Walter Peck Quotes in Ghostbusters (1984)

Dr. Raymond Stantz: Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here.

Walter Peck: They caused an explosion!

Mayor: Is this true?

Dr. Peter Venkman: Yes it's true.

[pause]

Dr. Peter Venkman: This man has no dick.

Walter Peck: Jeez!

[Charges at Venkman]

Mayor: Break it up! Hey, break this up! Break it up!

Walter Peck: All right, all right, all right!

Dr. Peter Venkman: Well, that's what I heard!

Walter Peck: Hold it! I want this man arrested! Captain, these men are in criminal violation of the Environmental Protection Act! And this explosion is a direct result of it!

Dr. Egon Spengler: YOUR MOTHER!

Walter Peck: I'm Walter Peck, from the Environmental Protection?

[Venkman shakes hands with Peck and still has ectoplasm on his hands]

Walter Peck: Agency, the third district.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [Peck is wiping the ectoplasm on his jacket] Great, how's it going down there?

Walter Peck: Are you Peter Venkman?

Dr. Peter Venkman: Yes, I'm *Doctor* Venkman!

Walter Peck: Exactly what are you a doctor of, Mr. Venkman?

Dr. Peter Venkman: Well, I have a PhD in parapsychology and psychology.

Walter Peck: And now, you catch ghosts?

Dr. Peter Venkman: Yeah, you could say that.

Walter Peck: And how many ghosts have you caught, Mr. Venkman?

Dr. Peter Venkman: I'm not at liberty to say.

Walter Peck: And where do you put these ghosts, once you catch them?

Dr. Peter Venkman: Into a storage facility.

Walter Peck: And would this storage facility be located on these premises?

Dr. Peter Venkman: Yes.

Walter Peck: And may I see this storage facility?

Dr. Peter Venkman: No.

Walter Peck: And why not, Mr. Venkman?

Dr. Peter Venkman: Because you did not use the magic word.

Walter Peck: What is the magic word, Mr. Venkman?

Dr. Peter Venkman: [looking surprised] Please!

Walter Peck: May I *please* see the storage facility, Mr. Venkman?

Dr. Peter Venkman: Why do you want to see the storage facility?

Walter Peck: Because I'm curious. I wanna know more about what you do here! Frankly, I've heard alot of wild stories in the media and we want to assess any possibility of dangerous and possibly hazardous waste chemicals in your basement.

[Peck is angered]

Walter Peck: Now you either *show me* what is down there, or I come back with a court order.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [Venkman snaps back] You go get a court order, and I'll sue your funny ass for wrongful prosecution.

Walter Peck: You can have it your way, Mr. Venkman.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [steps in front of Peck] My friend, don't be a jerk!

Walter Peck: If he does that again, you can shoot him.

Police Captain: You do your job, pencil neck, don't tell me how to do mine!

Dr. Peter Venkman: Thank you, Officer.

Walter Peck: SHUT IT OFF!

Janine Melnitz: I've seen TV, I know you can't come in here without a warrant or writ or something!

Walter Peck: [holding up papers] Cease and desist all commerce order, seizure of premises and chattels, ban on use of public utilities for unauthorized waste handlers, and a federal entry and inspection order.

[pushes past her]

Janine Melnitz: [Coming in as Egon was running tests on Louis who is possessed by Vince Clorthow] Egon, I tried to stop them they say they have a warrant.

Dr. Egon Spengler: Excuse me, this is private property.

Walter Peck: [after observing the storage facility] Shut this off, shut these all off.

Dr. Egon Spengler: I'm warning you. Turning off these machines would be extremely hazardous.

Walter Peck: No, I'll tell "you" what's hazardous, you're facing Federal prosecution for about a half dozen environmental violations. Now either you shut off these machines, or we'll shut them off for you.

Dr. Egon Spengler: Try to understand, this a high voltage laser containment system. Simply turning it off would be like dropping a bomb on the city.

Walter Peck: Don't patronize me, I'm not grotesquely stupid, like the people you've bilked!

Dr. Peter Venkman: [arriving, to the officer] At ease officer, I'm Peter Venkman, I'm a partner in this facility and I'm going to cooperate in any way that I can.

Walter Peck: Forget it, Venkman. You had your chance to cooperate, but you though it would be more fun to insult me. Well, now it's my turn, wiseass.

Dr. Egon Spengler: He wants to shut down the protection grid, Peter.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [to Walter Peck] You shut that thing down, and "we" are not gonna be held responsible for whatever happens.

Walter Peck: Oh yes you will, I'll make sure you will.

Dr. Peter Venkman: No, we won't be.

Walter Peck: [to the electrician] Shut it off.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [to the electrician] Don't shut it off. I'm warning ya.

Con Edison Man: I, I never seen anything like this before. I'm not sure...

Walter Peck: [Interrupting] I'm not interested in your opinion, just shut it off.

Dr. Peter Venkman: [Gets in electrician's way] My friend, don't be a jerk.

Police Sergeant: [Gets in Peter's way] Step aside.

Walter Peck: If he does that again, you can shoot him.

Police Sergeant: You do 'your" job, pencilneck. Don't tell me how to do mine.

Dr. Peter Venkman: Thank you, officer.

Walter Peck: [aggravatingly shouting] Shut it off!

[alternate wording from cable TV version]

Dr. Raymond Stantz: Your honor, our system was working just fine until the power grid was turned off by wally wick here.

Walter Peck: They caused an explosion!

Mayor: [to Venkman] Is this true?

Dr. Peter Venkman: It's true, your honor. The man is some kind of rodent, I don't know which.

Walter Peck: Shut these off. Shut these all off!