Harold Ramis has died

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/02/24/ghostbusters-actor-harold-ramis-dead-at-69/5780027/

No, not Bill Murray. No, not Dan Akroyd. The OTHER guy.


Director of:

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RIP



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[andgar923]

So does that mean no Ghostbusters?

RIP

[The Real JW]

He was also great in Orange County as a dean who's given ecstasy.

[Done_And_Done]

RIP Egon!

[TylerOO]

No clue who he is but RIP

[-p.tiddy-]

Ramis suffered from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a disease that causes swelling in the blood vessels, and died from complications of the illness surrounded by his family.

:(

RIP

love Ghostbusters...and Groundhog Day

[D-FENS]

No clue who he is but RIP

Educate yourself idiot

[TylerOO]

Educate yourself idiot

Nah don't care about a random actor. Had no impact on my life.

Still, RIP guy

[D-FENS]

Nah don't care about a random actor. Had no impact on my life.

Still, RIP guy

Why comment if you don't know? Kids these days. Not everything in life is a facebook status update

[DeuceWallaces]

Wow. That's sad. One of, if not the biggest, names in comedy from Animal House all the way to the mid 90's.

That pretty much puts GB3 in the shitter. :(

[bagelred]

I forgot about Stripes. I barely remember it. Haven't seen it in forever:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkg5oguiVE1qj0e5wo1_500.gif

[DeuceWallaces]

Animal House
Lampoon's Vacation
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Caddyshack
Back to School
Analyze This
Groundhog Day
Meatballs

[bagelred]

Animal House
Lampoon's Vacation
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Caddyshack
Back to School
Analyze This
Groundhog Day
Meatballs

That is a master list of comedies...good lord.

[Tarik One]

One of the great producers of some classic comedies in the 80s, along with John Landis.

[HarryCallahan]

I got all sad and shit when I heard. He was dope as fvck.

[ace23]

No clue who he is but RIP
Bruh, you live under a rock or something??? Come on doood.

[BasedTom]

Damn

seems like people are dropping left and right :(

[Myth]

Animal House
Lampoon's Vacation
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Caddyshack
Back to School
Analyze This
Groundhog Day
Meatballs

I also liked him in Walk Hard.

[Tarik One]

Bruh, you live under a rock or something??? Come on doood.
He's probably one of those people who only pay attention to actors and not producers and directors.

[BasedTom]

He's probably one of those people who only pay attention to actors and not producers and directors.
That's still inexcusable since Ramis actually acted quite a lot

[Done_And_Done]

Animal House
Lampoon's Vacation
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Caddyshack
Back to School
Analyze This
Groundhog Day
Meatballs

That lineup of films is a bloody legendary staple of my childhood. {I don''t even care if what I just wrote doesn't actually translate into proper English}

RIP Egon!

[TylerOO]

Bruh, you live under a rock or something??? Come on doood.

I saw the list of movies someone posted. Heard of most of them, never seen any of them though :oldlol:

[ace23]

I saw the list of movies someone posted. Heard of most of them, never seen any of them though :oldlol:
I don't know who the **** he is either bra

[Done_And_Done]

I don't know who the **** he is either bra

Well when were you guys born?

[TylerOO]

Well when were you guys born?

92

[kentatm]

92

so basically you are Abigail Breslin in Zombieland. You don't know Willie, you don't know Bill, you don't know shit. :(




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[KevinNYC]

Think I may go watch Animal House and Caddyshack tonight.

"Bill Murray's famous "Cinderella story" scene was improvised based on two lines of stage direction. Ramis basically gave him direction to act as a kid announcing his own imaginary golf moment. Murray just took it from there. The flowers were his idea. Murray was with the production only six days, and all of his lines were unscripted. "

[East_Stone_Ya]

damn :(

[KevinNYC]

so basically you are Abigail Breslin in Zombieland. You don't know Willie, you don't know Bill, you don't know shit. :(

LOL.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg8lSyGavc4

[DonDadda59]

Damn, that hurt my heart :(

He was always one of those guys that was likable in everything he did. Also pretty talented behind the camera. They were planning a new Ghostbusters, can't see them moving forward without him.

[KevinNYC]

He worked on 4 movies in the American Film Institute's List of Best Comedies.

28. Ghostbusters
co-writer, actor

34. Groundhog Day
director, co-writer

36. National Lampoon's Animal House
co writer

71. Caddyshack
writer, director

[KevinNYC]

He worked on 4 movies in the American Film Institute's List of Best Comedies.

28. Ghostbusters
co-writer, actor

34. Groundhog Day
director, co-writer

36. National Lampoon's Animal House
co writer

71. Caddyshack
writer, director

He also was the Head Writer on the first couple of seasons of Second City TV and wrote Meatballs.

[KevinNYC]

The Onion has a really nice write up and his career and his contributions to comedy. (http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-harold-ramis-201412) It doesn't shy away from his flops either and ends with
On a personal note, though I never met the man, I have to say I would not be who I am without Harold Ramis. As a child playing Ghostbusters with my friends, I always claimed Egon (without objection, I might add), finding myself instantly attracted to Ramis’ style of wry, detached witticisms (and relating to his social awkwardness). I was raised on Ramis’ muttering-wiseass version of rebellion in movies like that and Stripes, and I spent my formative years having my brain shaped by the sarcastic banter he created; furthermore, Groundhog Day, a movie about the struggle of achieving enlightenment mostly by being less of a wiseass all the time, is probably the most spiritual text I’ve ever embraced. All told, I doubt I’m alone today in feeling the loss of Harold Ramis as more than just a “comedy influence,” or as someone who entertained and will continue to entertain us. He was a crucial, if often quiet presence in a lot of our lives. He was the guy who propped up all of us goofballs, and made us work.

[Myth]

The longer I sit with this, the sadder I am. He was a brilliant comedic writer, and was pretty good in a bunch of comedic acting roles too.

[DeuceWallaces]

One of the great producers of some classic comedies in the 80s, along with John Landis.

Well he didn't really produce much. I think only 1-2 of the hits. He produced a lot of shit.

[Derka]

RIP Egon :cry:

[El Kabong]

Ramis fell off hard in the 90s, but he was a big time talent that made some classic stuff. Sad to hear the news earlier today.
I really liked Multiplicity (underrated performance from Michael Keaton playing the 3 Dougs), but stuff like Bedazzled and Year One were just terrible.

They've both died now over the past 4-5 years, but Ramis and John Hughes were probably responsible for all my favourite comedy movies when I was a kid, Animal House, Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters and Groundhog day from Ramis and Weird Science, Ferris Bueller, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck and Home Alone as well as both of them being involved in the Chevy Chase Vacation series.

[BasedTom]

I really liked Multiplicity (underrated performance from Michael Keaton playing the 3 Dougs), but stuff like Bedazzled and Year One were just terrible.

They've both died now over the past 4-5 years, but Ramis and John Hughes were probably responsible for all my favourite comedy movies when I was a kid, Animal House, Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters and Groundhog day from Ramis and Weird Science, Ferris Bueller, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck and Home Alone as well as both of them being involved in the Chevy Chase Vacation series.
Yeah I remember when Hughes died. Feels like yesterday, not multiple years ago :(

[miller-time]

He worked on 4 movies in the American Film Institute's List of Best Comedies.

28. Ghostbusters
co-writer, actor

34. Groundhog Day
director, co-writer

36. National Lampoon's Animal House
co writer

71. Caddyshack
writer, director

No Vacation?

[KevinNYC]

No Vacation?
Nope.

But still 4 is an amazing accomplishment

http://www.afi.com/100years/laughs.aspx

[AngelEyes]

I love how people come into this thread and proclaim that they don't know who the person is and act like it's a badge of honor. Perhaps if you would put down the Ice Cube movies and broaden your horizons a little a bit you may know who he is.

[Myth]

I love how people come into this thread and proclaim that they don't know who the person is and act like it's a badge of honor. Perhaps if you would put down the Ice Cube movies and broaden your horizons a little a bit you may know who he is.

Not sure if racist. Probably is.

[MadeFromDust]

Rip

:(

[BRabbiT]

rip