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Old 07-22-05, 05:58 PM
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The phrase appearing in the largest number of films...

...has to be "Let's get outta here". It can be whispered or mumbled, comedic or dramatic, hell, I'd bet it's even signed in Children of a Lesser God.

I noticed this about ten years ago when I watched three movies in a row where the phrase was used. Now I would safely bet that at least nine out of ten films I see use it, and now that I have pointed it out you will never be able to watch another movie without that line drilling into your recognition center.

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"the"

actually, i've heard the "factoid" that "let's get out of here" IS the most common phrase in movies. i think i heard it a few years ago, in fact.
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"Hello", much like "Groucho", is a concept, not a phrase.
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Originally Posted by Groucho
"Hello"
You had me at that.
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"What's that supposed to mean?"

...or its alternative ..

"What are you trying to say?"
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One that I seem to hear a lot is "you were great back there".
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A favorite of the horror genre:

"Is someone there?"

Or one of the following variations:

"Hello, anyone home?"
"Hey, who's there?"
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"Jack!" "Rose!"

Or did you mean in different movies?
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The most used is also the easiest way of spotting weak screenwriting:

"You just don't get it, do you?"

Used 1,000,000,000,000+ times in modern cinema, and yet I challenge you to find a single instance in your lifetime when someone actually used that phrase in the real world.
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"I'm getting too old for this shit"
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I think 99% of the entire horror genre wins this one.

"I'll be right back"
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"You must be trippin" or "You trippin" or "I'm trippin" or....well, you get the idea.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
"You must be trippin" or "You trippin" or "I'm trippin" or....well, you get the idea.
I'm proud to say that I've never seen a movie where this phrase is used.
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One that I seem to hear a lot is "you were great back there".
"You weren't so bad yourself."
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
Used 1,000,000,000,000+ times in modern cinema, and yet I challenge you to find a single instance in your lifetime when someone actually used that phrase in the real world.
Hey, my mom used to say that to me.
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Originally Posted by The Ferret
Hey, my mom used to say that to me.
Then the script of her life is being written by a banal writer...
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"Be Careful!"

(Usually followed by the death of the character it's being said to)
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If pr0n movies count as films, then none of these are even close....
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These are the lines I've heard the absolute most in movies.

5) "How much for that rooster?"

4) "I think the botanist might be crazy."

3) "I dropped my kosher dill pickle!"

2) "It snowed the day we buried Uncle George. And that mule."

1) "Beans, beans, the musical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot."

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