Louis, I Think This Is The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship…

22Oct07

… was the last line in the movie “Casablanca,” uttered by Humphrey Bogart.

Casablanca
(image: Humphrey Bogart and Claude Rains, Casablanca Production Photo, 1942)

Which brings us to this week’s puzzle challenge. Below are the “Last Lines” of famous movies. Your task is to identify the movie. I’ve tried to pick out lines that aren’t dead giveaways, but can be worked out with a bit of thought.

Happy Scheming.

Last Line Number 1

“Look, Daddy. Teacher says, every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”
“That’s right, that’s right. Attaboy, Clarence.”
Movie year: 1946

Last Line Number 2

“Ladies and Gentlemen. Stop that girl. That girl running up the aisle - stop her. That’s the girl whose voice you heard and loved tonight. She’s the real star of the picture. Kathy Selden.”
Movie year: 1952

Last Line Number 3

“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
Movie year: 1959

Last Line Number 4

“I’m not even gonna swat that fly. I hope they are watching. They’ll see. They’ll see and they’ll know and they’ll say, ‘Why, she wouldn’t even harm a fly.’”
Movie year: 1960

Last Line Number 5

“Eliza? Where the devil are my slippers?”
Movie year: 1964

Last Line Number 6

“You finally really did it. You maniacs! You blew it up! God damn you! God damn you all to hell!”
Movie year: 1968

Last Line Number 7

“… Eighteen months ago, the first evidence of intelligent life off the Earth was discovered. It was buried forty feet below the lunar surface, near the crater Tycho. Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the four million year old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total mystery.”
Movie year: 1968

Last Line Number 8

“The horror. The horror.”
Movie year: 1979

Last Line Number 9

“I’m the boss, I’m the boss, I’m the boss, I’m the boss, I’m the boss…(I’m the) boss, boss, boss, boss, boss, boss.”
Movie year: 1980

Last Line Number 10

“Way back, way, way, way back, up high into the right field. That ball is still going. It’s way back, high up in there. He did it. Hobbs did it.”
Movie year: 1984

Last Line Number 11

“I’m so happy that I am alive, in one piece and short. I’m in a world of shit, yes. But I am alive. And I am not afraid.”
Movie year: 1987

Last Line Number 12

“Kevin, what did you do to my room?”
Movie year: 1990

Last Line Number 13

“I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner. Bye.”
Movie year: 1991

Last Line Number 14

“Thought you didn’t care.”
“I don’t. Don’t tell anybody, OK?”
Movie year: 1993

Last Line Number 15

“Mr. Hammond, after careful consideration, I’ve decided not to endorse your park.”
“So have I.”
Movie year: 1993

Last Line Number 16

“I find I am so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.”
Movie year: 1994

Last Line Number 17

“I have to warn you. I’ve heard relationships based on intense experiences never work.”
“Okay. We’ll have to base it on sex, then.”
“Whatever you say, ma’am.”
Movie year: 1994

Last Line Number 18

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. And like that, he’s gone.”
Movie year: 1995

Last Line Number 19

“Goodnight, you princes of Maine. You kings of New England.”
Movie year: 1999

Last Line Number 20

“So tell me, what has become of my ship?”
Movie year: 2006

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  1. 1 Chris on October 22, 2007 said:

    4. Psycho
    6. Planet of the Apes
    7. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    8. Apocolypse Now
    10. The Natural
    11. Full Metal Jacket
    12. Home Alone
    13. Silence of the Lambs
    14. The Fugitive
    15. Jurassic Park
    16. The Shawshank Redemption
    17. Speed
    18. The Usual Suspects

  2. 2 R-Shizzle on October 22, 2007 said:

    dude.. 6 and 18 (and 4 not far away… ;) are two of the most famous last lines ever…
    but with that said, most of these I have no idea where they’re from…. did you really see all these movies??

  3. 3 hroman on October 22, 2007 said:

    Thanks to the magic of TBS, I’ve seen every single one. Plus, you of all people should know how much of a movie-nerd I am. I’d also be surprised if most people reading this post had not watched at least half of the movies on this list.

    Chris, your answers so far are correct.

  4. 4 Tien on October 22, 2007 said:

    1. It’s a Wonderful Life

  5. 5 Tien on October 22, 2007 said:

    2. Singing in the Rain (looked up)
    5. My Fair Lady

  6. 6 R-Shizzle on October 22, 2007 said:

    well, to be honest… out of the ones mentioned, I fell asleep during The Usual Suspects, Silence of the Lambs (I was lying at home sick for both of these), and Jurassic Park (just because of the movie) haha
    For Speed and Home Alone, I just remember them being easy to forget :o)

  7. 7 b-lit on October 22, 2007 said:

    #19 - The Cider House Rules

  8. 8 hroman on October 22, 2007 said:

    Tien and B-lit:
    Numbers 1, 2, 5, and 19… are correct.

    That leaves:
    NUMBER 3
    NUMBER 9
    NUMBER 20

    Honestly, I thought number 20 would be the easiest!

  9. 9 hroman on October 22, 2007 said:

    … “I fell asleep during The Usual Suspects”

    I don’t think we can be friends anymore.

  10. 10 R-Shizzle on October 22, 2007 said:

    the first time I ’saw’ Usual Suspects, I came downstairs and my Mum was watching the final 15 min… after seeing that, my desire to watch the whole movie was kinda squashed

  11. 11 Tien on October 22, 2007 said:

    3. The Diary of Anne Frank
    9. Raging Bull
    20. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest…

  12. 12 b-lit on October 22, 2007 said:

    I got one! I got one!! YAYAYAY!!!
    I was going to guess that for #20…damn.

  13. 13 halejon on October 22, 2007 said:

    10. Worst. Ending. Ever.

    Read the book!!

  14. 14 hroman on October 23, 2007 said:

    Tien finishes them off correctly.
    That’s it for this week’s puzzles.

    Congratulations to Blythe, who got one!

  15. 15 romi41 on October 25, 2007 said:

    before reading everyone’s answers, I only had about 4 out of 20…that is sad…I think it’s so cool that you’ve seen them all; seriously, movie-buffness is hot :-)

  16. 16 hroman on October 29, 2007 said:

    If only that were true! :)

    Plus, there’s time to watch them all.
    A couple of trips to suspect video, and you’ll be an expert.

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