# 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:** 64
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1264 "2022-05-30T05:16:22Z")
“I’m not an actor, I’m a movie star!” ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1265 "2022-05-30T12:32:27Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Reeeeeeeee- _VENGE!!!_ Michael Palin as Kevin in _A Fish Called Wanda_ > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > “I’m not an actor, I’m a movie star!” Peter O’Toole as Lyle Swann in _My Favorite Year_ “I was in the neighborhood, feelin’ daffy.” ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1266 "2022-05-30T13:15:57Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > Michael Palin as Kevin in _A Fish Called Wanda_ In one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1267 "2022-05-30T16:13:07Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > • Fuckin eh! (hint: said by a certain ‘chef’) l have a strong memory of “fuckin-a” being a repeated line in The Deer Hunter, so much so that that was what I said upon arising from my seat as the lights carne up, but it was not uttered with a Canadian accent. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1268 "2022-05-30T16:20:59Z")
"Besides, what have I got to offer _her?"_ “Well, for one thing, you can’t cook.” ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1269 "2022-05-30T17:25:04Z")
“That’s his car you’ve got your butt on.” ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1270 "2022-05-30T19:57:00Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > That’s his car you’ve got your butt on.” American Graffiti? In honor of Bo Hopkins? ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1271 "2022-05-30T19:58:07Z")
> [@Jack\_Burden](#): > > > [@terentii](#): > > > > "That’s his car you’ve got your butt on.” > > American Graffiti? In honor of Bo Hopkins? Correct on both counts! ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1272 "2022-05-30T19:59:47Z")
Either Tony Curtis to Jack Lemmon in _ **Some Like It Hot** _ or Dustin Hoffman to Bill Murray in _ **Tootsie** _. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1273 "2022-05-30T20:48:03Z")
My mother drank herself to death with margaritas (“I could never resist the taste of salt around the rim of a glass.”) ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1274 "2022-05-30T20:49:13Z")
Sorry, I’m afraid not. I’ll give you a hint: It’s an animated film. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1275 "2022-05-30T21:12:10Z")
Easy one for many people, but I want to play too. (Clears throat) “Are you suggesting I disclosed his whereabouts?” ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1276 "2022-05-30T21:18:38Z")
And a harder one (somewhat obscure film) “There’s a smell in here that will outlast religion.” ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1277 "2022-05-30T22:27:06Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > “Darling, forgive me. […] You’re my Juliet, my Venus. […] The other girls meant nothing to me; it was you, you, you!” **The Last Starfighter** , obviously. A Robot trying to sweet talk from a crib sheet\* is a recipe for disaster \*Even if the info comes from eavesdropping. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1278 "2022-05-31T00:46:59Z")
Nope. Further hint: the character was nicknamed Chef. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1279 "2022-05-31T00:54:14Z")
I have no idea, but that is a fantastic line! ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1280 "2022-05-31T21:02:18Z")
I’ll be gone for several days, so here’s the answer sooner than I expected to reveal it. It’s from _ **Kenny** _, a 2006 Australian mockumentary that is VERY funny and touching. I can’t recommend it strongly enough. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1281 "2022-05-31T21:04:43Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > “Are you suggesting I disclosed his whereabouts?” Leaving town for a few days so here’s the reveal. **Bullitt** (Walter Chalmers talking to Frank Bullitt). ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1282 "2022-05-31T21:50:45Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **The Last Starfighter** , obviously. Yep. “You’re a lousy fucking softball player, Jack!” ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1283 "2022-05-31T23:04:49Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > “You’re a lousy fucking softball player, Jack!” _A Few Good Men_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=65)