# Post a Movie Quote That Gives Away the Film w/o Saying the Title **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 16, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978 "2017-02-16T15:07:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/521 "2017-03-28T13:06:16Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I already DID this one! See post #173 > > It’s _Breaker Morant_. Loved that movie. > > \*“I like to play with things a while, before annihilation.” \* Yes. I agree you did the Breaker Morant quote. My quote was from _Dick Tracy_, though, and not _Austin Powers_. Back to your annihilation quote now. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/522 "2017-03-28T13:42:24Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > \*“I like to play with things a while, before annihilation.” \* **Flash Gordon** (1980) “Cameron’s so uptight that if you stuck a lump of coal up his ass, in two weeks you’d have a diamond.” ---
**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:** [March 28, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/523 "2017-03-28T15:52:53Z")
_Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_ Correct as to _Breaker Morant._ Next: “That’s a big chicken.” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/524 "2017-03-28T18:00:52Z")
**Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius** “Tell him about the Twinkie.” ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/525 "2017-03-28T18:17:38Z")
**Ghostbusters** You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me, I’m a little fucked up maybe, but I’m funny how, I mean funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/526 "2017-03-28T18:22:17Z")
\*Goodfellas \* > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > … > “That’s a big chicken.” > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius** … No. Any other guesses? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/527 "2017-03-28T22:27:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No. Any other guesses? One of the Jurassic Park movies? ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/528 "2017-03-28T22:46:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > \*Goodfellas > \* > No. Any other guesses? The Hoboken Chicken Emergency? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/529 "2017-03-28T23:36:35Z")
**Sleeper**? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/530 "2017-03-28T23:47:51Z")
**Sleeper** (although the Prof. was right, too, the line also appears in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) in play: “They are gonna want you humble, General.” “I humble myself before God and there the list ends.” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/531 "2017-03-29T01:23:06Z")
I’m guessing on this one, as I don’t want to Google, but is it **Patton**? ---
**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:** [March 29, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/532 "2017-03-29T15:17:14Z")
Yes, I was thinking of _Sleeper_. Didn’t realize it was also in the\* Jimmy Neutron\* movie. If not _Patton_, maybe _A Bridge Too Far_? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/533 "2017-03-29T19:23:54Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’m guessing on this one, as I don’t want to Google, but is it > > **Patton**? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes, I was thinking of _Sleeper_. Didn’t realize it was also in the\* Jimmy Neutron\* movie. > > If not _Patton_, maybe _A Bridge Too Far_? Good guesses, but neither is right. Hint: A bit farther back in US History. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/534 "2017-03-29T20:46:59Z")
**The Alamo** “Did I NOT instruct that Box 5 was to be left empty?” ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/535 "2017-03-29T22:01:17Z")
**Phantom of the Opera** Oh, no. You don’t have to do French. I’m an American. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/536 "2017-03-31T00:26:00Z")
hint: James Coburn to Lee Merrick in '69 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/537 "2017-03-31T01:34:20Z")
**Hard Contract** “Major Gray, an actor… and Colonel Secord almost a senator… but Colonel Marlowe, you must be a professional soldier.” “No, prior to this current insanity I was a railroad engineer.” ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/538 "2017-03-31T01:47:27Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > “Major Gray, an actor… and Colonel Secord almost a senator… but Colonel Marlowe, you must be a professional soldier.” > > “No, prior to this current insanity I was a railroad engineer.” _The Horse Soldiers_ “Get your state troopers out here. I got something trapped in my barn.” ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/539 "2017-03-31T05:45:25Z")
**The Night of the Hunter**. “Freeeeeeeeeeeedoooooooooooooooooom!” (Hint: Mel Gibson’s first line in one movie, and his last line in another movie. Please give both.) ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/540 "2017-03-31T16:24:08Z")
Line line: **Braveheart** First line (a riff on his line in Braveheart) **Chicken Run** (although he was playing an American) “You may have hoodwinked everyone else in this backwater town, but you can’t fool me. _I_ listen to public radio!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978.md?page=28)