10 Most Paused Deleted Scenes In Movie History
5. Bill Murray & Dan Aykroyd As Homeless People - Ghostbusters
Ivan Reitman shot a most bizarre scene for Ghostbusters which he quite understandably deleted, where Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd not-so-secretly played two additional minor characters.
In the scene, the pair portray a duo of homeless men who ramble near-incomprehensibly about politics and sports while walking through Central Park, before a terrified Louis Tully (Rick Moranis) runs past them while fleeing ghosts.
Ultimately Reitman cut the scene for both pacing reasons and because he felt that Murray and Aykroyd weren't disguised well enough, and so their presence would simply confuse audiences, who would wonder why Peter Venkman and Ray Stantz were suddenly dressed as homeless folk and wandering around New York City.
And beyond that, it's just not very funny - Murray and especially Aykroyd put on seriously grating voices, ensuring the scene plays more like a skit where two friends are goofing off than part of a $30 million movie.
All the same, it's nevertheless fascinating to see the duo dressed up like you've never seen them before.