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Slimer (Ghostbusters II Circa 1989)
Slimer, originally referred to as "Onionhead" and sometimes "the Mean Green Ghost", is a character from the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. He appears in the films '' Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989), and the remake '' Ghostbusters'' (2016), in the animated television series: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Slimer!'' and '' Extreme Ghostbusters'', and in the video games: '' Ghostbusters: The Video Game'' (2009), '' Beeline's Ghostbusters'' (2013) and '' Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed'' (2022). Slimer was voiced by Ivan Reitman and Adam Ray in the films and by Frank Welker in the animated series. In ''The Real Ghostbusters'', he is the Ghostbusters' mascot and friend (unlike the films, where he is a ghost who needs to be busted). Creation and conception ''Ghostbusters'' During the pre-production of '' Ghostbusters'', Ivan Reitman remarked Slimer was sort of like Bluto in the film ''Animal House'', like the ghost of John Belushi. Special effects artist Steve John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghostbusters (franchise)
The ''Ghostbusters'' franchise consists of American supernatural fiction, supernatural Horror film, horror-Comedy film, comedies, based on an original concept created by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis in 1984. The plot ostensibly centers around a group of eccentric New York City scientists who investigate, encounter, and capture ghosts, paranormal manifestations, demigods and demons. The franchise expanded with licensed action figures, books, comic books, video games, television series, theme park attractions, and other original ''Ghostbusters''-themed products. Setting Technology The Ghostbusters use a specialized set of equipment in the 1984 film, and all subsequent ''Ghostbusters'' fiction includes similar equipment to aid in the capture and containment of ghosts. In addition to the main technology used in the series, a script draft for ''Ghostbusters III'' includes the Ghostbusters developing a machine to transport themselves to an alternate Manhattan to save New York. Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
