# One-Word Movie Quotes (Game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261 "2005-06-28T20:05:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/1 "2005-06-28T20:05:49Z")
Movie quotes are easy. But what if we limit it to a single word? Well, if we’re talking _“Rosebud…”_, then it’s still easy. But there’s a mess of them out there that are quite a bit tougher, that still strongly indentify with a single film. A few rules – 1) No names. Once we start getting into quotes like _“Leia!”_, it’s get a bit too easy. 2) Nothing that is part of the film’s title. 3) One word means just that. Keep it to one. _“A duck!”_ is a hell of a lot easier to identify than _“duck!”_. 4) I’ll leave it up to the individual if you consider numbers to be legal or not, but once we get _“37?!”_ and _“42.”_ out of the way, I don’t think there’s much left anyway. A few softballs to start it off: 1. _“Inconceivable!”_ 2. _“Badges?”_ 3. _“Snakes…”_ ---
**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/2 "2005-06-28T20:10:17Z")
1. Vizzini, in _The Princess Bride_ 2. a Mexican bandit leader (I don’t think he was given a name), in _Treasure of the Sierra Madre_ 3. I want to say Indiana Jones, but I’m not sure. I’ll add an easy one: 1. “Plastics.” ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/3 "2005-06-28T20:12:42Z")
> [@JerH](#): > > 1. “Plastics.” _The Graduate_ 5)Saigon. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/4 "2005-06-28T20:15:30Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > 5)Saigon. **Apoclypse Now** D1) “Scouts?” D2) “Coltrane?!” D3) “Identify.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/5 "2005-06-28T20:20:39Z")
1. “Toga!” ---
**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/6 "2005-06-28T20:21:54Z")
1. “Toga!” - Several character, but mostly Bluto, in _Animal House_ 2. “Ni!” ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/7 "2005-06-28T20:25:31Z")
Note: D2 is not a character’s name, in keeping with the rules of the OP. D4) “…panache.” ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Gene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/8 "2005-06-28T20:33:34Z")
1. Stella! ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/9 "2005-06-28T20:34:52Z")
> [@JerH](#): > > 1. “Ni!” **Monty Python & the Holy Grail** , of course! And my contribution: “Drugs?” ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/10 "2005-06-28T20:39:06Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > “Drugs?” Dirty Dancing. > [@Soylent Gene](#): > > Stella! Streetcar. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/11 "2005-06-28T20:40:06Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > D1) “Scouts?” Slap Shot. Khaaa-- oh. no names. never mind. “Snakes.” ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/12 "2005-06-28T20:47:48Z")
> [@lno](#): > > Dirty Dancing. Nope, it’s an 80’s movie, but not that one. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/13 "2005-06-28T20:51:52Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > Nope, it’s an 80’s movie, but not that one. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! ---
**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/14 "2005-06-28T20:53:24Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > “Drugs?” Charlie Sheen’s character in _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_ ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/15 "2005-06-28T21:02:34Z")
Because someone has to say it . . . _“Pirate…”_ ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/16 "2005-06-28T21:05:32Z")
Doh! I knew that! I just mixed up Jennifer Grey movies. After all, nobody puts Ferris in the corner. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/17 "2005-06-28T21:08:39Z")
> [@Winston Bongo](#): > > Because someone has to say it . . . > > _“Pirate…”_ And I just realized this one only qualifies on a technicality. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/18 "2005-06-28T21:10:53Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > D3) “Identify.” I, Robot? MC1) “Non!” MC2) “Groovy…” ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/19 "2005-06-28T21:11:56Z")
Aha! I’ve got a better one this time . . . \* “Cow.”\* ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261/20 "2005-06-28T21:16:02Z")
MC2) “Groovy…” _Evil Dead 2_? _n_. “Serpentine!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261.md?page=2)