In the mid-1990s, suddenly every teen was dishing out a blase “whatever” when they weren’t totally buggin’ or Audi. It’s not the only comedy with pithy, repeatable dialogue that weaseled its way into our vernacular so completely that we started to forget about the source. Looking back at the past 40 years, we picked 40 movies that changed the way we talk, and selected some of the most-repeated quotes. Some comedies, such as “Clueless,” have copious lines to choose from. For one thing, Hollywood doesn’t make many comedies anymore, and when it does, the movies don’t necessarily get an audience big enough to shift our collective habits.

Source: Washington Post March 29, 2018 14:24 UTC