Without a doubt Keanu's characters have served up their share of mind-bending wisdom and in honor of this legacy we've put together some of modern cinema's greatest revelations and proclamations sure to inspire generations to come. So get yourself a mug of herbal tea and prepare to reflect upon some of the dumbest lines to make their way onto the silver screen.
"I know you are but what am I." - Pee-wee Herman from Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Truly one of film's great existentialists, Pee-wee is able to insult and question our existence all at the same time. Brilliant.
"I don't know Kung Fu but I do know crazy and I will use it." - Roy O'Bannon from Shanghai Noon
Nothing gets the job done like some good ol'fashion American sensibility.
"She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym-class." - Garth Algar from Wayne's World
Does it make me a bad person because I know what he's talking about?
"I'm not a whore, I'm a dancer!" - Nomi Malone from Showgirls
Oh wait, let me guess you're also a nursing student at a local community college.
"That's what I like about these high school girls, I keep getting older, they stay the same age." - Wooderson from Dazed and Confused
Matthew McConaughey divulges a truth universally held by all men.
"Hey Peter, check it out, channel 9, it's the breast exams!" - Lawrence from Office Space
Now is that network or cable?
"That's the gift that keeps giving the whole year through." - Cousin Eddie from Christmas Vacation
For cousin Eddie ignorance in definitely bliss.
"Stupid is as stupid does." - Forrest Gump from Forrest Gump
Forest must have studied the Chinese Tao on his journeys to arrive at this simple but striking universal truth.
"Nobody puts Baby in the corner!" Johnny Castle from Dirty Dancing
He didn't just say that did he? Oh my, he did.
"Hey, I know that dude." - Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High
It's safe to say that Spicoli's grasp of the obvious has provided us with some truly inspired cinematic moments.
by: Paul Zablocki