Best action movie quotes of 1979

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The Warriors picture

Cyrus: Can you dig it?!

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Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

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[The staff of MI6 are watching a large screen that shows Bond and Dr. Goodhead making love in space.]
Minister: My god, what's Bond doing!?
Q: I think he's attempting re-entry, sir.

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Rocky Balboa: I just got one thing to say... to my wife at home: Yo, Adrian! I DID IT.

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Peewee: Nobody fucks with the Baldies.

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Grease Rat: Like the sign says, "speed's just a question of money. How fast you wanna go?"

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Prison Guard: Your painting privileges have been removed.
Doc: Why?
Prison Guard: I don't know.

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Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro picture

Lupin III: That's Zenigata, truly the ideal of the Shoowa Period. A man incomparable for his determination to his work.

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Yin Chu: Golden Arm is as good as they say. With just his bare arms, he beat all of us. And if he had weapons.
Iron Feet Yang Hu Yun: Golden Arm never uses weapons. He claims he doesn't need them, and that using his bare arms is best. And, he's probably right.

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David Halloran: You've got to go to him, and I've got to turn and walk away.

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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure picture

Captain Mike Turner: In times of real trouble, the one thing man can depend on is the sympathy of the bank.

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Albert: I don't know about this, Sam. Those fires look awfuly close and they're getting closer.
Sam: Just think of your pension.
Albert: I am thinking about it. I'm thinking about how I'm gonna live to collect it.

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