"Shut off these machines or I'll shut them off for you" | Ghostbusters (1984) | Now Scaring

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"Shut off these machines or I'll shut them off for you" | Ghostbusters (1984) | Now Scaring

[@BoyKagome]

"Never tear down a fence until you find out why it was there to begin with." ( some smart guy in history)

[@twofiveb]

John F. Kennedy I believe

[@TheAzureNightmare]

"IS THERE A PROBLEM, CAPTAIN SOBEL??"

[@lancethrust9488]

THIS WHAT THOSES CRAZY CLIMATE LEFTIES ARE LIKE JUST WANT TO SHUT THINGS DOWN REGARDLESS OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACT RIPPLE EFFECT

[@Endru85x]

Who said that?Who broke silence?@@TheAzureNightmare

[@williamr1088]

Exactly Peck should have been fired with possible criminal charges for opening Pandora's Box and releasing all the supernatural prisoners from Prison.

[@lipranditoys]

The always so rational Egon losing patience was a fine touch, a subtle way to let you feel the weigth of the situation.

[@StepUpMedia039]

It's why Egon was always my favorite. This scene is so absolutely amazing.

[@johnconnor4040]

I will 2nd that, even for a Scientist who is Calm and logically like Egon has had enough of Walter Peck and his vendetta against the Ghostbusters. "YOUR MOTHERRR "

[@StepUpMedia039]

@@johnconnor4040 pecker was lucky they pulled him off because Egon would've ripped pecker a new ass. Haha

[@sorexA1-v3h]

@@johnconnor4040 yes--KABOOM--complete feline challenge yowl-!!

[@Takaichi666-]

For real I didn’t expect him to attack peck I was expecting ray or Peter

[@BookshelfQBattler]

I hate to say it but I have experienced this in work before. A bureaucrat has a hard on about something and can’t be reasoned with no matter how hard you try to explain. You eventually have to give up and calm the ache in your stomach because of the inevitable meltdown you know know will happen but they don’t understand. The worst part is they won’t take responsibility and will try to blame you for the results of them not listening to you.

[@turtledude553]

This....

[@sorexA1-v3h]

Of course they will...ye gods.

[@pathfinderlight]

That's why you always get it in writing.

[@BookshelfQBattler]

@@pathfinderlight It's a nice idea and maybe you can sort of trick them into doing that by asking them to reply to you with what they are asking for in an email but usually, no they aren't going to write down their boneheaded idea.

[@shamancredible8632]

They will say "normal people will turn into the useless class" when the useless class are the ones on top who get money for nothing and ensure nothing ever improves. You never have a boss who's better at your job than you, but they get paid more than you and never take the fall when they mess up. I could care less about how life isn't fair because I enjoy having an upper hand. What I don't like are those useless people in specific.

[@donhosmer8159]

I just love how Rick Moranis is always there in the background Being silly

[@Nomadcreations]

He Does his part Greatly!

[@ULTRAWIDE.]

1:20 after all the times I've watched this film throughout the years, I've only just noticed what he's doing in that bit until now 🤣

[@adamtrogdon959]

@@ULTRAWIDE.I just notice it too lol I love when he his pointing his finger, mimicking Egon and Peck

[@derelict8715]

Sigourney Weaver sure has a knack for picking great movies.

[@nevbarnes1034]

Think she's the reason _Annie Hall_ won Best Picture.

[@jrbobdobbs5516]

There is no Sigourney, only Zuul.

[@derelict8715]

In Cabin in the Woods, she is trying to save the world from destruction. Talk about infinite range!

[@markherring3513]

She wasnt the first choice.

[@derelict8715]

@@markherring3513 I guess that means great movies don’t necessarily have a knack for picking Sigourney Weaver?

[@ollieox9181]

One of those rare films where everything just clicked - like a jigsaw puzzle dumped and the pieces fell into place. Perfect.

[@c.galindo9639]

It’s amazing how there was belligerent and purposeful negligence in the man accusing them of hazardous acts, yet he is the one who caused it all to happen. It’s also funny that the officer saw what he did and he still backs him up. I really like the visual effects put in the movie for the ghosts though. Super cool

[@thegadflygang5381]

The effects are fantastic They can never make CGI look practical.

[@c.galindo9639]

@@thegadflygang5381 I agree. They really made visual effects an art form in older movies

[@patrickrannou1278]

That is just your daily typical leftist behavior, nothing anormal here.

[@johnconnor4040]

We can assume that Walter Peck would be totally stripped of His Federal credentials and would be lucky to get a job as a street sweeper after his actions,. nearly bringing on the Apocalypse!!!!

[@c.galindo9639]

@@johnconnor4040 idk about in modern times but definitely he would face repercussions in the time that they made this movie in

[@Trea2030]

I can’t believe PECK is now the Mayor in the latest “Ghostbusters” film 😂!!!

[@Madbandit77]

Mayor Dickless...😊

[@paulmacartney8266]

Neither can I. How the heck did he get the part, a pompous, arrogant, lying troublemaker like him.

[@eswnl1]

The old mayor: "So where's this Peck?"

[@GladDestronger]

The dumb public voted him in. Probably after Peck ran yet another smear campaign against the GB. He goes a few rants in the 2008 video game, wouldn't surprise me if he went on more of them. Plus, in the sequel somehow people magically forgot about all the ghostly activity (seriously did not one single news team get any footage of Stay Puft?/the art museum was covered by slime/Lady Liberty walked to said building/the Titanic arrived). I'm no expert but how on Earth would you explain that kind of stuff away?

[@paulmacartney8266]

@@eswnl1 Mayor Lenny: "Get him out of here".

[@scottlambert2949]

Great movie rest in peace Harold ramis a.k.a. Egon Spangler

[@Chevroletcelebrity]

he died? 😦

[@oobenoob]

@@Chevroletcelebrityyes by ghosts.

[@damnsonxd]

@@Chevroletcelebrityhe has been gone sense 2014 sadly may he rip

[@StonerBear420]

i used to have the album for GB1, and i was surprised to find out that this part of the song 'Magic' is essentially the middle of the song. the beginning part sounds like a mildly upbeat love song

[@martoallendevinespirit]

I had the album on tape, quality iconic tunes and Magic was a surprisingly good addition to the Album! The film is pure class

[@alwillk]

I always preferred “saving the day”

[@hisdudeness8328]

Can we give a shout out to the power company guy? He really did try to protest his concerns over the EPA guy ordering him to turn off something that he didn’t know or understand.

[@wns808]

And then the “oh shit!” he said when he knew he made a mistake by shutting down the containment unit

[@3dartxsi]

I love how flipping a single circuit breaker is able to shut the whole thing down. No backup generators, no locks, no missile silo style system with simultaneous keyturns. What were they planning on doing in the event of a power outage, or someone forgot to pay the rlectric bill?

[@stargazer7644]

What makes you think they didn't have all of that and this breaker was after the UPS? Electrical switchgear doesn't usually come with missile silo keys.

[@denverlilly3669]

Is that what he flipped? We don't know anything about the system.

[@stargazer7644]

@@denverlilly3669 How many ways do you think there are to connect power to something? YOU might not know anything about the system, but some parts of WE know a thing or two about it.

[@3dartxsi]

@@denverlilly3669 we know that Econ described shutting down the system as being like "setting off a bomb in the city" and the Con-Ed managed to shut the whole thing down by just flipping a switch. So they knew what the risks of a shutdown were, and they designed it to be easier to shut down than it is to start a car with a manual transmission. Hell, those long lighters you use for starting your grill have more safety features than this thing.

[@denverlilly3669]

@@3dartxsi To be fair, this was a containment system located in the basement of an old firehouse, where no one, outside of them, would ever go. They likely figured it was safe. It was also the 80s and I'm not sure what kind of safeguards were available back then, especially for a unit that had never been created before. They were pioneers of the technology.

[@maestroclassico5801]

William Atherton is the best "player of jerks" in all cinema history. 😂

[@jammin2575]

Paul Reiser as well, does great as the corporate sleaze ball in Aliens.

[@EdmxndDantes]

Don't forget Paul Gleason (in Trading Places and Breakfast Club)

[@scottknode898]

Yes he was good at playing a jerk in Die Hard and Die Hard 2 as news reporter Dick Thornburg and remember him in Real Genius in 1985.

[@maestroclassico5801]

@@scottknode898 Exactly....(Spoiler alert: He's in the newest Ghostbusters movie about to come out)

[@scottknode898]

@@EdmxndDantes Paul Gleason was a good sleaze in Die Hard as LAPD Dwayne T. Robinson

[@theduke7539]

The prosecutor is the perfect representation of the EPA, has a legitimate gripe, sees legitimate violations, and chooses to go about all of it in the worst possible way

[@jammin2575]

Thank you! Yes! A lot of people like to say Walter Peck was in the right but they don’t think about his actions and how he chose to approach the situation. He could of listened and taken it all into account, but no he chose to react and cause more problems. If he had worked with the Ghostbusters then they would have had an easy solution.

[@NunYa953]

There nothing legitimate about the EPA.

[@damocles8417]

@@NunYa953You should eat at a Chinese restaurant sometime.

[@rawx485]

Describes a few government entities actually.

[@ChaosBorg]

​@@jammin2575 he tried to work with them, Venkman insulted him and refused to let him inspectn

[@moejoe1863]

Always liked Winston, he's us working with the Ghostbusters.

[@MoltenUprisingMK]

This has to be the perfect example of an "I told you so" situation.

[@davidcolantuono3622]

I can't help but 😆 when Egon yells, "YOUR MOTHER!!" at Walter Pack ("Mr. Pecker" or "Dickless").

[@seaningram3285]

And Walter Peck changes his name to Richard "DICK" Thornburg and gets a couple of his teeth knocked out by "Holly McClane" at Nakatomi Plaza.

[@nancysorto4769]

Literally one of my favorite scenes in the movie; I laugh EVERY SINGLE TIME I hear Egon yell at him lol.

[@StrongandGrand]

"Well, that's what I heard!"

[@paulmacartney8266]

I like how egon yelled at peck & lunged at him. He was angry at peck for making false allegations/accusations against them.

[@ducknorris233]

Vince pointing his finger like the Pencilneck guy. I wonder if that was improvised.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

Probably. Moranis is an SCTV veteran and genius comic.

[@bossshadow3060]

Being a movie, there is some hidden gems here on interaction and cause/effect that get taken for granted in current times. The entire scene in the basement exemplifies how Peck is used to being in authority and ordering others around, even against better judgement. The utility worker flat out states, "I've never seen anything like this before" but is told to shut it off despite his own misgivings and warnings of danger. By any given logical rights, that should have been the end of the scene and them calling for an inspection to make sure no one got Hurt attempting this. Chernobyl was still 2 years from happening, but Three Mile Island was still very much a recent event and a lot closer to home for New Yorkers. Fear of a catastrophe in down town would have been prominent for everyone involved. Peck's moral rectitude in that he had to have this done, right now, no excuses. Is a fantastic portrayal of "I have authority, it has to be used" mentality, that usually leads to bad decisions, and excusing it as it wasn't Their fault the decision was bad. Great scene

[@jomesias]

💯 Peck sucks and all those he embodies suck 😂😂😂😂

[@BookshelfQBattler]

In reality I don’t think the ghostbusters would have been able to get their hands on nuclear tech to build their ghostbusting equipment and containment unit without prior government authorization in the first place

[@jessicaregina1956]

"going out of business" If catching one ghost netted them 10k, they caught way more than 10😂

[@alwillk]

Yeah, but if you remember the beginning of the second ghostbusters. Winston said they never got paid for some of the jobs and they were “ sued by by every state, city and county agency in New York”

[@EricDaMAJ]

They used up all their credit cards and mortgaged a house to start the business. Plus they're paying New York City taxes. They probably didn't even break even when dickless let all the ghosts out.

[@Donstheman]

I feel like the Ghostbusters budgeted their prices based on what the client could afford. During the montage after catching Slimer, you can see them getting paid in fried duck at one point.

[@ajerqureshi6411]

It’s worth noting that the technology they use is super expensive to maintain and upkeep…I wouldn’t be surprised if 80-90% of a typical client fee goes straight to proton charging and the containment unit.

[@GeorgeMonet]

This would definitely be a going out of business deal because all those ghosts are going to result in a string of lawsuits against the Ghostbusters.

[@alexstathopoulos165]

Did anyone else notice the Stay Puft mural on the wall as the ghosts were escaping at 4:10?

[@sblagg527]

Great catch! Seen this film countless times but never noticed that before. I did however notice that those were the marshmallows that Dana bought when she dumps the grocery bag on the kitchen counter.

[@alexstathopoulos165]

​@@sblagg527oh wow, now that's something I didn't notice!

[@jaystarr6571]

@@sblagg527 How? People noticed that 30+ years ago. LOL

[@timf5963]

Good find! I need to watch this again. Watched it countless times between 1985 and 1990, but I was a kid back then.

[@GladDestronger]

One of his two cameos before he appears at the end of the movie.

[@theclaybeartravels3596]

William Atherton was the best part of Frozen Empire. I love everything he does in every movie.

[@gabethedinosaur95]

Ghostbusters is my favorite childhood movie . The characters were so funny and absolutely amazing.

[@Ricardosucio]

Amazing how it was just a random switch bar sticking out. No protections or lockouts to prevent accidental activation lol

[@biggering]

That's how things were done in the 80's

[@RC-nq7mg]

It did have a warning label tied to the operating handle.

[@reganverses3003]

reagan's america baby!

[@sylvester3018]

Funny how it wasn’t locked with a padlock or something

[@ArmyJames]

No need for it, since the only people who should be in there are the Ghostbusters themselves.

[@Scorp308]

At 3:31 Ron Jeremy is spotted in the crowd. According to his autobiography he was on his way to a porn shoot when he was passing the firehouse when it exploded. It was the biggest money shot he had ever seen.

[@TheRealKaiProton]

isnt he Jizz master Zero?

[@MuzixMaker]

Hilarious. He’s all the way to,the left.

[@jayanderson6016]

Too bad he doesn't remember this or anything about his life anymore. Think about all those memories ...... gone from dementia.

[@GladDestronger]

Last I heard he's now facing a prison sentence.

[@ArnoldsDesign]

I remember going to see this as a kid. People were lined up around the corner to get tickets.

[@derjaeger3321]

Nixon called these officious bureaucrats “little people in big jobs”.

[@tommym321]

Guess which president established the EPA? Go on, guess.

[@derjaeger3321]

@@tommym321 Yes Nixon. That was strike one. But the Bushes created the ADA and HIPPA. Two entities almost as bad. And while I agreed at the time the EPA was needed I feared - no I almost knew - it would turn into the inept bureaucratic absurdity it has become.

[@omnivorous65]

Haha, it was Nixon. Nixon compared to the currrent batch of GOP polititians would be considered a pillar of moral integrity, a political sage and savant and a borderline socialist. Go figure.@@tommym321

[@whochangedmyscreenname]

Yeah... do you have any idea who established the EPA? 🤨

[@derjaeger3321]

Yes, I certainly do know who established the EPA it was Nixon. He didn’t do everything right and frankly, the frankly something like the EPA was needed at that time however, the problem is an organization like that becomes a multihead hydra and becomes totally out of control. That’s what happens in the United States federal government. No one can say no to the bureaucrats also and George the second established the ADA and HIPAA, which are turning out to be programs, which are totally out of control This is why we must must limit the power of the federal government whenever, nominally conservative Republicans can create such monsters.

[@jmorlar2852]

I love how Ray is so clueless about the Key Master XD

[@paulmacartney8266]

Interesting. I like how Winston makes himself helpful & trying to understand the situation although he hasn't been with the company very long.

[@Loveroffood41]

2:36 the hard hat guy just realized how big of a mistake he made.

[@LucianDevine]

And he didn't want to do it, but sadly had no choice.

[@carlosarambulo7420]

Great story to tell the grandkids. Did I ever tell you about the time I unleashed hell in New York.

[@afriendofbean]

@@LucianDevine That's true since he probably felt threatened by Walter Peck to shut down the machine. Then unfortunately, Walter Peck put the blame on the Ghostbusters like it was the Ghostbusters who did it just to act innocent. Luckily he was fired after this movie (not shown) from the Environmental Protection Agency as seen on "The Real Ghostbusters" since he was probably reported that it was him who did the arrangement for the shutdown.

[@nickigentry9651]

@@afriendofbean just like how the news guys hates spiderman, I wonder if peck hates the ghostbusters more than the news guys hating spiderman.

[@afriendofbean]

@@nickigentry9651 Well, the news editor J. Jonah Jameson sounds like he's more jealous of Spiderman and/or he finds Spiderman as a criminal. However, after Peter Parker temporarily lost his powers, everyone including Mr. Jameson thought Spiderman left and Mr. Jameson took the blame for it thinking he scared Spiderman away but unfortunately, he found Spiderman as a criminal again after Peter got his powers back and got his uniform back from the "Daily Bugle." Plus, Mr. Jameson didn't like Spiderman on the front pages. But yes, Walter Peck only hates the Ghostbusters only because Peter Venkman refused to allow him to see the containment grid and even warned Venkman that he either allows him to see it or gets a court order and Venkman told him to get a court order and then he will sue him (Peck) in court. Then Peck did get the court order with Venkman walking in saying that he wants to cooperate in any way with Peck saying "forget it Venkman, you had your chance to cooperate but you chose to insult me, so it's my turn now." I guess the other reason Peck would hate the Ghostbusters is because, he (Peck) didn't know how dangerous it would get once the containment grid gets shut off even though Venkman warned saying not to shut it off and Egon Spengler said "if you shut that off we are not going to be held responsible" and then out of anger and fear, Peck put the blame on the Ghostbusters framing them saying that they caused the explosion.

[@Winterascent]

So, basically, they were always one power outage away from this happening?

[@lander77477]

Maybe they had a battery and generator backup, and the switch that was shut off cut the power to the storage grid directly

[@steveo601]

No generac backup generators back then😂

[@lander77477]

@@steveo601Really? What happened when hospitals lost power?

[@steveo601]

Of course they had backup generators

[@lander77477]

@@steveo601they why wouldn't the ghostbusters have backup generators?

[@ChrisAndrewsHeavenAngel]

Everyone did an amazing job in the 1984 " Ghostbusters film. The ghosts attacking New York City was the prophesied " Manhattan Crossrip" that was mentioned later in 2021's Ghostbusters Afterlife film.

[@lmaololroflcopter]

The EPA guy has a legitimate gripe against the Ghostbusters’ business practices, and yet he’s the human villain of the film. I love this film.

[@jonny777bike]

Latitia James would make a better villain. She will hurt NYC way.

[@christopherpardell4418]

@@jonny777bikeshut it. Trump has been a stain on NYC for his entire life. Thrice bankrupt convicted fraudster, rapist, infamous for never paying his contractors, slap lawsuit happy little spoiled bully. He’s gonna lose everything he has in New York and then some because Letitia is smarter than him. And now Trump is revealed to be the braggart liar who never was worth a billion, unless you are counting in rubles.

[@scotthannan8669]

@@jonny777bike not to get political, but I assume you prefer a New York financial system that is more corrupt? Instead of trying to root out corruption- which is already too prevalent anyhow? Laticia James may be prosecuting someone in a way that you don’t care for, but the criminal behavior is real, and there should be more of this not less. Everyone in New York that engages in this kind of shenanigans needs to be held accountable similarly. Every single day these people are getting away with Making money off the backs of ordinary Americans, and they don’t care whether it hurts the Nation or the little guy. So many movies have been made based on the kinds of financial shenanigans that Trump has engaged in, but because he is God‘s politics, people excuse it. If this guy weren’t so famous he would have been prosecuted like Bernie Madoff and many others. I don’t hear anybody screaming that Bernie Madoff was framed

[@Rapscallion2009]

I think it's interesting that the environmentalist is the bad guy. Tells you something about the period in history.

[@scotthannan8669]

@@Rapscallion2009 he’s not environmentalist, he’s a government bureaucrat. There is a huge difference.

[@andyhull9182]

Masterfull writing to have the "tech guy" wear a helmet and that belt / tactical pants retaining system.. :

[@chrishampton1981]

Peck was such a detestable, arrogant character. Apparently after this movie was released, people in real life would try and pick fights with the actor William Atherton who played him

[@Berk-lf6ge]

america is full of mental patients

[@LaKellita1]

In the new movie, he's the mayor 😅

[@benjiespinosa4703]

That dudes a perfect villain. He was a great villain in “Real Genius” with Val Kilmer😂👏 I think he’s awesome

[@grimreaper7734]

@@benjiespinosa4703Dr Hathaway? Are you wearing make-up?

[@matthewsallenback4343]

William Atherton in this movie said that to shut it off and I don’t like this actor one he said that to shut it off in this movie.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

One of the bits of great straight acting from Bill Murray.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

So, are we to assume that the Ghostbusters never had the appropriate paperwork to run something in a business that was as dangerous as a core meltdown in a nuclear plant? Was Peck on a personal crusade because he thought the Ghostbusters were making up what they did or was another entity just telling them to send Peck to inspect the building and shut down any unauthorized utility? Guess I'll have to rewatch it.

[@thomasschulz2167]

Permits are only required after they've been made available. Since they were a group of scientists and engineers running experiments they probably had the required permits for the materials and equipment. However no one ever thought ghosts were real and these guys literally developed the tech to capture, contain, and study them. There's no permit for true newly developed tech. Peck was just on a war path because the Ghost busters wouldn't play to his belief and ego. So being the bureaucratic bug he is, he whipped up enough frenzy in the system to get other people to give him whatever he needed to screw with the Ghost Busters. Which from what I've heard about doing business in New York City is so true to life I'm amazed the city hasn't imploded already. Though they are well on their way considering it costs 5k a month for 100 sqft studio apartment and businesses are either pulling out or dieing off.

[@rushalias8511]

to be fair, a decent number of people thought they frauds using special effects and working as con man. So they probably didn't think there would be the actual danger

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@rushalias8511 Yeah, I remember that much but Peck's motivation is escaping my memory.

[@jiaan100]

If you invent new technology there's no law making it illegal

[@mattburke5491]

There is no Dana. Only Zhuul.

[@devilpupbear09]

Ghostbusters, flow crushers Get the job done Spitting out the lyrics like... WE GOT ONE!

[@raidchaser443]

@devilpupbear09...(lyrics vs Myth busters) 🎵"Keep the people moving like the Statue of Liberty. Trying to beat us in a battle?(Winston) Man,you gotta be kiddin' me."🎵

[@devilpupbear09]

@@raidchaser443 The delivery of Stantz stands straight like my main man's slinky (I collect spores), tell 'em 'bout the Twinkie Like your show, it's all fluff and filler I'll kick your hiney man, I'm a savage killer..

[@RatGangisMYusername]

​@@devilpupbear09(Mythbusters) Wow, your raps are just too wack to handle! Let's do it like we do on the discovery channel Your science is preposterous, the opposite of competent process, and in this episode we'll give you a synopsis. Starting with the vacuum cleaners strapped up on your back, it's a fact positrons don't react like that! We built a laser grid with no safety switch, and Walter Peck was right, that's some shady shit! Good thing you work in a firehouse cause you just got burned. You're poor scientists and that's confirmed.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

Walter Peck Doesn't Know Who He's Messing With... The Containment Unit Has to Stay On at All Times, or All of the Captured Ghosts will Escape!

[@chrisalexthomas]

Wow, this movie is 40 years old already :D it's still an amazing movie

[@markorrick7558]

What an Awesome movie ! GoD, I love those times❤❤❤

[@whtxombi4955]

My brother works for the EPA. I always remind him of this scene.

[@Wha73v3r]

Just came out of Cinema, watching the new “Frozen Empire”. Seeing this now is just great. They did a really great job with the new movie. R.I.P Harold Ramis

[@raymondk6721]

Cool part was when egon got pissed qnd the music starts

[@MrGriff305]

The Twin Towers balanced the skyline and looked so gorgeous

[@daveattrill2712]

William Atherton legend! Love his performance in Die Hard!

[@Lonestarr022]

1984, and we thought special effects would never get any better than this.

[@shelbysteverson4841]

You know that guy’s not a real electrician, because no one who knows what they’re doing would stand directly in front of a high voltage breaker panel while turning it off. Especially someone who’s been around this stuff long enough to have whatever job title he’s implied to have, and who’s also just been warned of a potential explosion. He’s begging to be killed by arc flash.

[@ItsTimePictures]

A friend of mine is in L.A. watching this in 70mm, right now. Lucky bugger!

[@michaelcook6889]

You hated Peck but yeah his performance was superb.

[@nickolasstrudwick7232]

The 80sness just oozes

[@tommyzeus2802]

3:05 How my sleep apnea wakes me up. 🤣😂

[@agalgonzalez]

This is why you keep your steel doors locked.

[@NickTidder-nf3fb]

A great ensemble cast Superb soundtrack and killer lines!

[@kurthaberle4698]

Peck was a phenomenal villain. He's more the main antagonist than the ghosts.

[@b.d.hampton]

One of the best soundtracks of the Era.

[@davidshore3523]

I love the fact that pack will be in this new ghostbuster's movie end. The fact that hes in charge of permits. We'll see how this place out in the new movie.

[@user-cs8iz8xy7u]

Sigourney Weaver was a stone cold fox.

[@michaelcook6889]

I love bureaucrats lol

[@toolzshed]

He's backkkkk in the new movie!!

[@mattobrien7794]

Even after this incident walter peck still becomes mayor of New York what a city.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

"Shut off these machines or I'll shut them off for you" | Ghostbusters (1984) | Now Scaring sounds like turning off the anti-matter containment grid for the warp core in the enterprise and the result seems to be about the same as well.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@buddygrimfield7954]

This was the best scene of the entire movie!

[@JakeOrion]

2:16 super silently BOOM! LOL

[@glasshalffullofwhatever3106]

"YOUR MOTHER!!!!......"

[@Legoflymaster89]

One of my favorite scenes

[@user-vh5kf4ll1r]

Ahh, government workers

[@sorexA1-v3h]

Especially the ones who don't do any real work...

[@simonthomas5367]

When films had real stories and the special effects were a part of it, not all of it.

[@alerojas2952]

Ok boomer

[@simonthomas5367]

@@alerojas2952 Not quite! Gen X. The best, obvs.

[@alerojas2952]

@@simonthomas5367 you are an old prune.

[@alerojas2952]

@@simonthomas5367 you are more an a-hole

[@alerojas2952]

@@simonthomas5367 You're a snowflake, that's what you're.

[@libragamer787]

If we wanna be honest, Peck should've been held legally responsible and liable for that. They warned him against shutting it off and he didn't listen

[@aaronnantz2289]

Peck is a dick who just wants to blame people for shit he does in the newest Ghostbusters movie he actually pardons them for everything

[@wildphil64]

Still love this film ❤

[@azurerainbow4637]

Walter Peck had a lot of nerve to tell Peter Venkman that he's holding him responsible after Peck had a man from Con Ed shut down the protection grid and he later heard the alarm go off and put the city in danger.

[@24hoursstagefright]

Still thrilling

[@AVMamfortas]

Stand aside. Cease and desist. Hand over the Magpie !!

[@alberteinstein3612]

I got so pissed off when I saw him as the mayor in the Frozen Empire trailer

[@VandalGraphix]

Forgot what a great piece of '80's soundtrack that was

[@ajerqureshi6411]

Maybe I’m wrong here, but I have a feeling this situation could have been avoided if Peter just initially cooperated and just showed Peck how the facility worked…ah who am I kidding, it’s Peck. He’ll still find some big gripe and try to force a shutdown.

[@MrStrikecentral]

Actually, if he did that, and Peck still came back and did this, it would make him look like an even bigger asshole that he already is.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

Eh, doubtful. The EPA is filled with radical crazies and I don't even think Peck here is all that bad, he just has preconceived notions about what's going on and doesn't believe the work they do is real. Which is kinda funny because of how the "climate change" crap is rammed down our throats.

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

Considering he only went through with this because he felt insulted and went on a power trip I doubt this was ever going any other way.

[@SudrianTales]

Peck wasn't a public servant in this scene, he was a glory hound who wanted to be the ones to shut down 'frauds'. If he cared, he'd bring more than a electrician and a cop

[@tomedy_official]

I find it shocking how this guy! Who almost destroyed half the city became the Mayor 40 years later

[@BenjaminBowling777]

William Atherton (Walter Peck) blew up the Hindenburg in the 1975 movie and partially destroyed the Ghostbusters headquarters in 1984.

[@ElladanKenet]

"Shutting this off is a bad idea." "What will happen if we shut it off?" "All those ghosts we caught will escape." "Oh, we wouldn't want that to happen. We'll be on our way."

[@filmdirt]

Also a special appearance by Ron Jeremy back when he was a working extra!

[@Medicranger]

Yes, Slimer was is good character

[@sarge-T.O.]

That actor plays a great a-hole. Also good in Die Hard.

[@daveincv]

The Stay puft marshmallow man..Love this movie

[@user-qy7op7qi9v]

Awesome SGI 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nyy190343]

1:20 Vince clortho giggling 😅

[@SgtBuck01]

Leave it to the government to ruin everything

[@cliffordchapman5738]

should've had inverters and a generator backup system

[@ChrisSeel-ux4ck]

You shut up the government machines or I'll shut them off for you LOL

[@samuelfawell9159]

For some reason when I watching this as a kid, the zombie taxi driver was the only part that truly scared me

[@Nomadcreations]

This is still Great from decades ago when Special effects were limited-er than now!!!

[@LostInPhilly89]

"Limited-er" 🤦‍♂️

[@joergmaass]

It is spelled "limititier"...

[@Nomadcreations]

Actually "More Limited" is Best, But The Comedic effect Seems To be Lost To a Few OCD Narcissists Some where Out there....................

[@kanaric]

This was what big budgets got you then, most movies couldn't have this but when they did it looked great.

[@Nomadcreations]

@@kanaricIn The day it did, & was better than earlier Decades Effects. & Each Successive Decade Effects got better

[@jamesl.anderson1384]

Do Not Shut Down Dontainment Unit When Ghost Escape At The Firehouse

[@leogetz3570]

3:30.... an uncredited "Hedgehog"

[@Techjunk]

Best scene ever

[@wxb200]

3:00 Walter "Pencil-Neck" Peck royally f*cked up...

[@motofunk1]

That guy never learns. After this he went on to mess with John McClane.

[@michaelmappin4425]

WTC visible in the background.

[@Medicranger]

Yes, they existed back in 1984

[@NicholasBlackstone]

Now imagine that but "ThIs Is EvIL WiTcH cRaFt" before shutting it down.

[@kmered1]

the funny thing is peck is correct. the ghost busters built unlicensed nuclear accelerators and ghost trapping waste containment system, all on public utility grids. they did not test to see if any of that would create hazardous, dangerous, or deadly materials. and they also did not create a failsafe or backup. as soon as they shut down the power the ghosts escaped. they literally created the problem haha.

[@Sean-fm1jx]

I guess stopping the end of the world made up for it. There are times when defying the government is the right thing.

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

Peck actually was right, in as much as they were operating an unlicensed and un-inspected piece of massive electricity using equipment, and had four mini proton accelerator packs, which were basically unlicensed mini nuclear reactors. However, he (like a typical bureaucrat) had “little man syndrome”, and let his ego & arrogance take over & cloud his better judgment. He should’ve ignored Venkman, and just listened to his tech, who told him he’d never seen anything like that, then called in a team of engineers & electrical experts to investigate how it worked.

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

The bureaucracy of city life. The busters would have been good to go in rural America.

[@Medicranger]

I dunno… I guess they could have TURNED IT BACK ON? 😂