Ghostbusters star Ernie Hudson describes the unfair treatment and psychological torment he earned after working on the science-fiction classic.
While Ghostbusters became a beloved classic, star Ernie Hudson reveals the unfair treatment making the film that affected him for years. Ghostbusters centers around the story of three parapsychologists as they come together to face off against ghosts after being fired from their posts at Columbia University. After meeting and hiring a fourth Ghostbuster, Winston Zeddemore , the team is forced to face off against a terrifying creature to save the world from devastation.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Ghostbusters' massive success gave rise to many upcoming Ghostbusters movies and TV shows. Unfortunately, Hudson never felt he benefited from much of the accolade the franchise earned through the years. In an interview with IndieWire, he admitted that he felt excluded by the Ghostbusters marketing, which promoted the other three Ghostbusters and ignored him.
“I was the guy who was brought in, and so finding my place in the middle of that — and they were all welcoming and inclusive. The studio wasn’t, and the studio continued not to be. So it made it very, very difficult because I was a part of it but then I very selectively was pushed aside. Ivan was really, really a brilliant man and I have just so much love and appreciation for him. The original script, Winston was in the very beginning of the movie.
As the straight man of a comedy group, he also suffered as an outcast and earned less attention from marketing because of it. It can be difficult to remark on a typical businessman when he's surrounded by clowns, which is something that certainly contributed to his lack of attention. Unfortunately, there was always too much going on to really focus on the man who was hired for a low-paying ghost-slaying job.
While Hudson may not want to call attention to it, race also likely played a factor in why he was excluded from marketing materials and future projects. Though Hudson may be thriving in the Quantum Leap reboot, the fact that Ghostbusters failed to propel his career the way it should have is likely race-related, given Hollywood's reluctance to embrace him. Whatever the reason, Ghostbusters failed to highlight Winston and Hudson for years, and it took a toll on his mental health.
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