40 Years of GHOSTBUSTERS... The Whole Story Never Told Before!

[@ThePopcast]

What do you love most about the Ghostbuster's Franchise and what drives you crazy? Do you want more Ghostbusters in the future? And as a correction, we did not include Extreme Ghostbusters. It should have been mentioned here, but was not. Our apologies! Also, here is our one of a kind Ray's Occult Ghostbuster's inspired Graphic Design from the video >> mixedtees.com/rays-occult - Use coupon code: THEPOPCAST for 20% off!

[@alexanderbognar7967]

Yes please

[@johnramirez5996]

When dan did cab cameo they should have use rays occult with them looking for books researching what they were up against instead. Would have tied more of them together with afterlife.

[@garygood6804]

Imagine christopher lloyd, christopher walken, jeff goldbloom and richard prior as the ghostbusters.

[@MrMightyZ]

As a little boy I fell in love with the 1st movie. It was the first time I watched a movie and felt wrapped up by the characters, the comedy, the effects and the music all at once. The first time I wanted to dance during a movie. Next was Beverly Hills Cop and these 2 movies were why I spent the 80s constantly begging mum and dad for trips to the movies.

[@BLD426]

Three white male leads? What were they thinking? Doubt that would happen today.😁

[@andrewjames1817]

Ricks wife died from breast cancer thats why he left acting to raise his kids..what a guy

[@neilgodwin6531]

Grief can drain your enthusiasm for things you were formerly passionate about. Such a shame

[@2pairOfAces]

​@@neilgodwin6531 Alternatively, it can refocus you towards what's actually important, raising your kids and being there for them when mom isn't. He's rich, accomplished, loved, and respected, there was no need for him to continue his career, as much as it cost the rest of the world. That said, I still think the guy in NYC who tried to kill him should get the chair...

[@bridgetclement2968]

I love Rick moranis!! He was amazing in Ghostbusters but he was funny in FLINTSTONES and the Honey I shrunk the Kids Trilogy

[@Louis-qt5qb]

​​​@@2pairOfAcesgreat comment friend. Rick knows his priorities. Edit- tried to kill him in NYC? I'ma have to remember to look this up.🤔

[@knuckle12356]

​@@Louis-qt5qb yeah same. What's the frequency Moranis???

[@theHKsinger]

Born in 1980, I'm a 43 year old Hong Kong dude who grew up with Ghostbusters. I'll never forget the joy and excitement the original movie brought to my childhood, along with my love for all the 80's action figures, the cartoon, the song, and even the video games (and yes, even the nes version, but mostly the Genesis one), and now as an adult, I find myself still collection Mezco ghostbusters, and still lookin at pictures of Ecto-1 as well as proton packs and ghost traps merchandises online. The shot of Egon's ghost at the end of Afterlife brought me to tears, and this franchise will hold a special place in my heart.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

I'm not a huge "Ghostbusters" fan but when Egon's ghost appears and helps his granddaughter, I teared up.

[@herbertorendorff6323]

So did I it was a proper tribute

[@carolharris2329]

I loved it as a kid & still do at 50. What more can I say? I'm like a kid in a candy store when a new one comes out!

[@youtubegarbage7876]

You're the problem.

[@snackbarqueen]

I was 10 years old when GB came out and I love it just as much today as I did then 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@cookop1]

Ernie Hudson is a vampire.. the dude never ages.

[@bridgetclement2968]

I agree!!! He was in ONCE UPON A TIME as King triton

[@nick6var]

So, simply put, he sucks?🧛🏾‍♂️

[@Miko80]

That is a great documentary. I had fun watching it. You did a wonderful job summarizing the whole Ghostbusters history.

[@vr3181]

The original Ghostbusters may be my favorite movie ever. When I was a kid, my mom somehow got passes when it was released. We weren’t “living-hand-to-mouth” poor, but we didn’t have money for extras like going to first-run movies in a theatre. So when she got those passes, it was just me and her going to have this movie experience together (my dad stayed home with my little brother), and it’s the greatest movie memory of my childhood. I will love the original Ghostbusters forever.

[@RosieYogi40]

Ernie Hudson is 78 looking like he’s in his 40s. Love him!!

[@Ultamami]

"I love this town!!!!"

[@girleyreds11-11]

Truely.....black dont crack!!!

[@girleyreds11-11]

He was amazing in Oz...every actor in that series was

[@DrZae]

hearing about how hard it was for the original movie to get green lit and the other hardships that came with the development of the film makes me appreciate the film even more on top of it just being a straight up classic. Awesome documentary!

[@alisonarias978]

I remember running to my mum and very proudly saying “mum!! I didn’t get scared this time” 😂 this movie is my childhood

[@erinthesystem9608]

The soundtracks of the first two Ghostbuster movies were both childhood favorites of mine, featuring Oingo Boingo, Fine Young Cannibals, two insanely catchy Bobby Brown songs, "I Can Wait Forever," the iconic theme music, and others. We had the first one on record, and the second on cassette, and both were a treat.

[@MrRobarino]

Fine Young Cannibals are not on either Ghostbusters or Ghostbusters 2 soundtracks.

[@erinthesystem9608]

@@MrRobarinoThank you- for some reason I thought they were.

[@PJO1961]

🤗Shane, great job. This should be a Blu-ray extra.

[@ThePopcast]

Thank you Penny! You are awesome :) 🥰

[@369frequencyandvibration]

FOR SURE !

[@NOTMYWATCH]

Awesome job guys!! This was right up there with Galaxy Quest, my fav by you guys, so far. Great work!!

[@ThePopcast]

Thank you! Appreciate the support :)

[@soulman902]

I refuse to watch Ghostbusters Answer the Call. I believe it is a slap in the face of Ghostbusters fan everywhere. Ghostbusters Afterlife was what we needed

[@jonbourgoin182]

The idea of kid Ghostbusters was not much better. The "Junior Ghostbusters" ruined the cartoon and it didn't do much for me in the new movies either, sorry just my opinion.

[@theMyouknow]

Just wished they had Ivo Shandor as the main villain instead of Gozer, he died dirty in Afterlife but it was okey much better then the 2016 trash.

[@alexatkin]

I had zero objection to them doing a female cast movie. I gave it a chance, it just wasn't funny, I didn't feel any chemistry between the characters and Chris Hemsworths character was painful to watch and kinda offensive. They completely missed everything that made Ghostbusters good.

[@christopherhamilton5557]

Afterlife was AWESOME! Love that movie.

[@utubepunk]

​@@jonbourgoin182I don't see how Ghostbusters Extreme ruined a cartoon that was no longer on the air. I appreciated how they handled the source material.

[@369frequencyandvibration]

This documentary is so well put together!

[@Studeb]

"It failed to reach their expectations as highest grossing comedy of all time." :D

[@thatoldyorkshiregeek142]

"Listen! Smell somethin'?" 🤣

[@ThePopcast]

[@geggy310]

What is this from? The kitchen scene in the video game?

[@thatoldyorkshiregeek142]

@@geggy310 The library at the start of the first film

[@geggy310]

@@thatoldyorkshiregeek142 can’t believe I didn’t remember

[@CacD47]

Smells like teen spirit? 😮

[@markboz3366]

My favourite cinema experience. I went with a few friends for the first Saturday matinee at the Odeon. There were thousands turned up for a few hundred seats. The foyer was packed but we managed to get in. Still nowhere near the ticket booth we gave the smallest guy our money and sent him crawling along the floor to get the tickets. He got there just before the police arrived to control the crowd. In the theatre the film started and the place was buzzing. As soon as Ray Parker Jr started to sing so did everyone else. About halfway through the song the film was stopped. The manager came to the front and demanded we all calm down and stop or he wouldn't restart the film. Needless to say a lot of popcorn got wasted on him. He gave up and we carried on singing. I have never seen so much excitement for a film and it didn't disappoint.

[@juliepoirier1320]

this sounds incredible

[@utubepunk]

What a great memory! Thanks for sharing!

[@EddieBloecher]

Love Rick Moranis but oh God , Candy so would have been fun in that role as well!

[@mikeklinger1712]

I think Candy would have played a ghost better! Kind of a Madhatter type!

[@johnedward8352]

Just look at that list of movies from 1984... all classics. Was 84 the greatest year for movies ever?

[@Liz19791]

1984 the year of iconic classic movies. Ghostbusters Gremlins Beverly Hills Cop Terminator A Nightmare on Elm street Sixteen candles Police Academy Purple Rain Karate Kid....etc. Theyll never make movies like these again. I grew up in the 80s with ghostbusters and completely disgusted when they made answer the call it was crap. Afterlife looks like it may be true to the originals and i might give it a chance though.

[@johnedward8352]

@Liz19791 Afterlife was pretty good! Very nostalgic. Agree completely about 1984. I was 7. Such a great decade! Peace to you Liz 😊

[@Liz19791]

@@johnedward8352 Thanks peace to you also. I was 5 then and remember it all. It absolutely was the last great decade well the 90s had its moments. I will eventually check out afterlife. Im still leery about Frozen Empire though.

[@Corleone1891]

FanTASTIC work.

[@THETONESHOW]

Great doc it hit all the big themes and nails from the franchise. I’m 44 and I have been a fan since I can remember as a kid. This video and every doc about the process of making a movie reminds us that movie making is a giant group project and the results vary greatly and include a lot of happenstance and just plain luck. Cheers!

[@Chris_M_Gaming]

More Ghostbusters!!! By the original family and friends cast members! I personally hated Ghostbusters 2016 for a reason! I was 10 years old when I watched the original 1984 movie. It's been apart of my life. Well done on such a great video!!!! Seriously you kept me engaged from the beginning. I learned a lot from this. BM either saved it or killed it tbh. At least he came back for afterlife and Frozen Empire. Better late than never!!! As they say.❤

[@Philly-lq6zr]

I enjoyed watching ghost buster 2016 , , , First 2 min off it , should have called it ghost crappers , , 😅😅😅 can't beat the original, actors ,

[@neilgodwin6531]

Murray is overrated, his ego is the size of a planet. Not answering repeated messages is just rude, even if you get a staff member or agent to do it., at least acknowledge it. His appearance in Quantumania didn't help the film one iota. It was still pisspoor

[@Ultamami]

*a part, not "apart", which means the opposite. 🙄

[@Ultamami]

​@@Philly-lq6zr*of, not off

[@robinmabbott7334]

-Back then I was at my friend Debbie's house , going thru her music when I came across an old cassette , Thin Lizzy Live" . I asked if I could borrow it and she said yeah So That night we are in bed with the tape playing and reminiscing when suddenly we heard " click it it on ? Yeah Go "Who you gonna call Ghdtbustrs"" Debs kids had gotten hold of what the thought was an old tape plugged up the hole and recorded themselves singing . We laughed so hard we nearly wet ourselves

[@JacobDean88]

Man, Dan has some wild ideas...lol. If he got his way, we would have some pretty insane Ghostbusters stories. Awesome video!! Thank you! It really took me back.

[@matthewmagee3123]

This video is a big bull of awesome!! How many hours of work went into producing this? Brilliant!

[@jessiesandoval1269]

Ghostbusters is a key moment of my childhood, i can honestly say it's been a franchise that has brought me piece and happiness as an adult

[@paulvickers7441]

Yeah… it helps is you know the difference between “piece” and “peace”.. you should run for office, you’d do very well and I hear there might be an opening soon

[@TruittandCo]

The very first movie I saw in a theater was the original Ghostbusters in 1984. I had seen the commercials thinking I would never have the chance to experience it, but my uncle took me to it at the local theater and I've been a fan ever since. It even inspired me to get into paranormal investigations.

[@innotech]

Afterlife was solid. Need to watch the new one

[@PhillipJackson-rl5ty]

I'm an Extremely Huge Fan Grew up on it LOVED Everything that has been done I Want this New Franchise to continue for along time to come...Thank you✌️😎

[@atmadja19]

Ghostbusters 2 was the first one I got to see in the theater. To this day, I’ve never been more excited for a movie. I had such a blast watching it ❤️👻

[@DonkeyMom]

Great job! The original and 2016 version are my favorites. I remember seeing the original at the movies. My mom didn't have much money, so it was a treat. I love the 2016 one. Those actresses are awesome. My husband loves it too!

[@DrLeroyGreen]

For a stoned script, it's pretty tight!

[@aaronrocks365]

Born in the early 80s, I came into this world watching Ghostbusters. I obsessed over the movie and cartoon when I was a kid so much it became a part of me. I had all of the toys and action figures, too. Even at 41 I still pop in my Blu-ray collection of GB1 & 2 like I used to do with the VHS tapes so many years ago, and I enjoy watching it so much more as an adult. I just got through watching them again and the nostalgia always leaves me wanting more. Of course, I had to watch a documentary on the history of the franchise, and that's how I ended up here. I always wondered why the original cast never made a 3rd movie, and now I know why. As solid and worthy as Afterlife and Frozen Empire are to be Ghostbusters films, they did well enough in the transition to a new generation, which is a lot less arbitrary than changing the characters completely like in the all-female cast. But, even with that, The Ghostbusters, to me, will always be Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. I wish they could have made a successful final sequel before Harold Ramis died. I always thought it would be awesome if one of the Ghostbusters movies could have taken a much darker, more serious epic horror-film-like path. Maybe that would be a great idea for a 8-part series one day.

[@rorymurray256]

I enjoyed this. But I wish you would've mentioned the late Michael Gross. He had been Art Director for National Lampoon Magazine and also designed the iconic Ghostbusters logo.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

Ya, the whole team at lampoon were ahead of their time. Dude made the 2nd most recognizable logo in the world behind Coca-Cola.

[@ventanaestudiocreativo4694]

Amazing work Man! I seen a few Ghostbusters behind the scenes and documentaries and this ones had a lot of things the other ones didn't, and it was very entertaining! Saludos from Chihuahua!

[@KingValisFelix]

Popcastin' makes me feel good.

[@ThePopcast]

[@thefurtherstudios600]

I say keep it coming. It’s worth it even if there’s just one more “really really good one” ghostbusters for life!!

[@michaelreed1768]

I want to see the original smasher movie now

[@neilgodwin6531]

I love James Acaster! How did I not know about this? Regarding ATC (2016), seeing the female characters cast as heroes and the male as a himbo put me off. Annie Potts wasn't just a secretary, she was efficient, intelligent and dedicated "I've quit better jobs than this" she says, so obviously experienced as a PA / secretary

[@arcadia5886]

I think the animated episode where the Ghostbusters went to France could have been a movie for an '87 or '88 release. Dana could be involved because she took a job to Paris after her breakup with Peter. She could have a connection to the villain while the Ghostbusters study the Eiffel Tower as the world’s largest ghost container unit on the verge of breaking down.

[@14percentviking]

The female ghostbusters movie should be labelled a crime against cinema

[@jrag1000]

Hi didn't like gb2 as much as gb1, the problem I had with gb2 was the time of the year, Christmas new years, it was too cheesy.

[@jrag1000]

The reboot was terrible because they tried too hard to feminise it.

[@danielgyllenbreider]

Ideological propaganda has ruined many franchises. Luckily Afterlife provided a good ending that most fans wanted to see i think.

[@BlackCeII]

Hell yeah, this is going to be a great story if told by Popcast!! I'm excited

[@ThePopcast]

Appreciate you!

[@DrBovdin]

I know that the 2016 detour was widely disliked for various reasons, but if what is said is true, that he didn’t want to disrespect the original, he has earned a bit of respect. That doesn’t change the fact that the film produced was a lemon. But you are allowed to fail occasionally. The main problem the movie ended up with apart from the reboot issues is that the dislike took on political undertones, and at least parts of the cast was happy to play along.

[@neilgodwin6531]

Never argue with the audience. They ultimately pay your salary. Captain Marvel and the Marvels both flopped. Largely because Cheese Larson and others laid into the paying MCU audience. Doctor Who is currently failing badly, because (imo justified) criticism of the poor script and weak plotlines was met with a barrage of borderline abuse from Ncuti Gatwa and a drag queen no one had heard of. People hate being lectured and spoken down to. Feig and others were unspeakably rude instead of taking the high ground and discussing the reasons people didn't like it like adults. If they had done so, we might be seeing a reappraisal of the film. They made such a reconsideration impossible by their attitude

[@DrBovdin]

@@neilgodwin6531 Yeah, you’re right. It’s been a while since the whole debacle and I almost forgot about Feig’s and some of the actors attitudes. That left a very sour and bitter taste in my mouth as well. The film as such is just bad, and can be tolerated as a dud. But the creators’ behaviour is harder to overlook. Nevertheless I tend to adhere to the philosophy of separating art from the artist, so I think I am far more forgiving than many, especially on the internet. That being said, I have very little interest in spending any mental effort, and even less, spending any money on revisiting that train wreck of a movie.

[@alexatkin]

@@neilgodwin6531 Its so annoying as I loved Captain Marvel and especially The Marvels, after getting pretty much bored with the Marvel franchise. Ms Marvel was a breath of fresh air to me in general, especially loved the art style of mixing comic book like assets into the show, which is something I usually hate but it was done so tasteful.

[@Bims-t5b]

Fun fact: most of the og mythbusters team actually came from industrial light and magic

[@damienrosario2471]

Terrific work on this video. Very interesting!

[@Dreamprism]

Good and fair explanation.

[@rudy94548]

I still love the original Ghostbusters.

[@phillipjensen5201]

The comic book series is amazing

[@cdmays]

Great documentary

[@ThePopcast]

Thank you Chris! Couldn't do it without you brother

[@GTXDash]

I liked Ghostbusters 2. I don't know why everyone hates it. Obviously, it ain't no Ghostbusters 1. But still a fun movie that I thought was funny in its own right.

[@BAM5636]

The first one is a perfect movie. Hard to follow that up. It isn't the first one sure but I enjoyed it as well.

[@paulvercetti6002]

So did I when you're a kid you don't notice that shit especially back then with no internet. Like a lot of franchises that only really have 2 films (not counting the recent two) there's shit you like better about the second film and there's shit you like better about the first film. What's another movie that only had 2 parts? Oh YEAH... Home Alone! 🤐😂

[@paulvercetti6002]

Okay I'm gonna get corrected here 🙄 so I'm just gonna explain myself... In MY brain... much like there are only two Ghostbusters films, Home Alone 3 & 4 do NOT exist!

[@archmagefrey]

Buckle up Buckaroos!

[@ThePopcast]

🥰

[@RadioofHorror]

Where is that other version of Ghostbusters 2 cuz the 4k version didn't have much for deleted scenes

[@midago7332]

Amazing doco. Well done, this should be definitely the official history and should be on a future disk 😊

[@AC-ih7jc]

My earliest memory of Ghostbusters is the spring of '84, my last semester of college, driving around Long Island and seeing posters stapled to phone poles bearing this strange logo of a red "NO" symbol over a ghost. No words. No date. Not even a title. Just the logo. And I was seeing it _everywhere_ ! (...and Ghostbusters 2 was the last movie I ever saw at a drive-in.)

[@chadchesney3858]

Wow. This is great. I never knew “I want a new drug” was being used as background music on set and then sent to Ray Parker on tape. I mean it just doesn’t sound as underhanded that way. Not Parker’s fault really.

[@thedys70]

Both artists "borrowed heavily" from Pop Muzik by Z [1983]

[@StairwellTheCat]

This was the most fun I’ve had watching any video longer than 10 minutes in ages. Only Ghostbusters content can keep my fractured attention span in check long enough to relive the history of my favourite franchise with some amazing facts I hadn’t known. Thank you for this epic.

[@johnnyredd360]

I've watched Ghostbusters since I was in the first grade, I'm 21 going on 22 and after this long I've finally made the decision to buy a proton pack kit!! It's looking absolutely beautiful but still in the process of building it, I'm trying to be as close as possible to making what the production team for the second movie called a "semi hero" which mine will be my own personal version but also keeping it movie accurate. I've actually enjoyed this video especially the history with the third movie that was never made, I've actually heard about this a long time ago but still remember the details wishing Harold would've loved longer to make it happen

[@bridgetclement2968]

I wasn't born when the original came out in 1984. I was 4 when the 2nd one came out. Grew up watching the movies during Halloween. Also loved the Cartoon

[@utubepunk]

Would love to see your pack. Please post a vid when you're done! 🙏

[@Dj.MODÆO]

This brought me back to when I was 5-6 years old. The ghostbusters theme was everywhere and everyone including me was excited to see it.

[@tolanstout]

The Miller-Meteor ad you showed was for a 1958 Cadillac - not a '59.

[@utubepunk]

BUSTED!

[@humble1ne]

Thank you for doing this in-depth, comprehensive documentary. I enjoyed every bit of it and, as a Ghostbusters enthusiast, there were many facts I didn't know until this. It's funny to think we could've had Eddie Murphy as the 4th, but I'm glad Ernie won the role!

[@sarahfields288]

What a great video. I enjoyed listening and reminiscing while I crochet

[@jonmetcalf6565]

Great video, deserves way more views that it currently has (163k as of writing)

[@RubyJones-sk9bq]

That was freaking epic ❤❤🎉😊

[@FACEBOOKS-WBDS]

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH 2016 GHOSTBUSTERS.....They tried to make a parody of a comedy

[@sprint955st]

Disrespect

[@JakeBlake-m3d]

That wasn't the only problem. But definitely one of them.

[@thomasvarley380]

They were all women , for no other reason than to replace male Ghostbusters . Pointless movie .

[@Cyrus_Nagisa]

@@thomasvarley380 Them being Women was not really the problem, the movie just sucked, they tried WAY to hard

[@Joeyohify]

The problem was, the cast was horrible and the CGI was terrible. I liked the story.

[@everycloud3388]

I wish I could speak to Sony executives and the directors, producers and everyone involved. I have so many ideas for the franchise and stories. Alas I am an aging actor with no agent and no way to get in contact... basically I'm a nobody! I loved every minute of this video! You sound a lot like Casey Kasem! It made listening so much more enjoyable. Thank you!

[@apershin77]

First they get mad about 2016 not being good and now they’re getting mad about Jason Wrightman saying the 2016 movie was not good for fans,can anything satisfy them!

[@mikeklinger1712]

2016 wasn't even a sequel! It was absolutely garbage to the point that fans pretend it didn't even happen

[@bridgetclement2968]

2016 has great Comedians that is only reason I like it

[@alexatkin]

@@bridgetclement2968 I really hated the group, there were moments where individually they were funny, but they clashed horribly every time they were together and I couldn't understand why they thought being so overtly sexist to their secretary made sense. While the original movies might have sexism in them, it never portrayed it as being an okay way to behave, which I felt the 2016 movie very much did. It just reinforced the often claimed idea that feminism is about attacking men, rather than treating everyone with respect.

[@369frequencyandvibration]

This documentary is so interesting that I'm rewinding to parts i missed!

[@damright]

head over heals tears for fears uses a scene from the library

[@doomedhuh]

Maybe Frozen Empire will find a bigger audience on streaming and video.

[@gilbertgranby9339]

$200 million Worldwide, it seems as though it's had a pretty big audience 😎✌️

[@cwell510]

This is such a great and thorough documentary, great voice over work and editing! Thanks for sharing!❤️💯

[@zhongguojiayou2675]

I remember when I was a just 7-8 years old, me, my older sister who was 9-10 at the time went with my dad, to the local store to rent out videos of The Real Ghost Busters old classic cartoons on the old VHS tapes, I basically grew up watching those cartoons after school everyday. I used to love watching the old classic Real Ghost Busters cartoons. Never seen any of the remakes, I have the first two films on DVD & BD Blue Ray Disc set, I still love the first two movies, you know what they say, they don't make em like they used to. Films nowadays tend to be not made with the same kind of feel to them, everything's different now, it's a different generation, didn't feel the same to films now than when it was back then. I love the older films of Ghost Busters.

[@utubepunk]

I'm with you. The Real Ghostbusters was my favorite cartoon, even moreso than GI☆JOE & Transformers. I still want a RGB proton pack. Yeah, movies do feel different. I can't tell if it's nostalgia clouding my judgment or if it's objectively worse. Movies feel way to corporate these days.

[@paulvercetti6002]

Yeah I am a lot older than my partner and by the time it came out I was too old for it but she had me watching Shrek one night to experience something she grew up with. So I wanted her to experience something I grew up with so I had her watch the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film with me. Yeah they just HIT different back then much more adult themed, darker & grittier. We would eventually watch Ghostbusters 1 & 2. :)

[@BlacksburgEV]

I will watch 20 more ghostbusters movies and I prey they make more. Studios dont seem to understand we want GOOD scripts. I liked Frozen Empire but it needed to bake a bit more.

[@Philly-lq6zr]

🤔 COOKIES 😵‍💫😎😁

[@ant0586]

My Ghostbusters fandom goes back to The Real Ghostbusters cartoon. I was born in the mid 80's so was too young for the original film but vividly remember the cartoon first. Ghostbusters 2 was probably the first Ghostbusters film i saw. I loved Afterlife, i thought it was a perfect sequel, emotional and stayed true to the original. Frozen Empire, whilst i enjoyed it i felt it was too much of a leap. There was a lot going on, i smiled all the way through it but felt at the end there should of been a movie between Afterlife and Frozen Empire. It's definitely my least favourite of the 4 "canon" films

[@careyk35]

I am 56. Ghostbusters is my second favorite movie franchise. My first favorite movie franchise is anything from the Star Wars franchise.

[@jonathanrendon8579]

Can't wait for more Ghostbusters!!! :)

[@JoeCroninSHOW]

Thanks!

[@joshhoke5637]

Great work! Ghostbusters is my favorite movie of all time

[@NOTMYWATCH]

Here we goooooooo

[@michaelkottler]

The Popcast is dropping mad GB knowledge here.

[@davebooth5608]

I went to see Ghostbusters the night it released. I went 7 more times the following week. I’m 53 now and have never seen any other film more than twice. The SPFX floored me. And remains in my top 5 films ever.

[@LMD2915]

I loved the girl Ghostbusters. 2016 was a very stressful horrible year for me, and that movie was one of the things that got me through it. I think people had made up their minds to hate it before it ever even came out.

[@Clownboy15]

The night this movie came out we had a MASSIVE storm hit us in south eastern Virginia. I worked at an arcade/mini golf place called FunScape. It was owned by Regal Cinemas which was next door. I was working the arcade, my sister and future brother-in-law were at the movies to see Twister. My sister is TERRIFIED at the thought of tornadoes! So this storm hits and we lose power. Emergency power comes on but that’s only enough to power about half the arcade. Now I got a hundred people coming up to me demanding refund tokens. While trying to get that sorted, some cops started going through kicking everyone out. The manager wanted to close up until power came back on fully. So now we’re all standing around in a half powered arcade when the fire alarms go off! So now we gotta evacuate too! In the end one of the projectors showing Twister caught fire. It was a stressful night!

[@Paul4Krista20]

Fun story, but this movie came out over a decade before twister 🌪️ lol

[@Clownboy15]

@@Paul4Krista20 I’m confused, what movie are you talking about? I only mention one movie in my comment, Twister.

[@MrSpooner1985]

@@Clownboy15​​⁠​​⁠he’s talking about Ghostbusters, because the youtube video above is about Ghostbusters being made and trivia about it. You mention that “the night this movie game out”, then go on to mention how Twister was being shown, which isnt the movie being discussed in the youtube video above, unless i missed something in the video.

[@Thehorrortheterror]

@@MrSpooner1985you guys are absolutely correct! How the heck did I wind up commenting on this video when I was commenting on Awkward Ashleigh’s channel when she did Twister?! 😂 Well now that clears up THAT confusion. Now I’m gonna go ahead and book myself a residence at Providence Place where my addled grandmother and aunt lived.

[@Thehorrortheterror]

And see?! I just replied from my OTHER account! I’m going to bed. Wake me up when the universe is over.

[@misterx530]

Great video!!! Instant subscribe.

[@batticusmanacleas510]

My earliest memory of Ghostbusters is probably the same as anyone born around when I was (1981) Sheer pants-shidding terror at the librarian ghost like 10 minutes in. Stuff made for kids in the 80s often throws a little trauma in there. As a treat.

[@Cinnabar_and_Chalcanthite]

Are you kidding me about the Razor's Edge? Somehow in my memories, back as a teen, I could have sword that The Razor's Edge came out first but Wiki has both movies coming out at the same time. Even if they did, how was there time for it to fail compared to Ghostbusters? And I tell you what... That movie was so powerful and highly influenced me at that age... it is an icon in my mind, forever as is the story and the characters. It was pure brilliance. It is a MUST see movie.

[@bradpeterson7957]

Fantastic Doc! I hope we get at least one more live action movie. Kinda need to fix a few things from Frozen Empire.

[@Chamakoso]

Since I'm in some fan groups, I've already written a few pages analyzing *Frozen Empire*. I'll just say that as a *Ghostbusters* fan, I liked it, but as a film lover and fan of the original movie, I found it quite scattered. Too many characters and subplots for a third act that feels rushed and doesn't properly delve into the essentials. It would be great to have a third movie to complete Phoebe's trilogy. A movie with a coherent script with an emotional, consistent, and interesting development, maintaining the good touches of comedy, and helping us feel a connection with the characters, just as *Afterlife* did. I don't think *Ghostbusters* is dead, but after a third movie, they should let it rest for a decade, at least in theaters. Meanwhile, video games and animated series should be consistent with the official canon and eventually connect with the main storyline. I'm an old illustrator and concept artist. One of my dreams is to work on an official product related to this brand, so it can't end before that XD. Very good documentary. My deep respects to the creators.

[@anderssundin354]

I love Annie Potts!

[@bridgetclement2968]

Me too!! Especially since she is Voice of BO PEEP

[@SonicArchitect]

While 2016’s Answer The Call is not the best movie, I personally enjoy it, I don’t know why but I like the movie.

[@bridgetclement2968]

Same. I like the Comedians in it!!! Especially Chris Hemsworth (THOR).

[@Ironcabbit]

That’s fair. As part of a Ghostbusters fan cosplay group, recently met a young nonbinary (but born female) person that felt GB Answer the Call was very empowering. And if it serves to get you excited about the franchise, it’s done its job.

[@Greysen2025]

Ghostbusters has huge potential! I would love to see other GhostBuster movies made. When GB 2016 came out, I wrote a script on how to fix it. Maybe I will share that story later. Other co-workers loved it, but said they didn't like GB 2016 movie enough to save it. For a new GB movie plot: The dates of the Gozer temple are very important. I was writing a script that tied in real life into the 1883, 1908, and 1945 dates. It connected how Egon knew "don't cross the streams" and Ray picking up instantly on the "total protonic reversal", how it closed the last two previous Gozer portals. My script was based on Gozer being the precursor of a larger entity who allowed Gozer to secure the realm first. Because Gozer didn't return, it meant Gozer was the dominion of earth ushering in this new adversary. So understanding what Egon had been researching leads to the library lady holding the secrets to total protonic reversal of another Mad Scientist who closed an internal dimensional portal in Tunguska 1908. These group of paranormal inquisitors were in-part some of the inspiration Egon and Ray had when they met in college. The concept of crossing the streams originated from interconnecting beams of lights. One beam was a transmitter and the other was a receiver, but both connected through the ionosphere to conduct massive high frequency spectral power. Since the ionization rate of ghosts were not discovered at this time, the thought was to create an overwhelmirng beam of ionized particles to change the ionization of the ghosts, then overwhelm the ghost ionization with supercharged electrostatic spectral frequencies. Connecting two light beams together caused the underpowered receiver to act as a backfire conduit for the stronger beam. Hence crossing the beams meant one would overpower the other and cause the weaker beam to explode gat thre speed of light as it did in Tunguska 1908 (still a misunderstood event) Using the magnetic north the team set up the weaker beam aligned to the magnetic north to create an Aurora Borealis effect of which the stronger transmitter aimed at the magnetic north of the Aurora Borealis, this created an around the globe charged firing weapon into the Tunguska Gozer portal. The library lady was given the plans charged with safeguarding these secrets in a book the librarian ghost lady is often seen reading. She was murdered to obtain the backfiring protonic reversal device. But after death, she warned the team that Ivo Shandor was hunting them after making contact through a spirit listening device in a high frequency laboratory in New York she knew about. Nikola Tesla's life spans through 1883 to 1943. Tesla read many books his father gave to him, one was about ancient Samarian gods and Tesla was fascinated with the paranormal (essentially copying Dan Aykroyd's life fascination in the paranormal). Tesla used his earthquake machine to create the 1883 Krakatoa eruption to stop Gozer the first time as a cover for traveling abroad. Then Tesla created a weapon which would vaporize spectral entities instead of trapping them (a divergence of Ghostbusters trapping them to escape later). This technology was shared only with a few people including the librarian ghost lady. The 1945 return of Gozer leads the crew to operate the portal closing device, but without the inventor who died 2 years prior. The portal is closed, but kill the remaining two crew who were also being hunted down by Ivo Shandor. So the only one who knows of this technology is a dead librarian (of whom the GB have not caught). The 1945 plan to stop Gozer succeed, but Ivo barely excaped. I've Shandon rebuilt the penthouse in the first GB movie. Ray and Winston help the new GBs and GB engineering redesign the Storage facility to parcel out Gozer into separate containers and figure out how to extract partial entities from the firehouse storage facility. The GB group have to study what Egon had knowledge of and talk with the librarian ghost lady for the secrets to stop this new advisory. The Ghostbusters will have to build a new mobile platform and find a way how to power the protonic reversal device from their collective creative geniuses. It could be a two part movie. Everything listed is based on real science and an alternate Nikola Tesla theory to the Tunguska blast that fits in nicely to the back story of Egon, Tesla, the librarian lady, and the Ghost Corps universe. What are your thoughts?

[@mayakyen3695]

I was a 4 yr old when it came out. I Loved it hahaha. Bill Murray was one of my fav comedic actors back then cus i grew up on the old SNL stuff with Murray and Murphey. But also i Loved this movie cus it was silly and spooky.

[@joshmedici]

I really enjoyed this document. Thanks for creating such thorough video.

[@DisobedientSpaceWhale]

2:40 you show a copy of The English Ghost by Peter Ackroyd, who is definitely not Dan's father 😂

[@RobertWest-cx7ur]

Let's keep it rollin as long as it's tastefully and respectfully done with the original out of this world ideas from the legendary cast members in mind honoring their legacy.

[@Kilroy_5150]

Can you imagine the group walking out and Gozer looking and sounding like Pee Wee and Murray asking, "Somebody wanna tell me why Gozer looks like Pee-Wee Herman? nuff said?

[@Demonologist_Eddie]

Yes, at least one more for sure! Trilogy with the new cast would be nice as long as it's done right 👻

[@ronniedanger1]

Dan Aykroyd shared on the Joe Rogan Experience that his family was actively involved in the occult and that's what inspired the Ghost Busters franchise. The end.

[@josamaroo]

I think something like Ghost Suckers or even Ghost Zappers may have worked better than the other names they came up with if Ghostbusters wasn't available. When you think about the name change you have to think about how it would sound in the theme song and it really is hard to imagine how any other name would have been so iconic and influential as Ghostbusters.

[@alexatkin]

With hindsight the other names sound more like b movie titles, but I agree that it may not have come off like that at the time. Its the fact the name is so iconic now that gives you that gut reaction.

[@JakeBlake-m3d]

Blasting makes me feel good. Still works