The Terminator
'I'll be back', the iconic line by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator has been named the best movie catchphrase ever.
Those immortal words were uttered for the first time back in 1985 when Schwarzenegger took on the iconic role. And it remains a favourite with film fans as it received 25% of the vote.
In second place with 14% is Sean Connery’s well-known introduction of 'Bond. James Bond' in From Russia With Love. The famous introduction has been repeated in 23 films since it was first uttered in Dr No.
Drifting into third place is the nonsensical word that viewers have been repeating for decades: 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' from Disney’s Mary Poppins.10 per cent of the people polled cast their vote for the nation’s favourite all-singing, all-dancing nanny.
Creeping into fourth place sporting overalls and proton packs are the scientists turned ghost hunters from Ghostbusters with the line, ;Who you gonna call?'.
The spooky 80s classic starring Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver, follows the team as they battle to save the Big Apple from evil, winning nine per cent of votes in the process.
The mystery of fifth place is solved by Sherlock Holmes with 'Elementary, my dear Watson.' The line by the enigmatic detective to his loyal sidekick in 30s classic The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes secures eight per cent of the vote.
Bursting (through a door) into the sixth spot is Jack Nicholson’s chilling announcement, 'Heeeere’s Johnny!' in The Shining. His character Jack Torrance slowly slips into insanity as he stays in a hotel haunted by family tragedy, turning violently on his wife and son, and prompting seven per cent of film fans to vote for the crazed line.
The heartrending cry of 'Run, Forest, run' comes in at number seven in the chart with six per cent of the vote. The iconic feature Forest Gump, winner of six Academy Awards, stars a young Tom Hanks as he finds himself accidentally present at a series of historical events.
The line, 'You talkin’ to me?' by Robert De Niro in BAFTA-winning Scorsese film Taxi Driver follows close behind in eighth place with five per cent, and in ninth is Robin William’s bellowed line down the airwaves, 'Goooood morning Vietnam' in Good Morning, Vietnam. The radio comedian’s greeting to the troops won four per cent of the total vote.
In tenth place is another line from a film set during the Vietnam War, 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning' from Apocalypse Now.
Captain Willard is sent to assassinate a renegade colonel, losing troops along the way and becoming more and more like the insane target of his mission as he journeys deeper into the war torn country, gaining three per cent of the vote as he goes.
The top 10 best movie catchphrases are:
1.) 'I’ll be back' (Terminator, 1985) - 25%
2.) 'Bond. James Bond' (James Bond, From Russia With Love, 1963) - 14%
3.) 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' (Mary Poppins, 1964) - 10%
4.) 'Who you gonna call?' (Ghostbusters, 1984) - 9%
5.) 'Elementary, my dear Watson' (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1939) - 8%
6.) 'Heeeere’s Johnny!' (The Shining, 1980) - 7%
7.) 'Run Forrest, run!' (Forrest Gump, 1994) - 6%
8.) 'You Talkin' to me?' (Taxi Driver, 1976) - 5%
9.) 'Goooood morning Vietnam' (Good Morning, Vietnam, 1988) - 4%
10.) 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning' (Apocalypse Now, 1979) - 3%
Other - 8%
The research, carried out by Amazon’s film and TV streaming service LOVEFiLM
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