The Farr Side: Test your movie quote knowledge
We all know a guy. You know who I’m talking about, too. The guy who randomly drops movie quotes midstream in a conversation because something we may or may not have been talking about reminded him of something he heard in a movie once.
I’m sometimes that guy. I don’t mean to be annoying — it just sometimes happens. But, the other day it happened to me while at the grocery store. I was chatting with an old high school friend when we both broke out our arsenal of famous movie lines. That conversation got me thinking that we can’t be the only ones who do this. Surely, there are others. Take this little quiz to see how many movies you can name from these famous lines:
“They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!”
“You had me at hello.”
“I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.”
“Wax on, wax off!”
“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.”
“I’m also just a girl, standing in front of by, asking him to love her.”
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
“Say hello to my little friend.”
“I am serious. And, don’t call me Shirley.”
“There’s no crying in baseball.”
“This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
“You can’t handle the truth!”
“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.”
“I am big! It’s the pictures that get small.”
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.”
“If you build it, he will come.”
“You make me want to be a better man.”
“Snap out of it!”
“You’re killing me, Smalls!”
“Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’regonna get.”
“To infinity and beyond!!!”
“You talking to me?”
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
“Go ahead, punk, make my day!”
“I feel the need, the need for speed.”
OK, so how’d you do? I’m sure you knew more than you thought you might.
Movies tend to stick with us, especially those with memorable lines. Check your answers and play some movie quote games with your friends.
Answers:1. "Braveheart" (1995); 2. "Jerry Macguire" (1996); 3. "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006); 4. "The Karate Kid" (1984); 5. "The Help" (2011); 6. "The Wizard of Oz" (1939); 7. "Notting Hill" (1999); 8. "The Godfather, Part II" (1974); 9. "Apocalypse Now" (1979); 10. "Scarface" (1983); 11. "Airplane" (1980); 12. "A League of Their Own" (1992); 13. "Casablanca" (1942); 14. "Jaws" (1975); 15. "Gone With the Wind" (1939); 16. "A Few Good Men" (1992); 17. "Back to the Future" (1985); 18. "Network" (1976); 19. "Sunset Boulevard" (1950); 20. "Cool Hand Luke" (1967); 21. "Field of Dreams" (1989); 22. "As Good as it Gets" (1997); 23. "Moonstruck" (1987); 24. "The Sandlot" (1993); 25. "Forrest Gump" (1994); 26. "Toy Story" (1995); 27. "Taxi Driver" (1976); 28. "The Godfather" (1972); 29. "Sudden Impact" (1983); 30. "Top Gun" (1986).
— David T. Farr is a Journal correspondent. Email him at farrboy@hotmail.com.
This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: The Farr Side: Test your movie quote knowledge
