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== Detailed Synopsis ==
== Detailed Synopsis ==


Michael (Manos)|Michael, Margaret, Debbie (Manos)|Debbie and Peppy  are traveling on their vacation outside El Paso, TexasCop 1 and Cop 2 pull Michael over and Cop 1 starts to give him a ticket for his left tail light being outMichael asks him to cut him a break and Cop 1 lets him go without the ticketMichael takes a left when he sees a sign for the Valley Lodge.  A couple of Teenager in Car are kissing and drinking when Michael drives by and the Teenagers comment there is nothing down the road Michael is drivingCop 1 and Cop 2 pull over and Cop 1 tells the Teenagers to get going.  Michael comes to a point in the road where it suddenly ends and he turns around and tries to go back the way he came.  He stops at a large building and Margaret thinks they should ask directionsThey see Torgo standing outside the door and everyone gets out of the car.  Torgo tells them he takes care of the place while The Master is away, but does not think The Master would approve having Debbie or Peppy there.  Michael and Margaret ask directions to the Valley Lodge, but Torgo says nothing by that name exists nearby.  Due to how late it is, Michael suggests spending the night there, but Margaret wants to leaveTorgo also repeats that The Master wouldn't approve of them staying.  Torgo eventually agrees to let them stay and then gets their luggage.  They go inside the building and see a painting of The Master and his dobermanMargaret comments how sinister The Master looks.  Torgo tells them The Master has left Earth, but is with them always.  Torgo tells Margaret that The Master likes her. They hear an animal screeching outside and Michael goes outside to scare it away.  Peppy runs outside the open door and runs into the dark.  Michael goes looking for him and finds Peppy dead and tells Margaret.  Michael goes to bury Peppy and then returns.  Debbie asks for Peppy and Margaret lies to her and tells her Peppy ran away.  Margaret says she wants to leave and Michael agrees and calls for Torgo.  Michael tells him they are leaving, but when he goes outside, the car won't start.  Torgo stares at Margaret as she is packing her clothes and tells her The Master wants her and then Torgo awkwardly touches Margaret's hair.  Margaret tells him to stop and Torgo tells her The Master can't have her as he wants her.  He tells Margaret he meant no harm and will protect her.  Michael tells Margaret the car won't start and asks for a phone, but Torgo tells him The Master doesn't approve of phone and the nearest one is ten miles away.  Debbie leaves the building to look for Peppy and Michael and Margaret go looking for herDebbie walks up to them holding what appears to be the doberman from the painting on a leash. The doberman runs away and everyone goes back inside the building.  They ask Debbie where she found the dog and she tells them at a place nearbyShe takes takes them to the place, which appears to be a large temple.  Lying against pillars are The Master's Wives and The Master lying on a sacrificial alter, all of them appearing to be asleep.  They leave the temple area and go back to the building.  Torgo goes up to the comatose Master and tells him, he wants MargaretTorgo starts to touch and kiss one of The Master's Wives and yells he doesn't need them anymore.  As Margaret is undressing in the room, Torgo watches her.  As Michael is looking for Torgo, Torgo attacks him and knocks him unconscious and then drags him away and ties him upThe Master wake up.  The Teenagers are kissing in their car and drinking again and Cop 1 and Cop 2 pull up and the Teenagers tell Cop 1 to bother the other couple that drove by.  The Master prays to Manos and wakes up his Wives.  The Wives start to argue about Debbie and whether Michael and Margaret should be sacrificed.  The Master insists Debbie must die and goes to punish Torgo.  After The Master leaves the Wives argue again about trying to save Debbie or sacrifice her.  They start to get into a physical fight.  The Master goes to the building and tells Torgo he has failed them and tells him the Wives, while in stasis, know everything that Torgo says around them and everything he does to them.  The Master condemns Torgo to die and Torgo tells The Master he will help Michael and his family.  The Master casts a spell on Torgo, putting him asleep.  One of The Master's Wives finds Michael and kisses him, but doesn't let him go.  The Master returns with Torgo to the temple and find his Wives fightingThe Wife who wanted to protect Debbie is tied up for sacrifice and Torgo is placed on the sacrificial alter and Torgo is slapped and beaten by the WivesMichael wakes up and unties himself and runs back to the buildingThe Master places Torgo's hand over a fire pit and it burst into flames and Torgo runs away into the darknessMichael finds Margaret and Debbie and they try to escape.  The Master beats his Wife that wanted to save Debiie and she taunts him and says his power is fading.  Michael and his family decide to go back to the building.  Cop 1 and Cop 2 start to search around after they hear the gunshots from Michael shooting a rattlesnakeWhen Michael and his family make it to the building, they see The Master and Michael shoots at him.  The bullets are ineffective and The Master just stares at MichaelTwo Girl in Convertible|Girls in Convertible turn at the sign pointing to Valley LodgeThey pull up to The Master's building and get outMichael walks out and greets them the same way Torgo greeted Michael and his family.  The Master and his wives are shown sleeping, with the addition of Margaret and Debbie.
At the New York Public Library, a Librarian is collecting books to re-shelf.  She goes down into the basement and as she passes bookcases, books float from one bookcase to anotherThe card catalog drawers open by themselves and the cards go flying into the air and the Librarian starts to run awayAs she turns a corner she sees Library Ghost and screamsDr. Peter Venkman is conducting a research project with a Male Student and a Female StudentThe Students take turns guessing the designs on the back of a set of cards Peter holds up and he zaps them if they guess incorrectlyWhile the Male Student gets zapped even if he guesses correctly, the Female Student is never zapped by Peter.  The Male Student finally gets tired of being zapped and walks outAs Peter is flirting with the Female Student, Dr. Raymond Stantz runs excitedly into the office and tells Peter a ghost was spotted at the New York library and they have to go investigate itThey meet up with Dr. Egon Spengler and then speak with the Library Administrator.  They interview the Librarian and then go down into the basementThey find the card catalog drawers full of ectoplasmic residue, which Egon has Peter collect a sample of.  They find the Library Ghost and there initial plan is to talk with the ghost, but it shushes PeterThey then decide to charge at it, but it transforms into an even scarier form and they run away.  They return to the university and Egon tells the others he thinks they may be able to build a device that catches ghosts.  They find their office being cleaned out and Dean Yeager tells them they are all firedPeter tells Raymond that he thinks they should go into the business of catching ghosts and Raymond takes a third mortgage out on his inherited homeThey look for an office and buy and old firehouse shown to them by a Real Estate WomanAs Dana Barrett is walking to her apartment, Louis Tully invites her to his apartment to have some low sodium mineral waterShe goes into her apartment and sees a commercial for the GhostbustersAs she is putting her groceries away, her egg carton lid pops open and the eggs start to cook on the counterShe hears a growling noise from her fridge and opens it up and a large dog like creature says Zuul and Vinz Clortho|ZuulRaymond drives an old hearse he bought used to the officePeter asks Janine Melnitz if they have had any customers and then insults her in frustration when she repeatedly tells him noDana walks into their office and

Revision as of 16:37, 6 December 2020

A trio of scientists become a team of ghostbusters when New York City starts to become infested with ghosts.


Genre

Thriller

Characters/Groups

Dr. Peter Venkman - Bill Murray

Dr. Raymond Stantz - Dan Aykroyd

Dana Barrett - Sigourney Weaver

Dr. Egon Spengler - Harold Ramis

Louis Tully - Rick Moranis

Janine Melnitz - Annie Potts

Walter Peck - William Atherton

Winston Zeddmore - Ernie Hudson

Mayor - David Marguilies

Male Student - Steven Tash

Female Student - Jennifer Runyon

Gozer - Slavitza Jovan

Hotel Manager - Michael Ensign

Librarian - Alice Drummond

Dean Yeager - Jordan Charney

Violinist - Timothy Carhart

Library Administrator - John Rothman

Archbishop - Tom McDermott

Roger Grimsby - Himself

Larry King - Himself

Joe Franklin - Himself

Casey Kasem - Himself

Fire Commissioner - John Ring

Police Commissioner - Norman Matlock

Police Captain - Joe Cirillo

Police Sergeant - Joe Schmieg

Jail Guard - Reggie Vel Johnson

Real Estate Woman - Rhoda Gemignani

Man at Elevator - Murray Rubin

Con Edison Man - Larry Dilg

Coachman - Danny Stone

Woman at Party - Patty Dworkin

Tall Woman at Party - Jean Kasem

Doorman - Lenny Del Genio

Chambermaid - Frances E. Nealy

Hot Dog Vendor - Sam Moses

TV Reporter - Christopher Wynkoop

Businessman in Cab - Winston May

Mayor's Aide - Tommy Hollis

Louis's Neighbor - Eda Reis Merin

Policeman at Apartment - Rick Mancini

Mrs. Van Hoffman - Kathryn Janssen

Reporters - Stanley Grover, Carol Ann Henry, James Hardy, Frances Turner, and Nancy Kelly

Ted Fleming - Paul Trafas

Annette Fleming - Cheryl Birchenfield

Library Ghost - Ruth Oliver

Dream Ghost - Kym Herrin

Slimer

Zuul and Vinz Clortho

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

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Detailed Synopsis

At the New York Public Library, a Librarian is collecting books to re-shelf. She goes down into the basement and as she passes bookcases, books float from one bookcase to another. The card catalog drawers open by themselves and the cards go flying into the air and the Librarian starts to run away. As she turns a corner she sees Library Ghost and screams. Dr. Peter Venkman is conducting a research project with a Male Student and a Female Student. The Students take turns guessing the designs on the back of a set of cards Peter holds up and he zaps them if they guess incorrectly. While the Male Student gets zapped even if he guesses correctly, the Female Student is never zapped by Peter. The Male Student finally gets tired of being zapped and walks out. As Peter is flirting with the Female Student, Dr. Raymond Stantz runs excitedly into the office and tells Peter a ghost was spotted at the New York library and they have to go investigate it. They meet up with Dr. Egon Spengler and then speak with the Library Administrator. They interview the Librarian and then go down into the basement. They find the card catalog drawers full of ectoplasmic residue, which Egon has Peter collect a sample of. They find the Library Ghost and there initial plan is to talk with the ghost, but it shushes Peter. They then decide to charge at it, but it transforms into an even scarier form and they run away. They return to the university and Egon tells the others he thinks they may be able to build a device that catches ghosts. They find their office being cleaned out and Dean Yeager tells them they are all fired. Peter tells Raymond that he thinks they should go into the business of catching ghosts and Raymond takes a third mortgage out on his inherited home. They look for an office and buy and old firehouse shown to them by a Real Estate Woman. As Dana Barrett is walking to her apartment, Louis Tully invites her to his apartment to have some low sodium mineral water. She goes into her apartment and sees a commercial for the Ghostbusters. As she is putting her groceries away, her egg carton lid pops open and the eggs start to cook on the counter. She hears a growling noise from her fridge and opens it up and a large dog like creature says Zuul and Vinz Clortho|Zuul. Raymond drives an old hearse he bought used to the office. Peter asks Janine Melnitz if they have had any customers and then insults her in frustration when she repeatedly tells him no. Dana walks into their office and