Ghostbusters observation
11-06-02 | 11:58 AM
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Ghostbusters observation
I was watching one of my favorite films, Ghostbusters, the other night and then checking the web for reviews when I came across this at Doug Pratt's Laser reviews:
He makes a really good point that I hadn't noticed before. The ghosts are linked with junkfood a lot:
-the green slimer ghost is a glutton who eats and drinks everything in sight
-In Dana's kitchen the ghosts manifest themselves by cooking the eggs
-Dana sees the devil dog in her refrigerator
-when Peter looks in the refrigerator he comments, "look at all this junk food! Do you really eat this stuff?"
-Egon equates the sum total of all of New York's ghost population to a 500 foot long 30 ton Twinkie
-the slimer ghost pops out of a hot dog cart with a mouth full of hot dogs
-Lewis undergoes a transformation where, in the begining of the film, he is the only person who is healthy (he tapes 20 minute work out and watches it in fast forward, he has plenty of Nova Scotia salmon and low sodium mineral water), but he becomes a slob
--when Lewis becomes the Key Master he seems to have a strange fixation with food, he sniffs a jar of popcorn and rubs a pizza on his face
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-In the end of the film, the supreme force of evil transforms himself into a 400' icon of a junk food company: Stay Puft Marshmellows
-The Ghostbusters spend their last $ on food, "This feast represents the last of the petty cash."
-The Ghostbusters blow up a wedding cake while trying to capture the green ghost
-Peter makes comments to Janine that she could easily find work in the food service industry.
There are probably others. What do you guys make of this?
The only input we can offer to what everyone already knows about Ghostbusters is to point out the emphasis of the linkage between the ghosts and food. The script, by stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, zeros in on an association between the phantoms and junk food and won't let go of it. The movie suggests that demons are waiting for you in refrigerators and pantry shelves everywhere.
-the green slimer ghost is a glutton who eats and drinks everything in sight
-In Dana's kitchen the ghosts manifest themselves by cooking the eggs
-Dana sees the devil dog in her refrigerator
-when Peter looks in the refrigerator he comments, "look at all this junk food! Do you really eat this stuff?"
-Egon equates the sum total of all of New York's ghost population to a 500 foot long 30 ton Twinkie
-the slimer ghost pops out of a hot dog cart with a mouth full of hot dogs
-Lewis undergoes a transformation where, in the begining of the film, he is the only person who is healthy (he tapes 20 minute work out and watches it in fast forward, he has plenty of Nova Scotia salmon and low sodium mineral water), but he becomes a slob
--when Lewis becomes the Key Master he seems to have a strange fixation with food, he sniffs a jar of popcorn and rubs a pizza on his face
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-In the end of the film, the supreme force of evil transforms himself into a 400' icon of a junk food company: Stay Puft Marshmellows
-The Ghostbusters spend their last $ on food, "This feast represents the last of the petty cash."
-The Ghostbusters blow up a wedding cake while trying to capture the green ghost
-Peter makes comments to Janine that she could easily find work in the food service industry.
There are probably others. What do you guys make of this?
Last edited by Pants; 11-06-02 at 04:47 PM.
11-06-02 | 01:05 PM
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I just observed that the pan-and-scan on this movie is particularly awful.
I just observed that the pan-and-scan on this movie is particularly awful.
Yep. This is one of the few comedies where P&S will totally ruin it.
11-06-02 | 01:42 PM
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Great observation. I've seen this film countless times, and never picked up on that. Of course now that you mention it, it's extremely obvious. I'll remember this from now on, and hopefully this will make my dieting easier. I only hope I don't become overly paranaoid about opening the fridge.
11-06-02 | 01:46 PM
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Originally posted by Iron Chef
Don't forget the Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man!
Don't forget the Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man!
-In the end of the film, the supreme force of evil transforms himself into a 400' icon of a junk food company: Stay Puft Marshmellows
11-06-02 | 03:55 PM
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There's also the exploding wedding cake in the ballroom.
And then doesn't Venkmen tell Janine, their secretary, that she could would be able to find plenty of work in the 'food service industry'?
And then doesn't Venkmen tell Janine, their secretary, that she could would be able to find plenty of work in the 'food service industry'?
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11-06-02 | 05:43 PM
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Originally posted by Samuel
Very interesting stuff, indeed. What about when Venkman rewards Egon with a candy bar early on in the movie?
Very interesting stuff, indeed. What about when Venkman rewards Egon with a candy bar early on in the movie?
11-06-02 | 05:51 PM
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Bill Atherton's character (the EPA inspector) is named Peck, which means, among other things, to "eat reluctantly in small bites."
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Bill Atherton's character (the EPA inspector) is named Peck, which means, among other things, to "eat reluctantly in small bites."
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11-06-02 | 06:00 PM
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Originally posted by JustinS
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Bill Atherton's character (the EPA inspector) is named Peck, which means, among other things, to "eat reluctantly in small bites."
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Bill Atherton's character (the EPA inspector) is named Peck, which means, among other things, to "eat reluctantly in small bites."
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11-06-02 | 06:41 PM
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Originally posted by JoeyOhhhh
Has anyone listened to the commentary track to see if this subjects been touched upon?
Has anyone listened to the commentary track to see if this subjects been touched upon?
11-06-02 | 07:57 PM
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On the sequal front, Ghostbusters 2 contains several references to Jell-o. Are there anymore in part 2?
On the sequal front, Ghostbusters 2 contains several references to Jell-o. Are there anymore in part 2?
11-06-02 | 10:17 PM
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Listen... you smell something?
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Re: Ghostbusters observation
Due to the Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II anniversaries lately I've been searching through old threads about these great films. I found this old thread that points out something I've never noticed before: This obvious connection between food and the ghosts.