Favorite diner scenes?

Submitted by LadyLurkerHandz t3_1198fcg in movies

Just watched the “what don’t you want?” diner scene from Hell or High Water (2015) and it got me thinking of how many of my favorite scenes are diner shots!

When Henry Hill realizes he won’t come back from the trip as he’s chatting with Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas (1990); when Marge Gunderson has the world’s most awkward encounter with Mike Yanagita in Fargo (1996); The infuriating “I don’t tip “ scene from Reservoir Dogs (1992)… What‘s your favorite?

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9l14ao wrote

Replying to thessnake03 (#1,923,906)

I feel super ashamed to say I have never seen this movie. I know they get burgers cuz the royale with cheese restaurant is named after it. And I know there’s dancing (cuz the Simpsons did a parody of it iirc).

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riegspsych325 t1_j9l1fpi wrote

for comedy, Spaceballs has got to be mine. Funny thing, I hadn’t seen Alien by that point (I did later when I was 12) so John Hurt’s cameo whooshed over me. But when I finally saw the ‘79 movie, things started clicking in my head when it came to the dinner scene. To say I was horrified would be an understatement, that scene shook me for a the rest of the day

I honestly think seeing Spaceballs first compounded the horror effect in Alien

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BabyLegsOShanahan t1_j9l5j5k wrote

The Equalizer

Pulp Fiction

Legion

The Dead Don’t Die

Key and Peele

First Sunday

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bluebadge t1_j9l6eoi wrote

Heat. The performance between Deniro and Pacino is just fantastic.

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rafaews t1_j9l6kef wrote

I love those stacked dialogs from The Meyerowitz Stories by Noah Baumbach

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GaryKing1413 t1_j9las76 wrote

Reservoir Dogs’ “I don’t tip”

Pulp Fiction’s Beginning Diner Scene and the Ending Diner scene

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GaryKing1413 t1_j9lat9b wrote

Reservoir Dogs’ “I don’t tip”

Pulp Fiction’s Beginning Diner Scene and the Ending Diner scene

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mwaaahfunny t1_j9ldneb wrote

"Pack your shit! Pack your shit!" "You start getting excited motherfucker!"

"I killed your cat your druggie bitch"

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lucia-pacciola t1_j9lglnb wrote

More of a bar than a diner, but Longbaugh and Sarno talking shop in The Way of the Gun.

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LadyLurkerHandz OP t1_j9lhs54 wrote

Replying to bluebadge (#1,924,710)

Okay I’m gonna have to rewatch this movie! Can’t recall most of it since I was like 8 when I saw it (older siblings should never be in charge of movie choices when there’s no supervision).

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antisuck t1_j9lj5zw wrote

Don't know if it's the best, but Mulholland Dr deserves mention.

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JolietJake92 t1_j9lp4xz wrote

The Big Lebowski

"You want a toe. I can get you a toe. Believe me, there are ways. You don't want to know about it, believe me. Hell I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon, with nail polish. Fuckin amateurs. They send us a toe, we're supposed shit ourselves with fear. Jesus Christ."

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Yenserl6099 t1_j9lqsnq wrote

I haven't seen it mentioned yet but the diner scene in When Harry Mets Sally and Sally fakes an orgasm to prove a point to Harry

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ZackNappo t1_j9lrw4j wrote

The opening convo between Denzel and Ethan hawke in training day. Filmed in the same diner as the scene in old school when the manager guy says the godfather gets everything on the house, much to Mitch’s chagrin lol. Probably wouldn’t add the old school one to a “best diner scene” list but the training day one belongs for sure.

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Ok-Fig6407 t1_j9marvx wrote

The diner scene in Silver Linings Playbook was good. My favorite part is her giving him the finger with both hands through the window.

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Coug-Ra t1_j9mdh2s wrote

Michael Mann’s ‘Thief’.

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coldneuron t1_j9mgu8c wrote

There’s a good one in How I Met Your Mother.

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Lord-Sinestro t1_j9ms8bl wrote

Haven’t seen it listed yet, Five Easy Pieces. Classic Nicholson.

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Buhos_En_Pantelones t1_j9mwite wrote

There's that whole tense scene in 'History of Violence' where Vigggo Mortensen is trying so hard to be polite to the thugs that come into his diner, but he knows that they mean trouble.

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Classic-Ratio-9887 t1_j9mzb4a wrote

Probably Hereditary. It’s upsetting and hard to watch but man is it well acted.

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Obfusc8er t1_j9n3z7w wrote

Duel. The diner scene is a master study of paranoia.

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shadowlarx t1_j9nfvpv wrote

Jay explaining to Bethany what brought him and Silent Bob to Illinois in Dogma and the “How do you like them apples?” scene from Good Will Hunting.

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jackfaire t1_j9nvnqh wrote

When Harry Met Sally - Sally faking an orgasm and the woman saying "I'll have what she's having"

What truly elevates the moment is that the woman in question is Rob Reiner's mom and Meg Ryan wasn't faking it right.

Rob Reiner sat down acted out the scene and faked an orgasm himself completely forgetting he had his mom on set.

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heliocourier t1_j9og4ou wrote

Barry Levinson's film Diner. Mostly set in a diner. Great film.

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Vidzphile t1_j9oq8h4 wrote

Mulholland Drive (2001), Training Day (2001), The Big Lebowski (1998), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Something Wild (1986).

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BtheChangeUwant2C t1_j9pis9o wrote

The Last of the Mohicans.

I love that scene where they visit their friends in the frontier log cabin. Everyone sitting around the table next to the fireplace. Playing with the kids and laughing. The different stages of life.

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