‘I’ll Be Back’ Is Top Movie Line
Everyone’s favourite cyborg assassin has muscled his way to the top of an online poll of popular film quotes.
“I’ll be back,” proclaimed by actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator films, is the most used movie line according to the survey from myfilms.com.
Rhett Butlers’ “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn,” from “Gone With The Wind,” came in second.
Two sci-fi films landed in the top five, with “Beam me up, Scotty” from “Star Trek” coming in at No. 3, followed by “May the force be with you” from “Star Wars.”
No. 5 was Tom Hank’s “Life is like a box of chocolates” from “Forrest Gump.”
The top 10 movie lines were all spoken by men.
A myfilms.com spokesperson said, “Our research shows the huge influence films have over people, from life-changing experiences to the way we speak.”
The survey of 2000 people also asked respondents what films they themselves would like to appear in. Women tended to choose romances like “Dirty Dancing” and “Pretty Women,” while most men went for action movies like “Die Hard” and the “James Bond” films.
The top 10 most-used movie lines according to myfilms.com are:
1. “I’ll be back.” – The Terminator
2. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” – Gone With The Wind
3. “Beam me up, Scotty.” – Star Trek
4. “May the force be with you.” – Star Wars
5. “Life is like a box of chocolates.” – Forrest Gump
6. “You talking to me?” – Taxi Driver
7. “Show me the money.” – Jerry Maguire
8. “Do you feel lucky, punk?” – Dirty Harry
9. “Here’s looking at you, kid.” – Casablanca
10. “Nobody puts Baby in the corner.” – Dirty Dancing
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