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1980s
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Famous Last Lines
Airplane! (1980)

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(after end credits)
"Well, I'll give him another twenty minutes, but that's it."

Play clip (excerpt): Airplane!

Altered States (1980)

- "I can't tell you how much you mean to me, how much I need you and the kids. I just wanted you to know that. You saved me. You redeemed me from the pit. I was in it, Emily. I was in that ultimate moment of terror that is the beginning of life. It is nothing. Simple, hideous nothing. The final truth of all things is that there is no final Truth. Truth is what's transitory. It's human life that is real. I don't want to frighten you, Emily, but what I'm trying to tell you is that that moment of terror is a real and living horror, living and growing within me now, and the only thing that keeps it from devouring me is you."
- "Why don't you just come back to us?"
- "It's too late. I don't think I can get out of it anymore. I can't live with it. The pain is too great."
- "Defy it, Eddie! You made it real. You can make it unreal! If you love me, Eddie, if you love me! Eddie! Defy it!"
- "I love you, Emily."
Play clips (excerpt): Altered States (1) Altered States
(2)

The Blues Brothers (1980)

- "May I help you?"
- "This is where they pay taxes, right?"
- "Right."
- "This money is for the year's assessment on the St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage in Calumet City, Illinois."
- "Five thousand bucks. It's all there, pal."
- "Stand back! Fire!" (repeated gunfire)
- "And here is your receipt."
(Song: "Jailhouse Rock")

Play clips (excerpt): The Blues Brothers (short) The Blues Brothers (extended)

Caddyshack (1980)

"Hey, everybody! We're all gonna get laid."
Play clip (excerpt): Caddyshack

Cannibal Holocaust (1980, It.)
"I wonder who the real cannibals are."
The Elephant Man (1980)

(voice-over) "Never, oh, never. Nothing will die. The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats. Nothing will die."
Play clip (excerpt): The Elephant Man

Flash Gordon (1980)

- "From this day on, let every breed of Mongo live together in peace."
- "Will we ever get out of here, Hans?"
- "I don't know. But we'll try."
- "We certainly invite you all to stay."
- "What do you think?"
- "I'm a New York City girl. It's a little too quiet around here for me."
Play clip (excerpt): Flash Gordon

The Fog (1980)

- "I don't know what happened to Antonio Bay tonight. Something came out of the fog and tried to destroy us. In one moment, it vanished. But if this has been anything but a nightmare, and if we don't wake up to find ourselves safe in our beds, it could come again. To the ships at sea who can hear my voice, look across the water, into the darkness. Look for the fog."
- "Why not six, Blake? Why not me?"

Play clip (excerpt): The Fog

Friday the 13th (1980)

- "Is anyone else alive? Are they all dead?"
- "Yes, ma'am. Two of my men pulled you out of the lake. We thought you were dead, too. Do you remember very much?"
- "The boy. Is he dead too?"
- "Who?"
- "The boy, Jason."
- "Jason?"
- "In the lake. The one who attacked me. The one who pulled me under the water."
- "Ma'am, we didn't find any boy."
- "But he...then he's still there."

Play clip (excerpt): Friday the 13th (1980)

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

(voice-over) "Xi was beginning to think he would never find the end of the earth. And then one day, suddenly, there it was."
Play clip (excerpt): The Gods Must Be Crazy

Heaven's Gate (1980)

"I'd like a cigarette."
Play clip (excerpt): Heaven's Gate

Nine to Five (1980) (aka 9 to 5)

- "We did it! We actually pulled it off, and we didn't panic."
- "And Tinsworthy loved what we did."
- "Yeah, everything except that part about the money."
- "What are we gonna do about that?"
- "Hey, we've come this far, haven't we? This is just the beginning."
- "And here's to the beginning."
- "I'll drink to that."
- "The beginning!"
- "Yeah!"
- "Monsieur Hart. Holy merde!"

Play clip (excerpt): Nine to Five

Ordinary People (1980)
- "I love you."
- "I love you, too."
Private Benjamin (1980)
"Don't call me stupid!"
Raging Bull (1980)

- "Ready?"
- "You got about five minutes."
- "OK."
- "You need anything?"
- "Nah."
- "Ya sure?"
- "I'm sure. A lot of people out there?"
- "Yeah, it's crowded."
- "Go get 'em, champ. (shadow-boxing in mirror) I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss...(I'm the) boss, boss, boss, boss, boss, boss."

Play clip (excerpt): Raging Bull

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

- "May the Force be with you."
- "Gahhh."
- "Ow!"
- "Beep. Blip. Blip. Beep."

- "Gahhh. Gahhh."
- "Beep. Blip. Blip. Beep."
Play clips (excerpt): The Empire Strikes Back (short) The Empire Strikes Back (extended)

Superman II (1980)

"Good afternoon, Mr. President. Sorry I've been away so long. I won't let you down again."
Play clip (excerpt): Superman II

An American Werewolf in London (1981, US/UK)
"David, please, please let me help you. I love you, David."
Arthur (1981)

- "Bitterman."
- "Sir?"
- "Do you want to double your salary?"
- "Yes, sir."
- "Then, open that door."
- "Right away."
- "Is that funny?"
- "Yeah."
- (together) "Ha, ha."
- "Where to, sir?"
- "The park, Bitterman. Drive through the park. You know how I love the park!"
- "Get in. Step! Step!"

Play clip (excerpt): Arthur

Clash of the Titans (1981)

"As long as man shall walk the Earth and search the night sky in wonder, they will remember the courage of Perseus forever. Even if we, the gods, are abandoned or forgotten, the stars will never fade, never. They will burn till the end of time."
Play clip (excerpt): Clash of the Titans

Cutter's Way (1981)
- "It was him! It was him! Alex? (To Cord) It was you."
- "What if it was?"
(Gunshot blast)
Play clip (excerpt): Cutter's Way
Dead & Buried (1981)

"Come Dan, let me fix those for you!"
Play clip (excerpt): Dead & Buried

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

(car door slams, engine starts, car drives off as window opens)
"Sarah!"

Play clip (excerpt): The French Lieutenant's Woman

Friday the 13th, Part 2 (1981)

"Paul? Paul? Paul? Where's Paul?"

Gallipoli (1981, Australia)

- "What are your legs? Springs. Steel springs. What are they gonna do? They're gonna hurl me down the track. How fast can you run? As fast as a leopard. How fast are you gonna run? As fast as a leopard. Then let's see you do it."
(screaming) - "Gangway! Gangway! Gangway! Urgent message! (gun cocks) Gangway! (whistle) No!"

Play clip (excerpt): Gallipoli

The Howling (1981)

- "Hey Ernie? Put a pepper steak on for me, will ya? And a hamburger for the lady."
- "How do you want that?"
- "How do you want it, honey?"
- "Rare."

Play clip (excerpt): The Howling

Mommie Dearest (1981)
- "What reasons?...As usual, she has the last word."
- "Does she?"
My Dinner with Andre (1981)

(voice-over) "We got the bill, and Andre paid for our dinner...I treated myself to a taxi. I rode home through the city streets. There wasn't a street, there wasn't a building that wasn't connected to some memory in my mind. There, I was buying a suit with my father. There, I was having an ice cream soda after school. When I finally came in, Debbie was home from work. And I told her everything about my dinner with Andre."
Play clip (excerpt): My Dinner With Andre

On Golden Pond (1981)

- "Want to dance? Or would you rather just suck face?"
- "Oh, Norman, you really are a case, you know."
- "Ethel, listen. The loons, they've come around to say good-bye. Just the two of 'em now. Their baby's all grown up and moved to Los Angeles or somewhere."

Play clips (excerpt): On Golden Pond (short) On Golden Pond (extended)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

- "Hey, what happened? You don't look very happy."
- "Fools. Bureaucratic fools!"
- "What'd they say?"
- "They don't know what they've got there."
- "Well, I know what I've got here. Come on, I'll buy you a drink. You know, a drink?"

Play clip (excerpt): Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Road Warrior (1982) (aka Mad Max 2 (1981, Australia))

(voice-over narration) "And so began the journey north to safety to our place in the sun. Among us we found a new leader: the man who came from the sky, the Gyro Captain. And just as Pappagallo had planned, we traveled far beyond the reach of men on machines. The juice, the precious juice, was hidden in the vehicles. As for me, I grew to manhood and in the fullness of time, I became the leader the Chief of the Great Northern Tribe. And the Road Warrior? That was the last we ever saw of him. He lives now only in my memories."
Play clip (excerpt): Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1982)

Scanners (1981)

- "Cameron?"
- "Kim. It's me, Kim. Cameron. I'm here. We've won. We've won."

Play clip (excerpt): Scanners

Blade Runner (1982)

- "It's too bad she won't live -- but then again, who does?"
(voice-over) - "Gaff had been there, and let her live. Four years, he figured. He was wrong. Tyrell had told me Rachael was special: no termination date. I didn't know how long we had together. Who does?"
(Theatrical Cut)

Play clip (excerpt): Blade Runner

Blade Runner (1982)

"It's too bad she won't live -- but then again, who does?"
(Director's Cut, and Final Cut)
Play clip (excerpt):
Blade Runner

The Dark Crystal (1982)

"And now the prophecy is fulfilled. We are again one. Many ages ago, in our arrogance and delusion, we shattered the pure crystal. And our world split apart. Your courage and sacrifice have made us whole and restored the true power of the Crystal. Hold her to you. She is part of you, as we all are part of each other. Now we leave you the crystal of truth. Make your world in its light."
Play clip (excerpt): The Dark Crystal

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

- "I'll be right here."
- "Bye."

Play clip (excerpt): E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Gandhi (1982)

(voice-over) "When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it. Always."
Play clip (excerpt): Gandhi

The King of Comedy (1982)

(voice-overs) "Rupert Pupkin was released today from Allenwood after serving two years and nine months of a six-year sentence. Hundreds were there to greet the 37-year-old comedian and author, among them his new agent and manager David Ball, who announced that King For A Night, Pupkin's best-selling autobiography, would be appearing next September as a major motion picture. Pupkin said he used his stay at Allenwood to sharpen his material. He said that he and his people were weighing a number of attractive offers and he looked forward to resuming his show business career."
(announcer) "And now, ladies and gentlemen, the man we've all been waiting for, and waiting for. Would you welcome home please, television's brightest new star. The legendary, inspirational, the one and only king of comedy. Ladies and gentlemen, Rupert Pupkin! Rupert Pupkin, ladies and gentlemen! Let's hear it for Rupert Pupkin! Wonderful! Rupert Pupkin, ladies and gentlemen! Rupert Pupkin, ladies and gentlemen! Let's hear it for Rupert Pupkin! Wonderful! Rupert Pupkin, ladies and gentlemen!"

Play clip (excerpt): The King of Comedy

The Last Unicorn (1982)

- "Of all unicorns, she is the only one who knows what regret is, and love. Come then, come with me."
- "I will."
- "You are a true wizard now, as you always wished. Does it make you happy?"
- "Well, men don't always know when they're happy. But I-I think so. And you?"
- "I am a little afraid to go home. I have been mortal, and some part of me is mortal yet. I am no longer like the others, for no unicorn was ever born who could regret. But now I do. I regret."
- "I am sorry, I have done you evil and I cannot undo it."
- "No, unicorns are in the world again. No sorrow will live in me as long as that joy - save one, and I thank you for that part, too. Farewell, good magician. I will try to go home."

(Song: "The Last Unicorn")
Play clip (excerpt): The Last Unicorn

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

"Way to go, Paula! Way to go!"
(Song: "Up Where We Belong")
Play clips (excerpt): An Officer and a Gentleman (short) An Officer and a Gentleman (extended)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

- "He's really not dead, so long as we remember him."
- "It's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done before. A far better resting place I go to than I have ever known."
- "Is that a poem?"
- "No. Something Spock was trying to tell me. On my birthday."
- "You okay, Jim? How do you feel?"
- "Young. I feel young."
(voice-over) "Space, the final frontier. These are the continuing voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange, new worlds, to seek out new life-forms and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before."

Play clip (excerpt): Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The Thing (1982)

- "Fires got the temperature up all over the camp. Won't last long though."
- "Neither will we."
- "How will we make it?"
- "Maybe we shouldn't."
- "lf you're worried about me..."
- "lf we've got any surprises for each other, l don't think we're in much shape to do anything about it."
- "Well, what do we do?"
- "Why don't we just wait here for a little while, see what happens."
- "Yeah."

Play clip (excerpt): The Thing (1982)

Tootsie (1982)
- "Will you loan me that little yellow outfit?"
- "Which one?"
- "The Halston."
- "The Halston? Oh, no! You'll ruin it."
- "Michael!"
- "You'll spill wine all over it."
- "I will not."
- "I'll loan it to you, but you gotta give it back to me, OK? It's my favorite."
- "What are you gonna use it for?"
TRON (1982)

(arrival of helicopter)
- "Try to look official. Here comes the boss."
- "Pick me up in an hour. Thanks. Greetings, programs."

(Soundtrack: "Only Solutions")
Play clip (excerpt): TRON (1982)

The Big Chill (1983)

"That won't be necessary. You see, Sarah, Harold, we took a secret vote. We're not leavin'. We're never leavin'."
Play clip (excerpt): The Big Chill
(Song: "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night)

Brainstorm (1983)

- "Get up! Michael! Get up! Get up! Mike! Get up! Mike! Get up! Mike. Mike."
- "We made it. We made it. Look up at the stars. I love you."

Play clip (excerpt): Brainstorm

A Christmas Story (1983)
(voice-over) "Next to me in the blackness lay my oiled blue-steel beauty. The greatest Christmas gift I had ever received, or would ever receive. Gradually, I drifted off to sleep, pranging ducks on the wing and getting off spectacular hip shots."
Easy Money (1983)

- "So what did ya tell her tonight?"
- "Tonight? I told her her perfume was drivin' me crazy. Then, then I told her I married Rose to get to her....My mother in law! For years, I wouldn't kiss her face. I ended up kissin' her ass!"

Play clip (excerpt): Easy Money

Flashdance (1983)
"Can I start again?"
The Right Stuff (1983)

(voice-over) "The Mercury program was over. Four years later, astronaut Gus Grissom was killed, along with astronauts White and Chaffee, when fire swept through their Apollo capsule. But on that glorious day in May 1963, Gordo Cooper went higher, farther, and faster than any other American - 22 complete orbits around the world. He was the last American ever to go into space alone. And for a brief moment, Gordo Cooper became the greatest pilot anyone had ever seen."
Play clip (excerpt): The Right Stuff

Risky Business (1983)

"My name is Joel Goodson. I deal in human fulfillment. I grossed over eight thousand dollars in one night. The time of your life, huh, kid?"
Play clip (excerpt): Risky Business

Scarface (1983)

"OK, Sosa. You want to f--k with me? You're f--kin' with the best! Come on. You wannna f--k with me? OK. You cockroaches. You wanna play games? Okay, I play with you. Come on. OK. You wanna play rough? OK. Say hello to my little friend! You wanna play rough? OK. There! OK. You like that? Huh? You want more? You whores! Cowards! Wanna f--k with me? Go ahead! Come on. How'd you like that? Huh? You f--kin' maricon! Huh? You think you can take me? You gonna need a f--kin' army, if you gonna take me! You hear? Come on! I take you all to f--kin' hell! Come on, come on. Come to me. OK. Who you think you f--kin' with, right? I'm Tony Montana! You f--k with me, you f--kin' with the best! I'm still standing. Come on! I take your f--kin' bullet! Come on! Go ahead. I take your f--kin' bullet! You think you kill me with bullets? I take your f--kin' bullets! Go ahead!"
Play clip (excerpt): Scarface (1983)

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

- "You see, I've always wanted a little girl. But of course, when my husband left. Oh, well! That's all water under the bridge, as I always say. Water under the bridge. But it certainly will be a nice little surprise when Richard comes home to find a little girl in the house. Yes, I've always dreamed of a little girl just like you. I mean, we already have a boy. So another one simply would not do. Oh, no, absolutely not. A little girl would be so much nicer. Don't you think so, Angela? Angela. Such a lovely name. Why, I believe it means 'angel.' Why, yes. I'm sure it does. I know you're going to like that name. Won't you, Peter?"
- "How can it be?"
- "My God, she's a boy!"
Play clip (excerpt):
Sleepaway Camp

Star 80 (1983)

(interviewer) "Now that people recognize you, what's, what's it like?"
- "I'll go shopping in the store, and I'll see people going, 'Hey, that's Dorothy Stratten,' or 'Hey, can we have a picture of you, can we have an autograph?' Or even in the airport, you know, people rushing up to me to get my autograph or something. That's really exciting for me."

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

- "They did it!"
- "I'm sure Luke wasn't on that thing when it blew."
- "He wasn't. I can feel it."
- "You love him. Don't you?"
- "Yes."
- "All right. I understand. Fine. When he comes back, I won't get in the way."
- "I mean, it's not like that at all. He's my brother."
Play clip (excerpt): Return of the Jedi

Videodrome (1983)

"Long live the new flesh. (gun blast) Long live the new flesh. (gun blast)"
Play clip (excerpt): Videodrome

All of Me (1984)

- "Hey, let's dance."
- "I don't know how."
- "Oh, it's easy. Now, just put your feet on top of mine. Come on. This is how kids learn how to dance. See? Now try it with your own feet."

(Song: "All of Me")
Play clip (excerpt): All of Me

Amadeus (1984)

"I will speak for you, Father. I speak for all mediocrities in the world. I am their champion. I am their patron saint. (laughter) Mediocrities everywhere. I absolve you! I absolve you! I absolve you! I absolve you! I absolve you all! (laughter)"
Play clip (excerpt): Amadeus

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

- "I was thinkin' about stoppin' off and get somethin' to drink, though."
- "Yeah, we sorta figured you would."
- "Does that mean you guys are gonna join me?"
- "Uh, I don't think so, Axel. We're still on duty."
- "Well, I don't think one beer's gonna kill us, Billy."
- "That's right, listen to Taggart here, Rosewood. Lighten up, all right? One drink's not gonna kill us. You guys, if you fall too far behind, don't be afraid to honk, okay?"
- "Where are we goin', anyway?"
- "Don't worry about it. Just follow my lead. I know the perfect place, you guys'll love it. Trust me."

(Song: "Stir It Up" by Patti LaBelle)
Play clip (excerpt): Beverly Hills Cop

Blood Simple (1984)

(gunshot)
- "I'm not afraid o' you, Marty."
- (laughter) "Well, ma'am, if I see him, I'll sure give him the message."

(Song: "It's the Same Old Song" by the Four Tops)
Play clip (excerpt): Blood Simple

Crimes of Passion (1984)

"I'm here tonight because I wanted to finally start telling the truth. My wife and I - we have split up for good. That's right. Me, the boy scout, hah, I just never had the guts to admit the truth, that Amy and I had just stopped loving each other. There's nobody to blame. That's just what happened. Then, I met this woman, Joanna. She saved my life. We're together now. I'm not sure if it's gonna work out. We don't have a, a whole helluva lot in common, other than the fact that, that we both need help, and each other. The thing, you see, that scared me the most during my marriage was just admitting that I was scared and letting Amy down. Well, I can't pretend anymore. I was scared s--tless to come back here. I told Joanna, and she took me in her arms and she said, 'It's OK to be scared.' I felt stronger and freer and more like a man than I've ever felt before in my life. Then we f--ked our brains out."
Play clip (excerpt): Crimes of Passion

Dune (1984)

(voice-over narration) "Muad'Dib had become the hand of God, fulfilling the Fremen prophecy. Where there was war, Muad'Dib would now bring peace. Where there was hatred, Muad'Dib would bring love, to lead the people to true freedom, and to change the face of Arrakis."
- "We Fremen have a saying. God created Arrakis to train the faithful. One cannot go against the word of God." (thunderclaps)
- "And how can this be? For he is the Kwisatz Haderach!"
Play clip (excerpt): Dune

Ghostbusters (1984)

"I LOVE THIS TOWN!"
(Song: "Ghostbusters")
Play clip (excerpt): Ghostbusters
(during credits and song) "What's going on? Does anybody want to interview me? I'm an eyewitness. I was up there. I want to go with them in the car."
Play clip (excerpt): Ghostbusters

Gremlins (1984)

(voice-over) "Well, that's the story. So if your air conditioner goes on the fritz or your washing machine blows up or your video recorder conks out, before you call the repairman, turn on all the lights, check all the closets and cupboards, look under all the beds, 'cause you never can tell, there just might be a gremlin in your house."
Play clip (excerpt): Gremlins

The Killing Fields (1984)

- "How you been?"
- "(Do you) forgive me?"
- "Nothing to forgive, Sydney, nothing."

(Song: "Imagine" by John Lennon)
Play clip (excerpt):
The Killing Fields

The Natural (1984)

(announcer) (bat connects with ball) "And it's spinning way, way back up, high into the right field! That ball is still going. It's way back, high up in there. He did it. Hobbs did it!"
Play clip (excerpt):
The Natural

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

(viewed and heard on TV screen) - "I accuse myself of the following crimes. I have seduced Party members of both sexes. I have been to the proletarian areas. I have deliberately contracted syphilis to spread the disease to my wife and other Party members. Together with other agents, I have counterfeited banknotes, wrecked industrial machinery, polluted the water supply, and guided Eurasian rocket bombs to targets on Airstrip One by means of coded radio signals. I stand here, a victim of the influence of Emmanuel Goldstein, guilty on all counts. I'm glad I was caught. I was mentally deranged. Now I am cured. I ask only for you to accept my love of our leader. I ask only to be shot while my mind is still clean."
(announcer) "A glorious victory. A vast strategic maneuver to outflank the Eurasian forces on the African front has been successful. Perfectly coordinated, it has resulted in the utter rout of the Eurasian army. There have been nearly a million prisoners. It has been an utter rout. A complete demoralization of the Eurasian enemy."
- "Waiter."
- (announcer) "This immense victory brings the war within measurable distance of its end."
- "Wonderful news. (as he turns from the leader's image on screen, speaking softly or in voice-over) "I love you."

Play clip (excerpt): 1984

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

- "Yours is one we would never touch, Mr. Bailey."
- "Is this your way of getting revenge?"
- "No. It's just the way I see things."
- "It's 10:25 and I've got nothing left to lose. When you've been betrayed by a friend, you hit back. Do it."
- "You see, Mr. Secretary, I have a story also. A little simpler than yours. Many years ago, I had a friend, a dear friend. I turned him in to save his life, but he was killed. But he wanted it that way. It was a great friendship. It went bad for him and it went bad for me, too. Good night, Mr. Bailey. I hope the investigation turns out to be nothing. It'd be a shame to see a lifetime of work go to waste."
(Song: "God Bless America")

Play clip (excerpt): Once Upon a Time in America

Romancing the Stone (1984)

- "Hey! I like your boots."
- "Yup, that poor old yellow-tailed guy. Developed a fatal case of indigestion. Died right in my arms."
- "I can't blame him. If I were to die, there's nowhere else on Earth I'd rather be."
- "I couldn't stop thinking about you. I even read one of your books."
- "Then you know how they all end."
- "Yeah. Hi."
- "Hi."

Play clip (excerpt): Romancing the Stone

Sixteen Candles (1984)

- "Thanks for getting my undies back."
- "Thanks for comin' over."
- "Thanks for coming to get me."
- "Happy Birthday, Samantha. Make a wish."
- "It already came true."

(Song: "If You Were Here" by The Thompson Twins)
Play clip (excerpt): Sixteen Candles

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

- "My father says that you have been my friend. You came back for me."
- "You would have done the same for me."
- "Why would you do this?"
- "Because the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many."
- "I have been and ever shall be your friend."
- "Yes. Yes, Spock."
- "The ship... out of danger?"
- "You saved the ship. You saved us all. Don't you remember?"
- "Jim. Your name is Jim."
- "Yes."
Play clip (excerpt):
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

The Terminator (1984)

(dictating into tape recorder) - "Should I tell you about your father? Boy, that's a tough one. Will it affect your decision to send him here, knowing that he is your father? If you don't send Kyle, you can never be. God, a person could go crazy thinking about this. I suppose I will tell you. I owe him that. Maybe it'll help if you know that in the few hours that we had together, we loved a lifetime's worth."
- "Usted es muy hermosa, senora. Y tengo que decirle que necesito cinco dolares americanos. Pero si no, mi padre me va a pegar."
- "What did he just say?"
- "He says you're very beautiful, senora, and he's ashamed to ask you for five American dollars for his picture, but if he doesn't, his father will beat him."
- "Pretty good hustle, kid. Cuatro."
- "Si, si. Gracias. Imiren, miren! Ialla. Iviene la tormenta!"
- "What did he just say?"
- "He said there's a storm coming in."
- "I know."

Play clip (excerpt): The Terminator (1984)

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

- "If you could not play rock 'n' roll, what would you do?"
- "I'd be a full-time dreamer."
- "I'd probably get a bit stupid and start to make a fool of myself in public, cuz there wouldn't be a stage to go on."
- "Probably work with children."
- "As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock 'n' roll."
- "Well, I suppose I could, uh, work in a shop of some kind, or, or do, uh, freelance, uh, selling of some sort of, uh, product."
- "You know, a salesman..."
- "A salesman, like, maybe in a haberdasher, or maybe like a uh, uhm, a chapeau shop or something. You know like, 'What size do you wear, sir?' and then you answer me."
- "'Uh, seven and a quarter.'"
- "'I think we have that.' Something like that I could do."
- "Yeah. You think you'd be happy doing that?"
- "'No, we're all out. Do you wear black?'" See, that sort of thing I think I could probably muster up."
- "Yeah. Do you think you'd be happy doing that?"
- "Well, I don't know. What are the hours?"

Play clip (excerpt): This is Spinal Tap

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

(voice-over) "...We have seen the process of life take place. Maybe this is the way it happened on Earth millions of years ago. Maybe it's something completely different. I still don't know really what the monolith is. I think it's many things. An embassy for an intelligence beyond ours, a shape of some kind for something that has no shape. Your children will be born in a world of two suns. They will never know a sky without them. You can tell them that you remember when there was a pitch black sky with no bright star, and people feared the night. You can tell them when we were alone, when we couldn't point to the light and say to ourselves: 'There is life out there.' Someday the children of the new sun will meet the children of the old. I think they will be our friends. You can tell your children of the day when everyone looked up and realized that we were only tenants of this world. We have been given a new lease -- and a warning -- from the landlord."
Play clip (excerpt): 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Back to the Future (1985)

- "Hey, Doc. We better back up. We don't have enough road to get up to 88."
- "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

Play clip (excerpt): Back to the Future

The Breakfast Club (1985)

(voice-over) - "Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us, in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain..."
- "and an athlete"
- "and a basket case"
- "a princess"
- "and a criminal."
- "Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club."
(Song: "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds)

Play clip (excerpt): The Breakfast Club

Clue (1985)

- "All right, who done it?"
(everyone accusing others)
- "They all did it. But if you wanna know who killed Mr. Boddy, I did. In the hall. With the revolver. OK, Chief, take 'em away. I'm gonna go home and sleep with my wife."

Play clip (excerpt): Clue 1985

Commando (1985)

- "Leave anything for us?"
- "Just bodies."
- "I'd just like you to start up your unit again, John. All it would take is your coming back."
- "This was the last time."
- "Until the next time."
- "No chance."

(Song: "We Fight For Love" by Power Station)
Play clip (excerpt): Commando

Jagged Edge (1985)

"F--k him. He was trash."
Play clip (excerpt): Jagged Edge

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

(voice-over) "This you know. The years travel fast. And time after time I done the Tell. But this ain't one body's Tell. It's the Tell of us all. And you got to listen it and remember. 'Cause what you hears today, you gotta tell the newborn tomorrow. I's lookin' behind us now, into history back. I sees those of us that got the luck and started the haul for home. And I 'members how it led us here and how we was heartful 'cause we seen what there once was. One look, and we knewed we'd got it straight. Those what had gone before had the knowin' and the doin' of things beyond our reckonin' - even beyond our dreamin'. Time counts and keeps countin', and we knows now, finding the trick of what's been and lost ain't no easy ride. But that's our trek, we gotta travel it. And there ain't nobody knows where it's gonna lead. Still in all, every night we does the Tell, so that we 'member who we was and where we came from. But most of all we 'members the man who finded us, him that came the salvage, and we lights the city. Not just for him, but for all of them that are still out there. 'Cause we knows there'll come a night when they sees the distant light, and they'll be comin' home."
Play clip (excerpt): Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Murphy's Romance (1985)

- "Are we talking about the weather?"
- "You are."
- "That's not what I want to talk about."
- "Take another tack, Emma."
- "I don't know what tack to take."
- "I'll help you. Separate the men from the boys, Emma. I show some wear, I don't deny it, but if the fruit hangs on the tree long enough, it gets ripe. I'm durable, I'm steady and I'm faithful. And I'm in love for the last time in my life."
- "I'm in love for the first time in my life."
- "So?"
- "So. Stay to supper, Murphy?"
- "I won't do that unless I'll still here at breakfast."
- "How do you like your eggs?"
- "I'm sixty."

(Song: "Love For the Last Time (Theme From Murphy's Romance)" by Carole King)
Play clip (excerpt): Murphy's Romance

Out of Africa (1985)

(voice-over) "The mail has come today and a friend writes this to me: 'The Masai have reported to the district commissioner at Ngong that many times at sunrise and sunset, they have seen lions on Finch Hatton's grave. A lion and a lioness have gone there and stood or lain on the grave for a long time. After you went away, the ground around the grave was leveled out into a sort of terrace. I suppose that the level place makes a good site for the lions. From there they have a view over the plain and the cattle and game on it.' Denys will like that. I must remember to tell him."
(title cards) "Karen Blixen Published Her First Stories in 1934 Under the Name Isak Dinesen. She Never Returned to Africa."
Play clip (excerpt):
Out of Africa

Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)

(on screen dialogue) "You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie, a rebel."
- "Come on, Dottie, let's go."
- "Let's go? Don't you wanna see the rest of the movie?"
- "I don't have to see it, Dottie. I lived it."

Play clips (excerpt): Pee Wee's Big Adventure (short) Pee Wee's Big Adventure (extended)

Prizzi's Honor (1985)

(phone conversation)
- "Whaddya you say, uh, we go to dinner tonight?"
- "Dinner? What do you mean?"
- "What do I mean? I mean let's go some place and get somethin' to eat."
- "You, me and Irene?"
- "No. Just you and me."
- "What about Irene?"
- "She had to go away. She won't be back. How about it?"
- "How about it? Holy cow, Charley. Just tell me where you wanna meet."
Play clip (excerpt):
Prizzi's Honor

Rocky IV (1985)

"I came here tonight and I didn't know what to expect. (Russian translation) I've seen a lot of people hatin' me and I didn't know what to feel about that, so I guess I didn't like you much none either. (translation) During this fight, I seen a lot of changin', (translation) the way youse felt about me and the way I felt about you. (translation) In here, there were two guys killin' each other. But I guess that's better than 20 million. (translation) What I'm tryin' to say is, that if I can change (translation) and you can change, (translation) everybody can change! (translation) (applause) I just want to say one thing to my kid who should be home sleepin'. Merry Christmas, kid! (translation) I love you."
Play clips (excerpt):
Rocky IV (short) Rocky IV (extended)

A Room With a View (1985)
- "Kiss me again. Again."
- "I'm reading."
- "Again. What are you reading?"
- "It's from Freddy."
- "What does he say?"
- "Silly boy. He thinks he's being dignified. I mean, everybody knew we were going away in the spring."
The Sure Thing (1985)

- "You didn't sleep with her?"
- "You still seeing Jason?"
- "Broke up."
- "That's too bad."
- "You didn't sleep with her."
- "She wasn't my type."

(Song: "Just Because" by Ray Charles)
Play clip (excerpt): The Sure Thing

The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

- "Come on, let's go."
- "Mama, if I get that raise, you won't have to..."
- "It's all right, son. I've had my trip. You go on. I'll be there in a minute."
- "The house used to look so big."
- "Good-bye, Bountiful. Bye."
(Song: "Softly and Tenderly")
Play clip (excerpt): The Trip to Bountiful

Witness (1985)

- "Goodbye, John Book."
- "Goodbye, Samuel."
- "You be careful out among them English."

Play clips (excerpt): Witness (short) Witness (extended)

Year of the Dragon (1985)
- "You know, you were right, I was wrong. Sorry. I'd like to be a nice guy. I would, but I just don't know how to be nice."
- "You're really cracked. You know that?"
Aliens (1986)

- "Are we gonna sleep all the way home?"
- "All the way home."
- "Can I dream?"
- "Yes, honey. I think we both can. Sleep tight."
- "Affirmative."
Play clip (excerpt): Aliens

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

"You just listen to the ol' Pork-Chop Express here now and take his advice on a dark and stormy night, when the lightning's crashin' and the thunder's roarin', and the rain's comin' down in sheets thick as lead. Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the Earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol' storm right square in the eye and he says: 'Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it.'"
Play clip (excerpt): Big Trouble in Little China

Blue Velvet (1986)

- "Jeffrey, come over here and look at this. Look."
- "Yeah, I saw him outside. Maybe the robins are here."
- "I don't see how they could do that. I could never eat a bug."
- "It's a strange world. Isn't it?"
Play clip (excerpt): Blue Velvet

Children of a Lesser God (1986)

"You look beautiful. (translating her sign language) You wanted to see me. (his response) It was a shock, seeing you in there. I didn't know what to do. (translating) You were scared, too. I hear that Boomerang song. (singing) 'Ooh, my love can't catch ya.' (translating her sign language) You've been angry since you were a little girl. You didn't want to hurt again, so you used your anger to push me away. You're sorry. (signing back) Well, I'm sorry for hurting you. (her response to him, translated) But you learned from me. You learned that you can hurt and you won't shrivel up and blow away. (his response to her) I don't want to be without you, either. Do you think that we could find a place where we can meet, not in silence and not in sound?" (they sign that they love each other, and then hug)
Play clip (excerpt): Children of a Lesser God

The Color of Money (1986)

- "Eddie, what are you gonna do when I kick your ass?"
- "Pick myself up and let you kick me again."
- "Oh, yeah?"
- "Yeah. Just don't put the money in the bank, kid, 'cause if I don't whip ya now, I'm gonna whip ya next month in Dallas."
- "You mean Houston. There's nothing comin' up in Dallas."
- "Houston, Dallas. And if not then, then the month after that in New Orleans."
- "Oh yeah? What makes you so sure?"
- "Hey, I'm back!"

Play clip (excerpt): The Color of Money

Deadly Friend (1986)

- "Paul. Come with me, Paul."
- "NOO!" (sound of his neck snapping)
- "BeeBee."
Play clip (excerpt): Deadly Friend

52 Pick-up (1986)

- "If you're fixin' to do anything to us, you better think twice. There's a Iawyer sitting in my office Iooking at your fingerprints on my Iedgers. If he doesn't hear from us within an hour, he'II know what to do with them."
- "WeII, this is it, then. Adios amigos, it's been fun. Beat it. Beat it! You got a fine bitch there. There's a Iot of miIeage on her, but she stiII cooks! Hey, sport, hey! This is, uhm, so you don't do something stupid. (throws their car keys away)
- (recording in car) "Hi, AIan. This is the first and Iast ten seconds of the rest of your Iife. (patriotic music blaring) No!"
- "So Iong, sport." (car bomb explosion)
Play clip (excerpt): 52 Pick-Up

8 Million Ways to Die (1986)

- "I'm Matt Scudder. I'm an alcoholic."
- "Hi, Matt."
- "Feelin' pretty good today. When I first came to this program about, oh, a year ago, I don't know, I didn't really believe this stuff. I didn't think any of it would really work. I wanted to believe it but I couldn't. I, uh, I live in a world I didn't make. I know that now. It took me a long time to, to come to that realization. I had to be really beaten into that reasonableness. When I first came here, I was too smart for this program. I thought I had all the answers. I had to keep comin' back here time after again. I failed the program three times, but I've been dry a month now. Or is it a month and - no, it's five weeks now. This time I may do it for good. I feel a new strength now. This is a gift, this is really a gift, man. I'm not gonna look a gift-horse in the mouth. I'm just gonna ride that sucker. When I put my head on that pillow at night, man, and I fall asleep, I don't pass out. When that sun comes up, I wake up, I don't come to. I'm in love, what can I say. And it's a great feeling, man!"

Play clip (excerpt): 8 Million Ways to Die

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

- "Yup. I said it before and I'll say it again. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Play clip (excerpt):
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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(after the credits)
- "You're still here? It's over! Go home. Go!"

Play clip (excerpt): Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The Fly (1986)

"No, no I can't. No, I can't. NO! No. No." (hysterical crying)
Play clip (excerpt):
The Fly

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

- "Mickey?
- "Hmm, what?"
- "I'm pregnant."

Play clip (excerpt): Hannah and Her Sisters

Hoosiers (1986)

(voice-over) "Jimmy, I want you to meet someone. This is Norman Dale, our new coach."
- "I've seen you guys can shoot, but there's more to the game than shooting! There's fundamentals and defense. Uh, the boys and I are getting to know each other, uhm, to see who we are, and uh, what we can be. Let's be real clear about what we're after here. All right? It's team, team, team, five players on the floor functioning as one single unit. OK? No one more important than the other. I love you guys."
Play clip (excerpt):
Hoosiers

The Mission (1986)

(voice-over) "So, your Holiness, now your priests are dead, and I am left alive. But, in truth, it is I who am dead, and they who live. For, as always, your Holiness, the spirit of the dead will survive in the memory of the living."
(title card scrolling) "The Indians of South America are still engaged in a struggle to defend their land and their culture. Many of the priests who, inspired by faith and love, continue to support the rights of the Indians for justice, do so with their lives." 'The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.' JOHN. Chapter 1, Verse 5."
Play clip (excerpt):
The Mission

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

- "How am I doing, son?"
- "Fine, Dad."
- "I can't move. Just my head."
- "You'll get better."
- "Man sprang from a faulty world, Charlie. It's a bad design, the human body. The skin's not thick enough. Too little hair, no claws or fangs. We weren't meant to stand upright. It exposes our heart and genitals. Should be on all fours. Hairier with tails. Look at me."
- "Yes, sir."
- "I'm gonna be on all fours from now on."
- "I don't want Dad to die."
- "I know that. I know."
- "Nature is crooked. I wanted right angles, straight lines. You cut yourself opening a can of tuna and you die. We're still going up-river, Mother?"
- "Yes, darling."
(voice-over) "Once I had believed in father, and the world had seemed small, and old. Now he was gone, and I wasn't afraid to love him any more. And the world seemed limitless."
Play clip (excerpt):
The Mosquito Coast

9 1/2 Weeks (1986)
- "I want you to know somethin'. I want you to know that there's been lots of other girls. There's been lots of women. But I never felt anything like this before. You know, when I just hold you in my arms, it's just the way you feel. Somethin' I didn't count on. I never counted on loving you so much."
- "You knew it would be over when one of us said stop. But you wouldn't say it. I almost waited too long. I'll send someone to get my stuff."
- "Elizabeth. Elizabeth. I love you. Would you please come back by the time I count to fifty? One..."
Nothing in Common (1986)

"You're the last person I thought would ever come through for me."
(Song: "Loving Strangers" by Christopher Cross)
Play clip (excerpt): Nothing in Common

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

- "And I kept trying to push you away. But you wouldn't give up."
- "I'll never give up."
- "Would you hold me?"
- "Oh, Peggy. I don't expect that all our problems can just vanish. But, oh, Christ, I would cut my right arm off for another chance."
- "No, please, I-I need some time."
- "Well, I'll let you get some rest."
- "Charlie, uh, I'd like to invite you over to your house for dinner on Sunday, with your kids. I'll make a strudel."
Play clip (excerpt):
Peggy Sue Got Married

Platoon (1986)

"I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy. We fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there for the rest of my days as I'm sure Elias will be, fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called possession of my soul. There are times since I have felt like a child born of those two fathers. But be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and meaning to this life."
Play clip (excerpt): Platoon

Sherman's March (1986)

(voice-over) "After several weeks, I found myself talking to her after class. Her name was Pam, and I told her I thought she had a beautiful voice, and I asked her if she ever sang in public. I sort of had a crummy seat, but that's her in the chorus, 8th row, 12th from the left. After the concert I thought things over, and then somewhat cautiously asked her if she'd like to see a movie with me on the following weekend."
Play clip (excerpt): Sherman's March

Stand By Me (1986)

- "Dad, can we go now?"
- "You ready?"
- "Yeah. We've been ready for an hour."
- "Ha, ha. OK, I'll be right there."
- "He said that a half hour ago."
- "Yeah, my dad's weird. He gets like that when he's writing."
(typing on computer screen) "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
Play clip (excerpt): Stand By Me

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

- "The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. We'll get a freighter."
- "With all respect, Doctor, l'm counting on Excelsior."
- "Excelsior? Why in God's name would you want that bucket of bolts?"
- "A ship is a ship."
- "Whatever you say, sir. Thy will be done."
- "My friends, we've come home."
- "Helm ready, Captain."
- "All right, Mr. Sulu. Let's see what she's got."
Play clip (excerpt): Star Trek IV

Top Gun (1986)

- "Hello, Pete Mitchell. I heard the best of the best were gonna be back here, so, uhm..."
- "This could be complicated. You know, on the first one, I crashed and burned."
- "And the second?"
- "I don't know. But, uh, it's lookin' good so far."

(Song: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" by The Righteous Brothers)
Play clip (excerpt): Top Gun

Bad Taste (1987, NZ)
"l'm coming to get you bastards!"
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

"Here I am, Frankie. I finally made it."
Play clip (excerpt): 84 Charing Cross Road

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

"My thoughts drift back to erect nipple wet dreams about Mary Jane Rottencrotch and the Great Homecoming F--k Fantasy. I'm so happy that I am alive, in one piece and short. I'm in a world of s--t, yes. But I am alive. And I am not afraid."
Play clip (excerpt): Full Metal Jacket

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

- "Good morning, Vietnam! This is Eddie Garlick coming to you live from AFRS... Armed Forces Radio Saigon. It's 1629 hours here in Saigon, and Airman Adrian Cronauer is going home today. But he left a farewell message for all you guys out there still sweatin' it out in the fields. So without further ado, here's a farewell extravaganza."
(recording of last broadcast) - "Goodbye, Vietnam! That's right, I'm history, I'm outta here, I got the lucky ticket home, baby. 'Rollin', rollin, rollin', keep them wagons rollin', Rawhide.' Yeah, that's right, the final Adrian Cronauer broadcast. And this one is brought to you by our friends at the Pentagon. Remember the people who brought you Korea? That's right, the US Army. If it's being done correctly, here or abroad, it's probably not being done by the Army. 'I heard that.' 'Oh, ha, you're here! Good to see ya.' 'I'm here to make sure you don't say anything controversial.' 'Speaking of things controversial, is it true that there is a marijuana problem here in Vietnam?' 'No, it's not a problem. Everybody has it.' 'I don't know, Adrian.' 'Leo! Oh, Leo.' 'Adrian, take care of yourself. I just want you to know one thing. If you're going to be dressing in civilian clothes, don't forget pumps.' 'Thank you, Leo. Thanks for these. Oh, these are special.' 'They're ruby slippers, Adrian. Put these on and say, 'There's no place like home, there's no place like home,' and you can be there.' Ha, ha, ha. I hope. I hope we all could."
Play clip (excerpt):
Good Morning, Vietnam

Lethal Weapon (1987)

"I'm too old for this."
Play clip (excerpt): Lethal Weapon

The Lost Boys (1987)

- "Oh, my boys."
- "How much do you think we should charge 'em for this?"
- "Dad. Dad? Dad, are you all right?"
- "One thing about livin' in Santa Carla I never could stomach. All the damn vampires."
(Song: "People Are Strange" by Echo & The Bunnymen)
Play clip (excerpt):
The Lost Boys

Moonstruck (1987)

- "Come, come, come. Your brother is here and..."
- "No, I don't want any."
- "You are part of the family. Don't you realize? Come on, bevi!"
- "Everybody. Come on, glass in hand. (Tutti via! Bicchiere in mano!) Alla famiglia! (To family!) Eh?... Ti amo (I love you). To family!... Alla famiglia. Salut!"
Play clip (excerpt):
Moonstruck

Near Dark (1987)
- "Caleb, what's happening?"
- "I brought you home."
- "I'm afraid."
- "Don't be. It's just the sun."
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

"Oh, my God. You were his mother."
Play clip (excerpt): A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

The Princess Bride (1987)

- "Since the invention of the kiss, there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind. The end. Now, I think you oughta go to sleep....Alright, OK, OK, OK, alright, so long."
- "Grandpa, maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow."
- "As you wish."
Play clip (excerpt):
The Princess Bride - 1987

Radio Days (1987)

(voice-over) "I never forgot that New Year's Eve, when Aunt Bea awakened me to watch 1944 come in. And I've never forgotten any of those people, or any of the voices we used to hear on the radio. Although the truth is, with the passing of each New Year's Eve, those voices do seem to grow dimmer and dimmer."
Play clip (excerpt):
Radio Days

Raising Arizona (1987)

"...But still I hadn't dreamt nothin' about me and Ed, untiI the end. And this was cIoudier, 'cause it was years, years away. But I saw an oId coupIe bein' visited by their chiIdren and all their grandchiIdren too. The oId coupIe weren't screwed up, and neither were their kids or their grandkids....And I don't know. You tell me. This whoIe dream. Was it wishfuI thinkin'? Was I just fleein' reaIity, Iike I know I'm IiabIe to do? But me and Ed, we can be good too. And it seemed reaI. It seemed Iike us. And it seemed Iike, well, our home. If not Arizona, then a land not too far away, where all parents are strong and wise and capable, and all children are happy and beloved. I don't know. Maybe it was Utah."
Play clip (excerpt): Raising Arizona

Robocop (1987)

- "How can we help you, Officer?"
- "Dick Jones is wanted for murder."
- "This is absurd! That thing is a violent mechanical psychopath."
- "My program will not allow me to act against an officer of this company."
- "These are serious charges. What is your evidence?"
(playback of incriminating recording) "I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake. Now it's time to erase that mistake. I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake. Now it's time to erase that mistake."
- "Get up! I want a chopper. Now! We will walk to the roof very calmly. I will board the chopper with my hostage. Anybody tries to stop me, the old geezer gets it."
- "Dick, you're fired!"
- "Thank you." (gunshots)
- "Nice shootin', son. What's your name?"
- "Murphy."

Play clip (excerpt): Robocop

Roxanne (1987)

- "I went inside and I thought what it was about Chris that attracted me. It wasn't the way he looked. Well, that's not true, at first it was the way he looked. But it was how he made me feel. He made me feel romantic, intelligent, feminine. But it wasn't him doing that to me, it was you. All these other men, Charlie, they've got flat, featureless faces. No character, no fire, no nose. Charlie, you have a big nose. You have a beautiful, great, big, flesh and bone nose. I love your nose. I love your nose, Charlie. I love you, Charlie (pause) Well?"
- "Are you kidding?" (They kiss and hug) Oh, it's locked! It's locked! Oh! Oh. Thank God, I have a key."
Play clip (excerpt): Roxanne

(voice-over during credits): "By the way, I named the comet....Comet Charlie...It's my dad's name."

Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity (1987)
- "Now what do we do?"
- "Our universe is vast. Full of wonders. We'll explore, find strange new worlds, together."
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

- "Remember how I said I'd rather be with someone for the wrong reasons than alone for the right ones? I'd rather be right. It's gonna feel good to stand on my own. Here. In your heart you wanted to give these to somebody else. Go. Go on."
- "Watts, Watts, Watts, Watts. I'm sorry. I didn't know."
- "Yeah. Well, you're stupid. I always knew you were stupid."
- "Why didn't you tell me?"
- "You never asked. I wanted these. I really wanted 'em."
- "They're yours. You knew you were gonna get these."
- "No, I didn't. I hoped. I didn't know."
- "You knew."
- "I had a feeling. Well, how do they look?"
- "You look good wearing my future."

Play clips (excerpt): Some Kind of Wonderful (short) Some Kind of Wonderful (extended)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

- "All right, Marshal, take him away."
- "Come on, Luthor."
- "Just one thing, how did you beat him?"
- "High school physics, Luthor. While I was recuperating, I had time to figure out that if your foul creature was born from the sun, that had to be a source of energy."
- "Is the world gonna be vaporized?"
- "No, Luthor. It's as it always was, on the brink, with good fighting evil. See you in 20."

Play clip (excerpt): Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

The Untouchables (1987)

- "Mr. Ness! Mr. Ness! Any comment for the record? 'The man who put Al Capone on the spot.'"
- "l just happened to be there when the wheel went round."
- "They say they're gonna repeal Prohibition. What will you do then?"
- "I think I'll have a drink."

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The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

(on television video) "Take it easy. We don't want the whole household in here, do we, boys? That's it. Good boys, we're gonna do just fine. Now come on, come on to Daddy and gimme a big kiss. Come on, good boys, come on. Come on, come to Daddy, cootchie, cootchie, cootchie, coo. That's it, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, come on, come on. come on. Aw, ladies, come on...!" (TV switched off)
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Withnail and I (1987)

"I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all of my mirth. And indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame the earth seems to me a sterile promontory. It's a most excellent canopy, the air. Look you, this brave, o'er hanging firmament. This majestical roof fretted with golden fire. Why, it appeareth nothing to me but a foul and pestilent congregation of vapors. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties! How like an angel in apprehension, how like a God! The beauty of the world, paragon of animals! And yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me: no, nor women neither. Nor women neither."
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The Accused (1988)

- "Miss Murphy, what was the deciding factor in the case?"
- "Uh, well, there were many factors."
- "I'm very pleased that it's over, actually."
- "What are your plans now, Miss Tobias?"
- "I don't know, I'd like to go home and I'd like to play with my dog."

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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

"It wasn't just a story, was it?"
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Beetlejuice (1988)

"Well, looks like I'm next. Ha, ha. Good thing too. I've got to do a photo shoot for G.Q. in about an hour and a half. Yeah, they've been after me for months. It's some kind of underwear deal. I don't know what... Oh, hey, wait a, hey, stop it, hey, you're messing up my hair. Come on, whoa, whoa, stop it. Whoa! Hey, this might be a good look for me."
(Song: "Jump in the Line (Shake Señora)" by Harry Belafonte)
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Beetlejuice

Bull Durham (1988)

(voice-over) "Walt Whitman once said, 'I see great things in baseball. It's our game. The American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessin' to us.' You could look it up."
(Song: "Love Ain't No Triple Play")
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

"Fellas, last year I made three million dollars. But your fifty thousand was the most fun. Are you ready? Then, let's go get 'em."
Play clip (excerpt): Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

"Assho-o-o-o-o-o-o-ole!!"
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Gotham (1988)

- "The bastard stole my jewels."
- "Yeah, well. Everybody's got a beef."
- "I'll have what he's having."
- "Scotch? Single malt?"
- "Hello, Charlie. My jewels, Charlie."
- "How am I supposed to find 'em stuck all over a cup in the middle of some god-damn church?"
- "That's not my problem, Charlie. What's the matter, Charlie? You look like you've just seen a ghost."

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Hairspray (1988)

"Let's dance!"
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Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)
(voice-over) "Oh yeah, as for Sam...well, she's a big girl. Her mother was happy when she heard Sam was safe, and I needed a secretary - like a hole in the head. But she's a nice kid, so maybe I'll let her stay around awhile. Besides, she's got a great set of tits!"
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

"It is accomplished! It is accomplished!"
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Mac and Me (1988)

"...And if you agree to all of the above, please state so by saying: 'I do.' (in unison: "I do.") Now, may I extend a warm congratulation. You are now citizens of the United States of America."
(Song: "You're Not a Stranger Anymore")
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Mac and Me

Midnight Run (1988)

- "You son of a bitch."
- "I told you I had money."
- "I know you had money, but I didn't know you had money. How much is here?"
- "Neighborhood of $300 thousand."
- "That's a, that's a, a very respectable neighborhood. I don't know what to say, Jon."
- "Take care."
- "Take care."
- "See ya in the next life."
- "See ya in the next life. (to airport baggage clerk) Do you know what time it is?"
- "Uh, twenty-five to 12:00."
- "Twenty-five to 12:00. I would've made it. (to taxi cab driver) You wouldn't have change of a thousand, would ya?"
- "What are ya, a comedian? Get outta here, ya bum!"
- "Looks like I'm walkin'."

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

- "You know, I slept through all of last night and I haven't done that in days."
- "I'm still having trouble. I can sleep two, maybe three hours, if I'm lucky. I don't mind, though. I have more reasons to stay awake now."
- "Come on. Make a wish."
- "Oh, come on, you don't believe in that stuff."
- "Uh, yeah, I do, and I think you do, too. Here it goes. What'd you wish for?"
- "If I tell you, it won't come true."

Play clip (excerpt): A Nightmare on Elm Street 4

Sorority Babes in The Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
(voice-over) "Hey, where're you goin'? Come on. Don't leave me here. Let me outta here. Get me out of this can. I'll be a good little Imp. I promise I will. Don't leave me in here. Smells dark and dank and musty, smells like tobacco. I'll be good, I'll promise. I'll be a good little Uncle Impie. Hey, you in the front row - do you wanna wish? Ha, ha, ha."
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

- "Tomas. What are you thinking?"
- "I'm thinking how happy I am."
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

"O-k-k-k, mm-ove along. There's nn-othing else to see. T-t-that's all, folks. Hmm, I l-l-like the sound of that. Eee-ba-da, eee-ba-da,...th-th-th-th-that's all, folks!"
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The Abyss (1989)

- "We should be dead. We didn't decompress."
- "They must've done something to us."
- "Oh, yeah. Yeah, I think you could say that."
- "Ha ! Hoo !" (laughter)
- "Hi, Brigman."
- "Hi, Mrs. Brigman."

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Back to the Future, Part II (1989)

- "Doc, Doc, Doc!"
- "What!?"
- "Doc. Ok, relax, Doc. It's me. It's me! Marty."
- "It can't be. I just sent you back to the future."

- "Oh I know, you did send me back to the future, but I'm back - I'm back FROM the future."
- "Great Scott!" (he faints)

- "Doc, Doc, Doc. Oh!"
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Batman (1989)

- "I thought champagne would be in order, ma'am."
- "Hi, Alfred."
- "Mr. Wayne told me to tell you that he might be a little late."
- "Hmm, I'm not a bit surprised."
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Batman

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

- "All righty, comin' through! All right, sweetheart. Straight on through. Straight on through."
- "How does it feel, Mr. Kovic, to be addressing the entire country?"
- "Uh, overwhelming, an honor. It's been a long way for us, the vets. Uh, just lately I've felt like I'm home. You know? Like, uh, maybe we're home."
- "Welcome home, Ronnie! Go get 'em, Ron!"

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The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989, UK/Fr.)
"Eat Albert!...Try the cock, Albert -- it's a delicacy. And you know where it's been. Go on, Albert, eat. Bon appetit, Albert. It's French. Cannibal."
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

(voice-over) "We are all faced throughout our lives with agonizing decisions and moral choices. Some are on a grand scale, most of these choices are on lesser points. But we define ourselves by the choices we have made. We are, in fact, the sum total of our choices. Events unfold so unpredictably, so unfairly. Human happiness does not seem to have been included in the design of creation. It is only we, with our capacity to love that give meaning to the indifferent universe. And yet, most human beings seem to have the ability to keep trying and even to find joy from simple things, like their family, their work, and from the hope that future generations might understand more."
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Dead Calm (1989)

- "Fresh water, it's extravagant."
- "No, you wanna hear extravagant?"
- "Yeah."
- "A steaming hot bath that you can slip into up to your ears with coffee and a croissant."
- "A croissant."
- "Covered in bitter and dark marmalade."
- "Oh. And mango. Really, really cold."
- "Mm. Now you're talking."
- "You know what I'd love for lunch? Fresh asparagus, then, uhm, pasta. Angel hair pasta with heaps of basil, garlic, olive oil, and, uhm, ah apple pie. Yeah. Uh, John, do you have the towel?"

Play clip (excerpt): Dead Calm

Dead Poets Society (1989)

- "Leave, Mr. Keating. I said, 'Leave, Mr. Keating.'"
- "O Captain, my Captain."
- "Sit down, Mr. Anderson. Do you hear me? Sit down! Sit down! This is your final warning, Anderson. How dare you. Do you hear me?"
- "O Captain, my Captain."
- "Mr. Overstreet, I warn you! Sit down! Sit down! Sit down! All of you! I want you seated! Sit down! Leave, Mr Keating. All of you, down! I want you seated! Do you hear me? Sit down!"
- "Thank you, boys. Thank you."

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Do the Right Thing (1989)

(radio broadcast voice-over) "...There's no end in sight from this heat wave. So today, the cash-money word is 'chill.' That's right, C-H-I-L-L. When you hear 'chill,' call in at 555-LOVE and you'll win cash money, honey. This is Mr. Senor Love Daddy coming at you from what's last on your dial but first in your hearts, and that's the quintessential truth, Ruth. The next record goes out to Radio Raheem. We love you, brother."
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Do the Right Thing

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

(voice-over) "It's this f--king life. You never know what's gonna happen next....That's why Nadine spiked herself with the easy way out. And that's why Diane keeps on goin' like she does. See, most people, they don't know how they're gonna feel from one minute to the next, but a dope fiend has a pretty good idea. All you gotta do is look at the labels on the little bottles. You gotta know how to read the signs. That's what the hat on the bed was which is why I'm not scared. I paid my debt to the hat. The irony was f--kin' brilliant. The chicken-s--t cops were givin' me an escort to the fattest pharmacy in town. I was still alive. Hope they can keep me alive."
Play clip (excerpt): Drugstore Cowboy

Field of Dreams (1989)

- "You catch a good game."
- "Thank you. It's so beautiful here. For me, well, for me, it's like a dream come true. Can I ask you something? Is-is this heaven?"
- "It's Iowa."
- "Iowa?"
- "Yeah."
- "I could have sworn it was heaven."
- "Is-is there a heaven?"
- "Oh, yeah. It's the place dreams come true."
- "Maybe this is heaven."
- "Well, good night, Ray."
- "Good night, John. Hey, Dad! You want to have a catch?"
- "I'd like that."

Play clip (excerpt): Field of Dreams

Licence to Kill (1989)

- "Well, here's to you, my dear."
- "Cheers."
- "Thank you for everything, James. (kiss) You could stay here with me."
- "Excuse me. Oh, I think you and el presidente will make a perfect couple."
- "Why don't you wait until you're asked?"
- "So why don't you ask me?"

(Song: "If You Asked Me To" by Patti LaBelle)
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Road House (1989)

- "All right. Who's gonna tell me what the hell happened here?"
- "I didn't see nothin'. You see anything, Pete?"
- "Naw, I didn't see anything. You see anything, Red?"
- "I didn't see nothin'. Not a thing. You see anything, Tinker?"
- "A polar bear fell on me."
(Song: "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" by The Jeff Healey Band)
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sex, lies, and videotape... (1989)

- "I think it's gonna rain."
- "Ha, ha, ha. It is raining."
- "Yeah."

Play clip (excerpt): sex, lies, and videotape

Skin Deep (1989)

- "When are you gonna grow up?"
- "What are you talkin' about? I've stopped drinking, I've written a best seller, refused to sleep with a beautiful, lusty, aromatic young female. In my book, that's pretty good growin' up."
- "Oh I suppose so. But you're in a monogamous relationship now. So take it off."
- "Okay, but you're not bein' very patriotic."
(Song: "Falling Out of Love" by Ivan Neville)
Play clip (excerpt): Skin Deep

Society (1989)

"Well, Dr. Cleveland, it looks as though I may have an opening in Washington next summer. Do you know what I mean?"
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