
#68 - Ghostbusters (1984)
Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast
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The Dana's Building Exposition Scene
The dark night of the soul is Dana and, and Lewis, you know, kind of monsters running around free while the Ghostbusters are in jail. Pope in the pool is a rule by Blake Snyder that says, whenever you have an exposition scene, you need a pope in the pool. And I think one of the most instructive things this movie does is every single scene where there's exposition, they bury it with a joke. That was like my favorite thing upon rewatch of the whole film. It's just awesome"
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