High Fidelity (deleted scene) sell single collection

[gravyboatK]

DO IT, FOOL!!!

[oaktubs]

Away from me, cold blooded woman, your thirst is not mine!!!

[UTF]

As soon as I saw her face all I could think of was the 'national lampoons vacation' series.

[mrhoffame]

I love the way he jerks his hand back at 2:01 LOL Like he knew he was violating her husband lol

[echo680]

my favourite scene in the book - never saww the deleted scene from movie before (you just get the end of the phonecall he gets from her offering to sell them). thanks so much for posting this.

[musicman257]

i say one thing this broad is hot

[matthewcarlrose]

I'm sure this is in the copy of High Fidelity i have, or perhaps i just wished it was.

[jumpinjax2]

Awesome how he tried to play it cool...until he couldn't anymore :)

[Frotoad]

I loved this scene in the book, and always wondered why they didnt leave it in.

[PonAdidas]

"Did you you see the Sex Pistols God Save the Queen?"

"Yes"

"It's Free" LOL

[kanchanamalisha]

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[martinblank83]

i woulda took all them records and then raped beverly

ohhh sparky

[SidOhzen]

what a limp dick - Hank Moody would of bought the records and banged the wife....

[pyrorc]

@SidOhzen

i would have too

[111Lotrfan]

Wow, this is one of my favorite scenes from the book. So cool to see it from the film, even though it didn't make the final cut. But I do have to ask, why the German subtitles?

[protomanhasballs]

the best scene in the movie. i'm so with rob on this, not to mention how hard i geek at the spines on some of those records. wish it had been kept.

[Jefferies1903]

Favourite movie, which would have been that one little bit better with this scene

[MischiefMaker37]

I guess I don't have the morals he does.

I would've thrown her the 50 bucks as I was running out of there cackling. Trying not to cum in my pants.

[evesapple]

@MischiefMaker37 ...that just entered into my top five youtube comments.

[lemmonorange68]

It's a good scene but it really didn't fit with the movie. It worked much better in the book.

[JosephODonnellMusic]

@lemmonorange68 Exactly, the book is way better than the movie :)

[viniciusb]

Silly scene, great cut.

[ethansloan]

Amazing scene and I love watching it. But I know why it's not in the movie. It totally kills the pacing. It's 4 minutes of screen time that have nothing to do with the plot of the movie in the least. While it's a nice piece of character establishment, it really would slow the film down.

[mrhoffame]

@ethansloan Yeah you are right..she was the phone call he was on when what's her name came in the store and called him a "Fucking Asshole!!!". It would not have fit in at that point...but they dang sure should have put it in somewhere! Maybe at the very start before he even got home to do the break up? Would have set a great tone for the movie.

[JosephODonnellMusic]

@mrhoffame I totally agree, this was my fave scene from the movie! even though it wasn't in !

[rafasilva1]

I would have taken those records, If you would have done the same give thumbs up!

[Browncoatt22]

I love that woman :0) One of the best parts of the book

[youtert]

He should've taken it all and found a way to contact the man and paid him something.

[aldiakaroofus]

@youtert Smartest comment ever! *thumbs up*

[sdodd91]

I never saw Clark Griswold as the type of man to run off to Jamaica with a 19 year old.

[rigs345]

I think the book explains this scene better, I'm sure thats why it got cut out of the movie. Good call

[iponsoyenage]

IT should have been God Save The Queen on the A&M label, worth £6,000 last  time I checked...

[mrhoffame]

No Way!!! No collector would give up that collection for weekend in Jamaica with an 18 year old! lol

By the way..I love the way John jerked his hand off the records when she said it was her husbands collection lol. It was as if he was violating him lol

[vicacreland]

I'm almost upset that this scene was deleted from the movie. It's so true to the book and was actually done well!

[buckleygeneration]

I don't know what it is with this scene, but I have always loved it, both in book and film.

[piercedfromwithin]

jesus christ... this scene hurts to watch. cusack, cmon man! dreams CAN come true!

[Deppcrazy01]

lol i love this scene!! If someone gave me a Sex Pistols God Save the Queen record for free...I...I...well I don't know what I'd do. Probably just scream & jump uncontrollably...but somehow, I can't see John Cusack doing that

[scotlandr]

I know, this scene is really great!!!

When i read this in the book i thought it was quality haha, but i was suprised that it was a deleted scene

[Deppcrazy01]

I realllly wanna read the book...this is definitely one of my fav movies of all time

[verdaccio]

i cant believe i havent seen this

[broalonzo]

$50 for all those records! Rob should've taken her offer. It's a once in a lifetime bargain. Screw principles!!

[stratocastermaster2]

man, he didnt take god save the queen?

[awhofan]

I collect records this is a dream come true. My best deal was 2,000 rare records for $100. The best deleted scene ever. 2009

[blazerAGD]

HA, I love how he jerks his hand away from them like they're poison when he finds out who the records belong too.

[dmgowans]

fuck the movie read the book people, i love john cusack as an actor but there are some parts where film cant do literature justice and as a music lover i adore this scene and can completely simpathise with hornbys appriciation for the depth of value some people hold for music/vinal of this venacular

[sircoolcat]

One of my favourite scenes from the book, never knew they'd actually filmed it!

[eeyorebunny]

It's a perfect scene - John Cusack is so sexy, he wants it bad, but he has his principles ... love it, love

[BenRangel]

Good thing they cut it. It's a nice looking scene, but not very fun. The whole backwards haggling-thing just feels a bit lame.

[wreckedangle]

never seen this scene til today, fuckin loved it!

i love record collectors!!!

[nirvanrocker]

i dont know i may be stupid but i would have taken the sex pistols single

[jerseygirlxjordana]

his pants. hehe. :)

[hokumdeadfall]

i was one of those people who read the book before they saw the film; I was shocked that this part didnt get in

[SparksDrinker]

was a wise choice to leave this scene out, it doesnt ring true to the rest of the movie.

[acidpsychedelia69]

I'm actually thrilled this wasn't in the movie, haha! I get so frustrated every time I watch this clip that he doesn't just accept the offer. I WANT THAT COLLECTION! For 40 bucks, hell yes. I love High Fidelity.

[Godslonelyman11]

Great scene, should've been in the final cut.

[themonkeywrench]

I so would've taken that deal. I would sell my soul for that collection! The husband deserved it for cheating and having the nerve to order his wronged wife around!

[TheIrishClvr]

I remember reading the book and thinking he was so silly for not just taking it...she did a good job for such a small part

[iponsoyenage]

@TheIrishClvr and the people who thought that his comment was good: That is what is wrong with this society most people have no standards anymore. We like to think that we are on a higher moral ground, our nation , our culture, but at the end of the day we just want to rip off whoever and at every possible occasion for our own profit. And the fun of the scene is exactly that: never's gonna happen, everybody would take advantage...

[mrhoffame]

How much would a mint "My Baby" be worth? Anyone know?

[noheros3]

I remember reading this part in the book

[BarracudaIII]

i would like to see in youtube the scene that shows Rob's stereo system, Sansui, Marantz... anybody found ???

[CHVNX]

Why disable embedding? That's so fucking stupid.

[zeppelinator]

MILF!!!!! Holy she is so hot. I would have taken the records, and tried to sleep with her. Her husband deserves it.

What an amazing movie. I think its my all time favourite. I love it THAT much. I lost count of how many times i've seen it

[bandcouver]

That's Beverley D'Angelo. She also likes Frank Zappa's music. She hosted a recent Zappa radio special. She's a class act.

[bandcouver]

I love his reaction as he goes through the absolute goldmine of singles. I'd be just as blown away if I saw a collection of singles like that. Hilarious how little the woman whose selling them asks for them. Especially as they aren't hers, and the situation surrounding her practically giving them away.... "Did you see The Sex Pistols one? It's free."

[mrhoffame]

I know!!! That Sex Pistol one is worth 20K itself!!!

[sunryse1]

I forgot how good this movie is.

[apolobass]

When I die... My family will have to put all my record collection (CD's & vinyl) in my coffin. Ha ha haaaaaa...

[cyberpunk0110]

painful.

[rextside]

A. Why on earth did they cut this out?

and

B. After trying to do the right thing and realizing she's going to do it anyway but with a different buyer how do you leave without the whole collection. He honestly tried as hard as he could.

[buzzbros2002]

i loved this part in the book. glad to see they attempted to make it

[CabDragon]

I see why they cut this out ,didn´t really do much for the story, but I just love this scene.

[rpsanders26]

I would have bought the records...

[PastorOfMuppets23]

the ending wasnt in the book - great nonetheless.

[DeaNovo]

its a shame this got cut out. great scene

[mebe]

wow she is glowing

[Ari721]

I'd took em.

[thedeadcellist]

Well, assuming that's supposed to be the A&M version of God Save the Queen, he stands to make over $20,000.

[robken0174]

Wow! I get goofy around great vinyl. There's no way i could have walked away from that, fair or not. Also, if my wife did that to me, i'd have to strangle her. There's just some revenges you shouldn't do. Great scene though.

[sgtpepper1138]

yeah, but don't you think the dick deserves it??

[robken0174]

Perhaps, but still...

[Vameon]

This scene was brilliant and funny.

[UkeTube]

the difference between na and europe...

[triangletheorytrey]

This is a great deleted scene. Perfect display of honesty. What a pimp.

[thehibtones]

It's no fun buying entire collections (not that I'd know), I'd rather do it brick by brick.

[indegruv]

@thehibtones Wrong, it's definitely fun buying whole collections =)

[callycap3]

i wondered why they took this out the book... apparently they didnt

[sunshyne6]

why didn't they keep the scene?

[Drackula]

What records are framed at the top the record collection??? i see a 13th Floor Elevators records...but what are the others?

[dawgp99]

Two of the other four are Pet sounds and the debut Moby Grape album.

[fivefamousbelgians]

And another is No Way Out by the Chocolate Watchband. No idea about the red/blue one tho

[ethansloan]

here's why he should have taken the singles:

1. even though he's not buying them, they will be sold, and the collector will still get ripped off. rob might at least get something from this man's pain,

2. the collector is a cheating perv, who ran out on his wife with a teenager. he deserves to get screwed.

[caput1986]

that's a great part in the book as well (in fact I wondered why they didn't film it for the movie but now I found this...), but I can never read that without feeling a sheer pain inside me...I could NEVER have said no, how could he?

[ForeverYoung58]

Because John Cusack's character was exhibiting that rarest of rare traits, integrity. Learn it, live it, love it. Such a thing is becoming as hard to find as the singles he was looking through. I felt joy, not pain, at this example of doing the right thing being portrayed. They should have left this scene in the movie, it is excellent.

And Beverly DiAngelo? I don't know how old she was in this scene, but smoke is still coming from my monitor.

[jugganaut35]

Well I agree to an extent, but if you look at it from a karmic standpoint I think he could have rationalized doing it.

Karma was looking for a retribution outlet, and from his wife's comments it was clear that karma was not going to be denied.

So given that karma was going to operate ruthlessly no matter who the karmic dispenser ended up being and further that Rob needed a good break to turn his fortunes around, I'd say it was okay.

[ForeverYoung58]

But Rob was actually setting himself up for good things to come his way by doing the right thing (spiritual law, biblical and karma). Here's how I would have done it... since her initial offer was $50 and his first counter offer was $1500 I would have made my case to her to split the difference and take $775. That way, she is being "poisonous" enough by selling a $15,000 collection for less than a grand, but she's being a lot more "fair" than taken #50...to be continued.

[jugganaut35]

For that matter it's at least arguable that Rob would have been doing the guy a karmic solid.

If by buying the records Rob enables D'Angelo to vent some of her rage, perhaps he helps the collector avoid quite as harsh a divorce settlement, since perhaps D'Angelo would feel she'd already emasculated him of one of his most prized possessions and therefore would ease off a little on being a complete harpie in the divorce.

[ForeverYoung58]

Sorry for the typos...and by taking $775 she's being a lot more "fair" than taking $50.

...and Rob would get the singles collection of his dreams for under $800 and still be able to live with himself-his integrity intact.

[jugganaut35]

Well she made it clear that she wasn't willing to accept anything more than $90, so $90 was the best offer no matter what Rob had said.

IMO Rob analyzed it incorrectly, karmically speaking. Since the guy was willing to forfeit the collection merely to further his karmic wrongs, I would have viewed him as no longer a "collector" because the guy no longer valued the purity/ideals of the music. You don't sell off something you prize just to buy a little more time to avoid "facing the music".

[ForeverYoung58]

She probably could have been persuaded to take more than $90. I think she might have accepted a logical counter offer if he had made a reasoned case. She accepted $10 for the Otis Redding single when she initially said 10 cents.

[jugganaut35]

Well she was motivated by revenge rather than pecuniary gain, and she clearly had no need of the money. Revenge was her controlling motive and they both knew even a compromise between their two figures didn't come close to their market value, so I doubt she was worried about being more reasonable.

As far as Rob buying the OR single, he was willing to be a little sketchy, just not "completely" unprincipled. To me he should have just agreed to be the facilitator of karmic justice.

[noheros3]

actually not, the singles that were mentioned in the book were worth way more then that.

[coffeechick79]

I wish I could luck in on a find like that. I'd take them and run.

[almatric]

Was that Beverly DiAngelo? Tell me they didn't film THAT scene, with Beverly DiAngelo, and cut it?!

Seems criminal, that's all I'm sayin'.

[gpwhitem]

This would have been a perfect scene to open the movie, then slam to opening credits.

[ryanedwardmorin]

To fans debating Rob's Morals and "how he would of acted":

At the begining of this story Rob's morals were generally out of wack considering relationships, however not when considering his record collection as they were the only aspect of his life that he had figured out. This is evidenced by of course his store and his methodical organization of his personal collection. He has upstanding morals, it just takes him the length of the story to develop them and relate that into his relationships.

[Dayanth]

Well, the scene was a bit out of flow of the movie, despite being hilarious. Now if they had put in some lead-up to it, like they discussed he had an ad in the newspaper about buying old records, then it might have stayed in the movie.

[guyboxerdog]

They did. It was the "Sure I'm interested" phone call just before Dykey Man-hating Liz comes in and calls him a "Fucking Asshole"

[Gypsielectro]

There *is* some lead-up to this in the film; Cusack answers the 'phone in the store and says "Yes, we buy record collections..."

G.

[00red00baron]

It's free! aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh

[oneguycoding]

How could they have left that out of the film, that's just criminal.

[chattychar]

they should've kept this scene.

[thetwistedblue]

This scene is one my favourite scenes in the whole of cinema.

I think it's the rustling of the paper and Cusack's boyish enthusiasm for a fetish I also share. It almost sends me into a trance..

[oasisfancortes]

damn! beautiful scene! i know most people might not see what music fans see in this, but hot damn! "GSTQ"! and all kinds of other albums! i probably would have done the same thing because really, it would feel like youre stealing the records more than earning them. i would have paid 2 grand.

[mybrosteve]

i bought "GTSQ" just because of this scene!

[copcriminal]

woaaah

look at that record collection!

[simpsonsjunkie89]

man when I read this scene in the book I wanted to kill Rob

SCREW HER HUSBAND, TAKE THE VINYL!!

[ethansloan]

the sound guys did a wonder on this scene

[Ezzywellz]

i read the book and this scene is in the book, would be good in the movie but its a awsome movie.

[carlispot]

that scene is awesome!!! why.?..

[KingsXcrossing]

This was one of my favorite parts in the whole book. I really wish that they kept it in.

[ethansloan]

i love this scene, man. i wish this had made it into the film.

[VinylPiper]

this is a great scene.. like a fantasy scene.. he wouldn't have been so nice.. he would of paid her and got the hell out.. but he'd ask about the lps before he's out the door.

[perfecto70]

It might not fit in the movie, but it fits with the character.

[wiseguyz123]

The scene just doesn't fit in the movie - the stately house, the older woman, the "principles." The movie takes place in new urban hipsterland, with young people, and no matter what the book says I don't think Rob would have turned down the offer.

[chowfun18]

no, I'm pretty sure it's God Save the Queen on A&M (since they were signed to that label for about ten minutes between EMI and Virgin)

[Loukoulo]

GSTQ? Anarchy in the UK is the rare Pistols record, on EMI.

[saberliner14]

....it's free....

[1992guitars]

Yeah me too...I always wished this part of the book had made it into the movie as well. I suggest a top five list of things that were in the book that we would have loved to have seen in the movie.

[mikemc0420]

should left it in.. Rob rules

[clownoftheking]

I loved this scene in the books. It might not have fit in with the movie, but its so awesome they filmed it and its a deleted scene!

[funkycherrygirl]

Integrity schminegrity I would have paid her an even hundred so that she at least got a tenner to frame and then called a man with a van and legged it out of there with that collection...and i dont even own a turntable and i wouldnt want to sell them - theyre pieces of history...hes an idiot but a sweet one!

[Tornrosa]

I missed this scene from the book, thank you for putting it up

[kieferslover1949]

That woman is awesome! I would have done the same thing! too bad it would break my heart a little. I love records.

[techman210]

I would give anything to have that whole damn collection, but I would never ba able to afford eat again! damn

[tampere2006]

funnily the sex pistols single is a reissues UK pressing and worth about a fiver.

[ethansloan]

oddly, this is one of my favorite scenes from the book and film. it should have been left in. i would KILL for that Sex PIstols single!

[prettymachine]

they should have kept this scene in the movie!

amazing!!!

[indypastiche]

I love this for so many reasons. His integrity shows through, as well as a few 'intimate' looks and sounds he probably wishes hadn't. How do you not fall in love? Thank you for taking the time to do this :)