# He Crossed The Streams: RIP, Harold Ramis **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118 "2014-02-24T17:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/41 "2014-02-24T19:05:35Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > It’s only fitting to have three threads about Ramis’s death, as he did direct Groundhog Day. > [@Marley23](#): > > It’s only fitting to have four threads about Ramis’s death, as he did direct Groundhog Day. IT DOESN’T END!!! Dude left such a huge imprint on the movie experience of a couple generations of people. The loss of his presence will be felt tremendously. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/42 "2014-02-24T19:09:50Z")
Harold Ramis has died. > **[Harold Ramis of 'Ghostbusters,' 'Groundhog Day' fame dies | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2014/02/24/showbiz/movies/obit-harold-ramis/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)** > > Harold Ramis, the actor, writer and director whose films include “Stripes,” “Ghostbusters,” “Groundhog Day” and “Analyze This,” has died. He was 69. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/43 "2014-02-24T19:10:50Z")
And of course I didn’t see the other thread. Could a mod please close this? ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/44 "2014-02-24T19:12:23Z")
Egon is e-gone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/45 "2014-02-24T19:14:39Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever seen five threads about one celebrity death. I have so much more empathy for Phil Connors. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/46 "2014-02-24T19:20:25Z")
Sorry, I crossed the streams and it was very, very bad. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/47 "2014-02-24T19:20:29Z")
It’s only fitting to have five threads about Ramis’s death, as he did direct Groundhog Day. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/48 "2014-02-24T19:24:04Z")
Well… “Harold, meet Lynn. Lynn, you surely know Harold.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/49 "2014-02-24T19:43:30Z")
Damn. A few days back we had a thread about what celebrity death would effect you most. I don’t know that Ramis is it, but I do feel a loss at his passing. I’ve enjoyed him since SCTV, and loved the movies he wrote/directed/starred in. No hope of Ghostbusters 3 now. It probably would have sucked, but we’ll never know. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/50 "2014-02-24T19:47:44Z")
It’s only fitting to have five threads about Ramis’s death, as he did direct Groundhog Day. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/51 "2014-02-24T19:48:53Z")
This is the saddest news I’ve heard all year. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/52 "2014-02-24T19:58:42Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Let’s say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of sadness I feel when I hear about a celebrity death. Based on this morning’s report of the death of Harold Ramis, it would be a Twinkie thirty-five feet long weighing approximately six hundred pounds. **Bienville** , are you a Farker? That’s the headline they used to announce his death. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/53 "2014-02-24T20:03:13Z")
Aw, so sad. Damn death, I hate it! ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/54 "2014-02-24T20:06:42Z")
Too young. We could have had more great work from him. And awful that he had to suffer the vasculitis for the past four years (according to reports). When someone gives so much pleasure to so many, it seems particularly unjust that they have to deal with pain and disease. I hope his family is comforted by the knowledge that Ramis lengthened other people’s lives (literally) by giving us so many laughs. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/55 "2014-02-24T20:13:50Z")
Can’t believe no one has mentioned his co-writing credit for Animal House. One of the best comedies of all time. ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/56 "2014-02-24T20:16:49Z")
He was pretty damn funny in Best in Show too, IIRC. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/57 "2014-02-24T20:32:06Z")
I can’t imagine my high school years and even college without Harold Ramis. He was involved in writing and performing in so many of my favorite comedies. I watched SCTV every week. Saw all his early movies many, many times. I have several on DVD. I can’t pick a favorite. They are all very good. I’ll miss Ramis’ work and humor. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/58 "2014-02-24T20:37:27Z")
It’s only fitting to have five threads about Ramis’s death, as he did direct Groundhog Day. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/59 "2014-02-24T20:46:38Z")
He also directed Groundhog Day. His brand of humor was both subtle and gross at the same time. He could get you with a well turned phrase, a farcical turn of events, a simple pratfall written in, a smirky glance, or an over the top fart-type joke. Humor for everyone or for all the laughs in each one of us. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118/60 "2014-02-24T21:01:57Z")
If only Beatrice Arthur had died yesterday. Then we’d be mourning Harold and Maude. R.I.P. Mr. Ramis. You had a light touch with comedy, which is never pretty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-crossed-the-streams-rip-harold-ramis/682118.md?page=4)