Ghostbusters Performed Live At Academy Awards In 1985

I have been trying to find this video for decades. It's been on my want list pretty much since I opened Spook Central. I finally found it...and I wasn't even looking for it! While working on my holiday post (be sure to come back on the 24th for that), I found the holy grail of Ray Parker Jr. performances. Sadly, it's only a small 320x240 video file, and not something suitable for DVD burning, but here it is. By the way, some screen caps from the only portion I have on videotape can be found here.


To prevent spoilers, my comments on the video have been hidden. Highlight the hidden text to read them: Now that I've finally seen it in its entirety, I can see why it's stayed hidden all these years. It is without a doubt the absolute WORST performance of the song I have ever seen! It's bad on every...single...level. Ray's vocals and the instrumental backing are quite poor, but the stage production is even worse. The director, choreographer AND costume designer have never seen the movie, and weren't even clued in as to what it's about. Who thought it should take place on a warehouse loading dock? Why are the Ghostbusters dressed in futuristic blue outfits, making them look like rejects from a Jetsons live-action movie? Why are the Ghostbusters portrayed as ineffectual nitwits, getting easily captured by the ghosts, instead of being portrayed as heroes? Why does Dom DeLuise come out dressed as the Phantom of the Opera to save the day? Why does Ray Parker Jr. act like such a dick, leaving the Ghostbusters tied up while giving them the proverbial "F*** You" and walking off? What's the significance with Ray's wink to the audience at the end? (Those were all rhetorical questions. You don't need to supply answers.)