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When Harrison Ford was dancing with the girl........

posted 14 years ago by Dave1136
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What the *beep* was going on?!?!

She must of thought she was some kind of a snake. She was weaving and twisting and dipping............the look on Harrison Ford's face was priceless. I thought any moment he was going to leave her all by herself and just walk out. All I can figure is she was trying to look sexy and seduce him right there on the dance floor. Whatever it was he didn't buy it!

She is a beautiful girl and could have played that scene much better and might have better results with Harrison.

[–] Peter_Poby 14 years ago

Perhaps one of the most awkward dance sequences of all time yes.

The discomfort was however relieved by the sporadic waltzing in and out of shot of the excited looking guy in the white jacket. Mostly just his head was shown. He must have been working that dance floor up and down. No doubt 'A Touch of Class' was/is a regular haunt of his.

[–] steve-trump 14 years ago

I have just rewatched this film which I first saw in the cinema when it came out in 1988. This scene stuck in my mind ever since and only now have I been able to ascertain that the catchy tune they were dancing to was 'I've seen that face before (Libertango)' by Grace Jones from her 'Nightclubbing' album. I have always wondered what it was. Yes it's an unusual dance, but all the more memorable because of it.

[–] avia2 14 years ago

I think she was just having fun in the club... also she was trying not to look conspicuous, and would have done a better job without Ford!

[–] witster18 13 years ago

imo one of the greatest scenes of all-time....

harrison is completely conflicted... only there to meet the arab's... they dance in wait... she is sensual and free-spirited... you can almost tell that is the way she likes to dance... while Ford is standing there in pain of guilt, cocaine comedown, and overall frustration...

I took the scene as Emmanualle Seigner basically trying to 'take him away' from his pain... an escape... and the scene seemed to be an escape for the audience as it may remain, to this day, the most recognizable scene in my movie watching life...

jmo

the most under-rated movie on this site!

as for the plot holes... i think a strength of the movie is that it doesn't HAVE TO TELL you the details... it's one man's frustrating experience and nothing more... Polanski could have covered every base, went through hoops to explain everything and the atmosphere and style would have been lost... this film is nearly perfect the way it is... and ennio morricone's music makes it all the better...

GREAT MOVIE!

[–] princeofnewyork 13 years ago

Here! Here!

I remember not seeing in the theater when it was first release and now I regret it to this day! I can only imagine how much I would have fallen in love with it then as I have now!

[–] noordj 13 years ago

actually, i think it is the way she dances, In bittermoon, she also dance like that.

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[–] DCJerzeygrl 9 years ago

I LUVd the way she danced in that scene