Famous movie monologues

[neshcom]

I'm starting a new video projects involving cinema/video's most well known monologues/speeches. I'm not much of a film buff and I can't really decide what is the most "well-known" monologue.



Can you suggest some memorable movie monologues? Also, maybe a link to YT of said clips?

[al kusanagi]

The greatest movie speech in the history of spoken language!

[Geof]

The Greatest Movie Speech In The History Of Spoken Language In English!

[vrchards]

This is the most Memorable Movie Monologues.

"Greed is good, I'm as mad as hell--iconic lines from movie monologues in Wall Street, Network, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Of Human Bondage and Glengarry Glen Ross."

[al kusanagi]

A bit more serious: Quint's USS Indianapolis speech from Jaws.



A favorite from animation: The "world of cardboard" speech.

[neshcom]

Thanks for all the replies so soon.



I think I could open this up to generally famous scenes or moments with dialogue.

[al kusanagi]

Okay, just two more!



Not exactly a monologue, but three characters delivering one speech to an audience: Boondock Saints courtroom speech (EXTREMELY spoiler heavy if you haven't seen it) Starts at 1:30.



Another far more light-hearted but awesomely many 3 person speech: The MAN SPEECH from Boondock Saints 2.

[aine]

Thread open for 2 hours and THIS was not posted yet? You people fail!



Ginormous spoiler btw.

[stoveroad]

Full Metal Jacket - "I am Gunnery Sargeant Hartman..."

Gone with the Wind - "As God as my witness..."

Network - "I'm as mad as Hell..."

Patton - "Americans have never lost and will never lose a war..."



And for fun.

UHF - "Life is like a mop..."

It Conquered the World - "He learn almost too late that man is a feeling creature..."

[Ap2000]

I'm disturbed by the lack of Scarface in here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4IZSs7n7as



Not sure if it fits your "monologue" thing though.



Two things from Pulp Fiction:



"Does he look like a bitch ?" and of course Ezekiel 25:17:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGiQsM2xmEg...feature=related

[neshcom]

Thank you all so much for all of your input! The three preliminary scenes I've picked are Pulp Fiction, Patton, and the dying monologue from Blade Runner. If any of these don't work, I'll definitely be back to this thread. Again, thank you all so much! I'll fill y'all in with more details when I begin production.

[Gerald]

Yes, well, a few adequate suggestions I suppose but how can you omit Gollum

[Vikitty]

For the romantics, the monologue from the end of Chasing Amy makes me tear up. The movie was crap, but gaaaaah I loved that monologue.

[neshcom]

Ok, so my major editing is done on the project and it's an interesting outcome. I guess I can explain my process.



This project was a mini-experiment for me based on an idea I've had percolating for a while: to take famous monologues or exchanges and edit out all of the dialogue (and in some parts, the sense of dialogue/conversation). Without the dialogue run around in Pulp Fiction, the apartment murders become more merciless and more authoritative. Without the speech of his lost memories, the "Tears in rain" scene of Blade Runner suddenly becomes a small narrative of martyrdom. And the opening to Patton makes it look like the general is simply babysitting the audience through facial expressions and gestures. The total, unedited runtime of these three scenes, collectively, is about 25-30 minutes long. Blade Runner cuts down to over one minute, Patton becomes about 2-3 minutes, and Pulp Fiction becomes 2.5 minutes; an overall runtime of less than ten minutes.



The first major cuts are done and this project need to be on the back burner for a little while (deadline is the 3rd). Two papers need to be finished/started, an animation need to be animated, and I STILL don't have a working copy of The Godfather (fuck cinephiles and their .MKV crap).



Again, thanks to everyone for all of your help!