# You're Making a Collection of Your Favorite Movie Scenes-List Five You Would Include **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818 "2007-03-06T16:39:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818/1 "2007-03-06T16:39:56Z")
I had (and I imagine still have somewhere) a VCR tape that I had made which included favorite movie scenes from a variety of films. We don’t use the VCR any more and I need to get around to making a similar copy on DVD. The scenes I chose are what I considered fun to watch and I won’t list them in any particular order (they’re not necessarily my top five) and I’m going with five just for brevity’s sake. 1. The wake-up scene from **Rocky** and then the triumphant work-out montage a bit later. First the one where he gets up at the butt crack of dawn, chgs five raw eggs and can barely finish his run. That followed by the pumped up workout and ascent up the steps of the Philly Museum of Art with _Gonna Fly Now_ playing in the background. 2. Kevin Kline from **In and Out** where he is listening to a cassette of how to be a manly man. He resists breaking out into dance for as long as he can but then erupts into a glorious sequence anyway. 3. A splice of the light saber duel between Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn / Obi-Wan from **The Phantom Menace**. Though everything else about the film may have stunk (not my opinion though) this one still remains the best fight of the entire anthology. 4. The poker scene from **The Sting** where Newman turns the table on Robert Shaw’s character. 5. From **An Officer and a Gentleman** , the line-up scene where Foley, the D.I. lets the new recruits have it in a little get-to-know-you session. This followed immediately (I know this is more than five) with the same scene from **Full Metal Jacket** which provides a nice contrast with both drill instructors using identical lines in certain instances. Anyone else? ---
**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:** [March 6, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818/2 "2007-03-06T16:54:27Z")
1.) Sir Thomas More’s Trial (especially his closing speech) in **a Man for All Seasons** (the 1967 Paul Scofield film, of course). Lots of great scenes in that movie, but that’s the best. 2.) The Krel Laboratory in **Forbidden Planet** , when we first see it. _The_ “Sense of Wonder” scene in a science fiction movie. 3.) The flight sequences in **2001: A Space Odyssey** 4.) The singing of “le Marseilles” in **Casablanca** 5.) When the plane lifts off at the end of **the Flight of the Phoenix** (the otiginal Jimmy Stewart/Richard Attenborough version, of course) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818/3 "2007-03-06T17:06:56Z")
The Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper scene in _True Romance_ Rutger Hauer’s death scene in _Blade Runner_ Brando clearing the table in _A Streetcar Named Desire_ The shower sequence in _Psycho_ Although it’s an obscure movie, I’d have to include the ending scene in _Wanted: Dead or Alive_ where Rutger Hauer (again!) pulls the pin on the grenade he had stuffed in Gene Simmons’s mouth and says “Fuck the bonus.” This is so fine on so many levels! ---
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[QUOTE=CalMeacham] 4.) The singing of “le Marseilles” in **Casablanca** [/QUOTE] Oh yes. I don’t know how to do numbered lists. For some reason, my favorite scenes are tear-jerkers. Roy Batty’s final scene in Blade Runner The courtroom scene in To Kill A Mockingbird, especially the end, when Atticus is leaving the room John Wayne’s arrival at the ranch house at the beginning of The Searchers – they’re all together, everything’s fine, but everything’s about to change Charles Bronson in The Magnificent Seven, when he tells the kids that their fathers are the real heroes ---
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As a horror/thriller fan, I’m going to go with, in no particular order: 1. The resuscitation scene in **The Thing**. 2. The night vision scene in **Silence of the Lambs**. 3. Sloth, in **Se7en**. 4. The night-vision-through-the-camera scene in **The Descent**. 5. The final shot of **The Blair Witch Project**. ---
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1. The dance scene in **Band of Outsiders**. 2. The very end of **Even Dwarfs Started Small** with the laughing. 3. The “universe” scene in **Werckmeister Harmonies**. 4. “The Order” portion of **Cremaster 3**. 5. The milk scene in **Visitor Q**. [film snob]Sorry none of these were “the rain scene in _The Shawshank Redemption_” 😛 [/film snob] ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818/7 "2007-03-06T17:22:09Z")
The mental institution escape in **Terminator 2**. The Hoth battle in **The Empire Strikes Back**. The killer rabbit scene in **Monty Python and the Holy Grail**. And, it has to be said, the D-Day beach invasion in **Saving Private Ryan**. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818/8 "2007-03-06T17:33:51Z")
[QUOTE=control-z] And, it has to be said, the D-Day beach invasion in **Saving Private Ryan**. [/QUOTE] Agree 100%, and it should replace the _Psycho_ scene on my list. If ever there was an anti-war statement reduced to non-verbal terms, this is about as close as it gets for me. There are uglier scenes, more brutal scenes, more senseless scenes, in other movies (such as Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, and even some of those movies made during WWII) but Spielberg deserves some special commendation for the genius in this sequence. ---
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1. The escape from the Pit of Carkoon scene in Return of the Jedi. 2. “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here, this is the war room!” from Dr. Strangelove. 3. The Danny Boy scene in Miller’s Crossing. 4. “Shine on, shine on harvest moon” song and dance number from Laurel and Hardy’s The Flying Deuces. 5. The three way duel from “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” ---
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My wife and I had a “movie scene” party where everybody brought a DVD/tape of a favored movie scene (limited to 10 minutes) with a short explanation as to why they chose it. It was a huge hit, everybody loved it. My selection (since I had 10 minutes I squeezed several scenes in) was the sequence in **Moulin Rouge!** from the point where Christian becomes involved in _Spectacular Spectacular_, through the absinthe trip, ending with the Teen Spirit/Lady Marmalade medley. Other inclusions would be the _Belle_ sequence from **Beauty and the Beast** , the very final shot in **Titanic** where Rose returns to the staircase, the final scene in **Chinatown** … and I’ll think about my last one for a minute. 😉 ---
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_The Searchers_: Martha lovingly handles Ethan’s coat as the Rev. Clayton looks on _Akira_: Capsules vs. Clowns motorcycle duel _Kiki’s Delivery Service_: Kiki rescures Tombo from the falling blimp _Jurassic Park_: Grant sees the dinosaurs for the first time _Citizen Kane_: Uh, basically any scene ETA: If I can cheat and add another: The opening sequence in _Serenity_, from the initial shot of transport ships leaving Earth, to the Operative stopping the hologram playback ---
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All I got is the chariot race in _Ben Hur_ - best action sequence on film (and done without special effects, which hadn’t really been invented yet). ---
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In no particular order 1. Jon Voigt giving Eric Roberts a lesson in life and existentialism in **Runaway Train** 2. “Ride of the Valkyries” Cavalry Raid in **Apocalypse Now** 3. The Sedagive/Abby Normal scene from **Young Frankenstein** 4. Tom Cruise questioning Jack Nicholson in **A Few Good Men** 5. “I coulda been a contenda…” scene from **On the Waterfront** ---
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Phoebe Cates and the red bikini scene from **Fast Times At Ridgemont High**. The Wild Bunch deciding enough was enough - **The Wild Bunch** The cliff scene from **Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid** The cliff scene from **The Princess Bride** “Yeehaw!” Han saves Luke’s ass in **Star Wars.** ---
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[QUOTE=silenus] The Wild Bunch deciding enough was enough - **The Wild Bunch** The cliff scene from **Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid** “Yeehaw!” Han saves Luke’s ass in **Star Wars.** [/QUOTE] Good ones! The last one reminds me that not far from the top of the list should be Slim Pickens riding the bomb (what a phallic symbol!) in Dr. Strangelove. ---
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Gene Kelly singing and dancing in the rain. “You’re taking the fall” just before the police arrive for the Falcon. The crop duster dusting where there ain’t no crops. “Saint Crispin’s Day!” with Branagh “Why a duck?” ---
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The television scene in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” The scene where Dianne Keaton meets Warren Beatty at the train station in “Reds”. The singing scene in “Casablanca.” The porch scene between Atticus Finch and Sheriff Heck Tate in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The final scene in “Rosemary’s Baby” (He has His Father’s eyes) ---
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The dinner feast from **Big Night**. From **A Fish Called Wanda** , where Wanda chastises Otto for his stupidity (“Apes don’t read philosophy.” “Yes they do, they just don’t understand it.”) The car chase in **The Blues Brothers** “Your gonna need a bigger boat” - **Jaws** Michael Corleone kills McCluskey and Sollozzo in **The Godfather** ---
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[QUOTE=D\_Odds] The dinner feast from **Big Night**. [/QUOTE] Nope. The omelette scene at the end. Just absolutely brilliant. Almost any scene from **My Cousin Vinny** , but let’s go with the one where Vinny tries to collect the debt from JT. **Ocean’s 11** , when the whole crew (minus Danny) sits outside the casino while we hear the strains of Claire de la Lune. **The Red Violin** , when we find out… **Love, Actually**. Wisconsin. 'Nuff said. Either that, or the scene in the department store. ---
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My top five: [ol] [li]The launch sequence in **Apollo 13**.[/li][li]The “ship destruct” sequence in **Alien**.[/li][li]The opening scene of **Full Metal Jacket**.[/li][li]Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in **The Right Stuff**.[/li][li]The F-14 Tomcats vs. Japanese Zeros scene in **The Final Countdown**.[/li][/ol] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818.md?page=2)