CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 1994

by Toby

[re-upload from the now defunct thewanderingimage.tumblr.com]

my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 1994 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 1994” list, but at least had incredible segments that stayed with me since first viewing. Scenes that I’m sure I’ll want to re-visit again and again.

+ = was actually featured on Toby's 1994 "Best of"

T-bird’s execution + lighting of the fire symbol

   - THE CROW (Proyas)

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Nuke's teleported back to the antagonist's craft

   - STARGATE (Emmerich)

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Performing Abba’s “Waterloo”

- MURIEL’S WEDDING 

                       (P.J. Hogan)

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The “Circle of Life“ pilgrimage to Pride Rock intro. Still some of the most impressive traditional cell animation

- THE LION KING (Minkoff/Allers)

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Lloyd’s entire daydream of romantic conquest

- DUMB & DUMBER (Farrelly bros)

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Dufresne's escape plan revealed after the fact

- THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 

                                     (Darabont)

Claudia's sunlight death. (bottom of a well)

- INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 

                                    (Jordan) 

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The girls’ sandcastle visualized as their fantasy “4th World“ kingdom 

- HEAVENLY CREATURES 

                          (Jackson)

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Norville, frozen in mid-air, is visited by a winged Waring Hudsucker. Juxtaposed with the Clock-keeper’s fight

- THE HUDSUCKER PROXY 

                        (Coen bros)

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the whole climactic Harrier Jump Jet sequence. 

      **literal high wire finale**

   - TRUE LIES (Cameron)

The bus jumps an incomplete freeway overpass. "I think the movie was called THE BUS THAT COULDN'T SLOW DOWN" - Homer

    - SPEED (de Bont)

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Mia Wallace's overdose and revival

- PULP FICTION (Tarantino)

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Finale freeze-frame of Valentine stepping off the boat

- TROIS COLEURS: ROUGE 

                        (Kieślowski)

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Stampede of wildebeest in the valley gorge

- THE LION KING (Minkoff/Allers)

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Premiere screening of PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959)

   - ED WOOD (Burton)

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Estike's fate at the church ruins in rolling fog

  - SÁTÁNTANGÓ (Tarr)

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Also;

Christopher Walken tells the story of the "Ass Watch"

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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments

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