# Guess The Movie From The Opening Line

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**Created:** [December 18, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-opening-line/143658 "2002-12-18T21:41:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-opening-line/143658/121 "2003-01-03T17:35:58Z")

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I suppose if we’ve exhusted movies we could really go out on a limb and start a thread for first lines of books 🙂

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**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-opening-line/143658/122 "2003-01-03T19:21:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by elfkin477 \*  
> \*\*I suppose if we’ve exhusted movies we could really go out on a limb and start a thread for first lines of books 🙂 \*\*

“I’ve got a call on the other line…Call me back Ishmael.”  
Stolen from The Simpsons  
Okay, here’s a good opening line from a fairly recent film:

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUGH!”

Any guesses?

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**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-opening-line/143658/123 "2003-01-04T03:28:46Z")

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Lethal Weapon II?  
if not, let it continue, if so:  
“this is a routine pursuit…”

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**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-opening-line/143658/124 "2003-01-04T04:01:55Z")

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This is far too easy, but it’s the only one I know verbatim off the top of my head:

“Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle.”

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