There was time when having a wide vocabulary and being able to properly string together sentences from thought to form orignal ideas was a highly touted and often praised ability. Now, we have movies to quote.
My generation in particular seems to lack the ability to have a conversation without using a movie quote, which undoubtedly came to importance to hide the fact that most people really do lack the ability to think for themselves or have an original thought.
Of course any good list will always get people in an uproar, so I’ll go right on to saying that this list of course isn’t going to make EVERYONE happy, but it’s a good attempt. At least I like to imagine it is and at least all the people I know directly will be pretty satisfied. Feel free to bash me in the comments or send me an e-mail (dave@thezenofdave.com). All bashings are welcomed.
Important thing to note: the list is in no particular order. For many reasons. Mainly, each movie on here will mean something else to each person and will accordingly have different levels of importance and recognition. Secondly, all the quotes are not included for obvious reasons– there’s too many of them! Will Ferrell alone could have his own 1,000 page book for his movie quotes. Not too mention it would take way too much work and bloat the article to enormous proportion. As if it’s not bloated enough. For further explanation of my thinking process, here’s an excerpt from my highly scientific research method of e-mailing 90% of my contact list:
“…My definition of ‘our generation’ = 20 somethings to 30
somethings. To help further define this time period, stick to movies
that someone in that age group would have seen within a reasonable
time frame. A 20-year-old sure as hell isn’t running around quoting
Caddy Shack– and either am I. But a 30 something could quote
Reservoir Dogs AND Wedding Crashers…and that 20 something could
probably as well. Most 40 year olds aren’t dropping ‘but my lips hurt
REAALL bad’…I don’t care how cool your crazy Aunt Lisa is. They’re
not our generation.”
The movies that have sufficiently inspired me to do so will have some extra info, some anecdotal stuff, and further explanations, etc. This is the elite list. Movies that are predominantly one line contributors (i.e. Speed; Pop quiz, hot-shot!) or were repeatedly suggested without any evidence, by persons who will remain nameless, have been relegated to an Honorable Mentions list. Please feel free to comment, add your favorite quotes, dialogue, or whatever.
So that being said, and without any further pomp or insult to your intelligence and mine, the list:
Inglourious Basterds
At the time of writing this, on IMDB (otherwise known as, the holy grail of all movie knowledge) it holds an 8.4 star out of 10 star rating with roughly 165k voters. This places it amongst IMDB’s Top 250, at spot number 74. I’d say that’s impressive. Of course, this Top 250 is just a list compiled via calculating the number of votes to value of the vote (at least that’s my assumption after briefly viewing the list.) This “war/thriller/drama” with, in my opinion, some very dark comedy is, sandwiched between notable films as #73 Back to the Future and #75 2001: A Space Odyssey. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
If you haven’t seen this yet, I highly recommend doing so via any necessary measures. There’s several high quality bootleg torrents you can download and it’s definitely widely available at movie rental places (BLARG) and some Red Boxes (yay!).
This isn’t a traditional quoter for our generation. Unless you lead an amazingly interesting life, there are few times that we can slip in “You probably heard we ain’t in the prisoner-takin’ business; we in the killin’ Nazi business. And cousin, business is a-boomin.” But nonetheless, after walking out of the theater, and whether you enjoyed the movie to its fullest or not, quotes like that and many others were almost immediately memorized and filed away for casual conversation. And for one last time, I don’t want to include all the quotes that people like or remember, because then I’d bore myself.
Top Quotes as suggested by my highly scientific research:
Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt):
“You probably heard we ain’t in the prisoner-takin’ business; we in the killin’ Nazi business. And cousin, business is a-boomin.”
“Actually, Werner, we’re all tickled to here you say that. Frankly, watchin’ Donny beat Nazis to death is is the closest we ever get to goin’ to the movies.”
Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Walz):
“Oooh, that’s a bingo!”
Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger):
“Say “auf Wiedersehen” to your Nazi balls.”
Super Troopers
This movie is equally hated and loved by people I know. For the record, I think I have most of this movie’s dialogue memorized, so, that puts me in the love category. Too bad Broken Lizard hasn’t eeked out any more gems like this (please, no hate mail defending Beerfest). Maybe they will, eventually. Let’s just pray that it’s not a Super Troopers 2.
Top Quotes:
Farva (Kevin Heffernan):
“Want me to punch-a-size your face, for free?”
“Say car Ram-Rod.”
“Gimme a litre o’ cola.”
Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar):
“Who wants a mustache ride?”
“It stinks like sex in here.”
“Littering and… littering and… littering and smokin’ the reefer.”
Police Chief Grady (Daniel von Bargen):
“Desperation is a stinky cologne.”
College Boy 3 (Geoffrey Arend):
“The Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries.”
The Hangover
If I had to pick a ‘most quoted’ movie for the last year or so this would take the cake. A movie my dad would call ‘silly’ and love every second of (although not tell us), this one was instantly a cult classic with none of the sleeper status of Napoleon Dynamite. Directed by Todd Philips (Who the hell is that, you say? Director/producer of School for Scoundrels, Starsky & Hutch, and the 2000 classic Road Trip amongst many more.) written by duo Jon Lucas (Ghost of Girlfriends Past ← yea, I thought WTF too, Four Christmases) and Scott Moore (same jobs as Lucas). This movie pretty much has you chortling from the beginning (think jock strap) and very likely cheek-sore gut busting in a few minutes (swerving out of the way of a semi?). HIGHLY recommended to anyone with a soul, let alone half a percent of humor in their body, clearly a contender for our generations ‘mascot’ movie for humor and attitude. As is similar with many movies, this particular one has simply WAY too many good quotes to squeeze into one blog post so unfortunately I’ll have to leave some out. But please feel free to add your favorites via a comment!
Top Quotes:
Alan Garner (Zach Galifianakis): (too many to list all the good ones!)
“He’s jackin’ his little weenus!”
“I’m not supposed to be within two hundred feet of a school… or a Chuck E. Cheese.”
“Tigers love pepper… they hate cinnamon.”
“It’s where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it’s not a purse, it’s called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.”
“Do you know if the hotel is pager friendly?”
Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong):
“So long, gay boys!”
“Toodooloo, motherfuckers!”
“You gonna fuck on me?”
Phil Wenneck (Bradley Cooper):
“Jesus, he’s like a gremlin. Comes with instructions and shit.”
“I’m pretty sure that’s illegal too.”
“Who was that guy? He was so mean!”
Napoleon Dynamite
If the terminology ‘sleeper’ didn’t exist or have meaning, this movie quite possible defined and redefined the meaning. I’m 99% sure that no one actually went to this while it was in theaters. I’m also 99% this movie gained its popularity on word of mouth alone. Originally shit-canned by critics, his movie went on to get SEVERAL (18, count it, 18!) nominations from serious awards and even went on to win 10 of them! What?? 50% of people who saw this movie, theater or not in theater, didn’t even like it the first time they saw it. This is a group movie. We all know them. Once you get past the group stage, it’s on auto pilot. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go feed Tina her ham. Come here you fat lard.
Top Quotes:
Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder):
“The worst day of my life, what do you think?
“It’s pretty much my favorite animal. It’s like a lion and a tiger mixed… bred for its skills in magic.”
“Tina, you fat lard, come get some DINNER!… Tina, eat. Food. Eat the FOOD!”
“Gosh!”
“But my lips hurt real bad!”
Uncle Rico (Jon Gries):
“How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?… Yeah… Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would’ve been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.”
Kip (Aaron Ruell):
“Your mom goes to college.”
“Napoleon, don’t be jealous that I’ve been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I’m training to be a cage fighter.”
Tommy Boy
Directed by the dude to go on to lend his craft to the movies Anger Management, Get Smart, and the remake of The Longest Yard, “Tommy Boy” is as ingrained in most of our memories and lives as much as Mac & Cheese with hotdogs. That is, if you were a poor kid growing up. Even girls quote this movie. Your parents income aside, you probably have seen this movie so many times the quotes all get mixed up with everything else Farley ever did, sparking debates that only a quick visit IMBD can solve. Personal memories of this movie include lots of TV viewings with the family and friends as a 5th grader, passing time while ditching classes in high school, and of course the nostalgic random viewing during college.
Top Quotes:
Tommy (If you don’t know who plays Tommy, turn the computer off, find a gun, and off yourself):
“HOLY SHNIKES!”
“Two, four, niner, five, six, seven…”
“Did you hear I finally graduated?”
“I swear I’ve seen a lot of stuff in my life, but that… was…awesome.”
“Hey, I’ll tell you what. You can get a good look at a butcher’s ass by sticking your head up there. But, wouldn’t you rather to take his word for it?”
“You better pray to the god of skinny punks that this wind doesn’t pick up, ’cause I’ll come over there, and jam an oar up your ass.”
Richard Hayden: (David Spade):
“It’s called reading! Top to bottom, left to right… a group of words together is called a sentence. Take Tylenol for any headaches… Midol for any cramps.”
“Housekeeping. You want me to jerk you off?”
“Oh, I’ve interrupted happy time! Now I know you want to sit there and keep being not slim, but we gotta work a little today.”
“My fellow nerds and I will retire to the nerdery with our calculators.”
Wedding Crashers
This is an easy one. I’ll let the quotes do most of the talking. Take note: Premiere voted this movie as one of “The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time” in 2006.
Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn):
“Tattoo on the lower back? Might as well be a bullseye.”
“Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion!”
“That was my first Asian!”
“No, you lock it up!”
John Beckwith (Owen Wilson):
“I’m hanging by a thread. I’m reading don’t-kill-myself books.”
“I’m sorry I called you white trash.”
“And I’m sorry I called you hillbilly. I don’t even know what that means.”
“You better lock it up!”
Chazz Reinhold (Will Ferrell):
“HEY MOM! CAN WE GET SOME MEATLOAF?”
Mrs. Kroeger (Rebecca De Mornay):
“You shut your mouth when you’re talking to me!”
Forest Gump
When Forest Gump was released, I sort of new who Tom Hanks was. I was pretty young, so most of Tom Hanks work that I was interested in was a pretty lonely selection…Big? That was probably it. So Forest Gump really made made me connect this guy with good movies as a young kid, which more than likely is why I either (not counting Sleepless in Seattle) enjoy or love all the movies he’s come out with since. Robert Zemeckis directed this just a few years before he did Contact with Jodie Foster, and about 6 years before he teamed back up with Hanks for Cast Away. Unfortunately almost every line in this movie uttered from Forest’s mouth is quotable, so I’ll try to boil it down well. Please feel free to add your favorite quotes via the comments.
Top Quotes:
Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks):
“My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’”
“Stupid is as stupid does.”
“Sometimes, I guess there just aren’t enough rocks.”
Bubba (Mykelti Williamson):
“Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that’s about it.”
Step Brothers
Other than The Hangover, personally, this was the “coup de gras” for quoting movies a year ago for myself and many others I know. Just loaded with outrageously improbable antics and overall moronic behavior and dialogue…by all means, this should have been an awful movie, and may still prove to be an awful movie for Future Me, but right now it’s golden. How golden is this movie? It’s so golden, it gets away with quoting OTHER movies… “Stay Golden Pony Boy” is not an original line folks, and if you thought it was, shame on you.
Top Quotes:
Dale Doback (John C. Reilly):
“Okay, here’s the shot out of the cannon: Oprah, Barbara Walters, your wife. You gotta fuck one, marry one, kill one, go!”
“We’re here to fuck shit up!”
“Why are you so sweaty?”
“Dad, I’m doing this because I love you: Fuck you!”
Brennan Huff (Will Ferrel):
“I have a belly full of white dog crap in me, and now you lay this shit on me?”
“I swear, I’m so pissed off at my mom. As soon as she’s of age, I’m putting her in a home.”
“Hey, you’re embarrassing yourself, you geriatric fuck!”
Derek (Adam Scott):
“Yeah, you’d like that, you faggot!… I’m sorry, I’m new to this.”
Sandlot
This movie is about as epic of a childhood movie as it gets for most mid to late 20 somethings. I couldn’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve seen this movie, and even as I’ve gotten older, it’s stayed as awesome as it ever was. This movie crosses gender, race, religious backgrounds, and even TIME…I’m pretty sure kids are still watching this movie and shitting their pants when Hercules comes on screen. With a little bit of research, it becomes obvious that this was the writers and directors only success, which is kind of sad, but they put a lot of excellence into it and you can’t always replicate that. I’m grateful for the work they did on Sandlot to make it as great as it is. Thanks for sucking at everything else, so Smalls and Yea Yea could be a part of my childhood.
P.S. Has anyone ever come to the realization that Benny is a cocky, show off, hot dogging prick? Oh well.
Top Quotes:
Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar):
“Anyone who wants to be a can’t-hack-it pantywaist who wears their mama’s bra, raise your hand.”
“Just stand out there and stick your glove out in the air. I’ll take care of it.”
Squints (Chauncey Leopardi):
“It’s about time Benny, my clothes are goin’ outta style.”
“Come on, Benny. Man. The kid is a…L, 7, Weenie!”
“For-ev-ver! For-ev-ver! For-ev-ver! For-ev-ver!”
“I’ve been coming here every summer of my adult life, and every summer there she is oiling and lotioning, lotioning and oiling… smiling. I can’t take this no more!”
Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry):
“Some more of what?”
Zoolander
Banned in Malaysia (seriously) and once banned in neighboring Singapore (double seriously), this one took some self convincing to get on here. I always knew this was a quotable movie. I knew people who quoted it. But I guess what I never knew was the widespread connection people had to this flick. It appeared on 90% of the lists (my highly scientific research) provided for me, when I really never expected it to be on any, if only just a few. Something of note as well, this is one of Will Ferrell’s few early on screen appearances. What most people don’t realize as well, is that this was released at the end of the month of September 2001, just weeks after 9/11. Images and visuals of the World Trade Center were edited out or blurred for the September 28th release.
Top Quotes:
Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller):
“Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?”
“Seriously, do you like service yourself ten times a day?”
“Put a cork in it, Zane!”
“What is this? A center for ants?”
Mugatu (Will Ferrell):
“Hansel… so hot right now… Hansel.”
Maury Ballstein (Jerry Stiller):
“You want an opinion? With a push-up bra you could have a nice rack of lamb up there.”
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Given the era that this movie was released (1986), this could very well be a main proponent to the spark that began all this damned movie quoting. Often regarded as one of the last “good” teen movies (real characters, not so much sleaze, or vulgarity, etc), John Hughes seemed to be a professional 80′s teen movie maker; Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club are also his work. The cast was perfect, the story was perfect, and the location was perfect– Chicago, and suburbs. What’s not to love? Maybe that the guy who played the principal, Mr. Rooney, was later arrested for child pornography. Oh well.
Top Quotes:
Cameron (Alan Ruck):
“I am not going to sit on my ass as the events that affect me unfold to determine the course of my life. I’m going to take a stand. I’m going to defend it. Right or wrong, I’m going to defend it.”
“He’ll keep calling me, he’ll keep calling me until I come over. He’ll make me feel guilty. This is uh… This is ridiculous, ok I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go. What – I’LL GO. Shit.”
Ferris (Mathew Broderick): “If you’re not over here in fifteen minutes, you can find a new best friend.”
Cameron (Alan Ruck): “You’ve been saying that since the fifth grade.”
Ferris (Mathew Broderick):
“Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
“That’s right, I’m Abe Froman.”
“Nothing – wha – what do you mean nothing good? We’ve seen everything good. We’ve seen the whole city! We went to a museum, we saw priceless works of art! We ate pancreas!”
“Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism’s in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, “I don’t believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.” Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I’d still have to bum rides off people.”
Economics Teacher (Ben Stein):
“Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?”
Superbad
Well, it finally happened. They made nerds cool. Cera is undoubtedly the Nerd Messiah. I wonder how long he can play 16 year olds for? Probably well into his 30′s, but as long as he keeps playing…well, uh, himself (?) I’ll be happy. Because I’m a sucker. And you most likely are as well. Nerdiness aside, and the age of actors, this movie can make people cry with laughter. Another one of those ‘generational’ movies representative of our humor (or lack thereof?) and overall state of mind.
Top Quotes:
Evan (Michael Cera):
“McLovin? What kind of a stupid name is that, Fogell? What, are you trying to be an Irish R&B singer?”
“Yeah chicks go nuts for that… the male camel toe.”
Seth (Jonah Hill):
“I’ll be like the Iron Chef of pounding vag.”
“You know when you hear girls say ‘Ah man, I was so shit-faced last night, I shouldn’t have fucked that guy?’ We could be that mistake!”
Dumb & Dumber
This is going to be short. I saw this in the theater with my dad while we took a road trip around the Great Lakes. Great times. Very sentimental. Yes, I was 10 years old.
Top Quotes:
Lloyd (Jim Carrey): “The first time I set eyes on Mary Swanson, I just got that old fashioned romantic feeling where I’d do anything to bone her.”
Harry (Jeff Daniels): “That’s a special feeling, Lloyd.”
Harry (Jeff Daniels):
“According to the map we’ve only gone 4 inches.”
“I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this.”
Lloyd (Jim Carrey):
“We got no food, no jobs… our PETS’ HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!”
“Uh, what is the Soup Du Jour?”
“Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?”
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
I have something to admit. When I first saw this movie, I was not entertained in the least bit. I couldn’t follow what was going on, I didn’t understand the characters, it was just an overall disaster for me. I walked around for months, amidst my Ron Burgundy quoting friends, a sheep amongst the wolves. I hated the movie. In hopes that all my friends weren’t just a collection of morons, I made myself watch it again. Now whether they’re morons or not, the second time around I was sold. Maybe I was just in a shitty mood the first time– maybe I was hammered, maybe I fell asleep. To be honest, I could have been abducted by aliens because I really can’t remember too much about that first time other than I thought it was a piece of shit. Either way. This little gem of a film gave us one of the most epic quotes of all time: “I’m kind of a big deal.”
Top Quotes:
Ron Burgandy (Will Ferrell):
“I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly…”
“[to dog] You’re so wise. You’re like a miniature Buddha, covered in hair”
“You are a smelly pirate hooker.”
“For just one night let’s not be Co-workers. Let’s be Co-people.”
“Sweet Lincoln’s mullet.”
“I immediately regret this decision.”
Pulp Fiction
Another Tarantino flick. Released after Reservoir Dogs, which was a sleeper (so I’m told by my pops, a Tarantino fan), this one is probably the one that really made him a (almost) household name. Curiously sandwiched between #4 The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly and #6 Toy Story 3 (true, already on there, this early)– a proud #5 spot on IMDB’s Top 250. An 8.9 out of 10 and 404k votes to show for it. Regardless of the fact that any movie with Sam Jackson in it is almost always an immediate quote fest, this flick has him at his finest. If you get a few minutes, check out the IMDB page for this one and take a gander at the trivia section. It’s a good read.
Top Quotes:
Jules (Sam Jackson):
“I’m sorry, did I break your concentration?”
“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.”
“You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France? A Royale with cheese.”
“It’s the one that says Bad Motherfucker.”
“If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.”
Zed (Peter Greene):
“Bring out the Gimp.”
Butch (Bruce Willis):
“Zed’s dead, baby.”
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Bursting through to the silver screen when movies were still commonly 90 minutes or under (a travesty by today’s standards), this is a movie I remember seeing at the $1 theater in Park Forest with Jimmy Vanucci (whatever happen to you, Jimmy?). At that time you were more likely to save some cash, get a sugar high and stomach cramps from buttery popcorn at that theater than to get shot– which, the latter, is more likely to happen now-a-days. This movie clearly solidified Jim Carrey as blockbuster comedic actor in the hearts and minds of the common folk plebs of America. Acknowledging Carrey as the opposite of high-brow comedy is not an attempt to tarnish his reputation but rather to rise up once again the sometimes “slap-stick” tradition of some vaudeville like performances that were the great grandparents of modern entertainment.
The guy who directed this also directed Patch Adams.
Top Quotes:
Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey):
“If I’m not back in five minutes… just wait longer.”
“Warning. Assholes are closer than they appear.”
“Yes, Satan? Oh, I’m sorry, sir. You sounded like someone else.”
“LOOO-HOOO-ZUH-HER!”
This Is Spinal Tap
This movie was released 3 months before I was born. Given this fact, it’s probably pretty clear that this was a movie my dad made me watch. I’m glad he did. Not only is this a generational quoter, this is a general pop culture quoter. This is a guarantee that I can’t make with any other movie on this list: You will not make it through your life without being hit with a quote from this movie. I guarantee it. If you even think you haven’t, you’re wrong. Unless you’re a a member of a pygmy tribe some where in the jungle, in which that case, I seriously doubt you have access to the internet let alone would give a shit about reading my crappy blog.
Don’t forget people, we owe This Is Spinal Tap for a lot of things we enjoy. This movie pretty much single-handedly made mockumentaries popular and breaking down the 4th wall profitable.
Top Quotes:
Ian Faith (Tony Hendra):
“Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.”
Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest):
“People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don’t know why.”
“We’ve got Armadillos in our trousers. It’s really quite frightening.”
“Well, this piece is called “Lick My Love Pump”.”
David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean):
“Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It’s just not really widely reported.”
Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner): “Why don’t you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?”
Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest): [pause] These go to eleven.”
Goodfella’s
This one is special. This one can ALMOST be considered a one-liner but I believe it deserves more recognition than an honorable mention. This is up there with Spinal Tap and Scarface. People know this movie like they know the Lord’s Prayer. This is another one I owe to my dad for recommending (when I was of appropriate age, of course…). Trivia: The word “fuck” is used 296 times, for an average of 2.04 fucks per minute. About half of them are said by Joe Pesci.
Top Quotes:
Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci):
“What do you mean I’m funny?”
“You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me, I’m a little fucked up maybe, but I’m funny how, I mean funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?”
Old School
I missed the boat on this one by a few months. I didn’t get to see it in theaters, I didn’t see it right when it came out on DVD. I was at a party at Illinois Statue University talking to some girls I was introduced to when it came up in conversation. The fact that I hadn’t seen it was clearly appalling to them. I was rushed to a bedroom of one of the girls to watch it with the surrounding company (I think my fellow blogger Dave was there as well…can I get a confirmation?). This is the Animal House of today. Maybe a discussion on the characters and their relevant places in both of those movies will come up soon?
Top Quotes:
Mitch Martin (Luke Wilson):
“True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend…”
Cab Driver (Stuart Cornfeld):
“I recommend you stop being such a faggot. You’re in the backseat.”
Frank (Will Ferrell):
“I don’t know if we’ll have enough time.”
“[out of breath] We’re… We’re going streaking!”
“You’re my boy, Blue! You’re my boy.”
Beanie (Vince Vaughn):
“I’m talking like crazy boy band ass.”
“Alright, let me be the first to say congratulations then. You get one vagina for the rest of your life. Real smart Frank. Way to work it through.”
“Well why don’t you give me your number in case anything happens to my wife.”
“Earmuffs.”
Mitch (Luke Wilson): “Beanie, you remember, Cheese.”
Beanie (Vince Vaughn): “Oh, yeah. Cheeeeese… Didn’t we lock you in the dumpster one time?”
Dean Pritchard (Jeremy Piven): “I got out.”
Beanie (Vince Vaughn): “Cool, man.”
Scarface
What can you say about Scarface? This is a timeless movie, with generation after generation endorsing it, quoting it, loving it. You may not fall into file with the legions who quote this movie, but it’s hard to resist the sadistic charm of Tony Montana. It’s even harder to turn away when you know he’s in a ultra-violent downward spiral. This clocks in at #160 with 8.2 stars out of 10 (147k voters). If that surprises you, then the fact that Ground Hog Day is at #159 should make your world spin.
Tony Montana (Al Pacino):
“I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”
“I kill a communist for fun, but for a green card, I gonna carve him up real nice.”
“What you lookin’ at? You all a bunch of fuckin’ assholes. You know why? You don’t have the guts to be what you wanna be. You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fuckin’ fingers and say, “That’s the bad guy.””
“I’m Tony Montana! You fuck with me, you fuckin’ with the best!”
“Say hello to my little friend!”
“In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.”
“All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don’t break them for no one.”
“You know what capitalism is? Getting fucked!”
“Fuck ‘em all! I bury those cockroaches!”
“Every dog has his day, huh?”
Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia):
“Lesson number one: Don’t underestimate the other guy’s greed.”
Honorable mentions:
Speed
Billy Madison
A League Of Their Own
Shooter
Grosse Pointe Blank
Legends of the Fall
The Departed
Clerks 2
Con Air
Saving Private Ryan
The Hurt Locker
Titanic
The Usual Suspects
Fight Club
So I Married An Axe Murderer
Swingers
A Christmas Story
The Big Lebowski
Ghostbusters
Grandma’s Boy
The Boondock Saints
National Lampoon’s A Christmas Vacation
Wayne’s World
Dave spent entirely too much time on this damn thing. You all better like the shit out of it. I personally feel Road House should have been on the list as I often quote that movie…”The name is… Dalton!” RIP, my bf, P. Swaz
I liked the shit out of it Ashley!
Laughed through the whole thing…many of my favorites!
Thank’s for the compliment!
I’m kind of ashamed that I forgot to add I Love You Man. So, for the integrity of this whole thing, I’m just going add it shamefully from the comment section. And yes, you’re right Ashley. Road House, for you, is definitely a quotable.
Gang don’t be mad at Dale for ruining the story. And possibly the entire evening.
Great!
How could you list Sandlot without “You’re killing me, Smalls” ???
You’re right!
What about Mean Girls? “Did your teacher ever try to sell you marijuana or ecstasy pills?”….”What are marijuana tablets?”
Good one!
if we worked on this together it never would have ended lol. u picked some awesome ones tho.
Very true. There was a lot of tough decision making, which is why it ended up taking me so long.