10 of the Most Iconic Quotes from Classic Movies
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Classic movies are quotable because they're memorable. The films you watch over and over with your friends become indelibly inked in your mind and the most iconic movies have some of the most iconic quotes. There are less important movies that have classic lines like "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!" from Braveheart and "Choose life…" from Trainspotting that are great lines from above average movies, then there's stuff like "These go to eleven" from This is Spinal Tap that's classic but still not iconic enough to make the top 10 most iconic quotes from the movies.
To Have and Have Not, 1944
To Have and Have Not is one of those movies that might not be shown on TV much nowadays but those who have seen it know it's a memorable film. Perhaps the meaning on the line "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow" isn't so obvious anymore when characters can speak directly about their feelings for one another in most movies but back in 1944, this classic line was considered a masterpiece of double entendre.
Casablanca, 1942
Casablanca has so many classic lines that the top three of this list could be occupied by this one movie. Instead, let's look at each together. Each of the following are arguably the most iconic lines in movie history. "This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" is quoted all the time as is "Here's looking at you, kid" but "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine" is perhaps the most iconic from this classic.
Star Wars, 1977
The overriding message of hope and resilience from the original Star Wars movie may not have carried over into the current films but the quote that symbolizes that feeling the most remains just as important in the sequel trilogy as it was back in 1977 when rebellion leader Jan Dodonna utters the words "May the Force be with you." Surprising isn't it that neither Luke Skywalker nor Obi-Wan Kenobi say that phrase first.
The Empire Strikes Back, 1980
"I am your father" is a great line because Darth Vader delivers the reveal simply, quickly and effectively. There's no great preamble and there's not a lot of dialogue after it either. The audience is left to reflect on a classic moment that defined George Lucas's space opera.
Godfather, 1972
"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" is a classic line that's full of menace only because the audience knows what the man uttering the words is capable of. Can you imagine how hard it must have been for director Francis Ford Coppola and writer Mario Puzo to cobble together a workable screenplay when each were on different coasts and relying on the postal service to send drafts to each other?
Jaws, 1975
The massive understatement delivered towards the end of Spielberg's masterpiece Jaws wasn't part of the original script. It was added to the shooting script much later. "You're gonna need a bigger boat" was only added after it became a catchphrase during the production of the movie. Producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown hired a boat too small for the production so everyone told them that a bigger boat was needed. After it was added to the script, the line became a standing joke. Whenever anything went wrong, whether lunch was served late or if the weather stopped shooting, the crew would say the line.
Taxi Driver, 1976
"You talkin' to me?" wasn't written in the script. The shooting script that Robert De Niro was handed simply said: "Travis talks to himself". The writer, Paul Schrader, told De Niro that the character was supposed to be like a kid playing with a gun but De Niro adds something haunting to a scene that would arguably be less iconic if left to another actor.
Fight Club, 1999
The best part of this movie is the reveal that shouldn't be spoilt for readers who haven't seen the movie but the part that everyone talks about is the scene which introduces the often repeated line "The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club." Can you believe that Matt Damon and Sean Penn were considered for the movie? It wouldn't have been the same without Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.
The Wizard of Oz, 1939
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" is another of those lines that beautifully understates the internal turmoil the character's feeling. Since Dorothy first uttered those words in 1939, the line's been repeated in other movies including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Avatar.
Gone With the Wind, 1939
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" is a classic line but if censors had been allowed their way, audiences would never have heard Clark Gable say those famous words. Just two months before the film's release, censors demanded that the word "damn" be removed from the movie. That prompted the movie's makers to come up with several variations on the line. In the end, they wrote 22 different lines including "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a whoop" before the censors relented.
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