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It was hard to pick between these two movies with meaty titles.
Entertainment wise, we favor Bacon Grabbers, the short silent-comedy starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy that debuted a mere 10 days before Black Tuesday marked the start of the Great Depression. (Interesting side note: bacon-and-cabbage stew became a popular family meal during those bleak days ahead.)
But Canadian Bacon also has a yummy title. We offer it with a warning, though: This movie is a yawn-inducing political satire that only made the list because Canadian bacon goes great on pizza -- and because we had the trailer.
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The second oldest movie on our list, Giant features Elizabeth Taylor
eating bacon thoughtfully and, some might even say, playfully. All we can say is, that's one lucky slice of bacon.
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Here our beloved meat brings the wrath of the wraiths down upon the heroic
hobbits. Maybe they just wanted in on the potluck?
Frodo: What are you doing?
Merry: Tomatoes, sausages, and crispy bacon.
Sam: We saved some for you, Mr. Frodo.
Frodo: Put it out, you fools! Put it out!
Pippin: Oh, that's nice ... ash on my tomatoes!
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A great movie with a small-but-memorable bacon quote. In Kronk's New Groove, the emperor shows off his skills as a short-order cook.
Waitress: Three pork combos, extra bacon on the side, two chili cheese samplers, a basket of liver
and onion rings, a catch of the day, and a steak cut in the shape of a trout. You
got all that, honey?
Kronk: Three oinkers wearing pants, plate of hot air, basket of Grandma's breakfast, and change the bull to a gill. Got it.
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Given a seemingly impossible life-or-death situation, the characters in Signs
prepare a last supper of their favorite foods. What better time could there be
for bacon?
Rev. Hess: Spaghetti sounds great. What do you want, Morgan?
Morgan: Anything? French toast. And mashed potatoes.
Rev. Hess: Now we're talking. How 'bout you, Mel?
Mel: Chicken teriyaki.
Rev. Hess: Good choice. I'm gonna have a cheeseburger with bacon ... extra bacon.
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Wayne (Mike Myers)
and Garth (Dana Carvey)
give the local police officer a hard time, playing on the disparaging nickname
for cops. We're especially fond of this reenactment.
Wayne: Say, I smell bacon. Does anyone else smell bacon?
Garth: Yeah, I definitely smell a pork product of some type.
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The expedition cook dispenses some vital wisdom to the second-in-command.
Helga Sinclair: The men need the four basic food groups.
Cookie: I got your four basic food groups: beans, bacon, whiskey, and lard.
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This '80s movie boasts "Teenage life has never been darker ... or funnier." We're not sure we can vouch for that, but we can attest there's never been a more unholy alternative for preparing our favorite breakfast meat.
Al: What is that?
Jenny: It's bacon.
Al: I know it's bacon. What have you done to it?
Jenny: You said you didn't like all the grease from fried bacon, so I boiled it.
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In one of his early roles, Mike Meyers gets to know his date when she puts him -- and his expert bacon-slicing skills -- to work in her butcher shop.
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How could we not give top honors to a bacon-themed song sung by a pig? The perverse nature of this luau makes it
one of the most sublime moments in screen history. Yes, we are aching for some bacon, Pumba. How kind of you to oblige us.
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Bonus! That '70s Show
It's not a movie scene, yet we'd be remiss if we skipped this superb example
of how bacon can, and should, be used in psychological warfare.
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