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Movie Quote of the Day – Good Will Hunting, 1997 (dir. Gus Van Sant)
[reads a note from Will: “Sean, if the Professor calls about that job, just tell him, sorry, I have to go see about a girl.”]
Sean: Son of a bitch… He stole my line.
Movie Quote of the Day – Grosse Point Blank, 1997 (dir. George Armitage)
Martin Q. Blank: Dr. Oatman, please pick up, pick up! It’s Martin Blank! I, I’m standing where my, uh, living room was and it’s not here because my house is gone and it’s an Ultimart! You can never go home again, Oatman… but I guess you can shop there.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Full Monty, 1997 (dir. Peter Cattaneo)
Dave: Anti-wrinkle cream there may be, but anti-fat-bastard cream there is not.
Movie Quote of the Day – As Good As It Gets, 1997 (dir. James L. Brooks)
Carol Connelly: OK, we all have these terrible stories to get over, and you-…
Melvin Udall: It’s not true. Some have great stories, pretty stories that take place at lakes with boats and friends and noodle salad. Just no one in this car. But, a lot of people, that’s their story. Good times, noodle salad. What makes it so hard is not that you had it bad, but that you’re that pissed that so many others had it good.
Movie Quote of the Day – Air Force One, 1997 (dir. Wolfgang Petersen)
President James Marshall: Get off my plane!
Movie Quote of the Day – G.I. Jane, 1997 (dir. Ridley Scott)
Lt. Jordan O’Neil: Master Chief…
Master Chief John Urgayle: Lieutenant, seek life elsewhere.
Lt. Jordan O’Neil: Suck my dick!
Movie Quote of the Day – My Best Friend’s Wedding, 1997 (dir. P.J. Hogan)
Julianne Potter: Crème brûlée can never be Jell-O. YOU could never be Jell-O.
Kimmy Wallace: I HAVE to be Jell-O!
Julianne Potter: You’re never gonna be Jell-O!
Oscar Vault Monday – L.A. Confidential, 1997 (dir. Curtis Hanson)
This film is one of the all-time great ensembles out there. It features stellar performances from so many great actors. It also is so wonderfully stylized, from the costumes to the sets to Jerry Goldsmith’s phenomenal score. The film was nominated for 9 Academy Awards in 1997. Although it lost Best Picture to Titanic, Kim Basinger walked away with the Best Supporting Actress award as did the Adapted Screenplay by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson.
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