Easy Movie Quotes

[WordWolf]

In the vein of "Songs remembered from just one line" I thought I'd add one for films.

The idea here is that a line from a film is so memorable that it immediately identifies the film. (In lieu of a single line, a short exchange between characters is acceptable.)

The movie itself, of course,should be fairly well-known.

For example, if I give the line: "Be good, be gone, or be dead." anyone who has seen "Traxx" would immediately recognize it. Unfortunately, very few people have seen "Traxx," so it wouldn't be a fair clue for this game. The burden here is on the clue-giver. You are not trying to be tricky, but to be as obvious as possible. Note that some movies may have a LOT of usable one-liners. As usual, first to name the flick gets to post the next line.

George

"My life didn't turn out the way I expected it."

Since this quote has no responses, I'm suspicious the quote and movie are not that well-known.

If no one can get this one, can we move on?

[MATILDA]

"I coulda been better. I coulda broke every record in the book...and then when I walked down the street people would've looked and said..."

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"The Natural"?

George

[MATILDA]

"...Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in the game."

Batter up!

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"So let it be written; so let it be done!"

George

[Steve!]

Let my people go!

The Ten Commandments

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Of course.

George

[Steve!]

"What the firetruck have YOU done lately?"

note: the word really isn't firetruck

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Euphemism notwithstanding, I'm not getting it. Maybe another line?

George

[RumRunner]

"What the firetruck have YOU done lately?"

note: the word really isn't firetruck

A Few Good Men? (shot in the dark - but it kinda sounds like Nicholson's character in that movie

[Steve!]

A Few Good Men? (shot in the dark - but it kinda sounds like Nicholson's character in that movie

Nawp.

"Shoot the wings off the fly."

[Steve!]

This is a pretty recent film - 2008. And they are making a sequel of it, due out in 2011. They're going to have to figure out how to resurrect one of the main characters, though.

[Steve!]

If that last line didn't give it away, then no one here besides me saw that movie, or Wanted to.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

I haven't seen many recent films, but let me make a wild guess...

"Wanted"? ;)

George

[Steve!]

Gosh, G, how did you ever guess?

Yup, that's it!

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"Let me guess. You're from outer space"

"No, I'm from Iowa. I just WORK in outer space."

George

[MaddyWolf]

Star Trek: The Voyage Home.

By Grapthar's hammer... what a saving.

Edited September 3, 2009 by Maddy

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"Galaxy Quest." (LOTS of good lines in that one.)

"Is it just me or do you hate the way your shorts feel when they're wet?"

"Actually I kind of like it."

George

[GeorgeStGeorge]

(same movie)

I'd rather have one of these cars that *we* made *together,* by hand. Your guys and my guys, together. You know why? Because those cars stand for something. Those cars stand for something pretty great. I'm proud of those cars. I'm taking one.

George

[MATILDA]

Earlier Michael Keaton, I think...Gung Ho?

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Yep. The first exchange was between Keaton and Gedde Watanabe, after slogging through a river when GW "freaked out." The latter line was Keaton telling the big Japnese bosses that the cars his team (American and Japanese) were the best. Of course, the car wasn't finished and fell apart about ten feet away. My favorite line, though it would be too commonplace to be a giveaway for this film, was the BIG Japanese boss, who never cracks so much as a smile, telling Keaton, "I like you. You make me laugh." :)

George

[MATILDA]

"Squirrel!"

Edited September 9, 2009 by MATILDA

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Well, that could be "Hot Dog: The Movie"; but I doubt that's the one you have in mind.

George

[Raf]

Up

Hot Dog, however, had one of the most memorable lines I've ever heard in an otherwise unknown movie:

I had, how you say, sunny side up....

[MATILDA]

Right side, UP.