Most Memorable Scene


IMO, when Eddie (Judd) gets out of the cab wearing that eye-searing orange suit. No matter how many times I've seen this film, I can't stop laughing!

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At the beginning, when the maid puts on a face mask before entering Palmer's bedroom, shoves dishes off the table before slamming the tray down.

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That is a classic scene and hilarious too!

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THIRD PLACE:

I'm baaaaaaaack! And I'm better than ever, baby! Took care of Muffy, gave her the old hot beef injection, and left her BEGGING for more! (to Blimp) Hey, who's this, Friar Tuck? Nice build, kid!...

Let's celebrate! For you, Little John, a mutton chop (offers a chicken drumstick pulled from his pocket), and gift from Bacchus to wash it down (sprays him in the face with a drink from his canteen). Come, you must join my merry band, and then you too may laugh like this: (throws head back, hands on hips) HA HA HA! HA HA HA! HA HA HA HAHA! A manly laugh, for manly men such as we!

(knock on door. Palmer leaps to open the door, revealing Mr Hoover. Palmer screams in horror)

AAAAAAH! Weren't you the host on Creature Features?...Hey, Boris, suck a few necks for me tonight, huh buddy?

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A close second place:

CADDY: Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like...yes it is! It's slicing towards the elm trees!

PALMER: Who are you, Curt *beep* Gowdy?...(kicks the ball down the fairway; when he's ready for his next shot) What do you recommend?

CADDY: Lessons.

PALMER: What club, wise ass?

CADDY: Aah, if I were you, I'd just stick to kicking.

PALMER: If you were me, you wouldn't be a caddy.

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And the winner (it's only one line, but it's awesome)

TOWNSEND: As your father's personal assistant...

PALMER: You're an ass-kissing joke!

(Funny how Palmer is in all of my favorite scenes. This kid stole the movie. Did I mention NetFlix has this movie? Just watched it tonight!)

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Palmer definitely makes this movie. Some other great lines:

"Exchange student [belch]...from Slobovia"

"Oh boy where'd the time go. Was it good for you. It was great for me. I got a Red Sox game to catch..." [after lasting all of two seconds with Muffy]

"Oh my God there's a fire, [rips off girl's shirt for no reason]"

[Upon seeing Dice] "Who is this the auto shop teacher?"

Just classic. Like you said... probably the funniest part was the first scene of the movie with the maid and personal assistant. Too bad they didn't make Tourista.

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You mentioned some great scenes right there and I loved it too! That is why I felt this movie is a classic and there is no way that they could remake this film at all! I do not care who they cast for it no one could do as well of a job like Judd Nelson did as the leading character in the movie.

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Your Number 3 is my Number 1..I fell out laughing HYSTERICALLY just reading your post of #3. OMG!! Hilarious!! Judd Nelson was my man, but BY FAR Dana Owens STOLE this movie!! There was not one scene where he didn't kick TOTAL A$$!!

As I said that's my favorite scene, but Judd Nelson's entrance from the taxi into the Prep School is another WILDLY hilarious scene! All activity STOPS and just the music from his "boom box" is playing...ANTI-PREPPY to the fullest!

And you CANNOT forget the maid scene in the very beginning of the movie. "I'm not stepping foot in this room until its clean" (not word for word, just going off memory).

And in terms of hotness Jonna Lee was arguably THE MOST beautiful girl in 80's films....not Pheobe Cates, not Brooke Shields...nobody! I'm willing to be proven wrong, but I don't think so.

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"And in terms of hotness Jonna Lee was arguably THE MOST beautiful girl in 80's films....not Pheobe Cates, not Brooke Shields...nobody! I'm willing to be proven wrong, but I don't think so."

I agree with you about Jonna Lee up to a point. I still say the hottest chick in an '80s teen film is Phoebe Cates in Fast Times. Other posts have mentioned Betsy Russell and Kelly Preston. What was great about Jonna Lee is she was gorgeous plus she had a totally unique look...milky white skin and those large, large breasts on such a tiny girl...nice!

Saying something "would of" happened makes no sense. Would HAVE. Would'VE. NOT "would of".

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THIRD PLACE:

I'm baaaaaaaack! And I'm better than ever, baby! Took care of Muffy, gave her the old hot beef injection, and left her BEGGING for more! (to Blimp) Hey, who's this, Friar Tuck? Nice build, kid!...

Let's celebrate! For you, Little John, a mutton chop (offers a chicken drumstick pulled from his pocket), and gift from Bacchus to wash it down (sprays him in the face with a drink from his canteen). Come, you must join my merry band, and then you too may laugh like this: (throws head back, hands on hips) HA HA HA! HA HA HA! HA HA HA HAHA! A manly laugh, for manly men such as we!

(knock on door. Palmer leaps to open the door, revealing Mr Hoover. Palmer screams in horror)

AAAAAAH! Weren't you the host on Creature Features?...Hey, Boris, suck a few necks for me tonight, huh buddy?



This has to be my top scene. For me, it's the laugh and the manly men line....just kills me every time



You mean my only choice is "or death"? I'll have the chicken

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Man, haven't been back to this one in a while. That friar tuck scene was one of the best. Pretty much every scene with Dana Olsen (Palmer) cracks me up. I forgot about the coach. He has some memorable exchanges, too (going off memory here so I'm probably screwing some up):

Coach: "You're in rotten shape for a teenager"

Eddie: "Well, you're in pretty rotten shape for a phys ed instructor"

Coach: "What are you kidding, I'm in rotten shape for a human being"

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Coach: [Giving instructions for the dance]"No necking, no touching,..."

Eddie: "No fun"

Coach: "No kidding"

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Coach: "What is this...bowling for dullars?"

And the whole scene where he screens the porn movie with the students. Classic.

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"My father's not gonna like you talking like that."

"I'm quoting your father."

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It's either the golf scene, where Palmer beats the heck out of the course while cursing, and throws his clubs,

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It's the "school song". "nuh nuh, nu nu nuh nuh".

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You can NOT beat a killer 80's break dancing scene.

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"Hello, Pizzas-R-Us? Do you give volume discounts?" (The heavy kid says it, forget his name)

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Dice (I don't think this will be exactly correct):

"I luv ya, Eddie, I do. This comes from the left ventricle (or aorta?), the vein that pumps love."



Saying something "would of" happened makes no sense. Would HAVE. Would'VE. NOT "would of".

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"Well I can't breathe in here with all these germs!"

WAY too many great one-liners and scenes to mention right now but my favorite scene is where Judd Nelson struts in to the dorm hall and checks the pay phone coin slot for leftover change on his way in. Hilarious! That whole strut is great.

Palmer is classic- all his lines are awesome and all his scenes are classic. ("I have a delicate psyche..." / "Great BLT! I think the mayonnaise is a little funny though- I think I hallucinated that I saw that guy that looks like Boris Karloff.")

I also like when Diceman says "What are you girls practicing for a palsy contest?"

It really was a tragedy that a sequel was never made. Palmer is one of the best movie characters of the 80's if not of all time. That whole movie is great- ranks right up there with the classics such as Caddyshack and Animal House which were obvious influences on it you can tell. I have wished also for years that they would have released a soundtrack on cd bc I love the Shandi song they play at the beginning and end.

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when Judd Nelson checks the pay phone coin slot upon entering the dorm for the first time...

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