The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
The ego/checks line, Take Me to Bed and Need for Speed lead the nominations
In the discussion (11)
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- Mallory selects the ego-writing-checks reprimand
- Mallory selects Carol’s invitation to Goose
- Mallory selects Charlie’s hemlock reply
- Mallory selects the long-but-distinguished exchange
- Mallory selects Goose’s flying-against-a-ghost line
- Need for speed is a favorite
- The inverted-flight exchange and hand gesture are praised
- Jester’s praise ending in the pilot getting killed is nominated
- Goose’s Defense Department joke is nominated
- The no-points-for-second-place warning and Goddammit Maverick are remembered as everyday quotations
- The request for a beer to extinguish flames is also nominated