The correct answer is...
C) Snow White!
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?"
Where did this often misquoted movie line come from?
"Play it once, Sam."
A) Casablanca
B) Gone with the Wind
C) My Fair Lady
D) Citizen Kane
The correct answer is...
A) 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.'"
What movie did this iconic quote about greed come from?
"The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works."
A) Apocalypse Now
B) Wall Street
C) Goodfellas
D) Rosemary's Baby
The correct answer is...
B) 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."
What movie gave us this iconic line?
"If you build it, he will come."
A) Fargo
B) Field of Dreams
C) The Sandlot
D) 9 to 5
The correct answer is...
B) 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.
What summertime blockbuster gave us this famous line?
"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
A) Jaws
B) Star Wars
C) Lord of the Rings
D) Rocky
The correct answer is...
A) 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.
What movie did this line come from?
"Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"
A) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
B) Jacob's Ladder
C) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
D) The Godfather
The correct answer is...
C) 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!"
What movie did this line come from?
"Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night."
A) Hello, Dolly
B) Dr. Strangelove
C) The Graduate
D) All About Eve
The correct answer is...
D) 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."
What hit romance gave us this famous line?
"I'm the king of the world!"
A) Sixteen Candles
B) Titanic
C) You've Got Mail
D) American Beauty
The correct answer is...
B) 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.
What classic duo uttered this line numerous times?
"Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!"
A) Laurel and Hardy
B) Tom and Jerry
C) Sonny and Cher
D) Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
The correct answer is...
A) Laurel and Hardy!
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."
What Clint Eastwood movie gave us this classic?
"You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?"
A) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
B) Fistful of Dollars
C) Dirty Harry
D) Rawhide
The correct answer is...
C) 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?
Where did this famous line come from?
"The dingo took my baby."
A) Good Will Hunting
B) Forrest Gump
C) A Cry in the Dark
D) Raging Bull
The correct answer is...
C) 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.
What old-school horror movie did this line come from?
"It's alive!"
A) Frankenstein
B) Dracula
C) The Wolf Man
D) The Creature from the Black Lagoon
The correct answer is...
A) 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!"
Where did this line come from?
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
A) Gone with the Wind
B) Taxi Driver
C) There Will Be Blood
D) Network
The correct answer is...
D) 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."
What movie gave us this line?
"We have ways to make men talk."
A) A Clockwork Orange
B) The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
C) Deer Hunter
D) The Goonies
The correct answer is...
B) The 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."
You know it came from Star Wars, but which specific film gave us this classic line?
"No, I am your father."
A) A New Hope
B) The Empire Strikes Back
C) Return of the Jedi
D) The Phantom Menance
The correct answer is...
B) 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."
