OneLiner — June 25, 2026
Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring Charlotte's Web (1973), The Searchers (1956), Donnie Darko (2001).
Some pig.
Answer: Charlotte's Web ()
The animated adaptation was Hanna-Barbera's first theatrical feature. Author E.B. White was reportedly disappointed by the songs added for the adaptation. The words appear as the first message Charlotte spins into her web to save Wilbur's life.
That'll be the day.
Answer: The Searchers ()
John Ford's Western masterpiece, ranked #12 on AFI's greatest American films list. The closing shot of John Wayne framed in a doorway is one of the most copied images in cinema. The phrase later inspired Buddy Holly's first hit song.
Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?
Answer: Donnie Darko ()
The film bombed in theaters after opening shortly after September 11, 2001 — the plot involves a plane engine falling on a house. It found its audience on DVD and in midnight screenings, becoming a defining cult film of the early 2000s.