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Worksheet: AFI’s 100Years…100 Movie Quotes
- America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases
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The American Film Institute (AFI) conducted a survey as part of a celebration of the lOOth anniversary of cinema. AFI polled 1500
leaders from across the American film community, including screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, cinematographers, editors,
executives, film historians and critics, asking them to pick their 100 favorite films from a list of 400. The films on the list were made
between 1896 and 1996. To follow on the selection of top movies, AFI asked for top movie quotes and the following was the result.
SELECTION CRITERIA: AFI distributed a ballot with 400 nominated movie quotes to a jury of over 1,500 leaders from the creative
community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers), critics and historians.
Due to the extensive number of memorable movie lines in American film, jurors could also write in votes for up to five quotes that may not
already appear on the ballot.
Jurors were asked to consider the following criteria in making their selections:
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MOVIE QUOTE: A statement, phrase or brief exchange of dialogue spoken in an American film.* (Lyrics from songs are not
eligible.)
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CULTURAL IMPACT: Movie Quotes that viewers use in their own lives and situations; circulating through popular culture,
they become part of the national lexicon.
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LEGACY: Movie Quotes that viewers use to evoke the memory of a treasured film, thus ensuring and enlivening its historical
legacy.
The Top 12Movie Quotes
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Quote
Movie
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
GONE WITH THE WIND
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
GODFATHER, THE
You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender.
I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. ON THE WATERFRONT
Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
WIZARD OF OZ, THE
Here's looking at you, kid.
CASABLANCA
Go ahead, make my day.
SUDDEN IMPACT
All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup.
SUNSET BLVD.
May the Force be with you.
STAR WARS
Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.
ALL ABOUT EVE
You talking to me?
TAXI DRIVER
What we've got here is failure to communicate.
COOL HAND LUKE
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
APOCALYPSE NOW
Year
1939
1972
1954
1939
1942
1983
1950
1977
1950
1976
1967
1979
1) The data set above contains the variables movie and year. For each, identify the following characteristics.
Qualitative/Quantitative Discrete/Continuous
Measurement Level (N, O, I, R)
Movie
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Year
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2) Identify the population for this study: __________________________________________________________
3) Identify the sample for this study: _____________________________________________________________
4) Is the sample representative relative to the population of all American moviegoers? Explain your answer.
5) Consider the following statement: “Among the 1500 American film community members surveyed by AFI, the top
ranking film quote was “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Is this statement descriptive or inferential? Why?
6) Suppose the statement in item (5) is changed to the following statement: “Based on the AFI poll, “Frankly, my dear, I
don’t give a damn.” was the top ranking film quote among all filmmakers, actors, critics, and film historians.” Is this
statement descriptive or inferential? Explain your answer.
*AFI defines an American film as an English language motion picture with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States.
Additionally, only Movie Quotes from feature-length American films released before January 1, 2004, will be considered. AFI defines a feature-length film
as a motion picture of narrative format that is typically over 60 minutes in length.
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