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Old 03-22-08 | 12:14 PM
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Movie Quote Contest, a little help needed

There’s a movie quote contest going on at the Springfield, Illinois newspaper:

http://www.sj-r.com/extras/aecontest/

Grand prize is 24 movie tickets that are only good in Kerosotes Theater in Springfield, Illinois, second prize if five DVDs. Feel free to enter yourself, but note that the grand prize is 24 movie tickets that are only good at Kerosotes Theater in Springfield , Illinois .

I'm pretty sure I've got #1, was needing a little help with #2 through #50:

Edit: Unanswered (or not sure) quotes are bolded, answered ones are normal text, ones that people aren't sure about are bolded with an answer followed by (?).

1. "You trying to say Jesus Christ can’t hit a curveball?"
 Major League

2. "Well, sir, there is nothing I’d like more than to restore your faith in Judaism."
 Walk Hard, the Dewey Cox Story

3. "No trick shot. This is magic time. After you see this shot, you’re gonna give up your religious beliefs."
 Carlito’s Way

4. "I was Joan of Arc in my former life."
 Coming To America

5. "Oh, have I got your attention now? Good. ’Cause we’re adding a little something to this month’s sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody wanna see second prize? Second prize, a set of steak knives. Third prize is you’re fired. You get the picture? You laughing now?"
 Glengarry Glen Ross

6. "No, I loved that guy, and the toughest thing to take in here is knowing he thought I killed him."
 Jennifer 8

7. "He’s not a president. He’s an ordinary person. I can kill an ordinary person. I can kill 100 ordinary people."
 Dave

8. "Well, sorry, Johnny. Looks like you don’t get to be president."
 Point Break

9. "Hate to see the chicken that lives in this coop."
 Enemy of the State

10. "Call me Mr. Lamb Fries."
 In Bruges

11. "That’s not what the MP said in the pharmacy before spiders came out of his skin."
 The Mist

12. "Yes, I am the cow, and the cow’s a bit weird."
 Before Sunrise

13. "Remind me never to go skinny dipping with the bottle-nosed dolphins."
 Hoot

14. "Come on, Shadow. He lost his dad to the animal, and you didn’t even tell him who he was coming to see? Tell him."
 Backdraft

15. "Not shrimp, baby. Prawns!"
 Bait

16. "Oh, jump a little higher, Spud Webb!"
 The Burbs

17. "The tall one’s gawking at me and the short one’s being very droll."
 Knocked UP

18. "We murdered the pimp and the fat man. Now it’s time to do one of my things."
 Who's That Girl?

19. "You want them to get Bono?"
 Shooter

20. "Not only did we embarrass Marky Mark, we let down the Funky Bunch."
 Blades of Glory

21. "We’d like to talk to you about that, but first we’d like you to go brush your teeth."
 Burgler

22. "I’m about as popular as a dose of strychnine."
 The Lady Vanishes

23. "Out. Go. Sleep badly. Any questions, hesitate to call."
 Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang

24. "I’ve been awake for three days. Three. Just love those amphetamines. Got to love them. Got to."
 Zero Effect

25. "You may have noticed that Mr. Fincham has started dressing in my clothes. We must assume that this is part of his recovery."
 Driving Lessons

26. "You wouldn’t last a day on the ‘Creek.’ "
 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

27. "What do you say now, you centrally intelligent scumsicle?"
 Hudson Hawk

28. "Now, Jonathan and I did split, however, on the newest teenage romp called ‘Frat Slobs.’ Uh, Jonathan, I think, thought it to be a light, frothy souffle sizzling with youthful energy. On the other hand, I thought it was pond scum."
 Amazon Women on the Moon

29. "You always wanna invest in things people can’t do without. Water and cemeteries, pretty safe bets."
 Mr. Brooks

30. "Note to the galley. Romulan ale no longer to be served at diplomatic functions."
 Star Trek VI

31. "Donger’s here for five hours and he’s got somebody. I live here my whole life and I’m like a disease."
 Sixteen Candles

32. "Cancer? Oh my God! I am gonna go bald and have to eat macrobiotic food!"
 Murial's Wedding

33. "You’re not just any piece of meat, baby. You’re prime rib."
 Waiting

34. "Your kids are starving. Carl’s Jr. believes no child should go hungry. You are an unfit mother. Your children will be placed in the custody of Carl’s Jr."
 Idiocracy

35. "There were two sides to that billboard and they both hurt equally."
 The 40 Year Old Virgin

36. "For you, Brad? I’ve got five."
 American Beauty

37. "I’ve been saving all month for this. I think I need a root canal. I’m sure I need a long … slow … root canal."
 Little Shop of Horrors

38. "Baby, you are gonna miss that plane."
 Before Sunshine

39. "Ground you? You stole an airplane from the Air Force. You had a girl and an open bottle of champagne in the cockpit."
 Iron Eagle

40. "If I’m wrong, nothing happens. We go to jail peacefully, quietly. We’ll enjoy it. But if I’m right, and we can stop this thing … Lenny, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters."
 Ghostbusters

41. "‘Isms,’ in my opinion, are not good. A person should not believe in an ‘ism.’ He should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, ‘I don’t believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.’ "
 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

42. "This is no democracy. It is a dictatorship. I am the law."
 Remember the Titans

43. "You know, it’s amazing how far a gun and a badge’ll take some guys."
 48 Hours

44. "Oh, nonsense. A north Montana man doesn’t care about hat hair."
 Brokeback Mountain

45. "Diane, I’ve loved you since I first saw you, right before you kicked me in the head."
 Sugar and Spice

46. "I popped my Spanish teacher."
 Disturbia

47. "He hates these cans! Stay away from the cans!"
 The Jerk

48. "You know, when I used to work in the factory, I used to dream that I was in a musical. ’Cause in a musical, nothing dreadful ever happens."
 Dancer In The Dark

49. "There are 20 million women on this island and I get to be chained to you."
 The 39 Steps

50. "I’ll be your Rock if you’ll be my Doris ."
 Down With Love

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Old 03-22-08 | 12:29 PM
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I know it's cheating, but you can find out almost all of the answers just by sticking the quote into Google.
Old 03-22-08 | 12:32 PM
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26. "You wouldn’t last a day on the ‘Creek.’ "

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

30. "Note to the galley. Romulan ale no longer to be served at diplomatic functions."

Star Trek VI

31. "Donger’s here for five hours and he’s got somebody. I live here my whole life and I’m like a disease."

I know this one, but for the life of me I can't come up with it.
EDIT: I found it by search. Can't believe I didn't know this one.

36. "For you, Brad? I’ve got five."

American Beauty

37. "I’ve been saving all month for this. I think I need a root canal. I’m sure I need a long … slow … root canal."

Little Shop of Horrors

38. "Baby, you are gonna miss that plane."

I know this one too. Tip of my tongue.

39. "Ground you? You stole an airplane from the Air Force. You had a girl and an open bottle of champagne in the cockpit."

1941, I think

40. "If I’m wrong, nothing happens. We go to jail peacefully, quietly. We’ll enjoy it. But if I’m right, and we can stop this thing … Lenny, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters."

Ghostbusters

41. "‘Isms,’ in my opinion, are not good. A person should not believe in an ‘ism.’ He should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, ‘I don’t believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.’ "

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

47. "He hates these cans! Stay away from the cans!"

The Jerk

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Old 03-22-08 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Brent L
I know it's cheating, but you can find out almost all of the answers just by sticking the quote into Google.
Or IMDB.

49. "There are 20 million women on this island and I get to be chained to you."
The 39 Steps
Old 03-22-08 | 01:04 PM
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3. Carlito's Way

4. Coming to America

5. GlenGarry Glen Ross

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34. Idiocracy
Old 03-22-08 | 02:20 PM
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Old 03-22-08 | 02:51 PM
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35. "There were two sides to that billboard and they both hurt equally."

The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Old 03-22-08 | 03:18 PM
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7. "He’s not a president. He’s an ordinary person. I can kill an ordinary person. I can kill 100 ordinary people."
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23. "Out. Go. Sleep badly. Any questions, hesitate to call."
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang
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Old 03-22-08 | 05:01 PM
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All these according to Google search and memory:
8 is Point Break
15 is Bait
20 is Blades of Glory
27 is Hudson Hawk
31 is Sixteen Candles
Old 03-22-08 | 06:04 PM
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22. The Lady Vanishes
24. Zero Effect
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Old 03-22-08 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by The_Infidel
39. "Ground you? You stole an airplane from the Air Force. You had a girl and an open bottle of champagne in the cockpit."

1941, I think
I am fairly certain this is from Project X.
Old 03-22-08 | 08:28 PM
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44. "Oh, nonsense. A north Montana man doesn’t care about hat hair."

Brokeback Mountain?

32. "Cancer? Oh my God! I am gonna go bald and have to eat macrobiotic food!"

Muriel's Wedding
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14 is Backdraft
17 is Knocked Up
Old 03-22-08 | 09:34 PM
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20 is from Blades of Glory if im not mistaken
and 16 should be The 'Burbs
19 is Shooter

Edit: DARN YOU FINKPISH!

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50 is Down with Love
48 is Dancer in the Dark
45 is Sugar and Spice
42 is Remember the Titans
29 is Mr Brooks
18 is Who's that Girl
Old 03-22-08 | 11:07 PM
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Old 03-23-08 | 12:25 AM
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16. The Burbs.
Talk about a random quote..
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I am fairly certain this is from Project X.
You're probably right. It just sounded like something that would have been from 1941.
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21. "We’d like to talk to you about that, but first we’d like you to go brush your teeth."
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Old 03-23-08 | 03:28 AM
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Oops, just read through them again, and realized I know another one:

28. "Now, Jonathan and I did split, however, on the newest teenage romp called ‘Frat Slobs.’ Uh, Jonathan, I think, thought it to be a light, frothy souffle sizzling with youthful energy. On the other hand, I thought it was pond scum."
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14 is Backdraft : Donald Sutherland

Oops...see it was already called.


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