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Best movie speech/monologue ?
I was thinking (plenty of time for that at present), nominations for the best speech/monologue? It struck me that we have not had a great one for many, many years. I have many in mind but won't be greedy:
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The Indianapolis speech from Jaws is possibly the Holy grail of monologues. I once had the opportunity to ask Richard Dreyfus what it was like being in the scene.
He said he was in awe of Robert Shaw.
It’s such a memorable speech that after 45 years, it’s still talked about.
The only one I can think of right now is Pulp Fictions, Ezekiel 25:17
@Benny Yes, the Pulp Fiction one was on my list so tick that one off, just superb
speaking of Drefuss.........
To be fair Tarantino has many great monologues in his scripts.
Love the one Dennis Hopper gives Christopher Walken in True Romance 😁
My selection is Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko giving the famous Greed is Good speech to shareholders in Oliver Stone's Wall Street.
It's also one of the most misquoted lines as his actual dialogue goes "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed works." It's a perfect portrait of how certain people like Gekko operated at that time in American history and the character actually inspired a lot of people to want to work on Wall Street wanting to be like Gekko.
Uncle Ben Spider-Man
Burl Ives Oscar winning performance in The Big Country
I watched Citizen Kane (for the 892rd time 😊) on Sunday evening. For years I thought I was the only person alive that found this “little” moment so affecting.
It turns out, based on the many responses on twitter that evening, that I’m not alone. It really sums up how “we” look back on life as we get older. Not with regret so much, as with a wistfulness about people and places that we experienced in our youth.
“A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember. You take me. One day, back in 1896, I was crossing over to Jersey on the ferry, and as we pulled out, there was another ferry pulling in, and on it there was a girl waiting to get off. A white dress she had on. She was carrying a white parasol. I only saw her for one second. She didn't see me at all, but I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that girl....”
Oh, and I'm surprised nobody mentioned this one :
Great speech from the Civil War and Joshua Chamberlain. He was given some men who were trying to desert the cause. This speech caused all but 3 of the men to join his regiment. I love Jeff Daniels as an actor!
It's a favourite of mine.
Excellent scene. Baldwin nails it.
I read that this scene wasn’t in the original stage production and was invented for the film, and now that scene is all anyone thinks about when they think of Glengarry Glen Ross.
+1
and a reminder of a time when Cruise did not have to do stunts to contribute to classic movies.....
But my favorite is Faye Dunaway as Diana, who just canNOT stop talking about her work, even at a romantic seaside rendezvous with William Holden (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoVI1nm1X5o)
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