'Detroit Ghostbusters' Short Film - Review

Kimberly Howard and Terence Cover came on our show for Episode 10 of The Not So Cool Kids Podcast to discuss the short film they were working on (at the time) called 'Detroit Ghostbusters.'  The project is a fan-film that is not connected in any way to the studio or filmmakers that made the original Ghostbuster films but throughout the short it is clear that it is definitely a "tip of the hat" to the original films.  The main characters - Dr. Sara Blakemoore (played by Kimberly Howard), Nathan Fueller (Terence Cover), and Dr. Simon Grey (Mike Kammer) come together to form a remote franchise of Ghostbusters in the Motor City, just in time to get their first case.  An office worker named Janet comes to the Detroit Ghostbusters with reports of an eerie disturbance that has left one of her co-workers too scared to go back to their place of work.  Sara, Nathan, and Simon are tasked with finding out what lurks in the cubical-clad office and eliminating it once and for all.

The 'Detroit Ghostbusters' film has some parallel familiar scenes to some notable scenes from the first Ghostbusters film with their own quirky cast of characters.  Dr. Sara Blakemoore is the leader of the Detroit Ghostbusters and she rules with an iron fist.  Her character is very Egon-esc, personifying a lab coat wearing nerd that is 100% serious about the prospect of catching ghosts.  Dr. Simon Grey strikes me as the "Peter" of the group, serious to a fault...the fault being his snarky attitude.  The third character, Nathan Fueller is very much like Ray from the original film because he is more heart than brains.  Fully committed to the task of Ghostbusting but Nathan sees it as a "nerd" conquest, demonstrated by the fact that the team found him on a cosplay listing for Craigslist.  All the performances were stellar in this film but I felt that the Dr. Simon Grey lacked some of the dialogue  that could have really made his character come alive.  Understandably so, I realize that sometimes scenes are cut to be considered a short film and if this was a feature, Simon's personality would be explored more in-depth.  The special effects in the film were spot on!  They made me remember why I loved the idea of Ghostbusting in the first place, the gadgets!!  A fun romp down memory lane with a unique cast of characters and a sure-fire short that could easily be made into a fan-film feature.

Make sure to see 'Detroit Ghostbusters' at any of the upcoming public screenings and let us know what you thought of the film.  Just e-mail us at notsocoolkidspodcast@gmail.com