The Ohio Sci-Fi and Horror Marathons

I was having this discussion recently:
What's the most famous line of dialogue
in a sci-fi film? Your opinions, please....
Regulars?
Lurkers?

Dad: Carol!
Carol: Dad!
-Earth vs. The Spider

Seriously, I have a few that come to mind, in no particular order:

HAL: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Use the Force, Luke.

Kirk: KAHN!!!

Sadly, I think the best known one for the unwashed masses might be:

Terminator: I'll be back.

For the cultured amongst us, I go with:

Klaatu barada nikto

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"Big Sister was to busy to answer Mary Jane" - Gravity

"Help Me, Help Me" - The Fly

"I am here to kick ass and chew bubble and I am all out of bubble gum" - They Live

Jack Burton: Son of a bitch must pay!

Jack Burton: Hey, I'm a reasonable guy. But I've just experienced some very unreasonable things.

Jack Burton: Is it getting hot in here, or is it just me?

Jack Burton: You know what Jack Burton always says... what the hell?

Jack Burton: Like I told my last wife, I said, "Honey, I never drive faster than I can see, and besides... it's all in the reflexes."

Jack Burton: Now I'm not saying that I've been everywhere and I've done everything, but I do know it's a pretty amazing planet we live on, and a man would have to be some kind of FOOL to think we're alone in THIS universe.

Jack Burton: Everybody relax, I'm here.

Jack Burton: Tall guy, weird cloths. First you see him, then you don't.

Jack Burton: This is going to take crackerjack timing.

Jack Burton: Would you just stop rubbing your body up against mine, because I can't concentrate when you do that.

Jack Burton: What is that stuff?

Jack Burton: Ok, you people! Sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... call the president.

Jack Burton: May the wings of liberty never lose a feather.

Jack Burton: I know, there's a problem with your face.

Jack Burton: Great. Walls are probably three feet thick, welded shut from the outside, and covered with brick by now!

Jack Burton: OK, I won't, Wang! Let's just CHEW our way out of here.

Jack Burton: Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big old storm right in the eye and says, "Give me your best shot. I can take it."

Jack Burton: Ready? I was BORN ready.

Jack Burton: When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, looks you crooked in the eye and asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail."

Jack Burton: Jack Burton... ME!

Jack Burton: All I know is that this Lo Pan character comes out of thin air in the middle of a goddamn alley while his buddies are flying around on wires cutting everybody to shreds while he just STANDS there waiting for me to drive my truck straight through him with LIGHT coming out of his mouth!

Jack Burton: We really shook the pillars of heaven, didn't we, Wang?

Jack Burton: What's in the flask, Egg? Magic potion?
Egg Shen: Yeah.
Jack Burton: Thought so, good. What do we do, drink it?
Egg Shen: Yeah!
Jack Burton: Good, thought so.

Jack Burton: and go off and rule the universe from beyond the grave...
Lo Pan: Indeed
Jack Burton: or check into a psycho ward, which ever comes first huh.

Jack Burton: Which Lo Pan? The little old basket case on wheels or the ten foot tall roadblock?

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For the Kiddie set:

To Infinity and Beyond - Buzz Lightyear

For the Trekkie:

Space the final frontier - Spock

For the obsure:

Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape! - George Taylor(Planet of the Apes)

My personal favorite:

Which three books would you have taken? - Filby(The Time Machine)

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MARK!

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Aliens? Us?
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Okay, my "serious" answer.

I would consider lines of dialogue "famous" if they have stood the test of time and that everyone knows where they came from, even the people who don't watch very many movies, let alone the geeks like us who like genre films.

That being said I would go with "I'll be back." as number one. With a close second being "May the Force be with you." or "(deep voice) I... am your father."


My personal favorites:
"You humans all have stupid minds! STUPID STUPID STUPID!"

...and "Aliens!? Us!? Is this one of your Earth 'jokes?'"

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"Get away from her you Bitch!" - Aliens
"Put her in charge" - Aliens
"Marines we are leaving" - Aliens

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“Game over man, game over” – Aliens
“When this baby hits 88mph, your gonna see some serious s**t” – Back to the Future
“No matter where you go, there you are” – Buckaroo Banzai
“Nobody steps on a church in my town!” – Ghostbusters

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Ghostbusters - "He slimed me"

Star War - "Use the Force, Luke" or "May the Force be with you" or "I've got a bad feeling about this."
(though my personal favorite line of dialogue would have to be "I know")

I do suspect that, to the great masses, the most well-known line of dialogue from a sci-fi film would have to be "I'll be back." Either that or "Hasta la vista, baby."

Another strong possibility? "E.T. phone home."

Has to depend on famous to whom because there are movies that are adored by the sci-fi community, and then there's those movies embraced by everyone.

Certainly if we're going with The World At Large, I would pick something from Star Wars, although the E.T. suggestion might fly as well.

To an exclusively sci-fi oriented audience, you might find other stand-outs though.

"Bad move, Ripley."

"That's no moon."

"This is important. This means something."

Or if you're looking for just the Columbus marathon attending crowd:

"Kcab eb ll'i"

Welcome to earth - Will Smith character in Independence Day

Somebody really likes Jack Burton!



My personal favorite:

"Renew! Renew!"

Okay, anyone recognize these?

"Might? And I might suddenly grow a third arm!"


"And hire an interior decorator because...damn!"

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Aliens? Us?
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2nd one is Men In Black. I have no idea about the 1st one unless it's also from the same movie

Nope, different film. Here's a hint for the first one: It is a fairly recent film, it has never been shown at a marathon and hopefully never will be.

Sorry, I don't have any prizes to offer. But this is fun anyway, right?

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Aliens? Us?
Is this one of your Earth "jokes?"