Harold Ramis Dead at 69

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Trying to pick one movie that is the "big" quotable movie is ridiculous. There have been a ton of movies released over the last 30+ that fit the bill. In addition to the films that have already been mentioned, I'd add The Big Lebowski, Old School, and Anchorman into the mix.

Edited post PTM's comment about American Pie. Agreed, American Pie was great at capturing the late 90s on film. Quotable, it is not.

I easily quote The Big Lebowski the most. Dumb and Dumber as well because I enjoy a nice cardigan. Anchorman, yes, but not often. Old School sparingly.

To add: I use Super Troopers a lot. Office Space. Mean Girls. Step Brothers.

[warriorchick]

Blues Brothers.

[mu03eng]

I easily quote The Big Lebowski the most. Dumb and Dumber as well because I enjoy a nice cardigan. Anchorman, yes, but not often. Old School sparingly.

To add: I use Super Troopers a lot. Office Space. Mean Girls. Step Brothers.

Dumb and Dumber, Anchorman, Old School (mostly Home Depot and Streaking conversations), Office Space, Goonies, Tommy Boy, Space Balls, and Caddyshack

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Dumb and Dumber, Anchorman, Old School (mostly Home Depot and Streaking conversations), Office Space, Goonies, Tommy Boy, Space Balls, and Caddyshack

I didn't include the four since they span generations, but agree.

[LloydMooresLegs]

To each his own for sure...

"I think you're all f*cked in the head. We're ten hours from the f*cking fun park and you want to bail out. Well I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. You're gonna have fun, and I'm gonna have fun... We're all gonna have so much f*cking fun we're gonna need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles! You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of your a$$holes! I must be crazy! I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose. Praise Marty Moose! Holy Sh!t!

It and he had their moments, no doubt

[ChicosBailBonds]

Candy gram

[ChicosBailBonds]

To each his own for sure...

"I think you're all f*cked in the head. We're ten hours from the f*cking fun park and you want to bail out. Well I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. You're gonna have fun, and I'm gonna have fun... We're all gonna have so much f*cking fun we're gonna need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles! You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of your a$$holes! I must be crazy! I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose. Praise Marty Moose! Holy Sh!t!

Well done. 

Chevy has had his moments over the years.

"Moon river....using the whole fist there doc"?

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I easily quote The Big Lebowski the most. Dumb and Dumber as well because I enjoy a nice cardigan. Anchorman, yes, but not often. Old School sparingly.

To add: I use Super Troopers a lot. Office Space. Mean Girls. Step Brothers.

Weirdly, Not Another Teen Movie got a lot of run with us.

Janie's gotta gun!  Oh my God, she's gotta gun!  Get her!

[LloydMooresLegs]

Weak link? You could not be more wrong. Chevy Chase was far and away the biggest star on the show. He was so big that he left after one season. I think most people would agree that Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Gilda Radner were also fantastic, but name the other three "not ready for prime time players". Most wrongfully assume Bill Murray was an original cast member. He wasn't.

You are correct that he was the biggest star - the most well known and promoted when the show began.  And most do forget that Bill Murray replaced him when he left after one year (and that they HATED each other).  But I completely agree that he was the weak link in the sense that he was the second least funny (Garret Morris was used unfortunately for his race and not much else), he was by all accounts an a-hole and impossible to work with (and therefore not ideal for an ensemble cast) and he was extremely limited in his talents.  I can think of few "celebrated" bits that are less funny than his Gerald Ford impersonation.  I guess he was good at making silly faces.  I'll also add that he was the co-star of one of only two movies that I have walked out on in the middle of the show:  "Modern Problems" with Goldie Hawn (the other was "Author Author").

And I recognize that this is all opinion, so no worries...

[Spotcheck Billy]

SCTV > SNL just not around as long

[Blue Horseshoe]

You are correct that he was the biggest star - the most well known and promoted when the show began.  And most do forget that Bill Murray replaced him when he left after one year (and that they HATED each other).  But I completely agree that he was the weak link in the sense that he was the second least funny (Garret Morris was used unfortunately for his race and not much else), he was by all accounts an a-hole and impossible to work with (and therefore not ideal for an ensemble cast) and he was extremely limited in his talents.  I can think of few "celebrated" bits that are less funny than his Gerald Ford impersonation.  I guess he was good at making silly faces.  I'll also add that he was the co-star of one of only two movies that I have walked out on in the middle of the show:  "Modern Problems" with Goldie Hawn (the other was "Author Author").

And I recognize that this is all opinion, so no worries...

Some of his career choices have been awful (The Chevy Chase show). I will say that his talents are best displayed on film and definitely not in writing or playing nice with others. I think he did a good job with "Weekend Update" segment.

With out question, Norm Macdonald was my favorite Weekend Update host.

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Some of his career choices have been awful (The Chevy Chase show). I will say that his talents are best displayed on film and definitely not in writing or playing nice with others. I think he did a good job with "Weekend Update" segment.

With out question, Norm Macdonald was my favorite Weekend Update host.

His ESPY monologue is stuff of legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xad-gL6jnm0

Starts at 1:54

[Blue Horseshoe]

His ESPY monologue is stuff of legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xad-gL6jnm0

Starts at 1:54

Norm is the best.

Weekend Update
http://youtu.be/wCPBwuQKJx4

He was a great guest on Late Night
http://youtu.be/lL0WayC7jW0

The best guest on Dennis Miller
http://youtu.be/zBmIoUO7_Gc
w/ Spade: http://youtu.be/R0d6oH5Lumc
http://youtu.be/VfcNg0FI1N0

He even bombed at the White House Correspondence dinner. It doesn't matter
http://youtu.be/Fm5bjfAc1tY

The best
http://youtu.be/PhAsrs-rxcc

[Lennys Tap]

Some of his career choices have been awful (The Chevy Chase show). I will say that his talents are best displayed on film and definitely not in writing or playing nice with others. I think he did a good job with "Weekend Update" segment.

With out question, Norm Macdonald was my favorite Weekend Update host.

Johnny Carson once said "Chevy Chase couldn't ad lib a fart after a baked bean dinner". He comes across as a prick and most of the people unfortunate enough to work with him agree. A pratfall is funny once but not much to build a career around.

Norm McDonald is the anti-Chevy. Original, hilarious, maybe even a comedic genius.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Norm is the best.

Weekend Update
http://youtu.be/wCPBwuQKJx4

He was a great guest on Late Night
http://youtu.be/lL0WayC7jW0

The best guest on Dennis Miller
http://youtu.be/zBmIoUO7_Gc
w/ Spade: http://youtu.be/R0d6oH5Lumc
http://youtu.be/VfcNg0FI1N0

He even bombed at the White House Correspondence dinner. It doesn't matter
http://youtu.be/Fm5bjfAc1tY

The best
http://youtu.be/PhAsrs-rxcc

I remember this local Norm McDonald story from Quinnipiac University spring weekend.  He was so drunk he could barely perform.

http://www.fakenews.net/archive/articles/1998_05_01_nypost.html

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I remember this local Norm McDonald story from Quinnipiac University spring weekend.  He was so drunk he could barely perform.

http://www.fakenews.net/archive/articles/1998_05_01_nypost.html

Norm no longer drinks, perhaps because of nights like this. I know he also had a terrible gambling addiction. Lost everything a couple of times.

[Benny B]

American Pie is hardly quotable.

Signed,

Late 20s Male.

So be it... I think I've seen at most 10 minutes of the movie, I just recall it being all the rage just after I graduated and assumed it was quotable... mea culpa. 
Incidentally, what I remember most was that when I lived in Indy, the local film festival was making a to-do about getting "Stifler's mom" as a guest/celebrity judge.

I think those of us on the tail-end of Gen X seem less focused on the generation and more on the art of comedy screenwriting... Dumb and Dumber was great, but Caddyshack, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, Office Space and Ace Ventura got as much - if not more - traction.

[swoopem]

Zoolander is another very quotable movie from the early 2000s

[keefe]

100% agree on Chevy Chase. He's the weak link from a great SNL class.

Concur, Lenny. Forced, contrived, and droll. Steve Martin is in the same league.

[ChicosBailBonds]

His ESPY monologue is stuff of legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xad-gL6jnm0

Starts at 1:54

Still makes me laugh

[keefe]

Still makes me laugh

Wow, I have never heard of Norm McDonald. But I remember Chris Schenkel.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Norm is the best.

Weekend Update
http://youtu.be/wCPBwuQKJx4

He was a great guest on Late Night
http://youtu.be/lL0WayC7jW0

The best guest on Dennis Miller
http://youtu.be/zBmIoUO7_Gc
w/ Spade: http://youtu.be/R0d6oH5Lumc
http://youtu.be/VfcNg0FI1N0

He even bombed at the White House Correspondence dinner. It doesn't matter
http://youtu.be/Fm5bjfAc1tY

The best
http://youtu.be/PhAsrs-rxcc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaduY_sKce4

[mu-rara]

Wow, I have never heard of Norm McDonald. But I remember Chris Schenkel.

Dude, nobody under 50 remembers Chris Schenkel.  (Oooops, I'm over 50)

[ChicosBailBonds]

Wow, I have never heard of Norm McDonald. But I remember Chris Schenkel.

I remember Schenkel well....Wide World of Sports, bowling, etc.   Norm McDonald part of pop culture on SNL and beyond.  He's hilarious in his mannerisms

[keefe]

Dude, nobody under 50 remembers Chris Schenkel.  (Oooops, I'm over 50)

Precisely.

The best sportscaster from back in the day was Keith Jackson. There was something reassuring and comforting in that rich, bourbon-infused baritone.

The worst was Curt Gowdy who, unfortunately, called the Marquette-UNC Title Tilt in '77.