Best line ever - The Hidden (1987) Discussion

[–] dominion76251 19 years ago

My favorite:

Buyer: "100 mph in the city?"
Car Dealer: "Of course in the city. Anybody can do it on the freeway!"

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[–] dykesy30 18 years ago

Mine is:

"I'll cover you."
"I'd be safer if you didn't."
"Fine I won't cover you." (Drops his gun down to his side)
"All right cover me."
"You want me to *beep* cover you or not?!"
"I need you to cover me."
"All right, I'll cover you."

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[–] AlbertTheFlasher 18 years ago

My favourite line was "I guess a career in the police didn't really prepare you for this, did it?"

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[–] johnmorley44 17 years ago

Mine would be -

Nouri "Does all of this seem a little...weird to you?"

McLachlan "Yes, I guess"

Nouri "I knew that...I just wanted to know if YOU knew that"

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[–] Karlslok 17 years ago

The part of the dialog I like the best was (someting like this):

Fbiguy: "We have to get to her before she is dead!"
Policeguy: "Uh? Before? Why not wait untill after she is dead!?"
Fbiguy: "..."

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[–] a_torres23 17 years ago

Gallagher - "Beck ?"
Beck - "What ?!" [sarcastically]
Gallagher - "We need to find her."
Beck - "You're telling me she's part of this ??"
Willis - "Hey, Tom.....u ain't gonna believe this !"
Beck - "We've got another stiff...."
Willis - "In the parking lot." [sighs]
Beck - "I don't believe this." [snatches Brenda photo]

Great cop dialogue. I never get tired of scenes like this.

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[–] TalkinPikchorBox 15 years ago

that had me rolling! lol

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[–] silence_you_fools 17 years ago

"Hey Hippie! What kind of dude are you?"

A line made all the sweeter because it's spoken by Danny Trejo.

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[–] techbox14 16 years ago

Also great because the guy looked nothing like a hippie.....had no idea it was Trejo

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[–] Jenesis 16 years ago

"I'm talking to you, wank!"

Why is there a space between Lyons and Spakowsky?

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[–] WarpedRecord 16 years ago

"I want to be president."

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[–] DarthSeether 15 years ago

I have to agree with:

"I WANT to be president."

I think it's the best line because it works on a couple of different levels. For one thing, it's just a continuation of the alien's 'take what he wants' philosophy, ie. "I want the car. I need the keys." but it get misinterpreted as political decisiveness.

what so funny about it is that everyone starts applauding the statement, thinking it's about a politician being strong willed and having a vision! And the alien gives this smug look as if to say "Yeah...I've got this politics thing all figured out." The sad thing is...he pretty much does have it figured out. He could probably be this alien social retard and just give these one-liners every now and then and still ascend to the white house.

it's a rip on how naive the public is to swallowing any nonsense from a politician (even one who in this case is an alien psychopath) and it's poking fun at just how easy it is for politicians to say any basic statement and get a mass following.

yeah, that line is definitely my favorite in the movie.

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[–] WarpedRecord 15 years ago

Indeed! That line is both hilarious and scary, isn't it?

In many ways, this film seems to be a subversive look at the feel-good era of the Reagan '80s, as well as the public who elects such leaders based on their style and slogans. Of course, that applies to both parties in the U.S. I think the viewer can find recent examples from both Republicans and Democrats (and maybe even the Tea Party) based on the characters here.

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[–] moonfog_sof2 16 years ago

My fav is more of the "unspoken" line.

I love it when he tries to pick up a girl after stealing the ferrari. She says *beep* off", and he goes fumbling after his gun to kill her....ahhh man that cracks me up!

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[–] michael-adams 16 years ago

I know you'll dig this:

http://www.movieline.com/2009/06/remembering-the-hidden.php

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