Ten Mistyped English Subtitles I’d Like To See In American Films Translated For International Audiences
September 11th, 2006
From Star Wars IV: A New Hope
“Luke, trust the horse.”
From The Breakfast Club
“If Andrew gets up, we’ll all get up, it’ll be fish guts!”
From Top Gun
“I feel the need for fast velocity movement happy go now!”
From The Godfather
“I’ll make him an offer he can’t garbage.”
From Citizen Kane
“Unopened flower of a rose! Unopened flower of a rose!”
From Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
“Something strange is twelve inches nearby the oval consonant!”
From Fight Club
“First rule of Fight Club — you don’t talk about Fight Club. Second rule of Fight Club — trickling water invigorates the senses!”
From The Sixth Sense
“I meet to the people who die, faster faster!”
From The Graduate
“Mrs. Robinson, I’m afraid of sudoku!”
From The Lord of the Rings
“The phone’s ring will rule us all… Who’s calling, please?”
From Scarface
“When are you touching your fortune mohawk?”
Comment by Pierce — September 11, 2006 @ 9:07 am
I only wish I knew that quote, Pierce.
Comment by Pauly D — September 11, 2006 @ 10:00 am
I really wish I’d typed Taxi Driver like I’d meant to. Can you change it so I don’t look like so much of an idiot?
Comment by Pierce — September 11, 2006 @ 10:58 am
I suspect subtitles for an Arnold movie would be redundant? “Komm vit me iff du vant to leive!”
Comment by Jerry — September 11, 2006 @ 11:27 am
From “Dude, Where’s My Car?”:
“Friendly Fellow, please to find my vehicle, faster, faster”
Comment by susan — September 11, 2006 @ 11:59 am
From “Words For My Enjoyment”:
“Speak long time to self, more more, faster, faster, fun fun!!”
Comment by susan — September 11, 2006 @ 12:21 pm
“Something strange is twelve inches nearby the oval consonant!”
Ahahahaha–
I’m going to pretend that one was for me.
Comment by JM — September 11, 2006 @ 2:38 pm
From A Christmas Story:
“You’ll shit your eye out.”
Now that, I’d like to see. Well, maybe not like to see, but it would be quite something.
Comment by Nicole — September 11, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
Are you gazing upon me? Are you gazing upon me?
Comment by cinekat — September 13, 2006 @ 6:09 am
“Luke, trust the horse.”
- this and the Fight Club/water one had me laughing out loud…
Comment by rebecca — September 13, 2006 @ 9:16 am
http://www.engrish.com
Comment by Donna Piranha — September 13, 2006 @ 6:50 pm
I swear that is so close to some of the spam I get. Some make no freakin’ sense.
Comment by Lena — September 14, 2006 @ 8:54 pm