One of the most memorable things about movies, and tv, is dialogue. You can go to your grave knowing all of the best lines of cinema.
Who hasn't spent hours in parking lots of bars, drunk, replaying the dialogue of the classics of Hollywood?
A film can look look gorgeous, but the words, the words make it all come together. Maybe I'm biased.
Great dialogue and memorable quotes are what keep us coming back. Our chance to relive, reenact and be a part of the story.
RedditorNo_Housing_4819wanted everyone to share some of our most memorable film moments, they asked:
"What's your favorite movie quote?"
"Flames. Flames, on the side of his face... heaving, burning flames." -CLUE
GENIUS! I'll never not be able to act along when I watch. I love you Madeline Kahn.
The Lego Movie
lego batman GIFGiphy"I think I got it. But just in case… tell me the whole thing again I wasn’t listening." ~ WTFrickFrackCadillac
"What, do you think a spaceship is just gonna appear out of- are you kidding me?!" ~ CaptainSkips
Unforgiven
"Sir, you are a cowardly son of a *itch! You just shot an unarmed man!"
"He should've armed himself if he's gonna decorate his saloon with my friend!" ~ Axenroth187
"I like:"
“ It's a hell of a thing, killin' a man. You take all he's got... and all he's ever gonna have.”
“Well, I guess they had it comin’”
“We all have it comin', Kid.” ~ bolerobell
Superbad
"They literally stopped me from eating foods that were shaped like d**ks. No hot dogs, no popsicles... You know how many foods are shaped like d**ks? The best kinds." ~ MOTHER_UN*UCKER
"How old are you, McLovin?"
"Old enough..."
"Old enough for what? "
"To party..." ~ SaAvilez
The Hobbit
"Honestly out of all the hobbit quotes this one from the movie, not the book, gives me the greatest swelling of emotions:"
"Galadriel: Mithrandir, why the halfling?"
"Gandalf: Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? I don't know. Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage." ~ cowabungaboogaloo
The Strangest 'Wrong Number' Stories | George Takei’s Oh Myyy
Before we all had caller ID, wrong numbers phone calls were commonplace. But now that almost everyone screens their calls, it's wrong number texts that have ...THE INCREDIBLES
The Incredibles Disney GIFGiphy“He starts monologuing! He starts this prepared speech about how feeble I am to him, how my defeat is inevitable, and the world will soon be his, yada yada yada, he’s yammering! I mean the guy has me on a platter, and he won’t shut up!” ~ Dazzling_Realties
"Evil Willow: And there is no one in the world who has the power to stop me now."
"Giles: I'd like to test that theory."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show). Brilliant! If you know... you KNOW!
T2
film fire GIF by Lionsgate Home EntertainmentGiphy"I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle."
"https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ45RU2Xty0". ~ 11B-1P-CIB
Weathering With You
"A hero would sacrifice you for the world but a villain would sacrifice the world for you." ~ I_Love_Small_Breasts
"His selfish desire to be with an ACTUAL GODDESS. I love how complex and big but also intimate and sad the romance in this movie was. He was a villain for sure, but also my heart was breaking for them the whole movie. I wouldn't have been any happier if he was a hero; everyone would have lost." ~ WinsomeWombat
The Naked Gun
"Who are you? And how'd you get in here?"
"I'm the locksmith, and I'm a locksmith." ~ parallel_jay
"This is quintessential Nielsen. Great joke, perfect delivery." ~ ivanparas
Blade Runner
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” ~ uckitillbeanunicor
"Humanizes an antagonist that we had previously thought to be completely inhuman. I don't think Blade Runner would be the same without these lines." ~ absolutelyfree2
Network
Mad As Hell Quote GIF by Top 100 Movie Quotes of All TimeGiphy“I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” ~ UpperUnderstanding77
"One of the criticisms of Chayefsky's screenplay was that it was too cynical and unrealistic. In hindsight it almost seems quaint." ~ DaBake
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Curious to hear examples of what this might be, Redditor standardgenre45 asked:
"What’s something that people turn into their whole personality?"
We can lose sight of ourselves when heavily influenced by another individual or a group of people.
Influenced By Devotion
"Politicians they follow."
– mrivkees
Era-Specific Like-Minded Individuals
"The generation they're born in."
– TheodoreBurgessL
We Like, We Follow
"‘Girl bosses’/MLM cult engagers"
"And social media."
– wanesandwaves
People can take on the characteristics that apply to their environments.
Location-Based Personality
"Here in the Netherlands people who live in Amsterdam base their personality on Amsterdam."
– kood_gid
When In Colorado
"People move to Colorado and Colorado becomes their personality. They buy a jeep or Subaru and start wearing Chaco’s, and plaster Mountain Life all over everything they own."
– peachesinyogurt
Claiming Ownership Of The State
"Not only that, but 'Colorado native' is a whole thing too. I've met many people who have nothing to talk about except how bitter they are that people keep moving in and how much better it was when they were kids."
– arardvark
What The Canadian Said
"It’s that way for a lot of major cities around the world. Here in Canada each province’s capital city has a bunch of people basing their personality off of it."
– SegaNaLeqa
The Thing About Major American Cities
"Lots of New Yorkers (City not state) guilty of this too. But it’s not just them. Los Angelinos, San Francisans, Chicago and DC are guilty too. Texans are probably the worst about it, especially the further they get away from Texas, then you’ve got people from Austin who are like the elitist Texans, they’re like the oddest mix of hippie and redneck. They often pride themselves on the hippie and denounce the redneck while still obviously being one."
– serene_brutality
Things having to do with money can be an obsession and really take over the essence of a person.
Living Work Or Work For A Living?
"Their job."
– CassiopeiaDwarf
Value Of Conversation
"Or just money in general. I worked with a guy who only ever talked about what things were worth, mostly vehicles. What he was thinking about buying. How much he could sell something for. The trades he wanted to make. How much our customers made. What motorbike he bought before from a guy on the street we happened to be on and what it's worth. That's all. It was annoying as f'k. Any conversation at all, you could be talking about your grandma, and he immediately tries to change the subject to value. It was literally the only small talk he knew. The fact he was poor just made it sad."
– Kossimer
Just Cut The Pricetag
"Omg my husband is kind of like this and as much as I love him, it's so frustrating. I'm just not all about money. We don't need to tell the kids how much their gifts cost. Idk. It makes me a little nuts."
– bohemianlikeu24
Power Of Money
"True, I lived it twice. First time I was a young, driven, ladder climber. Second I was a greedy, grab All the Cheeto’s before everything goes to pot… then when it did in 2008, financial collapse happened, I became lost. I’d let 95% of my identity become my job when it disappeared so did I. Took over a year to get my head right."
– DanMittaul
Ever been told that you're turning into one of your parents?
That's another phrase often uttered, especially by a sibling who sees that you have slowly taken on the characteristics and idiosyncrasies of your mom or dad.
Learned behavior or genes?
Could be either or both. What do you think?
