You are so right. I cringe every time I watch it since something similar happened to me in my own home. Needless to say I was very stunned when it happened.
@@uggycyvhvyvyv7322 I assume someone they knew from school visited them, told them a bunch of stuff that gained them sympathy, then later they found out it was all lies
This fucking scene haunts me. What life experience did the writer of this scene pull from to create such a bizzare, yet relatable slice of life portrait for us.
This scene is such an original way of developing Marge’s character. It’s to the point where you can’t really say what it does to your perception of Marge, yet you leave this scene feeling like you know her more. This is done from a scene dominated by Mike’s awkwardness. Movie genius.
I love how awkward this scene comes in at first but then we find out the true intent of the scene later on and it inspires action in Marge to press the sleazy Jerry further. Love this film and how exceptionally crafted it is.
Sara, it meant that he wanted to bang her from here to the moon. Naturally, married or not, she would NEVER be willing to let him. He must have hated it.
Excellent insertion of seemingly irrelevant subplot. Gives audiences a curious element to discuss later. Guess it's another one of those "not everything is as it seems". What a sad lonely character, hiding behind lies and fake smiles.
1:33 Notice how he interrupts himself and moves over to her side of the booth right as he's about to begin his widower story. It's an awkwardly timed move as if it were part of what he had been rehearsing in his mind.
No she's not that good. No compassion for a suffering human being. And she's not that good looking either and should get off her high horse and just stick to crime solving.
This is not a throwaway scene! I've come across a lot of comments that mistakenly regard this scene as gratuitous and evident of filmmakers simply having fun. It's not that way at all. It's a pivotal scene in Marge's development as a salt-of-the-earth optimist that sees the good in people - and even brings it out of them - yet she has the unenviable task of tracking down, and taking down, some nefarious dudes!
Marcelle Ratafia I didn’t say he was bad. I suggested that Marge, in her interaction with Mike, displays a certain altruism that lends to important character growth.
The lounge piano version of the Blood Sweat & Tears song “Sometimes in Winter” in the background sets this scene so flawlessly, especially if you know the lyrics.
This scene made Marge realize that even a simple, seemingly harmless person can lie and you would believe it at first. This is when she realized that Jerry (William Macy) was not only lying, but involved in the kidnapping plot and was in way over his head.
I will say that is a really nice looking place. That's actually the kind of place I would like to go myself. On the one hand, this scene really makes you want to do a facepalm because the guy has absolutely no game. And then you find out later he made the whole thing up about the dead wife. But in spite of that, you almost feel too sorry for the guy to laugh at him, or even put him down because it is so obvious he has some real serious problems. Really, all you can do is shake your head and walk away.
I feel sorry for Mike and there was this part of me the whole scene that wishes Marge would hold his hand in a supportive way, but then I see how obsessed Mike is with her and I know Marge is a good woman who wouldnt betray a bit of her husband's trust. Not that I think Mike wanted an affair from this meeting necessarily, I think Mike was just looking for anything to mend his broken soul. He might not have turned down adultery but if he truly knew Marge he'd know she wasn't that type of gal. Then poor Marge just sat there not really sure what to do. I think she does feel real bad for him, but ya can't show too much affection and lead him on and he must be creeping her out some. What a scene!
As someone who has lived in the twin cities for 39 years...we do not talk like this. This movie went way overboard with the accents. Maybe some people say up north, but not here. Not even back in 1996.
Same here. I'm 39 and have spent my my entire life in northeast Minneapolis. The accent is pretty exaggerated, but I work with some people from rural MN who come dangerously close to sounding like this. The over the top accents made me hate this movie when I first watched it, but I've grown to love it over time. You're definitely right about the fact that people from the city sound nothing like these characters.
Lol who said anything was wrong with the way the scene was done? What's wrong with it is Mike is a fucking weirdo pathetic fuck. Like for fucks sake. Dude should have gotten a hooker if things were that bad. And this iwnt normal behavior by any means
Something very similar happened to me a few years ago. I invited someone to my home and wanted to sit next to them on the couch and they asked me to sit somewhere else. This really shocked me but I changed my seat. Later however they became nicer and gave me a big hug before they left. A few months later they E-mailed me and told me not to phone or E-Mail them and told me they no longer wanted to be my friend. I was very shocked and upset by this and couldn't understand why this happened since I had always treated them very well sending them presents for Christmas and their birthday and paying for them in restaurants. I still don't understand how and why this happened. I'm hoping they'll call back someday and this can be straightened out because I really liked them. I don't hate this person but would like to know why they did this. I would become friends again if they really sincerely apologized.
@Nothus Thanks for your reply. It IS a painful memory but I just wish I knew what the reason was for their rejection of me. If they didn't want to be friends anymore they should not have accepted the invitation to my home. In my culture what they did is the height of disrespect because they insulted me in my home. One thing they can be certain of is that unless they make a sincere apology they'll never be welcome in my home ever again.
@@jdewitt77 ok. They will not apologise and you can live without them. Forget every thing. Life is very short to wait or want those who dont accept at first.
@@كوخعندالشاطيء They are probably going through a rough time or borderline asperger's or ADHD, and were too ashamed to admit they were having problems. There's so many stories now more than ever with Mental Health and how it affected them after Covid.
There is clearly something you are not sharing about this story. The remark about Christmas presents, birthday presents and paying for them in restaurants makes me believe you probably had unrequited feelings for that person, wouldn’t take no for an answer and made them uncomfortable. Your post and follow up about an apology you think you are owed shows how fixated you are. That person was decent enough to send you a note stating they no longer wanted to have a friendship with you, yet you claim to be completely clueless as to why. You refer to what happened to you as being similar to what happened here. What happened in this scene is Mike being inappropriate and intrusive and we find out later he was lying and being manipulative. That’s all we really need to know. 😐 Even if I’m wrong about some of these details…there is zero chance what you shared here is the entire truth.
I was an Electrical Engineer for Honeywell... they didn’t pay much...you could make better money working in animal husbandry than working as an engineer for Honeywell...
Maybe Yanagita is lying to try to get Marge to get intimate with him with his sob story about Linda and how he's so lonely. It's been done before in Animal House, where the Otter character pretends to be a dead sorority girl's boyfriend in order to get a date. In Some Like It Hot, the Tony Curtis character lies about his girlfriend falling off a cliff so the Marilyn Monroe character would feel sorry for him and be more intimate with him.
It just seems so unlikely that marge would meet him by herself. Slight tease of her hair hinting at some pretense. I never understood this scene?? What am I missin here
this is a great scene, irrelevant to the plot, but meant to juxtapose Marge's character who is happily married, and how her simple life is really amazing compared to this guy, who is "so lonely" and doesn't have much to show for it as he ages.
I can handle the innocent witnesses being murdered and the wood chipper spray, but I can't finish this scene. It's just brutal.
too true
What exactly, her rejection or his lies?
You are so right. I cringe every time I watch it since something similar happened to me in my own home. Needless to say I was very stunned when it happened.
@jdewitt77 What happened? I don’t get it
@@uggycyvhvyvyv7322 I assume someone they knew from school visited them, told them a bunch of stuff that gained them sympathy, then later they found out it was all lies
The awkwardness of this scene is brilliant. And the actor playing “Mike” is absolutely amazing.
Steve Park. He's just terrific.
You're such a super lady. That's a great pickup line. I'm being sarcastic y'all.
@asdfj asdfjk how about you say it witha christopher walken accent. I gotta fever and what I need is more superladies.
He should have had an oscar nomination for this scene
Mike: SOOOOOO😃
This fucking scene haunts me. What life experience did the writer of this scene pull from to create such a bizzare, yet relatable slice of life portrait for us.
This scene is such an original way of developing Marge’s character. It’s to the point where you can’t really say what it does to your perception of Marge, yet you leave this scene feeling like you know her more. This is done from a scene dominated by Mike’s awkwardness. Movie genius.
Mike lying to Marge convinced her Lundergard was also lying.
Holy shit. Mind blown.
You can see the moment she connects it later in her cruiser. An amazing, subtle little twitch in her face. A well deserved Academy Award for her.
It does more than that. I feel as if her reaction to Gearars crime later on. It's like the world itself doesn't make alot of sense sometimes.
stupid comment
@@marcelleratafia2360 why?
We all have a little Mike Yanagita inside of us.
Gross
Especially you, Patrick.
@Patrick Bateman this comment is fucking gold lol
“What the heck do ya mean?”
OMG that $hit was funny. I don't want any of that inside of me.
I love how awkward this scene comes in at first but then we find out the true intent of the scene later on and it inspires action in Marge to press the sleazy Jerry further. Love this film and how exceptionally crafted it is.
The actor is beyond acting. He nailed this short but very complex character
"She passed away."
*receives drink*
I love the pacing
Both of these actors have such expressive eye movements!
One of the greatest one-scene performances in film history.
Great scene, a guy who is trying to create his own reality.
Hard to believe this is the same guy who played the Korean shop owner in Do the Right Thing. Steve Park is a good actor.
True! He’s amazing!
I love that film “I NO WHITE”
"I'm black, too ! "
This scene alone was Oscar quality.
Such a memorable character for someone who is only in one scene. Painfully real and relatable
she's not a single, Mike
You were always such a super laaady!
Lol
Rady
Sara, it meant that he wanted to bang her from here to the moon. Naturally, married or not, she would NEVER be willing to let him. He must have hated it.
Excellent insertion of seemingly irrelevant subplot. Gives audiences a curious element to discuss later. Guess it's another one of those "not everything is as it seems". What a sad lonely character, hiding behind lies and fake smiles.
A lot of people are like that.
This is probably the most realistic acting I’ve ever scene, very underrated movie.
Very underrate movie?!? Do you even know what that word means?
@@MWorsa yes I do, do you know what grammar means?
@@falconx4340 Grammar is underrated.
@@falconx4340 So, you think being nominated for best film, won for best leading actress and writer/screen play is underrated?
@@MWorsa L
He’s so good in this role.
1:33 Notice how he interrupts himself and moves over to her side of the booth right as he's about to begin his widower story. It's an awkwardly timed move as if it were part of what he had been rehearsing in his mind.
she fought real hard, marge.
Rob Kim, yeah, right. She fought HIM.
Basically Mike Yanagita was Jerry Lundegaard. Imagine both played together in the dealership. Mike "I'm soo lonely." Jerry "Ja but that trucoat."
I’m so ronery.
I remember the character actor who plays Mike also as the Korean father in A Serious Man, and as one of the police officers in Falling Down.
The mix of the Korean and Minnesotan accent is quite something.
Whereas when that actor later appeared in A Serious Man, he only had a Korean accent. But again, in Minnesota! 😁
@patrickc3419 the actor is Korean, character is Japanese
absolutely love this film and love the character Mike!
"I ALWAYS LIKED YOU SO MUCH" Mike Yanagita said calmly.
'oh no ,linda cooksy is fine, mike was stalking her for cripes sake"
Well.... That's a surprise then!
"Norm son of a Gunderson", first time I catch that.
I cringe so hard i pulled a muscle.
Duuuuuude only 15 likes in 1 year,its the perfect comment for this scene!! Im #16
Years ago I used to think this was funny … now looking at it again I find it poignant but at the same time it shows how good of a human Being Marge is
She really is. I don’t know if most people would handle this bizarre meeting as well as she did!
No she's not that good. No compassion for a suffering human being. And she's not that good looking either and should get off her high horse and just stick to crime solving.
This is not a throwaway scene! I've come across a lot of comments that mistakenly regard this scene as gratuitous and evident of filmmakers simply having fun. It's not that way at all. It's a pivotal scene in Marge's development as a salt-of-the-earth optimist that sees the good in people - and even brings it out of them - yet she has the unenviable task of tracking down, and taking down, some nefarious dudes!
how is yanakita bad, robert?
Marcelle Ratafia I didn’t say he was bad. I suggested that Marge, in her interaction with Mike, displays a certain altruism that lends to important character growth.
Don’t agree, super comment nonetheless 👍
@@marcelleratafia2360 he lied about Linda Cooksey
Yeah she realized, after finding out Mike basically lied about everything, that maybe Lundergard was lying too.
Cuts her off with, "I ALWAYS LIKED YA SO MUCH!" Like she wasn't already dealing with enough psychos. I always laugh.
She's so good at being assertive while also polite.
“ I always liked you SO MUCH!” …..crickets…
"I always liked ya so much!!!"
(awkward silence ensues)
The lounge piano version of the Blood Sweat & Tears song “Sometimes in Winter” in the background sets this scene so flawlessly, especially if you know the lyrics.
This happens to me on every single date I go on. No wonder I never get invited in for coffee.
I wouldn't compare yourself to him, chief.
"I ALWAYS LIKED YOU SO MUCH"
You were such a super lady! 😂
sad sack...hard to watch this scene...as important as it was...
I AM THE TOP SUPER LADY 🔥 i didn't know we needed an aged version of Jeon Soyeon in this!!!
Love the piano 🎹 music in the beginning of this clip
You know it's the Radisson so it's pretty good.
"Youre such s super lady" lmao
He would later go on to create the Lesliebots.
Great acting and scene
What's sad beside this scene is that people like Mike exist, I've seen and heard them!
I ALWAYS LIKED YA SO MUCH!
...... sips straw
Lol. Christ she nailed this role. Talk about awkward af
I am not going to click on read more
One of the finest scenes in motion picture history.
Why bring out the drinks at such am awkward moment?..... oooh right... awkward moment.
Spot on.
One of the most uncomfortable scenes I've seen. Hey Mike, go get an escort if its that bad
You were such a super lady and I've been so lonely. He stole my line!
This scene made Marge realize that even a simple, seemingly harmless person can lie and you would believe it at first. This is when she realized that Jerry (William Macy) was not only lying, but involved in the kidnapping plot and was in way over his head.
Frances McDormand one of the really fine actresses.
lol he thinks he is going to score with his old high school buddy who is married and also pregnant?
:26... First HINT that this was going to get very awkward ,, fast ... lmao .. Fantastic Acting by both ..
This is the Raddison near hwy 100 and 494 .
Oh yah he's been struggling
This is so good it's insane. I'm cringing so hard my jaw hurts.
Poor Mike...
And then I saw ya on the Tee Vee.
Always gets me😂
And the “Noooooo”
I will say that is a really nice looking place. That's actually the kind of place I would like to go myself.
On the one hand, this scene really makes you want to do a facepalm because the guy has absolutely no game. And then you find out later he made the whole thing up about the dead wife.
But in spite of that, you almost feel too sorry for the guy to laugh at him, or even put him down because it is so obvious he has some real serious problems. Really, all you can do is shake your head and walk away.
Mike kinda looks like a young Dr. Michio Kaku. Sounds just like him too.
I ALWAYS LIKED YOU SO MUCH!!!
"Soooooooooo!!!"
I want a spin-off where Mike, Jerry, Carl, and Gaear all share a table
I’m afraid Gaear would polish Mike off in 2 seconds. 😂
I feel sorry for Mike and there was this part of me the whole scene that wishes Marge would hold his hand in a supportive way, but then I see how obsessed Mike is with her and I know Marge is a good woman who wouldnt betray a bit of her husband's trust.
Not that I think Mike wanted an affair from this meeting necessarily, I think Mike was just looking for anything to mend his broken soul. He might not have turned down adultery but if he truly knew Marge he'd know she wasn't that type of gal.
Then poor Marge just sat there not really sure what to do. I think she does feel real bad for him, but ya can't show too much affection and lead him on and he must be creeping her out some.
What a scene!
Yah!
@@Vanilladye oh ya
@@ALCvideoprofile oh yah you betcha!
What started as a scene filler later became an important part of the film
ALL THOSE BAT COINS THAT THE CASHIERS GAVE TO ME CAME IN REAL HANDY
As someone who has lived in the twin cities for 39 years...we do not talk like this. This movie went way overboard with the accents. Maybe some people say up north, but not here. Not even back in 1996.
Same here. I'm 39 and have spent my my entire life in northeast Minneapolis. The accent is pretty exaggerated, but I work with some people from rural MN who come dangerously close to sounding like this. The over the top accents made me hate this movie when I first watched it, but I've grown to love it over time. You're definitely right about the fact that people from the city sound nothing like these characters.
desperation
1:04 "So, you went and married an armed son of a Gunderson" lolol almost sounded like he was going to curse.
Nothing wrong with this scene. It’s real life folks.
Lol who said anything was wrong with the way the scene was done? What's wrong with it is Mike is a fucking weirdo pathetic fuck. Like for fucks sake. Dude should have gotten a hooker if things were that bad. And this iwnt normal behavior by any means
He should have been facing the door.
Something very similar happened to me a few years ago. I invited someone to my home and wanted to sit next to them on the couch and they asked me to sit somewhere else. This really shocked me but I changed my seat. Later however they became nicer and gave me a big hug before they left. A few months later they E-mailed me and told me not to phone or E-Mail them and told me they no longer wanted to be my friend. I was very shocked and upset by this and couldn't understand why this happened since I had always treated them very well sending them presents for Christmas and their birthday and paying for them in restaurants. I still don't understand how and why this happened. I'm hoping they'll call back someday and this can be straightened out because I really liked them. I don't hate this person but would like to know why they did this. I would become friends again if they really sincerely apologized.
@Nothus Thanks for your reply. It IS a painful memory but I just wish I knew what the reason was for their rejection of me. If they didn't want to be friends anymore they should not have accepted the invitation to my home. In my culture what they did is the height of disrespect because they insulted me in my home. One thing they can be certain of is that unless they make a sincere apology they'll never be welcome in my home ever again.
Wtf did you do lmao
@@jdewitt77 ok. They will not apologise and you can live without them. Forget every thing. Life is very short to wait or want those who dont accept at first.
@@كوخعندالشاطيء They are probably going through a rough time or borderline asperger's or ADHD, and were too ashamed to admit they were having problems. There's so many stories now more than ever with Mental Health and how it affected them after Covid.
There is clearly something you are not sharing about this story. The remark about Christmas presents, birthday presents and paying for them in restaurants makes me believe you probably had unrequited feelings for that person, wouldn’t take no for an answer and made them uncomfortable. Your post and follow up about an apology you think you are owed shows how fixated you are. That person was decent enough to send you a note stating they no longer wanted to have a friendship with you, yet you claim to be completely clueless as to why. You refer to what happened to you as being similar to what happened here. What happened in this scene is Mike being inappropriate and intrusive and we find out later he was lying and being manipulative. That’s all we really need to know. 😐 Even if I’m wrong about some of these details…there is zero chance what you shared here is the entire truth.
I was an Electrical Engineer for Honeywell... they didn’t pay much...you could make better money working in animal husbandry than working as an engineer for Honeywell...
Maybe Yanagita is lying to try to get Marge to get intimate with him with his sob story about Linda and how he's so lonely. It's been done before in Animal House, where the Otter character pretends to be a dead sorority girl's boyfriend in order to get a date. In Some Like It Hot, the Tony Curtis character lies about his girlfriend falling off a cliff so the Marilyn Monroe character would feel sorry for him and be more intimate with him.
It’s scenes like these that make me kinda glad I got banned on tinder.
I was banned too, and there's no way a banned person can rejoin I was told
afterwards they took a room in the radisson together, where gundersen comforted yanakita...
😂Excellent development.
Mike had a severe case of blue balls. It can make you act funny.
She treated him like crap.
03:44
You are such a Super Lady!
I got a date sunday I havnt ever met, if it goes even a shade better than this I'll surprise myself
Don't get the corona lol!
Was she a super lady?
so funny
It just seems so unlikely that marge would meet him by herself. Slight tease of her hair hinting at some pretense. I never understood this scene?? What am I missin here
Marge was ready to show herself off but not go the full mile, if you know what I mean.
You were such a SUPER LADY…
lol eden prarie..
They don’t say “sorry” correctly, or maybe I am used to South Dakota
Thought it was going quite well until he tried to slide in next to her.
lauries first movie
michael rifleman duby
kristens red ruby
desperation
Dude what
chen wongs own foot bath
jodi welch brechts time bay path
murder a mcgrath
this is a great scene, irrelevant to the plot, but meant to juxtapose Marge's character who is happily married, and how her simple life is really amazing compared to this guy, who is "so lonely" and doesn't have much to show for it as he ages.
This scene is so outta left field
It’s pivotal for the movie though.
I’d have loved to have seen Jerry sell Mike a car with Tru-coat. 3:49. I’m so lonely
A Japanese man with a Minnesota accent.
Japanese name clearly Korean looking and sounding - ah the 80s...when people couldn't tell Asians apart.
Your such a super lady ! Hahahaha
Yah, ya know it’s a raddison so they’re pretty good.😂
Yousuchasupaladee!!!