Monday 17 November 2014

Top 10: Film Insults

Top 10 Film Insults

This week we count down the top 10 film insults. Warning, some strong language (obviously).


10. Glengarry Glen Ross
The Setup: Alen Baldwin has been sent into a real estate office in order to motivate the salesmen. Dave (Ed Harris) asks for his name, a simple enough request.

The Insult: “F**k you, that’s my name!”



9. The 40-Year Old Virgin
The Setup: David (Paul Rudd) and Cal (Seth Rogen) are playing a video game whilst observing how each of them knows that the other one is gay.

The Insult: “You know how I know you’re gay? You have a rainbow bumper sticker on your car that says, “I like it when balls are in my face.”"


8. In The Loop
The Setup: Fresh from a foul mouthed phone conversation, Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) is approached by a rotund American tourist who asks for “enough of the curse words.”

The Insult: “Kiss my sweaty balls, you fat f**k!”





7. Napoleon Dynamite
The Setup: Deb is stood on Napoleon’s doorstep, flogging jewellery “trying to save money for college”, with Napoleon’s brother, Kip listening in the background.

The Insult: “Your mom goes to college.”






6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Setup: King Arthur and the Kinghts of the Round Table approach a French controlled castle where they are met by the inhabiting knights.

The Insult: “I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.”



5. Aliens
The Setup: After waking from a cryogenic sleep, Vasquez is doing one arm pull ups in front of her fellow Marines. Hudson (Bill Pullman) asks her if she has ever been mistaken for a man.

The Insult: “No. Have you?”




4. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Setup: Ron, Champ, Brian and Brick are having a war of words with rival news team, Channel 9.

The Insult: “Hey, where did you get those clothes? At the toilet store?”


3. Stand by Me
The Setup: After being ambushed by Ace (Kiefer Sutherland) and his gang, Gordie (Will Wheaton) pulls out Chris’s gun and points it at the bully.

The Insult: “Suck my fat one, you cheap dime store hood.”




2. Full Metal Jacket
The Setup: The new recruits are having a torrid time from drill instructor, Sergeant Hartman.

The Insult: “It looks to me like the best part of you ran down the crack of your mama’s ass and ended up as a brown stain on the mattress”



1.   In Bruges
The Setup: A furious Harry (Ralph Fiennes) smashes up his telephone with his bare hands. His wife, after hearing the ruckus, interrupts Harry telling him “It’s an inanimate f**king object!”

The Insult: “You’re an inanimate f**king object!”


1 comment:

  1. Great article. I think that this gem from Dr. Peter Venkman is worthy of a mention, too:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQk4lGSEJQ

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