Ghostbusters Reboot: 29 Easter Eggs, References & In-Jokes

18. "That's A Big Twinkie"

Ghostbusters Easter Eggs
Sony Pictures

There are a fair number of classic lines from the original films repurposed in the new one. The first to be discovered - courtesy of the trailers - is Egon's interaction with Winston in which he likens New York's psychokinetic energy levels to a Twinkie fit to bursting:

I'm worried, Ray. It's getting crowded in there and all my data points to something big on the horizon.

Egon: Well, let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. Based on this morning's sample, it would be a Twinkie... thirty-five feet long, weighing approximately six hundred pounds.
Winston: That's a big Twinkie.
Columbia Pictures

The quote is reused in an in universe Twinkie advert during the Time Square ghost attack sequence, and frankly it's probably the best reference in the entire film.

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