Ghostbusters: Afterlife Pitch Meeting

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After the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters didn’t play well with fans, Sony didn’t waste much time before trying to relaunch the franchise once again to bring the fans something they’d be a little more satisfied with (and make some sweet sweet money.) The result is Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which sees Jason Reitman (son of the original’s director Ivan Reitman) take the helm and bust some ghosts.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife definitely raises some questions though. Like why does everyone go about their lives after witnessing several ghosts fly right by their faces? How was the Statue of Libery walking down the streets of New York not a bigger deal, historically speaking? What’s Finn Wolfhard doing here? Why are those mini Stay Pufts alive and cooking themselves alive inside a Wal-Mart?
To answer all these questions and more, step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Ghostbusters: Afterlife! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.
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[@rileywarner5258]

Him agreeing to get off of his back feels like a satisfying conclusion to an arc I didn’t even know existed until just now.

[@trinaq]

Me too, super easy, barely an inconvenience!

[@SamEfDee]

But he always agrees. Just in a different tone. "Let me get off that thing!"

[@gamecokben]

Truth

[@killaquansta4045]

Better conclusion than he-man on Netflix

[@ScalyBobosaur]

Yep

[@wstine79]

The most unrealistic part of the movie isn't the ghosts but a clean and empty Walmart.

[@Kevin-vh9dl]

And NO PEOPLE OF WALMART!

[@trinaq]

Precisely, why would there be an empty Walmart, even in a small, sleepy American town?!

[@gamecokben]

I'm in South Carolina and I've actually seen ones near me empty and clean at the same time. Rare, but it happens.

[@ScreenRant]

I need you to get aaalll the way off my back about empty Walmarts

[@hunterapena]

I'm sure it's grand opening was the next day

[@EMurph42]

“I don’t think a single Walmart would still be standing if you could turn those on” is possibly the greatest truth ever told.

[@robertvazquez9192]

Hilarious, and True! “The People of Wal Mart” if given a chance would BBQ Hot Links they haven’t paid for and Burn Down EVERY STORE

[@charliedavis5787]

Definitely true in my country. When the masks mandates started, people started lighting toilet paper on fire in the store - I can't imagine they would keep propane around after that

[@dragon22214]

@@charliedavis5787 are you an American cause that sounds like something stupider parts of my Country would do

[@matthewmccoy7437]

reminds me of when they used to have all their display stereos plugged in and people would connect to the bluetooth and blast inappropriate songs at max volume. i’m not sure if they still have them plugged in, i haven’t been to a walmart in a while lol.

[@clintoruss153]

@@robertvazquez9192 why I don’t live in America, are Walmart customers trashy

[@copperdaylight]

Really liked the horror on his face when the producer started thinking of cashing in on someone's memoriam, then calmed down because they would do it "tastefully"

[@LSMMIKE]

I'm now convinced that Paul Rudd is the secret mastermind behind Baskin Robbins and is sneakily setting up the Ice Cream Cinematic Universe...

[@hamchurger4566]

Oh yea he did have more than you'd expect baskin robbins based product placement. Which is more than 1

[@theofficerfrog2284]

Hehe ant man

[@morganoconnell9824]

This is now a thing. I’m down for the BRCU

[@WarhavenSC]

Too late. Edgar Wright already made an Ice Cream Cinematic Universe with the "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The Worlds End.

[@morganoconnell9824]

@@WarhavenSC that’s the Cornetto trilogy. Maybe we can have a crossover event in phase 3

[@jeremyhlavenka6257]

The horrified look before saying "but like tastefully?" 👌

[@Baekstrom]

I was about to write the same thing, but.then I saw your comment, and then I wrote this instead for no reason.

[@KnuckleHunkybuck]

Tastefully, of course.

[@CsykKrit]

they should have edited that scene into the Padme/Anakin meme

[@bigf00t159]

LOL yup!

[@swampThaang]

At least they didn’t get an impersonator to do the voice… I was cringing

[@zyrusvito]

If I had a nickel for everytime Paul Rudd did product placement for Baskin Robbins, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@themichael4079]

nice Doof reference

[@King_Vangelis]

Yep. Nice reference. I have a feeling you will probably have more nickels soon.

[@StarWarsomania]

Maybe on the future, you'll be able to buy a candy bar.

[@AndrewCheshire]

DOOFENSHMIRTZ

[@619to974]

antman ?

[@punchout2418]

That was my favorite response to "Get all the way off my back" that Ryan has done. He's a master at recycling this bit over and over and still keeping funny.

[@EMurph42]

Which is a talent I didn’t know existed but I’m insanely proud of him.

[@Last_March_of_the_Gents]

My favourite is the maleficent one "let me get off of that until I get back on for completely arbitrary reasons"

[@Vasim122]

It is depressing actually. Because they do that in almost every movie :(

[@highdefinition450]

@@Vasim122 what are you talking about lol

[@caseytodd7632]

The distinction screenwriter guy makes between repairing old Ghostbusters "merchandise" rather than calling it "equipment" or "tech" just proves he knows how to get producer guy's seal of approval.

[@gm2407]

Producer Guy: "Knowing what gets my seal of approval is tight." Writer Guy: "Its super easy barely an inconvenience... I'm glad your not on my back about this."

[@jackleith3502]

I’m kind of living for the fact you’ve wrote this comment as though you’re dissecting some shadowy dialogue between two characters locked in an arc of manipulation with each other, instead of just simply pointing out him saying “merchandise” was a funny line. Bravo.

[@The-Rest-of-Us]

Selling merch based on deceased actors is tight!

[@ngonimujuru2118]

It's super easy, barely an inconvenience!

[@delix787]

@@ngonimujuru2118 OMG!

[@InsertCreativeusername_]

Yes sir it is

[@woodyburns]

Not much difference between that and selling merch of deceased musicians

[@Starch-Wreck]

family gave their blessing on this and its hated. Meanwhile everyone marvels at the 3d hologram dancing michael jackson and no one cares.

[@Oso-Gaming]

That amazing reaction look from "The Family that Busts Together" at 6:35 I cannot stop laughing

[@dracopalidine]

families that bust together are tight

[@highdefinition450]

@@dracopalidine that's just crass, we do it tastefully here

[@PabloHenrique92]

@@highdefinition450 doing tastefully with your family is TIGHT!

[@doofus0123]

Bustin' makes me feel good!

[@doomsdaybooty1072]

Step ghost, I'm stuck, help

[@harryeast95]

To be fair, the original Ghostbusters sequel established that people in this universe have an enormous capacity to forget things. Honestly, it's a miracle the Paul Rudd character remembers the Ghostbusters. They must've done his birthday party or something.

[@TroubleToby3040]

😂🤣😂I don't even remember thinking twice about it as a kid, but New York did, apparently, almost completely forget what, if it ever really happened, would be the biggest event in the history of the world. Literally. Can't overlook the fact that it would have proven the existence of an afterlife, which would drive some people to insanity all by itself!

[@wstine79]

"Baby versions of iconic characters are very good merchandising opportunities." Looks like we'll be seeing Baby Pitch Meetings Men.

[@policerthought5649]

We have. Ryan has a miniature version of himself on his own channel. It’s…Its horrifying.

[@darmam0o]

Blood!

[@chrisfearnley1934]

@@policerthought5649 I think lil ryan has even appeared in a pitch meeting somewhere along the way

[@feynstein1004]

So, you have a baby for me?

[@horusgarcia1]

Or a movie of all the Ryan characters assembling!

[@brandstixs7836]

"You know what, I will get off of it" is character development right there.

[@sawanth1018]

Was searching for this comment

[@entrapta.exe_]

"the family that busts together" how heartwarming 💀

[@niklashenritzi2084]

tastefully

[@DelGuy03]

I love everything about this fabulous series, all the catchphrases, but the thing that keeps delighting me beyond measure is the way Producer Guy unfailingly exclaims "That's from the original thing!!!" with such genuine astonishment and joy every single time. That's high-level acting.

[@MGD313]

I can't believe they brought back the same Writer and Producer Guys from the 2016 Ghostbusters Pitch Meeting! Tribute Fan Service is tight!

[@Desmondbrown73]

..And barely an inconvenience!

[@BrianHeplerSasquatch]

I see what you did there.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

That 2016 Ghostbusters never happened.

[@power21100]

Wow wow wow wow!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Can't wait to see the merchandise on the big screen!

[@spenserdeardorff2737]

You're one of my favorite channels, Nigel! Cool to see you watch Pitch Meeting, too!

[@ssmolder]

wow wow wow....... wow.

[@KuraiKingFluff]

Seeing merchandise on the big screen is tight!

[@Enixon869]

@@KuraiKingFluff I mean, were they supposed to not have Ghost Traps, Proton Packs and other Ghostbusters gear in this Ghostbusters movie?

[@That80sGuy1972]

Ghostbusters the Flamethrower! **points it at something and burns/melts it to nothing with green flames**

[@JuryRigged]

These are mostly goofy, but they're also mostly accurate, so point of fact: Ray only says that Egon took *his* suits, a pack, 16 grams of fuel, and *all* the traps. Which... I didn't think about just now and makes sense considering the end of the movie.

[@kstutz81]

One of my biggest issues with this movie is how chill literally EVERYONE in the movie is with things mysteriously floating around and the actual ghosts. Seriously. Pretty sure at least one person would have 💩 their pants.

[@edgbarra]

Maybe because of what happened in the first movie people kinda know about ghost already

[@brezzendorf]

Scared coz of ghosts isn't a thing anymore in 2020 i guess

[@derwandelndekloth7775]

@@edgbarra Well, everyone except for the kids.😁

[@mooseyman74]

Kind of like the family in poltergeist

[@samuelperezgarcia]

@@edgbarra but the kids didn't really know much about that, plus if you do know it would be even more frightening considering the two ghost bosses and the hell they broke loose.

[@haavensiye250]

*“The family that busts together”* I have never heard such an amazing slogan. The fact that no one heard it is astounding. They knew what they were doing with this one.

[@jesushoobastankchrist251]

Bustin makes everyone feel good. It sells itself.

[@doctorwhofan6340]

Hey busten makes em feel good! Sounds kinda wrong but I know not everyone will think that when seeing the toy lol

[@matiasdimter619]

Hey, if Ramis's family was ok with it, who are we to judge?

[@tmg1219]

Can someone explain what it means? English is not my first language

[@kryptonianguest1903]

@@tmg1219 Bust is slang for orgasm.

[@thespectaculargamernerd8114]

"Extremely tastefully! Maybe...kinda. No harm in getting some toy money off this right? Tastefully." 😂

[@LuisSierra42]

Tastefully cashing in dead actors is TIGHT!!

[@munstrumridcully]

@@LuisSierra42 . Yes sir it is!

[@thepikamence1250]

Families busting together is TIGHT!

[@acctsys]

@@thepikamence1250 Busting together tastefully

[@JacintaColvin]

I can't believe they actually recreated a deceased actor as a ghost and then merchandised it. (However "tastefully"). I mean who OKs this stuff???

[@sphericstudios5917]

"I don't t think a single Walmart would still be standing" is up there with some of Ryan's best like "vibing with that fetus" and "never realized a lion monarchy could have such an impact on the weather and environment". Some Mark Twain level brainy phrasing right there.

[@christianhartman1298]

Which videos are you referring to?

[@highdefinition450]

Really, comparing him to Mark Twain? Okay lol

[@osheridan]

@@christianhartman1298 The Lion one is the Lion King pitch meeting as you might have guessed, but I don't remember the other one. It might have been the quiet place?

[@PerkyWeirdo03]

​@@osheridan The foetus one is from the Twilight pitch meetings.

[@gnocchidokey]

I also quite liked "panderin' in Mandarin" and think of it every time a movie gets all smooshed around for the Chinese box office.

[@rynethorup5690]

Its so crazy how he can recycle a lot of jokes, but it never gets old. It's hilarious every time I hear it. he always has perfect delivery as well

[@Helloworld-ss5uv]

“Shove that Finn Wolfhard kid in there too!” *Words cannot describe how hilarious that quote is* I only hope he doesn’t end up being typecast as the “90s horror actor”

[@christopherjones5446]

I get the feeling that will be the mandate from every studio until he stops being cute, gets busted for his third DUI, or heaven forbid, pulls a River Phoenix outside a nightclub.

[@CigarDoug]

@@christopherjones5446 then they just have to pray he draws a Robert Downey Jr. story arc and because the lead in MCU Phase 12 in 2045.

[@ivaerz4977]

Finn wolfhard sounds like it belongs to Action movies 😆

[@TeslaGengar]

… he already has

[@ForceMaximus84]

The Nostalgia Kid

[@jgbuatu]

That bit about the tasteful recreation of Egon sounded like a back and forth from It's Always Sunny, and it was hilarious. It has been said repeatedly, but it really is impressive how good Ryan's comedic rhythm is with himself.

[@ProYada]

It's almost like they're one and the same person

[@highdefinition450]

@@ProYada ain't no way

[@highdefinition450]

Because of the implication

[@paul-nj1ig]

yeah it's like the scene were Frank talks about "tasteful blackface" I forgot the episode though

[@ProudPapaJD]

Having good comedic rhythm with yourself is TIGHT!

[@krisrhodes5180]

You should have had him do the surprised "that was in the original movie!" line a bunch of times.

[@gergokun7154]

How can you do this for years and still every new one feels fresh and original.

[@sidsrivastava6987]

He's a generational talent

[@shethjrebbell]

“I don’t think a single Walmart would be standing if you could turn those on.” Haha man knows his Walmart demographics

[@bluemarvel4601]

LOL

[@Deep_Dish]

Sometimes me

[@Kattywagon29]

lol

[@Omegafoxx77]

It's magic. Who knows what kinds of stuff ghost could actually do. Remember in Ghostbusters 2 when the toaster came to life. No one said anything about that. How about when the eggs started frying on the counter top in the original. Things seem to happen in the present if the super nature.

[@morpheoss]

@@Omegafoxx77 i thought the same thing ghost magic lol

[@PatrickPaul1203]

Anyone else want Ryan to do a Pitch Meeting for the original Ghostbusters movie?

[@monsterguyx6322]

As soon as possible.

[@benvoliothefirst]

for the love of all that is holy YES

[@FC3692230]

Please

[@munstrumridcully]

I'd love it! But I kind of would rather have him do one for Ghostbusters 2, cuz there's more to make fun of in that one :)

[@LaurenceQuint]

@@munstrumridcully Yeah, pitch meetings for legit good movies aren't that great.

[@harrisonperkins6511]

2:44 “you know what? I will get off it” truly one of Ryan’s performances of all time

[@jqpublic3104]

The 'tasteful toy' bit was absolutely hilarious!

[@BraindeadXIII]

I love when they discovered his secret basement that Egon had a collection of spores, molds and fungus. Man said that was his hobby and we finally see proof.

[@EmilyKresl]

I just had a nerdgasm lol

[@reesetorwad8346]

Yeah, that always bugged me. lol

[@tonyacosta4574]

@@EmilyKresl nice

[@TitularHeroine]

@@EmilyKresl But tastefully!

[@EmilyKresl]

@@TitularHeroine of course, this is why I grab extra napkins at the concession stand 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂 don't be weird Harold Ramis would approve of the ladies having nerdgasms next to their kids, ex and 2nd husband in the theatre 🤣

[@LateCambrian]

“The family that busts together” should have been on Jamie and Cersei action figures…GoT

[@Agrargorn]

good to see, I'm not the only one with a questionable mindset

[@ericoliver1603]

lmao thats just wrong lol

[@jairizard]

This is a horrifically underrated comment, and I regret that I have but one like to give.

[@MGD313]

Families busting together is TIGHT!

[@jussts]

Bustin' makes them feel good.

[@heyokaikaggen6288]

2:45, the most heartwarming moment in KZbin history.

[@briondalion3696]

That "Yeeuuh" at around the 3 minute mark was hilarious, then everything else just kept making me laugh harder. This was the best Pitch Meeting over the last month or so. Very good performance!

[@trinaq]

It's hilariously ironic that Phoebe, who claims that she's not funny, is the funniest character in the movie!

[@patfer1189]

Even more ironic when the characters of the 2016 movie had to constantly wink at the camera constantly almost to reassure the audience that what they 'funny'. ;)

[@ScreenRant]

True! Her wit is on another level🤣

[@gregwodzynski941]

That's because McKenna Grace is a talented actress. And yeah Phoebe was my favorite.

[@munstrumridcully]

@@patfer1189 True that! All that improv in the 2016 GB just made me think that the actors involved just did not have the kind of wit for spontaneous, off the cuff humor-- especially when it needed to fit into the scene and the plot of the film. That "Power of Patty Compels You" bit in the trailer...yeah, not that compelling. (As my reference is trying to illustrate, the Jonah Hill "Power of Christ compels you bit" was so much funnier, imho!)

[@thebatman4279]

You're doing Paul Rudd a disservice there, I thought he was funny too.

[@Korcsmaros]

"Cameo-Ex-Machina" is the game changer line here! :D

[@Jchmcom]

I grew up an 80s kid watching Ghostbusters whenever I could find it on TV. I went as a Ghostbuster for Halloween in 1989 hitting everyone dressed as a ghost or scary creature with my foam proton pack beam. I had the action figures, Ecto 1, comic books, VHS, DVDs, eventually getting the blu-ray of them. I watched both The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters and the crossover episode 'Back in the Saddle' always makes me feel like a child again. I will always be forever grateful to those amazing actors and voice actors and Ivan Reitman for helping shape my childhood all the way to now. This movie was a fantastic sendoff to both Ivan and Harold and the proper ending for the guys and a new beginning for a new era. There was no Ghostbusters 2016 and I'm gonna need you to get way up off my back about it.

[@legomasterthe3rd240]

The line about the walmarts was the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. Needed a good laugh. Thank you

[@wilcee675]

A pitch meeting for RoboCop would be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@dday906]

Oh really?

[@ZombieFBody]

87 or 2014? I vote for 87.

[@Twiggymaster666]

@@ZombieFBody you beat me to it

[@brianmcgarry1632]

I think we all know how much I'd buy that for.

[@mar10ssj1]

Your move, creep.

[@michaelz8235]

Just last week did a delivery to The Chive. They actually have the original ghost trap since the owner is friends with Bill Murray. It was very cool to see Ghost Buster's history.

[@ScreenRant]

Lucky!!

[@Water_Me_Loan_64_YT]

👻 🚫

[@xnkatta]

Did you BUST all over it TOGETHER though?

[@Air_Quake]

"The family that busts together" bit got me howling

[@twackburn]

Not a bit, an actual toy

[@Kevin-qj4yz]

Ryan, you absolutely crushed this one. 🤣🤣 you had me dying at “tastefully” 🤣 keep ‘em coming!!

[@lanceturley7745]

"And I was thinking we should get Paul Rudd in this." "That's a great idea. He's very popular right now, and his brand of sarcastic humor is perfect for the franchise. Is he going to say or do anything funny?" "No, not really. I was thinking he would just be some Ghostbusters fanboy who can provide exposition and explain the plot. Plus, since we're casting him as the audience surrogate for the fans of the old movie, we can trick those fans into thinking that we think they must all be smart, funny, and attractive too, and not... You know..."

[@gaminganimators7000]

Know what?

[@rogerfloyd852]

@@gaminganimators7000 trumpers

[@stevenbobbybills]

"Paul Rudd is also the Baskin Robbins guy!" "I too, watched Ant-Man!"

[@stevenbobbybills]

@@rogerfloyd852 rent-free.

[@rogerfloyd852]

@@stevenbobbybills I’m happy the entire production was fully vaxxed

[@sayresrudy2644]

omg that “tastefully”/“tribute” detour was SAVAGE

[@brianmcgarry1632]

It was delightful

[@acctsys]

It was... tasty.

[@trapsberry]

💯

[@jordanmicahcook]

I laughed so hard when he mentioned the fact people had so quickly forgotten a giant marshmallow had walked down the streets of New York😂

[@alifpr]

The fact that Paul Rudd gets to say Phoebe again does put a smile on my face. And also, is he secretly the mascot of Baskin Robbins or something?

[@benjaythewhite]

No.... he's secretly Baskin-man.

[@sakethvenkatesh2492]

No he’s actually Spider-Man

[@raydunakin]

Oh no!! I'm dying to see this Pitch Meeting, but I haven't seen the movie yet and I'm determined to avoid any spoilers until I do! Oh, the pain! The pain!

[@JRJones]

I hate to say it but don't watch the Pitch Meeting until after you see the movie. Some things you definitely don't want spoiled.

[@scottberman2190]

@@JRJones You should avoid watching the movie to prevent spoiling the pitch meeting!

[@alphabetsoup6681]

Stay through the credits!

[@donweatherwax9318]

Exclamation Point!

[@robesch88]

You shouldn't watch low quality money grabbing sequels. Enjoy the pitch meeting instead, and watch better movies

[@wesleyoldham4222]

"And these cute little Stay Puft marshmallows come to life. And they start attacking him." "Wow wow wow." "And they all do a bunch of wacky stuff around this Walmart. They start murdering each other and committing suicide." "What?" "Yeah, there's an impaled marshsmallow that is just having a great time. One wants to become a s'more, so they melt some chocolate on him, and one gets blended in the most horrifying way!" "What is going on here?" "Yeah, it's all pretty adorable. But audience members will visibly flinch when the marshmallow fluff splatters everywhere in the blender." "Because the blended marshmallow was sentient?" "Because it was sentient, that's right."

[@thejagman22]

@Mahroo Mizani Shhh.. If you write exactly what Ryan says in the Pitch Meeting, idiots give you likes.

[@gregorywalpole8442]

I have to admit, watching that part in the theaters gave me uncomfortable flashbacks to the "sentient cupcakes" scene in Young Sherlock Holmes. As a kid I was cool with the murderous thugees and evil plotters, but the 'comedy' scene of pastries come to life and force-feeding themselves to one of the protagonists in an elaborate suicide play gave me nightmares for weeks. I can imagine having the same reaction if I were a kid today watching this movie.

[@Nemo.404]

@@thejagman22 it wasn't exactly what Ryan said in this pitch meeting. This is about the sentient little marshmallows being brutally killed in the film. Ryan didn't cover that

[@thejagman22]

@@Nemo.404 I stand corrected.

[@CigarDoug]

@@thejagman22 but we are doing it tastefully, we decided.

[@straightupanarg6226]

If Harold Ramis came back from the dead as a real life ghost, he would be terrifying. He would come back and immediately begin inflicting mild collateral damage.

[@cristobale.w.1839]

3:54 I love Ryan's tone when he says that 😂

[@Slork]

Cameo-ex-machina! Brilliant! You’re a genius!

[@jelita_]

Yup, I love that part as well.

[@groschopf]

Egon dies sooooo much in Ghostbusters lore-in the animated series episode "Egon's Ghost," in the IDW series "Ghostbusters International"... makes sense that the people that created Afterlife literally had Egon buy the farm in this film.

[@policerthought5649]

Don’t forget he died in real life

[@TalentCaldwell]

🥁 “…Egon buy the farm…” 🤓 I see what you did there.

[@dreamquesttv]

He also switched bodies with Slimer in the cartoon once, so technically lived as a dead dude for awhile.

[@Soupy_loopy]

I totally forgot that the movies were originally based on a cartoon

[@nooneyouknow13]

@@Soupy_loopy They aren't, the animated series is based on the first film.

[@raydunakin]

Well, I finally got to see the movie, and now I finally got to watch this Pitch Meeting! Yay! I liked the movie a lot, and felt it was a great tribute to the original (and to Harold Ramis). Not as much comedy as I'd expected, but otherwise a very enjoyable movie. Much, much better than that reboot which attempted to be funny but failed miserably.

[@Thagros]

Glad we got to see your arc conclude, sir. (^_^) I thought the movie *stunk*. Less than Ghostbuster 2016, obviously. My take is; there was nothing creative going on; the characters' motivations were adolescent regardless of whether the character was an adolescent or an adult; there was no meaningful menace from Zuul, to the extent Zuul was 'captured' (Zuul isn't a ghost); the only Ghostbusters element that wasn't dusted off and shambled around like a grotesque marionette was Walter Peck. And yet it was still better than Ghostbusters 2016.

[@ianwilliams4076]

The trick of the first two movies that the 2016 one missed was that they aren't centered around being comedies, they're written as serious movies about ghosts with a little horror, then they have a couple one liners inside of them. I actually liked the 2016 movie

[@artemartem1134]

"Not as much comedy as I'd expected" I just watched it also(finally!) There was a perfect amount of seriousness and comedy I thought. too many movies today **COUGH AVENGERS COUGH** try and shoehorn in too much corny stuff and it breaks up the movie arc. Phoebe's jokes were great, Paul Rudd wasn't too over the top, and I loved the end scene with Jeanine and Winston.

[@englishatheart]

@@ianwilliams4076 You have bad taste.

[@RomeoX1000]

Anyone else absolutely horrified by the mini marshmallow man melting through the grill at 4:47?

[@CCFONESOL]

They shouldn't even exist

[@The-Rest-of-Us]

Pitch Meeting > Rotten Tomatoes.

[@Davete]

Very very true

[@ajmalsafi13]

Rotten tomatoes are bunch of woke propaganda horseshit.

[@marclytle644]

@@ajmalsafi13 Well said.

[@jahnsolo8543]

Exactly

[@youngglow8763]

Bro speaking in a forgotten language : "facts"

[@wesleyoldham4222]

"But we could set up some sequels, though." I watched this last week in theaters, and the usher practically blocked the exit and made us watch the two post-credits scenes that set up a sequel.

[@matiasdimter619]

That usher deserves a raise.

[@christopherjones5446]

Is that even legal?

[@majorgear1021]

@@christopherjones5446 Nope. blocking exits is not legal.

[@Joemantler]

A better way to place "super easy, barely an inconvenience" would have been: "But werent those uniforms designed for 30-40 year old men? It must have been impossible for 12 and 15 year old, slender children to get into them."

[@michaelbuckelew]

Did you not see Back to the Future II? That tech was seven years ago. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@markglass9123]

Would have been anything but tight.

[@raulandrus]

I'd love to see some pitch meetings for older classics like Psycho, Citizen Kane, 12 Angry Men, The Godfather, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Casablanca, etc...

[@hazukichanx408]

Not a bad idea. Some of them might not have aged well, but that can be part of the fun; seeing how cinema has evolved, how people might have justified things back then that we now find kind of reprehensible or just lazy in terms of writing. The only problem is... where's Ryan going to find a computer from the 1940s to put in the office background?

[@sotnosen95]

@@hazukichanx408 He already did. There's a typewriter in the background in the Dumbo video.

[@nobodyatallvallejo3672]

4:20 the producer guy's excited reaction is TIGHT! 😂

[@residentmemberofhell]

Honestly, went and saw this on a Friday with a friend, and we made all the nostalgia noises and really enjoyed ourselves. My favorite moment was the "Ray, we talked about this." moment.

[@WakenerOne]

"You had forty years!!!"

[@jaebryson5991]

"I don't think a single Walmart would still be standing if you could turn those on." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zachsundberg4561]

"Cemeo ex-machina" lolololol. I don't know if Ryan coined this term or not but it's solid gold

[@earthmamarootsgirl]

This pitch meeting was done so *tastefully* 👌🏻

[@john-ericcervini3179]

Everyone keeps getting that line of Ray's wrong, and saying that Egon took all the equipment with him. He didn't. Ray was very specific in saying that Egon took HIS proton pack and neutrona wand with him, and all the TRAPS. Meaning he left behind the other three proton packs that the others show up in.

[@theLikou1]

@@TinthiaClemant Maybe they had spares? I mean, they are covered in ghost goo pretty often.

[@ScottWaa]

@@TinthiaClemant as someone that has over a decade at the same job. I have multiple sizes of shirts that don't fit, but are in my closet. They are all black, but I'm hoping that I can still slim down someday and I will be able to wear them again.

[@Omegafoxx77]

Yes even the game had spare proton packs. It's one of their tools to do the job. I don't think they would only have 1 for each Ghostbusters. If they break down I'm sure the would have to have replacement for it.

[@benjaminhoare5927]

This of course begs the question: Why was Ray so ticked off about Egon taking an easily-replaced set of equipment? Have the members of the OG crew become THAT PETTY in their old age?

[@mopanov]

@@benjaminhoare5927 probably because he took all the traps and all the fuel.

[@juniorjay001]

I just want to say that I appreciate the good volume in all these videos. Too many youtube videos make us have to turn up the volume so loud to hear

[@peterberg8417]

What are you deef?

[@nurse0857]

Genuinely, the thing I hate the most about all these reboots 20 something years later is any happy ending a character is given has to be undone because apparently they need to manufacture some drama and making everyone miserable is just easier.

[@nicnames8396]

When I saw the CGI Egon Spengler, I wasn't sure how people would react, because I felt like the movie paid him his tributes and did his CGI part just fine, but it's always a bad idea to mess with the deceased.

[@evannibbe9375]

Messing with the deceased is the entire meta of ghostbusters

[@CigarDoug]

Animating Tony's mother in the Sopranos was the first to do this that I remember. It worked, although it looked a little creepy. So many of her lines worked well in conversation. "I don't know what you're TALKING about!". They had her in a few episodes and killed off her character. But then Lenny Briscoe in that Law & Order spinoff did not work at all. The lighting was too different.

[@jordansweet8054]

I saw what they were trying to do and I could feel the heart on its sleeve but it didn't work for me. I kept thinking force ghost the whole time and I thought from the opening that it was the only way they could end it with the o.g. cast coming back. I appreciated it in concept but yeah,didn't work for me.

[@wholetyouinhere]

The entire point of this sketch is that there is no way to do this tastefully. Any way you slice it, it is exploitative digital necromancy.

[@craigledger4645]

Which is why "Last Night in Soho" warns us about messing too much with nostalgia. IT. DOES. NOT. DO. ANY. GOOD. Edgar Wright basically outsmart Jason Reitman in filmmaking. Edgar would easily win in a "Scott Pilgrim"-esque fight.

[@masaboih]

"The family that busts together"... Bruh... there's no way 😂

[@TalentCaldwell]

🎶 ‘Cuz bustin’ makes them feel good! 💦

[@MatiZ815]

Did the movie take place in Alabama?

[@goomedi5141]

They probably thought they were being so clever. It must be the toy equivalent of an adult joke(s) in a movie made for kids. Just couldn’t help themselves. 😂

[@acctsys]

They bust together tastefully

[@whitemagus2000]

Watching GBA with my family, i genuinely felt a glee that i haven't felt from a movie in years. It was great to see the character development of the new kids and the old Ghostbusters back for one more fight. RIP Harold.

[@JuryRigged]

Just got back from it myself and have to agree. I wasn't aware of the... merchandising... but overall, the send-off was tasteful, and I don't care that the ending was a retread of GB1, it was well done, everyone got involved, and a lot of little hints earlier in the movie paid off gloriously. (I didn't notice until just before writing this, but Ray says Egon took all the traps when he left... and we know what he did with them.)

[@goldmoutdog19]

"The family that busts together" is a wild sentence

[@toddsmitts]

"I was also thinking we could resurrect Ivo Shandor." "Yeah, that'd be a cool reference to the original movie, plus he was the main badguy in the game. Fans would love that Easter egg." "And I was thinking we could cast J.K. Simmons." "Oh yeah! He's in all the franchises, isn't he? So what did you plan on doing with him?" "Well, I though he could pledge allegiance to Gozer..." "Yeah?" "...an then Gozer immediately chops him in half." "So then what was the point of having him on screen?" "I don't know." "Fair enough."

[@Microfoot]

It's so kids know not to resurrect ancient Sumerian deities.

[@Luap3486]

@@Microfoot You can with parent supervision at least.

[@seanwelch6442]

"Sounds brutal, we're gonna do this off-screen right?" "Nope, we're gonna center the camera right on him as it happens. You know, REAAAAALLY make it uncharacteristically dark for this movie's tone." "Uncharacteristically dark scenes are TIGHT!"

[@jacksonlarson6099]

@@seanwelch6442 It's very weird when a family friendly movie decides to kill someone in a horrifyingly brutal manner and plays it solely for laughs.

[@timopper5488]

@@Microfoot This is how I learned not to do it.

[@Mi_Pi]

Honestly, the tasteful tribute part must have gone down exactly that way in the boardroom.

[@trapsberry]

Lol

[@mr.e7541]

I have not seen this movie, but after hearing this description I'm pretty impressed that they actually came up with an original plot instead of just redoing the first movie. I mean yes the end might be the same. But for movies these days even half the movie being original is pretty good

[@Feyser1970]

well, the OG movie is almost redone in many aspects

[@BirdLadySpeaks]

“Oh no, Again.” Not sure why that made me chuckle so hard. 💛💛💛💛

[@verlinswarey507]

I like how these pitch meetings keep the exact same formula every episode,but with just a few tiny little new things every once in a while!

[@asthmatickobold7844]

It's almost like all the movies keep the exact same formula every time, but with just a few tiny little new things every once in a while!

[@EmilyKresl]

Well it isn't that hard when Hollywood uses the same formulas lol

[@glarynth]

I enjoy the striking similarity between successive installments of pitch meetings, while occasionally incorporating minor variation!

[@hunterkiller1440]

My fan theory is that Gozer remembered the form of this dimensions destructor is in the form of Stay Puft Marshmellow man. So when he's about to return again, some of his powers leaked and the First objects to be affected are the marshmallows.

[@Simonporter89]

You can rationalize lazy writing that feeds off nostalgia rather than being creative all you want, whatever floats your boat

[@semilucky71]

I really like this theory but it makes it better that the tiny marshmallows caused more mayhem than the giant marshmello man

[@blazerocker1734]

@@semilucky71 Oh mini versions of giant things causing mayhem is *tight!*

[@xsanguine8]

Gary's a big fan, he probably imagines little Stay Pufts every time he sees a marshmallow.

[@husbeard]

Yeah sure, why not!

[@MartyMcFly88]

“Super easy- barely an inconvenience!” will never get old

[@milkboxshow1416]

Oh man this was sooo good I’m only mildly sad you didn’t mention the millions of dollars in damage the kids did to the town which they never had to pay for - or the fact that Finn Wolfhard continued driving after being arrested

[@Fitsuuu]

Honestly it's the end of 2021, nobody would be shocked to see ghosts at the moment so that is probably a pretty acurate portrayal of how people would be.

[@nicolasmaltais7755]

-dude look! A skeleton is driving a taxi! -LEAVE ME ALONE!

[@kayligo]

As long as it’s not zombies I don’t care lol

[@ddegn]

Heck I see about three a day. It's no big deal.

[@John231984]

I can see an actual Godzilla walking down the street and I wouldn't be suprised

[@mopanov]

Sure the PM for the original GB would have a similar product placement discussion: -“Pick 2 products for us to use in product placement” -“OK, crunch bars and twinkies” -“Great, one character will hand a crunch bar to another early in the movie and say they’ve earned it, then later in the movie a ghostbuster will use a Twinkie to illustrate the amount of ghost energy in New York”.

[@magsblack8344]

I’ve been binge watching these since I somehow just discovered this channel recently and this one is, by far, my favorite. Watched it like 10x and threw in a donation. Thanks!

[@notme222]

Make sure you find the new channel launched this year which is just Pitch Meetings. It split off from this one which had mixed Screen Rant stuff.

[@JuliaMGH]

"Product placement Mad Libs is tight!" 🤣🤣🤣 Pitch Meetings is my favorite KZbin program! I love it and Ryan George so much. ❤❤❤

[@Cuzjudd]

What's Mad Libs?

[@jasoneldredge1728]

@@Cuzjudd What year were you born? 😂

[@Cuzjudd]

@@jasoneldredge1728 I'm gonna turn 40 soon 😭

[@LaughBoys]

Producer Guy's giddy excitement at the inclusion of Finn Wolfhard as the"crush" at 1:35 - *chef's kiss*

[@EddyA1337]

"I don't think a single Wal-Mart would be standing if you could turn those on" lol

[@downrightfiercerare1565]

"PLEASE carry on" 😂😂😂😂😂 this needs to be a saying moving on LOL

[@floricel_112]

2:40 also THE TITANIC came into port! Can't forget about that

[@mhaze210]

I saw the movie tonight, same day as this pitch meeting. I knew Egon’s ghost would be in the movie but didn’t know they were selling his toy until now. That scene was ok when it shows Egon guiding Fibi’s hand. Then he stands besides the rest of the Ghostbusters which looked alright. It was when he starts hugging people that it started to feel too long and made me ask if Harold Ramis would even want that.

[@tonyacosta4574]

Considering egon sacrifice everything to try and save the world I think hugging his daughter is a good ending

[@GTXBOY1650]

"A great movie living life peacefully" Modern Hollywood: I don't want peace, I want problems

[@aglockinmasock]

The toy reveals were too much 🤣🤣🤣

[@harrisonfuerst2357]

Dropping new pitch meetings more often than usual is TIGHT!

[@davidj.379]

yeah yeah yeah

[@GJay2]

Please make a pitch meeting for Disney's "Blank Check" and i'll get all the way off your back about it! 🤣

[@trinaq]

Oh yes, please, I'd really love to see Ryan's reactions!

[@perceptionpoet4136]

He has to do it now

[@carter_lovejoy]

That and the upcoming Disney+ shitpile Sneakerella!

[@popstars4444]

Brilliant and funny as always, the quality of these never drops, they are getting better if anything. Well done 😂👍

[@YouTw1tFace]

In the original, crossing the streams led to a near cataclysmic event. In this one, it’s super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@Tallest333]

A cameo Ex-Machina, loved that line, Ryan you have a,way with words!

[@andrewshandle]

So I get that they leaned heavily on nostalgia, but where other movies doing the same failed, I still enjoyed this movie. Now, I can't speak for the Egon toy which is pretty reprehensible unless his family was on board, I think in the movie itself it was a good, fun movie.

[@TDL-xg5nn]

Why is it reprehensible?

[@andrewshandle]

@@TDL-xg5nn if the family didn’t agree to it? You’re joking, right?

[@timpossible181]

His family did agree to it. Jason Reitman showed her the script and told her he'd only do it with her approval. It moved her to tears.

[@BigcatTVGaming]

@@timpossible181 he’s talking about the toy, not having him in the movie

[@andrewshandle]

@@timpossible181 I’m talking about the toy

[@wantsomewater]

You forgot to put in the part where the kid in front of you talks through the WHOLE movie ESPECIALLY when Egon shows up. Was that just me?

[@glasshalfempty1984]

Seeing pitch meetings is now part of my excitement for seeing a new movie.

[@ericsmith1508]

I genuinely, legitimately, thoroughly enjoyed Ghostbusters afterlife. That said, this pitch meeting is not wrong.

[@Ike_Madd14]

Couldn’t agree more with both

[@meoff7602]

Yeah nostalgia sells.

[@matiasdimter619]

@@meoff7602 Well, the fans wanted nostalgia, they got nostalgia, and they loved every second of it, so...

[@meoff7602]

@@matiasdimter619 Glad they got what they wanted. I know the all female was a disappointment for them.

[@kryptonianguest1903]

@@meoff7602 Yeah, odd that fans of the original Ghostbusters preferred a movie that wanted to celebrate it to one that wanted to defeat it.