On March 21, 2012, Dan Aykroyd announced via Twitter that "GB2 on Blu-ray - it's definitely coming out (with some extras/commentary)." . After a night of contemplation, he took another look at the script. Labrecque, Jeff (2014). For more information on this draft, see the August 5, 1988 Draft page, Ivan Reitman and Michael Gross decided to go with Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and supervisor Dennis Muren. [62] Due to a scheduling conflict, Aykroyd couldn't play the scenes where Ray was possessed by Vigo. The tanks were empty. For whatever reason, plans for a Blu-ray version of Ghostbusters II didn't happen. Thom Enriquez storyboarded an early version of the scene. The Ghostbusters come into Armand's Restaurant where Peter and Dana were enjoying dinner. Sony had announced at Comic-Con 2008 that the Blu-ray version of the film along with Ghostbusters was to be released on October 21, 2008, which got delayed to June 18, 2009. [82], John Goodson and Jeff Olson of the ILM model shop used photographs and videotape of the Titanic to build a replica of the ship in plywood and urethane. The better detailed heads were placed in the foreground and the lesser detailed ones in the background. On Page 5, Janine is wearing a blouse and has the fur jacket from Ghostbusters II. On Page 8, the New Ghostbusters end up by the reservoir like in Ghostbusters II. Dana Barrett is making her way with Oscar back to her apartment. Peter's apartment appears in the background of the news report. The actors had to emerge from a manhole where smoke was pushed up. On Page 2, Peter wears his blue sweater from Ghostbusters II. After obtaining a sample, the slime starts attacking him, and he screams, begging them to pull him up. The polymer shattered. Starring: On Page 10, one of the cops from the First Avenue is present. Meyers lined up the beams so they tracked from MacNicol's eyebrows to the puddles of light on the walls. On Page 1, Louis is picked up by his cousin Sherman, a character introduced in Ghostbusters II but was cut. On Page 9, in panel 2, Winston alludes to Louis Tully. Reitman changed the character's name to Janosz Poha. Ghostbusters: Afterlife Turns Winston Zeddemore Into A Complete Character Says Ernie Hudson. He was portrayed by the late Wilhelm von Homburg, who also played as James in Die Hard. On Cover B, Ray, Egon, and Peter are in the charcoal flightsuits and Ray has the Giga Meter. 1 Ghostbusters 2 Ghostbusters 2 3 Ghostbusters (2016) 4 Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2020) Slimer - Captured by the Ghostbusters. On Page 6, the framed articles on Peck's wall and speed dial references Jack Hardemeyer and the Parkview Psychiatric Hospital. The crew had to figure out by themselves how to balance the background plate and the action in the scene just right. It involved. "Return of the Money Making Slime" Rolling Stone #553, page 54. Floating Oscar in the museum took some doing. [5] Meanwhile, the animated series, The Real Ghostbusters was a hit and kept interest in the Ghostbusters alive with the public over the years. The tenth image is from Ghostbusters II Chapter 28 "World is Safe Again" of the 'cleaned' Vigo portrait. He had no interest in a sequel. Directed by Ivan Reitman. Winston says, "Remember what happened the last time we dug up the street?". He started to envision Jason as European and even Carpathian then thought of Euro malapropisms and a thick accent. The slime creature would be operated like a hand puppet. On Page 7, Ray has on his pair of glasses from Ghostbusters II. On Page 42, Ira is the reason Peter quit The World of the Psychic. Flying harnesses were incorporated into the suits. On Page 7, Egon alludes to Ray's Occult Books. Janine imitates Janosz' "Upper Vest Side" line. On Page 20, behind Egon as he takes off the analyzer colander is the Latent Image Sensor, a piece of equipment seen briefly in the first montage of Ghostbusters II. In entrance area, the movie posters for the 1975 film "They Came from Within" and 1977 film "Rabid" are posted. On Page 6, Janine is wearing one of her outfits from Ghostbusters II. [21] After completion of New York exteriors, the cast and crew returned to Los Angeles and filmed the remainder of the movie. In panel 5, on top of the shelving are the Slime Blower guns as they appeared in Chapter 14. On Page 11, under the sign are two Ghostbusters II video tapes and by Egon is a Mood Slime canister. The scene with Ray being lowered into the Van Horne station was a combination of a partial set and matte paintings. You got him!" Early preview audiences proved the ghosts, slime, and Vigo needed to be tied together better. On Page 19, Peter alludes to when he, Egon, and Winston blasted the Vigo portrait. In panel 3, Ray has a Ghostbusters Mug from Ghostbusters II. A five packs of Cheese-N-Crackers are on top of the microwave. Custom House at 1 Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan but the restoration room scenes were filmed in California. [55] During editing, Ivan Reitman decided to limit Slimer's role even though all scripted scenes were filmed and completed. Outside, the city cheers them on, with a changed Jack among the chorus. On the right, under Pequod's is the Movieland Theater, seen in the second montage. [67], For the scene where Winston, Egon, and Ray plunge into the river of slime, a partial set of the Van Horne station was used. On Page 12, on the bottom shelf behind Peter is the New Ghostbusters II Video Game (NES) reproduction from Timewalk Games. Fangoria Publishing, Atlanta, USA. Vas, M. & Duignan, P. (1996). [48], Peter Daulton, an effects cameraman, created the movements of the Scoleri Brothers through the composite frame on a track camera. On Page 4, Dana sees pink Psychomagnotheric Slime on the brick wall obstruction. A piece of plexiglass was placed on the back of the vacuform shape. Slimer - Ghostbusters 2 1989 Low-poly 3D model. GHOSTBUSTERS II - Original Trailer (1989), Discarded scene, seen on official Ghostbusters website, RI Cover of Ghostbusters Volume 1 Issue #16, Egon and Roger enter one of Janine's memories of Peter's apartment in, Peter reacts to Elaine's prediction seen in Ghostbusters Annual 2015, Marching in Statue of Liberty seen in Ghostbusters 101 Issue #6, Neutralized Vigo painting in Ghostbusters 101 Issue #6. While any big Ghostbusters fan thinks of the original team as a foursome, most of the promotional material for the first film depicts the Ghostbusters as a group of three scientists: Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, and … My Reason: Characters … It was removed during production of the first movie. Then, a few minutes, later the Ghostbusters get to the museum. On Page 21, the version of Vigo from the Real Ghostbusters' dimension 68-R is mentioned. On the Subscription Cover, near the vehicles are Psychomagnotheric Slime and the Animated Toaster. Dr. Peter Venkman (portrayed by Bill Murray) 2. Running Time: What Jack didn't tell them was that the people down town work for the Parkview Psychiatric Hospital, an insane asylum. Ghostbusters star Ernie Hudson calls Winston Zeddemore a 'complete character' in Ghostbusters: Afterlife and says the new movie reveals Winston's … animation cameraman: Available Light Ltd. visual effects camera operator: ILM (uncredited), visual effects animation still photographer (uncredited), set dresser: miniatures, ILM (uncredited), first assistant camera: New York second unit (as Angelo DiGiacomo), first assistant camera: New York second unit, chief lighting technician (as Les Kovacs), first assistant camera: New York (as Bruce McCallum), director of photography: New York second unit, chief lighting technician: New York (as Dick Quinlan), second assistant camera: New York (uncredited), costume supervisor: men (as Tony Scarano), assistant production coordinator: New York, production assistant / set production assistant, production coordinator: New York (as Cathy Stoia), production assistant: second unit (uncredited), assistant production coordinator (uncredited), assistant production coordinator: New York (uncredited), set production assistant: New York (uncredited), special thanks: The National Park Service, Liberty Island, N.Y. (as Deputy Superintendant Tom Bradley), special thanks: The National Park Service, Liberty Island, N.Y. (as Superintendant Kevin Buckley), special thanks: The New York City Police Movie Unit (as Lieutenant John Gasperin), special thanks: The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting, special thanks: The U.S. General Services Administration. Meticulously recreated in every detail, this Slimer will have you shivering in fear of him popping out the … Most of the production took place at The Burbank Studios. On the Cover A, among the litter are Janosz' New Years party hats. On Page 24, in the Psychomagnotheric ectoplasm section, Vigo is mentioned. On Page 12, Peter alludes to Judge Wexler. Register Start a Wiki. The crew returned to New York for additional location shooting with only three months before the film was set to release in theaters. On the first take, a piece of the rig, flew up into frame. On Page 28, Winston alludes to when they animated the Statue of Liberty. For the first montage, Egon and Ray collect Psychomagnotheric Slime from a pay phone on West 59th Street across from the 910 9th Avenue side of Coliseum Park Apartments a block over from the Church of St. Paul. [24] The Impaled Heads and Ghost Train were among these added scenes. On Page 17, Ray wears Ray Bans sunglasses and Egon wears flip down shades on his glasses like in the first montage of Ghostbusters II during the Orrefors case. They painted a brittle pinkish polymer over the black shell. Unlike Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II never included deleted scenes or production images or even interviews based on the movie. Vigo voiced by Max von Sydow and 1 other. On Page 12, Erin alludes to Ray's Occult Books. 84 1:01:03-1:03:17 1/25/18, Yes Have Some Podcast Ep. character performer: ILM Gordon Baker ... animator: ILM Beverly Bernacki ... optical effects: VCE Les Bernstien ... visual effects cameraman Tom Bertino ... animation supervisor: ILM Andrea … Wikis. In the overhead shot of the apartment When Dana is trying to rescue Oscar, a taxi cab on the street passes a white truck. Fangoria Publishing, Atlanta, USA. On Page 19, near the board appears to be a bucket of Psychomagnotheric Slime. It was a device with a spinner that sent out slime driven by compressed air. At ILM, the real car was rotoscoped out and inserted into the other plate. When it was coming out in July, ILM had 110 effects shots. With mylar, they could squish and squash the shapes like how a funhouse mirror would distort an image. He tells him to keep away from the Mayor. At the Washington Square shoot at 5 am, about 750 people had shown up in anticipation of being on Ghostbusters II. [87], Phil Tippett, a master stop-motion animator, was sought out to create the Washington Square Ghost. The terrier retreated into its doghouse bu… [58] As of September 23, 1988, during storyboards, Henry Mayo and Tim Lawrence illustrated concept in which Vigo's spectral essence was strong enough to animate the exhibits he walked by in the art museum. "Prime Slime with Ghostbusters" Fangoria #84, page 30. The animating bullet point lists statues and toasters - a nod to when a toaster and the Statue of Liberty were animated in Ghostbusters II. The first montage and ending credits feature scenes that were deleted from the movie. The theater marquee advertises "Cannibal Girls" starring. Ghostbusters II. 23 in Los Angeles. Add to Favorites Add this item to a list Loading. When Ray, Egon and Peter first visit, the '89 calendar is on November. On Page 1, the issue opens at Washington Square Arch, a location briefly seen during the second montage. Both appeared in Ghostbusters II, Chapter 13 "Mood Slime" when Egon and Ray demonstrate the ability of the slime. On Page 11, Ray is back in his attire from the Ray's Occult Books scene in Ghostbusters II. Bernard, Jami (July 1989). Wenner Media LLC, New York City, New York, USA. The only influence The Real Ghostbusters had on Ghostbusters II was bringing Slimer back. Mark Wilson built the prototype and video tests were promising but Dennis Muren believed the rotoscope load required would hamper the production schedule. The blackout scene was shot on a set. On Page 20, the SOS Ghostbusters trigger a city-wide blackout, like the original team did in Ghostbusters II. In panel 2, on the top shelf are the items from Ghostbusters II as they appear when Peter talks to Ray about the bathtub attack. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, a trio of eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. Meanwhile Vigo is talking to Janosz and a deal is struck that Vigo would be reborn as the baby for Dana and Dana would be Janosz's wife. The train was stationary and rigged with steam and reactive lights by Grant McCune. On Page 8, on the brown tack board is a reference to the New Ghostbusters II Video Game and on the bottom right corner of the Universal ad is a Ray's Occult Books business card. The Hook & Ladder 8 sign was left up during shooting of this movie. On Page 8, in panel 2, the country placard by Winston is for Moldovia, a country that comes up in regard to Vigo. Porter was released. On Page 11, in panel 1 is the periodic table first seen in Ghostbusters II. They had nine units shooting every day for three-four weeks to get the original shots done. The exploding torch was done on a separate stage then matted into shots with Fye in costume. On Page 8, Janine's invoice references Wilhelm von Homburg who played Vigo. Ghostbusters II is the 1989 sequel to Ghostbusters (1984) produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. Ghostbusters II cast pyramid. On Page 11, the arcade Peter is playing is the Jump Bug one seen in Ghostbusters II when Ray and Egon demonstrate the Psychomagnotheric Slime. Fuller took a flight to New York for the first time, during winter, and was overwhelmed as it was one of his first jobs as an actor. The baby carriage chase at the start of the movie is geographically accurate. Nous utilisons des cookies et des outils similaires pour faciliter vos achats, fournir nos services, pour comprendre comment les clients utilisent nos services afin de pouvoir apporter des améliorations, et pour présenter des annonces. The Addams Family. The scene of Oscar's kidnapping evolved from Harold Ramis' initial idea about the baby walking like an adult. In the end, a large holding tank was kept about 15 feet in the air. All of a sudden, a hose ties up Dana, while Peter puts Oscar behind some stuff, away from the action. The bubble bath would rise up to tower over Dana and the eyes of a dark shape within it open up. However, there are notable differences in the story structure and certain characters are missing or replaced. Lazzarini employed the 'Facial Waldo' interactive device, a cap and vest system worn by an external operator. On Page 20, in panel 3, the sprites of Peter, Winston, and Ray are from New Ghostbusters II. He gave a Joe Namath jersey to Oscar in the movie. After being fired by Mayor Clotch, Hardemeyer was hired by the B.U.F.O. [18] Filming in New York was a tight schedule of 67 days. The biggest issue was the pulleys squeaking. In the movies, he is characterized by his blunt persona, his laid-back approach to his profession, and his womanizing demeanor; of the three doctors in the Ghostbusters, he is the least committed to … Create 50. The next day, the three visit her apartment, prompting an awkward reunion between her and Peter. On Page 19, in panel 2, left of Egon's boots is "Thai Mexican," two ideas Egon proposed to Ray for take out as they analyzed the photographs of Vigo in the second movie. Peter Venkman and Louis Tully have elevated roles while Janine Melnitz and Winston Zeddemore are barely present. On Page 15, on the bottom right, a Ray's Occult Business Card. Tim Lawrence and his crew developed four different coats that actuated by radio controlled servos, hand puppeteering and cable-pull mechanisms. - Share your reason with the rest of the community. On Page 7, the Mink Coat from Ghostbusters II appears again as Winston leads the hostages out. Ray mentions Egon never taught at Columbia since the Ghostbusters battled Vigo years ago. It manifested during a fashion show after the. Ghost - Captured by the Ghostbusters. Pat Meyers helped defined the light beams by placing shards and particulate matter so it looked like real beams. Oversized shoes, extra lengths of cloth strips, droopy pants, and finger extensions were added to complete the skeletal look. The twins cooperated very well during filming. The back cover is a homage to a Ghostbusters II promo photo. Twenty eight images were selected. Noting that they were in they underwear and covered in slime the restaurant manager called the cops as the guys told Peter and Dana about the river of slime and the events. Starlog #140, page 32. Dr. Janosz Poha is a character in the movie Ghostbusters 2, as well as Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime. from Chapter 25, "NYC Slime" alludes to Psychomagnotheric Slime, and "Carpathian Legends" alludes to Vigo. 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