![]() ![]() There had been 3 Miller-Meteor Ambulances to portray the 2 vehicles, the pre-Ecto-1 which was never transformed, Ecto-1 which was originally a gold ambulance and Ecto-1a.Dan Aykroyd was shocked at the high quality of the restoration. Before Ghostbusters: The Video Game was released, the original (and now rusty and literally falling apart) Ecto-1 was restored to promote the game.The NYPD fined the filmmakers because the Brooklyn Bridge does not have breakdown lanes and Ecto-1 was blocking traffic. It finally "died" on the Brooklyn Bridge. This was not done by special effects as the Cadillac truly was in a poor state of repair. In Ghostbusters II, Ecto-1 was backfiring and spewing smoke.They could only do one take because they were losing daylight. In the final shot of Ecto-1 driving away, a 65mm camera was used.They were blocking the crosstown traffic so the cast and crew pushed it out of the way. ( The scene where Ray and Winston are in Ecto-1 talking about end of the world was used to audition actors for the role of Winston ) O Ecto-1 died during filming of the Chapter 20 "Keymaster" scene where Ray and Winston drove across the Manhattan Bridge. After shooting moved to Los Angeles, the second unit continued doing a couple of shots in New York with Ecto-1 and it broke down.Ivan Reitman also felt it was asking too much from the audience. It was removed because it slowed down the montage. It was the only scene in the final shooting script that suggested the vehicle had some extranormal powers carried over from Aykroyd's initial draft. In a deleted scene of the first movie, there was encounter between a policeman and the Ecto-1.Ecto-1 caused many accidents because other drivers lost control when they spotted the now-famous car. It drove around New York City with one of the Ghostbusters driving it in costume. Ecto-1 was promoting the 1984 film shortly after it was released in theaters.The snarl was reversed, played backwards, and then its speed was changed. Sound designer Richard Beggs incorporated a modified leopard snarl for the siren sound.The secondary was used solely for early "premodification" scenes. A second Cadillac was bought in case of any maintenance problems during filming but only the primary was fully converted.$4800 was a rather large sum at the time for a used vehicle in such disrepair.Dan Aykroyd's original Ecto-1 had some extranormal powers, such as the ability to dematerialize. One use of it would be to elude police pursuit. ![]() While going through the script, the cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs first pointed out the black design would be a problem since part of the movie would be shot at night. Dan Aykroyd's original Ecto-1 was an all-black, rather sinister-looking machine with flashing white and purple strobe lights that gave it a strange, ultraviolet aura.In the Jdraft, it was to be a blue and white 1975 Cadillac Full Formal Excelsior Ambulance bought for only $600 but by the time the Septemdraft was written, the price had escalated to $1400 for an even older 1959 model, "very long, gold 1959 Cadillac ambulance." During filming, inflation increased the cost to $4800. In previous drafts of the first movie, Ecto-1 was originally different models.Dan Aykroyd drove the Ecto-1 in New York.After one to two days of finishing touches, Ecto-1 was ready for filming. They were on top of each other or faced in a different direction. Some parts on the roof rack changed position from the design. Dane originally drew the Proton Packs to lay sideways on Ecto-1's gurney but the prop makes changed that so the packs were upright at a slight angle. The finished Ecto-1 wasn't an exact duplicate of Dane's designs. ![]() ![]() Once it was done, it was shipped to New York where it was attached to Ecto-1. O By the time it shipped on October 19, the ambulance was about half-done. The prop makers also repaired the ambulance to driving condition, cleaned the interior, and installed equipment. After about two weeks, the paint job and details were blocked out. Dane oversaw construction and directed them on building the car based off his designs. O After Reitman approved Dane's design, studio painters and prop makers at The Burbank Studios Mill went to work on paint and detailing. Dane spent the longest amount of time in his gig working on the Ecto-1 design. Dane drew up isometrics of Ecto-1 and its roof rack and various views and elevations of the exterior and interior. He took reference photos and measurements then went home. He visited the primary ambulance in the backlot at The Burbank Studios.
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