I love his little “I knew you had a gun” it’s like he can’t think of anything else to say so he’s bringing up now because he’s not sure what else to say.
Its also a really good call back to the scene earlier in the film where Tony threatens to shoot a couple of hicks that had beaten Dr. Shirley in a bar previously. They never show he has a gun, and its played off like he's faking, so its kinda a shock when this happens.
I love the scene leading up to this--even the cook comes out of the kitchen to see for himself why the piano sounds better than he's heard before working there.
Yeah, and that was on purpose. He even explained it. He said: "if I'm not accepted by white people, and I'm not accepted by my own people then what am I Tony?". This scene is him being accepted by his people, and it made him happy.
He saw them earlier when Shirley was paying for food. He saw the look in their faces and body language, so was looking for them when they were nowhere to be seen as they exited the bar. The fact that Tony didn't see the two he clocked earlier still inside meant that they came outside. If they are outside, he doesn't trust it. Notice that Tony's head on is on a swivel as soon as he walks out of the door, but knows the group standing at the corner of the building aren't the threat.
I have a few friends who are exactly like this. They work hard, love their lady, and are generally “simple” guys in the eyes of society working honest jobs. That said they’re always down to earth and receptive if they see valid reason to listen and learn. They live practically but they live openly and humbly when in the right circumstances and I always really admired them for it. It’s extremely human to watch.
The context missing here is that Dr Shirley prior to playing the piano buys some drinks and he holds a big stack of dollars in his hand. Where street wise Tony knows you should never do that unless you want to get mugged.
1:05 this small change depicts Dr shirley's character development... Earlier in the movie we noticed how he spoke in an Elegant english accent ,sort of like a British accent.. but now you can see the typical African American inflection in his voice ..showing his true self to someone he has been with quite some time and someone whom he trusts
@@einundsiebenziger5488 Joke: Noun - a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline: “She was in a mood to tell jokes” Thought you could use the definition cuz you couldn’t tell
That is one of the reasons why Tony is hired to be Dr Shirley's bodyguard and driver. Tony 'Lip' Vallelonga is a tough guy who can handle unwanted situations and is more than willing to use force when situations demand it. He and Dr Shirley became lifelong friends until death.
Eventually Tony would go on to become a actor who played gangsters in several movies and TV shows, most specially in the Sopranos, in which he played a major role in the first few seasons
It won best picture at the Oscars, Mahershala won for best supporting actor and it also won best screenplay. Viggo was nominated for best actor. I wouldn't say it's underrated at all :-)
Sane advice. Applicable even today. You wanna go to a bar ? Have whatever cash you wanna spend at the ready, in a zipper pocket if possible and never carry a wad.
Blacks and Italians had a lot in common back in those days. We blacks dressed like the Italians. Lived in the south but had a black leather coat,, Italian sweater we called "nic nics" , Italian wool blend slacks, God father Hat. wanted aligator shoes but couldn't afford them.
And to think Tony Lip in this movie later went on to play Carmine Lupertazzi in the Sopranos, him and his big fish lips, there's no stigmata these days.
If you mean the song up until that timestamp, an audio search says it's "Backwood Blues" by The Orange Bird Blues Band Edit: The Orange Bird is the name of the bar, and that was a blues band, so it can be inferred that the song is an original for the movie.
Look at the fin near the rear window of the car, you can faintly see the hairline of two men hiding... Maybe that's what gave it away, I could be wrong...
@@SimoSiili7yeah if I remember right, he noticed the 2 guys in the bar, when they were noticing Doc pull out the wad of cash, so he had his guard up when they were leaving
What's really impressive is that Dr Shirley's piano playing in this scene is that he can just straight up jamming blues/jazz music with the other musicians on the spot. I know that in real life he's been making jazz music since the 1950's, way before he even met Tony and was even a friend of Duke Ellington. But if we're judging purely from his characterisation in the movie, it seems like the movie version of him had spend his life actively avoiding anything "black", including black music, and only played and studied "white people music", in other words he's purely a classically trained pianist. For classically trained pianists, they often have a very hard time to just jam on the spot and improvise. So what Shirley did here is actually quite impressive.
A real musician would have gone ape shit having a gun discharged that close to him without any ear protection. Of course this is hollywood and nobody cares about how loud guns really are, but both of those guys would be deafened by that gun, and probably suffer permanent hearing damage
No they would not be deafened. Not temporarily, not permanently. That’s a Smith & Wesson Model 36 (Chief’s Special) which fires .38 special rounds, which are relatively quiet and low pressure. In general, higher pressure equals higher noise. A .38 shot from a model 36 (in the movie) is 17,000 psi. A 9mm is roughly 26,000 psi. A .357 magnum is around 38,000 psi. They were outdoors, it was only two rounds. They both would be 100% fine with zero damage. Actually, Dr. Shirley would be at a greater risk of ear damage from playing so close to the drums and the rest of the band without hearing protection. To your overall point, yeah Hollywood often overlooks how loud firearms are. Every time somebody gets shot inside a car I cringe. That’s instant Tinnitus and permanent damage. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk, I need to stop procrastinating and get back to work😂
I love his little “I knew you had a gun” it’s like he can’t think of anything else to say so he’s bringing up now because he’s not sure what else to say.
Its also a really good call back to the scene earlier in the film where Tony threatens to shoot a couple of hicks that had beaten Dr. Shirley in a bar previously. They never show he has a gun, and its played off like he's faking, so its kinda a shock when this happens.
I also think Dr. Shirley just realized that Tony would have shot those guys that were beating the shit out of him earlier.
true and that's funny
Comments like this piss me off. Thanks AI
@@Thunderbolt747 By calling them hicks, you missed the point of the movie.
This seems to be the only performance he actually enjoys in the whole movie.
I love the scene leading up to this--even the cook comes out of the kitchen to see for himself why the piano sounds better than he's heard before working there.
No you
Yeah, and that was on purpose. He even explained it. He said: "if I'm not accepted by white people, and I'm not accepted by my own people then what am I Tony?".
This scene is him being accepted by his people, and it made him happy.
He's in awe of him the entire time. He literally tells the woman he's the greatest piano player in the world.
@@hoyte942 Im sure you realized it by now but he was talking about the doc 😅
As soon as they exited the juke joint, Tony had his head on a swivel.
Damn that’s good direction. I didn’t notice that until you’d pointed it out.
Whats a swivel
@@theworld4980he was looking around observing
Tony clocked the both of em' back earlier inside when Doc ordered his food. He knew they'd be waiting somewhere lol
That's why he gets paid the extra $25.
Although, I noticed he didn't look left at the group of people in the back of the scene.
The way Viggos character is always looking around and scanning even before spotting the guys behind the car. He was always ready.
He saw them earlier when Shirley was paying for food. He saw the look in their faces and body language, so was looking for them when they were nowhere to be seen as they exited the bar. The fact that Tony didn't see the two he clocked earlier still inside meant that they came outside. If they are outside, he doesn't trust it. Notice that Tony's head on is on a swivel as soon as he walks out of the door, but knows the group standing at the corner of the building aren't the threat.
@@ShaggyRogers1 I see, thanks.
The Blood of Numenor runs down in his veins 😅
A classic Italian moment
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@@wakonPeru Mama Mia Spaghetti back at ya
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Fo'get about it!
“I knew you had a gun!” That was his way of saying thank you.😂
I have a few friends who are exactly like this. They work hard, love their lady, and are generally “simple” guys in the eyes of society working honest jobs. That said they’re always down to earth and receptive if they see valid reason to listen and learn. They live practically but they live openly and humbly when in the right circumstances and I always really admired them for it. It’s extremely human to watch.
I somehow just can't believe that this guys was Aragorn
Why? Viggo Mortensen is an actor, he is perfectly capable of playing different fictional characters.
@@einundsiebenziger5488it’s a complement, Sheldon Cooper
@@einundsiebenziger5488 sorry, but its a compliment, i don't hate him at all
@@einundsiebenziger5488 Lol you must be popular at parties
Ikr, I think the wrong guy got the Oscar Imho.
The context missing here is that Dr Shirley prior to playing the piano buys some drinks and he holds a big stack of dollars in his hand. Where street wise Tony knows you should never do that unless you want to get mugged.
1:05 this small change depicts Dr shirley's character development... Earlier in the movie we noticed how he spoke in an Elegant english accent ,sort of like a British accent.. but now you can see the typical African American inflection in his voice ..showing his true self to someone he has been with quite some time and someone whom he trusts
Tony is such a genuine, beautiful human being, and their chemistry is perfect with Doc.
“Don’t eva flash a wadda cash in a bah”
😂
Not only in a bar, pretty much everywhere where stranger's eyes can see you are a high roller and may want their own taste.
I love how a danish guy playes a new yorker, perfectly. Viggo mortensen, Tony.
Well to be fair he was raised speaking English and Spanish, and spent his childhood in New York
Well, he actually is a new yorker
Guy speaks 7 languages. I recall seeing an interview he did in Spanish, speaks it so fluently like he never left Argentina.
I love how beautifully written and simple this scene is.
1:50 Applause 👏
Arragon prefer to use gun over sword now.
Aragorn* is a fictional character that does not exist IRL or in this movie. Here, actor Viggo Mortensen plays a completely different role.
@@einundsiebenziger5488
Joke:
Noun - a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny
punchline: “She was in a mood to tell jokes”
Thought you could use the definition cuz you couldn’t tell
@@einundsiebenziger5488 Bist du als Kind zu oft auf den Kopf gefallen?
@@isaacyeon6334 lol
Aragorn, sounds like "had a gun"... coincidence? 👀
Don: "I knew you had a gun!"
Narrator: "Don, in fact, did not know Tony had a gun until then"
Tony is the GUY
That is one of the reasons why Tony is hired to be Dr Shirley's bodyguard and driver. Tony 'Lip' Vallelonga is a tough guy who can handle unwanted situations and is more than willing to use force when situations demand it. He and Dr Shirley became lifelong friends until death.
Eventually Tony would go on to become a actor who played gangsters in several movies and TV shows, most specially in the Sopranos, in which he played a major role in the first few seasons
This is one of the most underrated movies in the new age. God damnit this movie is good.
It won best picture at the Oscars, Mahershala won for best supporting actor and it also won best screenplay. Viggo was nominated for best actor.
I wouldn't say it's underrated at all :-)
@@Sif3r By audience. Just don't hear or see much talk about it.
Yes great movie and it was recommended to me by my daughter almost two years ago and I really enjoyed it😅😂
Looks like every Viggo movie makes my fav lists
The King of Gondor knows these streets
Dr Shirley only plays on Steinway pianos it's in his written contract
Well there aint a Steinway on campus
Dont ever flash a wad of cash ! That poetry!
this a goated movie
Even the Lord of a Gondor had to work as a driver once the dark lord was gone and the world is at peace
Anthony was literally watching the shadows, and he saw one move. You can too- behind the car.
Sane advice. Applicable even today. You wanna go to a bar ? Have whatever cash you wanna spend at the ready, in a zipper pocket if possible and never carry a wad.
Awesome clip… great movie
Haha man i live this two😂
White italian man is more gansta than the black piano player.
Blacks and Italians had a lot in common back in those days. We blacks dressed like the Italians. Lived in the south but had a black leather coat,, Italian sweater we called "nic nics" , Italian wool blend slacks, God father Hat. wanted aligator shoes but couldn't afford them.
You can actually see the tops of their heads in the first shot of the car
Way to boogie!
Great movie
And to think Tony Lip in this movie later went on to play Carmine Lupertazzi in the Sopranos, him and his big fish lips, there's no stigmata these days.
1:03 what the name of this song ?
If you mean the song up until that timestamp, an audio search says it's
"Backwood Blues" by The Orange Bird Blues Band
Edit: The Orange Bird is the name of the bar, and that was a blues band, so it can be inferred that the song is an original for the movie.
@@LastRookieI mean the song in the background when he shot the gun
@@LastRookiethanks though !
Tony the Lip 🫡
Maybe a stupid question, but what did he see in/around the car that made him suspicious?
Look at the fin near the rear window of the car, you can faintly see the hairline of two men hiding... Maybe that's what gave it away, I could be wrong...
Maybe he was expecting it after Dr flashed his money in the bar?
he could see the top of their heads behind the car
@@SimoSiili7yeah if I remember right, he noticed the 2 guys in the bar, when they were noticing Doc pull out the wad of cash, so he had his guard up when they were leaving
0:27 🙃 👍
Tell thay to Malone Lam :))
when did he flash cash?
When they were ordering
@@RayHarlin i seem to have missed it
@@flisko123 it was earlier in the scrne. This clip cut it off.
@@Acewing42 nice fail lo
@@RayHarlin He's also dressed in a tux.
So he had a gun this whole time
I always wondered if it was actually him playing his parts (when they showed him).
No, they superimposed him with another piano player.....
@ you know they have someone strumming a guitar and still put a recording over it, right?
I still can’t believe that’s the guy from lord of the rings
facial hair. Look up the video of babies seeing their dad's for the first time WITHOUT beards. They all cry.
What's really impressive is that Dr Shirley's piano playing in this scene is that he can just straight up jamming blues/jazz music with the other musicians on the spot. I know that in real life he's been making jazz music since the 1950's, way before he even met Tony and was even a friend of Duke Ellington. But if we're judging purely from his characterisation in the movie, it seems like the movie version of him had spend his life actively avoiding anything "black", including black music, and only played and studied "white people music", in other words he's purely a classically trained pianist. For classically trained pianists, they often have a very hard time to just jam on the spot and improvise. So what Shirley did here is actually quite impressive.
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A real musician would have gone ape shit having a gun discharged that close to him without any ear protection. Of course this is hollywood and nobody cares about how loud guns really are, but both of those guys would be deafened by that gun, and probably suffer permanent hearing damage
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No they would not be deafened. Not temporarily, not permanently. That’s a Smith & Wesson Model 36 (Chief’s Special) which fires .38 special rounds, which are relatively quiet and low pressure. In general, higher pressure equals higher noise. A .38 shot from a model 36 (in the movie) is 17,000 psi. A 9mm is roughly 26,000 psi. A .357 magnum is around 38,000 psi.
They were outdoors, it was only two rounds. They both would be 100% fine with zero damage. Actually, Dr. Shirley would be at a greater risk of ear damage from playing so close to the drums and the rest of the band without hearing protection.
To your overall point, yeah Hollywood often overlooks how loud firearms are. Every time somebody gets shot inside a car I cringe. That’s instant Tinnitus and permanent damage.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk, I need to stop procrastinating and get back to work😂
@kevmehl fine mate lol but touch grass sometime
@@kevmehlthanks for this answer, thanks to you I learned something new and interesting
@@stalinemdr2797 learn to shut yourself up, kid.
This movie is cringe.
Like your poor excuse of a life
Literally how
Your the cringe one
Found the closeted racist.