Best movie quotes of 1980

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The Stunt Man picture

Eli Cross: It's not what he's eating, but what's eating him that makes it... sort of interesting.

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The Fog picture

Elizabeth Solley: Listen, I never hitchhiked before. I just really want to be careful. Can I ask you something?
Nick Castle: Sure.
Elizabeth Solley: Are you weird?
Nick Castle: Yes, I am. Yes, I am weird.
Elizabeth Solley: You are weird. Thank God you're weird. The last one was so normal, it was disgusting.

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D.J.: Why do keep calling this car Ocho? Ocho means eight. Can't you read the numbers?
Paco: Sure I can read the numbers. Five and three are eight. Anyone knows that.

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Aurora De La Hoya: He was lying right there, dead as yesterday.

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Raging Bull picture

Jake La Motta: Who's an animal? Your mother's an animal, ya son of a bitch.

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The Changeling picture

John Russell: It's my understanding... that there are, uh... twenty-three students registered... for this series of lectures on advanced musical form. Now, we all know it's not raining outside, and unless there's a fire in some other part of the building that we don't know about, there's an awful lot of people here with nothing better to do.

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How to Beat the High Co$t of Living picture

Louise: I don't know, there's just gotta be some way we can make money.
Elaine: We can make porno flicks and all wear masks.
Jane: No, Robert and I got bombed out one night, and we put "I love you" on my ankle.
Elaine: OK, we'll wear masks, you'll wear socks.
(00:22:45)

Sammo

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Flash Gordon picture

Dr. Hans Zarkov: We are only interested in friendship. Why do you attack us?
The Emperor Ming: Why not? Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe, anything at all, you would've hidden from it in terror.

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Smokey and the Bandit II picture

[Justice tries to shoot the Bandit with Junior's gun only to find it's not loaded.]
Justice: Junior! Why didn't you have your gun loaded?
Junior: Well, when I put bullets in it, daddy, it gets too heavy.

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'Breaker' Morant picture

Peter Handcock: Well, they say a slice off a cut loaf is never missed.

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McVicar picture

John McVicar: Make sure you're not involved, woncha? Cos I'll put a tool right in your belly.

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The Gods Must Be Crazy picture

Narrator: They live in the vastness of the Kalahari in small family groups. One family of Bushmen might meet up with another once in a few years, but for the most part they live in complete isolation, unaware there are other people in the world. In the deep Kalahari, there are Bushmen who have never seen or heard of civilized man.

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My Bodyguard picture

Clifford Peache: What does your dad do?
Ricky Linderman: He watches T.V.

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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) picture

Peppermint Patty: False! Why did you put down false, Chuck? The answer is true, Chuck! What's true is true! Put down true, Chuck, or I'll never speak to you again.
Teacher: Charlie Brown?
Charlie Brown: Ma'am?
Teacher: Is your partner giving you the answers?
Charlie Brown: Oh no, ma'am. She's not giving me the answers. Forcing, maybe, but not giving.

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Fame picture

Doris Finsecker: I'm about as flamboyant as a bagel.

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Prom Night picture

Alex: I know they did it, they killed her, they, killed her... Robin, Robin.

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The Sea Wolves picture

Col. W.H. 'Bill' Grice: Will you take a look at the engine in this thing?
Col. Lewis Pugh: No, but I have a general idea.
Col. W.H. 'Bill' Grice: It belongs in a museum.
Col. Lewis Pugh: So do some of us. Well, cheer up.

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Orville Boggs: Philo... Jordan said he'd give us 200 big ones if we scrap that Merc for him.
Philo Beddoe: Great. Clyde? Scrap the Merc.
Orville Boggs: Come on, Clyde! You got work to do.

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Peregrin 'Pippin' Took: Fine time to fall asleep.
Bilbo Baggins: Who's asleep? Just resting my eyes.

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