OK, guinea pigs. Here's a list of 80s movie quotes. Guess the movies and tell me if the list is too easy or too hard for the average corporate employee.
No cheating! No googling!
AND DON'T SCROLL DOWN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE ANSWERS YET!
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She's gone. She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen.
You can be my wingman anytime.
Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world--except for a nice MLT--mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is lean and the tomato is ripe.
Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
A pizza? Who said you guys could order a pizza?
No such thing bad student. Only bad teacher.
Gentlemen...we’re history.
I should say you look rather lost, but then I can't imagine where in the world the three of you would look at home.
How could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?
Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.
Hey Biff, get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown.
When you love them they drive you crazy because they know they can.
[ November 02, 2004, 03:37 PM: Message edited by: advice for robots ]
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
She's gone. She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen. Say Anything
You can be my wingman anytime. Top Gun
Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world--except for a nice MLT--mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is lean and the tomato is ripe. The Princess Bride
Nobody puts Baby in a corner. Dirty Dancing
A pizza? Who said you guys could order a pizza?
No such thing bad student. Only bad teacher.
Gentlemen...we’re history.
I should say you look rather lost, but then I can't imagine where in the world the three of you would look at home.
How could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this? Ferris Bueller
Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back. Ghostbusters
Hey Biff, get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown. Back to the Future
When you love them they drive you crazy because they know they can.
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Depends on their age? It seemed fine to me.
[ November 02, 2004, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I know half of them -- Top Gun, the Princess Bride, Dirty Dancing, Karate Kid, Ferris Bueller's Day off, and Ghostbusters.
Which means it's probably not too hard or too easy. It's just right.
Posted by Anti-Chris (Member # 4452) on :
A pizza? Who said you guys could order a pizza?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Well, I won't get all of them, but...
quote: You can be my wingman anytime.
--Top Gun
quote:Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world--except for a nice MLT--mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is lean and the tomato is ripe.
--The Princess Bride
quote:Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
--Dirty Dancing
quote: No such thing bad student. Only bad teacher.
--Karate Kid
quote:Gentlemen...we’re history.
--Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (but I think this might be wrong...note the lack of cheating!)
quote:How could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?
--Ferris Bueller's Day Off
quote:Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.
--Ghostbusters
quote:Hey Biff, get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown.
--Back to the Future
quote:When you love them they drive you crazy because they know they can.
--Pretty in Pink
Oh, and the pen one is driving me CRAZY. I will look it up as soon as I finish this post.
Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
Gentlemen...we’re history.
Bill & Ted?
A pizza? Who said you guys could order a pizza?
Fast Times?
Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.
Ghostbusters!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Nate has the first WRONG answer. Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Megan: Pretty in Pink--wrong;
vwiggin: Fast Times--wrong.
[ November 02, 2004, 03:40 PM: Message edited by: advice for robots ]
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Doh! It's John Hughes, though, isn't it? Sixteen Candles, maybe?
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Good, I'm glad some of them are stinkers. People like to chew on a tough movie quote. It gives them something to think about. Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
A pizza? Who said you guys could order a pizza?
Summer School? Though I thought it was "A pizza? Who ordered a pizza??"
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Megan: Nope. This one might be too hard, I don't know.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I googled the pizza one. I never in a million years would have got it, though it sounded very familiar.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Maybe...I give on that one; I'm headed over to IMDB and looking it up (though I promise not to post the answer!)
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
jeniwren: Not Summer School, and I'm pretty sure the quote is right.
I think the pizza one is OK, but the "love" one might be too hard.
[ November 02, 2004, 03:47 PM: Message edited by: advice for robots ]
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
Is the pizza one Mystic Pizza ? Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
That would be nice, wouldn't it, Strider? Think more famous.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
quote:I should say you look rather lost, but then I can't imagine where in the world the three of you would look at home.
Nobody's guessed at this one yet.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Pizza--Real Genius
The Three of you--Wierd Science
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
i gave up on the pizza one and googled it. Wow! good one.
I'm still working on the lost one. i feel like i'm right there.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Dan: Mm-mm. Sorry.
[ November 02, 2004, 04:03 PM: Message edited by: advice for robots ]
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
I could have sworn the pizza one was from Pretty Woman, but now I'm rather paranoid about it. So, I googled it and nothing showed up, so now I'm wondering about the people who are saying they would have never gotten it.
Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
I applaud the pizza one, now I feel like an idiot for not knowing...well no, it was just that good.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Kayla, the best place to look for movie quotes is the internal search at imdb.com. Nine times out of ten, if it is an actual quote from an actual movie, it'll show up there.
Of course, I checked the "Gentlemen...we're history" quote and discovered that if there's a stage direction included prior to the quote in the db, then it won't show up in the search, so it isn't failsafe. Still, I got all the ones from imdb that didn't come from my head.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Kayla?! Can't get it on Google?!
That must be a sign that Kerry's going to win.
I googled it and it was the very first result. :scratch head:
Posted by closeyourmind (Member # 5916) on :
The movie that came immediately to mind for the pizza quote was E.T.
Edit: just googled it to see if I was right. It was more of an impression that the quote left on me. It felt like E.T. I remembered pizza being involved in the movie somehow.
[ November 02, 2004, 04:13 PM: Message edited by: closeyourmind ]
Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
Actually Yahoo! worked for me, I didn't need IMDB.com.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Okay, I goggled jeniwren's pizza quote. That was my problem. Duh!
Who ordered a pizza was in Pretty Woman though. The shopping scene, remember?
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Oh and my husband just came home. Three guys is from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. And he knew the pizza one too! He worships Spielberg though, so. . .
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
I only saw Pretty Woman once. But I should have thought of it for this list.
Well, it seems like most of these quotes will work. A couple will really throw people for a loop because of their randomness. I mean for these to be on a big sign in our company cafeteria to promote an 80s-themed party the company is throwing. People won't immediately have the chance to google them so they should probably not be so obscure.
I have to go to a meeting now, so I can't monitor this thread any longer. Thanks for participating!
Cool, Kayla! I think all of them have been answered here except the last one.
[ November 02, 2004, 04:30 PM: Message edited by: advice for robots ]
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
She's gone. She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen.
You can be my wingman anytime.
Top Gun
Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world--except for a nice MLT--mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is lean and the tomato is ripe.
Princess Bride
Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
Dirty Dancing
A pizza? Who said you guys could order a pizza?
ET
No such thing bad student. Only bad teacher.
Karate Kid
Gentlemen...we’re history.
Bill and Ted's Excelent Adventure
I should say you look rather lost, but then I can't imagine where in the world the three of you would look at home.
Earth Girls are Easy
How could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.
GhostBusters
Hey Biff, get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown.
Back to the Future
When you love them they drive you crazy because they know they can.
msquared
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I didn't realize msquared was a movie!
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Classic film noir.
Dark, intellectual, lots of cool babes giving slick guys the fisheye -- before they light their cigarettes.
[ November 02, 2004, 05:18 PM: Message edited by: Sara Sasse ]
Posted by Vv009vV (Member # 2568) on :
I like your list of quotes... however there are some gaping holes in what I consider to be significant 80's movies. So if you don't mind, I made my own list of unidentified 80's movies quotes (and no IMDB! That's cheating!)
This information cannot leave this room. Ok? It would devastate my reputation as a dude.
Being bad feels pretty good, huh?
So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?
I have your car towed all the way to your house and all you've got for me is LIGHT beer?
Because these are somebody else's wishes. They're somebody else's dreams.
I'm cruising the local junior highs!
Beautiful animal... canine... dog... mutt.
Correction, I need the superior information in your inferior brain to fly this... thing.
Who loves you and who do you love!
See if you guys can get these in a timely fashion...
-EDS
Posted by Vv009vV (Member # 2568) on :
**NOTE: "See if you [...] fashion" is NOT a quote... that's my message Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
Hmmmm... I must be getting old, I don't recognize any of those quotes.
"Because these are somebody else's wishes. They're somebody else's dreams."
Goonies.
That's all I know.
Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
Oh wait... I think I recognize two more:
"So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?"
Weird Science.
"I'm cruising the local junior highs!"
Revenge of the Nerds. The first one, I think.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
You can be my wingman anytime.
Top Gun
Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world--except for a nice MLT--mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is lean and the tomato is ripe.
Princess bride
A pizza? Who said you guys could order a pizza?
Teenage Ninja Turtles
No such thing bad student. Only bad teacher.
Karatee kid
Gentlemen...we’re history.
Bill and Ted's excelent (bogus?) adventure
How could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?
Ferris beulirs day off
Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.
Ghost busters
Hey Biff, get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown.
Back to the future part I
Now who can get this one? "This is important, this means something"
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
quote:Now who can get this one? "This is important, this means something"
Close Encounters of the Third Kind which was actually 1977 or 78.
[ November 04, 2004, 07:56 PM: Message edited by: Jim-Me ]
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
WRONG!!!!!!
UHF
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
ah... well he was mocking Close Encounters at the time...
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
yup, lol. Posted by EarlNMeyer-Flask (Member # 1546) on :
Here are my guesses:
I have your car towed all the way to your house and all you've got for me is LIGHT beer?
Back to the Future
Because these are somebody else's wishes. They're somebody else's dreams.
The Never Ending Story
Correction, I need the superior information in your inferior brain to fly this... thing.
The Flight of the Navigator
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
She's gone. She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen.
Say Anything
You can be my wingman anytime.
Top Gun
Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world--except for a nice MLT--mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is lean and the tomato is ripe.
Princess Bride
Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
Dirty Dancing
A pizza? Who said you guys could order a pizza?
No such thing bad student. Only bad teacher.
Karate Kid
Gentlemen...we’re history.
I should say you look rather lost, but then I can't imagine where in the world the three of you would look at home.
How could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?
Ferris Bueller
Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.
Ghost Busters
Hey Biff, get a load of this guy's life preserver. Dork thinks he's gonna drown.
Back to the Future II
When you love them they drive you crazy because they know they can.
[ November 04, 2004, 08:55 PM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Jack Nicholson, probably in Witches of Eastwick Posted by Vv009vV (Member # 2568) on :
i am thus far disappointed at the attempts made at the quotes i posted
-EDS
Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came out in 1990.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
I don't think anybody's going to get my last quote without googling it.
"When you love them they drive you crazy because they know they can."
Moonstruck.
Posted by Vv009vV (Member # 2568) on :
This information cannot leave this room. Ok? It would devastate my reputation as a dude. -16 Candles
Being bad feels pretty good, huh? -the Breakfast Club
So, what would you little maniacs like to do first? -Weird Science
I have your car towed all the way to your house and all you've got for me is LIGHT beer? -Back to the Future
Because these are somebody else's wishes. They're somebody else's dreams. -The Goonies
I'm cruising the local junior highs! -Revenge of the Nerds
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i am thus far disappointed at the attempts made at the quotes i posted