I love quotes from great scientists, philosophers and even politicians because they give you a little insight into the mind of those people. Literature aside for a second I have to admit many of my favorite quotes are from movies. Many times when my wife and I talk to each other when we are with other people we get strange looks because we have almost created a mini-language based on movie references. There are a few films like “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” that we can probably quote from beginning to end. Here are a few great scenes with those famous quote from movies you might remember as well. Feel free to add any of you favorite quotes from movies, television, or any other source for that matter.
The quotes in the battle between King Arthur and the black night in Monty Python and the Holy Grail are just too classic to pass up in a discussion of movie quotes.
Uncle Ruckus from Boondocks. (if you are easily offended you might not want to watch this compilation).
The famous “Far better place…” quote from a Tale of Two Cities with Ronald Coleman (I know I’m cheating because it’s about my favorite quote in literature as well because it demonstrates the height of human unselfishness in a selfish world).
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning” from Apocalypse Now. The problem was victory in Vietnam was just as elusive and short lived as that smell.
The most damaging mentality that still prevails in our culture. The “greed is good” speech from Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street.
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when I’m blue, these movies always make me smile:
Fred and Ginger
And Carmen Miranda!!!!
Airplane another movie with seemly infinite great quotes.
“I take it black, like my men.”
Totally.
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“And don’t call me Shirley!”
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“Go to ludicrous speed” “No one has gone to ludicrous speed!”
And
“where’s the white women?”
hint: both Mel Brooks movies
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Brooks is a genius. Period.
I’ll see you Hitler, and raise you Torqumada:
I hate to admit I love some corny films like Space Balls and Airplane.
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Space Balls?
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and
Blazing Saddles
One of my all time favorite movies. Aguirre the Wrath of God. The main character here seems strangely familiar:
You stumped me on this one.
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Jeez. There are so many; difficult to choose…
WORDS TO LIVE BY (?):
“All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buds, and I’m fine. ”
– Jeff Spicoli in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”
“How to deal with death is at least as important as how to deal with life.”
– Kirk in ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’
“Lord loves a workin’ man; don’t trust whitey; see a doctor and get rid of it.”
– “The Jerk”
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
– Spiderman
MEMORABLE:
“Made it, Ma! Top of the world!”
– “White Heat”
“Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!”
– Original “Planet of The Apes”
“My old man is a television repairman, he’s got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.”
– Jeff Spicoli in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”
“You can’t handle the truth.”
– The Colonel in “A Few Good Men”
“What we have here is a failure to communicate!”
– “Cool Hand Luke”
“All I have in this world are my balls and my word, and I don’t break them for anybody.” — Scarface
“Yippy-ki-yay mother-f*cka.”
– Die Hard
“Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
– The Dean in “Animal House”
“There are two types of people in the world – those with a gun, and those who dig. Now dig!”
– The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
“Ludicrous speed, now..!”
– Spaceballs
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
– Clemenza to Rocco in “The Godfather”
“It’s good to be the King”
– “History of The World – Part I”
“You ain’t leading but two things right now: Jack and Sh*t. And Jack just left town.”
– “Army Of Darkness ”
“Do you want my mouth?”
– Kristen Bell’s character in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
Excellent, UncleB!
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Great great list UncleB. I remember them all.
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Dreams designed by Dal
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Reminds me of this movie:
I still don’t know if I liked that movie or not.
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That’s hilarious!!!!
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That really was Dali, wasn’t it?
Gosh, Hollywood certainly had weird ideas of psychiatry back then, didn’t they?
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It made me realize that Dali was over-rated.
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Yeah, like every artist, Dali needs to be considered in the context of the time.
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Really?
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Salvadore Dali, is that who you are talking about?
Oh my gosh, I love me some Dali.
Having lived in Paris, we used to visit Dali museums frequently, especially at the Montemarte at Sacre Couer.
He was unique, that’s for sure, and a surrealist.
I love his work.
His very early stuff was kinda cool. Then he turned into a parody of himself.
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That was part of his surrealism.
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Well, it could have been my frequent visits to Amsterdam and the souvenirs we brought back from there before heading off to the Santre Pompidou.
That museum was a trip in every sense of the word.
Indeed.
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“I’ll think about that tomorrow.”
Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind. She gave me my life’s motto!
But there was never a better Scarlett than this brilliant actress:
Thanks for the laughs kesmarn!!!
Remeber this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYzuchDBvCs
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Oh, that is too funny!
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kes, that skit was truly brilliant! I still laugh.
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Is that Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman?
Oh, that show was so funny, if so.
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J’avaz, that was a was a scene, one of many, where Harvey Korman got the giggles! Confession from Tim Conway was he and Harvery tried to break each up. Tim always won
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You guessed it, javaz. Sorry, I should have subtitled it better!
It is Carol, with the curtain rod still in the dress.
“Ah saw it in the windah and ah jus’ couldn’t resist it!”
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Does anyone remember this TV show?
Dobie Gillis? No I don’t remember anything that gives away my age… heh heh heh
Do you remeber a movie Titled
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John Goldfarb Please Come Home?
Not really, but sort of -
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Do you remember the Kraft Theater and Shirley Booth in Come Back Little Sheba?
That was in black and white and only saw it once, but it has stuck with me all these years because it was such a sad play.
Same with Death of a Salesman with Lee J.Cobb.
TV back in them days was so much better than today, in a sense, do you agree?
Today we have to watch PBS to get those type of programs.
My better half and I always discuss how performers were true all around talents… It seems they all were trained in acting (drama and comedy) dancing and singing…
There are few like that nowadays but not many..
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Dobie Gillis– I never missed it! Maynard G. Crebs stole the show, and his wanna-be “girlfriend{, Sheila Something, has been a City Council member in LA for decades.
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Zelda.
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If I ever get another cat, I’m naming her Zelda.
What a cool name.
I can’t get off this blog, KQ! One of the best movies– Harold and Maude. here’s a quote I love:
“A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they
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Great scene. I loved Ruth Gordon. She played a great role in one of my favorite Colombo episodes.
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OMG, Cher, that takes me back.
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Am I wrong in remembering the soundtrack was Cat Stevens?
Yes– and a wonderful soundtrack too.
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Excellent British series, costarring Catherine Zeta Jones -- The Darling Buds of May -
My favorite British series of all time -- Agatha Christie’s Hercules Poirot starring David Suchet -
Awesome we’ve seen all the episodes of Poirot and have most on DVD. The BBC did a great series with Jeremy Brett at the same time as Sherlock Holmes. He was the best Holmes since Basil Rathbone. It’s sad Jeremy Brett died relatively young.
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We love British TV series, having lived in Paris for 2 years and we had cable and DSL there!!! (the company paid for it!)
I like the Wallander detective series on PBS now, even though they are too few.
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j’avaz, I liked the Wallander series. And yes, they showed too few. Thought maybe they took it off because some of the crime scenes might be a little to graphic for the PBS crowd.
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Did you ever watch or read “Rumple of the Bailey”?
Line from that one I heard for the first time was what he called his wife: “She, who must be obeyed.”
(my ex hated it when I called her that)
New Tricks is another great BBC crime series with some great old thespians.
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Some more classics…
Now Voyager
I can’t tell you how much I love Bette Davis movies.
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Two greats! Bette Davis eyes!
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Floyd in True Romance.
I can’t view vids because we have dialup, but you are making my movie list grow longer with your suggestions!
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“As Granpa Alphonse always said,”anything free is worth saving up for”
A Great Clip From Escanaba In Da Moonlight…
Awesome I almost missed it because the page turned.
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Yeah, baby -
I love every one of those– Baby!
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“Into ma belly!”
We love them all, too!
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