Episode 464: I Ain't Afraid of Reagan's Ghost (WTH Movie Night Ghostbusters)

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Show Notes Episode 464: “I Ain’t Afraid of Reagan’s Ghost”

WTH Movie Night: Ghostbusters!

This week Host Dave Bledsoe gets beaten up and thrown out of a TriBeca firehouse after drunkenly showing up at 3:00 AM insisting he was there to “bust some ghosts”. (The fire fighters busted his nose.) On the show this week it is a WTH Movie Night! This time 1984’s supernatural, super right wing, super box office hit, Ghostbusters. (Yep, Dave is gonna ruin the movie for you)

Along the way we discover why Dave keeps doing shows about things he doesn’t believe in. (Hint: a shockingly small amount of money.) Then we dive right into the backstory of how a Saturday Night Live alumni wrote a script based on his grandfather and fighting ghosts in space. (No kidding, this was in the original script for the movie) We find out how Harold Ramis was brought in to make the story slightly less crazy and MUCH less expensive to produce. We briefly talk about the movie (because you’ve ALL seen it, repeatedly) and then we totally ruin one of your childhood’s most cherished memories by explaining how it was all about politics. (What an asshole.)

Our Sponsor this week is Spectral Supply Warehouse, our prices have to be seen to be believed. We open with the Ghostbusters ready to believe you and close with Leo Moracchioli who needs directory assistance.

Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense

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Citations Needed:

Dan Aykroyd on his family history in the occult and why he wanted to be part of Hotel Paranormal

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-dan-aykroyd-on-his-family-history-in-the-occult-and-why-he-wanted-to/

An Oral History of Ghostbusters

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a27498/ghostbusters-oral-history/

Behind the Scenes The Making of Ghostbusters: How Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and “The Murricane” Built “The Perfect Comedy”

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/06/ghostbusters-making-of

Wikipedia: Ghostbusters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters#Legacy

The Economic Lesson in Ghostbusters Everyone Missed

https://www.aier.org/article/the-economic-lesson-in-ghostbusters-everyone-missed/

The Secret Money Messages Hidden in Ghostbusters

https://www.fastcompany.com/91064604/the-secret-money-messages-hidden-in-ghostbusters

The original Ghostbusters was hugely political. The new one, not so much.

https://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12204422/ghostbusters-political-movies

Ghostbusters, the greatest movie ever made about Republican economic policy

https://qz.com/176613/ghostbusters-harold-ramis-greatest-movie-ever-about-republican-economic-policy

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