Before 1984, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis were known to those who watched Saturday Night Live, rude comedies, or both. But when the little comedy called Ghostbusters, about a ghost containment system and the doofuses who run it, came out, everyone knew who they -oh, and Ernie Hudson- were. The film became a phenomenon. It helped launch the careers of all involved, inspired future ghost hunters, and even took the term 'gatekeeping' to whole new levels when in 2016 fans of the original were threatened by a bunch of females taking over their turf. So why were there only three -four- films made, and is the first film really the only good thing it inspired? Join myself, Matt, and the returning Logan James to help answer the call of just how good a franchise Ghostbusters is.Taking cues from a childhood spent fascinated by the occult and all things paranormal, Dan Aykroyd had an idea. He would cast his friends Eddie Murphy and John Belushi as ghost smashers, and they would take a massive script and turn it into an algorithm of all his ideas. But Belushi died, and Murphy was unavailable. So Harold Ramis came in, lightened up the script immensely, and suggested the casting of his friend Bill Murray in the Belushi role. Low and behold, Ghostbusters comes out, is a massive success, and all the chances they took paid off. So how'd it come to be? And is it as good as its reputation?Matt and myself welcome new dad Logan James back to the Aftertaste airwaves as we answer these and many more questions associated with the original seminal 1984 classic, Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters (1984) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes
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