How nice of Garrett to want to give someone else a turn! :)

One of my favorites: The Gods Must Be Crazy

I was just telling someone about the rhinoceros being the self-appointed fire marshal...

Paul hasn't stopped by, but I'm almost positive on the movie so here goes with a new one. It’s more the beautiful cinematography in the scene than the line that makes me like this quote:

“At that moment I knew, surely and clearly, that I was witnessing perfection.”

More from the same scene--narrated, by the way:

"My brother stood before us not on a bank of the Big Blackfoot River but suspended, above the earth, free from all its laws--like a work of art."

Oooops. Sorry . . . you got it Lorinda! Your turn.

Umm,

A River Runs Through It

I think

Garrett

Great timing; I just dropped in to give it away! And great guess, too, because

you're right. :)

Take it away...

OK, this is an easy one but I still love this line:

"Imagine you're a deer. You're prancing along. You get thirsty. You spot a little brook. You put your little deer lips down to the cool, clear water - BAM. A f*^&n' bullet rips off part of your head. Your brains are lying on the ground in little bloody pieces. Now I ask ya, would you give a f*^k what kind of pants the son-of-a-bitch who shot you was wearing?"

-Garrett

Tommy Boy?

Sorry David, not Tommy Boy.

-Garrett

Oops.

Definitely sounds familiar. I have a feeling it's a much more serious tone than what I guessed. We'll see.

Getting colder David. Think much less serious.

-Garrett

My Cousin Vinnie! One of my favorite films. "Yeah, like you blend?"

You got it Paul. I loved Marisa Tomei in that movie. I still call my kids "yutes".

Your turn Paul.

-Garrett

Character 1: Have you ever been to Denmark?
Character 2: I've been, yes... to the Vatican.
Character 1: The Vatican? The Vatican is in Rome.
Character 2: Well, they were doing so well in Rome that they opened one in Denmark.

No clue, but that's funny! I may have to see this film.

Sounds like something Steve Martin might do.

I see a hint is in order. See if this quote from the same film will bear fruit:

Rebel Leader: You are accused of killing over a thousand people in your term of office... of torturing hundreds of women and children. How do you plead?

Diaz: Guilty... with an explanation.

Bananas?

Man, I haven't thought of that movie for a long time.

-Garrett

You got it! Your turn.

Ok here's another:

Perrier: What do you make of all of this, Wang?
Wang: Is confusing.
Twain: It! It is confusing! Say your goddam pronouns!

Several stars in this movie.

-Garrett

I'm gonna say "Murder by Death". The giveaway for me is the pronouns line. It is the only line I can remember from this movie from having seen it as a kid - mostly because Capote was such an odd duck, and at one point a variation of the line was spoken through a moose-head mounted on the wall.

This movie was intended as a comedic send-up based on the "Ten Little Indians" / "And Then Were None" stories - the Fabian version of which I used to get mixed up with the "Murder by Death" movie in my hazy memory from many years ago. I haven't seen either of them in decades. All I remember in the serious one is that it starred Fabian (because my sister wouldn't stop talking about him", and I remember the moose-head scene in the comedy version - and of course, Peter Sellers character.

-Jon

you got it right Jonathan. It indeed is from the 1976 Neil Simon movie, Murder By Death.

Your turn.

-Garrett

missed it!
 

This is one of my favorite movies! I loved Peter Sellers in his role as Sidney Wang. One of the best exchanges for me:

"I don't get something, Pop. Was there a murder or wasn't there?"

"Yes. Killed good weekend. Drive, please."

Yeah, there are so many great lines from that movie. But what else would you expect when you have a cast that includes Peter Sellers, David Niven, Alec Guinness, Peter Falk and Truman Capote. The exchanges that they have are incredible. I would have loved to be on the set to watch all of them interact with each other as they were working.

Here's a bonus question. What other movie had Peter Sellers and David Niven along with another American born Author in it?

-Garrett

Ooh! The Pink Panther.....um....Revenge of the Pink Panther? No! The Pink Panther Strikes Again? As for the author, I don't know.

I was going to 2nd the Pink Panther. I am pretty sure that Niven played a role that was reprised by someone else in the sequels.

But the first one that came to mind for me was "Casino Royale". As I recall, there were a few variations of "Bond" in that one - even one played by Woody Allen (as Jimmy Bond).

-Jon

PS: I believe I am up to bat, so I will post a quote in a few minutes.

Good call Jonathan. It was Casino Royal. Orson Wells played Le Chiffre.

-Garrett

Sorry for my delay. Here is the new quote:


Character 1: "The fourth victim, Jonathan Masbeth."

Character 2: "I see. And the head?"

Character 3: "Taken."

Character 2: "Taken. Interesting. Very Interesting."

Character 4: "What is?"

Character 2: "In headless corpse cases of this sort, the head was removed to prevent identification of the body."

Character 4: "But we know this was Jonathan Masbeth."

Character 2: "Precisely. So why was the head removed?"

Character 4: "Why?"

Character 2: "Right." (pause) "You have moved the body?"

Character 1: "I did."

Character 2: "You must never move the body!"

Character 1: "Why not?"

Character 2: "Because."


-Jon

No heads, hunh? Could it be Sleepy Hollow?

Which version specifically, Paul? Heh.

The Johnny Depp version?

Yep, according to imdb, the only other ones with the exact matching title dated back to the silent film era. Most versions included the full traditional title of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", (and a few variants) some of which were made for TV.

"Sleepy Hollow", the '99 version with Johnny Depp, it is.

You're up, Paul.

-Jon

Quote 1:

Character 1: What have you done, [Character 2]?
Character 2: About six months... but I'm on probation, so it's all good, baby!
Character 1: No, I mean, what do you do best?
Character 2: I can't do that here. That's why they put me away, baby!

Quote 2:

Character 3: I am the author. You are the audience. I outrank you!

Argh that's so familiar...

I know I've seen this, but I can't place it exactly.

It wouldn't happen to be "Waiting for Guffman" would it? (The scene in which the director is recruiting the young man at the auto shop? - although I doubt myself because the term "baby" seems out of place for the character.)

-Jon

'Fraid not, though I absolutely love that movie. You are warm, however.

The Producers?

Yes, but . . . you need to be more specific. ;)

D'oh! That's what I just did to Paul here.

Ugh! Well, the second quote I recognized as being from the original (Kenneth Mars always killed me as Franz Leibkind). I don't specifically recognize the first quote but I assume it was LSD at his audition?

Perfect score -- it was the original and the first quote was LSD at his audition. "That's our Hitler!"