9. Dan Aykroyds Grandfather Was The Original Ghostbuster
After writing the original first draft, its safe to say that Dan Aykroyd was the driving force behind the film. After all, he did come up with the entire concept of the Ghostbusters. But did you know that he's a bit of a paranormal nut himself? As a bona fide spiritualist, Aykroyd has always been interested in the other side. But it was his grandfather who seemed to inspire the movie. Dan Aykroyd himself admits that his family were part of a worldwide cultural and social phenomenon driven by a wish to make contact with spirits of the dead. Even his great-grandfather was a noted 19th century psychic investigator who regularly wrote to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. But its his grandfather Maurice Aykroyd who put this into practice. According to Dan, his great grandfather was devoted to contacting spirits on the other side and as a telecommunications engineer, he even attempted to build a spirit radio which would presumably help him to speak with the dead. Lets just hope he never got slimed.
Ryan Leston is a film writer, journalist and geek from Cardiff, United Kingdom. He's a huge Star Wars fan and loves almost all comic book movies... except for Green Lantern. Oh and he loves video games too.
