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Pulling a quote from a film is all part of the cinematic experience of enjoying movies. No matter the genre or if the film is good or bad, anyone can find a line or two that hits a chord with them. Some are classic lines that are universally known by filmgoers. Others are so niche that maybe only a few of us quote them in our everyday lives.
And that is the point here - utilizing these famous film quotes in your everyday life. The horror genre may not be for everyone, but it is indeed a genre that taps into our fears of the world around us. Every now and then, a film comes along that scares us but has a line in it that we laugh at or find relatable. And what really makes it worthwhile is that we quote it either within the context of it in our everyday lives or use it just for fun.
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20 "Never look back. The past is a wilderness of horrors." - The Wolfman (2010)
Over a decade later, film lovers are still split on whether they love the 2010 remake of the classic tale of a man taming the beast inside of him. The Wolfman stars Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins in the primary supporting role of Sir John Talbot. Hopkins is a respected Thespian and always surprises us, even in sub-par material. One of the many lines in the film that sits well with the old-world feel of it is the one he delivers above. A statement that reigns true for all of us as we look back on things we have done in the past.
The Wolfman
R
- Release Date
- February 10, 2010
- Director
- Joe Johnston
- Cast
- Simon Merrells , Gemma Whelan , Emily Blunt , Benicio Del Toro , Mario Marin-Borquez , Asa Butterfield
- Runtime
- 125
- Main Genre
- Drama
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19 "I've seen enough horror movies to know any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly" - Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
By Part 6 in any franchise, you had better be having some fun and breaking some rules within a film franchise. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives does just that. In an early scene, two people drive down a narrow trail, clearly lost, in their car. They are stopped by the sight of the now-revived hockey-masked Jason Voorhees blocking their way on the road.
The woman in the passenger seat utters this line, hinting to the driver that they should turn around. How many times have we been in a rural area and the idea of a scary-looking person or animal is seen close by. What would you do? You'd turn around, of course. Fun fact about the scene: the driver of the car is actor Tony Goldwyn in an early role.
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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
R
- Release Date
- August 1, 1986
- Director
- Tom McLoughlin
- Cast
- Thom Mathews , Jennifer Cooke , David Kagen , Kerry Noonan , Renée Jones , Tom Fridley , Darcy DeMoss , C. J. Graham
- Runtime
- 86 Minutes
- Main Genre
- Horror
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18 "Get away from her, you b*tch!" - Aliens (1986)
Okay, maybe Aliens is not a full-on horror film, but it's a sequel to one with a lot more action in it. Let's be real: the face-hugger scene is utterly bonkers, and the sight of the Xenomorph's is still pretty scary. But all of that culminates when the queen alien tries to kill Newt, but Ripley saves the day with a bombshell of a line that leaves anyone cheering when they hear it. It's simple but effective, and sometimes that's all you need.
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It's full of female empowerment and meant to be said by anyone if you're trying to stop any sort of obstacle in your day-to-day life.
aliens
R
- Release Date
- July 18, 1986
- Director
- James Cameron
- Cast
- Sigourney Weaver , Carrie Henn , Michael Biehn , Lance Henriksen , Paul Reiser , Bill Paxton
- Runtime
- 137 minutes
- Main Genre
- Action
17 "It's Halloween; I guess everyone's entitled to one good scare." - Halloween (1978)
Halloween has a scene with a jump scare that doesn't even have Michael Myers be the reason for it, Charles Cyphers, who plays Sheriff Brackett, gives Laurie Strode (Jaime Lee Curtis) a good scare as her back is turned. "It's Halloween; I guess everyone is entitled to one good scare" is uttered by his character. It's gone on to become a polite thing to say after giving someone a bit of a scare during the spooky season.
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Halloween (1978)
R
- Release Date
- October 27, 1978
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Cast
- Donald Pleasence , Jamie Lee Curtis , Tony Moran , Nancy Kyes , P.J. Soles , Kyle Richards , Charles Cyphers
- Runtime
- 1hr 31min
- Main Genre
- Horror
16 "Be afraid, be very afraid." - The Fly (1986)
Geena Davis utters the line, "Be afraid, be very afraid," in David Cronenberg's classic sci-fi horror film, The Fly. One would think that it had been used before in movies, and most likely it had. Let's face it, how many times have we jokingly or even seriously used this term when telling someone to exercise caution?
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The Fly
R
- Release Date
- August 15, 1986
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Cast
- Jeff Goldblum , Geena Davis , John Getz , Joy Boushel , Leslie Carlson , George Chuvalo
- Runtime
- 96
- Main Genre
- Horror
A fun fact about this line is that its use came from a contribution from comedy legend and the film's producer, Mel Brooks. Director David Cronenberg mentioned that the line came from Brooks reacting to the script while reading it and thinking about what should be said at that certain moment of the movie.
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15 "Get out!" - Get Out (2017)
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Get Out has a bit of an unconventional title for a horror film. But once the "Get out of here" scene happens, it all seems to make sense as to why Jordan Peele named his film that. When LaKeith Stanfield's character Andre drops the facade for us all to see, it becomes a very terrifying moment.
Get Out
R
- Release Date
- February 24, 2017
- Director
- Jordan Peele
- Cast
- Daniel Kaluuya , Allison Williams , Catherine Keener , Bradley Whitford , Caleb Landry Jones , Marcus Henderson
- Runtime
- 103
- Main Genre
- Horror
Time will tell how popular this quote is among horror fans. But it's something used among groups that get the joke as well as the horror of it all when pushing the boundary of discussing something in regard to race.
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14 "We have such sights to show you" - Hellraiser (1987)
Pinhead and the Cenobites don't fully arrive until nearly an hour into Clive Barker's classic horror film, Hellraiser. In the scene that marks their arrival in our world. The demonic being and leader of the Cenobites has a horrific monologue that lets us all know that they mean business. In almost a sarcastic way, the line "we have such sights to show you" also sends chills up your spine.
Hellraiser (1987)
R
- Release Date
- September 18, 1987
- Director
- Clive Barker
- Cast
- Ashley Laurence , Sean Chapman , Doug Bradley , Andrew Robinson , Claire Higgins , Nicholas Vince , Simon Bamford , Grace Kirby , Oliver Smith
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Main Genre
- Horror
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It's a line many people like to say in everyday life that could be used at a job of sorts when showing someone something mundane and boring. Or, it's used in terms of actually showing someone something that's going to rock their world. Either way, thanks, Pinhead.
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13 "Groovy" - Evil Dead II (1987)
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Evil Dead II, the sequel to the original horror classic, was a little more comedic this time around, and it was also what turned Bruce Campbell into a cult movie icon. Ash from the Evil Dead franchise has a few one-liners we know and love. But one word alone taps into the inner feeling we all get when we experience something cool, either just in general or up against demonic forces, and that is the word "groovy."
12 "What an excellent day for an exorcism" - The Exorcist (1973)
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"What an excellent day for an exorcism" is a quote by the possessed Regan, played by Linda Blair in The Exorcist. To compare this one to everyday life, just think of a bad day that drove you mad. Madness to the point of believing Satan has gotten a hold of you. Regardless, The Exorcist has a few other lines one could use as an insult to someone who wronged you, but we wanted to keep this list as PG as possible.
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11 "Whatever you do, don't fall asleep" - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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This one is uttered by the great Heather Langenkamp, in A Nightmare on Elm Street, to her friends to keep them safe from Freddy Krueger. This line has been rehashed by many when telling stories by the campfire. Even if they are not referencing Wes Craven's classic movie, it can be used in any sense to reference the boogeyman coming to get you either in this world or the dream world.
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10 "You'll float too" - IT: Chapter One (2017)
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Like Stephen King's stories have had a bit of a renaissance in the past decade or so, as have some of the familiar phases of the stories that come along with it. And like most of the entries on this list, many are used just to creep out some friends in a joking manner. "You'll Float Too" is a phrase coined by It: Chapter One (and Two) villain, Pennywise the Clown.
The main point of reference is when he lures young Georgie into the sewers where he dwells, where the little boy is never to be heard from again.
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9 "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" - The Shining (1980)
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Have you ever been overworked, underpaid, and just having zero fun? Isn't it maddening? Well, hopefully, you don't go as mad as Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) does in The Shining.
In a scene where his wife Wendy discovers he has written on hundreds, if not thousands, of sheets of paper the same phrase over and over again: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," we sense the dread and the madness that is about to ensue. And yet, if you read that line and sit back and think about it, we all feel the same thing—that we have all been there before.
The Shining
R
- Release Date
- May 23, 1980
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Cast
- Jack Nicholson , Shelley Duvall , Danny Lloyd , Scatman Crothers , Barry Nelson , Philip Stone
- Runtime
- 146
- Main Genre
- Horror
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8 "What's your favorite scary movie?" - Scream (1996)
Scream is the slasher film that re-energized a genre. A film with great comedic timing and an opening scene that has become a piece of horror movie history. And in said opening scene with Drew Barrymore answering an ill-fated call, we hear the line, "What's your favorite scary movie?", we know we are off to the races in terms of carnage and bloodshed. And yet every time since then, when talking to fellow horror fans, one always encounters the same question, and a flash of Ghostface pops into one's head.
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7 "They're coming to get you, Barbara" - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
This entry from Night of the Living Dead is kind of meta in terms of this list. The reason being that, in this famous scene early in the film, Barbara is being tormented by a friend at a cemetery, with the phrase "They're coming to get you, Barbara" being said to her. Like many of the spooky lines on this list, you can reuse them to try and scare other people, depending on the scenario. Only in this scene does it go south for the character saying the line and trying to be playful.
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6 "We all go a little mad, sometimes" - Psycho (1960)
"We all go a little mad, sometimes" has been a phrase that most of us have uttered once in a while to show sympathy towards someone who may have shown us their frustrations that they have kept bottled up for some time. It's a fair response to keep someone assured that their moment of anger and madness is justified. What's ironic, though, is that this quote comes from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and it is delivered by none other than the insane murderer, Norman Bates.
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5 "Nobody trusts anybody now, and we're all very tired" - The Thing (1982)
Arguably one of the greatest horror films of all time. John Carpenter's The Thing has gotten better as time has gone on, and it has found new audiences. A lot of people found comfort in it during the "stay at home" orders during COVID. Kurt Russell's quote for the entry on this list rang true for many people during that time. It even made its way into internet memes during 2020, perfectly encapsulating the state of America at the time.
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4 "You're gonna need a bigger boat" - Jaws (1975)
Jaws holds the mantle of being the first summer blockbuster, thus creating a culture of big concept movies to wow audiences from May to late August. What hasn't been said about Jaws? Well, one thing that is always mentioned about it is this one line that Roy Scheider says while tossing fish guts out into the ocean to try and lure the killer shark in.
Jaws
PG-13
- Release Date
- June 18, 1975
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Roy Scheider , Robert Shaw , Richard Dreyfuss , Lorraine Gary , Murray Hamilton , Carl Gottlieb
- Runtime
- 124 minutes
- Main Genre
- Adventure
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When he has a brief encounter with the shark and sees what he and his team are up against, he utters the classic line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat." Since Jaws, many people have tried to utilize that quote in a job, for example. When given a task that seems doable, it becomes extremely overwhelming.
3 "Here's Johnny!!!" - The Shining (1980)
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The phrase "Here's Johnny!" was, for many years, the introduction to Johnny Carson as he took the stage for The Tonight Show. That is, until after 1980, when Jack Nicholson would say it in The Shining. It's an utterly terrifying scene to think about, as he axes his way through a door to hunt down and kill his wife, Wendy. But for a second, it's worth a laugh with the iconic shot of Nicholson sticking his head through the door. To this day, people like to use the famous line when dramatically entering a room.
2 "It's Alive" - Frankenstein (1931)
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If you have ever fixed your car battery after it needed a jump, changed a light bulb, or maybe if you are an EMT with a dark sense of humor and successfully saved a life, you most likely think to yourself, "It's alive" after successfully reviving something. Frankenstein was a landmark in horror cinema back in 1931. And in the scene where mad scientist Victor Frankenstein sees that his creation has come to life, there is no better celebration than being able to play god by saying, "It's alive!"
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1 "They're Here..." - Poltergeist (1982)
You say the line when your Uber driver is here or your friend is picking you up, so you announce you're leaving. It's two simple words to announce that someone has arrived, and the way it is said in Poltergeist, it means that business is about to pick up in a very haunted house. Tobe Hooper's classic haunted house tale has the iconic scene of little Carol Anne looking into the late-night static of the television and seeing behind the white noise and fuzziness. She knows something is out there, and it isn't nice.
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