Ghostbusters

An original prop used in the production of Ghostbusters, the 1984 science fiction comedy starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd under the direction of Ivan Reitman.

This panel formed part of the Gozer temple located on top of Spook Central which was based on the real life building at 55 Central Park West, New York and recreated in miniature by Entertainment Effects Group under model shop supervisor Mark Stetson. Four of these panels were used on the miniature which was constructed at approximately 1:18 scale and utilised in the climactic sequence as Gozer appears and the temple is destroyed, they were first sculpted in clay and depict Gozer on the steps of the temple with the Terror Dogs and are designed as a foretelling of the events which would take place. From the clay master this panel was cast in resin and finished with a weathered bronze effect for use on the rear of the building, this obvious given its full width in comparison to the side panels which were trimmed, the piece is unpainted to the verso with some fixings still present, evidence of glue remains to the edges where it was attached during filming.

The panel measures approximately 21" x 16" and remains in very good production used condition exhibiting some minor chipping and paint wear with some loss of material to one corner, otherwise fine.

A extremely rare and desirable miniature effects artefact from this highly regarded box office smash.