Most Iconic Entrances in Movies

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It’s a bit long, but this from Mommie Dearest.

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Alan Rickman in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.

He looked so sexy in that black beard and hair. That's how Snape should have looked.

So...what would you little maniacs like to do first?

Jessica Rabbit

"Gilda, are you decent?"

Bette...

And 28 years earlier...

I heard James Cameron thought Kate winslet was fat. My vote goes to mommie dearest

Dr. Frank N. Furter in TRHPS.

When the newly transformed Charlotte Vale emerges from the cruise ship in "Now, Voyager." Iconic.

NOW the thread is closed...

When we first meet Raf from movie musical Walking on Sunshine (around the 0.20 second mark)

When Brad Pitt and Geroge Clooney come up the escalator in Oceans Eleven.

Hello Clarice.

Ms. Pam Grier as Jackie Brown.

Sharon Stone as Ginger in Casino. She looked amazing in that opening, character exposition scene, walking through the casino, handing out tips, etc. Then, she looked like shit (bad hairdo, etc.) towards the end of the movie.

Christine Redfern.

Post makeover descending the hotel lobby staircase for the climax of Evil Under Under The Sun.

Accompanied by the Cole Porter tune “Just One Of Those Things”.

From GWTW again. When Scarlett first sees Rhett.

The opening scene of the film version of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" where George and Martha (Burton and Taylor) enter their house after a night of heavy drinking. In the darkness, Burton's form is seen flicking on the lightswitch and, as light floods the room, Martha (Taylor) squints, and so do we. Though Liz was considered one of the most beautiful woman in the world in 1966, she is almost unrecognizable: harsh makeup, her hair in disarray (a wig, actually), about 25 lbs heavier than normal (and bloated from the character's alcoholism), and in a very frumpy dress, the expression that comes ro mind is "rode hard and put away wet". 1966 movie audiences who might have been expecting another Taylor/Burton vanity flick (like the previous "Cleopatra") realized they were in for something very different.

The party scene and Nick meets Gatsby.....or meet Leo.

Gird your loins!

Marilyn in Some Like it Hot

R7. Never seen Gilda. She's gorgeous but a terrible actress. Those lines are wasted on her.

Whoever the handsome guy is, though, love the way he eye-fucks her. Now, he's something.

Haven't see mamma mia 2 but from the trailer, surely chers entrance is iconic. Dayum, this girl can do no wrong.

R21 -- Didn't she also open the fridge, take a bite out of a drumstick, then put back the drumstick with the bite mark?

Maybe not an entrance but Aragorn opening those heavy doors after almost getting killed.

In The Way We Were, when Barbra sees a drunk but beautiful Robert Redford sitting in his white navy uniform.

Speaking of Barbra ...

Here's the longer entrance scene.

THIS Aragorn.

Audrey Hepburn's entrance in "Sabrina," in that luscious embroidered gown, practically floating into the party on the terrace.

Garbo entrance in Ninotchka.

Shitty movie except for this one scene.

Sorry Kate, Glenn did the hat thing much better than you in Dangerous Liaisons

Yes, R22. I always thought that if it had been between a man and a woman, it would have been obvious the other fell in love with Gatsby/Leo then and there.

Nick finally sees him in all his glory at the climax of Rapsody in Blues and then the fireworks start.

I had to wonder if Nick was a bit in love with him. If he felt more than friendship.

R37 I always took that as a given in the book. Haven’t seen the movie.

John Wayne's entrance in Stagecoach

It's definitely a given in the book. It's toned down in the movie. In fact, the only hint that Nick is gay in the film is when he's referred to as "artistic" and a gay character gives him a second look.

MARY !!! And it was in 3D.

Orson Welles, The Third Man...

Garbo in Flesh and the Devil, Love, Anna Karenina, and The Mysterious Lady. The directors knew the audience was waiting to get its first glimpse of her.

Also Garbo's first talkie...

NO entrance was ever better than Omar Sharif's in "Lawrence of Arabia".....

Katharine Hepburn in Suddenly Last Summer

Clint Eastwood as and in Django. Who have clip?

R45 should end the thread

Sorry, Franco Nero ^^^

R19 beat me to it! That movie is a guilty pleasure of mine and I adore that scene.

Hail the Ruler of the Universe bitches...

It doesn't get any better than THIS...

R3 I want to thank you for making me laugh out loud !!!

Um. This has to be in the top 5 list for all of you.

omar sharif in lawrence of arabia

cleopatra enters rome

dolly on the stairs

Bond.

There are some very good ones, from different eras.

This is why I love this site. Well, that and the pointless bitchery.

Lucy in Mame!!!

march of the siamese children

tarzan

the wild ones arrive

Yeah, I agree that Omar Sharif in LAWRENCE is probably unbeatable.

I hope OP is VERY young: of all the majestic, arresting, gorgeous scenes in the history of movies he chose one featuring a fat cow starring in the biggest POS of 20th century cinema. Jesus Christ.

Best and *YOUNGEST* ever. I collected my first Oscar for this, of course.

Not necessarily iconic, but certainly an effective entrance.....

definitely iconic

julie andrews entrance on sound of music

He bids you welcome...

Lord Vader...

Vader's hard to beat, but here's one that is iconic, though perhaps not THAT iconic.

Jimmy Stewart sees Kim Novak at the restaurant in Vertigo

This one is pretty amazing.

Isabeau...

From a DL fave:

Roddy and Kim (and Sal Mineo!) show how it's done:

Grissom get a load of him...

out of the darkness, harry lime

holly's comes for breakfast

bye bye birdie

Kong...

Mae West as a precursor to Harvey Weinstein.

Just a sailor looking for a good time...

Lost Highway - Mystery Man

How about Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet.with the visual intros of Juliet and then Romeo....Leonard Whiting and his co-star Oliva Hussey

One of the most startling entrances ever...

close encounters

Cleopatra entering Rome- and later when she comes down the Nile on her barge. ET or course- worth sitting through the whole damn film to see those scenes.

Travolta never looked better than this.

king henry v

Nosferatu,

The sound of music, Julie's entrance

My nominee: Lana Turner, The Postman Always Rings Twice....

I also love Dustin Hoffman’s appearance as Dorothy Michaels in Tootsie.

Bette at 2:28...

Please excuse me,but...YEAH BABY, YEAH!!!

Of course Steven gave her one of the best entrances *ever*...

I didn't know that one. Thank you, R96.

Do you remember Bryce Dallas Howard entrance in The Vilage ? Yes, the film was disappointing To say the least. But you first think the overlay enthusiastic, enamoued sister will be the love interest. When she is silently turned down, her older sister is seen fro the back, consoling her. She will be the protagonist.

Keira Knightly's green dress in Atonement.

A twofer.

He doesn't exactly WALK into the scene, but still...

I assume this one has been mentioned, but just in case it hasn't......

My vote goes to Glinda the good witch coming down to land in a bubble - honorable mention is Ursula Andress rising from the sea looking like a dominatrix Botticelli's Venus......

I don't think it has R103 good catch

My fan is caught in the door.

Lebrock actually has two...

One of Gilliam;s finest moments.

The murderess enters...

I loved the slow reveal of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in the first movie in the series. You only see him from the rear for the first few minutes of the movie, then the sound of the cocked gun, the tilted head, the whip, and the stepping into the light. Beautifully done.

[QUOTE]The stunning Miss Winslet coming out of the car

Thank you for that ! Damn near wet myself.

There is no good clip out there, and of course she's in the film throughout. But of course Laura DOES make a proper and memorable entrance:

Monroe in THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH

Monroe & Jane Russell in GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES

Elizabeth Taylor entering Rome as CLEOPATRA

Katharine Hepburn in SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER

R115, thar's hills in them thar gold!

You guys are slipping

The General is in the building:

I second R45's choice, and that it was filmed in such difficult and authentic conditions. Here's a good breakdown of how that scene was made.

[quote]You guys are slipping

Yes, they are indeed.

^^^ Though this was most likely inspired by this:

Lancelot invading the castle

A rare case of an iconic entrance that's also an iconic exit:

R118 - isn't that an exit?

My favorite - Captain Sparrow in the first Pirates movie and when Johnny Depp was still beautiful.

You knew the moment Marlon Brando bumped into Vivien Leigh in this scene, a movie star was born. My god, was Brando a sexy motherfucker in this movie.

Over 100 replies and the first one for Willy Wonka!

Better link.

Kathleen Turner walks into William hurt's life in Body Heat.

Claudette entering in a rug.....

Hedy Lamarr’s entrance in Algiers is the first time American audiences had seen the infamous star of Ecstasy. R52 Hedy was who Ridley Scott said he was channeling when he developed the character of Rachel for Blade Runner.

R132, I was just about to mention Sean Young as Rachel and her entrance in Blade Runner.

Also would put in a word for Bacall in To Have and Have Not and again in Murder On the Orient Express (where everyone makes a great entrance).

David Bowie in Labyrinth.

What a fun thread.

Agree with Gatsby/Leo- pure mega-movie star entrance. Btw, I know it's hated, but I LOVED Baz Lurhman's interpretation of "The Great Gatsby". I understood his approach to capturing the damn near uncapturable and I think he succeeded.

Anyway, as beautiful as Ingmar Bergman is, in "Casablanca" her first entrance into Rick's isn't iconic; it's what she was wearing : the classic Orry-Kelly white skirt suit. Seeing it for the first time was my first costume design eyegasm.

It remains my all-time favorite movie gown/suit.

And everyone (well, most) gets a curtain call at the end (the toasts), r133.

Marcello in 8 1/2

Jane Greers entrance in “Out of the Past”-a great movie that a lot of people have never heard of.

Say what you will about John Wayne (and John Ford), but Wayne's entrance in The Searchers sure is georgously staged and photographed.

Jack Lord turning his head around to face the camera with a Blue Steel stare. Not a movie, but the opening credits to the original Hawaii 5-0.

Mrs. Bates.

Faye Dunaway first appearing in the coach as Barbara in The Wicked Lady!

(the scene is at the beginning of the clip below)

Pazuzu enters by attacking the shrink?

When a star first gets discovered: Brad/JD meets Thelma in Thelma and Louise.

R126- The thing that is striking about that entrance is it reminds me how they really missed the boat with that character. It's almost like they were trying to make Orlando Bloom the star of the piece but if they had taken out some of the goofiness of Sparrow and given Depp more depth and backstory with Jack, the whole character could have been more durable.

One thing about Baz Lurhmann, he really embellishes his character's entrances. Nicole Kidman as Satine.

The first time we see the T Rex in "Jurassic Park"

[R139] Yeah mama!

[R129] can't believe that Don Vito looked like THAT! #meow

The long shot of Sean Young walking across the huge dark room in Blade Runner.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Barbra as Fanny Brice, bursting onstage as the pregnant bride, FUNNY GIRL.

The first human hunt scene in 1968s PLANET OF THE APES, when we see the gorillas on horseback.

Mama Bates, the shower scene, PSYCHO.

Chuck and Jan in the iconic opening shot from Touch of Evil.....

Runner up to r151...Lady Libertys appearance at the end of PotA.

Ginger Roger's in Top Hat. She appears around 2:46. Absolutely love the almost-silhouette and the lighting as the camera moves in. Didn't even see this movie until last year; I loved this scene.

DL is definitely slipping!

I'm hanging my head in shame, r155.

Can't remember if this one was mentioned already:

The perfect entrance always involves nudity.

Rita Hayworth in the title role of GILDA.

Not her first scene in the film but at the film's end once the untalented behind the scenes Louise has been transformed into the top of her profession is a memorable one.

Here's Natalie Wood as Gypsy Rose Lee ............

Natalie Portman slowly coming into focus in a sea of drab

Ha...i immediately thought if Kate Winslet for this.....and of course Julie on that mountain top...

The opening scene of 'Saturday Night Fever.'. This is iconic.

Not exactly an entrance but when the Emperor asks Gladiator to take off his mask.

The arrival of Mary Poppins for the nanny interview as she blows the competition away.

Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element - one of the funniest entrances ever.

The Virgin Suicides - Josh Hartnett as Trip Fontaine, strolling down the hallway, the hottest guy in high school. Reminds me of my high school crushes.

Hellooo !

I've never found Josh Hartnett hot and that hair is a nightmare.

Found this compilation on YouTube with commentary on entrance “strategies”.

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^^^ That was weird, it ate my comment and made fun of the link. But what I said was the Alien ripping through John Hurt’s bowels in Alien.

Happy Halloween. This is how one enters -and exits- a nightclub:

R155 for the win. Harold's entrance in Boys In The Band is classic!

Leigh walking out of the steam in Streetcar is good.

It has to be Oliver’s entrance in “Call me by your Name”

The real Mrs. Bates finally appears, in Psycho:

Glenn Close’s expression when she arrives in Dangerous Liaisons is priceless.

YESSSS R19

Hi there!

To R145.... Totally Agree. Moulin Rouge....Satine...Drop Mic...Fucking Brilliant!!

Brokeback Mountain

Ennis enters Jack

[quote]The opening scene of 'Saturday Night Fever.'. This is iconic.

[quote]julie andrews entrance on sound of music

[quote]The arrival of Mary Poppins for the nanny interview as she blows the competition away.

Yes. Thank you. One of the few people who got the point.

Geez, you all slipped so hardcore in this thread!

Glenda, the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz

Wicked Witch of the West - The Wizard Of Oz

When Greta Garbo first appears on the screen in Flesh and the Devil and blows John Gilbert away.

I love the scene that gives us our first look at Grace Kelly in "Rear Window."

As a kid, this entrance floored me.

Carmen's introductory shot in The Gang's All Here....

That was an oddly fun soundtrack recording, r187.