Movies You Can Recite the Dialogue from While Watching

Yes, this was inspired by one of those silly Facebook pick fives but anyway . . . what are yours?

The five I picked for FB:

Pretty in Pink
Kicking and Screaming (The N. Baumbach not the Will F. one)
RHPS - lol
Fletch
Steel Magnolias
Clerks
Mall Rats
Breakfast Club
Better off Dead

Other include:

Heathers
Any of the Evil Dead Movies
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Harold and Maude
The Graduate
lol Cabin Boy

Wow that got messed up. The first five were the FB ones. The rest are the "others".

the hours, dude, you should hear me

RHPS - lol

^^^ also...

most of Ghostbusters
Wrath of Khan
Diamonds Are Forever
Moonraker
Casino Royale (David Niven version)
Carry On Camping
probably most of Withnail & I

I could do most of Withnail too.

Surmounter I would love to hear that.

For me Steel Magnolias is the best/worst. I was Shelby in the play once so I literally know every single line.

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also, The Italian Job (original Michael Caine version)
These seem to be more or less equally split between 1) movies that were on TV a lot when I was a kid, and 2) films I was obsessed with as a student.

weekend at bernie's.

for me it's a bunch of comedies from my childhood like happy gilmore/billy madison, ace ventura, anchorman plus like the departed and no country for old men

xpost to sur -

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I probably have the video from it somewhere still.

My colors are blush and bashful.
Her colors are pink and pink.
My colors are blush and bashful mama I have chosen . . .

I want a baby of my OWN!

etc.

Commando.

Goonies

er!ca stop i'm tearing up

(xxpost) I see your Commando and raise you one Predator

why are you PERFECT for that role? xp

It gets better. I wore a long curly red wig so as to look as much like the movie character as possible.

i can't

(xxpost) I see your Commando and raise you one Predator

i'm nearly there with predator but i haven't watched it quite as many times.

Pretty much all of the Vacation movies but esp European.

Oh and not including Vegas.

Waiting for Guffman

I love the bit where the French waiter is insulting Chevy Chase.

Yeah where he says his wife has nice tits and that they'll serve him dishwater instead of wine and they won't know the difference.

high fidelity

xpost -

just clerks and billy madison :(

rocky horror, yeah duh

the rest of my choices are lol fanboy

apocalypse now
repo man
pulp fiction
road warrior

but then again saying "you've created such a joy for people, why are you crying" while watching andrei rublev is not quite as fun as yelling "LOSERS WAIT!" during the road warrior

I have to imagine a lot of people on this board could recite long sections of aliens from mem

Obv not all but a good portion of the lines from Pulp Fiction and Res Dogs.

I have a freakishly good memory and these are all movies I've watched over and over again.

i can recite long sections of george lopez's comedy special "why you crying?"

reservoir dogs lol xp

i'm seeing Aliens in the theater soon!

memento

oh god if we're talking comedy I know Izzard's dressed to kill pretty much entirely by heart and large sections of most of Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle's stand-up. Also, Patton Oswald.

Anchorman is a bad one for me. I hear one reference to it and I am all "IT'S SO HOT.. milk was a bad choice."

High Fidelity!

the Big Lebowski is highly quotable. Also, "Chinaman" is not the preferred nomenclature...

House of Games.

almost famous

Top Gun

one of the reasons I remember so much of apocalypse now is because the soundtrack included almost all of the film's dialogue

big lebowski, duh

okay fess up old folks, breakfast club

Fight Club, er...

(xpost) also fess up to Ferris Bueller's Day Off

hahahha ^^^^ tbh xp

Wasn't breakfast club on my original list?

I can pretty much do Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Sixteen Candles all by heart and yeah, Ferris.

Are we talking about every single line here? Then probably nothing. Otherwise I think I pretty much know most of Mulholland Dr.

"I don't care if Europeans are socialists. I wouldn't care if they were fascist anarchists, that still wouldn't change the fact that I don't have a car!"

When I was younger I held up my tape recorder to the tv so I could get "If You Leave" during the PiP prom scene. For years the only copy of that song I had included all the dialogue from that.

"Blaine!!"

yes it was

xp to enbb

Pretty much just Waiting for Guffman for me, since it's the only movie in the past 15 years I've seen more than four times. Probably bits and pieces of Pulp Fiction, too (in fact, just the other night, I said to someone "Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character") -- but it's been a while.

back to the future I,II,III

wayne's world

ten commandments

x-post When he's talking about isms in the shower scene? I used that as part of my HS yearbook quote.

Jay - I'm gonna go home and bite my pillow!

maybe temple of doom, ferris bueller

(xxpost) yeah, it's when FB is in the shower, before he calls Cameron

Jay - I'm gonna go home and bite my pillow!

See, I've seen the movie often enough that I know it's "I'm gonna go home and bite my pillow is what I'm gonna do!"

Tootsie
Ghostbusters
Citizen Kane
Husbands & Wives
The Beastmaster

That would make a film festival.

the hours, dude, you should hear me

I cannot even begin to comprehend this.

"After Hours"
"Monty Python & The Holy Grail" (but anyone who does this should be slapped)
"Apocalypse Now"
"Jaws"
"Suburbia" (the Penelope Spheeris one)

"Animal House"

http://www.impawards.com/1986/posters/transformers_the_movie.jpg

I used to be able to do this with "The Breakfast Club", "Heathers" and pretty much all of the Monty Python movies.

Apocalypse Now
Repo Man
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" (the original. Those responsible for the re-make should be FLAYED ALIVE.)

"Blow-Up" (not that there's a crushing amount of dialogue in it, mind you)

Barbarella
Liquid Sky
The Exorcist
Rebecca

Oooh,yes "The Exorcist" and "The Shining" (much the pronounced consternation of those unfortunate enough to be watching it with me).

Clueless (I don't actually have to have it on to recite the dialogue of course)

Blade Runner too, forgot that one

Night of the Living Dead

schizopolis

xp Alex: on one of those Facebook things - pick 5 movies from the year you were born thing - I wanted to pick Taking of Pelham 123 - but it wasn't an option. That movie is great.

Goodfellas
Heat

"Clueless" is sooo classic. So well written.

"Blow-Up" (not that there's a crushing amount of dialogue in it, mind you)

It'd be cool if you knew "Blow Out" by heart and could also do a Travolta impression.

Die Hard is the only movie I can do this with, I think.

I used to be able to the "fear is the mindkiller" speech from "Dune", but that was because of the Eon track that sampled it.

Fear is the little death.

that brings total obliteration

Kicking and Screaming (The N. Baumbach not the Will F. one)

^^lots of all-time classic lines in this

it's "fear is the mind killer" dudes

I knew they'd show up

Weird, but Field of Dreams. For some reason I memorized it when I was a kid.

I used to really love that part near the end of the movie when James Earl Jones is like "people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come."

I would perform that bit for my distant relatives and they would get freaked out. They did not like it.

Anchorman
Old School
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Pulp Fiction
Half Baked
Dazed and Confused

What? Pothead?! Why would you think such a thing?!

Kicking and Screaming (The N. Baumbach not the Will F. one)

^^lots of all-time classic lines in this

Oh, I've been to Prague. Well, I haven't "been to Prague" been to Prague, but I know the Prague thing.

Weird, but Field of Dreams. For some reason I memorized it when I was a kid.

Actually, I could do parts of Field of Dreams when I was a kid, but I haven't seen it in years.

The only parts I remember now are James Earl Jones yelling "Peace, love, dope!" and shutting his door and Kevin Costner going, "No, I mean, what do you WANT?" and Jones replying, "Oh. Two dogs and a coke."

Aliens

Film name (approximate number of times seen)
Adventureland (8)
Donnie Darko (30)
American Teen (12)
Almost Famous (30)
Blue Velvet (15)
Clueless (25)
Mean Girls (15)
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (15)
Charlie Bartlett (12)
Alpha Dog (20)
Magnolia (15)
Adventures in Babysitting (50)
Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead (40)

how have you already seen "Adventureland" 8 times

dedication

do you have a babysitter fetish or

Kicking and Screaming (The N. Baumbach not the Will F. one)

^^lots of all-time classic lines in this

Oh, I've been to Prague. Well, I haven't "been to Prague" been to Prague, but I know the Prague thing.

I'd like to fuck her on the tennis court, if you get my meaning.

Annie Hall
Groundhog Day
Princess Bride
Steel Magnolias
Die Hard
Metropolitan
Rushmore
Breakfast Club
Bad News Bears
Major League
A Few Good Men
Ghostbusters
Goonies
Animal House
Real Genius
Blade Runner
Mad Max BT
Fast Times
Dazed & Confused
The Apple
The Room

and many more

None, although I'm good for large chunks of both the UK QaF and Spaced. I don't really get into movies like that, I spose. But if I DID, I'd start with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.

Kicking and Screaming (The N. Baumbach not the Will F. one)

^^lots of all-time classic lines in this

Oh, I've been to Prague. Well, I haven't "been to Prague" been to Prague, but I know the Prague thing.

I'd like to fuck her on the tennis court, if you get my meaning.

― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Friday, May 8, 2009 5:25 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

He'd already rather be bow hunting!

Otis are you wearing mascara? No. Yes.

Go away cookie man!

Ah hello Miami Jello shot? Grape, perhaps?

I've gotta go fuck a freshman. Yeah, me too.

"monkeys monkeys ted & alice. la femme monkita."

Kicking and Screaming (The N. Baumbach not the Will F. one)

^^lots of all-time classic lines in this

"Selfish girl abandons helpless boy for overrated country"

Horseshoe! I was was waiting for you to chime in on this one!

It's been so long since I've seen it but I'm trying to come up with ones that already haven't been posted.

Ha yes Alfred that's a good one.

The whole would you rather fuck a cow or fuck your mother thing is pretty good too.

That movie's had quite a shelf life. I remember asking friends in the late nineties if they'd seen it and they'd just stare blankly.

i'm trying to remember that exchange at the beginning between otis and max..."i'm little." "you're huge." "but i'm also small." "you're, like, a monster." "but on the inside. i can't do all the things the big kids do!"

you can watch kicking and screaming instantly on netflix. even though i have it on dvd i do so often.

I want to know why Tape Store has seen Adventures in Babysitting 50 times.

Ooohhhhhhhh - I know what I'm watching tonight.

I think you pretty much nailed that scene. I love "You're huge. You're, like, a monster" so great.

OK and given my age and when I grew up I'd be lying by omission if I didn't admit that Dirty Dancing falls into this category for me as well.

Annie Hall
Local Hero
Simple Men
24 Hour Party People
Sex, Lies and Videotape (I actually cannot stand in front of a window and not say "This isn't supposed to happen. I've spent nine years structuring my life so this didn't happen."

and of course...
Life of Brian
Holy Grail (yes I am one of those guys that should be slapped)

yes my husband chris eigeman really nails that delivery.

xposts

oh and probably Withnail and I as well (and The Blues Brothers)...so predictable.

"Balls! I'll take two hits and run a mile!"

HS - did you ever watch the sitcom he was on with Jennifer Grey? What was that called . . . "It's like, you know"?

"Local Hero" -- nice. I can do that one as well.

I want to know why Tape Store has seen Adventures in Babysitting 50 times.

It was one of my favorite films when i was a kid? Forgot the Goonies, which I've seen about the same number of times.

Oh -- Metropolitan.

"Bartender...follow that pedestrian."

monty python & the holy grail (parents)
monty python's life of brian (parents)
bottle rocket (ok probably rushmore and RTs too)
once upon a time in the west
little women (LOL afterschool HBO in 1995-96)
wayne's world
batman returns

HS - did you ever watch the sitcom he was on with Jennifer Grey? What was that called . . . "It's like, you know"?

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never!

die hard, face off, braveheart, anchorman, and uh, joe dirt.

the crying game

"Details, baby, details.."
"What were you doing in the bar if you didn't know?!"
"That bitch -- " "She's a friend of mine." "Okay. That nice lady."
"Funny the way things go. Never the way you expect."
"Who's Dave when he's at home?" "He's at home."

clueless, most def
first three star wars
ET
nightmare before christmas
lion king
beetlejuice
princess bride
centre stage (lol)

clueless (probably)
young frankenstein
patton oswalt comedy

mostly, though, i have a horrible memory for movie lines.

Danny: "Trade, phenodihydride benzarex. Street, the embalmer."
Withnail: "Balls, I'll swallow it and run a mile."
Danny: "Cool your boots man, this pill's valued at two quid."
Withnail: "Two quid?! You're out of your mind!"
Marwood: "That's sense Withnail."
Withnail: "You can shove it up your arse and fuck off while you're doing it!"
Danny: "No need to be rude, man. I was leaving anyway. Do either of you have shoes?"

I'm not sure of the exact name of the drug, but it is definitely a non-existant made up name. Also I can't remember if Withnail says "stuff it" or "shove it".

Both the Bill & Ted films
Princess Bride
Gregory's Girl
Heathers
Grease

He says "you can shove it up your arse for nothing and fuck off while you're doing it!".

I've seen that movie way too many times.
Can also reasonably do Grosse Pointe Blank, and probably bits of Donnie Darko and Ferris Bueller but can't everyone?
My ridiculous memorised library of quotes is all Simpsons and Futurama ep's I'm afraid to say.

Oh, aye, Ferris Bueller.

ok, so you're probably thinking "Is this, like, a Noxema commercial, or what?"

As a kid I could do most of the Ninja Turtles movie without the movie even on. Not so much today.

Pulp Fiction
La Dolce Vita
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Heathers
Love and Death
Blade Runner
most Almodovar oldies as well

I forgot about Heat

Oh god I love "Withnail & I"

"MONTY, YOU TERRIBLE CUNT!"

"We want the finest wines in creation. We want them here, and we want them NOW!"

actually, it's "THE FINEST WINES KNOWN TO HUMANITY!"

"I DEMAND TO HAVE SOME BOOZE!"

Too many quotable lines in that film.

ultimate bromance film, too

Haha the other night I was showing Withnail to a friend who hadn't seen it before and I said halfway through "This is kinda the original bromance film now that I think of it..."

I have too many candidates for this thread which is why I won't say anything more. I am glad I can do this for The Apple, though.

"This is kinda the original bromance film now that I think of it..."

What about Butch Cassidy?

Or Sons of the Desert?!

(not SOFD but you get the idea...)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OVa00n0LDBU/Rtxm3DXgzsI/AAAAAAAAA2E/LVvna8znbqM/laurelhardyhd1.jpg

Thus 'kinda' :-D

If anything probably more of an unconscious forebear of the recent crop given that its status in the UK and the US are radically different.

Yeah, you're right - just yankin' yer chain, bro.

Actually SOTD is probably another film I can do all the dialogue to, also.

Stan: I've certainly got to hand it to you, Ollie.
Oliver: For what?
Stan: Well for the meticulous care with which you have executed your finely formulated machinations in extricating us from this devastating dilemma.
Oliver: Get in bed

OK, I'm gonna watch it now. It's making me chuckle just thinking about it.

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (it pains me to admit this)

Beautiful Girls (the Timothy Hutton and young Natalie Portman scenes are so, so great)
Los Amantes del Circular Polar
All The President's Men
The Devil's Advocate
The Insider
Mullholland Drive
Oh and Seinfeld (pretty much everything after season 2)