The Greatest Little Lines in Movie History

[AndyC]

We all have our favourites. Tiny little throwaway lines in movies that are so perfectly timed, well-delivered or just plain perfect for the situation that they stick with us. This is not about what would conventionally be considered great quotes, or anything that became a mainstream catchphrase.

A couple of my favourites that others on the board also enjoy:

"B!tches leave." - Clarence Boddicker in Robocop, bursting in on Bob Morton and his ladies.

"You've gotta be f*cking kidding." - Palmer in The Thing, when Norris' head sprouts legs and runs away.

How many more can we come up with?

[tracy]

"One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach...all the damn vampires!"......Lost Boys

[alandhopewell]

     "Puny god."

-Hulk, to Loki, in THE AVENGERS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPa18uFpI-8

[AndyC]

You know, both those seem almost too.... clever.

I should add one more thing to the criteria. It should be a line that any "normal" person might find unremarkable or even bad. Something that on close examination wouldn't seem like much thought went into writing it, but it has a weird brilliance to it when you watch the movie.

[Ozzymandias]

Ozzymandias speaks: Two throw away lines in Paper Moon crack me up.

Unnamed hillbilly brother: Make him say 'Calf Rope,' Leroy!

Floyd (to Trixie): Well ain't you the show dog!

Ozzymandias has spoken!!!

[Jack]

Always liked Bubba Zanetti's line in Mad Max:  "Perhaps it was a result of anxiety."

Or Goose's, "I don't know man, I just got here myself."

[Kaseykockroach]

"Gee, maybe we made a mistake. That salad looks great!".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BocmePmksv0

[akiratubo]

Also from RoboCop:

"Hey, butthole, get your own!"

Emil to Leon, when Leon tries to take Emil's Cobra Assault Cannon.  It sticks out because the rest of the dialogue didn't exactly go out of its way to avoid profanity.

[claws]

"Everybody knows your crank can hook a tuna" - Switchblade Sisters (1975)

[Raffine]

"Who is Betsy Ross?"
Ray in THE HONEYMOON KILLERS

When Martha complains their intended patriotic victim will probably have her sewing flags like Betsy Ross.

[RCMerchant]

"To die-to be really dead-that most be glorious."
Lugosi-DRACULA

"I never drink-wine" -Dracula.

"Children of the night-what music they make"-Dracula.

"He went for a little walk!"
Bramwell Fletcher-The MUMMY (1932)

"Your mouthwash ain't making it."
Clint Eastwood-DIRTY HARRY

...and of course...the classic-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flt9K8vlJGE

[mrsskinner]

"anything you didn't feed the food to Mrs. Skinner?"-Food of the Gods

[Raffine]

"anything you didn't feed the food to Mrs. Skinner?"-Food of the Gods

Also from that film:

"Jobs for female bacteriologists are just not that easy to find, Jack."

[ChaosTheory]

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me."  - ROBOCOP

"You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake." - FIGHT CLUB

"Eight-year-olds, Dude."
and
"Yeah well, that's just like, your opinion, man." -- BIG LEBOWSKI


And my two favorite final lines in movies:

"Suck it, b***h." - I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE

"Its a good scream, Sam.....a good scream." - BLOW OUT

[JaseSF]

Jackie Gleason in the Smokey and the Bandit films gives off some hilarious totally politically incorrect by today's standards lines. One of my faves..."I'll barbecue your ass in molasses!"