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Movies Starting with "F"

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Each quotation has one or more key words (~K), the quotation itself (~Q), the name of the actor/actors (~A), the name of the film (~F), and the year the film was released (~Y).

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~K (Fighting)
~Q You look almost human. You give up fighting?
Yeah. I was running out of scar tissue.
~A Dean Martin
~A Joey Bishop
~F Ocean's Eleven
~Y (1960)

Odd Couple Neil Simon's play comes to the screen as divorcees Felix and Oscar move in together when their marriages break up. They soon discover their personalities and housekeeping rules are explosively incompatible. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Adapted) Screenplay, Best Film Editing.

~K (Obsession)
~Q I told you 158 times -- I can not stand little notes on my pillow.
~A Walter Matthau
~F The Odd Couple
~Y (1968)

An Officer and a Gentleman Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) has nothing--the son of an alcoholic, indifferent military father, he's grown up in the Philippines living on top of a brothel. But after college he decides he wants more and, despite his father's mockery, enrolls in the navy's Officer Candidate School to become a jet pilot. His sergeant, brilliantly played by Loui Gossett Jr., makes his life a living hell from day one, but Zack won't quit. The candidates are warned to stay away from the local girls looking for naval husbands.

~K (Oklahoma)
~Q Only two things come out of Oklahoma -- steers and queers. Which one are you boy? I don't see no horns. . .
~A Lou Gossett, Jr.
~F An Officer and a Gentleman
~Y (1982)

~K (Indifference)
~Q I don't mind.
~A Bette Davis
~F Of Human Bondage
~Y (1934)

~K (Pride)
~Q I've still got me pride.
~A Bette Davis
~F Of Human Bondage
~Y (1934)

~K (Position) (Attitude)
~Q I took this form because if I showed myself to you as I am, you wouldn't be able to comprehend me.
~A George Burns
~F Oh, God!
~Y (1977)

~K (Planning) (Brainstorming)
~Q To tell you the truth, I spent the first five days thinking and created everything on the sixth.
~A George Burns
~F Oh, God!
~Y (1977)

Oklahoma! Film debut for actress Shirley Jones. Filmed in Todd-AO and Technicolor; color by Eastman. Distributed by Magna Theatre Corporation. Music conducted and supervised by Jay Blackton. The original Rodgers & Hammerstein musical was produced by The Theatre Guild. The stage production ran for more than five years on Broadway. Copyright 1955 and copyright 1983 Estate of Richard Rodgers and Estate of Oscar Hammerstein II. Copyright 1994 CBS/Fox Company.

Oklahoma! - Rodgers & Hammerstein Oklahoma! - Rodgers & Hammerstein

~K (Marriage)
~Q I wanted to marry her when I saw the moonlight shining on the barrel of her father's shotgun.
~A Eddie Albert
~F Oklahoma
~Y (1955)

~K (Women)
~Q A lotta things happen to a woman.
~A Charlotte Greenwood
~F Oklahoma
~Y (1955)

~K (Customs)
~Q Typical old-fashion custom never hurt no one.
~A James Whitmore
~F Oklahoma
~Y (1955)

~K (Drink) (Champagne)
~Q There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.
~A Bette Davis
~F Old Acquaintance
~Y (1943)

~K (Alone)
~Q I don't know why he's behaving like this. You should see him when he is alone.
Yes, I'd like to catch him when he's alone.
~A Jan Duggan
~A W.C. Fields ~F The Old-Fashioned Way ~Y (1934)

~K (Caring) (Love)
~Q Don't you know that your happiness means more to me than anything else in the world?
~A Bette Davis
~F The Old Maid
~Y (1939)

~K (Children)
~Q She is not mine -- just as her father was never really mine. At least she was mine -- when she was little.
~A Bette Davis
~F The Old Maid
~Y (1939)

~K (Love)
~Q A woman never stops thinking of the man she loves. She thinks of him in all sorts of unconscious ways -- a sunset, an old song, a cameo and a chain.
~A Bette Davis
~F The Old Maid
~Y (1939)

~K (Mothers)
~Q You are the mother she wants and needs tonight.
~A Bette Davis
~F The Old Maid
~Y (1939)

~K (Opponents) (Rivals)
~Q She's young. She's Sweet. She's pissing me off.
~A Lauren Hutton
~F Once Bitten
~Y (1985)

~K (Looks) (Handsome)
~Q Hey, you're sort of a handsome man.
~A Claudia Cardinale
~F Once Upon a Time in the West
~Y (1969)

~K (Morality) (Right)
~Q Havin’ nothin’ don’t mean you don’t know what’s right.
~A Al Freeman, Jr.
~F Once Upon a Time. . . When We Were Colored
~Y 1995

ONE EYED JACKS (1960) Betrayal and revenge in the west with Karl Malden and Marlon Brando. DVD Special Features: Region 1 Encoding Keep Case Interactive Menus Subtitles in French and English Trailer Scene Selection Filmographies Biographies.

~K (Arise)
~Q Get up you scum suckin' pig.
~A Marlon Brando
~F One-eyed Jacks
~Y (1961)

~K (Talking)
~Q I've got a lot of things to do today, but lippin' with you ain't one of 'em.
~A Slim Pickens
~F One-eyed Jacks
~Y (1961)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest A free-spirited convict scams his way into a mental ward where he battles a manipulative nurse and inspires her browbeaten patients. A heroic struggle of personality against an institution of mindless conformity, this powerful film is based on Ken Kesey's classic novel. Academy Award Nominations: 9, including Best Supporting Actor--Brad Dourif. Academy Awards: 5, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Jack Nicholson, Best Actress--Louise Fletcher, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.

~K (Crazy) (Insanity)
~Q . . . don't make a bit of sense to me. If that's what being crazy is, then I'm senseless, out of it, gone down the road, whacko. . .
~A Jack Nicholson
~F One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
~Y (1975)

~K (Reflection) (Jail)
~Q . . . that's why I got in jail to begin with. . . now, they're telling me I'm crazy over here because I don't sit there like a . . . vegetable. . .
~A Jack Nicholson
~F One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
~Y (1975)

~K (Shock) (Sex)
~Q They was giving me 10,000 watts a day, and you know, I'm hot to trot. The next woman takes me out is going to light up like a pinball machine and pay off in silver dollars.
~A Jack Nicholson
~F One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
~Y (1975)

~K (Knowledge)
~Q I only mention this to show the kind of people we're dealing with. Real shifty.
~A James Cagney
~F One, Two, Three
~Y 1961)

~K (Thanks)
~Q Danke schon, already!
~A James Cagney
~F One, Two, Three
~Y (1961)

On Golden Pond While spending their 48th summer at their New England country home, an elderly couple discover much about themselves and their middle-aged children. Based on the play by Ernest Thompson. Academy Award Nominations: 10, including Best Picture, Best Director. Academy Awards: 3, including Best Actor--Henry Fonda, Best Actress--Katharine Hepburn, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. The special edition features a behind-the-scenes documentary and interviews with the crew and cast.

~K (Dancing) (Kissing)
~Q Ya wanna dance or would you rather just suck face?
~A Henry Fonda
~F On Golden Pond
~Y (1981)

Only Angels Have Wings Carter is the head of a crumbling air freight service in desperate need of a replacement pilot. He is forced to hire a descredited aviator who arrives with his wife, Carter's ex-lover. Academy Award Nominations: 2.

~K (Talent) (Females)
~Q How's the talent this trip?
~A Noah Berry, Jr.
~F Only Angels Have Wings
~Y (1939)

~K (Bravery) (Cowardice)
~Q I thought you were the type that didn't scare so easily.
~A Jean Arthur
~F Only Angels Have Wings
~Y (1939)

~K (Alone)
~Q Well, lady, you're really better off this way.
~A Thomas Mitchell
~F Only Angels Have Wings
~Y (1939)

~K (Marriage)
~Q Marriage is not a pleasing institution, but right now, it's the only game in town, and we're gonna play it!
~A Warren Beatty
~F The Only Game in Town
~Y (1969)

~K (Discussion) (Talking)
~Q Is your invitation to spread a little fertilizer still open?
~A Gregory Peck
~F On the Beach
~Y (1959)

~K (Father)
~Q You lost the title of father when you walked out on us. . .
~A Blair Underwood
~F On the Streets of L.A.
~Y (1993)

On the Waterfront Marlon Brando is Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter struggling against union corruption along the New York waterfront, in Elia Kazan's film classic. Malloy's battle takes him all the way to the witness stand, where he finds himself testifying against union leaders. The film was Kazan's response to his decision to turn in the names of his Hollywood contemporaries during Senator Joe McCarthy's anti-Communism hearings. Cobb, Steiger, and Malden were all nominated for the Best Supporting Actor.

~K (Time)
~Q Don't go, I've got my whole life to drink.
~A Marlon Brando
~F On the Waterfront
~Y (1954)

~K (Defeat) (Desire)
~Q I could'a been a contender. I could'a had class and been somebody.
~A Marlon Brando
~F On the Waterfront
~Y (1954)

~K (Romance)
~Q She's the first nice thing that's ever happened to me.
~A Marlon Brando
~F On the Waterfront
~Y (1954)

~K (Self-esteem)
~Q They always said I was a bum -- well, I ain't a bum. . .
~A Marlon Brando
~F On the Waterfront
~Y (1954)

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~K (Understanding)
~Q I wish you'd try to understand.
~A Tony Curtis
~F Operation Petticoat
~Y (1958)

~K (Colors) (Pink)
~Q Oh, isn't this a lovely shade of pink?
~A Marion Ross
~F Operation Petticoat
~Y (1958)

~K (Boors)
~Q I thought you were an insensitive boor. You're a sensitive boor.
~A Charlotte Rampling
~F Orca -- Killer Whale
~Y (1977)

~K (Kissing)
~Q I was about to draw a bead on you, but just in time I remembered who you are.
~A Ceasar Romero
~F Orchestra Wives
~Y (1942)

~K (Luck)
~Q Maybe after wishing you luck, I'll have some.
~A Ceasar Romero
~F Orchestra Wives
~Y (1942)

~K (Appointments)
~Q We all have appointments.
~A Jackie Gleason
~F Orchestra Wives
~Y (1942)

~K (Good) (Able) (Ability)
~Q We're too good to split up.
~A Ceasar Romero
~F Orchestra Wives
~Y (1942)

~K (Success)
~Q Here you sit on top of a glass mountain called success.
~A Stephen Boyd
~F The Oscar
~Y (1966)

~K (Loyalty)
~Q I'm not some sort of garbage pail you can slide a lid on and walk away from!
~A Eleanor Parker
~F The Oscar
~Y (1966)

~K (Associates) (Friends) (Business partners)
~Q You lie down with pigs, you come up smellin' like garbage.
~A Tony Bennett
~F The Oscar
~Y (1966)

~K (Poetry)
~Q You make my head hurt with all that poetry.
~A Stephen Boyd
~F The Oscar
~Y (1966)

~K (Lawyers)
~Q Lawyers are like nuclear warheads. They have theirs, so I have mine. The minute you use them, they screw up everything.
~A Danny DeVito
~F Other People's Money
~Y (1991)

~K (Retirement) (Success)
~Q I guess it's time to retire the trophy.
~A Susan Sarandon
~F The Other Side of Midnight
~Y (1977)

~K (Demeanor)
~Q Lower your hand slowly and smile.
~A James Coburn
~F Our Man Flint
~Y (1966)

~K (Knowledge) (Love)
~Q You can tell me. You knew him better than I did. Was he going away with her? I have to know. Was he going away with her?
~A Virginia Huston
~F Out of the Past
~Y (1947)

Outbreak A fast-paced, intelligently written thriller in which Dustin Hoffman plays Colonel Sam Daniels, an expert on infectious diseases, who is called in to study the outbreak of a deadly illness in Zaire. He finds a virus that spreads so quickly it could wipe out an entire nation in just a few weeks, and he believes that it may have spread to the United States. With the help of his ex-wife, who works at the Centers for Disease Control, Daniels tracks the virus to the quiet seaside town of Cedar Creek.

~K (Fear) (Ability)
~Q I don’t want anybody working with me who isn’t scared.
~A Dustin Hoffman
~F Outbreak
~Y (1995)

~K (Calm)
~Q Try to remain calm.
~A Donald Sutherland
~F Outbreak
~Y (1995)

~K (Defeat)
~Q We can’t stop it.
~A Dustin Hoffman
~F Outbreak
~Y (1995)

~K (Death) (Risk)
~Q Dying ain’t much of a living, boy.
~A Clint Eastwood
~F The Outlaw Josey Wales
~Y (1976)

~K (Defeat) (Surrender)
~Q I myself never surrendered, but they got my horse, and it surrendered.
~A Chief Dan George
~F The Outlaw Josey Wales
~Y (1976)

Outsiders The story of the conflict between rival gangs of rich and poor kids in 1960's Oklahoma. Accurately based on S.E. Hinton's poplular novel stars Matt Dillon.

~K (Preparations)
~Q . . . get tough like me, and you don't get hurt. Watch out for yourself, and. . . nothing can touch ya!
~A Matt Dillon
~F The Outsiders
~Y (1983)

~K (Intelligence) (Smart)
~Q If he was smart like me, he wouldn't have been in this mess.
~A Matt Dillon
~F The Outsiders
~Y (1983)

~K (Goals) (Victory)
~Q You know we gotta win that fight tonight. . . we gotta get even. . .
~A Matt Dillon
~F The Outsiders
~Y (1983)

Overboard Hawn is a super-rich spoiled brat, over-bored you might say. Russell is a struggling carpenter who should know how to handle brats since he raised four of them. One night Goldie goes overboard on her yacht, loses her memory, and winds up in Kurt's world. Then the sparks begin to fly.

~K (Luck) (Sex)
~Q I got lucky with one of them phone-for-sex gals.
~A Michael Hagerty
~F Overboard
~Y (1987)

Owl and the Pussycat Meek, owlish Felix (George Segal) and strident, catty Doris (Barbra Streisand) live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. When Felix reports Doris's rowdy activity to their landlord, she gets evicted. The free-spirited Doris then forces her way into Felix's apartment, as well as his heart. The Streisand/Segal pairing makes for classic comedy and heartwarming romance.

~K (Scales)
~Q Do I get rated on a scale of one to ten?
Sure, if you accept fractions.
~A George Segal
~A Barbra Streisand
~F The Owl and the Pussycat
~Y (1970)

~K (Sex)
~Q Wanna fool around?
~A Barbra Streisand
~F The Owl and the Pussycat
~Y (1970)

~K (Right) (Hanging)
~Q Hanging's any man's business that's around.
~A Henry Fonda
~F The Ox-Bow Incident
~Y (1943)

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