Posted on 02/24/2014 9:26:17 AM PST by Borges
Harold Ramis was one of Hollywoods most successful comedy filmmakers when he moved his family from Los Angeles back to the Chicago area in 1996. His career was still thriving, with Groundhog Day acquiring almost instant classic status upon its 1993 release and 1984s Ghostbusters ranking among the highest-grossing comedies of all time, but the writer-director wanted to return to the city where hed launched his career as a Second City performer.
There's a pride in what I do that other people share because I'm local, which in L.A. is meaningless; no one's local, Ramis said upon the launch of the first movie he directed after his move, the 1999 mobster-in-therapy comedy Analyze This, another hit. It's a good thing. I feel like I represent the city in a certain way.
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Mine too.
RIP Harold, may you have a Heaven full of wonderful Groundhog Days.
Midwestern boy.
Agreed. But with so many under his belt it’s hard to pick a favorite.
RIP, Mr. Ramis. You will be missed.
Talented guy. He’ll be missed. RIP.
But it was brilliant. And a little bit more cerebral than Caddyshack. But I love them both.
And yet, they crossed the streams!!
“Phil: I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank piña coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters.
Phil: *That* was a pretty good day. Why couldn’t I get *that* day over, and over, and over...”
Who knows, maybe?
“Hey... he’s a sailor.... this is New York... we get him laid, problem solved..”
It is... it’s the Stay Puft Marshmallow man.... RAAWR!
One of the Funniest movies ever. Loved it.
Paulette Goddard,
a red-headed goddess I found in the movie “Crystal Ball” on Netflix, is my wallpaper.
Absolutely. Much better times and BETTER movies.
Wow! Did you choose your screen name 10 years ago for Ramis?
RIP. The ghosts must find this an ironic turn of events.
It’s a shame they didn’t get around to planning another GB movie until recently. Hell of a comedic writer, actor, and director and a fine son of Chi-town.
It sounds like he suffered a lot, I’m very sorry to hear that. Rare autoimmune disease that I’ve never heard called vasculitis. The body attacks it’s own blood vessels. Ghastly.
Ah, video game cutscenes can make decent little “movies”. I saw the cutscenes from a Star Trek game from the 90’s starring John DeLancie as Q, it was 10 times better than Star Trek V and would have been a decent episode of TNG.
Not really. Ghostbusters came out while I was in early high school. I was always into gadgets, computers, and tech in general, and was quickly dubbed "Egon" by my friends. The nickname stuck for the next decades, and I've used it as a handle on a variety of sites, groups, etc.
Cool! And how appropriate a tribute to the great Harold Ramis, regardless.
With my dad.
Can't beat that soundtrack.
And all of the SCTV voices.
John Candy, Harold Ramis, Joe Flaherty, etc.
I know late to respond but Noooooo..
Directed, wrote & starred in some of my favorite movies..classics!
RIP Mr Ramis, your genius will live on.
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