11/9/2023 0 Comments Ghost buster cast originalHowever, Peter Venkman’s romantic advances as well as laid back attitude make her question her decision until she is later possessed by Gozier’s gatekeeper, Zuul, who plays an essential role in opening the interdimensional gateway and summoning Gozier back to Earth. She reaches out to the Ghostbusters for help after a slew of incidents that occur in her apartment and seeing their advertisement on television. Due to her living circumstances, Dana is the first target of Gozer’s minions. One of the first customers of the Ghostbusters and famously played by Sigourney Weaver, Dana Barrett is a single cellist who lives in an apartment building (550 Central Park West), which also happens to be an interdimensional gateway to an evil deity named Gozer the Gozerian. Dana Barrett Photo credit: atomtetsuwan2002 While we don’t get much of his backstory in the first film, the novelization of the film as well as the 2009 video game provide more details and hints to his background: both pieces of media suggest that he was a former Marine and did studies related to anthropology during his time in college. Played by Ernie Hudson, Winston Zeddemore is also the only member of the Ghostbusters team to not be explicitly introduced with connections to an educational institution. Often displaying an ample amount of common sense compared to his fellow teammates, who each have their quirks for the ghostbusting profession, Winston Zeddemore is the no-nonsense fourth member of the Ghostbusters team. Though Winston Zeddemore would only make an appearance after the Ghostbusters’ business starts to thrive, his character would play an important role in being the voice of reason. Winston Zeddemore Photo credit: JD Hancock Though the movie script depicts Egon as more maniacal, in the movie itself Egon is shown to be more of a socially awkward parapsychology researcher who focuses primarily on scientific pursuits. Played by Harold Ramis, Egon is the second-in-command of the Ghostbusters and plays an essential role in creating the team’s ghost-butt-kicking equipment with Raymond Stantz. With any movie involving teamwork in an action-packed setting, viewers can typically expect a character who is the brains of the group, and for Ghostbusters, that character is Egon Spengler. Because of his optimistic and cheerful attitude, it’s easy to say that Ray is the heart of the team. While he doesn’t have Peter Venkman’s charisma or Egon’s smarts, Ray has an outspoken, positive demeanor when it comes to anything related to paranormal activity. As one of the three doctors of parapsychology, his specialty is paranormal history and metallurgy, or the study of metals and their chemical as well as physical properties. Portrayed by Dan Aykroyd, Raymond Stantz, also just known as Ray, is the most enthusiastic of the Ghostbusters. Despite his aloof personality and his antics while on the job, Peter Venkman eventually develops feelings for Dana Barrett within the course of the Ghostbusters film. Portrayed by Bill Murray, Peter Venkman is the least serious about the academic and scientific side of the ghostbusting gig, especially in comparison to his fellow doctor-compatriots. Ghostbusters (1984) Peter Venkman Photo credit: Scott Schillerĭoctor of parapsychology, womanizer, and most importantly, the leader of the Ghostbusters 1984 cast, Peter Venkman is a laid back and blunt scientist who takes the role of protagonist in the first release of the franchise. While we don’t cover characters from the 1986 animated series or the 2009 video game in this guide, we bring a blast to the past with the cast from the original 1984 Ghostbusters movie, its sequel Ghostbusters II, and the more recent 2016 Ghostbusters reboot. As we steadily approach the June 2020 release date of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, we can’t help but look back at the original characters who helped launch the franchise to what it is today. Regardless if you’re a ‘90s kid or have a thing for goofy movies released in the mid-’80s, fans of this franchise are always rooting for its memorable cast of characters as they duke it out with New York City’s most nefarious ghosts. With its first film released in 1984, Ghostbusters is a franchise considered as a cultural phenomenon and with a strong existing fan base today.
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