OT - Top movie lines

[QuikSand]

A friend of mine mentioned recently that the next big "list" from the propaganda machine that is the "American Film Institute" will be a list of the top movie line of all time. (I have no other substantiation for this)

Assuming that's true (and t hasn't been released yet - I didn't check), I thought it might be interesting to try to make some guesses for what might be on the list - even near the top. My friends and I dabbled with it a bit, and were split between the competing concepts of "most meorable line from a huge and very memorable movie" and "extremely memorable line from forgettable movie."

I ended up with "After all, tomorrow is another day" as my top contender... but we had quite a few other ones in the mix. Seemed intrsting on my back deck, at least. So, in lieu of an invitation to come over for grilled tuna steaks, I'll just start this thread... anyone have any nominations?

[cuervo72]

"I'll be back".

[Scholes]

"When you die... on your death bed.... you will recieve total conciousness... So I got that going for me..... which is nice."

[QuikSand]

We had open conversation about that line ("I'll be back")... I personally think it's too contrived to merit a top spot, but we generally agreed that it probably would. In my mind, the only movie where it had a real impact was in The Terminator, and I candidly don't know whether that was the start of the line, or just a fairly early instance of Arnold wanting to use it. Alas, I expect it will be up there.

[QuikSand]

I think there might be too many Caddyshack "quotes" to keep any one from rating too highly...

[Honolulu_Blue]

I'll throw a couple out there:

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." GWTW

"Take your stinking paws off me, you dirty ape." Planet of the Apes

"You talkin' to me?" Taxi Driver

"... Bond. James Bond." All of 'em.

[QuikSand]

My first entry from a Bond movie was "No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die."

But my friends agreed that "Bond, James Bond" was the top choice from the series.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Personal favorite from "The Third Man":

"In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed—but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."

[Honolulu_Blue]

Well, of course there always is:

"May the Force be with you."

[DolphinFan1]

"Resistance is Futile."

[Alf]

From "Clerks"

- "Thirty-seven! My girlfriend sucked thirty-seven dicks!"
- "In a row?"

[Alf]

Apocalypse now :

"Do you smell that?"
"What?"
"Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning."

[cuervo72]

"I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

[albionmoonlight]

"I'm out of order? You're out of order! The whole damn system is out of order!"

[henry296]

Not sure that this will be very high, but should be on the list.

You want the Truth.
I want the whole.
You can't handle the truth.

Todd

[Chief Rum]

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
"There's no place like home."
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
"May the Force be with you"
"I hate snakes"
"What are you prepared to do?"
"If you build it, he will come."
"Adrian!"
"I'm your worst nightmare."
"Inconceivable!"
"Nothing but a flesh wound!"
"Do ya feel lucky, punk?"
"Freedom!"
"Excellent!"
"Yippeecayee, mutherfucker."
"My name is Bond...James Bond."
"It's not a tumor!"
"You can't handle the truth!"
"Show me the money!"
"Stop...you had me at hello."
"Those aren't pillows...!"
"I'm Batman."
"Where does he get all those great toys?"
"You...shall NOT...pass!"

Chief Rum

[cthomer5000]

arnolds "i'll be back" from the terminator will rank very high, I'm certain.
As soon as I try to think of stuff like this, my mind goes blank.

How about "Alllll-righty then" from Ace Ventura?

[cthomer5000]

memorable movie quotes now flooding into my head:

• "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" - Clerks
• "I want my 2 dollars!" - Better off Dead
• "If you build it, he will come" - Field of Dreams

[Marc Vaughan]

"Thats just a flesh wound ...."

[ShagVT]

From Batman Returns?

Michelle Pfeiffer: "After all, it's not like you can just kill me."
Christopher Walken: "Actually, it's a lot like that."

[John Galt]

Originally posted by Chief Rum
"I'm Batman."

Just reading that quote makes me think of the Snickers commercial with the football player who had a concussion. That is still one of my all-time favorites. Good times.

[Ben E Lou]

The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

[cuervo72]

I know it won't be on the list, but...

"I...am in a world....of shit".

And related:
"Well baby, me so horny...... me so horny... me love you, long time..... you party?"

[cthomer5000]

I'm already sad thinking about how all those killer Army of Darkness and Evil Dead quotes won't make the list.

[Radii]

"Say hello to my little friend" - Pacino, Scarface

"I coulda been a contender, I coulda been somebody" - Brando, on the waterfront

Brando's from On the Waterfront will be top 10 I would be willing to bed.

I think someone else mentioned it already but "There's no place like home" from the Wizard of Oz, and also "I'll get you, my pretty" seem likely candidates.

What about something from 2001 "I'm sorry, I can't do that Dave" or something from that scene?

"Goooooooooood Morning Vietnam!"

Damn, I'm looking forward to this list

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get"

[Fritz]

Sometimes you just have to say "What the Fuck!" - Risky Business

Listen sister, I don't dance, and I can't take time
out now to learn. - They Were Expendible

[thesloppy]

"Heeere's Johnny" - The Shining
"There are two kinds of men in this world, those with guns, and those who dig." - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in" - Godfather II
"Say Hello to my little friend!" - Scarface
"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. thpt thpt thpt" - Silence of the Lambs
"I see dead people" - Sixth Sense
"But, I'm funny how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh?" - Goodfellas
"We don't need no stinking badges" - Treasure of the Sierra Madre
"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me?" - The Graduate
"What we have here, is a failure to communicate." - Cool Hand Luke
"I am Spartacus." - Spartacus
"This one goes to eleven." - Spinal Tap

[Hands to the Face]

"Here's looking at you, kid."

[QuikSand]

Radii, I agree with you about "On the Waterfront," and I fear you may also be right about "Forrest Gump."

[Grego]

This will be a top 5, I would think.

"Here's lookin' at you, kid"

[Grego]

also from Casablanca, I can think of a couple more that should crack the top 50 or so

"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. "

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. "

"Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects. "

On a related note, I wonder which movie garners the most entries.

[Fritz]

more arnold

asta la vista baby

[Fritz]

TOGA! - Animal House

Grab a brew. Don't cost nothin'. - Animal House

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son. - Animal House

Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the fucking Peace Corps. - Animal House

We're on a mission from God. - Blues brothers

How much for the little girl? Your women - how much for the women? - Blues Brothers

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. - Blues Brothers

Awesome! Totally Awesome! - Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Aloha, Mr. Hand. - Fast Times

That was my skull!! I'm so wasted! - Fast Times

First of all Rat, you never let on how much you like a girl. "Oh, Debbie. Hi." Two, you always call the shots. "Kiss me. You won't regret it." Now three, act like wherever you are, that's the place to be. "Isn't this great?" Four, when ordering food, you find out what she wants, then order for the both of you. It's a classy move. "Now, the lady will have the linguini and white clam sauce, and a Coke with no ice." And five, now this is the most important, Rat. When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV. - Fast Times

Take Off, eh (or Take Off you hoser) - Strange Brew

I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side of the force, you knob. - Strange Brew

I gotta take a leak so bad I can taste it! - Strange Brew

Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory... lasts forever. - Replacements

John Madden: I love to see a fat guy score.
Pat Summerall: Why?
John Madden: Because first you get a fat guy spike, then you get the fat guy dance. - Replacements

[cthomer5000]

Originally posted by Fritz
TOGA! - Animal House

What?! Over? Did you say over? NOTHING is over until WE
decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
HELL, NO!

[Fritz]

Originally posted by cthomer5000
What?! Over? Did you say over? NOTHING is over until WE
decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
HELL, NO!

And it aint over now. Becuase when the going gets tough




























the tough get going.
Now, who's with me?

[Fritz]

Gimme the Keys Lisa, I'll Drive. - Wierd Science

I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek! - Sixteen Candles

Relax, would you? We have seventy dollars and a pair of girls underpants. We're safe as kittens. - Sixteen Candles

Yoohoo!! Sexy American Girlfriend!! - Sixteen Candles

What'sa happenin' hott-stuff? - Sixteen Candles

No more yankie my wankie. The Donger need food. - Sixteen Candles

[BFleming]

2 of my favorites that will never make any list, but just worthy of a good laugh..

1) "He's fuckface...I'm asshole" Bruce Willis from The Last Boyscout

2) Just about anything from the first hour of Full Metal Jacket

[Maple Leafs]

Originally posted by Grego
also from Casablanca, I can think of a couple more that should crack the top 50 or so

If they allow multiple entries from the same movie, I expect Casablanca will lead the way. To your list, I'd add the "hill of beans" quote. Of all of them, the "usual suspects" would probably be the highest, since in addition to being memorable it also marks a major plot point in the movie.

I wonder if the non-existent "play it again, Sam" will make it in.

[Fritz]

I think you're some kind of deviated pre-vert. I think General Ripper found out about your pre-version, and that you were organizing some kind of mutiny of pre-verts. Now MOVE!! - Dr. Strangelove

Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face. - Dr. Strangelove

I don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up. - Dr. Strangelove

[QuikSand]

"No fighting in the war room!" - Dr. Strangelove

[Ekoostik Head]

"It's not that I'm lazy, it's just that I don't care." ---Office Space

[scooper]

"I AM in a world of shit"

"Bull$hit! I bet you can suck a golfball through a garden hose"

Full Metal Jacket's full of them.

[lungs]

"I was right in the middle of a fucking reptile zoo. And somebody was feeding booze to these god damn things!" Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

"Forget the curveball Ricky, give'em the heater!" Major League

[scooper]

dola

"Ni!"

[John Galt]

Originally posted by scooper
"I AM in a world of shit"

"Bull$hit! I bet you can suck a golfball through a garden hose"

Full Metal Jacket's full of them.

"I will rip your eyes out and skullfuck you," is my favorite.

Also, "Didn't Mommy and Daddy love you as a child?" is pretty good.

[oykib]

I can't believe that no one mentioned any lines from "Cocktail," a spectacularly mediocre movie that's chock full of great lines:

"Talking is overrated as a means of communication."

"Everything ends badly or else it wouldn't end."

Of course, the AFI isn't gonna pick any "Cocktail" quotes, anyway.

I'd have to agree with "Frankly, my dear..." as the likely number one.

This one would ahve made it twenty years ago, but won't, now, in this P.C. era:

"A woman's charm is fifty percent illusion" -- A Streetcar Named Desire

Other various quotes:

"They're here..." -- Poltergeist

"{Surely, you can't be serious.} I am serious-- and don't call me Shirley" -- Airplane

"I am not an animal...!" -- The Elephant Man

"Rosebud" -- Citizen Kane

"My father made him an offer he couldn't refuse" -- The Godfather

"We need guns-- LOTS of guns..." -- The Matrix

"I'm king of the world!" -- Titanic

And that really long quote of the crap Crash Davis believes in from "Bull Durham."

[GrantDawg]

I would have to think if they did this it would be the "Top 100 Qoutable Movies" and they would be listed by most memorable qoutes. Just a guess.

[Easy Mac]

"One time my cousin Walter got this cat stuck up his ass, true story, he bought it at our local mall so the whole fiasco wound up on the news. It was embarrassing for my relatives and all but the next week he did again, a different cat, same results, complete with another trip to the emergency room. So I run into him a week later in the mall and he's buying another cat. So I say to him, 'Jesus, Walt what are you doing? You know you're just going to get this cat stuck up your ass.' And he said to me, 'Brodie? How else am I going to get the gerbil out?' My cousin was a weird guy."

[Qwikshot]

Originally posted by Honolulu_Blue
Personal favorite from "The Third Man":

"In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed—but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."

An excellent movie and an excellent line which Welles ad libbed!!

My favorite movie line (outside most of Pulp Fiction)

"We're going to need a bigger boat."

[Qwikshot]

dola Princess Bride is loaded with good lines too.