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Nov 21, 2021 · The sequel to the original Ghostbusters movies features a CG'd Egon Spengler, played by Harold Ramis, who died in 2014. Learn how the film pays tribute to the late co-creator and actor, and why his ghost is essential for the plot.
Nov 19, 2021 · How ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ pulled off its tribute to Harold Ramis. Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) and Podcast (Logan Kim) in “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” (Kimberley...
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Oct 6, 2021 · The new film by Jason Reitman pays tribute to the late actor and writer who played Egon Spengler in the original Ghostbusters movies. Reitman reveals how Ramis inspired his story of a girl finding a proton pack in a barn and becoming a Ghostbuster.
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Nov 22, 2021 · Violet Ramis Stiel, the daughter of the late Harold Ramis, who played Egon Spengler in the original Ghostbusters movies, shares how director Jason Reitman honored her father in the sequel. She reveals how he captured the character's essence and spirit in a posthumous appearance.
Mar 3, 2024 · A VFX team is endlessly praising Ghostbusters: Afterlife for tastefully bringing back Harold Ramis' Egon. The Corridor Crew emphasized the incredible skill and techniques used to bring Egon back. The ghostly cameo of Ramis drew major controversy despite the intentions in the film.
Harold Ramis posthumously appears as Egon Spengler in archival clips and photographs taken from Ghostbusters (1984). Bob Gunton (credited as "The Ghost Farmer") and Ivan Reitman also portray living and ghostly versions of Egon, respectively, using prosthetics and digital makeup.