Can You Match the Movie Quote to the ‘80s Classic?

Arnold Schwarzenegger said these iconic words as the cyborg title character in The Terminator. Did you know that O.J. Simpson was considered for the title role, with Schwarzenegger then playing Kyle Reese, the human fighter?

Baby’s dance instructor and love interest, Johnny, played by Patrick Swayze, says this iconic line in 1987’s Dirty Dancing. Baby is 17-year-old Frances “Baby” Houseman, played by Jennifer Grey. The actress was 26 at the time—hardly a baby.

The Ghostbusters are talking to the mayor of NYC about what might happen to their city—a “disaster of biblical proportions.” Among other calamities they mention, Dr. Peter Venkman talks about “human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!” Gotta keep those canines and felines apart.

Many people get this wrong, assuming that the second option is correct. This group misremembering is a classic example of a phenomenon called the Mandela Effect. Look it up! Other examples of the Mandela Effect include the proper spelling of Looney Tunes and the Berenstain Bears, as well as a false memory about Nelson Mandela.

Indiana Jones was extremely afraid of snakes, so he was terrified when he had to enter the Well of Souls, which was full of the slithery creatures. Steven Spielberg was not happy with the piddly 2,000 snakes they originally gathered for the scene, so the crew bought out the pet stores in London for a reshoot. Ultimately, the scene featured 10,000 snakes.

Twelve-year-old Josh Baskin wishes he were big, and voila—the next morning, he’s a 30-something Tom Hanks. Be careful the next time you see a Zoltar fortune teller machine. Think twice before you make a wish, even if the Zoltar machine is unplugged.

This hard-to-repeat and very specific quote somehow became famous anyway. Watch The Princess Bride to hear Inigo Montoya say these words to Tyrone Rugen, a count in the court of Prince Humperdinck. Rugen had hired Domingo Montoya to make a sword he could grip with his six-fingered hand, but then he disputed the price and killed Domingo.

In Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Steve Martin stars as Neal Page, a stressed marketing executive who is forced to travel with an annoying stranger, Del Griffith, played by John Candy. In a motel bed, they wake up groggy and realize that Del is holding Neal’s hand—and Del’s other hand is somewhere else.

Early in their teacher-student relationship, Mr. Miyagi puts young Daniel through his paces, making him do mundane and labor-intensive tasks like sanding a wood floor, painting a house, and waxing a car. Only later do we realize, along with Daniel, that these repetitive tasks have been teaching him muscle memories that relate to karate moves.

In The Shining, Jack Torrence famously says, “Here’s Johnny!” to his wife after he breaks through a wall with an axe, in a dark reference to Johnny Carson and The Tonight Show. In Poltergeist, little Carol Anne says, “They’re here!” when she senses otherworldly spirits. You don’t want to be “here,” in either case.

Spoiler alert: Doc says this to Marty at the end of Back to the Future. They’re about to time-travel from 1985 to 2015, which is the future for them. Their stainless steel DeLorean time machine with gull-wing doors is ready to go, with or without old-fashioned roads.

The crew members on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago get food poisoning, so Dr. Rumack asks a passenger named Ted Striker if he can fly the plane. Ted is a pilot, but he’s also a traumatized war veteran, so he says, “Surely you can’t be serious.” Rumack responds, “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.” This dialogue is so stupid but so perfectly delivered by Leslie Nielsen. It’s the ultimate demonstration of a deadpan delivery.

This is a quote from the 1989 Batman movie that starred Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker. Nicholson has said that the Joker might be his favorite role, and that’s saying something. Some of his other movies include Easy Rider, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, A Few Good Men, and The Shining.

Poor Ralphie Parker. All the 9-year-old wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Unfortunately, all the adults in his life keep repeating the mantra “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” If you don’t know how the story ends for Ralphie, set some time aside during the holiday season to watch this classic movie.

This version of The Fly, released in 1986, is a loose remake of a 1958 movie that starred Vincent Price, the early master of horror. Jeff Goldblum stars in the ‘80s version, and he had to spend up to five hours in makeup per day as his character became less human and more fly.

Al Pacino says this line in his role as Tony Montana in Scarface. He’s not being friendly; he’s brandishing a weapon. The name “Scarface” is never spoken in the movie, unless you count the Spanish translation: A Colombian gangster calls Montana “cara cicatriz.”

This Is Spinal Tap is a classic mockumentary about a fictional heavy metal band. The script was just a series of scene summaries, and the actors were free to improvise from there. In one famous scene, band member Nigel Tufnel is proud of his amps, which have dials that go up to eleven. The straight-man interviewer, Marty DiBroma, says, “Why don’t you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?” Nigel will have none of that.

Mommie Dearest is based on the memoir of actress Joan Crawford’s adopted daughter, Christina Crawford. The movie character Joan Crawford uses a wire hanger as a weapon against her daughter in one terrifying scene. Apparently, actress Faye Dunaway later regretted her harsh portrayal of Joan Crawford in this movie, but Christina Crawford stood by her story.

Being 16 is tough, especially when your family forgets your birthday and the boy you like doesn’t share your feelings. Samantha’s dad means well, at least, and he delivers this clever and true quote to his daughter.

When Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released in 1988, it was the most expensive movie ever made, at a cost of $70 million. It must have taken a whole crew of high-priced animators to make Jessica Rabbit look so fabulously bad.