Movies

Guy: [something in Spanish]… how do you say “altar boy”? You know, the ones whose little dicks the priest sucks?

–7th & Ave A

Overheard by: Jenny B

Girl: Are you a conservative or a liberal?
Guy: I know all teenagers are supposed to be liberal, but I’m pretty conservative.
Girl: Oh my god, I know exactly what you mean. I was conservative until last week when I saw V for Vendetta. How hot is Natalie Portman?

–Bronx High School of Science

Little girl: Do you have HBO DIRECTV?
Little boy: I don’t know.
Little girl: If you have HBO, you do. My favorite movie is on there: Titanic. It’s about a girl who loves a boy and they’re all frozen at the end.
Little boy: Who gets slapped?

–F train

Overheard by: stephanie k

Crazy guy: I give you Jesus!
Blind man: Is that Mel Gibson? You nitwit!

–97th & Broadway

Woman #1: God, that was so funny when all of those Nazis walked into the courtroom and their hairstyles were like Hitler’s!
Man: Well, I mean, it makes sense, I guess. You know, people always copy famous people when it comes to stuff like that.
Woman #2: Yeah, like remember when I had that terrible Dorothy Hamill haircut?

–Houston Street station

Dad: Do you think I want to talk about princesses 24 hours a day?
Little girl: No.
Dad: What do you think I want to talk about?
Little girl: Star Wars.

–Rector & Greenwich

Chick #1: There was too much talking in that movie and not enough action.
Chick #2: Yeah. It was all like too much communism and shit.

–AMC Empire 25, West 42nd Street

Overheard by: Nico Westerdale

Girl #1: Wow. Akiva Goldsmith’s really made something for himself…for a Jew.
Girl #2: God you’re a racist.
Girl #1: What makes me a racist? I’m part Jewish.
Girl #2: An hour ago you asked me why all Asians look the same.

–Loews Lincoln Square, West 68th Street

Overheard by: Pop Iris

Guy: Hey, you seen that movie Grizzly Man yet?
Girl: No, but I really really want to.
Guy: Yeah, it’s so good. Hey, you know they’re making a movie about the bear guy? Already! And guess who’s starring in it!
Girl: I dunno…
Guy: Leonardo da Vinci!
Girl: Who?
Guy: You know! Leonardo da Vinci! Leonardo da Vinci!

–New School elevator, 13th & 5th

Overheard by: Halli Civelek

Little girl: Mommy, what’s this?
Mom: Japanese art. You know, like in Mulan.

–The Met