What was the origin of the famous movie quote “all out of bubble gum”?
In John Carpenter's They Live we hear the famous line
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum.
It obviously made it into the general vernacular, but was it ad-libbed by Mr. Piper as some suggest, or did it originate elsewhere?
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In John Carpenter's They Live we hear the famous line
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum.
It obviously made it into the general vernacular, but was it ad-libbed by Mr. Piper as some suggest, or did it originate elsewhere?
history-of john-carpenter they-live
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Molag Bal
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I'm here to kick ass and take names. And I'm all out of... names.
– MackTuesday
Dec 22 '15 at 21:01
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Interesting. I didn't know that this was older than its use Duke Nukem.
– CodesInChaos
Dec 22 '15 at 21:30
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In John Carpenter's They Live we hear the famous line
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum.
It obviously made it into the general vernacular, but was it ad-libbed by Mr. Piper as some suggest, or did it originate elsewhere?
history-of john-carpenter they-live
edited May 18 '17 at 20:18
Molag Bal
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asked Dec 22 '15 at 14:51
Athena WidgetAthena Widget
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In John Carpenter's They Live we hear the famous line
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum.
It obviously made it into the general vernacular, but was it ad-libbed by Mr. Piper as some suggest, or did it originate elsewhere?
history-of john-carpenter they-live
history-of john-carpenter they-live
edited May 18 '17 at 20:18
Molag Bal
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asked Dec 22 '15 at 14:51
Athena WidgetAthena Widget
6,17922576
edited May 18 '17 at 20:18
Molag Bal
3,44632553
asked Dec 22 '15 at 14:51
Athena WidgetAthena Widget
6,17922576
edited May 18 '17 at 20:18
Molag Bal
3,44632553
edited May 18 '17 at 20:18
Molag Bal
3,44632553
edited May 18 '17 at 20:18
Molag Bal
3,44632553
3,44632553
asked Dec 22 '15 at 14:51
Athena WidgetAthena Widget
6,17922576
asked Dec 22 '15 at 14:51
Athena WidgetAthena Widget
6,17922576
asked Dec 22 '15 at 14:51
Athena WidgetAthena Widget
6,17922576
6,17922576
2
I'm here to kick ass and take names. And I'm all out of... names.
– MackTuesday
Dec 22 '15 at 21:01
2
Interesting. I didn't know that this was older than its use Duke Nukem.
– CodesInChaos
Dec 22 '15 at 21:30
add a comment |
2
I'm here to kick ass and take names. And I'm all out of... names.
– MackTuesday
Dec 22 '15 at 21:01
2
Interesting. I didn't know that this was older than its use Duke Nukem.
– CodesInChaos
Dec 22 '15 at 21:30
2
2
I'm here to kick ass and take names. And I'm all out of... names.
– MackTuesday
Dec 22 '15 at 21:01
I'm here to kick ass and take names. And I'm all out of... names.
– MackTuesday
Dec 22 '15 at 21:01
2
2
Interesting. I didn't know that this was older than its use Duke Nukem.
– CodesInChaos
Dec 22 '15 at 21:30
Interesting. I didn't know that this was older than its use Duke Nukem.
– CodesInChaos
Dec 22 '15 at 21:30
add a comment |
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When asked this directly, Roddy Piper said that he ad-libbed it.
From an interview:
Onda: Did you really ad-lib that line?
Piper: Yeah. I couldn’t tell you what it really means either. It was one of those – “Roddy, you’ve got bullets on you, you’ve got a shotgun, you’ve got sunglasses, you go into a bank, you’re not gonna rob it, say something … action!” I’m all out of bubblegum. Lunch! That was it. No more than that. I know, it’s crazy.
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When asked this directly, Roddy Piper said that he ad-libbed it.
From an interview:
Onda: Did you really ad-lib that line?
Piper: Yeah. I couldn’t tell you what it really means either. It was one of those – “Roddy, you’ve got bullets on you, you’ve got a shotgun, you’ve got sunglasses, you go into a bank, you’re not gonna rob it, say something … action!” I’m all out of bubblegum. Lunch! That was it. No more than that. I know, it’s crazy.
answered Dec 22 '15 at 14:55
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Nice! Thx, one of my absolute favorites, ranks right up there withI'll be back
– Athena Widget
Dec 22 '15 at 14:56
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When asked this directly, Roddy Piper said that he ad-libbed it.
From an interview:
Onda: Did you really ad-lib that line?
Piper: Yeah. I couldn’t tell you what it really means either. It was one of those – “Roddy, you’ve got bullets on you, you’ve got a shotgun, you’ve got sunglasses, you go into a bank, you’re not gonna rob it, say something … action!” I’m all out of bubblegum. Lunch! That was it. No more than that. I know, it’s crazy.
answered Dec 22 '15 at 14:55
phantom42phantom42
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Nice! Thx, one of my absolute favorites, ranks right up there withI'll be back
– Athena Widget
Dec 22 '15 at 14:56
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When asked this directly, Roddy Piper said that he ad-libbed it.
From an interview:
Onda: Did you really ad-lib that line?
Piper: Yeah. I couldn’t tell you what it really means either. It was one of those – “Roddy, you’ve got bullets on you, you’ve got a shotgun, you’ve got sunglasses, you go into a bank, you’re not gonna rob it, say something … action!” I’m all out of bubblegum. Lunch! That was it. No more than that. I know, it’s crazy.
answered Dec 22 '15 at 14:55
phantom42phantom42
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When asked this directly, Roddy Piper said that he ad-libbed it.
From an interview:
Onda: Did you really ad-lib that line?
Piper: Yeah. I couldn’t tell you what it really means either. It was one of those – “Roddy, you’ve got bullets on you, you’ve got a shotgun, you’ve got sunglasses, you go into a bank, you’re not gonna rob it, say something … action!” I’m all out of bubblegum. Lunch! That was it. No more than that. I know, it’s crazy.
answered Dec 22 '15 at 14:55
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answered Dec 22 '15 at 14:55
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answered Dec 22 '15 at 14:55
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answered Dec 22 '15 at 14:55
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Nice! Thx, one of my absolute favorites, ranks right up there withI'll be back
– Athena Widget
Dec 22 '15 at 14:56
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Nice! Thx, one of my absolute favorites, ranks right up there withI'll be back
– Athena Widget
Dec 22 '15 at 14:56
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Nice! Thx, one of my absolute favorites, ranks right up there with
I'll be back– Athena Widget
Dec 22 '15 at 14:56
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I'll be back– Athena Widget
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I'm here to kick ass and take names. And I'm all out of... names.
– MackTuesday
Dec 22 '15 at 21:01
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Interesting. I didn't know that this was older than its use Duke Nukem.
– CodesInChaos
Dec 22 '15 at 21:30