Absence of Malice: Hearing Scene, Part 2 of 2

September 6th, 2010 | by admin |

Absence of Malice is a 1981 film which tells the story of Michael Gallagher (Paul Newman), the son of a dead Mafia boss who discovers that he has become a front-page story in the local Miami newspaper, indicating that he is being investigated for a murder he didn’t commit.

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  1. 25 Responses to “Absence of Malice: Hearing Scene, Part 2 of 2”

  2. By patrickfeser on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    good movie/WITH …
    good movie/WITH salley field and paul newman..

  3. By TheGoldcountry on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    The title of the …
    The title of the movie says it all- you may be absent of malice, but not absent of profit or personal motivations. Who do you see when someone is hurt by someone else’s complete disregard for someone else? The law doesn’t cover everything.

  4. By praetorianimperator on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Everybody in the …
    Everybody in the room is smart. Everybody was just doing their jobs and Teresa Perone is Dead. Who do I see about that?
    ….How can you tell you when a journalist is lying to you?….simple, you see their lips moving. If they can find news they make it up and don’t care who they hurt. Scum of the earth.

  5. By etb131 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    wilford brimley …
    wilford brimley gives one of the all-time great performances.

  6. By krelllabs on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    @Vinpo58 It seems …
    @Vinpo58 It seems NYT reporter James Risen may answer for many years of anonymous sources who leaked classified info, much of it deeply damaging to our national security. Everyone should consult this scene.

  7. By krelllabs on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    And Rosen’s arse …
    And Rosen’s arse ended up fitting very nicely into the satchel.

  8. By comic93 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    LMAO “You two guys …
    LMAO “You two guys oughtta get married!”.

  9. By sugarrgerl7 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    @ishtarg8
    You …
    @ishtarg8
    You poor thing……

    /;D(88888

  10. By ishtarg8 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    @sugarrgerl7
    An …
    @sugarrgerl7
    An accurate, but also completely useless observation on your part.
    I’m assuming your limited vocabulary doesn’t include definitions of primogeniture, or an understanding of phrases like, “later show.”

  11. By sugarrgerl7 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Except WEST WING …
    Except WEST WING was WAYYYYYYY AFTER THIS!!!!!! so…..

  12. By Tails137 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    To get even, you …
    To get even, you dummy!

    Words of wisdom.

  13. By atworkguy on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    @Dar1950 That line …
    @Dar1950 That line is on my list of the most “hokey movie lines” list that I composed some years ago for film class. The prof agreed that some widely considered great lines are the most contrived.

    Cheers

  14. By atworkguy on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    @dylancaprotti Well …
    @dylancaprotti Well duh! That is what happens in a parody.

  15. By ishtarg8 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Plus, I just …
    Plus, I just realized; Elliott is Phoebe Buffay’s dad!

    I guess that’s what he did after government service.

  16. By ishtarg8 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    This movie seems to …
    This movie seems to me to be in a direct line of primogeniture to the West Wing; much of the dialogue , and all of the sentiment of patriotism blended with hard headed common sense embodied here would not be out of place in the later show.

  17. By dbongard on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Good luck on that. …
    Good luck on that. Obama’s pretty much a Rosen himself.

  18. By dylancaprotti on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    He plays the exact …
    He plays the exact same character in seinfeld, as the post-master general, when Kramer decides he doesnt want mail anymore.

  19. By Dar1950 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Anyone can be a …
    Anyone can be a movie star if they are pretty or they have nice ass. The best movies are the ones with the best character actors delivering the best lines.
    ( Bogart) “may I remind you that my gun is pointed at your heart”. (Calude Raines), “My least vulnerable part”.

  20. By bigleroygym on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    oh, so you’re …
    oh, so you’re saying that it’s ok to be a proud racist?

  21. By bigleroygym on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    oh yeah, the ” …
    oh yeah, the “typical Southerner” that is full of “honor and gentlemanliness”…yeah…bullshit…u forgot to mention the proud racism

  22. By JohnnyKutz on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    He’s good in China …
    He’s good in China Syndrome as well. His character grows from “I don’t want to rock the boat, cuz I need my job” to telling the truth as he sees it.

  23. By JohnnyKutz on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    I like when he …
    I like when he fires Rosen. His character portrays well the honor and gentlemanliness of a typical Southerner with his folksy delivery. “You ain’t no presidential appointment. The one that hired you is me. You got 30 days.” Superb.

  24. By Vinpo58 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Great scene! One …
    Great scene! One of my all time favorites. Wilford Brimley jumps into the movie for this one scene and steals the show from Paul Newman and Sally Field. His quote: “…we can’t have people go around leaking stuff for their own reasons. It aint legal and worse than that by God, it ain’t right.” is at the core of the movie’s theme. I don’t think another actor could have delivered that crucial line any better. Thanks for the post.

  25. By nuscholar1979 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Lord, I pray …
    Lord, I pray President Obama appoints as many Brimleys in his Justice Department as humanly possible.

  26. By toes41852 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    I’ve been waiting …
    I’ve been waiting also.

    I plan to use this clip in a graduate class on public sector ethics that I teach.

    It’s perfect.

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