# 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:** 29
**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:** [April 3, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/561 "2017-04-03T14:46:08Z")
**Stripes** “Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I’m going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome.” ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/562 "2017-04-03T19:52:03Z")
**Life Aquatic** “What about love?” “Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate.” ---
**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:** [April 4, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/563 "2017-04-04T02:36:28Z")
**The Devil’s Advocate** (disturbing movie, but Al Pacino is a hell of a Satan) “You touch me… he dies. If you’re not in the air in thirty seconds… he dies. You come back in… he dies.” ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/564 "2017-04-04T02:47:03Z")
Escape from New York. Fame? Now that’s an empty purse. Count it, go broke. Eat it, go hungry. Seek it, and go mad. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/565 "2017-04-04T12:49:34Z")
**Krull** “You’re walking away from history, Alex! History! Did Chris Columbus say he wanted to stay home? No! What if the Wright Brothers thought that only birds should fly? And did Goloca think the Yulus were too ugly to save?” “Who’s Galoca?” “Nevermind.” “Look, Centauri, I’m not any of those guys. I’m just a kid from a trailer park.” “If that’s what you think, then that’s all you’ll ever be.” ---
**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:** [April 4, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/566 "2017-04-04T13:01:17Z")
**The Last Starfighter** “So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There’s more to life than a little money, you know. Don’tcha know that? And here ya are, and it’s a beautiful day. Well. I just don’t understand it.” ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/567 "2017-04-04T13:04:29Z")
The Last Starfighter “There was no way I was gonna walk around this place with my dork hanging out!” ---
**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:** [April 4, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/568 "2017-04-04T14:31:39Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **The Last Starfighter** > > “So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There’s more to life than a little money, you know. Don’tcha know that? And here ya are, and it’s a beautiful day. Well. I just don’t understand it.” > [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > The Last Starfighter > “There was no way I was gonna walk around this place with my dork hanging out!” **Fargo** **Heavy Metal** “I’m a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!” ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/569 "2017-04-05T14:34:29Z")
**Funny Girl** “I feel like a bootlegger’s wife!” ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/570 "2017-04-05T14:38:34Z")
**It’s a Wonderful Life** “Don’t call me tiny.” ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/571 "2017-04-05T15:09:31Z")
**Star Trek III: The Search for Spock** “_You’re_ excited? Feel these nipples!” ---
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/572 "2017-04-05T15:19:52Z")
“You, You’re ok, this one? Real fuckin’ ugly” ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/573 "2017-04-05T16:36:38Z")
**They Live** Terribly underrated film. _That’s right, Mrs Rogo. The Greek God Poseidon. God of storms, tempests, earthquakes and other miscellaneous natural disasters. Quite an ill-tempered fellow._ ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/574 "2017-04-05T18:01:44Z")
**The Poseidon Adventure** There are families who live out their entire lives without a single thing of interest happening to them. I’ve always envied those families. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/575 "2017-04-05T18:23:52Z")
**Prince of Tides** “You know something? When you kill yourself, it’s a homicide, so they do an autopsy. They’ll get a knife. They start here. They’re gonna split her open. Up here they use shears. Shears, for Christ’s sake! Oh, goddamn you!” Note: from one of my all-time favorite movies ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/576 "2017-04-05T23:02:41Z")
**Absence of Malice** “This way, ladies and gentlemen, this way. Right up on this platform. The world’s greatest novelty. The Pronkwonk Twins! Elwood and Brentwood. Elwood is ten minutes older than Brentwood and has been in a hurry ever since. Ladies and gentlemen, Brentwood is the smallest giant in the world, whilst his brother, Elwood, is the largest midget in the world. They baffle science.” ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/577 "2017-04-06T05:05:38Z")
**You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man**. “KILLING TIME?! It’s bad enough _wasting_ time without killing it.” ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/578 "2017-04-06T17:37:40Z")
**The Phantom Tollbooth** “The good ones screw you, the bad ones screw you, and the rest don’t know how to screw you.” ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/579 "2017-04-06T22:46:57Z")
**Sex and the City**. “My God. Do you know what this means? It means that THIS DAMN THING doesn’t work AT ALL!” ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/580 "2017-04-06T23:11:27Z")
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