Ghostbusters is a film from Earth-1 and later Earth-Prime that was released sometime prior to 1989.
History
At some point, the movie was released and became quite well known, such that it was still mentioned in the 2020's.
In 1989, a sequel to the movie, named Ghostbusters II was released.[1]
When preparing for his rematch with Snart and Rory, Barry and Cisco compare the plan to disable The Rogues' weapons by tricking them into firing at each other to the concept of "crossing the streams" from the film Ghostbusters, with Cisco noting that the film was surprisingly scientifically accurate.[2]
When Flash and Pied Piper combined their powers to defeat Godspeed, Cisco commented that they "crossed streams"; this is a reference to the 1984 film Ghostbusters where the heroes were warned to "never cross the streams" of their proton pack guns because the results were unpredictable.[3]
When Grodd is controlling Sara, he makes her say "There is no Sara. Only Grodd", a reference of the similar line "There is no Dana, only Zuul" by Dana Barrett from the Ghostbusters movie.[4]
Ray and Nate parody a phrase popularly attributed to Caesar, "I came, I saw, I conquered" (or in its original Latin form, "Veni, vidi, vici"), replacing the last section with "we kicked Caesar's ass."[5]
- "We came, we saw, we kicked its ass" is a similar quote from the 1984 film Ghostbusters.[6]
- When the Legends use the totems to create an entity to fight Mallus, Sara advises to think of something pure and thanks to what Nate came up with, they end up forming a giant Beebo doll. This may be a reference to the Stay Puft marshmallow man from the Ghostbusters franchise, where the titular team is told that the destructor would come, taking a form chosen by the group. Three of the four present don't choose anything, but the fourth member of the team tries to think of something harmless and ends up summoning a giant Stay Puft marshmallow man.[7]
According to Querl Dox, the Prototrap designed by Lena Luthor is quite similar to a device used in the film.[8]
Appearances
The Flash
Season 1
- "Revenge of the Rogues" (mentioned)
Season 6
- "Pay the Piper" (indirectly mentioned)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 3
- "Aruba-Con" (indirectly mentioned)
- "Welcome to the Jungle" (indirectly mentioned)
- "The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly" (indirectly mentioned)
Season 5
- "Slay Anything" (mentioned)
Supergirl
Season 6
- "Lost Souls" (mentioned)
Behind the scenes
- In the real world, Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film.
- It is the first movie in the Ghostbusters franchise, followed by Ghostbusters II released in 1989.