The 9 most famous movie quotes from the ’70s — how many do you remember?

The Monty Python crew provided plenty of quotable lines, but it’s this famous insult that has us all reaching back into the fictional past for a medieval insult fit for every occasion.

When you’re not figuring out the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow or preparing to launch the Holy Hand Grenade, there’s plenty of time to have a laugh with this iconic line.

Robert De Niro’s A-list talent dates back decades, and his star role in 1976’s Taxi Driver is no exception. Teaming up with Martin Scorsese made for a memorable, and endlessly quotable, ’70s role.

His best-loved line “You talkin’ to me?” was actually improvised, adding an extra dose of character to Travis Bickle’s imaginary argument in front of a mirror.

Sometimes the simple lines stand out most in our memory. That was certainly the case in 1979’s The Warriors as “Can you dig it?” has been endlessly referenced since it appeared in Roger Hill’s famous speech.

Roger’s character Cyrus leads the Gramercy Riffs gang and acts as the rallying force in gathering together the joint power of New York’s united gangs. 

With a run time coming in at just under three hours, it’s hard to imagine just one line making it into pop culture history. 

But The Godfather star Marlon Brando’s mob boss delivery made an impact and we’ve been making ridiculous bids tagged with the line “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse” ever since.

Duh-nun… Duh-nun… In 1975, Amity Island was being terrorised by a large and menacing shark (who even had his own soundtrack). Luckily, Chief Brody, Matt Hooper and shark hunter Quint are on the case.

It’s Chief Brody who utters the immortal line “You’re going to need a bigger boat” that means this ’70s classic is always lurking at the bottom of the sea and the back of our minds.

At 5′ 9″, Star Wars icon Mark Hamill isn’t exactly short, but compared to the rest of Darth Vader’s masked army, he was a few inches off the mark.

Princess Leia’s characteristic wit made this line a hit, thanks to Carrie Fisher’s iconic delivery, and is bound to be overheard at your local Comic Con.

Love Story gave us some questionable advice that could only come from the early days of young love. But it’s clearly a powerful line that has stuck in our memory ever since.

In 1970, Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal starred in the romantic drama, and Ali’s words addressed to Ryan are later passed on to his father in the film’s final moments.

Horror isn’t all slasher films and Wilhelm screams: it’s got some pretty memorable moments of dialogue too. The Exorcist takes first place with “The power of Christ compels you!” for its versatile use.

Telling someone to clean away the dishes or banishing a demon? Who knows! But this famous phrase will work just as well in either case.