As a franchise, Ghostbusters had an interesting run. The first one was considered a childhood treasure by a generation of fans and the last one supposedly ruined the childhood of that same group of fans. And then there’s also that one in the middle that no one seems to speak about since it wasn’t very memorable.
Either way, Ghostbusters is one of the funniest and most creative movies of all time that bought a comedy dream team together. And then, 30 years later, did it again. If you are a Ghostbusters fan, this one is for you. Check out these amazing facts about the franchise.
Paranormal DNA
It seems like Dan Aykord’s destiny was to create Ghostbusters. He always had an obsession with the paranormal, and the fascination runs deep in his family. From his great-grandfather to his father, the men in the Aykroyd family have been consistently investigating and trying to communicate with the spirit world.
Dan inherited this love for the supernatural and subsequently saw the potential for a film based on spirits and created Ghostbusters. Shortly after, he starred on a show called Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, which was established by his brother, Peter Aykroyd.
Ghost Stories
Before the film even got the green light from Columbia Pictures, Aykroyd had already finished the script. However, it was far from the completed version that we saw on screen. The final product was written by Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ivan Reitman. They worked on it for about two weeks in the Aykroyd’s basement in Martha’s Vineyard.
Aykroyd’s drew inspiration for the tone and feel of the movie from different areas. But mainly, the ghost projects of comedic geniuses like Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, and the Bowery Boys.
