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The most misquoted lines from our favorite movies have been revealed.
At the top of the list is what many believe to be the Apollo 13 rule, “Houston, we have a problem.”
While that’s the line Tom Hanks says in the movie, the real astronaut said, “Ah Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
‘Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all’ from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ is actually incorrect, because the real line is ‘magic mirror on the wall’.
Tom Hanks’ immortal phrase ‘Houston we have a problem’ wasn’t actually what was said aboard Apollo 13
Many people think that the most famous line in Snow White is ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall’, but the actual line is ‘magic mirror’
Meanwhile, in a survey of about 2,000 people, many failed to realize that the real quote in Casablanca is “Play it Sam, play As Time Goes By” rather than simply “Play it again, Sam,” which is often quoted.
Another line that is often incorrectly repeated is ‘Twas beauty killed the beast’ from King Kong’s last line when it really should be ‘Oh no, it wasn’t the planes, it was Beauty killed the beast’.
Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy night from All About Eve is often misquoted as, Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman (pictured in the film) remains one of the most popular movies, but many people still think the famous line is “Play it again Sam” instead of “Play it, Sam.”
Many think that Darth Vader reaches out to his son Luke in The Empire Strikes Back and says, “Luke, I’m your father.” However, the actual line is ‘No, I’m your father’
One of the most famous Darth Vader scenes in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is often misquoted.
The real line is ‘No, I’m your father’, but many say ‘Luke, I’m your father’.
The survey also found that 29 percent argued over misunderstood movie quotes.
A whopping 37 percent resorted to scouring the rules online to check what the actual quote was.
It also found that 38 percent of those surveyed by OnePoll use movie quotes in real life.
‘Here’s Johnny’ from horror classic The Shining and ‘If you build it, he will come’ from Field of Dreams are among the most popular.
Other lines that are regularly recited are “You need a bigger boat” by Jaws, “Am I feeling happy? Well, are you punking?’ from Dirty Harry and ‘I’m the king of the world!’ from Titanic.
The popular 1970s movie Dirty Harry starring Clint Eastwood created the immortal but often misquoted line “You have to ask yourself one question: “Do I feel happy?” Well, are you punking?’
Paul Williams, Roddy McDowall, Austin Stoker starred in the 1973 classic Planet Of The Apes, which produced the line “Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape.”
Film expert Boyd Hilton said: “When there are so many brilliant movie quotes to remember, it’s understandable that people get confused, even some classics from the golden age of world cinema.
“Even if a line is changed just a little bit, it can change the context of the entire movie.
‘For example, ‘Oh no, it wasn’t the planes, it was Beauty killed the beast” is the last line from the King Kong movie.
“You have to memorize the whole sentence to get the full effect.”
Clipology executive David Norman said: “There’s a whole collection of movies that deal with real-life screenplays, so it’s perfectly normal for people to use or remember the famous lines in their daily lives.”