# What are the manliest moments in movie history? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201 "2012-02-28T00:08:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/61 "2012-02-28T18:58:00Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Albert Finney. Danny Boy. [Miller’s Crossing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnD9P4ummA) I love the first comment - and it fits well into this manliest discussion: > [@](#): > > Tedious counters on IMDB estimate that Leo fires 524 rounds without reloading. > > Contrary to popular belief, this is NOT a movie mistake; it is Albert Finney’s personal policy to not run out of bullets until he’s damn well ready to stop shooting. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/62 "2012-02-28T19:18:33Z")
Call me “Snake”. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/63 "2012-02-28T19:24:16Z")
Josey Wales: “Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy.” Jack Wilson vs. Shane: [I heard you’re a lowdown Yankee liar.](http://youtu.be/WDDOd8kGBXo) ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/64 "2012-02-28T19:47:41Z")
Maybe not the manliest bit ever, but it certainly illustrates the male mind - or at least the teenage mail mind. From Zits (the comic strip): **Jeremy** : “Hector hit me in the head with a rock!” **Jeremy’s Mom** : “Goodness! What were you doing?” **Jeremy** : “Throwing rocks at each other.” ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/65 "2012-02-28T20:28:05Z")
Would you believe I’ve been working on a list something like this, already? I’ll have to go over my notes for the whole thing, but to start off… [Predator—_“Contact!”_](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe78ho_predator-jungle-destroy_shortfilms) ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/66 "2012-02-28T20:40:23Z")
speaking of Shane, the scene where Shane and the farmer work on getting the big stump out of the ground seemed to an exhibition of manliness. I think it made the farmer’s wife horny. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/67 "2012-02-28T21:37:09Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > And then there’s Paul Newman and Richard Boone in Hombre: That’s one of the few movies I like to watch over and over. And every time I watch it, I wonder what would have happened if that guy in the ticket station, before anybody boarded the stagecoach, hadn’t told Grimes to leave Russell alone. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/68 "2012-02-28T21:48:48Z")
Clark Gable as Rhett Butler sweeping Scarlett O’Hara in his arms and climbing the stairs. Although, upon reflection, would that e a crime today? Wasn’t she protesting all the way up? Oh, dear. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/69 "2012-02-28T22:41:15Z")
_Predator_ had several. The one I thought of was when Ahnuld’s character, having prepared himself for the final battle, lights a beacon fire and roars his challenge into the night. ---
**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/70 "2012-02-28T23:52:37Z")
> [@Quercus](#): > > Well, maybe I’m weird, but I always thought real manliness was doing the right thing, even if it hurt you. Speaking of that: - Captain Ericson of HMS Compass Rose [has a difficult decision to make and suffers for it afterward.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQAflZrXpU&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/71 "2012-02-28T23:58:01Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > And indeed, in the book, was sleeping with Archer’s wife. It’s perfectly clear at the start of the movie that is what is going on. Spade dumps the new widow right away because it will make them look guilty, but it was just a fling with him anyway. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/72 "2012-02-29T00:13:33Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > Zulu’s a great nomination. They can’t take another attack, so they SING! https://www.youtube.com/embed/jfqgsA2McdA?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque There will always be a Wales. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/73 "2012-02-29T00:19:02Z")
The Wild Bunch: “Let’s do it.” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/74 "2012-02-29T00:28:04Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > They can’t take another attack, so they SING! > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfqgsA2McdA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfqgsA2McdA) > > There will always be a Wales. Which is the same scene I linked to back in Post #7. 😛 I _would_ like one of those Martini Henrys for my collection. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/75 "2012-02-29T01:13:20Z")
> [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](#): > > Speaking of that: - Captain Ericson of HMS Compass Rose [has a difficult decision to make and suffers for it afterward.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQAflZrXpU&feature=related) Wow, never saw that movie before. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/76 "2012-02-29T01:17:22Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > The Wild Bunch: “Let’s do it.” Okay, it was: PIKE: Let’s go. L. GORCH: Why not? Then came ten kinds of manliness: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=3TLEcgNxqDw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=3TLEcgNxqDw) You don’t leave Angel behind. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/77 "2012-02-29T14:19:04Z")
Yet another scene from _Shane_: When he tells the little boy (who admires Shane so much) to grow up like his father. And in _The Return of the King_, when Sam goes after Shelob and when he carries Frodo up the mountain. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/78 "2012-02-29T14:20:25Z")
> [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](#): > > Speaking of that: - Captain Ericson of HMS Compass Rose [has a difficult decision to make and suffers for it afterward.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQAflZrXpU&feature=related) Excuse me while I wipe away this tear. That is, indeed, a very manly moment. I’m a teacher and I am definitely finding a way to use that clip in class in the future. Thank you for that. This thread is proving to be pretty in depth at this point. Color me impressed. ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/79 "2012-02-29T14:47:31Z")
“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201/80 "2012-02-29T14:56:52Z")
> [@newcomer](#): > > “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” IIRC, Ebert’s review of the movie opined that if our hero had then gone for the jugular with that palmed arrowhead – and, okay, gotten sliced to ribbons a moment after getting the kill, but you can’t have everything – the film would’ve been twice as good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-manliest-moments-in-movie-history/614201.md?page=5)