More Useful Tools

First of all, if you want to quote accurately from a movie and do not have a copy of it (such as if your teacher showed it in class), a good resource can be Drew's Script-O-Rama. While certainly not exhaustive, you can find a good number of movie scripts and transcripts on his site. This can be a really good way to make sure you quote accurately, and also give you a reminder of what happened in the movie.

If you don't find it on Drew's Script-O-Rama, try searching for it on Google. Tips:

• put quotation marks around the movie title so it looks for those words together
• put "script" separate after the movie title
• try "screenplay" or "transcript" if "script" itself does not work

If that doesn't work, my best suggestion is to go to The Internet Movie Database. Search for your film in the search bar at the left.

You may have to choose your film from a list of similar matching titles. Make sure you know the year of the movie you are writing about; you may need it. Once you are at your movie's page, choose the link "Memorable Quotes" under "Plot and Quotes" from the menu bar at the left.

This will take you to a page of quotes from the film. Sometimes the list you find here will be pretty extensive. It's not a full script, and the quote you are looking for may not be here, but it may be the best you can do.