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TRIVIA CONNECTION | May 2016
Misquoted Movie Lines Trivia BY PAULA GREEN
1. Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter misquote – “Hello Clarice.” It should be 2. The correct quote for Wall Street is “The point is ladies and gentlemen, that greed for a lack of better word is good. Greed is right, greed works. What’s the misquote? 3. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 movie) says – “Jane” “You?” “Tarzan, Tarzan.” “Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan.” The misquote is ____? 4. Name the movie – misquote –“Do you feel lucky, punk?” Real quote – “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well do you punk?”
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5. In Field of Dreams – the quote in the film was, “If you build it, he will come.” What’s the misquote? 6. This actor is famously quoted as saying, “You dirty rat!” He never says that in any movie. The closest he came was saying, “Mmm, that dirty, double-crossin’ rat,” in the 1931 film Blonde Crazy. 7. Snow White – the real quote is “Magic Mirror on the Wall, who is the fairest one of all?” The misquote is___? 8. This famous detective is often misquoted as uttering – “Elementary, my dear Watson,” but he never says this in books or films. 9. Gone with the Wind – misquote - “Frankly Scarlett, I don’t give a damn!” It should be____. 10. Name this movie – misquote “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!” The real line “You want answers? I want the truth.” “You can’t handle the truth!” 11. This 1931 Dracula actor is frequently quoted as saying, “I want to suck your blood,” but he never uses that line. 12. The Treasure of Sierra Madre – real quote -“Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you any stink’ badges.” Name the misquote – 13. Name the film – misquote – “I’m out of order? You’re out of order! This whole courtroom’s out of order! Real quote – “You’re out of order! You’re out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They’re out of order!” 14. All About Eve – actual quote – “Fasten your seats belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” Name the misquote. 15. In The Wizard of Oz – Dorothy is often misquoted as “Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore,” but what’s the real quote? l l l Sources: http://www.filmsite.org/moments0.html, listverse. com/2007/10/18/top-15-film/misquotes, buzzfeed.com, http:// whatculture.com/film/30-iconic-movie-lines-that-are-alwaysmisquoted Answers: 1. “Good evening, Clarice.” 2. “Greed is good.” 3. “Me Tarzan, You Jane.” 4. Dirty Harry 5. “If you build it, they will come.” 6. James Cagney 7. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” 8. Sherlock Holmes 9. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn!” 10. A Few Good Men 11. Bela Lugoisi 12. “Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!” 13. And Justice for All 14. “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.” 15. “Toto, I’ve have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore!”
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lay it again Sam.” Most of us recognize this quote from the 1942 movie Casablanca which starred Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The problem is, this is a misquote. The actual line was, “Play it once Sam, for old time’s sake, play As Time Goes By.” Star Wars fans will recall the scene in Empire Strikes Back between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Vader is often incorrectly quoted as saying, “Luke, I am your father.” What he actually said was, “No, I am your father.” A famous quote from Jaws is, “We’re going to need a bigger boat,” this is a misquote as well. Sheriff Brody really said, “You’re going to need a bigger boat.” Here’s a few other incorrect quotes: Frankenstein – “It’s Alive!” should be “He’s Alive!” Laurel & Hardy – misquote – “Well, here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into!” real quote – “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into!” Lives of A Bengal Lancer – “We have ways of making you talk,” should be – “We have ways of making men talk.” A few movie misquotes involve verb tenses – as in Forrest Gump – My momma always said, “Life is like a box of chocolates.” The correct quote uses was, not is - “Life was like a box of chocolates.” Another one is from Apollo 13 – “Houston, we have a problem.” It should be past tense – “Ah, Houston we’ve had a problem.” Since we delved through misquoted movie lines, we must now correctly answer this cinema query. Get set to don the thinking caps, because it’s time to get a little trivial...