Famous Movie Quote Quiz: A Hollywood Whodunit

Estimated Completion Time
6 min
Famous Movie Quote Quiz: A Hollywood Whodunit
Image: Clarence Sinclair Bull/Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

About This Quiz

When the popcorn is gone and the credits roll, the one-liners, zingers and words of wisdom from our favorite characters on the big screen live on. Let's see how closely you've been watching.
Casablanca
Warner Bros. – First National Pictures
"Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."
Bert, the bartender who poured Drew Barrymore her first adult beverage
Rick Blaine, "Casablanca"
The gin joint was Rick's, and the town was Casablanca.
Brian Flanagan, "Cocktail"
George Ashley Wilkes, "Gone with the Wind"

Advertisement

The Wizard of Oz
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"There's no place like home."
Doris Walker, "Miracle on 34th Street"
Dorothy Gale, "The Wizard of Oz"
Really? You'd rather be in tornado-swept Kansas than a magical land of dancing munchkins? OK, Dorothy.
Annie Wilkes, "Misery"
Miss Price, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"

Advertisement

Rhett Butler - Gone with the Wind
Selznick International Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
James Bond, "Casino Royale"
M. Gustave, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Rhett Butler, "Gone with the Wind"
There was no time for taking guff in the days of blood and roses.
Nickie Ferrante, "An Affair to Remember"

Advertisement

Norman Bates Psycho
Shamley Productions
"A boy's best friend is his mother."
Kevin McCallister, "Home Alone"
Jamiroquai Lohan, Lindsay Lohan's son
Norman Bates, "Psycho"
A loving son took his obsession with mum a bit too far in this Hitchcock classic.
Alex West, 'Bates Motel"

Advertisement

Erin Brockovich
Jersey Films
"They're called boobs, Ed."
Ron Woodroof, "Dallas Buyer's Club"
Erin Brockovich, "Erin Brockovich"
Brockovich used her smarts, charm, wit and physical assets to bring down polluters.
Dallas, "Magic Mike"
Kelly Radner, "Neighbors"

Advertisement

Airplane - Glue Sniffing
Paramount Pictures
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."
Steve McCroskey, "Airplane!"
The kooky air traffic controller had trouble steering clear of some interesting vices.
Renton, "Trainspotting"
Lord Voldemort, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Frank Drebin, "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!"

Advertisement

Back to the Future
Amblin Entertainment / Universal Pictures
"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."
Dr. Emmett Brown, "Back to the Future"
The road to the future was paved in DeLorean fumes.
Spock, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"
Maverick, "Top Gun"
Kevin, "Time Bandits"

Advertisement

Harry Callahan - Sudden Impact
Warner Bros.
"Go ahead, make my day."
Harry Callahan, "Sudden Impact"
Detective Callahan did most of his talking with a really long handgun.
Derek Zoolander, "Zoolander"
Dr. Evil, "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"
Ben Shockley, "The Gauntlet"

Advertisement

No Country For Old Men
Scott Rudin Productions / Mike Zoss Productions
"What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?"
Anton Chigurh, "No Country for Old Men"
The psycho killer in this Coen brothers gem could spare a coin for his victims but wouldn't spend a penny to trim that terrible wig.
Two-Face, "The Dark Knight Rises"
the referee who flips a coin before the championship game in "Little Giants"
Tom Chaney, "True Grit"

Advertisement

Dirty Dancing - Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner
Great American Films / Limited Partnership
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
James Dalton, "Road House"
Johnny Castle, "Dirty Dancing"
Not even Patrick Swayze.
Sam Wheat, "Ghost"
Ren McCormack, "Footloose"

Advertisement

Wolf of Wall Street
Paramount Pictures
"OK, first rule of Wall Street: Nobody — and I don't care if you're Warren Buffet or Jimmy Buffet — nobody knows if a stock is going up, down or ... sideways, least of all stockbrokers. But we have to pretend we know."
Mark Hanna, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Martin Scorse's window into Wall Street was a tale of greed, lust and Quaaludes.
Gordon Gekko, "Wall Street"
Will Emerson, "Margin Call"
Irving Rosenfeld, "American Hustle"

Advertisement

Love Story
Paramount Pictures / Love Story Company
"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Allie Calhoun, "The Notebook"
Sally Albright, "When Harry Met Sally"
Jennifer Cavalieri and Oliver Barrett IV, "Love Story"
It's cool, we've never seen "Love Story" either.
Leo, "The Vow"

Advertisement

Miranda from Devil Wears Prada
Fox 2000 Pictures / Dune Entertainment
"Is there some reason that my coffee isn't here? Has she died or something?"
Miranda Priestly, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Pretty sure she wears Jimmy Choo too.
Blanche Dubois, "A Streetcar Named Desire"
James Bond, "Goldfinger"
Clarisse Renaldi, 'The Princess Diaries"

Advertisement

Marge and Norm - Fargo
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title Films
"So that was Mrs. Lundegaard on the floor in there. And I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper. And those three people in Brainerd. And for what? For a little bit of money. There's more to life than a little money, you know."
Marge Gunderson, "Fargo"
A pregnant sheriff from a quirky small town caught the cold-blooded killer in this wintry murder mystery.
Dot, "Raising Arizona"
Abby, "Blood Simple"
Frank, "The Gambler"

Advertisement

"The Dude" - The Big Lebowski
Working Title Films
"This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head."
The Dude, "The Big Lebowski"
The Dude abides by sticking to a strict regimen of White Russians.
Jackie Treehorn, "The Big Lebowski"
Walter Sobchak, "The Big Lebowski"
Bunny Lwbowski, "The Big Lebowski"

Advertisement

Taxi Driver
Bill/Phillips Productions and Italo/Judeo Productions
"You talkin' to me?"
Nicky Santoro, "Casino"
Travis Bickle, "Taxi Driver"
Bickle just wouldn't take it anymore.
Carlito, "Carlito's Way"
Louis Bloom, "Nightcrawler"

Advertisement

Gravity
Heyday Films / Esperanto Filmoj
"I hate space!"
Ryan Stone, "Gravity"
That Sandra Bullock sure knows how to deliver a line.
HAL, "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Michael Jordan, "Space Jam"
Mark Watney, "The Martian"

Advertisement

The Godfather - Vito Corleone
Paramount Pictures / Alfran Productions
"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse."
Milton, "Drive Angry"
Henry Hill, "Goodfellas"
Vito Corleone, "The Godfather"
There's no messing with Marlon Brando.
Tony Montana, "Scarface"

Advertisement

Jerry Maguire
Gracie Films /Vinyl Films
"You had me at 'hello.'"
Annie Hall, "Annie Hall"
Dorothy Boyd, "Jerry Maguire"
Not when he showed her the money or took the goldfish from the office tank.
Andy, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"
Bridget, "Bridget Jone's Diary"

Advertisement

Charles Foster - Citizen Kane
Mercury Productions
"Rosebud … "
Indiana Jones, "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
Charles Foster Kane, "Citizen Kane"
It was his sled.
Wooderson, "Dazed and Confused"
Henry Higgins, "My Fair Lady"

Advertisement

Inigo Montoya
Act III Communications / Buttercup Films / The Princess Bride Ltd
"You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Luke Skywalker, "Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back"
Inigo Montoya, "The Princess Bride"
The six-fingered man never stood a chance.
Castor Troy, "Face/Off"
Robin, "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"

Advertisement

Ryan Gosling - Drive
Film District
"There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours."
Frank Bullitt, "Bullitt"
Driver, "Drive"
That driver seems to enjoy driving.
Cole Trickle, "Days of Thunder"
Frank, "Thief"

Advertisement

Training Day
Village Roadshow Pictures / Outlaw Productions
"To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf."
Alonzo Harris, "Training Day"
It didn’t end well for Detective Harris, but Denzel Washington did win an Oscar for his role as the over-the-top cop.
The Wolf, "Pulp Fiction"
Frank Serpico, "Serpico"
Richie Roberts, "American Gangster"

Advertisement

Amy Dunne - Gone Girl
Regency Enterprises / TSG Entertainment
"I'm so much happier now that I'm dead."
Ben Sanderson, "Leaving Las Vegas"
Amy Dunne, "Gone Girl"
Amy disappeared by faking her untimely demise.
Cheryl Strayed, "Wild"
Rachel Watson, "The Girl on the Train"

Advertisement

Butch - Pulp Fiction
A Band Apart / Jersey Films
"Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead."
Mr. Pink, "Reservoir Dogs"
Butch Coolidge, "Pulp Fiction"
Butch drives choppers, not motorcycles, baby.
The Bride, "Kill Bill: Vol. 1"
Alabama, "True Romance"

Advertisement

Brynn Bridesmaids
Apatow Productions / Relativity Media
"At first I did not know it was your diary, I thought it was a very sad handwritten book."
Brynn, "Bridesmaids"
No secret was safe in this tale of love and hot pink formal wear.
Mark Darcy, "Bridget Jones's Diary"
Alan, "The Hangover Part II"
Maura, "Sisters"

Advertisement

Max Fischer - Rushmore
Touchstone Pictures / American Empirical Pictures
"O, R they?"
Max Fischer, "Rushmore"
Fischer says this after Dr. Peter Flynn says, "These are O.R. scrubs." There's nothing likely a snappy comeback from struggling prep-school playwright.
Llewyn Davis, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Doc Sportello, "Inherent Vice"
Royal Tenenbaum, "The Royal Tenenbaums"

Advertisement

Apocalypse Now
Omni Zoetrope
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore, "Apocalypse Now"
Kilgore loved two things. The other one was surfing.
Col. Walter E. Kurtz, "Apocalypse Now"
Private Ryan, "Saving Private Ryan"
Pvt. Max Eriksson, "Casualties of War"

Advertisement

Luke Skywalker
Lucasfilm Ltd.
"Use the force, Luke."
Princess Leia, "Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back"
Han Solo, "Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi"
Obi-Wan Kenobi, "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope"
Also, don't forget to blow up the Death Star and save the galaxy.
Yoda, "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope"

Advertisement

Pat - The Silver Linings Playbook
The Weinstein Company
"The only way you can beat my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself. Thank you. I love you. I knew it the minute I met you. I'm sorry it took so long for me to catch up. I just got stuck."
Chewbacca, "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope"
Pat, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Pat did whatever it took to win the girl, even when that meant entering a ballroom dancing competition.
Brian, "Half Baked"
Sam, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

Advertisement

You Got:
/30
Clarence Sinclair Bull/Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images