Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2020)

1 mistake since 21 Feb '23, 17:56

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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

Trevor's classmate: What are you doing here in Summerville?
Trevor: Honestly, my mom won't say it, but we're completely broke. And the only thing that's left in our name is this creepy old farmhouse my grandfather left us in the middle of nowhere.

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Trivia: The same advertisement for Stay-Puft Marshmallows in the original movie is visible on the side of one of the buildings in the town. It's in roughly the same shape as the billboard in the 1984 film.

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Answer: Yes, it is still canon. Director Jason Reitman has confirmed it is, and there are actually lots of easter eggs referencing it in "Afterlife." For example, Ray still has his bookstore from "Ghostbusters II." The "dancing toaster" is in the farmhouse. Etc. They chose not to directly reference it in dialogue since it didn't have much to do with the plot, but there are plenty of hidden details confirming it is still canon. Reitman has also said that there are plans to possibly bring back more plot/characters from "Ghostbusters II" in the future. (It just depends on what direction the sequel ends up going in).

TedStixon

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