Movie Quotes - Noir, Action, Comedy, Classics Quiz

Answer: Rocky

Oscar winner for Best Picture, "Rocky" tells the story of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time local boxer who is given a shot at the heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). The quote comes during their bout. Creed has landed several punches to Rocky's eye and the swelling is so bad that he can't see to be able to fight.

He asks his trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), to open a small cut under his eye to relieve the pressure and swelling. Mickey is hesitant, but eventually allows it.

Answer: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

In my opinion, the best Indiana Jones film, "Last Crusade" follows Indy (Harrison Ford) as he tries to first rescue his father, Henry Jones (Sean Connery), then to locate the Holy Grail. Throughout the film, Henry calls Indy "Junior". Indy always tells him not to call him that.

In the ending scene, their friend Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) asks what "Junior" means. Henry says that it's Indy's name, "Henry Jones, Junior". It's revealed that they named their dog Indiana. Sallah thinks this is hilarious and spouts this quote.

Answer: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" follows the adventures of Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and two other men as they search for gold in Mexico. Once they locate the gold, each man becomes very paranoid that the others will rob them. This quote comes into play when the three men encounter bandidos who claim to be police. Dobbs asks them where their badges are. The reply is this famous quote.

Variations on this quote have appeared in several movies since then, most notably in "Blazing Saddles".

Answer: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

"Dr. Strangelove" is a comedy about the world pushed to the brink of nuclear war. Peter Sellers masterfully plays the title doctor, the President, and a British officer. The 1964 film parodies some of the scenarios that could have happened during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Interestingly, the film was written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, who is known for producing dramas. To see a film that is so funny come from the mind of Kubrick is surprising.

An example of how silly the film is comes with some of the character names - Colonel "Bat" Guano, Major "King" Kong, and Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper.

In one of the scenes in the War Room, the general and the ambassador from Russia start a small fight. President Merkin Muffley (Sellers) spews this quote out as he attempts to stop their fight.

Answer: Dead Poets Society

"Dead Poets Society" follows the story of a Literature teacher at a small New England boarding school. John Keating (Robin Williams) inspires his students to make their lives incredible. The boys find his old high school yearbook and find Keating's entry.

They read his activities and find the "Dead Poets Society" as one of the clubs Keating belonged to. When they ask him what it is, he tells them that they were a group of students "dedicated to sucking the marrow out of life." The boys secretly reestablish the club, becoming more and more bold as time passes. One of the boys pulls a prank in front of the whole school and later in the dormitory, Keating gives this advice.

Answer: Sunset Blvd.

"Sunset Blvd." is the story of delusional aging silent film star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) and struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden). While trying to duck men trying to repossess his car, Gillis ends up at Desmond's house on Sunset. Desmond thinks that by using her connections and Gillis as her screenwriter, she can make a comeback and become Hollywood's golden girl again.

When they first meet, Gillis says to Desmond, "You used to be big!" Her reply is this famous quote.

Answer: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

As one of the funniest and most quotable movies ever, "Holy Grail" tells the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Following the familiar story path, Arthur tasks his knights with finding the Holy Grail to restore the kingdom to its former glory. Along the way, each knight encounters their own difficulties. Sir Galahad the Chaste is being held captive in the Castle Anthrax by "eightscore young blondes and brunettes, all between sixteen and nineteen-and-a-half." The women are trying to get Gallahad into bed. Sir Launcelot the Brave comes to rescue him, telling him he was in great peril. Gallahad wants to return to the castle and asks if he can have "just a little bit of peril?"

Answer: Animal House

"Animal House" is the story of the Delta Tau Chi house, the worst fraternity on the Faber College campus. They are notorious for throwing wild parties ("Toga...toga...toga!"), womanizing, and general debauchery. The dean of the college has just made a devastating move to expel the frat members for their various infractions. Everyone was sitting in the frat house disheartened, so Bluto (John Belushi) tries to rally the troops by giving them this speech. Otter and Boon look at each other in confusion. Otter asks Boon, "Germans?" Boon replies with, "Forget it, he's rolling."

Answer: Tommy Boy

"Tommy Boy" tells the story of Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley), the slacker son of an auto parts magnate, who gets a job at his dad's company (after taking 7 years to graduate from college). Tommy's father, Big Tom Callahan (Brian Dennehy) marries Beverly (Bo Derek), a gold-digger type of character. She plans to marry him and then divorce him and take half the company. When Big Tom dies during their wedding reception, her plans change. She intends to sell the company to the largest automotive parts distributor in the Midwest and profit from the proceeds.

As any fan of Chris Farley will note, he was a big man. In the scene that leads to this quote, Tommy was on a small sailboat with his girlfriend and the boat was riding very low in the water where Tommy was sitting. Some boys on the shore were teasing Tommy about his weight and they threw out this line.

Answer: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

With "The Odyssey" as the framework, "O Brother, Where Art Thou" tells the story of Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney), Pete, and Delmar. The three are escaped prisoners who are searching for the money from a previous bank robbery. Along the way, they encounter many strange characters which echo those found in the epic poem. The boys end up recording a song under the name of the Soggy Bottom Boys. Delmar even gets baptized in their odyssey.

Along the way, they look for Pete's (John Turturro) family. Pete asks his cousin Wash Hogwallop where Cora (Wash's wife) is. His reply is this quote.

The incorrect answers are also Coen Brothers films.