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The best confession scene in movie history

posted 16 years ago by farms-1
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I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but Kurt Russell's final momemts, on the stage in front of everybody, confessing to a lifetime of murders and general heartlessness (his word actually) was great. You know when he enters in a rush he's going to make a scene and probably expose his crooked boss, but you simply can't believe it when he's up there virtually guaranteeing himself a life sentence in an attempt to make amends for his murdered partner. I'm not a big Kurt Russell fan, but I though his little impromptu speech/confession was brilliantly unique.

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[–] robertron76 16 years ago

can somebody pass the link or post the dialogue in the final scene? i missed it as i had to mute the tv to get a call.

thanks and sorry!

[–] frog663 16 years ago

Here you go-

http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/d/dark-blue-script-transcript-kurt.html

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[–] zap644 16 years ago

Made for a decent scene - not great, IMO, but very interesting. What he said really wouldn't be enough to convict him or other cops though. He was drunk - he was not under oath.

What it would do though is launch a lot of investigations which probably would bring down corrupt cops. A lot would depend on what he said after he sobered up. Would he name names, places and describe situations? Or would he decide that although the system was messed up that he didn't really want to spend time in prison and use that lawyer that his estranged wife was trying to get for him?

My opinion is that he is finally taking responsibility and he would incriminate himself after sobering up just to try to bring some decency to the police force. This is a movie after all and idealism works well in fiction.

If it were real life though, it would never happen.

[–] yatgohoyan 15 years ago

Russell's performance makes this movie for me. He is very underated....

Slightly off topic, is this the film where he tells of how he once killed a young minor? Or is from some other cop film? Its really bugging me!

Can anyone help, please?

EDIT: Actually, I think in the film I am thinking of hat guy who shot the young person (thnking he had a gun) had never shot again to some point later in the film, near the end or something. What film was this?

[–] GreenGael 15 years ago

Hello Yatgo...I can think of two movies that this happens...Blazing Saddles, when Gene Wilder is telling the story about how he hit the bottle after NEARLY shooting a kid (and getting shot in the ass himself). The other (possibly more likely movie) is Die Hard, where Sgt Al Powell is telling Bruce Willis' character about how he shot a kid in the dark and has been a desk sergeant since.

I hope this helps you!

[–] yatgohoyan 15 years ago

Yeah dude, I remember now (I just watched Die Hard). Thanks

[–] boswell-5 14 years ago

He was not drunk Zapp, his boss ACCUSED him of being drunk to discredit his words.

[–] ejcrandolph 13 years ago

Definitely makes the movie, which I think is a good one already.

When he is up there delivering the speech, I just buy the whole thing.

[–] Howlin Wolf 14 years ago

Kurt Russell's monologue (or at least, it would have been a monologue, had not others been trying to shout the character down... ) makes the movie.

This is where the magic happens... and by "magic", I mean nothing.

[–] abcditseasy 14 years ago

Superb Acting

[–] koffeenkreame41-1 14 years ago

One of Kurt's best roles along The Thing, Backdraft & Silkwood.

"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit' me!" Hudson in Aliens.

[–] do-bye 13 years ago

That was cold!!! Van Meter setting his own man up!!! Russell's scene reminds me of Nick Nolte's confession buying b-ball players in "Blue Chips!!!

"Peace and love"

[–] captwildbillkelso 13 years ago

I agree. I LOVED that scene.
My old man was with the LAPD for a solid 20 years before retiring to a small town Sheriffs Department to give kids tickets for smoking cigarettes and checking to see if everybody has their boating permits at the city docks on their lake.
Im still lifelong friends with some of the guys he worked with and their children. I never knew of anything this dark as "STREET KINGS" or "DARK BLUE" or Woodys new movie "Rampart", but there were these old guys that were "gunfighters" that really did exist right up into the 80's and 90's. They were out there. They are all either retired or dead now, its a different department than it was 20 years ago.
Im a lifelong Angelino and I love stories about LA that are "semi-related" to real historical events. Mostly relating to City Hall and the LAPD.

His "confession speech" was a real good scene.

[–] Corpus_Vile 13 years ago

I think Russel's awesome and that speech only highlighted how great an actor he is, really powerful scene.

"Hey, look at that! She's not crazy, she's being chased by a cheetah!"

[–] Dave1136 12 years ago

I have to agree but in 2nd place I would like to nominate Charles Van Doren's(Ralph Fiennes) confession to the United States Congress that he was a major part in fixing the TV's biggest scandal. The film was QUIZ SHOW (1994).