The American Film Institute's Top 100 Movie Quotes of All Time

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http://www.afi.com/100years/quotes.aspx

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[Robert]

I can think of two or three that should be in there :

"We belong dead." (Bride Of Frankenstein)
"He's in the car." (The Untouchables)
"Coat gone but pocket still there?" (Murder By Death)
"Because a chap becomes a ghost, shouldn't mean that he ceases to be a gentleman." (Dead Of Night)
"I'm A Composite Too." (Scream And Scream Again)
"A plant like that could take over the world." (Dr Terror's House Of Horrors)
and just about any line from Laurel and Hardy.

[Zodiac]

Another fine mess you got me into!!!

and just about any line from Laurel and Hardy.

Hi Robert,

I can't remember which L&H film it was, I only saw it the once and that was like the best part of 20 years ago!!! In the film L&H are out of work, the depression era I guess. Destitute, they finally hear about some people who are looking for someone to do a "Job" for them, good money too. Of course it transpires that these people are the "Mob" and the "job" is a "hit"!!!

When L&H apply for said job, the stereotypical "dees, does, dem, look mack, don't push it wiseguy" type mob boss says to them, "but this is a job for one man!" To which our heroes reply "Thats ok, together we can do the work of one man!!!" At Uni that became the motto of my best friend an myself!!!

Best wishes,

Zodiac.

[Robert]

Hi Zodiac

I can't seem to place that one, but there are lots and lots, e.g. (and might not be 100% verbatim) :

Excuse me please, my ear is full of milk
We'll take the high road - and let him take the low road
If we put our heads together, we'd be twice as dumb as we are now
You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead
plus all the catchphrases like "Do something to help me," "I have nothing to say" etc.

[Zodiac]

Intent? And just how did you establish intent?

Hi Zodiac

I can't seem to place that one, but there are lots and lots, e.g. (and might not be 100% verbatim) :

Excuse me please, my ear is full of milk
We'll take the high road - and let him take the low road
If we put our heads together, we'd be twice as dumb as we are now
You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead
plus all the catchphrases like "Do something to help me," "I have nothing to say" etc.

Thanks Rob,

You're right, probably not verbatim, its been nearly 20 years already!!! but it still makes me smile. Here are a couple of other classic quotes from US films that I really like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ui_eQF4oE

Best wishes

Zodiac.

[Robert]

Hi Zodiac

I meant my ones might not be verbatim.

Yes, those ones you posted were good.

I remember "Well Henry, what do you know?" from Eraserhead. The quote is actually the long, long silence that follows this question!

[Red Zeppelin]

How on earth is "You're gonna need a bigger boat" so low down at number 35?

Should be top ten at least.

I see that "hey kid, go fvck a duck" from Thunderbolt and Lightfoot isn't on the list.

[glyn]

Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo "Ive lived up in this Bloody Bell Tower for 20 years,and I think I know what this city looks like from above!"


Quasimodo to the Pigeons..."Dont you ever migrate?"

[Robert]

"He may even be an ipsissimus." (The Devil Rides Out)

[Zodiac]

"He may even be an ipsissimus." (The Devil Rides Out)

"Use your bladder man!" (The Wicker Man)

[Limehouse]

"Ah - Juicy Fruit!" One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"Daddy! My Daddy!" The Railway Children"

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

[Red Zeppelin]

Hi Zodiac

I can't seem to place that one, but there are lots and lots, e.g. (and might not be 100% verbatim) :

Excuse me please, my ear is full of milk
We'll take the high road - and let him take the low road
If we put our heads together, we'd be twice as dumb as we are now
You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead
plus all the catchphrases like "Do something to help me," "I have nothing to say" etc.

I can't place it either and I have the box set of all their Hal Roach works. Well, almost all of them. Been a huge fan of L and H since I was a kid.

[Robert]

Hi Red Zep

Yes, my dad was a fan and I caught it from him. I think they're absolutely fantastic - especially Ollie.

[Zodiac]

Hi Red Zep

Yes, my dad was a fan and I caught it from him. I think they're absolutely fantastic - especially Ollie.

Hi Robert, hi Red Zep,

At last... I found it!!! I'm afraid to say that it is not quite as I remembered it, just goes to show what 20 years of debauchery can do to the memory!!! It does however involve stereotype Hollywood gansters etc, but the job is not a hit, but rather to escort a coffin and the "deceased" The film is "A Haunting We Will Go" and the actual line is.

Bad Guy: "We didn't advertise for two!"

Stan: "Oh but we can do the work of one!"

Best wishes,
Zodiac.

[Robert]

Thanks Zodiac. These guys were genuinely nice guys. Some years ago the ventriloquist Ray Allen told a story about how when they were over here one time, Ollie heaved his painful legs up two or three flights of stairs to get to Allen's dressing room (Allen then being near the bottom of the bill) to get his autograph! Ollie explained that they liked to get autographs of the people they worked with.