While his acting resume was impressive – including the two “Ghostbusters” movies, “Stripes,” “As Good As It Gets,” and the legendary “SCTV” sketch comedy series – Ramis was even more prolific behind the camera. He wrote “Animal House,” “Meatballs,” “Stripes,” “Ghostbusters,” and Rodney Dangerfield’s “Back To School.” He directed “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” And he both scripted and directed classics like “Caddyshack” and “Groundhog Day.”
His final movie was the 2009 Jack Black/Michael Cera comedy “Year One,” which he wrote, directed, and also appeared in. While promoting the movie, we had the chance to speak to him, and he explained why he looked at each of those jobs as a different challenge.
It’s a true testament to his talent that when the American Film Institute made a Top 100 list of the all-time funniest movies, “Ghostbusters,” “Groundhog Day,” and “Caddyshack” all made the cut. We asked him to reflect on those classics, and why he thought they had such staying power.
Thanks to movies like those, we’re confident that Harold Ramis will be making people laugh for generations to come. He will be missed.
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