Okay, let's see . . .

Character A: Morning, [Character B]. Back from holiday?
Character B: I wasn't on holiday, [Character A]. I was in solitary confinement.
Character A: Oh, it's nice to get a bit of time to yourself, isn't it?No guesses from anyone? What's the matter . . . chicken? ;)

That's not from The Great Escape, is it?

That's not from The Great Escape, is it?

Yeah, either that or "Victory" starring that guy from "Stop or My Mom will Shoot."

-Jon

That's not from The Great Escape, is it?Oh, so close! But wrong. ;)

I hope that didn't ruffle your feathers.

Yeah, either that or "Victory" starring that guy from "Stop or My Mom will Shoot."

-JonGetting cooler.

Chicken Run!

Chicken Run!
You got it! I thought the hints would have given it away!

OK, here's my first try at this..

PRESIDENT - You don't think I should take the chance, huh?

RAND - Absolutely not.

PRESIDENT - Do you agree with Ben, Mr. XXXX? Or do you think we cna stimulate growth through temporary incentives?

MR. XXXX - As long as teh roots are not severed, all is well and all will be well in the garden.

PRESIDENT - In the garden?

MR. XXXX - That is correct. In a garden, growth has its seasons. There is spring and summer, but there is also fall and winter. And then spring and summer again.

PRESIDENT - ...Spring and summer... Yes, I see...Fall and winter. Yes, indeed.

RAND - I think what my most insightful friend is building up to Mr. President, is that we welcome the inevitable seasons of nature, yet we are upset by the seasons of our economy.

MR. XXXX - Yes. That is correct. There will be growth in the spring.


Hope that's not too much to make it too easy.

Garrett

I love this movie.


It is "Being There" starring Peter Sellers.

(I even remember the stock number of the VHS copy of it in the video store I worked at in the 80's - it was stock # 1089, but only I would know that - it won't get me any extra points.

-Jon

Wow Jonathan, you got it. I should have picked a more obscure scene.

Next time.

Garrett

OKay, here's the next one - it'll probably be pretty easy:


"Father, forgive me. I am a worm. (laughs) I have something to say! It's better to burn out than fade away!"




-Jon

This has to be Highlander!

This has to be Highlander!

It is indeed Highlander. It is spoken by Clancy Brown during the memorable church scene towards the end. (although I evidently omitted a 'to' in the quote - sorry.)


Your turn.

-Jon

Don't lose your turn by delaying too long, Boudewijn!

Time's up. I'm taking back the conch and posting a new quote:


person 1: "I have absolute power. Say it. Say it!"

person 2: "What have you got? Is it the coyote?"

person 1: "No. Look.....Okay, now, swear it. The most excellent promise you can make. Swear, as my only brother, on our lives!"

person 2: "Don't get so heavy, I swear."



-Jon

Time's up. I'm taking back the conch and posting a new quote:


person 1: "I have absolute power. Say it. Say it!"

person 2: "What have you got? Is it the coyote?"

person 1: "No. Look.....Okay, now, swear it. The most excellent promise you can make. Swear, as my only brother, on our lives!"

person 2: "Don't get so heavy, I swear."



-JonI didn't even have to phone home for this one . . .

ET

I didn't even have to phone home for this one . . .

ET

Yep. Your turn.

-Jon

This may or may not be a hard one:

Character 1: I warn you, madam - I know the entire Geneva Convention by heart!

Character 2: Oh, how nice! You must recite it for me some evening; I play the harpsichord.

Another great Peter Sellers' movie.

The Mouse that Roared

Garrett

You got it, Garrett. Your turn. :)

Two separate one liners from the same character:

"No Bullets? Ah, but if all of you in the audience who believe in fairies will clap your hands, then my gun will be magically filled with bullets."

and

"Meet me in the bedroom in five minutes and bring a cattle prod."

Garrett

No guesses yet? Need a hint or just no one playing yet?

Garrett

No guesses yet? Need a hint or just no one playing yet?

Garrett

Is it "The Prestige"?

-Jon

Nope. It started life as an action movie and ended up being a comedy.

Another hint in a few hours if no one gets is.

Garrett

OK, 1960's movie involving the Japanese and American movie industry.

Garrett

What's Up Tiger Lily.

You got it Paul. Your turn.

Garrett

Okay, let's see . . .

The movie isn't that obscure, but the dialogue may be:

Character 1: What do you know about women?
Character 2: I got seven wives, how many you got?
Character 1: Why aren't you home with your seven wives?
Character 2: I know how to marry them. Nobody knows how to live with them.

I think I know. Does it involve a Coke Bottle?

Garrett

I think I know. Does it involve a Coke Bottle?

GarrettIt does indeed.

How nice of Garrett to want to give someone else a turn! :)

One of my favorites: The Gods Must Be Crazy

I was just telling someone about the rhinoceros being the self-appointed fire marshal...

Paul hasn't stopped by, but I'm almost positive on the movie so here goes with a new one. It’s more the beautiful cinematography in the scene than the line that makes me like this quote:

“At that moment I knew, surely and clearly, that I was witnessing perfection.”

More from the same scene--narrated, by the way:

"My brother stood before us not on a bank of the Big Blackfoot River but suspended, above the earth, free from all its laws--like a work of art."

Oooops. Sorry . . . you got it Lorinda! Your turn.

Umm,

A River Runs Through It

I think

Garrett

Great timing; I just dropped in to give it away! And great guess, too, because

you're right. :)

Take it away...

OK, this is an easy one but I still love this line:

"Imagine you're a deer. You're prancing along. You get thirsty. You spot a little brook. You put your little deer lips down to the cool, clear water - BAM. A f*^&n' bullet rips off part of your head. Your brains are lying on the ground in little bloody pieces. Now I ask ya, would you give a f*^k what kind of pants the son-of-a-bitch who shot you was wearing?"

-Garrett

OK, this is an easy one but I still love this line:

"Imagine you're a deer. You're prancing along. You get thirsty. You spot a little brook. You put your little deer lips down to the cool, clear water - BAM. A f*^&n' bullet rips off part of your head. Your brains are lying on the ground in little bloody pieces. Now I ask ya, would you give a f*^k what kind of pants the son-of-a-bitch who shot you was wearing?"

-Garrett

Tommy Boy?

Sorry David, not Tommy Boy.

-Garrett

Oops.

Definitely sounds familiar. I have a feeling it's a much more serious tone than what I guessed. We'll see.

Getting colder David. Think much less serious.

-Garrett

OK, this is an easy one but I still love this line:

"Imagine you're a deer. You're prancing along. You get thirsty. You spot a little brook. You put your little deer lips down to the cool, clear water - BAM. A f*^&n' bullet rips off part of your head. Your brains are lying on the ground in little bloody pieces. Now I ask ya, would you give a f*^k what kind of pants the son-of-a-bitch who shot you was wearing?"

-GarrettMy Cousin Vinnie! One of my favorite films. "Yeah, like you blend?"

You got it Paul. I loved Marisa Tomei in that movie. I still call my kids "yutes".

Your turn Paul.

-Garrett

Character 1: Have you ever been to Denmark?
Character 2: I've been, yes... to the Vatican.
Character 1: The Vatican? The Vatican is in Rome.
Character 2: Well, they were doing so well in Rome that they opened one in Denmark.

No clue, but that's funny! I may have to see this film.

Sounds like something Steve Martin might do.

I see a hint is in order. See if this quote from the same film will bear fruit:

Rebel Leader: You are accused of killing over a thousand people in your term of office... of torturing hundreds of women and children. How do you plead?

Diaz: Guilty... with an explanation.

Bananas?

Man, I haven't thought of that movie for a long time.

-Garrett

Bananas?

Man, I haven't thought of that movie for a long time.

-GarrettYou got it! Your turn.

Ok here's another:

Perrier: What do you make of all of this, Wang?
Wang: Is confusing.
Twain: It! It is confusing! Say your goddam pronouns!

Several stars in this movie.

-Garrett

Ok here's another:

Perrier: What do you make of all of this, Wang?
Wang: Is confusing.
Twain: It! It is confusing! Say your goddam pronouns!

Several stars in this movie.

-Garrett

I'm gonna say "Murder by Death". The giveaway for me is the pronouns line. It is the only line I can remember from this movie from having seen it as a kid - mostly because Capote was such an odd duck, and at one point a variation of the line was spoken through a moose-head mounted on the wall.

This movie was intended as a comedic send-up based on the "Ten Little Indians" / "And Then Were None" stories - the Fabian version of which I used to get mixed up with the "Murder by Death" movie in my hazy memory from many years ago. I haven't seen either of them in decades. All I remember in the serious one is that it starred Fabian (because my sister wouldn't stop talking about him", and I remember the moose-head scene in the comedy version - and of course, Peter Sellers character.

-Jon