"You Talkin' to Me?": The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes
By Brian Abrams
31 Ratings
"You Talkin' to Me?" is an enjoyable, engrossing, and thoroughly documented examination of all the well-known and beloved phrases from Hollywood films, ranging from Casablanca to Dirty Harry and The Godfather to Mean Girls. The book explores the deeper meanings and origins of hundreds of cinema lines, drawing on interviews, archival research, and behind-the-scenes information to show how these lines have molded and resonated through culture, defined periods in Hollywood history, and become ingrained in the contemporary vernacular. Film stills, sidebars, lists, and other entertaining digressions from the world of film history are abundant in this book, which covers every genre and a wide spectrum of filmmakers, writers, and viewers.
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"You Talkin' to Me?" is an enjoyable, engrossing, and thoroughly documented examination of all the well-known and beloved phrases from Hollywood films, ranging from Casablanca to Dirty Harry and The Godfather to Mean Girls. The book explores the deeper meanings and origins of hundreds of cinema lines, drawing on interviews, archival research, and behind-the-scenes information to show how these lines have molded and resonated through culture, defined periods in Hollywood history, and become ingrained in the contemporary vernacular. Film stills, sidebars, lists, and other entertaining digressions from the world of film history are abundant in this book, which covers every genre and a wide spectrum of filmmakers, writers, and viewers.