Movie Quotes From The 80's Novels & Stories

The cop is yelling at me through a loudspeaker and the entire surrounding neighborhoods can hear him. “What should I do?!” I scream. I spy a corner up ahead that I think I can take and lose him. “Stop the car!” Mick yells. “Pull over for crissakes!! What do you think you are? A fucking bank robber?” “But what if he hits us!” I scream. “You’ll die!” I’m really not sure where any of this is coming from. Apparently I’ve fallen into a Bruce Willis movie. Die … something. Die Because You’re An Idiot. Is that one out yet?

“What kind of garbage are you making me watch?” “Something better than the garbage you probably picked up.” “Doubtful. Jurassic Park is a classic,” he said, shocking me. He reached over and plucked my movie from my grip. “Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, now I get the hitchhiker therapy reference,” he said, not handing back the movie. “Don’t judge me, it’s funny.”

- Arianna hummed the theme from the movie and I laughed. We both loved movies from the 80s, but Top Gun had a special place in our hearts. We'd even gotten posters of the movie from an antique store. And although we had watched the movie thousands of times and memorized most of the lines, we never got tired of it. I was about to agree when I remembered that I had a busy schedule. - Jeez, Ary, that's not going to work. I'm doubling up at the club today. - I gave her my best apologetic smile. She instantly closed her eyes.

The quote was attributed to Winnie the Pooh, and the center of the box frame held one of Michelle’s baby pictures. The TV was the Deadmonds’ reliable old Curtis Mathis, surely so out-dated that it couldn’t possibly even work anymore. He stared at it, a hint of a smile touching his lips (“I object to all this sex on the television,” Michelle used to joke in her best British, Monty Python voice. “I mean, I keep falling off!”), and he felt that rough diamond trying to rise again.

“This movie is from fucking 1985!” “Yeah?” Cameron replied. “How the fuck did you see a movie from 1985? Are you a grandpa that had access to a Time Machine?” Cameron smiled, but it wasn’t a happy one. It was a wistful smile. “My mum loved them and showed it to me. I still have the DVD player she used them and she loved this movie, too. I spent a lot of time with her when…”

I said, slamming my hands onto the top of my head. She gazed at me with an offbeat look. "Are you Big Lebowski-ing me after my big emotional speech?" Her eyes widened. "Are you quoting a nineties movie reference?" I avidly lit up. "Impressive." "I'm Calla Mikasa's best friend. I know all things nineties." "What I'm saying is you might feel like you're a fish in a tank, but trust me, you're more of a…shark in a pool."

“You don’t get to complain about clichés.” “That’s different,” I argue, catching the popcorn in midair. “My clichés come with explosions.” “Which makes them worse,” she counters, shaking her head. By the third movie, we’re both laughing so hard we can barely breathe. I don’t even remember what started it, a line in the movie, a joke between us, but it feels good. It feels normal. Queenie wipes tears from her eyes, still giggling. “I needed this,” she says softly, her voice suddenly serious.

“You’ve seen that? That was terrible.” “Terribly amazing. Are you kidding me? The scene where the mummy drove a car—iconic.” I couldn’t help but laugh, really laugh this time. “You’re insane.” He gave a mock bow with one hand on the steering wheel. “Thank you. I try.”

Comedies fuel his sense of humor. I remember him forcing me to watch FRIENDS, BROOKLYN NINE NINE and BIG BANG THEORY on N*****x — and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER too — but I told him it wasn’t really my cup of tea, so he gave up. I wasn’t able to talk much about the movie during the whole movie night session. There were some puns I didn’t get, but Jackson and Nelson always ended up cracking. I felt kinda left out but it was expected.