"Death Proof" from Quentin Tarantino was part of The Grindhouse twofer. This film follows the exploits of a killer named Stuntman Mike whose car is Death Proof. He can crash it and live. He uses this car to kill women in other cars. Here we have a scene of Zoe (Zoe Bell) is playing a game where she rides the hood of a car called Ship's Mast and Stuntman Mike takes this opportunity to go after the ladies. This scene is set in Lebanon, TN, although not filmed there. The white car in the scene is very recognizable it is a 1970 Dodge Challenger, identical to the car featured in the fantastic movie Vanishing Point (Tarantino chose it specifically because of this). Enjoy!
Note: This video is an advertisement for the movie playing on an ABC affiliate somewhere, it is however a scene and the only indication of the ad is at the very end. "Touching the Void" is a DocuDrama, the real life individuals are telling their story of survival while it is being reenacted. Taking place in 1985, this movie recounts a successful but ultimately disastrous ascent of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates became the first to climb the West Face of the mountain. On their descent down the difficuly North Ridge Joe Simpson slipped breaking his leg badly. To get his friend down the mountain Simon Yates rigged a rope to lower his friend Simpson 300 feet at a time. He would have to have Simpson brace halfway through the lowering to get around a knot that connected two ropes. Because of blizzard conditions Simon inadvertantly lowers Simpson over a ledge at which point it becomes a struggle for Simon to hold his friend and not slide over the edge himself. With Simpson's broken leg and frostbite setting in Simpson was not able to ascend the rope to save them both. Simon Yates had to make a choice, cut himself free and maybe kill his friend or go over the edge and likely die himself along with Simpson as the snow was giving way to Simon's footing with the weight of Simpson. This movie is an amazing story of Survival for both me and yes Spoiler they both live. Enjoy!
"Anchorman' is a very funny movie. The story of Ron Burgundy and his news team is a classic of comedy. A sequel is coming, which is great news, and I figured I would put up one of my favorite scenes from the movie. Here the news team is relaxing after their big fight with all the other news teams in San Diego (a great scene too). They then get onto the topic that Brick killed a guy. Enjoy!
"12 Angry Men" is one of the best movies about the US system of Justice. The entire movie takes place in a Jury Room full of 12 men tasked with determining if a young man murdered his father. 11 of the men enter the jury room with their mind made up that the accused is guilty. However, 1 lone Juror, they are never given names (Save for 2 in a passing reference), played by the great Henry Fonda is not so sure. Fonda's Juror #8 is not certain of the Accused's innocence but he is sure that they have to get the decision right. From that one Juror the men listen and begin to look critically at the evidence they were presented from both sides and come to a unanimous decision based not on their initial knee jerk reaction, but on a critical though process of sifting through the evidence and looking at it all as one and not just a fractured picture of the scene of the murder. The Jurors also come to realize that it is no easy task to hold a young man's life in their hands. In this scene, Juror #9, Joseph Sweeney, displays his prejudice against the accused and people like him, saying he is "one of them" (in the film the accused is an Italian Young man.) Instead of listening to this kind of ridiculous rant from a clearly biased individual, all the rest of the Jurors tune him out, and many stand up and turn their back on him. Juror #9 soon relaizes his point has alienated him and is devastated that his opinion is making an enemy of him to all the other Jurors. Great film directed by the late Sidney Lumet. Enjoy!
"Jaws" from Steven Spielberg is an outright terrifying film. The story of a rogue Great White Shark terrorizing a resort town of Amity Island. In order to rid the town of the threat, Quint (A Shark Hunter), Hooper (A Shark Expert), and Chief Brody (Chief of Amity Police) go out on a boat The Orca to hunt down and kill the Great White. If you have not seen Jaws I am not sure what to say, it is one of the great American Classics. In this scene, which follows a terrific scene of Hooper and Quint comparing scars, Quint talks about his experience with the USS Indianapolis after it was sunk by a Japanese Sub in Shark Infested waters after delivering the Bomb to drop on Japan. This was a real event and Quint's story lines up perfectly with the true story. Enjoy!
Warning: Explicit Language! "Memento" is the second film from Christopher Nolan. It follows (no pun intended) another terrific film, Nolan's First, called "Following." If you have seen neither I highly recommend you check them out. "Memento" follows the story of Leonard Shelby who was injured in a home invasion and now has no short term memory and is unable to form any new memories. He has no ability to remember anything for more than 30 seconds to one minute. This makes Leonard very vulnerable to manipulation by anyone who is familiar with his condition. Leonard is on a quest to find the man who he believes caused his condition and murdered his wife, a man he believes is named John G. In order to help him he keeps a record on his body in tattoo form and writes massive amounts of notes and takes many Polaroid pictures. Despite this system, he has many lapses. This scene shows just how he can be manipulated. What you do not see in this seen is Carrie Ann Moss' character hiding every pen she can find in the home. This is a great movie. Oh and another note, the movie's timeline is wacky, it essentially is shown in reverse order. We follow Leonard from the end, which is the start of the movie, to the beginning, which is the end of the movie, all the while we are given a black and white section of the movie which goes in the proper order, and some flashbacks and a story of Sammy Jankis (Stephen Tobolowsky) that is something Leonard can remember. It sounds much more complicated than it ends up being. You must see this movie, a classic. Enjoy!
"Dr Strangelove" is a great movie. From Stanley Kubrick in the early part of his career, he made one of the great American classics. "Dr. Strangelove" stars Peter Sellers in three roles including Strangelove and The President in this scene. Also in the scene you get a small helping of George C. Scott as General Turgidson. Also in the film is Slim Pickens, in one of the most memorable roles in Cinema, but he is not in this scene. Watch the movie to see Slim. In this scene, Dr. Strangelove explains to the President and Russian Ambassador the need for the existence of a Doomsday Bomb and why it cannot be a secret. This scene with two roles by Peter Sellers shows just how great sellers was in adapting to a role. This is a terrific scene. Enjoy!
