Movie Quote Help!

July 3, 2008 1:46 PM

What 80's movie is this quote from and what exactly is the right quote? Its something like "I've got a girlfriend, we met at Niagara Falls. You wouldn't know her."
posted by minicloud to media & arts (14 comments total)

The Breakfast Club

BENDER: When have you ever gotten laid?
BRIAN: I've laid, lotsa times!
BENDER: Name one!
BRIAN: She lives in Canada, met her at Niagara Falls. You wouldn't know her.
posted by eyeballkid at 1:54 PM on July 3

(badly formatted copy of the script here.)
posted by eyeballkid at 1:54 PM on July 3

It's from The Breakfast Club. Brian, the nerd says "She lives in Canada, met her at Niagara Falls. You wouldn't know her." (source)
posted by KevCed at 1:54 PM on July 3

damn, ninja'd.
posted by KevCed at 1:55 PM on July 3

THANKS!
posted by minicloud at 1:55 PM on July 3

That scene is also referenced in Weird Science when they're talking about making a girl:

WYATT: Well, what about your girl in Canada?
GARY (Anthony Michael Hall): She lives in Canada. She has no morals. I don't like that in a girl. Anyway, get to work.

(another poorly formatted script here)
posted by Ljubljana at 2:25 PM on July 3

That scene is also referenced in Weird Science when they're talking about making a girl:

Interesting — so are all references to suspect Canadian girlfriends references to the Breakfast Club?

In that case, I will add this link.
posted by game warden to the events rhino at 2:29 PM on July 3

The "girlfriend in/from Canada" quote is from BClub.
But when refenced, it's not necessarily a BClub reference.
It references the more general phenomenon of a fictional girlfriend/boyfriend for those who lie about not being virgins and can't produce a sex partner.

Summer Camp was often used before Canada:
Lori: You're such a virgin!
Lynn: Am not!
Lori: Oh yeah, who did you have sex with? When?
Lynn: um... it was last summer, with this boy at camp; you don't know him.
posted by penciltopper at 2:38 PM on July 3

What is it about Niagra Falls?

Slowly I turned, step by step inch by inch...
posted by zippy at 3:08 PM on July 3 [1 favorite]

The Broadway musical "Avenue Q" also references this meme, with a closeted gay character singing "oh I wish you could meet my girlfriend / my girlfriend who lives in Canada".
posted by Asparagirl at 3:39 PM on July 3

And for any Ron and Fez fans, Fez Whatley also had a long time fiancee who lived in Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada.
posted by hwyengr at 3:49 PM on July 3

so are all references to suspect Canadian girlfriends references to the Breakfast Club?

Only the ones spoken by Anthony Michael Hall in John Hughes movies.
posted by dirtdirt at 6:34 PM on July 3

I think the Weird Science one is definitely a references since both men with imaginary girlfriends are played by the same actor.
posted by dobbs at 7:09 PM on July 3

Napoleon Dynamite had a girlfriend you wouldn't know too:

Yeah, my old girlfriend from Oklahoma was gonna fly out here for the dance but she couldn't 'cause she's doing some modeling right now.

- Is she hot?

See for yourself.

- Wow.

Yeah, I took her to the mall to get some glamour shots for her birthday one year.

- I like her bangs.

Me too.

posted by obiwanwasabi at 4:37 AM on July 4