He knew they were gonna kill him regardless and knew this would enrage them so much they’d kill him quickly instead of a long drawn out death. Brilliant scene!
I love Christopher Walken, but Dennis hopper man, never lets you down! Absolute legends of the game you just always believe them, as if no script exists!
@@peterdentice5725 they kept extremely close to the script and were eager to work on this scene as it’s such strong dialogue, the only ad libbed parts are the eggplant and cantaloupe lines
I love the psychology of this scene (the full scene) He knows he's gonna die, so he decides to have that final smoke and then proceeds to insult the main guy in order to be killed quickly without more violence. Nobody wants to see it coming. He was killed with respect.
Reading other comments here im disgusted. I understand the movie psychology and the fact that these guys are racist and why it seen as an insult in the movie, but to see so many people in the comments agreeing with this and calling N****** sub human and stuff is breaking my heart. Morons.
So....... Its an insult to be told your ancestors are half African.....Hmm......... By the way , The Moore's saved Europe and they never conquered Spain! The were asked to come and restore order to that country after a noblemen daughter was raped by the King who was suppose to be preparing her for the court! They (Moore's) were consider people of high moral standards. When the rest of Europe were in the dark ages Spain was thriving because of the Moore's!. Rome had fallen so many people in Europe/Spain at that time were poor so many offered their daughters to the Moore's for their support which lasted from 711-1492!
@@kylian6849 that's correct. They were Arabs and Northern Africans/Berbers. The Arabs armies consisted mostly of Berbers. So it was the Berbers who came in, to restore order to Spain. They did this by eradicating the hooligans.Than open schools to re-educate the aristocrats of Spain and built castles for them to live in. Allowing other nations to recognize them as the ruling class of Spain. Prior to the Moors intervention most of Spain ruling class lived in barns with no windows. In other words it was very difficult to identify who was a commoner and who was an aristocrat.
@@crissysims4357 It's unfortunate that the realities of the world and anthropology are so detrimental to your imaginary world. You can take consolation in knowing that you had the opportunity to let all 5 people in this comment section know that you are a champion of politically correct virtue signaling. Here's another reality you may not be prepared for: not all cultures are equal in advancement or ability. You almost succeeded in saving the world, but fell short of the mark. You managed to prove that you are a snob hiding behind "cultural sensitivity."
One of the greatest movie scenes in cinema history. People till this day still talk about this scene. Back then when movies were about storytelling and not about cgi and comic book bullshit that we have now.
And neither man is laughing because he's actually amused. Walken is laughing in disbelief and to hide how pissed off he's getting, and Hopper is laughing to play along and cover up his own fear. The laughter is like a mask that both men are holding up to cover the raw emotions that are coming up in this exchange.
I vaguely recall the "eggplant" and "cantaloupe" line were ad-libbed...might be mis-remembering, but it was something about Hopper coming out with that out of nowhere, and Walken lost it and responded with an ad-lib too.
I need an urgent heart valve replacement. Hospital won't help me until I have taken the 'you know what' vaccine.....Guess I'll have to carry on and make do with the valve I've got.
The way he looks at his lighter just after he lights his chesterfield, like he was taking his last look at something that meant something to him. It was probably a retirement present from the police department. It's the little things that make a Tarantino scene great.
I think Christopher walkens character was actually a little bit impressed with the balls on this guy. So he gave him a quick death. Of course he was pissed and felt disrespected but even he could appreciate the balls of steel this guy had to insult him like that before certain death instead of the usual begging for life
I agree. Walken could have had his men give Dennis Hopper the most agonizing torture that would have lasted for days. Instead he gave him an honorable quick death.
I'd go one further on that theory. Not only did Walken's character respect Hopper by giving him a quick death, he also did it himself. He even remarked that he hadn't killed anyone in a long time. Some will say he did it himself out of rage for being insulted, but I say that he felt bound by honor to finish it himself rather than delegate it to one of his soldiers.
But given the caliber of these actors, Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper could have been reading recipes to each other and it would have still been riveting.
Incredible scene. Hopper is magnificent in this, as he was in Apocalypse Now of course, but the part where you see the resignation on his face is perfect, but so sad and scary as well. He figured out how not to give his son up and knew it’s a deadly move.
@@WRNPR I'm on the edge about Tarantino. I've started noticing that he steals one liners from older movies and other little things, not that he isn't a fine director, but he's not as genius as people believe him to be. I understand that no one can be original, we all have influences, but from what I recall he straight up stole them. I forget the examples.
yesterday saw that movie for the first time and that acting.....Omg,fucking brilliant.Hoper with a cigarette,classical music,bad to the bone Walken...fucking perfection
Dennis Hopper deliver a great speech about the Sicilians and this was so riveting and wonderfully blessed. Rest in peace Dennis Hopper and he will be missed and loved by many people. James Gandlefini killed it in The Sopranos as well as The Mexican With Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.
Movies in the 70s, 80s and 90s were the best. There were so many movies that I can still watch to this day over and over for the rest of my life because the story and the acting was so great. Today though... today's movies suck, every once in a while I will see a decent movie that I might watch 1 more time but Its rare they come out with anything comparable to the quality and originality of movies back then. They were captivating back then and kept you on the edge of your seat now its just some CGI comic book movie or some dumb jump scare crap.
Thank you for sharing this. Unfortunately the scene is not complete enough. The speech from Christopher Walken, just before this fragment, is important to understand that Christopher Walken's character KNOWS Dennis Hopper's character is telling the truth. Amazing scene.
@@nordicpoet1833 I heard Mexican settlers emigrated to Norway in the ninth century. They banged all the Nordic women. That's why vikings went from blond hair to looking like Cheech Marin. That makes you part frijole.
He knew they were going t kill him whether he told them or not clarence's where about s he had to tell this story as a "fuck you" before they took him out.
coker1971 Dead right. It also tells the Don ' Your'e getting nothing out of me, torture or not. This is a very complex scene with many subtle visual hints and undertones.
it wasn't that. He knew they would torture him so he figued out a wat to piss him off so much that he would be killed instantly, it worked.....I think it was more that than a final "fuck you"
Fantastic scene, superbly written and played. A man who knows he’s going to die laughing and joking with the man he knows is going to kill him. Hopper and Walken at the top of their game.
*I'm Sicilian and have heard this story a bunch of times by my old man. There IS a ton of truth to it and if you ask the very wealthy north of Italy what they think of Sicilians, alot of them call us with brown skinned Sicilians dirty farmers and call us the "black people" of Italy's history.*
The snooty northern Italians say “Africa ends in Naples.” Then again, many of the northern Italians were Fascists, who supported both Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler during WW II. While the people in southern Italy and Sicily largely hated both the Fascists and the Nazis.
This story is not very historically accurate. 1. Moors were mostly middle eastern (Arab, Berbs) and southern European. Only a few were subsaharan (black). 2. Southern Italians were not the same blood as northern. Northern Italians had Celtic, Germanic blood as well as Latin. Whilst Southern italians had more Latin and a bit of Norman blood. They were white southern Europeans. Another thing, modern day Sicilians are about 95% European blood, with most of that 5% being maghrebi. So yeah, the med appearance of southern Italians is mostly native rather than foreign as is often claimed by some.
What awesome acting! Hopper went from scared security guard to a fuck you Detroit officer he used to be in seconds. Accepting his fate and taking the last and only available attack before going out which was completely annihilate Walkens entire race to his face! Walkens quote "Tell the angels you've never seen evil so personified as you did in the face of the man that killed you" didn't mean shit! I hope when i go out i can be that bad ass!
Amazing scene, a father sacrificing himself to help buy time for his son, parenthood personified, powerful, deeply moving stuff with stirling performances by 2 of the best:)
I love this scene. He knows he’s going to die and gives these guys the biggest dose of truth and real history that these guys can not deny or debate. He insults these guys with the inconvertible truth!
Except it's not real history... the moors of Sicily were berbers and arabs, not black Africans... Sicilian dna shows around 3.5-7.5% arab and berber dna, with ancient Greek, Balkan and northern European making up the rest...
@@orderofthedragon3109 original Moors are black and its plenty of history to prove it whether you like it or not...and what is known as the middle east now...used to be called Northern Africa...you really should do a lot more historical reading and map viewing etc instead of spouting something you quickly read without diving further into it...folks hate the fact the science proves Africans are the first and original inhabitants of this planet from which all life arises and can even be traced down to the one woman in Africa...all that goes against that fake bs yt supremacy propaganda that saturates the world so they hate when the real history is exposed...try watching the journey of man...watch how science and genealogists track life from Africa to how it spread to the rest of the world...plenty other resources as well...ignorance is bliss so people love to bask in it
this clip didnt show the walken set up for hoppers do you think im lieing line which gives the scene double the impact ...... deer hunter russian roulette scene and the mexican stand off in good bad ugly and this are three of the best for me
It's true. Walken wasn't aware of "eggplant" as a racist insult against blacks. His cataloupe line was his attempt at a comeback to keep the dialogue going. And the laughing from everyone immediately after was real.
The man about to be tortured for information played them like a fiddle in getting himself killed quick. - The writing is amazing. And today, in 2021, we have "Godzilla vs Kong" as a movie. ugh
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa......I too believe we're inundated with far too many poorly written movies and tv shows these days, but let's not disparage the Godzilla and Kong franchises. They fill a certain niche well.
@@gregfalco4528 Fill a niche? They're crap CGI movies Greg. They have predictable storylines, undeveloped characters you couldn't care less about and horrible gaps in logic. Whoa....
I believe I was comparing it to the writing in a scene in True Romance. Godzilla v Kong and the writing in it is the antithesis to that. It's lazy. (Kong existing in the center of the Earth, where apparently oxygen and light exists somehow) Sci-fi/monster movies can also have great writing and make sense too, like "The Thing" "Jaws" or "Aliens" or dozens of others. Agree to disagree.
In today’s world this movie can never be duplicated or redone because of To many candy ass’s that can’t understand jokes or the truth about history. They wanna wish History away as if it never existed.
Don't take great dialogue as fact just cause you love a movie, read up in the real history, most times the true events of our history are even more shocking!!!
That's not true at all. You can say whatever you want in writing if the context isn't stupid and bigoted. Look at Three Billboards in Ebbing Missouri which was extremely successful just a few years ago. but I think this scene is a reflection of Quentin Tarantino's infatuation with the N word and desire to use it as often as possible and that shit is pretty dated. It's not offensive, it's just cringe.
@@jermyhopkisn9654 this scene is so powerful on this level. Its between two incredibly gifted actors , Hopper's character realises that he's going to die no matter what he says!!! Hense the tone changes when he asks for his last cigarette after declining it initially. He then uses that last few minutes not only enjoy his last smoke but to also insult his executioner!!! What he said isn't entirely true!!!!! I'm sure I read years ago that both actors did improvise with the scene a little. The word you mentioned is used cause he knows it's insulting to Walkens character, as hes racist . It's also very ironic, the last insult he called him was "eggplant" not the n word!!!!! In Italian slang having the same effect!!! And most importantly it's just a movie!!!
One detail is Walken didn't use a silencer and hadn't killed anyone for years. For all his perception on people and truth he lost control of the situation, not wanting Hopper belittling him anymore.
So in the Sopranos when they always joked about the two black guys running away from the scene, who knew they were actually really referring to themselves.
@@jakep1979 No, he wasn’t; in “The Sopranos’” first episode, Tony tells Dr. Melfi that his family hailed from southern Italy on the boot, possibly in the Naples area. The loathsome Phil Leotardo, whose family name was Leonardo when they landed at Ellis Island, was of Sicilian-American extraction.
He knew they were gonna kill him regardless and knew this would enrage them so much they’d kill him quickly instead of a long drawn out death. Brilliant scene!
The chemistry between Walken and Hopper in this scene is electrifying.
Only added to by the lighting on set.
I love Christopher Walken, but Dennis hopper man, never lets you down!
Absolute legends of the game you just always believe them, as if no script exists!
Parts of this scene weren't scripted and even deviated from the script.
@@peterdentice5725 they kept extremely close to the script and were eager to work on this scene as it’s such strong dialogue, the only ad libbed parts are the eggplant and cantaloupe lines
I love the psychology of this scene (the full scene)
He knows he's gonna die, so he decides to have that final smoke and then proceeds to insult the main guy in order to be killed quickly without more violence. Nobody wants to see it coming. He was killed with respect.
Reading other comments here im disgusted. I understand the movie psychology and the fact that these guys are racist and why it seen as an insult in the movie, but to see so many people in the comments agreeing with this and calling N****** sub human and stuff is breaking my heart. Morons.
So....... Its an insult to be told your ancestors are half African.....Hmm......... By the way , The Moore's saved Europe and they never conquered Spain! The were asked to come and restore order to that country after a noblemen daughter was raped by the King who was suppose to be preparing her for the court! They (Moore's) were consider people of high moral standards. When the rest of Europe were in the dark ages Spain was thriving because of the Moore's!. Rome had fallen so many people in Europe/Spain at that time were poor so many offered their daughters to the Moore's for their support which lasted from 711-1492!
Moors were Arabs,berbers
@@kylian6849 that's correct. They were Arabs and Northern Africans/Berbers. The Arabs armies consisted mostly of Berbers. So it was the Berbers who came in, to restore order to Spain. They did this by eradicating the hooligans.Than open schools to re-educate the aristocrats of Spain and built castles for them to live in. Allowing other nations to recognize them as the ruling class of Spain. Prior to the Moors intervention most of Spain ruling class lived in barns with no windows. In other words it was very difficult to identify who was a commoner and who was an aristocrat.
@@crissysims4357 It's unfortunate that the realities of the world and anthropology are so detrimental to your imaginary world. You can take consolation in knowing that you had the opportunity to let all 5 people in this comment section know that you are a champion of politically correct virtue signaling. Here's another reality you may not be prepared for: not all cultures are equal in advancement or ability. You almost succeeded in saving the world, but fell short of the mark. You managed to prove that you are a snob hiding behind "cultural sensitivity."
Really need to watch the 10 minute version otherwise you'll miss the connection to the part where he goes "am i lying?" which is kind of key.
Yeah definitely, the whole pantomime of lies speech
It's for my morning cigarette
Are u part egg plant?
Muslim at that !...;)))
@@Gaybraham.Lincoln your a cantaloupe
The Maria Callas aria in the background is fabulous
Fuckin a
Flower duet Leo delibes
This scene is a masterpiece
It's one of the best ever
Being that it was true that he said lol the Moors did conquer them lol
One of the greatest movie scenes in cinema history. People till this day still talk about this scene. Back then when movies were about storytelling and not about cgi and comic book bullshit that we have now.
100% agree. They don't make them like this any more.
Great scene. In cinema history? Stfu.
you think you will ever see a better scene acted so well? i answer never it is the best piece of filiming i have ever seen
it's definitely one of the greatest but I think Marlon brando's "you're an errand boy" scene from apocalypse now just might beat it
Have to agree. Its one of Tarantino's best and he's one of the best in the biz.
When he asked for a Chesterfield he knew he was going to die. Great Scene!
Even better, he knew he was going to die horribly and tortured. He decided he would enjoy a smoke before provoking the guy into shooting him instead.
The laughing in this scene is the most realistic I've ever heard.
Fine actors interpreting the dialog. The stuff awards are based on.
And neither man is laughing because he's actually amused. Walken is laughing in disbelief and to hide how pissed off he's getting, and Hopper is laughing to play along and cover up his own fear. The laughter is like a mask that both men are holding up to cover the raw emotions that are coming up in this exchange.
Tarantino is like South Park and family guy he offends every one
I vaguely recall the "eggplant" and "cantaloupe" line were ad-libbed...might be mis-remembering, but it was something about Hopper coming out with that out of nowhere, and Walken lost it and responded with an ad-lib too.
also because the canteloupe and eggplant lines were improvised. incredible scene.
Who else seen a young Tony Soprano making his way up the Mafia chain as a foot soldier! Right on!!
3:25 Ohhh! 3:38
Can’t forget spiros from the wire
Virgil!👌🏻
Wasn't he a COP in this?
Actually, it was his role in this movie that got him the lead in The Sopranos.
"There was only one script I decided to shoot and didn't change a word.. True Romance" Tony Scott
This is absolute gold, easily one of the best scenes in cinematic history 👏
The best mate!
Every man should hope to be this courageous when facing their own death
This is a movie.
@@crawlingamongthestars3736 No shit
It's easy to be courageous in the movie
iSay Hi LOL
I need an urgent heart valve replacement. Hospital won't help me until I have taken the 'you know what' vaccine.....Guess I'll have to carry on and make do with the valve I've got.
Love the way hopper lights that bogie knowing it's his last
When he says, "now tell me, am I lyin" .......amazing
Am I lying? Greatest scene ever!
But what about the Moops?
Wesley Antrim LMAO
“It’s a misprint!”
“I’m sorry but the card says moops so the answer is moops”
“There’s no moops!!”
It’s Moors!!!
I was like damn aint nobody answer this man yet
😂this scene came up on my feed when I was watching Seinfeld clips😯
The way he looks at his lighter just after he lights his chesterfield, like he was taking his last look at something that meant something to him. It was probably a retirement present from the police department. It's the little things that make a Tarantino scene great.
I thought the same thing. Maybe the lighter was something he intended to hand down to his son as well?
Walken gives him the kiss of death just before he plugs him. Nice touch.
Great scene from a great movie. Directed by the late Tony Scott with a Tarantino script. fantastic.
He sold this script and took the money and made Resverd Dogs and the rest is history
I think Christopher walkens character was actually a little bit impressed with the balls on this guy. So he gave him a quick death. Of course he was pissed and felt disrespected but even he could appreciate the balls of steel this guy had to insult him like that before certain death instead of the usual begging for life
I agree. Walken could have had his men give Dennis Hopper the most agonizing torture that would have lasted for days. Instead he gave him an honorable quick death.
Undoubtedly
I'd go one further on that theory. Not only did Walken's character respect Hopper by giving him a quick death, he also did it himself. He even remarked that he hadn't killed anyone in a long time. Some will say he did it himself out of rage for being insulted, but I say that he felt bound by honor to finish it himself rather than delegate it to one of his soldiers.
But given the caliber of these actors, Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper could have been reading recipes to each other and it would have still been riveting.
Yaaassssss exactly cinematic gold such a fucking perfect scene, you can see it in heis eyes before his speech he is like " ok I'm doin it "
I hold the humble opinion that this is one of the best movie scenes of all time. 2 wonderful actors. Brilliant!!!
What's the 1st ?
It's definitely not. Watch more films.
@@michaell8002 LOL
“FACT”👌🏻🙂
Even Tony Soprano was impressed by Walken's "Ohhhh" at 3:38
True Romance led to Gandolfini getting the Sopranos role
Yes indeed
3:25 Ohhh!
Good call.
He was a great actor he was great in 8mm and talking of pelam 123
True Romance and The Taking Of Pelham 123 are directed by Tony Scott, also director of Crimson Tide
One of the greatest Christopher Walken acting moments AND one of the greatest Dennis Hopper acting scenes of all time. Superb acting on both counts.
Agree!
Incredible scene. Hopper is magnificent in this, as he was in Apocalypse Now of course, but the part where you see the resignation on his face is perfect, but so sad and scary as well. He figured out how not to give his son up and knew it’s a deadly move.
Unbelievable cinema. Great atmosphere, great music, great dialogue and great acting. "I haven't killed anybody since 1984". Fantastic.
Tarantino
@@WRNPR wrong
@@Geldahar Wrong? True Romance has great dialogue because was written by Tarantino. Don’t be stupid and do your homework before say someone is wrong.
@@WRNPR I'm on the edge about Tarantino. I've started noticing that he steals one liners from older movies and other little things, not that he isn't a fine director, but he's not as genius as people believe him to be. I understand that no one can be original, we all have influences, but from what I recall he straight up stole them. I forget the examples.
Two of the best actors of all time. Walken lives up the street from me and is a amazing guy.
I agree walken is always amazing.
Please let him know that Murphy wants his money back.
You often see him walken around?
This is truly one of the best scenes of alltime. Hopper is BRILLIANT. Thank you for posting a version of this with a good aspect ratio (finally!) =)
This is a man who loves his son it was kind of saying to this guy fuck you I’m never gonna give up my son
Wow...you got that?
yesterday saw that movie for the first time and that acting.....Omg,fucking brilliant.Hoper with a cigarette,classical music,bad to the bone Walken...fucking perfection
watching hopper smoke that cigarette.....I am just dieing for an unfiltered chesterfield
The sound effects and all around scene
Brilliant………
dying....
Me too and I'm not even a smoker :)
Dennis Hopper deliver a great speech about the Sicilians and this was so riveting and wonderfully blessed. Rest in peace Dennis Hopper and he will be missed and loved by many people. James Gandlefini killed it in The Sopranos as well as The Mexican With Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.
Movies in the 70s, 80s and 90s were the best. There were so many movies that I can still watch to this day over and over for the rest of my life because the story and the acting was so great. Today though... today's movies suck, every once in a while I will see a decent movie that I might watch 1 more time but Its rare they come out with anything comparable to the quality and originality of movies back then. They were captivating back then and kept you on the edge of your seat now its just some CGI comic book movie or some dumb jump scare crap.
this is one of these scenes up there in the history of cinema
We all know that Walken is a god...but this has to be DH's best work...in my ever so humble opinion..
This is superb...and his role in "Apocalypse Now" is tremendous as well. R.I.P.
I knew this scene would be a classic the very first time I saw it.
I wanted to show it to friends and just put in best movie scene ever and it came
I never seen this movie gotta watch it now
Tarantino is a great writer for sure.
Thank you for sharing this. Unfortunately the scene is not complete enough. The speech from Christopher Walken, just before this fragment, is important to understand that Christopher Walken's character KNOWS Dennis Hopper's character is telling the truth.
Amazing scene.
Christopher Walken is just gold
Early Quentin dialogue Dennis Hopper sold it well.
A man about to have his last cigarette definitely knows he should light that cigarette himself.
As a half Sicilian who is really into rap, I'm not taking this too hard.
You could never be made man... According to Ray Liota
Oh yea? I'd be ready to jump off a fucking building...
@@freshtendrills5969 As long as that Moor blood kicked in and I could get a little extra on my vertical.
You're part eggplant.
@@nordicpoet1833 I heard Mexican settlers emigrated to Norway in the ninth century. They banged all the Nordic women. That's why vikings went from blond hair to looking like Cheech Marin. That makes you part frijole.
Walken and hopper set the screen on fire in this film. One of my favourite Tarantino movie
He makes the cigarette look so good lol
Hmm chesterfields
Master class in acting....what is said... the way its said ...the music.
Great scene. Thanks for posting.
The greatest scene in movie history?? Definitely my favorite.
I can just imagine how in The Irishman, Tony Pro would’ve reacted after Hoffa said “you people” then followed up with this conversation 🤣🤣🤣
Unlikely you'll see those people being racist from a Hollywood movie though right.
I love how many tells C Walken does, every single one of them.
This scene is the pinnacle of great acting
I know Italians hate hearing about this part of history. Don't take this serious people.I'am just joking . It's in the movie. geesh.
They don’t want to hear how their ancestral women got blacked.
@@BattlefireTV and subsequently turned into a corrupt and morally reprehensible society.
Which is good because we can’t evolve as a society with you in it
I love thick black meat
@@javimiami92 you need a good dose of self awareness
The loyalty to his son was moving.
Two legendary actors facing off. It just doesn't get much better than this.
He knew they were going t kill him whether he told them or not clarence's where about s he had to tell this story as a "fuck you" before they took him out.
coker1971 Dead right. It also tells the Don ' Your'e getting nothing out of me, torture or not.
This is a very complex scene with many subtle visual hints and undertones.
it wasn't that. He knew they would torture him so he figued out a wat to piss him off so much that he would be killed instantly, it worked.....I think it was more that than a final "fuck you"
@@samlevitt9122 yep
The Sicilian kiss, like death announcement, I liked that, eye for detail.
It’s the Judas kiss
Bellissimo! 😂
I dedicate this video to all the Sicilians!
And James Gandolfini KILLED it, so to speak, too!
This is by far one of my favorite movies!
R.I.P Dennis...one of a kind...great scene
When you hear dialog like this you know its from Tarantino
Fantastic scene, superbly written and played. A man who knows he’s going to die laughing and joking with the man he knows is going to kill him. Hopper and Walken at the top of their game.
maybe the greatest scene in movie history.
How old were you when you posted this comment? 16?
No doubt about it !
He just told him the truth is all
Honestly I’d say it is the best.
*I'm Sicilian and have heard this story a bunch of times by my old man. There IS a ton of truth to it and if you ask the very wealthy north of Italy what they think of Sicilians, alot of them call us with brown skinned Sicilians dirty farmers and call us the "black people" of Italy's history.*
The snooty northern Italians say “Africa ends in Naples.”
Then again, many of the northern Italians were Fascists, who supported both Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler during WW II. While the people in southern Italy and Sicily largely hated both the Fascists and the Nazis.
Moors have Arab blood as well I believe
Furio: I hate the North!
This story is not very historically accurate.
1. Moors were mostly middle eastern (Arab, Berbs) and southern European. Only a few were subsaharan (black).
2. Southern Italians were not the same blood as northern. Northern Italians had Celtic, Germanic blood as well as Latin. Whilst Southern italians had more Latin and a bit of Norman blood. They were white southern Europeans.
Another thing, modern day Sicilians are about 95% European blood, with most of that 5% being maghrebi. So yeah, the med appearance of southern Italians is mostly native rather than foreign as is often claimed by some.
@@kensellers4082 Yeah, and they were right in supporting those things. Keep European civilization European
When you know you're on the way out ..... Take a piece of them with you.
Good acting, Dennis very good acting!!
"Tell me if im lying..."
Pwned
Everytime I mention a fact that people don't believe, I say "Its written"
What awesome acting! Hopper went from scared security guard to a fuck you Detroit officer he used to be in seconds. Accepting his fate and taking the last and only available attack before going out which was completely annihilate Walkens entire race to his face! Walkens quote "Tell the angels you've never seen evil so personified as you did in the face of the man that killed you" didn't mean shit! I hope when i go out i can be that bad ass!
One of the best scenes two class actors
one of my fav. scene.... wat an attitude and style....
Amazing scene, a father sacrificing himself to help buy time for his son, parenthood personified, powerful, deeply moving stuff with stirling performances by 2 of the best:)
I love this scene. He knows he’s going to die and gives these guys the biggest dose of truth and real history that these guys can not deny or debate. He insults these guys with the inconvertible truth!
Except it's not real history... the moors of Sicily were berbers and arabs, not black Africans... Sicilian dna shows around 3.5-7.5% arab and berber dna, with ancient Greek, Balkan and northern European making up the rest...
@@orderofthedragon3109 original Moors are black and its plenty of history to prove it whether you like it or not...and what is known as the middle east now...used to be called Northern Africa...you really should do a lot more historical reading and map viewing etc instead of spouting something you quickly read without diving further into it...folks hate the fact the science proves Africans are the first and original inhabitants of this planet from which all life arises and can even be traced down to the one woman in Africa...all that goes against that fake bs yt supremacy propaganda that saturates the world so they hate when the real history is exposed...try watching the journey of man...watch how science and genealogists track life from Africa to how it spread to the rest of the world...plenty other resources as well...ignorance is bliss so people love to bask in it
@@Cixx you should really stop spouting pro black bullshit
@@orderofthedragon3109 Sounds like someone is in denial of being part eggplant
@@GNXperimental I'm not sicilian... I just happen to know world history and genetics a little better than Quentin Tarantino's mom's black boyfriend...
Dennis Hopper taught Jack Nicholson how to be cool.
Such a brilliant scene in total...this post leaves out the first half that makes it so
this clip didnt show the walken set up for hoppers do you think im lieing line which gives the scene double the impact ...... deer hunter russian roulette scene and the mexican stand off in good bad ugly and this are three of the best for me
I think I read somewhere the "You're a cantaloupe" line was an improv by Walken and they left it in...
It's true. Walken wasn't aware of "eggplant" as a racist insult against blacks. His cataloupe line was his attempt at a comeback to keep the dialogue going. And the laughing from everyone immediately after was real.
Or he implied that he "can't elope" ....
My fiancé always ordered me around, yelling “HoneyDew 🍈 this Honey Do That HoneyDew 🍈 this”
So I told her we Cantelope
Been one of my favorite movies since it was released ,not exactly Godfather but the cast and this scene alone are impeccable
one of the best scenes in cinema ever
Best part is everything he says about Sicilians is true
It is a fact
Brilliant scene
This is the best 5 mins of cinema in my opinion. Not to mention the rest of this unique movie
Another classic scene that can never be made again
This is like King Kong telling Godzilla he was spawned by lizards
Quentin Tarantino is a genius writer. He really knows how to pick the actors to put his vision together perfectly.
I don't think he had a say in that.
@@ede015 well he often writes roles with specific actors in mind.
@@centralcontrol6359 well he only wrote the script. He didn't sit in on casting.
@@tinman3747 I’m aware
one of the greatest scenes ever.......
Dennis Hopper what a man and actor RIP.
One of the greatest scenes of all time. What balls this guy!
The man about to be tortured for information played them like a fiddle in getting himself killed quick. - The writing is amazing. And today, in 2021, we have "Godzilla vs Kong" as a movie. ugh
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa......I too believe we're inundated with far too many poorly written movies and tv shows these days, but let's not disparage the Godzilla and Kong franchises. They fill a certain niche well.
@@gregfalco4528 Fill a niche? They're crap CGI movies Greg. They have predictable storylines, undeveloped characters you couldn't care less about and horrible gaps in logic. Whoa....
@@crashburn3292 Not every meal can be filet mignon. Sometimes people are in the mood for a burger from the joint down the street.
I believe I was comparing it to the writing in a scene in True Romance. Godzilla v Kong and the writing in it is the antithesis to that. It's lazy. (Kong existing in the center of the Earth, where apparently oxygen and light exists somehow) Sci-fi/monster movies can also have great writing and make sense too, like "The Thing" "Jaws" or "Aliens" or dozens of others.
Agree to disagree.
@@crashburn3292 yeah, good thing they didn’t have Godzilla or King Kong movies back then...
One of the best things I've ever seen
Currently now italy specially the south have a huge african immigration specially from Nigeria again history repeats itself
The best part of the scene is cut:
"Franco, what happened?"
In today’s world this movie can never be duplicated or redone because of To many candy ass’s that can’t understand jokes or the truth about history. They wanna wish History away as if it never existed.
Just like gone with the wind
Don't take great dialogue as fact just cause you love a movie, read up in the real history, most times the true events of our history are even more shocking!!!
That's not true at all. You can say whatever you want in writing if the context isn't stupid and bigoted. Look at Three Billboards in Ebbing Missouri which was extremely successful just a few years ago. but I think this scene is a reflection of Quentin Tarantino's infatuation with the N word and desire to use it as often as possible and that shit is pretty dated. It's not offensive, it's just cringe.
@@jermyhopkisn9654 this scene is so powerful on this level. Its between two incredibly gifted actors , Hopper's character realises that he's going to die no matter what he says!!! Hense the tone changes when he asks for his last cigarette after declining it initially. He then uses that last few minutes not only enjoy his last smoke but to also insult his executioner!!! What he said isn't entirely true!!!!! I'm sure I read years ago that both actors did improvise with the scene a little. The word you mentioned is used cause he knows it's insulting to Walkens character, as hes racist . It's also very ironic, the last insult he called him was "eggplant" not the n word!!!!! In Italian slang having the same effect!!! And most importantly it's just a movie!!!
@@jermyhopkisn9654 correct a few years ago
C walkin such a natural you’d think he was a real gangsta 😆
The hysterical laughter is a thing of beauty.What a great film.
One detail is Walken didn't use a silencer and hadn't killed anyone for years. For all his perception on people and truth he lost control of the situation, not wanting Hopper belittling him anymore.
He and everyone in that room would have hearing loss after that exchange
So in the Sopranos when they always joked about the two black guys running away from the scene, who knew they were actually really referring to themselves.
The Sopranos weren't Sicilians. They were Neapolitans.
@@leeroyjenkins6061 Furio was the only one, Tony was a Sicilian.
@@jakep1979 makes sense look at meadow
@@jakep1979
No, he wasn’t; in “The Sopranos’” first episode, Tony tells Dr. Melfi that his family hailed from southern Italy on the boot, possibly in the Naples area.
The loathsome Phil Leotardo, whose family name was Leonardo when they landed at Ellis Island, was of Sicilian-American extraction.
The Moors weren’t Sub-Saharans
The sound of the music as he smiles and insults his race is hysterical.
Dennis Hopper what a brilliant actor he was.
R I P. Sir.