The Ghostbusters Novel is Unbelievable 

also i love the other girls being all "get out! out! i'll scream!" all flustered and frustrated and then Ripley is just "get. out." and he shuffles off before she can get her flamethrower.

So we got extra horniness, character growth, Egon and his Snacking addiction, curse words being removed and added, original rough cut scenes being added, Peter being an extra jerk, people are extra angry when they get mad. Sounds like a good time for a Book based on a movie.

I love the idea that Janine created the logo. It makes a lot of sense to me. Like she suggested it as a dismissive joke when Ray went to interview her for the job, but he took it as a serious suggestion. I can't imagine either Egon or Peter being that bothered about a logo at all.

Ah the Richard Mueller novel. It does give greater insight into the characters backgrounds and motivations. It's no wonder JMS hired him as a writer for The Real Ghostbusters.

"Looked at. With your eyes!" This is somehow the first time I've ever heard this line. Boy, I wish that had made the final cut, it's such a good one.

It's nice when the novelization is a bit different than the film it's based on. Much like BTTF novel. They can write in some deleted scenes, ideas that were good but were either too hard to film/didn't work pace wise, and adding characters that had to be cut.

“READING MAKES ME FEEL GOOD”

Wonder what the Q5 version of this story would be. Probably just a picture book of Slimer and the rest going on a picnic (prepared by Jeanine of course). Then Slimer eats all the food, and Peter proclaims "I love you, spud!" The last 3 pages are blank because the story was cancelled due to low interest.

The first scene with Dana and Peter in her apartment definitely only works because she's so clearly not really threatened by him. Props to Sigourney Weaver.

ah yes, the series we've all come to know and love, phelous and the books

With the "modem" science. It was probably that the reprint was made by scanning the original into a computer and the OCR fucked up. This happens with a lot of reprints where they don't bother proofreading

1:25 Joan Benji is the first person to actually "just get beyond Thunderdome."

Man, novelizations are awesome. Even if they're not as good as the movie, you get to see some of the previous version of the film make it onto the page. Also, impressive note taking, that's a full on clipboard there. Overall, this review makes me wanna watch Ghostbusters again. Timeless classic of a film.

Just when you thought Phelous had reviewed _Ghostbusters_ on every format known to man...

Off topic, but I love how Phelan makes fun of RU-vid thumbnails in his own thumbnails. He's still king of meta humor. See, it's that little extra detail that makes this channel great.

Egon wanted to take over the world. I shouted: "Of course!!!" If you know, you know.

One thing that will always make me curious about reading a novelization or the comics of a movie that has a cartoon...Whose voices do you imagine saying these lines more? The movie cast or the cartoon cast.

I haven't even seen Ghost Busters yet, but I find myself still watching Phelous' videos just for little moments like him enunciating "Gooomph!"

I'm glad there is no rap rap joke in the book

I've read all three versions (the novelization and the kids versions). It is quite interesting to compare and contrast actually.

Ernie Hudson on the new Quantum Leap has aged really well. Much better than the other busters.

I'm wondering if the Baby Ruth references were meant to be a callback to the infamous scene in "Caddyshack", which starred Bill Murray and was co-written/directed by Harold Ramis. "It's no big deal!"

I always enjoy novelizations that are based on early drafts and scripts. The Back to the Future novelization by George Gipe is a favorite of mine. The original ending with the DeLorean driving to a nuclear bomb test site is bookended brilliantly with the original book opening of Marty, already in school and in class where a film of the bomb test from 1955 is being shown to the class. There's a lot of odd changes and I find it interesting that the description of Marty in the book as the outfit that Eric Stoltz is wearing in his performance of Marty, including a US Patent Office T-shirt with an electric guitar on it and green sneakers.

I love unhinged movie novelizations. I once read a Creature from the Black Lagoon released 23 years after the movie. Where the Gill-Man was changed to a giant frog-dolphin and the doctors spend a whole chapter looking at his junk.

Novelizations are better than people give them credit for. Like the Revenge of the Sith novelization. Vader's reaction to his surgical transformation is the most haunting thing I've ever read. That said, I've put off reading the rest of my Ghostbusters Novel, so I can't watch the rest of the video yet, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm extra-happy today that you got to reading it. Your Ghostbusters content is my go-to when I'm in a bustin' mood. I recommend the IDW stuff if you haven't yet.

I'm impressed by how you made a video talking about a book so visually entertaining. I'm glad to have looked at it. . . _with my eyes!_

20:43 the sound cutting out makes it ten times funnier

honestly the unused "Later, man!" scene with winston is incredibly fucking funny. i dunno if it would've killed the pacing in the montage, but the delivery is ace.

Is anyone else loving Phelous getting to roleplay as his heros for a video?

I actually do remember reading the ghostbusters 2 novelization and being very confused about extra scenes not featured in the movie. Thanks for the memories, Phelan!

19:05 - Hey, Peter actually says a VERY similar line in the Video Game. Funny that.

It's like all the weird parts of adapting a novel in reverse. Instead of having to cut out sub plots to fit within 2 hours of film you need to add them in to make 2 hours of film fit 500 pages of book!

Novelizations of movies are fascinating in that they’re kind of like world building! I’ve also read novelizations of other 80’s films like ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and ‘Clash of the Titans’; and they really do have the luxury of expanding on characters and settings more than a movie is allowed to within so much time given.

I agree novelizations are interesting. Take for example the Dragon Ball Super: Broly light novel which reveals Broly achieved his Super Saiyan form not due to rage but intense sorrow over Paragus' death. I personally like the idea as losing someone can make one feel a variety of emotions as I imagine Krillin's death made Goku feel other emotions besides intense rage (guilt over failing to finish Frieza off & sorrow over losing his best friend & not having a way to resurrect him as Krillin had already died once before & the Namekian Dragon Balls were a no go at the time)! One could argue that Kale achieved her LSSJ form due to her intense jealousy brought on by her fear of abandonment. Sure it may seem counterintuitive to make a light novelization of a Dragon Ball film, but I think it can be interesting & besides anything that might get a person to read is a plus! Nice to hear that they hired Ricard Mueller to work as a writer on the Real Ghostbusters cause he did the novelization of the films, as its good to have writers already familiar with the characters & setting. Also, the fact he gave Janine credit for the NO GHOST LOGO is a good call as far as I am concerned!

Amazing video Phelous. Novelizations are kind of becoming a lost art, replaced more and more by things like Disney’s kind of reimaginings like UnBirthday and what have you, so it’s interesting to see media like this discussed. Loved it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this breakdown of the novelization. Thanks man!

11:17 it’s kinda sad when the TV edit works better with jokes than the novelization.

I actually found a children's Ghostbusters book recently called "Lights Out For Ghosts: An Adventure with The Real Ghostbusters" The art is pretty bad and I wouldn't be surprised if it was done by the same people who did the illustrations in the Ghostbusters joke book from a while back. A highlight is Winston left at the station sorting receipts, and Ray apparently has no face.

Potato face, huh? Well I guess now we know why Peter loves to call him "Spud" so much in RGB.

As a young kid, I used to not like Ghostbusters for a very odd reason - at the time, I didn't realize other people could be named Ray. Certain parts, like when Venkman encounters Slimer - "It's right here, Ray, it's looking at me" - I used to think Venkman was talking to ME. That weirded me out so much. Anywho, I'll do what Phelous says at 8:07. He was totally talking to me when he said that.

someone that gets the "serious" aspect of Ghostbusters. finally.

Does it include the chapter where Ray and Egon capture the Wabuu ghost while Peter Coulier and Old Man scarf food?

This sounds exciting. It reminds me of the Ghostbuster 2 comic book adaptation, which was done in the Real Ghostbusters artwork. Even includes the Ray gets possessed side plot.

“I have seen Jazz that’ll boogle your mind.” Much as I enjoy a good curse, that’s a pretty creative workaround.

Ahha, so I was right all along! Ray's ghost BJ was a wet dream all along! As a kid, that scene thankfully went over my head, though I always felt it was a weird dream Ray was having & as an adult I could always accept Ray might have a ghost fetish (consciously or subconsciously) & that it was just a wet dream resulting from said fetish. My other theory was that Ray had an interaction with a SUCCUBUS as its a supernatural entity (demon) that preys on men sometimes in their dreams. Personally, I think it works best as a dream sequence rather than something that actually happened! Still, the writer could have gone with the SUCCUBUS angle as some versions depict them as invading the dreams of men! I assume it was meant to be a dream in the script, or that is how the writer interpreted the scene!

I'm glad that whenever I come back to your channel from time to time, you still make videos about things I would never have heard of even if I tried to find them. I also like how you still post consistently after all these years. Even though you didn't gain that many subscribers throughout time on youtube, nor are you getting many subscribers today, which you certainly deserve, you still do what you love.

i admire your restraint in not adding tasha yar saying "i don't belieeeeeve this!" at denise crosby's audition/read bit. also i hate thinking too deeply about the proton packs but man does the fridge logic of the guys getting radiation poisoning from those fuckin proton packs strapped to them for ages really get to me, especially in the novelization's descriptions lol

I remember reading the book version of Gremlins and it was interesting since it went into the thought of gizmo and stripe

17:40 Maybe they just changed the design of the prop, but I'd imagine that "trinocular goggles" are supposed to have three lenses rather than two. Either it refers to a different piece of a equipment or they just made regular goggles and changed the name because they didn't want to deal with that.

12:36 oh don't worry, I'm sure Egon only meant to build a Death Ray for peaceful purposes

I love how you do an approximation of Lorenzo Music whenever you do Peter's voice, I always get a kick out of it.

7:49 That reminds me of a scene from an episode of a show on Fox in the 90s called Bakersfield, P.D.. A cop is really exited because his new partner is black, just like in the movies!

It's nice to know that Janine and Egon's relationship came from somewhere, and how it was expanded upon in both cartoon series. I always hated how they pawned her off on Louis in the sequel, and then turned them into morons for some reason.

Thank you for this latest dose of awesomeness, Phelous! You have the happiest knack for finding the oddest yet most fascinating things. I loved this look at the Ghostbusters novelization. Do you think you'll go over the novelization of Ghostbusters II? That reminds me; I should re-watch that movie. It's been so long since I've seen it that I barely remember it! Glad you made it through the hurricane safely! But ugh, being without power for so long must have been just dreadful. So happy you're back to normal! Stay awesome, Phelous. ❤

11:07 When Charlie realized that he can't catch the sunlight, he cursed: "oh jazz, raw!"

...I thought I imagined this book but some of these excerpts were like a slap to the face

15:31 - Random New Yorker side-bit, we say the area code as “Two One Two”.

It's funny to hear Ramis and Aykroyd portray Venkman in these auditions.

Seeing older cinematic snapshots of famous places like New York City makes me sad. Good review though!

Great video! I love the silly lil non canonical details you can get outta novelizations.

This is the stuff I like about these books adaptations of movies. More specifically the ones based on earlier scripts before finalizing them. The differences in favorite quotes, the deleted scenes, reordered scenes, inner monologues, all of that is great to discover.

5:31 - Now this is a meme worthy image if I’ve ever seen one!😂

This episode was brought you by Baby Ruth

So the Ghostbusters novelization is like either an expansion pack or a parallel dimension version with extra content?

Keep up the awesome work! Love the channel.

This was so fun. I'd love more videos like this.Phelous should going over more novelizations of films.

Great video. I love novelizations that add extra backstory, scenes, and dialogue. As a few other people have said, the Gremlins novelization by George Gipe is great and definitely worth a read if you enjoy weird movie novelizations.

I always wondered what the novelization was like. Thanks for making this video

The novel is like listening to a very water down version of the movie, it's a curious take on the characters as well as adding in some delete scenes, as well as the characters acting out of character.

How’d I miss this upload?! I find the idea of novelisations of movies interesting, never read any myself but watched RU-vid videos like this on them. I love the little differences in the story from the original script and random ideas from the authors minds

We need more movie novelization reviews on RU-vid.

Those Baby Ruth references plus your caricature voicing of a more dumbed down Egon (and probably the 80's connection) and I couldn't help but think of Chunk in The Goonies.

I love how the book gives a backstory to the Frightened Librarian Lady from the first movie about her love life sucking and how the last date she had the guy stole her TV... Richard Mueller is funny as hell

I loved the original novel. Read it several times until I had to tape the already shoddy cover back on. Before the advent of the internet and all the deep-dive wikis, this book had the most information we'd ever gotten on the guys--whatever remained canon or not. Love that they finally reprinted it for a whole new era of GB fans to discover.

I appreciate the dedication of the handwritten notes! The power was gone for so long!

Great video! I often wondered how a novelization would read, when one of the lead actors famously improvised most of their lines.

1:31 Oh come on, can't we all just get...Beyond Thunderdome? :D

I love my copy as it had stills from the movie halfway through. It's a bit dog eared these days though but it's a book that I'll never get rid of no matter what state it's in

Love your videos man please keep up the good work and I would love some more good times reviews with oldman haha

Great video, I'd love to see you do more novel 📖 adaptations of classic movies like: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 Gremlins Transformers Masters of the Universe etc

I own this book and have never read it… Now I will.

Honestly, the book makes me appreciate the final films all the more. :) Now, about the Twinkies… how much spores, mold and fungus can they grow?

It's interesting when the novel differs from its movie a bit.

How sad is it that the Superman discussion immediately made me think "Yeah, that's right since Krypton had a red sun he would've been little different from a human."

The cheery receptionist was probably q5 Janine

I'd guess the Baby Ruth was a winking reference to when Bill Murray ate the one from the emptied pool in "Caddyshack".

I didn't know Denise Crosby auditioned for Dana Barrett

I always thought the bums would be stand-ins for eventually having Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy reprise their roles as Mortimer and Randolph Duke from Trading Places (which had Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy), since they had also appeared as them as bums in Coming to America (which also had Eddie Murphy).

Fantastic video from a classic youtuber

Cool. I hope this new series continues, and you eventually review the Resident Evil novel series by S.D. Perry.

i'm listening to the audiobook of GhostBusters, the narrators voice for Lewis is spot on rick morannis

This was cool I hope you look at novelizations of the other films

The novelizations of the Raimi Spiderman trilogy were excellent. They fleshed out the stories and added a lot to plot of the movies.

If you think that was wild, just wait til you get your hands on "Ghostbusters: The Return" by Sholly Fisch, which was kind of considered the unofficial GB3 before the newer films came out. It's quite a ride.

cool, I actually never saw the deleted scenes from the DVDs. These adaptation books are fun, great video

Great meta with that upload game. 😀 And great video, as always - I wish, we could see you more often! ;)

Seeing the storyboard and then seeing the novelization, I for one would've loved to have seen ghosts of The Three Stooges appear in the Ghostbusters film, lol.

my headcanon is that the character of Mr. David is actually Dave Saville who is down on his luck after the Chipmunks had a bitter split.

Ghostbusters! They're back in town! You need to pee? That is so crazy! Wut da fuq? There are ghosts in your bladder! You call the Ghostbusters, they extract it!

The Baby Ruth maybe a reference to Murray's character in Caddyshack with the pool scene?