“I’llbe back!”
“May the force be with you.”
這幾句來自好萊塢電影的經典台詞，大家一定不陌生，不論你有無看過電影，這些台詞已滲入日常的英語對話，成為文化的一部分。而好萊塢電影台詞是如何煉成通俗文化的一部分？為何同一句台詞的哏會被後來的電影一再「致敬」？那些我們津津樂道的電影情節背後，又有何歷史脈絡？
高振盛
2 第一章 美國神話American Icons
4 I believe in America.
6 When the legend becomesfact, print the legend.
8 I’m not only going to kill him, I’m going to kill his wife andall his friends and burn his damn house down.
9 Yippie-kai-yay.
13 May the Force be withyou!
16 Because he’s the heroGotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.
18 For reasons beyondunderstanding, people do not relate guns to gun related crimes.
20 Eat my shorts.
22 第二章 政治與軍事Politics & War
24 Ulysses S. Grant held this country together, now what is he remembered for?
27 Someday, someone’s going to have to explain to me the virtue of aproportional response.
30 These drug cartels represent a clear and present danger to thenational security of the United States.
32 CIA cannot operate withinUS border without a domestic agency attached.
34 No bastard ever won a warby dying for his country.
36 This is not a blockade.This is language.
38 Only the farmers won. Welost. We always lose.
40 The Apollo missions werefaked to bankrupt the Soviet Union.
42 I love the smell ofnapalm in the morning.
44 …for our country to loveus as much as we love it. That’s what I want.
46 …with the aid of God and a few Marines!
49 Mustang, this isMaverick, requesting flyby.
52 第三章 警察與犯罪Crime & Justice
54 I’m going to make him anoffer he can’t refuse.
56 The Corleone family waslike the Roman Empire.
58 The higher I go, the morecrooked it becomes.
60 You’ve got to askyourself one question: “Do I feel lucky?”
63 Go ahead, make my day.
65 You have the rights toremain silent.
67 You can't handle the truth!
70 第四章 美國人的世界觀We Are the World
72 You Russians think ofyourselves as poets but perhaps you’re just touchy.
74 Yo, deliverance.
76 Who you calling “spook,”peckerwood?
79 I’m gonna put a thousandsongs in your pocket.
81 I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancientculture, and kill them.
83 Charlie don’t surf!
86 American components,Russian components...all made in Taiwan!
90 第五章 兩性之間Battle of the Sexes
92 Frankly, my dear, I don’tgive a damn.
94 You complete me.
96 The love inside, you takeit with you.
98 Coit Tower. It’s vaguelyphallic, don’t you think?
100 Consider that a divorce!
102 It’s easier to be killedby a terrorist than get married over the age of 40.
104 I wish I knew how to quityou.
108第六章 宗教 Praise theLord
110 Do you see the light?
113 As long as there has beenone true God, there has been killing in His name.
115 Christ doesn’t breathewithin them.
117 Forgiveness is betweenthem and God. It’s my job to arrange the meeting.
120第七章 品味獨到 Classy &Fabulous
122 The name is Bond, JamesBond.
125 A Martini—shaken, notstirred.
128 The legacy of the onlyAmerican art form—jazz.
131 Does it come in black?
133 Color me happy!
135 What do you want me to do,dress in drag and do the hula?
137 Stupid is as stupid does.
139 I am having an old friendfor dinner.
142第八章 金錢萬能Money Talks
144 Greed, for lack of abetter word, is good.
146 Show me the money.
150 50 bucks, Grandpa. For 75the wife can watch.
152 When a man’s got money inhis pocket, he begins to appreciate peace.
154第九章 運動狂熱Sports Craze
156 On any given Sunday you’lleither win or lose.
158 We don’t need anyMonday-morning quarterbacks.
160 You can’t approachbaseball from a statistically “Beane counter” point of view.
163 That’s known as troublewith the curve.
165 Either way, whichever way,no harm, no foul!
167 American history provesthat everybody’s got a chance to win.
169 It’s behind the eightball.
172第十章 趴趴走Getting Around
174 I’m going to ride shotgun.
176 I’d rather be inPhiladelphia.
178 The only culturaladvantage is you can make a right turn on a redlight.
181 Roads? Where we’re goingwe don’t need roads!
184 Go. Get to the chopper.
186 I aim at the stars, butsometimes I hit London.
188第十一章 街頭生存經驗Street Smart
190 When a naked man is chasing a woman through analley with a butcher knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn't out collecting forthe Red Cross.
192 The answer to yourquestion is “Go to the mattresses.”
194 I’ll be back.
196 Hasta la vista, baby!
199 Talk to the hand.
201 If it bleeds we can killit.
203 I ain’t got time to bleed.
205 Amateur. Lie down beforeyou hurt yourself.
207 Whatever doesn’t kill you,simply makes you… stranger.
210第十二章 專業準則Work Ethics
212 The show must go on!
214 Who do I have to sleepwith around here to get a Stoli martini with twist of lemon?
217 There’s a code amongstguys that shook Sinatra’s hand.
219 Have you ever heard theexpression “kissed by a muse?”
221 Leave the gun. Take thecannoli.
223 What happens on the Mile,stays on the Mile.
226第十三章 探索未來Imagining theUnknown
228 Houston, Tranquility Basehere, the Eagle Has Landed.
230 Shall we play a game?
232 What the hell’s agigawatt?
234 Beam me up, Scotty.
Americancomponents, Russian components...all made in Taiwan!
美國零件、俄國零件，還不都是臺灣製造！
—《世界末日》（Armageddon, 1998） @ 02:15:50
由於台灣中小企業的努力，台灣製造的產品行銷全球無遠弗屆，但也經常被好萊塢的電影拿來調侃，例如《致命的吸引力》（Fatal Attraction, 1987）中，男主角丹走出大樓時下大雨，拿出雨傘卻被強風開了花，正好路過的女主角亞莉絲說：
The umbrella must have been made inTaiwan?
這雨傘一定是台灣製的吧？ 00:13:11
因為這部電影還頗賣座，這句玩笑話引起台灣各界一陣譁然，主管貿易及工業製造的政府單位發動了一連串的自律和文宣活動，企圖建立台灣製產品的形象。
更早一年的《金錢本色》（Color of Money, 1986），男主角文森是大賣場的員工，有一場戲是他推銷玩具給一對夫妻，文森說：
The problem with this one is thatit`s made in Taiwan. This is Australian made. It’s twice as expensive...butit’s three times better than Taiwan.
這個的問題在於它是台灣製的；而這一個是澳洲製的，雖然價格加倍，但品質比台製的好三倍。
00:21:28
台灣製產品隨著技術改善，品質提升，從1990年代起被奚落的情況越來越少，《魔鬼戰將》（Under Siege, 1992）裡的廚師獨力和挾持密蘇里號戰艦的恐怖分子作戰，他使用美軍艦艇上的衛星電話和總部通訊，就是台灣廠商（台揚科技）的產品。《玩具總動員》（Toy Story, 1995）巴斯光年的手臂上刻著 Made in Taiwan，看來品質還不壞的樣子。
《世界末日》描述一顆和德州一樣大的隕石朝地球直衝而來，撞擊威力將如同數千枚核彈爆炸，足以摧毀整個世界。離撞擊只剩18天時間，太空總署（NASA）決定派遣太空人和一批鑽油井工人，搭乘太空梭到隕石上去鑽洞、埋設核彈及引爆。
當任務完成，太空梭準備升空之際，引擎突然熄火了。駕駛員忙著檢查出錯原因，眾人急的跳腳，只見俄國太空人拿起工具自告奮勇協助：
American components, Russiancomponents… all made in Taiwan!
美國零件、俄國零件，還不都是台灣製造！
他的「修理」方式是用老虎鉗大力敲打儀器，引擎竟然發動了，然後悻悻然說：在俄國太空站我們就是用這種方式修理問題！編導一次消遣了太空梭製造商、俄國太空站、政府採購，令人莞爾。
Made in Taiwan 在好萊塢電影走了很長的一段路才慢慢扭轉形象，那 Made in China呢？科幻災難片《2012》（2012, 2009）裡那艘現代版「諾亞方舟」是人類生存繁衍的最後希望，正巧就是中國製造的。《絕地救援》（The Martian, 2015）描述 NASA搶救困居在火星上的美國太空人，最終也需依賴中國航天局的「太陽神火箭」，才能援救成功。看來，中國龐大的票房商機，好萊塢可不想搞砸。