Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Almost-Weren't Famous Movie Quotes

(this is a repost of something I put on Velveteen's Funstuff © in April '09)

 

Some of the most famous quotes from films almost didn’t make it; they were originally written differently. Here’s some examples of original lines of dialogue that were changed for the better:

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
“A census taker once tried to test me, but I asked him out to dinner. We had beans and wine.”

The Naughty Nineties (1945, Abbott & Costello)
Lou: “Who’s on first?”
Bud: “A guy named Leon MacTeague.”
Lou: “Who?”
Bud: “Exactly.”

When Harry Met Sally (1989)
“What did SHE eat?”

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
“Cripes Toto…this doesn’t look like the place that I know!”

Dr. No (1962)
“My name is James Bond from England.”

Apollo 13 (1995)
“Holy shit Houston…something just fucked up! Big time!”

Citizen Kane (1941)
“My sled….*gak*…”

A Few Good Men (1992)
“The truth?? Haha…yeah right. I don’t THINK so!”

Band Names (#1)

(written years ago, for my pals and their slapdash band, it's list of band names they could consider)

 

1.  The Proud Ordinaries
2.  Shake-Ass City
3.  Isotoner Slippers
4.  The Deuce & Three 
5.  The Sneaky Feel-Ups
6.  Don Knotts Landing
7.  Tweaked Carpuscles
8.  Ergonomic Cock
9.  A Pox on Joy!
10.  Charlie Can't Drive
11.  Lowbrow Genius
12.  Chances Are We Suck
13.  Riptide Flipside
14.  The Wooden Magnets
15.  Blah-Blah & Yeah Right
16.  Indifferent To Applause
17.  Throw It This Way
18.  Once Is Too Much
19.  Wiped-Out & Haggard
20.  Sellout Gary & His Money Whores
21.  The Doctored
22.  The Geigh Phags
23.  Noisy
24.  Tater & The Meat
25.  Reverent Skullfuckers
26.  Show's Cancelled
27.  Because Isn't An Answer
28.  Bruised From Fucking
29.  Snog Me Arse
30.  Snikt, Bamf & Thwip
31.  The Caustic Lovers
32.  Tony Danza Is The Boss!
33.  Marginal
34.  Latrine Gravy
35.  Inately Cool
36.  Balls-Deep & The Chin-Ticklers
37.  Pacifists At War
38.  Less Than Best
39.  Revved-Up Moto-Racers
40.  Satisfactorly Unsatisfied