What are some good movie quotes from a PA system or from a speaker.
Mostly what I think of is HAL from 2001: A Space Odessey
Any suggesstions?
Any number of things from MAS*H - none of which I can think of off the top of my head. Weren’t there also some in American Graffiti? One of them 50s era shows…
Porky’s comes to mind…“Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?”
Grease, with Eve Arden and Dody Goodman making the Rydell High morning announcements.
Was that Porky’s? I thought that was Hollywood Knights.
The lenghty announcer duel in Airplane, which I only vaguely remember:
“The White Zone is for loading and unloading passengers only…”
“No, the Red Zone is for parking…”
“There has never been any parking in a red zone!”
“I know what this is about. You want me to have an abortion, don’t you!”
Like I said, my memory is hazy.
“Lithium is no longer available on credit.”
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension
Definitely Porky’s. Pee Wee was playing a joke on Wendy.
Yep, I came in here to mention “If you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter!”
Oh, and the Blues Brothers driving around in the Bluesmobile with that big speaker on top advertising the show.
“You there, on the bike! You two girls!”
“Oh Frank, my lips are hot. Kiss my hot lips.”
Huh. I guess it’s been a long time since I’ve seen either one.
There’s also a scene where Peter Graves’ character is walking through the terminal and he hears over the loudspeaker, “Captain Oveur, please pick up the white courtesy phone.” He stops at a bank of phones and picks up the red one.
Loudspeaker: “No, the white phone.”
(I may have the colors backwards, but you get the idea…)
“Mnmnn nmnmn nmnnm nnmnmd nmmmmd mnnmnn nmnmn nmnmnmn” from Jacques Tati’s Playtime.
More comprehensible: “Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard.” from Men in Black (no, not Men in Black).
I just remembered.
“Hi. We’re fine here. Everything’s OK. Slight wepons malfunction but everything’s OK. How are you?”
“Live the good life, in the off-world colonies!”
“You! Yes, you behind the grandstand! Stand still, would ye!”
“Jabba hopes that you will die honorably. But if any of you wish to beg for mercy, the great Jabba the Hutt will now listen to your pleas.”
“Next stop: Balvo Station.”
“Women, children, Red Indians, spacemen, and a sort of stylized ideal Renaissance Men first.”
“Last Day. Capricorn 15. Enter the Carousel. Be strong and be renewed. Identify.”
“Attention all Hudsucker employees. Attention all Hudsucker employees. We regretfully announce that at thirty seconds after the hour of noon, Hudsucker time, Waring Hudsucker, Founder, President, and Chairman of the Board of Hudsucker Industries, merged with the infinite. To mark this occasion of corporate loss, we ask that all employees observe a moment of silent contemplation. (moment of silence) Thank you for your kind attention. This moment has been duly-noted on your time cards and will be deducted from your pay. That is all.”
Given my earlier confusion re: Hollywood Knights, this may not be worth mentioning, but I’m 98% certain the voice correcting him comes through the phone, not over the PA.
some more from this movie (PA & radio):
*Attention: There are monkey boys in the facility.
The greatest joy is the joy of duty. Work, work work.
John Emdall must die. Lord Whorfin must live. Work, work, work.
The monkey boys are evil. Lord Whorfin is supreme!
The great vehicle itself is now in final boarding stages.
If you are not inside the great vehicle itself, you have missed the boat.
We are cooking. Over.
John Many Jars, establish overthruster beam grid. Over.
We’re not in the eighth dimension. We are over New Jersey.
All is not lost.
Arrividerci, Banzai!
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