To promote the fact that the Daniel Day-Lewis flick
There Will be Blood has been released on DVD last week, the publicist sent through a list of the most memorable quotes from Miramax movies. See what you think:
SwingersAn unknown cast, an unknown director and a script written in just two weeks. Could it work? Ten years later,
Swingers is the definition of a cult following and this stylistically shot film gave hope to every man who ever saw it. You could sip cocktails all night and re-visit one classic line after the other. For us, there is only one.
Greatest Quote = “You're money, and you don't even know it.”
Character = Trent Walker
Pulp FictionThis movie set the world on fire. With its innovative filmmaking and a soundtrack that complemented the story like no other,
Pulp Fiction continues to define how an independent movie should be made. Inspired casting helped resurrect one career in particular and many other films have tried to follow this formula.
Greatest Quote = “Zed’s dead baby, Zed’s dead!”
Character = Butch
Apocalypse Now ReduxNotorious stories from the set, heart attacks and one of the toughest shooting schedules of all-time couldn’t stop this film from becoming an absolute classic. And this line even made the AFI’s Top 100 Movie Quotes of All-Time.
Greatest Quote = “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
Character = Lt.Colonel Bill Kilgore
Kill BillIn a time where the action genre was looking for new direction, along came
Kill Bill Volume 1 and blew everyone away. This was an action movie with a twist. A refreshing shooting style and female leads kicking butt all the way to the box-office,
Kill Bill was saucy and sadistic. Pleasingly,
Kill Bill Volume 2 was just as good. And who could forget this quote?
Greatest Quote = “Do you find me sadistic”?
Character = Bill
The Crying GameOne of the most shocking endings in cinema history,
The Crying Game was a pioneer for so many independent films that followed. The ending of this movie left cinemagoers with their mouths open and their minds in total disbelief. Cries of “I can’t believe that just happened” rippled throughout cinemas across the world.
Greatest Quote = “The thing is Dil, you’re not a girl.”
Character = Fergus
Good Will HuntingGood Will Hunting launched the careers for two of cinema’s biggest stars and also proved the power of the Hollywood dream is alive and well. Two long-time friends from Boston wrote the script of their lives and helped propel this independent film into a box-office winner.
Greatest Quote = “Do you like apples? Well I got her number. How do you like them apples?”
Character = Will
Reservoir DogsWho didn’t try to color coordinate their friends after seeing this callous classic?
Reservoir Dogs was raw, rife and ready to shock the world when it was released in 1992. Unlike any other independent film,
Reservoir Dogs defied the odds and proved you don’t need much to create a classic.
Greatest Quote = “All you can do is pray for a quick death, which you aren’t going to get.”
Character = Mr. Blonde
**Please be aware that this clip contains the graphic scene where the cop loses his ear. If you're a bit squeamish, give it a wide berth.
TrainspottingTrainspotting re-ignited the British independent movie scene and also introduced us to a new breed of British acting talent. A gritty film with a hardcore edge,
Trainspotting inspired a new generation of filmmakers and helped excite fans of British cinema again.
Quote = “Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?”
Character = Mark “Rent-boy” Renton
There Will Be BloodIn one of his most prolific performances, Daniel Day-Lewis utters the line that makes your skin itch and your hair stand on end. The simplest line delivered with the most haunting voice, “I Drink Your Milkshake.” This line is by no means an endorsement for a fast food restaurant, but a disturbing threat by a character that is willing to bury anyone in his relentless pursuit to succeed. Oh what a beautiful line.
Greatest Quote = “I drink your milkshake”
Character = Daniel Plainview