Slimer

[5][3] It went through many variations, which Johnson blamed on executive interference through micromanagement, constant adjustments, and conflicting notes on how to modify each detail.

"[3] The day before his deadline, Johnson learned Aykroyd and Ramis had wanted Slimer to be an homage to John Belushi's likeness.

[6] Ramis said the comparison was not malicious, explaining that Belushi was the person most likely to trip over a coffee table and knock a bookcase over.

[7] The model had three interchangeable faces for larger expressions, while smaller features like blinking were controlled by cables and rods by a team of puppeteers.

Smaller, egg-size models were made for less animated movements like flying around the ceiling of the Sedgewick Hotel ballroom.

[8] The full-size Slimer puppet was performed by Mark Bryan Wilson, who wore the foam rubber suit reinforced with spandex while being filmed against a black background.

Some of the technology and techniques used for Nunzio Scoleri were used for Slimer – the divided head construct, pneumatic jaws, SNARK, and a fat suit – a departure from the first movie where he was hand puppeteered.

Chris Goehe and his mold shop crew made a full lifecast on her and Al Coulter worked on a new skullcap.

Although Slimer was referred to as "The Green Ghost" early in the related toy line, in later releases of his first figure, an extra label was applied, specifying "Known as 'Slimer' in the Real Ghostbusters TV show".

The in-narrative explanation for Slimer's name was revealed in the eleventh episode of The Real Ghostbusters, "Citizen Ghost" (first broadcast on November 22, 1986).

In Ghostbusters: The Video Game, according to its Tobin's Spirit Guide, Stantz named the green ghost Slimer to annoy Venkman, who still nurses a grudge against the creature.

In the second movie, Slimer appears fatter and more intelligent and could drive a bus, and in The Real Ghostbusters, showing compassion from Ray Stantz, and kissing Janine, though always annoying and teasing Peter Venkman (who sometimes nicknames him "Spud").

After his death, the Ghostbusters encounter him haunting the same restaurant, but due to the experimental nature of their equipment, they inadvertently disfigure him, destroying his legs and turning him green, before he escapes.

Voiced by Ivan Reitman, Slimer (not named until The Real Ghostbusters) was a legendary ghost to all on the original staff of the Sedgewick Hotel.

Ray Stantz attempted to hold Slimer by himself, but the ghost escaped through a wall, charged at Peter Venkman, and covered him in ectoplasmic residue.

Slimer fled into the hotel's Alhambra Ballroom, where the Ghostbusters successfully caught and trapped him after causing extensive property damage.

After the defeat of Gozer, the film's closing credits begin over scenes of the Ghostbusters being celebrated by the citizens of New York City.

Slimer appears in the 2016 film Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, voiced by Adam Ray and puppeteered by Ronald Binion (who fit into the character suit) and Rick Lazzarini (who operated his facial controls).

After Rowan North unleashes an army of ghosts upon New York City, the Ghostbusters see a green glow coming from a hot dog stand, and find Slimer inside.

[15] In the movie, Slimer is squatting in the attic of the firehouse, living in a mound of discarded candy and snack food wrappers, his slime occasionally leaking into the bedrooms below.

At the climax of the movie, after the Possessor tries and fails to kill Trevor using Lucky Domingo's proton pack, it flees and takes possession of a pizza; Slimer quickly appears and devours it, accidentally ending that threat.

The specters of Evelyn "The Spider-Witch" Lewis, fisherman and restaurateur Enzo "Pappy" Sargassi, and some bellhop and guest ghosts also reside the hotel with them.

Thanksgiving weekend 1991, Slimer was playing with Peter Venkman's ESP cards inside the Paranormal Containment Research Tank.

When the Rookie takes a shot, Slimer avoids it and the Proton Stream hits the Unit, releasing the Sloth Ghost.

After the Sloth Ghost was recaptured, the Ghostbusters headed to the Sedgewick Hotel on Ray's hunch Slimer would return to his old haunt.

Rookie roused him out and Slimer flew off towards the elevators where he descended back to the ground floor (but not before sliming Peter for a second time).

After the Ghostbusters destroy Shandor and return to the physical plane, Slimer slimes Ilyssa Selwyn just as she and Peter are about to kiss in Central Park.

Slimer appears as a playable character in Lego Dimensions, packaged with the "Slime Shooter" vehicle, with Frank Welker reprising his voice role.

He makes cameo appearances in the main campaign, causing trouble for the heroes, while a bonus level adapting the first film recreates his original encounter with the Ghostbusters in the Sedgewick Hotel.

Slimer, as initially designed by Steve Johnson and decades later, restored by Tom Spina Designs, Inc. in 2012.
Sculpted character concept of Slimer for the filming of Ghostbusters II that resembles its counterpart from the animated television series The Real Ghostbusters .
One of the original Slimer costumes, used during the filming of the film Ghostbusters (1984).
Robin Shelby as Slimer, costumed for the filming of the film Ghostbusters II (1989).
The Slimers, as they appeared in the film Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016).
Slimer, as he appeared in the film Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), sculpted by Arjen Tuiten , included the molds originally used during the production of the film Ghostbusters (1984).
Slimer, as appeared in the animated series The Real Ghostbusters .
Slimer, as appeared in the animated series Extreme Ghostbusters .
Slimer, as he appeared in Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Slimer, as he appeared in a RadioShack commercial, created by Tyler Ham, who attempted to recreate the character's original appearance in the film Ghostbusters (1984) through the use of CGI.