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Best and Most Memorable Part 8 |
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Best and Most Memorable Part 8 |
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The films that are marked with a yellow star |
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Description of Kiss in Movie Scene |
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The intense, passionate scene after bladerunner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) was awakened by replicant Rachael's (Sean Young) piano playing. He warmly complimented her ability. She backed away and fled, unable to handle the raw, unfamiliar romantic emotions she felt. He chased her down, violently slamming her against a window's venetian blinds before she could escape, then held up his hands placatingly, reassuring that he wouldn't hurt her. He cornered her there and finally broke her down with a kiss, and instructed the android on how to reciprocate his love: "Now, kiss me." She protested, unsure of her romantic capability, shakily telling him: "I can't rely on..." He interrupted her, once again insisting: "Say 'kiss me'..." She replied: "Kiss me", and they kissed even more passionately. He continued to instruct her on love until she, on her own, told him to put his hands on her, and continue their passionate kissing |
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Death Kiss |
Another notable kiss was later in the film when replicant Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer) planted a sad, farewell kiss on his dead lover and fellow replicant Pris' (Daryl Hannah) lips, with her lifeless tongue protruding out |
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Deathtrap (1982)
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Sidney Lumet's twisting dark comedy film contained a scene in which fading Broadway playwright Sidney Bruhl (Michael Caine) and ex-student and gay fledgling author Clifford Anderson (Christopher Reeve) passionately kissed; reportedly, the producers later stated that it was "the $10 Million Dollar Kiss" - the amount of revenue lost as a result of negative publicity | 
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While alien E.T. watched the TV screen tuned to the famous love scene between John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in John Ford's classic film The Quiet Man (1952), the actions and movements of the two film characters matched identical movements of Elliott (Henry Thomas) and the pretty blonde girl (young Erika Eleniak) in his school's biology classroom - when the lovers kissed in the movie, Elliott quickened his nerve and kissed the pretty girl in his class - E.T. smiled; also the tear-jerking ending scene of Gertie (Drew Barrymore) kissing E.T.'s nose goodbye before he departed in his spaceship |
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
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In this teen comedy's most infamous daylight fantasy scene, Brad Hamilton (Judge Reinhold), in the midst of pleasuring himself in a pool-side bathroom, fantasized and imagined his sister's best friend - high-schooler Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates) emerging from the outdoor pool (in slow-motion to the tune of the Cars' "Living in Stereo"), unhooking the middle of her bright red bikini, striding over to him, and kissing him |
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Making Love (1982)
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Director Arthur Hiller's bold breakthrough R-rated film with mainstream stars in a pre-AIDS era was significant as the first non-exploitative, gay-themed Hollywood film produced and marketed for a general audience to address openly and directly the bi-sexual male character without vilification; it included a controversial kissing scene in which LA doctor Zack (Michael Ontkean) left his loyal and intelligent wife Clair (Kate Jackson) after eight years of marriage for young homosexual writer Bart McGuire (Harry Hamlin) - featuring their passionate male tongue-kissing (a milestone for a major studio feature film); it caused audiences extreme upset and discomfort at the time |
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
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In this film's rousing romantic finale (often considered cheesy and tearjerking), graduated trainee Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) kissed and then carried a surprised paper factory worker Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger) away from her job in his arms: ("Way to go, Paula! Way to go!") - to the sounds of "Up Where We Belong". |
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TRON (1982)
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The climactic kiss between computer program Yori (Cindy Morgan) and human "user" Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), following his resolution to jump suicidally into the energy beam of the Master Control Program (MCP) to save "video game warrior" Tron (Bruce Boxleitner). Yori's aghast reaction to Flynn's idea, "Don't, you'll be de-rezzed!", is followed by a long, passionate kiss, as the brilliant, multicolored shaft of light emanating from the MCP glows behind them. After the kiss, Flynn meaningfully gazes into Yori's eyes one last time, then jumps into the beam. |
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Flashdance (1983)
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In this film's concluding, predictable but upbeat romantic ending, gorgeous dancer/welder Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) met her boyfriend Nick Hurley (Michael Nouri) following an important dance audition, and received a handful of long-stemmed red roses, a twirl and a loving kiss in the freeze-framed conclusion - to the tune of "Oh, What a Feeling!"
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The Hunger (1983)
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Tony Scott's stylish 80s vampire film, with age-old vampire Miriam Blaylock (Catherine Deneuve) and Dr. Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon) as her latest courtship victim - were engaged in an explicitly erotic love scene filmed in the sunlight of a late afternoon |
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Risky Business (1983)
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An effective and well-received teen sex comedy, with affluent Chicagoan Joel Goodson (Tom Cruise in a star-making role) and heart-of-gold hooker Lana (Rebecca DeMornay) in their first steamy encounter as the patio doors flew open and she swept naked into his arms |
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Romancing the Stone (1984)
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In the film's romantic finale,
daredevil drifter-mercenary Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) returned to
romance novelist Joan Wilder's (Kathleen Turner) Manhattan apartment after
having fetched the "stone" (a giant emerald) of the title to
buy a boat to sail around the world; wearing crocodile shoes, Jack told
her: "Yeah, that poor old yellow-tailed guy... developed a fatal
case of indigestion. He died right in my arms," to which Joan responded
dreamily: "I can't blame him. If I were to die, there's nowhere on
earth I'd rather be") followed by Jack's: "I even read one of
your books" - Joan smiled: "Then you know how they all end"
- culminating with their long, passionate kiss -- she had found her "Jesse"
(the hero of her romance novels) |
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My Beautiful Laundrette (1985, UK)
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In director Stephen Frears' subversive drama, two men engaged in a cross-racial, forbidden homosexual relationship in Thatcher's England -- South London laundry businessman Omar (Gordon Warnecke) from a Pakistani-immigrant family and his old Anglo-Saxon school friend Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis), an ex-National Front member and blonde street punk; in the film's most erotically passionate love scene, the two embraced each other in the back manager's room of the laundromat (Johnny slipped his hand beneath Omar's shirt and dribbled champagne from his mouth into Omar's mouth) to celebrate the laundromat's grand opening |
 
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The Sure Thing (1985)
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After college freshman Walter "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack) shared a cross-country journey experience with smart, seemingly-incompatible coed Alison Bradbury (Daphne Zuniga) while he was on his way to meet a "sure thing" dream date in Los Angeles -- a sexy "blonde in a string bikini" (Nicollette Sheridan), they both returned to the East Coast school after vacation, where an English essay he had written titled The Sure Thing was read outloud by his teacher; at that moment, Alison realized that he didn't sleep with his "sure thing" as he explained to her: "She wasn't my type" - and they shared a curtain-closing, feel-good ending kiss under the stars |
 
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Witness (1985)
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City detective John Book (Harrison Ford), while investigating a murder in a Philadelphia train station witnessed by a young Amish boy named Samuel (Luke Haas), began to establish a romantic relationship with the boy's widowed mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis); there were a few erotically-charged scenes in the midst of their cultural differences, such as in the barn illuminated by a car's headlights when they danced together to the radio playing Sam Cooke's (What A) Wonderful World, Rachel's discovery that Book was watching her bare-breasted bathing, and their deeply passionate kiss in the twilight |
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Desert Hearts (1986)
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This ground-breaking low-budget film was a seminal gay film from first-time director Donna Deitch - it was the first full-length lesbian-themed feature film written and directed by a woman; it told about a thirty-ish prim and meek literature professor from NYC named Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) in the late 50s seeking a divorce outside of Reno at a ranch; there, she slowly explored a romantic and intimate lesbian relationship with the ranch owner's beautiful step-daughter - a lusty, free-spirited casino worker named Cay (Patricia Charbonneau in her first film role); this led to their first kiss in a rainstorm, and later a non-exploitatively-filmed love scene in a hotel room that was shot in real-time; reportedly, it was the first mainstream lesbian movie to end positively; this film won a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1986 |
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
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When Lee (Barbara Hershey) and her sister Hannah's (Mia Farrow) husband Elliot (Michael Caine) were left alone, he was overcome with desire and lusting over the beautiful young woman; although in voice-over, he had been pondering a plan to cautiously seduce her with a book of poetry, he suddenly grabbed Lee and kissed her wildly, unable to control his lustful passion, while babbling: "Lee! Lee! Lee, I'm in love with you!" - he kissed her again - ruining his plans for subtlety and leaving Lee shocked and flabbergasted at him |
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Howard the Duck (1986)
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After being befriended by struggling Cleveland, Ohio punk-rock musician Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), visiting Howard T. Duck from a parallel universe was invited to share her bed, where she proceeded to seductively consider what it would be like to fall in love with a duck: "Aw, maybe I might find happiness in the animal kingdom, duckie?" After more come-on lines, such as: "OK, let's go for it, Mr. Macho" and "I just can't resist your intense animal magnetism", she proposed to the nervous duckie, "Just one goodnight kiss, sweet duckie" - which was viewed in silhouette after she turned out the light; however, three intruders interrupted them; as Carter (Miles Chapin) witnessed what was going on, he stated: "My god, this relationship defies all the laws of nature." | 
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A Room With a View (1986)
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Young feisty, passionate and ravishing Britisher Miss Lucy Honeychurch's (Helena Bonham Carter) heart and sexuality were awakened during a chaperoned trip to Florence - after an unexpected and impetuous kiss in a wheat field by handsome and intense free-spirited admirer George Emerson (Julian Sands), leading to the breaking of her engagement to prissy suitor Cecil Vyse (Daniel Day-Lewis) |
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Dirty Dancing (1987)
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Macho Catskill Mountains resort hotel resident dance instructor and sexy suitor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), while teaching 17 year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Jennifer Grey) expressive R 'n' B dance moves, also put other romantic moves on her in this popular teen dance film, when she stripped down to her white bra and jeans |
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A Man in Love (1987)
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French director Diane Kurys told a tale of infidelity in an art film about the life of the Italian poet Cesare Pavese, between self-possessed married movie star Steve Elliott (Peter Coyote) and his earthy and sensual leading lady co-star Jane Steiner (Greta Scacchi), as Gabriella, Pavese's last love; they had a passionate off-screen love affair that occurred at a hotel room - with the unbuttoning of her blouse, then kissing, then love-making |
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What makes
a memorable screen kiss? Is it the passion, the circumstances, the buildup,
the dialogue, the unpredictability, the awkwardness, the sexiness or
eroticism, the cinematography, the unique quality...? Although any list
of the best, most romantic, and most indelible kisses through film history
is difficult to create, there are a number of kissing scenes in movies
that are unforgettable and deserve special mention. Most of these scenes
come from vintage, classic Hollywood films, rather than more recent
films, and even stretch back to the scandalous The Kiss (1896)!
are the films that "The Greatest Films" site has selected as the 