Dan Aykroyd Reveals What the Original Ghostbusters Costumes Looked Like
The Ghostbusters almost wore helmets. Franchise co-creator Dan Aykroyd, who also played Ray Stantz, revealed the original costume design for 1984’s Ghostbusters in a post on X.
Dan Aykroyd, co-creator of the Ghostbusters franchise and actor Ray Stantz, has shared the original costume designs for the 1984 film. In a post on X, Aykroyd revealed that the initial jumpsuits and packs were drawn by John Daveikis. He expressed relief that the helmets were ultimately omitted from the final productions, stating, "Glad we lost the helmet."
The original outfits differed significantly from the khaki jumpsuits seen in the 1984 movie. The proton packs were also of a different size and shape. Aykroyd described the helmet design as resembling those worn by Rebel pilots in Star Wars. The Ghostbusters logo, though similar to the final version, features a red circle on a black background with a white ghost possessing a red diagonal slash.
Aykroyd co-wrote the original Ghostbusters screenplay with Harold Ramis, who played Egon Spengler. The film nearly adopted alternate titles such as Ghostblasters or Ghoststoppers due to rights disputes.
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