# Challenge us with a non-famous line from a movie **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 215
**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 11, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4285 "2026-03-11T00:52:31Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > “Well, you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh?” _Caddyshack_, of course. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4286 "2026-03-11T00:54:53Z")
> “I can’t help but notice that you seem a little at war with yourself here.” ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4287 "2026-03-11T02:27:21Z")
I thought it might be too easy. Almost went with this one, “Don’t sell yourself short . . . . You’re a tremendous slouch.” Although it is nice to get one someone guessed. I think I have a lot of unsolved quotes in this thread. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4288 "2026-03-11T06:06:49Z")
Another clue: The two actors played equally famous historical personalities. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4289 "2026-03-11T14:45:51Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > I thought it might be too easy. Almost went with this one, “Don’t sell yourself short . . . . You’re a tremendous slouch.” You could have tried… “That’s a peach, hon” Or maybe “Carl Lipbalm died last week” Too obscure? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4290 "2026-03-11T15:18:14Z")
Final clue: The name of the movie coincidentally became that of an international megahit pop song in 1974. ---
**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 11, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4291 "2026-03-11T15:20:58Z")
Was there a movie version of _Waterloo_? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4292 "2026-03-11T16:28:04Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > You could have tried… > “That’s a peach, hon” > Or maybe > “Carl Lipbalm died last week” > > Too obscure? Well tanks fer nuttin. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4293 "2026-03-11T17:11:32Z")
Love that. I think I did it in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4294 "2026-03-11T17:15:42Z")
Forgot the peach one, but Carl probably would have tipped me off. ---
**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 11, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4295 "2026-03-11T17:23:23Z")
There are some movies that have become so iconic that any line will be instantly recognized, or so generic that it’s probably spoken in other movies, too ---
**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:** [March 11, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4296 "2026-03-11T18:00:17Z")
With Christopher Plummer as Wellington and Rod Steiger as Napoleon. The quote is from correspondence dictated by the latter. The movie came out three years after the final installment of the Russian version of _ **War and Peace,** _ and was likewise directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Both films were largely financed by the Soviet government, which provided thousands of Red Army soldiers for the battle scenes. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HRaY2wsFJFw/hqdefault.jpg "WATERLOO (1970 ) FULL MOVIE Remastered HD - FAN CUT ADDED 4 BONUS MINUTES - STARRING ROD STEIGER") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRaY2wsFJFw) ---
**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:** [March 12, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4297 "2026-03-12T00:15:13Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > > “I can’t help but notice that you seem a little at war with yourself here.” Anybody get this one? ---
**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:** [March 12, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4298 "2026-03-12T02:35:33Z")
> “Could we not dye it red, at least?” > “No, we could not!” > “White is for babies!” ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4299 "2026-03-12T15:15:57Z")
I used to watch this with my sister…West Side Story. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4300 "2026-03-12T16:46:59Z")
Correct. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4301 "2026-03-12T20:15:22Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Here’s one from the '60s:: > > “Souffle iss for people mitout teeth!” No one’s even guessed on this one? 🤨 IIRC, I saw it the spring I was finishing fifth grade (1966). I’ll give you some clues: The main star was one of Hollywood’s most popular pretty boys. He was oddly paired with one of Hollywood’s biggest goofballs. The movie focused loosely on the aviation industry. The quoted line was spoken by a buxom German lass (obviously). ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4302 "2026-03-14T13:03:45Z")
“Not …my… gentle son” ---
**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 14, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4303 "2026-03-14T13:37:56Z")
You have no idea the hell storm you fixin’ to let loose. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4304 "2026-03-14T16:56:57Z")
> “You flatter me.” > “Oh, how clumsy of me. I meant to accuse you.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=214) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=216)