"I'm FIRST in line! And if you don't like it, you can put it where the monkey puts the nuts!"
(Psst, see the post below this one if you want to give me a little vocab help. Still applicable. Thanks.)
Saw this first on Brooke's blog and then today on Sizzle's blog, which reminded me I'd meant to get around to doing it. It's a fun movie trivia meme quiz for you to play along with. Being a total film freak, however, it was hard to narrow it down to just 15 choices; and even so I'm afraid a few of them are too obscure and no one will know them. But the rules DID say choose favorite films, so I stuck to that, regardless of obscurity. And I'm banking on the fact that maybe some of you are freaks like me and might know them.
Here’s how it works, should you decide to participate, too (and I'd love it if you would):
* Pick 15 of your favorite movies
* Go to IMDB and find a quote from each movie (or quote them from memory because you are that bad ass)
* Post them on your blog for everyone to guess
* Fill in the film title once it’s been guessed
These are your rules for my own list below:
* No Googling or using IMDB search functions (Don’t cheat!)
* Leave your answer(s) in the comments
1. "Don't get officious. You're not yourself when you're officious -- that is the curse of a government job."
Harold and Maude--guessed by NO ONE. How is that possible? Can't find this exact quote clip, but here's the 1971 trailer:
2. "Trade: Phenodihydrochloride benzelex. Street: The embalmer." "Balls! I'll swallow it and run a mile!"
Withnail & I -- guessed by Nikki. See it uttered in context here.
3. "You're not carnival personnel!"
The Jerk--guessed by no one.Words can not say how much I love this completely, stupidly brilliant movie. Can't find the quote in a clip, but here's a more famously quotable clip:
4. "Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours."
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind -- guessed by Hiromi. See it uttered in context here (at around 2:50).
5. "I had a bad day. I had to subvert my principles and kowtow to an idiot. Television makes these daily sacrifices possible. Deadens the inner core of my being." "Let's move away then." "They have television everywhere; there's no escape."
(Note: I really wanted to use the quote to be "Sorry about vicing Ed's head," but it's not on IMBD and I'm not sure if i have it exactly right from memory. But you could use that one, too.)
Trust--guessed by no one. I've discussed my love of this film before here. Both the vicing Ed's head quote and the longer one above can be seen in this clip from the film:
6. "And... no, it is not dangerous to confuse children with angels!"
Magnolia -- guessed by AAG. See it uttered in context here.
7. "Yeah, but Tommy can be such a dork, ya know? Like he's got the bod, but his brains are bad news."
Valley Girl -- guessed by Ray. See it uttered in context here (at around 3:56).
8. "Men have let me down, but animals, never. Never!"
When The Cat's Away (or in the original French: Chacun cherche son chat)--guessed by no one.Adorable French indie film that was out in VHS in the US in the mid-90s. Still not available on DVD. What a complete shame. More than worth seeking out even on VHS, though. I mean, look at this fantastic trailer.
9. "Oh. It's not easy getting rides. Do you know what I mean? I mean most people are real afraid to pick up hitchhikers. I mean you never know who you might pick up. I mean I could be some crazed slime ball. I mean a real deranged, violent psycho. You know what I mean? I mean a guy who would rip out your heart and eat it, just for pleaaaasuuuuuurrrrrre. I'm talking about a total maniac! You know what I mean? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?"
The Sure Thing -- guessed (again!) by Hiromi. See it uttered in context here (at around 4:25).
10. "Why can't I just be alone?" "All right, Mooney, go to your room!" "I don't have a room! I sleep in the hall, remember?"
New Waterford Girl--guessed by no one. Another small, obscure, and perfect film. Funny, smart, bittersweet, touching, hopeful--which is not made very clear by this trailer which seems to be attempting to make it look like the film is "wacky, kooky, crazy!!!" But it does include my quote.
11. "After my divorce from Luther I scraped by with baby-sitting gigs and odd jobs -- mostly the jobs we call blow."
Hedwig and the Angry Inch -- guessed by Roberta. (Can't find a clip of the quote, but here, have one of my favorite cheer-up songs ever from that film instead.)
12. "We have a whole life to live together, you fucker, but it can't start until you call."
Me, You and Everyone We Know--guessed by no one. I love this film. Can't find the quote on video, but here, watch this instead; one of the most perfectly crafted movie scenes I've ever seen:
13. "I want the world. I want the whole world. I want to lock it all up in my pocket. It's my bar of chocolate. Give it to me NOW."
Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory -- guessed (2 for 2!) by Hiromi. See it uttered in context here.
14. "On behalf of the students from Vince Lombardi High who are here tonight, I'd just like to say one thing: Screw you, Principal Togar, we made it to the concert anyway!" (Hint: this post's title is an extra hint for this one.)
Rock 'n' Roll High School -- guessed by Darkneuro. (I couldn't find a clip of this one, but here's a great scene that takes place just between the quote in my post's title and this quote here.)
15. "WHAT are THESE?" "Those are your new shoes, Dawn!" "Those aren't the right kind, I told you cha-cha heels, black ones!" "Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels!"
Female Trouble--guessed by no one, but alllllmostttt guessed by Ray.Perverse, funny as hell, and a great predictor of the trash celebrity culture of today. Two treats for this one:
1) Watch the beauty that is Divine utter the infamous cha-cha heels line:
2) Watch EARTHA KITT and BRONSKI BEAT do a tribute song inspired the infamous line. Can you stand it? SO fabulous. (Sadly, the song was written for Divine to sing, but s/he died before it was possible.)
C'est fini! Thanks to everyone who played. It was a blast.
Comments (28)
Oh, well, 14 is Rock and Roll High School with Riff Randall, the Ramones #1 Fan. Played by PJ Soles. With Clint Howard.
And yes... Johnny Ramone. Mnmmmmm.
Don't know about the others...
1. Posted by darkneuro on March 28, 2008
Good girl! You sure you don't know #1? That seems like your kind of movie to me, for some reason.
2. Posted by Miss Syl on March 28, 2008
By the way, I thought DeeDee was the cutest when I was a kid; but I grew into adoration of Joey in the end. And he stood next to me in a bar once. The man was TALL.
3. Posted by Miss Syl on March 28, 2008
I had to Google it, so I won't say the title, but I've never seen that movie. I have heard it's good though. And Johnny more for his guitar than anything. The man was so talented.
4. Posted by darkneuro on March 29, 2008
Number 2 is Withnail and I. Which I think I know off by heart.
5. Posted by nikki on March 29, 2008
DN: Huh--that film seemed so "you" to me. Well, it's a great film, if a little dated in the cinematography/costumes department these days. Did you see the Ramones documentary that came out sometime after Joey's death? It was really good and there is a lot of interesting, current interview footage with Johnny. Apparently he and Joey hated each other for most of the band's duration.
6. Posted by Miss Syl on March 29, 2008
Nikki:
"Look at him! Look at Geoff Woade!"
Ah, yes, I always knew you and I were indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell. :)
Which I think I know off by heart.
Oh yeah? So then you think you're up for this challenge? (I had a blast running through it when I discovered it last night, though I've yet to contribute.)
Also, I came across this test in which I was delighted to discover that "law rather appeals to me, actually." (I got Danny.)
And by the way, though you may not remember the line, I happen to know you've seen #12. And I suspect #4...but I'm certain about #12, because we've talked about it in the past.
7. Posted by Miss Syl on March 29, 2008
#11 is Hedwig and the Angry Inch
There are some great lines in here- I can't wait to see the answers so I can add those flicks I haven't seen to my netflix!
I am particularly amused by #12.
8. Posted by sizzle on March 29, 2008
#11 is Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
And it just made my day, just reading that :- )
9. Posted by Roberta on March 29, 2008
Yay, Roberta! You are now officially crowned Miss Punk Rock Star of Stage and Screen.
By the way, I've been meaning to ask you, do you know when the new season of Mad Men starts? It seems like it's taking forever.
10. Posted by Miss Syl on March 29, 2008
#6--Magnolia.
:)
11. Posted by aag on March 29, 2008
#4: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
#13: Violet Beauregard! Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!
"I want a bean feast!"
12. Posted by Hiromi on March 29, 2008
Wow, fifteen is a lot. I ran outta steam after about four of these. B^)
13. Posted by Karl Elvis on March 29, 2008
AAG: I was just waiting for you to show up and get that one. :)
Hiromi: Woo hoo! A two-tier victory! I was going to put in "I want a bean feast," but I thought it might be TOO too obvious then.
14. Posted by Miss Syl on March 29, 2008
And Karl Elvis: I can't be held responsible for your ADD. ;-P
Actually, I had so many favorite films on my list I could easily do two more of these. Or at least one-and-a-half more.
15. Posted by Miss Syl on March 29, 2008
Oh wait -- I meant "Veruca Salt". I was thinking of the quote "Violet, you're turning violet, Violet!"
16. Posted by Hiromi on March 29, 2008
Yeah, that was the first quote I was going to use, but I figured I'd stay away from character names. I knew what you meant. :)
17. Posted by Miss Syl on March 29, 2008
I didn't catch this the first time, but because I was thinking of doing my own version, I came back to make sure there was no overlap.
#9 is from The Sure Thing. I wanted to use this quote from it:
"Thoughts raced through his mind. Did she really want him? What had he done to deserve this bounty? Does God exist? Who invented liquid soap and why?"
18. Posted by Hiromi on March 30, 2008
Hiromi: Damn, you're good.
You can still use it if you want; I'll refrain from guessing that one on your blog even if I know it's from there.
I can quote EVERY line of that film, just about. It was SO hard to decide which line to use from that one; I love so many. I was originally going to use my favorite, "Hi, I'm Gary Cooper, but not the Gary Cooper who's dead," quote, or "LOCK THE DOORS!!!!." But then decided that since some of my other films were more obscure that I should use a quote that was more obvious for this one.
So it came down to the one I used or the brilliant poolside rant.
19. Posted by Miss Syl on March 30, 2008
7. Valley Girl.
20. Posted by Ray on March 30, 2008
Ray: Like, totally.
21. Posted by Miss Syl on March 31, 2008
I could swear that's Divine talking in #15, which would mean one of the John Waters movies, but I don't know which one.
22. Posted by Ray on March 31, 2008
SO when do we get the answers for the ones we didn't get?
23. Posted by Karl Elvis on March 31, 2008
Oh, Ray! So close. You're right that it's John Waters. You're right that it's a Divine line. See the results for the film name.
Karl Elvis: Results are up now. I like impatience in a man. :)
24. Posted by Miss Syl on March 31, 2008
Thing is, I've seen Harold and Maude and Me, You, and Everyone We Know, but only once, so didn't remember lines.
And I'm glad I'm not the only one who included a foreign movie!
25. Posted by Hiromi on March 31, 2008
Oh my god.
"New Waterford Girl" is one of my favorite movies that no one knows about. I love it completely.
"Class is over, Joey, go eat some Halibut."
26. Posted by The Retropolitan on March 31, 2008
Retro: Something wrong with someone makin' a goddamn cake?
I knew I loved you for a reason. But am I right or what--how not in synch with the actual film is that trailer?
Have you ever seen Times Square? Alan Boyle did that one, too. In retrospect, it's very dated and stilted. But at the time, it moved my emo pre-teen girl heart. Another cult classic, also about outsider teen girls.
27. Posted by Miss Syl on March 31, 2008
Oh me, do you have the other half of this amulet?!?! A doll who quotes both “R&R HS” and “Valley Girl” in one post, two movies that shaped and created me (along with “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains.”). Will be reading more… ;)
28. Posted by Jodie Kash on April 30, 2008