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Movie Quote of the Day – Point Break, 1991 (dir. Kathryn Bigelow)
Ben Harp: You know nothing. In fact, you know less than nothing. If you knew that you knew nothing, then that would be something, but you don’t.
Johnny Utah: Yes, sir.
Female Filmmaker Friday: Used People, 1992 (dir. Beeban Kidron)
I had never heard of this movie until I started working at Warner Archive Collection last year and when I saw that they had a movie with Marcello Mastroianni in it, I just had to watch it. I finally got around to watching it earlier this week and discovered that it was in fact directed by a woman (Kidron also directed To Wong Foo among other things). I’m glad I waited so long to watch it because I’ve learned a lot in the last few months from things I’ve read and conversations I’ve had with women and I think I wouldn’t have appreciated this movie as much if I had watched it earlier.
Female Filmmaker Friday: Dogfight, 1991 (dir. Nancy Savoca)
I first saw this film last summer and was shocked that I had never seen it before. It’s so my kind of film, but somehow over the years it slipped past my radar. It’s one of those films that is insanely touching, without once ever being schmaltzy. This post is spoilery.
Movie Quote of the Day – Night On Earth, 1991 (dir. Jim Jarmusch)
Victoria Snelling: What about marriage and a family?
Corky: Definitely. Definitely want a family. Boys, though. Lots of boys.
Victoria Snelling: No girls? Girls are nice, too, I think.
Corky: Ahhh, maybe some girls, too. But you know, like, that stuff, that’s all besides the point. The real problem is to find a good guy for the father.
Victoria Snelling: Tell me about it.
Corky: Well. I’m real particular, you know? And I’m also patient enough. I mean, at least I hope I am. Cuz, you know, I don’t know, maybe you got to wait awhile, you know. Cuz maybe it’s not so easy to find the exact right guy, you know? Like, the one guy, you know?
Victoria Snelling: Another mechanic maybe.
Corky: Hell, I don’t care what he does, as long as he loves me right. With his soul. You know, takes me for who I am.
Victoria Snelling: I know what you mean.
Corky: Like Popeye says, “I y’am, what I y’am!” Right?
Victoria Snelling: You certainly are.
Movie Quote of the Day – Beauty and the Beast, 1991 (dir. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise)
Gaston: Hello, Belle.
Belle: Bonjour Gaston. (Gaston grabs the book from Belle) Gaston, may I have my book, please?
Gaston: How can you read this? There’s no pictures!
Belle: Well, some people use their imaginations.
Gaston: Belle, it’s about time you got your head out of those books (tossing book into the mud) and paid attention to more important things. . .like me! The whole town’s talking about it. It’s not right for a woman to read–soon she starts getting ideas. . . and thinking.
Belle: Gaston, you are positively primeval.
Movie Quote of the Day – Dying Young, 1991 (dir. Joel Schumacher)
Victor Geddes: My mother said, “You don’t have to like everything, but you have to try everything.”
Hilary O’Neil: Oh, my mother always said, “Pass the Velveeta.”
Movie Quote of the Day – The Rocketeer, 1991 (dir. Joe Johnston)
Cliff Secord: Jenny, prepare yourself for a shock: I’m the Rocketeer.
Jenny: The Rocke-who?
Cliff Secord: Oh, for crying out loud, haven’t you read the papers?
Jenny: No, I’ve been working all day.
Movie Quote of the Day – Ernest Scared Stupid, 1991 (dir. John Cherry)
Trantor the Troll: You will die for the disgrace of your forefathers!
Ernest P. Worrell: I didn’t have four fathers! I only had one father and I didn’t know him that well!
Movie Quote of the Day – The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish, 1991 (dir. Ben Lewin)
Louis Aubinard: Jesus cried out in a loud voice…
Pianist: My God, I’m so hungry!
Movie Quote of the Day – Frankie and Johnny, 1991 (dir. Garry Marshall)
Frankie: You don’t just decide to go falling in love with people!
Johnny: Why not?
Frankie: They don’t like it!
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