- "Well, nobody's perfect."
- The acid-soaked dialogue of Sweet Smell of Success
- Judy Garland's rendition of "The Man That Got Away"
- Montgomery Clift's lone scene in Judgment at Nuremberg
- "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!"
- The cinematography of Lawrence of Arabia
- Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr's embrace on the beach
- The final moments of Requiem for a Dream
- Henry Fonda's introduction in Once Upon a Time in the West
- "Shut up and deal."
- The final scene of On the Waterfront
- Tony Curtis' Cary Grant impression
- "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
- Ennis and Jack's reuniting kiss
- "I'm as mad as hell and I'm going to take this anymore!"
- Lauren Bacall's "look"
- Kirk Douglas' ruthlessness
- "I can eat fifty eggs."
- "Here's looking at you, kid."
- "I'm six five, two-twenty and there's two of me."
- "You talkin' to me?"
- REE-REE-REE-REE-REE!
- Dun dun...dun dunn...
- The close-up kiss between Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift
- "What's in the box?"
- Marlene Dietrich's accent
- Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor's feuding in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
- Han shot first
- Marlon Brando oozing sexiness in A Streetcar Named Desire
- "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."
- Jimmy Stewart's final speech in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Alec Baldwin's lone scene in Glengarry Glen Ross
- Matt Damon oozing creepiness in The Talented Mr. Ripley
- "I'm just a transvestite."
- The ending for It's a Wonderful Life
- "They call me Mr. Tibbs!"
- The crop duster chasing Cary Grant
- The opening credits for Manhattan
- Leonardo DiCaprio's descent into madness in The Aviator
- The score for Schindler's List
- "Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?"
- James Wong Howe's cinematography
- The Death Star exploding
- Life's honesty in Budd Schulberg's scripts
- Harry Lime's first appearance
- Norman Bates' stare into the camera
- James Cagney's tap dance down the stairs
- Frank Galvin's closing statement
- The final shot of All About Eve
- "The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of."
- "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
- Jack Lemmon as an all-around nice guy
- Gregory Peck's prank on Audrey Hepburn
- "I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart."
- Paul Newman's blue eyes
- Audrey Hepburn's elegance
- Cary Grant's suave nature
- The cinematography of Children of Men
- Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- The finale of Bonnie and Clyde
- The quick dialogue of His Girl Friday
- Tom Joad's "I'll be there" speech
- The slo-mo opening credits to Raging Bull
- Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights
- William Holden's cynicism
- Joaquin Phoenix in Two Lovers
- Katharine Hepburn's voice
- Jack Nicholson's shark tooth grin
- Colin Firth in A Single Man
- Elizabeth Taylor's violet eyes
- Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter
- "I am a golden god!"
- The final scene of The Boston Strangler
- "You tearing me apart!"
- Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot
- Paul Newman and Robert Redford's bromance
- Ralph Fiennes in Quiz Show
- John Belushi smashing the guitar
- The "magic trick"
- Clint Eastwood's squint
- "I am big! It's the pictures that got small."
- Edith Head's designs
- "I'm Spartacus!"
- "They call it a Royale with Cheese."
- "Here's Johnny!"
- "I see dead people..."
- Humphrey Bogart in In a Lonely Place
- "They're here already! You're next! You're next!"
- "Wouldja do me a favor, Harry? Drop dead!"
- "I'll have what she's having."
- The opening scene of The Philadelphia Story
- Michael Shannon's two scenes in Revolutionary Road
- "What have you done to its eyes?!"
- "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
- "Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?"
- The four principal actors of Closer
- The visuals from The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Rita Hayworth singing "Put the Blame on Mame"
- Saul Bass-designed opening credits
Ugh, that was more annoying than I thought.
I give props to 21 ;)
ReplyDelete#20: LOVE!
ReplyDeleteThis is great Anna! Props to #28, #29, #33, #59, #70, #85 and #98 but these are all memorable moments!
ReplyDeleteYou get highest marks for having two of Billy Wilder's "great last lines" in your top ten...
ReplyDelete"Gregory Peck's prank on Audrey Hepburn" - what, what have I missed?
ReplyDeleteGosh, I love the bunch of quotes that you used for this post.
@Mike Can't go wrong with De Niro.
ReplyDelete@Stevee Thought you would.
@Andy A lot of these I was just winging. Nice to know someone else agrees with me on them.
@Mad Wilder always knew how to close a great movie with the right line.
@Lesya In Roman Holiday, of course!
Ahaha I had a hard time coming up with my dozen or so in our "Top 100 things we love", I can't imagine having to do the entire list myself ;)
ReplyDeleteYou have really become a massive black and white movie afficionado in the last few months Anna. No wonder we don't see you as often on AM ;/
@Castor Well, do another one of those Hollywood Fantasy Drafts and I'll be there all the time.
ReplyDeleteI just thought you were talking about something behind the movie.
ReplyDeleteI thought the list was great Anna!
ReplyDeleteThere are quite a few I love...oh god Manhattan's opening is gorgeous ain't it??
ReplyDeleteGotta love Matt Damon's creepiness.
Ahaha deal Anna ;) Gimme a couple weeks then.
ReplyDeletelove this list!
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