Ghostbusters II Page #8

They break loose from the electric chairs, then turn toward the defense

table and BLAST it with HIGH-VOLTAGE FINGER-LIGHTNING.

PROSECUTOR:

She sprints for the door, pursued by one of the Scoleri brothers.

GHOSTBUSTERS:

They jump to safety behind the rail of the jury box, pulling the Judge

with them.

VENKMAN:

These boys aren't playing around.

JUDGE:

(desperately)

You've got to stop them. Please!

LOUIS:

(thinking like a lawyer)

Violating a judicial restraining order could

expose my clients to serious criminal

penalties. As their attorney I'd have to

advise them against it.

SCOLERI BROTHERS

They start punching through the jury box.

JUDGE:

He is just about hysterical with fear.

JUDGE:

All right! All right! I'm recinding the

order. Case dismissed!!

(he pounds his gavel on

the floor)

Now do something!

STANTZ:

Let's go to work, boys.

With that, the Ghostbusters leap over the rail of the jury box and dash

across the courtroom to the exhibit table where their proton packs were

being displayed as evidence. They strap them on hastily as the Brothers

continue tearing up the seats looing for the Judge.

VENKMAN:

(slinging the pack onto

his back)

Geez, I forgot how heavy these things are.

STANTZ:

(grabbing other gear)

Okay, let's heat 'em up!

They flip the power switches on their packs and draw their particle

throwers.

STANTZ:

All right, throwers. Set for full neutronas

on stream.

They switch on their throwers and turn to face the raging phantasms.

SCOLERI BROTHERS

They are just about to wipe out the Judge when a loud shout distracts

them.

VENKMAN:

Hey! Why don't you pick on someone your own

size?

The towering ghosts turn in a fury and raise their arms, ready to shoot

lightning at their new adversaries.

STANTZ:

(to the others)

On my signal, boys. Open 'em up -- Now!

They all pull their triggers and the wands EXPLODE with incredible

powerful STREAMS OF ENERGY, doing even more damage to the courtroom.

VENKMAN:

Spengs, take the door. Ray, let's try and

work them down and into the corner.

Working as a team, they gradually confine the Scoleri Brothers with the

streams, forcing them closer and closer to the traps Ray has set out on

the floor.

STANTZ:

Watch it! I'm coming under you, Pete.

They circle around the two ghosts, prodding them with the streams while

ducking the lightning bolts shooting from their fingers. Finally, Ray

sees his chance and pops open the traps which emit inverted pyramids of

light energy.

STANTZ:

Steady -- watch your streams -- easy now --

Venky, bring him left -- Spengy, pull him

down -- trapping -- trapping -- now!

He stomps on a control pedal and the Scoleri Brothers are drawn into the

traps which snap shut.

INT. COURTROOM - TRAPS - DAY

LEDs on the outer casing start flashing, indicating the presence of a

ghost inside each trap.

VENKMAN:

(checking the trap)

Occupado.

INT. COURTROOM - JUDGE - DAY (AFTER GHOST BATTLE)

He sticks his head up slowly from behind the debris of his bench and

looks around in total amazement.

LOUIS:

He crawls out from under a chair. Reporters and spectators get back on

their feet and start buzzing about the incredible manifestation.

PROSECUTOR:

She's lying on the floor, attended to by the Bailiff and the Court Clerk.

SPENGLER:

(to the Prosecutor)

Brilliant summation.

GHOSTBUSTERS:

They break into big smiles as photographers start snapping pictures of

them standing in the wrecked courtroom.

VENKMAN:

Case closed, boys. We're back in business.

The spectators cheer and applaud.

CUT TO:

EXT. FIREHOUSE - DAY

The old, dilapidated Ghostbusters logo comes crashing to the ground,

dropped by a pair of workmen on a ladder, and the new logo is hoisted

into place over the main entrance. It's just like the original "No

Ghosts" logo, but in the new one the ghost in the red circle is holding

up two fingers. Venkman enters the firehouse.

INT. BEDROOM SET (TV COMMERCIAL - FULL SCREEN VIDEO) - NIGHT

A man and his wife are lying in bed reading. The man is played by Louis

Tully and JANINE MELNITZ, the Ghostbusters' once and future receptionist,

is playing his wife. They are both terrible actors. Suddenly, a ghost,

actually a very bad puppet on a wire, floats through the bedroom. Janine

sees it and screams.

LOUIS:

What is it, honey?

JANINE:

It's that darn ghost again! I don't know

what to do anymore. He just won't leave us

alone. I guess we'll just have to move.

LOUIS:

Don't worry. We're not moving. He is.

He picks up the phone.

JANINE:

Who are you going to call?

LOUIS:

(with a wink)

Ghostbusters.

As he starts to dial, the CAMERA PULLS BACK to reveal the Ghostbusters

standing in the bedroom. Their acting isn't much better than Louis and

Janine's.

GHOSTBUSTERS:

Stantz speaks directly TO the CAMERA.

STANTZ:

I'm Ray --

VENKMAN:

I'm Peter --

SPENGLER:

I'm Egon --

STANTZ:

And we're the ...

ALL:

(together)

Ghostbusters.

STANTZ:

That's right -- Ghostbusters. We're back

and we're better than ever with twice the

know-how and twice the particle-power to

deal with all your supernatural elimination

needs.

During his speech, Winston can be seen in the b.g. pretending to trap the

fake ghost.

STANTZ:

Careful, Winston. He's a mean one.

(TO CAMERA)

And to celebrate our grand reopening, we're

giving you twice the value with our special

half-price 'Welcome Back' service plan.

VENKMAN:

Hold on, Ray! Half-price! Have you gone

crazy?

STANTZ:

I guess so, Pete, because that's not all.

Tell them what else we've got, Egon.

Spengler actually mouths everyone else's dialogue along with them,

waiting for his cue.

SPENGLER:

You mean the Ghostbusters hot beverage

thermal mugs and free balloons for the kids?

He holds up a mug and a limp, uninflated balloon.

STANTZ:

You bet.

As Stantz wraps it up, SUPERS APPEAR at the bottom of the SCREEN: FULLY

BONDED - FULLY LICENSED - SE HABLA ESPANOL.

STANTZ:

(TO CAMERA)

So don't wait another minute. Make your

supernatural problem our supernatural problem.

Call now, because we're still --

ALL:

(in unison, mechanically)

-- Ready to believe you.

CUT TO:

INT. JACK HARDEMEYER'S OFFICE - DAY

Hardemeyer is watching the Ghostbusters commercial on a TV in his office.

He bangs his fist on his desk and angrily switches OFF the TV.

CUT TO:

EXT. FIREHOUSE - DAY (LATER)

The garage door opens and the new improved ECTOMOBILE comes ROARING out

onto the street, its ghostly SIREN MOANING and WAILING. Louis comes

running out after it.

CUT TO:

INT. FIREHOUSE - DAY

Louis comes back into the garage bay and stops as he smells a foul odor.

He sniffs around, following the smell.

LOUIS:

Oh, geez, smells like somebody took a really

big --

He freezes.

INT. OFFICE AREA - LOUIS'S POV

Slimer, a spud-like green ghost, is hovering over Louis's desk, scarfing

down Louis's bag lunch. Slimer looks up and sees Louis.

SLIMER AND LOUIS

They both scream and run off in opposite directions.

SLIMER:

He passes right through a wall and disappears.

LOUIS:

He runs right into a wall, recovers and exits in a hurry.

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