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Question: Movie Quote Help!

minicloud — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:46:59 -0800

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."

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:54:04 -0800

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.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:54:50 -0800

(badly formatted copy of the script here.)

By: KevCed

KevCed — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:54:51 -0800

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)

By: KevCed

KevCed — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:55:14 -0800

damn, ninja'd.

By: minicloud

minicloud — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:55:38 -0800

THANKS!

By: Ljubljana

Ljubljana — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:25:05 -0800

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)

By: game warden to the events rhino

game warden to the events rhino — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:29:49 -0800

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.

By: penciltopper

penciltopper — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:38:29 -0800

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.

By: zippy

zippy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:08:37 -0800

What is it about Niagra Falls?

Slowly I turned, step by step inch by inch...

By: Asparagirl

Asparagirl — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:39:02 -0800

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".

By: hwyengr

hwyengr — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:49:56 -0800

And for any Ron and Fez fans, Fez Whatley also had a long time fiancee who lived in Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada.

By: dirtdirt

dirtdirt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:34:03 -0800

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.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:09:06 -0800

I think the Weird Science one is definitely a references since both men with imaginary girlfriends are played by the same actor.

By: obiwanwasabi

obiwanwasabi — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:37:07 -0800

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.