25 Most Annoying Movie Catchphrases We’re Stuck With

I’ll Be Back.

From: The Terminator

Used: When you will back but want to spread some attitude with it.

Back in 1984, I doubt that even Arnold saw that one coming but the funny part was that they needed a guy for the physical appearance and needed him to speak very little – the perfect role for the guy who basically couldn’t speak except very little (his first film was actually dubbed!)  In the future only Bolsheviks make good Terminators.   

Frankly Dear,  I Don’t Give A Damn

From: Gone with the wind.

Use: Show your indifference.

A provocative line back in the days and a great ear catcher. Studios wanted the line stripped but then, they wanted some spice instead of that routine “Hold me tight Rex”. Still today, it is a great line….to use on your girl friend when you are watching Football and she wants to talk feelings.

The Name Is Bond, James bond.

From: James Bond Franchise.

Use: Trying to be sophisticated and aristocratic about it.

Never really knew a guy who pulled that line and got far with it. Ian Fleming used this one out as a  joke at first after hearing a spy story where an American agent got caught by the Russians in the 40s. While they were interrogating him , the agent said: “You are getting two things out of me for free and that is my name…Brown…John Brown. The rest as they say is history.

Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates.

From: Forest Gump.

Use: You don’t know what’s coming until you bite in, and then it’s too late.

The idea for this one really came out a box of chocolates and a strange story of how a man who loved children liked to hold a box in the park and tempt kids to listen to his stories.Thank god he never took any of them home and no… it was not Tom Hanks disguised.  Who let’s their kids take chocolate from weirdos in the park?  Didn’t these people ever hear of Uncle Ed?

Houston, We Have  A Problem.

From: Apollo 13. (mission and movie)

Use: When an unexpected problem arises.

Hollywood used that line so many times that when Ron  Howard heard it on the set of “The Paper”, he said that it would be a great movie. (I hope he never makes a movie with “Whatcha talkin’ bout Willis?”).  The historically famous and correct line was “Houston, We’ve Had a Problem.”  It’s now the catch all for alerting that an issue has arisen.

Here’s Looking At You Kid.

From: Casablanca.

Use: Kudos to You

The screen writer who wrote these lines never admitted publicly but that one came for free from an old man talking to a kid who had been caught stealing an apple from the store. Who says grandpa never says interesting things.  Meanwhile, this guys Dad says a lot of funny crap.

May The Force Be With You.

From: Star Wars.

Use: May God Be With You

George Lucas rearranged these lines from religion actually. Its original words were” May god be with you” (Now you know why the main character is called “Luke” and “Obi One” dresses like  ”Moses” and Doesn’t Darth Vader remind you of someone in the bible as well?)  Apparently a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away they had a more ubiquitous view of religion – there’s no Muslim Force or Jew Force, there’s only The Force.  And the cool thing is that it can sometimes do magic like God is The Great Gazoo.  Intelligent design?  Hello Dum Dums.

Show Me The Money!

From: Jerry Maguire.

Use: Put your money where your mouth is.  Show me some results.

No fishy stories how this came up but I bet you don’t have to be a whiz kid to know that if you go to New Jersey, it’s the first thing you would hear…….after the “F” word of course.  PS – I love Black People!

I’m Going To Make Him An Offer He Can’t Refuse.

From: The Godfather.

Use: I’m giving him a single alternative.  Consider the deal done.

Don’t have to be an Italian to appreciate this one. Not only a favorite line with Mafiosa the world over, but people about to do more usual (less killing) business of some kind, – as in “The Deal is so Good he Won’t refuse.”  However, more appropriately used it means that either your signature or your brains will appear on this contract.   These days, I bet you would not mind if someone made you any kind of offer all all.

I Don’t Think We Are In Kansas Anymore.

From: The Wizard of Oz.

Use: Abruptly out of place or out of situation.  Some weird or serious crap is going down.

First off she’s talking to her dog, “Toto, I Have a Feeling . . .”, so clearly this was rhetoric and meant solely to designate – “Uh-oh.”   Were talking an entirely different feeling than David Guetta and the Black Eyed Peas here. The full “Lions and Tigers and Bears oh my.”  All that said, if you want the truth about Oz, and an actual Broadway play a guy can sit through without taking a $200 snooze check out Wicked.

If You Build It, They will Come.

From: Field of Dreams.

Use: Have faith in your plans.

For this one, it is the Amish at fault. They always build and the people always come so let’s not get carried away. Want someone to come…call them instead.  PS – buy their weird fireplaces too.

Do You Feel Lucky Punk?

From: Dirty Harry.

Use: How do you fare your chances in the face of a hard situation . . .bitch.

The “Do you feel lucky” was scripted but the “Punk” was added in a fleet of chance by Eastwood. May be the best things in life are occasionally accidental.  It’s the ultimate bitch card pull.

You Talkin’ To Me?

From: Taxi Driver.

Use: Who Do You Think You’re Talking To, as in you can’t talk to me like that without getting a serious beat down.

One of the writers decided to visit a mad ward to get an idea what psychotic and deranged was. Luckily, he caught a guy talking to the mirror spawning the exact words. I bet we didn’t need Deniro or the patient to come up with that one. We certainly had that urge to peg someone down and for sure, our brains could utter no other words than these, especially when we practiced in front of the mirror.  Oh and if someone in NYC asks you that question, say “no” and walk away very quickly.

Say Hello To My Little Friend.

From: Scarface.

Use: Surprise!  You thought you had the upper hand, but you’re screwed!

It didn’t quite work out well in the end for Tony Montana, but I’m positive that the umpteen dozen Columbian hitmen, and the half a fag that eventually kills him were in no way ever ready for him to pull out a M-16 with a built in rocket launcher.  even by 80′s Miami standards a gun of that stature is a pretty big surprise.  Sadly her womb was so polluted he never even had a little kid in there.

Why So Serious?

From: The Dark Knight.

Use: To diffuse a tense person or to annoy him amidst a serious situation.

Heath took his part so seriously that Nolan used that on the set often to loosen the tension, but the writers who came up with that intended to diffuse the tone of the character because the original script was too dark and we all knew Joker had to be funny. And then they wanted to use “A smile is an expensive way to improve your face” but it was too long.

Go Ahead , Make my Day!

From: Sudden Impact.

Use: Provoke someone into something. Dare them.

One advice: never use this line even as a joke when you are facing law enforcement officers. They reserve exclusive rights to its use and you might be coming out with a few missing teeth.

Yippey Kai Yay Mother -!

From: Die Hard.

Use: To and enemy “Pound Sand Bitch.” To a friend, “Let’s Do This.”

Another accident that came out of the blue. It was supposed to be “Yippey Kai Yay” with a pause followed by the profanity but in a Die Hard movie, there is no time for pauses. Nonetheless, Cowboys are thankful for that word since now, they can scorn their horses during the day and girl friends at night, alike.

Here’s Johnny!

From: The Shinning, but bitten off the Johnny Carson Show.

Use: A a surprise or important entrance.

This was a stolen line from the Johnny Carson show.  King will never admit it, but you don’t need a brain to not notice this one. At the time though, Jack Nicholson wanted to use the word  “Guess Who” but luckily, he didn’t. With him hacking the door and coming with that line, people didn’t really want a Woody Woodpecker impression in a horror movie.

I’m Getting Too Old For This S***!

From: Lethal Weapon.

Use: You’ve been through it before and it’s boring.  You are not entertained. . .but you pine for the days when you were.

Actual words that came from a retiring police officer. These words  inspire so much emotion uttered by the retiring Murtaugh played by Danny  Glover.   It’s delivered as an acceptance of old age, and inability to do the things that one used to be able to do, but it’s recognized as a bit of a sour grapes.  An acceptance, albeit not liking it.  Hence the later expression in the quadrilogy, “We are not getting too old for this – “

Made It, Ma! Top Of  The World !

From: White Heat.

Use: Achieving some peak you may never attain again.

If you think Avatar is a knock off of Pocahontas then, the famous lines of Leo Di Caprio in Titanic ” King of the World” are derived from the above catchphrase. Funny thing: both are standing on some kind of decks while saying the same words. Sadly, Cagney dies shortly after but, we had to endure Leo for a couple hours more before he met his maker…in the movie of course.

I’m Walking Here!

From: Midnight Cowboy.

Use: Don’t disturb me or my trend of thoughts or work.

You never know when those lines will come in handy but never use it in New York because people have no appreciation for it anymore…unless you can back it up with something.

We Are On A Mission From God !

From: Blues Brothers.

Use: The Goal we’ve undertaken supercedes everything else.  Ends justify all means.

Partially church themed movie inspired a church themed catchphrase and if you keep your cool enough and have a Jersey accent , it will come out just right. Now all you need is a real good mission to prove your worth.

I Coulda Had Class. I Coulda Been A Contender. I Could’ve Been Somebody, Instead Of A Bum, Which Is What I Am.

From: On the Waterfront.

Use: I had dreams but look at me now. I am no one.

Original lines were: “I could have been, but i never was so, I am not even a has been”. But for the 60′s , Brando said it better.

All Right, Mr. DeMille, I’m Ready For My Close-Up.

From: Sunset Boulevard.

Use: When a delusional person acts like they belong somewhere that they don’t.

One of those frivolous words that came from the set that found its way into the script and became a classic. If you never heard it before, probably you think Twilight is the greatest movie of all times

Damn You! Damn You All To Hell!

From: Planet of the Apes.

Use: I’m Screwed.  This is Hell.  Come With Me.

They thought long and hard on what to say when the climactic end of the movie would reveal that the Planet of The Apes was really Earth. And then someone was reading a post apocalyptic tale where it said: “Humanity should be damned, in its entirety”. Loosely, we got “Damn you, damn you all to hell”, us all implied of course. Hey if the planet was ever run by apes in the distant future, I guess in today’s contexts, we could find better words or should I say profanities to grace the moment.