Ghostbusters trailer remade by student filmmakers
Middle school kids create shot-for-shot remake of 1984 preview for film class
If Ghostbusters 3 director, Paul Feig, is still looking to cast his all-female reboot of the supernatural comedy franchise, perhaps he should start by looking in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Students from the Boston suburb have created a Halloween-worthy, shot-for shot remake of the original Ghostbusters trailer. But unlike the 1984 film, the main characters are all played by girls and the female characters are played by boys.
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The short was produced by Real to Reel, a local nonprofit program that inspires youth to tell their stories through film.
The 2-minute short syncs up with the original trailer's audio track, but the Ghostbusters' hearse, the Ecto-1, is hilariously replaced by a hand-held Dinky car.
What the video lacks in special effects, it makes up for in heart, with the girl playing Bill Murray's Peter Venkman character nailing the comedian's signature deadpan.
So, just how close is the remake to the original? Watch the side-by-side comparison and judge for yourself.
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As for the highly anticipated Ghostbusters 3, not much is known about the re-boot, except that Feig plans to fill the cast with "hilarious women."
Earlier reports pegged the release for early 2015, though that date appears unlikely.