Bad Movie Aficionado Gifts

"I like bad movies. I don't watch them, but I love the scathing reviews."

"Bond James, Bond."

Screenwriters pitch movie to studio boss: 'It's a reinterpretation of Bicycle Thieves, that classic of Italian neo-realism. We're calling it, Dude, Where's My Chopper?'

Herman Mankiewicz

"I'll do the movie but I want to be highly compensated and highly acclaimed."

"You should be sniffed, and often, by someone who knows how."

"Hey grandpa, tell us more about the time you were in that Steven Spielberg movie."

"I like movies that resemble my life, so I don't feel like I'm wasting time watching a movie."

"I remember when the death of the hero meant the end of the sequels. Now it marks the beginning of the prequels."

"Seth, here, is one of the best young creative compromisers in the business."

"Bloody hell!"

"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the heck else are you talking... you talking to me?"

"Why didn't you simply open the window?"

Canadian film production

'This is the worst film noir I've ever seen.'

Moby Dick

"We need to make it through at least one movie, so we have something to root for during the Oscars."

'You don't want weather? Not a problem! How about sports, or maybe a nice movie? We can do that! Just put that thing down and let's talk, OK?'

'Action!...Cut!...Right, everything else is CGI'

'I dont know about you, but I've got the feeling we're in for long flight delays...'

"Forget the harps, we can spend Eternity in there."

'And I love the part when he finds out that it was his brother all along!'

'When you said this movie's about a fish out of water, I was expecting more of a light-hearted comedy.'

"Want to deal with some unresolved issues or just get another movie."

'How's this new concept? Instead of a gunfight, the hero overpowers the villian with a heartfelt homily on the sanctity of family values.'

Arnold's first day on the job - 'What do you mean...no director!!!...and who is going to tell me what to do?'

'So no animals were harmed in that movie...but how about the audience?!'

"Why don't you just go and see this summer's feel-good movie?"