Article: Movie quotes join mobile phone ring-tone mania

Los Angeles Times
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-07-2005

Movie quotes join mobile phone ring-tone mania
Los Angeles Times
Date: 10-07-2005, Friday
Section: GO!
Edtion: All Editions

"Please go away, let me sleep, for the love of God!"

It's not only a classic Chris Farley line from "Tommy Boy," but it's also the latest wave in cellphone ring tones.

Once limited to song samples and hip-hop clips, mobile phone ringers increasingly are featuring memorable movie quotes, including dialogue from titles as varied as "Napoleon Dynamite," "Office Space," "Without a Paddle" and "Meet the Fockers."

The movie-related clips aren't always limited to the ...

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