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Old 06-30-07, 10:31 PM
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Big Lebowski: why do people say it's the most quotable movie?

I don't think I've ever gotten through that movie, but I hear so much about it that I think I'm missing something....BUT the other night I put on Slap Shot and realized how much of that is quotable. I'm not going to compare the two, but I know I quote Slap Shot much more than most movies I've seen. Yeah, I forget how much of my personality I owe to movies like Slap Shot. Is that why I'm such an a**hole?
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The most quotable movie? Depends on the person. It's different for each.

The most quoted movie? The Wizard of Oz, bar none.
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This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass.

(thought I'd throw that Wizard of Oz quote in there for The Bus)
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Yeah, I think it's different for everyone. I probably quote Heavyweights more than any movie.
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Big Lebowski is only one of the funniest movies around.
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...you dont like my movie? GET YOUR OWN FUCKIN' CAB!
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Big Lebowski: why do people say it's the most quotable movie?
The movie abides.
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The rug really tied to room together, man. You might not get the movie, but at least they left the creedence.

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I don't recall ever quoting it, and I don't think any of my friends have quoted it. I can usually tell when one of my friends is quoting something, and if I don't know where it came from, I'll ask. So far, to me, they've never said it came from this movie.
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Its because it coined the word Dude, and everybody says Dude.

And it's true because I say so!
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Mark it zero!

Nobody fucks with the Jesus!

For more...Pretty much the whole movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/quotes
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I tried to watch this for the first time last night....

I only made it through the first hour.
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Eight year olds, Dude.
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Originally Posted by RichC2
Its because it coined the word Dude, and everybody says Dude.

And it's true because I say so!
This came out in the 80's ?
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They peed on your VALUED rug???
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