Ghostbusters Special Effects: Slimer, Stay Puft and Library Ghost

Interview with Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Edlun and Effects Designer Steve Johnson about making the SFX for Ghostbusters. Video courtesy of Paul Rudoff of Spook Central. spookcentral.tk

[@Anticulation]

This was the most incredible movie i ever watched as a kid in the 80's. I watched it over and over until my parents went nuts and the video literally wore out. It's amazing to see how it was made 30 years down the track...nostalgic asf!

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

I still don't know how they did the refrigerator scene with Sigourney Weaver.

[@Cml725]

I remember screaming with delight when I saw Dan Aykroyd in Casper. :-)

[@SniffyPoo]

that librarian ghost scared the crap out of me as a kid

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

Me too. And I mean me. fucking. too.

[@IJustFiguredThisOut]

+SniffyPoo Me to

[@skepticalbadger]

Yep. I was 5.

[@RampantFury925]

It was orginally even more scary but they toned it down.

[@Anticulation]

Me too!

[@shaneyzamora2525]

I understand there are some things you can only do with CGI, but I like it when the actors are actually interacting with the creators because a lot of the times the actor will have their hand in the air doing nothing.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Well even with CGI they have the actors reacting to some stand-in for whatever it is they will be seeing.

[@pooface5]

loved this movie as a kid, still do and now my 3 year old son loves this movie. Its one of the best movies out there imo.

[@jupiter9099]

Very interesting way of performing the ghost effects.

[@404TVfr]

Unrelated thing here, but just wanna say nice choice for a PFP.

[@jenlennon6614]

When I start making movies I will want to use practical effects like these most of the time. not that CGI is bad (heck it can make really gigantic and awesome scenes and effects come to life) but i think practical effects look better because it actually feels like they're physically in the scene.

[@bra6175]

Look at how they did gollum in LoTR. He is probably the best use of CGI because they got a real person to act it out, then they had someone who does makeup do the CG gollum that is how you make something realistic. You can't expect anything to look real if it is computer generated unless you have a really big budget, and even they there might be flaws if you use it too much because technology isn't at that level to make a perfect CG movie unless it is animated.

[@hankhill2254]

@@bra6175 a part of the problem is some big budget movies seem to rush it’s cgi effects and in the final cut is unfinished effects

[@c0mpu73rguy]

And there's more to CG than that, Freddie Wong talked about it six years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH2ZmaNud7B1aJY

[@shaunpenne1840]

Look up Douglas Trumbull, he's the man responsible for the special effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Silent Running, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner. He's in his 70's now and still going strong, his visual effects are some of the greatest ever conjured for physical in-camera effects or "Real effects" as he refers to them. In terms of CGI, Jurassic Park was its finest hour, yet the physical dinosaurs created by Stan Winston studios gave a scary realism that CGI just can't compete with. One of the reasons that made the Pumpkinhead monster so scary was because it was physical and in camera, it also added to the actors performances. A bunch of guys jumping around in motion capture suits just doesn't cut the mustard! However, if its old school special visual effects you want to look up, then Doug Trumbull and even John Dykstra are two you'd want to read up on!! If you do end up making your own movies, good luck and more importantly, have fun!!😊😊😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@WalnutAnimations]

Practice effects are awseome

[@redjones8010]

An excellent clip. Of all the characters in Ghostbusters, that green ghost Slimer remains the most memorable for me. Quite an education to see how he looks and moves behind the scenes.

[@falafeldurum2095]

So the librarian effect on my Blu-ray is not a cgi replacement but the original from 1984! Unbelievable! Awesome!

[@ihalloway]

1:43 slimer ass, never saw it but now.. I guess my life is complete ?

[@Sindragozer]

You must have a weird life.

[@Th3Necr0mancer]

@GoonIsHere u right i like

[@benmellors1622]

It was difficult to see because of the special effects

[@Sammo212]

This looks so much better than the junk CG riddled in the new movie.

[@lionelheisler4887]

Right??

[@lionelheisler4887]

***** the original is a perfect marriage of practical and digital effects :)

[@paulod27]

Actually Slimer looks way better in the new one.

[@Sammo212]

Nope, not at all.

[@paulod27]

I think he does. He is now fully animated with a wider range of expressions and more realistic movements. Don't get me wrong I still love the old one, and wouldn't want a Lucas style retcon on it either.

[@tonymata8070]

I bring some good news, Slimer is returning in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and he'll be depicted with practical effects just like the first two movies. We're getting giant suit/hand puppet Slimer again!

[@jonjones3958]

Look how much better these effects look relative to modern CGI.

[@kbarts316]

That’s so friggin cool! I wish more films did behind the scenes stuff like this.

[@shaunpenne1840]

Back when movie magic truly was magic and not created in a hard drive!!!

[@benrosn8154]

This is amazing it’s so good

[@Sidewinder1996]

THis is how it should have been done, Hollywood!

[@alexanderpytko5394]

My girlfriend is a HUGE 80's fan as am I. She loves 80's movies and music. But surprisingly, until she started dating me, she had never seen "Ghostbusters" or heard of it! I told her, "You're an 80's fan and you've never seen Ghostbusters?! That movie is one of the biggest highlights of the 80's." So I had her watch the dvd with me and now it's one of her favorite 80's movies, she always enjoys seeing it! In 2014, we even went to theater to see it when it returned for 1 week in theaters for it's 30th anniversary. I can't believe this movie is over 30 years old! I was only 3 when it came out but I remember the older kids always talking about it.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

***** I'm talking positive about this movie and you say, "Fuck you"? What kind of drugs are you on?

[@bra6175]

Don't mind the "edgy 12 yr olds" probably jealous you can even talk to a girl. But seeing you like the original have you seen the new one? Was thinking about watching it because I get humor out of shitty movies, but I want to know if it is even good enough to shit watch.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

***** I'm not sure about the shit watch thing for the new one. It could be a big disappointment because it doesn't seem anything like the first 2 but it's got Melissa McCartney in it and it seems today that anything with Melissa McCartney sells. My girlfriend is anxious to see it but my brother said it's going to be crap. I'm not sure what to think. I'll go see it and if I don't like it, I won't buy the dvd.

[@bra6175]

Alexander Edward Pytko Well the ghosts are pure CGI in the old one they used props ect. ect. and in the new one all the humor looks like dry slapstick.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

***** I hate them using so much cgi. A lot of the best movies were made before cgi effects were even invented. Besides there's nothing wrong with making effects the way they did in the first 2 movies. People enjoy getting their hands dirty, it gives satisfaction. So many people want to use cgi because it's cheaper and quicker. Cheap effects make the movie look cheap. I hate that they use so many green screens instead of actual sets and on location shots.

[@ChronicBreakdown]

Practical effects are so awesome.

[@theholymackerel072]

The library ghost is forever a top ten jumpscare of all time.

[@acesawesomestuff7015]

1984 GB. Total fave!

[@jaggass]

The guy that played Stay Puft wore an outer flammable suit and an inner non flammable suit

[@johankorteland3416]

I love ghostbusters and now i know the effects thx and i gonna get the lego ghostbusters ecto-1 set!

[@IJustFiguredThisOut]

I never would have guessed Slimer and the library ghost were puppets

[@5bananas1]

wow its so cool seeing the video quality :D

[@juanmanuelgamingandcartoon3822]

Fun Fact: Slimer Didn’t Had A Name Until It’s Tv Show, The Real Ghostbusters

[@baconator5510]

im subscribing becuase i love ghostbusters

[@miamifiction]

I LOVE THIS!

[@TheVoid1221221]

I wonder if the original film reels are still good, they could easily do a 3d conversion with all the practical effects intact.

[@EMTeves]

I love Movie Magic, this is the show that got me intersted in film making

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

The stop motion demon dog thing was an excellent piece of special effects wizardry, it may look dated by today's standards but back in the day that special effect looked excellent, it did to me any way. The effect was achieved by using conventional stop motion animation but with an added motion blur effect to give the impression of faster, smoother and more realistic looking movement.

[@andersonvideomaker]

Só gênios...!!! Mestres...!!!

[@TheQueenofMaggots]

Was curious to know how they did the cards shooting out of the drawers, im assuming it was like a air compressor that slowly went along the bottom of the cards and blew them upwards, but if anyone knows the real way I would love to be enlightened.

[@jasminparks9140]

They used a guy that was blowing air out of a straw behind the wall it is in the movies that made us season 1 episode 3

[@Janred05]

*LEGEND*

[@andrewneuman9485]

my favorite ghost is slimer

[@randomstuff308]

the end part was from the movie Casper

[@ThomasBrocks]

Genius at Work

[@M.S.Fitness]

"Get Her"

[@numlockhome]

Good practical effects will ALWAYS look and feel more natural than CGI, i.e. Maz Kanata looks horrible in the new SW movie, and thats just one example.

[@CatMaster90001]

Hey, fuck you. Maz looks fantastic. Almost Gollum-esque in terms of visual strength.

[@Designandrew]

she looks like a rotten pumpkin

[@beingsshepherd]

@@CatMaster90001 X-D

[@susanholleman8786]

Love it

[@Paul4Krista20]

Slimer got back! ( ! )

[@kylec.8350]

Best movie ever made the perfect film.

[@messi_rebaixado_dripado244]

Os efeitos das antigas erao tao real nao é mesmo????

[@starlight381a]

Che bello!!!

[@johankorteland3416]

The on fire stay puft fucking creaped me of my chair

[@waakkeuppp]

Awesome

[@henrymockingbird9645]

I hoping they used those effects in ghostbusters afterlife who else wants to see that happen

[@saulgoodman167]

I hope they do

[@beingsshepherd]

So far the little CGI marshmallow men look very unconvincing imo.

[@henrymockingbird9645]

@@beingsshepherd they still used a lot there practical effects

[@-GaBri800-]

Blue slimer dont exsist Blue slimer: 1:27

[@Ravedaze.]

I loved Casper 👻

[@brianaisa4987]

Wow!

[@KidneyStone27]

I love gostbusters

[@ultraspinalki11]

How did they do Slimer's tongue??

[@bravo9894]

Rip Spengler

[@hox7073]

Bayonet 88 RIP my second favorite ghostbuster

[@mistysilver1747]

cant beat the original it still pisses on the new ghostbusters

[@LPTV84]

misty silver ....

[@howtotutorials3006]

Cool

[@Bradly105]

Who Ya Gonna Call? ....Someone else!

[@marakarthegreat]

ahh, back when films didnt need cgi to be excellent

[@0ne0nlyLarry]

wonder who Slimer was in his past life.

[@princeofcats6883]

Djizzle96. Maybe harvey weinstein?

[@ValiantWrestling]

John Belushi.

[@igiocattolidiale]

Djizzle96 pll

[@rsstnnr76]

I think it was based on Michael Moore.

[@nolongersilent8008]

In the comic books he was the hotel manager from a century or so earlier. A gluttonous fat guy called Mr. Remils.

[@UnnamedRedshirt]

1:40 How do they key out the black later? No blue or greenscreen?

[@bartcloni9922]

Greenscreen would be dumb...

[@xn0gaming]

So the Librarian basically flashes them? Kinky.

[@Th3Necr0mancer]

Is there a way to get that puppet

[@ngaaefon]

the big guy is mr stay puff

[@kingbugs3558]

Practical effects. Shame that they are likely gone forever.

[@tysargent9647]

Not forever. Heck, I know a show on Netflix with 90% practical effects.

[@eldritchpumpkinghost2968]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?

[@404TVfr]

Oh, shut up. There's always gonna be a pretentious hipster who uses overly expensive and extremely complex practical effects cos he's purist trash...!

[@swestervelt]

This is steve johnson's interview with Frank ippolito on creature geek. Warring its how shall we say NS, but it is hilarious. Enjoy www.tested.com/art/movies/467664-episode-4-steve-johnson-tells-it-it/

[@JinxTheLooneyToon915]

What about Slimer’s tongue?

[@a.nonymous5004]

How did slimer become so popular?

[@princeofcats6883]

A. Nonymous he was harvey weinstein in his past life lol

[@nolongersilent8008]

He was the hotel manager Mr. Remils in his past life. Died of cardiac arrest from over eating.

[@ramentestines]

slimer is lowkey thicc ngl

[@isiahandfriends2122]

He is in casper

[@user-py7mz8oj7o]

Who's here from Captain D?

[@RedzillaGOTM]

This Is So Cool And Its As Cool As The 2016 Ghostbusters! P.S. I Loved The 2016 Ghostbusters!!

[@princeofcats6883]

Monster Planet Godzilla better than. By far. Original was the BEAST ghostbusters movie. Never to be replicated again.

[@SPCHC]

Christopher Waits Shut Up. The 2016 remake was better than all you sexist pigs perceived it to be.

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

HC COMIX F13 AND MORE actually the 2016 Ghostbusters was a disgrace. The plot sucked and the characters were ridiculous. It was a complete insult to the originals. All female cast??? What a joke. That wasn't Ghostbusters. That was feminists getting their way and it blew major portion of ass because of it. I'm glad it was a failure. Hopefully they never make another one.

[@404TVfr]

@@The_Bad_Guy. Saying a female cast was the cause of its failiure is fucking retarded. Just saying.

[@idkguylol1233]

WHO YOU GONNA CALL ......SOMEONE ELSE

[@eviequeen1338]

I saw the movies

[@youngnnatural9051]

Cool beans lol

[@boriskalashnikov489]

Slimer was hella thicc

[@kreekcraftsucks7525]

who you gonna call? someone else

[@lauralopez-jailani4468]

Omg

[@drewbolender888]

this movie with hence the word Blockbuster so they made it a couple of sequels now when with girls go figure

[@the11thdoctor82]

i have one comment : WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

[@CarlosFerZar]

GHOSTBUSTERS!!!

[@jccw227]

+lego custom Someone else.

[@CarlosFerZar]

+Joe Weatherford What the Hell...

[@jccw227]

+Carlos Daniel Fernández Salazar Didn't you see that little snippet from Casper at the end of the clip?

[@CarlosFerZar]

+Joe Weatherford Ahh Right now i Understand

[@pepefreddie4222]

like

[@princeofcats6883]

And someone was like.. "Yeah.. We can do the EXACT SAME THING with women." No.. You cant.

[@tysargent9647]

To be fair, the idea was intriguing. The execution was a little off.

[@tashag4682]

Hey marshmallow

[@bd.2386]

M

[@brianaisa4987]

Omg slimer has a big bottie

[@elijahs7555]

MC bustrs

[@CarlosFerZar]

I Thinking there Use 3D Effects (Or CGI) because Realist Effects is so Expensive

[@exs890]

Yeah the first movies were amazing but i think the most of the ghost look too much like puppetsThe ghost in the new movie, everything from the new movie look more realistic

[@MrVidification]

high end CGI fails when it comes to realistic motion and often looks too saturated in color - at least with puppeteering in Alien and Ghostbusters etc what you saw often truly existed where animation wasnt involved. With puppeteers and those creating the mechanics for everything to work you had artists with so many differing skills involved. 3d animation in my opinion can't beat traditional either - nothing beats roger rabbit lol

[@PhattyMcBoomBoom]

Throw out the cheap animation done nowadays and bring back practical SFX, please.

[@fuksmkoud6716]

practicle effects are the best