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“I'm too selfish to like you out of pity.” Tea and Sympathy (1956) directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Deborah Kerr, John Kerr and Leif Erickson Next Time: The Children's Hour (1961)
“I myself was once a gay. Now, I'm an ex-gay.” But I'm A Cheerleader (1999) directed by Jamie Babbitt and starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Cathy Moriarty, RuPaul Charles and Melanie Lynskey Next Time: Tea and Sympathy (1956)
“All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready fro my close up” Sunset Boulevard (1950) directed by Billy Wilder and starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim and Nancy Olson Next Time: But I'm A Cheerleader (1999)
"How do you know what kind of goddamn day it is?" We Were Soldiers (2002) written and directed by Randall Wallace and starring Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell and Barry Pepper Next Time: TBD
“A Mother can never give up hope for her own children.” The Joy Luck Club (1993) directed by Wayne Wang and starring Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, Ming-Na Wen, Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom and Rosalind Chao Next Time: We Were Soldiers (2002)
“What I know about Texas is, down here you're on your own.” Blood Simple (1984) written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh and Samm-Art Williams Next Time: The Joy Luck Club (1993)
"You shouldn't wear that body." Body Heat (1981) written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna and Ted Danson Next Time: Blood Simple (1984)
"Whoever saves one life saves the world entire." Schindler's List (1993) directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Embeth Davidtz and Jonathan Sagall. Next Time: Body Heat (1981)
"You men shoot, aim for white meat." Dog Day Afternoon (1975) directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon and Penolope Allen. Next Time: Schindler's List (1993)
"Don't let's talk here." Deception (1946) directed by Irving Rapper and starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Benson Fong. Next Time: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way." Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Bob Hoskins, Charles Fleischer, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Kathleen Turner and Mel Blanc Next Time: Deception 1946
“In the name of peace, self determination, and liberation, I demand you sign my list of demands. They are non-negotiable!” Five on the Black Hand Side (1973) directed by Oscar Williams and starring Clarice Taylor, Leonard Jackson, Virginia Capers, Glynn Turman, D'Urville Martin, Ja'net DuBois and Carl Franklin Next Time: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
“Every new fashion is a form of rebellion.” To Sir, with Love (1967) written and directed by James Clavell and starring Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts and Lulu Next Time: Five On The Black Hand Side (1973)
“I'm a fully grown woman. I don't have to mind what I say.” Daughters of the Dust (1991) written and directed by Julie Dash and starring Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Barbara-O and Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor Next Time: To Sir, with Love (1967)
"Am I the baddest mojo low down around this this town? Sho'Nuff!" The Last Dragon (1985) Directed by Michael Schultz and starring Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, Christohpher Murney, Leo O'Brien and Faith Prince Next Time: Daughter's of Dust (1991)
“We don't live in that kind of a world Thelma” Thelma & Louise (1991) directed by Ridley Scott and starring Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald and Brad Pitt Next Time: The Last Dragon (1985)
"Hit me, Sergeant!" Mermaids (1990) directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling and Christina Ricci Next Time: Thelma & Louise (1991)
"Rosebud" Citizen Kane directed by Orson Wells and starring Orson Wells, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick and Everett Sloane. Next Time: Mermaids (1990)
Next Time: 300th Episode! Citizen Kane (1941) Redux
"Yippee-ki-yay, mfer!" Die Hard (1988) directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason, Clarence Gilyard and James Shigeta. Next Time: Best of 2024
"But Debbie...pastels?" Addams Family Values (1993) directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci and Joan Cusack Next Time - Die Hard (1988)
"Shut up, you ugly bitch!" The Boys From Brazil (1978) directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen, Steve Guttenberg, Anne Meara, Bruno Ganz and Jeremy Black Next Time: The Addams Family Values (1993)
"Is it safe?" Marathon Man (1976) directed by John Schlesinger and starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider Next Time: The Boys from Brazil (1978)
"We came here for science. Why are we looking for gold?" Nude On The Moon (1961) directed by Doris Wishman and starring Marietta, William Mayer, Lester Brown and Pat Reilly. Next Time: The Marathon Man (1976)
"You haven't got a thing except that gun!" The Hitch-Hiker (1953) directed by Ida Lupino and starring Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman and Natividad Vacio Next Time: Nude On the Moon (1961)
“Perhaps you'd better go home and play with your finger print collection.” Lady In The Lake (1947) directed by Robert Montgomery and starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Jayne Meadows, Lila Leeds and Leon Ames Next Time: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
"Was 1 a good year?" A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) directed by Richard Lester and starring Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, Michael Hordern and Michael Crawford Next Time: Lady in the Lake (1947)
"How DARE you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library!“ Cleopatra (1963) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison and Roddy McDowall Next Time: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum (1966)
"What do you do with a talented black girl? You elect her President." A Piece of the Action (1977) directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke and Sheryl Lee Ralph Next Time: Cleopatra (1963)
"One of the most important fights is against tradition." Island In The Sun (1957) directed by Robert Rossen and starring James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins and John Williams Next Time: A Piece of the Action (1977)
"Betty, dear, you've got to stop throwing yourself at men." Neptune's Daughter (1949) directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalbán, Red Skelton, Betty Garrett, Xavier Cugat and Theresa Harris Next Time: Island In The Sun (1957)
"Little Latin Boy, why are you crying?" To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) Directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Chris Penn, and RuPaul Next Time: Neptune's Daughter (1949)
“Should she know that I think you've turned into one of the most beastly, bourgeois, babbity little snobs on the Eastern seaboard?” Auntie Mame (1958) Directed by Morton DaCosta and starring Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Roger Smith, Peggy Cass and Yuki Shimoda Next Time: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
"I don't want you to see me. I'm hideous" The Birdcage (1996) directed by Mike Nichols and starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Calista Flockhart, Dan Futterman and Christine Baranski. Next Time: Auntie Mame (1958)
"Let's fold scarves." Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) directed by David Mirkin and starring Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo and Alan Cumming Next Time: The Birdcage (1996)
"Give 'em my best in Paramus." Soapdish (1991) directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr, Whoopi Goldberg, Cathy Moriarty, Elisabeth Shue and Kathy Najimy Next Time: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
"They don't allow short people in Hollywood." Flashdance (1983) directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri and Jumbo Red Next Time: Soapdish (1991)
"Send my ashes to Las Vegas" Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) directed by James Signorelli and starring Cassandra Peterson, W. Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene, Susan Kellerman, Edie McClurg, Kurt Fuller and Jeff Conway Next Time: Flashdance (1983)
"Maybe that's what killed her." The Misfits (1961) directed by John Huston and starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach Next Time: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
"Say it ain't so Joe." Eight Men Out (1988) written and directed by John Sayles and starring John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney, and Michael Rooker. Next Time: The Misfits (1961)
"Eat my shorts." The Breakfast Club (1985) written and directed by John Hughes and starring Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy Next Time: Eight Men Out (1988)
"I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself." My Fair Lady (1964) directed by George Cukor and starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper and Jeremy Brett. Next Time: The Breakfast Club (1985)
"I have a head for business and a bod for sin." Working Girl (1988) directed by Mike Nichols and starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Cusack and Alec Baldwin Next Time: My Fair Lady (1964)
"Can I borrow your underpants for ten minutes?" Sixteen Candles (1984) written and directed by John Hughes and starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Anthony Michael Hall, Haviland Morris and Gedde Watanabe. Next Time: Working Girl (1988)
"I've got a furious day ahead." In Cold Blood (1967) directed by Richard Brooks and starring Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe and Paul Stewart. Next Time: Sixteen Candles (1984)
"Someday I'm going to snap off your poison head." Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) directed by Robert Wise and starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame, Kim Hamilton and Mae Barnes. Next Time: In Cold Blood (1967)
"Why are you bringing all this confusion into my home?" Mo' Better Blues (1990) directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams Next Time: Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
“Jack Ames couldn't get blood out of a sock with a washing machine and a bottle of Clorox.” Twilight (1998) directed by Robert Benton and starring Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Reese Witherspoon, Stockard Channing, James Garner and Giancarlo Esposito. Next Time: Mo' Better Blues (1990)
“Since jazz music is at the center of the American mythology, it necessarily deals with race. The more we run from it, the more we run into it.” Wynton Marsalis New Orleans (1947) directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Arturo de Córdova, Dorothy Patrick, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday Next Time: Twilight (1998)
"Next time I have a daughter, I hope it's a boy!" Bye Bye Birdie (1963) directed by George Sidney and starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margaret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell and Paul Lynde Next Time: New Orleans (1947)
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