OneLiner — May 28, 2026
Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring The Hunger Games (2012), Babe (1995), The Shining (1980).
I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!
Answer: The Hunger Games ()
Jennifer Lawrence had one take — Gary Ross deliberately limited rehearsal so her reaction would be raw. Lawrence channeled genuine terror at potentially failing the scene.
That'll do, pig. That'll do.
Answer: Babe ()
James Cromwell delivers this to a real pig. The line was not in the script — Cromwell improvised it from his emotional response to working with the animals.
Wendy? Darling? Light of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya.
Answer: The Shining ()
Kubrick filmed this over three days with Nicholson doing increasingly unhinged takes. Shelley Duvall was so exhausted she was literally losing her hair — Kubrick documented it on film.