Great movie quotes

For years I had my two greatest movie quotes from 16 Candles. I mean, isn't that movie just full of the right things to say?

"Thanks for getting my undies back!". "No more twankie my wankie the Donger needs FOOD!". "Um...yah...right (Joan Cusack)". "You breaka my face....you grabbed my dick". Serious, other than Ferris Buehler, I can really just quote that movie without an hesitation...but I suppose that is my age.

In college I had GUY friends who would (sober) recreate scenes together from Ghostbusters. These guys had not grown up together...as a matter of fact, this was the first time they had met was the year we lived in the same dorm. I was baffled at that "gift".

Over 20 years later, I was travelling with two men who had worked together but weren't the best of friends....but they would quote Nacho Libre FREQUENTLY. They would say a few words and then LAUGHHHH. I think we would laugh at their presentation and bad accent vs recollecting the scene from the movie. Again, it was a guy thing.

But when we were younger, quoting Monty Python became an olympic event. For the longest time when my brother drank, he would say "bring me a bucket"....and I would laugh. Honestly I don't think I had seen the Meaning of Life until years later in college. He had explained the scene with the barfing man that I had just grown accustomed to the image of a little cleaning woman scurrying around with the barf bucket. Another one of his quotes was about the "killer rabbit". That one I am SURE I didn't get for years until I saw Search for the Holy Grail.

I can't tell you why I waited so long to see the Monty Python movies. Even now I still chuckle at the idea of a "favorite color"...."blue no yellow....AHHHHHHH". I think one time I had "partaken" before seeing a movie....but that didn't improve the comprehension. For fear of sounding plebian, I didn't find as much joy with the BBC shows as I did the movies. I mean, yes, you have to laugh at the Spam song. Yes, the Dead Parrot skit is still classic. But sometimes it was too much funny in 3 minutes. But I am afflicted with the habit of giggling randomly at the thought of how much a sparrow weighs.

That brings me today. Recovering from a cold, I was surfing and saw a Samuel Jackson movie labelled "campy". The movie had intelligent and vengeful sharks (hmmmm...no creepy music but still somewhat familiar of an idea). Then it hit me....with a bit of sadness...that I had a true favorite quote from a movie. Now I realize that I could be somewhat off in my quotation, but I think that I figure that it still encompasses what my friend Sam still needs to convey...."I am Mother Fucking tired of these Mother Fucking snakes on this Mother Fucking plane.". Seriously...that totally beats "You played it for her Sam, you can play it for me". Truly & succinctly conveys Mr Jackson's frustrations as much as "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!". All of the quotes are classic and certainly memorable....but really...as I walked around the house today....Mr Jackson's complaint about the serpents seemed to just FEEL GREAT!

So, to update those who care....I have updated my favorite movie quote! Sorry Mr Hughes....but I am sure you can understand the visceral happiness this will offer me. But Ferris is still good!

Be great to you!
H