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Favorite Lines

posted 19 years ago by WildYams
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I know, this message board is almost completely vacant, but what the hell, here's some of my favorite lines from the movie:

"You know the doctor found nicotine in my urine again?"
"Then keep your dick outta my ashtray."

"What's up his ass?"
"Bagel."

"How's Monday?"
"To burn a hole in my ass? Sounds good. Then at least I still have the weekend."

"A clipboard and a confident wave will get you into any building in the world."

"Why did the bullet come out of the wall?"
"To get to the other side?"

"Stop the presses!"

[–] HudsonHawk74 19 years ago

Just about everything Randy Quaid said (having worked in newsrooms, I can attest there's a Randy Quaid in EVERY newsroom):

"I don't read this newspaper."
"You make my wife cry when she reads the paper." "She bought it, didn't she?"
"When did you get so paranoid?" "When they started plotting against me."

The last one is my favorite.

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[–] commanderjeltz 19 years ago

Well, I remembered Keaton saying to Close, when she put up her dukes,
"Are you nuts? Are you mentally nuts?" And the line became a catch-phrase
with me over the years. But then I watched the movie again--enjoying it very much too--and found I had mis-remembered it--I think. So my favorite line was not even in the movie! Get that. I love Keaton in just about anything--my favorite remains, probably Night Shift, with The Dream Team a close second. Of course, he was great in the one, what is it called, about the coke addict.
But this movie was not really a "Micheal Keaton movie." It was a ensemble
work, with multiple main characters. Among so many wonderful performances--Tomei's, Randy Quaid (he is always great), I feel Glenn Close stole the picture.
Notice that moment in the film, which only lasts a couple seconds, when she sits in the bar after Quaid tell her "that's what Henry meant." You can see her thinking....

[–] baldboob 19 years ago

"This stuff writes like butter. There is actual butter coming outta the end of this pen"

"It takes two to lie. One to lie, and one to listen."

[–] andwhynot 19 years ago

"You work for the city. It was your turn."

[–] cmdrawesome 19 years ago

"You don't even see it."

"Of course I see it... See what?"

[–] Topher88 19 years ago

Keaton to Quaid: "What, are you still asleep?"

Quaid's response: "I went out for lunch."

A classic, classic moment. For those of us in journalism, it reminds us all of the reason we entered the industry.

[–] commanderjeltz 11 years ago

Actually, that line where Keaton says "Are you mentally nuts?" is from another Keaton movie, probably "Speechless."

[–] dyestatter 13 years ago

How about "God, I miss this place," by Tomei after Quaid shoots the gun? I love that scene!

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[–] commanderjeltz 11 years ago

When Keaton is about to leave for work, Tomei tells him to say hello to everybody at the paper...then says, "But not Alicia, I hate Alicia. Let's see, who else do I hate?" At least, that's the way I remember it.

[–] Alyse_MA 10 years ago

Randy Quaid: "A woman's been shot - we need an ambulance."

Glenn Close: "Could I have one too?"

(Then she passes out from the gunshot wound to her leg.)