Ghostbusters Cast to Reprise Role for Game - Except Moranis

Junaid Alam

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Ghostbusters Cast to Reprise Role for Game - Except Moranis



Much of the original "Ghostbusters" movie cast is making its way into the upcoming video game - but not Rick Moranis, who apparently decided he's too rich to work.

In a preview with the German publication Das Gamer (which bears the motto, "Because everything is funnier in German, even video games), Sierra Producer Ben Borth and Terminal Reality Development Director Brendan Goss said key figures were onboard, including Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray, Annie Potts - and William Atherton, who played the irritable inspector infamously dubbed "dickless" by Akroyd's character.

Moranis, of "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" fame, however, declined involvement. "He made so much money off of Honey I Shrunk The Kids that he retired. He just doesn't want to work anymore," said Borth.

Moranis portrayed the clueless nerd who played the Keymaster to Sigourney Weaver's Gatekeeper before being turned into a dog.

According to the preview, players will take up the role a fifth Ghostbuster equipped with an experimental proton pack, helping chase and capture ghosts.

You'll also be able to try out some interesting stream combinations like the Slime Cannon and Mason Collider. Either way, you hopefully won't be left dickless.

Source: Dasgamer.com [http://www.dasgamer.com/an-inside-look-at-ghostbusters/]

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Anton P. Nym

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j-e-f-f-e-r-s said:
A fifth Ghostbuster??!!? What sacrilege is this?!?
Akroyd's co-writing it. If he's not allowed to make changes, who would be?

Looking forward to Atherton's return to the series, as he does outrage really well... I remember reading, though, that Weaver won't be coming back either which is a pity. (Can't remember the source on that, so it may be vapour.)

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Churchman

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If we got the 4 ghostbusters, then it doesn't matter if we didn't get the nerdy accountant.
 

ccesarano

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He made so much money off of Honey I Shrunk the Kids that he did their crappy sequel?

Man, fuck Disney. I liked Rick Moranis when he did movies like Ghostbusters and Spaceballs, and then he had to go and do a Disney movie.
 

Andy Chalk

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Ghostbusters and Spaceballs? Bah, you kids these days.

The REAL Rick Moranis! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31zO5Ar1aRE]
 

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Thats too bad. Is the Jenneane character comming back, i forget who plays her? Also, I almost did a backflip when I heard the Murray signed on.
 

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I'm definitely going to need to catch up with the series before the game comes out.
 

Arbre

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Things have improved. Now the band is back. It's not like Moranis was essential, he was more a secondary kicker anyway.
 
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huntedannoyed said:
Thats too bad. Is the Jenneane character comming back, i forget who plays her? Also, I almost did a backflip when I heard the Murray signed on.
Annie Potts played Janine Melnitz.

And Moranis was never officially a Ghostbuster, he just put on the outfit. Of course, some could say Slimer was a Ghostbuster as well. Nyeh.