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* [[What Could Have Been]]: For a great movie, ''Ghostbusters'' varies tremendously from its original concept. Aykroyd's original script called for multiple groups of ghostbusters who traveled through time and fought ghosts in different dimensions. This idea was rejected as technically unfeasible in 1985; supposedly, the special effects would have cost over $300 million. Ivan Reitman re-purposed the script as a "going into business" story to make it more accessible to audiences.
** Many actors were switched out or not intended as their original performers.
*** The part of Venkman for written for John Belushi, [[Author Existence Failure|but alas...]]. Bill Murray, the driving force of the movie, was a last-minute addition to the cast. While Murray made the role his own, several lines are clearly intended for Belushi, such as the speech after the university fires them. In fact, Murray claims that he was typing out some ad lib suggestions to send to Belushi for the role when he got the phone call informing him of Belushi's death. It sounds corny from Murray, who usually plays a cynic, but Belushi was good with such speeches.
*** Eddie Murphy was to play Winston, who would have been part of the original group along with Ray, Peter and Egon. He was described as a former Marine and Ph.D.-level scientist, the original script called for Winston, not Venkman, to be slimed in the Sedgewick Hotel. Murphy was left out because they didn't want the movie to be perceived as an ''[[SNL]]''-inspired film, and because he was busy with ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' at the time.
*** The part of Louis Tully was initially offered to John Candy, who wanted to play him as an odd German guy who owned dogs. The directors didn't like this idea, since there was already so much dog imagery in the movie, but couldn't bring themselves to replace him. Fortunately, Candy passed on the role, and they offered it to Rick Moranis, who had a much better take on the character. It helped, too, that Moranis, Candy, and Ramis were all friends since [[Second City]] together, and understood that the best guy for the role was the best guy for the role.
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