Most famous movie dialogue lines

blacbird · May 5, 2010

For some reason, I got to thinking about all-time most famous and memorable movie dialogue lines tonight, and started compiling a list of my faves. So I'll throw it out there, for others to add to. Rule is, can't be too esoteric or culty, known only to an elitist audience, has to be famous enough to be generally known to most movie aficionados. These came to mind, in no particular rank order:

1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." -- Clark Gable, in Gone With the Wind.

2. "Badges? We don't got to show you no stinking badges." -- the faux-Federale in Treasure of the Sierra Madre. (I might have the exact syntax of this line slightly wrong; it's been a while since I saw it.)

3. "All you gotta do, Chief, is raise your hand, and we can all watch the World Series." -- Jack Nicholson, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

4. "You slut." -- Bill Murray, in Tootsie.

5. "I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody." -- Marlon Brando, in On the Waterfront.

6. "Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?" -- Robert Redford, in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

7. "Fuck it, Dude, let's go bowling." -- John Goodman, in The Big Lebowski.

8. "Play it again, Sam." -- Humphrey Bogart, in Casablanca.

9. "I ain't got time to bleed." -- Jesse Ventura, in Predator.

10. "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" -- Harrison Ford, in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

That's my opening ten. Add to it.

caw

MissMacchiato · May 5, 2010

For some reason, one of the phrases I frequently get stuck in my head is from 'she's the man' -Vinnie jones saying "here in Ilyria, we don't discriminate, based.on.gender!" but that's not famous famous

how about "luke, I am your father" from star wars?

or "no harm ever came from opening a book" in the mummy (lol)

I know "show me the money" in Toby Maguire is also another famous one

And "no body puts baby in a corner" from dirty dancing...

those are the only ones I can think of right now!

jennontheisland · May 5, 2010

Say hello to my little friend.

Gimme some sugar, baby.

I'll be back.

dgrintalis · May 5, 2010

"Get away from her, you bitch." Sigourney Weaver in Aliens

Cybernaught · May 5, 2010

"Made it, ma! Top of the world!" - James Cagney, White Heat

JimmyB27 · May 6, 2010

blacbird said:
8. "Play it again, Sam." -- Humphrey Bogart, in Casablanca.

Isn't that one of those that never really happened? Like "Beam me up, Scotty".

MissMacchiato said:
how about "luke, I am your father" from star wars?

"These aren't the droids you're looking for."
Or, of course; "May the Force be with you."

"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a packet of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses." Elwood, in the Blues Brothers.

"Guns. Lots of guns." - Neo, in The Matrix.

Cyia · May 6, 2010

blacbird said:
8. "Play it again, Sam." -- Humphrey Bogart, in Casablanca.

Ahem -- That's not a line in the movie.

"Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By."

But that film's got a ton of quoteables -

"Here's lookin' at you, kid.
"We'll always have Paris."
"I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore - Wizard of Oz
You can't fight in here. This is the War Room! - Dr. Strangelove
I see dead people - the 6th sense
Houston, we have a problem. - Apollo 13
They're he-ere - Poltergeist
We're gonna need a bigger boat - Jaws
I love the smell of Napalm in the morning - Apocalypse Now
There's no crying in baseball - A League of their own.
I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave. - 2001: A Space Odyssey
I don't drink... wine - Dracula/Silence of the Lambs
I'm having an old friend for dinner - Silence of the Lambs

And, my absolute favorite quotable movie ever:

Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die! - The Princess Bride.
Death cannot stop true love. It can only slow it down a little - TPB
Inconceivable! - TPB
Bye-bye boys. Have fun stormin' the castle! - TPB
As.. you... wish... - TPB
(And now I must stop or I'll quote the whole movie

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kaitie · May 6, 2010

Cyia said:
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die! - The Princess Bride.

Nooooo! I was gonna say that one.

Instead, I'll settle for this:

"You have fallen for one of the classic blunders. The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less known, is this: Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"

Inconceivable! - TPB

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

kaitie · May 6, 2010

Has nobody done this one yet? I didn't see it, sorry if it's a repeat:

Soylent green is people!

Alpha Echo · May 6, 2010

"I'm the King of the World!" - Titanic

Kathleen42 · May 6, 2010

I can't believe you guys already took Princess Bride and Soylent Green.

Alright. My contributions:

"Shop smart. Shop S-Mart." Evil Dead Series (sort of cultish but the line has made it's way into pop culture)
"Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place." The Breakfast Club
"Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?" Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night!" All About Eve

dgiharris · May 6, 2010

"Who ya gonna call?" Ghostbusters

"I'll be back" Terminator

"Never give up, never surrendor" Galaxy Quest

"The first rule about fight club is, you don't talk about fight club" Fight club

"ET phone home" ET

"Say hello to my little friend" Scarface

"Squirrel!!!" UP

"Wow, we have a pool!!!!" WALL-E

"I'ma get medieval on your ass" Pulp Fiction

Mel...

DeleyanLee · May 6, 2010

blacbird said:
8. "Play it again, Sam." -- Humphrey Bogart, in Casablanca.

FYI, Bogart never said this exact line in Casablanca. Just like Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson" in any of the stories by Doyle. Everyone thinks they did, but they didn't.

Good excuse to watch the movie again.

Jersey Chick · May 6, 2010

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." ~ The Godfather

"Smile, you son of a--!"~ Jaws

"Run, Forrest! Run!" ~Forrest Gump

"It's only a flesh wound." ~ Monty Python and the Holy Grail

"R.O.U.S. es? Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist." ~ The Princess Bride

katiemac · May 6, 2010

"Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place." The Breakfast Club

Good one.

No Cool Hand Luke?

"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

maestrowork · May 6, 2010

"I'll have what she's having." - When Harry Met Sally

"I love you." "I know." - Empire Strikes Back

"to infinity and beyond" -Toy Story

"It sounds like rat and patootie. And rat patootie is not delicious." - Ratatouille

"Release the Kraken" -Clash of the Titans

"Do they teach you to talk like this? In some Panama City sailor wana hump hump bar or is this getaway day, and your last shot at his whiskey. Sell crazy somewhere else." -As Good As It Gets

"Yes, I saw him" - Atonement

"In my dreams I kissed your c***, your sweet, wet c***. In my thoughts I make love to you all day long." - Atonement

"Yes, Mrs. Darcy. Mrs. Darcy. Mrs. Darcy. Mrs. Darcy." -Pride and Prejudice (2007)

Bufty · May 6, 2010

"You're gonna need a bigger boat." No need to say where that came from.

maestrowork · May 6, 2010

"We need a bigger boat." -Jaws

"You shall not pass." - Fellowship of the Rings

"Just keep swimming, keep swimming, keep swimming." - Finding Nemo

"Go ahead, make my day." - Sudden Impact

"Mr. deMille, I'm ready for my close up." - Sunset Blvd.

"Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious." - Mary Poppins

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Apocalypse Now

"I'll be back." - Terminator

"Bond. James Bond."

Celia Cyanide · May 6, 2010

DeleyanLee said:
FYI, Bogart never said this exact line in Casablanca.

Might I ask why people say this all time when 1) he didn't say this and 2) it's not a very good line anyway?

Celia Cyanide · May 6, 2010

Kathleen42 said:
"Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place." The Breakfast Club

"How come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up! We'll all get up! It'll be anarchy!"

maestrowork · May 6, 2010

"Good morning Dave." - 2001

"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me.... Aren't you?" - Mrs. Robinson

"I see dead people." - The Sixth Sense

"It's alive. it's alive." - Young Frankenstein

katiemac · May 6, 2010

Multiple lines from Empire Records.

"What's with you today?"
"What's with today, today?"

Bufty · May 6, 2010

Happens all the time.

An impersonator uses a catchy phrase in a sketch and folk attribute it to the party being impersonated.

Here's more - http://www.filmsite.org/moments0.html

Celia Cyanide said:
Might I ask why people say this all time when 1) he didn't say this and 2) it's not a very good line anyway?

Bufty · May 6, 2010

"Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?"

Lauren Bacall to Humphrey Bogart, I think

ETA: Ooops - I got that one totally wrong -Sorry - http://www.filmsite.org/moments0.html

WriteKnight · May 6, 2010

"Duck, you sucker" - Fistfull of DYNAMITE

Watched it again a couple of nights ago - Sergio Leone - what a director.

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