Month: June 2017

Carrie-Anne Moss from The Matrix | PopCultureQuotes.com

Dodge this!

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By: Carrie-Anne Moss
Characters: Trinity
From: The Matrix
Genres: Action | Adventure | Cult Cinema | Science Fiction | Thrillers

Context:
Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) says this to an "Agent" computer program, just before pulling the trigger and shooting him in the head at point blank range, during one of the climactic battles in The Matrix. In the universe of The Matrix, "Agents," computer programs designed to capture or kill rogue humans, are so fast they can dodge bullets.

Rip Torn from Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | PopCultureQuotes.com

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.

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By: Rip Torn
Characters: Patches O'Houlihan
From: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Genres: Comedy | Sports

Context:
Rip Torn says to Justin Long just before throwing a wrench and hitting Justin in the face. It was Torn's way of training the inexperienced group from Average Joe's Gym for the National Dodgeball Championships in Las Vegas.

Patrick Macnee from Battlestar Galactica | PopCultureQuotes.com

There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe... with tribes of humans... who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians... or the Toltecs... or the Mayans. Some believe there may yet be brothers of man... who even now fight to survive - somewhere beyond the heavens!

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By: Patrick Macnee
From: Battlestar Galactica
Genres: Action | Adventure | Cult Television | Science Fiction

Context:
Said by the voice of Patrick Macnee (best known for the original The Avengers TV series), who was the Opening Credit Announcer for 13 episodes of the show. Images of the Cosmos animated across the screen as Macnee's words were spoken. The series' protagonist fighter pilots wore helmets that resembled Egyptian Pharoah headpieces, when they went into battle with humanity's greatest enemy, "Cylons."

On June 3, 2017, Chicago-based MeTV aired the Pilot episode of Battlestar Galactica as part of their summer programming launch.

Steve McQueen from The Getaway | PopCultureQuotes.com

Punch the son of a bitch. . . Punch it! Punch it baby!

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By: Steve McQueen
Characters: Carter 'Doc' McCoy
From: The Getaway
Genres: Action | Crime | Cult Cinema | Thrillers

Context:
Steve McQueen, as Doc McCoy, says this to his wife Carol McCoy (Ali MacGraw), as she drives their car during an escape from Texas police. They are heading for the Mexican border after robbing a bank in Sam Peckinpah's action cult classic The Getaway.

Bron Animation taps Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short and Jane Krakowski for The Willoughbys adaptation

Bron Animation has added Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski and Sean Cullen to the cast of its adaptation of The Willoughbys, based on the popular children’s book by Newbery Award winning author Lois Lowry. Rudolph will be the voice of Nanny, who looks after the Willoughby children. Crews is voicing the candy ….