Monologues in films (movies)

[paeng]

Several from Dr. Strangelove

 

[paeng]

Brando, again, from Caesar

 

[paeng]

Welles, again, from Compulsion

 

[paeng]

Ferrer from Caine Mutiny

 

[paeng]

Several from Rashomon

 

[CupofJoe]

There is this...

and not from a film but still a great bit of writing and acting.

 

[Danny McG]

I posted this one somewhere else in Chronicles a while ago but can't find it now!
So here we are again with it, nice and short. Captain Kirk defines Starfleet
"Risk is our business"

 

[Danny McG]

And there are doubtless umpteen ones by Humphrey Appleby in Yes Minister/Prime Minister... however I wasn't really considering comedy

 

[KGeo777]

 

[Mr Cairo]

Good Will Hunting - I can't learn anything from you that I can't read in some book

 

[F.J. Hansen]

In my opinion, Charlie Chaplin's speech at the end of The Great Dictator is still the best in the history of cinema. Followed by President Whitmore's speech in Independence Day.

 

[Swank]

How about the "I believe" monologue from Bull Durham?

 

[Mr Cairo]

Followed by President Whitmore's speech in Independence Day.

That is a good one bit so is the one from Armageddon.

 

[CupofJoe]

How about the "I believe" monologue from Bull Durham?

It is the "Oh My!" that makes it for me...
and let us not us forget Annie Savoy...

 

[paranoid marvin]

Some good ones mentioned already. Of course there's Joe Pesci's in Goodfellas, and Shakespeare's Richard III opening, which Olivier does very well (albeit paraphrased). One of the best for me is Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday, where he doesn't actually say anything, but his face effectively tells you far more than words ever could. One of the best performances ever.

 

[Toby Frost]

I'd nominate Wednesday Addams as Pocahontas in Addams Family Values. "The gods of my tribe have spoken. They say 'Do not trust the pilgrims.' ... And for all these reasons, I have decided to scalp you, and burn your village to the ground."

 

[Vince W]

Do you feel lucky?

 

[Ensign Shah]

Roy Batty's death.

All time favourite

 

[KGeo777]

 

[Vince W]

All time favourite

The fact that it was made up on the spot by Rutger Hauer makes it all that more special.