I've been doing a lot of Egon Spengler, but that doesn't mean I'm not well-versed in Harold Ramis' other onscreen works. Such as the case with Russell Ziskey from Stripes (1981), for example.
(or as I like to call it: Peter and Egon in the army before forming Ghostbusters 😅)
So I inflicted the extended cut of Stripes on @antsyserpentine while he was out in orbit, and we both first saw Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters, which makes Stripes at least a 1,000% funnier to us.
But also, the first time I watched it and THIS showed up??
1, I absolutely LOST ALL OF MY SHIT laughing, and 2, immediately thought of this from the IDW comics.
And then proceeded to die inside bc hjesus fucking christ in a handbag I would HIT THAT with extreme prejudice.
That floof and the aviator-style glasses is Peak 70s but also hot, no I do not take criticism.
a.k.a. Four Specific Moments in Stripes That Pushed Me Down the Loving Harold Ramis Hole FOR GOOD
1. Feast your eyes, for here we have:
His stupid million dollar smile, serving pretty lips, perfect teeth, and also dimples?? how dare he
His nose, yes, I am obsessed with this man's nose, no I will not elaborate
His soft cloudy fluffy hair I wanna fdghsjdghsghd
The way he's equal parts amused and tired of John's shenanigans?? the duo ever
2. The cutest "!!!!!" you'll ever see
His reaction here is SO ADORABLE, he go "!!!!????!"
absolute BABY
3. Watch out for that guy, he's a troublemaker
Now THIS, we need to talk about this for a sec
The way he blatantly checks her out with that smirk on his face?? Jail
If Russell ever looked at me like that, call me origami bc I would FOLD, good LORD he's so handsome
Yes climb aboard soldier, climb aboard right now
4. Bathtub scene who?
Bathtub scene this, bathtub scene that, but why is no one talking about this scene right here? HUH? Him ever so slowly crawling on top of her, the unwavering eye contact, lips mere inches apart, Y'ALL this is so hot
I don't know what to say my knees were shaking the whole time and I just wanted to be her for a minute