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Though he was never called anything in the first Ghostbusters movie (the script refers to him as Onionhead) thanks to the massive popularity of the Real Ghostbusters cartoon, Slimer--the lovable green ghost who was the reason for the Ghostbusters first call at the Sedgewick Hotel--has become as intertwined in the franchise as much as other elements of the movie's iconography. That the character is set to make an appearance in new reboot movie in July is also proof positive of his enduring popularity, as he is one of the few ties to the original that was carried over with a warm callback to the past.

The photo itself was shot in celebration of the fact that the original Ghostbusters was released this week in 1984, so it was my submission for June 8 (the official worldwide release date of the movie) as part of the "Ghostbusters Day" celebrations. Utilizing the slime/goo method I'd applied earlier with another GB picture, I think I was able to take my own advice and scaled back on how much slop to add so that it would over power the picture, and with the usual tangible methods (that's a green finger light off camera helping to illuminate Slimer) I was able to conjure up this image.

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Though he was never called anything in the first Ghostbusters movie (the script refers to him as Onionhead) thanks to the massive popularity of the Real Ghostbusters cartoon, Slimer--the lovable green ghost who was the reason for the Ghostbusters first call at the Sedgewick Hotel--has become as intertwined in the franchise as much as other elements of the movie's iconography. That the character is set to make an appearance in new reboot movie in July is also proof positive of his enduring popularity, as he is one of the few ties to the original that was carried over with a warm callback to the past.

The photo itself was shot in celebration of the fact that the original Ghostbusters was released this week in 1984, so it was my submission for June 8 (the official worldwide release date of the movie) as part of the "Ghostbusters Day" celebrations. Utilizing the slime/goo method I'd applied earlier with another GB picture, I think I was able to take my own advice and scaled back on how much slop to add so that it would over power the picture, and with the usual tangible methods (that's a green finger light off camera helping to illuminate Slimer) I was able to conjure up this image.