Spook Central: The Ghostbusters Companion - Behind The Scenes of "Ghostbusters"

Spook Central: The Ghostbusters Companion - Established August 1996 By Paul Rudoff

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BEHIND THE SCENES
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Early brainstorming had the Stay-Puft marshmallow man as but an intermediate form which Gozer assumes on its way to becoming something truely monstrous, both in size and appearance. Berni Wrightson's exploiration of this theme was both surreal and terrifying.

TOP: A Matthew Yuricich matte painting of the Firehouse.
BOTTOM: The matte painting as seen composited into the final film.

Notice the neighboring building with the Stay Puft Marshmallows billboard. In very small writing, it says "stays puft, even when toasted" - a catch phrase from one of Dan Aykroyd's earlier script drafts.

TOP: A Matthew Yuricich matte painting of the Shandor building.
BOTTOM: The matte painting as seen composited into the final film.