Yep.
My faves?
35. "You're gonna need a bigger boat," "Jaws," 1975.
56. "A boy's best friend is his mother," "Psycho," 1960.
70. "Is it safe?", "Marathon Man," 1976.
Addendum: A dentist got a patient drunk in order to perform 14 root canals.
2005-06-23
A List! Another Freakin' List!
the AFI has compiled a list of the Top 100 Best Quotes from U.S. Movies.
Yep.
My faves?
35. "You're gonna need a bigger boat," "Jaws," 1975.
56. "A boy's best friend is his mother," "Psycho," 1960.
70. "Is it safe?", "Marathon Man," 1976.
Yep.
My faves?
35. "You're gonna need a bigger boat," "Jaws," 1975.
56. "A boy's best friend is his mother," "Psycho," 1960.
70. "Is it safe?", "Marathon Man," 1976.
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Looking through this list I have to say: what a load of old wank! Who voted for these?
My old dentist looked like Lawrence Olivier and was the most evil man you could ever hope to meet. And when I told him I felt uncomfortable after seeing Marathon Man he decided it would be funny to do the ole scale and polish while asking me, "Is it safe?". Its no wonder I have a damn problem with dentists these days (although I do still have all my teeth in working order!)
Old wank.
Bad visual.
Russel, I've hoped to meet an evil man. Yet, I am verily surrounded by them.
I'm not sure how the AFI put together these choices but when you look at the crap coming out of Hollywood, the lack of imagination in this list seems appropriate.
79. Striker: "Surely you can't be serious." Rumack: "I am serious ... and don't call me Shirley," "Airplane!", 1980.
Always worth a chuckle.
As for dentists, being a bit of a graphic novel fancier [of the compiled comic kind] I have an original copy of Young Death [Judge Death]: Boyhood of a Superfiend.
His father was a psychotic dentist who routinely murdered his clients: "Toothache, was it, sir? And which one's giving you the trouble, hmm? Never mind, we'll try them all. We'll get to it in time."
From The Right Stuff (not on this list)
Chuck Yeager: Hey, Ridley, you got any Beeman's?
Jack Ridley: Yeah, I think I got me a stick.
Chuck Yeager: Loan me some, will you? I'll pay you back later.
Jack Ridley: Fair enough.
Chuck Yeager. Always the optimist. He's my hero! (..even if he didn't really say that :)
Wayne:
Young Death: fantastic stuff, and again another piece of pop culture contributing to my fear and loathing of those orally obsessed tortue-merchants (not that I'm a little scarred by experiences!). I just remember him telling a patient why he couldn't feel anything: "That's because I've just paralysed you, you lump of excrement!" (or words to that effect!) Of course, I did date a dental nurse a few years back... talk about sleeping with the enemy...
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