# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1218
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24344 "2014-03-30T23:40:16Z")
Catch phrases [movie quotes] that have gotten out of hand 1. Show me the money! 2. Houston, we have a problem. 3. Something tells me we’re not in Kansas any more. 4. You had me at hello. 5. Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. Say hello to my little friend! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24345 "2014-03-31T00:00:53Z")
Catch phrases [movie quotes] that have gotten out of hand 1. Show me the money! 2. Houston, we have a problem. 3. Something tells me we’re not in Kansas any more. 4. You had me at hello. 5. Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. Say hello to my little friend! 7. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24346 "2014-03-31T00:15:33Z")
Catch phrases [movie quotes] that have gotten out of hand 1. Show me the money! 2. Houston, we have a problem. 3. Something tells me we’re not in Kansas any more. 4. You had me at hello. 5. Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. Say hello to my little friend! 7. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. 8. You’re the man now, dog! _([YTMND.com](http://YTMND.com) now more popular than the film ever was)_ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24347 "2014-03-31T00:24:55Z")
Catch phrases [movie quotes] that have gotten out of hand 1. Show me the money! 2. Houston, we have a problem. 3. Something tells me we’re not in Kansas any more. 4. You had me at hello. 5. Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. Say hello to my little friend! 7. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. 8. You’re the man now, dog! 9. I’m gettin’ too old for this shit! (No, really) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24348 "2014-03-31T00:29:01Z")
Catch phrases [movie quotes] that have gotten out of hand 1. Show me the money! 2. Houston, we have a problem. 3. Something tells me we’re not in Kansas any more. 4. You had me at hello. 5. Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. Say hello to my little friend! 7. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. 8. You’re the man now, dog! 9. I’m gettin’ too old for this shit! 10. I’ll have what she’s having ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24349 "2014-03-31T00:34:22Z")
Catch phrases [movie quotes] that have gotten out of hand 1. Show me the money! 2. Houston, we have a problem. 3. Something tells me we’re not in Kansas any more. 4. You had me at hello. 5. Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. Say hello to my little friend! 7. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. 8. You’re the man now, dog! 9. I’m gettin’ too old for this shit! 10. I’ll have what she’s having 11. Make him an offer he can’t refuse. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24350 "2014-03-31T01:06:33Z")
Catch phrases [movie quotes] that have gotten out of hand 1. Show me the money! 2. Houston, we have a problem. 3. Something tells me we’re not in Kansas any more. 4. You had me at hello. 5. Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. Say hello to my little friend! 7. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. 8. You’re the man now, dog! 9. I’m gettin’ too old for this shit! 10. I’ll have what she’s having 11. Make him an offer he can’t refuse. 12. Here’s looking at you, kid. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24351 "2014-03-31T01:10:52Z")
Catch phrases [movie quotes] that have gotten out of hand 1. Show me the money! 2. Houston, we have a problem. 3. Something tells me we’re not in Kansas any more. 4. You had me at hello. 5. Life is like a box of chocolates. 6. Say hello to my little friend! 7. I’ve got a bad feeling about this. 8. You’re the man now, dog! 9. I’m gettin’ too old for this shit! 10. I’ll have what she’s having 11. Make him an offer he can’t refuse. 12. Here’s looking at you, kid. 13. _Hasta la vista,_ baby. Next: People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24352 "2014-03-31T02:13:27Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24353 "2014-03-31T02:14:05Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin should have won Best Supporting Actor for his short, spellbinding turn in _ **Glengarry Glen Ross** _ ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24354 "2014-03-31T02:32:25Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. **Screw _Forrest Gump_.** ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24355 "2014-03-31T03:05:56Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24356 "2014-03-31T03:36:25Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” 5. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24357 "2014-03-31T03:40:39Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” 5. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” 6. Judy Parfitt, “Dolores Claiborne” Her performance as Vera Donovan stole the movie, but she wasn’t even nominated. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24358 "2014-03-31T03:53:07Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” 5. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” 6. Judy Parfitt, “Dolores Claiborne” 7. Brad Pitt, “12 Monkeys” (seriously, what made Kevin Spacey’s role so special?) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24359 "2014-03-31T04:38:33Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” 5. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” 6. Judy Parfitt, “Dolores Claiborne” 7. Brad Pitt, "12 Monkeys 8. Ryan Gosling for “Lars and the Real Girl” **and** “Blue Valentine” (wasn’t nominated for either one) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24360 "2014-03-31T05:04:48Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” 5. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” 6. Judy Parfitt, “Dolores Claiborne” 7. Brad Pitt, “12 Monkeys” 8. Ryan Gosling for “Lars and the Real Girl” and “Blue Valentine” (wasn’t nominated for either one) 9. Brian Grazer, Best Picture: “_Apollo 13_”; the Oscar went to “_Braveheart_” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24361 "2014-03-31T07:47:42Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” 5. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” 6. Judy Parfitt, “Dolores Claiborne” 7. Brad Pitt, “12 Monkeys” 8. Ryan Gosling for “Lars and the Real Girl” and “Blue Valentine” (wasn’t nominated for either one) 9. Brian Grazer, Best Picture: “_Apollo 13_”; the Oscar went to “_Braveheart_” 10. Orson Welles, Best Director: “Citizen Kane” What I would have thought was the most obvious one. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24362 "2014-03-31T11:05:25Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” 5. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” 6. Judy Parfitt, “Dolores Claiborne” 7. Brad Pitt, “12 Monkeys” 8. Ryan Gosling for “Lars and the Real Girl” and “Blue Valentine” (wasn’t nominated for either one) 9. Brian Grazer, Best Picture: “Apollo 13”; the Oscar went to “Braveheart” 10. Orson Welles, Best Director: “Citizen Kane” 11. Anthony Hopkins for _ **Remains of the Day** _ (NOT for his effective but cartoonish performance as Hannibal Lecter) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/24363 "2014-03-31T12:17:23Z")
People who should’ve won an Oscar but didn’t (whether or not nominated) 1. Bradley Cooper, Best Actor, “Limitless” 2. Alec Baldwin, Best Supporting Actor, Glengarry Glen Ross 3. Quentin Tarantino, Best Director, Pulp Fiction. Screw Forrest Gump. 4. Hedy (That’s Hedley) Lamarr, Best Supporting Actor in “Blazing Saddles” 5. Bill Murray, Best Actor, “Lost In Translation” 6. Judy Parfitt, “Dolores Claiborne” 7. Brad Pitt, “12 Monkeys” 8. Ryan Gosling for “Lars and the Real Girl” and “Blue Valentine” (wasn’t nominated for either one) 9. Brian Grazer, Best Picture: “Apollo 13”; the Oscar went to “Braveheart” 10. Orson Welles, Best Director: “Citizen Kane” 11. Anthony Hopkins for _ **Remains of the Day** _ (NOT for his effective but cartoonish performance as Hannibal Lecter) 12. Edward Norton - should have won for at least one of _Primal Fear_, _American History X_, and _Fight Club_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1217) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1219)