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15 Famously Misquoted Movie Lines

With all the media and entertainment options in the world, some movies are bound to get misquoted. Heck, many were misquoted even before the era of the internet. If you don't believe me, here are 15 famously misremembered movie lines!

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"

There are many storybook versions of the tale of Snow White, but if you want to quote Disney's first feature film from 1937 the correct line is, "Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" Today, almost everyone incorrectly says, "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"

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"Casablanca"

"Casablanca"

In pop culture everyone says, "Play it again, Sam." Rick actually says, “You played it for her, you can play it for me…If she can stand it, I can. Play it!” Ilsa Ingrid actually says some closer lines: "Play it once, Sam" and "Play it Sam, play 'As Time Goes By.'"

(Image via Warner Bros.)

"Wall Street"

"Wall Street"

Insider trading Tycoon Gordon Gekko epitomized '80s excess. "Greed is good" is a shortened mantra of his actual quote: "The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works."

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"Field of Dreams"

"Field of Dreams"

This 1989 baseball fantasy stars Kevin Costner as Ray Kinsella, a character who actually hears a voice repeatedly say "If you build it, he will come." It might be misremembered as "If you build it, they will come" because more than one character does come to the baseball field Ray builds.

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"Jaws"

"Jaws"

In the 1975 thriller Sherrif Brody gets his first look at the shark and says, "You're gonna need a bigger boat." It's often misquoted as "We're gonna need a bigger boat." A small, but crucial error. 

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"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"

"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"

This 1948 adventure stars Humphrey Bogart. The actual line is "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" The quote most people know is a shortened one; "Badges, we don't need no stinkin badges!"

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"All About Eve"

"All About Eve"

If you've never seen 1950's All About Eve starring Bette Davis and Marilyn Monroe then you are missing out on a classic. One of its most famous lines is, "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride." However, Davis' actual line is "Fasten your seatbelts it's going to be a bumpy night."

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"Titanic"

"Titanic"

Fans seem determined to shorten the line said by Jack. He says "I'm the king of the world," but everyone wants to leave out the "the" before king. 

(Image via Paramount Pictures / 20th Century Fox / Lightstorm Entertainment)

Laurel & Hardy Movies

Laurel & Hardy Movies

Comedy team Laurel and Hardy made audiences laugh for decades. They had several catchphrases, including: "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" Often, people refer to this line as, "Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten me into."

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"Dirty Harry"

"Dirty Harry"

Few movie cops have as much attitude as Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan. Harry points a gun at a bank robber and asks him if he knows how many, if any, rounds are left. Harry says, "You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?" People like to shorten this amazing line to, "Do you feel lucky, punk?

(Image via The Malpaso Company)

"A Cry in the Dark"

"A Cry in the Dark"

In 1988, Meryl Streep starred as Lindy Chamberlin, a mom whose baby was carried off by a wild Australian dog. The actual lines are "dingo took the baby" and later "the dingo took my baby." The public seems determined to replace "took" with "ate." The film is also known by the title Evil Angels.

(Image via Verity Lambert / Warner Bros. / Roadshow Entertainment / MGM)

"Frankenstein"

"Frankenstein"

"He's alive!" Boris Karloff portrays Frankenstein's monster in this 1931 horror classic. When the monster awakes from the dead, Frankenstein shouts "It's alive!" Every little kid on Halloween, however, shouts, "He's alive!" 

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"Network"

"Network"

Instead of saying a gracious goodbye, a longtime TV anchorman goes on a rant on live TV. He tells the audience at home to scream, "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" It's a small adjustment, but this line is usually misquoted so that "this" is replaced with "it."

(Image via MGM)

"Lives of a Bengal Lancer"

"Lives of a Bengal Lancer"

Most people are not familiar with this 1935 film. The misquote, however, is popular clichéd villain-speak. The accurate line is, "We have ways to make men talk." Unfortunatly, memory lessens the impact of this line by quoting it as, "We have ways of making you talk."

(Image via Paramount Pictures)

"The Empire Strikes Back"

"The Empire Strikes Back"

The Empire Strikes Back from 1980 is the favorite film of the Star Wars saga for many critics and fans. The line, "Luke, I am your father" is probably one of the most quoted in film history. However, James Earl Jones as Darth Vader actually says, "No, I am your father."

(Image via Lucasfilm Ltd. / 20th Century Studios)