 2010s was something about this Manhelltan story, where they end up getting sent to Hell and encounter this distorted corrupted version of NYC...I might be mixing some of this up with a fanfiction pitch watched on KZhead years ago. But I think they might've used some stuff from the Manhelltan idea for that Ghostbusters video game for X-box or something.
Honestly there’s such a great movie they shot for 2 but watered it far too down for kids like me at the time. The extra dialogue scenes, esp in the beginning really make it more a comedy, plus would’ve been great to see Louis Tully chasing Slimer throughout the movie before the bus joke. Would’ve been nice to see Hardemeyer get sucked into the goo in his fit of rage but the best horror moment would be the freshly possessed Ray going nuts behind the wheel. You only really get a reaction shot from Murray & a fast corner taking in the montage, all that survives other than what was printed in the picture books & novelization
That black and purple concept of Ecto 1 is sick!!
They really should make a hotwheels, or lego model of that.
I need one. Also of course 🚔 would be jealous and made fun of guz echo 1 iz a 🚔🚒🚑 version for da magical supernatural ghost afterlife. So makes 🚔 feel : u trying to impersonate me of ma job to jail da supernatural of religion and afterlifes.
Another great “What If”. I remember reading in Cinefex magazine when Aykroyd told the effects wizards about the ghost then named “Onionhead”. He had not told anyone he had added this for his friend Belushi, and when described, someone said, “Hey sounds like Bluto in Animal House”. Aykroyd said nothing and everyone knew it was, essentially, Belushi’s ghost - which is why he “slimes” Bill Murray as that was originally his part.
I’d love to see an animated Ghostbusters movie like this, with all the fantastical ghosts in alternate dimensions, it could be something really special
Perhaps based on the comics? I do remember there was an artist who illustrated the cast like the movie ones....
They did with real ghost buster in late 80s but you're right they need to come out with another toon.
You should watch the first two seasons of the cartoon The Real Ghostbusters. It was fantastic until mom's for mediocrity got a hold of it. The did time travel, interdimensional travel, all kinds of stuff...
Do it in the dark way they did the early Batman Animated series.
Damn, imagine being a ghost in this universe. Not only are you forced to haunt the Earth for eternity, you may have to spend most of it in a gas station in New Jersey. Jokes aside, this original, darker version of the film sounds awesome. Great research on this one Mr Bullets!
I might not mind eternity at the Quick Stop in New Jersey
All of this is stuff plenty of other vids have gone over again and again.
I would’ve liked to see Winston with the backstory of having been an Air Force demolitions Major which could help with some of their technologies
If memory serves, the animated The Real Ghostbusters Winston gave one or two hints throughout the series that he served in the military before joining the team.
Rick Moranis's performance in this movie is very underrated.
Probably why the later ' sequel ' don't really work
I'm glad for the version we've got in the end just for it's overall charm
That black ecto 1 looks sick!! Especially with the lights white! & purple! Dude!!
I read a story that Christopher Lee's agent told him there were two scripts that wanted him. One was some worthless thing Ivan Reitman was pushing but the OTHER was a Stephen Speilburg production sure to be a big hit. So, apparently, Lee's agent talked him out of "Ghostbusters," and into "1941," which wasn't a "flop" so much, but did kind of underperform. In a book on the original premise of the film, they DO mention "Gozer" being a middle aged man, but they implied that he was manifesting as Ivo Shendor. And while they didn't say it, I can't help but wonder if THAT'S where they wanted Christopher Lee? Could you imagine THAT voice saying; "Are YOU a god?"
I feel elements of this could be used in a sequel today
I think you have a good point 👍
Ghostbusters 2 gets far to much hate.
@@raedgonzalezspideyfanboy like if they want to do alternate universes they could have Eddie Murphy like they originally planned
Yes! The black and purple ecto 1 would be 🔥
@@anubusxit’s actually my favorite.
Also, unrelated, but I think Winston being the audience character in my opinion is something Lucas should've took notes for for the Prequel trilogy. I.E. have a character who's basically a POV for the audience, so we can have stuff ACTUALLY explained to us properly through said audience character.
I think the next inevitable REMAKE of Ghostbusters needs to be Dan Aykroyd's original idea fully realized. Interdimensonal, time, space traveling competitive business.
I dont think it needs to be a remake, it sounds like a sequel with the way it sounds with competing ghostbusting orgs in it. Sounds like a lot of progression into the lore than what the films established so far
The special effects for this type of film would be a problem. The cost to make the film would be huge,
@@drmayeda1930 - 5 years time, A.I. will make it for free in 30 seconds.
Kinda glad this didn’t happen, Bill Murray is one of a kind and Ernie Hudson is a class act and his monologue in the Ecto 1 is unforgettable 👌🏾
I agree with you
i kind of agree, that the version we got was pretty memorable a great for what we got. part me is kind of curious to see the cut from the timeline where a version of what was initially pitched came into fruition. Not exactly shot for shot as pitched, but you know with the various production back and forths and compromises to make a completed film. As most film-making endeavors end up being.
A.I. will make that available to watch within this decade
I agree. Almost everything in here is objectively worse than what we got. I do kind of like the idea of Gozer being Peewee Herman, though. I don't know why, but that's kind of hilarious.
@@edwardjohnson6744 Lords help us
An animated version of this would be awesome.
It’s really cool watching what could’ve been, it’s like watching an alternate version of the movie..
Love Eddie, he's such a great presence... but man the first Ghostbusters is so near perfect for what we got. Love that cast, the plot, the humor...and the 80's weird it is. Thank you for this, I get excited for most all your videos.
There's an episode or two of The Real Ghostbusters animated series that effectively places the team inside the original 'hopping across dimensions' concept. It's actually pretty cool.
So much work went in behind the scenes, you'd NEVER get this kind of dedication nowadays
It is hard to believe Ghostbusters changed so much during development. It's crazy to me that the film manage to come out as great and as goated as it did.
Winston is my favorite Ghostbuster.
If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything.
Thanks for telling how much work was done to create the first Ghostbusters movie. It was a colossal achievement with a lot of changes that shaped it into a great action comedy with heart and soul, from the great cast to the great writing. Something that is not done as often today with new comedies produced. That's why the first Ghostbusters movie will remain a classic.
Ecto 1 with purple lights. Take my money now
Same
Purple lights, they should have gone with that idea. I'm not sure but I know isn't allowed on the streets of Oahu, and I think they had to get a special exemption for New York since it's not a police vehicle.
Thanks for the new video. I think a few elements from the early version could be used for a part 3 after Frozen Empire. The main thing that lit an idea bulb was the competitive other Ghostbusters services. I've no idea how the tech would've become that widespread...well, maybe since Mayor Peck seized their old equipment in pt 2, maybe someone who seized the tech took it away and got it to a team to reverse engineer, improve and start their own Ghostbusting group. That's the most I can think of right now. I don't think that's enough to sustain a 90 min movie.
That would be very dicey. The packs contain radioactive material. They were described as mii nuclear reactors, probably fission. They would need protective clothes' and a special area to contain the radiation.
Just watched your Hellbent video yesterday and saw you were making another one on the original plan for this movie… perfect! Can’t wait to watch!
You notice how in every movie its kind of the actions of the ghostbusters that create the biggest effects on the world right? Ray made the stay puft, playing outlaw got the containment unit shut off and all the ghosts escape, sleeping on Gozer for 40 years barely stopping it, loose with the experiments letting loose garaka and eventually freeing every ghost again. Well i can see the ghostbusters eventually making a permanent rip in the dimensions and decades later they are outlaws and a dark future dystopia with a bunch of ghostbusting companies hiding ghosts in secret, running from cops just like the original script.
I always need to immediately check out a B&B video when it releases
Ghostbusters is kinda like back to the future in that they are both cinematic masterpieces. I do think it would be the same after hearing what could have been .
WOW. Just wow. I have been a Ghostbusters nerd since seeing the original 1984 film as a kid. I read ALL the books, interviews-yet you managed to condense the best facts into a fascinating video, AND throw in some even **I** didn't know!!! AWESOME job!!
What do you know a What Could Have Been episode on my birthday!
Happy birthday
Happy Birthday.
Alternate universe ghostbusters has got to be crazy ah. I bet most universes GB was an obscure 80s scifi ahead of its time and has been rebooted a couple times and just cant get it right.
Always happy to see a new B&B video.
Thanks for the video. Big Ghostbusters fan ❤
What Could Have Been: Terry Gilliam and Paul Greengrass Watchmen
Whoa I had no idea about either of them wanting to make a Watchman movie, sick idea for a video
I'm glad Ghostbusters turned out the way it did, everything about it is perfect, even the "janky" special effects, I hate to think what Eddie Murphy and John Candy would have done to it! Fantastic video as always!
Nothing against John but Bill Murray was perfect to play the role of Peter Venkman.
I really hope Rick Moranis returns to acting someday
Ray's "sexual encounter" with a ghost was always and still is THE most uncomfortable scene in that whole movie.
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😢 RIP Turtle, what was his name?
I hope it was Leo. No one likes Leo. But my condolences
It would have been kinda cool to have Belushi appear as a ghost in the original Ghostbusters Don't forget that maybe in a future video you could talk about how Chevy Chase was supposed to be in Animal House or maybe I imagined hearing that once
Another banger of a vid by the best to do it. Keep em coming.
Binging your content lately, keep it up!
Ghostbusters worked because Ivan Weitzman decided to progress the audience slowly. Ghost contact I library to proton pack intro to trapping the first ghost. Then montage and on to possession to Gozer to a gigantic walking marshmallow man. Baby steps. The original hand antennas looked like a scientific recreation of a magic wand.
I would say the original wands were far more ahead of their time, and fit within the 2020s since we have portable phones and computers.
The final movie we ended up with is a classic.
No offence to Belushi, but it sounds like Ghostbusters wouldn’t have been Ghostbusters if he didn’t die.
“Call it fate Call it lost Call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason” -bill murray.
Men In Black and Ghostbusters would be a perfect crossover.
Dan Akroyd is nuts, usually in a good way. Hopped into a discord server once and they were watching something, asked them what it was and they said "Dan Akroyd's autobiography" I clicked to join in and it was Coneheads.
Love this channel!
Great video! I kinda would like to see the original draft as like a comic book Elseworlds story one day. But it's also really cool how all these people collaborated to make such a funny and interesting film. I also get kinda nostalgic for the Filmation Ghost Busters animated show. As a kid it wasn't great but I can still hear the theme song in my head. And thank you for mentioning The Year of Living Dangerously. It's on my list of things to watch but I'd forgotten what it was about and confused it with some other Aussie film, so I might actually watch it now!
I’ve never seen it either but it’s on my to watch list now too!
I like the original futuristic setting of 2012 for Ghostbusters and original Slimer looks like a Melonhead from Ohio folklore
The bit with Ecto-1 zapping the parking ticket was actually in the original novelization of Ghostbusters. I was always a little sad that it wasn't in the final cut of the movie.
another banger boss
That color scheme for Ecto-1 in the thumbnail looks pretty cool
A black Ecto 1 with purple accents would’ve been sweet!
Excellent job
You should do Beetlejuice at some point!
Tim Burton originally wanted Sammy Davis Jr. to play Beetlejuice. Crazy but it could've worked.
As much as I love Murray, I’m curious to see what Belushi would’ve brought to the role
Wait, New Jersey isn't an alternate dimension already? With Aykroyd's interest in the paranormal, it would be interesting to see his original concept made into a film - sounds like it would have ended up being a lot more of a horror film than what Ghostbusters became, could have been an interesting story. But I have no doubt it wouldn't have been anywhere as successful. Ghostbusters is a great example of a film being shaped by the creative people on it - Candy would have given us a very different Louis, maybe it would have worked, maybe not. Had they gotten a different director, it wouldn't have been as grounded and Ramis wouldn't have added his work to the script. Belushi instead of Murray would have brought a real different feel to the character. Any of these alone impacted the film but all of them together really changed the film in a positive way. I think any version would have been successful, I don't think any version other than what we got would have been a classic and talked about 40 years later. Going to see the new film tonight, Ghostbusters lives!
hope you have a good time seeing Frozen Empire
I’m so glad with what we ended up with
Black and purple Ecto sounds really cool!
Ghostbusters is one of my favourite movies!!!
I love this channel
Can you do what could have been Five Nights At Freddy’s live action movie game because I heard that there were a studio change different scripts
Here's an idea for a future video: *The Original Plans for* *"The NeverEnding Story III: Escape From Fantasia"* The first screenplay by Karin Howard (who previously wrote the script for *"The NeverEnding Story II: The Next* *Chapter")* was to have Bastian Balthazar Bux being in Fantasia for most of the storyline, with his step-sister reading the book and initially trying to sabotage Bastian's story, before she eventually starts to help him out.
Ecto 1 with a black color scheme and neon purple tires looks extremely cool 😎
This channel is the best
I kind of like Ecto-1 having the purple lights with black paint, gives it a more paranormal hunting vibe.
man i hate being late for the show lol hey boss
I hope we still see the ghostsmashers adapted into the comic like they do with original concept of star wars ep 4.the star wars
Great idea
Ngl I did assume Eddie Murphy was originally sought out for Winston Zeddemore. It kinda blows my mind to learn he would’ve actually been the Egon character - although that would’ve been cool to see. 😆 I wonder if any of the discarded elements will show up in future films since it’s obvious they’re trying to turn the series into a sprawling franchise.
This script is actually Good not bad But the original is still good from 1984
Galaxy Quest reuses the terror dog growl at one point
Slimer was not an homage to Belushi. Studio asked SFX to change Slimer to resemble Belushi. SFX did nothing and pretended he made changes and Studio liked Slimer even though it was the same.
Holy shit Dan aykroyd has one hell of an imagination
I wouldn't mind seeing something close to this being done now that the Ghostbusters are going through a bit of a revival. Maybe a spinoff using these unused story concepts for a cinematic version of The Extreme Ghostbusters, that would be cool.
i've never been a big fan of this franchise, but this was fascinating!
Man... Ecto-1 looks sick as fu*! in black.
Back when Sony was trying to reboot the GB franchise, I always thought doing Dan Ackyrod's original vision would've been the way to go. Have it set in the orignal continuity but take place roughly a hundred years later.
I’ve never heard the word “balk” used until I found this channel. Now it’s my favorite word.
Excellent review
You’re the best, I watch all your videos but Ghostbusters is my favourite film of all time and I can’t get enough BTS info about it.
That script sounds amazing they should do that instead of the crap we get now
well researched
A black Ecto 1 with purple is such a cool concept, I might just prefer it ver the actual white Ecto 1
holy crap this would have been so cool!
The fact that they could make this a reality, but with some changes to it, the crew is obviously different and won’t need the OGs nor the new crew in the frozen empire, and a new ghostbusters movie just came out too, this original GB concept would be called by me “Ghostbusters: The alternate reality”
I can't believe Gozer was essentially gonna be G-Man. That would actually be an interesting concept: The Ghostbusters or Gozer meeting G-Man. I wonder what level entity G-Man would be?
It's amazing how many changes the movie went through before even reaching production. It was all changed at the script level. And for the better for the most part (though I would've loved to see what it would have looked like if it included Belushi and Murphy). More movie productions should do this, honestly. Apparently, Christopher Nolan does this with his work. He writes and rewrites the movie at the script level. Which is why there are often very few deleted scenes with his movies. What you see on screen is largely what he ends up with. Imagine how much money studios could save if they didn't have to "fix" everything in reshoots and post-production.
It wasn't just a comedy. It is Lovecraft with a sense of hope.
Every time Bill Murray says “They go up!” I hear John Belushi, that’s the one line that betrays who that part was really written for.
You mean, "They go up"?
I enjoy hearing about the Original plans for Ghostbusters.
Aykroyd was going to call it _Ghost Chasers_ - the same name as the films used to parody _Ghostbusters_ in an episode of _The Critic._ I'll let you draw the analogy that the episode had Jary Sherman write the script for the third film that turned out so bad, even he thought it stunk.
I would have loved Belushi in this ❤
“Ghost smashers” 💀💀💀
Filmation’s Ghostbusters is basically just Scooby Doo with a gorilla!
Bustin’ makes me feel good
I want that Ecto 1 as a toy!
What really puzzles me is a Ghostbusters 3 sat in development hell for decades then we get 2 movies in 2 years that frankly aren't very good
Not good? Afterlife and Frozen Empire are amazing! They missed the window to give us what could have been those guys are nearly 75/80 years old. They pulled it off quite well I think. When the weirdness of "stranger things kid and Antman" in the movie fade over time they will be classics will stand the time test.
@@jamesb6396 I didn't enjoy them, sorry
@HighFlyingEYE Everybody has their own tastes and all I know it. I don't mean you, unless the shoe fits but I just get the impression too many people don't LET themselves enjoy these movies that get all this hate. They just go into these children's movies expecting to get that same feeling the originals bring but that's impossible because of all the baggage of nostalgia that they associate with it. Movies are meant to stimulate the senses of Visual and Audio and a good story and invoke emotions. But the emotions people are searching for are related to memories that have to do with their life at the time the movie came out which the movie itself has zero to do with. Sometimes you have to let the kid in you watch and remember what about the actual movie you liked back then. Idk the instant hate for every movie that comes out is getting old. They are just as good or bad as any other movie ever made in their respective categories.
@@jamesb6396 I wasn't hating on them I was just saying I didn't think they were very good, I guess the bar was set so high with the original movie which came out when I was 9 and at the time it blew my mind and still does to this day Ghostbusters and Back to the future along with Indiana Jones defined the 1980s for me
@HighFlyingEYE they better not mess with bttf though I draw the line there! LoL
We need a Ghostbusters Trilogy
Ghostbusters 3 was canceled due to high budget for the next movie Bill Murray did not want to come back and because Ghostbusters 2 did not make money as Sony wish. And I heard that the Ghostbusters video game was originally going to be a third movie. But we should be grateful that the gang is back in Ghostbusters afterlife but rest in peace to Harold Remus.
@@raedgonzalezspideyfanboy I didn't like the female one because how there's to much humor and it's taken place in another universe
@@raedgonzalezspideyfanboy I keep meaning to get a copy of that game on Steam. From the letsplay and edits of the cut scene footage I've seen of that game, it looks pretty good as a game and as a movie....I just didn't get around to finishing it. 😅But glad we have it in existence in our section of the timeline and cosmos. I think what they've done in this Stranger Things style continuation series is not bad. Not sure it has the exact same energy, but i found them to be a decent time. and glad the surviving cast was able to come back for part 2. I hope they give the new cast a little more time to shine in a part 3. Also i hope at one point they give the new series of good DVD/Blu-Ray covers or posters. I sort of had a difficult time remembering the covers as posters...but maybe it's my old age missing well drawn and composed movie posters and movie covers that made you want to pick them off the shelves and I might be asking for too much. (I think this is something more as a like a second wave collectors style thing for those movies, maybe to make them look a little cooler or something, in case the initial sales don't go well or something.)
I thought Ghostbusters Afterlife was the official “Ghostbusters 3” as it served as a direct sequel to Ghostbusters 2. And it’s now getting a sequel that’s coming out now.
The video game is the third installment
3:09 is the post credit scene from ghostbusters frozen empire the tank station
If the videogame had been more successful a true fourth entry should have been made