List of movie misquotes

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Following is a list of movie misquotes, ordered by release date. Quotes may be changed for a number of reasons. Long ones, such as Apocalypse Now 's "I love the smell of napalm ..." or Gold Hat's rant about badges in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre , may be shortened. Sometimes misquotes improve the "rhythm or cadence" of the original; for example, Mae West's "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?" becomes "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?" [1]

MisquoteActual line(s)CharacterActor/actressFilmYear
Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten us into. [2] Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.Various Oliver Hardy Various, starting with The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case 1930–1959
Me Tarzan, you Jane. [1] Jane Parker [pointing to herself]: Jane.
Tarzan: Jane.
Jane [pointing to Tarzan]: And you? You?
Tarzan: Tarzan, Tarzan.
Jane: Tarzan!
Tarzan [pointing first to Jane, then to himself]: Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan. ...
Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan the Ape Man 1932
Why don't you come up and see me sometime? [3] Why don't you come up sometime and see me?Lady Lou Mae West She Done Him Wrong 1933
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? [4] Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? Evil Queen Lucille La Verne (voice) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937
Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn. [3] [4] Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Rhett Butler Clark Gable Gone with the Wind 1939
Toto, I don't think we’re in Kansas anymore. [4] Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. Dorothy Gale Judy Garland The Wizard of Oz 1939
Play it again, Sam. [1] [4] Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By".Ilsa Lund Ingrid Bergman Casablanca 1942
Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges! [5] Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"Gold Hat" Alfonso Bedoya The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948
I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille. [4] All right, Mr. DeMille. I'm ready for my close-up.Norma Desmond Gloria Swanson Sunset Boulevard 1950
Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride. [3] Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night.Margo Channing Bette Davis All About Eve 1950
Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me? [4] Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?Benjamin Braddock Dustin Hoffman The Graduate 1967
Do you feel lucky, punk? [1] [4] You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? Dirty Harry Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry 1971
We're gonna need a bigger boat. [4] You're gonna need a bigger boat.Chief Martin Brody Roy Scheider Jaws 1975
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like victory. [1] I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like victory.Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore Robert Duvall Apocalypse Now 1979
Luke, I am your father. [4] No, I am your father. Darth Vader James Earl Jones The Empire Strikes Back 1980
Greed is good. [1] [4] The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Gordon Gekko Michael Douglas Wall Street 1987
If you build it, they will come. [1] [5] If you build it, he will come.A voice Ray Liotta Field of Dreams 1989
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. [5] Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. Forrest Gump Tom Hanks Forrest Gump 1994

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References

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  2. "Laurel and Hardy: 40 funny moments". The Daily Telegraph . January 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Brian Galindo (May 1, 2013). "20 Famous Movie Lines That You Have Been Saying Wrong". BuzzFeed.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lexy Perez (June 30, 2017). "From 'Star Wars' to 'Jaws': 22 Films That Are Famously Misquoted". The Hollywood Reporter .
  5. 1 2 3 Stacy Conradt (July 31, 2018). "10 Famous Movie Lines You're Probably Misquoting". Mental Floss .

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