"a search through war-torn France after D-Day to bring back a soldier. It earned the praise and respect of the film community, critics, and the general public. It was labeled one of the finest war films ever made and earned Spielberg his second Academy Award for direction, and Hanks another Best Actor nomination. Later that year, Hanks re-teamed with his ""Sleepless in Seattle"" co-star Meg Ryan for ""You've Got Mail"", a remake of 1940's ""The Shop Around the Corner"". In 1999, Hanks starred in an adaptation of the Stephen King novel ""The Green Mile"". He also returned as the voice"
"Houston, we have a problem ""Houston, we have a problem"" is a popular but erroneous quote from the radio communications between the Apollo 13 astronaut John (""Jack"") Swigert and the NASA Mission Control Center (""Houston"") during the Apollo 13 spaceflight, as the astronauts communicated their discovery of the explosion that crippled their spacecraft. The erroneous wording was popularized by the 1995 film ""Apollo 13"", a dramatization of the Apollo 13 mission, in which actor Tom Hanks, portraying Mission Commander Jim Lovell, uses that wording, which became one of the film's clichéd taglines. The words actually spoken, initially by Jack Swigert,"
"Orleans received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and a Meritorious Unit Commendation for Somalia related operations from 18 October 1993 to 1 February 1994.[3] ""New Orleans"" next sailed onto the movie screen in November 1994 when astronaut Captain Jim Lovell, USN, director Ron Howard, and actors Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton came aboard to film several portions of the Oscar-winning film ""Apollo 13"". She portrayed the then-decommissioned USS ""Iwo Jima"", one of her sister ships. June 1995 saw ""New Orleans"" underway again for WESTPAC operations. She was present to support the Marine raid on the Al Hamra Facility"
"gang members. Several popular quotes are misused in the episode: Michael consistently misuses the phrase ""Catch-22"", and Dwight mistakes the phrase ""tit for tat"" as ""tit for tit"". Several noted films are referenced in the episode. After grabbing Dwight in a sleeper hold, Michael nonsensically shouts out ""Bedtime for Bonzo"", a 1951 movie starring Ronald Reagan. Michael notes that Dwight cried at the end of ""Armageddon"", a 1998 science fiction action movie starring Bruce Willis. Michael's line ""You talkin' to me?"" is a line performed by Robert De Niro in the movie ""Taxi Driver"". Michael mis-attributes it to Al Pacino"
"available. The new shirts included slogans such as ""Forget the rescue, let the maggots take over - Oklahoma 1995"", and ""Finally a day care center that keeps the kids quiet - Oklahoma 1995"". Zeran again contacted AOL to have the message removed from the bulletin board, which they again did. At this point, per AOL's recommendation, Zeran contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation; however, for the next week, new messages continued to appear. On May 1, 1995, the number of calls and threats rose to a crescendo when a conservative radio personality known as Mark Shannon read the message on"
"Years... 100 Movie Quotes"".) According to the mission transcript, the actual words uttered by Jack Swigert were ""Hey, we've got a problem here"" (talking over Haise, who had started ""Okay, Houston""). Ground control responded by saying ""This is Houston, say again please."" Jim Lovell then repeated, ""Houston, we've had a problem."" One other incorrect dialogue is after the re-entry blackout. In the movie, Tom Hanks (as Lovell) says ""Hello Houston... this is ""Odyssey""... it's good to see you again."" In the actual re-entry, the Command Module's transmission was finally acquired by a Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King recovery aircraft which then"
"having ""The ""Story of O"" in my bucket seat of my wanna-be Mustang"". In ""The Middleman"" episode ""The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown"", the Middleman exclaims ""Story of O!"" on accidentally seeing his sidekick hooking up with her new boyfriend. In the TV series ""Frasier"" (season 5 episode 3 ""Halloween""), Roz Doyle appears as O at a Halloween party. Warren Zevon's song ""Hostage-O"", on his album ""Life'll Kill Ya"", was inspired by the depictions of sadomasochism and psychological dependence portrayed in ""O"". In the 2014 movie ""That Awkward Moment"", characters Jason and Ellie mention the ""Story of O"" in one scene. In"
"Channing featuring Colonel Hogan, his men, Kommandant Klink and Sergeant Shultz having Jell-O and Dream Whip for dessert. Also, in the first few seasons of the first of Lucille Ball's two 1960s television series, ""The Lucy Show"", cast members including Vivian Vance often did commercials for Jell-O. In 1995, Jell-O carried the tagline ""It's alive!"" and had the phrase ""J-E-L-L-OOOOOOO!"". In August 2018, Jell-O released an animated series on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video titled ""JELL-O Wobz"" in partnership with DreamWorksTV. Jell-O is mentioned in the 1936 popular song ""A Fine Romance"" by Dorothy Fields (with music by Jerome Kern),"
"flight to Minneapolis, a passenger (Susan Dey) aboard Global Airways Flight 502, a Boeing 707, discovers a bomb threat written on the mirror of one of the first-class bathrooms. A second threat is soon found left on a napkin in a galley. Captain Hank O'Hara (Charlton Heston) takes the cryptic threats seriously and follows the instructions -- ""Bomb on plane divert to Anchorage Alaska. No Joke, No Tricks. Death""—by changing course for Alaska. To avoid an explosive decompression if a bomb goes off, he flies at lower altitude, increasing fuel consumption. The weather at Anchorage is so poor, a United"
"Failure Is Not an Option Failure is Not an Option is a phrase associated with Gene Kranz and the Apollo 13 Moon landing mission. Although Kranz is often attributed with having spoken those words during the mission, he did not. The origin of the phrase is from the preparation for the 1995 film ""Apollo 13"" according to FDO Flight Controller Jerry Bostick: ""Failure is not an option"" is the tag line of the 1995 film ""Apollo 13"". It is spoken in the film by Ed Harris, who was playing Gene Kranz, and said ""Failure Is Not An Option"" is the"
"(big) mouth shut?!"" ""D'oh!"" is a catchphrase used by the mustachioed Scottish actor James Finlayson who appeared in 33 Laurel and Hardy films. The phrase, expressing surprise, impatience, or incredulity, was the inspiration for ""D'oh!"" as spoken by the actor Dan Castelleneta portraying the character Homer Simpson in the long-running animated comedy ""The Simpsons"". Homer's first intentional use of ""d'oh!"" occurred in the Ullman short ""Punching Bag"" (1988). In Laurel and Hardy's first sound film, ""Unaccustomed As We Are"", Hardy uses the expression when his character's wife smashes a record over his head. The first film pairing of the two,"
"Man Again""; two others are ""Simpsons""-related. D'oh! ""D'oh!"" () is a catchphrase used by the fictional character Homer Simpson, from the longest running American scripted primetime television series, ""The Simpsons,"" an animated sitcom (1989–present). It is typically used when Homer injures himself, realizes that he has done something stupid, or when something bad has happened or is about to happen to him. All his prominent blood relations—son Bart, daughters Lisa and Maggie, his father, his mother and half-brother—have also been heard to use it themselves in similar circumstances. On a few occasions Homer's wife Marge and even non-related characters such"
"have been used by Schwarzenegger in a number of other films in which he appears. In addition to being the Terminator's catchphrase, Schwarzenegger has used it as his personal catchphrase in many of his other films. Schwarzenegger has since used the phrase during public speeches as part of his career as the governor of the U.S. state of California. The same phrase was used in the 1982 National Lampoon's comedy ""Class Reunion"", and was also spoken with a thick eastern European accent. The vampire character Egon Von Stoker, played by Jim Staahl, attempts to pick up a woman at the"
"D'oh! ""D'oh!"" () is a catchphrase used by the fictional character Homer Simpson, from the longest running American scripted primetime television series, ""The Simpsons,"" an animated sitcom (1989–present). It is typically used when Homer injures himself, realizes that he has done something stupid, or when something bad has happened or is about to happen to him. All his prominent blood relations—son Bart, daughters Lisa and Maggie, his father, his mother and half-brother—have also been heard to use it themselves in similar circumstances. On a few occasions Homer's wife Marge and even non-related characters such as Mr. Burns and Sideshow Bob"
"subsequently says the famous line ""Oh the humanity!"". In the ""Blue Mountain State"" episode ""The Corn Field Pt.1"" the incident is referenced by Harmon when discussing a large joint of weed. The line ""Oh the humanity!"" is used jokingly by Donnie who is promptly ostracized by Larry for making light of the tragedy. The pilot episode of the NBC TV series ""Timeless"" (3 October 2016) revolves around a criminal who steals a time machine in an effort to alter the events of the past, starting with the ""Hindenburg"" disaster. In the episode, a journalist standing directly under the ""Hindenburg"" gets"
"most famous catchphrase, the annoyed grunt ""D'oh!"", is typically uttered when he injures himself, realizes that he has done something stupid, or when something bad has happened or is about to happen to him. During the voice recording session for a ""Tracey Ullman Show"" short, Homer was required to utter what was written in the script as an ""annoyed grunt"". Dan Castellaneta rendered it as a drawn out ""d'ooooooh"". This was inspired by Jimmy Finlayson, the mustachioed Scottish actor who appeared in 33 Laurel and Hardy films. Finlayson had used the term as a minced oath to stand in for"
"Me"", ""25th Hour"", ""Red Hook Summer"", ""Chi-Raq"" and ""BlacKkKlansman"". In those projects, Whitlock established a catchphrase from his characters' distinct pronunciation of the word ""shit"" (""sheeeeeeeee-it""). Whitlock also made appearances on ""Chappelle's Show"" and has made several appearances as various characters on ""Law & Order"". He appeared as Eugene, a supporting role, in the 2003 film ""Pieces of April"". He had a bit part in ""Goodfellas"" as a doctor who gives Henry Hill Valium while attending to his brother. He also made an appearance in the film ""1408"", as the engineer of the Dolphin Hotel, as well as appearing in"
"of the web series ""The Annoying Orange"". The band Falling in Reverse parodied the ad in the music video of the song ""Good Girls, Bad Guys"" (2011). In the film ""Central Intelligence"" (2016), Bob Stone sends Calvin Joyner a video clip of the ad and asks, ""remember those commercials?"" In the ""How I Met Your Mother"" episode ""Trilogy Time"" Barney Stinson uses the expression in supposed ""dream"" futures. In Season 1, Episode 8 of Santa Clarita Diet, Drew Barrymore’s character says ""Whassup?"" to a “dead” undead character Loki, played by DeObia Oparei. In the film ""Ant-Man and the Wasp"" (2018)"
"on to describe the film as ""brilliant"" and compared it to ""The Office"". The film has gone on to develop a loyal cult following online, with fans affectionately describing the film's central character, Simon Burgess, as ""Burge Grylls"", in reference to the TV personality and survival expert Bear Grylls. In 2010 principal photography began on a feature film version, under the working title of ""Plan B"". It was later announced that the film, a joint collaboration between Rockwood Pictures, Death Ground Media and Devils Lake Films, would be released in mid 2015, with a new title; ""Once Upon a Time"
"Apollo 13 (film) Apollo 13 is a 1995 American space docudrama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr., and Al Reinert dramatizes the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission and is an adaptation of the book ""Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13"" by astronaut Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. The film depicts astronauts Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise aboard Apollo 13 for America's third Moon landing mission. En route, an on-board explosion deprives their spacecraft of most of its oxygen"
"have also used this phrase. In 2006, ""d'oh!"" was listed as number six on TV Land's list of the 100 greatest television catchphrases. The spoken word ""d'oh"" is a sound trademark of 20th Century Fox. Since 2001, the word ""doh"" has appeared in the ""Oxford English Dictionary"", without the apostrophe. Early recorded usages of the sound ""d'oh"" are in numerous episodes of the BBC Radio series ""It's That Man Again"" between 1945 and 1949, but the ""OxfordWords"" blog notes ""Homer was responsible for popularizing it as an exclamation of frustration."" The term also appeared in an early issue of ""Mad"""
"takeaway menu and the lyrics to They Might Be Giants' song Particle Man. Another notable fact is that his catchphrase (minus ""buggrit"") is also used by Mrs Tachyon, a character in the Johnny Maxwell series, also by Pratchett. Foul Ole Ron is in one verse of Sam Vimes' 'City Version' of ""Where's My Cow?"". Young Sam enjoyed it, but Lady Sybil Vimes disapproved of this version. Sometimes spelt 'Coffin' Henry'. He has a habitual cough, hence his name, the result of his continuous smoking habit, again, hence his name. His cough is described as sounding 'almost solid'. Like Ron, he"
"you into."" The films ""Thicker than Water"" and ""The Fixer-Uppers"" use the phrase ""Well, here's another nice kettle of fish you pickled me in!"" In ""Saps at Sea"" the phrase becomes ""Well, here's another nice bucket of suds you've gotten me into!"" Another regular catchphrase, cried out by Ollie in moments of distress or frustration, as Stan stands helplessly by, is ""Why don't you do something to ""help"" me?"" Another, not-as-often used catchphrase of Ollie's, particularly after Stan has accidentally given a verbal idea to an adversary of theirs to torment them even more is, ""Why don't you keep your"
"shown shopping for groceries at the Quahog Market. Quagmire sneakingly approaches her from behind, saying his ""giggity"" catchphrase to the shark motif composed by John Williams for the 1975 film ""Jaws"". The title is a pun on the common phrase Big Man on Campus, but with campus changed to hippocampus, a reference to Peter's amnesia in the episode. The episode was viewed in 8.1 million homes, and received a Nielsen rating of 3.9/9 in the 18–49 demographic. In addition, it was also the second most viewed and second highest rated show on Fox's ""Animation Domination"" lineup, losing slightly to ""The"
"finishing 11th at the box office. With a total worldwide gross of $8,244,651 (U.S. domestic gross of $4,212,494), it is the lowest-grossing film to feature Tom Hanks in top billing since ""Every Time We Say Goodbye"" in 1986. A Hologram for the King (film) A Hologram for the King is a 2016 comedy-drama film directed, written and co-scored by Tom Tykwer, based on the 2012 novel of the same name written by Dave Eggers, and starring Tom Hanks as a washed-up corporate salesman, who goes to Saudi Arabia to propose a business deal. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tom Skerritt and Sarita"
"movie ""Drive"". The lyrics of the second verse describe the water landing and the survival of the passengers and crew, as well as alluding to the freezing river. Sullenberger's memoir, ""Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters"" was adapted into a feature film ""Sully: Miracle on the Hudson"", directed by Clint Eastwood, with Tom Hanks as Sullenberger and Aaron Eckhart as co-pilot Jeff Skiles. It was released by Warner Bros. on September 9, 2016. US Airways Flight 1549 US Airways Flight 1549 was an Airbus A320-214 which, in the climbout after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport on"
"movie"", is a reference to piracy. The animators are able to produce the chalkboard gags quickly and in some cases have changed them to fit current events. For example, the chalkboard gag for ""Homer the Heretic"" (season four, 1992) read, ""I will not defame New Orleans."" The gag had been written as an apology to the city for a controversial song in the previous week's episode, which called the city a ""home of pirates, drunks and whores"". Another such chalkboard line gave the creators stance on the threats made towards another popular animated sitcom, ""South Park"", by the group Revolution"
"headline to their online written version of a radio report, NPR declared Cartman as ""America's Favorite Little $@#&*%"". ""Respect my authoritah!"" and ""Screw you guys... I'm going home!"" became catchphrases and, during the show's earlier seasons, were highly popular in the lexicon of viewers. His eccentric enunciation of ""Hey!"" was included in the 2002 edition of ""The Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases"". Stone has said that when fans recognize him or Parker, the fans will usually do their imitation of Cartman, or, in Parker's case, request that he do Cartman's voice. In 2005, Comedy Central ran a three-night marathon of episodes"
"J. Novak). In the cold open, Phyllis is seen listening to an audiobook of the erotic romance novel ""Fifty Shades of Grey"" on her iPod, which makes everyone uncomfortable due to her arousal. Ryan Howard makes reference to the restaurant Subway's slogan, ""Eat Fresh"", a reference to the fact that he is a spokesman for the franchise. During the table read of Howard's screenplay, he mentions that it is of utmost importance for them to secure the rights to the name Darth Vader from the popular space movie series ""Star Wars"". Oscar notes that Angela's husband—when he was dressed as"
"often characterized by obscure pop culture references. For example, each hour of the show once opened with an arcane reference. The first hour's opening phrase was a combination of dialogue from the film ""Thank You for Smoking"" and a U.S. space program slogan coined by Alan Shepard: ""What's up, Hiroshi? Let's light this candle!"" Miller's other opening phrases for his second and third hours respectively were ""Come to me my babies, let me quell your pain"", (Powers Boothe as Jim Jones in """") and ""ABC – Always be closing if you want the knife set"" (from ""Glengarry Glen Ross""). Most"
"was a box-office flop, becoming the lowest-grossing film to feature Tom Hanks in top billing since ""Every Time We Say Goodbye"" in 1986. Alan Clay (Tom Hanks) is a salesman for American tech company Relyand who is sent to sell a holographic teleconferencing system to the Saudi government by overseeing a presentation for the king. The only reason he was offered the job in Saudi Arabia was that he had once met a nephew of the king. Alan is haunted by his former job at bicycle manufacturer Schwinn where he was responsible for outsourcing production to China which led to"
"""wrecked and exhausted [...] with an exchange between Starbuck and Apollo"", as well as several shots of Commander Adama (Olmos) gagging and vomiting because of acid reflux brought on by sleep deprivation. Another line of Olmos'—an ""ad-lib"" about suicides in the fleet—was cut so as not to alienate audiences by being ""too dark"". As originally written and shot, when Apollo (Jamie Bamber) fires on the ""Olympic Carrier"", it was made clear that he sees people inside. Moore wrote the scene to be strong and clear that the characters were making the decision to fire on the passenger liner in full"
"slogan of Movietone, ""Sees All, Hears All, Knows All"" is parodied as ""Sees All - Knows Nothing"". Presenter ""Dole Promise"" (Lowell Thomas) has trouble recalling his own name, and someone whispers it to him. The first news item is that the United States are involved in a shipbuilding race and have just constructed the longest ocean liner. The depicted ship is huge and actually covers part of the Atlantic Ocean. Its ""journeys"" between London and New York City actually require only the slightest of movements. The next news item features ""Heddie Camphor"" (Eddie Cantor) interviewing Little Oscar, a long-lost insect."