The Tuesday List - 50 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time

American Film Institute ^ | May 6, 2014

[Scoutmaster]

This does reflect my opinion. Lines are now open for comment.

Today's thoughts:

• The list was compiled by AFI in 2005, so newer movies are not included. What's missing from this list?
• Check the link for quotes #51-#100 to see if your favorite is included. (Yes, ". . . and don't call me Shirley" is included at #79)
• Six of AFI's Top 100 Movie Quotes (and five of the top 50) come from Casablanca. Nine of the Top 100 quotes come from Humphrey Bogart movies.
• FR's most used movie quote, Capt. Renault's "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here' didn't make the Top 100 list. FR's first or second most-quoted movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail ("A moose once bit my sister"; "I got better"; African and European sparrows and coconuts; the Frenchman at the Castle; the 'girls' at Camelot; "Bring out your dead!/I'm not dead yet!"; shrubberies; the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch; "It's only a flesh wound!"; Dennis the peasant; etc.) didn't make the list of the Top 100 quotes.

What's missing from the list?

[Gaffer]

Come on now....where in the heck is “I’ll be back?”

[NonValueAdded]

"Say hello to my little friend"

If the list omitted that, it is a pretty lame list.

[Resolute Conservative]

Put her in charge! From Aliens.

[GreenAccord]

No Carl the greenskeeper quotes, and no ‘Lighten up, Francis’ so this list is suspect right out of the gate.

[Gaffer]

My all time favorite quote, or exchange of quotes is:

“Who am I?” [pause, pause] “Who AM I?”

“Heisenberg” [sheepishly whispered]

“You’re goddam right!”

[petercooper]

“It could be worse. It could be raining.”

Young Frankenstein

[Mouton]

One of my favorites has been: “depends on what you think a real cowboy is” Urban Cowboy, John Travolta.

One more: Greed is good....Michael Douglas, Wall Street

[TexasCajun]

Are you kidding me.

"...So You're The One?" Top Gun

Answer: "Yes Ma'am!"

[Datom]

Crying! There’s no crying in baseball.

[caver]

#37

[Buckeye McFrog]

“You can’t arrest these boys, they’re folk heroes!”
“They’re criminals!”
“Well, most folk heroes started out as criminals.”

(Paul Newman in Slapshot)

“We have a blind date with destiny, and it looks like
she’s just ordered the lobster!”

(William H. Macy in Mystery Men)

[Scoutmaster]

#37

[IYAS9YAS]

Come on now....where in the heck is “I’ll be back?”

# 37 on the list.

[Excellence]

Anything from Blazing Saddles.

[ShadowAce]

“If you had seen the things I’ve seen with your eyes.”

[Scoutmaster]

"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!"

#92

[ShadowAce]

It’s #37

[dangerdoc]

I have a confession to make, I am not left handed.

[Scoutmaster]

#61. You guys need to check the link for #51=#100.