# Movie one liners **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737 "2012-01-07T15:31:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/81 "2012-01-10T18:31:13Z")
“Thanks for the advice.” ---
**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/82 "2012-01-10T18:51:45Z")
“No… Not without incident.” –_Equilibrium_ "Oh stewardess! I speak jive. " –_Airplane!_ “I’m Rowsdower. Zap Rowsdower.” –_The Final Sacrifice_ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/83 "2012-01-10T19:06:04Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > “Listen, Princess, as long as there’s sidewalks, _you’ve_ got a job.” I just saw _Footlight Parade_ for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Probably on your recommendation. And yes, that line was memorable! “He raped Thrace thrice?” “Rules? In a _knife fight?_” ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/84 "2012-01-10T19:30:01Z")
I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille. We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces! I _am_ big. It’s the _pictures_ that got small. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/85 "2012-01-10T19:36:04Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > I don’t think that word means what you think it means. Really? _Really_? That does it, I’m changing my username to “Eats Beans” or something. “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” “Nothing in this world is more surprising than the attack without mercy!” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/86 "2012-01-10T21:21:29Z")
Correct, **CalMeacham** and **simster** , as to your guesses. “I… made FIRE!!” _Cast Away_ "Rules? In a _knife fight?"_ _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille. _Sunset Boulevard_ We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces! _Sunset Boulevard_ I _am_ big. It’s the _pictures_ that got small. _Sunset Boulevard_ “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” _Star Wars: A New Hope_ and about a zillion other movies. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/87 "2012-04-11T01:51:53Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > “. . . Has anyone seen that building out there before?!” I’m pretty sure that is from _The Crimson Permanent Assurance_. ETA: Sorry for bringing this thread back. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/88 "2012-04-11T02:12:51Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > “There is no Markinson.” _A Few Good Men_ > [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > “Still shakin that tree boss” _Cool Hand Luke?_ > [@SykoSkotty](#): > > “We’re on a mission from God.” _Blues Brothers_ > [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > “He raped Thrace thrice?” _A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum_ “I’d fuck you.” (Final 2 lines of the movie): “Bitch.” “Bastard.” ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/89 "2012-04-12T01:55:57Z")
“Do you think I’d walk into combat carrying loose change in my pocket?” “Look at the bones, man!” and, maybe a bit more obscure: “All we’ve got to do is cross the river, Frank. All we’ve got to do is get home.” (I know, but it’s one of my favorite movies) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/90 "2012-04-12T02:37:08Z")
Q: What’s that? A: The stuff dreams are made of. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/91 "2012-04-12T03:01:48Z")
“220, 221, whatever it takes.” “It’s two o’clock in the morning. What the Hell do you want?” ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/92 "2012-04-12T13:54:49Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > “I suggest we nuke 'em from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.” They may say that on the Internet, but that’s not what Ripley said in _Aliens_. [QUOTE=Ripley] I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. [/QUOTE] [cite](http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Aliens.html) ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/93 "2012-04-12T13:58:19Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > They may say that on the Internet, but that’s not what Ripley said in _Aliens_. > > [cite](http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Aliens.html) Thanks, damn memory. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/94 "2012-04-12T14:10:39Z")
“These are OR scrubs.” “O.R. they?” ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/95 "2012-04-12T14:37:59Z")
“You’re happy. I HATE that.” “May I take your coats? Your hats? Your swastikas?” “I’m not following you I’m looking for you. There’s a big difference.” “Fuckin’ fish. No wonder this cat wants to blow me.” “Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG. Zoom-Boing. Z’nourrwringmm.” ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/96 "2012-04-12T14:48:05Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > “Nobody’s perfect.” Some like it hot. Also known as “the motor movie”, with accompanying hand gesture. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/97 "2012-04-12T15:13:48Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > “Prove it.” You’re a dick! ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/98 "2012-04-12T15:51:15Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Q: What’s that? > > A: The stuff dreams are made of. _The Maltese Falcon_ > [@VOW](#): > > “220, 221, whatever it takes.” _Mr. Mom._ Mine - > [@](#): > > The situation is so bad, it is the worst it has ever been! Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/99 "2012-04-12T15:52:40Z")
Boring conversation anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737/100 "2012-04-12T16:04:08Z")
I was watching an old Dr. Kildare movie on TCM a couple of weeks ago. Nurse: “There’s an envelope on the table.” Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore): “Oh? I thought it was a can of beans.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-one-liners/608737.md?page=6)