Favorite movie quotes

Gen. Taylor: My son, the shadow of your ass, would weigh 20 pounds.
Good Morning, Vietnam
 
Economics Teacher: Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
Simone: Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.
Economics Teacher: Thank you, Simone.
Simone: No problem whatsoever.
Economics Teacher: Frye? Frye? Frye?
 
"Oh he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads--they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude."
 
“Dormammu! I’ve come to bargain!”

“You can’t do this forever!”

“Actually I can. Pain’s an old friend.”

“What do you want?”

- Dr. Strange.
 
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
 
Alonzo D. Emmerich: Crime is left-handed form of human endeavor.

Doc Riedenschneider: Experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. Just when you think one's all right, he turns legit.

The Asphalt Jungle
The full exchange:

Doc Riedenschneider: That copper, he recognized me.
Cobby: How'd you know he was a copper?
Doc Riedenschneider: I can smell one a block off.
Cobby: Oh, don't worry about Ditrich. He's on my payroll. Practically a partner. Me and him, we're like that.
[Cobby holds up his index and middle finger]
Doc Riedenschneider: Experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. Just when you think one's all right, he turns legit.

I've never seen this film, but I should. Maybe an interesting companion piece to White Heat, which was released the same year.
 
"Yes. I did it. I killed Yvette.

"I hated her... SO...MUCH... that it-it, flame-flames...FLAMES on the side of my face, breathing, heaving, heav... breaths..."
 
Karate Kid: Mr. Miyagi: "'First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature's rule Daniel san, not mine"
 
It's a must-watch for all Nior enthusiasts.
The full exchange:

Doc Riedenschneider: That copper, he recognized me.
Cobby: How'd you know he was a copper?
Doc Riedenschneider: I can smell one a block off.
Cobby: Oh, don't worry about Ditrich. He's on my payroll. Practically a partner. Me and him, we're like that.
[Cobby holds up his index and middle finger]
Doc Riedenschneider: Experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. Just when you think one's all right, he turns legit.

I've never seen this film, but I should. Maybe an interesting companion piece to White Heat, which was released the same year.
 
John Patterson: I will sort this out. I will kill the lion, and I will build he bridge.
Abdullah: Of course you will.
[as he walks away]
Abdullah: You're white. You can do anything.

[after they discover the Lion's Den filled with skeletons, and are terrified]
Charles Remington: Lions don't do this. Lions... never had a lair like this. They're doing it for the pleasure.
John Patterson: They'll know we've been here.

Hawthorne: I wouldn't have thought bravery would be a problem for you.
Charles Remington: Well, you hope each time it won't be... But you never really know.

John Patterson: You don't enjoy killing, do you?
[Remington ignores the question by taking a swig from his flask]
Hawthorne: Then why do it?
Charles Remington: Because I've got a gift.
 
Andre: One more question, Baron: has anyone else except yourself seen the spirit? Stefan, for instance.
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe: [smiling] You think I'm mad, don't you?
Andre: Right now, Baron, I'm not sure just what I think.
Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe: Ah! But don't forget: *you* saw her, too. Perhaps we're both mad.

The Terror, 1963
 
It's a must-watch for all Nior enthusiasts.
I can't think of another movie with scenes (exteriors) filmed in Cincinnati. Why there? It looks like in 1950 the urban United States was still marked by the neglect of the 1930's. Some places never really recovered.
 
Parts were filmed somewhere in Kentucky. I can't remember the cities right now and don't feel like looking that up. But I do remember there were two or three Kentucky locations used.
I can't think of another movie with scenes (exteriors) filmed in Cincinnati. Why there? It looks like in 1950 the urban United States was still marked by the neglect of the 1930's. Some places never really recovered.
 
Parts were filmed somewhere in Kentucky. I can't remember the cities right now and don't feel like looking that up. But I do remember there were two or three Kentucky locations used.
The horse farm scene at the end was filmed near Lexington, KY, which is about eighty miles to the south.
 
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