Your favorite single movie scene of all time.

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Mine is Orson Welles in "Compulsion" where he gives the summation plea to the jury who are charged to decide whether two murderers should get the death penalty or life in prison.

My second favorite is the airport scene at the end of "Casablanca."



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Good god, how do you narrow it down to just one or two?




Off the top of my head:


Ghostbusters - right after they capture Slimer. Egon casually hand-signing prices to Venkman as he discusses the bill with the hotel manager


Galaxy Quest - When Dr. Lazarus delivers his famous line, but he means it.


Caddyshack - Rodney Dangerfield in the pro shop
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Galaxy Quest - When Dr. Lazarus delivers his famous line, but he means it.

Great moment.



The old "tears in rain speech" in BR.



The scene where Salieri helps Mozart complete the Requiem.



"...anyway, we delivered the bomb." No matter how many times I watch it, I always forget to breathe and hang onto every one of Robert Shaw's words.

Other contenders:
Amadeus - another vote for Mozart dictating his Requiem to Salieri
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - The ending
Paris, Texas - Travis talks to Jane at the peep show
To Live and Die in L.A. - the car chase



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The bridge scene in "Sorcerer".

The park bench scene in "Good Will Hunting".

The opening credits of " Zombieland".

The closing number in "The 40 Year Old Virgin".

Howard Beale's rant in " Network".

The car chase in "The Seven Ups".

The toll booth scene in " Blazing Saddles".

I could go on and on...



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"...anyway, we delivered the bomb." No matter how many times I watch it, I always forget to breathe and hang onto every one of Robert Shaw's words.

Oh god, how could I forget the Indianapolis speech... I was just talking to someone about this the other day.



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The toll booth scene in " Blazing Saddles".

I could go on and on...

I'd go with Bart's first appearance as the sheriff (with Count Basie's orchestra) and his subsequent riding into town. "Excuse me while I whip this out."



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Animal House - mid-term grades


The absolute disgust in Dean Wormer's voice and the reactions of the different students is just gold.



Oh god, how could I forget the Indianapolis speech... I was just talking to someone about this the other day.
It seems odd to pick a scene where someone is just sitting still and giving a monologue as my favorite, but I guess that's a testament to how good Robert Shaw is in it and how well written it is. John Williams' eerie background music also helps.

Apparently, Robert Shaw and John Milius (Conan the Barbarian, Apocalypse Now) co-wrote the speech. Pretty cool.



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Favorite scenes is the basis of a series of special episodes I do on my podcast, where I try to discuss or analyze a single scene from a film. So far, these are the ones I've done...

I - Se7en - John Doe turns himself in
II - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Leatherface first kills
III - Die Hard - Hans and Takagi
IV - When Harry Met Sally - When Harry meets Sally
V - The Godfather Part II - Michael and Fredo
VI - Mulholland Drive - Club Silencio
VII - The Shawshank Redemption - Andy arrives at Shawshank
VIII - Alien - Dallas in the air ducts
IX - LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring - The prologue
X - The Silence of the Lambs - Lecter's escape
XI - The Transformers: The Movie - Autobot's first massacre
XII - Pulp Fiction - Jules and Brett
XIII - Psycho - Norman and Marion
XIV - 28 Weeks Later - Opening scene
XV - Good Will Hunting - Park bench scene



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It seems odd to pick a scene where someone is just sitting still and giving a monologue as my favorite, but I guess that's a testament to how good Robert Shaw is in it and how well written it is. John Williams' eerie background music also helps.

Apparently, Robert Shaw and John Milius (Conan the Barbarian, Apocalypse Now) co-wrote the speech. Pretty cool.

Shaw was also a playwrite and a novelist. I can only imagine what he could have put out if he had lived a while longer.



He was the same age that I am when he died. Alcohol is a helluva drug.



It seems odd to pick a scene where someone is just sitting still and giving a monologue as my favorite, but I guess that's a testament to how good Robert Shaw is in it and how well written it is. John Williams' eerie background music also helps.

Apparently, Robert Shaw and John Milius (Conan the Barbarian, Apocalypse Now) co-wrote the speech. Pretty cool.
Torgo, are you referring to the "Indianapolis speech scene" in Jaws? It was a good one.



I forgot the opening line.
Many already mentioned are among my favourite scenes in film history - this is another :

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