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I'm a little weepy tonight. What is one of your saddest movie scenes? This one gets me everytime... (Original Post) Upthevibe Feb 2017 OP
October Sky teezy Feb 2017 #1
I haven't seen this movie but man have I heard about it. I'll put it on my list! n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #22
You asked for it... spiderpig Feb 2017 #2
I saw this such a long time ago. Time to watch it again. It seems to be held in high esteem....n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #23
"Tell me I've led a good life. Tell me I'm a good man." spiderpig Feb 2017 #3
That's pressbox69 Feb 2017 #15
You recognized her! spiderpig Feb 2017 #18
Yes. IMHO this movie is classic. I remeber this scene well. n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #24
I am not sure...if I can find it... But its from the movie Japanese film Nana yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #4
I'm not familiar with this one. Sounds wonderful. Another to check out. n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #25
"Stand By Me" Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #5
This movie resonated with so many. It such a wonderful illustration of not only the human condition Upthevibe Feb 2017 #26
Thank you.... Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #64
Final scenes MFM008 Feb 2017 #6
I need to rewatch both of those. I saw them so long ago I don't remember a lot....n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #27
I just watched "I Remember Mama" on TCM BamaRefugee Feb 2017 #7
"I Remember Mama" is one of my favorite movies of all time! IMHO it's a perfect movie.n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #29
The end of Million Dollar Baby n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #8
Yep. I remember the intensity of that one. Wow....n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #30
here's one Skittles Feb 2017 #9
Oh God....This movie is also one of my all time favorites. What a movie. n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #31
"I was a only child......he was an only dog" Skittles Feb 2017 #45
"Hey Boo" always gets me going. longship Feb 2017 #10
Me too. This is also IMHO a perfect movie n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #32
The end of.... WiffenPoof Feb 2017 #11
I can't believe I've never seen this one! n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #33
Final scene from An Affair to Remember when beveeheart Feb 2017 #12
Me too. Seen it a million times and every time's like the first. n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #35
The scene from "Some Came Running" where Frank Sinatra proposes ucrdem Feb 2017 #13
Sorry I watched this. Smacks of misogyny, don't you think? JudyM Feb 2017 #21
Yes but what happens in the clip is he breaks through it ucrdem Feb 2017 #58
I saw that but she just melted when he changed, seemed like such a weak, hapless woman. JudyM Feb 2017 #60
She's not Lady Macbeth I'll give you that ... ucrdem Feb 2017 #62
I haven't seen this one.... n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #36
The English Patient calendargirl Feb 2017 #14
Yes. That is an amazing scene. What a movie! n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #37
SPOILER ALERT pressbox69 Feb 2017 #16
I haven't seen this in years but man it sure gets referenced a lot! n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #38
I can't find a clip TuxedoKat Feb 2017 #17
Me too! HoosierDebbie Feb 2017 #59
Just thought of another one - Contact TuxedoKat Feb 2017 #65
A Christmas Carol PassingFair Feb 2017 #19
This one never gets old! I especially like this particular version.n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #39
Oh God Yes!! choie Feb 2017 #55
Dirty Dozen Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2017 #20
I love it! n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #40
Old Yeller: When they had to put him down b/c rabies. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #28
Yep. (There's a funny episode of friends where Phoebe's mom never let her watch the end so as an Upthevibe Feb 2017 #41
I saw that at the drive inn theatre ashling Feb 2017 #63
HAIR jodymarie aimee Feb 2017 #34
Don't quite know how to respond to that but thanks for your input! n/t Upthevibe Feb 2017 #42
That was the first scene/film that sprang to mind for me as well. smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #72
And George Berger marching into the plane scared out of his mind jodymarie aimee Feb 2017 #73
Opening scene of The Right Stuff aka-chmeee Feb 2017 #43
This was the first movie I cried at on the way out...Romeo and Juliet..1968 Stuart G Feb 2017 #44
King Kong rug Feb 2017 #46
The end of THe Green Mile. a la izquierda Feb 2017 #47
O Captain, My Captain! from Dead Poets Society mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #48
The end of Casablanca shenmue Feb 2017 #49
shenandoah - civil war movie... 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #50
The end scene of A River Runs Through It. Chasstev365 Feb 2017 #51
Au hasard Balthazar BeyondGeography Feb 2017 #52
Cry, the Beloved Country (1951 version; haven't seen the remake) -- the whole movie pretty much 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #53
Hope Floats, when the father character drives away while his daughter is screaming onecaliberal Feb 2017 #54
The King's death scene choie Feb 2017 #56
The final scene of The Elephant Man. n/t sarge43 Feb 2017 #57
Gets me just to think of... HoosierDebbie Feb 2017 #61
Yes TuxedoKat Feb 2017 #66
And George Peppard calling awkwardly "Here, Cat!" spiderpig Feb 2017 #67
That was my choice, too. OldEurope Feb 2017 #71
"Pay it Forward" Shrek Feb 2017 #68
Brian's Song....the death scene. Sob..... Grammy23 Feb 2017 #69
Real life is sadder than most movies discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #70

teezy

(269 posts)
1. October Sky
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 02:47 AM
Feb 2017

When Homer brings his medal from the national science fair to the coal yard to show his dad, who hadn't been supportive of his passion for rocket science. They squabble and Homer turns to walk away and his dad says, "I hear you met your big hero" (Wernher von Braun) and Homer spins around and tells him that von Braun was great and all, but that he's not his hero. Then it shows his dad pondering that for a second before getting in to the lift to go down into the mine and staring out at Homer with tears in his eyes.

Dammit, that gets me every time. And not just a tear either - full waterworks.

And the last scene at the rocket launch is a killer too.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
18. You recognized her!
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 01:32 PM
Feb 2017

Black Narcissus is one of the most visually beautiful films ever made - and shot entirely on sound stages with matte paintings.

I love the part where Kathleen puts on - gasp - lipstick!!!

yuiyoshida

(41,761 posts)
4. I am not sure...if I can find it... But its from the movie Japanese film Nana
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 03:05 AM
Feb 2017

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Here is the song... but not the film.


Yuna Ito was singing this song, and both girls had gone to see them sing, the group Trapnest. One of the Nana's former boyfriends was the lead guitarist. He had left their band to go to a bigger more popular band, Trapnest, which was a huge opportunity for him. In doing so, he left the small town they were in, to go to Tokyo. Nana and the band, went to see him off and she broke down crying as he left, not knowing if she would ever see him again.

Later Nana travels to Tokyo, and meets the other Nana on the train, and they end up being roomates. She is a huge fan, of Trapnest not knowing that her room mate had dated the Trapnest member. Both Nana's go to the concert and the first Nana confesses to her about what happened. During this song, Nana breaks down again, crying and the other Nana cries with her holding her hand, a very touching scene. It made me cry my eyes out for hours after seeing it.


found it, you can watch it here: http://www.veoh.com/watch/v47196805k2dyQC5X

Docreed2003

(16,817 posts)
5. "Stand By Me"
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 03:17 AM
Feb 2017


I grew up with a close group of friends who were like brothers. Tragedy stuck us far too young when a drunk driver crossed over three lanes of traffic to hit one of my friends head on, killing him instantly. We were 20 then, and we're damn near double that age now. We always identified with this movie, because it spoke to us, and there was a time when I could quote damn near every line. We still keep in touch, but not nearly as close as we used to be. I, well, I was Gordy. I was always the one who was a little different. My Chris, my best friend, my brother, the guy who accepted me for me when we were kids and was my constant encourager, the man who is godfather to all my children and I'm godfather to his? He's currently in Afghanistan. Say a prayer for him if you will...since the clip cut off the ending song, it deserves its own highlight:


Upthevibe

(7,879 posts)
26. This movie resonated with so many. It such a wonderful illustration of not only the human condition
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 04:00 PM
Feb 2017

but also of the roles we had as children growing up oftentimes based on the group dynamic. I'm so sorry to hear of your friend who was killed in the car crash by a drunk driver (we had one in my group who died under the same circumstances). I will pray for your friend in Afghanistan.

Docreed2003

(16,817 posts)
64. Thank you....
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 02:26 AM
Feb 2017

I was feeling rather glum last night when I posted that. Thank you for your kind words and your prayers for my friend!

MFM008

(19,776 posts)
6. Final scenes
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 05:39 AM
Feb 2017

From Cyrano de Bergerac and the last 15 minutes of the Ghost and Mrs Muir.
They get me everytime.

BamaRefugee

(3,476 posts)
7. I just watched "I Remember Mama" on TCM
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 05:48 AM
Feb 2017

and I swear, once it gets rolling, there's over 45 minutes straight of crying, laughing, crying, laughing, it was so great!

longship

(40,416 posts)
10. "Hey Boo" always gets me going.
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 07:21 AM
Feb 2017

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But then again, by the end of To Kill a Mockingbird I've long been a blubbering mess. But this scene when we first get to see Robert Duvall as Boo Radley is a powerful one. A straight police procedural turns into the most revealing scene in the film. Mary Badham plays the scene so innocently and only adds to the drama. When Peck's Atticus introduces Mr. Arthur Radley to Scout, I can no longer contain the tears.

"Miss Jean Louise, Mister Arthur Radley... I believe he already knows you."

It is one very powerful, extraordinary scene. Duvall and Badham with nearly wordless, simple facial expression pull it off.

beveeheart

(1,364 posts)
12. Final scene from An Affair to Remember when
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 07:58 AM
Feb 2017

Cary Grant's character visits Deborah Kerr's apartment. Can't tell you how many times I've seen this movie and it gets me every time.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
13. The scene from "Some Came Running" where Frank Sinatra proposes
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 08:34 AM
Feb 2017

Caught it once on cable and it stuck with me ...

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
58. Yes but what happens in the clip is he breaks through it
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:12 PM
Feb 2017

right at about the 7-minute mark. You can see it happening in his eyes. He sees her as a "human" for the first time and that's when he proposes to her. So the misogyny is part of the plot. Before that moment he's a reflection of his culture, post-WWII ex-military and uber-misogynistic. Dean Martin's character is the embodiment of the world Frank rises above for a few brief days of happiness before the ending which I won't give away.

hint: it's sad.

JudyM

(29,122 posts)
60. I saw that but she just melted when he changed, seemed like such a weak, hapless woman.
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:17 PM
Feb 2017

Maybe you have to see the whole thing.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
62. She's not Lady Macbeth I'll give you that ...
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:24 PM
Feb 2017

I think they're both meant to be seen as damaged characters marked for society's trash heap who manage to break through their conditioning and form a family. Ultimately the culture prevails and that's the sad part. It's a 50s melodrama so a lot of the conventions are out of date but once you adjust to that it's pretty good. Personally I think it's the best part Shirley ever played though the critics had a field day with it.

TuxedoKat

(3,818 posts)
17. I can't find a clip
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 01:11 PM
Feb 2017

But it's a scene in Peggy Sue Got Married where Kathleen Turner is talking to her grandmother Maureen O'Sullivan (she has gone back in time to when her grandmother was still alive) and tells her grandmother that she had a dream about her that she died and that she named her daughter after her. The musical score is so beautiful too in the background, makes me cry buckets every time.

TuxedoKat

(3,818 posts)
65. Just thought of another one - Contact
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 10:39 AM
Feb 2017

The scene where the alien assumes the appearance of Jodie Foster's dad. Both this scene and the one from Peggy Sue remind me of the loss of my dad -- both so affecting.



BTW, welcome to DU Debbie!!!

Upthevibe

(7,879 posts)
41. Yep. (There's a funny episode of friends where Phoebe's mom never let her watch the end so as an
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 04:19 PM
Feb 2017

adult Phoebe hadn't realized what happened to Old Yeller)......

ashling

(25,771 posts)
63. I saw that at the drive inn theatre
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:46 PM
Feb 2017

in Galveston Texas when I was 7 years old and haven't stopped crying since.
I think it is what made me a yeller dog Democrat

that and this:


 

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
34. HAIR
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 04:08 PM
Feb 2017

just watched it and my young friend, 40, came in. Tears were streaming down my face. I said, "This is never gonna happen again. The young ones don't care like we did. Fucking Trump will send them all off to war". Looking at the VietNam graves and the 100,000 kids streaming towards the WH demanding the end to the war. I wasn't there, I was in Berkeley that day. Oh, I cried watching that.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
72. That was the first scene/film that sprang to mind for me as well.
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 02:36 PM
Feb 2017

I never saw it on stage, but I loved the film version. However, it was heartbreaking.

 

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
73. And George Berger marching into the plane scared out of his mind
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 03:08 PM
Feb 2017

singing Manchester, England England.... then.... Let the Sun Shine In. I get the idea the original poster is younger than us !!

aka-chmeee

(1,129 posts)
43. Opening scene of The Right Stuff
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 04:37 PM
Feb 2017

The old chaplain (Royal Dano) approaching house to console pilot's newly widowed wife who knows why he's there. Couldn't find clip.

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
44. This was the first movie I cried at on the way out...Romeo and Juliet..1968
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 04:59 PM
Feb 2017

Franco Zeffirelli, director, staring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting...

a la izquierda

(11,784 posts)
47. The end of THe Green Mile.
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 06:34 PM
Feb 2017

Nostalgia for the Light, too. I didn't cry, I just felt totally destroyed inside.

Many of my male students have cried when I've shown this movie. It's about Chile during Pinochet.

mnhtnbb

(31,319 posts)
48. O Captain, My Captain! from Dead Poets Society
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 06:47 PM
Feb 2017

it always got me before Robin Williams died...and now, I just bawl when I see it. (I like the little tribute to Robin at the end of this clip.)

3catwoman3

(23,815 posts)
50. shenandoah - civil war movie...
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 09:48 PM
Feb 2017

...starring Jimmmy Stewart as the father of a family divided by the conflict.

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,772 posts)
53. Cry, the Beloved Country (1951 version; haven't seen the remake) -- the whole movie pretty much
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 10:07 PM
Feb 2017

wrecked me. But the scene where a young man who was involved in a murder learns his punishment is so heart-rending as to be almost unbearable.

choie

(4,102 posts)
56. The King's death scene
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 10:17 PM
Feb 2017

in the King and I. I don't know if it's the saddest - but with the song "Something Wonderful" in the background - it just kills me every time.

HoosierDebbie

(289 posts)
61. Gets me just to think of...
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 11:18 PM
Feb 2017

The scene in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" when Holly puts Cat out in the alley and again when she goes looking for him!

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
67. And George Peppard calling awkwardly "Here, Cat!"
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 04:44 PM
Feb 2017

He and Audrey were so stunningly gorgeous together. There's one quick shot of him locking eyes with her in the rain, and my heart still melts.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,470 posts)
70. Real life is sadder than most movies
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 11:43 AM
Feb 2017

If you're sensitive, you may not want to read further.




















The youngest person interred at Arlington National Cemetery is not a 17 year old volunteer killed in a war.
The youngest was 3 years old. She is buried in a group with 4 others.
Except for the family cat, her whole family died when Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/dfalkenberg.htm

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