GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Every EASTER EGG and Reference + Full BREAKDOWN 

What did you think of the movie?

The “For Harold” really got me there at the end. Great movie.

Few little details I caught. Some of the escaping ghosts during the third act were modeled after the toys and designs from "The Real Ghostbusters", Ivo Shandor was the big bad in the video game, written by Dan and Harold as a sorta sequel to the first two movies, the zombie in the diner was sculpted to look like the taxi driver in the montage of the first movie, the mini staypuffed man that melted on the barbeque gave a thumbs up like the T800 in T2 and the three marshmallow men burning in Ecto-1 at the end of the movie were made to look like the original when his face got melted

Gozer: "Are you a god?" Ray: *thinks about it* Peter: "Ray..." Winston: "Come on man!"

I saw ghostbusters afterlife last night and LOVED this movie so much

I saw Ghostbusters Afterlife today and it is SO GOOD! It’s such an amazing tribute to Harold Ramis and his character Egon Spengler. The ending was so touching it made me cry. There are so many callbacks to the original movie, and I love how the soundtrack is almost identical to the original movies score. AND THE ORIGINAL GHOSTBUSTER ACTORS COME BACK FOR THE MOVIE!! They all played their characters so well, I was overjoyed to see them play those roles again. And Phoebe acts just like Egon Spengler, and Podcast is kinda like Ray and the whole movie is just AMAZING!!!! I am definitely going to see again as soon as possible. If your a diehard Ghostbusters fan, or you just really like the 1984 movie, I definitely recommend you watch this. One of the best sequels to any movie I’ve ever seen!

the movie was great!

The "Eye Popper" ghost shown in Summerville was the same one released in The Real Ghostbusters action figure line by Kenner.

I loved this movie! I laughed, I cried. Only one thing missing, where's Oscar?

If you stayed for the credits, there is a song with words "ghost never leave a haunted house." It was co-written and performed by McKenna Grace, aka Phoebe Spengler. Didn't sound like her and sounded like a much older person, but that just shows how talented she really is. She plays 12 in the movie, and is now 15. She was awesome in the movie Gifted and she was great on Young Sheldon where she played a girl who was smarter than Sheldon. She's been in a LOT of things already, and always does a great job. I loved how she made Phoebe remind us of Egon without being a caricature. Carried the role and much of the movie. Kudos!

Still trying to figure out whether or not you like this movie. I noticed a whole lot of shade being thrown at it. I haven't seen it yet. Spoilers don't bother me. I'm sure I'll enjoy it regardless because I like the cast. I think it'll be fun to see the kids discovering all of this stuff for the first time. What I will say is that some of the things that you refer to as callbacks I think are actually organic and necessary because it takes place in the same world, the same timeline and we are in the House of one of the original characters. So I think it's only natural that when he moved out the country he brought these items with him, including the proton packs, the suits, and the car. All of these things that we are referring to as callbacks you could say for any sequel. Because they are sequels and take place in the same world and our continuations of the same story. So naturally some of these same elements will be there. As far as the similar plot point, I can be on board with those and I can see why you might have an issue if all they did was recycle the story from the first movie. There is a difference between recycling a story and continuing a story. I will be curious to see if they get rid of Gozer once and for all, that's including the story from the first one.

The Easter egg everyone keeps overlooking is the first scene in which we see Egon, mostly in silhouette. His hair is visible, and in addition to being shock white, he also has an extreme curl over his forehead. This is a callback to the animated series, in which Egon had the same white hair and curl.

When the kids are in the diner going over everything they are seeing around the mine, everyone sitting around them starts to listen in very much like the scene where the boys were in jail in 1984 and we found out that Peter never studied.

there's only one thing that you can say about "GB: Afterlife": The whole movie is a love letter to the fans! 👍👍👍👍

Couple of other minor Easter eggs: in Egon’s lab we see the “Maid I need room service” door tag from Venkman’s office in the original. Plus the orange computer thing on a stand that is removed during their eviction in 1984 is also in Egon’s lab.

As a huge GB fan, I found this file to be a fun ride! There is a Terminator 2 Easter egg when one of the Mini Puffs gave the “thumbs up” sign as it melted into the grill!

1) The kids lowering themselves down the mineshaft was a callback to GB2 when they lowered Ray beneath the street into the old Union Station to discover the river of slime. 2) I was hoping for a Rick Moranis cameo... disappointed by that but overall loved the film.

The Stay Puft scene in the store looked a lot like the scene from the movie Gremlins in the bar scene.

I think there was an easter egg when Podcast first turns on the proton pack that Phoebe is wearing. It powers up with that awesome whine and Podcast takes some frightened steps back like in the elevator since in Ghostbusters.

This was more or less a reference to super obvious things for people who have never seem the originals. I wanted some hidden details

I just came back watching this film and I absolutely loved it

In Egons lab, on the cabinet the suits are in, there is a door handle sign hanging on that says “‘maid”, the same hanging sign that is on there office at the start of the first movie

This movie could’ve used more references to Ghostbusters (1984), there wasn’t quite enough in my opinion.

I'm starting to think that ScreenCrush didn't like the continuous callbacks to the original...

THIS is how you do a 30+ year later sequel!! Introduce a new cast, but stay true to and recognize the original. The inclusion of the original cast was great, especially the way they included Harold Ramis (which supposable was fully approved by his daughter). Making him a ghost and not speak really helped sell the "realism" of him being there. And the hero shot of the four original 'Busters in action was perfect!

The movie "Cannibal Girls" was playing in the theaters in both Afterlife and Ghostbusters II !

I’m almost positive Rudd was reading an Avengers comic book in one scene when the kids are watching Child’s Play.

If we get a sequel to this movie with those kids in it and we got these 3 ghostbusters still alive bro I'm sold I they got another 2 movies to make if you ask me

The memberberries in the thumbnail are PERFECT! I was thinking “‘member this?” in their voices the whole movie 😂👻

Did you notice the theater playing "Cannibal Girls"? It was the movie Ivan Reitman directed before he would direct Ghostbusters.

Stop saying your mom it’s getting annoying

The "Im a scientist!" line is also a reference from the original

Just saw it last night, it was so fun and emotional. I really loved it!

Movie was wonderful and sweet tribute to Harold, I tear up and cheered when the 3 of four originals showed up. Good movie which I’ll go see it again.

GREAT STUFF my fav Easter egg was the ghost that was based on the toy BUG EYE GHOST. his eye comes smashing out the shop window first then followed buy his body.

There is an easter egg you might have missed, in the background of one scene it shows the theater, on the movies that it is showing it says "cannibal girls" which was a movie that Ivan Reitman directed, the original director of ghostbusters.

This movie was absolutely phenomenal. I cried at the end. The only thing I think it missed was Ecto 1’s sire. Needed more of it.

The only other reference I caught was when the OG ghostbusters are using their proton packs one of them mentions about crossing the streams which was the original way they won back in the 80’s

1) How about the nod to the Real Ghostbusters animated series. The shot of Ecto-1 blaring the siren as it speeds down the Brooklyn Bridge before the end credits was in tribute to the opening shot from GHOST 'R US, the pilot episode of RGB! 2) How about Egon's love for Janine in the form of an entire town! Don't believe me? What's the name of the Oklahoma town the family moved to? Summerville. Seems like a reference to Laura Summer, the voice actress who played Janine in RGB!

You missed one Easter Egg that I noticed: early in the movie we see Phoebe and Podcast standing outside of the town's theatre, and the movie on the marquee is CANNIBAL GIRLS, directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Eugene Levy. In G.B. II, there's a scene outside of a New York cinema where that same movie is listed on the marquee, when a woman's fur coat comes to life and runs off down the street!

Don't you dare leave out the "Blue Velvet" reference....David Lynch...hello?

*spoilers* my favorite part was when they non tokenized Winston and made him the post ghostbusters mvp n he just like yeah I'm a sick af business man but I'll always be a Ghostbuster

Have you come to die? What? No! I'm 12! I freaking love this film.

3:54 Yeah, I totally understand that sentiment. 8:00 2020 was a such a disaster that it delayed the return of Gozer by a year. 9:59 That was rather unexpected.

I was laughing so hard seeing Paul Rudd laying down, I knew the reference right away. Too funny!

Did anybody notice when they were checking the years on the wall that they didn't have 2016 on there because of that crappy Ghostbusters film I thought that was kind of interesting

I think my favorite part of this movie is that it was NOT set in NYC. It carries the story forward with new places and characters, but with very strong ties to the original. So well done for a sequel. The Fan Service was absolutely necessary to tie them together, which is where GB 2016 went so wrong.

Just watched Ghostbusters Afterlife with my family. All of us really enjoyed it. I loved it and it felt familiar. My kids had barely seen the originals….loved it too. Very balanced fan service…..

Jennifer runyon played the student that Peter hits on with the electoshock experiment. She is of no relation of Sigourney weaver, as I think they are roughly the same age?!?

The one stay puff on the grill does a t2 reference when he starts to melt away he puts his thumb up like Arnold Schwarzenegger in terminator 2 judgement day

I'm not going to lie...I teared up during THAT scene. Magnificently done.

Ryan seems exhausted telling people about these Easter eggs. There is a lot of fan service no doubt, but this was one of my favorite movie going experiences in a long time. Really happy with this film regardless.

Anyone else notice in the temple scene when she was reading the dates there was 2021 and another 20 something but it was cut off 👀👀

Ghostbuster berries for Thanksgiving and Spider-berries for Christmas

Correction... Phoebe likes Learning...not school lol Also, very interesting that this is totally a case of Ghostbusters: Afterlife - The Force Awakens

Always gets me with the “your mom” joke! 🤦🏽‍♂️😂😂😂😂

I actually got to see this movie on my Birthday (Nov 18th). What an awesome present from my girlfriend....a dinner and a movie. I loved the "For Harold" at the end of the movie. The end credits had quite a few cameos....like Sigorney Weaver, Ronda Rousey. This movie was a true sequel to the originals. Too bad Harold didn't get to be in the movie. This was the closest thing we get to see to an original reunion. Very well done.

I thought it was interesting that they didn't reference GB2 at all in this movie, not even "oh, the guys who destroyed the Statue of Liberty!" or something to that effect. The cast hated that movie, so I think we can consider it erased from canon.

I think this might link back to Ghostbusters, I mean they hardly mention it 🙄

Hahahaha...this breakdown vid is perfect. Easter egg: this thing is exactly the same as the other thing...but slightly different

Is that the original firehouse in the post-credit sene, though? The blinking light of the containment unit does seem to suggest so, but it was also said by Ray when talking on the phone to Phoebe that it was bought and turned into a Starbucks. Also, does anyone else find it strange that Callie's mother is never mentioned? Kinda felt like maybe Janine could be her mother? Hence the mid-credit scene of Egon and Janine having a moment.

the original ecto-1 toy did not have a gunner seat the new one has a gunner seat you are wrong

It just starts in my country today. Love it. Great call backs. However, may I corrected you a bit? We knew the mom was Egon's daughter because they said she inherited it from her late father, (assuming we knew it was Egon in the opening). The only thing that didn't make sense was that Egon didn't get trap with all the other ghosts.

Saw the film last night, i really loved it. Yes it's probably not going to win any academy awards but what an awesome wsy to send up Egon & pass the torch.

The marshmallow that burns on the grill holds up it's thumb just like Arnold in T2.

I'm sorry what was the name of that movie that got out in 1984 ??

I like how they referenced the Big S little p when talking about the earthquake fault lines, and then the diner’s first two letters were Sp for Spinners Diner.

Family Hiding under the table- GB2 courtroom. Door handle sign on flightsuit locker- Same one hanging on Venekman's office door. Ecto 1 leaving police station- iconic scene in GB1 of ecto leaving the firehouse. Phoebe telling podcast to turn on the proton pack and podcast backing away- elevator in GB1

I thought Ray said that the firehouse had been turned into a Starbucks. It didn't look like that when Winston went back in.

The toy you mention having a gunner seat on the side was specifically made for this movie. The original Ecto-1 had a seat on the roof and a capture claw on the back

LMAOOO there is so much shade in this video, nice job Ryan.

#64 Easter Egg....when the Little Puft Man was burning, it held up his thumb like Terminator did when he died in T2

I really thought Janine would be the grandmother

Goonies meets the original Ghostbusters. I felt like the end of the second credit scene is setting up another movie.

I didn't hate the movie but didn't really love it either

The nostalgia was as real as you can get, corny in some parts but the tribute was spot on. Love it!

Thank you for making me feel as old as the Ghostbusters looked at the end of this movie.

I am only 11 and i love the old ghosbusters

I thought that it was interesting that Ant-Man and Proxima Midnight got together in this movie.

I liked it great references and homage to Harold

You left out the temple in the cave was a replica of the one on the apartment building or the eyes of the demon dogs broke out in the carvings like the gargoyles on the building. Trevor's girlfriend clawed out of the dog like Dana did in the 1st one. JK Simmons played Ivor Shandor, and Olivia Munn played Gozer.

You have totaly forgotten to mention that one scene right in the middle of the movie that is totaly a call back to the movie Ghostbusters !

Very good movie. Easily the best I've seen in at least 3 years. We'll see if No Way Home will dethrone it but I'm so happy to see a REAL Ghostbusters movie and not that 2016 dumpster fire. Good to see the franchise is healthy again, which is hard to say for really anything else in Hollywood currently.

Damn is the movie even out yet? its 11am on Thursday lol

I like how they got Harold in the film but not Rick Moranis 😂...Rick really turning down money for his morals. It's pretty commendable 👏

I'm kind of surprised that you missed the "easter egg" of the movie being called Ghostbusters Afterlife, which is a clever reference to the original movie being called Ghostbusters. But, judging by the other things you listed in this video, maybe that one was just a bit too subtle.

*I liked the part where he said ghostbuster.*

Nostalgia is an effective and valuable tool. It can and should be used to supplement a story if there’s a good opportunity. I think of it as being similar to using music to accentuate and heighten emotions. A swell of music during an emotional climax in storytelling can turn a scene iconic. A well-written story would be good without music, but the addition of music can lift it to perfection. Music can be misused or overused, though. If a scene isn’t strong enough, adding in emotional music can just feel cheap. You see it for what it is: a distraction to cover up shortcomings in storytelling. Compare the first Suicide Squad movie to the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Nostalgia is similar. Of course they should have proton packs and ghost traps. Those are an essential part of Ghostbusters. They need to be part of the story. You also have the benefit of established emotional connections to these things, so that works in the story’s favor. But the story should be what’s most important. Nostalgia should serve the story. It becomes cheap when the story is just there to serve the nostalgia. There were many points where I felt that Ghostbusters: Afterlife came up short on quality storytelling. Instead of creating new moments _to_ remember, it gave us things _that_ we remember. If none of the other Ghostbusters movies existed, and this was a brand new stand-alone movie, would anyone really care? With the exception of Phoebe, the characters and their character development just weren’t that great. Stranger Things used a ton of nostalgia, but it also had some amazingly great characters that people fell in love with. That’s what made the show so good (Season 1 at least), and that’s at the core of why it became so popular. Ready Player One also utilized a ton of nostalgia, but isn’t revered because everything else about it sucked. Take away all of the callbacks in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and you won’t be left with much. Because there really were so many of them, the movie would have maybe a 30 minute runtime - and that 30 minutes would be mostly underwhelming. I do love the Ghostbusters series, and I am a sucker for nostalgia, so I thought Afterlife was fine, but I was really hoping for more than just a Greatest Hits album.

I gave a thumbs up cause I love your channel... but honestly, this new Ghostbusters is unexciting and doesn't need any explanation as it is a very simple premise.

Would've loved see more call backs to the 1989 sequel besides Ray's Occult. Other than that I thought it was very well done. I heard the toaster from GB2 made an appearance in one scene.

Cujo DID have supernatural elements, IF you read the book. They were omitted in the film. His only non supernatural story, that i know of, was Colorado Kid. It did lead to a supernatural themed tv series called Haven, but i dont believe it's available on VHS... which was the point of that scene. The school is still stuck in the 80s... the movies are probably from the teacher's personal collection or POSSIBLY from the local library, which is one of the few places to find them (outside of thrift stores, but he's a state paid teacher and probably not going to waste his money on entertaining kids for the summer.)

Wow Ryan, so much low key sarcasm, lol. Another great video.

That was awesome. Movie was great! I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Ernie Hudson at Sacramento Airport years ago when there were only scripts in the works. He was so excited about it and I was even more excited to learn about it and speak with him.

this guys a weirdo.......

also where tf was slimer??

Fun fact, in 2023 Podcast is hired to play the son on Maggie and Glenn from The Walking Dead. Big coincidence since TWD was mentioned with Podcast in the room.

No, Callie doesn't look and act like Egon.......Phoebe does!! No Finn doesn't look down the mineshaft with Lucky, Finn is the actor playing Trevor. Lucky is a character.

Is the 2009 Ghostbusters game canon, since it takes place in 1991 and Afterlife is in 2021, approximately 30 years since the last major ghost sightings

I know you played it as a joke that nobody remembers Ghostbusters by repeatedly referencing Ghostbusters but is your audience that young?! I think we remember ghostbusters right?! The animated show was awesome.

There's a show called The Sinner where the actress who plays the mom actually stars in. You'll get why I'm saying this if you've watched the movie.