# 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:** 31
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/604 "2022-04-15T20:17:14Z")
Thinking back though, though Mr Fox was an RAF pilot in that film, I believe the green pilot in that scene was a different one. Looked _kinda’_ like him though. 🙂 ---
**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 15, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/605 "2022-04-15T20:19:17Z")
Could be. I haven’t seen the movie in almost 40 years now. IIRC, the scene I was thinking of comes almost at the end. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/606 "2022-04-15T21:38:01Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > “Can’t ask the men to do something I wouldn’t do myself.” _Superman, the Movie_. Larry Hagman, as the officer in command of the soldiers whom Miss Tessmacher distracts so Lex Luthor can reprogram the nuclear missile. ---
**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 15, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/607 "2022-04-15T21:41:52Z")
Is it? I remember that scene, but not what Hagman said (at least not exactly). I’ll take your word for it, but the movie I was thinking of is far, _far_ removed from _ **Superman** _! I’ll give you a hint: It’s set in 1915. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/608 "2022-04-16T01:04:12Z")
“To know death, Otto, you have to fuck life… in the gall bladder!” ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/609 "2022-04-16T01:28:44Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Is it? I remember that scene, but not what Hagman said (at least not exactly). > > I’ll take your word for it, but the movie I was thinking of is far, _far_ removed from _ **Superman** _ ! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8diCW1uYo0U/maxresdefault.jpg "Larry Hagman in Superman the Movie (1978)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diCW1uYo0U) ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/610 "2022-04-16T01:32:08Z")
Okay, that’s close, but still not the movie I was thinking of. The movie I had in mind is a real downer. Another hint: It’s based on a real historical event. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/611 "2022-04-16T01:49:20Z")
“Shoot straight you bastards” Clue 1 - It’s a movie based on a real historical event Clue 2 - It’s spoken by a British soldier Clue 3 - It’s not _Breaker Morant_. ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/612 "2022-04-16T01:51:05Z")
_ **Zulu** _? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/613 "2022-04-16T01:57:25Z")
_Zulu Dawn_, actually. And I thought it would take longer than that. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/r1tMgptVe7I/maxresdefault.jpg "Zulu Dawn 1979 Full Movie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1tMgptVe7I) ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/614 "2022-04-16T01:59:34Z")
_ **Zulu** _’s the first movie I thought of with British soldiers doing _lots_ and _lots_ of shooting! 🤔 > **[Zulu (1964) - (Drama, History, War) \[Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla...](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5yp6fk)** > > Not Rated | 2h 18min | Drama, History, War | 17 June 1964 (USA) Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift. Director: Cy Endfield Writers: John Prebble (original screenplay), Cy Endfield (original screenplay) ... ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/615 "2022-04-16T02:26:34Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > This river don’t go to Antry Aintry. Many people probably already know it but James Dickey, author of the book, played the sheriff in the film. > **[Deliverance (1972) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068473/characters/nm0225463)** > > Deliverance (1972) James Dickey as Sheriff Bullard I thought he was really good. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4gh5B_Uezmk/maxresdefault.jpg "Deliverance (9/9) Movie CLIP - Don't Come Back Here (1972) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gh5B_Uezmk) ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/616 "2022-04-16T02:27:09Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > “Can’t ask the men to do something I wouldn’t do myself.” To recap: 1. Not _ **Superman: The Movie** _. 2. Based on a real historical event. 3. Set in 1915. 4. A real downer. ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/617 "2022-04-16T02:58:21Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > They were decently treated. They were decently fed. Then they were decently shot.” The Outlaw Josey Wales “Did I tell you? First time I ever met you - felt like I’d seen you before.” ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/618 "2022-04-16T10:02:53Z")
Nobody’s got these yet, so… "This is a spirit like a wavering flame which only needs care to burn high. If this does not happen, she could lapse into the promiscuity and bitterness of the failed romantic.” Billy Kwan writing about Jill Bryant in _ **The Year of Living Dangerously** _. “Don’t you ever clean this armpit of a room?” Roy Scheider to Dustin Hoffman in _ **Marathon Man** _. “These Americans! They sacrifice themselves like samurai warriors!” Japanese admiral watching the Torpedo 8 attack in _ **Midway** _. “Normandie!” Rommel learning of “die Invasion” in _ **The Longest Day** _. “Sir, there’s a chap outside, sir, who’s pinching our petrol.” Australian naval officer referencing Cary Grant in _ **Father Goose** _. “Can’t ask the men to do something I wouldn’t do myself.” Mel Gibson’s CO just before the ANZACs go over the top in _ **Gallipoli** _. “Good kill!” Sgt Steiner (James Coburn) after taking out a Russian mortar crew in _ **Cross of Iron** _. ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/619 "2022-04-16T10:08:23Z")
New one: “His boots. They’re on the wrong feet.” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/620 "2022-04-16T13:02:24Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > “To know death, Otto, you have to fuck life… in the gall bladder!” **Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein** , an abysmal film (and not even directed by Andy Warhol). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/621 "2022-04-16T13:04:06Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > “Shoot straight you bastards” > > Clue 1 - It’s a movie based on a real historical event > Clue 2 - It’s spoken by a British soldier > Clue 3 - It’s not _Breaker Morant_ . Nevertheless, the line IS spoken in **Breaker Morant,** too, by Harry Morant, who adds “Don’t make a mess of it!” ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/622 "2022-04-16T13:23:53Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > “His boots. They’re on the wrong feet.” Richard Burton, _The Longest Day_ New one: “Well, they’ve got a very good bass section, mind, but no top tenors, that’s for sure.” ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/623 "2022-04-16T13:51:42Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Nevertheless, the line IS spoken in **Breaker Morant,** too, Sigh. Yes, I know. That’s why I made a point of saying it isn’t that film. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=32)