TOP 10
BATHROOM MOMENTS
Until I started thinking up this list (on the shitter,
coincidently) I had no idea how many great Hollywood moments took place in the
company of toilets. Don't be scared though, this isn't a list filled with just
memorable poops and really good shaves - believe it or not, some of the most
powerful moments in cinematic history have actually come from the place Fonzie
liked to call "his office". Don't buy it? Check this shit out (c'mon, that's
funny).
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5. Michael Takes Charge - THE GODFATHER (1972)
Had the executions taken place in the bathroom, this would be no
contest. We have to settle for the defining moment of family dedication as
Michael stops avoiding his destiny and finds the gun. This really isn't about
the scene, it's about the moment. Entering that bathroom is the most important
event the Corleone legacy. It gave them the power they strived for and sealed
the fate of those who couldn't handle it.
4. Come Out and Play - THE WARRIORS (1979)
On the way to clearing their name for the murder of Cyrus, our
Warriors find themselves face to face with The Punks while waiting for their
train to Coney Island. Since they all wanted to make this list they decide to
enter a bathroom and deliver one of the greatest fight scenes of all time. The
Punks turn out to be just that as they fall for the old check-under-the-stall
trick and end up getting their overall wearing asses kicked before they get a
chance to pinch it off.
3. Here's Johnny - THE SHINING (1980)
You can actually take your pick here. There's the bathroom scene
with the naked woman that turns into the rotting corpse, the scene where Jack
(Jack Nicholson) talks with Delbert (Philip Stone) and learns he's "always been
the caretaker", or the scene I've decided to go with here. After Grady lets Jack
out of the food locker he decides to spend some time with the family..... and an
axe. Jack's one liners are great but the true horror of this scene comes from
the performance of Shelly Duvall. It's not hard to imagine that she really is
petrified of Jack and makes you wonder how much of the drinky he had before
shooting this day.
2. Mother - PSYCHO (1960)
No, I'm not talking about the first toilet to be flushed on
screen. Of course I mean the scene that many old timers still consider the
scariest moment in the history of movies. You know the drill - Marion (Janet
Leigh) gets nude, hops in the shower, scrubs some privates, gets stabbed to
death. It doesn't matter how many times you see it, the music still makes your
skin crawl. Few scenes have ever matched it's absolute perfection in pace,
angle, and suspense.
1. Gomer Pyle - FULL METAL
JACKET (1987)
The first third of this film is dominated by Gunnery Sergeant
Hartman (R. Lee Ermey). His verbal abuse is epic and for the most part, fun to
laugh along with. You almost forget that these other characters that he's
talking down to are human. By the end of this first act we get a haunting
reminder of how much shit one man can take. Private Leonard Lawrence (Vincent
D'Onofio) is the guy taking most of the heat for being fat, out of shape, ugly,
and just plain stupid - but just as you stop chuckling and realize what's about
to happen, Leo gets the last laugh. Once you've watched this scene I find it
impossible to forget.
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