# 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")\
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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3045 "2024-03-07T02:10:55Z")

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_Night Shift_ - a Billy Blazeism.

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**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3046 "2024-03-07T16:02:39Z")

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Correctamundo! Hold the phone, Chuck.

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3047 "2024-03-07T23:16:11Z")

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I floated this a while back. Nobody bit:

“Make sure nobody uses my car phone! I’m in the hospital and some jerk calls Rome.”

Here’s another from that movie:

“At this point, I would just like to say that what this committee is doing in theory is highly commendable. However, in practice, it sucks… and I’m not going to answer any more questions.”

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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3048 "2024-03-08T03:04:35Z")

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I’m hearing that in a Nick Nolte voice.

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3049 "2024-03-08T03:15:43Z")

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Nope.

Hint: last line spoken by an Oscar winner (not for this movie, though).

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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3050 "2024-03-08T06:36:21Z")

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Then it’s Pacino in _And Justice for All._

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3051 "2024-03-08T07:04:04Z")

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There you go.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3052 "2024-03-09T03:39:51Z")

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“Please to help me with my rucksack.”

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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:** [March 9, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3053 "2024-03-09T03:44:05Z")

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_Trading Places_

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3054 "2024-03-09T03:44:42Z")

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Wowee!

I’m watching it now.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3055 "2024-03-09T03:52:30Z")

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“Uh, how you doin’? Is this the illegal chop shop?”

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3056 "2024-03-09T04:34:30Z")

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Beverly Hills Cop?

(Thinking you might be on an Eddie Murphy kick.)

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**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3057 "2024-03-09T05:02:17Z")

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> [@commasense](#):
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> Beverly Hills Cop?

A lot of good lines from that.

“Nah, man, that ain’t me; I’m from Buffalo.”

The line about the chop shop could be from one of the sequels.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3058 "2024-03-09T20:05:48Z")

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Yes. That bit kept coming up while I was watching _Trading Places_.

There was a _Beverly Hills Cop_ marathon coming on after.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3059 "2024-03-09T20:08:24Z")

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I’ve always liked Eddie Murphy. I think the chop shop line was from Beverly Hills Cop III?

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3060 "2024-03-09T20:10:32Z")

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Yeah, I looked it up.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3061 "2024-03-10T02:31:25Z")

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“Hi. I’m Fred. I like tacos and '71 Cabernet and my favorite color is magenta.”

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3062 "2024-03-10T03:45:26Z")

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_Valley Girl_

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3063 "2024-03-10T03:56:10Z")

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“Yeah, well fuck you, Gus! You know what I feel like doing? I feel like breaking your broken leg! That’s what I feel like doing!”

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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3064 "2024-03-10T21:10:57Z")

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> [@outlierrn](#):
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> ‘You see, in a world where elephants are pursued by flying men, people are just naturally going to want to get high.’

_Who’ll Stop the Rain._

> [@outlierrn](#):
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> ‘Well, you would know, Mom.’

_The Matrix Revolutions_

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