The AFI has another 100 list, this one is the 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time. Many of my personal favorites didn’t make the cut, such as:
“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.” –Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything
Or:
“Listen pal, you can’t just waltz in here, use my toaster and spout universal truths without qualification!” –Jude, Surviving Desire
But there were some really great ones on the list, like:
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room.” –President Muffley, Dr. Strangelove
And of course, the number one quote (hardly a shocker):
“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
I wanted to see my favorite line from The Big Lebowski on the list:
“Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism; at least it’s an ethos!”
Movie quotations that didn’t make the cut
Other bloggers have cited the American Film Institute’s 100 top movie quotations. Me, I’m disappointed that some of my favorites didn’t make the list:
The Lloyd Dobler is indeed a classic and an all-time fave of mine, as well. It’s followed fairly shortly by Lloyd saying something like, “I’ve thought about joining the military, but I don’t really want to work for that corporation.” Something like that. Clearly it’s time I watched it again.
My favorite didn’t even make the top 100.
Either
“One thing I can’t fucking stand is warm beer, it makes me fucking puke.”
or
“Heineken? FUCK THAT SHIT. PABST BLUE RIBBON!!!”