Great Film Taglines

Part 4


Introduction: Taglines (often called slogans) are catchy, enticing short phrases used by marketers and film studios to advertise and sell a movie, and to sum up the plot, tone or themes of a film. Many films have multiple taglines. Composing ad copy for posters and trailers is generally the first step in marketing a film and setting a strategic direction for the product. These 'sound-bite' epigrams are often placed on either film posters (above or below the film's title) or on the merchandise itself (DVD or video cassette box, etc.), to reinforce what the film is all about. Some films do not have a tagline at all, and instead choose to provide evocative images to convey the meaning, mood, symbolism, or setting of the film (i.e., Chinatown (1974)). Some taglines are quite obscure, unrecognizable and forgettable. Often, the best taglines are for very inferior films.

Note: The films that are marked with a yellow star are the films that
"The Greatest Films" site has selected as the 100 Greatest Films.



Great Film Tag Lines
(chronological, by film title - Part 4)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

"They're Here To Save The World."
and
"Who you gonna call?"
and
"The Supernatural Spectacular"
Ghostbusters (1984)
"Don't get him wet, keep him out of bright light, and never feed him after midnight." Gremlins (1984)
"If Nancy Doesn't Wake Up Screaming, She Won't Wake Up At All..." A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
"It's 4 A.M. - do you know where your car is?" Repo Man (1984)
"In the Year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet devised the ultimate plan. They would reshape the Future by changing the Past. The plan required something that felt no pity. No pain. No fear. Something unstoppable. They created THE TERMINATOR." The Terminator (1984)
"Does for rock and roll what "The Sound of Music" did for hills." This is Spinal Tap (1984)
"He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born." Back to the Future (1985)
"It's only a state of mind." Brazil (1985)
"Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear." Fletch (1985)
"He Rode The West...The Girls Rode The Rest! Together They Ravaged The Land!" Lust in the Dust (1985)
"Herbert West Has A Very Good Head On His Shoulders... And Another One In A Dish On His Desk" Re-Animator (1985)
"Melvin was a 90 lb. weakling until nuclear waste transformed him into..." The Toxic Avenger (1985)
"This time, it's war." Aliens (1986)
"It's a strange world." Blue Velvet (1986)
"Crime is a disease. Meet the cure" Cobra (1986)
"They eat so fast, you don't have time to scream." Critters (1986)
"One Man's Struggle To Take It Easy."
AND
"Leisure Rules"
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
"Be afraid. Be very afraid." The Fly (1986)
"Ding Dong. You're Dead." House (1986)
"The first casualty of war is innocence." Platoon (1986)
"They're back..." Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
"A completely cool, multi-purpose movie." True Stories (1986)
"Harry Angel is searching for the truth... Pray he doesn't find it."
AND
"It will scare you to your very soul."
Angel Heart (1987)
"In Vietnam The Wind Doesn't Blow It Sucks" Full Metal Jacket (1987)
"They're tobacco chewin', gut chompin', cannibal kinfolk from hell!" Redneck Zombies (1987)
"Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement." Robocop (1987)
"The first scream was for help. The second is for justice." The Accused (1988)
"Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E."
Akira (1988, Jp.)
"Romance is a lot like baseball. It's not whether you win or lose. It's how you play the game." Bull Durham (1988)
"A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood." A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
"You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote
for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're
wrong. Dead wrong."
They Live (1988)
"It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble." Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
"There's everything you've ever known about adventure, and then there's..." The Abyss (1989)
"The funniest movie ever to make you cry." Steel Magnolias (1989)
"Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?" When Harry Met Sally...(1989)
"They've saved the best trip for last...But this time they may have gone too far." Back to the Future III (1990)
"I'm on my way" Dick Tracy (1990)
"Before Sam was murdered, he told Molly he'd love and protect her forever." Ghost (1990)
"Three Decades of Life in the Mafia." GoodFellas (1990)
"Here They Grow Again" Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
"Invisible. Silent. Stolen." The Hunt for Red October (1990)
"The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming." Jacob's Ladder (1990)
"She walked off the street, into his life and stole his heart." Pretty Woman (1990)
"There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear." Cape Fear (1991)
"They Had Absolutely Nothing. But They Were Willing To Risk It All." The Commitments (1991)
"Exterminate all rational thought." Naked Lunch (1991)
"To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman."
and
"Prepare yourself for the most exciting, mesmerising and terrifying two hours of your life!"
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
"Same Make. Same Model. New Mission." Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
"Somebody said get a life...so they did." Thelma & Louise (1991)
"Play At Your Own Risk." The Crying Game (1992)
"Lie. Cheat. Steal. All In A Day's Work." Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
"A comedy of trial and error." My Cousin Vinny (1992)
"You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl." Wayne's World (1992)
"Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas." Army of Darkness (1993)
"See It With A Bud" Dazed and Confused (1993)
"He's having the worst day of his life...over, and over..." Groundhog Day (1993)
"Just Deux It!" Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
"An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making." Jurassic Park (1993)
"Whoever saves one Life, Saves the World entire."
AND
"The List is Life."
Schindler's List (1993)
"What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?" Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
"Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who said romance is dead?" True Romance (1993)
"Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness." Ed Wood (1994)
"The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump." Forrest Gump (1994)
"Five good reasons to stay single."
AND
"He's quite engaging. She's otherwise engaged."
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
"From zero to hero." The Mask (1994)
"You won't know the facts until you've seen the fiction." Pulp Fiction (1994)
"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free." The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
"Get ready for rush hour." Speed (1994)
"Houston, we have a problem" Apollo 13 (1995)
"What kind of man would defy a king?" Braveheart (1995)
"You know the name. You know the number." GoldenEye (1995)
"Seven deadly sins. Seven ways to die." Se7en (1995)
"Leave Your Inhibitions at the Door." Showgirls (1995)
"All she wanted was a little attention." To Die For (1995)
"The Toys Are Back in Town." Toy Story (1995)
"Five criminals. One line up. No coincidences." The Usual Suspects (1995)
"There's No Such Thing as Free Cable." The Cable Guy (1996)
"In love, there are no boundaries." The English Patient (1996)
"A Lot Can Happen In The Middle Of Nowhere."
AND
"a homespun murder story"
Fargo (1996)
"Vampires. No Interviews." From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
"EARTH - Take a good look. It could be your last." Independence Day (1996)
"Nice planet. We'll take it!" Mars Attacks! (1996)
"So many dogs. So little time." 101 Dalmatians (1996)
"Don't Answer The Phone. Don't Open The Door. Don't Try To Escape." Scream (1996)
"Cocktails first. Questions later." Swingers (1996)
"Never let your friends tie you to the tracks." Trainspotting (1996)
"He Sits. He Stays. He Shoots. He Scores." Air Bud (1997)
"Everyone has one special thing" Boogie Nights (1997)
"Infinite Space - Infinite Terror" Event Horizon (1997)
"Everything is suspect...everyone is for sale...and nothing is what it seems." L.A. Confidential (1997)
"Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe!" Men In Black (1997)
"Rush hour hits the water." Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
"Nothing On Earth Could Come Between Them."
AND
"The most incredible thing that ever happened is about to happen to you."
Titanic (1997)
"Every ant has his day." Antz (1998)
"Two amazing secret agents. One diabolical madman. Conditions are dark. The forecast is deadly. Tea, anyone?" The Avengers (1998)
"Her life was in their hands. Now her toe is in the mail." The Big Lebowski (1998)
"An epic of miniature proportions." A Bug's Life (1998)
"She didn't believe in angels until she fell in love with one." City of Angels (1998)
"They built the city to see what makes us tick. Last night one of us went off." Dark City (1998)
"Size Does Matter" Godzilla (1998)
"The Fastest Hands In The East Meet The Biggest Mouth In The West." Rush Hour (1998)
"Love. Expulsion. Revolution." Rushmore (1998)
"The mission is a man." Saving Private Ryan (1998)
"Love is in the hair." There's Something About Mary (1998)
"...look closer." American Beauty (1999)
"There's something about your first piece." American Pie (1999)
"Double-O Behave!"
and
"You Were Expecting Someone Else?"
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
"Be All That Someone Else Can Be" Being John Malkovich (1999)
"Everything you've heard is true." The Blair Witch Project (1999)
"Reality is a thing of the past." The Matrix (1999)
"Can the most famous film star in the world fall for just an ordinary guy?" Notting Hill (1999)
"Not every gift is a blessing." The Sixth Sense (1999)
"This Ain't No Chick Flick!"
AND
"Escape or Die Frying."
Chicken Run (2000)
"She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees." Erin Brockovich (2000)
"Some memories are best forgotten." Memento (2000)
"You Won't Believe Your Eye." Monsters, Inc. (2001)
"The greatest fairy tale never told." Shrek (2001)
"Before you die, you see..." The Ring (2002)
"There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean. They're looking for one." Finding Nemo (2003)
"Winner Kills All" Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
"Everything you know about desire is dead wrong" In the Cut (2003)
"He Knows No Fear. He Knows No Danger. He Knows Nothing" Johnny English (2003)
"Sometimes you have to go halfway around the world to come full circle." Lost in Translation (2003)
"Whoever wins...we lose." Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
"On May 6th...See Paris Die!" House of Wax (2005)
"Intelligence is Relative" Burn After Reading (2008)


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