In 1987 I went to art school in Chicago and on my first day there was this funky looking teacher dressed super cool (I'd never seen 'grown up' lady wearing combat boots with a dress) and she taught performance art. Her name was Lin Hixon. She asked if any of us knew what performance art was or if we'd seen any and I said "I saw the piece Daryl Hannah does in Legal Eagles." She said "Yep. I did that piece. Robert Redford was a pleasure to work with." LOL. What were the odds?
What a great memory/experience. And just.. you know, to add, that is all I wore from 1989/90 till 1999/2000. Combats with dresses and skirts. I still love that look and I’m 40-something. Ha.
A really captivating scene. As we can see later in the film, Hannah's character is justifiably petrified of fire and this is her way of trying to control that fear.
I had a fear of fire when I was very young, and after catching this on cable at some point in the 80s, I felt haunted by it for decades. Over the years it sort of blended with my memories until I couldn’t remember where I saw it anymore, which made it scarier somehow? I just saw Daryl Hannah in something else, and suddenly, for some reason, it clicked. I searched her name + ‘play with fire’ and well… it’s not so scary anymore? Weird how big we can make things in our heads. How imaginative we are. How powerful art can be.
This is one of my all time favorite scenes too. I remembering watching it when I was a kid and falling in love with it. I wish there was more performance art like this that make it into the main stream. I want to do performance like this. Some day I might.
Hahaha, I love this scene! I remember watching this movie in the theater with my mother and telling her afterward that this was my favorite part. She scolded me, saying "I don't ever want to hear you say that again!" I think she thought I was going to become a pyromaniac.
This was my oldest daughter's & my favorite part of the movie, too. Whenever we wanted a hair brush or asked where it was, we'd always say, "Where's the brush-brush fire?"or "Here's the brush-brush fire." We checked this movie out all the time when she was little. Loved it.
In '86 I was in Israel for a month on an archaeology dig and one of the other students, a 22-year-old woman, told me all about this movie and claimed that her "former lover" (performance artist and avant-garde filmmaker Michael Cole) directed this sequence. She said it alone was worth the price of admission. A few months later I saw the movie and saw that she was right. Not about Michael Cole, tho, who I don't think existed. A woman named Lin Hixson actually directed this part. I wish she'd gotten to do more things like this.
This scene was just so random and bizarre, but I loved it!!! And Redford’s character looked so perplexed like what the heck is this lady doing 😂😂😂 But she really put on a good performance!!
Def one of my fav movies w/ Daryl Hannah...loved this scene...really wish that they had done a sequel to this one or that Daryl Hannah had done more work similar to this scene as she was amazing.
Daryl Hannah is beautiful is she never was ever in this film looking exactly with the extremely Drop Dead Gorgeous and spetacular italian actress Carla Gravina in the pick of the own Carla's terrific beauty.🤩😍❤️👏
I just recently became aware of a song called fire for you by a group called Cannon's... whenever I hear on the radio at my workplace I have to wonder if they were inspired in some part by this conceptual piece in the movie. The way they keep chanting "I was on fire"....
A Daryl Hannah está linda como nunca nesse filme se parecendo exatamente com a extremamente belíssima e espetacular atriz italiana Carla Gravina quando a própria Carla estava no auge de sua beleza extraordinária.🤩😍❤️👏
When you're a gorgeous young woman, no one tells you your "art" is trite drivel, they just flatter you hoping to get up your skirt. I can't even tell you how much of this kind of stuff I had to suffer through back in the day. And my model-artist xgf never figured out why she only ever sold paintings when she was present in the gallery, and only to three men who all ended up stalking her.
I have been a professional in the Art World since 1977, and still am. Without question, this scene ends up being HILARIOUS as it inadvertently reveals the dubious nature of much Performance Art and its Conceptual Art underpinnings. And learning, as I did from githju68's comment below, that it was conceived and directed by an art teacher does nothing to change my mind. True, watching a woman with the face and body of Daryl Hannah in 1986 (especially dressed as she is here) is going to be captivating to watch. But imagine the SAME piece performed by Rosie O'Donnell . . . Folks, I am with Robert Redford here: WTF is this crap supposed to be? To be sure, REAL performance artists of high quality, such as Laurie Anderson and Joseph Beuys are an entirely different, and artistically important matter!
In 1987 I went to art school in Chicago and on my first day there was this funky looking teacher dressed super cool (I'd never seen 'grown up' lady wearing combat boots with a dress) and she taught performance art. Her name was Lin Hixon. She asked if any of us knew what performance art was or if we'd seen any and I said "I saw the piece Daryl Hannah does in Legal Eagles." She said "Yep. I did that piece. Robert Redford was a pleasure to work with." LOL. What were the odds?
What a great memory/experience. And just.. you know, to add, that is all I wore from 1989/90 till 1999/2000. Combats with dresses and skirts. I still love that look and I’m 40-something. Ha.
A really captivating scene. As we can see later in the film, Hannah's character is justifiably petrified of fire and this is her way of trying to control that fear.
I had a fear of fire when I was very young, and after catching this on cable at some point in the 80s, I felt haunted by it for decades. Over the years it sort of blended with my memories until I couldn’t remember where I saw it anymore, which made it scarier somehow? I just saw Daryl Hannah in something else, and suddenly, for some reason, it clicked. I searched her name + ‘play with fire’ and well… it’s not so scary anymore? Weird how big we can make things in our heads. How imaginative we are. How powerful art can be.
This is one of my all time favorite scenes too. I remembering watching it when I was a kid and falling in love with it. I wish there was more performance art like this that make it into the main stream. I want to do performance like this. Some day I might.
Hahaha, I love this scene! I remember watching this movie in the theater with my mother and telling her afterward that this was my favorite part. She scolded me, saying "I don't ever want to hear you say that again!" I think she thought I was going to become a pyromaniac.
Lol.
Daryl Hannah is fantastic in everything!
This was my oldest daughter's & my favorite part of the movie, too. Whenever we wanted a hair brush or asked where it was, we'd always say, "Where's the brush-brush fire?"or "Here's the brush-brush fire." We checked this movie out all the time when she was little. Loved it.
This scene and this movie were where I first heard of the term, "performance art."
Looooovee this scene. Best part of the movie
In '86 I was in Israel for a month on an archaeology dig and one of the other students, a 22-year-old woman, told me all about this movie and claimed that her "former lover" (performance artist and avant-garde filmmaker Michael Cole) directed this sequence. She said it alone was worth the price of admission. A few months later I saw the movie and saw that she was right. Not about Michael Cole, tho, who I don't think existed. A woman named Lin Hixson actually directed this part. I wish she'd gotten to do more things like this.
The only thing I remember from that movie.
This scene was just so random and bizarre, but I loved it!!! And Redford’s character looked so perplexed like what the heck is this lady doing 😂😂😂 But she really put on a good performance!!
Def one of my fav movies w/ Daryl Hannah...loved this scene...really wish that they had done a sequel to this one or that Daryl Hannah had done more work similar to this scene as she was amazing.
We have a mock trial club at my school called legal eagles, and were completely
unaware of this film until now...
Katya and Craig brought me here
Daryl Hannah is beautiful is she never was ever in this film looking exactly with the extremely Drop Dead Gorgeous and spetacular italian actress Carla Gravina in the pick of the own Carla's terrific beauty.🤩😍❤️👏
Scena fantastica. Una delle più belle del film.
I just recently became aware of a song called fire for you by a group called Cannon's... whenever I hear on the radio at my workplace I have to wonder if they were inspired in some part by this conceptual piece in the movie. The way they keep chanting "I was on fire"....
I also am a huge fan of this scene. I am so glad I can watch it over and over. If anyone has any tips on where to find more please reply.
Wasn't this about a painting that was given to a girl for her birthday and the house caught on fire
her figure is just incredible.
legs that go on forever.
she truly is stunning here.
:)
I was named after Hannah's character in this movie lol
A Daryl Hannah está linda como nunca nesse filme se parecendo exatamente com a extremamente belíssima e espetacular atriz italiana Carla Gravina quando a própria Carla estava no auge de sua beleza extraordinária.🤩😍❤️👏
hilarious
0:08 hmmmm ☘️🔥👑
When you're a gorgeous young woman, no one tells you your "art" is trite drivel, they just flatter you hoping to get up your skirt. I can't even tell you how much of this kind of stuff I had to suffer through back in the day. And my model-artist xgf never figured out why she only ever sold paintings when she was present in the gallery, and only to three men who all ended up stalking her.
Compare Laurie Anderson, "Walk the Dog."
Without this scene, This movie is a total snore.
Could you imagine 'hittin' that?"...
I have been a professional in the Art World since 1977, and still am. Without question, this scene ends up being HILARIOUS as it inadvertently reveals the dubious nature of much Performance Art and its Conceptual Art underpinnings. And learning, as I did from githju68's comment below, that it was conceived and directed by an art teacher does nothing to change my mind. True, watching a woman with the face and body of Daryl Hannah in 1986 (especially dressed as she is here) is going to be captivating to watch. But imagine the SAME piece performed by Rosie O'Donnell . . . Folks, I am with Robert Redford here: WTF is this crap supposed to be? To be sure, REAL performance artists of high quality, such as Laurie Anderson and Joseph Beuys are an entirely different, and artistically important matter!
Creepy...!
She should be in Penn&Teller. I guess the guy was shocked since there were no balloon animals afterwards.
this needs to be called DUMBEST SCENE IN A MOVIE EVER. lolol
Nope.
just google worst scene in a movie....THIS
Lol