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What astonishes me about this movie

posted 14 years ago by ckanelevy
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Saw it for the like 100th time last night. What amazes me is how many classic scenes and lines there are. People remember, I suppose, Bluto in the lunchroom (FOOD FIGHT) and watching Mandy on the ladder the most, but so many others: The boys visiting the two frat houses at the beginning, Flounder is shown on the screen when Delta House is accepting pledges with Otter giving his "we were once all losers" speech, Niedermeyer abusing Flounder ("A PLEDGE PIN!!! ON YOUR UNIFORM!!!"), Neidermeyer's line "your all worthless and weak - now drop and give me 20"), getting stoned with Donald Sutherland, Neidermeyer's horse dying in Dean Wormer's office, the toga party with the two contrasting "love scenes" between Otter/Mrs. Wormer and Pinto/Mayor's daughter; Greg Marmalade in 2 scenes with 2 girls both unsuccessfully trying to pleasure him, Otis Day and the Nights, the Delta house hearing with yet another speech from Otter, the Road Trip (best line in the whole movie for me was Otter, about the recently deceased Fawn Liebowitz who died in a kiln explosion: "she was going to make me a pot;" "what's your majo?" - "primitive cultures;" "mind if we dance with your dates?"- ), meeting with Dean Wormer - ("Mr. Blutarski - zero point zero); Bluto's "it's not over" speech ("was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?") Pinto and Mayor's daughter exchanging secrets in the sleeping bag, the parade, the captions at the end - - and I know I'm forgetting alot.

Just an incredible movie from top to bottom. How another thread could compare this to the mediocre (at best) "Van Wilder" is beyond me.

There's also a great humanity about the movie, but that's a different topic.

[–] minhal92 13 years ago

OMG OP I feel the same way, this movie has so many unique lines, as some poster mentioned that a 100 fans could have a hundred different favorite lines of there own, some 'really bought the lulz', this one specially (i know someone already posted it) but "I state your name" Pledges: "I State your name"
really a classic movie, brilliant :)
8/10

[–] Big_Jim_Slade_1977 13 years ago

Favorite line:

Otter: The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female party guests - we did.
[winks at Dean Wormer]

Dean Wormer's reaction was priceless!

[–] mav100000 13 years ago

I also love that scene - courtroom - and I have to love Otter's lines right before the one quoted above.

"Point of parlimentary procedure!"
"Knock it off, they're serious this time."
"It's ok, I'm in pre-law."
"I thought you were in pre-med..."
"What's the difference?"

The entire cafeteria scene is priceless!

So many more!

Cheers mate!

[–] HowYaLikeDemApplesWill 13 years ago

Ahhh, I used to touch Fawn this way.
I know.....she told me.
She did?

If I was in your shoes, I'd be.........
LEAVING!

Otter: Point of parliamentary procedure!
Hoover: Don't screw around, they're serious this time!
Otter: Take it easy, I'm pre-law.
Boon: I thought you were pre-med.
Otter: What's the difference?
.....Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen!

Bluto trying to cheer up Flounder after they killed his brother Fred's car, by smashing beer cans and bottles against his head with a happy look on his face.

DOUBLE-secret probation.

Bluto: Christ, seven years of college down the drain...may as well join the *beep* Peace Corps.

[–] rwsmith29456 13 years ago

"Oh Boy, isn't this GREAT!!!"

[–] tmo1909 12 years ago

Dean Wormer's wife: "cut the crap"

[–] mvance-1 12 years ago

Stork (during Bluto's rousing revenge speech): "What th' hail we s'posed to do, ya moron?" Steve V.

[–] mrnocal 12 years ago

That little boy during the parade fiasco when the girl dressed as a Playboy Bunny flies through the window into his bed...."THANK YOU GOD!" LMFAO!
Also...."Can I have 10,000 marbles, please?"
Please do not attack me for my opinions...we're all entitled to them.

[–] Wakanohana 12 years ago

The only other comedy films I can think of where almost every line of dialogue has been memorized by an entire generation are Caddy Shack and The Blues Brothers.

[–] noramcmahon 11 years ago

I can't beleive nobody has mentioned "Grab a beer. Don't cost nuthin'". I have to use that line or some derivative of it 10 times a month.

Great movie. I agree that Caddyshack is the only movie that is as quotable.

[–] Ironman54 11 years ago

"Great paira togas .."