Entertainment Journalist Geoff Boucher sits down with Director Ivan Reitman and Co-Writer/Actor Dan Aykroyd, who recall shooting the original, discussing the role New York City plays in the film, the picture's massive success, the iconic images that arose from the film, Harold Ramis' contributions, the technical details of the shoot, the film's special effects, the cast's contributions to the film's success, music, fan reaction, and more.
Acting
Aykroyd's barely-contained enthusiasm for ghosts and gadgets.
Production
Reitman's stories of NYC basically playing itself.
Director
Roger De Giacomi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reitman reveals they shot the iconic firehouse scenes in a working Los Angeles station, not New York, because budget.
Aykroyd's original 300-page 'Ghost Smashers' draft was set in the future with interdimensional travel—studio said 'no, make it funny plumbers in New York.'
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