Who are the phantom members envisioned in the early stages of Ghostbusters?

"Ghostbusters" synopsis

The Ghostbusters are a ghost repellent team formed by three scientists: Peter, Raymond, and Egan. Around the time when the three suddenly became popular thanks to flashy advertising, "Zulu, the god of gates" and "Bintu, the god of keys" were about to meet in New York. When two gods borrow human bodies and unite, the world falls under the control of the devil. What's more, countless ghosts are released from the Ghost Vault, and the city is thrown into chaos. "Ghostbusters" have finally risen to save the world from the crisis...

Index

• A science fiction world conceived by occult enthusiast Dan Aykroyd.
• Were the members originally envisioned as completely different?
• Shift to realism and the birth of a legendary trio
• Exquisite acting exchanges unique to someone from an improvisational troupe
• Is it true that the green ghost is modeled after the late John Belushi?

A science fiction world conceived by occult enthusiast Dan Aykroyd.

`` Ghostbusters '' was released in 1984 and became an explosive hit worldwide. After this work, the three lead actors suddenly became the darlings of the era, and their lives changed forever. He was so feverish that he couldn't even walk around town properly. You could say that the cheers they received at the climax of the movie predicted exactly what would happen.

When I look at the finished work, I can't help but feel the perfect teamwork of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis, who were involved in the project from the beginning. do not have. However, in the background of the film's production, various casting options other than them were actually emerging. There was also the possibility that the story would end up being completely different. After making these fateful choices one by one, this masterpiece science fiction comedy with a miraculous chemical reaction was born. Below, let's take a look at the hidden background behind its production.

The first thing we should keep in mind is the origin of this draft. The idea was created by Dan Aykroyd, who is also a member of the Basterds. To begin with, he was born and raised in a family with a deep interest in paranormal phenomena, and Dan himself is a man with a rather unique title, having studied criminal psychology at university and being a member of the American Association for Psychical Research.

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He had already become popular on the comedy show `` Saturday Night Live, '' and had also achieved great success with the movie `` The Blues Brothers, '' which was based on his characters.One day, he wrote an article about quantum physics and parapsychology. While reading this, I suddenly thought that I could create some interesting story by connecting these two fields. By fusing it with comedies about ghost extermination, such as Bob Hope and Abbott & Costello, which he had loved since he was a child, he tried to create a unique world that no one would have thought of before. From there, specific ideas such as a device to capture ghosts developed one after another, and the idea of ​​``set in a future world, companies specializing in ghost extermination all over the United States competing with each other'' was finally completed.

Were the members originally envisioned as completely different?