Week 46: That Thing You Do...one of the last VHS videos I'm clinging to...In an effort to be a bit more upbeat this week, I've decided to revert to an old trick...favorite movie quotes. In my humble opinion, That Thing You Do is perhaps one of the Top 10 Best Movies to Quote...I hope you enjoy some of my favorite quotes as much as I do.
On Singing for the Kid in the Back:
Heckler: Hey, when are you gonna play "That Thing You Do!"?
Lenny: Has our fame preceded us?
Heckler: We came here to meet girls and dance, and we can't meet girls until we dance!
Lenny: Alright, this seems like an opportune moment to pick it up a little. Here's one for the kid in the back...
On Staying Up Late:
Guy: Yeah, we were pretty wild up in Erie, Penn.
Lenny: Yeah, there was this one time, we stayed up way past midnight.
On Picking Someone Up:
Lenny Haise: So how long have you worked at Play-tone?
Receptionist: How long have you been wearing such tight paints?
Lenny Haise: Hey, if that's a pick-up line we're a match made in heaven.
On Being Smooth:
Lenny: I play a lot of cards. Obviously. Wanna see my deck?
[he flashes his cards]
Lenny: See? You gotta be quick! You gotta be quick with me! I'm from Erie, P.A.!
On Any Occassion:
Lenny Haise: You're talking gibberish!
On Being in Charge:
Mr. White: Any questions? Don't ask. I'm tired of talking to you and I want to sleep.
On Having Principles:
Jimmy: [Speaking about Diane Dane ] She told me never trust a label. And I'm beginning to believe her.
Lenny: Well, sure. I mean, come on. They put us up in a first class hotel, all expenses paid, while our record climbs the charts; bunch of lyin' snakes.
Jimmy: Sorry I'm buggin' you! I guess I'm alone in my principles.
[leaves the room]
Lenny: Oh come on. Oh, there he goes off to his room to write that hit song "Alone in my principles."
On Being a Fan:
Guy Patterson: You are my biggest fan.
On the Underuse of "Patootie":
Mr. White: Good morning, Guy. We have a crisis here - your bass player has disappeared, and you are still in bed! Just calling to tell you to get your patootie down to the television studio! You're gonna be on TV tonight!
On Giving Them What They Want:
Mr. White: Put your glasses on, Shades. Give 'em what they want.
On Being a Gentleman:
Faye: Was she a good kisser?
Guy: Yeah.
Faye: Yeah?
Guy: It would be ungentlemanly of me to elaborate.
Faye: Gentleman. I'd forgotten what you guys looked like.
On "Being On":
Mr. White: It is very important that you don't stink today.
Lenny Haise: Hey, I make no guarantees.
On Being With the Band:
Lamarr: Did I check you in with a quartet of gentlemen? And why aren't they here to take care of your needs?
Faye: They're off making a major motion picture.
Lamarr: We've got movie stars in my hotel!
Faye: They're musicians, actually.
Lamarr: Even better!
On Being the "Smart One":
Mr. White: You know, Horace was right about you, Guy; you are the smart one. Lenny is the fool, Jimmy is the... talent, and Faye is... well, now, Faye is special, isn't she? And you are the smart one. That's what I think, anyway.
On Playing the Fool:
Faye: I have wasted thousands and thousands of kisses on you - kisses that I thought were special because of your lips and your smile and all your color and life. I used to think that was the real you, when you smiled. But now I know you don't mean any of it. You just save it for all your songs. Shame on me for kissing you with my eyes closed so tight.
On Being a Romantic:
Guy Patterson: When was the last time you were decently kissed? I mean, truly, truly, good and kissed?
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