OneLiner — May 13, 2026
Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring The Shining (1980), Airplane! (1980), Memento (2000).
Here's Johnny! Come out, come out!
Answer: The Shining ()
Nicholson improvised this as a reference to Ed McMahon's Tonight Show introduction. Kubrick wanted it cut for being too comedic — test audiences reacted with visceral fear.
I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.
Answer: Airplane! ()
Leslie Nielsen delivered this as straight drama. The directors cast him specifically because he had never done comedy. The deadpan delivery launched his second career.
You don't know what you've got till it's gone.
Answer: Memento ()
Guy Pearce's Leonard Shelby writes this as a reminder to himself. Christopher Nolan structured the entire film in reverse chronology to force audiences to experience Leonard's disorientation firsthand.