Forrest Gump — 1994
“My mom always told me life was like chocolate. Chocolate box. Wait…no, that wasn’t it. What the heck did she say? It was a box… chocolate… uhm… hang on, let me call my mom.”
The Wizard Of Oz — 1939
“Toto… where the heck are we?”
Frankenstein — 1931
“Whoa… hang on… hey Igor… is that thing… wait… is that thing alive? That is so weird. I mean, really… scientifically speaking, what are the odds that anything we just did would have ever worked? I mean, honestly I was making this stuff up as I went along. Digging up a brain? Honestly? …Shoot… do you think he’s going to be nice?”
The Godfather — 1972
“I’m going to make him an offer. A great offer. Seriously, you guys, if he passes this offer up… I literally… well, I don’t know, man. Like, imagine if someone told you right now you could have like… one million bucks — one million bucks — totally free. No strings attached. That’s the kind of offer I’m talking about. Can’t pass it up. Heck of an offer.”
It’s A Wonderful Life — 1946
“What do you want? The moon? Really? There is no possible way any person can do that. Ugh. Never mind.”
Apollo 13 — 1995
“Hey… Houston? Yeah…listen, I think I broke something. Well, it might not have been my fault. You know that sound a balloon makes when you deflate it really slowly? Yeah… no… yeah, sort of like that. No, no… more like… pffsssssssss… yeah, yeah, you get it. So right, well, I keep hearing that and there was this weird vibration. I don’t know. I think something is wrong. Do you guys see anything? I don’t want to bug you, I know it’s late down there and everything. How is it over there anyway? Humid? Ah, yeah, well, Houston, am I right?”
Die Hard — 1988
“Yippy!”
Jerry Maguire — 1996
“Remember when I met you? Wait, really? Oh… well… uhh… sorry, that just really derailed my whole plan here. You really don’t remember? I walked over to you and you said ‘hello?’ Nothing? Jesus… well… I liked you a lot then.”
Goldfinger — 1964
“Excuse me, barkeep… Yeah, I’d like a martini please. Thanks so much. Oh… crap… hey, excuse me… while I’m thinking about it, do you think maybe instead of stirring it… God, I know this is ridiculous to ask, I’m really sorry… do you think maybe you could shake it, instead of stirring it? I know it sounds crazy… it’s just a taste thing, and I’d really, really appreciate it. You’re great. You know that, right? Thanks. I’m James Bond.”
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