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Source: Broadcast News
Speaker: Aaron Altman
I'll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time.
Context
This line is spoken by Aaron Altman (played by Albert Brooks) in the movie Broadcast News, directed by James L. Brooks (1987).
If you're dying to watch a love triangle movie set in the high-pressure world of nightly news, then this is the movie for you. We've got Jane Craig (Holly Hunter), the talented but neurotic producer. Then there's the inexperienced but charming new reporter Tom Gurnick (William Hurt), whom Jane is crushing on. Then we've got the guy who gives us the quote: Aaron Altman, experienced reporter and Jane's BFF—but who wants to be so much more.
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Where you've heard it
No doubt it's tweet-worthy, so you might've seen it the twitter-mill, especially if somebody's tweeting about memorable movie lines. And if you have a friend who has trouble remembering specific details, well, you may have gotten this from them as well.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Nope—there's nothing all that pretentious about quoting '80s comedies.