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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Mar 31, 2019 22:19:06 GMT
When characters meet onscreen for the first time, they sometimes leave a good first impression...and sometimes a bad one. Characters who don't like each other when they first meet can oftentimes grow to like each other, while characters who get along to start with can sometimes turn against one another. Either way, there's been some memorable first encounters between characters onscreen. Which ones stand out to you? This (from 1978's Superman) is still the best/most memorable introduction between Lois Land and Superman, in my opinion...  The introduction of Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) to James Bond (Daniel Craig) on a train in Casino Royale (2006) is one of my favourite scenes from my favourite Bond film. And a more recent memorable introduction between characters in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)... Please note: This thread isn't the same as my 'Now THAT'S an entrance!' thread I started quite a while back, as memorable entrances for characters don't necessarily have to be the first time that characters meet. They could've met already and still make a memorable entrance into a scene. imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/78995/entrance?page=1Whereas this thread I've just now started is all about first time meetings between characters. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 31, 2019 22:45:46 GMT
HARVEY Dr. Chumley: I'm Dr. Chumley. You're Mrs. Simmons, of course. Veta Louise Simmons: Yes, well, I'm glad to know you, Dr. Chumley. Would you mind asking Judge Gaffney to come back here? Dr. Chumley: Why, certainly, certainly. Veta Louise Simmons: I want to tell him to sue you for $100,000. I don't think $50,000 is enough.
It's not flashy but it's funny  |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 31, 2019 23:38:39 GMT
The recent revival of a Clark Gable thread reminded me of this example: Gable and Spencer Tracy in Boom Town (1940) -
Strangers going in opposite directions encountering each other midway on a plank laid across a muddy street; with an offhand air of presumptive informality, Gable says, "Shorty, d'ya mind backin' up and lettin' me by?" Going rigid and narrow-eyed, Tracy barks, "Yeah, I do mind: suppose you back up, and don't call me 'Shorty." Tracy's defiant and confrontational tone arouses only Gable's amusement and, with dismissive geniality and a sideways smirk, he replies, "'Shorty' or 'Sonny,' what difference does it make?"
It's great dialogue - pithy, punchy and colorful - and only actors of less than the most mediocre abilities could fail to bring it to some semblance of life. But in the hands of these two, it sings, and becomes a Memorable Movie Moment: in under ten seconds, everything we need to know about these two characters and the trajectory of their soon-to-bud association is established.
It's featured about 14 seconds into the trailer below, which includes the brief scene's payoff:
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 31, 2019 23:52:26 GMT
In one of the most famous meetings ever, one of the most quoted and most joked with greetings in history is given an unusual line reading by Spencer Tracy in "Stanley and Livingstone" (1939)
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 1, 2019 0:02:29 GMT
Robin Hood meets Little John and Friar Tuck …. perhaps someone else will be more successful in finding the clips from the Errol Flynn (1938) version.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 1, 2019 0:37:11 GMT
"So you're Jack Wilson."  |
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 1, 2019 0:44:38 GMT
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Post by OldAussie on Apr 1, 2019 0:50:57 GMT
and...... Lawrence meeting Feisal Lawrence meeting Auda
Lawrence meeting Allenby
....all great scenes
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 1, 2019 0:54:02 GMT
and...... Lawrence meeting Feisal Lawrence meeting Auda
Lawrence meeting Allenby
....all great scenes Yes, the others are great scenes. But for composition and grandeur, the well scene was my pick.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 1, 2019 0:56:34 GMT
Fred and Ginger Cinematic convention dictated that Fred would inadvertently antagonize Ginger when they first meet, and his subsequent ardent pursuit would fail to weaken her resistance...until they danced. The Gay Divorcee Fred attempts to assist when Ginger's dress becomes caught in a steamer trunk. The result is a torn garment and hard feelings. Top Hat Awakened from her slumber by Fred's tap dancing in the apartment above...  ...Ginger goes up to register her complaint. Fred is as ingratiating as can be...  ...but she's having none of it. "You probably should have a couple of guards."
Swing Time Their acquaintance begins with a misunderstanding over change of a quarter. "Look, this isn't getting you anywhere."
Shall We Dance Ballet star Pete Peters introduces himself to musical performer Linda Keene by his professional name, Petrov, affecting an elaborate Russian accent. "Vat? You do not vant to dance viz za grrrreat Petrrrrovvv? Don be a seeely horrrrse! Vell, I muzz go. I muzz go to Muzzgow. Funny, nyet?" |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 1, 2019 7:52:15 GMT
An all time favourite introduction in the … The Glass Key (1942) Ed Beaumont (Alan Ladd) meets Janet Henry (Veronica Lake) the intended fiancée of his crooked political boss Paul Madvig (Brian Donlevy). The eye-balling facial expressions shared between the pair begin immediately and continue after the group retire to the couch, after their first introduction shown in the still below, for me is one of those great unforgettable classic cinematic moments.  |
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Apr 3, 2019 1:39:29 GMT
Han and Leia's first meeting in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) was rather memorable with establishing their relationship...        Another memorable introduction between two characters in Superman (1978)... And lastly, Clarice Starling's first encounter with Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was also pretty memorable.  |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 3, 2019 2:10:49 GMT
"S of N, LJ. LJ, S of N"
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Post by jervistetch on Apr 3, 2019 16:43:13 GMT
Willard finally meeting Kurtz in APOCALYPSE NOW. The encounter, and in fact the whole last act of the film, is so unexpected and bizarre but it never ceases to fascinate me.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 3, 2019 18:00:09 GMT
Snow White meets the Seven Dwarfs:   |
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Post by delon on Apr 3, 2019 18:59:52 GMT
Spade meets Joel Cairo
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 3, 2019 19:14:22 GMT
THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION
Dr. J.R. Vance: Hi!
Dr. Jenny Langer: Hello.
Dr. J.R. Vance: Hi, I'm Dr. J.R. Vance from N.A.S.A.
Dr. Jenny Langer: Oh, I'm so glad you're here, Doctor. I'm Jenny Langer.
Dr. J.R. Vance: Nice to meet you. I have an appointment with your father.
Dr. Jenny Langer: Oh, no no. He passed away in 1962
Dr. J.R. Vance: Oh, I'm so sorry, then the appointment must be with your husband.
Dr. Jenny Langer: I'm not married.
Dr. J.R. Vance: I'm NOT sorry. Then it's probably with your brother.
Dr. Jenny Langer: No, my brother's an interior decorator in Oshkosh. You see, Doctor... Vance. I'm afraid your appointment is with me. I'm DOCTOR Jenny Langer.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 3, 2019 19:49:46 GMT
Double Indemnity (1944) Insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray)...  ...meets Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), barely clad in only a towel at the top of the stairs, when he visits to discuss renewals on auto policies.  WALTER: "I'd hate to think of your having a smashed fender or something while you're not...fully covered."PHYLLIS: "Perhaps I know what you mean, Mr. Neff. I've just been taking a sunbath." WALTER: "No pigeons around, I hope."Walter's appreciative gaze reveals that, while he may be talking about insurance, he's thinking about something else. The lethal chain of events the meeting leads to was highlighted in the film's poster art:  "From the Moment they met it was Murder!"
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 3, 2019 20:19:25 GMT
Another memorable Gable meeting: Test Pilot (1938)
Forced down by an oil leak onto the Kansas farm of Ann Barton (Myrna Loy), pilot Jim Lane is at first brusque and cranky, but soon realizes this sharp lady who gives as good as she gets is no ordinary farm girl, and a nearly-instant mutual attraction begins to take hold.
The witty spontaneity of this encounter is indicative of the freshness with which director Victor Fleming handles lively rhythms and pacing throughout the film, making the most of the star chemistry placed in his able and deft hands.
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 3, 2019 20:36:44 GMT
Ethan: You speak pretty good American, for a Comanch. Someone teach ya? Scar: You speak good Comanch. Someone teach you?  |
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