Magnolia Frogs

[EVILisEVILdoes]

Filmed in Reseda Ca At Reseda Blvd and Sherman Way By the Old Reseda Theater. I lived down the street and they blocked that area for weeks shooting the many different scenes. Most of this shot between 12 AND 5 AM. There use to be(now torn down) an alley bar called the Canby., which was across the street from the infamous Country Club where they filmed Boogie nights. The Canby was a good place for a drink and a fight after the Tuesday night boxing matches and rock concerts. Now a Church

[quiroz923]

Dude... frogs....

[Toxward]

I have never been this mesmerized by what I was seeing in a movie.

[malcolmscotty1]

haha i saw this when i was too young...at age 15 "FUCKING FROGS!"

[MrKingMP]

Lol why do all these people keep driving

[MrAppleseed88]

I do not understand. no one said to anyone what the fuck are all these frogs doing. It is like they all seen it before... 

[KeepsakeKristina]

Lmfao the sound of the frogs hitting scared me XD

[horsedark]

Check out "Magnolia Frogs" on ebay. They are selling them. VERY COOL!

[gopalrgupta]

3:28 ROFL, LOL, LMFAO

[CIREM3]

I was part of the crew that made those frogs. We did it at a warehouse in Camarillo, CA. Funny thing is the warehouse manufactured sex toys. They porn stars would go there to have their "parts" cast molded. If you have ever heard of the "Flesh Light" they are the inventors of it. Lol

[heatperu13]

@CIREM3 cool story bro

[UndyingFury]

Is it or just me or did anyone else find it hilarious when they're carrying all of the dead dogs out of the house because of the frogs? I must be a sick fuck.

[SawyerSauce]

@UndyingFury

It wasn't because of the frogs, it was because they ate Earl's medicine.

[dodgefastquick]

This is the best scene ever made on a film or anything that was commercially made till today.

[Ichiboy900]

I saw this ending coming from a mile away.

[LaxNoise]

@Ichiboy900 lmfao!!!

[nogoodman]

I hate when that happens

[slye1991]

animals were defiantly hurt in the making of this film 

[DONDUKARE]

@slye1991

NOPE!

Those are not real frogs,just computer animated!

[shareyourfood]

@slye1991 .....defiantly hurt?

[irvykinneas]

OH SHIT

[minnieskater]

blade

[SK8rforalmost27]

@minnieskater

hah i thought i was the only one

[murmee1111]

Poor frogs

[Krylian19]

Brilliant movie.

There you do @Drac39. Plain and simple.

[Drac39]

I hate this movie. It's three hours of my life I won't get back. And I find it amusing that everyone who thinks it's a masterpiece has to give such complicated formulas as to why they think so.

[nonphotorob]

@Drac39 wah.....i bet u love TWILIGHT

[bdfc1981]

@Drac39 Glad you say you wasted 3 hours of your life watching it, then decided to waste another 4 minutes watching a scene from it again on Youtube.....Now thats a complicated formula dude.

[breuervision]

Magical. Just when we don't know how to continue, just when the tension seems unbearable, just when we think about giving up - the miracle happens.

This ending is one of the most magical moments in the history of cinema.

Pure beauty. It teaches us to live...

[TonyaTilley6206]

Im thinking about building one should I use a hardwood or softwood?

[Paperbagman555]

PTA is a genius.

[VastedCouth]

What a shitty pretentious movie.

[Drac39]

@VastedCouth Thank you. 

[utoobster2]

01/30/11

Magnolia is one of the greatest movies made in the 90's.

The Plague of the Frogs (Book of Exodus, Chapter 7, Verses 1-4) is one of the 10 plagues Yahweh (God) imposed upon the Pharaoh of Egypt to let the Israelite slaves go free.

Whether it was in biblical times as Yahweh taught, or in modern times as Andersen's film showed and Aimee Mann so perfectly sung:

"It's not going to stop, until you wise up."

[TheBrownTooth]

@utoobster2 ...in some scene in the movie a person in the crowd holds up a sign with that verse on it.

[trickykid73]

When this film came out i did some research on this ....turns out this event has happened about twice in the last 100 years throughout the world !

[astrojeet]

I can't believe this has actually happened throughout history. Anyway this film was an awesome.

[DialgaMarine3]

Is it wrong if I ROFL'd when that guy got raped in the face by a frog at 3:26?

[astrojeet]

@DialgaMarine3 its a sad, emotional film but i couldn't resist bursting out with laughter when i that happened.

[NoiseBerserker]

I already think this is the best movie I've ever seen. The more I read about it, the more my admiration grows

[newme777x]

Movie producers must've read the bible... in the book of exodus frogs did rain in the land of egypt and there was a reason behind it... wonder wats the reason why frogs rained in this film.. i hope the concept isnt wrong...

[kosk11348]

Frogs have rained periodically throughout history, but the frogs are never this large. Think closer to the size of your pinky fingernail and you'd be in the ballpark. Still, as movie scenes go, this is pretty epic.

[Wil14]

@kosk11348 im almost positive frogs have never rained in history... at all. That's completely illogical.

[kosk11348]

@Wil14 They have. Look it up. One possible explanation is that a tornado sucked up the content of a a shallow pond and the frogs fell back down to earth in another spot like a town.

[Wil14]

@kosk11348 Scratch that, wikipedia has proved me wrong once again.

Yet, it all still seems so far fetched.

[SimsManiacDemented]

Weirdest movie I've ever seen in my life..

[ew7810]

frogtest.hit.bg

[Bebbar]

@imagesunlimiteduk It's not hollywood, it's Paul Thomas Anderson

[martin43427]

only P.T. Anderson can get away with having a movie end with raining frogs and still make it a masterpiece.

[chad2CCC]

Worst. Movie. EVER.

[vulkein]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA best scene ever!

[bluedebi]

One of my favorite lines in Magnolia is at the end of this scene..."I've got so much love to give- I just don't know where to put it!' It breaks my heart everytime.

[Zoza15]

WHAT THE FUCK!???..

THis is fucking Disturbing, how come this in someone's MIND!!..

SICK!!!!..

[cnel90]

@Zoza15 Because it's happened a few times in the past?

[Zoza15]

@cnel90

What do you mean?.

[cnel90]

@Zoza15 You asked "how come this is in someone's mind?" By that I presume you mean the raining frogs. It's happened a few times. If I presumed wrong, then whatever.

[samyooljackson]

@Zoza15 First off frogs falling from the sky actually isn't some random event that a sicko thought up, it's happened before. And also it was written in the bible. So I'm not really sure what you're asking.

[Zoza15]

@samyooljackson

Ive seen a documentary why Frogs are falling, this is not only the case with frogs, But also with Fish..

Its of the cause of a strong tornado that suck the amount of water with fish..

And it gets mixed in the air, and when the tornado dust off, then the fish or either the frogs will fall outta the sky. :)

[tnd240]

@flashbeak "What are the chances that all of these people, all living off Magnolia Boulevard, all using the same day to reconcile or contemplate their existence, are tied together by one of the rarest occurrences possible?"

Synchronicity.

[LiquidSolidRaiden]

I uploaded the entire film.

[liamvox]

i love this film.... but this scene is gross! i hate frogs... yuck... damn

[carlosjv79]

alucinate la lluvia de sapos

[chukkkles]

@imagesunlimiteduk Nice, I never made that connection...thanks!

[dautonmolko]

*=*

[coffeesbreak]

one of the best action scenes in a movie ever!

[Necrology00]

3:28 lol

[porkotube]

exodus 8:2

[Kotlettbengt]

I really didn't understand this movie...

[GianTheMan91]

1 that scared the crap out of me 2 great film, did it win an oscar cause it certainly deserved it. 3 do frogs actually rain from the sky and if so is there this many of them. 4 when claudia smiled at the end it scared the crap out of me and did that sybolize the blossoming of a flower i.e magnolia.

[gocciadiruggine]

What a wonderful metaforical scene!

[primrosehoneyflower]

I think all metaphors aside it was also just a literal narrative moment which caused all the ironies to occur.

[Evi1M4chine]

They arent frogs, but toads, by the way. They can be lucky that they arent Hypnotoads. ^^

[Terryzxx]

Beautiful movie...You may never see one as brilliant as this again...Falling of frogs and other strange items is a fairly common occourance...But, I believe the director was refering to one of the nine plagues in Exodus.

[masterofrandom16]

Well, there's something you don't see everyday

[brickbusterful]

i love how its a serious realistic drama up till this point. I love PT anderson but this movie was a little to long, all it was was suspense and building up to nothing. I think this scene made the film much better though.

[themurkar]

And then everyone was scarred for life by the shock of frogs falling from the sky and causing several car accidents.....

[kraeman1]

How are there frogs falling from the sky?

Best line

Philip Seymour Hoffman is amazing

This movie is damn good

[Dodec84]

He is the only one that doesn't have an addiction, personality disorder or life of mistakes.

It's basically his father that is the twisted one in his life.

So he is the only one that doesn't have to be freaked out of the frogs (which is a metaphor of the pain in your life), because he doesn't have to lie to himself like the other people do.

[xBillyTheKidx]

isn't this mentioned in the bible?

[flyingevolution]

ya it hapens befor the world ends

[cgmgonz]

In the south of Chile there are real reports of frogs rain in special rainy weather conditions, so thats not a metaphore.

This movie well represents the poor human soul condition and the fight we all have to do to know ourselves and to become real human being.

[ChemicalNovaFilms]

No, you just didn't get the messgae, there is a strong one in here, grow up.

[Petiber]

best moment in any film, ever

[pup28]

1.28 - I love the expression on Philip Seymour Hoffman's face, what a great shot.

[FishbowlPhenom]

I love how he was the only to think to say anything about it.

"How are frogs falling from the sky?!"

[alexalex3131]

It has and does happen and it does involve tornados or cyclones, but I think only frog eggs - pre-tadpoles - are swept up, and are carried by storms to any part of the world and while they're being carried they actually hatch in the upper atmosphere before coming down like this. But I don't think they'd have grown as large as shown here.

[stelutaluidavid]

Why you think are frog eggs , but not mature frogs swept up?

[cubuti11]

何度観てもこのシーンは気持ち悪くて気持ちいい

[stelutaluidavid]

Sorry for my english.....

[DanyMoracrema]

no te preocupes :P

[stelutaluidavid]

At the begining is show several times the number 82, i am sure everybody notice that. And is showen in so many ways....Then is 2 times "Exodus 8:2" first at the begining of the quitz and 2nd before frogs fall.Maybe are some other times. !st is in public wrote, 2nd is i the street. And if you look at exodus 8:2 is : "And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:" This is all about the frogs....But!!

[DanyMoracrema]

yeah! there is a message in this movie... i like that XD

[stelutaluidavid]

:) Me too.

[JuansenTB]

i don't really get it

[rtmiyake2]

when you watch the movie, you know the characters are connected, mostly by their relationships with others. in fact they are strikingly similar, and many of their paths cross. chance?

and what way to emphasize these uncanny connections between the characters than a natural disaster that affects all of them. and what are the chances of that disaster being frogs raining from the sky? chance. coincidence.

think about it, its fun to think about it.

[JuansenTB]

i really watched the wovie. and i love it. its a good explanation but its hard to get. u know, is it the bible? is it the fucking lake? but and the end, its a fuckin awesome movie man. i hate tom cruise, but this shit is some damn good acting

[thelonestar]

well done

[ChemicalNovaFilms]

your brain is fucking off kilter if you dont like this movie

[steelhorse64]

The frogs were supposedly lifted out of a lake several miles away by a tornado event.

[anveedi]

i knew it was a bible quote...

[hemorrhoidprime]

as a resident of the valley I wonder if this scene takes place on magnolia blvd

[hemorrhoidprime]

that is, at least, john c reilly and william macy's bits

[jbonez699]

im stil wondering wat the hell was up wit the frogs??

sumone explain it for me please

[yumyums12]

Well, there was a lake in Magnolia where frogs went to lay eggs. One day, the sun evaporated the water and all the micro eggs. When it rained, apperantly frogs came down with it.

[animenice]

There are stories of coincidence and chance, of intersections and strange things told, and which is which and who only knows? And we generally say, "Well, if that was in a movie, I wouldn't believe it." Someone's so-and-so met someone else's so-and-so and so on. And it is in the humble opinion of this narrator that strange things happen all the time. And so it goes, and so it goes. And the book says, "We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us."

[ckad79]

I just read Roger Ebert's NEW review of Magnolia, which he added to his "great movie" list. He went back and watched it AGAIN and did a whle new review and noticed things he didn't notice the first time and loves it even more. This really is a film that grows on you. The first time I watched it, I liked it and felt something special. The next time, I loved it. It's an absolutely beautiful picture and makes so much sense at the end, that the experience is beyond words.

[Chutultu]

That's something you don't see everyday. Something like that actually happened last year. I'm not kidding.

[ajquirky]

Just saw this movie, this scene was disturbing

[sherry1312]

One of the most shocking scene I've ever seen in movies. Btw, Magnolia is still a great film.

[apocalyptichorseman7]

I suggest this movie to everyone. A story of humanity and its flaws.

[stickyfixer]

I was so surprised and amazed that THIS is what happens to all these people at the end of this movie - and it's done so well - that it made me cry. I suppose that doesn't make much sense!

[riddick7819]

Exodus 8:2 reads: "And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs".

SPOILER: Paul Thomas Anderson has said that he was unaware that the story of frogs falling from the sky is in the Bible (he took it from Charles Fort's writing) when he wrote the screenplay. The Bible story of the plague of frogs was brought to his attention by Henry Gibson prior to filming.

Cool stuff, i have to rent this movie.

[SpaceyAndMacy]

WHAT THE FUCK?

[randallcaster]

This is Fortean phenomena that has happened a bunch of times in history, not always frogs, but rocks, fish, a bunch of stuff.

When I saw this scene, and me having read about this stuff since a kid, it was pretty impressive. PTA's best film in my opinion.

[clarabalbi]

eew

I just found out that this frog rain can actually happen.

eew

[anjulina]

This is one of the most surrealistic scenes I ever seen in a movie! great!!!!

[youtubmoses]

I watched this movie today, and was wondering where those frogs came from.

[mysteriousperson69]

Watch it a couple more times, and it'll hit you. This is hands-down the most perfect piece of film-making I have ever seen. The whole entire movie, from beginning to end. . . perfect. PT Anderson, all your stress through making 'Magnolia' does not go unappreciated! Your name will be heard long into the future for this film - when it's used in film-making and story-telling curriculums. And on Top 10 and Top 100 "movies of all time" lists.