# Movie quote ID thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 17, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260 "2019-03-17T14:45:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/1 "2019-03-17T14:45:33Z")

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We all have movie quotes that we remember, but we can’t remember what movie they’re from. This is the thread where we ID them.

Recently I saw a film, probably on TCM. Someone said as a threat, 'If you [do something], you’ll regret it ‘til your dying day… if you live that long.’

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/2 "2019-03-17T15:11:47Z")

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Sounds like THE QUIET MAN.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/3 "2019-03-17T15:12:30Z")

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> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#):
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> Sounds like THE QUIET MAN.

THAT’S IT! Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/4 "2019-03-17T15:13:15Z")

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Appropriate for St. Pat’s Day, huh?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/5 "2019-03-18T17:40:47Z")

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Nobody else needs a movie quote identified?

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**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/6 "2019-03-18T18:42:22Z")

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“That’s the beauty of it. It doesn’t do anything!”

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/7 "2019-03-18T19:30:04Z")

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> [@Slash1972](#):
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> “That’s the beauty of it. It doesn’t do anything!”

[Trick question!](https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/21/14952294/what-does-it-do-thats-the-beauty-of-it-movie-quote-source) :mad:

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**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/8 "2019-03-18T19:44:34Z")

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🙂

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**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/9 "2019-03-18T19:50:19Z")

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“Did you happen to notice that that man had only one arm?”

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/10 "2019-03-18T19:58:33Z")

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_Schindler’s List_ [Relevant clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evzpx9hrLh8) (at about 1:35)

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**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote-id-thread/831260/11 "2019-03-18T20:13:27Z")

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> [@bibliophage](#):
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> _Schindler’s List_ [Relevant clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evzpx9hrLh8) (at about 1:35)

It’s a good trick question because most people guess The Fugitive
