The OFI Top 10 Movie Quotes
But Omar, haven't you said that you don't see a lot of movies? How are you qualified to --
Let me stop you right there. Do you think the AFI has seen every movie that was ever made? Me neither. I have made two myself, and I'm quite sure they've never seen either one. Who's to say who's qualified? I'll go so far as to call myself a subject matter expert. Are you saying I'm not? That's what I thought.
10) "You got to be a stupid mother (*edited*) to get fired on your day off." - Chris Tucker as Smokey in Friday
9) "I wanna shoot you so bad, my (*edited*)'s hard." - Ice-T as Scotty Appleton in New Jack City
8) "Billy, listen to me. White men can't jump." - Wesley Snipes as Sidney Deane in White Men Can't Jump
7) "Schwartz created a slight breach of etiquette by skipping the triple dare and going right for the throat." - Jean Shepherd as the narrator in A Christmas Story, after Schwartz issued the "triple-dog dare."
6) "I know." Harrison Ford as Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back in response to Princess Leia's "I love you."
5) "The mother (*edited*) who said that never had to pick up itty bitty pieces of brain on account of your dumb ass." - Samuel L. Jackson as Jules in Pulp Fiction
4) "When I was your age, television was called books." - Peter Falk as Grandpa in The Princess Bride
3) "I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man." - Diedrich Bader as Lawrence in Office Space, when asked what he would do if he had a million dollars.
2) "If we get caught, we're not going to white-collar resort prison. No, no, no. We're going to federal POUND ME IN THE ASS prison." - David Herman as Michael Bolton in Office Space
1) "I'm the only normal one left around here. I'm a black Jew, I'm half drunk and I cant read." Jamie Foxx as Drew "Bundini" Brown in Ali
Let the criticism commence.
Comments
Omar said:
I'm pretty sure I could have come up with 100 quotes that I like just from Friday, Office Space, and Pulp Fiction. But like I said, I'm in no hurry to come up with another list of 100 things.
Cate said:
For #6 alone, I will love you forever. The rest of the list is great, too - perfectly funny, as lists should be. But #6 is the key to my mushy heart.
cadiz12 said:
great lines, omar. you showed those afi people what's up. if ofi's ever going to do a musical sequence (or whatever you call it) list, you definitely have to include the destruction of the fax machine. that stuff makes ME wanna be a gangsta.
Jym Ferrier said:
The problem with Office Space is that it is a terrible movie full of excellent quotes. Every time I see the movie I get irritated but at the same time I giggle every time I see a printer out of paper.Good selection of quotes. Needs some SuperTroopers but otherwise an excellent selection.
1GloriousConundrum said:
The OFI is my only source of movie info. *grumble* Why couldn't this list be passed around the internet other than the blog-killer book meme? It will take me months to come back from that thing...
1GloriousConundrum said:
Cate is always stealing my men! Note to self: Give flattery for Christmas this year...
Jon said:
As far as this reader is concerned, the OFI completely trumps the AFI. That sorry excuse for janitorial monkeys isn’t fit to clean the bathrooms at OFI… maybe they are, I don’t even know where I was going with that… anyway, solid list as always. I agree, a little Supertroopers would go a long way, although in my book, the line has to be, “It’s delicious.” And I wouldn’t complain if ‘Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins’ somehow managed to get a quote in there. I’ve always given little if any credence to cultural relativity or social importance in general, so the OFI’s quote list serves my standards quite well.Also, I’m not so sure Office Space is a terrible movie with excellent quotes… I like to think there’s a lot more to it than just that.
Seventeen Syllables said:
I'm not complaining, as I think you highlighted some important movies that were overlooked by AFI, but my favorite quote from Princess Bride is the Wallace Shawn character, saying..."You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia", but only slightly less well known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian, when *death* is on the line.". Hahahahahah. [falls over dead.]
Jon said:
Any movie that destroys a house by filling it with popcorn is ok in my book… although for Val Kilmer’s earlier work, I still prefer Top Secret. There’s a few good lines in that one too… but I’m not here to criticize the OFI… I mean, the rules for making this list were pretty clear, and it’s only the top 10, so I’m sure a lot of these quotes are in there, they just aren’t posted…
Omar said:
17 - While I agree that the quote you mentioned is a good one, it didn't meet the qualifications until I read your post. So NOW it is eligible, but the list is already out.jon - I agree re: Office Space. Jym, I think you'll appreciate it more when you're out in the working world. And about the AFI cleaning my bathrooms, I'd be willing to give them a shot at it.
1GloriousConundrum said:
I haven't seen Top Secret since I was a little girl - about 8. I was watching with my dad when the infamous "cow" scene came on...I remember my dad flushing and fast-forwarding like he was going to pass out if the scene weren't over. I only figured out why he was so terrified about 3 years ago.Yeah, I'm quick like that...
cadiz12 said:
my brother and i had to fast forward through a lot of scenes in that movie when the parents walked into the room. (you can never be too careful.) i always liked the tutti frutti musical number. not sure why.
Omar said:
Hm. Top Secret wasn't one of the 2 or 3 I saw that year, so I don't have much to contribute. When I think Val Kilmer, all I think of is "I'm your Huckleberry."
1GloriousConundrum said:
Best Val Kilmer line, ever! In fact, I have watched that show just to hear the lines.Top Secret is very silly, overtly sexual humor - not bad, really for an '80s flick.
Anonymous said:
The AFI list was the subject of much discussion when a certain vendor had gotten us a bit inebriated this week, and we had a bus ride back from dinner to go over each and every line from it.But yeah, I like your list. An institute that I work with, the HFI, would have one that probably includes more than “I know” from Star Wars flix. And a few from Ghostbusters, maybe.Histrionic
Anonymous said:
I had to laugh, also, when I saw someone from the previously mentioned vendor had “TPS reports” in his shared calendar. I pointed it out to one of my friends at the meeting, but being that he was over 35, it wasn’t as funny to him.Histrionic
Sarah said:
DATE: 6/23/2005 12:53:16 PM
I knew I liked you for a reason! Anybody who quotes A Christmas Story, is a-okay in my book!
Omar said:
DATE: 6/23/2005 08:31:50 PM
Jym - "Do you want me to punchasize your face for free?" made the top 15, but not 10. It was close. glo - If the OFI is your only source, I feel obliged to warn you that I usually see only about 2-3 new movies per year. And you think your book meme was a blog-killer? Try doing one when you don't read books! That's the reason why I posted again so quickly afterwards. I wasn't brining in new readership by revealing that the Scott's guide to a beautiful lawn is one of my 5 most important books.cadiz - I agree, though it's too bad that song uses the n word in every line, because it can only be enjoyed in certain company.cate - While I expected you might like #6, I was admittedly caught off guard by you professing your love for me. You win the "favorite reader of the day" award.jasarah - It's a classic!
1GloriousConundrum said:
DATE: 6/24/2005 01:07:50 AM
My favorite movie to quote is Real Genius, but too few people have seen it. That was unrelated. It's been too long since I hijacked a comment board. Forgot how fun it was. Why did I ever give it up?
1GloriousConundrum said:
DATE: 6/24/2005 02:11:13 PM
My singing of that song got my dad in a lot of trouble. He cursed my quick memorization skills a lot after taking us to inappropriate movies.