13 Movies That Inspired Hilarious Internet Memes
The memes that populate reddit and tumblr can pop up from anywhere, but movies are especially a good breeding ground for inside jokes.
We dug down to the depths of Know Your Meme to find the best movie-inspired memes and a little history behind where they came from.
1. "The Matrix"
The Memes: "What If I Told You..."
Origin: Morpheus never actually says "What if I told you," but the images come from this scene.
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2 ."The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
The Memes: "One Does Not Simply..."
Origin: This is based on a direct quote from the Council of Elrond scene.
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3. "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
The Meme: Condescending Wonka
Origin: The image comes from the Everlasting Gobstopper scene.
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4. "The Big Lebowski"
The Meme: "Am I The Only One Around Here"
Origin: This is straight from Walter's "Over the Line" speech.
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5. "Downfall"
The Meme: Hitler Rants About Everything
Origin: Internet people took this scene from "Downfall" and subbed in whatever they wanted to be mad about.
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6. "Superbad"
The Meme: "F--k Me, Right?"
Origin: The image of Jonah Hill and the quote actually come from two different parts of the movie.
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7. "Inception"
The Memes: Conversation With Cillian Murphy
Origin: The conversation in the hotel bar about inception has spurred several memes, including "We Need To Go Deeper" and generally confused conversations.
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8. "Return of the Jedi"
The Meme: "It's A Trap"
Origin: During the final assault in the second Death Star, Admiral Ackbar has a realization.
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9. "Toy Story 2"
The Meme: "X, X Everywhere"
Origin: The meme isn't said, but the image comes from Buzz's conversation about heading "hot schmoes."
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10. "Vampire's Kiss"
The Meme: "You Don't Say"
Origin: The meme uses a drawing based on the face Nic Cages makes in this scene.
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11. "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"
The Meme: Conspiracy Keanu
Origin: The snapshot comes from the scene where Bill and Ted are trying to flee medieval times. Know Your Meme credits Vulture with sparking the meme.
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12. "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"
The Meme: "That Escalated Quickly"
Origin: This is how Ron starts his analysis of the newsman fight.
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13. "Dodgeball"
The Meme: "Bold Move Cotton"
Origin: The line Jason Bateman says as the color commenter is actually "Bold strategy, Cotton."
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