Sean Connery (as 007), after a successful midnight commando raid, stripping off his wet suit and SCUBA gear to reveal a perfectly pressed and tailored tuxedo for the second half of his mission.
Ulysses, (Kirk Douglas), telling off the Cyclops as he sails away to further adventures.
Nicol Williams' (as Merlin) after-battle speech to Arthur's knights in Excalibur.
Sam Spade's and Caspar Gutman's (Humphrey Bogart and Sidney Greenstreet) verbal fencing in the Maltese Falcon.
Kate Capshaw's red-dress song and dance number to Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" at the start of "Temple of Doom".
The battle with the shark in "Jaws" (I've never seen a better cinematographic portrayal of a small boat in big trouble.)
The swordfight at the beginning of "Robin and Marian": Sean Connery (Robin Hood) and Nicol Williams (Will Scarlett) hack and slash their way out of the Sheriff of Nottingham's castle.
Eli Wallach's graveyard romp in "Good, Bad & Ugly", trying to find Arch Stanton's tombstone.
The deer hunting scene in "Tom Jones" (much better than the later eating scene with Mrs Waters).
Dr Praetorius' crypt soliloquy to the skeleton maiden in "Bride of Frankenstein".
Peter Boyle's soft shoe "Putting on the Ritz" in Mel Brook's "Young Frankenstein"
Richard Widmark commanding a destroyer in "The Bedford Incident"
Note: this was filmed on my ship, but years before I came aboard.
Greg Peck's Ahab psyching up his crew for the hunt in "Moby Dick".
I could go on...somebody STOP me.
Off Topic » in reply to re: Following ER's lead, how about best movie scenes.
Follow-up: more memorable scenes.
