Ghostbusters (Acchiappafantasmi)

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Sound designer Richard Beggs made the "Ectomobile" siren sound from a leopard snarl that was edited, [...]	D
Joe Medjuck remarks that Ghostbusters shows its age by the amount of people who are seen smoking. He [...]	D
In the middle of the film's initial release, to keep interest going, Ivan Reitman ran a trailer that [...]	D
The Ectomobile was originally going to be painted black, until it was pointed out that most driving [...]	D
Harold Ramis mentions the digital revolution occurred between Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II. He s [...]	D
The movie's line "Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!" was voted as the #68 of "The 100 Gr [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Most [...]	D
Ray's dream sequence during the montage was originally a longer scene that actually took place. Ray [...]	D
The original script had a budding romance between Janine and Egon, but most of it was edited out of [...]	D
All the college scenes were filmed at Columbia University, including the fictional Weaver Hall offic [...]	D
Scenes storyboarded but never shot included: Egon testing the proton pack, which is charged by being [...]	D
Most of the deleted scenes are restored in the novelization.	D
Kymberly Herrin had to have a mold made of her body for the form-fitting rig that allowed her to "fl [...]	D
The Globe magazine cover shown in the film promises a feature on "Glenny's innermost secrets". Glenn [...]	D
This was the highest-grossing comedy of all time until Mamma, ho perso l'aereo (1990).	D
The scene with the Ghostbusters in jail was filmed at an actual abandoned jail. Aykroyd, ever the su [...]	D
Dan Aykroyd was inspired to write the script for the film after living in a house that was (allegedl [...]	D
When Venkman mentions the time Spengler tried to drill a hole in his head, Spengler's response ("Tha [...]	D
Harold Ramis wanted Walter Peck to be a more understated villain. He thought the bad guys in Animal [...]	D
Ron Jeremy: an extra behind the barricade on the left when Ray and Winston drive up in Ecto-1 after [...]	D
The experiment Peter Venkman is conducting with the cards and electric shock is based on a real expe [...]	D
In 2010, actor William Atherton recalled to "The A.V. Club" that the shaving cream that was used for [...]	D
Murray has confirmed in interviews that the fat slimer ghost was definitely supposed to be an homage [...]	D
The phrase "This chick is toast" was first coined by Bill Murray in this movie. Another popular Murr [...]	D
Lindsey Buckingham was approached to write the theme song to after the successful collaboration for [...]	D
Louis, the future "Keymaster," gets locked out on three separate occasions.	D
Working titles for the film during production included "Ghoststoppers" and "Ghostblasters".	D
In rehearsal, Bill Murray teased Yugoslav model Slavitza Jovan about her pronunciation of the line " [...]	D
Harvey Comics, creator of Casper, sued the producers, claiming the ghost in the logo was too close t [...]	D
The 4 actors playing the Ghostbusters were all at least 6 feet tall. William Atherton was also 6 fee [...]	D
Ray Parker Jr. had trouble writing the film's theme song. When he saw the Ghostbusters TV commercial [...]	D
Sigourney Weaver said kids would come up and ask her if she really turned into a dog.	D
Ivan Reitman: the deep, guttural growl of Zuul-possessed Dana, "There is no Dana! Only Zuul!"	D
After learning that his song 'Magic' was going to be featured on the soundtrack, singer/songwriter M [...]	D
When Dan Aykroyd first saw the pole at the fire station set, which was actually an abandoned firehou [...]	D
The hallway scenes were shot on a set originally built for the movie Ricche e famose (1981).	D
The location of Louis and Dana's building is set on Central Park West, close to Tavern on the Green. [...]	D
The film was originally meant to be set in Chicago. Bill Murray and Harold Ramis are both from the C [...]	D
When Dana is describing Venkman back to him, in the script the line was "You're more like a car sale [...]	D
Daryl Hannah, Denise Crosby, Merete Van Kamp and Kelly LeBrock auditioned for the role of Dana Barre [...]	D
Before Ray Parker Jr. was offered to record the film's theme song, Glenn V. Hughes III and Pat Thral [...]	D
In the original draft of the screenplay, when Venkman questions the Librarian about the library ghos [...]	D
Harold Ramis got married after Ghostbusters II. His hair at the time was still formed like Egon's, l [...]	D
Jay Leno read for the part of Louis Tully.	D
Sandra Bernhard was originally offered the role of Janine.	D
In May 2017, the Royal Society of Open Scientist dug up the preserved remains of a new species of di [...]	D
As the group leaves the destroyed building roof, Ray mentions the Tunguska Blast to Louis. The event [...]	D
Steve Johnson, who worked as visual effects on the film, was also the designer and sculptor of the l [...]	D
John Candy turned down the role of Louis Tully because his ideas for the character were rejected. Ac [...]	D
"The walls of the 53rd precinct were bleeding... how do you explain that?" The team is ushered in to [...]	D
Michael Keaton turned down both the roles of Dr. Peter Venkman and Dr. Egon Spengler.	D
The pinball machine in The Ghostbusters' firehouse is Stern's 1980 title Star Gazer.	D
In the scene which Egon expresses his concern about the containment unit getting overcrowded and use [...]	D
Punk rocker Anne Carlisle was originally offered the role of Zuul, but turned it down.	D
On an episode of Patricia Heaton Parties (2015), Patricia Heaton revealed that she was an extra in t [...]	D
When Louis Tully mingles with his party guests (commenting on the price of the salmon, and so on), t [...]	D
The firehouse is actually two different firehouses in two different cities. The exterior is in New Y [...]	D
The real estate agent sports a gold-hued blazer as she shows her prospective clients around the fire [...]	D
In a 2015 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Reginald VelJohnson said that he was almost cast as [...]	D
Character actors Reginald VelJohnson and William Atherton would later appear in the first two "Die H [...]	D
The opening shot of the lion statue outside the New York City public library foreshadows the Terror [...]	D
In the Philadelphia-based professional wrestling promotion CHIKARA, the character Archibald Peck, wh [...]	D
CNN Host Larry King's film debut.	D
After Harold Ramis died on February 24, 2014, fans of the movie paid tribute to him by visiting the [...]	D
The gargoyle on the side of Dana Barrett's apartment building is an optical effect, not a real gargo [...]	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
Just after the New York Post front page picture, the Ectomobile speeds past Umberto's Clam House. On [...]	D
In an interview with The New 93Q radio station in Houston, Dan Aykroyd said the scene with Ray and t [...]	D
The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was originally supposed to come up out of the water right next to the [...]	D
The shock-reinforced experiment Venkman conducts on the college students parodies the Rhine Experime [...]	D
The crewmembers gathered a bunch of interesting props that could be used and let Bill Murray pick hi [...]	D
After the film's release, William Atherton became reviled. When he was running into director Ivan Re [...]	D
Early publicity for the film was a teaser campaign featuring just the "no ghosts" logo. As the campa [...]	D
The only film on the Criterion Collection in any format whatsoever to have direct involvement from o [...]	D
The headline shown, "Princess Diana Expecting Again!" was accurate. At the time of filming, Diana wa [...]	D
The role of Dr. Peter Venkman was originally written for John Belushi. He died as Dan Aykroyd was wr [...]	D
When Alice the librarian is asked whether anyone in her family had ever had any history of mental il [...]	D
John Belushi was originally set to play Peter Venkman (Bill Murray's role) while Eddie Murphy was or [...]	D
Many contemporary viewers have taken issue with Venkman's line that he gave Dana thorazine, as the d [...]	D
In a scene that was cut from the movie, after Gozer is defeated and Walter Peck gets covered in mars [...]	D
In the scene which Peter is inspecting Dana's apartment, if you look closely you can see a wooden ha [...]	D
When Janine is introduced, she's reading the January 23 edition of People Magazine with Cher on the [...]	D
Despite joining the team just over 40 minutes into the film, Winston Zeddemore is not seen on screen [...]	D
The slime used on the drawers in the opening library scene is actually methyl silos, a Chinese food [...]	D
This is Columbia Pictures' highest grossing film of all time when adjusted for inflation.	D
Steve Guttenberg turned down the role of Peter Venkman to star in Scuola di polizia (1984).	D
When interviewing Alice the Librarian, Peter asks her if she is currently menstruating. The shocked [...]	D
Almost none of the scenes were filmed as scripted, most had at least one ad-lib. Most of Bill Murray [...]	D
Christopher Walken, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum were all considered for the r [...]	D
The special effect for an early part in the movie, where the catalog drawers open and the cards fly [...]	D
Slavitza Jovan who plays Gozer was always harnessed during the climactic scenes enabling her to flip [...]	D
After the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man is destroyed, and Walter Peck is deluged by a huge amount of mar [...]	D
Many sequences were shot but removed from the film (a couple of the following were added as extras t [...]	D
Zuul and Vinz Clortho possesses Dana and Louis because of the location of their apartments. They fel [...]	D
In the dubbed French version, Venkman mentions Iosif Stalin as the potential embodiment of evil, not [...]	D
This is the first of three movie collaborations for Rick Moranis and Harold Ramis. The other films a [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Ameri [...]	D
The ectoplasm was made from methylcellulose ether, a thickening agent used in processed foods. In pa [...]	D
The Ecto-1 was a 1959 Cadillac chassis Miller-Meteor ambulance/hearse, rear-loading variety. Two veh [...]	D
According to Harold Ramis, the name "Egon Spengler" was inspired by Egon Donsbach, a foreign exchang [...]	D
Michael Ensign originally read for the part of Walter Peck. When he didn't get it, he took the 'cons [...]	D
On the set, Dan Aykroyd referred to the "Slimer" ghost as the ghost of John Belushi. Slimer's glutto [...]	D
The character of Winston was meant to have joined the team much earlier, and would have been slimed [...]	D
Only one car was used for the Ecto 1. Medjuck jokes that no film would ever have only one of a car t [...]	D
Harold Ramis made a choice to never smile as Egon, although he does in the sequel.	D
When test audiences saw the library ghost, they screamed and laughed at the same time.	D
In the storyboards (included in a gift booklet for the 2-DVD set), the guns for the proton packs wer [...]	D
Paddi Edwards dubbed over Gozer's lines because Slavitza Jovan's accent came across as comedic.	D
A commercial for Stay-Puft Marhmallows featuring a stop motion Marshmallow Man was to occur after th [...]	D
The firehouse set that the Ghostbusters use as their headquarters was used as the mechanic shop in T [...]	D
The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man suits cost approximately $20,000 each. Three were made, and all were d [...]	D
The then unknown Julia Roberts auditioned for the role of Dana Barrett, but was considered too young [...]	D
The tall woman dancing with Louis at his party was played by Jean Kasem, Casey Kasem's wife.	D
As part of Sigourney Weaver's audition for her part, she got up on a couch and auditioned as a dog. [...]	D
When Venkman enters Dana's apartment for the first time, he plays a tune on her piano to aggravate g [...]	D
Chevy Chase turned down the role of Dr. Peter Venkman. He claimed that the script used in the movie [...]	D
The red contacts that Slavitza Jovan had to wear were extremely uncomfortable.	D
Bill Murray agreed to do this movie only if Columbia financed a remake of Il filo del rasoio (1946) [...]	D
In 1982, Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, and Michael C. Gross were planning to make a film of the sci-fi [...]	D
Dan Aykroyd's original version of the script began with the Ectomobile flying out of Ghostbusters HQ [...]	D
Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ivan Reitman spent three weeks in Martha's Vineyard revising Aykroyd' [...]	D
John Ring also played a fire chief or commissioner in the Conta su di me (1989) and The Blues Brothe [...]	D
Debbie Gibson: an extra in the Tavern on the Green. She is sitting at a table adorned with balloons, [...]	D
When Bill Murray leaps over the railing to meet Dana, he almost doesn't make it. His feet scuffing t [...]	D
Sigourney Weaver suggested that she dress up as Zuul the Terror Dog, but the idea was rejected.	D
The title 'Ghostbusters' was already taken by a company that had made the TV series The Ghost Buster [...]	D
Tom Hanks and Robin Williams were considered for the role of Dr. Peter Venkman.	D
The first test screening was only three weeks after shooting was completed. Many of the special effe [...]	D
Joe Medjuck presumes the violinist played by Timothy Carhart who is seen walking in Lincoln Center w [...]	D
When filming the third act scene outside Dana's apartment building, production halted traffic on 65t [...]	D
According to an interview with Mix Magazine Online, Ray Parker Jr. tried to create a song for the mo [...]	D
Just after they are thrown out of the University, Peter and Ray share a bottle of liquor while discu [...]	D
Eddie Deezen and John Candy were considered for the role of Louis Tully.	D
Peter Venkman insults Walter Peck by saying he has "no dick". Several years later William Atherton p [...]	D
When the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man attacks, a stunned Ray recalls roasting Stay-Puft marshmallows "b [...]	D
Harold Ramis only intended to write the film. He decided to play Dr. Egon Spengler after he felt he [...]	D
Harold Ramis points out that when the film is played in pan and scan, the shots of the three of them [...]	D
The $4,800 that Dr. Raymond Stantz paid for the Ghostbuster car comes out to $11,809.49 in 2019.	D
The jail scene was filmed in a prison reported to be haunted, and the dailies had scratches all over [...]	D
In the original draft for Bill Murray's character, sexual obscenities were written on Peter Venkman' [...]	D
(at around 1h 9 mins) Right after the containment is shut off and the paranormal energy (cumulative [...]	D
The schedule for getting the movie into theaters for its release date in summer 1984 was so tight, d [...]	D
The proton packs were much heavier than they looked. Some were heavier than others, depending on wha [...]	D
This film was originally intended for an adult audience. The cast and crew were surprised to find th [...]	D
According to Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis in the DVD commentary, in Dan Aykroyd's original rough dr [...]	D
When Janine is interviewing Winston for the job, the scene originally began with Winston listing his [...]	D
Before this film, Sigourney Weaver was known for serious movies. She had done a lot of comedy at Yal [...]	D
Sigourney Weaver floating is an actual physical effect. The actress was put in a full body cast and [...]	D
The eggs that fry themselves are sitting next to a package of "Stay-Puft" marshmallows. A large adve [...]	D
"Sigourney always thought of herself as the Margaret Dumont of this story. She thought of the other [...]	D
Ivan Reitman mentions he sees the Ghostbusters as hobbyists who had to make their own equipment from [...]	D
The character of Egon Spengler was named after Oswald Spengler and a classmate of Ramis at Senn High [...]	D
The Time magazine cover shown in the film includes a corner flap on "The New Poets". The picture on [...]	D
When Walter Peck is having the containment system shut down, the police officer calls him 'pencil ne [...]	D
Generally thought of as one of the quintessential New York City movies, only three weeks were spent [...]	D
According to Ivan Reitman, there was a lot of discussion in the writing sessions about the vibe betw [...]	D
Venkman uses Zener Cards in his ESP experiment. Zener Cards use five simple symbols, and all appear [...]	D
When the Ghostbusters agreed to cross the streams to defeat Gozer, Winston claims "This job is defin [...]	D
In one scene, Louis (Rick Moranis) bangs on the restaurant window for help, only to have the diners [...]	D
Light bulbs were used on the end of the proton packs so the special effects creators could sync up t [...]	D
Dan Aykroyd's original title for the film was "Ghost Smashers".	D
The dream sequence/sex scene between Ray and a ghost was originally much longer and wasn't meant to [...]	D
When Venkman is listing the cost for trapping the ghost at the Sedegwick Hotel, Egon can be seen ins [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the Top 100 G [...]	D
Dan Aykroyd described Mr. Stay Puft as a cross between the Michelin Man and the Pillsbury Doughboy. [...]	D
The movie's line "Well, there's something you don't see every day." was voted as the #19 of "The 100 [...]	D
There is a tree with bottles hanging from it. Bottles hanging from trees were believed to catch spir [...]	D
Ivan Reitman got the idea for the lights behind the door from Incontri ravvicinati del terzo tipo (1 [...]	D
The producers were prepared to produce a different ending if test audiences didn't react positively [...]	D
A more ferocious version of the Librarian Puppet was going to be used, but it was rejected. A year l [...]	D
To film certain scenes in front of Dana's apartment building by Central Park West, the street and fi [...]	D
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man scene is in the final film exactly as it was written in Dan Aykroyd's [...]	D
The Terror Dogs Zuul and Vinz Clortho were played by two uncredited puppeteers Terri Hardin Jackson [...]	D
The exterior shots of the firehouse were filmed at Hook & Ladder 8 in the Tribeca (Triangle Below Ca [...]	D
Voted number 28 in channel 4's (UK) "Greatest Family Films".	D
The demonic voice of Dana/Zuul was performed by director Ivan Reitman. Paddi Edwards provided the vo [...]	D
Exterior scenes of the Ghostbusters headquarters were filmed at the Hook and Ladder #8 Firehouse in [...]	D
On Dinner for Five (2001), Ernie Hudson said that he was living in a small apartment in Los Angeles [...]	D
The rooftop set for the final confrontation between Gozer and the Ghostbusters occupied an entire so [...]	D
The books floating from shelf to shelf utilized the old-school method of hanging them from a wire. H [...]	D
Adjusted for inflation, this would be the 32nd highest-grossing movie of all time.	D
The probe Venkman uses in Dana's apartment is a United Technologies/ Bacharach 300 Series "Sniffer", [...]	D
Casey Kasem: He has a cameo as himself, hosting his radio broadcast during the montage of the G [...]	D
Scenes in the montage of the Ghostbusters running and driving the Ectomobile around New York were do [...]	D
The music video for the song "Ghostbusters" featured numerous celebrities who didn't appear in the f [...]	D
Released the same day as Gremlins (1984).	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the Top 100 Funniest American Movies.	D
(00:55:37) When Peter knocks on Dana's door for their date, he taps out the theme from "The Terminat [...]	D
The shot of lights coming through Dana's kitchen door was inspired by Close Encounters of the Third [...]	D
Ivan Reitman had done the musical "Merlin" on Broadway with illusionist Doug Henning. Henning includ [...]	D
Huey Lewis & The News turned down an offer to write and record a theme song for Ghostbusters. They l [...]	D
Bill Murray compared the trapping process to "trying to get smoke into a coke bottle with a baseball [...]	D
As the trio heads up the elevator at the Sedgwick Hotel, Spangler morosely says, "I blame myself!" T [...]	D
Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis considered making Dana an actress, a model, or an alien. It was Sigourn [...]	D
The watch worn by the Ghostbusters is the Seiko M516, one of several novelty watches to come out of [...]	D
This is Jean Kasem's feature film debut. Her real-life husband, Casey Kasem has a small role as hims [...]	D
The terror dogs that come to life were actual statue designs on an old church in Philadelphia.	D
Gozer was also a name related to a documented haunting in England. The name Gozer appeared mysteriou [...]	D
In 2010, the Gozer bodysuit worn by Slavitza Jovan was found on an "unidentified" costume rack at a [...]	D
The original story took place years in the future and featured several groups of Ghostbusters. The M [...]	D
Sigourney Weaver recalled: "I once had a fire in my apartment [after the movie], and the firemen cam [...]	D
In a 2016 interview, Paul Feig said that according to Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman, the white ghost [...]	D
The Ectomobile is first seen on Columbus Avenue passing West 89th Street then moments later in anoth [...]	D
Dana's apartment building actually exists at 55 Central Park West in New York City. In real life, th [...]	D
Gozer was originally going to be played by Paul Reubens, who turned down the role. In the original s [...]	D
The lively chorus shouting "Ghostbusters!" during the film's theme song consisted of Ray Parker Jr.' [...]	D
Contrary to popular belief, the bookcase falling down behind Peter, Ray and Egon was not an unscript [...]	D
Significant sections of Elmer Bernstein's music score were replaced with pop songs, most notably Ray [...]	D
Ivan Reitman didn't like the Deluxe Laserdisc Edition. The higher-density lighting made a lot of the [...]	D
The opening couple of shots were actually shot at the New York Public Library. The crew could only f [...]	D
According to Ernie Hudson, an earlier version of the script had Winston in a larger role with an ela [...]	D
In the library scene, as an addition, there is a part where books are stacked,one on top of another. [...]	D
A 2002 addition to the Oxford English Dictionary actually credits Bill Murray's ad-lib, "This chick [...]	D
Though never referred to in the script, the green ghost the guys bust in the hotel was called "Onion [...]	D
Venkman's meeting with Dana at Lincoln Center was the first scene filmed with Sigourney Weaver and B [...]	D
One device used by the Ghostbusters is just a colander with wires sticking out of it. According to I [...]	D
The interiors for the hotel scene were mostly filmed at the famous Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, on [...]	D

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