Ghostbusters at 35: Ernie Hudson on Winston Zeddemore's proud legacy as a black movie hero

Ghostbusters at 35: Ernie Hudson on Winston Zeddemore's proud legacy as a black movie hero#4918855

By Sav C - June 6th, 2019, 2:44 pm

- June 6th, 2019, 2:44 pm#4918855

Here's a really moving interview with Ernie Hudson from Entertainment Weekly: https://ew.com/movies/2019/06/06/ghostb ... re-legacy/

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Re: Ghostbusters at 35: Ernie Hudson on Winston Zeddemore's proud legacy as a black movie hero#4918862

By *NormalGamer* - June 6th, 2019, 5:19 pm

- June 6th, 2019, 5:19 pm#4918862

A great interview from Mr. Hudson. ^_^

In the past, he may have been less featured in the beginning, but in a way, he really laid out the the bar for black characters in a paranormal comedy like Ghostbusters. Fortunately, the IDW comics have really treated him much better with much well deserved character development.

Roland Jackson from Extreme Ghostbusters; Lou Kamaka from Chicago Ghostbusters in the IDW comics; Gabriel Sitter from the Sanctum of Slime video game; Patty Tolan from ATC: Without a character like Winston Zeddemore, there wouldn't be black GB characters like these in the Ghostbusters lore.

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Kylie Griffin: I was a little girl. Twelve years ago. Jack's parents came over for dinner. We were playing in my room. The Grundel came through the window and grabbed him. I tried to save him, but the Grundel swatted me away. Said he'd come back for me… someday. Nobody believed me. They thought it was a kidnapper. Jack was never found.
Roland Jackson: It's OK, Kylie.
Kylie Griffin: I blocked it from my memory. Until it came back last night.
-Extreme Ghostbusters - Grundlesque (early script)