Monday, April 2, 2012

Insider List: Motivating Movie Monologues

Any Given Sunday - Al Pacino's pre-game locker room talk on clawing for inches (1999)
Boiler Room - Ben Affleck's speech to the new guys (2000)
Braveheart - Mel Gibson's speech for freedom (1995)
Brian's Song - Gayle Sayers speech after Brian Piccolo dies (1971)
Cast Away - Tom Hanks recounting will to live while on the island (2000)
Dead Poets Society - Robin Williams' opening discussion on making your life extraordinary (1989)
Empire Strikes Back - when Yoda asks Luke to raise the Star Fighter out of the muck (1980)
Glengarry Glen Ross - Alec Baldwin's speech to the sales force (1992)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Sidney Poitier's discussion with father (1967)
Henry V - Kenneth Branagh's St. Crispian day speech (1989)
On the Waterfront - Marlon Brando's "I could've been a contender" speech (1954)
Patton - opening speech (1970)
Rocky - scene before the fight…talking to Adrian (1976)
The Rookie - when Dennis Quaid talks to the team about dreams (2002)
Wall Street - Michael Douglas' "greed is good" speech (1987)

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