“Full Metal Jacket” succeeded as an anti-war movie when so many failed, thanks to it brilliantly showcasing the contradictions of military service and war. The director Stanley Kubrick, added a whole new character to the film after watching an impressive improvisation home video of him insulting marines.
R. Lee Ermey got cast in this film because of his impressive performance. The director, Stanley Kubrick, liked his rendition so much that he only wrote about 50% of the lines for this character. He wanted Ermey to improv the rest as the movie was being filmed, which worked in this film’s favor.
The Silence Of The Lambs
"f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-v-v-v-s-s-s!"
The scene: Clarice Starling and frightening Hannibal Lecter are talking through the wall of the prison cell. He is describing in detail how he ate a human liver with "fava beans and a nice Chianti."
Anthony Hopkins plays a brilliant psychiatrist who also happens to be a complete psychopath who eats human flesh. In this eerie scene, as well as in the rest of the film, his goal was to be as spine-chilling as possible, which he definitely succeeded in doing. When filming this scene, he decided to include the sucking of flesh, which resembled eating the human liver, by making noises with his teeth and lips that is iconic to this film.
Deliverance
"Squeal like a pig."
The scene: A group of hillbillies is attacking Bobby who was played by Ned Beatty. “Deliverance” was released in 1972. It was intense, and it was suspenseful, and really managed to keep viewers on the edge of their seats thanks to all the tension-filled scenes.
This gory, disturbing scene was reconfigured to fit both cinema and television showings. The dialogue was changed, so they would not have to film two versions of the same scene for the film. Whoever came up with the new line is unknown, but regardless of who did it, it made for an incredible scene.
Star Trek
"All I've got left is my bones."
The scene: Kirk, who was played by Chris Pine, and Bones, who was played by Karl Urban, meet for the first time when they sit by one another on a spaceship. Bones is telling Kirk how much he despises outer space.
After ranting about how dangerous and terrifying outer space truly is, Karl Urban delivers this final line that sold the scene. It is one of the most well-regarded films of all time, and this scene specifically was carried by Bones’ character.- This came from the Oscar-winning “Star Trek” film that was released in 2009.
Midnight Cowboy
"I'm walking here!”
The scene: As Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight are walking through the street, a cab accidentally drives through the scene that they are filming. They filmed this part of the movie outdoors in the street.
This area was closed off for filming during the day, but the taxi driver was unaware of this and drove in the area anyway. Hoffman took this unpredictable event as an opportunity to deliver one of the best one-liners in cinema history. “Midnight Cowboy” was released in 1969. Despite having been released more than 50 years ago, the film is still highly revered today.