# Challenge us with a non-famous line from a movie

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [April 2, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142 "2022-04-02T06:07:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2265 "2023-04-03T21:50:19Z")

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> [@teelabrown](#):
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> It’s something else.
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> . . .
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> I enjoyed it.

Lawrence of Arabia

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2266 "2023-04-03T21:51:49Z")

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My heart is full of courage!  
. . .  
But I have very cowardly legs.

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**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2267 "2023-04-03T21:56:13Z")

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> [@mbh](#):
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> Lawrence of Arabia

Bully.

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2268 "2023-04-03T22:11:26Z")

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> [@teelabrown](#):
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> Bully.

Don’t you mean, “Bloody marvelous, sir!”? 😁

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Burden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jack\_Burden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Burden)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2269 "2023-04-04T12:29:22Z")

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> [@Cmyers1980](#):
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> “I am the Devil, and I am here to do the Devil’s work.”

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2270 "2023-04-04T17:58:49Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> “I saw him through the letterbox.”

Hayley Mills to father John Mills in _ **Tiger Bay** _.

What, no HM fans here? 😲 My brother would have walked through hot lava barefoot just to meet her! (He actually succeeded, back in the '90s.)

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**Author:** ![Cmyers1980](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyers1980/32/11814_2.png) [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2271 "2023-04-04T21:48:41Z")

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Close. The Devil’s Rejects.

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2272 "2023-04-04T23:12:50Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> My brother would have walked through hot lava barefoot just to meet her! (He actually succeeded, back in the '90s.)

Where did he get the lava?

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**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2273 "2023-04-04T23:35:22Z")

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Veg bad. Veg bad. Veg bad. Say no to carrots, cabbage, and cauliflower.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2274 "2023-04-04T23:35:43Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> > [@terentii](#):
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> > My brother would have walked through hot lava barefoot just to meet her! (He actually succeeded, back in the '90s.)
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> Where did he get the lava?

Took longer to get this than I expected! 😖

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2275 "2023-04-04T23:39:54Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> “You want me to suck his dick?”

Bronson Pinchot to Saul Rubinek in _ **True Romance** _.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2276 "2023-04-04T23:47:01Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> “I hope your nipples fall off!”

I’ve **got** to see this movie before I die! 🤣

> **[Staircase (1969) ⭐ 5.3 | Comedy, Drama, Romance](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065031/?ref_=tt_ch)**
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> 1h 36m | R

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2277 "2023-04-04T23:54:40Z")

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> [@teelabrown](#):
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> Veg bad. Veg bad. Veg bad. Say no to carrots, cabbage, and cauliflower.

Sounds like _Rain Man_.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2278 "2023-04-05T06:10:19Z")

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“You are in Hell, little man. And I am the Devil.”  
“You’re not the Devil. You’re just practice.”

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2279 "2023-04-05T16:26:44Z")

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“I think I’ll have a drink.”

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**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2280 "2023-04-05T17:25:37Z")

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The last line of The Untouchables, perchance?

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2281 "2023-04-05T17:31:07Z")

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Yep.

Eat hot death, Discourse character limit!

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**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2282 "2023-04-05T17:45:07Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> Sounds like _Rain Man_.

Mmm, no. Not even close, but the character _is_ a nerd, a techy nerd in this case.

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Burden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jack\_Burden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Burden)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2283 "2023-04-05T19:07:38Z")

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> [@Cmyers1980](#):
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> Close. The Devil’s Rejects.

That’s right - the real life Tex Watson quote that Tarantino included his movie refers to Devil’s business, not Devil’s work. Seems a good probability that quote inspired the one you offered.

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/2284 "2023-04-05T20:22:50Z")

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We won’t hide your spectacles so you can’t see, put toads in your bed, or pepper in your tea.

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