What is your favorite scene?

That is easliy the best and most hilarious scene in that movie.

i don't dare doubt why this movie has been all but debased throghout its production etc etc, i must say thou that scene where mayor Weiss turns to his staff and says with a pitifull air of resignation, "thats my name, my own *beep* name" makes me laugh.


also the powerful, melodic sermon by the Reverend looking down upon the D.A. staff is stand out.

My favorites:

1. Arthur Ruskin (played by Alan King) story in the restaurant about the virtuoso landing of the Arab plane.

2. The entire final court scene. Freeman's lecture was great, but I also loved the way Tom Hanks lied (decency be damned) about how *he* recorded *his* conversation with Maria using *his* tape :-)

3. Judy McCoy (Kim Cattrall) telling her daughter, Campbell (the very young Kirsten Dunst), how "daddy makes his millions by taking crumbs from other people's cakes".

Prog.

There are two scenes which are much better than all others.
First the scene when McCoy shoots in his apartment and shouts:"Everyone get out" and Morgan Freemans pleading for justice.

1. The party scene with the "defective" russian ballet dancer and Aubrey Buffing.
2. Sherman meeting with his lawyer.
"How'd you like Yale?"
"It was okay. They give you the scholarly view."

Sherman puffing up proudly while the lawyer's on the phone totally deflating when the lawyer says "They're going to arrest you."

3. Judy Sherman in the kitchen telling Sherman she can take anything but not "television" and that she's leaving him "after the party."

4. Sherman's Dad coming to see him in the empty apartment. "We wanted to help."

5.The newspaper publisher telling the story about the four year old and the wagon.

6.Judy explaining to their daughter how Sherman makes his money. "I'm doing the best I can."


[M. Night Shyamalan]"He had 2 1/2 good ideas. The well's clearly dry." - Tim Briody

The apartment shootout by Sherman and the "go be decent people scene" One I laughed and the other I cheered.

The scene at the beginning where he carefully finds an excuse to get out of his apartment to call his mistress then accidentally calls his wife. That's one of those mistakes that's so stupid you could believe that someone could make it.

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

I actually have several favorite moments, not scenes but moments. First is when Fallow meets Maria at the airport after witnessing first-hand Arthur's death at the dinner table.

FALLOW: My name is Peter Fallow. I want to express my sympathies.
MARIA: Oh. How very kind. Did you know my Arthur?
FALLOW: Yes as a matter of fact. I was quite close to him when he died.

Another moment is when D.A. Weiss is reading the newspaper article with Kramer looking over his shoulder.

WEISS: Now they're gonna sue the hospitals. All they want is money! Can you imagine using a terrible tragedy like this for your own selfish motive?
KRAMER: I know. It really is terrible.
WEISS: Shut up you *beep*
KRAMER: Yes sir.

Another moment is when Pollard Browning (played by Kurt Fuller) asks Sherman to leave the apartment just for a short time until this "thing" dies down.

POLLARD: There are black people out there! With basketballs!!!

What all of these moments have in common is that they show the unsympathetic, deplorable nature of these characters. It is very satirical and very funny because we the audience know that we are better than these people.

And to top it all off, my ultimate favorite scene is when Sherman plays the "illegal" tape in the courtroom. We then cut to Maria, then cut to a medium-fast zoom in on Sherman's vengeful smile. At that point I was like "Hell yes!!!" But I digress...