Shortlist rounds up the 50 best opening lines in movies. It's interesting how these picks all do a good job of setting the story in motion. Take a look.
Patton: "Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
High Fidelity: "What came first, the music or the misery?"
The Big Lebowski: "Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski."
Field of dreams: "I'm 36 years old, I love my family, I love baseball, and I'm about to become a farmer. But until I heard the voice, I'd never done a crazy thing in my whole life."
(Thanks, Sarah)
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