Top 40+ Iconic Movie Lines That Were Actually Improvised
- #1: “You Can’t Handle the Truth!” – A Few Good Men (1992)
- #3: “I’m Walkin’ Here!” – Midnight Cowboy (1969)
- #4: “I Know.” – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- #6: “I Don’t Care.” – The Fugitive (1993)
- #7: “Funny How? I Amuse You?” – Goodfellas (1990)
- #9: “You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat.” – Jaws (1975)
- #12: The Hiss of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- #13: “He Stole My Line.” – Good Will Hunting (1997)
- #16: “…And I’m All Out of Bubblegum.” – John Carpenter’s They Live (1988)
- #18: “The Horror.” – Apocalypse Now (1979)
- #19: “OK, Who Brought the Dog?” – Ghostbusters (1984)
- #21: “Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid.” – Casablanca (1942)
- #22: “Mein Fuhrer, I Can Walk!” – Dr. Strangelove (1964)
- #24: “And What Did That Produce? The Cuckoo Clock.” – The Third Man (1949)
- #27: “Why Male Models?” – Zoolander (2001)
- #32: “What an Incredible Cinderella Story …” – Caddyshack (1980)
- #34: “Alright… Alright… Alright” – Dazed and Confused (1993)
- #35: “Molly, You in Danger, Girl.” – Ghost (1990)
- #37: “I’m Totally Buggin’ Myself.” – Clueless (1995)
- #38: “I’m Getting Better At It.” – The Princess Diaries (2001)

Part of being a great actor is knowing how to improvise, and sometimes, that means going with the moment and coming up with reactions and lines on the spot. Some of these unscripted moments are the result of the actors’ creativity, and other times, they’re the result of actors forgetting their lines. Either way, sometimes, these unscripted moments end up being the best part of the movie. If you want to see what we mean, here are some of the most memorable movie lines that weren’t originally in the script, but improvised by the actors.
#1: “You Can’t Handle the Truth!” – A Few Good Men (1992)

#3: “I’m Walkin’ Here!” – Midnight Cowboy (1969)

#4: “I Know.” – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

#6: “I Don’t Care.” – The Fugitive (1993)

#7: “Funny How? I Amuse You?” – Goodfellas (1990)

#9: “You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat.” – Jaws (1975)

#10: “I’ll Bet You Could Suck a Golf Ball Through a Garden Hose.” – Full Metal Jacket (1987)

#12: The Hiss of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

#13: “He Stole My Line.” – Good Will Hunting (1997)

#15: “Want to Hear the Most Annoying Sound in the World?” – Dumb and Dumber (1994)

#16: “…And I’m All Out of Bubblegum.” – John Carpenter’s They Live (1988)

#18: “The Horror.” – Apocalypse Now (1979)

#19: “OK, Who Brought the Dog?” – Ghostbusters (1984)

#21: “Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid.” – Casablanca (1942)

#22: “Mein Fuhrer, I Can Walk!” – Dr. Strangelove (1964)

#24: “And What Did That Produce? The Cuckoo Clock.” – The Third Man (1949)

#25: “I Am Hearing This, and I Want to Hear This.” – The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

#27: “Why Male Models?” – Zoolander (2001)

#28: “I Didn’t Know You Could Read.” – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

#30: “It’s Such a Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever.” – This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

#32: “What an Incredible Cinderella Story …” – Caddyshack (1980)

#34: “Alright… Alright… Alright” – Dazed and Confused (1993)

#35: “Molly, You in Danger, Girl.” – Ghost (1990)

#37: “I’m Totally Buggin’ Myself.” – Clueless (1995)

#38: “I’m Getting Better At It.” – The Princess Diaries (2001)

#40: “You Can’t Watch Meg Ryan for Two Hours and Not Be Thinking About Another Girl.” – How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
