Ghostbusters (1984) Deleted Scenes

[@untitledjunk03]

5:37 They actually used that scene in Afterlife!

[@georgepollardyt]

It got canonised

[@kirkk6920]

​@@georgepollardytor coinonised

[@Legba85]

Hence why all deleted scenes need to be added and an extended/uncut version must be made!!

[@kingovharts]

I always knew that Louis at some point would have acknowledged him and Dana doing the deed. He was crushing on her in the first movie.

[@leejones8582]

Thank god the Homeless Men scene was deleted.

[@larryj2416]

That was Carl from Caddyshack

[@Legba85]

When Egon grabbed Peter, I thought a slap was gonna follow. 🤣🤣🤣

[@georgepollardyt]

Keep my wife's name out your fucking mouth

[@michaelcole8196]

Wish they left the Winston scene in. He really deserved more screen time.

[@PapaSeanX5]

He deserved better than that. They should've kept the original script where he comes in from the beginning

[@soulman902]

Having seen the film many times and it being my favorite film of all time(I first saw it when I was 3 and in the theater) I'm torn on this. I can say that Ernie really needed more screen time but at the same time story structure wise the movie works better, the three guys get overloaded, they need to bring in a fourth guy to help with the load. They probably should have said made it more clear that Winston was a Doctor though, Initially I thought he was just a Blue Collar working man. I do like he brings the guys down to earth though.

[@ellisd3165]

the part was written for Eddie Murphy and when he said no they made this character minor

[@leejones8582]

Winston gets screwed over in number II he does not help with Oscar or the dig into the sewers but he would have got arrested so he dodged a bullet there.

[@bratton79]

It’s an example of racism. Winston was simply there, working with the Ghostbusters, occasionally saying something. Get this, on the subsequent cartoon show, The Real Ghostbusters, all the producers wanted Winston to do was drive Ecto-1, basically chauffeuring the white Ghostbusters around.

[@nova2512]

*I love how at the end Dan Aykroyd, the professional writer who penned this script, playing one of the most brilliant scientific minds of his time, says that fishes is the plural of fish.*

[@blue18404]

Ray at heart is blue collar.

[@LeanderNadeltanz]

The most common plural form of fish is indeed fish. However, under certain circumstances, you can use fishes as the plural form of fish. If you, for example, see two trout swimming together, you could say that you’re looking at fish. However, if the two trout were joined by a salmon, you could describe them as fish or fishes. Fish can refer to multiple fish, especially when they are all the same species of fish. Fishes, however, usually refers to multiple species of fish, especially in scientific contexts.

[@This-country-sucks-4]

Man winston is funny asf. How tf people been sleeping on his comedic timing? Lol

[@TheDutchGhost]

I would love to see a complete uncut version of Ghostbusters 1 and 2. I know a lot of the scenes are unnecessary but for me who is a completionist nut it would be gold.

[@millisagingerich1248]

Me too they need to make a directors cut

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

Thats not what being a completionist is about, being a completionist means watching all sections of a series of something, trimmings of films left on cutting room floors dont count.

[@georgepollardyt]

Apart from 6:21 where it makes the heroes look pessimistic and unwilling to do their job

[@nates.9744]

I personally think these cuts were justified and most of them were appropriate. However I believe the second scene at 0:27 should’ve been kept because I personally think that was a little funny bit and it wouldn’t have really changed the Film by a lot.

[@TheDutchGhost]

@@theyellowlightsaber3193 In this case it means for me all the scenes that were filmed for the movies before they would be edited to cut those scenes are unnecessary or cut back the scenes that were too long in their original form in order to make sure the movie's length is under two hours. I just would like to see all the missing little pieces to determine for myself if they added to the movie's story or not.

[@punkyfairy777]

Aww I wish they left the scene with Egon and Janine I think they would have made a cute couple.

[@rpgmasterrace3396]

Egon had grandchild in the new Ghostbusters movie probably he married with Janine

[@SlatheTheSpaceMarine]

Janine and Louis 4 EV R

[@millisagingerich1248]

Should had kissed

[@rasteroide]

This comment makes me cry (I saw the Ghostbusters afterlife premier)

[@millisagingerich1248]

Hope they show in the new movie some Egon and Janine flashbacks and He appears to them and Janine

[@trefwoordpunk2225]

I love the way the grainy film and vhs quality, coupled with no audio, makes this like a TV drama from the 70s.

[@isaacheres1354]

The first time I heard Egon says "we might not be coming back" got to me like😢

[@bryanrizzo9377]

RIP Harold Ramis. I like how Annie Potts character seems really into Egon but you can that clearly he's not into her. Then in Ghostbusters 2 she falls for Louis and they have there intimate moment while babysitting Oscar.

[@Zontar82]

And yet despite It they forgot about that in the new movies trashes​@@bryanrizzo9377

[@thirteen3]

I had a VHS copy as a kid and I swear most of these scenes were in it.

[@jasonking184]

6:51 is featured in the Ghostbusters afterlife trailer when the kids are on computer looking at footage of the original ghostbusters with Paul Rudd’s character.

[@happyhammer1]

Good catch! Thanks man

[@TrainmasterCurt]

Should’ve left in the Dean Yager deleted scene. That Phileas line was gold!

[@TheCraigHudson]

The deleted scenes all fit even the homeless Murray and akryoid scene it would be awesome to see these added for like the 40th anniversary. Although ghostbusters is probably near perfect film for pacing

[@PapaSeanX5]

That scene with Winston was insulting. He deserved better than that. I'm glad they left that dialogue out. Should've kept the original story though. Where he's introduced from the beginning

[@Deuteromis]

Yeah and had a cool backstory too, an Air Force Major who knew demolitions.

[@bluesman6891]

Winston could've represent the muscle in the original script, just like Ray is the heart, Egon the brain and Peter the voice. Winston deserve so much better.

[@ssppeeaarr]

why?? he wanted to leave and run away instead of fighting gozer... if they did it would ruin the ghostbusters name and credibility. so peter was right a demotion was in order for that way of thinking. lol. also the scene in the jail cell where winston opts for his own lawyer. i think is why peter was kinda low key upset with winston. he never really felt like part of the team. until the very end of the movie. that said would be neat to see the eddie murphy version that was originally intended.

[@kingovharts]

It fits with Peter character. He is a bit insulting and disrespectful to everyone in a joking manner. And Winston was the everyman character who was there for the job but in over his head battling ghosts and gods. The dialogue makes sense.

[@AlfieLarner18]

Hehe the way venkman told janine to go home was so funny he was like Yo janine didn’t yo momma not tell you to get involved with any ghostbusting go home! Be gone!

[@DaveFisher-cq2dr]

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT" that scene should have been kept in the movie, that was so hysterically good, why did Ivan Reitman cut it?

[@DanKaraJordan]

Almost all of those scenes needed to die on the chopping block, but holy cow, that last one was amazing.

[@Jim222001]

Yeah Afterlife sort of had that scene but the mom admits she got with Paul Rudd when they were possessed.

[@tfordham13]

Nah there good

[@lisetflorezaguirre2645]

My favorite deleted scene was when the stay puffs marshellow man's hat fell and people where clapping :)

[@Zontar82]

But the hat was made of marshmallow like the rest of the puppet

[@tiffanyspencer1082]

They should've left the bit in with Egon about to strangle Peter too lol

[@systemshocker2875]

5:37 restored in Ghostbusters Afterlife

[@danielwilliamson6180]

0:46 Poor Ray and Egon. Unfair of Dean Yaeger to fire them too.

[@kathseye21]

Ikr

[@DurkMcGerk]

I also like the implication that they were ready to dump Peter and stay.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@DurkMcGerk ouch

[@CornNNNick]

@@lexkanyima2195 tbh Venkman despite being a value member to the busters. He's kinda a walking talking red alert

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@CornNNNick what do you mean by that ?

[@Zontar82]

The scene with the hat flowing down being removed makes sense, as the entire being is made outbof marshmallow, included the hat

[@BornAgainVet1785]

I love the bum scene, lol

[@The_Oblivion_Light]

6:55 That is one scene they could of left in the movie.

[@jekw23]

Love seeing all these scenes but I really couldn’t point to one and say “that should be back in the movie”. I think this shows how masterfully edited this movie is with no fat on it at all. Maybe the scene with Egon and Janine, maybe that final scene on the rooftop but I don’t think they add anything not already hinted at. I am however very glad they left out the hobo scene….that felt so wrong tonally I just can’t see how it could have made it’s way in. In the end I think they cut this perfectly for the theatrical release…..sometimes less is more!

[@giftheck]

Retroactively, I think they could add back in the scene with Janine giving Egon the coin, but that's really only because they had that scene in Afterlife's post-credits and general audiences might be asking where it came from (since not everybody seeks out or is aware of what got cut from the films)

[@ThinkingProblem]

The 2 randoms that I assume are the guests that first encounter Slimer in the Sedgwick are also a favorite of mine, that dude's girlish yell as he runs to the phone and that nice shriek from the woman was entertaining if maybe just a bit over the top

[@ssppeeaarr]

lmao fr the hobo scene.... why did ray and peter do that for??!

[@jekw23]

@@ssppeeaarr I get the feeling there was a fair amount of improv and this is a case where the idea just didn’t pan out. I cannot imagine a cut where this scene would fit in at all. I’m not sure if it’s Peter and Ray dressing up for some reason or is it Bill and Dan doing other characters….which also is confusing. It’s like trying to imagine the Goonies if they put all the gorilla scenes back in. Would just break the tone of the film.

[@bluesman6891]

It's no wonder why Ernie Hudson had a love/ hate relationship with that character and they screwed him over the last minute without consulting him. Eddie Murphy or not, Winston Zeddemore could've been an interesting character today, if they kept him on in an original script, instead of putting him down to page 68 in the final cut. Ernie Hudson deserved better.

[@jessekittrell2946]

The studio was worried how much money a comedy would bring in (that needs a big budget for special affects). The movie almost got shut down multiple times. So they had to be safe & give the more known actors the lines. When Eddie Murphy was gonna be in it there was more to say & do for the character. Ernie Hudson wasn't known at all. Also 1 of Ernies bigger scenes was a scene with just him & Ray investigating a Fort. But the story was starting to move heading into where the scene was gonna be & it just completely detracted from it & slowed things down (in the movie u see them coming back from it in Ecto talking about the end of days) so it got cut (its not in these deleted scenes). That was gonna be a lot of his time.

[@BookshelfQBattler]

Idk about that. Ray, Peter and Egon are the science nerds who see everything through science jargon and Winston is the everyman who translates their mumbo jumbo for the non nerds

[@YodatheHobbit]

The way the girl said "OH MY GOOOOOOAAADDD!" was as if she's just seen a pile of her child siblings bodies murdered in the bathroom, but it's just Slimer, haha.

[@DaveFisher-cq2dr]

I know, and the way that guy screamed "I DON'T BELIEVE IT" as if it was an alien from another world, or a demon from hell, that scene should have been kept in the movie, Ivan Reitman shouldn't have taken it out

[@AlfieLarner18]

That should of been in the movie it shouldn’t of been cut out

[@davidconway6874]

"Just" Slimer? Imagine seeing that thing in your bathroom.

[@elytra63_72]

5:36 was by far my favorite one

[@ripleydoesstuff6827]

CMON LETS RUN SOME RED LIGHTS!

[@Liquidcadmus]

thanks for sharing this

[@64unknown007]

You're welcome! :-)

[@ericschilling9064]

I love the way Murray says E-gone

[@hannahsdrawings8664]

I don't know who decide which scenes do not go to the final cut, but I guess it's usually wise decisions. I love the Dean Yeager scene, they cut out the useless parts of it. Without them it is more powerful. Actor doing Dean Yeager did a great job.

[@carlosmolina6415]

Peter is too much! 🤣(5:56)

[@ThinkingProblem]

That last one... At least part of that should have remained. Rick Moranis' thousand yard stare as his character fixates on that subject is so fucking funny to me.

[@shrekssecretadmirer1065]

7:42 I like how they kinda sampled parts of that dialogue for the end of afterlife

[@ApollonDriver]

man, they were right to delete these scenes

[@sliat1981]

I can understand why every scene was cut. Not one of them added anything. Great editing

[@platinum_ink]

Hear me out: A ghostbusters extended/complete edition of every single movie (except 2016, that shitshow did not happen)!!

[@TotallyOriginality]

you ever wonder if the hobos become hobo ghosts from the game?

[@ScorpioDreamer1984]

I wish there had been a scene toward the end to follow up on the librarian and Dean Yager. Perhaps like Peter, Ray, and Egon pretty much telling the Dean "told you so" in a discreet "go eff yourself" way. 😃

[@quarantinebored1427]

4:14 this is one scene I’m glad it was cut. Had it been different actors for those roles it would’ve worked but the tone of the film totally changed either way.

[@bullyinspace]

So slimer was in the bath at the hotel lol

[@Krwler]

Oh, they had to keep the Galileo line in. Wow!

[@2010ponsie]

Also the scene with Lewis and Dana on rooftop was used in ghostbusters afterlife as well. Interesting

[@blue18404]

I love the grain. The film looks better than the DVD or Blu ray bs

[@2010ponsie]

The coin! It comes back in ghostbusters afterlife!

[@rajnirvan3336]

Surprised they didn't arrest Mr Pecker

[@NerdyMeathead]

This just proves that without the movie score this movie would not have made it like it did.

[@Jim222001]

Was obviously Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd as homeless people lol. At first I thought Peter and Ray were undercover or something lol. But they were playing different characters. It just didn’t work. Surprisingly enough, Ghostbusters 2 has better deleted scenes.

[@barple367]

not too sure what they were thinking when they made that scene where venkman was harping on winston for making a funny quip that venkman would usually make. surely pete wouldn't be THAT much of an asshole towards him.

[@DrZae]

Tru. I watched that scene and it kinda killed the mood for me and you can even see it on Winston's face. Personally, they could've done something like what they end up doing in the videogame and had Venkman simply say "where's the fun in that?" While giving Winston a pat on shoulder to tag along

[@thomasgrannon10]

COME ON LETS RUN SOME RED LIGHTS!!!!

[@redmario7]

5:37 Scene in Afterlife

[@junglejamesie]

Was there not a scene cut from the theatrical version after Dana kicks Venkman out her apartment? Louis locks himself out of his apartment and Venkman walks towards him, then it fades to black. I could've sworn there was an extra scene there.

[@giovannijiminez7858]

Ha ! Stay Pufts hat isn't made of marshmallow like the rest of him ! 😁

[@peejayobinor2878]

It seems the orignal version of the movie has some of these scenes> I remember seeing the last 2 scenes in the copy I had as a kid

[@dubblewokad]

I am very glad all of these scenes got cut. Wow just subtle little things that would have changed the entire substance of certain aspects. For instance: The Stay Puft hat floating down. It would have ruined the idea that he was blown completely into sludge. The Bums in the park. It would have taken away from the real person that Bill Murray was as Venkman and been mildly confusing to the audience. The Lengthy army and police scene at the end would have been too drawn out.. The fact that the song plays and the street opens up the song stops and then they climb out heroes to the song again was perfect and set up one of the best scenes where they go from heroes to schlubs climbing stairs lol. It was very smart that they cut these. In fact.. a few scenes should have been cut from Afterlife too... I loved that movie but to have Paul Rudd on that rock in the goofy scene where he was talking in dog voice about banging Egons daughter.. CUT quirky crap like that out. Doesn't fit the tone. Horror dry Comedy

[@releasethedogs]

The Stay Puft hat DOES float down in the normal version.

[@dubblewokad]

@@releasethedogs sorry, but it does not.

[@Marbles471]

Yeah --- this is one of the very few times where I watch a bunch of deleted scenes and at the end of each one think "Yeah...they didn't need that." With most movies, it's a mix of thinking that, and thinking "Aw, why' they cut that? They should have kept that in." But I didn't have that reaction to any of these.

[@Brand-pn5yz]

Man louis got rejected at the end 😂

[@TheCraigHudson]

Hey dean yager. I never understood who designed the proton pack pke meter etc. but the scene Peter talking about Nobel peace price they stated they will be designing all the equipment.

[@ChrisWilliams-zz1kt]

Here's the part where the terror dog roars and runs by 4:50

[@Vayaconcuidado]

This part is used in the Videogame 7:27

[@cambonious23]

Only one person applied…? I’m sure there would be a line of people out the door looking to join the ghostbusters.

[@marcsauve1844]

that should have been on the big screen

[@jessekittrell2946]

The studio was worried how much money a comedy would bring in (that needs a big budget for special affects). The movie almost got shut down multiple times. So they had to be safe & give the more known actors the lines. When Eddie Murphy was gonna be in it there was more to say & do for the character. Ernie Hudson wasn't known at all. Also 1 of Ernies bigger scenes was a scene with just him & Ray investigating a Fort. But the story was starting to move heading into where the scene was gonna be & it just completely detracted from it & slowed things down (in the movie u see them coming back from it in Ecto talking about the end of days) so it got cut (its not in these deleted scenes). That was gonna be a lot of his time.

[@BlacKnightRising]

yea, I could see why those scenes were deleted...

[@tonyacosta4574]

Why

[@BlacKnightRising]

@@tonyacosta4574 were we watching the same thing?

[@rythemoparguy]

"No, Louis. No."

[@drewski1535]

3:07 😲😲🤣😂😂😂

[@sdlively27]

Well I had been this morning thinking.. Has anyone wrote any fan fiction on how the 3 meet each other but I see it was filmed so now I know.. I figure it was Ray introducing Peter to Egon but no.. hmm

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Yeah I can see why all of these were cut, made the movie better.

[@BookshelfQBattler]

The hobo scene is funny as an extra but would have screwed up the movie because people would have been confused wondering why venkman and ray became bums

[@sdlively27]

Wish I was brave enough to try and edited these back into my copy of GB1.. ;0)

[@sdlively27]

Hoping this might be what the extended ver of GB1 is on the boxset, I think it is something like 15 more minutes.. Of course I not sure I have seen all of the deteted scenes from either GB1 or GB2.. ;0)

[@KadeRiley-hq8gc]

I did really get that scene of Murray and Aykroyd as bums, what was that?

[@BookshelfQBattler]

I saw in another clip they only paid Winston 11,500 a year. That seems low for a job where you have to fight ghosts and demons even in 1984.

[@3ccdmike]

Yup, not needed.

[@chuumon95]

Only deleted scenes 4 & 5 I agree should’ve been left out.

[@jodiegates6648]

If you want a deeper look into Ghostbusters I suggest the Original novelisations of 1&2 on Audible!!!! There’s heeeeeaps that didn’t make the films. The backgrounds of the Characters are great

[@Robert-nu4vc]

They didn't make it into the films because the films came before each novelization was written. They took the stories from the movies and added to them. I can add stuff to the stories too it doesn't make it canon.

[@jessekittrell2946]

​​​​@@Robert-nu4vcpretttyyyyy sure u can't just go add stuff & then u go publish a book titled Ghostbusters 1 with art from the movie & all their trademarked characters 🤦🏼‍♂️😂. Has to be approved first. Ur pretending as if the person who posted it just went & added what they wanted to their stories lol. They were legit books put out & they are just giving a heads up to fans of the movie

[@marytate6637]

I want to write that my name is Josh Tate and i'm writing that this is the year 2024 and this year is Ghostbusters 40th anniversary. Ghostbusters Frozen Empire will be released in theatres on Friday March 29, 2024.

[@jessekittrell2946]

And it looks like possibly the best movie ever to be a continuation of an older franchise...... haven't been this excited for a movie since Infinity War or Endgame (was really pumped about Afterlife for sure but this is more of the OG crew in New York).....

[@millisagingerich1248]

Is the bums Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd

[@64unknown007]

Yes.

[@millisagingerich1248]

@@64unknown007 Awesome

[@yourrandomyoutuber2211]

Concluding from these clips I think Egon and Ray are not a fan of Peter Also what’s up with that one deleted scene where Venkman and the other guy sounded drunk as a skunk and then Louis said “get out the way!”

[@edvardgt4465]

What exactly is Slimer a ghost of? A snot?

[@64unknown007]

Ectoplasm, I'm assuming.

[@DrunkDalek]

Given all the interviews done late, its of John Belushi

[@crazyzebra8718]

I’m pretty sure he’s a side effect of the rituals evo shandor and his worshipers did on the rooftop of Dana’s apartment building

[@TheSlashTraxNetwork]

Loved Alex Jones and Bill Murray in Central Park lol 😆 jk

[@mst3kanita]

Roy was a jerk. I was expecting slimer to eat him. 😹

[@RedfishCarolina]

Well shit, what was in the bathroom!?

[@PvZgamingfan6215]

Slimer

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

One homeless guy was Bill Murray was the other one Akroyd?

[@64unknown007]

I believe so.

[@mediaguy4037]

@@64unknown007 The Carl spackler character?

[@64unknown007]

@@mediaguy4037 Nah. But interesting enough, there was a Golfer ghost that appeared in the comics which is said to have been based on the Carl Spackler character from Caddyshack.

[@chuumon95]

Yep. That’s one scene I’m glad they didn’t include, it made absolutely no sense.

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

@@chuumon95 yeah, it’s a very weird scene not sure what it was meant to convey.

[@IngoPagels]

tehy were SO WRONG with the BOXER and the Karate! UFC startet 9 years later.

[@hamzabeiruti6451]

The most useless scene I'm glad got deleted was the one of the couple at the Sedgeweick hotel

[@diamondking3421]

I saw 3:22 & 7:17 on TV.

[@ludwigvonkoopa5645]

7:50 bang

[@Celeon999A]

What was supposed to be seen in that bathroom ?

[@PvZgamingfan6215]

Probably slimer

[@WilhelmFreidrich]

4:14 Joe Rogan

[@stephenkissane4268]

Was there another cut of the film? Alien had a 3 hour cut

[@64unknown007]

Not that I know of, except for the alternate TV Version which haven't been broadcasted in years.

[@Htheorphanarian]

@@64unknown007 waitttt???? there was an alternative tv version of this?????????????????

[@64unknown007]

Yes. While I can't remember if there were any extra scenes in the TV Edit, but there's plenty of alternate dialog that can be heard. For example: In the Mayor Office scene When Stantz called Walter Peck "Dickless" in the normal theatrical version but in the TV Version he calls him "Wally Wick" which Venkman replies "He's some kind of rodent, I don't know which" rather than the famous line "Yes, this man has no dick." Some clips from the TV Version can be found right here on KZbin.

[@64unknown007]

@@Htheorphanarian kzbin.info/www/bejne/nabGeWyJidNpm9k

[@Htheorphanarian]

@@64unknown007 thank you!

[@user-fb7ym2fk5h]

no Luis...no... yet next movie she has a baby. 😀

[@travismcdowell954]

Wait, could Louis Tully be Oscar's father?

[@64unknown007]

No. Oscar's father is the guy (Timothy Carhart) Dana was with leaving the orchestra house as they meet Peter in the first film, who Peter refers to him as a "Stiff".

[@Reggie2000]

@@64unknown007 Doubtful. The 2nd film takes place 5 years later and Oscar is like 8 months old. So you really think she was still with that dude over 3 plus years later, got pregnant by him, had a kid with him, and then left him at some point after, that quickly? If so then it makes her look extremely bad and ruins what is otherwise a competent, intelligent rational persona for her character. Imo

[@supertwinbros7707]

Is

[@80TheMadLord08]

God, I'm glad these were deleted. They were terrible.

[@tonyacosta4574]

Why

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

Theres a reason this film is good and thats cos they cut all this dead wood out of it but as an Australian I wish theyd left the Australian line in.

[@arcadealchemist]

the thing about the new movies and the originals is the orginanals was about a Start up pest control buisness doing dirty jobs no one else Really knows how to do. The new movies are about people who watched the movie thought it was COOL and wanted to do what they did in the movie. it's NOT really the same thing 2016 and the 2 sequal movies just didn't get the Humor behind the original 2 movies which was "men doing men things at men jobs that no one else would do" all 3 new movies missed the point of why the first and some wouldn't say second i would say second tho. where loved NYC movies. NYC in the new movies just isn't reflective of reality for one THE MAYOR isn't a crook and incompetent.

[@dgw4049]

So happy none of these scenes made the movie. Completely useless. Well... maybe the last one should have been in. I chuckled.

[@WDPK-83.7-FM]

0:29 it isnt deletet

[@WDPK-83.7-FM]

1:28 this too

[@WDPK-83.7-FM]

3:22 this too

[@WDPK-83.7-FM]

A lot isnt deletet

[@mandyward5372]

Man said deletet