The Best '80s Movie Quotes
Do you remember the first commercially available mobile phone? It was a Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. And what about the first best-selling computer model? It was the timeless Commodore 64.
The highest-grossing film of the decade was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and the years were the '80s.
From the movie: Scarface
“In this country, you gotta make the money first.
Then when you get the money, you get the power.
Then when you get the power,
Then you get the woman.”
Al Pacino - Tony Montana
From the movie: Cinema Paradiso
“Life isn't like in the movies. Life... is much harder.”
Philippe Noiret - Alfredo
From the movie: The Blues Brothers
“People, when you do find that special somebody, you gotta hold that man, hold that woman! Love him, please him, squeeze her, please her! Signify your feelings with every gentle caress, because it's so important to have that special somebody to hold, to kiss, to miss, to squeeze, and please!”
Dan Aykroyd - Elwood Blues
From the movie: When Harry Met Sally...
Don't you have a dark side? I know, you're probably one of those cheerful people who dot their "i's" with little hearts.
Billy Crystal - Harry Burns
From the movie: Once Upon a Time in America
“Age can wither me, Noodles. We're both getting old. All that we have left now are our memories.”
Elizabeth McGovern - Deborah
From the movie: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
“Phone. Home.
[pointing at the window]
E.T. home phone.”
Pat Welsh - E.T.
From the movie: Dirty Dancing
“Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you.”
Jennifer Grey - Baby Houseman
From the movie: Chariots of Fire
“Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way. And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.”
Ian Charleson - Eric Liddell
From the movie: Back to the Future
“Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?”
Chris Lloyd - Dr. Emmett Brown
From the movie: Top Gun
“Top Gun rules of engagement are written for your safety and for that of your team. They are not flexible, nor am I. Either obey them or you are history. Is that clear?”
Tom Skerritt - Viper