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Old 05-14-03 | 01:50 PM
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"This is like that time you tried to drill a hole through your head."

"That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me."


One of my all time favorites.
Old 05-14-03 | 04:03 PM
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The guy who played "Raymond Peck"
Dude, it's Walter Peck, a.k.a. Pencilneck, a.k.a. Dickless.
Old 05-14-03 | 04:53 PM
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Dude, it's Walter Peck, a.k.a. Pencilneck, a.k.a. Dickless.
LOL, sorry man, I went to high school with a Ray Peck and I got confused. My bad!
Old 05-15-03 | 01:40 AM
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Absolutely fabulous film (and even thought the DVD is 4 years old, it still ranks as one of the best IMO)

"Egon, You're mucus"

"So, where are you from...originally"

"Ray, next time someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!"

"We came, we saw, we kicked its ASS!"

"Let's show this prehistoric b!tch how we do things downtown."


I could stay here and quote this movie all night.

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Old 05-15-03 | 10:41 AM
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Originally posted by The Nature Boy

And probably one of the best movie specific theme songs ever(how big was that tune in 1984?). I ain't afraid of no ghost!!! Where have you gone Ray Parker Jr.?
Probably didn't help him that the song plagiarized "I want a new drug" by Huey Lewis and the News. I heard they sued his ass off.
Old 05-15-03 | 11:47 AM
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Probably didn't help him that the song plagiarized "I want a new drug" by Huey Lewis and the News. I heard they sued his ass off.
As I assume, you're probably referring to the beat. (Plagiarism refers to copying words.) And well, in that case, I don't really hear any similarities.

Nonetheless, the case was settled and Ray Parker Jr. recently sued Huey's ass for talking about it on VH1, since that broke the confidentiality agreement of the case.

In any event, I think more people know and like "Ghostbusters" than "I Want a New Drug."

But that's all beside the point, which is...hmm...I wish the "Ghostbusters" music video was on the DVD. That's one of the few things it's missing!

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Old 05-15-03 | 01:00 PM
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I have a very strong attachment to Ghostbusters; growing up, it was my favorite movie. Plus, it also came out on my birthday .
Old 05-15-03 | 03:20 PM
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Originally posted by LBPound
As I assume, you're probably referring to the beat. (Plagiarism refers to copying words.) And well, in that case, I don't really hear any similarities.
That's funny because when I'm listenning to the two tracks, clearly I can hear the music is exactly the same even thought Ray Parker Jr's song is played a little faster.

And funnier is the fact that Huey Lewis was first asked to do the song but he turned them down so they had to hire Ray Parker Jr who "wrote" a song that sounds exactly like a Huey Lewis song.

Anyway, I don't really care, I was just assuming the lawsuit might have had a negative impact on Mr. Parker's carreer.

But I loved the movie!
Old 05-15-03 | 08:53 PM
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Originally posted by nice_skis
That's funny because when I'm listenning to the two tracks, clearly I can hear the music is exactly the same even thought Ray Parker Jr's song is played a little faster.

And funnier is the fact that Huey Lewis was first asked to do the song but he turned them down so they had to hire Ray Parker Jr who "wrote" a song that sounds exactly like a Huey Lewis song.

Anyway, I don't really care, I was just assuming the lawsuit might have had a negative impact on Mr. Parker's carreer.

But I loved the movie!
What's really funny about cases like these is I'm a child of the 80's and grew up listening to both of these songs *a lot* and I never heard any similarity.


My boss has a dog that's half chow, half something else. Will rip your head off and crap down your throat if you look at her wrong. Unless you're her friend, then she is so gentle, she won't use her teeth to take food out of your hand, she will actually use her lips so as not to hurt you. Anyways, when my boss tries to describe her to other people, they can never picture her until I say, "remember the devil dogs from Ghostbusters? Same thing, only furrier."
Old 05-16-03 | 08:02 AM
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Speaking of the terror dogs, when they run, the effect is really quite cheesy. (They look weightless.) But when they're stationary and just moving about, that's some scary ish.
Old 05-16-03 | 11:40 AM
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Speaking of the terror dogs, when they run, the effect is really quite cheesy. (They look weightless.) But when they're stationary and just moving about, that's some scary ish.
That's because when they're standing still they're full size rubber puppets.
Old 05-16-03 | 12:27 PM
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Yeah, I know. I was just noting it...

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