Harold Ramis Dan Aykroyd on the screenplay for "Ghostbusters", which became one of the biggest comedy hits of all time, in which he also starred as Dr. Egon Spengler, a role he reprised for the 1989 sequel, "Ghostbusters II" (which he also co-wrote with Aykroyd). His later film "Groundhog Day" has been called his "masterpiece". His films have been noted for attacking "the smugness of institutional life ... with an impish good [will] that is unmistakably American". They are also noted for "Ramis's signature tongue-in-cheek pep talks". Sloppiness and improv were also important aspects of his work. Ramis frequently depicted the qualities
Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, it was not accepted as a nominee. Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung, also known as "Egon Schiele – Excess and Punishment" (English) and "Egon Schiele, enfer et passion" (French) is a 1981 film based on the life of the Austrian artist Egon Schiele. Set in Austria during the years immediately prior to and during Great War, the film stars Mathieu Carriere as Schiele, with Jane Birkin as his muse Walburga (Wally) Neuzil, Christine Kaufmann as his wife Edith, and Kristina van Eyck as