The late Heath Ledger made this film his own. While playing the villain in the film, he gave Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) sarcastic claps after he was promoted, an action that wasn’t originally part of the script. Movie critics consider the film one of the best films of the early 2000s and one of the best superhero films of all time.
It grossed over $1 billion worldwide and is the 36th highest-grossing film of all time. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two; Best Sound Editing and the late Heath Ledger was posthumously awarded Best Supporting Actor. The film set the standard for “The Joker” a role that is now one of the most coveted characters in Marvel.
The Godfather
In the scene where Richard Castellano’s character, Don Corleone, almost gets assassinated by Paulie Gatto, two of Don’s assistants kill Gatto. Castellano was supposed to say “leave the gun” but added in “take the cannoli,” which became a classic line.
The film itself became a classic and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. It was the highest-grossing film of 1972 and for a while the highest-grossing film of all time. It won several Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also was nominated for seven other awards.
Casablanca
Have you heard the line “here’s looking at you, kid?” This line comes from this film and was said by Humphrey Bogart. But did you know that this line wasn’t even originally in the script? He used this line in the film after saying it while teaching Ingrid Bergman poker in between takes. But what does it actually mean? The phrase supposedly means that Rick will always be looking out for Ilze.
Even if they two never see each other again, she will forever remain in his heart. The line was voted the fifth most memorable line in cinema in AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movie Quotes. No surprise there! People have been quoting it for years.
Deliverance
In this movie, things quickly turn dark as a group of friends travel in the wilderness and are chased by a gang of hillbillies. When one of the attackers yells the line “squeal like a pig” and in turn, starts to squeal, this was entirely made up on the spot by the actor. Several people have received credit for the phrase. Ned Beatty claims that he thought of it while he and McKinney were improvising the scene.
The director of the film, John Boorman, however, said that the line was used because the studio wanted the scene to be filmed in two ways: one for the movie release and one which would be appropriate for television. Boorman did not want to do that so he decided that the phrase "squeal like a pig", suggested by Rabun County liaison Frank Rickman, was a good substitution for the original lines in the script.
Good Will Hunting
While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon may have been recognized as the writers of this script, it was the late Robin Williams who created the most memorable line of the film as psychiatrist Sean Maguire. In one of the last scenes, he reads a letter that Damon’s character wrote to him.
One of the lines was “I gotta see about a girl.” He added in “son of a b*tch. He stole my line.” Unsurprisingly, the film received nominations for nine Academy Awards and won two of them; one for Best Supporting Actor for Williams and one for Best Original Screenplay for Affleck and Damon.