Song Lyric of the Day:
You say you know what he did / But you idiot kid / You don’t have a clue / Sometimes they just get caught in the eye / You’re pulling him through
Elliott Smith / “Needle in the Hay“
5:05PM.
I got this movie quotes meme from a fellow Knoxvillian’s blog, Esoteric Arcana (you can also check out other Knoxville blogs listed here). I did tweak the meme a bit in that I increased the number of quotes from 15 to 20 since I couldn’t whittle down my list.
Movie Quotes Meme
1. Pick 20 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it’s guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions. Totally cheating, you dirty cheaters.
- It’s amazing. You look like a normal person, but actually you are the angel of death. (When Harry Met Sally…, guessed by Jonnie)
- Two blokes and a fuck-load of cutlery!
- My parents, Sharon and Dave. Generous, doting — or were they? All I ever wanted was a Ballerina Barbie. In her pretty pink tutu. My birthday. I was 10, and do you know what they got me? Malibu Barbie. (Addams Family Values, guessed by Vanessa)
- Get busy living, or get busy dying. (The Shawshank Redemption, guessed by Jonnie)
- The Bronx is up, the Battery is down, and home is this way.
- Would anyone like … a peanut?
- He worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. (A Christmas Story, guessed by Cathy)
- It’s still warm. (Young Frankenstein, guessed by Gillian)
- There’s no such thing.
- We are men of action; lies do not become us. (The Princess Bride, guessed by Cathy)
- Death means carnage; Christmas means carnage! (Babe, guessed by Gillian)
- I’m going to kill myself tomorrow.
- Dude, mimes don’t talk.
- I can do anything — I’m the chief of police.
- You’re born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you’re up in the rarefied atmosphere and you’ve forgotten what shit even looks like.
- You know, the Egyptians used to worship cats.
- First day on the job, you know what I learned? How to spot a murderer. Let’s say you arrest three guys for the same killing. You put them all in jail overnight. The next morning, whoever’s sleeping is your man. (The Usual Suspects, guessed by Jonnie)
- Guess I always wanted to work with children. I hate when people call ’em kids. Sounds like little goats. But when you’ve had a dream as long as I have, you’ll do anything.
- Without spontaneity, the world of B&Bs is fairly meaningless. (Flirting With Disaster, guessed by Cathy)
- Do you want us to find a cure and save the world or just fall in love and fuck? Plans are pointless. Staying alive’s as good as it gets.
Guess away. And remember — no cheating!
7. A Christmas Story
10. The Princess Bride
19. Flirting with Disaster
Way to go, Cathy! 🙂
Color me particularly impressed on the Flirting With Disaster quote — almost no one I know has seen this awesome movie.
3. Addams Family Values. I freakin’ love that movie!
Sorry, but that’s the ONLY one I could figure out!
-Vani
that’s a fun meme. problem is that i’ve watched a lot of (older) movies in german = even if i know the movie i won’t know the quote 😉
#2 dogma
Alas, # 2 is not Dogma. Good guess, though!
is 14. Hot Fuzz????
Vanessa
#13 has to be “Singles”, right?….Eric Stolz as the annoyingly chatty mime, I believe
-JONNIE-
Number 14 is not Hot Fuzz, but you’re close.
Jonnie — Great guess on Singles, but that movie is not on the list.
#1 is definitely “When Harry Met Sally”
#4 is “Shawshank Redemption”
#6 is “The Princess Bride”
and I think #17 is from “The usual Suspects”? It’s one of my faves, so if not, I’ll feel pretty silly…
#13 is still bugging me, but I will resist the urge to go to Imdb…How many mime-related quotes could there be?…Reminds me of a young Billy Crystal saying “Mime is money” to an even younger Dana Carvey in “This is Spinal Tap”….
You got three out of four right, Jonnie!
Alas, #6 is not from The Princess Bride (#10 was). The quote in question is from a movie in a totally different genre — and much more recent.
Oh, and it turns out a lot of movies have quotes about mimes. 😉
16. Catwoman
Never saw the movie but it sounds like something from it. BTW, if you are planning on going to TIFF this year you should start booking hotels/flights ASAP. The best deals pop up right around now. I just booked my flight from Richmond & Eric is booking from Nashville any day now!