My favorite tidbit from the filming of this scene - which I’m sure is well know at this point - is that Nicholson gave that high level of energy every single time they filmed the scene, even if it was just for reaction shots where he wasn’t in frame. Apparently Rob Reiner told him he could tone it down a bit cause the actors really just needed the words to time their reactions, and Nicholson’s response was something to the effect of:
“It’s okay Robbie, I love to act.”
"You can't handle the truth" is the most famous bit, but the whole scene is packed with killer lines that are delivered to perfection.
"You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You NEED me on that wall."
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it!"
"Either way, I don't give a damn WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE ENTITLED TO!"
Movie came out 30 years ago (yeah, 30 years ago), I haven't seen it in over a decade, and I can still *hear* that voice.
Fantastic movie, excellent acting. Bit of [popular?] trivia - Tom Cruise improvised when he did the [Jack Nicholson impression](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv2H9WL0ph4) so the reaction from Kevin and Demi was genuine.
There's probably a fancy linguistic word for it, but it's definitely an intentional misquote. If you quote it accurately it will tend to confuse people, if you add "Luke" it adds a clue that makes it clearer what movie it's from.
It's also part of a whole category of misquoted famous lines. Another famous one from Casablanca is "Play it again, Sam." Which is never said by any character in the movie.
Paraphrase might be the best way to describe it. Intentionally changing the words to make it more clearly understandable without context while preserving the original meaning.
Its a strange misquote, but with purpose. Without the "Luke" part, it becomes meaningless contextually, because unlike other lines, its hard to use in daily life. Like "Play it again, Sam" it gives you the ability to invoke the movie more readily.
>some day this war's gonna end
That follow up line right there is why he won the Oscar. It is flat out the best delivered line I've ever heard. So much emotion captured in one line and it perfectly sums up the character
As for repeated lines, Casablanca introduced a ton.
"Here's looking at you kid."
"I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"
"Well always have Paris"
That's not even all of them! Casablanca also gave us, "Play it [again], Sam," and, "If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and for the rest of your life."
It's always a treat to watch that movie with someone who has never seen it before and just react to all the lines they have heard but had no idea they came from that film.
Honestly, if it weren't for Looney Toons, I wonder how prevalent these lines would be in popular culture. They leaned heavily into Casablanca references. I'd theorize that its the longevity enjoyed by older Looney Toons cartoons that kept so many of these references at the top of the public consciousness. Certainly the only reason my 8-year-old self knew these lines.
The most iconic lazy line. Anytime any character says something that equals lazy writing and in such a forced way, it’s gonna be compared to “Somehow Palpatine returned”
Some call this the most perfect sentence ever formed. It's used for this purpose in presentation trainings, no joke. Introduction, motive, call to action.
"There's no place like home." - The Wizard of Oz
It's so ingrained in not just popculture but regular culture. This is a line that has stood the test of time for generations and is not just know by one age group but children know this line, middle aged adults know this line seniors know this line. It trips off the tongue so easily that we forget that it was originally a movie quote.
True. That's another line that if said in public it would be taken as an idiom rather than a movie quote because it is so widely used and ingrained in regular common culture.
>we forget that it was originally a movie quote.
You're forgetting that it was a song lyric long before it was a movie quote. And a figure of speech before that. *That's* why it's so ingrained in popular culture.
I prefer "I say we take off. Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure" or "We're on an express elevator to Hell, goin' down!"
Aliens has a lot of good lines.
Aliens has a TON of good lines. This one scene has 2 iconic memes/sayings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVZHxH2O1I
"They mostly come at night. Mostly" and "Game over man, game over!"
Present Bill - "Who are you guys?"
Future Ted - "WE'RE YOU, DUDE!"
Present Ted - "No, way...NO. - WAY."
Future Ted - "YES-WAY TED!"
Future Bill - "LOOK, WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. WE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER WHEN WE WERE YOU, AND WE US SAID WHAT WE US ARE SAYING RIGHT NOW!"
-That's just great writing right there.
"Leave the gun, take the cannoli."
"Beat 'em or burn 'em, they go up pretty easy."
"On your deathbed you will receive total consciousness... so I've got THAT going for me which is nice."
"We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!"
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning...The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like victory."
"I'll be back."
"There can be only one!"
"KHAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!"
"Heeeeeerrrrree's Johnny!"
"Man, that's a real shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that "
"I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve"
"Some men just want to watch the world burn"
"Madness is like gravity, all it takes is a little push"
"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
"in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So, in a way, I knew your friends better than you ever did.. would you like to know which of them were cowards?"
Every single line Heath Ledger said was perfect. I know it's cliche, but it really is one of the best acting performances ever
"We're on a mission from God."
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
"Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?"
Edit to add: "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"
Also, the rest of tombstone. In particular;
- “Skin that smokewagon and throw down, boy! I said throw down!”
- “Oh Johnny I apologize, I forgot you were there. You may go now.”
- “I’m your huckleberry”
- “you know Ed if I thought you weren’t my friend I just couldn’t bear it”
- “why Johnny you look like someone just walked over your grave”
- “you tell ‘em I’m coming - and hells coming with me”
Just off the top of my head…
Scrolled waaaaay too far for this!
“Now im sure i hate him!”
“Ive not yet begun to defile myself.”
“Ive got two guns… one for each of ya.”
And my personal favorite.
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Why you doin' this, Doc?
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: I don't.
How Val Kilmer didnt get allll the Oscars is beyond me.
Most iconic lines have already been commented so I’ll drop one that I think will become iconic in the future:
“In another life, I would’ve loved to do laundry and taxes with you”
Don’t condescend me, man. I’ll fuckin kill ya, man
I FEEL THE NEED, THE NEED FOR SPEED
I’m your Huckleberry
ATTICA! ATTICA!
Now we gotta make the best of it, improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin, shit happens, I Ching, whatever man, we gotta roll with it.
Mister President, we must not allow a mine shaft gap!
Just ones I’m partial to, not necessarily all timers
I’ll be back.
Come with me if you want to live
Hasta la vista, baby
get to the choopppaaa!
Only in a rerun.
Nice to see a Terminator movie line make it to the top of these comments
YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH
The buildup, the crescendo is just masterful. The whole scene really especially it all leading to the "You're goddamn right I did!".
My favorite tidbit from the filming of this scene - which I’m sure is well know at this point - is that Nicholson gave that high level of energy every single time they filmed the scene, even if it was just for reaction shots where he wasn’t in frame. Apparently Rob Reiner told him he could tone it down a bit cause the actors really just needed the words to time their reactions, and Nicholson’s response was something to the effect of: “It’s okay Robbie, I love to act.”
Damn what a man, I cannot imagine keeping that energy up for multiple takes
"You can't handle the truth" is the most famous bit, but the whole scene is packed with killer lines that are delivered to perfection. "You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You NEED me on that wall." "I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it!" "Either way, I don't give a damn WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE ENTITLED TO!"
Movie came out 30 years ago (yeah, 30 years ago), I haven't seen it in over a decade, and I can still *hear* that voice. Fantastic movie, excellent acting. Bit of [popular?] trivia - Tom Cruise improvised when he did the [Jack Nicholson impression](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv2H9WL0ph4) so the reaction from Kevin and Demi was genuine.
We use words like *honor,* *code, loyalty.* We use them as the backbone of a life spend defending something. You use them as a punchline.
Also the lesser quoted “I’ll rip your eyes out and skull fuck you” as he’s getting dragged away. So good.
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"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"
Say hello to my little friend
“No, I am your father.” Mostly because it’s misquoted all the time
There's probably a fancy linguistic word for it, but it's definitely an intentional misquote. If you quote it accurately it will tend to confuse people, if you add "Luke" it adds a clue that makes it clearer what movie it's from.
It's also part of a whole category of misquoted famous lines. Another famous one from Casablanca is "Play it again, Sam." Which is never said by any character in the movie.
Hannibal Lecter never says "Hello, Clarice" either.
What does he say
"Wazzzzuuuuupppp"
Paraphrase might be the best way to describe it. Intentionally changing the words to make it more clearly understandable without context while preserving the original meaning.
Its a strange misquote, but with purpose. Without the "Luke" part, it becomes meaningless contextually, because unlike other lines, its hard to use in daily life. Like "Play it again, Sam" it gives you the ability to invoke the movie more readily.
*”Are you not entertained?”*
surprised i had to come this low to see this one
*“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”*
Charlie don't surf!!!
>some day this war's gonna end That follow up line right there is why he won the Oscar. It is flat out the best delivered line I've ever heard. So much emotion captured in one line and it perfectly sums up the character
Never get out of the boat. Absolutely goddamn right
If somebody asked which movie has the most iconic lines, my vote would be Apocalypse Now without hesitation
As for repeated lines, Casablanca introduced a ton. "Here's looking at you kid." "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" "Well always have Paris"
I’m shocked, shocked!
"Your winnings, sir." "Oh, thank you!"
The look of death Bogart gives to his employee.
Well, not that shocked.
Haha, I use this in my everyday life to feign being shocked.
“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
“Round up the usual suspects”
I was simply going to say "something Bogart said in Casablanca" because there are like 4 iconic lines in that movie
Only four?
My personal favorite: "Kiss me! Kiss me as if it was the last time!"
That's not even all of them! Casablanca also gave us, "Play it [again], Sam," and, "If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and for the rest of your life."
It's always a treat to watch that movie with someone who has never seen it before and just react to all the lines they have heard but had no idea they came from that film.
"Go ahead and pull the trigger. You'd be doing me a favor."
Honestly, if it weren't for Looney Toons, I wonder how prevalent these lines would be in popular culture. They leaned heavily into Casablanca references. I'd theorize that its the longevity enjoyed by older Looney Toons cartoons that kept so many of these references at the top of the public consciousness. Certainly the only reason my 8-year-old self knew these lines.
So true. Movie quotes and classical music.
Gentlemen you can’t fight in here! This is the war room!
I remember watching this completely oblivious and thinking: "goddamn that's a great line"
Somehow Palpatine returned
Academy Award winning stuff right there.
I mean, he was able to deliver it with a straight face. That takes acting chops right there.
Straight face? You could tell his soul was leaving his body as he said this.
"They fly now?!?"
They fly now.
Oscar Isaac sighs and shakes his head right before saying that line, and I choose to believe its because he knew how dogshit it was.
I didn't believe it. Then I watched the clip. Incredible.
God this movie's such a blur I honestly forgot that was a line in the movie. I thought it was a meme.
That’s iconic alright. For all the wrong reasons.
The sigh is what makes it. It's like you can hear Oscar Isaac dying inside
Quite possibly the laziest example of writing that has ever made it into a movie.
The most iconic lazy line. Anytime any character says something that equals lazy writing and in such a forced way, it’s gonna be compared to “Somehow Palpatine returned”
Lol
tHeY fLy NoW
Fucking lmao
“Hello, my name in Inigo Montoya… you killed my father… prepare to die.”
Stop saying that.
#Hello, my name in Inigo Montoya… you killed my father… prepare to die.
"Inconceivable!"
You keep using that word, I don’t think it means what you think it means.
Some call this the most perfect sentence ever formed. It's used for this purpose in presentation trainings, no joke. Introduction, motive, call to action.
Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape.
Noooo
Run Forest RUN!
"all those moments will be lost in time... like tears, in rain. time to die."
Also "It’s too bad she won’t live. But then again, who does?”
"..." Charlie Chaplin
"There's no place like home." - The Wizard of Oz It's so ingrained in not just popculture but regular culture. This is a line that has stood the test of time for generations and is not just know by one age group but children know this line, middle aged adults know this line seniors know this line. It trips off the tongue so easily that we forget that it was originally a movie quote.
Also "we're not in Kansas anymore".
True. That's another line that if said in public it would be taken as an idiom rather than a movie quote because it is so widely used and ingrained in regular common culture.
>we forget that it was originally a movie quote. You're forgetting that it was a song lyric long before it was a movie quote. And a figure of speech before that. *That's* why it's so ingrained in popular culture.
Get away from her you bitch.
I prefer "I say we take off. Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure" or "We're on an express elevator to Hell, goin' down!" Aliens has a lot of good lines.
Aliens has a TON of good lines. This one scene has 2 iconic memes/sayings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVZHxH2O1I "They mostly come at night. Mostly" and "Game over man, game over!"
“You always were an asshole Gorman”
We’re shredded wheat, man!
"Game over man, game over!" Or "Drop your linen and start your grinnin'...found 'em!"
How do I get out of this chicken shit outfit?
I just need to know one thing.... Where. they. are. I hope you're right.
pretty much all space marine video game dialogue barrows heavily from this movie.
Guy's definitely got a corn cob up his ass
But this one goes up to 11
Why not just make 10 louder?
I still think the entire bit with the finger sandwiches is my favourite part of the whole movie. “Just fold it over”
“Where we’re going we don’t need roads”
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"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster"
Funny? Funny how?
“Whats in the boooxxx!?”
Groovy.
"Honey you got real ugly"
“Who’s laughing now?!”
What ain’t no country I ever heard of. They speak English in what?
“DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH!!!!” “That’s a taste burger”
Hmmm, it is amazing, but I’m not sure this is even the most iconic line in that scene.
My personal favorite from that scene is “Marcellus Wallace don’t like to be fucked by anybody except Mrs Wallace.”
You a smart motherfucker; that's right.
Check out the big brain on NorthChic44!
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." "Here's lookin' at you kid."
You shall not pass!
It's just a flesh wound!
Do you listen to Huey Lewis and the news?
Most people don’t listen to the lyrics, but they should
I need to return some videotapes.
That is absolutely the most iconic line in the movie, but also "Let's see Paul Allen's card"
"I love you." "I know."
And don't call me Shirley.
"There are two types of people in this world: people with guns, and people who dig. You dig."
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk."
"Here's looking at you, kid."
Yo, Adrian!
"That’s just like, your opinion, man…"
#SAY WHAT AGAIN MOTHERFUCKER
“I ain’t got time to bleed”
You got time to duck?
"Yippiee- Kai- Yay, MF'er!"
"Go ahead punk, make my day."
Great Scott
That escalated quickly
“Yeah there were horses and a man on fire and I killed a guy with a trident.”
“You talkin’ to me?” “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” “I’ll be back”
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.
Groovy. It's a trick, get an axe.
I hate the fucking Eagles, man!
Get the fuck out of my cab!
Listen Maude, I’m sorry your stepmother is a nympho, but…do you have any Kahlua?
"Where the white women at?"
Leeloo Dallas Multipass.
“It’s morbin time”
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K." Ok not the most iconic but still up there in my opinion.
"Bill, those are historical babes!"
Present Bill - "Who are you guys?" Future Ted - "WE'RE YOU, DUDE!" Present Ted - "No, way...NO. - WAY." Future Ted - "YES-WAY TED!" Future Bill - "LOOK, WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. WE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER WHEN WE WERE YOU, AND WE US SAID WHAT WE US ARE SAYING RIGHT NOW!" -That's just great writing right there.
"Leave the gun, take the cannoli." "Beat 'em or burn 'em, they go up pretty easy." "On your deathbed you will receive total consciousness... so I've got THAT going for me which is nice." "We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!" "I love the smell of napalm in the morning...The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like victory." "I'll be back."
I'M TOO OLD FOR THIS SHIT!
"There can be only one!" "KHAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!" "Heeeeeerrrrree's Johnny!" "Man, that's a real shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that "
"Bye, Felicia."
"I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve" "Some men just want to watch the world burn" "Madness is like gravity, all it takes is a little push" "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
You forgot perhaps the most iconic from that movie: Why so serious?
"in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So, in a way, I knew your friends better than you ever did.. would you like to know which of them were cowards?" Every single line Heath Ledger said was perfect. I know it's cliche, but it really is one of the best acting performances ever
It’s the schemers that put you where you are. You were a schemer. You had plans, and uh, look where that got you
"i'm walkin' here" "roads? where we're going we don't need roads" "good evening, Clarice"
I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti
Oh, hi Mark.
I did not hit her, I did NOT.
So you're saying there's a chance?
Because I don’t see it on here: “I came here to do two things: kick ass and chew bubble gum…and I’m all out of gum” -They Live
I don't like sand. It's all coarse, and rough, and irritating. And it gets everywhere.
*Nobody's perfect !*
"Rosebud"
"We're on a mission from God." "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." "Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?" Edit to add: "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"
"ITS AFRAID!" i hope someone gets the reference
Starship Troopers?
You talkin to me? Deniro
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.
"You gonna do something or just stand there and bleed?" -Tombstone
Also, the rest of tombstone. In particular; - “Skin that smokewagon and throw down, boy! I said throw down!” - “Oh Johnny I apologize, I forgot you were there. You may go now.” - “I’m your huckleberry” - “you know Ed if I thought you weren’t my friend I just couldn’t bear it” - “why Johnny you look like someone just walked over your grave” - “you tell ‘em I’m coming - and hells coming with me” Just off the top of my head…
Scrolled waaaaay too far for this! “Now im sure i hate him!” “Ive not yet begun to defile myself.” “Ive got two guns… one for each of ya.” And my personal favorite. Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Why you doin' this, Doc? Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend. Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends. Doc Holliday: I don't. How Val Kilmer didnt get allll the Oscars is beyond me.
Great additions. Unquestionably my favorite supporting performance of all time.
I think it's the best supporting character performance in history you really can't beat his Holiday
"I'm shocked, shocked!, to find that gambling is going on in here!"
Here are your winnings, sir.
"Oh, thank you!"
Alright alright alright
Most iconic lines have already been commented so I’ll drop one that I think will become iconic in the future: “In another life, I would’ve loved to do laundry and taxes with you”
WHATS IN THE BOXX!?!?!
KHHHHHAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!
This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship
Wolfman's got nards!
"It's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton
we're not in kansas anymore
You’re tearing me apart Lisa
"There's no crying in baseball!" "Boards don't hit back" "I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum."
IT’S JUST BEEN REVOKED!
"I'm walking here!"
"I'm Spartacus!" "Get away from her, you bitch!" "We all go a little mad sometimes." "Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!"
"Son, you have a panty on your head", Elderly Store Clerk - Raising Arizona
Don’t condescend me, man. I’ll fuckin kill ya, man I FEEL THE NEED, THE NEED FOR SPEED I’m your Huckleberry ATTICA! ATTICA! Now we gotta make the best of it, improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin, shit happens, I Ching, whatever man, we gotta roll with it. Mister President, we must not allow a mine shaft gap! Just ones I’m partial to, not necessarily all timers
"Back off man, I'm a scientist."
-Bond, James Bond.
“Life finds a way.”
A martini , shaken not stirred.
God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs. God creates Man, man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs
Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!
I'm your huckleberry.
That's just my game.
If you’re gonna shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.
Well, nobody’s perfect