How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Ghostbusters.
Quote #4
PETER: Well, okay. I found the name Zuul for you. The name Zuul refers to a demi-god worshipped around 6000 BC by the—what's that word?
DANA: Hittites.
PETER: Hittites, the Mesopotamians and the Sumerians.
DANA: Zuul was the minion of Gozer. What's Gozer?
PETER: Gozer was very big in Sumeria. Big guy.
Is it us, or is this where the movie starts to get really weird... and cooler? We're not just dealing with the ghosts of dead humans, we're dealing with ancient gods, which we later learn are sort of evil super-beings from another dimension. It's kind of great how the movie continues to expand its supernatural world.
Quote #5
EGON: Well. Let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. According this morning's sample, it would be a Twinkie thirty-five feet long weighing approximately six hundred pounds.
WINSTON: That's a big Twinkie.
Again, we get a good laugh here when Egon's supernatural techo-babble is butted up an everyday thing—in this case a Twinkie. It's pretty masterful how Aykroyd and Ramis conveniently place a character with questions whenever the screenwriters need to explain some of their more far-out concepts. Somehow this Twinkie analogy makes us totally buy into the idea of a massive buildup of psychokinetic energy threatening NY.
Quote #6
WINSTON: Hey, Ray, do you believe in God?
RAY: Never met him.
WINSTON: Yeah, well I do. And I love Jesus's style, you know.
Besides the early shout out to St. Jerome, it's been a while since we've had a Biblical reference. After this point, the movie has a bunch of them. Another thing to think about here is the irony that Ray had faith that ghosts existed for years, but for whatever reason is skeptical about the existence of God.