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Mid-day movie quotes: Remembering the ’80s

Posted on April 18th, 2008 – 12:15 PM
By Michael Rand

ferris.jpgSince the movie quotes have proven to be quite a hit, we decided to hang on to them until the afternoon this go-round. These are all movies from the 1980s. Enjoy:

1. Lorraine, my density has bought me to you.

2. Son, your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash. You’ve been busted, you lost your qualifications as section leader three times, put in hack twice by me, with a history of high speed passes over five air control towers, and one admiral’s daughter!

3. Yeah, and we’re not going to fall for a banana in the tailpipe.

4. Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say “YES”!

5. The space goes down, down baby, down, down the roller coaster. Sweet, sweet baby, sweet, sweet, don’t let me go. Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy, rock. Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy, rock. I met a girlfriend — a triscuit. She said, a triscuit — a biscuit. Ice cream, soda pop, vanilla on the top. Ooh, Shelly’s out, walking down the street, ten times a week. I read it. I said it. I stole my momma’s credit. I’m cool. I’m hot. Sock me in the stomach three more times.

6. The toy division has come up with a new doll idea to go along with our children’s clothing line. We call them Melon Patch Kids. Now, the competition exploits the notion that their dolls are orphans. The Melon Patch Kids are not orphans … they’re abandoned! We think it’s a winner.

7. Of all the guys who I thought were gonna make it, Hightower was the one. I mean, if all the cops looked like him there’d be no crime at all.

8. My little brother got his arm stuck in the microwave. So my mom had to take him to the hospital. My grandma dropped acid this morning, and she freaked out. She hijacked a busload of penguins. So it’s sort of a family crisis. Bye!

9. Will milk be made available to us?

10. Don’t mind her. She’s still upset because somebody dropped a house on her sister.

14 Responses to "Mid-day movie quotes: Remembering the ’80s"

Jon says:

April 18th, 2008 at 12:25 pm

1. Back to the Future I
2. Top Gun
3. Beverly Hills Cop
4. Ghostbusters

Brandon says:

April 18th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

5. That one movie that ripped off Nelly’s lyrics. Tom Hanks was the star. It was called ,i>Magically Adult, I believe.

AZGopherGirl says:

April 18th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

I knew you’d oblige me with a Molly Ringwald movie sometime.

9 - The Breakfast Club

Dave MN says:

April 18th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

1. Back to the Future I
2. Top Gun
3. Beverly Hills Cop
4. Ghostbusters
5. Big
6. Don’t Know
7. Police Academy
8. Adventures in Babysitting?
9. Don’t Know
10. I’ve heard this, don’t remember it.

jama says:

April 18th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

7. Police Academy

Eddie says:

April 18th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

10. Beetle Juice

Ben says:

April 18th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

6. Back to School

Clarence Swamptown says:

April 18th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

6. Back to School.

Rodney Dangerfield’s scene with Sam Kinneson is one of the greatest moments in cinematic history.

Michael Rand says:

April 18th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

that’s everything except #9: Better Off Dead. Well done, folks.

Clarence Swamptown says:

April 18th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

Is that the right answer, Ben? I know that’s the popular version of what happened, and a lot of people would like to believe it. I wish I could. But at 1:03 p.m. I was there. I wasn’t hoping I was right. I was up to my knees, slugging it out with Charlie while you were back here doing drugs and listening to {redacted} Beatles albums! Oh!

jama says:

April 18th, 2008 at 1:20 pm

Why did Rodney Dangerfield always play the rich jerk? For a guy that “got no respect” he sure was liked in his movies.

AZGopherGirl says:

April 18th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

Uh, Dick…excuse me, Rich… you’re wrong re: #9.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5E8tI6vbCI

Michael Rand says:

April 18th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

Error! I meant #8 is the only one you didn’t get. That one is Better off Dead. I now know better than to mess with AZGG on her Molly Ringwald flicks.

AZGopherGirl says:

April 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

The Brat Pack thanks you for your correction.