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lowkey13
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Cool story, bro.
I've watched it with 12-13 year olds, and it required some explanation. Then again- they are gifted, since they play TTRPGs.
I mean .... kind of? Yes, Venkman has to learn to less of a jerk (the, um, hero's journey, so to speak), but there's no question that-
a. He's the hero; and
b. All the good quotes and lines are his. Fun fact- this is probably because all of the lines you are so fond of were ad libbed by Bill Murray. He was basically improv'ing his whole role in terms of dialogue.
....but, I think that saying he is a "womanizer" is a wee bit of an understatement. Again, this was something that could be played for laughs in the 80s, and has not aged well. It happens (see also, Revenge of the Nerds, Sixteen Candles, pretty much all of the 80s movies to greater or lesser extents).
I don't really think it's an understatement. Venkman is a womanizer but he still doesn't cross the lines crossed in either Revenge of the Nerds or Sixteen Candles. He tries to schmooze the coed by deceiving her about how well she's doing, not by deceiving her, at this point potential, consent by having sex with her under the pretense he's actually someone else. In fact, he resists the temptation to take advantage of Dana when it's clear he could actually do so.
I dunno. He does carry enough tranquilliser to kill a horse when on a date.
That has always been one of the weirdest throw away lines in the film to me.