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Roy Scheider playing Chief Martin Brodie in Jaws, as part of the three man team hired to kill the shark, led by Quint on his boat Orca.

The look on his face and the realisation "We're gonna need a bigger boat!"

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"You dirty double-crossing limey fink! Those God Damm diamonds are phonies!"

 

You almost had me spatter my drink all over the desk with that one! :laugh:

 

Another one from Star Trek – Data in the episode "Cause and Effect", upon Riker, Worf and Crusher correctly guessing the cards he's dealing, and in his trademark deadpan way of delivery:

 

"This is highly improbable."

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Already been mentioned has been my all time favourite of "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" from Apocalypse Now, but close behind is this somewhat lengthy gem from Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction:

 

"There's a passage I got memorized. Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon you." Now... I been sayin' that ###### for years. And if you ever heard it, that meant your ass. You'd be dead right now. I never gave much thought to what it meant. I just thought it was a cold-blooded thing to say to a ###### before I popped a cap in his ass. But I saw some ###### this mornin' made me think twice. See, now I'm thinking: maybe it means you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here... he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could mean you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. And I'd like that. But that ###### ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd."

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continuing the theme

 

Colour-Sgt Bourne to a plastered Mr Witt

"Be quiet now Sir, there's a good gentleman, you're upsetting the lads"

 

 

...and earlier in the film, Michael Caine as Bromhead to Stanley Baker as Chard:

 

'The army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day'

and Chard's reply

'Looks bad in the newspapers and upsets civilians at their breakfast'

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Oddball from kellys heroes...

 

"definitely an anti social type"

"woof woof woof"

"20 foot of bridge I can get anywhere...SHMUCK!"

"oh drinking wine, eating cheese, catching the rays" < whilst battle rages in the streets near him

"always with the negative waves"/"can't you dig how beautiful it is"

 

Worryingly I use at least three of these on a regular basis.

 

Roman Holiday

 

[On whether to do an exploitation article about Princess Ann]

Irving Radovich: She's fair game, Joe. It's always open season on princesses

 

Most black and white films have a couple of good lines in to be fair...

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Not a film but NCIS

David Macallum as Ducky, when asked "who did you look like when you were younger?"

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"Ilia Kuriakin"

maybe i'm getting old,

I think that was Gibbs replying to Kate's question in the season 2 episode 'Meat Puzzle'. But you're right, it's a great line.

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...and earlier in the film, Michael Caine as Bromhead to Stanley Baker as Chard:

 

'The army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day'

and Chard's reply

'Looks bad in the newspapers and upsets civilians at their breakfast'

 

 

sorry for being a nitpicker, but these lines were said to Ardendorrf (Natal mounted contingent) with Chard saying the first line and Bromhead the second line.

 

nitpick mode off

 

Kev

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Jack Nicholson as J.R.McMurphy in 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'

 

"l must be crazy, to be in a loony bin like this"

 

Film & quote, etched in my brain, ever since.......

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John Hustons 1948 film 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

 

In response to treasure hunter Humphrey Bogarts request for some form of I.D., the snarled response from the Mexican bandit leader posing as Federales

 

"Badges!! We don't need no stinkin' badges!"

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"Badges!! We don't need no stinkin' badges!"

 

Wierd Al Jankovic's 1989 Film UHF.

 

"Badgers? Badgers? We don't need no stinking badgers!"

- Trinidad Silva

 

In response to being offered some badgers for his next show.

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Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now - "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!"

 

Goose & Mrs - Top Gun

 

Carole: Hey, Goose, you big stud!

Goose: That's me, honey.

Carole: Take me to bed or lose me forever.

Goose: Show me the way home, honey.

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