"I'll be back" (yeah, yeah ... we know)
The Terminator's epic line -- "I'll be back" -- is the "most-quoted" line in movie history, according to a new survey.
The UK Film Council's survey also includes another 80s line in the top 10: "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," from "Dirty Dancing."
Personally, I've never used the "Baby" line -- ever. Never considered using it. Not even if someone said "Baby" and "corner" in the same sentence and then looked at my longingly.
Here's my personal list of favorite lines to quote. Add your own lines and we'll create a list that'll show those Brits how it's done.
A Personal Most Quotable Lines of the 80s:
- "I want my two dollars" (Better Off Dead)
- "Blane? Oh! That's a major appliance, that's not a name!" (Pretty in Pink)
- "I shall serve no fries before their time." (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
- "I am looking for a dare to be great situation." (Say Anything)
- "Aloha, Mr. Hand." (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
- "That's right ... Iceman ... I am dangerous" (Top Gun)
- What are you, people? On dope? (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
- "Don't order the Schnitzel, they're using Schnauzer." (Stripes)
- "Hey everybody, we're all gonna get laid." (Caddyshack)
- "Maybe you can help me straighten out my Longfellow." (Back to School)
- "Nick's your buddy. Nick's the kind of guy you can trust, the kind of guy you can drink a beer with, the kind of guy who doesn't mind if you puke in his car, Nick." (The Sure Thing)
- "There's no food in your food" (Say Anything)
- "It looks like a mirac... It's in the hole!" (Caddyshack)
- "You using the whole fist, Doc?" (Fletch)
OK, gang, I leave it in your capable hands. In the meantime, I gotta go borrow a towel. My car just hit a water buffalo.



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"I'm thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who said, 'I drank what?'" from Real Genius
"That's sorta social...demented and sad, but social."
"What's happenin' Hot Stuff?" - Sixteen Candles
"No more yanky my wanky, the Donger need food!" - Sixteen Candles
" If you don't shut up you're going to suffer from Fistaphobia" - Midnight Run
"Hello, my name is Inago Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." - The Princess Bride
"Protein! Go for it, BUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRP!" - The Sure Thing
"How would you like to have a sexual experience so intense, it could conceivably change your political views?" - The Sure Thing
Posted by: Bassnote | November 10, 2007 at 04:19 PM
Even better is AH-nold ripping his own line off, in the movie "Raw Deal"......he says "I'll be back" again. Good flick.
Posted by: Al | November 10, 2007 at 05:34 PM
How about the entire movie "The Big Labowski"!
Posted by: boyle | November 10, 2007 at 05:48 PM
The Big Lebowski isn't an 80s movie, and about the only non-80s movie I quote from is "Wedding Crashers."
Good one on the "Real Genius" quotes, Bassnote. I'm usually good for quoting that movie about once a month. Usually, the "Well what about you and that bowl of Jello?" line.
Posted by: Spears | November 10, 2007 at 07:05 PM
Dark Helmet: What's the matter, Colonel Sandurz? CHICKEN? (Spaceballs)
Elwood: We're on a mission from God. (The Blues Brothers)
Posted by: Melissa | November 10, 2007 at 07:24 PM
"Now why don't you make like a tree... and get outta here."
-- Biff in "Back to the Future"
Posted by: David P | November 10, 2007 at 07:33 PM
"So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?" Weird Science (and how I'd address Sean and Steve)
Posted by: Marissa | November 10, 2007 at 07:35 PM
From the Blues Brothers. Great for any stressful work incident
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.
Posted by: joru | November 10, 2007 at 08:08 PM
Funny, any time someone mentions $2 being owed, needing to be paid, whatever, we quote in that creepy kid voice "I want my two dollars" (Better Off Dead). Everyone else has good suggestions for additions, too.
Posted by: Spiky Sandy | November 10, 2007 at 09:46 PM
"Up your butt Jobu." ~ Major League
"Want a gummy bear? They've been in my pocket for a while, so they're nice and warm..." ~ Ferris Bueller's Day Off (and yes, I use that quote)
Posted by: Marissa | November 10, 2007 at 10:01 PM
Where is my automobile?
Automobile? Big...BIG lake! -Sixteen Candles
I want my two dollars! - Better Off Dead
She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen. - Say Anything
You MUST chill! You MUST chill! - Say Anything
If you guys know so much about girls, then what are you doing here at the Gas 'n Sip on a Saturday night? - Say Anything
Posted by: Shelly | November 10, 2007 at 10:12 PM
"Stick around"- Predator
Posted by: Journey Man | November 10, 2007 at 10:18 PM
"Stewardess......don't disturb mah friend. He's dead ti-ahyed!" - Commando
Posted by: Al | November 10, 2007 at 10:47 PM
"Give me two minutes, a grace period if you will" - The Sure Thing
"Ted, that's a Rolls Royce."
"Ted, that's the prom queen!"
"Told you dudes I was hot!"
"Hot? Ted you're a legend!" - Sixteen Candles
"Yippee Ki-yay, motherf@#$%!!" -Die Hard
Posted by: Tom | November 10, 2007 at 11:20 PM
"If someone asks if you're a God. You say YES!" - "Ghostbusters"
"Hello? McFly?" - "Back To The Future"
Posted by: Bryan | November 11, 2007 at 02:17 AM
"Attention, passengers, we are now leaving Nun Central and are beginning our journey to Hell and beyond. The captain has turned off the "no smoking" sign, and you may now move about the cabin freely. Thank you for being Catholic, and for choosing the Saint Gabriel's School Bus." - Bachelor Party
"You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?" - Major League
Posted by: Chip | November 11, 2007 at 02:20 AM
Brilliant list!! Love Long Duc Dong's quotes in Sixteen Candles... say them all the time especially "what's happening hot stuff" to my husband.
Here's my add:
"Does Barry Manilow know you stole his wardrobe?" Breakfast Club
"I feel the need, the need for speed!" Top Gun of course
"Maverick you big stud, take me to bed or lose me forever," another Top Gun
"Party on dudes" Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
"I must break you!" Ivan Drago in Rocky IV
"wax on, wax off" Karate Kid
"Roads? Where we're going we don't need any roads." Back to the Future
"May I admire you again today?" Duckie in Pretty in Pink
"I'll...be...right...here." E.T. must say it in his alien voice of course
I could go on and on but I'll stop here.
Posted by: specialk in Germany | November 11, 2007 at 02:59 AM
Don't forget to leave more comments, suggesting which quotes should be in the top 5. Feel free to use any of the quotes from my list and the readers' lists.
I should have remembered the Major League ones. I use the Jobu line all the time. So often in fact that I forgot it was even a movie line.
Posted by: Spears | November 11, 2007 at 07:42 AM
Okay, I'm voting for the top 5.
1. "I'm thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who said, 'I drank what?'" from Real Genius
2. "Yippee Ki-yay, motherf@#$%!!" -Die Hard
3. "I want my two dollars" - Better Off Dead
4. "How would you like to have a sexual experience so intense, it could conceivably change your political views?" - The Sure Thing
5. "Hello, my name is Inago Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." - The Princess Bride
Real Genius has to be #1 to me because I quote that more than any of the others.
Posted by: Bassnote | November 11, 2007 at 08:29 AM
I'm listing quotes I actually use in life as they apply to situations:
1. Up your butt, Jobu! ~ Major League
2. You are a neo-maxi-zoom dweebie ~ The Breakfast Club
3. We play both kinds of music; Country *AND* Western ~ The Blues Brothers
4. So it's sorta social, demented and sad, but social. ~ The Breakfast Club
5. Want a Gummy Bear? They've been in my pocket awhile. So, they're nice and warm ~ FBDO (use it whenever I offer gum or candy)
Posted by: Marissa | November 11, 2007 at 08:54 AM
Oh, and my honorable mention: "Be the ball" followed by the nanana-noo-noo-noo-nananana sound effect. From the classic CADDYSHACK
Posted by: Marissa | November 11, 2007 at 09:00 AM
I dont work for you yet assface - Fletch
Posted by: Allen | November 11, 2007 at 09:24 AM
From Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Bueller?...Bueller?...Frye?...Frye?
Save Ferris comes up at work whenever someone is out sick.
So that's how it is in their family.
From Heathers
What's your damage?
Lick it up, baby. Lick. It. Up.
Well, f*!k me gently with a chainsaw.
Greetings and salutations
I love my dead gay son.
How very.
Let us know when the space shuttle lands
From Steel Magnolias
I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.
All gay men have track lightin'. And all gay men are named Mark, Rick, or Steve.
I promise that my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair.
From Batman
Stop the presses. Who is that?
Where does he get those wonderful toys?
You ever dance with the devil by the pale moonlight?
From Wargames
Shall we play a game?
From When Harry Met Sally
I'll have what she's having
From Pee Wee's Big Adventure
I pity the fool that don't eat my cereal
There's no basement in the Alamo!
Posted by: 80sfan | November 11, 2007 at 10:34 AM
Here's a few (in no specific order):
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue." (Airplane): Now that I'm (notionaly) a responsible adult, I don't go to this one too often. I let it slip on the sideline of a 4-year-old soccer game and got more than few disapproving glares.
"Lighten up, Francis" (Stripes): So applicable in so many situations I'm afraid it long ago slipped into cliche.
"Say 'hello' to my little friend!" (Scarface): Another one that has been wheeled out so many times the only way to get any impact out of it is to apply it in an unusual context (but never in a men's room).
"You'll shoot your eye out" (A Christmas Story): Sadly, now that there are four children in the house, this one has lost all of it's irony.
"I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you" (Top Gun): Far and away the most over-quoted, hackneyed and cliched line, especially in military circles. The last time someone dumped it one me I responded "I could laugh, but I'd have to kill myself."
"Mother Pussbucket!" (Ghostbusters): My favorite obscene-sounding-but-not-really-obscene exclamation.
"So I've got that going for me, which is nice." (Caddyshack): Any Carl Spackler line is eminently quoatable, but this is this one that gets the most airtime.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | November 11, 2007 at 11:17 AM
Wonderful lines from our beloved 80's!
I thought long and hard about my favorites lines. So many! Therefore, to level the playing field I came up with criteria for my top 5 80's lines:
-Are the lines recognized by people from decades other than the 80's?
-Do I use the line in my everday banter?
-Can you find the movie on more than once a month on AMC, TNT, reruns, etc.
1) I want my two dollars! BOD
2) Bueller? Bueller? FBDO
3) Hello, my name is Inago Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die! TPB
4) I'll be back. TT
5) Say hello to my little friend. SF
On a personal note and honorable mentions, I use the following lines........from time to time (what movie is that from? from time to time?)
- He was skinned alive (Predator, to my kids when we start wrestling)
- chicks dig me cause I rarely wear underwear and I when I do it is usually something unusual (Stripes, great ice breaker with the soccer moms. I'm a stay at home dad)
- Dogs and cats living together, it's mass hysteria (Ghostbusters)
- In writing (Dangerous Liason, if you've seen the movie you know the line, my wife pulls it on me all the time!)
"I must break you!" Ivan Drago in Rocky IV
"wax on, wax off" Karate Kid
(from specialk in Germany)
All the best,
M in A
Posted by: Mike in Austin | November 11, 2007 at 12:09 PM
"you told harpo to beat me"
the color purple
Posted by: white | November 11, 2007 at 02:02 PM
"now i got to cut ya"
della reese to eddie murphy in harlem nights
Posted by: | November 11, 2007 at 02:03 PM
Gotta go ith Jeff in Cuba on - "Mother Pussbucket!" from Ghostbusters. I say that one all the time because I don't want to cuss in front of my kids. (My other favorite non-cuss-cuss is "Bun of a Stitch")
Posted by: Bassnote | November 11, 2007 at 04:18 PM
Another great line from Dirty Dancing.
I carried a watermelon.
I think we have already related to that one at some point in our lives.
Posted by: 80sfan | November 11, 2007 at 04:45 PM
Jeff in Cuba, I watched Caddyshack this morning. It's chocked full of awesome lines.
Right now I'm watching "Adventures in Babysitting" Yeah, you know where I'm going with this ... "don't F@ with the babysitter!" "nobody leaves this place without singin' the blues"
Posted by: Marissa | November 11, 2007 at 05:23 PM
2 more to add:
I'm too colorful for words! - Steel Magnolias
Don't F* with the babysitter! - Adventures in Babysitting
Posted by: Shelly | November 11, 2007 at 05:48 PM
Chainsaw as in black n decker ..no as in texas massacre...Summer School
please take your seats ..where should we take them..summer school again..
and one more from summer school...
Hey mr. shoop your in this class...no I'm teaching it..NO WAY!!!
Loved that movie
Posted by: Laura | November 11, 2007 at 06:52 PM
From Time Bandits:
Napoleon: "That's what I like! LITTLE THINGS HITTING EACH OTHER!"
Supreme Being: "Dead? No excuse for laying off work!"
Posted by: Harvey | November 11, 2007 at 07:14 PM
AAACK, NO ROCKY III? CLUBBER LANG??? MR. T???
"What's your prediction for the fight?
Clubber Lang: My prediction?
Interviewer: Yes, your prediction.
[Clubber looks into camera]
Clubber Lang: Pain!"
"I'm gonna torture him. I'm gonna crucify him. Real bad."
and a strong candidate for NUMBER ONE:
"I pity the fool"
Posted by: Chase | November 11, 2007 at 07:34 PM
I've used a number of those over the years but I still didn't see a couple of my favorites. Like this one when the folks come over:
"They're heerrree." -Poltergeist
The Real Genius quote is great but my favorite that I don't get to use very often is:
Do you ever have that dream ... where you are standing on top of a temple wearing sun god robes ... surrounded by naked women and they are throwing little pickles? Why am I the only one who has that dream?
"There can BE only one." -The Highlander
Also, I live in Mississippi so I get to use this quote from Biloxi Blues most of the summer:
It's hot, like Africa hot!
Great list.
"Awesome, Dude!" -Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Posted by: rock_vbrg | November 11, 2007 at 11:47 PM
Marissa, you're awesome. I love "Adventures in Babysitting".....mmm Elizabeth Shue. If only I was born in the early 70's!
Heck, I would have had almost no chance anyways......who am I kidding?
Posted by: Al | November 12, 2007 at 01:11 AM
How about some Spinal Tap?
"Yeah, what's wrong with being sexist?"
"The numbers all go to 11.......all across the board"
Or please add the Planes, Trains & Automobiles clip of Steve Martin, "You can start by wiping that f---ing off your rosy f---ing cheeks!" And he swares some more.........please add that! Always cracks me up.
Posted by: Al | November 12, 2007 at 01:16 AM
Al, I'm blushing! Thanks. I bought Adventures in Babysitting this weekend. My 13 yr old son loved it.
Posted by: Marissa | November 12, 2007 at 07:22 AM
Another line that left a mark, and probably most of the male population:
Fatal Attraction -- "I WILL NOT BE IGNORED!" (scary)
Posted by: Marissa | November 12, 2007 at 07:25 AM
I'm surprised by the lack of Spinal Tap quotes so far on the list.
Posted by: Spears | November 12, 2007 at 08:17 AM
You want Spinal Tap? I'll give you Spinal Tap, Steve..."Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful"
Posted by: Marissa's shameful side | November 12, 2007 at 08:23 AM
"If someone asks if you're a god....you say YES!"-Ghostbusters
And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness." So I got that goin' for me, which is nice. -Caddyshack
Posted by: Mike in PHX | November 12, 2007 at 08:51 AM
"Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns."
Breakfast Club
"The next time I have to come in here I'm crackin' skulls"
Breakfast Club (My mother used to say this to me and my sister all the time.)
"Why don't you put your thumb up your butt." Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"You slip me the cash and I'll slip you the weiner."
"But I don't have any cash."
"Then I don't have a weiner!"
Adventures in Babysitting
"Andy, you Goonie." The Goonies
Too many to choose from Caddyshack.
Posted by: crafty carolinagirl | November 12, 2007 at 09:00 AM
"Say-ruh Con-nah?" - Terminator
"Yo, Adrien" - any Rocky movie
"Wolverines!" - Red Dawn
"Sometimes you just gotta say 'What the f...' - Risky Business
"As you wish" - Princess Bride
Posted by: Nick | November 12, 2007 at 09:44 AM
"Hello Cleveland!" - Spinal Tap
"If I didn't have puke breath, I'd kiss you."- Strange Brew
"He thinks love is something you order,like pizza!"- The Sure Thing
Posted by: Tom | November 12, 2007 at 11:02 AM
Goonies-
Mouth: "Dead things Mikey, dead things!"
Sixteen Candles-
Bryce and Cliff: "Girls underpants."
Farmer Ted: "Games, Jake. Silly torturous games."
Samantha: "I loathe the bus. There has to be a more dignified mode of transportation."
Samantha: "Life is not whatnot and it's none of your business."
Mike Baker: "Sofa City, sweetheart!"
Ghostbusters-
Pete Venkman: "And the flowers are still standing!"
Lewis Tully: "Yes, have some."
Pete Venkman: "Human sacrifices, dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!"
Pete Venkman: "Back off man, I'm a scientist."
Janine: "I've quit better jobs than this! Ghostbusters! Whadya want?!"
Man waiting for elevator: "What are you guys supposed to be?"
Pete Venkman: "Exterminators."
Man waiting for elevator: "Must be some cockroach."
Pete Venkman: "Bite your head off man."
Pretty in Pink-
Iona: "Applause, applause, applause."
Shoplifter: "You missed my eye by an inch!"
Iona: "Half an inch."
Duckie: "Let's plow."
Karate Kid
Mr. Myagi: "...squish, just like grape."
Daniel San: "Hey, what kind of belt do you have?"
Mr Miyagi: "Canvas. JC Penny. Three ninety-eight. You like?"
Some Kind of Wonderful-
Keith's sister, Laura: "Mother, the girl IS sex."
Duncan: "This is what my girlfriend would look like without skin."
Posted by: Sara Hall | November 12, 2007 at 11:18 AM
I've tried posting a quote from Porky's, but I get pegged for comment spam. I think you know where this is going, right? The crank call?
Posted by: Marissa's shameful side | November 12, 2007 at 11:20 AM
You want Spinal Tap...ooooooooookaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!
"These go to 11."
"I suppose if I had the sex and drugs, I could live without the rock and roll"
"This one's called 'Lick My Love Pump'."
"...you have to keep folding ..."
"There was a tiny green globule."
"He died in a bizarre gardening accident."
"If I wasn't on such heavy medication I'd be more upset."
"S*** Sandwich."
"Oh, we have a bigger dressing room than the puppets. That's comforting."
" We had a prop that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf!"
"Kick my a**!"
"They were still booing him durring our set."
And one just for Steve..."This is her first mustache."
Posted by: Bassnote | November 12, 2007 at 12:03 PM
A few more from Real Genius:
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?"
"Welcome to Pacific Tech's Smart People On Ice!"
Chris - "I passed, but I failed!"
Lazlo - "Then I'm happy and sad for you."
"Given the type of people ypu are, and the environment that you are in, this could be your one and only chance to have sex!"
" I file this under 'H' for 'Toy'."
"I had a little trouble with your sports jackets, so I threw them out."
"Would you be prepared if gravity reversed itself? I just can't figure out how to keep the change from falling out of my pockets. I've got it...nudity!"
"Would you qualify that as a launch problem, or a design problem?"
"Compared to you most people have the IQ of a carrot."
Dr. Hathaway - "I want to start seeing a lot more of you in the lab"
Chris - "Fine, I'll gain weight."
Girl - "Can you hammer a six inch spike through a board with your p***s?"
Chris - " Not right now."
Girl - "A girl's got to have her standards."
"Can I name my first child after you Kent? Dips**t Knight has a nice ring to it."
Dr. Hathaway - "I hate popcorn!"
Chris - "Now I know what to get you for your birthday."
Dr. Hataway - "Do you still run?"
Chris - "Only when chased."
"Coming?! It's not even breathing hard!!"
"Kent, you know you're not supposed to park that on campus."
"This, this is ice. This is what happens when water gets cold. This, this is Kent. This is what happens when people get too sexually frustrated."
Posted by: Bassnote | November 12, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Ah, Bassnote! You're my hero! Bravo on the Real Genius quotes!
Posted by: Sara Hall | November 12, 2007 at 01:15 PM
From "Summer School":
Shoop: "When I say 'bite-in-the-axx', I mean that in the nicest possible way"
Posted by: Debra | November 12, 2007 at 02:48 PM
Anything from "The Big Chill"
"I told him he was wasting his life."
Posted by: mike | November 12, 2007 at 03:05 PM
Night Shift: Are you excited? Like the French when Lindberg landed.
Night Shift: Corn dog!
Trading Places: Once you have a man with no legs, you never go back.
Scrooged: The bi--- hit me with a toaster.
Heathers: My son's a homosexual and I love him. I love my dead, gay son.
Valley Girl: That techno rock you guys listen to is gutless.
Valley Girl: That stuff tastes like Chlorox.
And no 80s quote list would be complete without something - ok anything - from Eddie Murphy's Delirious:
Hey Norton. How would you like to...
You don't have no ice cream...You didn't get none. 'Cause you are on the welfare. You can't afford it...
Gooney-goo goo.
Posted by: Tonianne | November 12, 2007 at 03:09 PM
I can't believe "love pump" makes it through your spam filter but not this Strange Brew quote, which I've had to be creative with in order to post here:
"I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side, youknob."
Posted by: Tonianne | November 12, 2007 at 03:22 PM
Tonianne, my Porky's quote didn't make it through the censor either.
Somebody PLEASE tell me you know the quote I am referencing.
Posted by: Marissa | November 12, 2007 at 03:28 PM
Gotcha, Marissa. ;-)
Posted by: Tonianne | November 12, 2007 at 03:37 PM
Bull Durham --
I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
Posted by: s.p. | November 12, 2007 at 03:52 PM
SOMEONE HELP ME TURN OFF MY BRAIN! That's me, not a movie quote.
Casual Sex ~ " It was the early eighties, and sex was still a good way to meet new people."
Posted by: Marissa | November 12, 2007 at 04:29 PM
From Who Framed Roger Rabbit (a personal favorite)
Is that a rabbit in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.
The whole thing stinks like yesterday's diapers.
Aliens
Get away from her, you b....!
Planes Trains & Automobiles
He says we're going the wrong way...
Oh, he's drunk. How would he know where we're going?
What do you think the temperature is?
One
Parenthood
Keep Patty away from Larry - suck the intelligence right out of her.
Why are you just standing there?
I'm waiting for her head to spin around.
I assume you're watching these because you're curious about s*x... you know. Or filmmaking.
Your lower intestines!
Working Girl
I have a head for business and a bod for sin. Is there anything wrong with that?
Can I get ya anything? Coffee? Tea? Me?
Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will.
Say Anything
I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen.
I got a question. If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?
By choice, man.
Brains stick with brains. The bomb could go off and their mutant genes would form the same cliques.
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.
Top Gun
I feel the need. The need for speed.
Hey Goose you big stud! Take me to bed or lose me forever.
Big
Do you mean sleep over?
Well, okay... but I get to be on top.
Uncle Buck
I'm a kid - that's my job.
Nightmare on Elm Street
Whatever you do, don't fall asleep.
Field of Dreams
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa.
If you build it he will come.
A Fish Called Wanda
Don't call me stupid!
Nine to Five
Look, I've got a gun out there in my purse. Up until now I've been forgivin' and forgettin' because of the way I was brought up, but I'll tell you one thing. If you ever say another word about me or make another indecent proposal, I'm gonna get that gun of mine, and I'm gonna change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot! And don't think I can't do it.
I'm no fool. I've killed the boss, you think they're not gonna fire me for a thing like that?
Everyone treats ME like a B......D at a family reunion.
Hit the road, buster, This is where you get off!
Hey, Vera. We've got another stiff in the john.
The Abyss
You never backed away from anything in your life! Now fight!
Rain Man
Ten minutes to Judge Wapner.
Yeah
Posted by: 80sfan | November 12, 2007 at 10:20 PM
Hey Steve! Has your head imploded yet? Are your eyes crossing? Have you called in Colin Hay to sing yet?
Posted by: Marissa | November 12, 2007 at 11:02 PM
Tonianne: I totally forgot about the Heathers quote - "I love my dead gay son." That is classic!
Posted by: crafty carolinagirl | November 13, 2007 at 08:25 AM
Still trying to figure out that elusive top 10.
Remember, the top 10 should be lines that are easily recallable, practical to use in multiple situations, and yet not too corny (ie "I'll be back.").
Sean Daly will tell you that I'm more prone to drop Star Wars lines in any occasion, which he used to enjoy but now is just irrirated by.
Keep your opinions coming on the top 5 for the list.
Posted by: Spears | November 13, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Steve I love ya, love to quote Star Wars. I've even gone so far as using my personal favorite Yodaism: "Try no. Do or do not. There is no try" "size matters not" and my favorite Han Sola... "Laugh it up fuzzball" unfortunately that last one is from the original movie so technically not for the 80s.
As for people using quotes from the 80s... my poor daughter has to hear "Yo Adrian" constantly from her grandfather!!
Posted by: specialk in Germany | November 13, 2007 at 12:11 PM
If you need another Star Wars quote there is always "I've got a bad feeling about this". Doesn't everyone say that at some point within the first three movies?
My top 5 in no particular order:
Shall we play a game?
I'll have what she's having
Bueller?...Bueller?
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.
Get away from her, you b....!
Posted by: 80sfan | November 13, 2007 at 08:46 PM
other favorites...
Don't worry about it, I don't even have a piece of s*$#. I have to envy yours. - Ferris Bueller
Wait...hold the phone. Feed the live tuna mayonnaise! - Night Shift
my (not really mine, but the ones that I think make the most sense) top 5 in no particular order
Shall we play a game? - War Games
They're Heeeeeerrrreee - Poltergeist
I'll be back - Terminator
I'm an excellent driver - Rain Man
Hello?.....McFly..... - Back to the Future
Posted by: Shelly | November 14, 2007 at 12:09 AM
Their here. Poltergeist (82)
Posted by: JD | December 31, 2007 at 11:04 AM
"They're Here". Poltergeist (82)
Posted by: JD | December 31, 2007 at 11:13 AM
"They're Here". Poltergeist (82)
Posted by: JD Sparks | December 31, 2007 at 11:16 AM