Don’t quote me on that..

May 11th, 2009 | By meliha | Category: Film, Meliha

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Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all, - if this is what you’re thinking as you stand laboriously in front of the mirror than it seems you’re not the only one, as its been selected as one of the top 10 memorable movie misquotes of all time.

The list of misquotes was compiled by the website lovefilm.com which followed a poll of 1,500 filmgoers. Darth Vader fans will be pleased to know that the dark lords infamous quote topped the list- famously remembered as “Luke, I am your father,” the actual quote from the movie is “No, I am your father.”

Disney fans will also be surprised to discover that the evil queen from the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs did not say ”Mirror, mirror on the wall”, but in fact said “Magic mirror on the wall.”

Other misquotes to make the top list include a quote from the film Dirty Harry in which Clint Eastwood dangles a threatening challenge; “Do you feel lucky, punk?” but again this is not the quote and the actual line is: “You’ve got to ask yourself on question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well do ya Punk?”

Perhaps the best known movie misquotes comes from the 1942 timeless movie Casablanca. Here Ingrid Bergman coaxes pianist Dooley Wilson with, “Play it Sam. Play As Time Goes By.” This quote is a little off the mark as the closest Humphrey Bogart gets to saying these words are as follows: “You played it for her, you can play it for me. If she can stand it, I can. Play it!”

Further down the list there is Hannibal Lecter’s misquoted, “Hello, Clarice, in the 1991 thriller Silence of the Lambs- the actual spin tingling quote deliverd by Anthony Hopkins is, “Good evening Clarice” and Star Trek’s William Shatner never uttered the words “Beam me up, Scotty” but in fact said “Scotty, beam us up.”

Darren Bignell of Lovefilms.com said: “Iconic film lines are part of everyone’s vocabulary these days, but it’s interesting how years of quoting have had a Chinese whisper effect on accuracy.”

So here are the top 10 misquotes of all time:

1. “Luke, I am your father” - Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

2. “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

3. “Do you feel lucky, punk?” - Dirty Harry (1971)

4. “Play it again, Sam” - Casablanca (1942)

5. “Hello, Clarice” - The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

6. “Beam me up, Scotty” - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

7. “Frankly, Scarlett, I don’t give a damn” - Gone With the Wind (1939)

8. “If you build it, they will come” - Field of Dreams (1989)

9. “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore, Toto” - The Wizard of Oz (1939)

10. “Mrs Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?” - The Graduate (1967)

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