If you like, movies,
love learning English, and you also want to understand a
little more about American pop culture. Well then this lesson is for you. Hey everyone, my name is Wes.
This is Interactive English, which is all about helping you practice
and improve your English skills. And today I want to talk to you
about some famous movie one liners, some movie quotes that have
gone beyond the films from, from which they have come to become
embedded in American pop culture. So these are movie quotes
that are easily recognizable, especially in the United States, but I think that they're pretty well
known throughout the world because the movies that I'm going to talk to
you about are, are pretty famous. So you can use these quotes in everyday
conversation if you happen to find yourself in a particular situation and
the quote is relevant or you can use them just for fun to see if other people can
recognize the quote and the movie that it came from, which again is part of your cultural
understanding of the language, but it also adds value to
your overall English fluency. So the first quote that I have for you
is we're not in Kansas anymore and this quote comes from the famous
movie, the Wizard of Oz. Now the Wizard of Oz was originally
a book, which was also pretty famous, but I think the quote really
became popular after the movie, and Dorothy says this too, to Todo
once they arrive in Oz and she says, well, we're not in Kansas anymore. We
are in a strange and unknown place. So you can actually use this quote. If you find yourself in a strange and
unknown place and you're with another person who also thinks the place is
strange and you can say, you know, Hey, we're not in Kansas anymore. I don't
know about this place. It's strange. It's unknown. We're not in Kansas anymore. Then there is another famous quote from this movie
and that is there is no place like home. There's no place like home. This
quote comes from the end of the movie. When Dorothy is clicking those slippers
together and she wants to return home and she really misses home and
says, there's no place like home. There's no place like home. Once again, this is a quote that you can use in an
everyday conversation if you want to express that same feeling
and capture that emotion. If you are away from your home, maybe you've been traveling for a long
time and you really miss it and you were thinking about it, you could say, you
know, yeah, there's no place like that. Then we have this quote right
here. Go ahead, make my day. Now that was a terrible Clint Eastwood
impression. I'm sorry about that, but this quote comes from the movie
Dirty Harry and Clint Eastwood says this, Go ahead. Make my day. It's like he's asking them to react so
that he can react and that's what this quote means, that you are you. You hope that another person continues
with the action that they're doing so that you can react and do something
else that might give you pleasure. This is a quote that you may
hear in other TV shows or movies, and they may say it to reference
this movie, this particular quote, but again, you can use it if you find yourself in
that situation and it's like you want to dare the person to continue doing whatever
it is they're doing and you'd say, go ahead, make my day. Next is the quote. Say hello to my little friend and this
maybe you don't recognize it by the way that I just said it there, but it comes from the movie Scarface.
And this was a a popular gangster movie from a long time ago and he says, say hello to my little friend when he's
getting ready to fire a missile launcher and actually kill some people. This is a quote that probably you're not
going to, you're not going to say it. At least I hope you wouldn't say it and be firing
some kind of gun or weapon at somebody else, but it is something that you may
come across in other TV shows or movies. So if you do hear it, then
you know where it came from. It came from the movie Scarface. Now this is a movie that I have
actually never seen, but I, just growing up in the United States, I was very familiar with
this quote because you just
hear it from time to time. It's just a part of pop culture. Then we have, and this is one of my
favorite quotes, and it is I'll be back. I'll be back. This is my, my
Terminator impression and it, it's a very bad Arnold Schwartzenegger
impression. I apologize. But this quote comes from the
movie Terminator and he says, I'll be back saying, you know,
he's going to return. So when you think about these quotes
and one liners and about how you can use
them as a learner this is a great way to practice shadowing
and and practice your pronunciation, your intonation, your emphasis, and try to capture that emotion by
repeating the phrase the the exact same way that you hear it in the movie. And the reason I say that you could try
it with this one is because this is a popular quote that people will try to
say mostly because it's recognizable. So if you find yourself in that situation
where you are going to return to some place and you're just
letting the people know, you can have a little fun with it
and say, you know, I'll be back, I will return, I will come back. But
again, you have to say it like that. I'll be back. Another popular quote is
you can't handle the truth. And this comes from the movie. A few
Good Men. This is another good one. When you think about shadowing and you
people would try to say it the same way Jack Nicholson did in the movie.
You can't handle the truth. So if somebody is trying to get
you to confess, to tell the truth, you can just tell them you can't
handle the truth and do your best. Jack Nicholson impression. And
again, this is great for shadowing. It is a wonderful way to actually
practice your spoken English. You can't handle the truth. Now how about you? You, you give it a
try right now. Say it just like that. You can't handle the truth. I'll wait. Okay. Alright. That wasn't bad. Shadowing is a great way to practice
your speaking skills and if you did this, if you participated, let me know
in the comments. Just write. You can't handle the truth. That way I know that you are actually
practicing your speaking skills, which is what Interactive English is all
about. Then we have the quote Houston. We have a problem. Now this quote comes from the movie
Apollo 13 which was actually based off of the real life event, the real life space mission Apollo 13
which which went wrong up in space in and that is what was said.
They called down to NASA, which is located in Houston and they
said, Houston, we have a problem. The movie was made many years later. It was very popular but I really think
it was like a resurgence of this quote and it really brought it back into the
mainstream and it is something that's very common in American pop
culture. Now this is a quote that can be used
to talk about a variety of problems or issues. If you have to tell somebody,
and even if they're not in Houston, it really doesn't matter. You
could just say, you know Houston, we have a problem. Next is...it's another one of my favorite quotes
probably because I really enjoy this movie and that is, Oh captain, my captain. And this quote comes
from the movie Dead Poets Society. If you haven't seen it,
it's a great movie. I highly
recommend you check it out. But the quote itself comes from a poem by
Walt Whitman and that is a bit of an analogy referencing, uh, the
death of Abraham Lincoln., Now I think the meaning, Oh, captain, my captain is kind of showing
respect and reverence to the leader. And in this case, Maybe the reason I like the movie so
much is because it talks about teaching. It's about a teacher and his students
and the students would stand up on the desk. Oh captain, my captain,
kind of showing that respect, their admiration for the teacher. And I think it's every teacher's dream, especially if
they have seen this movie to think that, Oh one day I, I hope the students are
all standing on their desk saying, Oh captain my captain and
really showing that respect. But unfortunately it's
never happened to me. The students have never said
to me, Oh captain, my captain. They have said some other things
to me and sometimes, yeah, it hasn't been very nice and then that's
when I would tell those students, yeah, come on, keep it up. Go ahead
make my day. But this movie quote, it's become a part of American pop culture
but it's not something that may get thrown around in everyday conversation
unless you are really referencing a leader and you're trying to reference
the movie while showing respect and admiration. It's a Oh captain,
my captain. We will follow you. We will listen to you. Then there is another quote from this movie
and that is carpe diem. Now this is a Latin phrase, but the movie I think really made it
a lot more popular and it taught many people like me. It taught me what this phrase meant
because before I saw the movie, I did not know that carpe
diem meant seize the day. Take advantage of of every moment and
really try to seize the day and live life to the fullest. Carpe diem. So this phrase is a big part of the movie.
Talks a lot about that. Carpe diem. Seize the day. Next is the quote It's alive. It's alive. And maybe you recognize it. This
quote is from the movie Frankenstein. When Dr Frankenstein has his
creation come to life, he's yelling, It's alive! So this is a...it's another quote that is easily
recognizable and you could use it also to reference the movie, but you could use
it in a situation in which maybe you're, you're trying to build something and
create something and you're testing to see if it works and if it works then you
could say it's alive in reference to the movie, but also acknowledging
that yes, your creation works. Good job. Then we have the quote, I'm going to make him an
offer he can't refuse. And that...that is my Marlon Brando impression. And that quote comes
from the movie The Godfather. Now there are so many great quotes that
come from the the movie series that The Godfather, if you haven't seen
it, I suggest you check it out. So this quote has become very well known
in American pop culture and you could use it depending on the situation
that you find yourself in. If you want somebody to to do something
for you and you're going to make them an offer so that they'll do it.
You could say, you know I'm, I'm going to make you an offer you can't
refuse or I'm going to make them an offer they can't refuse and
reference this Godfather quote. Another popular quote I told you, there are so many from
The Godfather is this one. Keep your friends close
but your enemies closer. Now this is a quote that did not
originate with The Godfather. Many people credit it to Sun Tzu who is a
famous Chinese military general and that, that was a long time
ago. So this, this quote, this expression has been
around for a long time, but The Godfather really
put it into the mainstream. And I think it's easily recognizable
because of The Godfather. The movie is so well known. People will, will think of the movie when they hear
this quote. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Then we have the quote. May the force be
with you. And I'm sure for many of you, as soon as you heard the word force, you may know that I'm
talking about Star Wars. This is a movie quote that is said
many times throughout Star Wars. Well, there's many different Star Wars movies
and I think it's repeated in many of them. May the force be with you. That's a fun one. I think many people get that because Star
Wars is just so well known throughout the world. Then we have you talking
to me. You talking to me. This quote comes from the movie Taxi
Driver and Robert de Niro really, really made this quote what it is, it's
a part of American pop culture and I, People associate this quote
with the movie Taxi Driver. Again, this is another movie that I haven't seen. It's a very well known
and popular movie, but I, I've always been very familiar with this
quote because I've heard it in other TV shows other movies and people may say a
jokingly when they want to reference that, that movie and that
character. You talking to me? It's a quote that is kind
of confrontational, so it's
not one that I would say, Hey, go out and use this one. If
somebody is saying something to you that, that that's not nice. That's mean maybe
they're calling you a name. You could, aAe you talking to me? You talking to me? Next is the quote.
Nobody puts baby in the corner. And this quote comes from the
movie Dirty Dancing. It's a, it's another quote that's become pretty
well known in American pop culture. And it refers to somebody being, you know, kind of cast aside, forgotten about. That they've been put in the corner.
And he says it in reference to the main character who's been put
in the corner and he says, nobody puts Baby in the corner and he
takes her out of the corner and then they do this, this big dance at the end. Now this is a quote that you may
hear a that references the movie, but people will take out Baby and they
will substitute another person's name in there instead. A person who
has been kind of cast aside, forgotten about and you want to say
no, we need to acknowledge this person. We need to recognize them.
Nobody puts him in the corner. Nobody puts her in the corner.
Nobody puts Wes in the corner. At least I hope they don't. So now I want to make you an offer
that you can't refuse. All right. I will continue to create new
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guys so much for watching. May the force be with you
and I will see you next time. So long. I'll be back. That's true. I will
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