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best line of the movie...

posted 19 years ago by jrsmitty
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Susan (Amy Brenneman) says to Dave (after he comments that his new girlfriend is good with the kids,) "if it meant that you might get laid, you'd let Hannibal Lector be their nanny..."
I love this movie. Saw it when it came out as a college student and ten years later it still cracks me up. I think that although there is a lot of hard truth in this movie regarding divorce in America, it is a work of comedy genius. Also neat to see how some of these actors/actresses have evolved over time.

[–] njdeathblooms 19 years ago

i also love some of dave's lines when his kid catches him and kim in the act. "I want some water" "Yes. You have a right! Water is for everyone!" and "What were you doing with her?" "Trying on clothes. different clothes. different kinds of clothes." Pure gold. lol.

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[–] lensue88 10 years ago

Thank you, love reading all these lines. We used to watch this every time it was on. I'm voting for Vic with the money for the kids, not for tires.

[–] freendeed 18 years ago

This is the most realistic movie on divorce I have ever seen.

freendeed

[–] JGlendenning 18 years ago

This movie is really a classic.

I am a compassionate conservative Democrat who goes to church on Sunday and Watches StarTrek

[–] SexySedai 18 years ago

My favorite line has got to be when Vic and his ex are fighting over the dog and she says "I found him, I named him, you re-named him, he's still my dog"

*There's a difference between women and girls, and it's not age*

[–] Frameous 18 years ago

"That money I send you is for the kids. Not for you to drive aroung like the queen of Sheba with new tires."

I also like the whole Joe Ferrell argument.

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[–] D515 18 years ago

Donny: "It's a difficult age for girls."
Dave: "What age is that?"
Donny: "From 12 to 35."

In fact there's a lot of good writing in this funny, poignant and underrated movie that addresses divorce like no other.

[–] iljdh 18 years ago

i love when donny is talking to his daughter about how she can never look fat and then he tells her she has her mothers eyes.
Emma: mine are brown, hers are green dad.
Donny: the shape i'm talking about the shape of the eye.

[–] eschwartz80 18 years ago

when the guys find out what happened to Emma, and go to the house and the owner is complaining about damages and Donny asks him to name a price the man mentions one and Donny says something a little lower.

[–] xxleifxx 14 years ago

I like Reiner's line " You got married; you got kids; stay together dammit!!"

A line for parents evrywhere!!

[–] aroth15 18 years ago

The best line by far is: "Our divorce is not so bad. Our divorce is better than most people's marriages."

Allen Roth
"I look up, I look down..."

[–] Fillumfan 17 years ago

When Janeane Garafolo is trying to pick something out in the restaurant she says "Not veal. Do you know how long that stays in your colon? Forever."

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[–] njdeathblooms 17 years ago

LADDER. For To Climb. :P

Why is it that untalented pieces of trash like Johnny Depp & Tim Burton get all the attention?

[–] jbartelone 17 years ago

There are a lot of great lines! Dave's kid Ben says,

"I like fish STICKS, not FISH FISH!!! LOL!

Vic's "date from hell" is classic! When I first saw the film I thought the restaurant scene was a little too long. But now, I really like it!

I like it when Vic says, "I'm Italian you know, we could order for both of us.....

Lucille interrupts viciously.........."NO! DON'T DO THAT!!! DON'T BE LIKE THIS BIG STRONG MAN ORDERING FOR THE LITTLE WOMAN OK???? LET'S NOT PLAY THAT GAME!!!"

(What a bitch!!! I would have just walked out!) Poor Vic!

Joe

[–] chumble_spuzz82 17 years ago

That whole Yearling exchange is funny.

I'm all decked out in red & black.

[–] angel1008 17 years ago

I like this exchange:
Vic: You should think about dating again.
Donny: Not so soon after the divorce.
Vic: It's been three years.

[–] nickroosa 17 years ago

Vic: "Well, tell Gerald, that if he touches my son again, I'll kill him."
Grace: "Really. It was nothing more than a tap. And Jed was being very rude."
Vic: "I don't care if Jed was taking a piss on his head. He touches him again, he dies. Tell him."

[–] angelgwen16 17 years ago

I like Janeane Garofalo's speech in the restaurant.

"I'm not shooting for a 'successful relationship' here. I'm just looking for someone to keep me from throwing myself in front of a bus. That's my bottom line. I'm keeping my expectations very, very low. Basically, I'm just looking for a mammal. I'm actually very flexible on that too."

Randy Quaid: "Huh?"

[–] mandaloolu 16 years ago

I love it when Vic and Lucille are out on a date and Vic looks at her inquisitively and says "soooo.. what do you weigh?" And Lucille says, "come again?"

[–] nlualum82 16 years ago

It'd be close, but ALL the best lines come from the date with Lucille.

[–] deadeyes 16 years ago

kid: Raffi?
dj: Reefer?

i already am upstairs you dummy

[–] cdon 14 years ago

I thought it was funny after the date, when she Kim and the kids are listening to Vic on the radio that she says "I love that man"

[–] nutsberryfarm 8 years ago

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huh indeed.

"Hipness is not a state of mind, it's a fact of life!" - Cannonball Adderley

[–] angelfish03-1 15 years ago

I like the one where Walter is talking to I think it was one of the dads about Johnny Whitworth's character and he's talking abotu how he's just a kid and then the dad asks, "Who are you?" and Walter replies with, "I work for him, he's my boss." Awesome. I may not have remembered it perfectly, though, it's been a really long time since I've seen this movie.

[–] jbartelone 15 years ago

Walter: "When you get old, you drink tea, and the word "regular" gets a whole new meaning!" hahahahaha

Joe