# Pitting the American Film Institute **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 1, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605 "2005-01-01T23:58:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/1 "2005-01-01T23:58:11Z")
Apparently, the American Film Institute is picking the top 100 movie quotes of all time - the nominees can be found [here](http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/quotes.aspx). They nominated 400 quotes. Four _hundred_ quotes. _ **Four hundred lobsterfucking quotes.** _ They did find room for “All-righty then”. They found room for “Bring out the gimp” and “They call it a ‘Royale with Cheese’.” They found room for the “La-dee-da, la-dee-da” from Annie. La-dee-da indeed. And yet they didn’t include Samuel L. Jackson’s Righteous Man speech - one of the most chilling and powerful deliveries of our time. Scratch that, ever. _How? Why?_ :mad: This is quite a turd in the AFI’s cap. Four hundred lobsterfucking quotes. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/2 "2005-01-02T00:03:15Z")
[Over here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294675), **Gadfly**. Four Star Wars quotes. NO Star Trek quotes. Humph. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/3 "2005-01-02T00:07:36Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > NO Star Trek quotes. > > Humph. What!? Not even the “Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most… human”? Bastards! ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/4 "2005-01-02T00:10:11Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > [Over here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294675), **Gadfly**. > > Four Star Wars quotes. > > NO Star Trek quotes. > > Humph. That too, is a travesty. But choosing between “KHAAAAAAAAN” and the Righteous Man speech is hardly even a choice. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/5 "2005-01-02T00:12:30Z")
> [@Gadfly](#): > > That too, is a travesty. But choosing between “KHAAAAAAAAN” and the Righteous Man speech is hardly even a choice. Yep, ol’ Sam never had a chance. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/6 "2005-01-02T00:13:32Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > What!? > > Not even the “Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most… human”? > > Bastards! Nope. Star Trek has been dissed. The “I’m king of the world” quote from _Titanic_ was included, but nothing from _Brian’s Song_. I’ve never seen that movie, but surely a film that can make grown men cry like little girls must have at least one memorable quote. I did see _Schindler’s List_ represented. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/7 "2005-01-02T00:24:58Z")
[KHAAAN!!!](http://khaaan.com/) Pure robbery if that quote didn’t make the list. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/8 "2005-01-02T00:29:18Z")
The films are in alphabetical order, so you can quickly see there are no Star Trek quotes. A travesty, I tell you, a travesty! For crying out loud, “I want the fairy tale,” from _Pretty Woman_, but no “I think we’re looking at the next step in our evolution?” No, “It is very cold in space?” No, “Mother, he killed everyone we left behind!” ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/9 "2005-01-02T03:28:57Z")
No “What does God need with a spaceship”?! ---
**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/10 "2005-01-02T03:44:32Z")
No " The needs the many out weigh the needs of the few…" [Audioence losses it] “…or the one.” ---
**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/11 "2005-01-02T03:45:59Z")
No “Arrest yourself.” ---
**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/12 "2005-01-02T03:52:47Z")
No " Space the final…" ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/13 "2005-01-02T04:30:07Z")
I’m gatified to note the inclusion of “Nobody puts Baby in a corner,” but I’m a little disappointed that there is only one Spicolli quote ("Hey bud, let’s party), one LOTR quote (“My precious”) and that “I _am_ the motherfucking shore Patrol, motherfucker!” from _The Last Detail_ was omitted completely. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/14 "2005-01-02T04:33:44Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > I’m gatified to note the inclusion of “Nobody puts Baby in a corner,” but I’m a little disappointed that there is only one Spicolli quote ("Hey bud, let’s party), one LOTR quote (“My precious”) and that “I _am_ the motherfucking shore Patrol, motherfucker!” from _The Last Detail_ was omitted completely. They did include, “Sometimes, you just gotta say, What the Fuck,” from _Risky Business_, but come on, do you really think an obscene quote is going to make the top 100 list? They have to air it on network tv, you know, not HBO. It won’t be the same quote if they say, “Sometimes, you just gotta say, What the beeeeep.” ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/15 "2005-01-02T05:02:53Z")
Two quotes from Dr. Strangelove and neither of them are the famous “corrupting our precious bodily fluids.”? WTF? I don’t like this list. Then again, I’ve not really been all that impressed with many of AFI’s previous lists, either. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/16 "2005-01-02T05:21:55Z")
What, no “Ja!” from the 1933 classic Gebroeders Van Raemdonckhulde (XIVe IJzerbedevaart)? Outrageous I say! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/17 "2005-01-02T05:34:56Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > What, no “Ja!” from the 1933 classic Gebroeders Van Raemdonckhulde (XIVe IJzerbedevaart)? Outrageous I say! Well, it is _American_ Film Institute, after all. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/18 "2005-01-03T09:17:22Z")
No “My friends…You bow to no one”? **Nothing** from **Holy Grail**? And how about “I’ve got a bad feeling about this”? But hey, at least I finally know what “What a dump!” is from. **And** , my man David Patrick Kelly is on the list! ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/19 "2005-01-03T13:40:35Z")
:mad: I pit that annoying Acrobat Reader file. It’s ugly on my screen and I hate pushing my way through the document with the little “hand” thing. It would have been nice of them to actually put the list on their website somewhere! I’m not even going to bother trying to read the list. P.S. “Where the devil are my slippers?” ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605/20 "2005-01-03T14:09:13Z")
Give them credit for two of the best: “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers\* are starving to death!” \*“sons of bitches” in the stage and Lucille Ball movie version. and “No wire hangers, ever!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-american-film-institute/282605.md?page=2)