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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779436703321

Autore

Levine Sanford <1935->

Titolo

Best movie scenes [[electronic resource] ] : 549 memorable bank robberies, car chases, duels, haircuts, job interviews, swearing scenes, window scenes and others, by topic / / Sanford Levine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, NC, : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013

ISBN

1-283-86854-7

1-4766-0023-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/75

791.4375

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Plots, themes, etc

Motion pictures - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; Accountant; Adoption; Alien Termination; Ant; Arithmetic; Baby; Bad Teachers; Ballet; Balloon; Ballpoint Pen; Bank Robbery; Bar Room; Baseball; Bathtub; Beach House; Bicycle; Bird; Blackmail; Body in Car Trunk; Brain Tumor; Briefcase; Bus Stop; Business Card; Button; Car Chase; Card; Cat; Cemetery; Christmas Card; Cigar; Cigarette Case; Cliff Jumping; Clock; Cooking; Cutlery; Dentist; Disappearances; Dueling; Elevator; False Teeth; Feather; Fishing; Flower; Fluttering Drapes; Food Mushing; Funny Walk; Greed; Haircut; Handcuff; Hanging; Heart Attack

HitchhikingHitler; Horseplayer; Hunchback; Infidelity; Invitation Refusal; Job Interview; Laughing; Library; Marching Band; Marriage Proposal; Memory; Men's Room; Mine Cave-in; Mirror; Model Airplane; Movie Theater; Museum; Name Mispronunciation; Neck Brace; Opera; Orchestra; Panhandling; Parking Meter; Pickpocket; Plagiarism; Poison; Prison; Psychiatrist; Restaurant; Running; Sagging Shoulders; Shadow; Shaving; Shoe; Shopping; Skiing; Slow Dancing; Spider; Steambath; Stuttering; Suicide; Swearing; Swimming Pool; Tango; Telephone; Train; Train Station; Umbrella; Vampire; Viagra; Whirlpool

WhisperingWhistling; Window; Epilogue; Index



Sommario/riassunto

When movie fans talk about their favorite films, they most often mention one or two particular scenes that they never tire of watching. This witty and engaging volume catalogs more than 500 of the most memorable scenes in movie history. Organized by theme, it recounts the best scenes featuring everything from accountants and adoption to whistling and windows. This diverting work proves an indispensable guide for anyone who has ever used a movie reference to illustrate a point or express their feelings.