Mole People
Ghostbusters became iconic thanks to one particular factor- the amazing cast that Aykroyd put together. He created a comedic dream team that comprised of himself, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis. The trio was beloved on screen, but that wasn’t the original cast. Initially, the cast included equally impressive John Belushi and Eddie Murphy.
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Aykroyd completed the script way before Columbia Pictures gave it the green light, but it was very different from the finished product. The final script was written by Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ivan Reitman during a two-week-long writing session in the Aykrods basement in his home in Martha’s vineyard.