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Prompts from Clue: The Movie (1985)

Lines of dialogue from the mystery comedy Clue. Change as needed.

“Why has the car stopped?”

“It’s frightened.”

“I’m sorry, I’m a little accident prone.”

“Somebody’s got to break the ice, so it might as well be me.”

“How are we to get acquainted if we don’t say anything about ourselves?”

“Are you frightened of silence, [name]?”

“You seem to suffer from what we call ‘pressure of speech’.”

“I think most men need a little practice. Don’t you, [name]?”

“I’ve certainly seen you before- though you may not have noticed me, I daresay.”

“Mind if I smoke?”

“Are you making moral judgements, [name]?”

“Oh I’m being blackmailed, alright. But I did what I’m being blackmailed for.”

“A double negative? You mean you have– photographs?!”

“That sounds like a confession to me.”

“Are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests?”

“It’s a matter of life and death. He’s dead– now I have a life.”

“What’s your little secret?”

“Why not? I enjoy getting presents from strange men.”

“I didn’t do it!”

“There’s safety in numbers, my dear.”

“He decided to put his information to good use and make a little money off of it- What could be more American than that?”

“The police? Coming here? Oh my God!”

“How can you make jokes at a time like this?”

“It’s my defense mechanism.”

“How many husbands have you had?”

“Husbands should be like Kleenex– strong, soft, and disposable.”

“Flies are where men are most vulnerable.”

“Yes. Two corpses. Everything’s fine.”

“Yes, we’ll get a car for him– a long black car.”

“Don’t worry. There’s nothing illegal about any of this.”

“It's a free country, don't you know that?”

“I didn't know it was that free.”

“Get on with it!”

“Will you stop it!”

“Our lives are in danger! Get lost!”

“Are there any brains to be found in Washington D.C.?”

"I hated her so much- It- it- it- flames! flames on the side of my face-"

“No– communism was just a red herring.”

“You think I’m going to fall for that old trick?”

“[Name], don’t hate me for trying to shoot you.”

“Frankly, [name], I don’t give a damn.”

“I thought that men like you are usually called a fruit.”

“I told you I didn’t do it.”

“I’m gonna go home and sleep with my wife.”

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Prompts from GLOW Season 1

Lines of dialogue from the first season of Netflix’s GLOW. Change as needed.

“I will not be bullied into submission.”

“Do people think you're pretty?”

“Fuck you, Nancy Reagan!”

“You got jumped by a bunch of children?”

“This is the only place I get to do what I want to do!”

“Things don’t just happen. People want things and then they go for them.”

“If you wanna do something more than nod and eat a salad, and make a pretty cry-face, you are punished.”

“Maybe you did die. Maybe we're all dead and this is the afterlife.”

“I am the Cézanne of bullshit artists.”

“Now, slouch. Submit. She might kill you.”

“Take me home. Now. Give me your fucking keys. I'm taking your car.”

“Try not giving a fuck. There's power in that.”

“There are drugs in the fucking robot!”

“Just 'cause we're at a party doesn't mean we're at all okay.”

“There's one ball you can't castrate- That's the mind!”

“He was so pissed when he found that pillow dummy in your bed.”

“That white girl bullshit might work on teachers and cops, but not me.”

“This whole thing is a soap opera!”

“[Name], don't make me be the rules person. I'm not emotionally equipped for it.”

“You drag me here at the ass-crack of dawn…”

“So, you're, like… sleeping with him?”

“In the past six weeks you've known me, you ever hear me tell a joke?”

“She's jealous, all right? She's just got a crush on you.”

“Guess you better get yourself a lawyer.”

“Roger Moore is by far the best Bond.”

“Oh, I'm not her boyfriend. I'm her husband.”

“Sorry. I'm sure this is not how you wanted to spend your morning.”

“I feel like a goddamn superhero.”

“Sometimes, I'm so sad you took away the option of us ever being able to have a normal fucking conversation.”

“All right, first song to come on, it's an omen.”

“Does anyone else feel the need to pee and puke at the same time?

“As soon as this is over, we're gonna party. We're gonna celebrate.”

“You're a fucking quitter.”

“You wanna make out again?”

“If this is too silly for you, you can leave.”

"You flew! It was epic!"

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Prompts from Hounds of Love

A collection of lyrics from the album Hounds of Love by Kate Bush. Change as needed.

Running Up That Hill (Make a Deal With God)

“Do you wanna hear about the deal that I’m making?”

“Is there so much hate for the ones we love?”

“Tell me we both matter, don’t we?”

“It’s you and me.”

“Let me steal this moment from you now.”

Hounds of Love

“I’ve always been a coward.”

“It’s coming for me through the trees!”

“Oh, help me, someone, help me, please!”

“I’m ashamed of running away.”

“I don’t know what’s good for me.”

The Big Sky

“You never understood me.”

“That cloud, it looks like Ireland.”

“C'mon and blow it a kiss now!”

“You want my reply?”

“What was the question?”

Mother Stands For Comfort

“I've been doing something wrong.”

“She won't say anything.”

“It breaks the cage and fear escapes and takes possession.”

“Am I the cat that takes the bird?”

“To her the hunted, not the hunter.”

Cloudbusting

“You're just in reach.”

“What made it special made it dangerous.”

“I just know that something good is gonna happen.”

“You could see them coming.”

“I can't hide you from the government.”

And Dream of Sheep

“Let me be weak, let me sleep.”

“Come here with me now.”

“I can’t keep my eyes open.”

“I wish I had my radio.”

“I can’t be left to my imagination.”

Under Ice

“It's wonderful.”

“The river has frozen over.”

“There’s something moving.”

“Get out of the cold water.”

“Someone help them!”

Waking the Witch

“Come on, wake up!”

“Can you not see that little light up there?”

“Please talk to me.”

“I question your innocence.”

“I am responsible for your actions.”

Watching You Without Me

“You can't hear what I'm saying to you.”

“I should have been home hours ago.”

“Don’t ignore me.”

“You didn’t hear me come in.”

“You won’t hear me leaving.”

Jig of Life

“I know your face well.”

“Will you look into the future?”

“C’mon and let me live!”

“It doesn't belong to you."

“Holding all the love that waits for you here.”

Hello Earth

“There's something bright travelling fast.”

“Just look at it go.”

“Can’t do anything.”

“Why did I go?”

“Somewhere in the depth there is a light.”

The Morning Fog

“Do you know what?”

“I love you better now.”

“I am falling.”

“I’d love to hold you now.”

“I'll tell my loved ones.”

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Prompts from Holy Cow

A collection of lyrics from the album Holy Cow by Martini Ranch. Change as needed.

New Deal

“Going Up?”

“You got the job so you’d better learn to play the part.”

“Save a soul!”

“Judge yourself by what you feel.”

“If you’re in the dark, you know you can’t just turn away.”

Reach

“Now I’m gonna make them pay!”

“Guess this ain’t your lucky day!”

“I’m back in town and I’m here to stay!”

“Aw hell, boy, gimme that guitar!”

“Aw hell, boys, you got me!”

World Without Walls

“It's all a state of mind”

“Your silence says it all.”

“Relax and let the evening go.”

“We are starting something new.”

“You gotta get closer.”

Fat-Burning Formula

“Keep your torso erect and your hips square.”

“Tilt your head to the side.”

“Call right now, lines are open.”

“A truly amazing medical breakthrough!”

“Works like magic!”

Richard Cory

“We wished that we were in his place.”

“That was then, this is now.”

“Life is what you make it.”

“We thought that he had everything.”

“We topped the bill but never stayed.”

Hot Dog

“I hate that damn dog.”

“Now beg.”

“Knick knack paddywack, give a dog a bone!”

“Bury it.”

“Now get on home!”

Serious Girl

“Treasures of the deep are not as precious as your love.”

“You are a serious girl.”

“I’m a serious girl.”

“We are living in a serious world.”

“We're gonna make it 'cause our love will never die.”

How Can the Labouring Man Find Time for Self-Culture

“Why do I feel this way?”

“You drive me wild.”

“You see I'm feeling like a hero, but I'm not so great.”

“What shall we call our game?”

“Am I wrong or am I right?”

(Brother) Take It Out

“You don't want to hear it”

“You must live your own life.”

“Quit pretending you're a housewife.”

“Take a good look in the mirror.”

“You're not your brother's keeper.”

Power Tool

“Kinda wonder what this place was like when dinosaurs were king.”

“Wake up, it's no dream.”

“Visitors from outer space would think it rather sad.”

“Stop and listen, there's a sound out there.”

“The poodle's in the car.”

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Prompts from Ladyhawke (1985)

Lines of dialogue from the low-fantasy romance Ladyhawke. Change as needed.

“Impossible? Nothing is impossible!”

“It’s not unlike escaping mother’s womb.”

“Here’s the problem: if you don’t let me live, how can I prove my good faith to you?”

“Great storms announce themselves with a simple breeze.”

“I know I promised, [name], never again. But I also know that you know what a weak-willed person I am.”

“Where the hell am I?”

“Stop your chattering. We’ll spend the night here.”

“We are not above compassion for those in misery.”

“My cellmate was insane and a murderer, but he respected me!”

“These are magical, unexplainable matters and I beg you not to make me a part of them!”

“She spoke? What did she say?”

“No, I believe you. I believe in dreams.”

“I’ve got to be out of my mind.”

“What is your quest?”

“Tell me, does this walking corpse have a name?”

“You will be my guiding angel.”

“There are strange forces at work in your life. Magical ones that surround you. I don’t understand them, but they frighten me.”

“What are you doing up there?”

“It’s not polite to assume that someone is a liar when you’ve only just met them.”

“How can I learn any moral lessons if you keep confusing me like this?”

“Know this: if you fail, I will follow you the length of my days and I will find you.”

“Well that’s gratitude for you.”

“Careful! Walk on the left side.”

“Are you flesh? Or are you spirit?”

“I am sorrow.”

“An hour ago you were drunk and you remembered.”

“Always together, eternally apart.”

“You have stumbled onto a tragic story, [name], and whether you like it or not, you are lost in it with the rest of us.”

“One day we will know such happiness as two people dream of, but never do.”

“Does she know?”

“I have found a way to break the curse.”

“Go back! Back! Back inside!”

“There were times I wanted to kill you myself, but I’m very grateful for this.”

“You have betrayed us once. I warn you.”

“Tell her I love her.”

“Serves me right for getting involved with this nightmare.”

“I instruct you to sit by a warm fire, drink a cup of sweet wine, and to listen to bright music, cheerfully played- perhaps dance.”

“Shall we, my lady? Dance?”

“So you intend to be my protector as well, eh?”

“Actually, truth is: he’ll kill me if I lose it.”

“Easy, little man, you’re frightening me.”

“What a terrible night.”

“Show yourself, you coward!”

“She’s the most wonderful woman that ever lived.”

“All she did was talk about you.”

“Every moment you spend with her, I envy you.”

“Tell me everything she said. And I warn you: I will know if the words are hers.”

“She loves you more than life, [name].”

“Did you know hawks and wolves mate for life?”

“I should have known better. Every happy moment in my life has come from lying.”

“[Name], this may be our last night together.”

“This hole’s not big enough for the two of us.”

“You sacrilegious young imp!”

“Our lives are in your hands now.”

“You never cared for her as much as yourself anyway!”

“That happened last night when he saved your life.”

“I’ll show you idiots how to cage a wolf.”

“He’s a very forgiving sort of man.”

“Wisdom is beyond price, [name], be grateful that you have it.”

“Open, damn it, open!”

“You’re dead.”

“Look at her!”

“Look at me!”

“Look at us!”

“[Name]… You cut your hair.”

“The truest friend we could ever have, thank you.”

“I fully expect to meet you at the pearly gates, little thief, don’t you dare disappoint me!”

“I’ll meet you there, [name]. Even if I have to pick the lock.”

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYBODY ! let’s take this as a reminder that no matter what you identify as, no matter if you’re out of the closet or not, no matter if you’re still questioning, all of you are incredibly loved and i am so damn proud of you.

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Prompts from Ghostbusters (1984)

Lines of dialogue from the supernatural comedy Ghostbusters. Change as needed.

“Oh, this is big, [name]. This is very big.”

“[Name], somehow this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole in your head. Do you remember that?”

“That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me.”

“Back off, man! I'm a scientist!”

“You’re right, no human being would stack books like this.”

“Listen! You smell something?”

“[Name], I take back everything I ever said about you.”

“They wouldn't touch us with a three-meter cattle prod.”

“For whatever reason, [name], call it fate, call it luck, call it Karma. I believe that everything happens for a reason.”

“You didn’t even bargain with the guy!”

“I think this building should be condemned.”

“Are you troubled by strange noises in the night?”

“Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic?”

“Have you or your family actually seen a spook, specter or ghost?”

“We’re ready to believe you!”

“Don’t stare at me, you got the bug eyes.”

“You're very handy, I can tell.”

“Print is dead.”

“Some people think I'm too intellectual, but I think reading is a fabulous way to spend your spare time.” 

“Do you have any hobbies?”

“I collect spores, molds, and fungus.”

“If something’s gonna happen here, I want it to happen to me first.”

“You know you don’t act like a scientist.”

“Well that’s great. Either I have a monster in my kitchen or I’m completely crazy.”

“Yes, we both have the same problem: you.”

“I’m gonna go for broke: I am madly in love with you.”

“You are so odd.”

“No kiss?”

“We got one!”

“He’s an ugly lil’ spud, isn’t he?”

“I did that! I did that! That’s my fault!”

“Nice shootin’, Tex!”

“Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! I’ve always wanted to do this!”

“We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!”

“If there’s a steady paycheck in it: I’ll believe anything you say.”

“I’ve quit better jobs than this.”

“Because you did not use the magic word.”

“That’s a big Twinkie.”

“I have to go. I have a date.”

“Are you the keymaster?”

“I guess the roses worked, huh?”

“Take me now, sub-creature.”

“We never talk anymore.”

“I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people.”

“What a lovely singing voice you must have.”

“Are you the gatekeeper?”

“Wait for the sign, then all prisoners will be released!”

“Y’know, you’re a real humanitarian.”

“I don’t think he’s human.”

“You said before you were waiting for a sign, what sign are you waiting for?”

“There’s something very strange about that man.”

“Listen: I’m usually very psychic and I have a terrible feeling that something awful’s gonna happen to you.”

“You never studied.”

“No offense, but I gotta get my own lawyer.”

“I have seen shit that’ll turn you white!”

“Yes, it’s true… This man has no dick.”

“I’m gonna get you a nice fruit basket.”

“Are you a god?”

“[Name], when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say yes!”

“Alright- this chick is toast!”

“We have the tools, we have the talent!”

“Choose the form of your destructor.”

“Well there’s something you don’t see every day.”

“Sorry, [name]. I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.”

“There’s definitely a very slim chance we’ll survive.”

“This job’s definitely not worth $11.5k a year!”

“We’d like to get a sample of your brain tissue.”

“I love this town!”

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Prompts from An American Werewolf In London (1981)

Lines of dialogue from the horror comedy An American Werewolf In London. Change as needed.

“You’re not having a good time, are you?”

“Okay, but whatever happens: it's your fault.”

“Remember the Alamo.”

“You made me miss.”

“Did you hear that?”

“Wait a minute- we’re lost!”

“You really scared me, you shithead!”

“I appreciate how upset you are, but this is no reason for hysterics!” 

“My memory is fine, it's my sanity I’m beginning to worry about.”

“You put me in an awkward situation, [name].”

“You’d be surprised what horrors a man is capable of.”

“Why the hell are you so quick to disbelieve me?”

“I’d rather not be by myself.”

“You're a very beautiful girl.”

“Puppetry’s an artform, [name].”

“Has it occurred to you that it might be unsettling to see you rise from the grave to visit me?”

“Life mocks me even in death.”

“Have you ever talked to a corpse? It’s boring!”

“Please don’t cry.”

“Beware the moon, [name].”

“There’s only one bed…”

“I’ll be perfectly honest, [name], I’m not in the habit of bringing home stray young men.”

“I will not be threatened by a walking meatloaf!”

“Do I seem crazy to you?”

“I’m torn between feeling very sorry for you and finding you terribly attractive.”

“There’s something wrong with this place.”

“I’m the famous balloon thief!”

“A naked American man stole my balloons.”

“What did I do last night?”

“I don’t know why I feel so good- I haven't felt this good in a long time!”

“Let's go back to your place for a quickie!”

“I love you, but I think I did some terrible things last night! Things I can't remember!”

“You have to stay away from me, [name].”

“You’re all alone?”

“No I’m not being silly, you little creep!”

“What are you doing here? You promised to never do this kind of thing again!”

“Good movie.”

“Aren’t you gonna tell me ‘I told you so’?”

“I’m actually glad to see you, [name].” 

“Yes. I do look most unpleasant.”

“Thank you, you’re all so thoughtful.”

“Please let me help you.”

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