Does Bill Pullman Know Lines From His Most Famous Movies?

Legendary actor, Bill Pullman, guesses lines from his biggest projects such as 'Independence Day', 'While You Were Sleeping', 'Casper', 'Murdaugh Murders: The Movie', and 'Spaceballs'.
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[@iismyalias]

My favorite role of his is While You Were Sleeping. It was perfect for him and he and Sandra Bullock had wonderful chemistry.

[@rebeccapettiford5389]

I was hoping they’d do a sequel together.

[@user-cb6re8yd8e]

💯 ❤

[@iambiggus]

Sorry, I have to disagree. He stole the show in Ruthless People.

[@demah8655]

Had such a crush on him then!

[@ac4181]

He's like the perfect man in this movie

[@kingofpointless]

I enjoy Bill Pullman in interviews, I think he's got a really warm, sincere presence, like that of a gentle, loving dad.

[@rebeccapettiford5389]

His son Lewis is also making quite a name for himself as an actor.

[@africanpenguin3282]

Him in Casper is definitely one of my movie dad memories

[@elekimin]

He thought he wasn't presidential enough? He is THE MOVIE PRESIDENT!!!!

[@drewmcgill5290]

The best ever.

[@TheForeverRanger]

Seriously, he is the movie president that all others are judged by, with the exception of Harrison Ford in Air Force One.

[@trashleigh87]

While You Were Sleeping is one of my favourite films. He plays the quintessential good guy. Big and stocky, funny, handsome - I will always swoon for Jack Callaghan!

[@mikethemountie4959]

Bill Pullman is just so darn likable.

[@dianeblumenthal5951]

I love Bill Pullman even more for referring to Speed as "The Bus Movie."

[@nshearer01]

Everybody knows it’s “The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down.”

[@Punisher6791]

that motivational speech from Independence day is still S tier.

[@JoshuaTootell]

I assume that's a good thing. In which case, yes.

[@ericaschannel2599]

The first movie I remember him from as a child was Casper I was obsessed with that movie watched it almost daily after school he’s great

[@carriew5106]

I'd forgotten how much I used to have a crush on Bill Pullman. He's still swoon worthy

[@anthonyfranco88]

He still has great hair

[@kimberlyhonig8030]

OMG, the “While You Were Sleeping” story he tells us beautiful! Awww, I love that. So sweet ❤

[@lightw8johnny]

"She had done the bus movie..." hahaha

[@amyhull754]

I LOVE that his best story is about my favorite of his movies.

[@DeborahCarlston]

I love Bill Pullman. I was privileged to meet him backstage at the Kennedy Center after his perfomance in "The Subject was Roses". He was terrific on stage. In person he was warm, charming and very down to earth. He's from Montana and I had visited there. We talked about trout fishing. We also discussed one of my favorite movies he starred in, called "The Zero Effect". He was the kind of man who you'd like to have as your neighbor.

[@nothingruler14All]

The Zero Effect is fantastic. Great soundtrack, too. And Ben Stiller doing a surprisingly effective turn as the straight man.

[@dianahellman9254]

Omg, forgot about The Zero Effect. That was such a great movie!!!

[@DeborahCarlston]

@@dianahellman9254 It was one of Mr. Pullman's favorites too.

[@DeborahCarlston]

@@nothingruler14All It's one of those films many people have never heard of. And to think the plot is driven by the fact that Ryan O'Neal can't find his keys. It has everything: mystery, romance, quirky characters. I'm due to find it streaming somewhere for a rewatch. And yes, a great soundtrack too!

[@awkwardaquamarine19]

_While You Were Sleeping_ is my top 1 RomCom of all time. I can still recite every line of the movie from start to finish. I developed a celebrity crush on Bill Pullman since then, which got reinforced after seeing _Casper_ and _Independence Day_ back to back. To me, he is still the best movie president ever and had the best speech. He has aged like fine wine, this man!

[@dani.p]

While You Were Sleeping is one of my comfy movies!!!!! I love it soooo much ❤

[@ukmedicfrcs]

Very handsome man. Great actor too.

[@iismyalias]

Agreed!

[@teresa875]

I was really surprised not to see Newsies in there. My 11 year old self had such a crush on him in that movie! 😂

[@heatherjordan8038]

Such a sweet man... love him! While you were sleeping is one of my favorite movies....and he was a great president in Independence day!

[@Cstylinn]

One of the best videos of the series! Bill took time to really tell stories about most of the movies/lines....love that! Wish more would do the same. 🎉

[@RobertEkard]

I loved Casper.

[@philliphernandez2649]

"This sucks" I remember my older brother laughing at that!

[@TheForeverRanger]

My nephew is named after the actor who voiced Casper, Malachi. I remember my sister being pregnant and she and my mom were looking through movies for names and this popped up.

[@kamenanew9867]

I still love Casper.

[@RobertEkard]

@@kamenanew9867 Me too, A fun movie to watch during certain activities.

[@kamenanew9867]

@@RobertEkard aye yo, lol. Got in trouble as a kid proving a point. My older sis often got to pick the flick, and she'd watch Jurassic Park, Casper, then Jurassic Park again, like if she got to pick we would usually watch both movies twice. And I love em both but finally I was like mom can we please watch Anything else I know it's her pick but and Mom's like you haven't seen It That many times. So it's the scene with Bill shipping his daughter off to school as she's arguing with the uncles and I just start quoting them back and forth and it ends with piss off ECT drop dead too late that whole thing. After I'm done she's like fine you proved your point ..but did you just say piss off?! I was like ok oof but still we watched sumthin else finally. Sorry didn't mean to go into a diary entry heh.

[@hasaniennis442]

Bill Pullman starting to look like Michael Douglas with a touch of Robert De Niro

[@DrVenture45]

I think one of my favorite Bill Pullman lines was in the 1986 comedy "Ruthless People" where he played the dim-witted Earl Mott. When Carol (Anita Morris) finished laying out her blackmail plan and he smugly declare "Yeah, then we're off to Haiti." to which she replied, "That's Ta-hi-ti!" 😂

[@buzzclikverifyme]

This is literally the first quote I thought of as well! 😄

[@bushbasher85]

I love his little David Lynch impression

[@buzzclikverifyme]

Hee hee, same!

[@alanaralston]

I had such a crush on him in the 90s. He was so handsome.

[@NitaKerns]

ok Im going to need a few hours of Bill talking about the fun he had on Spaceballs. Lone Star is my #1 favorite of his characters!!

[@svicciarelli]

What a gentleman. One of the greats

[@loveless3578]

I completely forgot he played Dottie's husband in A League of Their Own!

[@user-cb6re8yd8e]

Sleepless in Seattle and Malice are my two faves…oh and Spaceballs bc why not ❤❤❤ He is definitely one of my favorite actors!

[@ImagineItColoring]

I always know a movie/show will be good when Bill is in it. Love his acting!

[@misshell]

He's had so many great roles, but he's amazing in The Sinner.

[@EricAtienza]

It wasn't the biggest part in the movie, but his work in Igby Goes Down was really powerful. I actually think about it fairly regularly.

[@dallasjamison5026]

Love Bill Pullman. Great actor and a hunk to boot. Bravo!

[@AshllyM]

Bill Pullman on working with Sandra Bullock: "She was a great spirit, clearly gonna have a good career ahead of her." i love this 😍👏🏻👏🏻

[@fr1day2]

Was hoping to see a quote from Ruthless People: 'I am robbing you!' An overlooked comedy from the 80's. Didn't know Bill Pullman had quite a filmography though.

[@blushandtuscansun]

I can’t believe he’s so old now. I really like him in while you were sleeping. My favorite romcom of all time!

[@Vaan1891]

He is in so many of my favorite movies. While You Were Sleeping is my fav, Spaceballs, Casper, the list goes on.

[@yanu7414]

Omg he and Dennis quaid were my crushes back in the day

[@mariestacey4665]

Same, and I turned out to be a lesbian. At the time, I was so sure they were right for me though 😆

[@nothingruler14All]

@@mariestacey4665 I think everyone gets one pass to cross the line. 😉

[@univer09]

Mr. Pullman ! Wow !!💞

[@j.m.f.g.450]

One of the few avant-garde actors who can perform any kind of roll , so versatile.

[@ElvisC506]

Hey Variety: Off topic but you guys should do a Composers on Composers. John Williams - Hans Zimmer and Michael Giacchino - Danny Elfman.

[@ElvisC506]

Nicholas Britell - Ludwig Göransson

[@kingofpointless]

All of them aside from Danny Elfman (considering the recent allegations), yes.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Also Steve Jablonski and Rawmin Djawdi

[@solidsnake58]

Bill Pullman’s hilarious cameo in Season 2 of the Hulu series “This Fool” has one of the most laugh-out-loud funny sight gags in television history. Check it out. And The Zero Effect too.

[@nicolejordan1351]

Met him once while working retail, and he was super nice. Though I was a bit surprised because of all the celebrities I met while working retail, Bill Pullman was not it. I called him Mr. President and he chuckled, which made me laugh at my silly joke.

[@sasiefox5027]

Aww No Titan AE lines? Totally underrated film.

[@travisinthetrunk]

That movie never gets the love it deserves.

[@ebbderelict]

Good one. I was hoping to see "I'M ROBBING YOU!" from Ruthless People.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

In elementary school we were given a choice between going to go see the first chicken run and going to see titan a e. My classmates were insistent Not going to go see an animated movie because they thought it was going to be too much of a kid's movie despite me. And my older brother specifically saying that this is not For younger audiences. A fight in which the two of us lost and even after all of these years I am still bitter about that

[@infinitejest.4994]

He’s excellent in the Netflix series “The Sinner.”

[@JL-fg2vk]

How could they miss "Don't bury me! I'm not dead!"

[@sofiathompson3531]

What a gem of a human!

[@ianshirreffs5604]

Bill has been in a lot of great movies. It's funny. I know who he is, but I never knew his name, per say. Bill is definitely a great actor and worked with some legends, just as he is a legend.

[@joshua6200]

Love you Bill! The Sinner was awesome! and of course Princess Bride!

[@zoni3gurl641]

While you were sleeping, was the first movie I remember watching on HBO. I don't think I ever saw it in the theater. I was a huge fan of Sandra Bullock. One of the best romcoms. Bill looks a little scruffy. But still handsome. :)

[@SophiaSolis1]

He's so handsome 😍

[@charlesthornton6713]

They forgot Zero Effect.

[@esthergreaves875]

What a great actor! I've so enjoyed his movies!

[@tiffanykane692]

I’m still dying to see “The Serpent and the Rainbow”.

[@STVG71]

That moment in Lost Highway always makes my skin crawl...

[@Sibealove]

I was waiting for Sleepless in Seattle 😭😭😭 Nevertheless, it was a lot of fun. Always love Bill Pullman!!

[@user-cb6re8yd8e]

Omg if they would have given him his Lou Gehrig line lol that would’ve been great! It was such a cheesy moment in the film but it was hilarious 😂

[@pardox28]

I know it isn't a famous movie, but my favorite Bill Pullman character was of Daryl Zero in "The Zero Effect." If you've never seen it, I highly recommend watching it if you can find a copy to watch.

[@riverbender9898]

A really great guy! Thanks.

[@mike110111]

He seems so nice

[@teebadd6927]

He’s awesome. Did a great job in Murdaugh Murders.

[@sammybabi]

Bill Pullman is still one of my favourite actors

[@fireflychick1984]

I'll always love him in Casper. Best Dad ever!

[@killer1one1]

I'd just like to point out that he has a very impressive head of hair for being an older fella 😂

[@misseva7404]

Our man Denton.♥

[@smoothkirito]

"You will refer to me as idiot, not you captain!" ~ the Spaceballs quote I was hoping for.

[@douglashudson4706]

Pullman is mostly the straight man in _Spaceballs_ and everyone else gets the best lines to play off of him... but I always kind of liked, "We're not just doing this for the money... We're doing it for a sh*load of money!"

[@smoothkirito]

@@douglashudson4706 "Oh, you're right, you're right, and you, you're always right!"

[@douglashudson4706]

@@smoothkirito "...not if we *jam* it!"

[@sabrinaferrari1209]

He's so wonderful, and talented

[@tharonshay5776]

silverfox. I have a huge crush on him

[@cuttlefishagain]

I like how he got the Lost Highway one right away

[@nothingruler14All]

First of all, I'm totally bummed they didn't include The Last Seduction or Ruthless People. He was fantastic in both. Secondly--Liebestraum: great movie. Highly underrated.

[@123mikanchan]

when you talk to bill pullman you should include 'the serpent and the rainbow' and 'zero effect'!

[@redcomet0079]

My favorite Bill Pullman roles are from Casper the Friendly Ghost & Igby Goes Down. But I can’t forget about Lone Star “I’m a prince!”

[@tylertilwick6852]

Bill Pullman, to me, seemed like the love-child of Bill Paxton/Jeff Daniels

[@pierpaolofesta669]

There is a parallel universe where Bill Pullman is a superstar just like Tom Cruise. Btw since when he became De Niro's double?

[@RuizsPieces-ji8ed]

Missed opportunity to give him a line from Newsies. That would have stumped him! Let me get that right, is that Snyder, as in Snyde? Smile sir!

[@Alicia_1970]

Love him ❤

[@veghesther3204]

Despite him playing Lone Starr (Space balls) Pullman himself NEVER saw a SINGLE Star Wars movie all 3 of the Original Trilogy before getting the role.

[@laland5752]

I had such a crush on him in High School when While You Were Sleeping came out.

[@eliso5973]

While You Were Sleeping has my vote. Bill Pullman was so lovely with Sandra Bullock and at that time I thought they might be a couple outside the movie.

[@fatgirlhiking6250]

I remember seeing him in The serpent and the rainbow. I hadn't thought of that movie in 30 years! I actually second guessed myself and had to Google it!

[@themajornoob239]

he was so good in torchwood

[@mikekaraoke]

Love Bill as an actor, butwhen he talked about Casper being the early days of CGI I was like what that was for stuff like Looker/Tron etc

[@good-questions]

I clicked for spaceballs. If there isn’t a spaceballs quote I’m gonna be so sad.

[@fortynine3225]

One of those masses pleasing lists. So sad! His great movie that is The Serpent And The Rainbow. Masterpiece right there.

[@jennifersimmons8263]

Such a good looking man with such great movies

[@zoraimerosario7055]

Se ve encantador ! 😊

[@florenciacosta7756]

Bill you the love of my life❤

[@burrfam101]

Jack Callahan, our man Denton, and president of the US….this man is my favorite ❤

[@castles_corner]

How dare they not put Casper in here!!

[@GoodOldGamer]

He looks even more presidential now than he did back in the day, lol.

[@carrisagrace1]

Still smash. He’s forever total babe land Lone Starr

[@starflakey]

fully fell for the man after "the serpent and the rainbow" 😊

[@CameronInEgyptsLand]

That was a crazy movie! Totally creepy. He was great in it.

[@starflakey]

yes it was

[@ObsoleteGamercom]

I wish you would have included Zero Effect. That movie had so many good lines!

[@flicksforfans133]

No Zero Effect?

[@Verkelos]

😂 that’s fucking crazy man! 😂 my favorite line from any movie!

[@trinadubya3406]

He was the best "other guy"who didn't get the girl at the end of a film in Sleepless in Seattle. I kept hoping for Pullman to remember "Miss Scarlett in the broom closet with the radio."

[@AnthonyL0401]

Gets asked questions from throwaway roles mostly

[@tylerholzworth3972]

Bill Pullman was at a showing of the Ballad of Lefty Brown at the Hawaii International Film Festival and when he did the meet and greet afterwards I quoted space balls to him (I was your father’s brother’s cousins former roommate). He didn’t get it.

[@andrewgardner8972]

What about malice? He had great lines like, “I beat the shit out of a deeply disturbed serial rapist.” Or “what does anyone want? I want the Red Sox to win the World Series.” Or the last line to Bebe neuworth about ice in scotch whiskey and saying blended whiskey is crap.

[@dannydinosaur73]

Bill Pullman is slowly morphing into Michael Mann.

[@theblackcat2792]

No newsies I'm upset!

[@123mikanchan]

my god bill pullman is so handsome

[@brucejackson6451]

They missed his best movie, the tragically forgotten Ruthless People. The best lines in the movie were about him but not said by him. He’s surrounded by cops with guns drawn and he doesn’t believe they’re policemen. One cop says, “This may be the stupidest person on earth.” The other cop says, “Perhaps we should shoot him.” Hilarious movie.