what film do you think has the greatest entrance of a character in it? i would have to say my personal favorite is when the president calls out dr. strangelove in GASP! DR. STRANGELOVE. i get such a rush at that part....hehehehe
Orson in The Third Man
PBH in Boogie Nights
Tom Hulce's first scene as Mozart in Amadeus is pretty memorable.
"Uoy [e]Vol I Tub."
"Tihs Ym Tae."
ewan in -trainspotting-
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catwoman in batman returns. when she does the back flips and then whips.
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unfortunately i didn't think his entrance was as great as anticipated. after all, this is something that is mentioned in almost every critique/analysis of the film.
My favorite entrance -- Johnny Boy in Mean Streets, who literally enters with a bang -- he puts something in a mailbox, walks away, quickly, and then the mailbox blows up. Since this was the role that put De Niro on the map, it also serves as a "career entrance."
Going in the opposite direction, for subtle entrances, how about Mrs. Miller in McCabe and Mrs. Miller, who is glimpsed fleetingly well before she is properly introduced into the film, which I suppose is Altman's way of showing that even the lead character is part of the social fabric before getting pulled out and examined.
For comical entrances, I enjoy Toad in American Graffiti, who pulls up to Mel's on a scooter, then loses control of it and falls off, and then suffers the indignity of having his trousers yanked down by Milner.
More great entrances:
We hear a toilet flush, then out walks George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove.
We glimpse the back of Marcellus Wallace's head in Pulp Fiction as he gives his "fuck pride" speech to Butch the boxer.
We hear Warren Beatty having sex and answering his always-ringing phone in his dark bedroom in Shampoo, thus giving us the entire movie in miniature before the opening credits finish rolling.
How could I forget -- William Holden in Sunset Boulevard, floating dead in a swimming pool. In one image, tone, character & setting are concisely conveyed. Best of all, Holden's entrance is also an exit.
Speaking of which, what is the best exit? Probably from the same movie. Gloria Swanson ready for her close up.
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A awesome thread
I like:
The Wolf > Pulp Fiction
Todd Parker > Boogie Nights
Max Cady > Cape Fear
There is probably more but I can't remember
Grace Kelly in Rear Window. Jimmy Stewart's sleeping in half-light. A shadow starts to creep accross him, he slowly wakes. We cut to Grace - the most beautiful woman to have ever been on a cinema screen, his object of affection and fear - appearing silently, floating up through frame, almost menacingly. They kiss in profile, silent and in slow motion.
Kim Novak in Vertigo. Jimmy Stewart is looking for her in background of the restaurant, spying. She gets up and starts to walk out, but then stops as she nears him; he looks down. He sneaks a look at her as she stands in front of him. His whole fucking world changes. That one shot where she is standing there, in profile looking up, the lights around her dim, she gets an intense, dreamlike glow, the music: it just sums up all those feelings of love, lust, darkness, death, obsession, voyeurism. Superb. ( Actually, if anyone would DVD cap that for me, I would be eternally grateful...)
I also like Grace Kelly's entrance in Rear Window
I want to see it again
She was sexy.
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amen
...btw 'Mogwai' you capture all the kodakmoments :wink:
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I agree 100%. Right on.
Tom Cruise in Magnolia?
Quote from: soixanteHow could I forget -- William Holden in Sunset Boulevard, floating dead in a swimming pool. In one image, tone, character & setting are concisely conveyed. Best of all, Holden's entrance is also an exit.
Speaking of which, what is the best exit? Probably from the same movie. Gloria Swanson ready for her close up.
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Bubba in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Actually, it's a few frames in more:
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I am definitely going with Orson Welles in The Third Man. Even for a movie made then, it still sends chills down the spine to most people I know who are into movies. Orson Welles may have been the greatest face and persona ever to grace printed film. The Third Man for me is the ultimate film noir and one of my favorites.
~rougerum
oh. i guess i only briefly read the post. i like when she's standing in the doorway.
Thanks a lot guys...! Now how about Rear Window? We should get images of all these great entrances actually; Third Man, etc...
Julianne Moore in The Big Lebowski.
John Wayne's intro in Stagecoach was pretty cool. Could someone post caps of that?
Nice work JB!
1. Clint Eastwood - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2. De Niro - Goodfellas
3. Todd Parker - Boogie Nights
4. John Goodman - Barton Fink
5. Carradine - Kill Bill
ET.
Randall Cobb as Leonard Smalls in Raising Arizona.
Arnold in T1.
Lau KarLeung in Drunken Monkey (something about a 70+ year old man doing fast kungfu that really impresses me)
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanJulianne Moore in The Big Lebowski.
YEAH!
Steve Buscemi in Ghost World
Johnny Depp in Pirates
Jaws.
Indiana Jones...Raiders of the Lost Ark
Marty McFly...Back to the Future
Rick...Casablanca
Prokosch...Contempt
Sauron...Fellowship of the Ring
Vader...The Empire Strikes Back
Frank...Magnolia
Harmonica Man...Once Upon a Time in the West
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Frank...Magnolia
yeah, good choice
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Harmonica Man...Once Upon a Time in the West
right fucking on
kevin spacy has a pretty good one in seven.
robert blake in lost highway
johnny depp in pirates of the ...
the alien sperm from henry's mouth in eraserhead
elliot gould in m*a*s*h
the oriental girls in big fish
the cowboy in mulholland dr.
tobey macguire in wonder boys
..to name a few..
tobey maguire in fear and loathing
although I've only seen the beginning of it..how about Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice?.
King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Sloth's reveal in The Goonies is pretty good.
Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka
he actually only would take the part if he could do that.
from then on you knew you could never trust Wonka.
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Julianne Moore in The Big Lebowski.
also this:
A recent one I saw was Peter Boyle's infamous racist rant in the middle of 'Joe' in which he is the title character. That one was fucking nuts.
*Wahlberg voice* "Did you see Joe?"
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Harmonica Man...Once Upon a Time in the West
right fucking on
Or Jason Robbards, same flick. all the way up to the handcuff reveal.
:notworthy: Still the coolest fucking entrance I've ever seen..
Floyd Gondolli
It's been said before but my favorite in Boogie Nights is Todd Parker's: *screeeech* *kicks the fence open and waltz in* *camera flash + shutter sound*
It's really silly, I love it.
Quote from: jerome on December 05, 2012, 02:49:58 AM
It's been said before but my favorite in Boogie Nights is Todd Parker's: *screeeech* *kicks the fence open and waltz in*
Now that I think about it. JACK NICHOLSON's entrance in THE DEPARTED is very similar and also super badass. He comes into the frame with his back facing the camera (just like he does at one point in THE SHINING) and we hear this really loud screech as he comes in. It's so subtle yet so fierce.