292 Wordplay Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips) - page 27

Updated: May 25, 2026

A selection of wordplay quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

261 So, you working hard or hardly working?

Quote from Fast Times at Ridgemont High

262 Cat-tastrophe.

Quote from Batman (1966)

263 He was a thoughtful husband, Henry. It was he who invented the short cut to divorce.

Vincent Price as Professor Henry Jarrod in House of Wax (1953)

264 She's put the elevators out of commission, commissioner.

Adam West as Batman in Batman (1966)

265 All her bridal bower becomes a burial bier of bitter bereavement.

Leon Greene as Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

266 Very good. Can you say, Titus the tailor told ten tall tales to Titania the titmouse?

Zero Mostel as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

267 What's the name of this road? -Avery Avenue. -Then we must explore... Avery Avenue.

Harry H. Corbett as Sergeant Sidney Bung in Carry On Screaming!

268 But after all, like the prisoner said when the hangman couldn't find the rope, 'no noose is good noose!'

Quote from Christmas in July (1944)

269 How's everything? -Just like show business. There is no business.

Quote from In a Lonely Place

270 Have you ever been stung, Mr. Sting? Because I'm feeling a little stung, Sting. Or should I say, Mr. Gordon M. Sumner?

Jerry Seinfeld as Barry B. Benson in Bee Movie