Memorable Quotes from Anthony Michael Hall
13 quotesObservations on Smoking and Gender Stereotypes
Brian Johnson
Chicks cannot hold their smoke, dat's what it is.
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A Misunderstanding Leads to Panic
Jim
Hey! Now you've done it!
[after seeing Edward accidentally cut Kim]
Kim
It was just a scratch Jim, really!
Peg
What's going on?
Jim
Call a doctor, he skewered Kim!
Jim
You can't touch anything without destroying it! Who the hell do you think you are hanging around here, huh? Get the hell outta here! Go you freak!
[bullying and shoving Edward]
Jim
He tried to hurt you.
Kim
No, he did not, and you know it!
Jim
Are you nuts?! I just saw him!
Kim
Jim, I don't love you anymore. I just want you to go, okay? Just go.
Jim
Are you serious? I'm gonna lose you to that? He isn't even human.
Kim
Just get out of here, okay?! Just go!
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Awkward Conversations About Adolescent Behavior
Lisa
Have you ever wondered how sad it is, that your son's only sexual outlet is tossing off to magazines in the bathroom?
Lucy Wallace
Oh Gary! Oh my God!
Gary
Ma, I never tossed off to anything!
Lucy Wallace
You told me you were combing your hair!
Gary
I was! I was!
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Uncertainty in a Positive Moment
Gary
I could be wrong, but I think these guys are stoked for us, Wyatt.
Wyatt
I got that feelin myself.
Gary
What do we do?
Wyatt
I don't know.
Gary
Should we go for it?
Wyatt
What about Lisa?
Gary
She did say we should party.
Wyatt
Look, let's get on with these two, score points, and go back to Lisa. This is like a dream come true.
Gary
How about if we see if we can score the points with these two and deal with them in case we get to them later?
Wyatt
Sounds good.
Gary
Okay, but whatever happens, we've gotta give Lisa a shot. I don't wanna hurt her feelings. Maybe the girls are lookin for a long lean bone job from me. Ready to party now?
Wyatt
10-4.
Gary
Let's break.
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A Warning to Keep Distance
Jim
Hey! I said, "Stay away from her!
[last words; Enraged, Edward stabs him in the stomach and pushes him out of a window to his death]
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Consequences of Edward's Abilities
Jim
Forget about holding her hand, man. Think about the damage he could do to other places.
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Assessing Lisa's Enjoyment in Any Situation
Wyatt
Do you think Lisa's having a good time?
Gary
Lisa could have a good time at an insurance seminar, Wyatt.
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A Friend's Gathering Takes an Unexpected Turn
Wyatt
Lisa, you have to promise me that things aren't gonna get outta control.
Lisa
Wyatt, don't worry. You're just having a few friends over.
Wyatt
I don't have any friends, Lisa.
Gary
He doesn't. Boy ain't lyin'.
Lisa
You do now.
Lisa
Hi!
Guests
HI!!!
One guest
PARTY!
All guests
Party! Party! Party! Party!
[chant]
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Confusion Among Friends About Past Relationships
Gary
Fats, man, lemme tell you my story, man. Last year, I was insane for this crazy, little 8th grade bitch.
[completely wasted]
Fats
Crazy insane?
Man 1
Insane?
Man 2
Crazy?
Gary
I was nuts for the woman, man. Now, you gotta believe me. I'm tellin the truth here. I speakin to ya. I mean, I was nuts for the girl. And what did it to me was these big titties she had. For a 13-year-old girl, man? She wouldn't have had to worry bout no titties for the rest of her life, boy. You know, she was set. She was looking good, I saying.
Wyatt
That's the truth, baby.
Gary
I called her every night for, like, a month. I mean, I talkin devotion, man.
Mitch
Every damn night?!
Gary
Every night, Mitch. I ain't playin with you.
Mitch
On the telephone?
Gary
What this boy talkin bout, on the telephone, man?!
Fats
Explain it to him!
Gary
Well, damn, Fats! Goddamn! We know there's a telephone!
Lisa
But he hung up on her.
Man 1
Oh, you didn't hang up on her. The chick with those big, big titties?
Gary
Hey, you. Now, here the capper. You know what the bitch did to me?
Mitch
Lay it on me.
Gary
Take this shit on. Listen to what she did to me.
Lisa
She kneed you in the nuts and called him faggot in front of everyone.
Mitch
She did what?!
Man 1
Bitch kneed your nuts?!
Gary
Bitch kneed my nuts, man! I ain't playin with ya.
Fats
In the family jewels?
Gary
In the family jewels, man!
Wyatt
Worst pain there is.
Gary
Broke my heart in two!
Fats
She broke more than your heart.
Mitch
You can forget that other one. You got this fine jewel sittin right over here by you.
[points to Lisa]
Gary
Ain't that the truth, baby? That's the clean truth!
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Navigating Unexpected Situations with Confidence
Wyatt
What are we gonna do with her?
Gary
Look, we'll just go with the situation. Okay? And I'm sure by Sunday, you'll think of something. You're a very bright guy. I have a lot of faith in you. Okay? All right?
Wyatt
I'm just being practical.
Gary
I know you are. Okay? And I appreciate it.
Wyatt
But what are we gonna do about this mess?
Gary
Wyatt, you'll have plenty of time to clean up tomorrow. Okay?
Wyatt
Okay, but don't get any B.O. on Chet's suit, or he'd kill me.
Wyatt
Where are we going, anyway?
Gary
I don't know. She said we're gonna go downtown and... Oh, my God! Whose stuff is this? Is that your stuff? Is this yours?
[looks at the suits]
Wyatt
Oh, shit. Gary, I don't know what's goin'--
Gary
Wyatt, what's goin on here?
Wyatt
I don't know.
Gary
What is goin on here?
Wyatt
Gary, I don't know!
Gary
I don't know what's goin on here!
Wyatt
You look good though! All right?!
Gary
Yeah?!
Wyatt
Yeah.
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Unexpected Attraction in Unlikely Pairing
Dino
Tell me something. What's a beautiful broad like you doing with a malaka like this? Huh?
Lisa
It's purely sexual.
Dino
No shit.
Gary
She's into malakas, Dino!
Dino
She's into malakas"! Do you believe that?!
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Identity and Perception in Detention
Brian Johnson
Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. What we did was wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. What do you care? And you see us as you want to see us - in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. You see us as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal. Correct? That's the way we saw each other at 7:00 this morning. We were brainwashed.
[first lines]
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Ceremonial Bras on Heads Explained
Wyatt
Gary?... By the way, why are we wearing bras on our heads?
Gary
Ceremonial.
[hesitates]
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