Wednesday, June 22, 2005

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

That ever famous movie quote according to the The American Film Institute is the number one movie quote of all time...at least counting the movies of the 20th Century. The quote comes at the closing movements of the 1939 Classic "Gone With The Wind" when Rhett Bulter (Clark Gable) is blut to a pleding Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) to come back to her arms.

Here is the rest of the Top 20

2. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse," "The Godfather," 1972.

3. "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am," "On the Waterfront," 1954.

4. "Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939. (For crying outloud Dorothy have you noticed that your in COLOR now??? :) How about playing "Money" by Pink Floyd as well )

5. "Here's looking at you, kid," "Casablanca," 1942.

6. "Go ahead, make my day," "Sudden Impact," 1983.

7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up," "Sunset Blvd.," 1950.

8. "May the Force be with you," "Star Wars," 1977. (Why didn't "I've Got a Bad Feeling about This;" make the 100 list??? This line has been quoted in EVERY Star Wars movie too.)

9. "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night," "All About Eve," 1950.

10. "You talking to me?" "Taxi Driver," 1976.

11. "What we've got here is failure to communicate," "Cool Hand Luke," 1967.

12. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," "Apocalypse Now," 1979.

13. "Love means never having to say you're sorry," "Love Story," 1970.

14. "The stuff that dreams are made of," "The Maltese Falcon," 1941. (Great Quote but when it comes to the Falcon...well looks for your dreams somewhere else)

15. "E.T. phone home," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," 1982.

16. "They call me Mister Tibbs!", "In the Heat of the Night," 1967.

17. "Rosebud," "Citizen Kane," 1941. (Know what that means people. You have to watch the whole movie to find out)

18. "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!", "White Heat," 1949.

19. "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!", "Network," 1976. (Thank Goodness for Talk Radio these days)

20. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," "Casablanca," 1942.

Here are some notable quoteables quote between 21 and 100. I don't list them all but they are real biggies and the ones I like a lot.

22. "Bond. James Bond," "Dr. No," 1962. (Keep in mind that was the first time we heard that one people)

23. "There's no place like home," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939. (Miss being in Black & White don't ya Dorothy as much as you miss Kansas??? Darn it was just dream...Or was it)

25. "Show me the money!", "Jerry Maguire," 1996. (Great statement when it comes to asking for the proof.)

28. "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By,'" "Casablanca," 1942 (Its NOT Play it "Again" Sam stupid)

31. "After all, tomorrow is another day!", "Gone With the Wind," 1939.

32. "Round up the usual suspects," "Casablanca," 1942.

33. "I'll have what she's having," "When Harry Met Sally...," 1989. (Damm your so good when you do. Want to spend some time in MY sack Sally??? Oh I'm am not Harry...damm :( )

35. "You're gonna need a bigger boat," "Jaws," 1975. (Indeed!!!)

36. "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!", "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," 1948.

37. "I'll be back," "The Terminator," 1984. (When Arnold said that it became it phrase he would use in other roles too)

39. "If you build it, he will come," "Field of Dreams," 1989.

40. "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get," "Forrest Gump," 1994.

41. "We rob banks," "Bonnie and Clyde," 1967. (Just don't say that to strangers. They might turn you to the cops)

43. "We'll always have Paris," "Casablanca," 1942. (Yep the movies upheld morals in those days. Like being faithful to your husband)

48. "Well, nobody's perfect," "Some Like It Hot," 1959. (Old Hat)

49. "It's alive! It's alive!", "Frankenstein," 1931. (When people play God, bad things can happen. More so to what was created. Frankie just wanted a friend)

50. "Houston, we have a problem," "Apollo 13," 1995. (How true that was.)

51. "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?", "Dirty Harry," 1971. (Don't want to mess Clint now do ya

52. "You had me at `hello,'" "Jerry Maguire," 1996. (Sometimes you need to tell people where you had them)

55. "La-dee-da, la-dee-da," "Annie Hall," 1977. (Wasn't that from a Sonny & Cher song???)

56. "A boy's best friend is his mother," "Psycho," 1960. (Except when Mother goes Psycho)

57. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good," "Wall Street," 1987. (You know what Mr. Stone as in Oliver. GREED IS GOOD YOU STINKING SOCIALIST!!!! I'll just make it a postitve. The goal to better yourself is what made America great. Take that away, and a country goes down the drain. I had to make a public policy statement on this one...back to the list)

58. "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," "The Godfather Part II," 1974. (How True that is)

59. "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again," "Gone With the Wind," 1939.

60. "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!", "Sons of the Desert," 1933. (I've got nothing to say)

61. "Say `hello' to my little friend!", "Scarface," 1983. (Lock n' Load)

62. "What a dump," "Beyond the Forest," 1949.

64. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!", "Dr. Strangelove," 1964.

65. "Elementary, my dear Watson," "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," 1929.

66. "Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape," "Planet of the Apes," 1968.

67. "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine," "Casablanca," 1942. (Love Stinks)

68. "Here's Johnny!", "The Shining," 1980. (...and his last name is not Carson)

69. "They're here!", "Poltergeist," 1982.

71. "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet!", "The Jazz Singer," 1927. (Regardless if this line was mistake it was for sure an Omen of what was to come regarding the sliver screen. First Talkie ya know.)

72. "No wire hangers, ever!", "Mommie Dearest," 1981. (Man I loved when Michael Savage used this regarding lefty women in high places)

76. "Hasta la vista, baby," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," 1991. (However that statement was used before T2 by other people. )

77. "Soylent Green is people!", "Soylent Green," 1973. (Better off not to know, especially if that is the only thing you can feed yourself with)

79. Striker: "Surely you can't be serious." Rumack: "I am serious ... and don't call me Shirley," "Airplane!", 1980. (No big lines from the Airport movies of the 70's which this mockery Airplane was based upon. Still deserves to be in the 100)

80. "Yo, Adrian!", "Rocky," 1976. (Key word here people is "Yo")

82. "Toga! Toga!", "National Lampoon's Animal House," 1978. (Come on people join the chant)

87. "Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!", "42nd Street," 1933. (Sounds like a person who would tell that to a Britney, Xtina, Etc.)

89. "Tell 'em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper," "Knute Rockne, All American," 1940. (Thanks Ronnie, for your vision in more ways than just a movie line)

90. "A martini. Shaken, not stirred," "Goldfinger," 1964. (Goldfinger was the first time we knew how Bond wanted his martini's done)

94. "I feel the need — the need for speed!", "Top Gun," 1986. (Just don't get caught)

97. "My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you," "Yankee Doodle Dandy," 1942. (It does not have be your family to use this quote. Your friends and parts of the body will do just fine.)

99. "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!", "The Wizard of Oz," 1939. (Please spare Toto...PLEASE!!!)

100. "I'm king of the world!", "Titanic," 1997. (Yea, Yea, Yea Jack you did Rose now shut up and go away)

So many quotes but I did not list them all, to see ALL the quotes Click right here Kid.

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