What Is the Most Famous Movie Line?

[c.d.]

Stella !!!!!!!!!!

Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire."

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[The Grave Maurice]

"Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"

Alistair Sim. Love that movie. We, of course, just watched it again recently. Careful, though, c.d.... Maria will come along in a moment and tell you that, technically, it is from the novel.

[mariab]

The Great Maurice wrote:
Maria will come along in a moment and tell you that, technically, it is from the novel.
Ha ha. Technically, even “Stellaaaa!“ is from a play. Possibly the most famous quote from A streetcar named Desire is “I've always depended on the kindness of strangers.“ My favorite quote by Tennesee Williams is “The Texas longhorn is a dignified beast.“ It's repeated over and over in one of his (late) plays. Anyone has a clue which play? ;-)

[c.d.]

Could be, c.d. Although..."Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

Hi Maurice,

According to the American Film Institute:

A jury consisting of 1,500 film artists, critics, and historians selected "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," spoken by Clark Gable in the Civil War epic Gone with the Wind as the most memorable American movie quotation of all time.

For the record, "Here's looking at you, kid" came in at number five.

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[c.d.]

The Great Maurice wrote:
Maria will come along in a moment and tell you that, technically, it is from the novel.
Ha ha. Technically, even “Stellaaaa!“ is from a play. Possibly the most famous quote from A streetcar named Desire is “I've always depended on the kindness of strangers.“ My favorite quote by Tennesee Williams is “The Texas longhorn is a dignified beast.“ It's repeated over and over in one of his (late) plays. Anyone has a clue which play? ;-)

Hi Maria,

Well ain't it in the damn movie?

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[c.d.]

Alistair Sim. Love that movie. We, of course, just watched it again recently. Careful, though, c.d.... Maria will come along in a moment and tell you that, technically, it is from the novel.

Hi Maurice,

I hope you didn't watch the colorized version. I absolutely hate when they do that to a classic movie.

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[c.d.]

Of the American Film Institute's top 100 movie quotations, Casablanca has the most quotations of any movie on the list, with six.

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[mariab]

C.D. wrote:
Well ain't it in the damn movie?
Sure, C.D.. It's just that some quotes truly first originated in a movie script vs. an already popular book. No clue if “My name is Bond. James Bond“ was already in the Ian Fleming books...

[Joseph]

"We can never go back to Manderley again, that much is certain"


From Hitchcock's classic, 'Rebecca' (1940)

[c.d.]

Blondieeee!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuco in the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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[Stephen Thomas]

Of the American Film Institute's top 100 movie quotations, Casablanca has the most quotations of any movie on the list, with six.

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Best movie line never actually said in the movie is 'Play it again, Sam'.

[Robert]

Alastair Sim had some really good ones. Just off the top of my head :

"Madam will you kindly remove yourself from my desk, my telephone, my chair?"

"Gentlemen we are witnessing the birth of a new ploy."

"Bravo ladies, bravo! I have never heard a trio play with such brio. After that delightful andantino could I interest you in some vino?"

[Limehouse]

"Love means never having to say you're sorry"

Love Story.

[richardnunweek]

Hi,
'Why us Sarge?
Because were here son nobody else
Great moment from Zulu.
But Seriously 'Frankly my dear. I dont give a damm' is a classic.
Regards Richard.

[The Grave Maurice]

I hope you didn't watch the colorized version.

Of course not, c.d. If a movie is shot in b&w, it should only be watched in b&w, IMO.