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'''Luthor:''' '''''[[Big No|NO!]]''''' Ha ha. No, not that. The other thing. C’mon, I know it’s just dangling off the tip of your tongue. Let me hear it just once, please?
'''Lane:''' [[Superman]] will never-
'''Luthor:''' '''''WROOOOONG!'''''|''[[Superman Returns]]''}}
|''[[Superman Returns]]''}}
 
A stock phrase typically spoken at the climax of a story.
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* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', at the end of the second series, the Black Knights turn on Lelouch because he obviously went completely nuts and successfully took over the world.
** Cornelia says this to Schneizel after he announces his plan to {{spoiler|nuke all of his enemies, not just Lelouch, into submission and calls himself a god.}}
** Schniezel says this to Charles in ''[[Nightmare of Nunnally]]'' as Charles {{spoiler|has him arrested as part of his plan to bring about his [[Assimilation Plot]]}}. Charles responds that in his view, the world is insane.
* Some mooks from ''[[Gun X Sword]]'' do this to The Claw. Ironically, their reasons for doing this are wrong.
* ''[[Hellsing]]'' has this, with a [[Church Militant|Catholic fundamentalist]] (who isn't much better himself) saying it to the Nazi [[Big Bad]]. His response? "If your God would allow my insanity to spread across the globe, then, wouldn't it seem you to that any God like that would be just as insane?"
* Sasuke says this to Itachi in ''[[Naruto]]''.
** As does Naruto himself to Gaara.
** In the englishEnglish dub during their battle at the Valley of the End Naruto says "You're crazy, Sasuke!"
** Kin said it first to Shikamaru. He replies with "makes it kinda interesting, doesn't it?"
** Pretty much everyone at the Kage Summit says this to {{spoiler|Tobi}} after he told them [[Assimilation Plot|his plan]], then ''he'' says it to {{spoiler|Kabuto after he revives the real Madara}}.
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== Fan Works ==
* Yami from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' uses a variant of this line completely deadpan when faced with Melvin.
{{quote|'''Yami:''' Look, we're not intimidated by your silly behavio--
'''Melvin:''' I AM THE KING!
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{{quote|'''EPA Agent:''' Sir, I think you've gone mad with power.
'''Russ Cargill:''' Of course I have. Have you ever gone mad ''without'' power? It's boring, no one listens to you! }}
* In ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]'', we have Batman saying it to [[Evil Twin|Owlman]]. His response?
{{quote|"Does it really matter? There are alternate versions of me that you would find quite charming."}}
* In ''[[The Hobbit (animation)|The Hobbit]]'' (animated), Bilbo gives a [[Kirk Summation]] to Thorin who is possessed by [[Gold Fever]].
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* In ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', Ratigan gets this from a crutch-using old man who is not happy with the fact that one of the most notorious criminals in the country has been announced as the queen's royal consort and has announced a tax on the elderly and infirm, among other things. Ratigan responds by snatching the old man's crutch, saying "I have the power!" and breaking it in half.
* In ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', the villains strangely love using this. Basically, they think Maurice is crazy just because he's a genius, and when he rants about a hideous, monstrous beast having "captured" his daughter Belle, they think he's just raving like a lunatic. Later, when Belle proves her father sane by showing everybody what the Beast looks like and telling them that he's changed to a kind and gentle soul, Gaston ponders how Belle could possibly fall in love with such a monster. Belle, of course, responds that the Beast isn't the one who's the monster - [[You Monster!|the real monster, as Belle points out, is none other than Gaston himself]]. Upon hearing that response, of course, Gaston just [[Villainous Breakdown|snaps]]. His response? "She's as crazy as her father!" Cue his resolve for everybody to kill the Beast and [[Villain Song|The Mob Song]] being played after that.
* Jenny says this to Martin in ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' 2''. His response? "Ah, thank you."
 
 
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* Captain Jack Sparrow in the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' trilogy gets this a lot. The most memorable instance was when he attempts to escape from Lord Beckett's ship in ''[[At Worlds End|At World's End]]'' by {{spoiler|blasting its mast down with a cannon and riding its rigging}} back to the ''Black Pearl''. When Beckett sees this, he tells Jack ''"You're mad!"'' To which Jack replies "Well, thank goodness for that, because if I wasn't, this would probably never work."<ref>In classic Sparrow fashion, it ''does'' work... and as revealed moments later, it worked without an ounce of rum in his system.</ref>
** But they say Jack "went mad from the heat", so anyone calling him mad may just have a point.
*** Equally likely, he [[The Baroque Cycle|went mad from syphillissyphilis]].
**** Or possibly he went mad from syphillissyphilis but then got better from the heat.
***** [[Overly Long Gag|He went mad from the heat and got better from syphillissyphilis?]]
** His madness is not always considered a bad thing, as seen in this exchange between Anamaria and Gibbs after Gibbs and Elizabeth have agreed on an unconventional battle plan:
{{quote|'''Anamaria:''' "You're daft, lady! You both are!"
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'''Hannibal Lecter:''' [[Sanity Has Advantages|What disadvantages]]?
'''Will Graham:''' You're insane. }}
* A minor villain in ''[[300|Three Hundred]]'' uses a variant of this on the protagonist.
** And before this moment: "Madman... you're a madman!"
{{quote|'''Messenger:''' This is blasphemy! '''This is madness!'''
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** When [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] accuses media mogul Elliot Carver of insanity in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' he replies: "The distance between insanity, and genius, is measured only by success."
** In the book ''[[Moonraker (novel)|Moonraker]]'', Hugo Drax has Bond tied up at the base of his rocket to be incinerated during its launch. Bond takes the opportunity to recount Drax's life as he's gathered the info, in all its ugly, humiliating detail, to conclude how it's made him such a mental case. Bond's intent is to enrage Drax enough to overlook what Bond needs to escape.
** [[Woody Allen]] disavowed himself heavily from the 1967 ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'', but this exchange with captive 007 (The Detainer played by Daliah Lavi) sure has his stamp:
{{quote| '''007:''' You're crazy -- you're actually crazy!
'''Jimmy Bond:''' They called Einstein crazy!
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* From ''[[Austin Powers|Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'':
{{quote|'''Powers:''' You're insane, Goldmember!
'''Goldmember: [[Annoying Laugh|Hah-ha-ha-ha]], and [[Shout -Out/Music|that's the way]], uh-huh-uh-huh, I like it!]]}}
* In ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]'', Kirk tells the ostensible villain, Sybok: "You are mad." Sybok looks genuinely uncertain when he replies "Am I?"
* ''[[The Wicker Man]]'' (1972)
{{quote| '''May Morrison:''' Can I do anything for you, Sergeant?
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{{quote| '''Juliana:''' You're mad!
'''Ruber:''' I'm '''so''' glad you noticed. I've been working at it for years! ''(cue [[Villain Song]])'' }}
* Lampshaded a bit in ''[[Superman (film)|Superman Returns]]'':
{{quote| '''[[Lex Luthor]]:''' C'mon, let me hear you say it, just once.
'''Lois Lane:''' You're insane.
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'''Stanley''': They said it of a lot of nut cases too! }}
* In ''Enchanted'', when Narissa in dragon form {{spoiler|grabs Robert and takes him to the top of the tower - erm, Empire State Building,}} he shouts, "You're crazy!"
{{quote| '''Narissa''': No; spiteful, vindictive, very large, but NEVER''never'' crazy.}}
* In the documentary ''My Best Fiend'', director Werner Herzog recalls one incident with actor [[Klaus Kinski]]:
{{quote| '''Kinski:''' ''"You've become a megalomaniac!"
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== Literature ==
* A wonderful example in ''[[Mistborn]]'', as Clubs finally realizes that Kelsier didn't in fact bribe lordLord renauxRenaux, but instead simply had him killed and replaced with a [[The Face Stealer|kandra]].
{{quote| '''Clubs''': You genius! You bloody insane genius! You had him killed, didn't you?
'''Kelsier''': Both compliments are appreciated, and yes. }}
** It should be noted that everybody is ''constantly'' calling Kelsier insane. His plans generally take [[Crazy Enough to Work]] [[Up to Eleven]]. Another great example: quoth Yeden, "You're going to visit the Lord Ruler? Are you insa... right. I forgot."
* In the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] novel ''Shatterpoint'', Depa insists she hasn't gone insane but has instead "gone sane". Also inverted in that the ''hero'', Mace Windu, is often called insane—by his ''allies'', no less. Finally he snaps and delivers a paragraph-long speech, saying that others call him insane so they don't have to face up to their own immorality.
** More amusingly Nick, after exclaiming such whenever Windu proposes or does something that seems insane/crazy eventually just tells him to assume he's said it whenever he (Windu) says ''anything''.
* [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s ''The Dain Curse'' concludes with one of the most effective "You're insane"s in literature.
* [[Alex Rider]] says this to Herod Sayle, Dr. Grief, Sarov, Damian Cray, Julia Rothman, Nikolei Drevin and Winston Yu.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* From the ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]](2004 TV series)|2004 ''Battlestar Galactica'' reboot]], Kara "Starbuck" Thrace says this to the Cylon Leoben "Number Two" Conoy when he keeps her locked up in his New Caprica apartment for months, [[Stalker with a Crush|insisting that she'll eventually fall in love with him]] because he has "[[Seers|foreseen]]" it.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': In the episode, "The Sound of Drums", the Prime Minister—really [[The Master (trope)|The Master]] -- [[Board to Death|kills the entire Cabinet by flooding the room with gas]]; as they fall down and die, one gasps "You're insane!" and he responds with a grin and a dual thumbs-up. It can be seen in [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/sockatume/doctorwooxg0.gif this] gif.
** Why skimp on things? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMew38zTXHQ Watch John Simm] in all his [[Large Ham|hammy glory]].
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{{quote|'''Simon:''' You're out of your mind.
'''[[Bounty Hunter|Early]]:''' That's between me and my mind.}}
* From ''[[Dollhouse]]'', when {{spoiler|Boyd reveals his grand plan to protect only the privileged few from mindwipedmind-wiped slavery and tells his now ex-allies [[We Can Rule Together|their only choice is "to be the destroyed or the destroyers":]]}}
{{quote|'''Adelle:''' You are ''spectacularly'' insane.}}
* In another example of people saying this to the protagonist(s), this is a common response to ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'''s Dean and Sam when they tell people about the [[Monster of the Week|ghosts, vampires, zombies, and demons they hunt.]] Dean often offers a casual acknowledgement:
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'''Dean:''' It's been said.}}
* Sylar gets this a lot on ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', what with the whole brain-stealing supervillain thing he's got going. He usually just brushes it off without responding directly to the accusation.
* BartletBartlett says this to his wife in the fourth season opener of ''[[The West Wing]]'' after she {{spoiler|cuts off his tie just before he walks into a presidential debate. Considering he'd been kvetching about how he wouldn't win without his lucky tie, she may have helped him win the debate, as the mad panic that ensued made BartletBartlett grab Josh's tie, which is very similar to how he ended up getting his first lucky tie.}}
* In ''[[Get Smart]]'', Smart and Agent 99 are captives of [[Mad Doctor]] Tom Poston:
{{quote|'''99:''' You're mad!
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{{quote|'''Sherlock''': You're insane!
'''Moriarty''': You're just getting that ''now''?}}
 
 
== Music ==
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{{quote| '''Hahli:''' You’re insane!
'''Karzahni:''' I prefer the term 'creative.' Though I suppose there is not much difference between the two in the end, is there? }}
 
 
== Video Games ==
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*** In the opening flashback cutscene for Vile mode in the same game, ''Vile'' actually says this phrase to Sigma when Sigma mentions that he plans on going Maverick to draw out X's power, and this is coming from a character who is quite a [[Sociopathic Soldier]].
** X to Copy Sigma in Mega Man X8: "You plan to take revenge on every Reploid... Every human... In the entire world? You're completely mad! I'm putting a stop to this right now!"
* Shows up several times in ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins''.
** During the conclusion of the Broken Circle tower, Uldred will rant about the glorious power of the setting's version of [[Demonic Possession]]. [[Never Mess with Granny|Wynne]] will reply "You're mad! There's nothing glorious about what you've become, Uldred!"
** When Leliana confronts [[Treacherous Advisor|Marjolaine]] after an assassination attempt, the latter assumes that Leliana left the Chantry to take revenge on her. Leliana will be taken aback, to say the least.
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* Used by Snarky!Hawke in ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' when speaking to Tarohne the maleficar, referring to her plan of infiltrating the templar ranks with abomination-infested recruits. (If the [[Uncanny Valley Makeup|make-up job]] doesn't make her look crazy enough.)
{{quote| '''Hawke:''' Good to know you're barking mad! That makes things a bit easier!}}
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'': Zelda says this to Ganondorf shortly after {{spoiler|he goes [[Laughing Mad]] at the wish the king gives to the Triforce}}:
{{quote| '''Princess Zelda:''' What are you laughing at, Ganondorf?! You're insane!}}
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]]'': Miller, while Coldman {{spoiler|is bragging about activating Peace Walker, leaking the false data to NORAD, and declaring retaliation to be inevitable}}, declares him to be such:
{{quote| Miller: Are you insane?! Do you think this will end here?! You're about to unleash all-out nuclear war!}}
** Huey also indirectly asks if Coldman is out of his mind when he realizes that Coldman is intending to launch Peace Walker's nuke into the Carribbean Sea [specifically at Mother Base] so that the nuclear fallout will travel through the trade winds and poison Central America's fish and crop market, allowing for "free hands" by forcing the natives to participate in Peace Walker's mass production.
** Snake also exclaims that {{spoiler|Paz, who has stolen Metal Gear Zeke,}} is insane when he learns that they intend to launch a nuke at the East Coast.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' has Raiden stating this to Vamp when the latter reveals their plans to essentially nuke New York City to take down the Patriots because not only do they desire to annihilate the Patriots, but because the public believed every word that the Patriots' [[Kangaroo Court]] spoon-fed them about Dead Cell's (framed) terrorist attacks despite Dead Cell's explainations about their being framed, they felt the world of deceit they created should be annihilated with them.
* ''[[Castlevania]]: Order of Ecclesia'' has Shanoa say this to {{spoiler|Barlowe when, #1, she finds out that he's actually a [[Treacherous Advisor]], and #2, when she refuses to use Dominus, he threatens to kill her and rip it right out of her bloody corpse.}}
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Barlowe''': You give such a burden, young child... to give the life that man might realize his dreams... do you not see how wonderful that is?}}
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'''Soma''': You're insane...
'''Dario''': And you talk way too much! C'mon, punk! I'll roast ya to a cinder! }}
* ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'': Spiritia and Lilli confront {{spoiler|Iris}} in the final stage in the main game. Tia tells her that she's not getting away this time, and that's when {{spoiler|Iris}} starts [[Laughing Mad]] as she finally figures out where Tia got all her energy. Lilli begins wondering what is wrong with her as {{spoiler|Iris}} continues her maniacal laughter. Tia then says to her, "{{spoiler|Iris}}, have you lost your mind!?"
** Also, in the opening cutscene of ''Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert'', Grolla has this reaction when she overhears {{spoiler|Iris' plot to have RKS fight against the Empire just for her own personal amusement.}}
{{quote| '''Grolla''': What do you think you're doing!? {{spoiler|Iris}}, have you gone mad!?}}
* Ragna the Bloodedge of ''[[BlazBlue]]'' says such a phrase to Rachel in her ''Continuum Shift'' Gag Reel when Luna begins coming to love him due to the effects of the Spectacles of Eros and Rachel admits that Ragna is head-over-heels in love with her.
{{quote| '''Ragna''': You twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit! What the hell do you think you're doing?!
'''Rachel''': Oh come now, Ragna! No need to be shy. Just admit your feelings... Admit that you are my devoted servant!
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'''Guybrush:''' ''[shrugs]'' Good point. I take it back.
'''André:''' I'm not crazy -- my prices are! }}
* The Riddler gets this from [[Batman]] in ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'' upon entering the first Riddler Room:
{{quote| '''Batman:''' You're insane.
'''Riddler:''' No, that would imply either mental illness or derangement. [[Blatant Lies|I suffer from neither.]] }}
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'''Phobia:''' Figured that out all by yourself, did you? }}
* [[Smug Super|Faith]] in ''[[Magick Chicks]]'' deserved flat "You're insane." and then "Th-this is ''crazy!''" from Tiffany [[Cloudcuckoolander|of all people]], when she {{spoiler|stunned a vampire, then [[Bullying a Dragon|drove her feral with mind control in order to fight her hand-to-hand]], without powers}}, just for fun.
 
 
== Web Original ==
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{{quote| '''Mr. Zero:''' You're m-m-mad!
'''Dr. Wily:''' No, I'm ha-ha-happy! }}
* Even ''[[Veggie Tales]]'' has a variant in a recent{{when}} ''Indiana Jones'' parody.
{{quote| '''Larry:''' ... He's loopy!
'''Bob:''' No, he's eccentric.
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* ''[[Wakfu]]'': During his fight against Nox in episode 17, Grougaloragran repeatedly calls him a madman, but Nox pays this no heed. Later, both Yugo and Adamaï give him a "You're insane!" speech at the end of the final fight in episode 26. {{spoiler|However, since it is after Nox's whole plan is crumbling around him - with, literally, his giant clock mecha - this time the Xelor may actually be listening.}}
** To specify, {{spoiler|the first time Yugo calls him out on his mental instability, he just shrugs it off. Later, he's surrounded by the total ruination of his plans, only to have Yugo scream that his insanity killed entire countries for nothing. This time, he actually starts ''weeping.''}}
* In the ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'', Carl, Sheen and Jimmy travel to the [[Bland-Name Product|Bahama Quadrangle]] so Jimmy can prove that nothing suspicious happens there. They end up trapped by a algae -obsessed scientist named Dr. Moist:
{{quote| '''Dr. Moist:''' I'd be happy to... Right after your transformation.
'''Jimmy:''' Transformation?
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'''Dr. Moist:''' That's right--your food was chock-full of mutant algae seeds,
'''Jimmy:''' Huh?!
'''Dr. Moist:''' Which even as we SPEAK''speak'', are infusing your every cell with kelpy goodness!
'''Jimmy:''' [[Rule of Three|Huh?!]]
'''Carl:''' Guys... I'm turning green!
'''Jimmy:''' But you ate it too; we saw you!
'''Dr. Moist:''' Yes, but I have the antidote! *drinks some of said antidote* Aww, that is GOOD''good'' antidote!
'''Jimmy:''' You're insane!
'''Sheen:''' Oh gee, ya think?
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* In the ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "Go Viral", Rigby says this to the Warden of the Internet. Considering she's been capturing anyone who makes a viral video and imprisoning them in a [[Fate Worse Than Death]], he's probably right.
** Mordecai says the same thing to Rigby when he asks for that last solid.
* In one episode of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', Patrick and [[SpongeBob]] run away from home because they think they're going to get "locked up forever" for stealing a balloon. The two set up camp and share two candybars. Patrick eats his candybar and being the short-term-memory starfish that he is, forgets he just ate it and thinks that Sponge Bob took it. The end result is Sponge Bob eating his own candy bar while Patrick looks on in horror at the thought of his "only food" being eaten by his best friend and proceeds to freak out.
{{quote| '''Sponge Bob''': (eats candy bar) Mmmmm mmmm mhhmmm!!
'''Patrick:''' YOU'RE A CRAZY PERSON!! }}
* In the series finale of ''[[Action Man]]'', Alex retorts this to Dr. X after the latter's offer of [[We Can Rule Together]].
* In ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures|Iron Man Armored Adventures]]'' Tony tells a variation of this to Rhona in "All the Best People Are Mad". Which results in a [[Title Drop]] of the episode.
{{quote| '''Tony:''' "You're completely mad Rhona!
'''Rhona:''' "Mad? ''All the best people are mad.'' Lewis CarolCarroll." }}
 
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