# A new Ghostbusters movie should have an older woman Ghostbuster **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 21, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134 "2009-05-21T02:13:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/1 "2009-05-21T02:13:18Z")
…like, say… Michelle Pfeiffer. Somebody you could see maybe one of the guys marrying. Peter had Sigourney Weaver as wasserface… Dana Barret. Rick Moranis had that “Yes, we’re back.” lady. Were any of the other guys involved with anybody? besides a handful of slime ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/2 "2009-05-21T02:15:51Z")
An older female ghostbuster? Who would you call? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/3 "2009-05-21T03:25:12Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > An older female ghostbuster? > > Who would you call? …PMS Busters? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/4 "2009-05-21T05:47:29Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > …PMS Busters? Pfeiffer’s 51. There’s a good chance that ship has sailed. Also… really? ---
**Author:** ![Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/5 "2009-05-21T11:46:20Z")
In reference to this article, by the way: [Ray Hopes For Alyssa Milano And Eliza Dushku As The First Female Ghostbusters](http://io9.com/5262213/ray-hopes-for-alyssa-milano-and-eliza-dushku-as-the-first-female-ghostbusters) ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/6 "2009-05-21T11:47:16Z")
There’s going to be a new Ghostbusters movie? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/7 "2009-05-21T14:29:45Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > Pfeiffer’s 51. There’s a good chance that ship has sailed. Also… really? Oh, it was a joke. Not a good one, I’ll admit. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/8 "2009-05-21T15:51:18Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > There’s going to be a new Ghostbusters movie? What do the Ghostbusters have left to do? I’m not seeing a hook to keep things going. Have there been any hints about a plot? ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/9 "2009-05-21T16:05:32Z")
Y’know, I don’t think so. The PC habit of adding women to a series just to have a woman sucks. Look how believable it was in the Terminator. There’s just no point, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/10 "2009-05-21T16:26:29Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > Y’know, I don’t think so. The PC habit of adding women to a series just to have a woman sucks. Look how believable it was in the Terminator. There’s just no point, IMHO. Well, putting women into **Law & Order** sure helped it. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/11 "2009-05-21T16:30:30Z")
I can’t tell you how horrified I would be to have a woman added just to be a love interest. I’m not sure I’d be thrilled about having a woman Ghostbuster unless it was dealt with really well\* but having a woman just for a love interest destroys the plot. They’re Ghostbusters. They’re not LoveBusters or something equally stupid. \*Like, let her just be a GHOSTBUSTER and don’t make a goddamn issue of her being a woman. Don’t make a big fuss about her being the “first female” Ghostbuster or anything. Don’t even mention she’s female. We can see it. Just let her be part of the group. Women always need to be something in film and culture; men just need to _be_. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/12 "2009-05-21T21:06:34Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I can’t tell you how horrified I would be to have a woman added just to be a love interest. I’m not sure I’d be thrilled about having a woman Ghostbuster unless it was dealt with really well\* but having a woman just for a love interest destroys the plot. How so? The first one had Sigourney Weaver as a love interest. It’s a comedy. Comedies almost universally have a romance in them, either as the main story or as a subplot. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/13 "2009-05-21T21:09:48Z")
> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > How so? The first one had Sigourney Weaver as a love interest. It’s a comedy. Comedies almost universally have a romance in them, either as the main story or as a subplot. The plot is “Ghostbusters - people who go out and bust ghosts”. The plot is not their little romantic foibles. Now. If you are presenting me with, say, a person, and that romance somehow changes them as a person, or reflects on their personality, or helps them grow, I am more forgiving. But in too many movies it’s just there for being there and no other reason. I am not saying I won’t watch movies with romances. But I am saying taking time out from the main plot to fool around with romance significantly detracts from the movie getting to its point. IMO of course! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/14 "2009-05-21T21:29:12Z")
Meryl Streep and Susan Sarandon have been doing comedy lately, so maybe one of them would sign on. Aiming too high? Okay, I’ll drop down a little. Linda Hamilton (already knows how to handle weapons) Jane Curtin (already knows how to handle weirdness in general and Dan Aykroyd in particular) Annie Potts (already knows how to handle the rest of the team) And finally Sigourney Weaver (all of the above) ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/15 "2009-05-21T23:53:46Z")
Before introducing a female Ghostbuster, perhaps they should first experiment with having a black one. ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/16 "2009-05-22T00:54:23Z")
Why are they calling this “Ghostbusters 3”? They never made a Ghostbusters 2. Oh i know some pranksters have vandalized IMDB and many other websites, even going so far as to stick home made versions in movie rental stores to make it appear as though they did, but THEY NEVER MADE A GHOSTBUSTERS 2. IT NEVER HAPPENED. ---
**Author:** ![Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/17 "2009-05-22T13:01:53Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Meryl Streep and Susan Sarandon have been doing comedy lately, so maybe one of them would sign on. > > Aiming too high? Okay, I’ll drop down a little. > > Linda Hamilton (already knows how to handle weapons) > Jane Curtin (already knows how to handle weirdness in general and Dan Aykroyd in particular) > Annie Potts (already knows how to handle the rest of the team) > > And finally > > Sigourney Weaver (all of the above) How about Jamie Lee Curtis? ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/18 "2009-05-22T13:45:34Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > Before introducing a female Ghostbuster, perhaps they should first experiment with having a black one. Didn’t they have Ernie Hudson playing the role of Winston Zeddemore in **Ghostbusters II**? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/19 "2009-05-22T14:04:58Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Didn’t they have Ernie Hudson playing the role of Winston Zeddemore in **Ghostbusters II**? He was in the first one as well. Unless you use some tortured logic to say Winston doesn’t count because he’s the only non-scientist Ghostbuster. At which point I will smack you for denegrating the man who gave us the line “If someone asks if you’re a god, YOU SAY YES!” ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134/20 "2009-05-22T14:07:53Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Didn’t they have Ernie Hudson playing the role of Winston Zeddemore in **Ghostbusters II**? In the original one, too. I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to put a smiley in my post. Rats. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-ghostbusters-movie-should-have-an-older-woman-ghostbuster/497134.md?page=2)