At a time of year when we’re reminded of the best that movies have to offer, let’s not forget that some of Hollywood’s best have also had to say some of the worst lines ever written for the screen. Check out our new Worst Movie Dialogue Ever gallery — and then feel free to complain here about your favorite lame lines that were left off the list. (Me, I’m disappointed that we couldn’t find room for any of the many howlers from Showgirls. Admittedly, most of them are unprintable, but one that’s SFW is when Elizabeth Berkley’s Nomi, pictured, is trying to bond with Gina Gershon’s Cristal and squeals, "I used to love Doggy Chow, too!" Good times.) Go ahead, show us your good taste in bad taste in the comments section below.
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Gary, my man, if we’re going to talk about dialogue from “Showgirls”, I think we have to go with Kyle McLachlan’s Zack and his underrated quote when threatening an employee…
Employee: “Nothing happened, she’s jumping to conclusions!”
Zack:”…And if it happens again, you’re gonna jump to YOUR conclusion!”
Remember ‘Cocktail’? Tom Cruises’ character tries explaining away his betting his buddies he can fall into bed with an older rich gal, to Elizabeth Shue’s character in this way….
‘When a guy lays down a dare, you gotta take it.’
What kind of stupid crap is that??? In reality, Shue’s character would have given him a swift knee to the genitals and given him the boot. UGH!
My sister and I paraphrase this stomach-turning quote from A Walk to Remember (a terrible movie) all the time:
“Jamie saved my life. She taught me everything. About life, hope and the long journey ahead. I’ll always miss her. But our love is like the wind. I can’t see it, but I can feel it.”
What? No mention of Titanic’s “I’m king of the world!”?
Hmmm…choosing just one is proving difficult. One of my favorite (although I use it almost on a daily basis) is from Point Break “She was my woman, once. We shared time in this world.” What a movie!!!
I also have to disagree from the list about Dirty Dancing, the watermelon scene is a classic!!!
I have to agree with Catherine regarding the watermelon line from Dirty Dancing. Much as I loathe that movie, the line was supposed to be bad. Baby even scoffs at her own ridiculousness after saying it. A better DD selection for this topic would have been “Nobody puts Baby in the corner.” All together now…*eye roll*
The worst is from Center Stage: “You didn’t have the feet, but I don’t have the heart.” And I third the bad call of including the Dirty Dancing watermelon line – that’s one of my favorite lines in any movie ever! It’s obviously supposed to be awkward…and Jennifer Grey’s delivery is just perfection.
“NOOOOOOOO!!!!!”
This line is from many movies. But my favorite is from Behind Enemy Lines, when the classic outburst alerts the enemy to the fact that he is behind enemy lines. Good job soldier!
Actually I like the watermelon line – because 5 seconds later Baby realizes how stupid she sounded when she said it. My nomination is the ever famous, always remembered “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” What the heck?! Whenever we come across this movie on cable, my friends & I will sit and shout out bad line after bad line, “Rocky Horror” style, and believe me, this movie is all about the bad lines!
OK, Verity said it all already – missed her when I was reading the posts and bow to her faster posting.
I love ‘Dirty Dancing’ but every time I hear that line “You’re wild!” after the breaking of the car window I cringe.
“I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.” from Notting Hill….pukegag
I happen to like “The Spitfire Grill” (1997), but I recognize that this Sundance Audience Winner has some laughably funny lines: Will Patton’s “Coz Yer just not smaht enough.” and Allison Elliot’s “Johnny B! Johnny B!”
Also, The Matrix’s “There Is No Spoon.”
(And you folks are dead wrong about Notting Hill).
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, when Matthew McCantspellit’s character pitches his idea for the new diamond campaign..”Frost yourself…with diamonds!” If that was the one they put in the movie, how bad were the rejects?
Hey, sorry, but I had to come back to show some love (if that’s the proper word in this topic) to that maestro of great dialogue, George Lucas in “Attack of the Clones”:
Anakin: “I don’t like sand. It’s coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything’s soft… and smooth…”
Who knew Darth Vader was such a whiny rhymes with witch?
“A dingo ate my baby” that was a real life quote
Any of the dialogue from that Jodie Foster movie “Nell”. My husband still mocks that one, much to my amusement.
i thought everybody loved those Notting Hill and Jerry Maguire lines. hmm. I, personally, love all of Ever After and it’s my favorite Drew Barrymore movie. But I nominate any dialogue in the “Bring It On” series. Especially, the last one where they tried to recreate West Side Story. Yeah, you read that right. The worst line ever was when the black character says, “Oh girl, you know a Cheer Crip can’t be hittin’ it with a Cheer Blood.” Since when is gang strife funny?
“Rocky” – Mickey tells Rocky “You’re gonna eat lightning, and you’re gonna crap thunder!”
I hate to admit that I watched such an absurd movie, but Johnny Nemonic: “It’s Jesus time!”
BLOOD DIAMOND: “In America, it’s all bling-bling – but out here it’s bling-bang.” Such a well-intentioned movie, but good Lord, that script was full of clunkers.
How about the last line in The Whole Nine Yards? “I don’t just want to marry you. I want to marry you more than anyone’s wanted to marry anyone in the history of the world.” I think I’d barf if someone actually said that!
Except for X-men, the lines on your list aren’t that bad, EW. Especially Jerry Maguire’s which is considered one of the best of all time (AFI). I’m also surprised to see nothing from Nicholas Cage orthe movie Titanic. This list fails.
I know it’s not a movie, but anything from Heroes is pretty bad. (just thought it was worth mentioning…)
My personal favorite is from They Live.
“I’m giving you a choice. Either put on these glasses, or start eating that trash can.”
I nominate the line from Titanic in which ship owner Ismay responds to Rose’s assertion that he would be interested in Sigmund Freud’s theories on male preoccupation with size with “Freud, who is he? Is he a passenger?”
And for the endlessly eye-rolling faction I’d like to add “Hasta la vista, baby” from Terminator 2 just so Baby doesn’t feel all alone in her corner.
“PEOPLE! ARE! DYING!” and “The Gov’t wouldn’t lie to us” AVP-R (Aliens vs Predator – Reqreium) And let me tell you with these two clunkers this became one of the best unintentional comedies I have ever seen.
I am SO glad you included “Is it still raining?” from Four Weddings and a Funeral…as soon as I saw this post, I immediately thought of that scene, and sure enough, it was in the gallery. Her wooden performance, and this line in particular, ruined an otherwise great movie.
How could you forget that dreadful line in “Gigli” between J.Lo and Ben Affleck right before their supposed to sleep together….”Gobble Gobble! It’s turkey time!”
Worst. Line. Ever!
How about every line in “Big Trouble in Little China”? My boyfiend just moved in with me and brought his movie collection and he picked out that crap to watch as our first one together. And he quoted every line including the Kurt Russell doozy ” if they’ve asked if you’ve paid you dues, tell ‘em the check’s in the mail.”
I wonder if I made a mistake letting him move in…….