Unquote: Recent Episodes
Cooper Powers
Unquote is a weekly podcast that examines movies and the quotable pieces therein that make their way into pop culture and beyond. Each episode looks into the American Film Institute's top 100 movie quotes from the past century of cinema, tries to determine why who said what, and reasons that quote made the list. Each quote will get their second shot at the spotlight!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #15 - "E.T. phone home." E.T. in E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, 1982
My friend Patrick and I cover the Spielberg Extended Universe and why revising nostalgia can be a real letdown.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #84 - "Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast." Carl Denham in King Kong, 1933
Special guest Robert Kelly from the Record all Monsters podcast and I discuss the dizzying heights of Kong's popularity and what makes a good monster movie!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #17 - "Rosebud." Charles Kane in Citizen Kane, 1941
A returning guest sheds a light on why money can't really buy happiness. Front page news.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #5 - "Here's looking at you, kid." Rick Blaine in Casablanca, 1942
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #20 - "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Rick Blaine in Casablanca, 1942
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #28 - "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By.'" Ilsa Lunda in Casablanca, 1942
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #32 - "Round up the usual suspects." Capt. Louis Renault in Casablanca, 1942
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #43 - "We'll always have Paris." Rick Blaine in Casablanca, 1942
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #67 - "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." Rick Blaine in Casablanca, 1942
Casablanca is the most represented movie on the list with a whopping 6 quotes spoken by the most represented actor on the list, Humphrey Bogart. My guest, Roman, has some choice opinions about seedy underbellies, corrupt officials, and birthday celebrations.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #54 - "There's no crying in baseball!" Jimmy Dugan in A League of Their Own, 1992. Tatia and I talk about the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League and whether sibling rivalries can be handled with any diplomacy.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #98 - "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing, 1987
The returning 1980's glitz and glam guest, Shelley, has something to say about Swayze tattoos and fond memories of her father.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #36 - "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" Goldhat in Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
Out in the desert, no one can hear your cries for help....especially if you don't speak Spanish! My friend Kjai and I tackle what we determined to be the first "dad-worthy" quote on AFI's movie quotes list. We really think we hit the nail on the head, but it may have just been the micheladas talking.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #25 - "Show me the money!" Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire, 1996
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #52 - "You had me at 'hello.'" Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguie, 1996.
I say goodbye, you say 'hello'. My money-man guest returns to talk about treating people with respect...kinda. Unquote returns for more seasons, despite the intro of this episode which dates from 2016!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #99 - "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!" Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, 1939
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #23 - "There's no place like home." Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, 1939
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #4 - "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, 1939
The Wizard of Oz is a beloved classic with lots of fingerprints across modern cinema, television, and music! Special guest James Duff of Rogue Intel chats with me about the quotes from this ground-breaking movie.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #35 - "You're gonna need a bigger boat." Martin Brody in Jaws, 1975
My friend Will and I discuss high-seas hi-jinks and why the movie kept audiences out of the ocean for years on end.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #57 - "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good." Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, 1987
A money-man and a showman hash it out.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #33 - "I'll have what she's having." Customer in When Harry Met Sally, 1989
A discussion between sweethearts about friendship between the sexes.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #6 - "Go ahead, make my day." Harry Callahan in Sudden Impact, 1983
Is there still room for the unhinged hero quotes in today's movies? Tough guys only in this episode from a 5 movie film series!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #48 - "Well, nobody's perfect." Osgood Fielding III in Some Like it Hot, 1959.
A Mother's Day discussion about gender role swaps in the movies.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #76 - "Hasta la vista, baby." The Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1991
It's an Arnold extravaganza as returning guests roast the host and get into the gritty "detailed files" of this action movie classic!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #100 - "I'm the king of the world!" Jack Dawson in Titanic, 1997
Talk about giving someone the cold shoulder! It is a line that is lampooned and done to death, so that means it had some cultural staying power. I chat with a guest to find out why.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #45 - ""Stella! Hey, Stella!" Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #75 - "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
A New Orleans-based double quote feature! From the play stage to the movie set, the mature themes and subject matter of this movie are as relevant today, if not more so.
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AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #83 - "Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make." Count Dracula in Dracula, 1931
Early horror movies contains a certain romance and intensity that gave rise to modern monsters. Bats on wires and heavily starched collars also help. What does my guest think?
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #73 - "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?" Rico Bandello in Little Caesar, 1931
If you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #50 - "Houston, we have a problem." Jim Lovell in Apollo 13, 1995
Have you ever experienced a little turbulence on an airplane? Maybe you can related to the Apollo 13 mission! A friend (who's a pilot ya know) talks about his own experiences in the cockpit that may help shape why this line was chosen.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #66 - "Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape." George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, 1968
My father recounts his first viewing in the theatre and how this movie blew his mind! We talk about philosophy, commentary, and more for this sci-fi classic film.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #37 - "I'll be back!" The Terminator in The Terminator, 1984
Can movie makeup really help deliver a quote? Another sibling guest-stars for this action classic!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #94 - "I feel the need—the need for speed!" Pete Mitchell and Nick Bradshaw in Top Gun, 1986
A sibling and I discuss feathered hair and the cheesy factor that helped seal this line into cinema history!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #38 - "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth." Lou Gherig in The Pride of the Yankees, 1942.
Gary Cooper brings a lot of emotion to thank a ball club and its fans for their love and support. Not a dry eye in the stadium that day!
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When time constraints or a lack of a guest occurs, I still want to make a weekly deadline, so I pick a lesser known (but no less important) movie from AFI's list to examine myself. I give you listeners the first Quotable, which is Unquote's version of a minisode!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes #8 - "May the Force be with you." Han Solo in Star Wars, 1977
It was 2016 and I had a fun project idea. Who knew podcasting with a roommate could be so fun? My friend Daniel and I talk about Han Solo's change of heart in Star Wars.