Most Quotable Action Movie of All Time?
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- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter HallA team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.Notable Lines:
Get to da Choppa!
If it bleeds, we can kill it
I...see...you...
You're one ugly mother ****er!
Stick around! - DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.Notable Lines:
Get away from her, you b****!
Game over, man, game over!
Have you ever been mistaken for a man? No...have you?
They mostly come at night. Mostly.
What do you mean, "They cut the power"? How could they cut the power, man? They're animals! - DirectorWalter HillStarsMichael BeckJames RemarDorsey WrightA street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.Notable Lines:
Can you DIG IT!?
I'll shove that bat up your a** and turn you into a popsicle
Warriors, come out to play-i-ay!
You Warriors are good. Real good The best
We're going like everybody else: nine guys, no weapons - DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael BiehnA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.Notable Lines:
**** you, **hole
I'll be back
Come with me if you want to live
Your clothes... give them to me, now
You're terminated, **** - DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.Notable Lines:
Hasta la vista, baby
No problemo
I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle
If a machine, a Terminator, can learn the value of human life, maybe we can too
Say... that's a nice bike.. - DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg FosterThey influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.Notable Lines:
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum
You, you're okay. This one: real *beep* ugly
The Golden Rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules
Mama don't like tattletales
Put the glasses on! Put 'em on! - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerF. Murray AbrahamArt CarneyWith the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.Notable Lines:
You think you are funny, don't you? I know I am. I'm the famous comedian Arnold Braunschweiger
To be or not to be? Not to be
You wanna be a farmer? Here's a couple of achers!
No sequel for you
You've seen these movies where they say "Make my day" or "I'm your worst nightmare"? Well, listen to this one: Rubber baby buggie bumpers! Ha! You didn't know I'm gonna say that, did you? - DirectorMark L. LesterStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerRae Dawn ChongDan HedayaA retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.Notable Lines:
You're a funny guy Sully, I like you. That's why I'm going to kill you last
Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last? I lied
I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I'm very hungry!
Let off some steam, Bennett!
Don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.Notable Lines:
Yippee-ki-yay, *beep*
Who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's John Wayne? Rambo? Marshal Dillon?
Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho
Welcome to the party, pal!
The circuits that cannot be cut are cut automatically in response to a terrorist incident. You asked for miracles, Theo, I give you the F.B.I - DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSharon StoneMichael IronsideWhen a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?Notable Lines:
Consider that a divorce!
No wonder you're having nightmares. You're always watching the news
Relax. You'll live longer
You are not you, you're me No s***
See you at the party, Richter! - DirectorSimon WestStarsNicolas CageJohn CusackJohn MalkovichNewly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.Notable Lines:
Put... the bunny... back... in the box
Define irony. Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash
There's only two men I trust. One of them's me. The other's not you
You're somewhere between a cockroach and that white stuff that accumulates at the corner of your mouth when you're really thirsty
You lost your mind? According to my last psych evaluation, yes - DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerMaria Conchita AlonsoYaphet KottoIn a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.Notable Lines:
I hope you leave enough room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach and break your ***-damn spine!
Killian, here's your Subzero, now plain zero
Hello cutie pie, one of us is in deep trouble
Drop dead! I don't do requests
Killian! I'll be back! Only in a rerun - DirectorScott SandersStarsMichael Jai WhiteArsenio HallTommy DavidsonBlack Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.Notable Lines:
Ha-ha! I threw that s*** before I walked in the room!
You won't be so big and so bad anymore...you won't be so big and so bad anymore...
Fiendish Doctor Wu, you done *beep* up now!
But Black Dynamite!? I sell drugs to the community!
Who the hell is interrupting my kung fu? - DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.Notable Lines:
B******, leave!
I'd buy that for a dollar!
Dead or alive, you're coming with me!
Come quietly or there will be... trouble
Thank you for your co-operation - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEmbeth DavidtzMarcus GilbertWhen Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.Notable Lines:
Hail to the king, baby
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun
Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things, right now: Jack and s***... and Jack left town
Yo, she-b****! Let's go!
You found me beautiful once Honey, you got reeeal ugly! - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonDanny GloverGary BuseyTwo newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.Notable Lines:
I'm too old for this s***!
What did one shepherd say to the other shepherd? Let's get the flock out of here!
Don't worry, I was driving before you were itching in your daddy's pants
You're not trying to draw a psycho pension! You really are crazy!
I don't make things complicated. That's the way they get, all by themselves - DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.Notable Lines:
Mr Anderson...!
My name...is Neo!
I know kung fu
You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes
There is no spoon - DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellLee Van CleefErnest BorgnineIn 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.Notable Lines:
Call me "Snake"
The name's Plissken!
You're the Duke! You're number one!
I don't give a *beep* about you or your President
You going to kill me, Snake? I'm too tired. Maybe later - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.Notable Lines:
Oh, what a day... what a lovely day!
Witness me!
MEDIOCRE!
I live, I die. I LIVE AGAIN!
I am the scales of justice! Con-DUCT-or of the choir of death! - DirectorMichael BayStarsSean ConneryNicolas CageEd HarrisA mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.Notable Lines:
It's certainly more enjoyable than my average day... reading philosophy, avoiding gang rape in the washrooms... though, it's less of a problem these days. Maybe I'm losing my sex appeal
Look, I'm just a biochemist. Most of the time, I work in a little glass jar and lead a very uneventful life. I drive a Volvo, a beige one. But what I'm dealing with here is one of the most deadly substances the earth has ever known, so what say you cut me some FRIGGIN' SLACK?
I'm not a soldier, Major. The day we took hostages, we became mercenaries. And mercenaries get paid. I want my *beep* not a soldier, Major. The day we took hostages, we became mercenaries. And mercenaries get paid. I want my *beep* money!I'm not a soldier, Major. The day we took hostages, we became mercenaries. And mercenaries get paid. I want my *beep* money!
I love pressure. I eat it for breakfast
Honey? Uh... You wanna know who really killed JFK? - DirectorTony ScottStarsBruce WillisDamon WayansChelsea FieldA private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.Notable Lines:
The sky is blue, water is wet, women have secrets. Who gives a ****?
All right, you want it in the chest, or the head? Yeah, that's what your wife said
This is the '90s. You can't just walk up and slap a guy, you have to say something cool first Like, "I'll be back" Only better than that. Hit him with a surfboard... "Surf's up!"
Now I'm not saying she's fat, her high school picture was an aerial photograph
If you go any faster we're gonna travel back in time - DirectorRenny HarlinStarsGeena DavisSamuel L. JacksonYvonne ZimaSamantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter. Eight years ago she emerged, two months pregnant, from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. However, she's getting closer to finding out about her past.Notable Lines:
I'm always frank and earnest with women. Uh, in New York I'm Frank, and Chicago I'm Ernest
Mommy, am I gonna die? Oh, no, baby, no. You're not going to die. They are. Cover your ears. Hey, should we get a dog?
You're telling me that you're gonna fake some terrorist thing, just to scare some money out of Congress? Well, unfortunately, Mr. Hennessey, I have no idea how to fake killing 4,000 people - so we're just gonna have to do it for real. Blame it on the Muslims, naturally. Then I get my funding
Life is pain. Get used to it
I never did one thing right in my life, you know that? Not one. That takes skill - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.Notable Lines:
These aren't the droids you're looking for
Use the Force
The Force is strong with this one
Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?
I have a very bad feeling about this - DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherAfter the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.Notable Lines:
Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try
Never tell me the odds
No...I am your father!
I love you I know
I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further