Ivan Reitman's comedy based on the script by Dan Aykroyd can serve as a good example of how a purely entertaining movie product remains forever in the hearts of the audience. With each next viewing, the picture brings a large share of pleasure. And Bill Murray is forever young, and the music is mesmerizing, and humor does not acquire a beard.
Unrealized potential
It remains only to assume how impressive the project turned out if Dan Aykroyd managed to realize his initial plan. Perhaps Ghostbusters (1984) received even more enthusiastic reviews, because the action was supposed to unfold in the distant future. Team activities would be routine work, similar to police or fire brigades. And in the guise of three key characters appeared Eddie Murphy, John Belushi and Dan himself.
But, unfortunately, the idea turned out to be financially impossible for Hollywood, John died suddenly, Murphy chose another project, and he was replaced at that time by the little-known Ernie Hudson. This is not the only replacement among the actors in the movie Ghostbusters (1984); instead of John Candy, the pesky accountant Luis Talley was played by Rick Moranis.
A real sensation
A fantastic film about how cute heroes begin to hunt for wild phantoms with innovative technological devices, is saturated with an eccentric in the manner of silent cinema, cinematic allusions and scrupulously verified special effects. In the film "Ghostbusters" (1984), actors D. Aykroyd, S. Weaver and B. Murray played mature heroes, as if they had fallen into a real children's fairy tale, which was transferred from the creators to the 80s of the 20th century. The film's rental fees exceeded $ 291 million, its rating can be considered exemplary - IMDb: 7.80, and for many years she did not leave dozens of the highest grossing films in the United States.
Copyright delights
The main magic of the film, according to cinema experts, is concentrated not in the hilarious dialogues prescribed in the script, but in their sparkling presentation. The actors of the movie Ghostbusters (1984) became pioneers in the comedy genre because they were not afraid to use improvisation and had fun for their pleasure. This filing method was chosen by director Ivan Reitman and co-star Bill Murray.
Free use of the script somewhat shocked Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver and other artists who had to interact with Murray in different episodes. After each impromptu replica of Bill’s prank, they asked the director with uncontrollable laughter: “Is that possible?” Therefore, the image of Peter Wenkman, embodied by Bill Murray in Ghostbusters, is considered the funniest and possibly the best on his track record. Watching the skill, you note the sincere pleasure that the actor experiences during the filming process, and how his enthusiasm extends to colleagues.
Unrivaled Roles
It is impossible to resist attacks of homeric laughter by observing the maneuvers of seasoned seducer Peter (B. Murray), who uses the traditional test with Zener cards to tempt a naive student, and later tries to charm Dana Barrett (S. Weaver). Equally funny are Egor Spengler (Harold Ramis) and Raymond Stanz (Dan Aykroyd) in Ghostbusters. Performers, embodying colorful images of paranormal research enthusiasts, tired of proving each time that they are not charlatans, are incomparable. Moranis is also unique, in the guise of an extremely notorious "nerd," who revealed himself completely in the episode of the party, which publicly disclosed the family and financial status of each of the arriving guests.
Ernie Hudson in the guise of Winston Zeddmore receives the proper portion of fame, speaking with a philosophical tirade of the impending apocalypse, when the dead massively (passengers of the belated arrived “Titanic” including) rise from the graves. But the highlight of the project, the actors of the film “Ghostbusters” (1984) consider the scenes of the team hunting for ghosts - from a simple attempt to catch a phantom in the library with their bare hands to an epic climactic battle with a giant Marshmallow man.
By the way, the demonic essence of Zuul, who entered Dana, speaks in the voice of director Wright.