Mississippi Burning - Barber shop

Speech:

This is tricky.
They make it look so easy, don't they?
I got a question for you, Clinton.
You don't mind if I call you Clinton, do you?
I feel like I know you so well.
The way we have it, on the night of the murders...
...you made a short speech as the bulldozer buried the kids in the dam.
How does Lester tell it?
"Mississippi will be proud of you.
You've struck a blow for the white man."
Is that what you said, Clinton? Hm?
Is that what you said?
It must've been you...
...because Clayton Townley and
Ray Stuckey were too smart to be there.
And you was too stupid to think anybody'd remember what you said.
But old Lester, he got a good memory.
I'm sorry.
I haven't done this for a long time.
Did you make a speech the night that
you beat up your wife, Clinton? Huh?
Did ya?
Did you strike a blow for the white man that night?
You got a stupid smile.
You know that, Pell? Can you see it? Huh? Good!
Did you smile when the bulldozer ran over the black kid's body? Did ya?!
Did you smile when the bodies were covered over? Did ya?!
Get up here. Come on. Get up!
Did you smile that same stupid smile, huh?!
Did ya?! You...
Did ya smile, Pell? Did ya smile?!
Huh?! Did ya?!
Make no mistake about it, Deputy.
I'll cut your fuckin' head off and not give a shit how it reads in the report sheet.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Gene
• Hackman
• Willem
• Dafoe
• Brad
• Dourif
• Alan
• Parker

[Bandit69ply]

That scene is one of my all time favourite Gene Hackman moments. Very powerful speech.

[Shagrat65]

Hackman is a god damn badass in this movie.

[jeffreysnydr]

Lex Luthor owning Chucky: doesn't get any better than that.

[gonzalesjon58]

This is why Gene Hackman is one of the greatest actors of all time

[HighProphetOfRegret]

@Mazdak1 I don't think the FBI man abused his authority at all. Not everything in life is like drawing with crayons in the first grade. Sometimes people need to get rough in order to reign in the darkness and evil of the world.

[irishhellsangel]

Best scene ever.

[AnthonyRA2014]

3 for whiteman

[lovegod1962]

@unrealharry You are full of crap man it is really sad that people still feel this way 'Just grow up and stop the hate and laugh and have fun God is good all the time

[unrealharry]

and nowadays the blacks are taking over doing this to us... Should have just let the KKK get on with it

[youontwantnonnadis]

Best speech ever.