Ghostbusters (1984) Pitch Meeting

Step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to the original Ghostbusters!

Now that the original Ghostbusters are back on the big screen (after forty years and a failed reboot attempt) it’s time to revisit the classic movie that started it all.

The original Ghostbusters definitely raises some questions. Like why didn’t the guys take their ghostly evidence somewhere else instead of starting a ghostbusting business? Why did they get a secretary before having any clients? Whatever happened to that library ghost?

To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Ghostbusters!

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[potterpal]

I’m glad we are getting a Pitch Meeting for an older movie instead of a recent release. It has been a while. I hope we get Pitch Meetings like these more often.

[goemboeck]

Can''t believe you sat on this for 40 years - thanks for releasing this finally!

[seantaylor]

"A demonic fridge-dog says Zuul"

10/10, perfect way to retell that part of the story

[DrMcFly]

My god, I can't believe it's been 40 years since this pitch meeting

[the_nick_knack]

"And Venkman gets the girl."
"So the drugs wore off?"
"Yessss...."

[carpeteria]

Just to point out - Gozer says to CHOOSE the form of the destructor. Venkman doesn't choose Hoover - just offers it as a hypothetical. Ray then says he deliberately tried to CHOOSE Stay Puft because it was something that could never harm them (not realizing he would show up as big as he did).

[tannerrugg]

“What was that last part?” Was probably my favorite joke so far hahaha

[reanschwarzer]

"I did notice that happens a lot in this town."
"METOO"
Ah, the layers....

[granitepenguin]

I love how your pitches have period accurate computers in the background. I had that exact Amstrad PC clone in the 80s 🙂

[VicJang]

Getting a Pitch Meeting notification during lunch time is TIGHT!

[SiriuslyBlack]

"So he tranquilizes her with 300cc's of thorazine"
"Why would he bring that on a date?"
"heyshutup"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[eshitasahu]

That “me too” joke was so clever I had to watch it a second time to get it

[dgirl]

Would love to see a pitch meeting for 'Groundhog Day' (1993). Ta. 🧡

[BradiKal]

I saw Ghostbusters 10 times during the summer of 1984, and only now have I been made to realize how weird it was that Venkman was carrying around 300 cc's of a powerful sedative on him when he went on his date

[Borgcow]

“Busting makes me feel good” is easily the best lyric of all time

[chrisjones]

"Getting to customize the apocalypse is nice."

"It is a pretty cool feature!"

[MrM-uh]

Seen Ghostbusters a million times and never noticed Egon's backward hop after they see the Library ghost.

[rrbb]

These old movies pitches are the best, I was starting to develop Marvel pitch meetings fatigue.

[norrie]

Getting 3 pitch meetings 3 weeks in a row when we’re only supposed to get 1 every 2 weeks is tight!

[PBAmygdala]

The summer of 1984 brought us Ghostbusters but also Temple of Doom, Star Trek III, Gremlins, Karate Kid, Revenge of the Nerds, Never Ending Story, Red Dawn, Last Starfighter, Romancing the Stone, and Buckaroo Banzai. Those were the days!