Mr. Stay Puft! You are a poor scientist, Dr. Venkman! when the light is green, the trap is clean. [ the Ghostbusters draw their handsets ] Dr. Raymond Stantz , Dr. Egon Spengler , Winston Zeddemore : HOLDIN'! As you can read, originally the lines were said by different members of the team. While funny, it also gives us an example as to how uniquely written these characters are. Joe Franklin: The mother and the kids look at him with disappointment. Excuse me. We don't wanna lose her. Dr. Peter Venkman: We came, we saw, we kicked its ass. And you have no place in this department, or this university. [Turns over the card] We handle this kind of thing all the time! Okay. Dr. Peter Venkman: 1889 A.D. One of the greatest tangible evidence of psychic energy is recorded. You're never going to regret this, Ray. 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. Hotel Manager: "Going out of business. Dr. Peter Venkman: Whoa! Accepted as canon because this does not contradict any established continuity. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Yeah, but I didn't know you we're gonna be giving me electric shocks. You guys have been running your ass off, meetin' and greetin' every schizo in the five boroughs who says he has a paranormal experience. And the jokes dont hurt, either. We'd like to get a sample of your brain tissue. You know, you're a real humanitarian. We'll cross the streams. Janine Melnitz: You havin' a good time, Mark? But with renowned freedom, Venkman encourages Stantz and Egon to go into business for themselves as ghost catchers. 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. It's whatever it wants to be. Doctor Venkman. They conducted rituals up on the roof, bizarre rituals intended to bring about the end of the world. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Thank you! Dr. Egon Spengler: See, I can get six hundred tablets of that for the same price as three hundred of a name brand. Do you want some coffee, Mr. Tulley? I am Vinz, Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer. Does this pole still work? Dr. Peter Venkman: I read a lot myself. I think he can hear you, Ray. Dr. Peter Venkman: Bye! Dr. Raymond Stantz: Louis: Gozer was very big in Sumeria. ghostbusters commercial script by May 28, 2021 Dr. Peter Venkman: Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost? In the adjacent park area, pretty hustlers and drug peddlers go about their business. Listen, that reminds me, you shouldn't leave your TV on so loud when you go out. Come in. Stantz (very enthusiastic) and Egon (meticulous and stoic) are on the hunt for paranormal activity, while Venkman (sleazy and opportunistic) is a parapsychologist with a minimal-at-best interest in ghosts. Did you see it? Thank you. There is no Dana, only Zuul! It's that darn ghost again. There is no Dana, there is only Zuul. Dr. Egon Spengler: ,Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Well, most of the original staff knows about the twelfth floor; the disturbances, I mean. Come into my office, Miss? Just pick up the phone and call the professionals -- Ghostbusters. [Entering elevator] Dr. Raymond Stantz: Wait, wait, wait! Dr. Peter Venkman : Make 'em hard! Let's get ready. I know exactly what to do. 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 . The franchise rights alone will make us rich beyond our wildest dreams. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: [very uncompfortably] So how can you break put from the pack and get your idea onto the small screen? [on the phone] I'm getting stronger readings here. What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath of God type stuff. [looking surprised] Library Administrator: Let's run some red lights! Dr. Peter Venkman: Successful test. The middle name was revealed in Volume 2 Issue #13, page 9, but the wedding priest. [Aggravated] [interrupting] Male Student: What is a Production Company in Film (& What Do They Do? That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me. Dana Barrett: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dana. How 'bout a little music? Dr. Peter Venkman: You're always so concerned about your reputation. Walter Peck: Back off, man. Hope we can help you again. As filmed, the parts with the family were eliminated (though some of the dialog was repurposed for the Ghostbusters II commercial), just leaving Peter, Ray, and Egon to give their spiel in front of the firehouse. You had your chance to cooperate, but you though it would be more fun to insult me. I've quit better jobs than this. 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. I guess they just don't make them like they used to. Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Go ahead! On Cover B of Ghostbusters Year One Issue #1, Winston's middle name Ramsey appears on the file. Well, are you sure you're using that thing correctly? Dana Barrett: Peter meets with Dana at the Lincoln Center. I wanna talk to Dana. Dr. Egon Spengler: Louis: What is the magic word, Mr. Venkman? I want this man arrested! [hears a siren approaching and an old, gray station wagon pulls up in the driveway]. You're not supposed to have pets in the building. Walter Peck: Let me guess: Gozer worshipers. Dr. Peter Venkman: For an example of one of the guys facing off against a ghost on their own, see the moment when Venkman encounters a possessed Dana Barrett. Dr. Peter Venkman: But as Lessons from the Screenplay explains in the video below, Ghostbusters managed to take that simple premise and do something unexpected with it: ground it in reality. They all look as pleased as punch as Venkman hands the Father a bill. We came, we saw, we've kick its ass. Hold it! Winston Zeddemore: Louis: Tell me what this is. This time, at the fashionable dance club, "The Rose." Reitman went so far as having Sony executives . I'm excited it could work! Spengler slowly shakes his head. Are you troubled by strange noises in the night? Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: 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. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. Killed by a hundred-foot marshmallow man. Dr. Peter Venkman: 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: Now, for the entrapment, we're gonna have to ask you Dr. Peter Venkman: Step aside. Dr. Peter Venkman: [reporting on the Ghostbusters] Walter Peck: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Oh, I'd really like to, Louis, but I have to go rehearsal now. Forget MIT or Stanford now. Dr. Raymond Stantz: 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. And the flowers are still standing! Dr. Raymond Stantz: [about the storage facility] Janine Melnitz: Dr. Egon Spengler charges his proton pack, Chambermaid enters Hallway/corridor from Hotel Room, Ray and Egon shout and blast her cart with proton beams, the Victorian Lady Ghost is floating in mid-air, reading a book, Dana is at home doing exercises as she watches the news on television, Ghostbusters fire away at Slimer; chandelier falls to the floor, the Ghostbusters arrive at the Sedgewick Hotel in Ecto-1, fully decked out in uniform and gear, a pretty lady goes by. Dr. Peter Venkman: What are trying to prove here, anyway. [Ray and Egon shout and blast her cart with proton beams]. As fun as Ghostbusters is, its hidden strength is in its ability to be more than it seems. Various New York people carry out unfriendly activites. Yeah, well, I do. ", Winston Zeddemore: Get ready! I found it in Tobin's Spirit Guide. To his surprise, Jason Reitman cast Wolfhard because he identified with Wolfhard's audition tape. Gozer the Gozerian, good evening. Well, you've looked better. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: Will there be any more of them? 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. and that's only gonna come to one thousand dollars, fortunately. Hey Where these stairs go? It won't hurt you. Why do you want to see the storage facility? 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. Dr. Raymond Stantz: I'm worried, Ray. Dan Aykroyd wrote the initial draft with his imagination totally uninhibited, emphasizing more strongly the science-fiction elements of the story and making the supernatural characters more prevalent. Yeah, you could say that. Einstein did his best stuff when he was working as a patent clerk. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: I *don't* know. Wait for the sign. [spins around to face another of the inmates, and starts singing] Dr. Peter Venkman: end systolic volume definition Download Brochure Dr. Peter Venkman: What's causing it!" The three busters start up their business right around the same time as one Dana Barrett is experiencing paranormal activity in her apartment. Gotta run. We should stay here, tonight. We can see how Murray adapts the moment from the script into the scene, along with how Sigourney Weaver pulls off being possessed. Hotel Manager: Dr. Raymond Stantz Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: Then our prisoners will be released. [after capturing Slimer] I know; do exactly as I say. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Raymond Stantz: There's nothing else in my life! The architect's name was Ivo Shandor. But most definately wrong. Hold it! Yeah, what have you got? Janine Melnitz: Yeah, we can do more damage that way. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Raymond Stantz: It's true, your honor. [they 'stealthily' emerge from behind the bookcase]. Insert the trap, release, close, lock the system. [in jail, the Ghostbusters study the blueprints of Dana's apartment building]. [gets in Peter's way] Hey! Well, that's all right. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: man Walter Peck is inquiring about the Ghostbusters effect on the environment. Realizing he may not have another option, the mayor allows the 'busters to get their gear and take care of business. Whoa! Dr. Peter Venkman : Heat 'em up! Shut it off! [dryly] Dr. Peter Venkman: Dana Barrett: You think it's too warm in here for the brie? Well, what's he doing in my ice box? I've only been with the company for a couple of weeks, but these things are real. That's it, c'mere Francine. They all stare appreciatively. [reading from the printout] Ray has gone bye-bye, Egon what've you got left? Note that the information here is copied from Spook Central website. Police Sergeant: I, I never seen anything like this before. Nice shootin', Tex! They smile at the camera as a phone number is supered on the screen. Louis: As a duly designated representative of the city, county, and state of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension. When can we move in? [droning on] Louis: Dr. Peter Venkman: Walter Peck: Dr. Peter Venkman: A visual medium requires visual methods. Louis: Spengler is taking PKE readings along the baseboards. Dr. Peter Venkman: The mayor wants to see you guys. I'm not interested in your opinion, just shut it off. He starred or was featured in a number of other movies for the next couple decades, including Ghostbusters II. Ah, if there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say. All right, I'm gonna turn over the next card. Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here. As filmed, the parts with the family were eliminated (though some of the dialog was repurposed for the Ghostbusters II commercial ), just leaving Peter, Ray, and Egon to give their spiel in front of the firehouse. I am The Gatekeeper! This job is definitely *not* worth eleven-five a year! Dr. Egon Spengler: I'm sorry, I don't believe in any of those things. [after capturing Slimer] 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. I'm a scientist. Dr. Peter Venkman: The phone-in topic Today: "Ghosts and Ghostbusting." METER MAID just . Dr. Raymond Stantz: [hands Egon a petri dish filled with ectoplasmic residue] Janine, sorry about the bug eyes thing I'll be in my office. Thanks so much. Click to view and download the entire Ghostbusters script PDF below. Dr. Peter Venkman: This job is definitely not worth $11,500 a year. I guess we'll just have to move. Louis: Dr. Peter Venkman : [ as the Ghostbusters approach Gozer ] Grab your stick! We believe that the purpose of science is to serve mankind. Dr. Peter Venkman: Because I'm curious. I gotta split. What has that got to do with it? Dr. Raymond Stantz: You've never been out of college: you don't know what it's like out there. 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. There is definitely something here. Thank you for coming so quickly! ,Winston Zeddemore: You didn't used to look like this. And may I see this storage facility? [to Peck] Dana Barrett: for four big ones, Four thousand dollars for that. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Raymond Stantz: I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people. [after nearly being crushed by a falling bookcase]. You shut that thing down, and *we* are not going to be held responsible for whatever happens. You gotta do something! 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.