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Summertime sequel: this time, memorable five-word movie lines

This quiz will test how many of these films you can name from just one snippet of unique dialogue. We’ll start with five can’t-miss movie lines. The first five are easy, right?

It’s time for another installment of our lists of memorable movie lines — this time, 26 examples of five-word lines of dialogue that are so unique that many folks will be able to identify the film from that snippet alone.

Below, we’ll start with five easy, can’t-miss lines. But first, for anyone who wants to catch up — or review the four earlier installments — here are the links:

One-word lines.

Two-word lines.

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Three-word lines.

And four-word lines.

Now, on to the list — this time, though, the answers won’t appear until the end of the list, so you can try your skills at naming the show. (Most of the quotes have links to a film clip that identifies the movie, so don’t click through until you’re done guessing.)

And as always, feel free to add other favorite memorable five-word lines in the Comment section below.

1. “Here’s looking at you, kid.”

2. “You’ll shoot your eye out.”

3. “Houston, we have a problem.”

4. “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”

5. “I’m king of the world!”

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6. “I won’t be ignored, Dan.”

7. “You can’t handle the truth.”

8.  “Round up the usual suspects.”

9. “Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!” 

10. “I want to be alone.”

11. “Eddie, you’re a born loser.”

12. “They call me Mr. Tibbs!”

13. “You had me at hello.”

14. “There’s no crying in baseball.”

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15. “I want the fairy tale.”

16. “A martini. Shaken, not stirred.”

17. “Go ahead, make my day.”

18. “There is no bad boy.”

19. “This was no boating accident!”

20. “There’s no place like home.”

21. “We don’t want the Irish!”

22. “Fifty bucks never killed anybody.”

23. “I’ll have what she’s having.”

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24. “The dishes are done, man!”

25. “We are an American family.”

26. “He’s so hot right now.”

Answers:
1. “Casablanca” (1942)

2. “A Christmas Story” (1983)

3. “Apollo 13” (1995)

4. “Chinatown” (1974)

5. “Titanic” (1997)

6. “Fatal Attraction” (1987)

7. “A Few Good Men” (1992)

8. “Casablanca” (1942)

9. “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (1964)

10. “Grand Hotel” (1932)

11. “The Hustler” (1961)

12. “In the Heat of the Night” (1967)

13. “Jerry Maguire” (1996)

14. “A League of Their Own” (1992)

15. “Pretty Woman” (1990)

16. “Goldfinger” (1964)

17. “Sudden Impact” (1983)

18. “Boys Town” (1938)

19. “Jaws” (1975)

20.  “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)

21. “Blazing Saddles” (1974)

22. “Used Cars” (1980)

23. “When Harry Met Sally” (1989)

24. “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” (1991)

25. “You’ve Got Mail” (1998)

26. “Zoolander” (2001)