A Ghostbusters Retrospective: The Difficult History of Bill Murray and Ghostbusters Past

#Ghostbusters #GhostbustersAfterlife #BillMurray
December 9th saw the release of the first trailer for Jason Reitman’s “Ghostbusters Afterlife”, the sequel to the original movies which also negates the original Paul Feig’s remake from 2016.
While he is not in the trailer, Bill Murray is by all accounts in the movie - but there was a lot of back and forth involved in making that happen! Murray always delivers great performances IF he does show up on set, and that is a big "if".
In this retrospective minidocumentary, we look back at the history of Ghostbusters, and Bill Murray's troubled relationship with the franchise.
This is the spiritual prequel to our earlier Bill Murray video:
• Bill Murray, and his s...
All previous Ghostbusters coverage:
• Paul Feig's "Ghostbust...
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[@westchestertechnologies6687]

My dad is retired FDNY, he was down at the old Ladder 1/Engine 1 which is the old firehouse used in GB, well they shot at the actual location. He and his company were actually there as both required for filming by NYC but are background firefighters in the scenes. My dad said every time the director said “Cut”, Bill Murray would bee line it directly to the bar across the street buying drinks for everyone. Trying to get him out of the bar and back on the set was difficult every time. So if it looks like Murray is lit throughout the whole movie, it’s because he is. 😂

[@joebagtas9617]

Thats not only hilarious, but good trivia info not seen elsewhere. Good stuff!

[@Howsyourday207]

well sounds like peter Venkman

[@Jarod-sm5rf]

Awesome

[@brandonglassock148]

That is awesome!!!

[@Texas_Sam]

It is Hook and Ladder 8

[@MrThomasHart]

"Ghost Janitors in New York" - the perfect summary of the movie. And the thing that modern Hollywood still doesn't get

[@dragonknightleader1]

Hollywood people have never done menial labor. They outsourced it to Mexicans.

[@unpopularopinions7407]

Yeah, with Ghostbusters 2016 they seemed to think that it was supposed to be action-packed for some reason, as if the Ghostbusters are supposed to be superheroes and not just glorified pest control.

[@SLIMECORE_TV]

​@evoljellyfish 00 Well if they're out to turn people into mindless idiots it definitely worked with you.

[@LogicbyDesign]

The Bad Elf I mean you do but the difference is the films of today don’t have the same impact any longer. Hollywood knows that it’s all about money no one cares about art anymore

[@ForceMaximus84]

High Concept was King from the late 70s through the 90s.

[@ForPapaandGrandma]

I think that Bill Murray's portrayals of his characters are superb, particularly in films such as "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," "Lost in Translation," "Groundhog Day," "Little Shop of Horrors," "Zombieland," and, of course, "Ghostbusters." Finding out that he's temperamental and aloof doesn't change that.

[@gbrogo7139]

What about Bob?

[@SDUBNation]

Garfield

[@oolou041]

Ghostbusters afterlife was a WONDERFUL movie! cant wait to see it again :) Great JOB Jason Reitman and cast :)

[@gaminglazarus4343]

my favorit is ghostbusters 2 and is great sequel . ghostbusters- the video game 2009 is (ghostbusters 3) .

[@businesswalks8301]

hahahahahahahahaahahhaahahhahaha no it's not. im sure your daughters loved it tho. good for them.

[@egg0534]

@@businesswalks8301 Maybe not wonderful, but It was a good movie.

[@businesswalks8301]

@@egg0534 no it wasn't, they merely reused part 1 to tell a dumb story, there wasn't much creativity

[@thebolsta]

Bill Murray is a legend. If only for the stories about him turning up at random weddings etc, just for the drinking session. We love you Bill.. X

[@DoctorNemmo]

I felt it was endearing, but I sometimes worry about his mindset.

[@richtifilmpalast5373]

Murray must be a blast to have around... as long as you don't have to work with him

[@extreme_primus6884]

@@richtifilmpalast5373 well wes Anderson loves working with him

[@richtifilmpalast5373]

@@extreme_primus6884 Anderson isn't as much working with Bill as just let' him do whatever he wants. And yeah, Murray really appreciates that ^^

[@TheWraithone]

Can't wait. Two in the box, ready to go, we be fast, and they be slow.

[@srami004]

WOW

[@LogicbyDesign]

Sadly egon won’t be there ☹️☹️😭

[@AdderTude]

I'm assuming the kids are Egon's grandchildren.

[@seas1392]

the flowers are still standing lol

[@Seantendo]

Kitten, I think what I'm saying, is that sometimes, shit happens, someone has to deal with it, and who ya gonna call?

[@goodcitizen477]

I like all the cast, but I always love Ernie Hudson's lines to the mayor in the first film; "I'm Winston Zeddmore, Your Honor. I've only been with the company for a couple of weeks, but these things are real. Since I joined these men, I've seen shit that'll turn you white."

[@the_gratefulgamer]

Ernie Hudson deserves more love. He's the Mascot for Ghostbusters more than Slimer these days.

[@michaelb1478]

Ray, when someone asks you if your a god...you say yes! 😂

[@legionarybooks13]

@Scott Whatever , agreed. He had so much potential and some great dialog. I love his interview with Janine. "If there's a steady paycheck involved, I'll believe anything you say". :D A shame he doesn't even turn up until so late into the film.

[@bratton79]

@@legionarybooks13 I read that the part of Winston was supposed to go to Eddie Murphy. If he would have accepted the role I bet Winston would have had a bigger part in the movie. Ernie Hudson I guess was the non believer, the skeptic, maybe he was supposed to represent the audience watching the movie. At least in GB 2 Winston was just as important as the other three characters and had just as much screen time as they did.

[@briandortelus8030]

😂😂😂🤣😭😅💀

[@lethalburrito5173]

Bill Murray was one of the first actors I really liked when I was a young kid in the 80's. I think its his humour that makes him so likeable. Loved those 2 first Ghostbusters movies.

[@lorenzoamato953]

@@Sciuridae To be fair, he is a dick also as a character, in GB

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

As a kid, it was his attitude that changed things for me... he showed you that you didn't have to act like a grown up to be a grown up. He was a giant kid, and the smartest guy in the room... even if he wasn't.

[@ShootYourRadio]

I totally agree. As a kid I was really in throat with Bill Murray for a pretty much the same reasons he was a grown up but he got away with acting like a man-child. Also really like Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase. It was at dry style of humor that they portrayed. It was amazing back then it's still amazing today.

[@Bigtooly]

recently watched ghostbusters II for the 500th time, and i still love it, its just magical at this point

[@harrycollins3248]

I saw Ghostbusters Afterlife last night. It felt like a true sequel to the orignal films. It has a touching scene at the end that made me tear up. I will definitely be buying it on dvd when it comes out. It's worth the money to go see it.

[@AndyG73]

A shame that Harold Ramis's passing meant the original cast couldn't all be back. I liked his character.

[@laurena9563]

I didn't see the original Ghostbusters series until I was about 27, and he was literally my favourite character. So sad he passed away.

[@Draliseth]

Everytime I give a "Yo!", it's in homage to him.

[@jasonbowman9521]

" I collect spores, molds and fungus." -Egon

[@taffysaur]

Do... Ray... Eeegoooon...

[@theextreme_gamehunter8532]

Make's since his grandchild would take his place with a new cast of ghostbusters.

[@NelsonStJames]

Ah yes, the good old days when a film grossing around 200 mil during it's theatrical run was considered a smash hit.

[@ART1984able]

Too bad 200 million is the budget on some of these films nowadays! Yikes X_X

[@aleccope1320]

Inflation and production costs are a thing

[@CaptainCanuck1975]

Adjusted for inflation Ghostbusters would have cost $75,000,000 to make today (pretty good for a special effects-heavy movie) and grossed $495,000,000.

[@GrahamCStrouse]

Captain Canuck Still pretty successful...

[@chicostephenson]

Also back in the day when you only needed a couple of million to make a "blockbuster"

[@2WheelsAs1]

"Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god you say YES!"

[@ThisisRubbishlo]

Yes

[@blurose1]

Which was said by. Wiiiiiiiiiinnnnston!! Ghost train anyone?

[@MrBoDiggety]

Met Ernie Hudson at a Comic-Con. Was the most awesome experience of my(and my wife's) life. Got an AWESOME pic and a big hug. We cried afterward.

[@robertlevy105]

I read this as the scumbags from Star Wars suggesting Rey just admit to her idiotic unearned superpowers.

[@jeanperrieretfils]

Brenda Skeens - My younger brother and I would rewind that back constantly, laughing hysterically at that deep gravely voice!

[@AC3handle]

Rick Moranis knew taxes and wrote his lines about taxes because... Rick Moranis

[@nuthinnew]

His dialogue at his party when guests would arrive and he starts reeling off all their finances for everyone to know 😂 so funny man

[@ThePostalGril]

i hope he comes back

[@sw6716]

Wont be a GB movie without Rick Moranis.

[@bigguy130]

Sad to hear a thug viciously attacked him on the streets of new york recently for no apparent reason.

[@AC3handle]

@@bigguy130 well.. it IS new York.

[@Dr.Beetlejuice110]

The suing by the city and courtroom scene are some of the best parts in the movie because it shows how society really is, no matter what is happening in the world, we got to have someone tangible we can blame, and the people that are not there are always gonna have their own version and disbelief over what happened.

Touch grass

[@davecam4863]

Scrooged is a great movie, and I put it up as easily one of Murray's best roles.

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

I would say Razer's Edge with maybe Groundhog Day second.

[@MrBoDiggety]

Scrooged. What a movie. Here's a name drop. Carol Kane. Absolutely love her!!! Billy Crystal: Bye bye boys. Have fun stormin the castle. Carol Kane: Think it'll work? Billy Crystal: It'll take a miracle. Both: (Waves) Bye bye.

[@jrspiritcommunicator7611]

What about bob? is brilliant too 👍

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

Easily yes

[@gbrogo7139]

@@jrspiritcommunicator7611 love that movie

[@joshadams8761]

The comprehensiveness of y’all’s research is just jaw-dropping. 👍🏻

[@RobotShlomo]

This was intended to only a ten minute video, but it kept growing with more and more information we gathered.

[@killerbee2562]

@@RobotShlomo hey Rob, Bill Murray did a few iama on Reddit years ago. It takes some skimming but there's a lot there from his point of view www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vhjag/bill_murray_here_ok_ill_talk_ill_talk/ www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3pommg/looks_like_im_bill_murray_ama_round_2/ if you guys do another video you could work some of this in.

[@rangeboy7210]

Apart from saying that it was originally called "Ghost Smashers". It was called "Ghost Breakers".

[@Jugglemick]

I saw both on the same Saturday afternoon. Ghostbusters first then walked right into the next theatre to see Gremlins. Took the day off from D&D

[@namelesssomebody2557]

You Sir, are a man of culture.

[@bjrnchrstn]

When growing up this movie had the biggest impact in my life. Hardly ever go to cinema these days due to the fact that real "blockbusters" arent made anymore, but ill sure go to GB Afterlife. Got my 🍿 ready

[@dr.decker3623]

Scrooged is still one of my favorite holiday movies,.. me and my son (4yrs old) watched it this year and both loved it. I wish Bill would have loved it as much :P

[@amile3643]

Hearing the list of 1989 releases and I'm wondering.... why aren't we spoiled like that these days?

[@Reidbynature]

It was a good time to be a kid. I remember just being excited watching the Last Crusade trailer on home video.

[@Satanthony]

Yeah streaming services, VOD and HDTV were in full swing in ‘89.

[@1slandB0y77]

Coz the studios are too busy trying to be all woke and "now" to give us real movies. They'd rather spend their time falling over each other proving who can virtu-signal the loudest than give us a decent movie, and one that isn't wall to wall CGI... :-|

[@Pksoze]

As a kid in 1989 I remember that was the year Star Trek V came out Leonard Nimoy was talking shit about the Ghostbusters. So even back then we had issues.

[@joeydeaconblues]

It Was a great year (and the first year I was allowed to go to the pictures by myself) , but 2019 isn't far behind (depends how good star wars ix is of course)

[@ShamblesMD]

God, how good is Trading Places? Such a great movie.

[@GanonGhidorah]

Yup; they'll NEVER be allowed to make another movie like that one...

[@ShamblesMD]

@@GanonGhidorah It's a real shame because movies like that really bring people together, showing what it's like to be filthy rich and rock bottom poor.

[@ShamblesMD]

@skyydiver72 IKR? The whole climax at the stock market is iconic.

[@wamdaddy]

@dustisdeadbodies85 "Feeling good, Louis"

[@Foxy02016]

skyydiver72 Gene was perfect as Willy Wonka tho, hands down better then Depp (who did good but doesn’t beat Wilder)

[@grast5150]

Just saw the trailer and looking forward to this Ghostbuster.

[@mechajay3358]

Wow, I never knew the length it took to make Ghostbusters. Really have to give it to everyone involved for making this series happen.

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

Can we take a moment to recognize how badass Rick Moranis is?! That bit about him utilizing his tax law knowledge to punch up his dialogue? So damn cool!

[@Ken9284]

How does that make him a badass?

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

@@Ken9284 You question the badassery of one Rick Moranis?

[@erikcasella4826]

Only a ghostbusters fan would appreciate that lol

[@xbfalcon83]

@@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520 badass? yeah, nah

[@coreyeaston6823]

I think the way they are using Harold's legacy is tasteful. His character passes away, leaves a legacy of a family and they kick start the next generation with the tutoring of the remaining crew. It could work, we'll have to see.

[@robertlevy105]

Or not

[@Herbie11]

The views just on this video are more than the last reboot had viewers.

[@GullibleMcFly]

I hated that flick, but it actually raked in $229 million dollars. *Somebody* went to see it...

[@Lonnie91a]

Lol

[@jamescarter3196]

I want to see a film of Winston training the new recruits. He deserves that and so does the audience.

[@ArtoriusMaximus]

This is basically the plot of the new Ghostbusters video game.

[@CullenRick]

I've worked with bill (briefly and in a low capacity where most actors wouldn't give you a first, let alone a second, glance). I found him engaging, friendly, open and a delight to chat with. This is one film I am looking forward to and plan to watch the jell out of.

[@DxBALLxD]

"Ghost janitors in New York", aaaah damn that still rings fantastic

[@TheRagingwerepanda]

Man your coverage is SO good!

[@johnhendricks8140]

This shows how much it takes to make a great movie and how complicated it can be to put a project together.

[@DarthStone]

I love this channel so much... If it was ever deleted, there would be cats and dogs living together... Mass Hysteria!

[@youmustpaythetrolltoll8517]

Wow all those movies in one year. The business has really gone to hell.

[@stevencramsie9172]

More like there are FAR more options now on a LOT more platforms. Back then you went to the theater because you had to wait 6 months or MORE for it to be released on video, or you taped it off of HBO (assuming you had HBO). That was it! Now, big screen movies are competing with a new golden age of TV and streaming stuff.

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

@@stevencramsie9172 and podcast

[@pilsatortube]

@@stevencramsie9172 what he ment and what I agree on is that there i sno more good movies... very few exceptions.. the 80s were the peak of zivilisation and th emost creative both for music, video games and movies! ever since its going downhill and catching up speed!

[@stevencramsie9172]

@@pilsatortube there was just as much garbage being produced by Hollywood 35 years ago as there is now. You just have to look for the right ones and often times they’re independent or foreign

[@pilsatortube]

@@stevencramsie9172 of course their was just as much garbage! BUT that was balanced through the creativity and great projects that came out during that decade... today you have just that garbage with a very few exceptions.. like the snyder cut being on of those exceptions which had a hard time to get made as publishers like WB lost touch with their IPs...

[@JonathanPerez-ts7uj]

the fact the original cast is returning puts a genuine smile on my face

[@drdrew3]

But the original cast is NOT reuniting. Harold Ramis has died and he was considered by many to be the best member of that cast

[@hazapez126]

damn, summer '89 was really packed.

[@sithebugguy3193]

i just literally LOL'd when they showed rick moranis's character. he could have made a movie from that character.

[@yournamehere6002]

You don't have to say "literally" you can just say you laughed out loud

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Murray is the entire reason GB3 wasn’t made before Harold Ramis died, making a true sequel impossible. God, I still miss John Belushi.

[@jamescarter3196]

Yep! It's sad how many people ignore that and instead blame WOMEN for being hired as actors. Murray just wouldn't read scripts and had bad blood with Ramis.

[@bahamakazi]

James Carter Bill waited too late to make up with Harold, when he did, Harold was already on his death bed

[@michaelweems679]

@@jamescarter3196 that still doesn't change the fact that the lady Ghostbusters was a shit show of epic proportions. Stop defending this disgrace to the Ghostbusters universe. If I was Ernie Hudson, I would be soooooo pissed off.

[@MegaOmgbananas]

At least GB 2016 had a cool car.

[@kentcavender6690]

We all do.

[@michaelcolgan3182]

Nice to see this remade . Back in 1984 I was on a bus trip and we had a few hours to kill and decided to go see this movie because we had seen the ecto -1 in the city . We got into the theatre and there had to be about 1000 kids and their parents singing the ghost busters song. Fun memory .

[@jedijones]

Make sure to watch their other video about Murray's reluctance to suit up for a third installment. The mostly untold story seems to be that Ramis and Murray got into some big fights on Groundhog Day and Murray never again spoke to Ramis until he made a reconciliation shortly before Ramis died. Murray's public reluctance to do Ghostbusters 3 was probably a smokescreen for his reluctance to work with Ramis again, or to even speak with him. Murray couldn't very well on a talk show talk about the behind-the-scenes problems between him and Ramis. And, sadly, this explains why only after Ramis' death did Murray start doing more nods to Ghostbusters in public, and show far less resistance to participating in GB2016 or Afterlife.

[@PopCultureMinefield]

@Midnight's Edge Great video, as always. NIT PICK: That was all three of Bill's brothers in the film...as John Murray was in that Christmas Party scene as well as Joel.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

Yeah I sent Robb a note about that but I guess he missed it and we didn't have time to work it in, sorry about that

[@Sputz3]

Didn’t know Slimer was John Bullushi ghost 😳😂

[@Cicadareal]

Sputz3 I wonder if this new ghostbusters will have a Hard old Ramis ghost along with Slimer

[@JunkyardKid]

thatphilwhiteguide with glasses and his mannerisms

[@Cicadareal]

JunkyardKid haha

[@andrewdeangelo1]

They handled death with hilarity. When Doug Kenney killed himself,Harold Ramis joked that he probably slipped and fell looking for a good spot to jump.

[@ThisisRubbishlo]

@@Cicadareal I bet yes on that happening

[@dravenlee4473]

Never knew about Pee-wee as Gozer. That would have been hilarious.

[@ThePostalGril]

LOL yes, i wish that happened

[@craftpaint1644]

Channeling his real creepiness would have showed and it would have been off putting.

[@jedijones]

@@craftpaint1644 No, him as a villain would really work. Kevin Spacey was creepy in real life but he played a good villain. Same with Jeffrey Jones.

[@KleanthisSkoulikaris]

To the creator of this clip: Thank you so much for taking the time to meticulously put this feature together. Amazing, in-depth work. Thank you!

[@socialwarsmiejercito5608]

I personally think that with Eddie in the picture there would have been one too many egos involved.

[@BulletSharkz]

This was a great video so much information I never knew about it is greatly appreciate it. Thank You Midnight's Edge 🙏

[@ElGatoLoco698]

Rick Moranis is an underrated actor in my opinion. He was awesomely funny in Ghostbusters.

[@mayor4eyes570]

Have you seen the short documentary on Bill. He went to house parties of a stranger just to do. It's a cool doc. The police came and we're gonna shut down party but the police seen Bill playing a tambourine with the band playing, and could not do it because Bill was at a non celebrity house they were amazed it was really him.

[@purdy9431]

Please provide me a link

[@BeardedBandit7012]

My daughter met him on the set of Ghostbusters Afterlife, he seems pretty relaxed now compared to stories of the past.

[@DenpaKei]

Wow, i forgot this was a video on why bill murray was hard to work with for a minute lol. Turned into a fantastic well informed ghostbusters doc for a bit there. Great vid, guy.

[@Lensman864]

Now THIS is real Midnight's Edge!

[@cidolfusorlandeau7978]

I love this cast. "There is no Dana only zuul"

[@robertchandler5055]

TO THIS DAY I USE THE PHRASE "MY WOULD BE GIRLFRIEND"

[@MrBoDiggety]

I read your comment with that demon voice of hers.

[@Guy-mx4fb]

I'm glad bill is in but still annoyed, cause of him we never got a part 3.

[@andy86i]

We are getting a part 3..

[@qu1v3r]

Andy C This was before Afterlife was brought about. The only closest thing to 3 was Ghostbusters The Video Game.

[@andy86i]

Personally I think a ghostbusters 3 with the 4 old guys back would have sucked. Dan Aykroyd has a blind optimism where he thinks everything is great.

[@3052022]

Andy C you are aware one of the “old guys “ passed away several years ago ?

[@andy86i]

Matt M yes. But were you aware Ghostbusters 3 was in development hell for 20 years?

[@CagedSUPERMAN]

I’d love to see Christopher walken and Jeff goldblum play off of each other’s awkwardness

[@Charok1]

Jeff playing as Egon's brother would be GREAT

[@Groundhog1471]

Those 2 actors are almost as bad as Bill Murry. Maybe worse.

[@MichaelGriffey6969]

Someone needs to make this happen.

[@clairegray6027]

Murray should definitely do a Taika movie...best of both worlds. Sweet, hilarious, improvised, Oscar-worthy.

[@zerocalvin]

I cant wait for Afterlife... the movie that should have been made back in 2016...

[@dsadik666]

Play or watch the video game that is the true Ghostbusters III. Afterlife will be meh at best.

[@GisherJohn24]

they waited too long, Specially with Ramis being gone, honestly, they're too old for Ghostbusters. It's just going to be a cash grab. but I did hear Ramis wrote some of it, so maybe will still be good!

[@malbers35]

@Jesus Shaves .... In real life people get older too.

[@GisherJohn24]

@@RandoLePerson sorry friend, I didn't mean to upset anyone. I just wished they did it like in the 90's. Not saying it's going to be horribly bad, I just wish sooner that's all. I hope it does well!

[@aL3891_]

I like Murray and all, but I can't help feeling he's a tiny bit over rated.. he was a memorable part of Ghostbusters for me but he didn't _make_ Ghostbusters for me at least.. my favorite was always ramis because he was the scientist, but I suppose that's just because I'm a nerd :D

[@somersault1123]

I got the same feeling. To be fair, I haven't seen his SNL work or a lot of his movies. But the most memorable thing I can remember him from was Kingpin.

[@LeeONardo]

@@somersault1123 Watch Groundhog Day, Murray is amazing in it, plus it was part written by (and also directed by) Harold Ramis =)

[@XitlalicProductions]

Totally agree.

[@zensempai7371]

Ramis had an air of warm genuine hemp intellect 👌 RIP

[@godpigeon]

I mean it took someone else pointing it out to me but when Murray's character is quoting the price on the first job it's Ramis's that shows fingers for the price to him. Little subtle things that just made the movie click.

[@BlazingOwnager]

You know the weirdest thing ever is that Eddie Murphy turned down Ghostbusters and I went "Well, I bet he regrets that---" then they point out he did Beverly Hills Cop and I went "----or not." Talk about a pivotal moment between two super iconic movies.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

Yeah, it's hard to see him being the huge star he was had he played 3rd or 4th banana in GB. He would have been wasted in GB as funny as he is.

[@furyvsblitzkrieg]

This randomly came up on youtube for me and I must say Kuddos for a great video. In depth and Interesting the whole way through. I enjoyed the tangents you took us on to further the story.

[@maxk4324]

"ghost janitors in New York" made my day 😂

[@raulzavala9061]

He must have been pretty comfy financially to take a 4 year sabbatical after Ghostbusters was a hit.

[@KelevraTheBadDog]

GhostBusters Afterlife is An Apology To The True Fans Of Original Ghostbusters,2016 Ghostbusters Was An insult To All Of Us,Happy To See Dan And Murray Back in The Fold

[@Squicx]

Why Is Every Word In Caps?

[@jamescarter3196]

You're a total idiot. Your words are an insult to everything.

[@KelevraTheBadDog]

Because My IQ Is Above Yours Squirt

[@tomfrazier1103]

Bill Murray's humour always struck me as "Grown up", capping on one from a position of power. It elicits more an uneasy chuckle than an honest belly laugh.

[@coffeecrimegal5968]

Ok I have to say The Blues Brothers was one of my favorite movies as a kid!

[@AviPFine]

I hope Ernie Hudson is in it too.

[@Belcher703]

He is :)

[@daveschwartz5893]

Everyone is back. Except Rick Moranis. That dude you'll never see again.

[@PieAndChips]

@@daveschwartz5893 "Honey I shrunk my career"

[@cherrypickle8332]

@@daveschwartz5893That's unfair. Rick Moranis gave up acting years ago to spend time with his terminally ill wife. When she died he became a full time father to their two kids and never went back to Hollywood. Respect to that man for knowing what's important in life.

[@daveschwartz5893]

@@cherrypickle8332 I said you'll never see him again. What's unfair? I know his story. You pick my comment to complain about and not the other ones???

[@CBright7831]

Can you imagine being a kid in 1984 when Ghostbusters and Gremlins came out on the SAME DAY?

[@RobotShlomo]

I saw both of them on the same night.

[@CBright7831]

@@RobotShlomo - As a 1986 kid, let me just say that I envy you, sir.

[@jillt1071]

I was 9 that year. Christmas consisted of many gremlin figures and Ghostbusters pins, and t-shirt and thriller album. Good times!

[@bigmike4133]

I'm usually of the mind that the original cast is what makes a franchise. Without them what even is Ghostbusters?

[@the_gratefulgamer]

Ghost breakers 2016

[@JoybuzzerX]

A new group taking over for the guys to old to do it now. Which is part of the reason I'd say 2016 failed. They had no need to reboot. Hell, they could've had their all female cast, called daughters of the originals and new members. Then don't do a hype of "This is for women! Women power! Meh men!"

[@30noir]

This doesn't deserve the name Ghostbusters. It might be good but its link to the original is pretty tenuous and its been too long, this is just cashing in on a franchise. Make your own damn ghost movie.

[@JoybuzzerX]

@@30noir Did you say that about the 2016 movie? You get one trailer and the idea that the grandchildren take over, isn't a good one? That was one of the things people thought should happen.

[@JoybuzzerX]

@Daddy I am a 40 year old adult. I think the torch needs to be passed, as the originals are just to old. If that means recasting or continuing on with a new group, I'm okay with it. I just want it to be done right. Then, I was one of the adults feeling the newest SW trilogy should've focused on Han, Leia and Luka AFTER RotJ, but with new actors in their place. So, I'm not against recasts like others can be.

[@canootthepirate3618]

The only movie I went back to multiple times as a kid and watched by myself when it was in the theater. To this day, I still love it.

[@stevegovea1]

Afterlife is awesome. A roller-coaster of emotions. My family loved it.

[@Masterge77]

Seems like the Ghostbusters franchise has had a very rocky history overall, which is a shame given how the original movie was perfect at starting a franchise... and then Columbia (and later Sony) squandered it, along with Bill Murray's stubbornness and the fact that there were too many cooks in the kitchen in regards to production. Though as far as I'm concerned, The Real Ghostbusters cartoon series is the only sequel to Ghostbusters, especially when you consider it keeps true to the heart and soul of the source material and doesn't disrespect it like the actual sequel and 2016 "reboot" did. Yes it wasn't perfect, but it was FAR better than what we ultimately got.

[@jasperswarp]

I’ve never played it, but the old Ghostbusters video game is the true sequel, some of the cast and writers helped make it.

[@DoctorPhileasFragg]

@@jasperswarp The old one? On the NES?

[@jasperswarp]

DoctorPhileasFragg. It was on the PS3 and maybe XBox.

[@DoctorPhileasFragg]

@@jasperswarp And the PC, I know. Calling it "old" requires a disambiguation because of even older games in the franchise, is the point I was making.

[@BrandonAEnglish]

Bill Murray might be difficult to work with, but hearing about him punching Chevy Chase made me like him even more.

[@halfabeet]

How about him punching his wife, does that make you like him even even more?

[@JCAH1]

The original characters were some of the most likable characters in all of cinema. No egos, no jerks, no bad tempers. I hope they haven't gotten crabby in their senior years. We'll see soon enough.

[@gremlinboy21]

Wow!!! I can’t believe you are still able to recognise Bill Murray in the Ghostbusters costume!!! That is just amazing!!! 🤯

[@pmendes99]

Amazing retrospective, very dense with information, amazing picture selection, very interesting to find all these tidbits of information all these years after the movies came out.

[@TheVonzilla]

I still don’t get why he hated Ghostbusters so much. The Last Ghostbusters? C’mon man.

[@vaylonkenadell]

Bill Murray wanted to be known as a serious actor. He saw the Ghostbusters stuff as beneath him.

[@jamescarter3196]

I think it pisses him off that the film he didn't give a shit about completely overshadowed the serious work he wanted to get into. He has never had enthusiasm for Ghostbusters except when he was the only person who had enthusiasm for it.

[@lovelydiva06]

Vaylon Kenadell but what has he really done that showcases him as this serious actor, mind you I haven’t seen everything he’s done but what I’ve seen has been comedic roles, he’s to full of himself and it’s really off putting, like relax dude your most known for ghostbusters than any “serious acting” he’s done so take the arrogance down a notch

[@reman81]

@@lovelydiva06 Well Lost in Translation is the only serious role i can think of that he nailed, and was the kickstarter for Scarlet Jo aswell, but other than that, he's always been a great comedic character instead of a dramatic one. If u wanna be taken seriously in drama, you go into theater But that takes a completely different set of acting skills.

[@QUIZFILTER]

ALL HAIL BOOGNISH!

[@jaychild78]

Notice how those early sketches of the ghost smashers look very similar to how The Real Ghostbusters would look in 1986??? Just caught that.

[@jakemellen6556]

As a fan I would love to see a good ghostbusters movie. As a realist I don’t expect anything good from Hollywood anymore regarding sequels.

[@tnaplastic2182]

The new movie is awesome! I hope we will see the "kids" in some more movies! That's going to be interesting, especially because they also become adults!

[@stevenv2190]

GB: FE 2024

[@BushidoPhoto]

I'm looking forward to seeing the original cast and crew return 100%!

[@Vicarious1631]

It still makes me upset that Harold Ramis passed on my birthday, he was my favorite character in the movie. RIP

[@TieFighterPilot]

I appreciate the new voice and much faster pace of speach. Much better and easier to listen to.

[@altalbum]

I love how this is 3 not in the alternate timeline where they rebooted it just for GIRL POWER

[@chicostephenson]

They reckoned that whole movie in one sentence. I love it!!

[@godofthisshit]

@Andy Morley This movie is going to flop and make less than the movie that triggered you incels.

[@richarnold5323]

@@godofthisshit I enjoyed "woke"-busters, it was okay, but you can't top the original - unless it's Bond, because they only get BIGGER.

[@malbers35]

I watched about 5 minutes of that s*** show yuck...

[@razony]

This looks as good as the original Ghostbusters, but better. It's new and fresh! It's all yours kids!

[@oliverallen5324]

I'm glad that despite ourselves, a group of people can every now and again, come together and create something magical. Ghostbusters is a great story, and I'm gladder still that the third and final film is coming.

[@pweezy5953]

"Fake snow caused him to cough up blood". Well stop snorting that "snow" Murry!

[@Grimzilla32]

I laugh but you're probably spot on more then we want to admit

[@doc_sav]

Ghostbusters is easily one of the most quotable movies of all time. It should be telling that it didn't use fart jokes or never ending, unedited strings of unfunny ad-lib dialog to accomplish this.

[@Candymantempting41]

Super excited for this film, whether Bill is innit or not. Ramis was always my favorite, so there’s no fixing that... or maybe there is. .... A surprise appearance of Ramis at the end would be very touching. The movie surrounds that character.

[@blackpeter70]

Really well put together, entertaining and non-biased. Cheers for posting this!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Michael McKean also was up for the role of Louis Tully.

[@iaobtc]

Ghostbusters 2 did nothing wrong Fight me

[@spuncky]

The worst part of GHostbuster 2 is the beginning of “we were sued by the city” part. The rest is good

[@GisherJohn24]

it was a rehash. It wasn't as good. I did nothing wrong though, because you couldn't redo the magic you did in the first. No way. I do agree with you, but the story was weak. But because the original stars were in the movie, they made it watchable. Sometimes fun.

[@Marius-vw9hp]

I love the second Ghostbuster as much as the first.

[@Dr.Beetlejuice110]

@@spuncky the sueing by the city is easily the best part of the plot. It give us that great courtroom scene and Veikman's moment of "Sometimes, shit happens and who you gonna call?".

[@ThePostalGril]

i liked ghostbusters 2

[@chaseofearth9280]

If Wes Anderson or Jim Jarmusch asked him to do a movie, he'd say yes right away

[@kevint1719]

Re: Eddie Murphy's Vic Morrow joke. It was at the expense of John Landis, who had directed Murphy and Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places and fell out with Murphy while later making Coming To America with him. Landis was a friend of Aykroyd's - he had also directed The Blues Brothers and Spies Like Us. On the set of The Twilight Zone movie, in a segment directed by Landis, Vic Morrow and two young actors had been killed in a helicopter accident which led to a notorious Hollywood trial, in which Landis was charged with manslaughter for his supposed negligence but acquitted. Aykroyd had also appeared in The Twilight Zone. He thought Murphy's joke was mean and offensive but Murray defended it as funny, hence the argument.

[@z-topia3811]

This is a great video backed up by wonderful research put together in an entertaining and informative way. Midnight's Edge continues to be a top level channel. Thank you to everyone involved in creating this!

[@moneybagz82]

Man... wuda so dope if Egon was still alive 😭

[@Lennis01]

It looks like the kid is going to be the new Egon. And he will found the new generation Ghostbusters with his friends. I'm getting a good vibe about this movie.

[@jasonmayton6482]

I think That kid is Egon's grandson....So this is already bringing a tear to my eyes because this is the honor Harold Deserves..

[@THARVEYTV]

He’s that grandfather that leaves the house and gadgets behind :)

[@Mumblix]

I think we'll get about 35 seconds of the original cast. The trailer for Ghostbusters Afterlife looks like an Angsty Teen/Young Adult kind of thing. Twilight with Proton Packs.

[@eq1373]

I hope not

[@MatsubaAgeha]

16:40~ "Putnam stated that the movie industry that he believed, the medium is too powerful and too important an influence on the way we live, the way we see ourselves, to be left solely to 'the tyranny of the box office' or reduced to the sum of the lowest common denominator of public taste." WOW. What a HERO! No wonder he made so many enemies.

[@jcaseyjones2829]

Medium talent is the single greatest insult in the history of comedy, and I guarantee that stung.

[@presto709]

This was really well done and interesting. It's amazing what goes on behind the scenes.

[@sonof7yoshis]

"Let me tell you something, MURR. RAY!"

[@bigshoots44]

LaterHarmony joker

[@Squicx]

LaterHarmony how bout another joke Murr Ray

[@Catboy.]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how amazing 1989 would have been a kid

[@perrymason9942]

I was a kid! I was 8. Born in 1980. Summer 89', for reasons I cannot fully explain, is the most memorable summer and time of my childhood. Something very special was in the air culturally. Baseball, incredibly creative movies, food and business, music(!); man those were good times.

[@kellywilliams1963]

It WAS great!!

[@AaronLitz]

Eh, I was 13 in '89, and was pretty damn disappointed with Ghostbusters II. Way, way too cartoonish and geared toward kids. The original was definitely a movie for adults, but kids latched onto it because it was such an attractive concept for us.

[@sequoia1171]

Was definitely amazing, I was 13 and I saw a lot of those movies in the theater. I also saw Goonies in the theater as well as Gremlins and the original Ghostbusters back in 1984

[@sequoia1171]

Really, it was Goonies and stand by me that had all of my friends and I trying to disappear and go on adventures