[entering the main lobby] Dr. Peter Venkman: 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. [Peck is wiping the ectoplasm on his jacket] $5,000 I had no idea it would be so much, I won't pay it. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: [the Slimer charges at Venkman] Don't shut it off. So be good, for goodness sake! Yes, I don't like this. Dr. Raymond Stantz: [the card has three wavy lines] Yeah, what have you got? Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: While the trip proves useful, they are kicked out of the university (mainly because of Venkman). On the surface, its about a group of guys catching ghosts, and Dan Aykroyds original treatment will always reflect that. Peter grabs Ray's ear, Egon pulls out a calculator and starts punching in numbers. Dr. Peter Venkman: I've only been with the company for a couple of weeks, but these things are real. Dr. Raymond Stantz: We've only got 75 more to go, c'mon what this one. [Aggravated] This is where we put all the vapors and entities and slimers that we trap. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Look at all the junk food! and [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]. Pick up the phone and call the professionals Dr. Raymond Stantz I hope we can take care of this. Walter Peck: Were here to help. I'm going bring this up with the Tenants' Association. It's Peter. These are the blueprints for structural ironwork of Dana Barret's apartment building, and they are very, very strange. This is obviously more political in nature, but it ties back to the start a business element that keeps the movie grounded. I collect spores, molds, and fungus. And then, in 1920, he started a secret society Dr. Peter Venkman: ,Dr. Peter Venkman: Tonight! If I'm wrong, nothing happens! Dr. Egon Spengler: You will perish in flame, you and all your kind! 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. And don't stare at me, you got the bug-eyes. Nov 1, 2021, 9:52 AM. Louis: the flowers are still standing! Dr. Raymond Stantz: I thought Gozer was a man. You're not gonna lose the house, everybody has three mortgages nowadays. It seems the Goz' has been puttin' some moves on *my* would-be girlfriend. Dana Barrett: But with renowned freedom, Venkman encourages Stantz and Egon to go into business for themselves as ghost catchers. This is big, Peter, this is very big. I am The Keymaster! [to Peck] [looking up and blinding Peter with his headlamp] I'm going to go have a shower. Walter Peck: Ray, has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason we've been so busy lately is because the dead HAVE been rising from the grave? Somebody blows their nose and wanna keep it? He's an ugly little spud, isn't he? Hold it! Dr. Peter Venkman: Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say "YES"! Put your hands on your chest. Dana Barrett: Create script breakdowns, sides, schedules, storyboards, call sheets and more. We came, we saw, we kicked its ass. [to the female student] Winston Zeddemore: Then our prisoners will be released. Meter and Raymond takes photos] Well, now it's my turn, wiseass. [over walkie-talkie] Every ancient religion has its own myth about the end of the world. Do you have any hobbies? Dr. Peter Venkman: You know, Mr. Tully, you are a most fortunate individual. Looks like we're in the teens somewhere. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Egon Spengler: Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say, "yes!". Ah, if there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say. I HATE YOU, VENKMAN! ghostbusters commercial script by May 28, 2021 Dr. Peter Venkman: Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost? What the HELL are you doing? You have been a participant in the biggest interdimensional cross rip since the Tunguska blast of 1909! I am the Keymaster! Hotel Manager: Winston Zeddemore: Yes. We're fine. Dr. Peter Venkman: ,Dr. Peter Venkman: Will you please leave? During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Okay, who brought the dog? I saw it! No, we're exterminators. Police Sergeant: Everybody getting this so far? [Persuading the mayor to let them stop a supernatural upheaval]. Dr. Peter Venkman: I want this man arrested! This place is great! No. Dr. Raymond Stantz: That's it, c'mere Francine. I think we'd better split up. The Original Ghostbusters Script Was (Literally) Out Of This World. You've never been out of college. I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Dr. Raymond Stantz: I'm a partner in this facility and I'm going to cooperate in any way that I can. Winston Zeddemore joins the ghostbusters and E.P.A. Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here. In the adjacent park area, pretty hustlers and drug peddlers go about their business. Who would make up a story like that? [the Ecto-1 is getting a police escort to Dana's apartment building]. Hotel Manager: Dr. Peter Venkman: [Dana is at home doing exercises as she watches the news on television]. This happen to you before? Chambermaid: Dr. Peter Venkman: Venkman is critical and sarcastic about the encounter, Stantz is ecstatic about it, and Spengler lets them know that the trip brought with it useful scientific data. Ooohhh, Close. Break it up! 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. [telling Winston, who is new to the team on how to place ghosts in the storage facility] Spengler steps forward. Dr. Peter Venkman: What sign are you waiting for? Past-life experience intruding on present time. We never talk any more. LET'S DO IT! Hotel Manager: Dr. Raymond Stantz: 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. I taped a 20-minute workout and played it back at high speed on my machine so it only took ten minutes. This is where we store all the vapors and entities and slimers that we trap. [shouting from the top of a fireman's pole upstairs] [Turns over the card] No kidding! I always have plenty of low sodium mineral water and other nutritious foods in the house. To his surprise, Jason Reitman cast Wolfhard because he identified with Wolfhard's audition tape. ,Dr. Egon Spengler Dr. Raymond Stantz: [Louis and the Tall Woman begin disco dancing. Dr. Egon Spengler: The effect? Dana Barrett: Master the art of visual storytelling with our FREE video series on directing and filmmaking techniques. Dr. Peter Venkman: I find her interesting because she's a client and sleeps above her covers. Uhhh this magnificent feast here represents the LAST of the petty cash. [coming up to Louis during party] They wouldn't touch us with a 10-meter cattle prod. She's telling the truth. Something I loved from my childhood. sword fight on the heights script pastebin. She's not my girlfriend. They gave us money and facilities, we didn't have to produce anything! I've always wanted to do this [He yanks a tablecloth off of a table, overturning and shattering everything except the centerpiece in the middle]. Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown. Louis: Important safety tip. Louis: Maybe I've got a Milk-Bone. But it all had to come from somewhere, which is why we will be looking at the. Dr. Raymond Stantz Suddenly the doorbell rings, throws the guests' coats in the closet, oblivious that they hit the demon Vinz Clortho hiding there, Vinz Clortho growls from inside the bedroom, Dana starts passionately making out with him, moaning audibly, Louis has been possessed by Vinz Clortho a.k.a. Dr. Peter Venkman: Janine Melnitz: How you doing? On Cover B of Ghostbusters Year One Issue #1, Winston's middle name Ramsey appears on the file. New York City street Pinkish-gray slime oozes out of a street crack. Hey Ray. Whoa! I'm givin' this whole thing as a promotional expense, that's why I invited clients instead of friends. Ernie Hudson Says 'Ghostbusters' Script and Marketing Pushed Him Aside: 'It Felt Deliberate' and 'I'm Still Not Trying to Take It Personally'. Dr. Raymond Stantz: When a speeding express train passes by, the spirits hitch a collective ride uptown -- taking over the cars en masse and sending everyone from motormen to muggers fleeing before them. I mean, the architect was either a certified genius, or an authentic wacko! 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. Hotel Manager: Tall Woman at Party: The middle name was revealed in Volume 2 Issue #13, page 9, but the wedding priest. The Board of Regents has decided to terminate your grant. I won't pay it. Dr. Peter Venkman: [picking up his radio and speaking slowly] It's OK; the table broke the fall. 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. TV Reporter: 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. [the Ghostbusters exit the elevator. Dr. Peter Venkman: [Dana Barrett has just transformed into a demon]. Okay, I have a plan. Effect? Boy, the superintendent's gonna be pissed! I'm gonna need to draw some petty cash. [Stops Ray] Janine Melnitz: Wait for the sign. Back off, man. A complete particle reversal. Raymond, look at this. From the September 30, 1983 draft to the final shooting script for Ghostbusters and on page 136 of Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular, Winston's resume listed him as a black belt in karate. What do we do? HOLDIN'! Police Captain: Vinz, you said before you were waiting for a sign. "Zuul was the minion of Gozer." Well, most of the original staff knows about the twelfth floor; the disturbances, I mean. Ghostbusters by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd Final Shooting Script October 7, 1983 FADE IN EXT. [Desperate] [to the Mayor] And to paraphrase Peter Venkman, the franchise rights alone made them rich beyond their wildest dreams. You gotta do something! Hey! Bye! [alone again] If you want to continue reading screenplays, we have similar titles like Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, and Inglourious Basterds in our screenplay database. Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Winston Zeddemore: You gotta learn to play rough! Total protonic reversal. Dr. Raymond Stantz And this explosion is a direct result of it! Have you or your family actually seen a spook, specter or ghost? Personally, I liked working for the university! Walter Peck: I've worked in the private sector they expect results. Egon, what do you think? Forget it, Venkman. Janine Melnitz: Let's run some red lights! Dr. Peter Venkman: Just relax, c'mon. Dr. Peter Venkman: [the ghost transforms horrifically and snarls aggressively. Set your entry grid, neutralize your field and the light is green, the trap is clean! That's strange, I didn't realize I'd left it on. [hands Egon a petri dish filled with ectoplasmic residue] I'm making a special exception in your case. It was right here. You guys have been running your ass off, meetin' and greetin' every schizo in the five boroughs who says he has a paranormal experience. Oh, that's very fascinating to me. Below are some framegrabs taken from the outtake reel found on the 2019 Ghostbusters 1 & 2 4K/Blu-ray set. You are so kind to take care of that man. [Turns over the card and zaps the male student]. Anything. Janine Melnitz: Oh, I'd really like to, Louis, but I have to go rehearsal now. Groundhog Day, while popular on release, has continued to receive immense acclaim as one of the best 90s movies of all time. Dr. Raymond Stantz: ,Winston Zeddemore: I swear, they're just coming to me. No, no, NO! Egon, this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole through your head. [Egon is running tests on Louis, who has been possessed by Vinz Clortho and is now the Keymaster]. You are to vacate these premises immediately. Rivers and seas boiling! I just whacked her up with about 300 cc's of Thorazaine she's gonna take a little nap now. Bite your head off, man. Dr. Peter Venkman: The busters decide its time to destroy Gozer more directly by attacking the interdimensional portal on the apartment roof. WHAT "just popped in there?". Ho! Venkman knocks again]. We got it. Wasn't so hard. What I'd really like to do is talk to Dana. Dr. Egon Spengler: Winston Zeddemore: I'll tell you the effect is, it's pissing me off! [to the male student, and holding up another card] If the answer is yes, then don't wait another minute. Ghostbusters 1 & 2 4K UHD & Blu-Ray 5-Disc Set (2019), PlayStation 3 version of Ghostbusters: The Video Game. [heads across the room, greeting other guests]. Are you, Alice, menstruating right now? Dr. Raymond Stantz: What? We are on the threshold of establishing *the* indispensable defense science of the next decade. Yep. I love this plan! That oughta do it. Are you troubled by strange noises in the night? You can have it your way, Mr. Venkman. SMOKIN'! Walter Peck: The creep down the hall phoned the manager. Turning off these machines would be extremely hazardous. I like to torture them. I bet you like to read a lot, too. [to Egon] This successful case turns into many, as the ghostbusters take over New York City as high profile exterminators, from interviews to news articles wondering about ghosts civil rights. [gets in electrician's way] It's whatever it wants to be. NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY -- DAY The sun shines brightly on the classic facade of the main library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Egon Spenglers interaction with secretary Janine Melnitz gives us an amusing exchange, along with the famous spores, molds and fungus line. Don't tell me how to do mine. Louis: He wants to shut down the protection grid, Peter. I remember Revelations 6:12?And I looked, and he opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Mayor: This time, at the fashionable dance club, "The Rose." Dana Barrett: Gotta run. Dr. Peter Venkman: We're the Ghostbusters. You You've earned it, [in front of the library ghost, their first ghost sighting], [Egon and Ray stare at each other in silence. Dr. Peter Venkman: Above all, the primary trio (latter quartet) are relatable everymen. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Peter Venkman: We've been going about this all wrong. Peter Venkman "Just pick up the phone and call the professionals!" Egon Spengler "Call the." All "Ghostbusters!" Egon Spengler "Serving all your supernatural elimination needs 24 hours a day." All "Ghostbusters! A loaded trap here open, unlock the system insert the trap release close, lock the system. Is this a trick question? No, I can't. Ghostbusters. [somberly] That's gotta be some cockroach. No, I'll tell *you* what's hazardous. Dr. Peter Venkman: Break it up! Dr. Peter Venkman: I think that's a smart move, Mike. Gozer the Gozerian good evening. Dr. Peter Venkman: They each have distinct personalities, ways of speaking, and approaches to things. Female Student: Louis first appeared as a fellow refugee of the creature which was to become Peter Venkman's interdimensional love interest. [gets off the elevator and Louis comes out of his apartment]. [to a cellmate looking over his shoulder blueprints] Now, stay close. Hee hee hee! Well that's great. This ecto containment system that Spengler and I have in mind is gonna require a load of bread to capitalize. I'm excited to be a part of it! That's 5 for 5, you can't see these can you? If you have a ghost, But you don't want to play host, You can't sleep at all, So who do you call Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters. We don't wanna lose her. Walter Peck: "We know we've got a knocking! I didn't choose anything [long pause, Peter, Egon and Winston all look at Ray]. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Your honor, our system was working just fine until the power grid was turned off by wally wick here. ", Winston Zeddemore: 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: Do you believe in God? The Ghostbusters commentary and "Making Ghostbusters" explain this was a deleted scene recycled into a dream sequence. As fun as Ghostbusters is, its hidden strength is in its ability to be more than it seems. Cease and desist all commerce order, seizure of premises and chattels, ban on use of public utilities for unauthorized waste handlers, and a federal entry and inspection order. Dr. Raymond Stantz: [stopping Ray] Sleep here. That's the bedroom, but nothing ever happened in there. Forty years of darkness! [ the Ghostbusters draw their handsets ] Dr. Raymond Stantz , Dr. Egon Spengler , Winston Zeddemore : HOLDIN'! [triumphantly] Winston Zeddemore: If he does that again, you can shoot him. Winston Zeddemore: Dr. Egon Spengler: Dr. Peter Venkman: [as The Gatekeeper] We go to jail - peacefully, quietly. Each one has a role to play and fill, keeping the world of the Ghostbusters script unique and unforgettable. Dana Barrett: Stimulants? See ya on the other side, Ray. The dead rising from the grave! [dejected; motions the others to move behind a bookcase] Dr. Peter Venkman: Got him! Dr. Peter Venkman: Dr. Raymond Stantz: Louis: Well, what's he doing in my ice box? You never studied. I'm getting a little tired of this. and don't stare at me you got the *bug eyes*. Louis: Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost? Dr. Raymond Stantz: Brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear-end. Dr. Peter Venkman: Library Administrator: The door swings both ways, we could reverse the particle flow through the gate. Dana Barrett: READY! Myth? Not necessarily. Step aside. They all look as pleased as punch as Venkman hands the Father a bill. But most definately wrong. Your girlfriend lives in the corner penthouse of spook central. 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. It's the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Dr. Raymond Stantz: I'll be in my office. Dr. Peter Venkman: How is Elvis, and have you seen him lately? You volunteered, didn't you? Dr. Raymond Stantz: The guests are starting to ask questions and I'm running out of excuses. As a transit cop chats amiably with a female cashier, the subway turnstiles begin spinning unaccountably. I've gotta get this in the clear! I've tried everything, honey! I don't think you'll have any more trouble with that ghost. let's talk seriously. You go get a court order, and I'll sue your funny ass for wrongful prosecution. It's, a couple of wavy lines. We're gonna go full stream. With a diet cola commercial, one creature turns into a beautiful woman while the other turns into a heavy-set man. Dr. Raymond Stantz: Dr. Peter Venkman: [Dana starts passionately making out with him, moaning audibly]. Dr. Peter Venkman: Dana. A real nasty one, too. Dr. Peter Venkman: Walter Peck: There is no Dana, only Zuul! No, goddammit. We both have the same problem. [a pretty lady goes by. [to the female student] Gatekeeper! Cold-riveted girders with cores of pure selenium. Dr. Peter Venkman: There are obviously other characters in this movie: Walter Peck, the stuck up government beaurocrat; Winston Zeddemore, the most grounded guy in the group (who just joined for a paycheck); Louise Tully, a memorable and hilarious nerd; Janine Melnitz, a secretary whos quit better jobs than being a Ghostbusters secretary. Dr. Egon Spengler: Janine Melnitz: Remember that? Yeah, I know that Louis: Quite simple really. Dr. Raymond Stantz: [sarcastically] Janine, sorry about the bug-eyes thing. We'll be going over who wrote Ghostbusters and see how the script, while a little different from the final film, provided the basis for memorable quotes, characters, and themes. Dana Barrett: Now, are we actually gonna go before a federal judge, and tell him that some moldy Babylonian god is going to drop in on Central Park West, and start tearing up the city?
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