Best drama movie quotes of 1989

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Drugstore Cowboy picture

Rick: Jesus, Bob, you never told us anything about not mentioning dogs.
Bob: The reason nobody mentioned dogs, Rick, is that to mention the dog would have been a hex in itself.
Rick: All right, well, now we are on the subject, are there an other stupid things we aren't supposed to mention that will affect our future?

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My Left Foot picture

Mrs. Brown: Go ahead, Christy. Make your mark.

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Do the Right Thing picture

Da Mayor: Doctor, those that'll tell don't know, and those that know won't tell.

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Fat Man and Little Boy picture

Richard Schoenfield: Hey Oppenheimer! Oppenheimer! You oughta stop playing God, 'cause you're no good at it, and the position's taken.

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Puppet Master picture

Alex Whitaker: I had this dream and I came here to make sure it didn't come true.

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Great Balls of Fire! picture

Jerry Lee: England can kiss my ass.

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Say Anything... picture

Corey Flood: That'll never be me, that'll never be me. That'll never be, never be me. no... no, never, never, ever. And don't you ever think IT.

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The Killer picture

Joe (Cantonese) /Jeffrey (English): Are you always so determined?
Lee: Yes, it's my style.
Joe (Cantonese) /Jeffrey (English): Mine too.

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Dead Bang picture

Jerry Beck: I'm telling you something's going on here. I'm telling you something big is happening here, and all that grabs you is my language? What the fuck is the matter with you?

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The Karen Carpenter Story picture

Agnes Carpenter: Karen, you're not eating. You look too thin, if you ask me.
Karen Carpenter: Mother, how can anybody be too thin?

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Skin Deep picture

Zach: I take it back. You're too much of a cunt to be a prick.

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The Winter War picture

Aatos Laitila: If it gets any colder we'll need dynamite to break up the cheese.
Arvi Huhtala: Let Russian artillery do it for us.

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Wired picture

Arnie Fromson: You can't do this. You can't abuse yourself.
John Belushi: Look, I don't pay you to be my best friend. I don't ask you what you do after six o'clock, don't ASK ME! nobody tells ME what to DO.
Arnie Fromson: You can't tell me what to do with you either. I'm not talking about business now, John. I'm talking about your life.

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Ian McKenzie: Justice and law, Mr. Du Toit, are often just... well they're, I suppose they can be described as distant cousins. And here in South Africa, well, they're simply not on speaking terms at all.

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Chattahoochee picture

Emmett Foley: When you come back a certified hero... it kind of raises people's expectations. Makes them think you're a big guy.

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Farewell to the King picture

Capt. Fairbourne: If you were a communist how could you be king?
Learoyd: Only a communist would think of it.

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Millennium picture

Bill Smith: The first rule is: Never sleep with anyone who's crazier than you are. I don't know if you're crazier, but you're right up there on the top 10 of my weird list, lady.
Louise Baltimore: If you knew me better, I'd be number one.

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Gleaming the Cube picture

Brian Kelly: I don't know what's worse: getting blown up in nuclear war or having a 7-11 on every corner.

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Valmont picture

Valmont: You want me to seduce a little girl, who has seen nothing, who knows nothing, who'll probably flop on her back out of simple curiosity? You don't need me for that. Anyone can do that.

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Crimes and Misdemeanors picture

Halley Reed: I wanted to give you this letter back.
Clifford Stern: It's my one love letter.
Halley Reed: It's beautiful. I'm just the wrong person.
Clifford Stern: It's probably just as well. I plagiarized most of it from James Joyce. You probably wondered why all the references to Dublin.

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