Does anyone have any tips on remembering lines in movies and/or tv shows?

I annoy my family with that. My kids are constantly trying to figure out which movie I am noting.

Sometimes I wish I didn’t remember lines from old TV shows! People are always looking at me funny when I come up with an obscure quote to fit a situation.

Just kidding, I don’t really wish I couldn’t remember things. But I do think I’m a nerd most of the time…

I do it because I’m cursed with memory. I not only remember the words, but the nuance and expression. my kids hate it. A man who knows which movie I’m quoting had better watch out. I plan to snatch him up and force him to realize that he’s my soul mate.

@Dr_Dredd I know! I will be studying some tech manual on a new piece of equipment I need to install and program, and I feel like my brain is full. Can’t I just delete all the words to those TV show themes, and make some room?

@filmfann If you find an effective way to do a selective data dump, please let me know. I’m prepared to pay!

@Dr_Dredd Its definitely a talent, I can place the scene to fit a situation but im the guy that will mess the line up :/

Watch the movie like three times! that should do it. It’s like that for me with all those cool ‘80’s movies, even though that was before I was born, My older bros always talk about it so it rubbed off on me :)

Either those people watch the same movie over and over again until they remember the lines or they’re amazingly talented.

repetition
repetition
repetition

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Right after you hear them, practice saying your favourite lines to yourself. Watch it again to get the inflection right. @jazmina88 has it right – repetition is usually the key.

Invent mnemonic hooks using graphic images in a funny short story. Suppose you watch a movie with someone named Rodan Zappa telling a story. Picture him as someone sitting on a couch with a remote control in his hand. He’s channel zapping until he stops, eyes wide open. There’s a rodent on television gnawing at something that looks like a remote control.

I’m not kidding. Crazy little stories like this will give your brain and its associative cortex no choice but to remember it. All you need is a short moment of focus. Pay attention to your own little story. You won’t ever forget it.