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Overused Movie Catchphrases That Need To Go
Internet Broadcast System ^ | 8/10/10 | Arden Davidson

Posted on 08/10/2010 7:25:50 AM PDT by MissTed

Movies and catchphrases go together like popcorn and microwaves. However also like popcorn, some of these catchphrases can get a little burnt and a lotta stale.

There are, of course, certain movie catchphrases that have stood the test of time and will continue to do so. "Here's lookin' at you kid" from "Casablanca" and "We're not in Kansas anymore" from "The Wizard of Oz" are just a couple of examples of movie catchphrases that will never grow old.

Even some more modern zingers like "You can't handle the truth" from "A Few Good Men" and "Expelliarmus!" from the "Harry Potter" series still have not lost their charm.

Then again, there is a whole slew of other movie catchphrases that make you want to pull out your eyelashes one by one every time you hear them. Here are the top five most overused movie catchphrases that we all wish would just fade into oblivion.

'Show Me The Money' - Jerry Maguire

There are many of us out there who would choose never to see a dollar bill again over having to hear the "Jerry Maguire" chant "Show me the Money!" one more time.

Yes, it was a pretty cool line when we first heard it ... more than 13 years ago. So were the other two famous catchphrases from the same film: "You had me at hello" and "you complete me." But enough is enough already.

Has there been a single negotiation since "Jerry Maguire" came out in which at least one schmuck didn't ask to be shown the money before he was shown the door? Probably no more than there has been a single time when someone standing on the helm of a ship didn't shout, "I am the king of the world!" But that's another story.

The point is no one should say "show me the money" ever again. Perhaps even more important, they should never utter the next four words.

'Hasta La Vista, Baby' - Terminator 2

When Arnold Schwarzenegger first uttered the Spanish-American hybrid "Hasta la vista, Baby!" in the action blockbuster "Terminator 2" back in 1991, it was pretty darn funny and undeniably cool.

But that was almost 20 years ago, people -- it's time to move on.

Yes, yes, we know that "hasta la vista" is a legitimate Spanish term meaning (essentially) good-bye. But it is that little addition of the word "baby" combined with Ah-nold accent that makes the phrase so annoying.

It's one thing to use the phrase if you are a robot from the future about to blow apart the bad guy you've been chasing across time and space. It's a whole different thing to use it because your girlfriend ticked you off and you want to make dramatic exit.

And speaking of dramatic exits, we sure wish the next movie catchphrase would make one ... right off the face of the earth.

I See Dead People' - The Sixth Sense

"The Sixth Sense" was a fantastic movie -- there is no denying that. And when most of us saw the previews with a wide-eyed Haley Joel Osment whispering, "I see dead people," we said, "I see dat movie!"

This once eerie catchphrase has unfortunately lost all its creep appeal due to oversaturation and over "satirization." First we have a freaked-out Marlon Wayans confessing in "Scary Movie" that he sees dead people as marijuana smoke puffs out of his mouth instead of cold mist.

Then we have the "South Park" episode "I See Dead Celebrities" where little Ike takes on the ghostly burden -- not to mention the myriad of YouTube parodies. And of course, just regular people walking around randomly spouting this catchphrase for the last 11 years has murdered its appeal as well.

Of course, at least this one is usually whispered -- the next one is usually SHOUTED!

'Say Hello to My Little Friend' - Scarface

Tony Montana was one bad, messed up dude. So when he shouted, "Say hello to my little friend" in "Scarface" while whipping out one of the biggest machine gun/grenade launchers ever conceived, audiences couldn't help but latch on to the memorable line.

The line was cool, but so was Al Pacino back then. Since then they've both kind of lost their luster.

But the moment the phrase became used on maternity wear, it truly lost its last bit of coolness. So now when people try to imitate this classic "Scarface" moment, they sound more like a loser than a delusional drug king who's about to die. Of course, when you put it like that, Tony Montana sounds like a pretty big loser too.

Nonetheless -- please, stop using this catchphrase! It was cool once, now it is just tired and lame. Speaking of which ...

'Go Ahead, Make My Day' - Sudden ImpactIn 1983 Dirty Harry held a gun on a "bad guy" who was about to reach for his own gun and smugly declared, "Go ahead, make my day." What could be cooler than that? Not a whole lot.

This classic scene from Clint Eastwood's "Sudden Impact" will live on forever. Unfortunately, so will this catchphrase.

Don't get us wrong -- this was one of the best movie moments of all time. But people just can't seem to understand that when you use a phrase over and over and over again, it loses its appeal. It's just the way life works.

You may hear a song that rocks your world the first few times, but by the time the radio plays it for the 10,000th time, you never want to hear it again. Such is the case with "Go ahead, make my day."

So please, go ahead and make our day by giving it a much needed rest.


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: catchphrases; movie; moviequotes; quotes
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To: IYAS9YAS
"A man's got to know his limitations."
121 posted on 08/10/2010 10:47:58 AM PDT by greatplains
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To: MissTed

Not to be retired, but memorable

Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn


122 posted on 08/10/2010 10:48:21 AM PDT by JewishRighter
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To: NucSubs

It was his gravely voice that sold it to me... A truly great theatrical voice.


123 posted on 08/10/2010 11:22:28 AM PDT by conservativeharleyguy (Democrats: Over 60 million fooled daily!)
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To: Bitsy

It’s OK. It’s not a movie quote. The real movie quote:

“Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like … victory”


124 posted on 08/10/2010 11:33:26 AM PDT by dangus
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To: dangus

“Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like … victory”

Man, I’m keeping that - all this time I thought the shorter version was the movie version. I’m impressed you can quote the movie. Must admit, I’ll most likely remember the shorter version first - the memory, don’t you know.


125 posted on 08/10/2010 11:40:42 AM PDT by Bitsy
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To: MosesKnows

I’m kinda sick of

“I’m shocked, SHOCKED that (fill in the blank) is going on here.”

“Uga, Guga, Agugula, is what he said” will never go out of style. Particularly because, I’ve achieved total consciousness, and I have that going for me.


126 posted on 08/10/2010 11:43:18 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: dangus
From "We Were Soldiers":

Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: You can't take any pictures from down there, sonny.
[Galloway gets up and is handed a rifle]
Joseph Galloway: I'm a non-combatant.
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Ain't no such thing today.

On the radio]
Colonel Tim Brown: Colonel, what's the situation down there?
[Colonel Moore spins around and shoots a Vietnamese soldier that was just about to bayonet him]
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: It's getting pretty sporty down here, sir!
127 posted on 08/10/2010 11:47:16 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: RinaseaofDs
Particularly because, I’ve achieved total consciousness, and I have that going for me.

I bet that is nice.
128 posted on 08/10/2010 11:48:04 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: Bitsy

Don’t be so impressed. I looked up a different quote correction (Apollo 13) to make sure my correction was correct and had remembered seeing this on the same page. :^)


129 posted on 08/10/2010 12:05:47 PM PDT by dangus
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To: MissTed
That’s part of your problem: you haven’t seen enough movies. All of life’s riddles are answered in the movies. -Steve Martin (Davis) in Grand Canyon (1991) I’m your huckleberry. - Val Kilmer (Doc Holliday) in Tombstone (1993)  The crowd laughs with you always….but it will cry with you for only a day. [from a title card in The Crowd (1928)] There are a bunch more I could list that are good, but can't list them all.
130 posted on 08/10/2010 12:08:34 PM PDT by archivist007
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To: MissTed
That’s part of your problem: you haven’t seen enough movies. All of life’s riddles are answered in the movies. -Steve Martin (Davis) in Grand Canyon (1991)

I’m your huckleberry. - Val Kilmer (Doc Holliday) in Tombstone (1993) 

The crowd laughs with you always….but it will cry with you for only a day. [from a title card in The Crowd (1928)]

There are a bunch more I could list that are good, but can't write them all here.

131 posted on 08/10/2010 12:10:02 PM PDT by archivist007
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To: Mr. Blonde

You have no idea. Best tip I ever got as a caddy.


132 posted on 08/10/2010 12:14:56 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: greatplains
"A man's got to know his limitations."

Magnum Force. ;-)

133 posted on 08/10/2010 12:15:32 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Liberal Logic: Mandatory health insurance is constitutional - enforcing immigration law is not.)
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To: IYAS9YAS

“I reckon so . . .”

That’s in the same class as the rest of the great Eastwood catchlines.

A good one from High Plains Drifter:

“then you live with it. . .”


134 posted on 08/10/2010 12:17:21 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: MissTed
I'm tired of hearing “Let's do this !” in movies & tv
135 posted on 08/10/2010 12:40:38 PM PDT by Mopp4
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To: dfwgator
Never! Python quotes are forever.

“Don’t Mention the War.”

Technically, that's a Faulty Towers line delivered by a Python. I suppose we'll let it slip this once...


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

136 posted on 08/10/2010 12:47:44 PM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: Mopp4

As I expected, this has turned into a “favorite movie quotes” thread.

Anyway I agree with you. “Let’s do this” and its equally brain dead sibling “This ends now/tonight!!!” both need to go.


137 posted on 08/10/2010 12:49:17 PM PDT by denydenydeny (You're not only wrong. You're wrong at the top of your voice. --Spencer Tracy, Bad Day at Black Rock)
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To: denydenydeny

How about non movie phrases?

I hate when people say “At the end of the day ...” that is just filler and means, I’m really dumb and hope you don’t notice ...


138 posted on 08/10/2010 12:52:54 PM PDT by Scythian
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To: RinaseaofDs
"When things get bad and it looks like you're not going to make it, then you gotta get mean, and I mean plumb mad-dog mean, because if you lose your head and give up, then you neither live nor win, that's just the way it is"

Josie Wales, best line of the movie ...

You can here it HERE
139 posted on 08/10/2010 12:57:26 PM PDT by Scythian
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To: MissTed

140 posted on 08/10/2010 1:04:24 PM PDT by OB1kNOb (My problem with aging is I tend to forget things. Also, I've found that I tend to forget things.)
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