Misquoted Movie Lines
Posted in Entertainment on July 19th, 2009 by Karl JonesDarth Vader owns the No. 1 misquoted movie line.
Poor Darth Vader. It’s bad enough that he lost his wife in childbirth, fought with his son, and embraced the Dark Side of the Force. Now it turns out that we botch his most famous line. Fans mess up The Empire Strikes Back quote—“No, I am your father”—more than any other, according to a recent lovefilm.com survey. (We wrongly say, “Luke, I am your father.”) At least Vader’s in good company. We also misquote cinematic icons like Dirty Harry and Hannibal Lecter, too:
Top Misquoted Movie Lines…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Wrong: “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”
Right: “Magic Mirror on the wall…”
Dirty Harry
Wrong: “Do you feel lucky, punk?”
Right: “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”
Casablanca
Wrong: “Play it again, Sam.”
Right: “Play it, Sam.”
Silence of the Lambs
Wrong: “Hello, Clarice.”
Right: “Good evening, Clarice.”
Star Trek Franchise
Wrong: “Beam me up, Scotty!”
Right: “Never used in film or TV series.
Gone With the Wind
Wrong: “Frankly, Scarlett, I don’t give a damn.”
Right: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
Field of Dreams
Wrong: “If you build it, they will come.”
Right: “If you build it, he will come.”
The Wizard of Oz
Wrong: “I don’t think we’re in Kansas any more, Toto.”
Right: “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.”
The Graduate
Wrong: “Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?”
Right: “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.”
