What works so well about this scene is the way Dennis Hopper delivers it. At a point in the interrogation he realizes there's no way he's getting out of this alive, and they'll just torture him until he gives up his son, which he will never do. So with a chuckle he decides to deliver what Italian mobsters might consider the greatest insult possible.
John Petersen yes nobody talks about the ‘why he said it’, only the ‘how he said it’. In the face of inevitable death, to plant a lifelong seed that will eat your antagonist from inside for the rest of his life is genius.
It takes one to know one. Take a look at Brad's interview with Larry King after Hurricane Katrina. I believe it's the interview Brad has with building homes for the victims of HK. Just listen to how many times he sniffs in that interview.
If Chris Walken is remembered for one scene out of his career, I hope it's this scene...its the quintessential Chris Walken scene...I mean...with that lighting and that evil smile, he looks like the Angel Of Death waxing poetic...
Me as a kid browsing the neighborhood video store back in the day and randomly just choosing True Romance. Been a fan of Tarantino ever since. Can you imagine just stumbling on one of the best movies ever by accident.
I thought he was going to tell the story how he knew Harvey Weinstein sexually intimidated his gf at the time Mira Sorvino but did nothing about it because Harvey was funding his films. Maybe next time....
My boyfriend at the time said we should watch it & I just thought stupid love story, was so happy I listened to him. He also recommended “Love, Honour & Obey” again sounded like a love story it’s anything but, very cult movie if you have t seen it I highly recommend it as another brilliant film with a misleading title
I didn’t even know Tarantino wrote the script till years after watching it. He took nothing to do with production or making the movie that’s all down to Tony Scott. I’m sure I read in his book he sold this script for like $30,000 at most might even have been less
Gary oldman is one of the most versatile actors I’ve ever seen. I watched an interview with him & he says he heard 2 black guys talking outside his trailer & basically recruited them to help him get into that character. Must’ve thought it was white boy day 😂
@@lyndsaycrawford Yes, he is, though I just haven't watched many movies with him in it. The only ones I can think of are "There Will Be Blood" and "Lincoln".
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza.
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza. Sorry...Tarantino is kid's stuff.
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza.
“Can I have one of those Chesterfields now?” The moment Dennis Hopper knew there was no way out. And decided to go out with a bang. Both literally and figuratively. This scene....well, there’s really nothing needed to be said.
He also throws his human lie detector shit right back in his face. It’s very clever. “If that’s a fact, tell me am I lying” he asks the guy who just told him he can catch every tell a man has & he got nothing. He wanted a quick end & Don Vincenzo took the bait
He was never going to give up his son, and I thought he told that story because he knew he would probably kill him in a fit of rage, and also that would end his torture.
Christopher Walken has played some scary people, but here he is terrifying with the stone cold look he's giving Hopper. And then Hopper says to him "so tell me am I lying?" and laughs. It's like he's looking into the eyes of the devil and laughing! So great.
That line is perfect. Makes him eat his own words by completely verifying Vincenzo is a human lie detector who can pick up every tell, as there is no tells or pantomimes to catch, brilliantly written.
@@obsoleteprofessor2034yeah he’s humiliated & absolutely fuming cos he didn’t catch one tell or pantomime & has no other response (well except “you’re a cantaloupe”)
I LOVE how you put it. I use that phrase myself about music, movies and directors. I actually say Hitchcock is the best director. He's not my favorite, but he's the best. I say this about Elvis and the Beatles. Not my favorite band or singer, but the Beatles and Elvis are the best. God Father is the best movie ever. I'm to young, even at 43 to agree that it's Gone with the Wind, but the God father I will say all day long. My top 3 are Se7en, and then True Romance or Man on Fire, but it also depends on what I'm watching. If it's Man on Fire, then Man on Fire is better then True Romance, and vice-versa.
I got to sit on Qantas with Dennis Hopper and actually talked with him about this film. He was thoroughly engaged saying he really wanted to do a Tony Scott film. And just chatted for a half hour. Big highlight to speak to a legend AND on my FAVORITE FILM SCENE. 😁
Definitely up there for me. Close maybe to number 1 behind the intro to inglorious basterdz. And no I am not a Tarantino fanboy but my god he can write
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza. Sorry...Tarantino is kid's stuff.
@@toncuz8291 So your logic is that a group of people who occupied and controlled Sicily, for around 200 years, is classified as "only a few years"? Have you studied maths or understand quantities??
@@TheDomLouis My lord...the idiocy never ends when people never study history. The Arabs were ATTACKING Italy for 200 years, not OCCUPYING Italy, except at MOST for 75 years in isolated areas. It was not nearly the EIGHT-HUNDRED years the Arabs OCCUPIED Spain and France. Tarantino's attempt to disparage southern Italians with his brand of racism is transparent. His Italian father left his Irish mother. And the greatest amount of actual negroid DNA, is within the Irish, British, German, Portoguese and Dutch ancestors, after 500 years of race-mixing with their slaves. Only an idiot thinks there was ever a "negro" invasion of Euopre.
Tarantino is one of the only directors who can get away with calling this scene "almost too good" without anyone suspecting he says it to give credit to himself. His passion for movies and moviemaking is just so strong he analyzes the scene as objectively and insightful as he would any other without considering that he was actually the one creating the magic to begin with.
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza. Sorry...Tarantino is kid's stuff.
Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken were fantastic in this scene. Two great actors - (RIP Dennis Hopper). But also the silent looks of the gangsters in it are also perfect too. 👍😊
This is one of the best movies, and this scene is Platinum for the delivery of Tarantino's genis by two of my favourite actors ever. Can't get enough of this
@@Zapata20 how come the oldest skeletal remains ever found came from an african person? Even white scholars ( who love to skip over African history anytime they get a chance) admit this. Also, 2 white people, or light skinned people cant have a darker child. But 2 dark/ african people can have lighter skinned kids, or albino, Humans originate from dark black humans, it's not a big deal.
When I was on my OB/GYN rotation in med school, nearly 20 years ago, my attending in the clinic, an African-American doc, was explaining about the importance of sickle-cell testing in our patient population, which was also heavily African-American. At the end of his spiel, he gave me wry smile and said, "now, YOU don't have to worry about that." I responded, "No, I don't, because I've already been tested, and I know I'm a carrier." He drew back in surprise, looked back and forth between his notes and my face a few times with a puzzled expression, and, finally, asked, "you mean you're one of US?" "Yeah, I guess I must be," I deadpanned. After a brief pause, I explained, "actually, in my case, it was from my mom's Sicilian ancestry." As soon as I said the word "Sicilian," he let out an involuntary chuckle. "Aha, Sicilian! Have you ever seen 'Goodfellas'?" I hadn't yet, but I told him I knew I should. "You have to see it--there's this scene with Dennis Hopper ..." When I finally saw "Goodfellas" and realized that there was no Dennis Hopper, I was confused. It wasn't until I caught this scene on some "Top 10 best acted scenes" video on UA-cam that I realized "True Romance" was the movie my attending meant to cite, and this was the scene. I still think of Dr. Julian every time I see it.
Dr. Vinista. Hope you get this message... That was one of the dopest stories of human kind relating to another ostensibly distant ethnic relative. We are ALL MUCH CLOSER than we would be led to believe we are not. Loved it !!
Even in african-american populations in the U.S it's less prevalent than 10%. In North Africa ( Syria, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia ) where you'd think it could be carried from because of closer proximity, it's not very common. In Italy and Sicily in particular it's far below 1% of the population. It IS very common in sub-sharan Africa but most of the people there never made it north to the Mediterranean. However the gene is also present in India and many places where Malaria is common. It's anyone's guess why you would carry the gene but definitely interesting.
It's satisfying to hear you, Quentin, appreciate your good work being executed by good acting, OK, GREAT work and GREAT acting. One of my favorite movies and favorite scenes as well.
I’d argue that Inglorious Basterds is his closest movie to Pulp Fiction as being perfect. Wether it be Brad’s speech to his soldiers, bar scene, Waltz speech in the beginning and the ending with ‘I think this just might be my masterpiece.’
I think. It’s django unchained! That’s beyond brilliant I don’t even mean the same deep philosophy goes into is as some of his movies but it’s extremely entertaining
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza. Sorry...Tarantino is kid's stuff.
@@toncuz8291 The scene is about a wiley ex-cop who goads a mafia boss into killing him quick to save his son, not a history lesson. Apparently you missed that and the whole point of the scene.
@@PureNRG2 True...Except, Tarantino's largest audience...the teenage boy...believes this crap. I've studied history for 40 years and revisionism is always an annoying cancer. Tarantino has always tried to normalize his psychosis.
@@toncuz8291 If teenagers are learning history from pulp fiction movies, there’s a larger problem than a script writer taking license with history to create a masterful scene.
I actually told Dennis this was the best scene in a movie ever. It captures so many emotions.... you can give a course just deconstructing the scene. Both actors played this to utter perfection and no one else could've pulled it off...
My Great Granfather came to the US in the bottom of a refurbished cattle boat at age 19 in 1902. He made his way to the coal mines of WVa , saved the money to send for my Great Grandmother's passage. They raised nine children All of them graduated and my 7 Great uncles ALL served proudly in WWII. Poppy (As we affectionately called him ) aborhed the association that "all Italians" are "Mafia" associated . To my point, W. O P. Stood for With Out Papers. This was so infuriating to him to be referred to as A "W.O.P" because of all He had been through Legally receiving his citizenship! Just wanted to put this out there. RIP and Love You Poppy!!!😘
Thats the medigan for you my nono came here during the ww2 he wouldnt fight for mussalini what self respecting sicilian would so he fled with his family to america where he changed are last name to russo due to the circumstances and what said was an inability of the medigan to pronounce and properly spell are real last name godbless and salut'e
Wop doesn’t mean without papers. I’m also sicilian, and my nonno immigrated illegally. But that’s besides the point. Wop is a bastardization or the word “guappo” which is a Sicilian term for a ruffian. Sicilians would affectionately call each other this as a joke, but white Americans took it and turned it into a racial slur, shortening it to “wop”.
@Thinking Clearly Two mussolini was product of northern italy who looked down aupon most southern italians (even tho all bloodblines below rome are the true ethnic italians except for umbria )especialy calabrese and sicilians at one point his gov made sure that food was scarce in those regions my grandfather imigrated for a better quality of life much of his family did fight backnas aswell as grandmothers but theres only some much peoplevin italy could do to fight against a facist regime
@Thinking Clearly Two first of all are you italian decent ? Or are you medigan trying to preach right or wrong about my culture ?? My grandfather any many other southern italians left to create and establish a better life because of povertyb the lack of jobs and the. economy which is still pretty bad to this day sicily and calabria are the poorest regions in italy and the reason why there is organized crime one reason behind this is because northern italy stole most of the wealth from southern italy during the unification and never re invested in the more ethnic regions of italy after all southern italians are the true ethnic italians any how
Whats about the opening scene in Inglourious Basterds or when the Basterds are in the tavern with Major Hellstrom? Those are two equally golden scenes in the same movie.
Tom Wilson Interesting another shitty person calling Tarantino racist. He definitely didn’t have Sam L Jackson be the protagonist who has an epiphany and saves the day at the end of Pulp Fiction by changing a white mans perspective on life. He definitely didn’t create Jackie Brown about an empowered independent smart black woman. He definitely did make Django Unchained about a slave who runs around in a flamboyant bright blue suit that displays prestige and opulence killing slave masters in order to save his enslaved wife that he was separated from so they can live happily ever after. And he definitely didn’t have Sam L Jackson play an intelligent black Major who dissects a murder of a black woman and her family and mercilessly punishes the four white people and a mexican that are responsible but not before he teaches a racist General a lesson. Yea a racist definitely made those films.
he is so right about the rest of the movie being good enough to survive this scene. true romance is a stone cold classic, and this is one of the the greatest scenes of all time.
Can we just also note the greatness of the supporting cast, with Tony effing Soprano and Vondas, two of the greatest villains in television, playing in the supporting ensemble. Masterclass
It's a double edged sword for me with Tarantino,he has an excruciating way of talking but then what he is actually saying is always pretty interesting...
I watched this in an old cinema in London when it came out. It hands down got the most uproarious reaction I’ve ever seen from a film. It’s so funny but the consequences are so obvious. Amazing stuff.
My dad's side is Sicilian and my mom's side is Neopolitan. My mom got a kick out of this scene and was cracking up. My dad had a look of sadness and finally said, "C'mon everyone invaded us."
My favourite movie scene of all time (hands down), and my all time favourite movie. But it must be the Director's cut. I never realised that Quentin was so enamoured with this as well.
What about Othello? When he says that Sidney Poitier movie is the only one dealing with Moors and Italian women, the first thing I thought of was Othello. I guess Italy and Sicily are technically distinct, but they're really not, right?
This is one of the best movies of all time, and this scene is the epitome of that amazing movie. It is because of the amazing writing, acting, directing, and production. It absolutely and totally uses the talents of everyone involved, and launches it forward into amazing.
@@Twlghtdwllr You are the idiot. Are you even a curious person? Do you have any concept of context? QT writes characters. And, Dennis Hopper's character knew two things. He wasn't going to give up his son and it would piss a Sicilian mobster off to point out that the Moors conquered Sicily and changed their appearance like the story said. I can't believe I have to explain this to you. Dude knew he was going to die so he figured to say fuck you and get it done as quick as possible. Do Moors look like NIgerians? No. But, it doesn't matter because that isn't the fucking point.
I graduated highschool in 95 and one of my best friends and i loved that movie. We use to quote it all the time. Its 2019 and we are still sending texts about this movie including this clip.....Great fuckin flick!
The Long Ships by Jack Cardiff is actually a pretty cool ol’ flick with Richard Widmark and Sydney Poitier. Rented it from the library a couple years ago, big fan of both those guys, and Cardiff could always shoot a picture like a painter. I believe Russ Tamblyn is in that one as well. I fondly recall a scene featuring a rather gnarly ancient public torture device, like an inclined razor slide. Also, some great stunt work in a scene where a giant gold bell is rolling down a cliff side, decimating the men working to relay it down the mountain. Good stuff. True Romance is no stinker, either. ;) (In case you don’t know, it’s fucking awesome.)
I'm always truly struck by how modest Tarantino is. When you look at his canon of work, to see that type of humility really makes you step back and say wow.
This entire film is absolutely stunning! This is the standout scene. The pimp scene, elevator scene and motel room scene are pretty fucking special too. That's not all either.
TR has soooo many great scenes, but undoubtedly this scene is the GOAT! For all the reasons QT describes. I first saw TR in my teens at a time when I didn’t pay much attention to the writers or directors, this scene and movie changed all that for me. Seriously one of the best movies ever.
@@merrygreco3122 I'm from Naples by my father, and Bari from my mother, and it doesn't bother me either. I had Mexicans friends and Greek friends that ball busted me, but it doesn't bother me at all. It's one of all time favorite scenes ever. I think most Italians with any kid of self respect find this scene as being pretty genius. It doesn't hurt that Christopher Walken SHOOTS Dennis Hopper at the end, but still. It's just a great scene. Plus with my Greek friends I would remind them that Hannabal from Carthage conquered Greece, but defeated by Rome.
I have to hand it to Tarantino , this scene blew me away when I first saw it. To watch Hopper go from cowering in fear to giving you that fuck you is the highest level. You can just see his character suddenly realizes he’s as good as dead , he then delivers about the biggest fuck you in movie history. Hooper plays it so naturally . He doesn’t over do the switch . But he makes it and hits and maintains the perfect note. Funny to hear Tarantino say he worried that the scene is too good for the movie because he’s right . It’s like putting a monster hit in the middle of a so so record album . I couldn’t even tell you what the movie is about and I saw it! Doesn’t matter. In the pantheon it achieves greatness. That’s good enough for me
I’m sure he realized from the start they would’ve killed him wether he told them everything or not. The character clearly isn’t a dummy and I’ve always saw it as Dennis Hopper infuriates Christopher Walken so the he kills him quick instead of torturing him. Also clearly you heard QT wrong. He was worried that it might ruin the rest of the movie but it’s a testament to the rest of the cast and Tony Scott that it didn’t ruin the rest. And honestly the Mexican standoff at the end of the movie was my favorite part
Movie being so so, really . This movie had other great scenes in it. The picking up her stuff from Drexel scene. The fight in the motel scene. The elevator scene. The business deal going wrong in the hotel scene . It's not a masterpiece, but one of my top ten movies easily. This isn't a so so movie. This is a great film.
I am SOOOO happy to hear this! I have said this may well be the greatest scene in all of movie-making history. Crazy too…one of my other scenes on the list? The black and white Rodney Dangerfield segments in Natural Born Killers…another Tarantino penned gem!
Tarantino is forever invited to the cookout. He's absolutely right about so-called "black people, african americans, coloreds, negros" in Sicily being Moors; Globally, and especially in the Americas. Shout outs to Walken and Hopper for coming with that heat too.
Denis hoppers finest hour as a an actor , the way he smokes the cigarette is an acting masterclass
Lots of great roles he did but I’d have to say Blue Velvet was his finest hour, that character was psychotic lol
@Tyson MMA Yes! Perfect timing... the character couldn't see, but he knew. Sublime.
@Tyson MMA The kiss on the cheek is the dead sentence ;) everything after that is just the aftermath.
Carlos M Frank Booth one of the scariest non horror character’s ever. Don’t you fuckin look at me
Hilarious that "Super Mario Bros." Is from the same year
True Romance, one of the most underrated movies !
Death Proof is underrated
Yes ikr I have made a post on Instagram for true romance dedicated to Underrated movies! Check it out @cine.te.philia
What are you talking about everybody loves this movie
Underrated by who?
lol yeah it's not exactly underrated!
What works so well about this scene is the way Dennis Hopper delivers it. At a point in the interrogation he realizes there's no way he's getting out of this alive, and they'll just torture him until he gives up his son, which he will never do. So with a chuckle he decides to deliver what Italian mobsters might consider the greatest insult possible.
John Petersen yes nobody talks about the ‘why he said it’, only the ‘how he said it’. In the face of inevitable death, to plant a lifelong seed that will eat your antagonist from inside for the rest of his life is genius.
Yes, Southern Italians all have black hair and brown eyes. This historical fact is true. But they’re still giant racists.
yes!! that's why it's my favorite scene!
Yeah I love that he basically tricks them into killing him prematurely, by shaming them so thoroughly, just to save his son's life. That's love.
Perfectly Stated
"Quentin is the only guy I know who needs cocaine to stop talking."
-Brad Pitt, at the NYFCC Awards in 2020
He’s coked out and an inflated ego video store clerk
He is coked out of his skull in this video
@@cjkempler4676 All right?
It takes one to know one. Take a look at Brad's interview with Larry King after Hurricane Katrina. I believe it's the interview Brad has with building homes for the victims of HK. Just listen to how many times he sniffs in that interview.
That's hilarious!
Rip Tony Scott, Dennis Hopper, James Gandolfini
And Miguel Ferrer
If Chris Walken is remembered for one scene out of his career, I hope it's this scene...its the quintessential Chris Walken scene...I mean...with that lighting and that evil smile, he looks like the Angel Of Death waxing poetic...
I love this scene but what about his work in Deer Hunter? Russian Roulette scene was craaaazy
Definitely gonna be the butt watch scene from pulp fiction...
Frank White is peak Christopher Walken, sorry.
“One shot” in Deer Hunter
I think the watch, "this watch", scene in Pulp Fiction is Walken's greatest monologue.
Me as a kid browsing the neighborhood video store back in the day and randomly just choosing True Romance. Been a fan of Tarantino ever since. Can you imagine just stumbling on one of the best movies ever by accident.
I thought he was going to tell the story how he knew Harvey Weinstein sexually intimidated his gf at the time Mira Sorvino but did nothing about it because Harvey was funding his films. Maybe next time....
Tarrantino worked at my neighborhood video store!! ✌️
I only picked the Princess Bride at the theater as a kid cuz something called Date With An Angel had a girlier looking poster. That and this Top 10.
My boyfriend at the time said we should watch it & I just thought stupid love story, was so happy I listened to him. He also recommended “Love, Honour & Obey” again sounded like a love story it’s anything but, very cult movie if you have t seen it I highly recommend it as another brilliant film with a misleading title
I didn’t even know Tarantino wrote the script till years after watching it. He took nothing to do with production or making the movie that’s all down to Tony Scott. I’m sure I read in his book he sold this script for like $30,000 at most might even have been less
The Gary Oldman "Drexel" scene was another fantastic scene from this movie.
Gary playing the part of Drexel is truly mind blowing!!!
Gary oldman is one of the most versatile actors I’ve ever seen. I watched an interview with him & he says he heard 2 black guys talking outside his trailer & basically recruited them to help him get into that character. Must’ve thought it was white boy day 😂
@@lyndsaycrawford I think he's technically the best actor around.
@@BoELoot yeah he’s one of my favourites, I’ve also really enjoyed Daniel Day Lewis too. He’s very versatile too.
@@lyndsaycrawford Yes, he is, though I just haven't watched many movies with him in it. The only ones I can think of are "There Will Be Blood" and "Lincoln".
This is the best scene ever in film history.
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza.
This was a masterpiece of directing, writing, acting, staging, lighting, and sound engineering.
It’s so good, “the movie survives the scene”.
yes the sound, the way you can hear the ciggatte burn. great detail.
Tony Scott RIP
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza. Sorry...Tarantino is kid's stuff.
literally one of the best scenes in all of Hollywood movie history
True
Romance
Tarantino would never describe one of his own scenes like this. He is giving massive props to Tony and the actors here. Class act
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza.
This is still his own scene… he wrote it
No. This scene isn’t too good. It’s perfect.
“Can I have one of those Chesterfields now?” The moment Dennis Hopper knew there was no way out. And decided to go out with a bang. Both literally and figuratively. This scene....well, there’s really nothing needed to be said.
He wanted to go out as quickly and pain free as could be. It worked!
Except that Walken almost immediately tells Hopper that he will be killed, so he knew right from the start that there was no way out.
He also throws his human lie detector shit right back in his face. It’s very clever. “If that’s a fact, tell me am I lying” he asks the guy who just told him he can catch every tell a man has & he got nothing. He wanted a quick end & Don Vincenzo took the bait
@@danielmolyneaux2139any parent would rather die than be tortured into betraying their child
He was never going to give up his son, and I thought he told that story because he knew he would probably kill him in a fit of rage, and also that would end his torture.
Christopher Walken has played some scary people, but here he is terrifying with the stone cold look he's giving Hopper. And then Hopper says to him "so tell me am I lying?" and laughs. It's like he's looking into the eyes of the devil and laughing! So great.
Under his breath, you can see Walken say "No" (you're not lying)
Walken is evil, so...
@@obsoleteprofessor2034 correct 👍
That line is perfect. Makes him eat his own words by completely verifying Vincenzo is a human lie detector who can pick up every tell, as there is no tells or pantomimes to catch, brilliantly written.
@@obsoleteprofessor2034yeah he’s humiliated & absolutely fuming cos he didn’t catch one tell or pantomime & has no other response (well except “you’re a cantaloupe”)
My favorite movie ever....brilliantly written, excellent ensemble and very well shot. It's not the best movie ever, just my favorite.
I LOVE how you put it. I use that phrase myself about music, movies and directors. I actually say Hitchcock is the best director. He's not my favorite, but he's the best. I say this about Elvis and the Beatles. Not my favorite band or singer, but the Beatles and Elvis are the best. God Father is the best movie ever. I'm to young, even at 43 to agree that it's Gone with the Wind, but the God father I will say all day long. My top 3 are Se7en, and then True Romance or Man on Fire, but it also depends on what I'm watching. If it's Man on Fire, then Man on Fire is better then True Romance, and vice-versa.
@@johnnymatteis3452 7even and True Romance (two of my favorites as well)..what's the thing they both had in common!?
@@mathualuisy1604 Brad Pitt, I believe. Sorry, to intrude, but it's been a month. I prefer Seven, but True Romance is definitely a fun film. Cheers.
This old comment section is the best on you tube
It is indeed a gem
I got to sit on Qantas with Dennis Hopper and actually talked with him about this film. He was thoroughly engaged saying he really wanted to do a Tony Scott film. And just chatted for a half hour. Big highlight to speak to a legend AND on my FAVORITE FILM SCENE. 😁
Thats amazing
Was he wearing an oxygen mask?
@@conorsmith8551😂😂😂
I still think this is possibly the BEST scene ever to be put on celluloid. It's has everything. Dialogue, acting, tension, humour, tragedy, sacrifice!
And a great score
Definitely up there for me. Close maybe to number 1 behind the intro to inglorious basterdz. And no I am not a Tarantino fanboy but my god he can write
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza. Sorry...Tarantino is kid's stuff.
@@toncuz8291 So your logic is that a group of people who occupied and controlled Sicily, for around 200 years, is classified as "only a few years"? Have you studied maths or understand quantities??
@@TheDomLouis
My lord...the idiocy never ends when people never study history.
The Arabs were ATTACKING Italy for 200 years, not OCCUPYING Italy, except at MOST for 75 years in isolated areas.
It was not nearly the EIGHT-HUNDRED years the Arabs OCCUPIED Spain and France.
Tarantino's attempt to disparage southern Italians with his brand of racism is transparent. His Italian father left his Irish mother. And the greatest amount of actual negroid DNA, is within the Irish, British, German, Portoguese and Dutch ancestors, after 500 years of race-mixing with their slaves. Only an idiot thinks there was ever a "negro" invasion of Euopre.
Tarantino is one of the only directors who can get away with calling this scene "almost too good" without anyone suspecting he says it to give credit to himself. His passion for movies and moviemaking is just so strong he analyzes the scene as objectively and insightful as he would any other without considering that he was actually the one creating the magic to begin with.
He didn't direct this movie, by the way
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza. Sorry...Tarantino is kid's stuff.
One of the best scenes in movie history.
Man, Quentin Tarantino really loves himself some Quentin Tarantino
imre456 lol 😂
He is telling his story u fucking morron!!
Uhmm uhh uhhh Quentin uhhm uh is uh uh a uhmm genius. Oh, heh, uhh I am uhm uhhh uh Quentin!
Almost as much as he loves the N word
@@vackella there's only one r in moron smarty.
One of the best films, one of the best scenes. Like Pulp Fiction, one of those films where every scene is great.
This scene is epic. Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken are so superb here.
I always remember the incredible sound for this scene. You could literally hear Hopper's cigarette tobacco crackling..
Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken were fantastic in this scene. Two great actors - (RIP Dennis Hopper). But also the silent looks of the gangsters in it are also perfect too. 👍😊
True Romance one of the best movies and casts EVER!!!
It's pretty crazy these 2 big stars playing this small scene in a long movie... incredible.
Little known trivia, the Moors were actually the Moops.
You would have to ask George Costanza.
That's gold Jerry, Gold!
That's a misprint! ☺
Everybody knows that, Bubble Boy!
Pro1er i went to San francisco for it. fuck George for now. trump hasnt done shit for me fast enuf
This is one of the best movies, and this scene is Platinum for the delivery of Tarantino's genis by two of my favourite actors ever. Can't get enough of this
Quentin has a huge genis
This scene could have been its own movie with Dennis hopper and Christopher Walken.
Tarantino built his career around mano-a-mano confrontation scenes, and this is his best one.
"I'm gonna just quit talking." - immediately goes on to keep talking through the entire video
I agree that this is one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.
I have said for years that this scene is one of the greatest pieces of dialogue ever written in cinematic history
It might be my all time fav scene. Perfectly framed, lit, written and of course acted.
I agree. That scene is a master piece on its own
This is one of the greatest scenes in movie history.
I watched this movie with my Italian friend many years ago in college. He laughed his ass off! He also told me that it was very true what they said.
@@rokopanokopa632 I wikipediaed it and found that out too. Good catch!
Even though not exactly historically accurate, still funny as hell! 😂😂🤣
@@sjrilla3210 We all come from blacks and that is a fact, says science. Try and deny it, will ya? ;)
@@sjrilla3210 Arabs come from the Arabian peninsula not Sub Saharan Africa, they're not black.
@@Zapata20 how come the oldest skeletal remains ever found came from an african person? Even white scholars ( who love to skip over African history anytime they get a chance) admit this. Also, 2 white people, or light skinned people cant have a darker child. But 2 dark/ african people can have lighter skinned kids, or albino, Humans originate from dark black humans, it's not a big deal.
@@sjrilla3210 dont you ever get tired of playing the same record..zzzzzzzz...modern africa says it all
My favorite movie scene of all time. So intense and the "perfect" moment captured on film. Great actors, writing, and directing.
When I was on my OB/GYN rotation in med school, nearly 20 years ago, my attending in the clinic, an African-American doc, was explaining about the importance of sickle-cell testing in our patient population, which was also heavily African-American. At the end of his spiel, he gave me wry smile and said, "now, YOU don't have to worry about that." I responded, "No, I don't, because I've already been tested, and I know I'm a carrier." He drew back in surprise, looked back and forth between his notes and my face a few times with a puzzled expression, and, finally, asked, "you mean you're one of US?" "Yeah, I guess I must be," I deadpanned. After a brief pause, I explained, "actually, in my case, it was from my mom's Sicilian ancestry." As soon as I said the word "Sicilian," he let out an involuntary chuckle. "Aha, Sicilian! Have you ever seen 'Goodfellas'?" I hadn't yet, but I told him I knew I should. "You have to see it--there's this scene with Dennis Hopper ..." When I finally saw "Goodfellas" and realized that there was no Dennis Hopper, I was confused. It wasn't until I caught this scene on some "Top 10 best acted scenes" video on UA-cam that I realized "True Romance" was the movie my attending meant to cite, and this was the scene. I still think of Dr. Julian every time I see it.
Dr. Vinista. Hope you get this message... That was one of the dopest stories of human kind relating to another ostensibly distant ethnic relative. We are ALL MUCH CLOSER than we would be led to believe we are not. Loved it !!
Even in african-american populations in the U.S it's less prevalent than 10%. In North Africa ( Syria, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia ) where you'd think it could be carried from because of closer proximity, it's not very common. In Italy and Sicily in particular it's far below 1% of the population. It IS very common in sub-sharan Africa but most of the people there never made it north to the Mediterranean. However the gene is also present in India and many places where Malaria is common. It's anyone's guess why you would carry the gene but definitely interesting.
Junk science.
Great story . when you assume , you make a ass of you and me.
@@paulcolbourne9112 yea
Probably my favorite movie scene ever. Walken's expressions and dialogue are just so incredible. Great movie.
It's in his blood.
This is the greatest movie scene of all time.
Pls dont say that.. There so many others fortunately
AGREED.
Greatest is a big statement but its up there.
Another scene that comes to mind is the joe pesci scene in goodfellas.
@@dirkmagnee Rutger Hauer "TEARS IN RAIN" Blade Runner.
@@dirkmagnee Which scene?
Quentin's voice began to shake when he blessed Big D. God bless you too Big D for this inspiration for this scene!
It's satisfying to hear you, Quentin, appreciate your good work being executed by good acting, OK, GREAT work and GREAT acting. One of my favorite movies and favorite scenes as well.
The first scene of Inglorious Basterds proves his point about movies not surviving the best scene being too early
I think the bar scene close to the end holds up somewhat.
I’d argue that Inglorious Basterds is his closest movie to Pulp Fiction as being perfect. Wether it be Brad’s speech to his soldiers, bar scene, Waltz speech in the beginning and the ending with ‘I think this just might be my masterpiece.’
And Quentin stole the movie Desperado with his joke at the bar.
Bad take
I think. It’s django unchained! That’s beyond brilliant I don’t even mean the same deep philosophy goes into is as some of his movies but it’s extremely entertaining
One of the greatest scenes in cinema history
Much better scene than the much more celebrated one between Pacino and Deniro in Heat.
Deniro's lines in The Heat scene seemed contrived. I think it's overrated.
Yes overrated, offcourse their combined acting powers blows right off the screen, yet in terms of dialogue it is pretty poor
Myself liked the Eastwood - Harris sit down in Absolute Power ..
And let's not forget that other confrontation in True Romance..
Oldman - Slater..
Another masterclass delivery
That scene is so famous because it's the first time Pacino and de niro 2 legends had screen time together
Definitely one of my favorite scenes in cinema. The exchange between Hopper and Walken is pure gold.
Except, the Moors never ruled Italy or Sicily. They came and were thrown out after a few years. The Moors stayed in Spain and France for 800 years. Tarantino is kind of an idiot when it comes to history...hence his support of the genocide in Gaza. Sorry...Tarantino is kid's stuff.
@@toncuz8291 The scene is about a wiley ex-cop who goads a mafia boss into killing him quick to save his son, not a history lesson. Apparently you missed that and the whole point of the scene.
@@PureNRG2
True...Except, Tarantino's largest audience...the teenage boy...believes this crap. I've studied history for 40 years and revisionism is always an annoying cancer. Tarantino has always tried to normalize his psychosis.
@@toncuz8291 If teenagers are learning history from pulp fiction movies, there’s a larger problem than a script writer taking license with history to create a masterful scene.
One of the best movie scenes of all time. Sheer genius of tarantino to take a living room conversation and make it a cinematic experience.
true romance kicks ass just like Dennis Hopper
Had True Romance come out after Reservoir Dogs, there would've been supporting actor nominations for both Hopper and Walken.
Gym Assaulter Charlie Zelenoff Good point. Don't know then. Perhaps if it had Tarantino co-directing it.
I actually told Dennis this was the best scene in a movie ever. It captures so many emotions.... you can give a course just deconstructing the scene. Both actors played this to utter perfection and no one else could've pulled it off...
Noel Down it did come out after reservoir dogs a couple of years after
Reservoir Dogs came out in 1992. True Romance in 1993.
It did come out after Reservoir Dogs.
My Great Granfather came to the US in the bottom of a refurbished cattle boat at age 19 in 1902. He made his way to the coal mines of WVa , saved the money to send for my Great Grandmother's passage. They raised nine children All of them graduated and my 7 Great uncles ALL served proudly in WWII. Poppy (As we affectionately called him ) aborhed the association that "all Italians" are "Mafia" associated . To my point, W. O P. Stood for With Out Papers. This was so infuriating to him to be referred to as A "W.O.P" because of all He had been through Legally receiving his citizenship! Just wanted to put this out there. RIP and Love You Poppy!!!😘
Thats the medigan for you my nono came here during the ww2 he wouldnt fight for mussalini what self respecting sicilian would so he fled with his family to america where he changed are last name to russo due to the circumstances and what said was an inability of the medigan to pronounce and properly spell are real last name godbless and salut'e
Wop doesn’t mean without papers. I’m also sicilian, and my nonno immigrated illegally. But that’s besides the point. Wop is a bastardization or the word “guappo” which is a Sicilian term for a ruffian. Sicilians would affectionately call each other this as a joke, but white Americans took it and turned it into a racial slur, shortening it to “wop”.
But you're from West Virginia, that's even worse.
@Thinking Clearly Two mussolini was product of northern italy who looked down aupon most southern italians (even tho all bloodblines below rome are the true ethnic italians except for umbria )especialy calabrese and sicilians at one point his gov made sure that food was scarce in those regions my grandfather imigrated for a better quality of life much of his family did fight backnas aswell as grandmothers but theres only some much peoplevin italy could do to fight against a facist regime
@Thinking Clearly Two first of all are you italian decent ? Or are you medigan trying to preach right or wrong about my culture ?? My grandfather any many other southern italians left to create and establish a better life because of povertyb the lack of jobs and the. economy which is still pretty bad to this day sicily and calabria are the poorest regions in italy and the reason why there is organized crime one reason behind this is because northern italy stole most of the wealth from southern italy during the unification and never re invested in the more ethnic regions of italy after all southern italians are the true ethnic italians any how
The acting,dialog and music all perfect, THE BEST scene EVER
Legendary scene. Haven't seen TR for years I might have to watch it again.
This is also the scene in the whole history of cinema that most makes me want to start smoking again 😉
^^^^^^^^
And Robert De Niros bar scene in Goodfellas
I've started back twice because of it, cigarettes suck, but damn.
hahahahaha, same here, big time....
That fucking crackle when he’s hitting it. It makes me want to smoke so bad lol
Quite possibly the greatest dialog in movie history, although the watch in the ass scene in Pulp Fiction would run a close second.
@Tom Wilson not a Jew.
Whats about the opening scene in Inglourious Basterds or when the Basterds are in the tavern with Major Hellstrom? Those are two equally golden scenes in the same movie.
Tom Wilson Interesting another shitty person calling Tarantino racist. He definitely didn’t have Sam L Jackson be the protagonist who has an epiphany and saves the day at the end of Pulp Fiction by changing a white mans perspective on life. He definitely didn’t create Jackie Brown about an empowered independent smart black woman. He definitely did make Django Unchained about a slave who runs around in a flamboyant bright blue suit that displays prestige and opulence killing slave masters in order to save his enslaved wife that he was separated from so they can live happily ever after. And he definitely didn’t have Sam L Jackson play an intelligent black Major who dissects a murder of a black woman and her family and mercilessly punishes the four white people and a mexican that are responsible but not before he teaches a racist General a lesson. Yea a racist definitely made those films.
The films directed by Tony Scott,Tarantino wrote it
Captain Coons I believe
With that said, the scene with Drexl gives me chills each time I see it.
Easily the best scene in the whole film. Masterful acting, writing & directing.
This is the best scene for sure and Oldman as a Detroit Pimp also drops jaws in terms of pure transformation
@@chaserogers2999 Yeah, it's crazy to think that's Gary Oldman. Dude is a damn shape shifter.
Dennis hopper: your all eggplants
Christopher walken: your a cowbell
No. Walken said you are a cantaloupe.
A cowbell 😂😂😂 what a plonk
More cowbell!
“I’ve got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell” Christopher Walken - 2000
YOU'RE, not YOUR, you illiterate twat.
One of my favorite scenes in movies. Brilliant acting & dialogue
My favorite movie of all time! This movie has so many great scenes and great actors.
he is so right about the rest of the movie being good enough to survive this scene. true romance is a stone cold classic, and this is one of the the greatest scenes of all time.
“You, you’re part eggplant” -
“You’re a cantaloupe”
That was such a perfect interplay following that story from Hopper’s character.
Can we just also note the greatness of the supporting cast, with Tony effing Soprano and Vondas, two of the greatest villains in television, playing in the supporting ensemble. Masterclass
Quentin "uhh uhh" Tarentino
It's a double edged sword for me with Tarantino,he has an excruciating way of talking but then what he is actually saying is always pretty interesting...
yeah, it's called thinking. try it sometime
I'm Sicilian living in the UK can I just say this is really true this did happen.
Bullshit.
Now it's happening to the British.
@@markkassam657 fucking idiot
@@Treerootlocks well your a pretty uneducated Sicilian.
@@donaldduck1828 He's right don't get mad at the truth.
I watched this in an old cinema in London when it came out. It hands down got the most uproarious reaction I’ve ever seen from a film. It’s so funny but the consequences are so obvious. Amazing stuff.
Hoppers delivery and how articulate Walken is makes this scene epic as fuh!!!
Tarantino is truly a national treasure. Respect on his name!
I'm sure the Italians enjoyed this walk through history as well
most southern italians i know walked out of the theatre during this scene they were so disgusted
@@rokopanokopa632 IC ..ok
@@1313tennisman i‘m sure they now their history and the difference between northern africans and the africans of the subsahara...
My dad's side is Sicilian and my mom's side is Neopolitan. My mom got a kick out of this scene and was cracking up. My dad had a look of sadness and finally said, "C'mon everyone invaded us."
@@tonecot8932 read my post earlier on this thread. tell your dad.
when Tarantino did that Big D impersonation i died laughing
mrkhamaileon fuckingSAME holy shit lol he's amazing 😂😂😂😂
Jackie Jane not same! stop lying about me!
give me 7million or 5000 ur choice but i need it immediately please. time to get in an apt. and out of homelessness and get my daughter home.
thats what the spirit realm wants! me to have lots of money so we can move on to new cooler shit
im tired of the gov. shit. i want to move on
I love it how the tragic music kicks in just when Hopper decides to sacrifice himself! Such beauty!
My favourite movie scene of all time (hands down), and my all time favourite movie. But it must be the Director's cut. I never realised that Quentin was so enamoured with this as well.
What about Othello? When he says that Sidney Poitier movie is the only one dealing with Moors and Italian women, the first thing I thought of was Othello. I guess Italy and Sicily are technically distinct, but they're really not, right?
Excellent scene. Great movie.
Excellent writing. Passion❣🙏
It feels like this scene single-handedly made QT's career.
This is one of the best movies of all time, and this scene is the epitome of that amazing movie. It is because of the amazing writing, acting, directing, and production. It absolutely and totally uses the talents of everyone involved, and launches it forward into amazing.
Listening to Quentin Tarantino talk gives me anxiety
So, why did you click on the video. Do you like anxiety?
When Tarantino talks, blood pressures go sky high
@@Twlghtdwllr You are the idiot. Are you even a curious person? Do you have any concept of context? QT writes characters. And, Dennis Hopper's character knew two things. He wasn't going to give up his son and it would piss a Sicilian mobster off to point out that the Moors conquered Sicily and changed their appearance like the story said. I can't believe I have to explain this to you. Dude knew he was going to die so he figured to say fuck you and get it done as quick as possible.
Do Moors look like NIgerians? No. But, it doesn't matter because that isn't the fucking point.
And this isn't even from his coke days
For some reason I can’t imagine Quentin Tarantino going to sleep.
I graduated highschool in 95 and one of my best friends and i loved that movie. We use to quote it all the time. Its 2019 and we are still sending texts about this movie including this clip.....Great fuckin flick!
This has been one of my favorite scenes of all time since the very first time I saw it when it first came out!
Oh, so sorry, it’s actually “The Moops”
Too late, somebody beat you to it three years ago, haha.
The Long Ships by Jack Cardiff is actually a pretty cool ol’ flick with Richard Widmark and Sydney Poitier. Rented it from the library a couple years ago, big fan of both those guys, and Cardiff could always shoot a picture like a painter. I believe Russ Tamblyn is in that one as well. I fondly recall a scene featuring a rather gnarly ancient public torture device, like an inclined razor slide. Also, some great stunt work in a scene where a giant gold bell is rolling down a cliff side, decimating the men working to relay it down the mountain. Good stuff. True Romance is no stinker, either. ;) (In case you don’t know, it’s fucking awesome.)
Lyle Swann nice tip, I’ll check that out!
I'm always truly struck by how modest Tarantino is. When you look at his canon of work, to see that type of humility really makes you step back and say wow.
Two Iconic actors in a Great scene.
Quentin should teach a class in film once per week because I know he loves to talk like this all the time.
This entire film is absolutely stunning! This is the standout scene. The pimp scene, elevator scene and motel room scene are pretty fucking special too. That's not all either.
Every time I hear the flower duet song anywhere. It brings me back to this scene! Every time...
TR has soooo many great scenes, but undoubtedly this scene is the GOAT! For all the reasons QT describes. I first saw TR in my teens at a time when I didn’t pay much attention to the writers or directors, this scene and movie changed all that for me. Seriously one of the best movies ever.
An amazing scene, props to Big d for inspiring it!
To this day the scene but hurts Italians and Sicilians 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Spartacus547 nah only Sicilians. North Italy was conquered by moors only Sicily. Which is why north Italians look just European.
hardly.... I'm Sicilian and this is my favorite movie and favorite scene.
..am I lying?... brilliant!
Italian and I was floored by how good this scene is the first time I saw it. He’s right, it’s the best scene in the movie!
not true been to sicily
@@merrygreco3122 I'm from Naples by my father, and Bari from my mother, and it doesn't bother me either. I had Mexicans friends and Greek friends that ball busted me, but it doesn't bother me at all. It's one of all time favorite scenes ever. I think most Italians with any kid of self respect find this scene as being pretty genius. It doesn't hurt that Christopher Walken SHOOTS Dennis Hopper at the end, but still. It's just a great scene. Plus with my Greek friends I would remind them that Hannabal from Carthage conquered Greece, but defeated by Rome.
I watched True Romance not knowing that Quentin wrote it and was blown away.
One of my all time favorite scene of a movie I randomly watch. Over time I have even forgotten parts of True Romance.
One of the greatest scenes in cinematic history! A masterclass by Hopper & Walken
Yes. This scene along with the busted drug robbery in 'Boogie Nights' are two scenes that leave me mentally and physically exhausted.
I have to hand it to Tarantino , this scene blew me away when I first saw it. To watch Hopper go from cowering in fear to giving you that fuck you is the highest level. You can just see his character suddenly realizes he’s as good as dead , he then delivers about the biggest fuck you in movie history. Hooper plays it so naturally . He doesn’t over do the switch . But he makes it and hits and maintains the perfect note. Funny to hear Tarantino say he worried that the scene is too good for the movie because he’s right . It’s like putting a monster hit in the middle of a so so record album . I couldn’t even tell you what the movie is about and I saw it! Doesn’t matter. In the pantheon it achieves greatness. That’s good enough for me
I’m sure he realized from the start they would’ve killed him wether he told them everything or not. The character clearly isn’t a dummy and I’ve always saw it as Dennis Hopper infuriates Christopher Walken so the he kills him quick instead of torturing him. Also clearly you heard QT wrong. He was worried that it might ruin the rest of the movie but it’s a testament to the rest of the cast and Tony Scott that it didn’t ruin the rest. And honestly the Mexican standoff at the end of the movie was my favorite part
Movie being so so, really .
This movie had other great scenes in it. The picking up her stuff from Drexel scene. The fight in the motel scene. The elevator scene. The business deal going wrong in the hotel scene .
It's not a masterpiece, but one of my top ten movies easily. This isn't a so so movie. This is a great film.
This scene as well as this movie are both my favorites!
I am SOOOO happy to hear this!
I have said this may well be the greatest scene in all of movie-making history.
Crazy too…one of my other scenes on the list? The black and white Rodney Dangerfield segments in Natural Born Killers…another Tarantino penned gem!
YES!!!!...Best scene ever!
How the fuck ...
Never breaks character, even on DVD commentary.
Some day he's going to snap out of it and go "sorry for all the casual racism guys. It was just an act."
One of my all time favorite films.
Tarantino is forever invited to the cookout. He's absolutely right about so-called "black people, african americans, coloreds, negros" in Sicily being Moors; Globally, and especially in the Americas. Shout outs to Walken and Hopper for coming with that heat too.