Dana Barrett was the first customer and a Film Only Character in Ghostbusters.
Background
Dana was a professional musician living in New York. She played cello in "a major symphony orchestra," presumably the New York Philharmonic.
Ghostbusters
Do you want those eggs over easy or over medium?
She lived in the same building as Louis Tully off of Central Park West, and was bothered by some mysterious behavior in her kitchen. After returning from the grocery store, she put her bags down on the counter and the phenomena began. Eggs popped out of their shells and began frying on her kitchen counter and her refrigerator was making noise and emitting a strange light. Upon opening the door, she saw a Terror Dog that roared the word "Zuul!" at her. Frightened, she slam the refrigerator door, left her apartment and stayed in a hotel room for a couple days. After seeing the Ghostbusters' advertisement on TV, she showed up at the Firehouse to get some help from the boys in grey. She seemed to be a skeptic regarding the paranormal, but was convinced that something had happened in her apartment.
Dr. Venkman fills in Dana on his research into her case
Dr. Venkman followed Dana to her apartment to investigate the case. Later Ghostbusters, Inc. took off and the guys got busy with other cases, Peter had some answers for Dana and the two set up a "reading date." The night of her date with Peter she was attacked by claws ripping through her sofa. Dana was terrified as the claws restrained her to her sofa while it slid into her kitchen, where the Terror Dog Zuul awaited her roaring savagely. When Peter showed up for his date Dana had now been inhabited by the spirit of Zuul, referring to herself as The Gatekeeper. Dana's sole goal now was to find and mate with Vinz Clortho, another minion of Gozer who had likewise now inhabited Dana's nerdy, stalkerish neighbor, Louis Tully. Dana was now a lot more sensual & sexually aggressive, throwing herself at Peter under the false impression that he was The Keymaster. Peter steadfastly refused her advances, frustrating her to the point she began growling like a beast and magically levitating above her bed.
There is no Dana!
Dana was later sedated by Dr. Venkman, waking up once the Ghostbusters Firehouse exploded, releasing all of the ghosts into the city. She blew out her living room wall with an inhuman roar to leave a way for The Keymaster to find her, which he does successfully. Dana finally meets the real Vinz Clortho, kissing him lustfully before taking him to the rooftop Temple where they then consumate their satanic union in order to bring Gozer into this world. Upon climaxing Dana & Louis open the Temple doors then complete the birth of Gozer into this world by transforming into the satanic Terror Dog forms of their inhabitants, Zuul & Vinz Clortho. The Ghostbusters arrive just in time to see Dana transform into a savage, horned red-eyed beast. Dr. Venkman is shocked as Dana, in Terror Dog form, turns toward the Ghostbusters, roaring menacingly at them before leaping towards the mythic gateway to take her place beside Gozer.
Dana is human again.
After the particle flow is reversed by the crossing of the streams and Gozer is defeated, Zuul is banished and Dana transforms back into a human being, having no recollection of the events that she took part of while possessed. There was obvious romantic tension between her and Dr. Venkman.
Ghostbusters II
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Apparently, things went for the worse between Ms. Barrett and Dr. Venkman. As they grew apart, her other interest decided to "ditch" her. This culminated in Peter referring to her as "The Old, Ball-and-Chain"; finally ending their on and off relationship. Dana is under the very watchful eye of Janosz Poha, the head of the restoration department at Manhattan Museum of Art. She has a baby boy named Oscar. Poha becomes a servant for Vigo and demands a sacrifice. Oscar is now a target and his safety is in the hands of the Ghostbusters and Dana. For more information read the Ghostbusters II article.
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Dana makes no appearances. However her name and the building she resided in did briefly come up in a discussion about Ivo Shandor during a cut scene.
Trivia
- A package of Stay-Puft Marshmallows can be seen on her counter when the eggs she buys near the beginning of the movie start exploding.
- She and Louis Tully are the only major characters to not return in Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
- Unlike Tully, however, Dana never appeared in the animated series.
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