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Lionel Mandrake

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13. Al Pacino's crucial scene in "The Godfather"

Reply to Prisoner_Number_Six (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 12:05 AM

Jan 2012

Michael Corleone's older brothers were gangsters, but Michael was different. He was being groomed by his father, Don Vito Corleone, for a better life. Until this scene ...

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Name a single movie scene that justifies an actor's entire career [View all] Prisoner_Number_Six Jan 2012 OP

Kevin Spacey in American Beauty RandySF Jan 2012 #1

Two by Spacey in The Ref. kaitcat Jan 2012 #7

Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump. Aristus Jan 2012 #2

Willem Dafoe ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #3

I cry like a baby... one_voice Jan 2012 #5

Me either. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #50

Yes. I was with a friend who was balling her eyes out. That was a great flic. applegrove Jan 2012 #18

It is one of the only films I have purchased, first as a video ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #51

Oh this scene always makes me cry nadine_mn Jan 2012 #61

Dustin Hoffman in 'Midnight Cowboy' SeattleVet Jan 2012 #4

Kathy Bates in Fried Green Tomatoes.. Little Star Jan 2012 #6

I love that scene. EFerrari Jan 2012 #24

One scene, two careers ..Mr.Smith Goes to Washington. Stuart G Jan 2012 #8

Edward G. Robinson in Double Indemnity: Ron Green Jan 2012 #9

George Clooney in "Oh Brother! Where Art Thou?" GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #10

I misread the OP GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #42

"Welcome to Sherwood, m'lady." Graybeard Jan 2012 #11

Oh!!! MadrasT Jan 2012 #54

The first seduction scene in Body Heat (1981) undeterred Jan 2012 #12

Al Pacino's crucial scene in "The Godfather" Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #13

You beat me to it. Pacino goes seamlessly from golden boy to gangster in LibDemAlways Jan 2012 #34

Catch Pacino's Shylock in the Pound of Flesh scene dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #71

Alec Baldwin - Glenngary Glen Ross rufus dog Jan 2012 #14

The King's Speech Cracklin Charlie Jan 2012 #15

The last scene of There Will Be Blood with Daniel Day-Lewis fishwax Jan 2012 #16

Draiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinage ELI!!!! Initech Jan 2012 #33

How about Jeff Bridges in Starman BootinUp Jan 2012 #17

Bridges should have received an Oscar for that role sarge43 Jan 2012 #39

Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper in "True Romance" -- MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #19

I love that movie. BootinUp Jan 2012 #20

the career was long justified but this is my favorite scene for one actor RainDog Jan 2012 #21

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Ben Kingsley playing gangster Don Logan in 'Sexy Beast' Populist_Prole Jan 2012 #23

This one. ceile Jan 2012 #52

Parker Posey House of Yes RainDog Jan 2012 #25

I never liked Gene Hackman much until I saw him in Woody Allen's Another Woman clyrc Jan 2012 #26

Al doing what he does best... rrneck Jan 2012 #27

Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting BootinUp Jan 2012 #28

The Five Easy Pieces Diner Scene is where we see the real Jack Nicholson Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #29

That must mean that Jack Nicholson is an incredibly rude asshole Tom Ripley Jan 2012 #53

Jack Nicholson is smiling Brother Buzz Jan 2012 #56

I think that that scene is a good barometer of character- hedgehog Jan 2012 #57

Glory - Matthew Broderick - A good man can fire 3 aimed shots in a minute BootinUp Jan 2012 #30

Another late night choice- Clint Eastwood and Will Sampson Prisoner_Number_Six Jan 2012 #31

Robert Shaw's monologue in Jaws about the sinking of the Indianapolis pokerfan Jan 2012 #32

There it is. Iggo Jan 2012 #48

he was fantastic dana_b Jan 2012 #64

Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter MrScorpio Jan 2012 #35

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Some would say politics is an art. baldguy Jan 2012 #43

Larry Fishburn Rex Jan 2012 #37

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Cameron Diaz in Vanilla Sky Doc Holliday Jan 2012 #40

"I'd take a flamethrower to this place!" Shrek Jan 2012 #41

"Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing." Mira Jan 2012 #44

Judy Garland warrior1 Jan 2012 #45

Ned Beatty in Network! Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2012 #46

Molly Ringwold - "Space Hunter" (or "Pretty in Pink") HopeHoops Jan 2012 #47

That was an incredible scene TuxedoKat Jan 2012 #49

Kathy Bates as Libby Holden after she finds out about Travolta's affair in Primary Colors charlie and algernon Jan 2012 #55

Anthony Hopkins dana_b Jan 2012 #58

Alan Ford as Brick Top deucemagnet Jan 2012 #59

John Belushi: "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" KamaAina Jan 2012 #60

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He wasn't acting Prisoner_Number_Six Jan 2012 #66

"Full Metal Jacket" launched Ermey's career, Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #77

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You guys have all missed the most obvious one. Like a poor marksman you keep�missing�the target. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2012 #67

I'll give you two Actors..Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, The Producers' opening scene Burma Jones Jan 2012 #68

Nicholas Cage in "Adaptation" XemaSab Jan 2012 #70

Sally Fields Texasgal Jan 2012 #72

timothy treadwell in grizzly man (rant scene) pitohui Jan 2012 #73

Samuel L. Jackson -Diner Scene in Pulp Fiction Yavin4 Jan 2012 #74

not a scene, but a whole movie, lifesbeautifulmagic Jan 2012 #75

Danny Kaye in Walter Mitty fantasizing about being a French hat designer mucifer Jan 2012 #76

How do you attach the youtube video to your post?.Haley Joel Osmont in the car scenein the 6th Sense mrmpa Jan 2012 #78