Great speeches in films...

[Gayle]

Some films contain great love speeches where one character (usually the man) declares undying love for another character (usually the woman). This is usually the bit in the film that I start crying.

When Harry met Sally - as he starts running towards the New Year's party I know he's going to give the 'I love it when...' speech and I start crying now before he's even run up the steps.

Four Weddings and Funeral - "in the immortal words of David Cassidy, I think I love you..." speech always guarantees a tear and as for the funeral poem, buckets!

Which others?

[West Ender]

Two spring to my mind - and I'm showing my age here.

Joe E Brown to Jack Lemmon in "Some Like it Hot", when Lemmon tells Brown he's really a man. - "Nobody's perfect".

Jimmy Stewart at the end of my all-time favourite film, "It's a Wonderful Life", when a bell rings (and an angel gets his wings) - "Attaboy, Clarence".

[mani]

it wasnt the planes that killed the beast, it was beauty...

[grannyclaret]

frankly my dear ,i dont give a damm
famous words from gone with the wind.......

[mantrabooks]

Louis I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship


Casablanca 1942

[shakermaker]

"You want the truth? YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!!"
absolutely brilliant! from A Few Good Men i think.

[garinda]

Blanche: You wouldn't be able to do these awful things to me if I weren't still in this chair.
Jane: But cha AAH, Blanche, ya AAH in that chair.

From Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, said by Joan Crawford to Bette Davis, and what Mummy says to me when I go to tea.

But cha AAH, Rindy, ya AAH in that chair.

[garinda]

'Yer not really Jesus, yer just a fella'- Whistle Down the Wind.

[junetta]

'Nobody puts baby in the corner'

Patrick Swayze to Jennifer Grey............my favourite film

DIRTY DANCING

[Gayle]

But these aren't speeches, these are just great dialogue!

What about the "I love you in spite of all these things" speech in Bridget Jones Diary. I want declarations of love that build to a crescendo to not only bring tears to your eyes but to use up a whole box of kleenex.

[shakermaker]

the speeches in Love Actually are realy funny, especially the one where Colin Firth is proposing to that Portuguese bird in her language and keeps getting the words wrong

[Tinkerbelle]

Originally Posted by Gayle

I want declarations of love that build to a crescendo to not only bring tears to your eyes but to use up a whole box of kleenex.

Officer and a Gentleman when Richard Gere goes to the factory to get Debra Winger. No speech but that scene needs no words!!!

[Gayle]

Originally Posted by shakermaker

the speeches in Love Actually are realy funny, especially the one where Colin Firth is proposing to that Portuguese bird in her language and keeps getting the words wrong

Now that's more like it!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Gayle

But these aren't speeches, these are just great dialogue!

What about the "I love you in spite of all these things" speech in Bridget Jones Diary. I want declarations of love that build to a crescendo to not only bring tears to your eyes but to use up a whole box of kleenex.

Speeches are too long, we don't all have thespian tendencies. One liners are much more fun.


'You know what they are calling you around here?

A silly little slut!'

Dora Bryan to Rita Tushingham in A Taste of Honey.

The quote isn't aimed at you, just another favourite I do with the accompanying slap poor Rita was landed with.

[grannyclaret]

Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Officer and a Gentleman when Richard Gere goes to the factory to get Debra Winger. No speech but that scene needs no words!!!

exactly with her in his arms,the famous one liner..THERE YOU GO PAULA ,THERE YOU GO......from linnette .
oh give me a tissue please..