Spook Central has up two very interesting pdf’s. One is of Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular Novel, written by Richard Mueller. It is a Novel based on the first film that is expanded on. Includes deleted ideas for the movie. Second is a pdf of the Ghostbusters film script written by Dan Aykroyd & Harold Ramis for August 5, 1983. Winston is in the Hotel in this version! Anyways, to go to Paul’s blog which links to the pdf’s.
Paul Rudoff was the manager of both projects and provided location for finished efforts. Patrick O’Riley scanned and provided the script. I cleaned both pdf’s and scanned and provided the novel.
Show’s you the drafts and movie novels are interesting reads if only to see the differences and lines that were omitted or rewritten. At least from this draft, we finally get to know who the Sebouillia were and the details of Ivo Shandor’s first demise in the 20’s. And Winston got slimed, not Peter in this draft, ha!
as rudoff mentioned on spookcentral, even though it’s labelled as first draft, it’s obviously not THE oh, so holy aykroyd solo first draft. it’s not even the first aykroyd/ramis collaborative draft (that was june 83). from what i can figure out, the 8/5/83 draft was the first draft submitted to studio and sent out to the production crew, talent agencies, etc.
my favorite bit was always the “fuck off, i’m a scientist!” line.
