Funniest scenes in films - Just the scene --not the whole picture
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Definitely. In fact, I think The Concorde Airport '79 is a parody of the series before Airplane! even came along; poor Susan Blakely--she's the only one in the entire film taking it seriously (though her screaming into her tape recorder during the "minor course adjustments" is certainly classic comedy).Damien wrote:Penelope wrote:George Kennedy and Alain Delon making "minor course adjustments" in The Concorde Airport '79 -- "Damn, I'd love to know what my horoscope said today!"
Actually, now that you mention it, everything about The Concorde Airport '79 is hilarious, including the sex scene between George Kennedy and Bibi Andersson (!), Cicely Tyson carrying around a heart for a transplant, Martha Raye's, "The bathroom broke," the unique and irresistible talents of Charo and the fact that even though the plane gets attacked twice all the passengers blithely re-board. It may be the flat-out funniest movie of the 1970s.
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flipp525 wrote:Meryl Streep takes the magic potion in Death Becomes Her. Then Isabella Rossellini pronounces, “Now, a warning.” Streep says, “NOW a warning?!” Gets me every single time. Hilarious delivery.
On the mark!
Also, the scene depicted in my avatar is always good for a laugh.
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Peter Sellers talking on the phone to the Soviet Premier in Dr. Strangelove.
Olympia Dukakis saying "I want you to know, no matter what you do, you're gonna die. Just like everybody else," in
Moonstruck.
The exploding hotel room in What's Up Doc?
The restaurant scene in Bringing Up Baby.
"Pattycake," in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
All the reactions to Dorothy Michaels taking off her wig inTootsie.
"Excuse me, while I whip this out," in Blazing Saddles.
Michael Palin losing his stutter while he steamroles Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda.
Trading orange juice futures in Trading Places.
Olympia Dukakis saying "I want you to know, no matter what you do, you're gonna die. Just like everybody else," in
Moonstruck.
The exploding hotel room in What's Up Doc?
The restaurant scene in Bringing Up Baby.
"Pattycake," in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
All the reactions to Dorothy Michaels taking off her wig inTootsie.
"Excuse me, while I whip this out," in Blazing Saddles.
Michael Palin losing his stutter while he steamroles Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda.
Trading orange juice futures in Trading Places.
Actually, now that you mention it, everything about The Concorde Airport '79 is hilarious, including the sex scene between George Kennedy and Bibi Andersson (!), Cicely Tyson carrying around a heart for a transplant, Martha Raye's, "The bathroom broke," the unique and irresistible talents of Charo and the fact that even though the plane gets attacked twice all the passengers blithely re-board. It may be the flat-out funniest movie of the 1970s.Penelope wrote:George Kennedy and Alain Delon making "minor course adjustments" in The Concorde Airport '79 -- "Damn, I'd love to know what my horoscope said today!"
"Y'know, that's one of the things I like about Mitt Romney. He's been consistent since he changed his mind." -- Christine O'Donnell
In line at the theater/Marshall McLuhan- Annie Hall
Much of Best in Show (Fred Willard's insane)- and along those lines, Jason Bateman in Dodgeball
"I took something" destroying of the copier- Office Space
Marge's interview with the hookers- Fargo
Vince Vaughn's explanation why he doesn't date- Wedding Crashers
The opening statue unveiling in City Lights
Much of Best in Show (Fred Willard's insane)- and along those lines, Jason Bateman in Dodgeball
"I took something" destroying of the copier- Office Space
Marge's interview with the hookers- Fargo
Vince Vaughn's explanation why he doesn't date- Wedding Crashers
The opening statue unveiling in City Lights
The “Blaine stool sequence” in Waiting for Guffman.
“I’ll have what she’s having.” -- When Harry Met Sally. Classic.
Liev Schrieber shows up for his date with Steve Martin in Mixed Nuts.
Tom Hanks falls through the hole in Money Pit.
Tom Hanks eating the baby corn in Big.
Dustin Hoffman’s first audition in Tootsie as Dorothy Michaels.
Xanadu. Just absolutely everything about it.
“Sweet Transvestite”, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Meryl Streep takes the magic potion in Death Becomes Her. Then Isabella Rossellini pronounces, “Now, a warning.” Streep says, “NOW a warning?!” Gets me every single time. Hilarious delivery.
Chris Farley explains the concept of auto parts sales in Tommy Boy using props.
Cathy Moriarty's true self is revealed in Soapdish.
“The stage directions were lucid. Best I've ever seen... and the color of the binder. Good choice.” Dianne Wiest in Bullets over Broadway
“Am I reaching for the stars here?” Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.
Unintentionally hilarious: The HUGELY ORNATE funeral at the end of Imitation of Life put on for the unassuming, self-sacrificial Mammy-like character of Annie Johnson played by Juanita Moore.
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“I’ll have what she’s having.” -- When Harry Met Sally. Classic.
Liev Schrieber shows up for his date with Steve Martin in Mixed Nuts.
Tom Hanks falls through the hole in Money Pit.
Tom Hanks eating the baby corn in Big.
Dustin Hoffman’s first audition in Tootsie as Dorothy Michaels.
Xanadu. Just absolutely everything about it.
“Sweet Transvestite”, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Meryl Streep takes the magic potion in Death Becomes Her. Then Isabella Rossellini pronounces, “Now, a warning.” Streep says, “NOW a warning?!” Gets me every single time. Hilarious delivery.
Chris Farley explains the concept of auto parts sales in Tommy Boy using props.
Cathy Moriarty's true self is revealed in Soapdish.
“The stage directions were lucid. Best I've ever seen... and the color of the binder. Good choice.” Dianne Wiest in Bullets over Broadway
“Am I reaching for the stars here?” Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.
Unintentionally hilarious: The HUGELY ORNATE funeral at the end of Imitation of Life put on for the unassuming, self-sacrificial Mammy-like character of Annie Johnson played by Juanita Moore.
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"The mantle of spinsterhood was definitely in her shoulders. She was twenty five and looked it."
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The crew 'on instruments' - Airplane!
And Barbara Billingsley -- "Miss, I speak jive."
In the camp category:
Karen Black in Airport 1975 -- "There's nobody flying the plane!"
George Kennedy and Alain Delon making "minor course adjustments" in The Concorde Airport '79 -- "Damn, I'd love to know what my horoscope said today!"
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
The wicked Woman from the City enticing poor gullible George O'Brien with her scary dancing, or the drunken pig - Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans
Anytime Margaret Dumont burts into song - Duck Soup
Dennis Leary insulting old bitch Glynis Johns in The Ref - "I thought Mothers were sweet and nice and Patient... I know loan sharks who are more forgiving than you. Your husband ain't dead, lady. He's hiding.
'A-hunting we will go!' - The Palm Beach Story
The telephone scene - I Know Where I'm Going!
'Waterloo' scene - Muriel's Wedding
The crew 'on instruments' - Airplane!
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Anytime Margaret Dumont burts into song - Duck Soup
Dennis Leary insulting old bitch Glynis Johns in The Ref - "I thought Mothers were sweet and nice and Patient... I know loan sharks who are more forgiving than you. Your husband ain't dead, lady. He's hiding.
'A-hunting we will go!' - The Palm Beach Story
The telephone scene - I Know Where I'm Going!
'Waterloo' scene - Muriel's Wedding
The crew 'on instruments' - Airplane!
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Almost any scene in The Bad Seed -- but most especially when Rhoda orates on why she, and not Claude Daigle, deserved the penmanship medal and her confrontation with LeRoy. Also, Eileen Heckert's two scenes as Claude Daigle's mother, Hortense Daigle.
"Y'know, that's one of the things I like about Mitt Romney. He's been consistent since he changed his mind." -- Christine O'Donnell