Category: "Cast & Crew"
Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight - Various Voice Actors in Johnnie Talk
Welcome to Spook Central's special "Summer of Spotlight" event. Throughout the Summer, I'll be posting Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight entries every Wednesday at Noon (Eastern). Click here to view the current schedule. Each entry in this series will… more »
Ghostbusters Hidden Cameos
Many years ago I wrote an article about Ghostbusters II's hidden cameos, and even covered those from the Feig film, but I never wrote anything about the original. Since today is the film's 34th anniversary, what better day than today to correct this… more »
Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight - Cree Summer's The More You Know PSA
Welcome to Spook Central's special "Summer of Spotlight" event. Throughout the Summer, I'll be posting Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight entries every Wednesday at Noon (Eastern). Click here to view the current schedule. Each entry in this series will… more »
Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight - Frank Welker in Simon and Simon
Welcome to Spook Central's special "Summer of Spotlight" event. Throughout the Summer, I'll be posting Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight entries every Wednesday at Noon (Eastern). Click here to view the current schedule. Each entry in this series will… more »
Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight - Ernie Hudson in Too Close For Comfort
Welcome to Spook Central's special "Summer of Spotlight" event. Throughout the Summer, I'll be posting Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight entries every Wednesday at Noon (Eastern). Click here to view the current schedule. Each entry in this series will… more »
Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight - Tara Charendoff/Strong in Sabrina TV Movies
Welcome to a new feature here on Spook Central, the Ghostbusters Cast Spotlight. Each entry in this series will showcase a cast member of the Ghostbusters franchise - Ghostbusters 1 & 2, The Real Ghostbusters, Slimer!, Extreme Ghostbusters,… more »
Spook Central Halloween Treat - Dan Aykroyd & Bill Murray Team Up With Spider-Man
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 31, 2015 at 12:00 PM , Categories: Cast & Crew, Books , Tags: halloween_treat
This year's Halloween Treat is really special because it's not, specifically, Ghostbusters-related. It does feature two stars of Ghostbusters: Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray. Thirty-seven years ago, long before there was a Marvel Cinematic Universe where… more »
The Story Behind The Ivan Reitman Signed Ghostbusters Comic Book
Life is strange sometimes. You see that glorious Ghostbusters Infestation #2 comic book signed on the cover by Ivan Reitman, director of Ghostbusters 1 & 2, and lots of other classic comedy films? I received that in the mail today, but how it got to… more »
Paul's Real Ghostbusters Voice Actor Letter
(click to enlarge) Hey, everyone! Since today is my birthday, I thought I'd mark the occasion by posting something personal and Ghostbusters-related. As I been scanning in all of my Ghostbusters merchandise, I've been finding long-forgotten items. One… more »
Harold Ramis' Premiere Magazine Article
It was a year ago, today, that Harold Ramis died. We here at Spook Central have been remembering him this past week via a series of photos on the Spook Central Facebook page. To further the remembrance, I am pleased to make available an article Harold… more »
Vintage Ghostbusters Magazine PDF eBooks
By Paul Rudoff on Jun. 22, 2014 at 12:00 PM , Categories: Ghostbusters 1, Ghostbusters 2, Real Ghostbusters, Cast & Crew, Books, Preservation
Welcome to Spook Central's special Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Celebration. Today we have a big PDF eBook update for the site. On the Ghostbusters Books page, the following PDFs were added: • Film Yearbook 1986 review • Cinefantastique Jan.… more »
Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary / Autographs / Cast And Crew Trivia
30 years ago, on June 8, 1984, Ghostbusters premiered in movie theaters across the United States. To make the occasion, we here at Spook Central have a whole Calendar of Events/Updates planned for the entire month (subject to change, of course). This… more »
Harold Ramis (1944-2014)
It is with great sadness that I report that Harold "Egon" Ramis passed away today at the young age of 69. Death must have a fondness for the number 69, but not in the same way that we humans do :-) My father died a little over a month ago at age 69, and… more »
Interview With Jina Bacarr, Writer Of Unproduced Real Ghostbusters Script
Back in 2003 I was working on a project that involved writing to the cast and crew of the various Ghostbusters projects. While on the Writers Guild of America website I saw a listing for Jina Bacarr with The Real Ghostbusters listed as one of her… more »
Wilhelm Von Homburg Speaks As Vigo
Wilhelm von Homburg Your browser does not support the audio tag. Max von Sydow Your browser does not support the audio tag. For years we all thought that Wilhelm von Homburg, who appeared on screen as Vigo in Ghostbusters II, also provided the speaking… more »
Exclusive Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime Developer Q&A
With Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime coming out this Wednesday, March 23rd, on the Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC digital download (price $10), Atari is working overtime to get more and more information out to the fans up to the very… more »
Get Slimed DVD Review
Get Slimed: The Making Of The Classic Animatronic Character is a 15-minute interview with Steve Johnson, the original designer of Onionhead (later known as Slimer) for the film Ghostbusters, in which he talks about how the classic character came into… more »
Sigourney Weaver Stars In A New Movie About Me
I'm honored...I really am. The blokes from Shaun of the Dead decided to write a movie about me entitled, appropriately enough, Paul, and they got sexy Sigourney Weaver to star in it. I hear she plays my love interest. How cool is that?!? Actually,… more »
You're No Fluke, Jennifer
Actress Jennifer Runyon is best known to Ghostbusters fans as Jennifer, the pretty blonde student Peter was hitting on when he administered the not-so-scientific ESP test at the beginning of the movie. There are a few videos of Jennifer's other works up… more »
Jim Belushi Helps A (Blues) Brother Out
Last week's episode of Jim Belushi's new series The Defenders, entitled "Nevada v. Dennis" (airdate 12/8/2010), featured a special guest appearance. Prominently sitting on Belushi's character's desk was a bottle of Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka. Jim… more »
Ghostbusters Blu-Ray Review Notes
I finally had a chance to spend some time with the Ghostbusters Blu-Ray that was released last year. If you have not yet picked it up, you should. In lieu of writing a full-on review of the Ghostbusters Blu-Ray, here are a few notes that I made. •… more »
Mary Kay Bergman: A Sad Anniversary
image created by Doreen Mulman It was ten years ago today that actress Mary Kay Bergman tragically took her own life. Ghostbusters fans would know her best as the voice of Banshee in the Extreme Ghostbusters episodes "Sonic Youth" and… more »
Captain Lou Albano Remembered
Wrestling personality and pop culture icon Captain Lou Albano passed away this past Wednesday at age 76. If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably remember him from his trademark Hawaiian shirts, wiry goatee and rubber bands hung like piercings from his… more »
Frank Welker In New Live-Action Role
Frank Welker, the voice of Ray and Slimer in The Real Ghostbusters, is a god among voice artists. Although his filmography is filled with literally hundreds of vocal performances, he has done a few live-action roles. How few? Well if the filmography at… more »
Peoplebusters
By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 17, 2009 at 11:57 AM , Categories: Ghostbusters 1, Ghostbusters 2, Cast & Crew, Books
Time Inc., the folks who publish People magazine, have done something really cool. They have made every issue (from issue #1 on March 4, 1974 to about a month ago - with some missing in between) available for free viewing on their website. They're in… more »
From The Vault - Interviews
By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 16, 2009 at 2:36 PM , Categories: Cast & Crew, Internet , Tags: from-the-vault
I recently went through an old CD-R I burned back in 2001 of various things I downloaded and thought (at the time) were worth saving. Rather than repost content, I'm trying my best to find it all online, either on the original websites, or in the… more »
Ghostbusters In Toyfare Magazine (August 2009, Issue 144)
By Paul Rudoff on Jun. 18, 2009 at 5:46 PM , Categories: Ghostbusters 1, Cast & Crew, Games, Books, Toys
The latest issue of Toyfare Magazine (August 2009, Issue #144) has several articles on the Ghostbusters toys and video game, and even an interview with Harold Ramis. This is all part of the issue's theme of 1984 (the year, not the Orwell book). The… more »
Maurice LaMarche In The Facts Of Life
I don't know if any of you have ever seen this episode, but if you haven't, I think you're really going to enjoy it - especially if you're a fan of Maurice LaMarche (Egon in The Real Ghostbusters). The Facts of Life - "Seven Little Indians" (1/3/1987 -… more »
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