The Real Voice Of Vigo The Carpathian

As Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters II, Willhelm von Homburg successfully captured the visual essence of a medieval tyrant turned supernatural baby snatcher. However, the filmmakers were dissatisfied with his voice acting and hired Max von Sydow to dub over the audio. Want to know what the original take sounded like?

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The Real Voice Of Vigo The Carpathian
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1. Did they make the right call? See what you think:

As the story goes, Wilhelm von Homburg wasn’t aware of this decision. When he showed up for the cast screening of Ghostbusters II and discovered the switch, he stormed out in a rage. The original footage is available thanks to William Forsche, a member of the special effects crew.

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    • skinnerbs69 3 months ago

      Zounds like a fag

    • WizardFeathers 3 months ago

      Max von Sydow did the voice? How did I not know?

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    • Becky J 3 months ago

      This film freaked me right out when I was a kid.

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    • oOo 3 months ago

      For those not clicking through to the linked story, here’s the movie version with the second guy’s voice. Poor Wilhelm got Vader’d.

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    • kati24 3 months ago

      The definitely did!

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