Classic (but Unfinished) Quotes
Wait a minute, you ain't heard nothing yet... you think some quotes are memorable because they perfectly captured the spirit of a scene or a movie, well, you're right. But if you think this is a credit to the writers, you couldn't be more wrong.
Actually, the credit goes to the editors who knew exactly where to cut, or when to put a soundtrack loud enough to cover the rest of the sentence.
Now, exclusively, here are the classic movie quotes as you should have heard them if it wasn't for the editors' foresight, regardless of the ridiculous impact they would have on the film had they been kept, which one do you find the most interesting in a funny or not-so-implausible way?
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Actually, the credit goes to the editors who knew exactly where to cut, or when to put a soundtrack loud enough to cover the rest of the sentence.
Now, exclusively, here are the classic movie quotes as you should have heard them if it wasn't for the editors' foresight, regardless of the ridiculous impact they would have on the film had they been kept, which one do you find the most interesting in a funny or not-so-implausible way?
Discuss the list here
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- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco."Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. And maybe more..."
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son."It's a Sicilian message, it means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes. Now, can I keep them? You know, with some garlic, oil, cream and herbs, they make great soup."
- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods."Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. [talking to himself, as he's walking away] Oh boy, did that feel good! Serves her right that spoiled Southern brat!"
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in."Well, nobody's perfect! [noticing Jerry's puzzled face] Haha, gotcha! You really thought I was serious? Come on now, I can get any pretty girl I want in a snap of a finger. Now, get the hell out of my boat, you fraud!"
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsBilly CrystalMeg RyanCarrie FisherHarry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
- "I'll have what she's having"
- "Sorry lady, it's only one dish per customer.""
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
- "All right Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up."
- "Hey, you're gonna hit the camera! Stop ma'am, stoop!""
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayA Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue."I absolutely adore you."
- "Shut up and deal."
- "Uh-how about playing that in bed?""
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn HustonA private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder."Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. Now, let's go eat some spring rolls."
- DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City."Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes, it was Beauty killed the Beast."
- "No, mister, it was the airplanes. Here, look at the bullet wounds."" - DirectorChris NoonanStarsJames CromwellMagda SzubanskiChristine CavanaughGentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?"That'll do, pig. That'll do. You've just escaped from the frying pan."
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. RobinsonA Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator."The guy you were looking for was too close. He was right across the desk from ya."
- "Closer than that, Walter."
- "I love you, too."
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine RossA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.[in the bus]
- "Why did you do that, Benjamin?"
- "I dunno, it seemed like a good idea... at the time.
- "I ruined my life"""
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsAlan LaddJean ArthurVan HeflinA weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act."Shane! Come back! [pause] Think about me, I need a father model like you! You know what you are, Shane? A selfish jerk!""
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
- "Eliza, where the devil are my slippers?"
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
- "I used to hate the water."
- "I can't imagine why."
- "Hey, is that Alex' leg floating?"- "More like Chrissie's.""
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsSusan SarandonGeena DavisHarvey KeitelTwo best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two women escape for the crimes they committed."Let's keep goin'."
- "What d'you mean?"
- "Go."
- "You sure?"
- "Yeah. Hit it."
- "Hey!"
- "Hey, I thought you were bluffing, I was kidding, I don't want to die. Oh my God! Aaaaaaaaahhhh...""