5 movie monologues to remember.
I so agree with his choice of Robert Shaw’s monologue in Jaws:
The trio’s search for the killer shark alternates between suspense and laughs, but for one scene it stops. Quint (Robert Shaw) and Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) are sharing tales of how they got various wounds when Hooper asks about one of Quint’s. The captain reveals it’s a tattoo he had removed that once bore the name of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the WWII ship he served on that was delivering the Hiroshima bomb but ended up sinking in shark-infested waters. Shaw is mesmerizing — how he didn’t get an Oscar nomination for this scene alone is beyond me.
Film acting just doesn’t get any better than what Shaw does in that scene. The writing is great, of course … but … it’s HOW he delivers it that makes it so memorable.
you KNOW how I love Jaws. It is my all time favorite. That movie is often looked at as kind of campy, but I’ve always found it to have some of the most amazing acting and relationships. I love Quint telling the WWII story; the creaking of the old boat, the dark outside the windows… his story scares the drunk out of all of ’em. It scares the hooha of me.
Jackie –
The creaking is so awesome. And the whiskey out of the glasses – and yes – how Dreyfuss is wasted but as he listens to the story, he sobers up immediately.
Amazing.
Also – how ’bout you re-enacting the first horrible scene at our Monday Beach Club? With perfectly applied Berry Rich lipstick?
Calling to me and Brooke:
“GUYS, COME ON IN … THE WATER’S GR—” (glub glub)
BERRY RICH…..
Best lipstick shade ever created.
That and “coffee freakin’ bean”.
I love this list!!!!! LOVE it!!!!!
Loved the choices too. No one ever remembers Beatty’s speech and cites it. Brilliant. Can’t wait to see yours Sheila.