Unclear: is using the web to find source films allowed? Or memory only?

I guess you'd have to say using the web, because mine is from a fairly obscure film and actually a lyric from a song in it. I was kind of hoping that it would make someone interested in my little gem. If you Google my quote, the first hit will be the right answer. Bonus points if you know it outright, but there's probably about 3 guys on the board that would get this. Plus, this film is pretty genre specific to this board.

The Big Sleep

my turn- "Carburetors Man, that's what life is all about!"

might be a tricky one

Doh, I answered before my coffee. that's from the best Paul Williams movie ever, Phantom of the Paradise!(I almost said Two Lane Blacktop!)


"Yes, your attack dogs. Do they just attack people or can you get them to attack little dogs?..........Well, what if you starve them for a while?"

and from the same movie:

"GIVE THE BAG TO BOZO, DROP THE GUN, AND PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR."

I've made a new rule for myself, if I haven't seen the movie, I ain't gonna make a guess. BTW- Nice one on "POTP", great film, highly underrated.

Doh, I answered before my coffee. that's from the best Paul Williams movie ever, Phantom of the Paradise!(I almost said Two Lane Blacktop!)


"Yes, your attack dogs. Do they just attack people or can you get them to attack little dogs?..........Well, what if you starve them for a while?"

and from the same movie:

"GIVE THE BAG TO BOZO, DROP THE GUN, AND PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR."

Ordinary People...no, wait, Ruthless People.

Googled it and see I got it, cool. Okay...

"REBBER!"

(that's a guess - exact spelling is unknown - kinda rhymes with "webber")

Ordinary People...no, wait, Ruthless People.

You are correct sir!

Actually, I'm not gonna risk Jeff banning me again by quoting all of my favorite line from Ruthless People, but it starts with

"Debbie? I'm really sorry, but Debbie can't come to the phone right now..."

My favorite line in Ruthless People, and probably my favorite of any line in any movie, is:
"This may well be the stupidest person on the face earth. Perhaps we should shoot him."

LOL!!

Maybe I should have posted this as 'Most favorite MOVIE quotes'

One of mine is:

"You can't have Martians running all over Navada!"

Hint: from a Mel Brooks production (oh what a giveaway)

LOL!!

Maybe I should have posted this as 'Most favorite MOVIE quotes'

One of mine is:

"You can't have Martians running all over Navada!"

Mars Attacks

From one of the funnier movies nobody saw this year:


"So do you you type?"

"Yes sir, very fast"

Terrific, and shorthand?

"It is not a problem."

"Fantastic, well I have to tell you that you're by the far the most qualified person who's come in and.."

"May I ask you something, sir?"

"Why sure, anything."

"You aren't a Jew are you?"

From the same movie;

"You think I don't know comedy? I was the funniest guy in school! And the funniest guy in explosive device training!"

The reason I don't know the quote is because I didn't see the movie...... Sounds funny though.

The reason I don't know the quote is because I didn't see the movie...... Sounds funny though.

It's playing on one of the HDTV Channels, so someone else will see it eventually.

PM me, I'd like to know.

PM me, I'd like to know.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433116/

Wow, Talk about obscure! I didn't even know that movie existed!

Ah... That's on HBO or ShowTime right now.

Ah... That's on HBO or ShowTime right now.

I think it's Showtime & ShowtimeHD, I watched part of it yesterday before posting that, definately a must-see for fans of Albert Brooks and fans of smart subtle humor.

That picture is obscure even for an Albert Brooks film! (A man whose work I generally like, BTW.) Did it go straight to cable and home video?

That picture is obscure even for an Albert Brooks film! (A man whose work I generally like, BTW.) Did it go straight to cable and home video?

Not exactly. Sony decided not to release it theatrically fearing controversy, but somebody else did, briefly. The title alone panicked a lot of people, even though the reviews were very good. But it picked up a lot of fans on DVD, and some buzz for being Fred Thompson's last movie (playing himself) before he began flirting with a presidential run.

I like Brooks myself, almost none of of his movies he directed himself were big box office hits, but almost every one has a cult. I think this one will to.

A great line from a mediocre seventies western:

"The closer you get to Canada, the more things there are that will eat your horse."

Is that the one with Charles Bronson on the run?

Doh!! Just googled it.....Ummm... that's a great Movie!!! Especially when actor "a" sneaks up on actor "b" when he's asleep...and , you know....

A great line from a mediocre seventies western:

"The closer you get to Canada, the more things there are that will eat your horse."

And .... "Damn, I don't know why they had to put Canada all the way up here."

Mediocre!? The Missouri Breaks is one of my favorite movies of all time!

Ok. From another favorite movie of that era:

"I got scruples too, you know. You know what that is? Scruples?"

"No, I don't know what it is, but if you got 'em, it's a sure bet they belong to somebody else!"

And .... "Damn, I don't know why they had to put Canada all the way up here."

Mediocre!? The Missouri Breaks is one of my favorite movies of all time!

Ok. From another favorite movie of that era:

"I got scruples too, you know. You know what that is? Scruples?"

"No, I don't know what it is, but if you got 'em, it's a sure bet they belong to somebody else!"



I actually like "Breaks" a lot better now than when I paid to see it in a theater then. But I love Randy Quad's delivery of the "The closer you get to Canada, the more things there are that will eat your horse." line.

Paper Moon. My mom took me to see it twice.

Since we're doing seventies movies:

"That's OK with me."

(I know this is a generic line, but the film's main character says it thru out the movie till the end, when he decides otherwise and shoots his best friend)

"You see, in a world where elephants are pursued by flying men, people are just naturally going to want to get high." (last line of a monologue, from a criminally neglected great movie.

Don't know that one, but it sounds like a great opening line for a trailer voice-over!

"You see, in a world where elephants are pursued by flying men, people are just naturally going to want to get high." (last line of a monologue, from a criminally neglected great movie.

One of my favorites too!

Well, if you know the title of dreamer 2.0's quote, spit it out, Scott!

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? Total guess.....

Who'll Stop the Rain, it just came out on DVD a few months ago. One of the best cast movies ever with great work from Nick Nolte, Michael Moriarty, Tuesday Weld, Richard Masur, Renko from Hill St Blues, and Ray Sharkey.

The source book, Dog Soldiers is pretty fantastic too. The movie has a lot of the same themes as Traffic, but is about a gazillion times more effective, and entertaining.

Who'll Stop the Rain, it just came out on DVD a few months ago.

OOH! Seriously? Ah, man, you just made my day! I've still got the pan&scan VHS.

Yeah, I love that movie. Nolte is awesome in one of his early film, roles, Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe...

“Let me tell you the latest: Military Command has decided that elephants are enemy agents because they carry supplies to the Viet Cong. So now we’re stampeding elephants and gunning them down from the air. Of course I filed a suitably outraged story about it. And that was my last one. I have no more cheap morals to draw from all this death. So I’ve taken action…I’ve started something here that I can’t stop, and it’s the right thing, I know. You see, in a world where elephants are pursued by flying men, people are just naturally going to want to get high.”

"Don't fold on me, Marge."

OOH! Seriously? Ah, man, you just made my day! I've still got the pan&scan VHS.


Sadly, you can find it in the bargain bin at Wallyworld for $4.99 right next to the big display of Will Farrell movies for $19.99.

Sadly, you can find it in the bargain bin at Wallyworld for $4.99 right next to the big display of Will Farrell movies for $19.99.


Ouch! :cry: This movie begs to be discovered still.

"They have an afterworld of their own."

"They have no concept of one."

" Annuka told me they believe that in the forest at night the dead can see. The souls of men hunt the souls of animals."

"Is that what she told you? It is childish, Daniel."

" Is it harder to believe in than Paradise where we all sit on clouds and look at God?"

"They have an afterworld of their own."

"They have no concept of one."

" Annuka told me they believe that in the forest at night the dead can see. The souls of men hunt the souls of animals."

"Is that what she told you? It is childish, Daniel."

" Is it harder to believe in than Paradise where we all sit on clouds and look at God?"

Black Robe. I haven't seen it, but I enjoyed the user comment at IMDb.

Here's an easy one: "In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again."

Too easy, really. Being There. Chance the gardener could have guessed that one!

This one shouldn't be too hard:

"Wow, this place sure is crawling with celebrities. I'm the only person here I never heard of!"

"Wow, this place sure is crawling with celebrities. I'm the only person here I never heard of!"

Shirley MacClaine in Sweet Charity.


From a Seventies movie that takes place in the Sixties:


"Are you a homosexual?

"Well, I guess I am. I wrote it down, "Homosexual Tendencies: Yes." Yes."

"Well, then you're just gonna love it in the United States Army. There's lots of men there. And they get real close in foxholes and tanks, and in combat. Get him out of here and process him in the Marine Corps!"

"If you send me to Vietnam, I'll, I'll just die!"

"If he fires one, I'll fire one"

"Fire one!"

Shirley MacClaine in Sweet Charity.


From a Seventies movie that takes place in the Sixties:


"Are you a homosexual?

"Well, I guess I am. I wrote it down, "Homosexual Tendencies: Yes." Yes."

"Well, then you're just gonna love it in the United States Army. There's lots of men there. And they get real close in foxholes and tanks, and in combat. Get him out of here and process him in the Marine Corps!"

"If you send me to Vietnam, I'll, I'll just die!"

I think it was Big Wednesday, but Alices Restaurant and The Boys in Company C are likely contenders too.

I think it was Big Wednesday, but Alices Restaurant and The Boys in Company C are likely contenders too.

Yep. Big Wednesday.

"If he fires one, I'll fire one"

"Fire one!"The Bedford Incident. An underrated Cold War thriller with excellent performances by Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier.

Although that quote taken out of context sounds like it could be from The Three Stooges!

Oh, that's right, my turn:

"What's a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic setting like this?"

Blazing Saddles


"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men"

willy wonka and the chocolate factory...

gotta think of a quote...

oh...got it...its an easy one though...

"come back here...im not through with you yet!"

"what are you gonna do...bleed on me?!"

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail". :D

Gotta think of one....

"come back here...im not through with you yet!"

"what are you gonna do...bleed on me?!"

It's a great line, but given the number of hemo-transmitted diseases, bleeding on someone can be an actual threat...

OK, I'm at work right now and can't acess IMDb. I've got thoughts on a line or two, but don't remember the exact line. As such, I'll pass on my chance to Jose' since I see that he's online right now. :)

Oh, fine, put me on the spot... let's see:

"That's no moon"

No wait, that's too easy...

"Nice beaver"

"Thank you, I just had it stuffed"

No, that's still too easy...

"You know how I know you're gay? You listen to Coldplay"

No, no, no... um...

"Franks and beans"

There, much better. A little arcane, but...

Oh, fine, put me on the spot... let's see:

"That's no moon"

No wait, that's too easy...

"Nice beaver"

"Thank you, I just had it stuffed"

No, that's still too easy...

"You know how I know you're gay? You listen to Coldplay"

No, no, no... um...

"Franks and beans"

There, much better. A little arcane, but...
No one's guessed yet?

Isn't that from THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY?