Harold Ramis wrote such classics “” , “” ,”“, “” and “Back to School” plus directing efforts that included such classics as “” , ““ and ““
Three heavyweights owe a lot to Ramis.
“Animal House” helped catapult his buddy and fellow SCTV alum John Belushi to super stardom, Chevy Chase was actually funny in “Vacation” and “” and When you think about how Awesome Bill Murray is realize that Ramis was the guy behind the guy, he had a hand in Murray’s greatest hits “Meatballs”, “Caddyshack”, “Stripes”, “Ghostbusters”, and “GroundHog Day”.
You would be hard pressed to find someone who had their hands in as many memorable comedies as Ramis. The guy shaped comedy in the 80′s
