Five for Friday: Quote and Quotability

I want to branch out a bit on this blog, so today I'm going to try something new. I'm going to post five of my favorite things, whether they be books, movies, foods... anything can make the cut. (Hopefully I will remember to keep it up!)

In keeping with a writing theme, I'm going to use today's list for "Quotability" (i.e. how much the movie has permeated into my everyday life.)

5. Airplane!

I have to admit, I haven't seen Airplane! in years, but there is no denying how it has become a staple in my speech.

Most quoted line: Well, it requires a setup. The movie version is "Surely, you can't be serious?" "I am serious... and don't call me Shirley!" Everytime i hear the word "surely" I must follow up with the end of that quote! It's almost like it's law!

4. The Princess Bride

Again, it's not surprising to see my favorite movies on this list. The Princess Bride is a staple in my everday vernacular. Unfortunately, even though I quote it incessantly, usually the quotes don't fit the situation. I do overuse "Inconceivable!" but then again, who doesn't? Still, I think the best lines in the movies go to Fezzik (Andre the Giant) and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Pantinkin). The rhyming on the boat is classic, yet hard to throw in to everyday conversation:

Inigo Montoya: That Vizzini, he can *fuss*.

Fezzik: Fuss, fuss... I think he like to scream at *us*.

Inigo Montoya: Probably he means no *harm*.

Fezzik: He's really very short on *charm*.

Inigo Montoya: You have a great gift for rhyme.

Fezzik: Yes, yes, some of the time.

Vizzini: Enough of that.

Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, are there rocks ahead?

Fezzik: If there are, we'll all be dead.

Vizzini: No more rhymes now, I mean it!

Fezzik: Anybody want a peanut?

But, I digress.

Most quoted line: It's a pet peeve of mine when people don't use a word correctly. Perhaps it's my background in English Lit, or perhaps it's how I hate that the internet has destroyed language all together. But when I hear someone say "supposably", my skin crawls.

So, I give you, Inigo: (insert my best spanish accent) "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

3. Robin Hood

Not my favorite Disney movie by a longshot, but there are two quotes in this movie I use incessently. I guess this one will be a tie:

Most quoted line (1): (Usually only used when people are in my way, this requires a bit of pushiness. It only works when you stick out your belly) "Get outta my church!"

Most quoted line (2): (When saying goodbye) "Come back next year! On my birfday!" 2. The Wizard of Oz

An obvious choice, considering I have a tattoo reading "There's no place like home." Furthermore, the various electronics in our house are named with a Wizard of Oz theme (Tin Man, Toto, The Wiz, etc.).

Most quoted line: "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain..." (used when I get embarassed or caught-red handed)

1. Finding Nemo

There are so many quotes I use from this movie that if I started to list them, I would run out of space. From speaking in whale, to the shocked "he touched the butt!", Nemo has become a staple within my vernacular.

Most quoted line(s): Check out IMDB for a more comprehensive list of quotes, but for now, I will just list a few:

Dori: Just keep swimming!

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Seagulls: Mine! Mine! Mine!

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Crabs: Heeeeeeeeeey! Heeeeeeeeey! (it's important to make little crab claws with your hands when using this quote.)

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Squirt: We're gonna have a great jump today!

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Bruce: Fish are friends, not food.

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Dori (reading): Ess-cah-pay!

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Mr. Ray: Let's name the zones, the zones, the zones...

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Dori: I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy. Come on, Squishy Come on, little Squishy!

(Yes, I do use ALL of these! ALL THE TIME! I know, I'm nuts!)

Honorable mentions:

The Muppet Christmas Carol:

Mice: Please sir, I'd like some cheeeeeeese.

Charlie Brown Christmas:

Lucy: "And presents for pretty girls?"

Singing in the Rain:

Don: "Hey Cosmo, call me a cab."

Cosmo: "Okay, you're a cab."