Best funeral/wake/eulogy scenes (spoilers)
Obviously, there will be spoilers: someone is dead that might not be dead at the start of the movie.
I just watch Kurosawa’s Ikiru and the wake scene was one of the best character reveal scenes I have ever seen. Brilliantly acted and filmed. It was like a mystery novel with the participants slowing piecing the puzzle together as they were getting drunk and reflecting. Well, it got me thinking what are some other quality funeral/wake/eulogy movie scenes. |
I always liked the one in Royal Tenenbaums.
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Philadelphia's.... just really made me sad
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Four Weddings and a Funeral
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Clerks ;)
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^ Beat me to it. Best one. Hands down.
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Old School.
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I love the one in Once were Warriors
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<b>Forty Guns</b>
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The Hazing(1970's). Seldom seen these days. Starred Jeff East as a guy who joins a fraternity. He and another pledge(Charles Martin Smith?) are taken out one night for some kind of initiation prank and something goes wrong, the pledge played by Smith dies. The senior frat guys get East to go along with a cover-up. They make up some story to tell the cops. The East character really starts to freak out as the movie progresses, with all the police interviews, paranoia over getting cauight, and guilt. The next to last scene in the movie is the funeral of the pledge who died. As East walks up to the coffin, really losing it, Smith sits up in his coffin, holds out his hand and says, "Welcome to Sigma Alpha Ki". The whole thing was a prank. The last scene of the movie has the frat house being bulldozed by East's brother who owns a construction company. Would love to see this again.
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The funeral procession at the beginning of Othello (1952). Not all that long, but visually very impressive.
The scene in Red River where John Wayne is delivering the eulogy. Supposedly director Howard Hawks noticed clouds moving in and motioned for JW to speed up; the camera captured the striking visual effect of the clouds breaking up the light on the ground. Again, brief but visually interesting. |
Garden State
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STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN...no contest.
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Love at First Bite :)
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Amazon Women on the Moon: the Roast of Harvey Putnik, Potemkin, who cares? He's dead now!
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN...no contest.
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The Big Lebowski.
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Originally Posted by obscurelabel
The scene in Red River where John Wayne is delivering the eulogy. Supposedly director Howard Hawks noticed clouds moving in and motioned for JW to speed up; the camera captured the striking visual effect of the clouds breaking up the light on the ground. Again, brief but visually interesting.
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Looking for pointers? Anyway, there's a comedy out called 'Eulogy' you might want to check out.
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Originally Posted by Fincher Fan
Looking for pointers? Anyway, there's a comedy out called 'Eulogy' you might want to check out.
As for the topic I gotta go with The Big Lebowski :thumbsup: |
Opening montage of The Big Chill.
Vader's pyre and the return of the ghost Jedis (non-SE version) - Return of the Jedi. |
i'm surprised no one mentioned "The Big Chill"
great cast, great soundtrack. |
Brazil.
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Ditto on "Big Chill." Also, the movie "Eulogy" which is, as it sounds, all about a funeral, is really funny and touching.
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Originally Posted by Cartload
The Big Lebowski.
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"I love my dead gay sons!"
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Another for The Big Chill.
And one of my favorite's...Live and Let Die. |
Imitation of Life- Annies funeral with Mahalia Jackson singing, followed by a New Orleans style procession (1959 version).
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Last Tango In Paris
Marlon Brando viewing his dead wife. Brando at his best. Pure, raw emotion. |
Originally Posted by majorjoe23
"I love my dead gay sons!"
My vote for all-time best is from Paint Your Wagon - delivered by Lee Marvin. |
This eugoogly: "Rufus, Brint, and Meekus were like brothers to me. And when I say brother, I don't mean, like, an actual brother, but I mean it like the way black people use it. Which is more meaningful I think. If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident."
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How about Deets'(Danny Glover) burial in Lonesome Dove.
"I've seen your daddy bury many a man but I've never known him to say words before." |
National Lampoon's Vacation
Chevy Chase eulogy on Aunt Edna had me rolling in laughter. :lol: |
heh, looks like 1/2 the community beat me to calling the opening song in Big Chill!
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Originally Posted by Y2K Falcon
Opening montage of The Big Chill.
No mention of Steel Magnolias??? |
Originally Posted by Cartload
The Big Lebowski.
Walter's words were so beautiful... :goodbye: Donnie |
Maybe not the best, but gotta throw The Two Towers: Extended Edition in there.
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Can't believe no one has mentioned the beginning of The Rock with Ed Harris. That scene is incredible with the music and everything going on (especially the Criterion with DTS).
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