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September 12

Most famous film quotes by 'no-name' characters

What are the greatest, most famous, most iconic, most often cited movie quotes said by a minor 'no-name' character who does not even have assigned a name, or it is not mentioned in the film? I guess there is little competition for the top spot to “Negative, Ghost Rider. The pattern is full.” In this case, the character had been assigned a name (Air Boss Johnson), but it was not mentioned in the film. What other examples are there - even more for real no-name roles without any name assigned? --KnightMove (talk) 11:12, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

When Harry Met Sally: "I'll have what she's having" Staecker (talk) 11:34, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

A cameo by Rob Reiner's mother / Carl Reiner's wife, Estelle. And the highest item in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes with no character name given. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:22, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

So what was the quote? Shantavira|^{feed me} 16:23, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Um, he's talking about the quote above. --Viennese Waltz 17:12, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes, and here's the scene in question.[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:45, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

The Greatest Story Ever Told: "Truly this man was the son of God." Spoken by a nameless centurion, voiced by John Wayne. --Viennese Waltz 12:25, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

:Certainly any line spoken by the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy would qualify, no? --Jayron32 12:38, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Maybe you missed the word "minor" in the OP's question? --Viennese Waltz 13:15, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

I certainly did. I apologize for being wrong. It is a deep character flaw. I will continue to try to be better. Thank you for correcting me. --Jayron32 13:18, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Being wrong is not a character flaw, it's human. --Wrongfilter (talk) 13:43, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

"These pretzels are making me thirsty", said by a nameless character in a Woody Allen movie that doesn't even exist. --Wrongfilter (talk) 13:43, 12 September 2023 (UTC)