Ghostbusters II Page #19

VENKMAN:

(to Janosz)

Happy New Year.

INT. MUSEUM - VIGO PAINTING - NIGHT (CONTINUOUS ACTION)

Vigo bellows in rage.

INT. MUSEUM - STUDIO - NIGHT (CONTINUOUS ACTION)

Janosz steps in front of the painting.

SPENGLER:

Hi there. Feel free to try something stupid.

Janosz sneers, trusting the invincibility of Vigo.

JANOSZ:

You pitiful, miserable creatures! You dare

to challenge the power of darkness? Don't

you realize what you are dealing with? He's

Vigo! You are like the buzzing of flies to

him.

VENKMAN:

(sighs)

Oh, Johnny. Did you back the wrong horse.

With that, the Ghostbusters fire their slime-blowers and hose Janosz from

head to toe, blowing him into the corner. Then they turn to Vigo.

VIGO:

He is now almost completely out of the painting, but still held from the

knees down. He spits and rages at the Ghostbusters, trying to unleash

his magic powers.

THE GHOSTBUSTERS

They stand fast, secure in the knowledge that Vigo's power has been

neutralized by the good will of the people.

STANTZ:

Vigi, Vigi, Vigi -- you have been a bad

little monkey.

VENKMAN:

The whole city's together on this one. We

took a vote. Everybody's down on you, you

know.

WINSTON:

(arming his slime-blower)

Say goodnight now.

Suddenly Vigo grabs Stantz by the neck and holds him up as a shield.

SPENGLER:

Don't shoot! You'll hit Ray!

STANTZ:

(strangling)

Do it! Just do it!

Winston fires and hoses both Vigo and Ray.

VIGO:

He bellows and drops Ray, then falls back into the painting.

INT. MUSEUM - PAINTING - NIGHT

The paint turns liquid, melts off the canvas and runs onto the floor

revealing another painting underneath it.

INT. MUSEUM - GHOSTBUSTERS - NIGHT (AFTER BATTLE)

Venkman, Spengler and Winston rush over to Ray and kneel beside him. He

is completely covered with slime and motionless.

SPENGLER:

(examining him)

He's breathing.

Winston wipes the slime off Ray's face and Ray opens his eyes.

WINSTON:

Ray -- Ray -- How do you feel, man?

STANTZ:

(smiles lovingly)

Groovy. I've never felt better in my life.

VENKMAN:

Oh, no. We've got to live with this?

They pull him to his feet.

STANTZ:

I love you guys. You're the best friends

I've ever had.

He hugs them each in turn, leaving them slimed as well. Venkman recoils

in disgust.

VENKMAN:

Hey, I just had this suit cleaned.

(indicating Janosz)

Take care of the wiggler, will you.

Venkman crosses to Dana who is snuggling the baby. She hugs Venkman.

VENKMAN:

What is this -- a love in?

(notes the symbols painted

on the baby's body)

Hey, sailor. I think the tattoos are a

little much, don't you?

He picks up the baby.

DANA:

(to Venkman)

I think he likes you. I think I do too.

VENKMAN:

Finally came to your senses, huh?

They hug and kiss.

SPENGLER, WINSTON AND STANTZ

They help Janosz to his feet. He's dazed but unhurt.

JANOSZ:

(restored to normalcy)

What happened?

STANTZ:

(calmly)

Sir, you had a violent, prolonged,

transformative psychic episode. But it's

over now. Want a coffee?

JANOSZ:

(extremely nice)

That's very kind of you.

SPENGLER:

(to Stantz)

He's fine, Ray. Physically intact,

psychomagnetherically neutral.

JANOSZ:

Is that good?

WINSTON:

It's where you want to be.

As they exit they stop to examine the painting that was concealed by

Vigo's self-portrait.

SPENGLER:

Late Renaissance, I think. Caravaggio or

Brunelleschi.

WINSTON:

(staring at it)

There's something very familiar about this

painting.

INT. MUSEUM - NEW PAINTING - NIGHT

It's a beautiful painting in the high-Renaissance style depicting four

archangels hovering protectively over a cherubic baby. One holds a harp,

one, an olive branch, the third, a book, and the last, a sword. Most

remarkably, their faces bear an uncanny resemblance to Venkman, Stantz,

Spengler and Winston.

CUT TO:

EXT. STREET - NIGHT (SAME TIME)

A city bus pulls up near the museum and Louis steps off. He waves his

thanks to Slimer who is behind the wheel.

LOUIS:

(to Slimer)

Okay, so Monday night we'll get something

to eat and maybe go bowling? Can you bowl

with those little arms?

SLIMER GRUNTS and SLOBBERS a reply, flexing his scrawny biceps.

LOUIS:

Okay, I have to go save Dana. I'll see you

later.

CUT TO:

EXT. MUSEUM - NIGHT (LITTLE LATER)

The Ghostbusters are greeted by wild cheering and applause as they come

out the main entrance with Dana and the baby. Everybody starts singing

"Auld Lang Syne." Louis picks his way through the celebrating crowd and

finds the Ghostbusters.

LOUIS:

Am I too late?

STANTZ:

No, you're right on time.

Stantz pops the cork on a bottle of champagne and hands it to him.

EXT. MUSEUM ENTRANCE - NIGHT (SAME TIME)

Hardemeyer staggers out of the museum covered in slime. He looks at the

celebrating crowd and his eyes fill with tears.

HARDEMEYER:

(weepy)

Happy New Year, everybody!

He joins in on "Auld Lang Syne."

CUT TO:

EXT. CENTRAL PARK - NIGHT (LATER)

The Statue of Liberty is sprawled inert on her back in the park behind

the museum, her toga up over her knees. The Mayor looks nearly suicidal.

The Ghostbusters stand beside him commiserating.

VENKMAN:

She's all right. She's just sleeping it off.

MAYOR:

(stricken)

We just had it restored.

VENKMAN:

This probably isn't a good time to bring

this up, but the last time we did a job for

the city you stiffed us.

STANTZ:

(handing the Mayor an

invoice)

This is a bill for tonight's job.

The Mayor looks at it and gasps at the amount.

MAYOR:

What! This is way too much.

(hands the bill back to

Venkman)

We won't pay.

Venkman looks at the Statue.

VENKMAN:

(to Stantz)

I think she looks pretty good here, don't

you?

STANTZ:

Yeah, and a lot easier to get to than that island.

Realizing he has no alternative, the Mayor sighs and takes the bill back.

MAYOR:

All right, all right. If you can wait until

Monday I'll issue you a check.

SPENGLER:

Sorry. No checks. Company policy.

CUT TO:

EXT. LIBERTY ISLAND - DAY (WEEKS LATER)

The sun is shining brightly and Liberty is back on her pedestal where she

belongs. The Mayor and a host of officials are commemorating her return.

The Ghostbusters, Dana, Janine and Louis are there as honored guests.

VENKMAN:

(looking up at the statue)

Pretty impressive, huh?

SPENGLER:

(musing)

It's probably the first thing my

grandparents saw when they came to this

country.

VENKMAN:

From where -- Neptune?

SPENGLER:

They came from Ostrov in Eastern Poland.

VENKMAN:

Ostrov? I've been there. Good party town.

STANTZ:

(in a similarly reflective

mood)

My great-grandparents were Swiss. I still

have the pictures they took of the statue

from the boat when they arrived.

VENKMAN:

Oh, right, you told me that. They came to

America seeking other kinds of cheese, as I

recall. How about you, Winston?

WINSTON:

My people weren't taking any pictures from

those slave ships, man. And there wasn't

any Statue in Charleston Harbor to welcome

them, either. What are you, Dana?

VENKMAN:

Miss Blue Blood? Her family's been here

since the year 12.

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