Best action movie quotes of 1983

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Lone Wolf McQuade picture

Dakota: How would you like to bite that in the butt, develop lockjaw, and be dragged to death?

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi picture

Darth Vader: Obi-Wan once thought as you do. You don't know the power of the dark side.

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Yellowbeard picture

Harvey "Blind" Pew: It sounded as though there was a bit of a squabble.
Moon: Squabble? They're all dead.
Harvey "Blind" Pew: Oh! Must have been more of a tiff then.

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Ross Webster: Congratulations, Gus, old buddy. You're going to go down in history as the man who killed Superman.

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Uncommon Valor picture

Sailor: Boy, you usin' that oriental martial bullshit on me's gonna get real expensive.

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Octopussy picture

M: Remember, 007, you're on your own.
James Bond: Well, thank you, sir. That's a great comfort.

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Man in Bar: Come on, damnit, we wanna hear a cluck.
Stroker Ace: Who gives a cluck?

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The Return of the Man From U.N.C.L.E. - The Fifteen Years Later Affair picture

Nigel Pennington-Smythe: What are you doing?
Illya Kuryakin: Trying to get an explosive cap out of my boot heel, so I can blast the pipe apart so we can get out of here.
Nigel Pennington-Smythe: Why would they put the explosive cap in your shoe? You'll never get it with us hanging by these handcuffs from the pipe. You'd think somebody would have thought of a better spot to put it.
Illya Kuryakin: Well, that's progress I guess?

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Col. F.E. Cochrane: You threatening me, Murphy?
Frank Murphy: No, I'm telling you. Back off.

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Q: Welcome back, Mr. Bond. I trust there will be lots of gratuitous sex and violence occurring.

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Krull picture

Ynyr: There are kingly virtues other than bravery. Courtesy is one of them.

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Cathy: I just want you to teach me the way.
Cho Osaki: Well, if you wanna work out, you forgot your pants.
Cathy: Do you really think I forgot?

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Captain Chi: Who is laughing like that?
Jaws: Me, sir.
Captain Chi: Do you know what you're going to do?
Jaws: To laugh one thousand times?
Captain Chi: Police, shoot him dead.

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Superior Court Judge Steven R. Hardin: The law. Nothing is right or wrong! It's either the law or its not the law. Well, we got a problem here, because it's not working anymore. It turns out that right and wrong count.

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Detective: "Don't F-U-C-K with the L.A.P.D."

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