Ghostbusters: The Inside Story: Stories from the cast and crew of the beloved films

This is my favorite book I am extremely happy with it this is a scrapbook of my favorite movie of all time and I am love all the photos especially Dana being transformed into Zuul wearing that bad flame hued Orange Dress Jennifer Beals like Dress. Love it this is my number favorite book in my pop culture library. I can't put it down.

My Special Needs son loved it. It was worth the money

It's a great book my grandson loves it.

My son loves it, he is a South Shore Ghostbuster.

Great book on the making of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 more page's devoted to the original. Good information on how the movies were created. If your a Ghostbusters fan you need to add to your collection.

I have the other Ghostbuster book, and this was a welcome addition.

Great price & shipping was fast. Highly recommend!

If you want to wander around Spook Central for a while, this book is a fun introduction, showcasing why its magic hasn’t dulled in over thirty-five years. It boasts new interviews with some of the cast and crew, which sit alongside a number of quotes from the books that came before it.You get to find out a little bit about everything you remember from Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II. From the household names to the actors who are still recognised for the character they played during a single scene. The people who worked behind the scenes to bring the script to life: the artists, lighting department, special effects, sound. The ghosts. Ecto-1.There are a few scattered mentions of the 2016 movie, but the focus always remains on the first two movies. I would love to see some of the deleted scenes that were mentioned.Along the way you’ll learn some fun facts:* The ghost on the logo is called Mooglie.* Stay Puft was 112.5 feet tall.* 100,000 gallons of slime were produced for the second movie.* The sound of Ecto-1’s siren was a modified leopard cry.You’ll also find out which actor’s initial thought when they saw the movie for the first time was, “Eh, it’s alright.” and find the blooper in a Stay Puft scene. I was introduced to the frog ghost that didn’t make it into the second movie.If you’ve been a Ghostbusters fan for any length of time you probably already know a lot of the fun facts you’ll read in this book. New fans will find plenty to love, as will readers who enjoy knowing a little bit about everything.Some of the information is repetitive, especially the captions for the images, which basically restate what you’ve just read. The fire hydrant spurting sand instead of water when it’s kicked by Stay Puft was mentioned three separate times that I noticed. Several other tidbits were mentioned at least twice.You’d be forgiven for thinking that everything was sunshine and roses on the set as so many interviews mention how wonderful everyone was to work with. There were a couple of interviews where someone would say that they had originally wanted things done differently or what they had spent so much time working on was suddenly changed at the last minute, but even these interviewees backtracked, saying that it all worked out even better than it would have if the plans hadn’t changed. It felt a bit disingenuous at times, although fangirl me maintains the hope that love, joy and peace flavoured the air during production.There were plenty of stills from the movies and behind the scenes photos of the cast and crew, some of which I’d seen previously. The layout was quite consistent throughout the book and there were some really interesting pictures, especially those that showed the concept art and the way the ghosts were made. I found the process involved in making the painting come to life in the second movie particularly interesting.I doubt any Ghostbusters book will ever surpass Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History for me but I still enjoyed this read. It definitely made me want to see Dan Akroyd’s original Ghost Smashers script made into a movie and ‘research’ was a great excuse to rewatch the first two movies - again!Thank you to Edelweiss and Hero Collector Books for the opportunity read this book.