My Most Memorable Movie Quotes
I don't think my goal is to be ambitious as Lesley and go for 100. I'll keep going until I get bored.
In no special order:
1. "They call me Mr. Tibbs" from In the Heat of the Night
2. "What we have here is failure to communicate" from Cool Hand Luke
3. "Ah Ah, I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?" from Dirty Harry
4. "No, I am your father" from The Empire Strikes Back
5. "Impressive. Most impressive. Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear" from The Empire Strikes Back
6. "You’re all clear, kid. Now let’s blow this thing and go home" from Star Wars
7. "Never tell me the odds" from The Empire Strikes Back
8. "You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow" from To Have and To Have Not
9. "I'm sitting here in pieces, and you're having delusions of grandeur!" from The Empire Strikes Back
10. "Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake." "I don't know what you mean, Miss Elsa." "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By'" from Casablanca
11. "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine" from Casablanca
12-14. "I'm saying it because it's true. Inside of us, we both know you belong with Victor. You're part of his work, the thing that keeps him going. If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life."
"But what about us?"
"We'll always have Paris. We didn't have, we, we lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night."
"When I said I would never leave you."
"And you never will. But I've got a job to do, too. Where I'm going, you can't follow. What I've got to do, you can't be any part of. Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you'll understand that. Now, now... Here's looking at you kid."
Casablanca
15. "Round up the usual suspects" from Casablanca
16. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" from Casablanca
17. "Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn" from Gone with the Wind
18. "Do you mind if we dance with your dates?" from Animal House
19. "Did you say 'over'? Nothing is over until we decide it is!" from Animal House
20. "I believe god made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast, and when I run I feel his pleasure" from Chariots of Fire
21. "This is your puny defense? Please! Your puny faith?" "No, my keen fashion sense" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
22. "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die" from The Princess Bride
23. "Never match wits with a Sicilian when death is on the line" from The Princess Bride
24. "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it" from On the Waterfront
25. "Yippie-kye-aye, motherfucker!" from Die Hard
26. "I'm too old for this shit" from Lethal Weapon
27. "Is it true how zey say zat you people are... gifted?" [Lights go out, sound of zipper opening] "Oh. It's twue. It's twue. It's twue, it's twue!" Lili von Schtupp to Sheriff Bart in Blazing Saddles
28. "I am your wife! I'm the greatest good you are ever gonna get!" from The Incredibles
29. "The Fuhrer never said 'baby'" from The Producers
30. "I lieb you, baby. I lieb you. Now leave me alone" from The Producers
31. "I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!" from The Godfather: Part II
Comments
But you both failed to point out the most interesting aspect of this: Casablanca holds the record for the most memorable quotes at 6. More than any film one of which was never even said in that movie namely "play it again sam".
Posted by: Jewish Blogmiester | June 22, 2005 10:09 PM
I can't speak for Jon, but I had no desire to point that out. I like the movie, but I, personally, don't consider those some of the best movie quotes ever. With the exception of "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship", none of the others even come to my mind when thinking of movie quotes. If you had asked me before today which movie "Here's looking at you, kid" came from, I couldn't have told you. I just knew it was Bogey. As for "We'll always have Paris", I couldn't have even told you it was Bogey.
I also suspect that the record for the most memorable quotes is highly dependent upon one's age. I think if you were talking people under 40, on average, you'd find Star Wars or Airplane! to have spawned more memorable quotes.
Posted by: Lesley | June 23, 2005 07:34 AM
Actually, I liked the robbers response to your quote number 3: "I gots to know..."
Posted by: hnumpah | June 23, 2005 03:59 PM