Here’s a fun old-school video featuring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1984 to promote their new film Ghostbusters. I never watched this late night talk shows when I was a kid, so it’s really cool to see how one of my favorite movies of all time was being promoted by the actors back in the day. Aykroyd explained:
It’s got lots of laughs lots of special effects and it’s a family picture. We’re very very excited it’s going to be a good one.
Aykroyd then went on to discuss his grandfather and the paranormal. His grandfather was a psychic and a medium and the actor shared some strange photos. After that, Bill Murray came on stage saying:
Dan’s a wreck. This is uh this is very serious. We’d be working and he’d be talking about these things and bring out pictures of his great grandfather and all this kind of stuff.
Anyway, the film went on to become a huge hit! They really had no idea how big of a film it would end up being. I hope you enjoy the video! This is the first time I’ve actually seen this interview!