Legacy
The film became a cultural phenomenon and an instant classic. The American Film Institute ranked it 28th in its list of the top 100 comedies of all time (in their 100 Years... 100 Laughs list), and nominated it for its lists of the 100 greatest movies in 1998 and 2007 and the 100 most heart-pounding movies (in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills). The title song was nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs, and two quotes were nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes: "We came. We saw. We kicked its ass." and "He slimed me.", both spoken by Venkman. In 2005, IGN voted Ghostbusters the greatest comedy ever. In 2006, Bravo ranked Ghostbusters 76 on their 100 Funniest Movies list. Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the Funniest Movie of the Past 25 Years. In 2008, Empire magazine ranked the film #189 on its list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. In 2009, National Review magazine ranked Ghostbusters number 10 on its 25 Best Conservative Movies of the Last 25 Years list. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Ghostbusters the 44th greatest comedy film of all time.
| Year | Award | Recipient | Ranking | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies | Ghostbusters | ||
| 2000 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs | Ghostbusters | #28 | |
| 2001 | AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills | Ghostbusters | ||
| 2004 | AFI's 100 Years…100 Songs | Ghostbusters Theme Song | ||
| 2005 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes | "We came. We saw. We kicked its ass." | ||
| "I've been slimed." | ||||
| 2007 | AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) | Ghostbusters |
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