Favorite Scene/Moment?


I didn't see a Favorite Scene thread on this board, so I thought I'd start one and for this film, it's easy. I love the scene when Christina fires her assistant at the gallery, played by Virginia Christine, who made catty remarks ahout Joey and John. She tells her to get in and start her car, go to the gallery, tell the other worker she would be in charge for awhile, write herself a check for $5000 and remove anything from the gallery that would remind Christine that she was ever there. "Don't say anything Hillary, just drive." Just brilliant. Classic Hepburn. I like to think that this is was the scene that won her the Oscar.

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yeah that was good,,i like the scene,were john's mother tell's. joanna's father(ST) that her husbond and he are burnt out..and cant remmember how to love!..and the scene were they art trying to tell(ST) that john is something special to joanna

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ijones - totally love that whole scene, it just cements Katharine Hepburn as a remarkable screen presence for all time. I'd also include when she re-enters the house just after shooing Hillary down the driveway, and Joey says something to the effect of "Mom, you should really get rid of Hillary - she was being an absolute bitch!" Kate acts so shocked at her daughter's coarse language, knowing full well Hillary's been canned. Classic Hepburn is right.

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Yeah, I love that too, Christina says something to Joey like canning Hillary would just be too cruel. I always wondered if, as part of the backstory, if Joey ever found out that Christina did fire Hillary.

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In the scene where Tracy backs up into the other car and gets back in the car, ranting, I LOVE how Hepburn laughs at his anger. A nice touch.

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lol about the backing up into the other car.. $30-40 bucks to fix.. I laughed out loud on that part.

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"Here! 50bucks! Don't bother having it fixed, buy a new one!!" I still laugh heartily at this.

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The scene with "Christina" and "Hillary" is also my favorite. I can really relate to that, having been through similar scenes like that myself! My son just happens to be gay, You really find out who your freinds, and who your family are after you`ve been through a few of those scenes!

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I like the scene where Spencer Tracy's character orders Oregon Boysenberry Ice cream, thinking it's his favorite flavor.

He tastes some of the ice cream and realizes he ordered the wrong flavor. But he tries some more and realizes that he likes Oregon Boysenberry Ice Cream, even if it's different from the Ice Cream he usually has.

I could picture Tracy in his mind, wondering if new ice cream can be good, maybe some other changes in life are for the best.

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I like that bit where Monsignor Ryan references 'We Can Work It Out' by The Beatles.

Ryan: Under that phony liberal facade is a reactionary bigot trying to get out...
Prentice: THAT'S FOR ME TO DECIDE, MAN!

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My two fave scene was Beah Richards and Spencer Tracy. I love that she upbraids him for forgetting what love means when you are young. She was the most sensible and practical of all the actors. Also, the most understated in the quality of acting. She was amazing!

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And then, after he hits the black guy's car, and they leave, he refers to it as "Boosenberry"!

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I actually had boysenberry ice cream once. It's a lot like black raspberry, a little darker, stronger flavor. And unfortunately, just as fattening. So if you love black raspberry, you'd like boysenberry.

Now my favorite scene? I think it's at that Japanese bar. Those kimonos the waitresses are wearing are beautiful.

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My favorite was when the delivery boy comes to the door with the steaks (actually, dances to the door!), and the gorgeous black maid Dorothy asks for a ride into town, and they dance all the way to the van!

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My favorite scene is hard to nail down:

1. Katherine and Hillary at the car

2. Tillie berating Dr. Prentice in the bedroom

3. Spencer Tracy's final speech at the end

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I love the scene between Kate and Hillary, and also the whole last scene, exp Spencer Tracy's speech. My other favorite scene is the one betw Spencer Tracy and Beah Richards....I love the way she talks about men forgetting how they felt when they first fell in love or they couldnt be doing what they plan to do to John and Joey. It is written in language that is very plain and adult for the time period, without being exploitative, and the 2 actors play it very well.
It is not our abilities that show who we truly are...it is our choices

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Tillie threatening John. Absolutely hilarious! And of course any scene with Cecil Kellaway.

As the saying goes... the time to make up your mind about people is never

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Hands down my favorite humorous scene. I love that she never breaks when she tells Hilary to start the car. I also like all of the scenes with Bea Richards. So understated but you see all the emotion in her face and hear it in her voice. Just lovely.

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Tracy's last speech at the end was so very moving I was in tears. And when he looked at Hepburn . . .. .oh my. ... the look spoke volumes about their relationship in real life. So moving, so full of emotion. Beautiful.

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Mine is the very last scene. Tracy is saying if they love each other half as much as he and Christina loved each other, they will have no problem. There is this one shot where Tracy stops and looks at Hepburn. She is crying. They were not acting. Everyone knew this would be Tracy's last movie. Stanley Kramer had to shoot two films concurrently because Tracy only had enough energy for a few hours a day. They were afraid he might die before they finished it. As it was, he died 17 days after they wrapped. I don't know if they shot in sequence, I think not, but I do think this was Tracy's last scene. When he looked at Hepburn, you see the 16 years that they worked and loved together flashing before his eyes and it was heartbreaking to Hepburn. It's rare when a movie scene is actually being played out in real life too.

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I totally agree. Tracy's final speech is extraordinary. It's definitely my favorite scene, and contributes to making this one of my favorite films.

My second favorite, probably intended as a bit of relief from all the tension, is the scene with the delivery guy and the young woman dancing down the driveway to the delivery van.

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I like the scene where Spencer Tracy's character orders Oregon Boysenberry Ice cream, thinking it's his favorite flavor.

He tastes some of the ice cream and realizes he ordered the wrong flavor. But he tries some more and realizes that he likes Oregon Boysenberry Ice Cream, even if it's different from the Ice Cream he usually has.

I could picture Tracy in his mind, wondering if new ice cream can be good, maybe some other changes in life are for the best.

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According to books about the making of this movie, that scene was the FINAL scene that Tracy performed for the film. They saved it because -- as noted up-thread -- there were fears all through the making of this movie that Tracy would die before the movie was finished. This was a good scene, but not vital to the plot, and not set in the house(like most of the rest of the movie.) So they saved filming it to the end of production and when Tracy finished it...he knew it was his final scene on film.

He died a few weeks later.

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