Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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Other mistake: When Gary is about to test the trap check the bus door on the right: there's a reflection of what seems to be his shirt, but it's a long sleeved wrinkled shirt, not the short sleeved he's wearing. What's even more bizarre: when Gary moves around, the reflection stays completely still and, drumroll, a shot later, from the very same angle, the reflection disappears. Either it was a crew member hiding, or a CGI-made reflection placed to hide some unwanted crew or equipment reflection.

Sacha

Other mistake: In Walmart, some mini-Stay Puft Marshmallow Men turn on a propane grill and set each other on fire. Gas grills on display never, under any circumstances, have propane tanks installed. This would create an obvious safety issue because there is nothing keeping a customer from accidentally (or deliberately) starting the grill and causing a fire. Additionally, propane tanks are never stored inside for similar safety reasons.

BaconIsMyBFF

Other mistake: When Trevor attempts to start Ecto-1's engine the camera shows a very incorrect engine. A Triumph Herald/Spitfire 4 cylinder that is less than 1 to 1.5 litre.

Other mistake: Egon's old jumpsuits fit the kids perfectly, but he was a grown man and these are young children.

Other mistake: When Phoebe calls Ray from the police station, Ray says the firehouse is now a Starbucks, but during the end credit scenes Winston is standing in the firehouse and Ecto 1 follows him.

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Suggested correction: Ray was being sarcastic. A common joke in NY is that every time a business closes, the location becomes a Starbucks.

Suggested correction: This mistake has already been corrected. Starbucks is often used as a shorthand joke about general gentrification, companies going out of business, company over-exposure, etc. (Which is kinda based on reality. Ex. In my hometown there are literally four Starbucks locations over a 5-mile stretch of road, at least one of which I believe took over an old store that closed down. It's utterly insane.) Ray isn't being literal when he says the firehouse is a Starbucks - he's just making a sarcastic joke about how it's closed down.

TedStixon

Continuity mistake: When they are chasing the 'muncher' ghost down the street, the light bar is only seen flashing on the Ecto 1 when seen from inside the restaurant. The rest of the time they are not on. (00:59:00 - 00:59:30)

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Mr. Grooberson: There hasn't been a ghost sighting in 30 years. New York in the '80s... it's like The Walking Dead. Your dad never mentioned this to you?
Callie: It's just my mom.

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Trivia: Director Jason Reitman is the son of Ivan Reitman, director of the original "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II." As a child, Jason actually had a cameo in "Ghostbusters II" during the birthday party in the beginning. (He's the kid who tells Ray he heard the Ghostbusters were "full of crap").

TedStixon

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Question: When Phoebe is on the phone with Ray, he mentions that the Ghostbusters fire house is now a Starbucks. In the post-credits scene, we see that Winston has purchased the fire house so the Ghostbusters can get back to business, but the fire house looks like it has been abandoned for several years and no other company ever took it over. Did I miss something here?

Phaneron

Answer: Ray was probably being sarcastic, and was simply making a general comment about gentrification in the area.

Answer: Perhaps nobody wanted to take over the place for a few reasons. Historical purpose, high cost... hauntings.?

Answer: It's been 40 years since the Ghostbusters disbanded, Ray mostly likely passed by the old place and saw a Starbucks there. It has since shut down.

But they left the ghost trap active? Not likely.

Brian Katcher

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