Monday Musings: What's the greatest movie line delivery of all time?

[MoeFOH]

"You can't handle the truth!"

Looking at it on the script before the movie was made, you could probably never have imagined the iconic delivery Jack would attach to this simple line. 

 What one single line/monologue has the greatest delivery of all time for you? 🎬 📽️

Is it a dramatic knockout from the likes of Bogart, Brando, Pacino, DeNiro, Streep, Hepburn, or big Jack... or maybe a unique line-puncher like a Sam Jackson, or a Walken... or perhaps some comedic brilliance from the likes of Wilder, Pryor, Murray, Williams, Carrey, et al... or someone in between... 🤔

Post em' up! 

[tbelle7]

[ryre]

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I'm going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome."

-Steve Zissou (Bill Murray)

 

 

[SigmundChurchill]

"What do you mean I'm funny? Funny how? The way I talk?"

[MoeFOH]

4 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said:

"What do you mean, I'm funny? Funny how? The way I talk?"

Man, that scene...we were all shitting ourselves along with Liotta's character. Haha...Classic Pesci! 

[SigmundChurchill]

4 hours ago, MoeFOH said:

Man, that scene...we were all shitting ourselves along with Liotta's character. Haha...Classic Pesci! 

I wonder about you sometimes Henry. You may fold under questioning.

[riderpride]

From Dusk Till Dawn - I don't think anyone could deliver this as well as Clooney.

Carlos: So, what, were they psychos, or...
Seth: Did they look like psychos? Is that what they looked like? They were vampires. Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a **** how crazy they are!

Cheers!

 

 

[Capn_Jackson]

This line in Heat was improvised by Pacino, as confirmed by director Michael Mann. Hank Azaria’s reaction was genuine, he was completely stunned. One of the best!

[zacca]

“Now you’se can’t leave”

[Bill Hayes]

"I told her I was a Cherokee chief". From 'The Outlaw Jose Wales'. Big nod to "Missouri boat ride" too.

[Capn_Jackson]

Another…. In Little Miss Sunshine, Alan Arkin:

”What’s that, chicken? Every night it’s the f***ing chicken!”

I saw this in the theater, and his delivery of this rant had me laughing so hard I fell outta my chair. Something about it just hit me hard. It was just sudden and unpredictable, brilliant. 😆

[Capn_Jackson]

Sorry to throw three in here. The movie Arthur is full of timeless quotes, but the way Dudley Moore phrased this line was so perfectly perfect.

”Everyone who drinks is not a poet. Some of us drink because we’re not poets.”

[garnett]

"You talking to me?"

[GJZDAD]

[Ford2112]

[Li Bai]

So many unforgettable ones from The Silence of the Lambs...

[Li Bai]

One of the most savage ones, "Tell me mom, when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?"

[LaoFan]

8 hours ago, Capn_Jackson said:

Another…. In Little Miss Sunshine, Alan Arkin:

”What’s that, chicken? Every night it’s the f***ing chicken!”

I saw this in the theater, and his delivery of this rant had me laughing so hard I fell outta my chair. Something about it just hit me hard. It was just sudden and unpredictable, brilliant. 😆

Little Miss Sunshine is as good as it gets. Watched it every year round Christmas with the family. Arkin's grandpa character is all-time. Tough to get a movie that packs so many punches, is raunchy, hilarious, and brings home important messages.

Some great ones mentioned already. A few more:

"I'll make him an offer he can't refuse." - Godfather

"Say hello to my little friend." - Scarface

"Here's Johnny!" - The Shining

"Why... so... serious?" - The Dark Knight

"Show me the money!!" - Jerry Maguire

"This is SPARTA!" - 300

"Are you not entertained?" - Gladiator

"King Kong ain't got shit on me!" - Training Day

[westg]

"Gooooooooooooooood morning Vietnam!" 

[westg]

"Hello my name is Inigo Montoya you killed my father prepare to die."

Sounds so much better with a Spanish accent.  

[westg]

"Keep the change you filthy animal." 🌴😎

[Gubbins]

More the scene than the delivery I suppose. After being dismissed and shamed by his brother, Tuco puts on a front to Blonde that no matter what happens he will always have a brother than loves him and at the very least will feed him a bowl of soup. Blondie sees through his lies, but plays along and empathises saying, "Well, after a bowl of soup, there's nothing like a good cigar." And like that, the two heroes bury the hatchet and the team are back together.

[rcarlson]

[westg]

Just saw this on insta. And made me think of Joe Pesci in Casino...50 bucks for anyone who can hit the plane. And yes I posted it in the comments. 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNeUzdXC0p2/?igsh=Yjl6bGprZWhtNmtv

[JohnS]

The greatest movie line of all time would have to be, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." That line, uttered by Clark Gable playing the character of Rhett Butler at the end of the epic film, Gone with the Wind, greatly shocked audiences and made a huge impact on culture thereafter because the word 'damn' being spoken in a film was unimaginable at the time.

It's all subjective, of course. Consider the Top Ten lists below from three different sources:

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes

1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Gone with the Wind (1939)

2. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." The Godfather (1972)

3. "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." On the Waterfront (1954)

4. "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." The Wizard of Oz (1939)

5. "Here's looking at you, kid." Casablanca (1942)

6. "Go ahead, make my day." Sudden Impact (1983)

7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up." Sunset Boulevard (1950)

8. "May the Force be with you." Star Wars (1977)

9. "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night." All About Eve (1950)

10. "You talkin' to me?" Taxi Driver (1976)

Hollywood’s 100 Favorite Movie Quotes - The Hollywood Reporter

1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Gone with the Wind (1939)

2. "Here's looking at you, kid." Casablanca (1942) 

3. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Jaws (1975) 

4. "May the Force be with you." Star Wars (1977) 

5. "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." The Wizard of Oz (1939)

6. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." The Godfather (1972) 

7. “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” Casablanca (1942) 

8. "You talkin' to me?" Taxi Driver (1976) 

9. “There’s no place like home.” The wizard of Oz (1939) 

10. “The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.” Fight Club (1999)

The Greatest Movie Quotes Of All Time - Ranker

1. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." The Godfather (1972)

2. "I'll be back." The Terminator (1984)

3. "You're gonna need a bigger boat." Jaws (1975)

4. "May the force be with you." Star Wars (1977)

5. "You can't handle the truth!" A Few Good Men (1992)

6. "Yippee-ki-yay, Motherf*cker." Die Hard (1988)

7. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Gone with the Wind (1939)

8. "Bond. James Bond." Dr No (1962)

9. "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." The Princess Bride (1987)

10. "Go ahead. Make my day." Sudden Impact (1983)