49 News Staff Favorite Movie Quotes

"Milk was a bad choice," Ron Burgundy played by Will Ferrell in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" -- Ben Bauman, News Anchor (Watch YouTube video)

"We're on a mission from God," Elwood Blues played by Dan Aykroyd in "The Blues Brothers" -- Liz Zamora, News Anchor (Watch YouTube video)

"Nobody puts baby in the corner," Johnny Castle played by Patrick Swayze in "Dirty Dancing" -- Denise Eck, Executive Producer (Watch YouTube video)

"Fla..Flames..Fl..flames...on the side of my head!" Mrs. White played by Madeline Kahn in "Clue" -- Matt Miller, Chief Meteorologist (Watch YouTube video)

"Give us the gate key."
"I have no gate key."
"Fezzik, tear his arms off."
"Oh, you mean this gate key."

Conversation between Westley played by Cary Elwes, Yellin played by Malcolm Storry and Inigo Montoya played by Mandy Patinkin in "The Princess Bride" -- Gena Terlizzi, 49 News' Good Morning Kansas anchor (Watch YouTube video)

"Surely, you can't be serious.
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

Conversation between Ted Striker played by Robert Hays and Dr. Rumack played by Leslie Nielsen in "Airplane!" -- Lindsey Elliot, Manhattan Bureau Reporter (Watch YouTube video)

"You're killing me, Smalls!" Hamilton "Ham" Porter played by Patrick Renna in "The Sandlot" -- Kendall Jones, 49 News Reporter (Watch YouTube video)

"You're going to need a bigger boat!" Police Chief Martin Brody played by Roy Scheider in "Jaws" -- Rob Welcher, Floor Director (Watch YouTube video)

"No sir, I have no experience, but I'm a big fan of money. I like it, I use it, I have a little. I keep it in a jar on top of my refrigerator. I'd like to put more in that jar. That's where you come in," Robbie Hart (when he is interviewing for a banker position) played by Adam Sandler in "The Wedding Singer" -- Craig Gold, Meteorologist (Watch YouTube video)

“Here’s looking at you, kid,” Rick Blaine played by Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca" -- Jessica Drew, Reporter (Watch YouTube video)

"Mongo just pawn in game of life," Alex Karras as Mongo in "Blazing Saddles" -- Ike Walker, News Director (Watch YouTube video)

"Every man dies, not every man really lives," William Wallace played by Mel Gibson in "Braveheart" -- Shayne Sawyer, Floor Director

"You think you're too cool for school don’t you? Well, I have news flash for you, Walter Cronkite, you aren’t," Derek Zoolander played by Ben Stiller in "Zoolander" -- Stefanie Sloan, Producer

“'Cause I'm a karate man, see! And a karate man bruises on the inside! They don't show their weakness…” Billy Ray Valentine played by Eddie Murphy in “Trading Places” -- Lisa Coble-Krings, Lead Web Editor

“Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder,” Princess Leia Organa played by Carrie Fisher “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” -- Keith Miles, Photographer (Watch YouTube video)

"Here, hand these out to the boys in lieu of pay," Gov. Le Petomane (as he gives out paddle-ball games) played by Mel Brooks in "Blazing Saddles" -- Tom Erskine, Assignment Manager (Watch YouTube Video)

"A flute without holes, is not a flute; A donut without a hole, is a Danish," Ty Webb played by Chevy Chase in "Caddyshack" -- Tim Claiborne, Director (Watch YouTube video)

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!", President Muffley played by Peter Sellers in "Dr. Strangelove" or "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb" -- Sean Blake, Marketing Producer (Watch YouTube video)

“So there I am, in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, at about 3 o'clock in the morning, looking for one thousand brown M&Ms to fill a brandy glass, or Ozzy wouldn't go on stage that night. So, Jeff Beck pops his head 'round the door, and mentions there's a little sweets shop on the edge of town. So - we go. And - it's closed. So there's me, and Keith Moon, and David Crosby, breaking into that little sweets shop, eh. Well, instead of a guard dog, they've got this bloody great big Bengal tiger. I managed to take out the tiger with a can of mace, but the shopowner and his son... that's a different story altogether. I had to beat them to death with their own shoes. Nasty business, really. But, sure enough, I got the M&Ms, and Ozzy went on stage and did a great show," Del Preston played by Ralph Brown in "Wayne's World 2." -- Fally Afani Ruzik, Producer (Watch YouTube video)

“What is a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic setting like this?” The Waco Kid played by Gene Wilder in "Blazing Saddles" -- JoAnne Brand, Web Editor (Watch YouTube video)

"There are no nations. There are no peoples. There are no Russians. There are no Arabs. There are no third worlds. There is no West. There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars. Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, reichmarks, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels. It is the international system of currency which determines the totality of life on this planet. That is the natural order of things today. That is the atomic and subatomic and galactic structure of things today!" -- Arthur Jensen played by Ned Beatty in "Network" -- Bill Edwards, Photographer (Watch YouTube video)

"Chicks dig me, because I rarely wear underwear and when I do it's usually something unusual. But now I know why I have always lost women to guys like you. I mean, it's not just the uniform. It's the stories that you tell. So much fun and imagination. Lee Harvey, you are a madman. When you stole that cow, and your friend tried to make it with the cow. I want to party with you, cowboy. If the two of us together, forget it. I'm gonna go out on a limb here. I'm gonna volunteer my leadership to this platoon. An army without leaders is like a foot without a big toe. And Sergeant Hulka is always gonna be here to be that big toe for us. I think that we owe a big round of applause to our newest, bestest buddy, and big toe... Sergeant Hulka. " Bill Murray as John Winger in "Stripes" -- Matt Lucht, Photojournalist (Watch YouTube video)

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