What Did They Say?
We all love a good movie quote. But what if we told you that some of the most famous movie quotes of all time are wrong? Or at least the way we've all been saying them is wrong. Prepare to have your mind blown with these iconic, yet oft misquoted, movie lines.
Jaws: "We're gonna need a bigger boat".
Actual quote: "You're gonna need a bigger boat".
Wall Street: "Greed is good".
Actual quote: "The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good".
Twentieth Century, Wall Street (1987)
Field Of Dreams: "If you build it, they will come".
Actual quote: "If you build it, he will come".
Universal, Field of Dreams (1989)
Apollo 13: "Houston, we have a problem".
Actual quote: "Ah, Houston, we’ve had a problem".
Dirty Harry: "Do you feel lucky, punk?"
Actual quote: "You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?"
Warner Bros., Dirty Harry (1971)
All About Eve: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride".
Actual quote: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night".
Twentieth Century, All About Eve (1950)
She Done Him Wrong: "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?"
Actual quote: "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?"
Paramount, She Done Him Wrong (1933)
The Wizard Of Oz: "Toto, I don't think we’re in Kansas anymore".
Actual quote: "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore".
Sunset Boulevard: "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille".
Actual quote: "Alright, Mr. DeMille. I'm ready for my close-up".
Paramount, Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Forrest Gump: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get".
Actual quote: "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get".
Paramount, Forrest Gump (1994)
The Graduate: "Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?"
Actual quote: "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?"
United Artists, The Graduate (1967)
Silence Of The Lambs: "Hello, Clarice".
Actual quote: "Good evening, Clarice".
Orion, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Casablanca: "Play it again, Sam".
Actual quote: "Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By".
Warner Bros., Casablanca (1942)
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
Actual quote: "Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"
Walt Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"
Actual quote: "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"
Warner Bros., The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Cool Hand Luke: "What we have here is a failure to communicate".
Actual quote: "What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate".
Warner Bros., Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Empire Strikes Back: "Luke, I am your father".
Actual quote: "No, I am your father".
Lucasfilm, The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
