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Q: Movie or TV line quote ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: Movie or TV line quote
Category: Arts and Entertainment
Asked by: science_guy-ga
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Posted: 06 Mar 2005 09:44 PST
Expires: 05 Apr 2005 10:44 PDT
Question ID: 485670
Who said, "Talk to the hand?"
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Subject: Re: Movie or TV line quote
Answered By: pinkfreud-ga on 06 Mar 2005 22:44 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
"Talk to the hand" and the similar "tell it to the hand" are
African-American slang expressions, sometimes part of a longer phrase
such as "Talk to the hand, 'cuz the face ain't listenin'."

I believe the first use of the phrase in a widespread entertainment
medium was by Joan Rivers, who used "talk to the hand" as a sarcastic
catchphrase when she was hosting The Late Show from 1986-1987:

"When comedienne Joan Rivers would get angry with someone, she'd stick
her hand in his face and holler, "Talk to the hand. My ears aren't
listening!"

Self Help Centers
http://www.selfhelpcenters.com/chiro.asp

In 1997, the phrase appeared in a Fran Drescher movie, "The Beautician
and the Beast":

"The Beautician and the Beast has already established a niche in
comedic cinematic history, being the origin of the culturistic 'talk
to the hand' rage which swept the country."

Timothy Dalton's Authorized Internet Site
http://www.timothydalton.com/

The line showed up in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" in 1999:

"Dr. Evil: Talk to the hand 'cause the face don't wanna hear it."

Garner's Classics
http://www.garnersclassics.com/qaustin2.htm

"Talk to the hand" was repopularized by the 2003 movie "Terminator 3:
Rise of the Machines":

"Schwarzenegger gets to total cars and deliver deadpan understatements
like 'We need a new vehicle,' and he's constantly in search of the
right pair of shades. He has an absurdist comeback in one scene: 'Talk
to the hand."

Slate
http://slate.msn.com/id/2085101/

Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: "talk to the hand" origin OR origins
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22talk+to+the+hand%22+origin+OR+origins

I hope this is helpful. If anything is unclear or incomplete, please
request clarification; I'll gladly offer further assistance, and you
won't have to talk to the hand.

Best regards,
pinkfreud
science_guy-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Great research! Couldn't find this information when I Googled the phrase. Thanks!

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Subject: Re: Movie or TV line quote
From: captflyboy-ga on 14 Mar 2005 08:04 PST
 
Another good sourse for finding movie quotes and other triva like
Oscar winners or all the movie reviews can be found at www.go2flix.com

First scoll down the left side of page to the IMDb search engine
(another option is click on SOON the IMDb Fuzzy Search engine will
then be at the top of page) and type in the movie title or phrase you
are looking for.. in this case "Talk to the hand" then click Search!

Next if you need to find quotes, characters, bios, plots or people use
the "Search the IMDb" box in the upper left hand corner drop down menu
and paste your phrase in the box & click Go!

Here are some other films where "Talk to the hand" was use...

"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) Harry Solomon: Talk to the hand.

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Dr. Evil: Talk to the hand, 'cause the face don't wanna hear it anymore.

Beautician and the Beast, The (1997)
Joy Miller: Oh honey, talk to the hand, the ears ain't listening!

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) Male Stripper: Talk to the hand.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) Terminator: Talk to the hand.

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