Quote Me On That

Tuesday night, CBS aired AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movie Quotes. It was one of the most enjoyable programs I can remember watching in a really long time. In case you missed it, Clark Gable's "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from "Gone With the Wind" was the number one quote which is next to impossible to argue against. For the most part, the list was great. There were a few quotes that I thought could have been left out and some that could have been added. But, to be honest, the people who chose the quotes are more qualified than I am.

Some highlights for me were the following quotes:

#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." Marlon Brando "On the Waterfront"

#8 "May the Force be with you." Harrison Ford "Star Wars"

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

#21 "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." Anthony Hopkins "The Silence of the Lambs"

#45 "Stella! Hey, Stella!" Marlon Brando "A Streetcar Named Desire"

#51 "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" Clint Eastwood "Dirty Harry"

#57 "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good." Michael Douglas "Wall Street"

#72 "No wire hangers, ever!" Faye Dunaway "Mommie Dearest"

#92 "Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac...It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!" Bill Murray "Caddyshack"


Here are some of the quotes that I thought could have been omitted to make room for some others:

#100 "I'm king of the world" Leo DeCaprio "Titanic" (James Cameron's Oscar acceptance speech alone should have kept this off of the list)

#98 "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" Patrick Swayze "Dirty Dancing"

#96 "Snap out of it!" Cher "Moonstruck" (Any movie involving Cher & Nicholas Cage should be burned)

#76 "Hasta La Vista, Baby" Arnold Schwarzenegger "Terminator 2" Ridiculous

#30 "I want to be alone" Greta Garbo "Grand Hotel"

#47 "Shane. Shane. Come Back!" "Shane" Not that great

#42 "Plastics." "The Graduate"

Here are some quotes that I think could have replaced those:

"Wax on, wax off." Pat Morita "The Karate Kid" Everybody knows it!

"Luke, I am your father" Darth Vader "The Empire Strikes Back" The shock heard 'round the universe!

"You'll shoot your eye out!" Everyone but Ralphie "A Christmas Story"

"You're so money!" Vince Vaughn "Swingers"

"We're on a mission from God." Dan Akroyd "The Blues Brothers"

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!" John Belushi "Animal House"

"Yeah, well....sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand." Paul Newman "Cool Hand Luke"

Those are just some favorites of mine that I think could have made the list. There are some quotes that I enjoy but I know would not be good enough for this list. I love a lot of the quotes from "Stripes" and "Strange Brew". I was disappointed not to see any Chevy Chase quotes in the list. The Fletch movies and Vacation movies could have provided some ammo. It's interesting to imagine what quotes will be on lists like this 50 years from now. Maybe we'll see some from "Napoleon Dynamite". That whole movie is a quote. I just hope Keanu's "I know Kung Fu" from the "Matrix" never shows up on a list like this, or any Keanu quote for that matter. Another quote I hope to never see on such a list is James Vanderbeek telling his dad, "I don't want your life!" from "Varsity Blues".
I've really enjoyed thinking about quoteable movies since watching the program Tuesday night. Please feel free to post some of your favorite quotes or opinions on the list.



"Me and my brother, Doug, always said that drowning in beer is like Heaven, eh. Now he's not here. I got two soakers. This isn't Heaven! This sucks!" Rick Moranis in "Strange Brew"