Some people (especially people whose names may or may not rhyme with “Gamey Reveille”) maintain that Ghostbusters 2 is a fine work of cinematic art. And now, we can witness some new/old behind-the-scenes footage that was taken by special effects designer William Forsche and just recently posted to YouTube for our viewing enjoyment. The Slimer footage starts at 4:05, but you can see Robin Shelby, the woman who made Slimer move, in the very beginning of this video, hugging/being lifted by Bill Murray. Luckiest. Girl. Ever. Fun facts also revealed in the video above: the person inside the Statue of Liberty? A dude! Also: We danced funny in the 1980s!
Here is Shelby getting fitted into the Slimer costume, which had a remote control face. And that was the most fun sentence I’ve written all day. And for clarification, she did not provide the voice of Slimer. That was director Ivan Reitman, who also did the voice of Zuul.
Here is Vigo the Carpathian, utterly unintimidating without movie magic.
Fingers crossed, Will Forsche has even more footage and we get a complete Super Duper Complete and Total Ghostbusters Blu-Ray collection. Also, Robin Shelby did an AMA on Reddit in January, which you can check out here. This die-hard Ghostbusters fan is going to sign off and melt into a puddle of happiness now. (“Vy am I drippingz vith goo?” Someone had to say it.)
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