100 Greatest Movie Moments - Part III

The Graduate (1967)

“Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you?”

In the Heat of the Night (1967)
“They call me MISTER. Tibbs.”

The Producers (1968)
The song “Springtime for Hitler.”

True Grit (1969)
John Wayne rides down a group of bad guys, a gun blazing in each hand and the reins clenched in his teeth.

Patton (1970)
General Patton’s opening monologue in front of a giant American flag in which he expounds on his theories of war, including: no one “ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other [guy] die for his country.”

Dirty Harry (1971)
“I know what you’re thinking. ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?’... You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky?”

The Godfather (1972)
Michael Corleone becomes godfather to his nephew while his minions murder his biggest enemies.

What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
The madcap car/bike/Chinese dragon chase through the streets of San Francisco.

Jaws (1975)
A young woman goes skinny-dipping and learns that there is more in the water than just her.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
King Arthur and his knights are stymied by a group of French soldiers and their silly insults.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Prevented from watching a World Series game on television, Jack Nicholson enacts an imaginary baseball game to the enjoyment of all the patients of the mental hospital.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The alien mothership shows up and then finishes the song.

Star Wars (1977)
A spaceship flies across the screen, shooting at something behind it. It is immediately followed in close pursuit by a gigantic spaceship that dwarfs it.

Alien (1979)
There is an unexpected guest at dinner.

Apocalypse Now (1979)
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning!”

Breaking Away (1979)
Cyclist Dave Stoller keeps pace with a semi on a rural highway, all for the sheer joy of riding his bicycle.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
“I am your father.”

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indy gets chased by a large boulder.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. and Elliot fly across the moon on Elliot’s bike.

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Khan puts ear bugs in Chekov and the captain’s ears.

The Natural (1984)
Robert Redford knocks out the stadium lights with a home run while Randy Newman’s score soars.

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
“This one goes up to eleven.”

Aliens (1986)
Ripley puts on a robotic load lifter to do battle with the alien queen.

The Princess Bride (1987)
Inigo Montoya duels with the man in black.

The Abyss (1989)
A tentacle made out of water explores an underwater station.

100 Greatest Movie Moments - Part II

Here we go with part 2.

Ikiru (1952)
An old man sits on a swing in the snow, singing a song of lost love.

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Gene Kelley sings and dances in the rain.

From Here to Eternity (1953)
Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kiss on the beach.

Shane (1953)
“Shane! Come back!”

On the Waterfront (1954)
Marlon Brando tells Rod Steiger, “I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody.”

The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The evil Robert Mitchum is terrorizing Lillian Gish’s house. She is standing guard with a shotgun. We can see his silhouette in the darkness outside the window. He sings “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms.” When he gets to the chorus, Gish joins in. One of Gish’s wards comes into the room with a lit candle. We are unable to see out the window with this new source of light. Gish quickly blows out the candle, but Mitchum is gone.

The Court Jester (1956)
“The pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon. The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.”

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
James Stewart and Doris Day try to stop an assassin at Albert Hall during a performance.

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Moses parts the Red Sea.

Touch of Evil (1958)
The opening tracking shot.

Ben-Hur (1959)
The chariot race.

North by Northwest (1959)
Cary Grant is accosted by a crop duster in the middle of nowhere.

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
The final footage of Bela Lugosi.

Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Maleficent spoils the baby princess’s christening.

Some Like It Hot (1959)
“Nobody’s perfect.”

Psycho (1960)
The shower scene.

Spartacus (1960)
“I am Spartacus!”

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
In the middle of the desert, a speck turns into a dot which becomes a blob which finally resolves itself into a man on a camel.
(This can only be fully appreciated in 70mm.)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The brainwashing scene.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
“Jean Louise, stand up. Your father’s passing.”

The Birds (1963)
Ravens collect on a jungle gym outside a school while the children inside sing a nonsense song.

The Great Escape (1963)
Steve McQueen kills time and annoys the Nazi guards by tossing his baseball against the wall while confined to the cooler.

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Jason has a sword fight with a bunch of skeletons.

The Sound of Music (1956)
The camera travels across the Austrian mountains and on top of one finds a lone nun twirling and singing.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
Good, Bad, and Ugly face off against each other in a three-man gunfight.

The pictures for To Kill a Mockingbird and The Great Escape aren't exactly the images I was looking for (for one, they happen before the moment I am highlighting) but they were the best I could find on my internet image search.