Posted on 11/18/2004 8:19:10 AM PST by Mad Dawgg
THE MOST MEMORABLE PHRASES FROM FILM CELEBRATED IN EIGHTH ANNUAL AFI/CBS TELEVISION EVENT
"Here's Looking at You, Kid," "Show Me the Money!" "I'll be Back" and Hundreds More Vie for the Title of "Movie Quote of The Century"
LOS ANGELES, November 17, 2004-The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced that AFI's 100 Years . . . 100 Movie Quotes will be the theme for AFI's eighth annual celebration of 100 years of American movies.
AFI'S 100 Years . . . 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases will count down America's 100 greatest lines of dialogue spoken in the movies, as chosen by experts of the motion picture community, in a three-hour television event on the CBS Television Network in June 2005.
Last year's special, AFI's 100 Years . . . 100 Songs, was the most popular AFI special in the series to date, winning the night handily and coming in third for the week with an 8.3 household rating and a 14 share, representing a 66% ratings advantage over its nearest competitor. Due to its popularity, CBS rebroadcast the special on August 13, 2004.
Each year, the AFI program has garnered considerable attention from movie lovers around the world. Previous programs within this series have included AFI 100 Years...100 Movies (1998), . . . 100 Stars (1999), . . . 100 Laughs (2000), . . . 100 Thrills (2001), . . . 100 Passions (2002), . . . 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) and . . . 100 Songs (2004).
"Great movie quotes become part of our cultural vocabulary," stated AFI's Director and CEO Jean Picker Firstenberg. "When you consider that any phrase from American film is eligible, you realize this is our most subjective topic to date. We expect nothing less than a war of words as we re-ignite interest in classic American movies."
For the eighth consecutive year, the primetime special will be executive produced and directed by Gary Smith; executive produced for AFI by former AFI Board chair Frederick S. Pierce; and produced by Dann Netter and Bob Gazzale. SFM Entertainment LLC is the distributor of the program. Past sponsors of the series have included General Motors, Pepsi, Johnson & Johnson, Best Buy, Anheuser-Busch, Colgate-Palmolive and all major motion picture companies.
About the Jury Process
Today, AFI distributed a ballot with 400 nominated movie quotes to a jury of over 1,500 leaders from the creative community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers), critics and historians.
This year, the jury will be asked to choose up to 100 movie quotes from a comprehensive list, including entries such as "Here's lookin' at you, kid" (CASABLANCA), "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" (GONE WITH THE WIND), "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?" (SHE DONE HIM WRONG), "May the Force be with you" (STAR WARS), "Houston, we have a problem" (APOLLO 13), "Snap out of it!" (MOONSTRUCK), "You can't handle the truth!" (A FEW GOOD MEN), "I'll be back" (THE TERMINATOR) and "Show me the money!" (JERRY MAGUIRE).
Due to the extensive number of memorable movie lines in American film, jurors may also write in votes for up to five quotes that may not already appear on the ballot.
The jurors have been asked to consider the following criteria in making their selections:
MOVIE QUOTE
A statement, phrase or brief exchange of dialogue spoken in an American film.* (Lyrics from songs are not eligible.)
CULTURAL IMPACT
Movie Quotes that viewers use in their own lives and situations; circulating through popular culture, they become part of the national lexicon.
LEGACY
Movie Quotes that viewers use to evoke the memory of a treasured film, thus ensuring and enlivening its historical legacy.
*AFI defines an American film as an English language motion picture with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States. Additionally, only Movie Quotes from feature-length American films released before January 1, 2004, will be considered. AFI defines a feature-length film as a motion picture of narrative format that is typically over 60 minutes in length.
Interesting Facts about the Ballot
Chronologically, the ballot spans from 1927-with the first full-length sound film, THE JAZZ SINGER: "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet!"-to 2002 and "My precious" from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS.
CASABLANCA has seven quotes in AFI's ballot, making it the most represented film.
THE WIZARD OF OZ is the second most represented film with six quotes.
Humphrey Bogart has 10 quotes on the ballot, the most represented male actor. Al Pacino and the Marx Brothers follow with six quotes each and Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, James Stewart and Jack Nicholson are all represented with five quotes each. Funnymen Woody Allen, Peter Sellers and Mike Myers each have four quotes represented.
Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Judy Garland and Vivien Leigh each have four memorable movie quotes on the ballot.
Billy Wilder is the top represented writer with 13 quotes, some co-written with I.A.L. Diamond, Charles Brackett and Raymond Chandler. Frances Ford Coppola has nine quotes represented, with seven coming from THE GODFATHER Trilogy. Mario Puzo, Coppola's collaborator on THE GODFATHER trilogy, has a total of eight quotes. Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch each have seven quotes (all from CASABLANCA), followed by Woody Allen with six and Cameron Crowe, William Goldman and Stanley Kubrick with five quotes each.
1939 is the most represented year with 19 movie quotes. 1942 has 17 quotes and 1980 has 12.
What would you do if you had a million dollars?"
"Two Girls at the same time!"
More classic lines from Office space. I can't believe I forgot about that movie.
"Ain't that a daisy."
LOL!!!
Thanks
My entries (not in otder of preference):
"If she's looking for more alimony, she's in real trouble this time, because I got myself so broke, I couldn't get outta sight if it took a quarter to go around the world."
---Clint Eastwood, Heartbreak Ridge
"You have to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'...Well, do ya, PUNK?"
---Clint Eastwood, Magnum Force (I think)
"Get away from her, you b****!!!"
---Sigourney Weaver, Aliens
"The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.”
---Darth Vader, Return of the Jedi
“Snakes…why’d it have to be snakes?”
---Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark
“If that tape showed a nice, happy, peaceful crowd of demonstrators, we’d be watching it right now, wouldn’t we?”
---Tommy Lee Jones, Rules of Engagement
“This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy. And it makes a distinctive sound when fired at you…so remember it.”
---Clint Eastwood, Heartbreak Ridge
“He is interested in two things: making you afraid of it, and telling you who’s to blame for it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections.”
---Michael Douglas, The American President
“Foul-mouthed? F*** you, man.”
---Eddie Murphy, Beverly Hills Cop
“You want to talk about ‘free speech’? Let’s see you acknowledge a man, whose words make your blood boil, who’s standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs, that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.”
--Michael Douglas, The American President
“They say that golf and sex are two things you don’t have to be good at to enjoy.”
---Kevin Costner, Tin Cup
“Yeah, boss, you’d bury yourself alive just to prove you could handle a shovel.”
---Cheech Marin, Tin Cup
“What we do now, echoes into eternity. Strength and honor.”
---Russell Crowe, Gladiator
“This may be the Commander-in-Chief’s Navy…but this is my boat; and all I ask is that you keep up with me. And if you can’t…that stinging sensation you’ll feel in the seat of your pants…will be my boot in your ass!”
---Gene Hackman, Crimson Tide
“A word of advice, Mr. Hunter. If you ever want to have your own boat someday, the very worst thing you could do…is worry about yourself, or try to please me. I can’t stand save-a**es, and I won’t abide kiss-a**es. You keep your priorities straight—your mission, and your men.”
--Gene Hackman, Crimson Tide
“Master Chief…suck my ***k!”
---Demi Moore, G.I. Jane
“You’re gonna get what you want, Lieutenant. Let’s just see if you’ll want what you’re gonna get.”
--Commanding Officer, G.I. Jane
“If you were really like everyone else, Lieutenant…I suspect…we wouldn’t be making statements…about not making statements.”
---Commanding Officer, G.I. Jane
“If I were human, I believe my response would be…’go to hell’.”
---Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
“Attitude reflect(s) leadership…Captain.”
---Julius, Remember the Titans
“No, Mr. Bond—I expect you to die!”
---Goldfinger
“You needn’t worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that’s what you’ll receive.”
---Princess Leia, Star Wars
“Lewis, we’ve had Presidents who were beloved, who couldn’t find a coherent sentence…with two hands and a flashlight.”
---Michael Douglas, The American President.
“It appears to me…that you want to skip the arraignment process, go directly to trial, skip that…and get a dismissal. Well, I’m not about to revamp the entire judicial process, just because you find yourself in the UNIQUE position…of defending clients…who say they didn’t do it.”
---Fred Gwynne, My Cousin Vinny
“Figures…only a toon would be crazy enough to come up with that ‘freeway’ idea.”
---Bob Hoskins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
“Hey, what the hell are we ‘sposed to use, man…harsh language?”
--Pvt. Frost, Aliens
“I like to keep this handy…for close encounters.”
---Cpl. Hicks, Aliens.
“Mr. Mason will run point for us; Lt. Shepherd will be at his hip. You breathe, he breathes with you. You pi$$, he helps.”
---Cmdr. Anderson, The Rock
“I’m not doin’ this ‘cause I wanna take long showers with you a$$holes! And I don’t want to get my head blown off in some faraway land, because you don’t ‘habla’, comprende?”
---Clint Eastwood, Heartbreak Ridge
“Marines are fightin’ men, sir. They shouldn’t be sittin’ around on their sorry a$$es filling out request forms for equipment they should already have.”
---Clint Eastwood, Heartbreak Ridge
“Whacking…I’m great at whacking.”
---Harrison Ford, Witness
“You be careful out there among them English.”
---Eli Lapp, Witness
“Wacko…is that a technical term?”
---Bruce Wayne, Batman Forever
“Your use of language has altered since our arrival. It is currently laced with, shall we say, more colorful metaphors…’double dumb a$$ on you, and so forth.”
---Spock, “Star Trek IV
“There is an old Vulcan proverb: ‘only Nixon could go to China.”
---Spock, Star Trek VI
“What are ye standin’ around for? Do ye not know a jailbreak when ya see one?”
---Scotty, Star Trek V
“You have to learn…WHY things work on a starship.”
---Adm. Kirk, Star Trek II
“Jim, you proceed from a false assumption. I am a Vulcan. I have no ego to bruise.”
---Spock, Star Trek II
“I’m standing here in pieces, and you’re having delusions of grandeur!”
“I’m out of it for a little while, and everyone’s having delusions of grandeur!”
C3PO, The Empire Strikes Back; Han Solo, Return of the Jedi
“R2D2, you know better than to trust a strange computer.”
C3PO, The Empire Strikes Back
“Why, you stuck up…half-witted…scruffy-looking…NERF HERDER!”
---Princess Leia, The Empire Strikes Back
“Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral. I want that ship, not excuses.”
---Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back
Well the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us, far as I'm concerned. I'd like a chance t' shoot at a educated man once in my life.
Hooper.
"I don't like my job, so i don't think I'm gonna go anymore."
"Col. Willie Sharpe, United States Air Force, requesting permission to shake the hand of the daughter of the bravest man I ever knew."
Not a funny line, but a great one.
Thank you. I feel much better now.
Great Fish Called Wanda Lines.
I'm still partial to Blazing Saddles though:
"Five Schnitzen Gruebens is my limit!. Awf Freidenzain baby."
"Qualifications?"
"Rape, murder, arson, and rape."
"You said rape twice."
"I like rape."
"This woman, who looked as fertile as the Tennessee Valley, her womb was a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase."
"I'll be taking these Huggies... and whatever you got there in the register."
SD
Movies that lack unnecessary dialog:
Fist full of Dollars
Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
"It's naht ah toomah."
Fifth Element.
Everett, what's a brain trust?"
"Is you is, or is you aint, my constituency??"
"Hey, mister, there's a fella in there that'll give you ten dollars to sing into a can."
"I ain't here to sing into a can ya dumb cracker! I'm mass communicatin'!!"
Well, this place is a geographical oddity - 2 weeks from everywhere!"
"We....thought you.....was a toad!"
"But the governor gave us a pardon! It went out on the radio!"
"Ain't got no radio, boys"
"I'm a Dapper Dan man!"
Sandy: Carl I want you to kill all the gophers on the golf course.
Carl Spackler: Correct me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers they'll lock me up and throw away the key.
Sandy: Not golfers, you great fool. Gophers. THE LITTLE BROWN, FURRY RODENTS.
Carl Spackler: We can do that. We don't even need a reason.
Loretta Lynn: I'm gonna have a bai-bee
Doo: Well hell Loretta, i think we mighta found somethin that you can do
(i mangled that. corrections please)
I'm your huckleberry.
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