Favorite movie opening lines 12 Articles

by Nonsequitur

A lot of my favorite opening movie lines are the ones that usually evoke a sense of the entire movie in the first lines. If I see the movie again, all I have to do is hear the first words in order to be instantly transport...read more

by Scott Blackburn

The opening lines of movies can capture an audience from the get-go. Certain lines are a perfect set-up for the great film to follow. There are a few lines that stand out in my mind as my favorites. -"American Beauty"-...read more

by Zachary Heil

My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead. Of course I don't know that yet, and in a way, I am dead already -Kevin Spacey ...read more

by Shawn Vilmaire

"A Long Time ago, In galaxy far far away..." I have never heard a better opening line for a movie admittedly it was printed in huge letters across the screen and not spoken it still opens one of the highest grossing films...read more

by Todd Genge

"It's the sense of touch. Any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people. People bump into you. In LA, nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we cra...read more

by Timothy Edward Jones

The opening line of a movie sets the entire tone of the story. I've heard great ones and terrible ones. Let's take a look at some of the truly great opening lines of some of the best pictures ever made. "We were somewhe...read more

by B. B. James

Opening lines don't get much better than these two comedies... 1. Steve Martin, "The Jerk." Huh? I am not a bum. I'm a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my f...read more

by somy

"As far as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster". This opening line from the Martin Scorcese movie "GOODFELLAS" gives a pretty decent idea about how much thrill the movie is going to provide. Just watch a little...read more

by Erik M. Dell

The best opening line of a movie has to be Hustle and Flow's opening scene with Terrance Howard. A slow Dolley shot starting at the mouth of Terrance's character and going back slowly as we see a pimp and his ho sitting i...read more

by Conan Manchester

"Saigon........S*t,I'm still only in Saigon" Martin Sheen,Apocalypse Now Dir:Francis Ford Coppola Alfred Hitchcock always said "tension is the mother of a good film,atmosphere is the oxygen that keeps it breathing". Wh...read more

by Matt Yeoman

We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive..." And suddenly there was a terrible roar al...read more

by Ben Watson

Here are some opening lines for all you lads out there keen enough to try them: :P good luck to you sir! 1. You ask the person if they know how much a polar bear weighs? The answer is generally no most times. Your an...read more