Best Movie Speech Ever (1 Viewer)

[zoonation]

Anthony Hopkins' closing argument as John Adams in Amistad.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Pop Fisher - You know my mama wanted me to be a farmer.

Roy Hobbs - My dad wanted me to be a baseball player.

Pop Fisher - Well, you're better than anyone I ever had and you're the best GD hitter I ever saw. (only he didn't say GD)

That exchange gives me chills (in a good way). I can hear that over and over and it has the same effect.

I prefer:

We review...all the fears and anxiety which are so inherently symptomatic of a losing team. The mind is a strange thing, men. We must begin by asking it What is losing? Losing is a disease as contagious as polio. Losing is a disease as contagious as syphilis. Losing is a disease as contagious as bubonic plague, attacking one but infecting all. Ah, but curable. Now, I want you to imagine you are on a ship at sea, on a vast, calm ocean. Gently rocking. Gently rocking. Gently rocking. Gently rocking.

 

[JohnnyU]

Pop Fisher - You know my mama wanted me to be a farmer.

Roy Hobbs - My dad wanted me to be a baseball player.

Pop Fisher - Well, you're better than anyone I ever had and you're the best GD hitter I ever saw. (only he didn't say GD)

That exchange gives me chills (in a good way). I can hear that over and over and it has the same effect.

I prefer:

We review...all the fears and anxiety which are so inherently symptomatic of a losing team. The mind is a strange thing, men. We must begin by asking it What is losing? Losing is a disease as contagious as polio. Losing is a disease as contagious as syphilis. Losing is a disease as contagious as bubonic plague, attacking one but infecting all. Ah, but curable. Now, I want you to imagine you are on a ship at sea, on a vast, calm ocean. Gently rocking. Gently rocking. Gently rocking. Gently rocking.

Yeah, that guy was creepy.

 

[Kevrunner]

From "We Are Marshall"

For those of you who may not know, this is the final resting place for six members of the 1970 Thundering Herd. The plane crash that took their lives was so severe, so, so absolute, that their bodies were unable to be identified. So they were buried here, together. Six players, six teammates, six Sons of Marshall. This is our past, gentlemen. This is where we have been. This is how we got here. This is who we are. Today, I want to talk about our opponent this afternoon. They're bigger, faster, stronger, more experienced and on paper, they're just better. And they know it, too. But I wanna tell you something that they don't know. They don't know your heart. I do. I've seen it. You have shown it to me. You have shown this coaching staff, your teammates. You have shown yourselves just exactly who you are in here. When you take that field today, you've gotta lay that heart on the line, men. From the souls of your feet, with every ounce of blood you've got in your body, lay it on the line until the final whistle blows. And if you do that, if you do that, we cannot lose. We may be behind on the scoreboard at the end of the game but if you play like that we cannot be defeated. Now we came here today to remember six young men and sixty-nine others who will not be on the field with you today, but they will be watching. You can bet your ### that they'll be gritting their teeth with every snap of that football. You understand me? How you play today, from this moment on, is how you will be remembered. This is your opportunity to rise from these ashes and grab glory.

We are...Marshall (everyone) We are...Marshall (everyone) We are...Marshall (everyone) The funerals end today!

 

[Sabertooth]

"Now yous can't leave." - This Boy's Life

 

[heckmanm]

What's he that wishes so?My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;If we are mark'd to die, we are enowTo do our country loss; and if to live,The fewer men, the greater share of honour.God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;It yearns me not if men my garments wear;Such outward things dwell not in my desires.But if it be a sin to covet honour,I am the most offending soul alive.No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.God's peace! I would not lose so great an honourAs one man more methinks would share from meFor the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,That he which hath no stomach to this fight,Let him depart; his passport shall be made,And crowns for convoy put into his purse;We would not die in that man's companyThat fears his fellowship to die with us.This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,And rouse him at the name of Crispian.He that shall live this day, and see old age,Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,But he'll remember, with advantages,What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,Familiar in his mouth as household words-Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.This story shall the good man teach his son;And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,From this day to the ending of the world,But we in it shall be remembered-We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;For he to-day that sheds his blood with meShall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,This day shall gentle his condition; Make him a member of the gentry, even if he is a commoner.And gentlemen in England now-a-bedShall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaksThat fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

Bumping this one as not getting enough love here - first one that comes to my mind, blows away a lot of the other ones mentioned here.

I get goosebumps just READING it.

 

[kentric]

There is one clear victor here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vtWB4owdE

Bluto's speach in Animal House.

 

[Papa Georgio]

I didn't see it mentioned but I really liked the dialog of John Goodman in The Gambler with his "Position of F you" rant.

 

[VA703]

Mikey: Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket.

 

[dhockster]

Mikey: Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket.

I can't believe someone put something from "The Goonies" in Best Movie Speech Ever. I also can't believe I knew that speech was from the Goonies.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

"Now yous can't leave." - This Boy's Life

"A Bronx Tale"

 

[B Maverick]

Steve Rogers: Attention all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, this is Steve Rogers. You're heard a lot about me over the last few days. Some of you were even ordered to hunt me down. But I think it's time to tell the truth. S.H.I.E.L.D. is not what we thought it was. It's been taken over by HYDRA. Alexander Pierce is their leader. The S.T.R.I.K.E. and Insight crew are HYDRA as well. I don't know how many more, but I know they're in the building. They could be standing right next to you. They almost have what they want. Absolute control. They shot Nick Fury. And it won't end there. If you launch those helicarriers today, HYDRA will be able to kill anyone that stands in their way. Unless we stop them. I know I'm asking a lot. But the price of freedom is high. It always has been. And it's a price I'm willing to pay. And if I'm the only one, then so be it. But I'm willing to bet I'm not.

I wouldnt call it the best, but its pretty good and thought I would add it to the list.

 

[El Floppo]

What's he that wishes so?My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;If we are mark'd to die, we are enowTo do our country loss; and if to live,The fewer men, the greater share of honour.God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;It yearns me not if men my garments wear;Such outward things dwell not in my desires.But if it be a sin to covet honour,I am the most offending soul alive.No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.God's peace! I would not lose so great an honourAs one man more methinks would share from meFor the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,That he which hath no stomach to this fight,Let him depart; his passport shall be made,And crowns for convoy put into his purse;We would not die in that man's companyThat fears his fellowship to die with us.This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,And rouse him at the name of Crispian.He that shall live this day, and see old age,Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,But he'll remember, with advantages,What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,Familiar in his mouth as household words-Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.This story shall the good man teach his son;And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,From this day to the ending of the world,But we in it shall be remembered-We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;For he to-day that sheds his blood with meShall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,This day shall gentle his condition; Make him a member of the gentry, even if he is a commoner.And gentlemen in England now-a-bedShall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaksThat fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

Bumping this one as not getting enough love here - first one that comes to my mind, blows away a lot of the other ones mentioned here.

I get goosebumps just READING it.

that one and this one both...:

SCENE I. France. Before Harfleur.


Alarum. Enter KING HENRY, EXETER, BEDFORD, GLOUCESTER, and Soldiers, with scaling-ladders

KING HENRY V



Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;


Or close the wall up with our English dead.


In peace there's nothing so becomes a man


As modest stillness and humility:


But when the blast of war blows in our ears,


Then imitate the action of the tiger;


Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,


Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;


Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;


Let pry through the portage of the head


Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it


As fearfully as doth a galled rock


O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,


Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.


Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,


Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit


To his full height. On, on, you noblest English.


Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof!


Fathers that, like so many Alexanders,


Have in these parts from morn till even fought


And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:


Dishonour not your mothers; now attest


That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you.


Be copy now to men of grosser blood,


And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman,


Whose limbs were made in England, show us here


The mettle of your pasture; let us swear


That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;


For there is none of you so mean and base,


That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.


I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,


Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:


Follow your spirit, and upon this charge


Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'

 

[Andy Dufresne]

It's taken nearly 10 years to get the right answer in here?

Chaplin in The Great Dictator

Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a close 2nd

Others

Willie Stark in All The King's Men

Judgement at Nuremburg

To Kill A Mockingbird

Cool Hand Luke - Night in the box

Network - Mad As Hell (this movie has a ton of them)

Apocalypse Now - I've seen the horror

A few personal favorites

Tucker: A Man And His Dream

Colossus: The Forbin Project (at the 1:00 mark)

Rocky Balboa sets his son straight

Gettysburg - Chamberlain's speech

 

[JShare87]

Let me tell you something you already know. The world aint all sunshine and rainbows. Its a very mean and nasty place and I dont care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it aint about how hard ya hit. Its about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. Thats how winning is done! Now if you know what youre worth then go out and get what youre worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you aint where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that aint you! Youre better than that!

I love that speech.

 

[Sabertooth]

"Now yous can't leave." - This Boy's Life

"A Bronx Tale"

Dammit, always get those two mixed up.

 

[Sabertooth]

Let me tell you something you already know. The world aint all sunshine and rainbows. Its a very mean and nasty place and I dont care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it aint about how hard ya hit. Its about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. Thats how winning is done! Now if you know what youre worth then go out and get what youre worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you aint where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that aint you! Youre better than that!

I love that speech.

Reminds me of the song "My Way."

 

[ShamrockPride]

Charles Dutton to Sean Austin in Rudy:

Rudy: I wanted to run out of that tunnel for my dad, to prove to everyone--

CD: Prove what??!

Rudy: That I was somebody.

CD: Oh you are so full of crap. Look at ya! You're 5 foot nothing, a hundred and nothing, and you've got hardly a speck of athletic ability. And you hung in there with the best college football program in the land for two years. Not to mention you're gonna walk outta here with a degree from the University of Notre Dame. Boy, in this lifetime you ain't got nothin to prove to nobody except yourself. And after what you've gone through, if you ain't don't that by now, it ain't gonna never happen...

 

[ffldrew]

Dennis Hopper on Sicilians in True Romance

 

[Tanner9919]

R. Lee Ermey

Full Metal Jacket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Lft6EQh-Y

this is the opening scene, but ENTIRE training camp which is the first 1/3rd of the moive, is absoluetely incredible ..

Animal House, Deltas on trial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROxvT8KKdFw

Bluto's speech, Animal House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep-xgd_eETE

Germans? forget it , he's rolling..

George Bailey's speech to Potter and the Board, it's a Wondeful Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4ne13Zft9Q

George Bailey's Prayer, It's a Wondeful Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5p9fENMjJg

 

[saintfool]

Harry Lime's Cuckoo speech from the classic Third Man. the whole scene is amazing. Some of the best writing in movie you'll find but this little bit of improv from Welles is perfect.

"Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long Holly"

 

[D in the D]

Kurt Russell's (as Herb Brooks) pregame speech in Miracle. /thread

I've heard stories about his speech between periods of the Gold Medal game vs Finland. Apparently it was legendary, and it worked. They were down a goal and the only gist of the story I got was that it ended with "if you guys lose this game, you will take it to your graves. <slams something>..to your f***ing GRAVES!!!"

 

[Socrates11]

Ed Axley (Ed O'Neill): Coach?
Pete Bell: (points at him) Yeah.
Ed: Uh, I gotta ask this question or I wouldn't be doing my job. Would you care to comment on the rumor that you arranged for an automobile to be purchased for Neon Bodeaux?
Pete Bell: (pauses for a moment) Y'know, uh, y'know, Ed, you gotta get your mind outta the gutter. You know, you, you just gotta start thinking straight! I mean, it's right there in front of you! For crissake, it wasn't an AUTOMOBILE, I mean, it was a FULLY LOADED LEXUS! (nervous laughter from the press) The damn car had everything. It had everything, didn't it Happy?(looks over at where Happy and his buddies are standing) It was fully loaded, wasn't it?
Happy (J.T. Walsh): No, no, Coach, it was a nuclear surfboard, remember?
Pete Bell: Y'know, and the damn thing of it is, Ed, is that, you know Neon, he didn't want it. He didn't want the car, he didn't want it. He didn't ask for anything. But, y'know, he wasn't for sale. But we, we got it for him anyway. I mean, and I think, personally, that it would've been a helluva deal, a good price. I mean, uh, I mean, what did Neon do tonight, does anybody know? How many boards did Neon have tonight?
Journalist: Thirteen.
Pete Bell: Thirteen? Thirteen boards? Well, there you are. It would have been a helluva deal. Can you imagine? Can you imagine what Neon would've done if we'd have tried to give him a Ferrari? (more nervous laughing from the crowd) I mean, for crissake! He might have scored forty or fifty points! I mean, who knows? Who knows what he would have done for a Ferrari? Naw, y'know Neon, he, he didn't take anything. He didn't want anything. Some of the others did, didn't they Happy?
(Happy is glaring at him now)
What, wasn't there some of the other kids, what'd we give 'em? What? Cars? Tractors? Gave a kid a TRACTOR? Another kid we gave a HOUSE. Didn't we give him a house? You know, BAGS OF CASH, I don't know what we gave these kids...You know, they asked for things, we gave it to 'em. I mean, you guys asked me to win, and I gave that to you! Right? And the Alumni are all jerking off over this win, which is the only time the Alumni ever jerk off, right? It's when we win. 'Cause this ain't about education! It ain't much about winning, and it sure as hell ain't much about basketball! It's about MONEY! JUST #######ED MONEY! That's what it's about, Ed. And I bought into it. I bought into it big time. I'm a big part of the problem.
Happy: Stick a fork in this creep because he's DONE! He's dead meat! You're finished! You will NEVER coach in America again, you got that? Why don't you try Bulgaria? I hear they're looking for wimps like you! (security guards and Happy's buddies start moving him toward the exit) Whiners! No, ####### it! Get your hands off me! I can walk! Loser! You lost 3 years in a row! I gave you everything you wanted, you creep! Let go of me, ####### it! (Happy gets hustled out the door)
Pete Bell: There goes Happy, heading for the cash machine! Oh yeah, he's gonna get himself another linebacker! That guy's got the best players money can buy! THE BEST PLAYERS MONEY CAN BUY! Y'know, I'll tell you something else. Y'know, someplace, someplace in America right now, there's some 10 year old kid. He's out there on that playground, and he's playin', he's dribbling between his legs, he's goin' left, he's goin' right, he's already above the rim, he's stuffin' it home. You know what's gonna happen to this kid? Five minutes from now, he's gonna be surrounded by agents, corporate sponsors and coaches. Y'know, people like me. Just drooling over this kid because he holds our future employment in his hands. I mean, that's what we've made this game. That's what we've done. Y'know, the best coaching job I ever did, that wasn't tonight. It was last season. Y'know, when we were 14 and 15 and we had a losing season. But #######it, those kids, they gave me their HEARTS! They gave me everything they had! They played up to the MAXIMUM of their ability! They gave it EVERYTHING! And y'know, it wasn't good enough! It wasn't good enough for me, it wasn't good enough for you, it wasn't good enough for anybody! That's pathetic. I mean, that's really pathetic. I've become what I despise. And, y'know, I cheated my profession. Cheated myself. I cheated basketball. There's two words I didn't think'd ever come out of my mouth. I didn't think I'd ever be able to say 'em. (a long pause as he regains his composure) I quit. (And he exits from the confusion now breaking out in the press room)