![]() ![]() Despite having a passing interest in ESP, he appears not to have believed in ghosts until witnessing one personally. On campus, he attempts to seduce naïve co-eds despite risking his academic career. The trio were researching the supernatural but, unlike his partners, Peter was not as enthusiastic about the topic. Peter Venkman was a professor working with Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz at Columbia University. For instance, he is the one who is able to persuade the city mayor to release them after being arrested, return their equipment and otherwise support their attempt to stop Gozer.Īppearances Film Ghostbusters (1984) Peter serves as the front man and leader for the group and possesses more social ability than his friends. ![]() ĭespite Peter's lackadaisical attitude, from time to time he has developed plans that help the Ghostbusters save the day, and he is shrewd and more street-smart than the more academically inclined Ray and Egon. Fred Pfeil sees in him a postmodern hero, whose level of "crass self-interest" safeguards him from being ensnared by a stereotypical role. In the movies, he is characterized by his flippant persona, his approach to his profession as a scientific charlatan, and his womanizing demeanor. Originally his professional interests were focused on paranormal phenomena like ESP he appeared not to believe in ghosts until he actually saw one. Though never shown on films, his dialogues imply that he read erotica magazines like Playboy and Penthouse, and a poster of Marilyn Monroe taped on the wall of the laboratory he shared with Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz at Columbia University was likely belonged to him. He holds Ph.D.s in both parapsychology and psychology, though he rarely uses his scientific prowess (despite that he had learned in fields like metallurgy, engineering, and physics) leading people to doubt of whether he is a legitimate scientist. Character īorn and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Peter Venkman is one of three professors of parapsychology on the Ghostbusters team. In 2008, Peter Venkman was selected by the magazine Empire as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, described by Empire's Nick de Semlyen as "the ultimate New York hero: cynical, sarcastic, secretly sweet-natured", "a man possessed by manic spontaneity, with a wont to twirl in circles around a public concourse or declare undying love for a woman he's just met", and the "most popular" character played by Murray. Venkman is a parapsychologist, initially a skeptic on the paranormal despite being a scientist on the subject, and the leader of the Ghostbusters. Dan Aykroyd originally wrote the script with John Belushi in mind to play the role of Venkman but Belushi died of a drug overdose on March 5 1982, leading Murray to get the role. In all three live action films, he was portrayed by Bill Murray, and was voiced in the animated series first by Lorenzo Music and then by Dave Coulier. He appears in the films Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and in the animated television series The Real Ghostbusters. Peter Venkman, PhD is a fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise. ( The Real Ghostbusters, 1988–1991 Extreme Ghostbusters guest star) ( Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Lego Dimensions) Peter Venkman as portrayed by Bill Murray in the film Ghostbusters (1984)
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