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Movie Quote of the Day – Mystery Train, 1989 (dir. Jim Jarmusch)
Johnny: Don’t call me Elvis! If you can’t use my proper name, why don’t you try “Carl Perkins, Jr.” or something? I mean, I don’t call them “Sam & Dave”, do I?
Dave: Hey, man. My name is Dave.
Movie Quote of the Day – Do The Right Thing, 1989 (dir. Spike Lee)
Buggin’ Out: You the man.
Mookie: No, you the man.
Buggin’ Out: No, You the man.
Mookie: No, you the man.
Buggin’ Out: No. I’m just a struggling Black man trying to keep my dick hard in a cruel and harsh world.
Movie Quote of the Day – Christmas Vacation, 1989 (dir. Jeremiah S. Chechik)
Clark Griswold: Where do you think you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We’re all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and we’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white ass down that chimney tonight, he’s gonna find the jolliest bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse.
Movie Quote of the Day – Turner & Hooch, 1989 (dir. Roger Spottiswoode)
Amos Reed: Hooch. Drop him. Drop him, Hooch. I-I’m sorry, Scott. I don’t have the hand strength I used to. You’re okay, aren’t ya ? Huh ?
Scott Turner: Yeah. Yeah, I’m fine. I was lookin’ forward to a nice, quiet cup of coffee. But now I’m awake !
Movie Quote of the Day – The Abyss, 1989 (dir. James Cameron)
Lindsey Brigman: We all see what we want to see. Coffey looks and he sees Russians. He sees hate and fear. You have to look with better eyes than that.
Oscar Vault Monday – Born On The Fourth of July, 1989 (dir. Oliver Stone)
I think I first saw this film when I was in High School. If I remember correctly, I rented it because I was going through a Willem Dafoe phase (yes, really). My mother watched it with me because she had really enjoyed the film when it first came out. Then she told me about how she’d seen the real Ron Kovic speak at an event once and she thought Cruise had really captured his spirit. There’s a lot of themes in this movie; because it is directed by Oliver Stone, it isn’t particularly subtle with its point of view. But, from what I gather, neither was Ron Kovic. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning two: Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing (Won), Best Actor, Best Director (won), Best Picture. The other films nominated for Best Picture that year were Dead Poets Society, Field of Dreams, My Left Foot and winner Driving Miss Daisy.
Movie Quote of the Day – Crimes and Misdemeanors, 1989 (dir. Woody Allen)
Cliff Stern: Last time I was inside a woman was when I visited the Statue of Liberty.
Movie Quote of the Day – Dead Poets Society, 1989 (dir. by Peter Weir)
Todd Anderson: O Captain, my Captain!
Mr. Nolan: Sit down, Mr. Anderson. Do you hear me? Sit down, sit down!
Knox Overstreet: O Captain, my Captain!
Mr. Nolan: Mr. Overstreet, I warned you, sit down!
[rest of class joins in]
John Keating: Thank you boys, thank you.
Movie Quote of the Day – All Dogs Go To Heaven, 1989 (dir. Don Bluth)
Anne-Marie: Charlie, will I ever see you again?
Charlie: Sure you will, kid. You know goodbyes aren’t forever.
Anne-Marie: Then goodbye, Charlie. I love you.
Charlie: Yep… I love you too.
