Outside New York Public LibraryEerie music. Pigeons fly from the steps.New York Public Library, reading room

ALICE pushes a cart of books.New York Public Library, basement

ALICE brings some books down to the basement of library. As she walks along, a few books float to other shelves. When she

turns around to investigate, nothing happens.She makes some notes on a pad and passes a card catalog. The drawers

slide open, spilling cards all over the place. Shescreams and runs.

She runs through the shelves.Comes to what must be the ghost; she screams. Her hair blows back.

Ghostbusters logo dissolves onto screen. Music: Ghostbusters.Columbia University

Main title pops up. Ghostbusters theme keeps playing. We see people going in and out of the building.

Corridor outside Paranormal Studies LaboratoryWe hear DR. PETER VENKMAN giving the ESP test. On door: "Dr. Egon

Spengler Dr. Raymond Stantz Dr. Peter Venkman Venkmanburn in hell Maid please make up this room as soon as possible"

Inside labPETER gives ESP test to MALE STUDENT and JENNIFER. MALE STUDENT is

hooked up to electrodes.PETER

All right, I'm going to turn over the next card. I want you to concentrate. I want you to tell me what it is.

card is a starMALE STUDENT

Square?PETER

showing him card and shocking himGood guess, but wrong.

holds a circle card up in front of JENNIFERClear your head. All right, tell me what you think it is.

JENNIFERIs it a star?

PETERIt is a star! Very good. That's great.holds up a square card for MALE STUDENT

All right. Think hard. What is it?MALE STUDENT

Circle?PETER

showing him square and shocking himOoh, close, but definitely wrong.

MALE STUDENT's gum shoots out of his mouth. He puts it back in and keeps chewing. PETER holds a plus sign card up for

JENNIFER.Okay. All right. Ready? What is it?

no answerCome on.JENNIFER

Figure eight.PETER

pretending to be astonishedIncredible. That's five for five. You can't see these, can you?

JENNIFERNo, no.PETER

You're not cheating me, are you?

JENNIFERNo, I swear, they're just coming to me.

PETERto MALE STUDENTOkay. Nervous?MALE STUDENT

Yes... I don't like this.PETER

Don't worry, you only have seventy-five more to go.holds up a card with three wavy lines

Okay, what's this one?MALE STUDENT

A couple of wavy lines.PETER

who wants to zap him just for funSorry! This isn't your lucky day!

MALE STUDENTI know. I -

PETER reaches for the little lever. JENNIFER seems amused, so PETER winks to her. MALE STUDENT stumbles over some words

before PETER zaps him.Hey! I'm getting a little tired of this!

PETERYou volunteered, didn't you? We're paying you, aren't we?

MALE STUDENTYeah, but I didn't know you were giving me electric shocks! What are

you trying to prove here anyway?PETER

I'm studying the effect of negative reinforcement on ESP ability.MALE STUDENT

The effect?! I'll tell you what the effect is! It's pissing me off!PETER

Well, then maybe my theory is correct!MALE STUDENT

ripping electrodes off handsYou can keep the five bucks, I've had it!

runs out of room and slams doorPETER

I will mister!kindly, to JENNIFER

You may as well get used to that, that's the kind of resentment that your ability is going to provoke in some people.

JENNIFERDo you think I have it, Dr. Venkman?

PETERYou're no fluke, Jennifer.

DR. RAYMOND STANTZ enters the room, all in a flurry.RAY

grabbing stuff off shelvesThis is it! This is definitely it! Did those UV lenses come in for the

video camera? And that blank tape? I need it. Theone you erased yesterday.

PETERto JENNIFER

Can you excuse me for a second?JENNIFERSure.

PETER runs to RAY, jumps up and smacks him on the head.PETER

I'm right in the middle of something, Ray! Ah, I need a little more time with this subject. Could you come back in an

hour, hour and a half?RAY

Peter, at 1:40 PM at the main branch of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue, ten people witnessed a free floating,

full torso, vaporous apparition. It blew books off shelves from twenty feet away and scared the socks off some poor

librarian!PETER

I'm very excited. I'm very pleased. I want you to get right down there, check it out and get back to me.

RAYNo, no.PETER

Get right back to me...RAY

You're coming with us on this one! Spengler went down there and took PKE valances. Went right off the top of the scale.

Buried the needle! We're close on this one. I can feel it!PETER

I can feel it. We're very, very close.to JENNIFER

I have to go now, Jennifer, but I'd like to work with you some more. Perhaps you could come back this evening, say at -

JENNIFEREight o'clock?

PETERI was just about to say eight o'clock! You are a legitimate

phenomenon!Outside New York Public Library

PETER is yelling at RAY all the way there.PETER

As a friend I have to tell you: you've finally gone round the bend on this ghost business. You guys have been running your

ass off meeting and greeting every schizo in the five boroughs who says he has a paranormal experience. What have you

seen?New York Public Library, reading room

RAYOf course you forget, Peter, I was present at an undersea,

unexplained, mass sponge migration.PETER

Ooh, Ray, those sponges migrated about a foot and a half.DR. EGON SPENGLER is under the table, listening to it with a stethescope. PETER runs over to him and speaks in a zombie

voice.Egon...

EGON is puzzled. PETER raps table with knuckles, then slams it with a book. EGON is starled and jumps up.

EGONOh, you're here.

PETERYeah, what have you got?

EGONThis is big, Peter. This is very big. There is definitely something

here.PETER

Egon, this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole through your head. You remember that?

EGONThat would have worked if you hadn't stopped me.LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR walks up to the three.

LIBRARY ADMINISTRATORI'm Roger Delicore. Are you the men from the university?

PETERintroducing them all

Yes. I'm Dr. Venkman. Dr. Stantz, Egon.LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR

Thank you for coming. I hope we can clear this up quickly and quietly.PETER

Let's not rush things. We don't even know what you have yet.They go to a smaller room. ALICE is lying on a table.

ALICEI don't remember seeing any legs, but it definitely had arms because

it reached out for me.RAY

Arms?! I can't wait to get a look at this thing!PETER

Alice, I'm going to ask you a few standard questions, okay? Have you or any of your family ever been diagnosed

schizophrenic, mentally incompetent?ALICE

My uncle thought he was St. Jerome.PETER

I'd call that a big yes. Uh, are you habitually using drugs, stimulants, alcohol?

ALICENo!PETER

No, no. Just asking. Are you, Alice, menstruating right now?LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR

What has that got to do with it?PETER

Back off, man. I'm a scientist.EGON

Ray, it's moving.New York Public Library, basement

EGON is in front, with PKE meter. RAY has a video camera. PETER is in the back, bored stiff. He starts making scary

gestures at RAY. They come to a tall tower of books.RAYLook!EGON

This is hot, Ray.RAY

Symmetrical book stacking, just like the Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947.PETER

You're right. No human being would stack books like this.RAY

Listen!eerie music

You smell something?they go to a card catalog; it is slimed

Talk about telekinetic activity! Look at this mess!EGON

Raymond, look at this.RAY

Ectoplasmic residue.EGON

Venkman, get a sample of this.RAY

It's the real thing!

PETERSomebody blows their nose and you want to keep it?

EGONI'd like to analyze it.

As RAY and EGON continue talking, PETER scrapes slime into a dish. Gets it all over his hands. Groans and grunts. Flicks

slime away. Wipes hands and feet on books.RAY

There's more over here!EGON

I'm getting stronger readings here, this way.RAY

Come on.They turn a corner. PETER gives EGON slime.

PETEREgon, your mucus.

a bookshelf falls with a crashThis happen to you before?

RAY shakes headOh, first time?

RAY nods. They continue. EGON's PKE meter goes nuts. They see LIBRARY GHOST.EGON

It's here.RAY

A full torso apparition, and it's real.PETER

So what do we do?no answer

Could you come over here and talk to me for a second, please?pulls RAY by the ear

Could you just come over here for a second, please? Right over here. Come here, Francine! Come here. What do we do?

RAYI don't know. What do you think?

EGON starts with calculator, but PETER slaps it awayPETER

Stop that!RAY

We've got to make contact. One of us should actually try to speak to it.EGON

Good idea.They look to PETER. He groans and goes to the ghost. RAY starts taking

pictures.PETER

Hello. I'm Peter. Where are you from? Originally.LIBRARY GHOST

Ssh.PETER

going backAll right. Okay, the usual stuff isn't working.

RAYOkay, I have a plan. I know exactly what to do. Now stay close, stay

close. I know. Do exactly as I say. Ready, ready, gether!

LIBRARY GHOST turns into a monster and scares them. They run away. Music: Cleanin' Up The Town.

Outside New York Public LibraryPETER, RAY and EGON run away.

LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR

Did you see it? What was it?PETER

We'll get back to you!LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR

What?!Columbia University grounds

PETER, RAY and EGON go back to the lab. PETER is laughing at RAY.PETER

Hee, hee, hee! Get her. That was your whole plan. Get her. It was scientific.

RAYI just got overexcited. But wasn't it incredible, Pete? I mean, we

actually touched the etheric plane. You know what thiscould mean to the university?

PETERYeah, it's gonna be bigger than the microchip. Ray, I'm very excited.

EGONworking with calculator

I wouldn't say the experience was totally wasted. According to these new readings, I think we have an excellent chance ofactually catching a ghost and holding it indefinitely.

RAYWell, this is great! If this ionization rate is constant for all

ectoplasmic entities, we could really bust some heads! Ina spiritual sense, of course.

PETERSpengs? You serious about this catching a ghost?

EGONI'm always serious.

PETEREgon, I'm gonna take back some of the things I've said about you.

You... you've earned it.gives EGON a candy bar

Their labMoving men cart stuff out of the room. DEAN YEAGER stands in wait.

Music: I Can Wait Forever.RAY

The possibilities are, are limitless! Hey, Dean Yeager!PETER

I trust you're moving us to better quarters on campus.DEAN YEAGER

No! You're being moved off campus. The board of regents has decided to terminate your grant. You are to vacate these

premises immediately.PETER

This is preposterous. I demand an explanation.DEAN YEAGER

Fine. The university will no longer continue any funding of any kind for your group's activities.

PETERBut the kids love us!

DEAN YEAGERDr. Venkman, we believe that the purpose of science is to serve

mankind. You, however, seem to regard science as some kindof dodge or hustle. Your theories are the worst kind of popular tripe,

your methods are sloppy and your conclusions arehighly questionable. You, Dr. Venkman, are a poor scientist.

PETERI see.

DEAN YEAGERAnd you have no place in this department or in this university.

Outside Columbia UniversityRAY is worriedly pacing. PETER is relaxing with a bottle.

RAYThis is a major disgrace. Forget MIT or Stanford now. They wouldn't

touch us with a ten-meter cattle-prod.PETER

You're always so concerned about your reputation. Einstein did his best stuff when he was working as a patent clerk!

RAYYou know how much a patent clerk earns?

PETERNo!RAY

Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities. We didn't have to produce anything! You've never

been out of college. You don't know what it's like out there. I've worked in the private sector. They expect results.

PETERFor whatever reasons, Ray, call it fate. Call it luck. Call it karma.

I believe that everything happens for a reason. Ibelieve that we were destined to get thrown out of this dump.

RAYFor what purpose?

PETERTo go into business for ourselves.Offers RAY a drink. RAY drinks.

RAYThis ecto-containment system that Spengler and I have in mind is going

to require a load of bread to capitalize. Where arewe going to get the money?

PETERI don't know.

drinksI don't know.

Outside Manhattan City BankThe three come out of the bank. Fanfare.

PETERYou're never going to regret this, Ray!

RAYMy parents left me that house! I was born there!

PETERYou're not going to lose the house. Everybody has three mortgages

nowadays.RAY

But at nineteen percent! You didn't even bargain with the guy!EGON

flashing a calculatorRay, for your information, the interest rate alone for the first five

years comes to $95,000.PETER

Will you guys relax? We are on the threshold of establishing the indispensable defense science of the next decade.

Professional paranormal investigations and eliminations. The franchise rights alone will make us rich beyond our wildest

dreams.Outside Hook and Ladder No. 8

The building's windows are whitewashed. We hear REAL ESTATE AGENT talking.

Inside Hook and Ladder No. 8REAL ESTATE WOMAN shows PETER and EGON the fire house.

REAL ESTATE WOMAN

There's office space, sleeping quarters and showers on the next floor and a full kitchen on the top left.

PETERIt just seems a little pricey for a unique fixer-upper opportunity,

that's all. What do you think, Egon?EGON

I think this building should be condemned. There's serious metal fatigue in all the load-bearing members, the wiring is

substandard, it's completely inadequate for our power needs, and the neighborhood is like a demilitarized zone.

RAYcalling to them from upstairsHey! Does this pole still work?

slides down the fire poleWow! This place is great! When can we move in? You've got to try this

pole! I'm gonna get my stuff.runs up stairs

Hey, we should stay here tonight. Sleep here! You know, to try it out!PETER

I think we'll take it.REAL ESTATE WOMAN

Good.Outside Ivo Shandor Building

The building is huge and grandiose. Ominous music. Show the terror dog statues on the roof. DANA BARRETT gets out of a

taxi and enters the building.Inside Shandor Building

DANA gets off the elevator. Sees a neighbor.DANA

Oh, hi.LOUIS TULLY pops out of his apartment

LOUISOh, Dana, it's you!

DANAOh, hi, yes Louis, it's me.

LOUISI thought it was the drugstore.

DANAOh, are you sick?

LOUISOh! No, no, I'm fine, I feel great! Just ordered some more vitamins

and stuff. I was just exercising. I taped a 20-minuteworkout and played it back at high speed on my machine so it only took

ten minutes. I got a great workout.DANAGood.LOUIS

You wanna come in for a mineral water or something?DANA

Oh, I'd really like to, Louis, but I have to go rehearsal now. Excuse me.LOUIS

No sweat, I'll take a rain check on that. I always have plenty of low sodium mineral water and other nutritious foods in

the house. But you already know that.DANA

Yeah, I know that.LOUIS

Listen, that reminds me, I'm having a big party for all my clients, my fourth anniversary as an accountant, you know, and

even though you do your own tax return, which you shouldn't do, I'd like you to stop by, being that you're my neighbor and

all -DANA

cutting him offWell, thank you, Louis, I'll really try to stop by.

LOUISListen, that reminds me, you shouldn't leave your TV on so loud when

you go out. The creep down the hall phoned themanager.DANA

That's strange, I didn't realize I'd left it on.LOUIS

Well, yeah, you know what I did? I climbed on the ledge and tried to disconnect the cable, but I couldn't get in, so you

know what I did? I turned my TV up real loud too so everyone would think all our TVs had something wrong with them -

DANAclosing her door on him

Bye, Louis.LOUIS

Okay, so I'll see you later, huh?! I'll give you a call! I'm going to go have a shower.

tries to open his door, but he's locked himself outDANA's living room

DANA watches an ad on TV. In the ad: PETER, RAY and EGON stand outside the fire house wearing long blue coats and talk to

the camera.RAY

Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night?EGON

Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic?PETER

Have you or any of your family ever seen a spook, specter or ghost?RAY

If the answer is yes, then don't wait another minute. Pick up your phone and call the professionals.

PETER, RAY, EGONGhostbusters!

RAYOur courteous and efficient staff is on call twenty-four hours a day

to serve all your supernatural elimination needs.PETER, RAY, EGON

We're ready to believe you!Message flashes on screen: "GHOSTBUSTERS 555-2368".

DANA turns off TV.DANA's kitchen

DANA lays some groceries out on the table. She turns around. Eggs tremble, leap out of their shells and cook on counter.

Growling noise from fridge. DANA opens fridge.The spirit world appears in front of her. A terror dog, ZUUL, jumps

out in front of her.ZUUL

roaringZuul!

DANA closes fridge, screamingOutside Ghostbusters HQ

PETER watches Marty put up a sign, reading "GHOSTBUSTERS" in small type.PETER

You don't think it's too subtle, Marty? You don't think people are going to drive down and not see the sign?

Marty shakes head. Dark blue hearse drives up.You can't park that here!

RAYgetting out of car

Everybody can relax, I found the car! Needs some suspension work; and shocks, and brakes, brake pads, lining, steering

box, transmission, rear end -PETER

How much?RAY

as PETER groansOnly forty-eight hundred. And maybe new rings, also mufflers, a little

wiring...Inside Ghostbusters HQ

The secretary, JANINE MELNITZ, sits at her desk reading a magazine. PETER comes up.

PETERJanine! Any calls?

JANINENo.PETER

Any messages?JANINENo.PETER

Any customers?JANINE

No, Dr. Venkman.PETER

It's a good job, isn't it? Type something, will you? We're paying you for this stuff!... Don't stare at me, you got them

bug eyes... Janine! Sorry about the bug eyes thing. I'll be in my office.

PETER goes off. EGON pops up out from under JANINE's desk.JANINE

You're very handy. I can tell. I bet you like to read a lot, too.EGON

Print is dead.JANINE

Oh, that's very fascinating to me. I read a lot myself. Some people think I'm too intellectual, but I think it's a

fabulous way to spend your spare time. I also play racquetball. Do you have any hobbies?

EGONI collect spores, molds and fungus.

DANA entersDANAHello?

goes to JANINEOh. Excuse me. This, this is the Ghostbusters' office?

JANINEfiling nails

Yes, it is. Can I help you?DANA

I don't have an appointment. I'd like to talk to someone, please.PETER

bolting out of his officeI'm Peter Venkman. May I help you?

DANA

Well, I don't know. What I'm about to say may sound a little unusual.PETER

Oh, that's all we get day in, day out around this place. Come into my office, Miss -

DANABarrett, Dana Barrett.

Lab in fire houseDANA is hooked up to a machine. As she talks, PETER, RAY and EGON

watch a monitor which turns her head different colors.DANA

And this voice said "Zuul". And then I slammed the refrigerator door and I left. That was two days ago, and I haven't been

back to my apartment.PETER

Generally you don't see that kind of behavior in a major appliance. What do you think it was?

DANAWell, if I knew what it was I wouldn't be here.

PETEREgon, what do you think?

EGONshining a head lamp in PETER's eyes

She's telling the truth. At least, she thinks she is.DANA

Well, of course I'm telling the truth! Who would make up a story like that?PETER

Some are people who just want attention. Others, just nutballs who come in off the street.

RAYYou know what it could be? Past-life experience intruding on present

time.EGON

Could be erased memories stored in the collective unconscious. I wouldn't rule out clairvoyance or telepathic contact,

either.DANA

I'm sorry, I don't believe in any of those things.PETER

Well, that's all right. I don't either. But there are some things we do. Standard procedures we carry out in a case like

this which often bring us results.RAY

Well, I could go down to the hall of records and check out the structural details in the building. Maybe the building

itself has a history of psychic turbulence.PETERnodding

Right, go do that.EGON

I could look for the name Zuul in the usual literature.RAY

Spates Catalog.EGON

Tobin's Spirit Guide.RAYYeah.PETER

Tell you what. I'll take Miss Barrett back to her apartment and check her out - I'll go check out Miss Barrett's

apartment, okay?

knows he's said the wrong thing; groans to himselfDANA

Okay, thank you.DANA's living room

PETER and DANA enter.PETER

Let me. If something's gonna happen here I want it to happen to me first.

Opens a few closet doors. Nothing happens.DANA

The closet.PETER goes to the piano. Plays the two highest notes over and over.

PETERThey hate this. I like to torture them. That's right, boys. It's Dr.

Venkman!works a tool

A lot of space. Just you?DANAYes.PETERGood.DANA

What is that thing you're doing?PETER

It's technical. It's one of our little toys.DANA

I see. That's the bedroom, but nothing ever happened in there.PETER

What a crime.DANA

You know, you don't act like a scientist.PETER

They're usually pretty stiff.DANA

You're more like a game show host.The words sting PETER.

PETERThat's the kitchen, huh?

DANA's kitchenPETER

Dana, are these the eggs?DANA

Yes, see, I was over there, and the eggs just jumped right out of their shells and started to cook right on the counter.

PETERThat is weird.

DANAAnd that's when I to hear that awful noise from the refrigerator.

PETER starts using his tool againDr. Venkman, you've come all this way. Would you like to examine the

refrigerator?PETER

I'll check the fridge. Good call. Oh, my God!DANA is worried

Look at all the junk food!DANA

No, God damn it! Look, this wasn't here.PETER

You actually eat this stuff?DANA

Look! This wasn't here! There was nothing here! There was a space, and there was a building or something with flames

coming out of it, and creatures riding around and they were growling and snarling! And there were flames! And I heard a

voice say Zuul! It was right here!PETER

I'm sorry, I'm just not getting any reading.DANA

Well, are you sure you're using that thing correctly?PETER

Well, I think so. But I'm sure there are no animals in there.DANA

Well, that's great. Either there's a monster in my kitchen or I'm completely crazy.

PETERI don't think you're crazy.

DANAsarcastically

Good, that makes me feel so much better.DANA's living room

PETERLet me tell you something about myself. I come home from work to my

place and all I have is my work. There's nothing elsein my life!

DANADr. Venkman -

PETERI meet you, and I say, my God, there's someone with the same problem I

have!DANA

Yes. We both have the same problem. You!PETER

I'm gonna go for broke. I am madly in love with you.DANA

I don't believe this. Will you please leave?PETER

to an invisible audienceAnd then she threw me out of her life. She thought I was a creep, she

thought I was a geek and she probably wasn't thefirst...DANA

You are so odd... No.PETER

turning aroundI've got it!

DANANo, no, no, no, no.

PETERI'll prove myself to you!

DANAguiding him out

That's not necessary.PETER

Yeah. I'll solve your little problem.DANA

Okay...PETER

And then you'll say, "Pete Venkman's a guy who can get things done!"DANARight.PETER

"I wonder what makes him tick!"DANA

I wonder!PETER

"I wonder if he'd be interested in knowing what makes me tick?"DANARight!PETER

I bet you're going to be thinking about me after I'm gone.DANA

I bet I am!Pushes him out the door. He sticks his face back in.

PETERNo kiss?

pushes his face out door and slams it shutCorridor

LOUIS comes out, then tries to go back in, but he's locked himself out. PETER leaves.

Outside Ghostbusters HQNight.

Inside Ghostbusters HQ; upstairsThe Ghostbusters dine on takeout Chinese. Music: In The Name Of Love.

PETERTo our first customer.

RAYTo our first and only customer.

They toast with soda cans.PETER

I got to take out some petty cash. We should take her out to dinner. We don't want to lose her.

RAYUh, this magnificent feast here represents the last of the petty cash.

PETERSlow down. Chew your food.

By JANINE's deskPhone rings.

JANINEHello, Ghostbusters. Yes, of course they're serious. - You do? You

have? No kidding?... Uh-huh. Well, just give me theaddress. Yes, of course. Oh, they'll be totally discreet. Thank you.

hangs upWe got one!

slams down alarm bellUpstairs

RAYIt's a call!

Music: Cleanin' Up The Town. They slide down the fire pole.Downstairs

They slide down the fire pole and suit up.RAY

Come on!Outside Ghostbusters HQEcto-1 drives off wildly.Outside Sedgewick Hotel

Ecto-1 drives up. Close-up on Ghostbusters logo.Lobby of Sedgewick HotelThe Ghostbusters enter.

PETERHey, anybody seen a ghost?

A pretty lady goes by. They all stare appreciatively.HOTEL MANAGER

Thank you for coming so quickly! The guests are starting to ask questions and I'm running out of excuses.

RAYHas it happened before?

HOTEL MANAGERWell, most of the original staff knows about the twelfth floor; the

disturbances, I mean. But it's been quiet for years!Up until two weeks ago. It was never, ever this bad, though!

EGONDid you ever report it to anyone?

HOTEL MANAGERHeavens! No!

PETEROh, no. You kidding?

HOTEL MANAGERThe owners don't even like us to talk about it. I hope we can take

care of this. Quietly! Tonight!RAY

Yes sir, don't worry. We handle this kind of thing all the time!they go up to an elevator

MAN AT ELEVATORWhat are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut?

PETERNo, we're exterminators. Someone saw a cockroach up on twelve.

MAN AT ELEVATORThat's gotta be some cockroach.

PETERBite your head off, man.

elevator arrivesRAY

Going up?MAN AT ELEVATOR

I'll take the next one.Elevator

RAYYou know, it just occurred to me, we haven't had a completely

successful test of this equipment.EGON

I blame myself.PETER

So do I.RAY

No sense worrying about it now.PETER

Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.

RAYYep. Let's get ready. Switch me on!

EGON charges RAY's proton pack, then backs awayTwelth floor

The Ghostbusters exit the elevator. EGON charges his proton pack.RAY

Come on.CHAMBERMAID enters. RAY and EGON shout and blast her cart with proton

beams.PETER

Hold it!CHAMBERMAID

What the hell are you doing?EGONSorry.

PETERSorry.RAY

I'm sorry.PETER

We thought you were someone else. Successful test.RAY

I guess so. I think we'd better split up.EGON

Good idea.PETER

Yeah, we can do more damage that way.EGON goes down a hallway, with his PKE meter.

RAY walks around, smoking. Sees Slimer pigging out at a room service cart. Is shocked. Cigarette falls out of his mouth.

RAYVenkman! Venkman! Ugh... disgusting blob! I'm going to have to hold it

myself...Charges pack, aims and fires. Startles Slimer. He flies through the

wall. Cart smashes a table and a vase.EGON pokes a man to see if he's a ghost.

PETER sees Slimer. Talks into walkie-talkie.PETER

Come in, Ray.RAY

unhooking walkie-talkieVenkman! I saw it! I saw it! I saw it!

PETERIt's right here, Ray. It's looking at me.

RAYvoice over walkie-talkie

He's an ugly little spud, isn't he?PETER

I think he can hear you, Ray.RAY

voice over walkie-talkieDon't move. It won't hurt you.

Slimer flies towards PETER. PETER screams and covers face. RAY runs to help.

Venkman! Venkman! Pete!RAY arrives. Slimer is gone. PETER is dripping in slime.

Venkman! What happened? Are you okay?PETER

spitting out slimeHe slimed me.

RAYThat's great! Actual physical contact! Can you move?

EGONvoice over walkie-talkieRay? Ray! Come in please!

PETERI feel so funky.

RAYSpengler! I'm with Venkman! He got slimed!

EGONThat's great, Ray! Save some for me! Get down here right away. It just

went into a ballroom!Lobby

RAY talks to HOTEL MANAGER regarding the bust.RAY

Okay, sir. If you and your staff will just wait out here, we'll take care of it.Ballroom

The Ghostbusters hide under a table. RAY scans with his ecto-goggles and sees Slimer near a chandilier.

RAYThere it is, on the ceiling.

PETERThat's the one that got me.

they come out from under tableRAY

All right, boys. Ready? Throw it!They fire. Slimer flies away. The chandilier falls on a table and

smashes.Lobby

HOTEL MANAGER is worried. He tries to open door. Finds it locked.Ballroom

RAYI did that! I did that! That's my fault!

PETERThat's okay. The table broke the fall.

EGONThere's something very important I forgot to tell you.

PETERWhat?EGON

Don't cross the streams.PETERWhy?EGON

It would be bad.PETER

I'm fuzzy on the whole good-bad thing. What do you mean, bad?EGON

Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of

light.RAY

Total protonic reversal.PETER

All right, that's bad, okay. Important safety tip, don't cross the streams. Thanks, Egon. All right. Ray, take the left.

Egon, take the right. Okay, Ray. Give me one eye on the outside... Ray!

RAY fires. Slimer screams and flies away.Egon!

EGON fires. Destroys crystal glasses, a layer cake, etc. Slimer flies behind a bar. EGON fires. Keeps firing even after

Slimer flies away.Okay, all right, hold it! Hold it! Hold it! Whoa! Nice shooting, Tex!

Slimer hides at the ceilingLobby

HOTEL MANAGERI assure you, Mrs. Van Hoffman, there is nothing wrong with the room.

It will be ready promptly, in time, as soon as yourguests are with us.

BallroomRAY

The last throw took something out of him, but he's gonna move! I need some; I need some room to put the trap down. Give me

some room.

EGON chucks a tableLobby

HOTEL MANAGERto MRS. VAN HOFFMAN

If you'll excuse me, please.sends a bellhop to get security

BallroomRAY

We gotta get this in the clear!PETER

Wait, wait! I always wanted to do this.pulls tablecloth out from under table, knocking everything but flowers

overAnd the flowers are still standing!

RAY sends out the trapRAY

Okay, on my go signal. Spengler, I want a confinement stream from you. Okay? Go!

EGON fires and hits SlimerOkay, hold him up there. He's gonna move. Hold him up. Go!

PETER fires and hitsEGON

It's working, Ray!RAY

Start bringing him down. Start bringing him down. You got him. Don't cross the streams.

PETERMaybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider, huh?

EGONVenkman, shorten your stream! I don't want my face burned off!

RAYAll right. I'm opening the trap now; don't look directly into the

trap!opens trap

EGONhis eyes widening

I looked at the trap, Ray.RAY

Bring your streams off as soon as I close the trap. Get ready. I'm closing it, now!

Closes trap. PETER and EGON stop firing and look away. Slimer is sucked into trap. The Ghostbusters look at it, keeping

their guns pointed at it.EGON

shoving trap with foot; makes blue lightningIt's in there.

PETERto Slimer

Hey!RAY

Well, that wasn't such a chore, now, was it?Lobby

A crowd has gathered.HOTEL MANAGER

Mr. Smith, quickly. I want that door open now! Stand over there!PETER

We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!HOTEL MANAGER

Did you see it? What is it?RAY

We got it!

HOTEL MANAGERWhat is it? Will there be any more of them?

RAYSir, what you have there is what we refer to as a focused, non-

terminal repeating phantasm, or a Class Five full roamingvapor. Real nasty one, too!

PETERNow, Let's talk seriously, now. For the entrapment, we're gonna have

to ask you for four big ones. Four thousand dollarsfor that. But we are having a special this week on proton charging and

storage of the beast, and that's only going to cometo one thousand dollars, fortunately.

HOTEL MANAGERFive thousand dollars? I had no idea it would be so much. I won't pay

it.PETER

Well, that's all right! We can just put it right back in there.RAY

We certainly can, Dr. Venkman.HOTEL MANAGER

No, no, no, no! All right! I'll pay anything!PETER

Thanks so much.RAY

Thank you! Hope we can help you again! All right, coming through! Watch out! Class Five full roaming vapor! Watch out!

Begin musical montage. Music: Ghostbusters.An apartment

A woman does crunches while ROGER GRIMSBY gives the news.ROGER GRIMSBY

Good evening, I'm Roger Grimsby. Today the entire eastern seaboard is alive with talk of incidents of paranormal activity.

Alleged ghost sightings and related supernatural occurrences have been reported across the entire tri-state area.

New York City streetJOE FRANKLIN

Well, everybody's heard ghost stories around the campfire. Heck, my grandma used to spin yarns about a spectral locomotive

that would rocket past the farm where she grew up! But now, as if some unperceived authority...Ghostbusters HQ; bedroom

Alarm bell rings. PETER, RAY and EGON run out, still in their sleeping clothes. USA Today wipes to:

StreetEcto-1 rushes past. New York Post wipes to:

Outside Chinese restaurantA Chinese man gives PETER and RAY some free Peking duck. They bow in

thanks.Outside a buildingRAY wields a trap.

RAYStand aside please!

A streetEcto-1 drives up. We hear LARRY KING talking. Time wipes to:

LARRY KING's studioLARRY KING

Hi, this is Larry King. The phone-in topic today: ghosts and ghostbusting. The controversy builds, more sightings are

reported. Some maintain these professional paranormal eliminators in New York are the cause of it all.

Rockefeller Center

PETER, RAY and EGON run along. Omni wipes to:Outside a building

EGON comes out, with a trap.EGON

I got it! Pete? Ray!Outside yet another building

PETER, RAY and EGON triumphantly exit to a cheering crowd. RAY waves trap. Atlantic Monthly wipes to:

A streetThe Ghostbusters run down, brandishing proton guns. CASEY KASEM talks.

His broadcast runs into the next scene.CASEY KASEM

Still making headlines all across the country, the Ghostbusters are at it again, this time at the fashionable dance club,

The Rose. The boys in gray slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with

some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance. This is Casey Kasem! Now on with the countdown.

DANA's kitchenDANA listens to CASEY KASEM. Laughs and sips champagne.

A buildingPETER

Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week! No job is too big! No fee is too big!

Ghostbusters HQ; JANINE's deskJANINEon phone

Is it just a mist, or does it have arms and legs?An apartment

A woman watches the news as she strings her cello.TV REPORTER

to RAYAs they say in TV, I'm sure there's one big question on everybody's

mind and I imagine you are the man to answer it. Howis Elvis? And have you seen him lately?

Globe wipes to:Outside Ghostbusters HQ

Ecto-1 drives up. Two people ask the tired PETER for autographs.Ghostbusters HQ; bedroom

The Ghostbusters sleep. Swirl to dream sequence with dream music.RAY's dream

RAY lies in bed. DREAM GHOST hovers above him and vanishes. Then she disappears. An unseen force unbuckles his belt and

unzips his pants. His eyes cross and his head knocks back in pleasure overload.

Ghostbusters HQ; bedroomRAY falls out of bed.Outside Ghostbusters HQ

WINSTON ZEDDEMORE, bearing a newspaper ad, looks up at the Ghostbusters logo sign. Wind down Ghostbusters theme.

JANINE's deskJANINE interviews WINSTON over the job.

JANINEDo you believe in UFOs, astral projection, mental telepathy, ESP,

clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement,full trans-mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?

WINSTONIf there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.

A tired PETER and RAY enter.RAY

Boy, I've gotta get some sleep. I'm dying.

PETERYou don't look good.

RAYI don't?PETER

You've looked better. You didn't used to look like this.to JANINE

Here's the paper for the woman out in Brooklyn. She paid with Visa.JANINE

Here's tonight's worksheet.RAY

Oh, great! Two more free repeaters.JANINE

This is Winston Zeddemore. He's here about the job.RAY

Beautiful. You're hired. Ray Stantz, Pete Venkman. Congratulations. Can you help me, please?gives WINSTON some traps

Welcome aboard!Outside Carnegie Hall

DANA and VIOLINIST exit the building.DANA

I don't know where they get these guest conductors. Someone should tell him that it's not going to do much good to scream

at us in German.VIOLINIST

Well, I don't think the man is competent to conduct a major symphony orchestra.

DANA sees PETERDANA

Um, could you wait here a minute?VIOLINISTUh, sure.

DANAgoing to PETER

Dr. Venkman, this is a surprise.PETER

That was a wonderful rehearsal.DANA

You heard that?PETER

Yes. You're the best one in your row.DANA

Oh, thank you. You're good. Most people can't hear me with the whole orchestra playing.

PETERHey, I don't have to take this abuse from you. I've got hundreds of

people dying to abuse me.DANA

I know. You're a big celebrity now. Do you have some information on my case?PETER

indicating VIOLINISTWho's the stiff?

DANAThe stiff happens to be one of the finest musicians in the world! Now

do you have some information for me, please?PETER

Sure, but I'd prefer to give it to you in private.DANA

Why don't you tell me now?

PETERWell, okay. I found the name Zuul for you. The name Zuul refers to a

demi-god worshipped around 6000 BC by the - what'sthat word?

DANAHittites.PETER

Hittites, the Mesopotamians and the Sumerians.DANA

reading PETER's notesZuul was the minion of Gozer. What's Gozer?

PETERGozer was very big in Sumeria. Big guy.

DANAWell, what's he doing in my icebox?

PETERI'm working on that. If we could get together Thursday night, I'm

thinking nine-ish, you know, we could exchangeinformation.

DANAI can't see you Thursday, I'm busy!

PETERMiss Barrett, you seem to think there is something wrong up here in

your mind that says: he enjoys taking his evenings offand spending them with his clients. No. I'm making a special exception

in your case. Because... I respect you. It's cornybut I respect you as artist. And as a dresser, too! This is a

magnificent coordination you have going here today.DANA

All right. I'll see you Thursday.PETER

I'll bring The Roylance Guide and we'll eat and read!DANA and VIOLINIST walk off

VIOLINISTSo! Who the hell was that?

DANAJust a friend.

VIOLINISTA friend?

DANAAn old friend.

PETERRight, I'll see you Thursday! I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you, sir!

And I'm glad you're feeling much better. You'restill very pale, though! A little sun...

VIOLINISTWhat's he do?

DANAOh, he's a scientist.

PETER spins around as upbeat music playsOutside Ghostbusters HQ

We see the building as the music winds down.Ghostbusters HQ; basement

RAY shows WINSTON ecto-containment unit.RAY

This is where we put all the vapors and entities and slimers that we trap. Quite simple, really. Load a trap here, open,

unlock the system. Insert the trap, release, close, lock the system. Set your entry grid, neutralize your field andÉ the

light is green, the trap is clean. The ghost is incarcerated here in a custom-made storage facility.

JANINE's deskJANINE

There's a man from the EPA here to see you. He's waiting in your office.PETER

EPA? What's he want?JANINE

I don't know. All I do know is that I've been working two weeks without a break and you promised me you'd hire more help.

PETERJanine, someone with your qualifications would have no trouble finding

a top-flight job in either the food service orhousekeeping industries. You gonna answer that?

JANINEI've quit better jobs than this.

picks up phoneGhostbusters! What do you want?!

PETER's officeWALTER PECK stands in wait.

PETERCan I help you?

PECKI'm Walter Peck. I represent the Environmental Protection Agency, the

third district.PETER

Great! How's it going down there?slaps PECK on back

PECKAre you Peter Venkman?

PETERYes, I'm Dr. Venkman.

PECKExactly what are you a doctor of, Mr. Venkman?

PETERWell, I have PhD's in parapsychology and psychology.

PECKI see. And now you catch ghosts?

PETERYeah, you could say that.

PECKAnd how many ghosts have you caught, Mr. Venkman?

PETERI'm not at liberty to say.

PECKAnd where do you put these ghosts, once you catch them?

PETERIn a storage facility.

PECKAnd would this storage facility be located on these premises?

PETERYes.PECK

And may I see this storage facility?PETERNo.PECK

And why not, Mr. Venkman?PETER

Because you did not use the magic word.PECK

What is the magic word, Mr. Venkman?

PETERPlease!PECK

May I please see the storage facility?PETER

Why do you want to see the storage facility?PECK

Well, because I'm curious. I want to know more about what you do here! Frankly, there have been a lot of wild stories in

the media and we want to assess for any possible environmental impact from your operation! For instance, the presence of

noxious, possibly hazardous waste chemicals in your basement! Now you either show me what is down there or I come back

with a court order.PETER

You go get a court order! And I'll sue your ass for wrongful prosecution.

PECKYou can have it your way, Mr. Venkman.

BasementEGON

I'm worried, Ray. It's getting crowded in there. And all my recent data points to something big on the horizon.

WINSTONWhat do you mean, big?

EGONWell. Let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. According this

morning's sample, it would be a Twinkie thirty-five feet long weighing approximately six hundred pounds.

RAY coughs violentlyWINSTON

That's a big Twinkie.EGON nods and eats his Twinkie.

RAYWe could be on the verge of a fourfold crossrip! A PKE surge of

incredible, even dangerous proportions!PETER

coming down stairsWe just had a visit from the Environmental Protection Agency. How's

the grid holding up?RAY

Not good.WINSTON

Tell him about the Twinkie.PETER

What about the Twinkie?Ivo Shandor Building

Lightning strikes the huge building.The terror dog statues on the roof begin to crumble, revealing the

real terror dogs inside.On floor 22

DANA gets off the elevator. She passes LOUIS's apartment. Tries to sneak by quietly, but LOUIS runs out to greet her.

Music: Hot Night.LOUIS

Oh, Dana, it's you!DANA

Hello, Louis.LOUIS

You gotta come in here! You're missing a classic party!

DANAYes, well, I would, Louis. But I have a date.

LOUISdisappointed

You made a date tonight?DANA

Well, I'm sorry, Louis. I forgot.LOUIS

Well, that's okay. You can bring him along!DANA

All right, maybe we'll stop by. Okay?goes into apartment

LOUISThat's great, I'll tell everybody you're coming. We're gonna play

Twister and we're gonna do some break dancing. Hey,everybody -

can't open door; has locked himself out... againHey, let me in! It's Louis, somebody let me in!

DANA's living roomDANA starts to change. Phone rings.

DANAHello? Oh, hi Mom. - I've been busy. - No, everything is fine. Just

that one time. - I will. - I won't. - Mom, I have togo. I have a date. - Yes. - No, no one you know. It's, um- Well, he's

a Ghostbuster. Those guys on TV. - Yes, well, I'llhave to let you know. Love to Dad. Right. Bye. - Bye!

Hangs up. Growling noise.Oh shit.

Claw from her chair grabs her. Another shuts her mouth. She screams and screams. Chair swivels around. Door opens. A

terror dog growls at her. Chair rushes out the door.Ivo Shandor Building; roof

Terror dog statues are crumbled.LOUIS's apartment

Music: Disco Inferno.WOMAN AT PARTY

Do you have any Excedrin or Extra Strength Tylenol?LOUIS

Gee, I think all I got is this cedacelacytic acid. Generic. See, I can get six hundred tablets of that for the same price

as three hundred of the name brand. Makes good financial sense. Good advice. Hey, this is real smoked salmon from Nova

Scotia, Canada, $24.95 a pound. It only cost me $14.12 after tax, though. I'm giving this whole thing as a promotional

expense. That's why I invited clients instead of friends. You having a good time, Marv? How ya doing? Why don't you have

some of the Brie? It's at room temperature! You think it's too warm in here for the Brie?TALL WOMAN AT PARTY

Louis, I'm going home.LOUIS

Oh, don't leave yet. Listen, maybe if we start dancing, other people will join in.

TALL WOMAN AT PARTYOkay!

They dance. Doorbell rings.LOUIS

Oh, don't move. I just gotta get the door.opens door to reveal TED FLEMING and ANNETTE FLEMING

Ted! Annette! Hi! How you doing? Give me your coats. Everybody, this is Ted and Annette Fleming. Ted has a small

carpet-cleaning business in receivership, and that's drawing a salary from a deferred bonus from two years ago. They've

got fifteen thousand left on the house at 8%; so they're okay!throws coats into closet on top of a terror dog

So, does anybody want to play Parcheesi?growling

Okay! Who brought the dog?Terror dog jumps out. Party guests scream. TALL WOMAN AT PARTY jumps

out window. LOUIS runs away.Corridor

Terror dog smashes through door. LOUIS runs into elevator. LOUIS'S NEIGHBOR leaves her apartment. Sees terror dog, yells

and runs back in.Outside Ivo Shandor Building

LOUISrunning

Help! There's a bear loose in my apartment! Help, help! Help!jumps over a wall

DOORMANA bear in his apartment?

terror dog runs out, knocks DOORMAN over and jumps over wallTavern-on-the-Green

LOUIS runs.LOUIS

I'm going to bring this up at the next tenant's meeting. There's not supposed to be any pets in the building.

bangs on windowsThere's gotta be in a way in. Somebody let me in!keeps screaming, then turns to face terror dog

Nice doggie. Cute little pooch. Maybe I got a Milk-Bone...Terror dog growls. LOUIS screams. Restaurant guests are quiet for a

couple of seconds, then resume normal conversation.Outside Ivo Shandor Building

PETERWhat happened?POLICE CAPTAIN

Some moron brought a cougar to a party and it went berserk.PETER

to DOORMANHi, I'm going up to Dana Barrett's.

DOORMAN shows him inFloor 22

Police question partygoers about LOUIS.PARTY GUESTST, u, l, l, y.

No!He ran out!

PETER knocks on DANA's door.PETERHello?

DANA has become ZUUL. Eerie music plays. She has wild hair and a bright orange dress.

That's a different look for you, isn't it?DANA

Are you the Keymaster?PETER

Not that I know of.She slams door in his face. He knocks again.

DANAAre you the Keymaster?

PETER

Yes.Inside DANA's apartment

PETERI'm a friend of his. He told me to meet him here. I didn't get your

name.DANA

I am Zuul. I am the Gatekeeper.PETER

What are we doing today, Zuul?DANA

We must prepare for the coming of Gozer.PETER

Gozer, huh?DANA

The Destructor.PETER

Are we still going out? You know, you could pick up the place if you're expecting someone.

DANAflops on bed, writhing up and down

Do you want this body?PETER

Is this a trick question? I guess the roses worked, huh.DANA

Take me now, subcreature.PETER

We never talk any more.DANA grabs him and pulls him down

I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people. Actually, it's more of a guideline than a rule.

she rolls them overDANA

I want you inside me.PETER

Go ahead! No, I can't, sounds like you've already got at least two people in there already.

breaks freeMight a little crowded. Now, why don't you quit trying to upset and

disturb Dr. Venkman and just relax. Lie down there,relax. Put your hands on your chest. Yes. What I'd like to do is talk

to Dana. I wanna talk to Dana. Dana? It's Peter.DANA

There is no Dana. There is only Zuul.PETER

Whoa, Zuulie you nut. Now come on. Come on. I want to talk to Dana. Dana, Dana. Relax, come on. Dana, Dana. Can I talk to

Dana?DANA smiles a vicious smile. The voice of ZUUL eminates from her.

ZUULThere is no Dana, only Zuul!

PETERWhat a lovely singing voice you must have. Now I'm going to count to

three, Zuulie, and if I don't get to hear Dana,there's going to be some real trouble in this apartment, I think. One!

Two!DANA's eyes flutter and turn white

Two and a half!The voice of ZUUL screams. DANA rises above the bed.

Please come down.ZUUL roarsCentral Park

LOUIS has become Vinz Clortho. He runs around talking to himself.LOUIS

I am the Keymaster! The Destructor will come, the Traveler! The Destroyer! Gatekeeper!

approaches a horse on a wagonI am Vinz. Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer, Volguus Zildrohar, Lord

of the Sebouillia. Are you the Gatekeeper?COACHMAN

Hey, he pulls the wagon, I make the deals. You wanna ride?LOUIS's eyes flare red. He talks to the horse again.

LOUISWait for the sign, and our prisoners will be released.

running awayYou will perish in flame! Soon as I find the Gatekeeper!

COACHMANWhat an asshole.

Outside Ghostbusters HQPOLICE CAPTAIN knocks on door. JANINE answers.

JANINEDropping off or picking up?

POLICE CAPTAINDropping off.

JANINEJust a moment.

EGON comes out with JANINEPOLICE CAPTAIN

You a Ghostbuster?EGONYes.

POLICE CAPTAINWe picked up this guy, now we don't know what to do with him. Bellevue

doesn't want him and I'm afraid to put him in thelock-up. And I know you guys are into this stuff, so I figured we'd

check with you.EGON

All right.LOUIS is in the van in a straight jacket.

LOUISAre you the Gatekeeper?

EGON runs a PKE meter over LOUIS and watches the readings climbEGON

You'd better bring him inside.JANINE

You are so kind to take care of that poor man. You know, you're a real humanitarian.

EGONI don't think he's human.

Ghostbusters HQ labEGON

What'd you say your name was?LOUIS

Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer.JANINE

looking at LOUIS's walletWell, according to this, his name's Louis Tully. Lives on Central Park

West. Do you want some coffee, Mr. Tully?LOUISDo I?EGON

Yes, have some.LOUIS

Yes, have some.EGON

Vinz, you said before you were waiting for a sign. What sign are you waiting for?

LOUISGozer the Traveler! He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms.

During the Rectification of the Vuldronaii, the Travelercame as a large and moving Torb! Then, during the Third Reconciliation

of the Last of the Meketrex Supplicants, they chosea new form for him, that of a giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zuuls knew

what it was to be roasted in the depths of a Sloarthat day, I can tell you!

JANINEEgon?EGON

going to JANINE, talking to LOUISExcuse me.JANINE

There's something very strange about that man...LOUIS is sniffing a jar of popcorn

Listen, I'm usually very psychic, and I'm have a terrible feeling that something awful is going to happen to you. I'm

afraid you're going to die.EGON holds JANINE in his arms. Phone rings. LOUIS jumps.

EGONI'll get it!

Picks up. LOUIS drags the rest of the phone over to him.Hello? Thanks, I've got it.

DANA's apartmentPETER

Egon, it's Peter. I have some news from the world of Gozer.EGON

over phoneWhat is it, Peter?

PETERI'm here with Dana Barrett. It seems that the Goz' has been putting

some moves on my would-be girlfriend!EGON

How is she?PETER

I think we can get her a guest shot on Wild Kingdom. I just whacked her up with about 300 cc's of thorozine. She's going

to take a little nap now. She says she's the Gatekeeper, does that make any sense to you?

Ghostbusters HQEGON

Some. I've just met the Keymaster. He's here with me now.PETER

over phoneOh, wonderful, we have to get these two together.

LOUIS takes a slice of pizza, sniffs it and sticks it on his cheekEGON

I think that would be extraordinarily dangerous.PETER

Okay, well, hold on to him. I'll be over there in a little while.EGONGood.

LOUIS takes phone from EGON.Thank you, Vinz.

to JANINEWe have to find Ray. I need him here immediately.

DANA's apartmentDANA lies on her bed, asleep.

PETERBad news, honey. I gotta go to work. Hey, will you stay here in bed

until I get back?kisses her

Brooklyn BridgeEcto-1 drives across the bridge. WINSTON drives. RAY is studying

blueprints.WINSTON

Hey, Ray, do you believe in God?RAY

Never met him.WINSTON

Yeah, well I do. And I love Jesus's style, you know.RAY

... this roof cap is made of a magnesium-tungsten alloy...WINSTON

What are you so involved in there?RAY

These are the blueprints for the structural ironwork for Dana's apartment building, and they're very, very strange.

WINSTONHey, Ray. Do you remember something in the Bible about the last days,

when the dead would rise from the grave?RAY

I remember Revelation 7:12. And I looked, as he opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the

sun became as black as sackcloth. And the moon became as blood.WINSTON

And the seas boiled and the skies fell.RAY

Judgment Day.WINSTON

Judgment Day.RAY

Every ancient religion has its own myth about the end of the world.WINSTON

Myth? Ray, has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason we've been so busy lately is because the dead have been

rising from the grave?long pause

RAYshivering

How about a little music?WINSTONYeah.

Ecto-1 drives onward.Outside Ghostbusters HQ

Police cars drive up. A man gives PECK a manila folder.Inside Ghostbusters HQ

PECK enters, with POLICE CAPTAIN and CON EDISON MAN.PECK

This way.JANINE

Excuse me. Excuse me! Just where do you think you're going?PECK

Stand aside, miss, or I'll have you arrested for interfering with a police -JANINE

Oh no, hold on! I've seen TV, I know you can't come in here without a writ or warrant or something!

PECKbrandishing manila folder

Cease and desist all commerce order, seizure of premises and chattels, ban on use of public utilities for unauthorized

waste handlers, and a federal entry and inspection order.he continues on

BasementEGON

Vinz, there's one more test I'd like to perform -JANINE runs down. PECK, POLICE CAPTAIN and CON EDISON MAN follow.

JANINEEgon, I tried to stop them! He says they have a warrant.

EGONExcuse me, this is private property!

PECKpointing out ecto-containment unitShut this off. Shut these all off.

EGONI'm warning you, turning off these machines would be extremely

hazardous.PECK

I'll tell you what's hazardous. You're facing federal prosecution for at least half a dozen environmental violations. Now

either you shut these beams off or we shut them off for you.Outside Ghostbusters HQA taxi drops PETER off.Ghostbusters HQ; basement

EGONTry to understand. This is a high voltage laser containment system.

Simply turning it off would be like dropping a bomb onthe city.

PECKDon't patronize me! I'm not grotesquely stupid like the people you

bilk!PETER

coming down stairsAt ease, officer. I'm Peter Venkman. I think there's just been a

slight misunderstanding and I wanna to cooperate in anyway that I can.

PECKForget it, Venkman! You had your chance to cooperate, but you thought

it'd be more fun to insult me. Well, now it is myturn, wise ass.

EGONHe wants to shut down the protection grid, Peter.

PETERYou shut that thing down and we are not going to be held responsible

for whatever happens.PECK

On the contrary! You're going to be held responsible.PETER

No! We won't be held responsible!PECK

Shut it off!PETER

Don't shut it off. I'm warning you.CON EDISON MAN

I - I've never seen anything like this before.PECK

I'm not interested in your opinion, just shut it off.PETER

stopping CON EDISON MANMy friend, don't be a jerk.

POLICE CAPTAINStep aside!

PECKIf he does that again, you can shoot him.

POLICE CAPTAINYou do your job, pencil neck! Don't tell me how to do mine!

PETERThank you, officer.

PECKShut it off!

PETER starts up stairs. EGON makes an explosion with his fingers in POLICE CAPTAIN's face, mouthing "Boom".

CON ED MAN pulls red lever. Alarms goes off. Lights flash.DANA's apartmentDANA trembles.

Ghostbusters HQ; basementWalls tremble. Bricks pop out. Everyone starts running.

CON EDISON MANOh shit.

Ghostbusters HQ; entranceEveryone runs like hell.

EGONClear the building!

Outside Ghostbusters HQLOUIS runs out. The door of the fire house is smoking. The roof

explodes.DANA's apartment

DANA is jolted awake.Outside Ghostbusters HQ

Explosion. Pink strams of psychokinetic energy zap out. Crowd gathers.LOUIS

This is it! This is the sign!walks awayJANINE

Yeah, it's a sign all right; we're going out of business.Ecto-1 drives up. Police start to arrive.

RAYWhat happened?

EGONThe storage facilities blew. He shut off the protection grid.

RAYOh, great.WINSTON

That's bad, isn't it?RAYYeah.PETER

Where's the Keymaster?EGONShit!RAY

Who's the Keymaster?EGON

Come on!The Ghoustbusters run. PECK and some police stop them.

PECK

Hold it! I want this man arrested. Captain, these men are in criminal violation of the Environmental Protection Act, and

this explosion is a direct result of it!EGON

Your mother -They fight. Police try to keep order.

The ghosts keep pouring out of the fire house roof.Music: Magic.New York City

The pink streams fly over the city.DANA's apartment

DANA goes to her window, grinning.Outside subway tunnel

LOUIS passes. Papers fly around. A blue creature rises up out of tunnel.By taxi

Pink smoke enters a taxi's exhaust. BUSINESSMAN IN CAB enters.BUSINESSMAN IN CAB

Columbia Building, 53rd street, and I'm in a hurry, so let's not dawdle.

Driver is a zombie. Drives at breakneck speed, making a U-turn. Other cars swerve.

StreetLOUIS walks down street, gazing upwards.

Hot dog cartSlimer is inside, pigging out.

DANA's apartmentBolts of pink light fly up, past her window.

Another streetLOUIS walks down, gazing upwards.

DANA's apartmentHer wall explodes.

StreetPigeons fly from LOUIS.

Remnants of DANA's apartmentShe stares out, her hair blowing in the wind.

JailWINSTON

Hey, guard! I want to make a phone call! I just work with these guys! I wasn't even there!

RAY and EGON look over blueprintsEGON

The structure of this roof cap is exactly like the kind of telemetry tracker that NASA uses to identify dead pulsars in

deep space.RAY

Cold riveted girders with cores of pure selenium.PETER

to other jailbirdsEveryone getting this so far? So what? I guess they just don't make

them like they used to.RAY

No! Nobody ever made them like this! The architect was either a certified genius or an aesthetic wacko!

PETERRay, for a moment, pretend that I don't know anything about metallurgy, engineering or physics and just tell me what the

hell is going on.RAY

You never studied. The whole building is a huge super-conductive antenna that was designed and built expressly for the

purpose of pulling in and concentrating spiritual turbulence. Your girlfriend, Pete, lives in the corner penthouse of

Spook Central.PETER

She's not my girlfriend. I find her interesting because she's a client and because she sleeps above her covers. Four feet

above her covers! She barks, she drools, she claws...EGON

It's not the girl, Peter, it's the building! Something terrible is about the enter our world and this building is

obviously the door. The architect's name was Ivo Shandor. I found it in Tobin's Spirit Guide. He was also a doctor.

Performed a lot of unnecessary surgery. And then in 1920 he founded a secret society.

PETERLet me guess. Gozer worshippers.

EGONRight.PETER

No studying!EGON

After the First World War, Shandor decided that society was too sick to survive. And he wasn't alone. he had close to a

thousand followers when he died. They conducted rituals up on the roof, bizarre rituals intended to bring about the end ofthe world, and now it looks like it may actually happen!

PETERsinging

So be good, for goodness sake! Whoa! Somebody's coming! Somebody's coming!RAY

We have to get out of here. We've gotta get a judge or something.WINSTON

Hey! Hey! Hold it! Now we going to actually going to go before a federal judge and say that some moldy old Babylonian god

is going to drop in on Central Park West and start tearing up the city?RAY

Sumerian, not Babylonian.PETER

Yeah, big difference!WINSTON

No offense, guys, but I gotta get my own lawyer.JAIL GUARD

Okay, Ghostbusters! The mayor wants to see you guys. The whole island's going crazy! Let's go.

PETERto other jailbirds

I gotta split. The mayor wants to rap with me about some things.Outside Ivo Shandor Building

LOUIS walks by. Shocked. Looks up to the top.Remnants of DANA's apartment

LOUISI am the Keymaster!

DANAI am the Gatekeeper.

they kiss, then go up the stairs to the Temple of ZuulOutside City Hall

Police escort Ghostbusters to the MAYOR. Reporters and photographers try to get press. Music: Savin' The Day.

POLICE CAPTAIN

Stay back! Stay back!Inside MAYOR's office

MAYORI got a city blowing up, and you guys are not giving me any answers!

POLICE COMMISIONERAll right. We're blocking the bridges, the roads. I mean -

MAYOR'S AIDEThe Ghostbusters are here, Mr. Mayor.

MAYORThe Ghostbusters, all right, the Ghostbusters. Hey, where's this Peck?

PECKI am Walter Peck, sir, and I'm prepared to make a full report. These

men are consummate snowball artists! They usesensitive nerve gases to induce hallucinations. People think they're

seeing ghosts! And they call these bozos, whoconveniently show up to deal with the problem with a fake electronic

light show!RAY

Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here.

PECKThey caused an explosion!

MAYORIs this true?

PETERYes, it's true. This man has no dick.

PECK lunges at PETER. Police try to break up fight.POLICE SERGEANT

Break it up, break it up!PETER

Well, that's what I heard!MAYOR

This is City Hall! Now what am I gonna do here, John? What is this?FIRE COMMISIONER

All I know is: that was no light show we saw this morning. I've seen every kind of combustion known to man, but this beats

the hell out of me.POLICE COMMISIONER

The walls in the 53rd precinct were bleeding. How do you explain that?ARCHBISHOPentering

Good afternoon, gentlemen.MAYOR

Oh... Your Eminence!kisses ARCHBISHOP's ring

ARCHBISHOPHow are you, Lenny?

MAYORYou're looking good, Mike.

gives ARCHBISHOP a friendly slapWe're in a real fix, here. What do you think I should do?

ARCHBISHOPLenny, officially, the Church will not take any position on the

religious implications of these phenomena. Personally,Lenny, I think it's a sign from God. But don't quote me on that.

MAYORI think that's a smart move, Mike. But I'm not gonna call a press

conference and tell everyone to start praying.WINSTON

I'm Winston Zeddemore, Your Honor. Look, I've only been with the company for a couple of weeks. But I gotta tell you,

these things are real. Since I joined these men, I've seen shit that'll turn you white!

PETERWell, you could believe Mr. Pecker.

PECKMy name is Peck!

PETEROr you could accept the fact that this city is headed for a disaster

of biblical proportions.MAYOR

What do you mean, biblical?RAY

What he means is Old Testament biblical, Mr. Mayor. Real wrath-of-God-type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming from the sky!

Rivers and seas boiling!EGON

Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes! Volcanoes!WINSTON

The dead rising from the grave!PETER

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!MAYOR

Enough! I get the point! What if you're wrong?PETER

If I'm wrong, nothing happens! We go to jail. Peacefully, quietly. We'll enjoy it! But if I'm right, and we can stop this

thing; Lenny, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters.

MAYOR smiles. ARCHBISHOP nods.PECK

all the wind sucked out of his sailsI don't believe you're seriously considering listening to these men.

PETER smiles a smug smile.MAYOR

Get him out of here.PETERwavingBye.PECK

I'll fix you, Venkman. I'm gonna fix you!PETER

I am going to send you a nice fruit basket. I'm gonna miss him!PECK

All right, all right!MAYOR

You've got work to do. Now what do you need from me?The streets of New York

Music: Savin' The Day. The streets are clear, but the sidewalks are jammed with people waving signs and cheering. Military

and police personnel yell things. The Ghostbusters wait in Ecto-1 with their police escort.

PETERCome on, let's run some red lights!

The cars start moving.Outside Ivo Shandor Building

Dark clouds gather atop the building, shrouding the Temple of Zuul. The police escort drives up. The Ghostbusters get out

and suit up. The crowd cheers.PETER

Hello, New York! Well, hi, everyone!raises RAY's hand high

Dr. Ray Stantz! Would you please? The heart of the Ghostbusters! Thank you. They love you. They love you here!

walks down the sidewalk, shaking and kissing handsI like that shirt, pal! Gotta run. Got a date with a ghost! All right,

whatever happens, let's be professionals.The Ghostbusters assemble in front of the building, looking up at the

darkness above. Lightning strikes the building.RAY

We might have to put a little overtime in on this one!Earthquake! A water main breaks. People fall and scream. A pit opens

below the Ghostbusters. They fall in. So does thefront end of a police car. The earthquake suddenly stops. The crowd

comes to its feet.PEOPLE IN CROWD

Are you all right?Ghostbusters?

Are they all right?A dazed RAY pops out of the hole

There they are!the others climb out of the hole

Ghostbusters! Ghostbusters! Ghostbusters!PETER

We're all right, it's all right, we can take it! You gotta learn to play rough! You wanna play rough?

RAYYeah!WINSTONLet's go!

Music: Savin' The Day. They grab hands, pushing down, then up, and go into building

Ivo Shandor Building; many flights of stairsThey groan as they climb the stairs.

PETERWhere are we?

RAYOh, it looks like we're in the teens somewhere.

PETERWell, when we get to twenty, tell me. I'm gonna throw up.

Temple of ZuulDANA and LOUIS stand on terror dog pedestals. Lightning shoots between

them and the gates to the spirit world. The gatesopen up.Floor 22

RAYTwenty-two. Is this it?

PETERYeah.EGON

Art Deco. Very nice.RAY

Where is it?PETER

It's at the end of the hall.Remnants of DANA's apartment

RAY points out the stairs to the Temple of Zuul.RAY

Hey, where do these stairs go?PETER

They go up.He's about to go upstairs. Lightning goes off. He pushes his friends

on.

Okay. Go ahead. Come on, go ahead. Come on. Go ahead!Temple of Zuul

The Ghostbusters arrive. Lightning strikes DANA and LOUIS.PETERDana!

DANA and LOUIS turn into terror dogsOkay. That's all. She's a dog.

The Ghostbusters line up in front of the temple. GOZER emerges from the temple.

RAYIt's a girl.

GOZER pets the terror dogsEGON

It's Gozer.WINSTON

I thought Gozer was a man.EGON

It's whatever it wants to be.PETER

Well, whatever it is, it's gotta get by us!RAY

Right!PETER

Go get her, Ray!RAY steps up

RAYGozer the Gozerian! Good evening! As a duly designated representative

of the state, county and city of New York, I orderyou to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to

your place of origin or to the nearest convenientparallel dimension!

PETERThat ought to do it. Thanks very much, Ray.

GOZERAre you a god?

PETER nods "yes" to RAYRAYNo.GOZER

reaching its arms back into the templeThen... die!

Fires lightning at the Ghostbusters. They sail across the temple, clinging to the edge of the building.

Outside Ivo Shandor BuildingCrowd screams.Temple of Zuul

WINSTONRay, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say, "Yes!"

RAY nodsPETER

All right. This chick is toast!they march up to the temple

Got your stick?PETER, RAY, EGON, WINSTONunhooking proton guns

Holding!PETER

Heat 'em up!PETER, RAY, EGON, WINSTON

charging gunsSmoking!

PETERMake 'em hard!

PETER, RAY, EGON, WINSTONReady!PETER

Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown. Strike!They blast GOZER. It yowls and flips across the temple.Nimble little minx, isn't she? Aim for the flat top!

They blast again. GOZER vanishes.Well! That wasn't so hard.

RAYWe neutralized it! You know what that means? A complete particle

reversal!WINSTON

Hey, we have the tools, we have the talent!PETER

It's Miller time!EGON

looking at PKE meterRay? This looks extraordinarily bad.Earthquake at the temple. Rocks fall.

Look out!Outside Ivo Shandor BuildingRocks fall. Crowd screams.

Temple of ZuulVoice of GOZER sounds.

GOZERSubcreatures! Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Volguus

Zildrohar, the Traveler, has come! Choose and perish!RAY

What do you mean, choose? We don't understand!GOZER

Choose! Choose the form of the Destructor!PETER

Whoa! I get it, I get it. Very cute! Whatever we think of - if we think of J. Edgar Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover will appear

and destroy us, okay? So empty your heads. Empty your heads. Don't think of anything. We've only got one shot at this.

GOZERThe choice is made! The Traveler has come!

PETERWhoa! Whoa! Nobody choosed anything! Did you choose anything?

EGONNo!PETER

Did you?WINSTON

My mind's totally blank!PETER

I didn't choose anything!PETER, EGON and WINSTON stare at RAY

RAYtrembling

I couldn't help it. It just popped in there!PETER

What? What just popped in there?RAY

I - I tried to think -stomping and screaming from below

EGONLook!

RAYNo! It can't be!

WINSTONWhat is it?

RAYIt can't be!

WINSTONWhat did you do, Ray?

RAYIt can't be!

WINSTONAw, shit!

RAYsolemnly

It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.Outside Shandor Building

Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man stomps cars as people run and scream in terror.

Temple of ZuulPETER

Well, there's something you don't see every day.RAY

I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never, ever

possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay-Puft...PETER

Nice thinking, Ray.RAY

We used to roast Stay-Puft marshmallows, by the fire at Camp Waconda!PETER

Ray has gone bye-bye, Egon. What have you got left?EGON

Sorry, Venkman. I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.

Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man growls at them.WINSTONOh, no.PETER

Mother pus-bucket!Outside Shandor Building

PECK keeps his distance from the marshmallow man. It stomps on a church.

Temple of ZuulPETER

Nobody steps on a church in my town!RAY

One, two, three! Roast him!They blast Mr. Stay-Puft. It puts him on fire which soars up to them.

He climbs up the side of the building.PETERWhoa...

they run and hideRAY

Funny, us going out like this. Killed by a hundred-foot marshmallow man.PETER

We've been going about this all wrong! This Mr. Stay-Puft isn't so bad. He's a sailor, he's in New York; we get this guy

laid, we won't have any trouble!marshmallow man continues scaling up the side of building

EGON

I have a radical idea. The door swings both ways. We could reverse the particle flow through the gate.

PETERHow?EGON

We'll cross the streams.PETER

Excuse me, Egon, you said crossing the streams was bad.RAY

Cross the streams...PETER

You're gonna endanger us, you're gonna endanger our client. The nice lady who paid us in advance before she became a dog.

EGONNot necessarily. There's definitely a very slim chance we'll survive.

PETERgiving RAY a friendly slap

I love this plan! I'm excited to be a part of it. Let's do it!WINSTON

This job is definitely not worth eleven-five a year!they run to the temple just as Mr. Stay-Puft lifts his head up

EGONHurry!PETER

See you on the other side, Ray.firesRAY

Nice working with you, Dr. Venkman.Fires. They cross the streams.Let's turn 'em on, Spengler!

EGON and WINSTON fireCross 'em now, Spengler!

Mr. Stay-Puft sees what's going on. He screams. The four proton beams combine to make one big one, blasting right into the

temple. The gates swing shut.PETER, RAY, EGON, WINSTON

shouting randomlyAggh! Oh, no! Help! It's gonna blow! Let's get out of here!

They stop firing and run away.The Temple of Zuul explodes. Mr. Stay-Puft does as well.

Outside Ivo Shandor BuildingMarshmallow spatters all over. PECK looks up just in time to see a big

glob splatter on him. He yells and curses at thesky.

Remnants of Temple of ZuulMarshmallow all over everything, including RAY and WINSTON.

RAYOh... oh... Winston? Are you all right?

WINSTONYeah, yeah.they laugh

RAYVenkman? Spengler? Venkman? Spengler?EGON, covered in marshmallow, enters

Oh, Spengler, are you okay?EGON

I feel like the floor of a taxi cab.PETER enters. He has very little marshmallow on him.

RAYVenkie!PETER

Yeah. I'm all right.RAY

Thank God. You okay?EGON

I'm all right.RAY

You all right?PETER

I'm all right.RAY

You okay?PETERFine...

Walks away. Comes across remnants of terror dog statue.RAY

Oh. Smells like barbecued dog hair. Oh... Venkman. Oh, Venkman, I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I... I just forgot.

PETER walks away sadly. Then part of the statue breaks off. A hand reaches out.

DANAMm...RAYLook!

The Ghostbusters break open the statue, and PETER lifts DANA out.LOUIS, with a terror dog statue head on his head, walks around

helplessly.LOUIS

Somebody turn on the lights! Help! Somebody turn on the lights!PETER

Go check on that little guy!RAY, EGON and WINSTON go to help them. They remove the terror dog

head.LOUIS

What happened?DANA

coming toOh... oh... oh... where am I?

opens eyes, sees PETEROh... hi...

EGONregarding LOUIS

He'll be all right.LOUIS

Boy, the superintendent's gonna be pissed.RAY

Are you okay?LOUIS

Who are you guys?RAY

We're the Ghostbusters.LOUIS

Who does your taxes?PETER leads DANA away. RAY, EGON and LOUIS start to walk off.

RAYYou know, Mr. Tully, you are a most fortunate individual!

LOUISI know.RAY

You have been a participant in the biggest interdimensional crossrip since the Tunguska blast of 1909!

LOUIS

Felt great!EGON

We'd like to get a sample of your brain tissue.LOUISOkay.WINSTON

throwing up hands and cheeringI love this town!

Outside Ivo Shandor BuildingMusic: Ghostbusters. The crowd cheers for the Ghostbusters. PETER

gives DANA a long kiss on the lips. RAY takes a puff ona cigarette as he waves. PETER escorts DANA into Ecto-1. EGON leaves

building. JANINE runs into his arms.JANINEEgon!

They kiss. He pats her cheeks. LOUIS comes out, waving.LOUIS

What's going on? Does anyone wanna interview me? I'm an eyewitness. I was up there!

Red Cross employees take him off, but LOUIS protests.I wanna go with them, in the car.

WINSTON puts his proton pack away. The Ghostbusters get into Ecto-1 and the crowd parts to let them through. As Ecto-1

drives off, the crowd chases after it.Slimer flies above the crowd, screaming, and flies into the camera.

Fade to black. Final credits roll.The End