Popular movies have a way of staying in our minds, and we might find ourselves quoting them when the situation allows. Unfortunately, our love for a good film doesn’t always match our brain’s ability to remember correctly. Here are the top 12 misquoted movie quotes.
“Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore” is a favorite for anyone in an unfamiliar location. Unfortunately, to properly convey Dorthy’s dismay, the correct quote is, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
A fun way to sound cool is to ask your friend, “Do you feel lucky, punk?”. An even cooler and movie-accurate quote is, “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”.
We’re being a little nitpicky with this one, but Forrest doesn’t say, “Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates.” He says, “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.”
For the many times we find ourselves faced with a gigantic man-eating shark, we might want to quote the classic movie saying, “We’re going to need a bigger boat.”
We’ll blame this misquote on the fact that we watched this as children. When the evil queen asks the mirror to show her the fairest in all the land, she actually says, “magic mirror, on the wall,” not “mirror, mirror, on the wall.”