Great Exits - Page 2

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Originally Posted by Justin Clark 

 

I'd love if we could avoid getting into this cockfight again, but can we at least agree, at minimum, Jackie Haley played the shit out of this?:

AGREED.

"Shane! Come back!"

Well, Westerns, then:

Gene Simmons

Fuck the bonus...

Technically it's not the last scene in the film (or his character's) but Sefton's exit from the barracks to grab Dunbar and escape is a personal favorite; telling everybody off that beat him thinking he was the traitor, climbing down the hole and then popping back up to give a brief, pithy salute with a wry smile on his face.  "If I ever run into any of you bums on a street corner, just let's pretend we've never met before"

BIG BURN AFTER READING SPOILERS

Seriously, these are so much funnier if you don't know....

Not to mention...

And finally...

Jesus Fucking Christ.

                             "I'm BACK!"

This one is super-obvious but here it is anyway:

                           "I know"

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Originally Posted by Judas Booth 

 

'Being There'

Kind of off topic but you could write tomes on the meaning of that ending.  I re-watched it recently and I've almost convinced myself that the scene signifies the power of belief in the face of overwhelming ignorance and being clueless.

Sorry for the size, but with Lean you can't go small:

Schwartz, that just reminds me that Burn After Reading deserves way more love than it seems to get.  Well done.

How about the opening sequence to the new Star Trek?  I still choke up every time when Mama Kirk and Papa Kirk are saying their goodbyes, and talking about names...sniff. 

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Originally Posted by Mattioli 

Schwartz, that just reminds me that Burn After Reading deserves way more love than it seems to get.  Well done.

I got the Brad Pitt one on page 1, but it was an edit, so it coulda been missed. 

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Originally Posted by Schwartz 

BIG BURN AFTER READING SPOILERS

 

Seriously, these are so much funnier if you don't know....

I think we all may have to agree that almost the entirety of the Coen canon is loaded with great entrances and exits really...

Trav McGee is killing everybody in this thread. Well done, good sir.

I'll add Slim Pickens DR. STRANGELOVE

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Originally Posted by The Rain Dog 

I think we all may have to agree that almost the entirety of the Coen canon is loaded with great entrances and exits really...

 

Yeah, you could say that.

Can't forget Jack in THE SHINING.

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Originally Posted by Greg Clark 

Yeah, you could say that.

 

Uh huh.

In the spirit of quitting while ahead...

"I'm finished!"

Oh, in the spirit of director's who do a great job of exits, Tarantino comes to mind also.  Marvin, Bridget Fonda in Jackie Brown, Shosanna in Inglorious Basterds just to get you started...not to mention Kill Bill...

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Originally Posted by Greg Clark 

Yeah, you could say that.

 

That hurts, I started reading this I immediately grabbed the same image and was going to post it. Agreed, Coen bros. has an impressive resume on "exits".
 

Two pages and no mention of Spock sacrificing himself in Wrath of Khan? For shame. I don't even have much affection for the character or movie and I think that's a great scene

I'm glad it's you.

I'll see you in Hell, William Munny.

Say hello to my little friend!

Great exits usually mean something new is born, or something is earned.

-Agent Smith - The Matrix (lesser extent Revolutions)

-Almost everything in Die Hard, but the nick of time death for Hans Gruber

-Trend, but Harry Potter 7.2 when Lilly bites it, Snape and baby Harry in tears.

-Whoa, "I've been shot" Galaxy Quest.

-Blade 1, 2 villain deaths, blade through a crotch in Blade 2.

Farewell to the Enterprise.  This moment gets me every single time.

"I wanted you to be present."

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Originally Posted by Naisu Baddi 

"I wanted you to be present."

What's this from?

For your consideration: Robert Shaw JAWS

I will see your Quint and raise you Bruce:

Frank (Henry Fonda) and Cheyenne (Jason Robards) in ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

Levene (Jack Lemmon) in GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS ... Moss (Ed Harris)'s hilarious, obscenity-laden farewell is also great, but has less emotional power

Ray Liotta's villain, like Belmondo in LE DOULOS, checking his hair before he stumbles off to expire (SOMETHING WILD)

We're all assholes for taking so long:

Bill's final walk in Kill Bill Volume 2.

Crossing media again, the last season of Angel is chock god damn full of them.

"Oh, and you're welcome."

"Good night, folks."

"Would you like me to lie to you?"

"Yes....thank you, yes."

"...do you think I could get a recommendation?"

"Yeah, okay."
"But if you don't live..."
"It's on the desk."
"Oh, you're the best!"

Watching No Country for Old Men. I have always loved Anton Chigurh's exit.

Miller's Crossing:

"Look in your heart...look in your heart."

"What heart?"

BLAM!

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Originally Posted by Justin Clark 

Crossing media again, the last season of Angel is chock god damn full of them.

 

"I don't know about you but i want to slay a dragon"

did someone say "slay a dragon"?

Thelma and Louise anyone?   What?!?!

Also Joe Pesci's exit from Goodfellas AND Casino.

"I knew when we got out here, I'd be a made man OOOF!"

The Iron Giant - "Superman"  

Going back to TV for a second: the shocking, beautifully executed demise of Derek Reese in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is worth mentioning. Without the slightest hint of warning or foreshadowing, it just happened. Boom! The end. A ballsy, brilliant moment from the short-lived, oft-inspired series.

Steven Seagal, in Executive Decision.

"We're not gonna make it!" 

"You are!"

Less important than how boss Seagal was in that moment is the impact it has on the rest of the movie.  After spending the first act establishing that Seagal is the man for this job and Kurt Russell's intelligence puke is not, the audience is swerved and the stakes are raised.  What appeared to be an action flick with a pat, indestructible lead turns into David versus Goliath.

Go hard with the geeky:

Einhander ship, diving into the planetary defenses.

More traditionally:

"I think i'll have a drink."

And Kevin Costner's Elliot Ness walks down the crowded street of De Palma's beautifully re-constructed 1930 Chicago.

"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

You're all fired.

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Originally Posted by MichaelM 

 

You're all fired.

Hand in your badge & gun for not posting this one earlier yourself, smart guy.

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Originally Posted by Art Decade 

 

Hand in your badge & gun for not posting this one earlier yourself, smart guy.

 

I'm so busted. Yup. A truly great, classic exit for both characters.

"Get some rest, Pam. You look tired."

*cuemoby*