The GHOSTBUSTERS 3 script I wrote a while ago starts off with Winston having a wonderful life. He's the CEO of a toy company that's gotten rich off FRIGHT FEATURES action figures. It quickly becomes apparent that this is not reality, and that he is dreaming, and is, in fact, still a Ghostbuster. Yeah, they're still around. After what seems like a routine ghostbusting outing, Egon discovers that there is an inordinate amount of PKE energy in small areas. That much energy requires, Egon states, a huge “conductor”. We're left with the hint that there's something big on the horizon once again.
The Ghostbusters consist of Egon, Ray, Winston, and Louis. Peter has moved on to host WORLD OF THE PSYCHIC again.
Somewhere in new York, a hole in reality opens up, and the movie versions of the People Busters emerge. The People Busters set off to…well, bust people. One of their first stops is Peter Venkman's show. Peter ends up “trapped”, and the People Busters head off into New York.
With an increase in supernatural energies, the GHostbusters realize they can't handle all of the paranormal activity, and decide to hire. They put out ads on TV, go through a screening process, teach some new recruits the ropes, and select new Ghostbusters at the end of a training period.
The People Busters come after the Ghostbusters, who evade them. Egon realizes that there is some connection between the real world and the spirit realm. Realizing that something has to be done, the Ghostbusters and the new Ghostbusters set out to find and close any doorways to the spirit realm. They find a place where PKE energy levels are MASSIVE, and encounter the People Busters. There's an old-fashioned, wild west standoff, and the Ghostbusters trick the People Busters into lowering their weapons, then blast them. The People Busters go into the traps. And then all hell breaks loose. The streets shake, the skies darken, we've seen it before. And Peter Venkman rises from a fissure in the street. Egon takes a PKE reading and determines that it's not Peter, but rather a MASTER GHOST of some kind. The Master Ghost attacks them, and the Ghostbusters use their particle throwers. As the trap opens, and the streams are shut off, the Master Ghost escapes. Until another stream pulls him back down, into the waiting trap. Louis has saved the day. Finding the gateway to the spirit world where the People Busters originally came from, the Ghostbusters use the positive energy from their traps and throwers to collapse it. The danger is over, but a lot of spirits have escaped the spirit realm, and the Ghostbusters realize that they have their work cut out for him. With renewed vigor, they resolve to catch all the ghosts that escaped. Even Peter joins back up. The script ends with a montage of old and new Ghostbusters catching various ghosts, including the librarian ghost from GHOSTBUSTERS. If you didn't see a mention of Dana Barrett, Janine, Lenny, Walter Peck and Slimer, it's because I only wrote 37 pages of script, the best bits and pieces. I never finished it. I did want to include those characters, though.
Some of the best moments:
FADE IN
The Columbia Pictures Logo appears onscreen
FADE TO BLACK
SUPER TEXT:
TEN YEARS LATER
FADE IN ON:
INT. MEETING ROOM
WINSTON ZEDDMORE is wearing a business suit, standing in front of a number of well-dressed people, making a business presentation…
WINSTON
Our quarter profits are looking real good. Especially the Fright Features line. Now-
A BOY in the first row raises his hand. He seems out of place in this business meeting. He smiles.
BOY
My dad says you're full of crap.
Winston smiles, hiding his annoyance. He looks down at the floor, then turns to the door.
WINSTON
Ray…hose him!
RAY STANTZ steps through the door, wearing a tan GHOSTBUSTERS jumpsuit. A SLIME BLOWER is strapped onto his back. Ray smiles.
He turns the slime blower on, and pink strands of slime shoot from it, hitting the boy and covering him with goo. The boy screams and slumps in his seat. Winston smiles. The image shimmers, and fades.
FADE TO:
INT. FIREHOUSE-BUNK AREA
Winston is laying in bed in a darkened room, a smile on his face. It has all been a dream. Ray Stantz lays in a bed a few feet away. Another two beds lay beside them.
Suddenly an alarm bell sounds.
Winston's eyes snap open. He sits up, and looks groggily around at his surroundings.
WINSTON
(Realizing he's still a Ghostbuster)
No. No…aww, no!
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Egon looks around, holding up the PKE meter.
EGON
There's definitely something here…
He steps further into the tent, looking down at the ground, taking more readings.
EGON
Something big.
Ray looks up, and his jaw drops open.
RAY
Egon…
Winston and Louis look up, see what Ray is looking at, and they freeze.
RAY
Egon…
Egon is taking readings from the sawdust.
EGON
Something very big…
He follows the readings upward, and looks up. His eyes widen slowly.
A grotesque GHOST ELEPHANT stands there. It trumpets.
Egon staggers backward. The Ghostbusters switch on their particle throwers as they back away.
WINSTON
Wow.
Ray looks at the elephant. He shrugs.
RAY
This is new.
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(Louis teaching his class of recruits)
LOUIS
So there I was…Between the restaurant and the dog. But I wasn't gonna go without a fight! So I grabbed a chair!
(Louis driving recruits around town)
LOUIS
So anyway…she's standing there, half naked…
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RAY
Peter!
Peter smiles. Then his eyes flash. Egon grabs Ray.
Egon is holding up the PKE meter. The needles are vertical.
EGON
It's not Peter. It's some kind of…master ghost.
Peter smiles…
PETER
Hello, Ray…
Ray scowls and looks at Louis and Winston, who have raised their particle throwers.
RAY
Wait…
Peter starts to walk closer.
PETER
I'm ok…see? It's me!
Ray lowers his thrower at Peter.
RAY
Don't come any closer…
Louis steps beside him.
LOUIS
Don't shoot!
Peter turns. He smiles at Louis.
PETER
It's good to see you, Louis.
A look of shock comes over Louis.
LOUIS
Blast him!
If people want to see the script I guess I can post it again in the GHOSTBUSTER 3 or FANFICTION forums.