Ghostbusters quotes

View Quote Dr. Peter Venkman: Have you, or any member of your family, ever been diagnosed schizophrenic...mentally incompetent?

Alice (librarian): My uncle thought he was Saint Jerome.

Dr. Peter Venkman: I'd call that a big yes.

View Quote Dr. Raymond Stantz: [about to capture their first ghost] Get her!

Dr. Peter Venkman: [later, when the ghost has scared them out of their wits] 'Get her'? That was your whole plan? 'Get her'? Tee hee.

View Quote Dr. Peter Venkman: Are you guys serious about this catching a ghost?
Dr. Egon Spengler: I'm always serious.
(pause)
Dr. Peter Venkman: Egon, I'm gonna take back some of the things I said about you. (Takes out a candy bar and hands it to Egon) Here...you've...you've earned it.
(Ray chuckles at both of them)

View Quote Dr. Peter Venkman: [exiting a bank] You're not going to lose the house. Everybody has three mortgages nowadays.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: I know, but at 19%? You didn't even bargain with the guy.

View Quote Dana Barrett: That's the bedroom... But nothing ever happened in there.

Dr. Peter Venkman: What a crime...

View Quote Dana Barrett: You know, you don't act like a scientist.
Dr. Peter Venkman: They're usually pretty stiff.
Dana Barrett: You're more like a game show host.

View Quote Man at Elevator: What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut?
Dr. Peter Venkman: [chuckles] No, we're exterminators. Someone saw a ****roach up on twelfth [the twelfth floor].
Man at Elevator: That's gotta be some ****roach.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Bite your head off, man.
Dr. Ray Stantz: [entering elevator] Going up?
Man at Elevator: I'll take the next one.
(Inside the elevator.)
Dr. Ray Stantz: You it' just occurred to me that we really haven't had a successful test of this equipment.
Dr. Egon Spengler: I blame myself.
Dr. Peter Venkman: So do I.
Dr. Ray Stantz: Well, no sense worrying about it now.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.
Dr. Ray Stantz: Yeah. Well, let's get ready. Switch me on.
(Egon turns on Ray's pack. It emits a strange sound and begins humming. Egon backs away from it.)

View Quote Dr. Peter Venkman [nervously staring down Slimer]: Come in... Ray.
Dr. Rawmond Stantz: Venkman? I saw it, I saw it, I saw it!!
Dr. Peter Venkman: It's right here, Ray. It's looking at me.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: Ugly little spud, isn't he?
Dr. Peter Venkman: I think he can hear you, Ray.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: Don't move, it won't hurt you.
Dr. Peter Venkman: AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
Dr. Raymond Stantz: VENKMAN!!! Venkman!! Venkman!! Pete! Are you okay?
Dr. Peter Venkman: He slimed me.
Dr. Raymond Stantz: That's GREAT!!! ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTACT!!! Can you move?
Dr. Egon Spengler: [over walkie-talkie] Ray, come in please.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I feel so funky!

View Quote Dr. Egon Spengler: There's something very important I forgot to tell you.
Dr. Peter Venkman: What?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Don't cross the streams.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Why?
Dr. Egon Spengler: It would be bad.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm a little fuzzy on the whole "good/bad" thing here. What do you mean, "bad"?

Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.
Dr. Ray Stantz: Total protonic reversal!
Dr. Peter Venkman: That's bad. Okay. All right, important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.

View Quote Janine Melnitz: Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?
Winston Zeddemore: Ah, if there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.

View Quote Dana Barrett: [possessed by the Gatekeeper] Are you the Keymaster?
Dr. Peter Venkman: Not that I know of. [Door immediately slams in his face]

View Quote Dana Barrett: [possessed by the Gatekeeper] Do you want this body?
Dr. Peter Venkman: Is this a trick question?

View Quote Dana Barrett: There is no Dana... there is only Zuul.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Oh Zuulie, you little nut, now, come on....
Dana Barrett: [deep, monstrous voice] There is no Dana, only ZUUL!
Dr. Peter Venkman: What a lovely singing voice you must have.

View Quote Janine Melnitz: Would you like some coffee, Mr. Tully?
Louis Tully: [To Egon] Do I?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Yes, have some.
Louis Tully: Yes, have some!

View Quote Louis Tully: [after the Containment Unit explodes thanks to Walter Peck] This is it! This is the sign!
Janine Melnitz: Yeah, it's a sign alright. We're going out of business!