# Iconic Scenes From Otherwise Forgotten Films **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 7, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948 "2021-01-07T18:51:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/41 "2021-01-12T20:20:49Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > Speaking of Al Pacino there is also is “Attica, Attica, Attica” chant from _Dog Day Afternoon_ . And also, “Hoo Hah!” Something about a blind asshole? And probly not “forgotten”, but “You can’t handle the truth!” Something about a military court martial or something. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/42 "2021-01-12T20:22:15Z")
I’d disagree with most of these. There’s a problem with the OP’s premise – in general, if a scene is truly iconic, it makes the picture memorable, even if there’s no other reason to remember it. People may not remember the plot or details of the film, but the film isn’t “forgotten” because of that. The title might be better rewritten as “Iconic scenes you remember when you’ve forgotten the rest of the plot”. The only Iconic Scenes from truly forgotten films I know of are ones from old silent epics, where the images keep getting repeated even though the films are rarely seen, except by cinephiles and insomniacs watching AMC. Like this sene: [![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerance_(film)#/media/File:Griffith_intolerance.jpg) ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerance_(film)#/media/File:Griffith_intolerance.jpg) It’s from D.W. Griffith’s **Intolerance**. One of Hollywood’s biggest sets ever. I love weird silent cinema, and I’ve never seen it. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/43 "2021-01-12T20:58:17Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Something about a blind asshole? That was _The Scent of a Woman_. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/44 "2021-01-12T21:28:13Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > It’s from D.W. Griffith’s **Intolerance**. One of Hollywood’s biggest sets ever. I love weird silent cinema, and I’ve never seen it. I’ve never seen the movie, either. But, pursuant to the OP, I did play the mission in the video game _LA Noire_ that used the ruins of that set\* as the backdrop for a shootout. \*Which was anachronistic - the game is set in 1947, and the set had been torn down decades earlier. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/45 "2021-01-12T22:37:48Z")
Iconic for all the wrong reasons: in **Troll 2** , “they’re eating her! And then they’re going to eat me! Oh my gaaaawwwwwd!” No one has ever seen the entire movie (unless drunk or high), yet many know the scene. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cdTBIQDPZt4/hqdefault.jpg "They're eating her....and then they're going to eat me!......OH MY GOD!!!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdTBIQDPZt4) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/46 "2021-01-13T04:50:58Z")
Unlike **Troll 2: Overly-Acted Boogaloo** , I don’t even know what movie _“Garbage Day!”_ is from: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/i7gIpuIVE3k/hqdefault.jpg "Garbage Day! (high quality)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7gIpuIVE3k) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/47 "2021-01-13T05:13:35Z")
> **[Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night,_Deadly_Night_Part_2)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 is a 1987 American slasher film edited, co-written with Joseph H. Earle, and directed by Lee Harry. It is the sequel to 1984's Silent Night, Deadly Night, and was followed by Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! in 1989. Its plot focuses on Ricky Caldwell, the brother of Billy Chapman, and his own trauma regarding his parents' Christmas Eve murders, which triggers his own killing spree. The film relies ... ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/48 "2021-01-13T10:14:47Z")
I get what you mean, but isn’t that what the OP wants to convey with ‘otherwise’ in the thread title? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/49 "2021-01-14T13:17:30Z")
This was a trivia question I heard on a radio program once: There’s an iconic line from a movie-- “stop me before I kill!” which turned into an old -skool meme where people say: “Stop me before I \_\_\_\_\_ again!” As in, somebody dieting might jokingly say “stop me before I eat again!” (the ‘again’ seems to have been added). What forgotten movie did it come from? “The Full Treatment” from 1960. Now often remarketed with its iconic line “Stop Me Before I Kill!” as the title. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/50 "2021-01-14T16:17:29Z")
The “hot dog bun” scene from the 1991 Steve Martin _Father of the Bride_ remake: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oYIHLUxzRr8/hqdefault.jpg "Father of the Bride - Hot Dogs/Hot Dog Buns") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYIHLUxzRr8) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/51 "2021-01-14T16:22:46Z")
The “large coffee” scene from _Role Models_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NS_PzfpKLYU/hqdefault.jpg "Role Models move scene - Venti Coffee at Starbucks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS_PzfpKLYU) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/52 "2021-01-14T18:57:10Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > The “hot dog bun” scene from the 1991 Steve Martin _Father of the Bride_ remake: He’s pissed that hot dog buns come in packages of 12, so he’s taking 4 buns out of each package. He does that three times. Does anyone else see the problem here? ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/53 "2021-01-27T12:58:31Z")
I’ve never seen “Street Fighter” - I’ve barely heard of “Street Fighter” - but this line is iconic " For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday. " - and I was yesterday years old when I learned it was from Street Fighter… ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/54 "2021-01-27T15:52:10Z")
The silent film _Way Down East_ with Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess has at least two scenes: Anna Moore (Lillian Gish) is thrown out of Squire Bartlett’s (Burr McIntosh) house when she is suspected of _gasp_ being a **bad girl** and having a child out of wedlock. Squire Bartlett stands in rage and points to the door. After leaving the house and wandering through a blizzard Anna Moore (Lillian Gish) collapses on an ice floe that is heading for a waterfall. David Bartlett (Richard Barthelmess) jumps from floe to floe to reach her in the nick of time, then carries her back to shore. These were probably iconic scenes from the original stage play, but the movie scenes are what we see now. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/55 "2021-01-27T15:56:32Z")
I thought the iconic “jumping from ice floe to ice floe” scene was from Uncle Tom’s Cabin ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/56 "2021-01-30T15:54:10Z")
Halle Berry topless in Swordfish was both the most hyped part of that movie and also the only part anyone remembers or knows about from that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/57 "2021-01-31T06:01:05Z")
Several times in _The Fatal Glass of Beer_, W.C. Fields opens the door to his cabin and says, “It ain’t a fit night out for man nor beast.” This is always followed by him taking a flurry of “snow” in his face. The line became a catch phrase that many people would recognize today, but most people have never heard of _The Fatal Glass of Beer_. Most people have never seen any W.C. Fields movie, although he’s still pretty well known as an old-time actor and comedian. It’s a truly weird film, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/58 "2024-05-04T05:28:00Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > But what else do you remember about _Say Anything_? Anything? The rest of the movie is nowhere near as iconic as that one scene. I know I’m bumping an old thread, but I finally saw _Say Anything_ last night and I was looking for other opinions. I wanted to see it because of the boom box scene. And I was really surprised to see that the scene is just the boom box. There’s a cut to her tossing and turning on her bed, but there’s no interaction of the two characters. I was expecting more. A lot more. If I had seen the movie when it first came out, I might be a bigger fan. At the time, I was the same age as the characters. I was living in Seattle. I was wearing those fashions. But 35 years later? Doesn’t stand up well. And I prefer the parodies (especially Deadpool 2, but The Goldbergs was also amusing) over the original scene. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/59 "2024-05-04T15:41:53Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Several times in _The Fatal Glass of Beer_, W.C. Fields opens the door to his cabin and says, “It ain’t a fit night out for man nor beast.” This is always followed by him taking a flurry of “snow” in his face. I finally saw part of this a few years ago. What I love is that they don’t even TRY to make the snow seem realistic – it’s clearly some guy behind the door simply tossing the fake snow into Fields’ face. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/60 "2024-05-04T19:34:02Z")
I know it has been a while… He could have just bought 2 packs of 12. I wonder if they did that on purpose to show he was going off the rails. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948.md?page=4)