Ghostbusters 8 disc Gift Set: Further details revealed

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(The above video does contain some spoilers for Ghostbusters: Afterlife)

Following the reveal of the Ghostbusters 8 disc Gift Set a week ago, more details of what will be included are coming to light, including the possibility of more deleted scenes from Ghostbusters II, audition footage for the role of Dana Barrett (featuring Denise Crosby and Kelly LeBrock), unearthed dailies from seven scenes, and a 114-minute long preview cut of the original movie (visit the topic to see the full list of features).

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Ghostbusters

•Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos + 5.1 + Theatrical Stereo

•5.1 + Theatrical Stereo

-Special Features:

•Commentary Featuring Director Ivan Reitman, Star/Co-Writer Harold Ramis and Associate Producer Joe Medjuck

•Fan Commentary Moderated by Ghost Corps’ Eric Reich

•Slimer Mode Picture-in-Picture Track

Ghostbusters II

•Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos + 5.1 + Theatrical Stereo

-Special Feature:

•Commentary Featuring Director Ivan Reitman, Star/Co-Writer Dan Aykroyd and Executive Producer Joe Medjuck

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

•Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos

•Includes all special features from the standalone Blu-ray

Special Features Disc 1 - Ghostbusters

•Rare 114-minute Preview Cut of the Film (in Standard Definition) – an unearthed early cut of the film with alternate takes, additional scenes, early effects and more. A unique must-see experience for any Ghostbusters fan!

•With optional commentary by Associate Producer Joe Medjuck and Editor Sheldon Kahn

•“Reitman Squared” Scene Commentary – a look at two scenes from the film with Ivan & Jason Reitman

•Dana’s Lost Auditions – eight auditions for the role of Dana Barrett, featuring Denise Crosby, Kelly LeBrock and more!

•“Ghostbusters: Behind Closed Doors” Documentary – a 90-minute documentary about the making of Ghostbusters and the history of the franchise!

•Ghostbusters Dailies – over an hour of raw dailies, encompassing 7 scenes from the film

•Full TV Broadcast Version of the Film (in Standard Definition) – featuring alternate TV-safe takes

•16 Deleted Scenes

•TV Commercial from the Film + Commercial Outtakes

•1984 ShoWest Exhibitor Reel

• “A Moment With the Stars” Original EPK Featurette

•1984 Featurette

•SFX Team Featurette

•Cast and Crew Featurette

•Who You Gonna Call: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

•Ecto-1: Resurrecting the Classic Car

•Ruth Oliver’s Library Ghost Scream Test

•Multi-Angle Explorations

•Storyboard Comparisons

•Photo Galleries

•“Ghostbusters” Music Video by Ray Parker, Jr.

•Theatrical Trailers & Promo

Special Features Disc 2 - Ghostbusters II & Ghostbusters: Afterlife

•“Reitman Squared” Scene Commentary – a look at two scenes from the film with Ivan & Jason Reitman

•19 Deleted Scenes – a collection of never-before-seen deleted scenes!

•Ghostbusters II Soundtrack Promo – a scene from the film with commentary from composer Randy Edelman

•Full TV Broadcast Version of the Film (in Standard Definition) – featuring alternate TV-safe takes

•7 Additional Deleted Scenes

•“The Oprah Winfrey Show: Cast of Ghostbusters II” – June 1989

•Time Is But A Window: Ghostbusters II and Beyond

• Ghostbusters II Original EPK

•“On Our Own” Music Video by Bobby Brown

•Theatrical Trailers

•Jason’s Sneak Peek from Set of Ghostbusters: Afterlife

•Theatrical Trailers

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I’m smiling so hard my mouth hurts.

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Are the special features on normal Blu Ray or DVD?

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Just 4k and blu rays.

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Holy shit.

19 deleted Ghostbusters 2 scenes.

Holy shit.

Holy shit.

Wow.

Looks like I’m getting ghostbusters again on home video

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OMG, that GB2 extra disc… that’s amazing!!! 19?! Homina homina homina.

Curious which scenes Ivan Reitman chose for these squared ones.

So it turns out ATC was always in the set in some form. The question now is why only digital and what specials will there be (probably just what was on the disc releases)?

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Part of me wishes they’d done something beyond just a token digital download to give Answer The Call a little representation here, even if it was just some kind of short video with the cast and Paul Feig saying “oh yeah, there was a remake too if you wanna check it out sometime.” But I totally get why they’d focus on just the Reitman trilogy. I mean, it’s not the most popular of movies, and all its inclusion would do is end up doing is upset the people that really hated it.

What really bums me out though is I’d have liked to see something involving the cartoons included, even if it was just a couple of episodes of both shows. And that’s really only because The Real Ghostbusters was my introduction to the franchise as a whole and I wanna see it get some more love from beyond just the diehard fanbase. :stuck_out_tongue:

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I kind of wish Paul didn’t stir the pot. He sounds like he’s whining.

I can’t say for certain whether or not Paul knew if ATC had anything coming out, but both movies are their own separate universes. It makes sense that ATC isn’t included in this ultimate set, and It wouldn’t surprise me if they have plans to do something else with the cartoons. The you tube uploads have been very successful.

If Sony had any plans on re- releasing ATC in a new package he could have just stepped on his own toes by saying something.

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Highly doubt that’s true. It reeks of last minute adding it in to appease Feig’s whining. PR can spin it all they want, but we all know.

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Can we please keep the discussion on the topic of the special features rather than on why one addition was included.

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But then it says 7 additional deleted scenes? As in the pre-existing deleted scenes? Wow

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Oh wait, they’re including Afterlife deleted scenes in that number :frowning:

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Very pleased to hear about all the new bonus features that are included with this set. Glad to see that Ruth Oliver’s screen test will be included since it was not on any of the previous releases on DVD/ Blu Ray. Hope that more deleted scenes from Ghostbusters II are included as well, since we only got a small sample of them on the previous releases.

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Yeah, there’s a lot of material for the GB2 deleted scenes. The main ones are the Louis Sets A Trap For Slimer, more montage stuff (more of them jogging down the sidewalk, the original sign being replaced outside Firehouse, the Record Explosion bit with them in Santa hats, Jogger ghost bust, Egon and Ray studying slime wearing skullcaps), the scene right before Ray and Egon demo the mood slime that we saw in that Film 89 show recording least year, the scene when they talk to Rudy before they sweep the restoration room and take photos, Possessed Ray Driving, the Subway Frog, maybe a longer version of the slime covering up the museum (trailer #1 had some extended stuff), I think there’s more alternate stuff when they arrive at the museum at the final act, Sherman Tully, the end of Louis and Slimer’s bus scene, a bit in the GB2 Storybook implies there might be more of the Ghostbusters interacting with the crowd at the end of the movie, maybe them making a deal with Lenny to be paid or they will leave the Statue lying on the road, and the Liberty Island ceremony we save part of in the end credits. Some of these we’ve seen from William Forsche’s B&W raw footage posts. The Slimer ending, idk, that would be really cool if that exists after all but at best I think it was as far as filming plates or something but I’ve long since concluded it only got as far as the storyboard phase. I’m very excited to learn that the 19 scenes are.

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I wonder if it includes the original ending and original “World of the Psychic” scene(that sequence was reshot with a new set, new actor & added dialogue to make it seem like the psychic foresaw the rise of Vigo). If memory serves, according to D Osborn the original version was much more low rent public access television looking.

I’ve said this so many times I’ve lost count but anyone whose read the original script of GB2 knoww we almost dodged a bullet. The end is literally, the GB’s drop in, Slime Janosz, Slime the painting/Vigo,. Threat over. No Venkman monologue, no Vigo knocking the GB’s down, no magic Vigo breath, no Vigo holding Oscar, no Dana tied up, No Ray possessed. And even with all that added the climax STILL feels rushed. Imagine it the way the script has it. Yikes…

Plus No Ghost train, no heads on spikes, no “Wiiinnnstttooon”, No Winston saving the GB’s from the fire, no eclipse, 2 less ghosts in the 3rd act montage. GB2 was saved in post production.

I only wish they’d include a workprint of GB2. Before all the reshoots and cut scenes. Imagine that. Still, what we are getting…it’s a ghostbusters miracle.

What’s weird is GB2 was so late in getting finished Oprah saw a version we didn’t. In that Oprah GB2 special Oprah mentions a scene where everyone sings kumbaya to the slime & Harold awkwardly tells her it was cut out.

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Yeah, forgot about that one. Figured the original WotP scene was more in line like the one we saw in early drafts.

We can only hope they’ll find that work print in the next salt mine. :stuck_out_tongue:

Yeah, that was from the alternate version of them showing up at the museum I mentioned (they talk to Mayor, Jack gets sucked in, they talk to the Fire Captain who was the Fire Commissioner in GB1, don’t make a dent, they ask everyone to sing kumbaya to weaken the shell, Ray uses his Ecto Goggles and learns they only made a dent the size of dime). We’ve seen some of it in trailers, deleted scenes, images from assorted books/magazines, the EPK but never seen a full restored version. Alex Newborn has stitched it together over the years.

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What makes you say that?

I’d be happier with 12 GBII deleted scenes and 7 Afterlife. That’d mean we’d likely see the major Afterlife cuts we know about (and can put together a fan edit).

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The wording is frustratingly unclear, but I’m sure we’ll get a proper clarification between now and the set’s release in February.

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Who has the best price on this? I thought Walmart had it at $89 but it shows as $145 now.