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Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse is a courthouse located in Lower Manhattan.

History

In late 1989, Ray Stantz, Peter Venkman, and Egon Spengler stood trial at Thurgood Marshall for digging a giant hole in First Avenue and causing a city-wide blackout. During the reading of the verdict, Judge Stephen Wexler's negative emotions set off the sample of Psychomagnotheric Slime and triggered the manifestation of the Scoleri Brothers. The spectator's gallery immediately cleared out into the hallway. Wexler was convinced the drop all charges and the judicial restraining order on the Ghostbusters in exchange for the ghosts being dealt with. The trio donned Proton Packs and engaged the ghosts in the courtroom. The Ghostbusters and Louis Tully marched into the hall and triumphantly declared they were back. Meanwhile, Wexler stood silently in shock in his tattered courtroom.

Behind the Scenes

  • Only 14 chairs would be thrown around because the rest were rented, only four pillars could be blown up, and only one wall of glass could be broken. [1]
  • Whatever was slated to be blown up was made of balsa wood: the railing, the walk through hinged doors, the judge's box and defense table. [2]
  • The defense table was on a flying track and pulled on a compound cable when the Scoleri Brothers slammed it on a wall. [3]
  • In order to reset the scene easily, parts were made for three takes of everything. [4]
  • Jim Fye and Tim Lawrence filmed separately as the Scoleri Brothers in wire rigged suits in front of blue screen. The footage would later be projected onto flexible mirrorplex then rephotographed. [5] Meanwhile, in place of the actors, full-scale cutouts were used to aid the cast and crew during filming. [6]
  • The stuntwoman who was in place of the Prosecutor when she is carried off by the Scoleri Brothers wore a pair of flying pants and vest with a cable running up her leg to the ceiling track above. Ivan Reitman wanted one leg dangling, something very easy if she weren't upside down. As the stuntwoman went along the track, her head barely missed the chairs still standing in the room. [7]

Trivia

  • In the Ghostbusters II August 5, 1988 draft, trial took place at the Criminal Courts Building. [8]
  • In the 2/27/89 draft, Dana Barrett was in the courtroom talking to Peter in the opening of the scene. [9]

External Links

Appearances

Primary Canon

Ghostbusters II

Secondary Canon

IDW Comics

References

  1. Eisenberg, Adam (November 1989). Ghostbusters Revisited, Cinefex magazine #40, page 13. Cinefex, USA.
  2. Eisenberg, Adam (November 1989). Ghostbusters Revisited, Cinefex magazine #40, page 13. Cinefex, USA.
  3. Eisenberg, Adam (November 1989). Ghostbusters Revisited, Cinefex magazine #40, page 13. Cinefex, USA.
  4. Eisenberg, Adam (November 1989). Ghostbusters Revisited, Cinefex magazine #40, page 13. Cinefex, USA.
  5. Eisenberg, Adam (November 1989). Ghostbusters Revisited, Cinefex magazine #40, page 13 footnote. Cinefex, USA.
  6. Eisenberg, Adam (November 1989). Ghostbusters Revisited, Cinefex magazine #40, page 13. Cinefex, USA.
  7. Eisenberg, Adam (November 1989). Ghostbusters Revisited, Cinefex magazine #40, page 14. Cinefex, USA.
  8. Aykroyd, Dan & Ramis, Harold (1988). Ghostbusters II (August 5, 1988 Draft) (Script p. 31). "Paragraph reads: "EXT. CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING - DAY."
  9. February 27, 1989 draft via Spook Central


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