Harlan Bojay is a bum on the streets of New York. He is friends with fellow bum Robert Learned Coombs. He doesn't appear in the movie Ghostbusters, However he is in Ghostbusters: The Supernatural Spectacular which is a novelization of the movie.
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Ghostbusters[]
Harlan Bojay was a jockey until age twenty-four. He gained forty-five pounds and four inches in height. That was 35 years ago and he still was unemployed.
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IDW Comics[]
In 1984, Harlan and Robert were chased by the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe while he was in the form of several ravens. They ran past the Washington Square Arch just as the Ghostbusters arrived. In the 90s, Harlan sat on the curb in front of Casey J's Coffee and Books near Delgado's Gym as Egon Spengler arrived to take some readings. The next year, on the night of Day of the Dead, Harlan was in Bushwick at the intersection of Central Avenue and Bleecker Street. The next year, in the spring, Robert and Harlan were on the Upper West Side near Dana's apartment one evening when Peter Venkman suddenly pulled up by them on Ecto-5. They were not pleased.
Personality[]
Harlan Bojay is an older man that doesn't seem to care about much.
Appearance in Deleted scene[]
Harlan Bojay is portrayed by Bill Murray in a deleted scene of Ghostbusters, however his traits seem somewhat different from the novel. He is not heavy in the movie, but his partner Robert Learned Combs is.
Trivia[]
- In the July 6, 1983 draft
- On pages 63-64, the two Bums comment on the growing atmospheric light-cloud forming above Dana's apartment building.
- On pages 65-69, a "Creature" (what eventually is labeled the Terror dog) races out of Dana's apartment. The two bums tried to fight off some small dogs for food in an alley when the "Creature" confronts them.
- In the August 5, 1983 draft:
- On page 77-78, the two Bums discuss their dinner plans. The first bum suggests Antonio's to see if the dishwasher will give them artichoke quiche again. While running out of the apartment, Louis runs by the two Bums then the Terror Dog races past them. The second bum speculates it is some kind of fighting Spaniel breed.[1][2]
- In the September 30, 1983 draft:
- On page 79, the two Bums appear talking about Central America and a hypothetical fight, like in the Deleted Scene: Bums.[3]
- In the August 5, September 30, and October 7, 1983 drafts, the ending includes the bums. They examine the marshmallow residue and conclude there is a very large cup of hot chocolate near by somewhere.
- The bums were recast with Joe Schmieg and Robert Edlund before the scene was cut altogether. Schmeieg became one of the police officers in the movie while Edlund moved onto a new project, "Nightmare on Elm Street."[4]
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- Ghostbusters
- Deleted Scenes
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- IDW Comics
- Ongoing Series
- Ghostbusters Year One
References[]
- ↑ Aykroyd, Dan & Ramis, Harold (1983). Ghostbusters (First Draft August 5, 1983) (Script p. 77). First Bum says: "Let's go up to Antonio's. Maybe that dishwasher up there will give us some of that nice artichoke quiche.""
- ↑ Aykroyd, Dan & Ramis, Harold (1983). Ghostbusters (First Draft August 5, 1983) (Script p. 78). Second Bum says: "Definitely some sort of fighting Spaniel I think.""
- ↑ Aykroyd, Dan & Ramis, Harold (1983). Ghostbusters (Third Draft September 30, 1983) (Script p. 79). First Bum says: "I think you're right about Central America but I completely disagree about the other thing. A good heavyweight boxer could take a Karate guy every time.""
- ↑ Greene, James, Jr., (2022). A Convenient Parallel Dimension: How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever, p. 48. Lyons Press, Essex, CT USA, ISBN 9781493048243. Line reads: "Before scrapping these characters entirely, Reitman tried recasting with actors Joe Schmieg and Robert Englund but the chemistry wasn't the same. Schmieg took another role in Ghostbusters as a police officer; Englund moved on to play iconic bogeyman Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street films."
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