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Roma knows Lingk is a coward, emasculated by his wife. Roma therefore gives him a long soliloquy about how a man should make spontaneous decisions that gratify his basic urges if he wants to FEEL like a man. THEN he makes the sale.
And he's not "snuggling up" to Lingk. By violating his personal space by pretending to be his buddy, he's forcing Lingk to either protest (and risk offending his "friend") or accept it (thus becoming more submissive). Cops do this all the time during interrogations.
Two of my fave lines: "So what does this mean? What do you WANT it to mean?" (around 3:46) Brilliant writing. . .brilliant acting from Pacino and the entire cast!
So what if it's gay? That's just how Al's character rolls in order to get a sale. Roma was the stereotypical salesman, willing to do just about anything and seduction, even if homoerotic, worked for him.
At first I thought Al Pacino was miscast (Ricky is supposed to be very young and full of b.s. and bluster)... but I was absolutely impressed with Pacino's effective, weather-beaten, world-wise take on Ricky Roma.
Pacino has the most musical voice. It's like an orchestra that's anxious to get to Le Sacre Du Printemps. A magical asset. Of his. Proven time and again. It's musicality. Tone. Pitch. Oh hey, Price is a greaty too-. good good good.
i think it first started up in 91's scent of a woman. he had to be very loud and cocky in that film as opposed to quiet and reserved like his earlier days. thats y he's a gr8 actor, he can do both!
Al Pacino plays on my personality, he is so cool in any movie, that's what an influence is. I know people find it weird, but it's difficult when you don't know how to be yourself.
imean, alot of actors when u see them ur like, 'hes pretty good', but then in another movie ur like', hes good, but he is exactly like his other role in that other movie'
This is a GREAT example of a salesman working his "mark". This is what every politician does to you when he pretends to "feel your pain" to get the vote. This is a wonderful scene. Pacino really tapped into the manipulative PIMP that a salesman really is. By time they are finished with you...... you'd hand over your firstborn. They are "on your side". They "understand you". They sympathize. Yeah right. Until you sign on the dotted line.
I don't think that's a fair representative of all salesmen. These people had to sell like this because they didn't believe in the product. I usually look upon selling as trying to solve the customers problem. Not in getting them to buy something they don't want or need.
Well I don't know what you sell but the "helping the customer" angle is exactely what they teach salesmen nowadays. It's all a smokescreen because in the end it's about selling a product to as many consumers as possible and most don't need the shit.
It's the same swindle like the philosophy of wealthy christians these new churches came up with (like hour of power). It's okay to be wealthy (read greedy) because you're a good christian and make your customers happy!
the presence of the black and gold lomardi trophy makes 43 years of suffering blues not so so bad, uh oh, damn.
who happy french quarter candy store rock, saints just won the superbowl with moon and enthwhistle unpresent. happy Mardi Gras Jimmy Page. ...wrong song, with an accent agieuex, swet tooth hotel in the Quarter. Who Dat Endymion and Bacchus ooo yeah.
id say that 15 years ago he was top 10. 25 years ago he was top 3 prob. but the LAST 10 years, give me one good showing.... but body of work the guys a hallofamer end of story.
hey wsass am not gonna waste my precious time on you.. there are a million other actors on this planet and if you are such a great fan of Al keep it to yourself ...you dont have the right to call him the best actor as well...
my left ball in ur mom's mouth and right ball in your mouth thats dialogue delivery google that or send me ur house so i can delivery my balls in ur mouth personally
How you say the lines from the script. With bad actors you can tell they are just remembering the lines they just read. Where as good actors give a believable performance.
Is there more to being a good actor than great dialogue delivery? Other than being able to convey nuance and emotion without dialogue, which I think Pacino does pretty damn well, so maybe he is the best actor
de niro did all that, just as well if not better than anyone in the 1970's.
watch deer hunter - russian roulette scene
watch taxi driver - for subtle nuance (are you talking to me), for powerful dialogue delivery (shooting the pimp "suck on this!" bang!), and wordless powerful emotion (in the cab driving to the final massacre).
for empathetic telepathic emotion without words (alone in front of the t.v. watching American Bandstand and losing his mind). for pathos (on the pay telephone calling betsy... the long hall shot. he's just so pathetic).
you r right about de niro he is an amazing actor cause he not only act for him he also help others actors performance like he did with Joe Pesci on Raging Bull
yea that was all improvised by him great scene BTW an other great improvisation was on Taxi driver on that scene between him and Harvey Keitel that was all improvised by Bob and Harvey
@dejabu24. Interesting you bring up "Taxi Driver". Compare this scene with the scene where Sport (Keitel) is sweet-talking Iris (Foster) into staying "on the job". It has the same scummy and manipulative vibe. Salesmen all have the same tactics: use your insecurities against you. Tap into your desire for a better life. Then tell you how great it will be when all this (your) effort pays off (for them). Yuck. This is one of those rare films that makes you really understand the con game.
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suck my dick u asshole, al Pacino is not met to be repeated an any generation, he is the best actor on the planet , and u fuck face say he may not be the best actor who is Mr. bean u fucking whore, go watch power rangers, or suck my dick if ur sad
Hey moron; people are intitled to their own opinion. Personally I think Al Pacino is the best actor in the world, but honestly theres no need to slag off people who happen to disagree.
@jammyjo610 Try watching Dog Day Afternoon nd tell me any other actor in the world would of been able to pull the role of. Then watch the Godfather part 2- nd his portrayal of Michael Corleone- HE is the best actor
@zsivaz I watch Al Pacino's speech in justice for all, scent of a woman, maybe more than 20 times...
also the ending of scarface, Ali Pacino is just too cool, he is a great actor, and he is one of few actors can make you remember his acting and replay in your braim.
All train compartments smell vaguely of PISS not shit!
(Hey, he was on a roll there and David Mamet hadn't been on Amtrak lately; plus he's only familiar with Acela and not the banana boat trains)
Her arm dragged over my sweaty chest as she reached for the sheets to hold onto before the earth spun out of contro, her eyes rolled back in her head, she "eeeked" like a cheerleader and let me make her an omlette with spinach, tomato and feta cheese before dawn.
Its classic, Al is joined by Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin and Ed Harris. Also one of the best cameo performances ever by Alex Baldwin. Its a great movie.
You just cost me six thousand dollars. SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. Oh what a big man you are! Here, let me buy you a pack of gum, I'll show you how to chew it. That's right! My name is Richard Roma. Yes. Jim! Jim! That's right. Oh, what a big man you are! Jim!
I thought that for a while as well. They change the camera angle so it does appear that way. Plus there is a cut in the scene because in the movie they switch back to Moss and George having a conversation. Whoever posted this video just put the two scenes together so it was only the parts with Lingk and Roma
Thanks, Kappnel - I didn't know that there was user editing involved. Guess I'd have to see the uncut version to reevaluate.
On Ricky Roma's speech and what he's doing - I'm no salesman but as I understand things the idea is to figure out the mark's objections and cut them down one by one.
Roma has figured out that the block is Lingk's wife - the speech is cleverly designed to knock this down but in a very, subtle and subliminal way. "You cheat on your wife? So what - Live with it."
I think you are right. He had been across the table. It looks to me that, at 2:54, Lingk is just sitting down on the opposite side of the table, closer to Roma.
Kappnel brings up a good point about listening to the prospect enough. I wonder if the insinuation here is that Al is SO adept at this job, and SO familiar with what they typically say that he's able to address them before hand. From a cinemagraphic perspective, it would be a powerful descriptive scene to state that Al's talent is such that he doesn't need to listen and is already aware of the clients needs. You think this is what they were doing?
no he is just seducing his client...this is why it seems like a date more than catching drinks at the bar...no one "just knows" what their client wants ...he owns this guy's soul here
Modern day salesmanship would suggest that the salesperson do 20% of the talking, allowing the salesperson to identify their needs properly. But this is perfect for the "old school" mentality of what it meant to be a good salesman. I love this clip.
I'm sure that there are those that would disagree, and could present a great case to the contrary, however this appears to be one of the best examples of salesmanship of all time. Notice the handling of all objections ahead of time while dispensing entertaining commentary on life to excite the prospect into the risk of buying. I think anyone who considers themselves in the proffession of sales would agree. =)
This scene is so rich. The ultimate sales job. He establishes a relationship with the prospect, gains his trust, anticipates every objection before the guy even makes one, turns the sale into an act of sophistication and validation on the part of the purchaser. Notice the glance between Pacino and Ed Harris when Pacino picks up the drinks at the bar. It's like Pacino is saying, 'Watch me, I'm closing in for the kill. Won't be long now.'
Not lame at all. I feel the same way. Kind of makes you a more confident, laid-back person with a "fuck it, whatever happens happens" attitude. I like it.
I think it's the exact opposite. Who gives a shit about that a prostitue can do for you? When a woman does something special because she wants to or simply because she wants YOU, now THAT's something!
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True, I think that everything after his great roles is just kind of a guest appearance with no real substantial acting, all the same character to me... Scent of a woman was good... but Two for the money, 88 minutes, righteous kill, all the same character to me it seems...
I don't find this scene to be great so much for what he says, but because of how it so clearly shows the character he's portraying: a guy with no externally imposed moral code, a guy who does & thinks exactly what the hell he wants at all times, for better or for worse.
and I'd add: there are SO many people like him (Roma, not Pacino) in the world, which is why his excellent portrayal here is so important, even essential
Yes - but there's a very specific purpose to his self-professed amorallity. He's closing, he's softening up this particular mark. His target is a very conventional, careful man, who, later in the play, turns out to be dominated by his wife. Pacino's character is seducing him by setting himself up as a sophisticated, sexually active, supermasculine free agent. He's making the sale by showing a little man how exciting life can be - and the ticket is investing in real estate.
@searcherboy yeah, but there's also a lot of knowledge to pacino's interpretation of ricky. i always thought of ricky as younger than this pacino. there's an age in this performance that works to ricky's advantage. yes, ricky is the older, more wise, even prophetic man. in this way, the lingk / roma relationship is even sexual. lingk is gay? i don't think it's a stretch of the imagination to say so.
This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Pacino is rambling, but it all makes perfect sense after a couple scotches I guess. He is the PERFECT salesman.
@chanticleer yes, he says prehaps. The e sounds like preh-Haps. An affectation.
codeblue5007 9 months ago
the best actor!!!
maryan003 9 months ago
I love how he was conning/seducing that guy! Pacino is THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!
Shelby596 9 months ago
Poor Governor Swan, no idea what to do
SuperBajack 9 months ago
YEAH!!! Al Pacino for President!!!
califgirl101 9 months ago
Pacino at his best, with an assist from David Mamet.
DonMegaphone 9 months ago
Best Al Pacino speech ever! :)
califgirl101 9 months ago
They FINALLY found footage of LEVENE breaking in after ALL these years! View it on my page! UNEARTHED FOOTAGE!!!
quince911 9 months ago
The commentors here are from COPS, DALLAS SQUAT, JUDGE JUDYS, YOU"RE FIRED, MAURY, SPRINGER, PERVERTED JUSTICE, DEXTER! GLEN GARY one of the "Best" American films of modern times deserves better than them! Any Film, Watched by them is Degraded, Insulted by their presence! Their CLINT EASTWOOD, ARNOLD SCHWARZENGGER, CHUCK NORRIS, SYLVESTER STALLONE, STEVEN SEGAL, mentality is so prevalent, you have to ask, why do they waste their time, degrading intelligent material!
jor99912 10 months ago
@jor99912 what?
iacthulu 10 months ago
my balls feel like concrete. HEY.
bacefelice 10 months ago
And this my little darlings is what you do with a 'lead'
Tempestzzzz 10 months ago
what slimey cock sucker would dislike this!! all 11 go suck Andy Dicks dirty lil ass!!
nastytime562 10 months ago
lol he looks exactly like scarface but with a side fringe :P
therichguy319 10 months ago
where's the moment?
phat989 10 months ago
take me al pacino
lotzapoppa89 11 months ago
Roma knows Lingk is a coward, emasculated by his wife. Roma therefore gives him a long soliloquy about how a man should make spontaneous decisions that gratify his basic urges if he wants to FEEL like a man. THEN he makes the sale.
And he's not "snuggling up" to Lingk. By violating his personal space by pretending to be his buddy, he's forcing Lingk to either protest (and risk offending his "friend") or accept it (thus becoming more submissive). Cops do this all the time during interrogations.
EntropicMisanthropic 11 months ago 7
now that I think about it, all train compartments do smell vaguely of shit
drlove1972 11 months ago
He used nuero linguistic programming phrases alot like "it may or may not" .. well done... what a snaky character. lol
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Mankind081 11 months ago
Pacino says "prehaps" 3 times, the word is "perhaps" wonder if he knows?
ChanticleerHegemony 11 months ago
@ChanticleerHegemony think you need to get your ears checked, he clearly says "perhaps"
alc1184 10 months ago
@alc1184 Sorry sounds like "prehaps" to me, my ears work fine thankyou.
ChanticleerHegemony 10 months ago
I still can't believe he was nominated and won his only Oscar for Scent of a Woman over this. Christ.
randomartist01 1 year ago 3
Two of my fave lines: "So what does this mean? What do you WANT it to mean?" (around 3:46) Brilliant writing. . .brilliant acting from Pacino and the entire cast!
cinebeatl 1 year ago 3
mr. lingk got mind fucked!!!
Gambino199 1 year ago
Damn Pacino is awesome. This movie is full of top talent actors up and down the list. Phenom
Slotten68 1 year ago 5
So what if it's gay? That's just how Al's character rolls in order to get a sale. Roma was the stereotypical salesman, willing to do just about anything and seduction, even if homoerotic, worked for him.
onoitsaWRX 1 year ago
he is a weak customer
TurkiyeCumhurbaskani 1 year ago
the shot at 3:02 fucks up the whole scene. the dominance is out the window, seeing them snuggle up to each other like that.
AlexWoodGarbage 1 year ago 2
Half of this stuff makes sense the other half is like WTF he saying.
clintonskakun 1 year ago
Pacino's delivery is so good, you have no idea what he says half the time, but you ALWAYS know what .he means.
superhamzah85 1 year ago
A MESSAGE TO ALL AMERICANS: Nominate Pacino for President at your next election!
Metamorp8 1 year ago 7
Dog shit. But hey, at least he's not yelling.
TheDreamMechanic 1 year ago
At first I thought Al Pacino was miscast (Ricky is supposed to be very young and full of b.s. and bluster)... but I was absolutely impressed with Pacino's effective, weather-beaten, world-wise take on Ricky Roma.
entertherat 1 year ago
al pacino is seducing him
gyshalom 1 year ago
are life is looking forward or looking back wheres the moment brilliant
MrLarafe 1 year ago 2
I solf health insurance for 13 years in the field. This speech is Truth
edko426 1 year ago 3
Al Pacino can make bullshit sound like wisdom.
Chokkan41 1 year ago 96
@Chokkan41 Yeah, but then everything's tone, people listen to your tone and body language, people don't believe dialog if there's incongruency.
clintonskakun 1 year ago
@Chokkan41 ha ha genius
CHANNELOMD 1 year ago
@Chokkan41 amen
strausinho 10 months ago
The wink he gives Arkin and Harris when he grabs the next round - priceless.
ElPrezAU 1 year ago 6
all train compartments smell vaguely of shit...the inflection in his voice is amazing
MusicJew158 1 year ago 3
Haven't read all the comments, but is what he's saying what he (Roma) really means, or is it all just a sales trick?
MatsEP 1 year ago
@MatsEP It's all a sales trick. Lingk is timid, Roma senses that. Talks about opportunities.
flippert0 1 year ago
"you fuck little girls, so what?"
astrolifter 1 year ago 3
LOOK AT WAT!?!?!
OMG
slayerule 1 year ago
I think Ricky Roma and Tyler Durden are possibly related
zombiemonster 1 year ago 7
Fuck me, I need to see this film. Based on this clip and others I've seen, Pacino puts in another awesome performance. Absolute legend
warriorofwrestling 1 year ago
This scene and movie goes down like the very smoothest single-malt scotch. One of the best films EVER!
PositiveLastAction 1 year ago 6
Al Pacine met the soul of the media halfway.
CaninAble 1 year ago 3
its great how Roma poses to Lingk a question and doesn't even allow him to answer
Artfryne 1 year ago
compelling, hope it comes on the telly, i missed this one, damn it.
SuperScarface54 1 year ago
compelling, hope it comes on the telly, i missed this one, damn it.
SuperScarface54 1 year ago
Pacino has the most musical voice. It's like an orchestra that's anxious to get to Le Sacre Du Printemps. A magical asset. Of his. Proven time and again. It's musicality. Tone. Pitch. Oh hey, Price is a greaty too-. good good good.
ericberner 1 year ago 3
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This isn't from Glengarry Glen Ross... what the fuck?
DeeZnutz83 1 year ago
can't watch this enough.......
BeauJames59 1 year ago 5
Great scene from a great movie!
alizee2010 1 year ago
Homos.
crackface5 1 year ago
this is his best performance ever imo.
Ohhh how fucked up you are!
oldirrtydoogz 1 year ago
this guy makes bullshit sound like god's word,lol
lubios1981 1 year ago 5
When did he develop that raspy voice? It sounds so different from his earlier films.
Hopjumpskip 1 year ago
@Hopjumpskip smoking
wasup23tube 1 year ago
@Hopjumpskip
i think it first started up in 91's scent of a woman. he had to be very loud and cocky in that film as opposed to quiet and reserved like his earlier days. thats y he's a gr8 actor, he can do both!
jfuya2000 1 year ago
whoa, heather ledger must've watched this film a hundred times.
doctorrussellfell 1 year ago
@doctorrussellfell So must've I by now.
didactyl 1 year ago
Absolute astounding salesman, and Al Pacino terrific actor. As a salesman myself I have allowed Ricky Roma teach me the finer points in bullshit.
doggysector 1 year ago 5
Al Pacino plays on my personality, he is so cool in any movie, that's what an influence is. I know people find it weird, but it's difficult when you don't know how to be yourself.
FM46 1 year ago 6
imean, holy fuck, the guy can play anybody
imean, alot of actors when u see them ur like, 'hes pretty good', but then in another movie ur like', hes good, but he is exactly like his other role in that other movie'
But al is not like that at all
asdfghjykl 1 year ago 3
This is a GREAT example of a salesman working his "mark". This is what every politician does to you when he pretends to "feel your pain" to get the vote. This is a wonderful scene. Pacino really tapped into the manipulative PIMP that a salesman really is. By time they are finished with you...... you'd hand over your firstborn. They are "on your side". They "understand you". They sympathize. Yeah right. Until you sign on the dotted line.
mindstormsabrewin 1 year ago 6
I don't think that's a fair representative of all salesmen. These people had to sell like this because they didn't believe in the product. I usually look upon selling as trying to solve the customers problem. Not in getting them to buy something they don't want or need.
Insipid42 1 year ago
@Insipid42
Well I don't know what you sell but the "helping the customer" angle is exactely what they teach salesmen nowadays. It's all a smokescreen because in the end it's about selling a product to as many consumers as possible and most don't need the shit.
It's the same swindle like the philosophy of wealthy christians these new churches came up with (like hour of power). It's okay to be wealthy (read greedy) because you're a good christian and make your customers happy!
derunausstehlichekid 1 year ago
thanks for posting!
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the presence of the black and gold lomardi trophy makes 43 years of suffering blues not so so bad, uh oh, damn.
who happy french quarter candy store rock, saints just won the superbowl with moon and enthwhistle unpresent. happy Mardi Gras Jimmy Page. ...wrong song, with an accent agieuex, swet tooth hotel in the Quarter. Who Dat Endymion and Bacchus ooo yeah.
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ePhilosopher9 1 year ago
I think Mr. Roma has it wrong, most train cars smell vaguely of piss to me.
Glad they fixed that shitter door problem they had a while back.
zippyman818 2 years ago
Ricky Roma sounds like a pretty decent and reasonable guy. I'd like to meet him, haha.
T800System 2 years ago 3
love love alpachino one of the best actors out there love this movie great scene
jenannvick 2 years ago
go watch scarface lol!
zukes454327 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this, I've been looking for this.
charliekkendo 2 years ago
id say that 15 years ago he was top 10. 25 years ago he was top 3 prob. but the LAST 10 years, give me one good showing.... but body of work the guys a hallofamer end of story.
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hey wsass am not gonna waste my precious time on you.. there are a million other actors on this planet and if you are such a great fan of Al keep it to yourself ...you dont have the right to call him the best actor as well...
jammyjo610 2 years ago
Can a sales person be any more smarmy than the Pacino character?
pitbull103 2 years ago 2
may not be the best actor but in terms of dialogue delivery...there would be few to match him
jammyjo610 2 years ago 35
im gonna google this after, but what is exactly dialogue delivery?
KIDBREEZEYEMC 2 years ago 2
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My dick in your mom's ass. that's dialogue delivery.
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my left ball in ur mom's mouth and right ball in your mouth thats dialogue delivery google that or send me ur house so i can delivery my balls in ur mouth personally
wswass 2 years ago
How you say the lines from the script. With bad actors you can tell they are just remembering the lines they just read. Where as good actors give a believable performance.
IslandRyno 2 years ago
Is there more to being a good actor than great dialogue delivery? Other than being able to convey nuance and emotion without dialogue, which I think Pacino does pretty damn well, so maybe he is the best actor
breeeegs 2 years ago 5
@ breeeegs
de niro did all that, just as well if not better than anyone in the 1970's.
watch deer hunter - russian roulette scene
watch taxi driver - for subtle nuance (are you talking to me), for powerful dialogue delivery (shooting the pimp "suck on this!" bang!), and wordless powerful emotion (in the cab driving to the final massacre).
MrNytn2001 2 years ago
for empathetic telepathic emotion without words (alone in front of the t.v. watching American Bandstand and losing his mind). for pathos (on the pay telephone calling betsy... the long hall shot. he's just so pathetic).
de niro in his prime was ridiculously talented.
MrNytn2001 2 years ago
you r right about de niro he is an amazing actor cause he not only act for him he also help others actors performance like he did with Joe Pesci on Raging Bull
dejabu24 2 years ago
yeah he helped that juliette lewis girl in CAPE FEAR, when he stuck a finger in her mouth. they both said they improvised that part.
MrNytn2001 2 years ago
yea that was all improvised by him great scene BTW an other great improvisation was on Taxi driver on that scene between him and Harvey Keitel that was all improvised by Bob and Harvey
dejabu24 2 years ago 2
@dejabu24. Interesting you bring up "Taxi Driver". Compare this scene with the scene where Sport (Keitel) is sweet-talking Iris (Foster) into staying "on the job". It has the same scummy and manipulative vibe. Salesmen all have the same tactics: use your insecurities against you. Tap into your desire for a better life. Then tell you how great it will be when all this (your) effort pays off (for them). Yuck. This is one of those rare films that makes you really understand the con game.
mindstormsabrewin 1 year ago 2
@MrNytn2001 The pimp in Taxi Driver was Harvey Keitel.
zippyman818 2 years ago
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suck my dick u asshole, al Pacino is not met to be repeated an any generation, he is the best actor on the planet , and u fuck face say he may not be the best actor who is Mr. bean u fucking whore, go watch power rangers, or suck my dick if ur sad
wswass 2 years ago
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2 actors are better than pacion...
1 deniro
2 daniel day lewis
stamp87 2 years ago
Hey moron; people are intitled to their own opinion. Personally I think Al Pacino is the best actor in the world, but honestly theres no need to slag off people who happen to disagree.
T800System 2 years ago 5
@jammyjo610 so who is a better actor than he is and what's u'r judgemnet based on?
waiting4smtin 1 year ago
@jammyjo610
Pacino could make Nutrition Facts sound awesome!!!
jfuya2000 1 year ago 13
@jammyjo610 so, he may not be the best actor - yet he's unmatched as an actor?!
jeffporper 1 year ago
@jammyjo610 Try watching Dog Day Afternoon nd tell me any other actor in the world would of been able to pull the role of. Then watch the Godfather part 2- nd his portrayal of Michael Corleone- HE is the best actor
zsivaz 1 year ago
@zsivaz I watch Al Pacino's speech in justice for all, scent of a woman, maybe more than 20 times...
also the ending of scarface, Ali Pacino is just too cool, he is a great actor, and he is one of few actors can make you remember his acting and replay in your braim.
jimmychuang 1 year ago 4
@jammyjo610
Pacino, De Niro, and Baldwin are three of the best at giving speeches. The fact that two of them are in this movie isn't by accident. :D
bullmilk 10 months ago 3
awsome scene. at 3:18 secs roma goes from having a freindly conversation into sales mode. the poor guy didn't even know what hit him.
papasmurf258 2 years ago 3
All train compartments smell vaguely of PISS not shit!
(Hey, he was on a roll there and David Mamet hadn't been on Amtrak lately; plus he's only familiar with Acela and not the banana boat trains)
Her arm dragged over my sweaty chest as she reached for the sheets to hold onto before the earth spun out of contro, her eyes rolled back in her head, she "eeeked" like a cheerleader and let me make her an omlette with spinach, tomato and feta cheese before dawn.
Yeah, I remember that more.
zippyman818 2 years ago
what's the name of the movie?
4ndr3yb0gd4n 2 years ago
Glengarry Glen Ross.
Its classic, Al is joined by Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin and Ed Harris. Also one of the best cameo performances ever by Alex Baldwin. Its a great movie.
coolcelt 2 years ago
"Hell exists on Earth? Yes."
229095 2 years ago
I won't live in it...
davidsimsjr55 2 years ago
Florida. BULLSHIT.... and maybe that's true
sagn 2 years ago
JIIIIM!
TheOnlySnake 2 years ago
You just cost me six thousand dollars. SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. Oh what a big man you are! Here, let me buy you a pack of gum, I'll show you how to chew it. That's right! My name is Richard Roma. Yes. Jim! Jim! That's right. Oh, what a big man you are! Jim!
ifedthehorse 2 years ago 5
Pause it at 2:30. This guy's head is so fucked up at this point, he would bye a bag of shit. LOL
6Ott7 2 years ago
"Whats this? Florida. Glen Gary Islands Florida. Bull Shit" lol
6Ott7 2 years ago
Lol.what do you remember about them?.lol.
str8bidnezman 2 years ago 2
Im in bed the next morning
She brought me Cafe Ol Le
Gives me a cigarette
My Balls, Feel like concrete.
6Ott7 2 years ago
hahaha Al Pacino is the man
jimmyblade92 2 years ago 7
And at the end of it all he has the BALLS to present the offer....Awsome
jebakia 2 years ago
The cut at 2:54 feels (to me) like a continuity error - like they switched sides. I don't know but it feels that way to me.
rddavies 2 years ago
I thought that for a while as well. They change the camera angle so it does appear that way. Plus there is a cut in the scene because in the movie they switch back to Moss and George having a conversation. Whoever posted this video just put the two scenes together so it was only the parts with Lingk and Roma
kappnel 2 years ago
Thanks, Kappnel - I didn't know that there was user editing involved. Guess I'd have to see the uncut version to reevaluate.
On Ricky Roma's speech and what he's doing - I'm no salesman but as I understand things the idea is to figure out the mark's objections and cut them down one by one.
Roma has figured out that the block is Lingk's wife - the speech is cleverly designed to knock this down but in a very, subtle and subliminal way. "You cheat on your wife? So what - Live with it."
rddavies 2 years ago 2
I think you are right. He had been across the table. It looks to me that, at 2:54, Lingk is just sitting down on the opposite side of the table, closer to Roma.
Gioia27 2 years ago
it struck me as odd. not sure what happened there
isaachaze1 2 years ago
ur just a boy
JoseAmor20 2 years ago
huh?
isaachaze1 2 years ago
Kappnel brings up a good point about listening to the prospect enough. I wonder if the insinuation here is that Al is SO adept at this job, and SO familiar with what they typically say that he's able to address them before hand. From a cinemagraphic perspective, it would be a powerful descriptive scene to state that Al's talent is such that he doesn't need to listen and is already aware of the clients needs. You think this is what they were doing?
doctoradamstewart 2 years ago
no he is just seducing his client...this is why it seems like a date more than catching drinks at the bar...no one "just knows" what their client wants ...he owns this guy's soul here
A big cat and mouse game
MrLesWhite 2 years ago
Modern day salesmanship would suggest that the salesperson do 20% of the talking, allowing the salesperson to identify their needs properly. But this is perfect for the "old school" mentality of what it meant to be a good salesman. I love this clip.
kappnel 2 years ago
I'm sure that there are those that would disagree, and could present a great case to the contrary, however this appears to be one of the best examples of salesmanship of all time. Notice the handling of all objections ahead of time while dispensing entertaining commentary on life to excite the prospect into the risk of buying. I think anyone who considers themselves in the proffession of sales would agree. =)
doctoradamstewart 2 years ago
Great fuckin speech, until he pulled out the brochure.
6Ott7 2 years ago
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AL you old bitch sissy mary queen
onetrashdancer 2 years ago
Does anyone else laugh their asses off when he speculates about his wife dying on a plane, then rolls his eyes? I just think that's hilarious.
devils950003 2 years ago 34
plus he makes a little spitting sound
sagn 2 years ago 2
better keep an eye on those parking meters........or the men in the blue trucks with those big yellow things will really ruin your day.
garyowen4ever 2 years ago
"Our life, its looking forward or looking back. Thats it. Thats life."
Thats what I want on my fu%$in grave you fu&%in fa%$ots!!!!
RideMyBMW 2 years ago 4
Great, innit?
ElFrankus 2 years ago 2
one of the best monologues in cinema. Pacino at his best.
meserie74 2 years ago 9
This scene is so rich. The ultimate sales job. He establishes a relationship with the prospect, gains his trust, anticipates every objection before the guy even makes one, turns the sale into an act of sophistication and validation on the part of the purchaser. Notice the glance between Pacino and Ed Harris when Pacino picks up the drinks at the bar. It's like Pacino is saying, 'Watch me, I'm closing in for the kill. Won't be long now.'
searcherboy 2 years ago 11
This might sound kind of lame, but I feel like a few parts of this video gave me a slightly different perspective on life.
oldskoolheretic 2 years ago 11
Not lame at all. I feel the same way. Kind of makes you a more confident, laid-back person with a "fuck it, whatever happens happens" attitude. I like it.
devils950003 2 years ago 4
What is this? You can't curse on You Tube comments anymore? Lame. Here comes the thought police.
devils950003 2 years ago 2
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alpacino is the doo doo shit and mike taylor is a big homo
COLINTOLOGY 2 years ago
This isn't the full monologue in the play. Still Pacino delivers it so well.
DaikengoX 2 years ago
he's talking about the lack of absolute values, there is no good or bad, it's what we make it.
daxxxx85 2 years ago
and once he's got the prospect in a trance, it's easier to get agreement and easier to make a sale...........
BeauJames59 2 years ago 2
Ah, for the days when he actually gave a shit
streetswell 2 years ago
Did you ever take a dump that made you feel you just slept for 12 hours ? XD
quantumdude 2 years ago 6
"If you fuck little girls, so be it.."
astrolifter 2 years ago
It's a movie line, not permission.
osgeek 2 years ago 8
The Quote from 1:34 to 2:15 is typically what happens when you go to prostitutes too many times
SV2609 2 years ago
I think it's the exact opposite. Who gives a shit about that a prostitue can do for you? When a woman does something special because she wants to or simply because she wants YOU, now THAT's something!
curiousnyc2001 2 years ago 2
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synsoul47906 2 years ago
Our life is looking forward, or it's looking back. That's it, that's our life.
bedge0004 2 years ago 6
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This is the last time Al looked good. Then he got the serious baggage under the eyes
GomerDose 2 years ago
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True, I think that everything after his great roles is just kind of a guest appearance with no real substantial acting, all the same character to me... Scent of a woman was good... but Two for the money, 88 minutes, righteous kill, all the same character to me it seems...
spartant22 2 years ago
You clearly missed a great film nammed Insomnia
quantumdude 2 years ago
Why has nobody got the full film? It's just clips with 8 mins being the longest.
WheatgrassWorld 2 years ago
BIancatigre had it... YouTube's clamping down.
grubbiethebum 2 years ago
I don't find this scene to be great so much for what he says, but because of how it so clearly shows the character he's portraying: a guy with no externally imposed moral code, a guy who does & thinks exactly what the hell he wants at all times, for better or for worse.
macdaddylorenzo 2 years ago 2
and I'd add: there are SO many people like him (Roma, not Pacino) in the world, which is why his excellent portrayal here is so important, even essential
macdaddylorenzo 2 years ago 3
I'm impressed actually by WHAT he says over the character he portrays: whatever you are, just be honest about it. BE THAT THING!
pickledpigsfeet 2 years ago
I see what you mean. hadn't thought of that. great point!
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pickledpigsfeet 2 years ago
It's typical post modernism. Everybody says that in our society.
Ephisus 2 years ago
Yes - but there's a very specific purpose to his self-professed amorallity. He's closing, he's softening up this particular mark. His target is a very conventional, careful man, who, later in the play, turns out to be dominated by his wife. Pacino's character is seducing him by setting himself up as a sophisticated, sexually active, supermasculine free agent. He's making the sale by showing a little man how exciting life can be - and the ticket is investing in real estate.
searcherboy 2 years ago 31
@searcherboy yeah, but there's also a lot of knowledge to pacino's interpretation of ricky. i always thought of ricky as younger than this pacino. there's an age in this performance that works to ricky's advantage. yes, ricky is the older, more wise, even prophetic man. in this way, the lingk / roma relationship is even sexual. lingk is gay? i don't think it's a stretch of the imagination to say so.
osullivanbrandon 1 year ago
@searcherboy That's a great interpretation. Word.
WingedDiskRecords 1 year ago
no one kill me for this and pacino is a great actor but I'm not feeling this, by the end I'd lost concentration its all on one note
aNya1127 2 years ago
So many of the greatest acting scenes of all time in movies are owned by the inimitable Al Pacino. A legend of our time he is and forever shall be.
lexusambassador 2 years ago 6
love the part of the 12 hour dump LMFAO
shreetthugtony 2 years ago 3
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Yeah I once took a dump and it was like giving birth! All steamy and bloody.. ouch!
Epidural please
GomerDose 2 years ago
haha
this blew my mind the first time i saw it. great scene.
fredzeve 3 years ago 2
This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Pacino is rambling, but it all makes perfect sense after a couple scotches I guess. He is the PERFECT salesman.
jd426999 3 years ago 11
I'm doing the first minute of this for an audition monologue...fun stuff.
BlueManIan 3 years ago