Pro Acting Coach Breaks Down 13 Rage Scenes | Good & Bad Acting

Acting coach Keira Duffy critiques 13 of Hollywood's most famous — and infamous — rage fits. She reviews anger scenes ranging from great to mediocre to downright terrible, breaking down what went right and wrong in the actors' performances.

Some of movies' most memorable scenes feature actors getting mad — whether it's an action star like Arnold Schwarzenegger delivering his notorious "choir boy" quote in "End of Days," the legendary Samuel L. Jackson giving his Ezekiel 25:17 speech in "Pulp Fiction," or master of anger Jack Nicholson shouting down Tom Cruise in "A Few Good Men." So, what separates the highs from the lows? With scenes featuring some of cinema's most famously angry characters, from Regina George's piercing scream in "Mean Girls" to Howard Beale's TV diatribe in "Network," Duffy breaks down why certain performances of anger resonate with audiences while others fall flat.

Duffy deconstructs the greatness of Denzel Washington's "King Kong" speech from "Training Day," traces the arc of emotion in Leonardo DiCaprio's rage fit from "The Great Gatsby," and discusses went wrong in Sylvester Stallone's viral one-liner from the comic-book adaptation "Judge Dredd." She analyzes Angela Bassett's celebrated monologue from "Waiting to Exhale," and examines the improvised acting choices that make the scene feel so cathartic.

In addition to dramatic scenes, Duffy looks at comedic depictions of anger, from Kristen Wiig's bridal-shower rant in "Bridesmaids" to Nicolas Cage's airport tantrum in "Honeymoon in Vegas," and talks about how comic actors use physicality to play anger for laughs. And in the courtroom scene from "A Few Good Men," Duffy compares the righteous anger of Tom Cruise's young lawyer from the smug, defiant outrage of Jack Nicholson's colonel, and talks about how the actors escalate the scene right up to Nicholson's classic line, "You can't handle the truth!" Throughout the video, Duffy points out techniques that top-notch actors use to make their freakouts feel real and visceral on camera, as well as common mistakes that can make anger veer into ridiculousness — and in some cases, unintentional comedy.

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Pro Acting Coach Breaks Down 13 Rage Scenes | Good & Bad Acting

[aurevion]

"I did not hit her, I did not. Oh hi Mark"

[Jamesbondneverdies_]

Show us some crying scenes, who’s faking it and who’s putting eye drops in

[pamveeee]

the fact Angela Bassett’s scene was improvised and wasn’t scripted shows how amazing of an actress she is

[aidan]

Jake Gyllenhaal improvised that scene from nightcrawler. When he accidentally broke the mirror his hand got cut open and it required 46 stitches. One of my favorite performances of all time.

[code-dredd]

Show us some dying scenes; who's really faking it and who's really dying...

[Marina-wirs]

She explained the scenes so well- so many aspects of their acting plus the context of the film more generally

[macmcleod]

The funny backstory of Jack Nicholson is that apparently they must film this scene multiple times from multiple angles. And Jack Nicholson delivered the same identical performance perfectly every time, impressing the hell out of all the other actors.

[patrickfreeman]

Because of all his action movies people tend to forget what a talented actor Tom Cruise really is.

[GhastlyJason]

The way the mirror broke in nightcrawler was dope, that last piece landed perfect to capture his face

[thetriplethreat]

I got so excited that they included Angela Bassett’s iconic closet scene. Genius!

[mattie]

I remember watching Nightcrawler and just thinking how the main character's eyes were so blank and bulging, they kind of remind me of an anime character when they have no light in their eyes or their pupils shrink. Seriously, Jake Gyllenhal did a good job with that one.

[Reggie_la]

Regina's rage came from realization (of how she lost power and people played her) and not from pure anger. She was PISSED OFF

[Jakeyisdead]

I may be wrong but the story I heard about the Nightcrawler scene is that Jake got only a small bit of direction saying something along the lines of "Just let out Lou's anger" and he improvised the scream and when he breaks the mirror that was not scripted and right at the end for just a second you see Jake look at his hand, thats because he cut right through his hand by accident which needed a bunch of stitches

[niamh]

You just love it when actors can do their job right.
Its just so satisfying

[RGK]

What about Michael Scott finding out Toby is back? XD

[NWednesdayQuansah]

I really liked this acting coach. Some of the previous coaches who did these videos were kind of mean, which lessened my enjoyment of their analyses. Even if someone's performance isn't good, you can point out where they went wrong technically without tearing them down. Even in the performances that weren't as good, she pointed out things that kind of worked or points where they were clearly trying.

[bplup]

A large part of rage is the sheer embarrassment and shame afterwards. When you've unleashed all your pent up anger and all you've achieved is humiliation and minor property damage you know you must make amends for in an instant flash of sobriety.

[AnonymousPiLover]

I love that you can tell she KNOWS these movies and speaks to the context and build up and eventual release of the anger.

[antonellaayala]

Tom Hardy's scene in peaky blinders when he confronts Tommy for telling him that he "cross the line" should be here! That scene is pure art

[curryrice]

Leo’s rage is so iconic. Look at his jar muscle....