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Janine's New Look

posted 8 years ago by paula-gein
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I just noticed watching them back to back yesterday, in Ghostbusters Janine dresses like your standard 80's receptionist, her hair is brown and cut short, she wears sweaters in earth tones and plaid blouses but in Ghostbusters II she has a completely new avant-garde/quirky look with a magenta bob, and wearing loud clothes like leopard coats accented with accessories neon green gloves.

Was there a reason that Janine was given such an over the top makeover? The only thing that I can think of, is that maybe they wanted to match her more with the cartoon.

It rubs the butter on it's skin, y'all.

[–] Skybrush 8 years ago

The trivia section claims it was due to conform more to her animated counterpart in The Real Ghost Busters. Seems like the success of that show had some influence on the movie.

Here's the link to that piece of trivia as well: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097428/trivia?item=tr1788751

[–] Verdugo85 8 years ago

It did because Winston was clean shaved like the cartoons.

[–] bossdog677 8 years ago

You answered your own question there bud

[–] pconley22 8 years ago

I don't know but I thought she was hot in Ghostbusters 2. Am I the only one?

[–] matthewurban 8 years ago

Agreed

[–] joshwinkler87 8 years ago

The movie itself was a lot more light-hearted and cartoonish than the first movie too. It's almost like they were trying to appeal to fans of the cartoon.

[–] blondcutie1972 8 years ago

They should have had Egon as a blond just like the cartoon also.  Nah just kidding. 

[–] Ite 7 years ago

No it wasn't, at all.

[–] Drooch (5333) 4 years ago

They did aim a bit younger in the second film, which is a shame, but that’s offset by the clear suggestion that Egon had put his dick in the slime.

[–] DancingDestroyer 8 years ago

Nope, you are not alone.

"Batter up, bitch boy." -Steve Klaszky

[–] TMC-4 (19387) 4 years ago

What's crazy is that Annie Potts was actually more way attractive when she did Designing Women.

https://www.google.com/search?q=designing+women+mary+jo&sxsrf=ALeKk02xFlSIQBpddODzXAVZRsiX2KnhDw:1596699661795&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbxZ3hiYbrAhVPKqwKHe7dAuQQ_AUoAXoECBAQAw&biw=1600&bih=757

https://www.google.com/search?q=designing+women+annie+potts&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj8jcfiiYbrAhUEz6wKHT-GBiUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=designing+women+annie+potts&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAA6BAgjECc6BggAEAgQHlDazQZYn90GYPTeBmgAcAB4AIABkgGIAYoNkgEEMC4xM5gBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=ELQrX_zFIoSeswW_jJqoAg&bih=757&biw=1600

In Ghostbusters (at least the first one) she had a severe haircut as opposed to her more glamorous look (with the big, Reba McEntire-esque hair) on Designing Women.

[–] rateater (9201) 4 years ago

i found her more attractive.

[–] rateater (9201) 4 years ago

i think she dressed conservative to get the job but once they were successful she could dress the way she wanted to punk/new wave. she seemed a little like cyndi lauper in the first one.

[–] Drooch (5333) 4 years ago

I preferred her original look, it suited her personality and was less ‘cartoon’.

[–] pioneergrrrl (2388) 2 years ago

I liked her original look, actually I think her hair was more like the cartoon then--spiky. I think Potts in Designing women looked more like the cartoon Janine actually--big hair. She should have been allowed to look like that.

[–] Druff (1446) 2 years ago

Her 'new' look is too much like Edna from The Incredibles for me. At least lose the circular spectacles. Annie Potts was cute no matter what she did, but she was way cuter in the original.