20 Things You Somehow Missed In Ghostbusters

15. Spengler’s Impromptu Pricing

Ghostbusters Egon Venkman
Columbia Pictures

What makes the Ghostbusters job at the Sedgewick Hotel so much fun is that they’re still figuring out what they’re even doing. From accidentally blasting a poor maid’s supply cart to ripping apart the Alhambra ballroom, we watch the boys learn and triumph.

Earlier that night, Ray remarks that that night’s dinner is the “last of the petty cash” they have as a business.

In order to get back on their feet, Venkman looks to his friends when billing the Hotel. It’s a great gag that is all too easy to miss. If you watch Harold Ramis in this scene, rather than Bill Murray, he is signalling the “$4000” plus “$1000 for proton charging” to his colleague via subtly lifting his fingers. You can even see Venkman showing Spengler the cheque-book before he starts speaking, looking for assistance. It’s a great piece of character work for both of them.

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