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OneLiner — May 3, 2026

Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring The Terminator (1984), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Matinee

I'll be back. Count on it.

Answer: The Terminator ()

Schwarzenegger wanted 'I will be back.' Cameron insisted on the contraction. It became the most quoted line of Schwarzenegger's career.

Primetime

Quid pro quo, Clarice.

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs ()

Hopkins based Lecter's unnerving stillness on HAL 9000. He appears for only 16 minutes yet won Best Actor — the shortest screen time ever for that award.

Midnight

The stuff that dreams are made of.

Answer: The Maltese Falcon ()

Bogart improvised this closing line. It paraphrases Shakespeare's The Tempest. AFI ranks it #14 on their greatest quotes list.

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