5 Catchphrases That Came From The Last Place You'd Expect

In context, it basically meant "Hopefully, magic will help you with your suicide mission." But where did it come from? Originally the line was "May the Force of others be with you," implying that the Force was some kind of communal pool of psychic mojo, like how body odor on a city bus combines into one dominant entity. The phrasing seems to reference our Earth religion of Catholicism, specifically the blessing Dominus vobiscum, which means "The Lord be with you." According to the film's producer, Gary Kurtz, that "comparison was exactly the intention."

These religious undertones didn't go unnoticed by the Christian community at the time, either. One of the first books ever written about Star Wars was a Christian-themed analysis, The Force Of Star Wars by Frank Allnutt. The book suggested that the message of the movie was about finding the Force (God) rather than spending your life "wallowing in the mud of pornography, dope, materialism and vain philosophies." Which brings up a new question: What the hell did Allnutt think was going on over at Tosche Station?

Allnutt also proposed that Obi-Wan's death was a speedier crucifixion, and later in life floated the theory that the word "Jedi" is secretly a contraction of "JEsus' DIsciple." Disappointingly, the book never even attempts to explain why Christianity hasn't been able to tap into the whole telekinesis thing.

According to producer Jon Peters, Batman's iconic line was almost 100 percent more cuss-filled. Apparently, the original idea for the Dark Knight's intro found him saying "I'm Batman, motherfucker," as if the part had been written for Samuel L. Jackson. And keep in mind that this was before the trend of adding unnecessary profanities to Batman-related comics ("I'm the goddamn Batman") and live action shows ("Fuck Batman").

Peters adds that Warner Bros. made him take out the part where Batman drops F-bombs like crime-fighting is a comedic open mic night, despite the fact that he really thought "kids" would cheer at the line. Which means that the first draft is likely also littered with fart noises and complaints about homework.

But perhaps no Simpsons quote has been more influential than Homer Simpson's "D'oh" -- a line so iconic, who among us hasn't instinctively shouted it out after, say, accidentally dropping a bowling ball on our crotch? No one, that's who. Surprisingly, the words "D'oh" have never appeared in an actual Simpsons script, which always read "annoyed grunt."

So how did they come up with "D'oh"? Voice actor Dan Castellaneta used the same tactic that's kept Quentin Tarantino from becoming the world's most irritating Taco Bell employee: an obscure movie reference. According to Castellaneta, "D'oh" stems from comic actor Jim Finlayson, who played the foil to Laurel and Hardy in the '20s and '30s. Finlayson's trademark was a more prolonged "D-ohhhh" -- the reason being that the censors wouldn't allow him to say the word "damn."

Originally Castellaneta replicated Finlayson's line, but because animation is expensive as hell, producer Matt Groening asked him to shorten it. So if you ever run into Mr. Castellaneta in traffic and he tells you "F'oh you, b'oh," you'll know what he really means.

Even advertisements for a Lone Ranger show put out by the same radio station in the same newspaper couldn't decide on a spelling.

The actor most famous for playing the Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore, once clarified in an interview that "It's 'Hi Yo, Silver' and not 'Hi Ho, Silver.'" But then another report found Moore specifically shouting "Hi Ho" as he picked up his stolen guns from a Malibu police station, which is a thing that apparently happened in real life. Maybe he didn't want to get sued by the studio? Kind of like how Jeff Goldblum has to say "Life, uh, is pretty slick" during personal appearances, or Spielberg will rip him a new one.

The movie is best remembered for the "Are you talkin' to me?" moment, in which Robert De Niro practices his quick draw while getting in a heated argument with his mirror.

Amazingly, this famous scene wasn't in the original script. Paul Schrader's screenplay merely called for Travis to pull out his gun and talk to himself. When pressed on exactly what he should be saying to himself, Schrader replied: "He's just a kid in front of a mirror playing with his gun. Just make up stuff." So that's what they did.

During the last week of filming in a building that was about to be torn down, De Niro improvised the now-famed dialogue, but it turns out he had a little help ... no, not from cocaine. According to the late E-Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons, De Niro cribbed the line from his boss, The Boss. While Clemons was coaching him on proper saxophone etiquette for the 1977 musical New York, New York De Niro admitted that he got the line from Springsteen. It turns out that when fans yelled out "Bruce," Springsteen would respond by quipping "You talkin' to me?" -- notably, without the handguns and angst.

So it's fortunate that when given the instruction to "play with his gun" in front of a mirror, De Niro thought, "Ah, yes, the perfect opportunity for a Springsteen reference" instead of doing something that would have guaranteed the movie was only shown in porno theaters.

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