π 1986. John Carpenter wrote it. Tommy Lee Jones owns it. The first scene of Black Moon Rising. A convenience store. Late night. π¬ Quint walks in. Quiet. Cold. Asks for one thing: βCoffee?β βοΈ πͺ Then a kid bursts in. Gun drawn. βAlright freeze! One move and youβre both dead!β π€ βοΈ Quint doesnβt flinch. Doesnβt fight. He just watches. π Then he talks. Calm. Low. Like a teacher explaining something obvious. π£οΈ βYou donβt just come walking in someplace, waving a gun around, and expect the world to put up with that. Itβs not acceptable behavior.β π The kid: βYeah, you gonna stop me?β Quint: βHell no. Go right ahead.β π¨ A siren starts to wail in the distance. Quint smiles: βMaybe you donβt. Just trying to help you, son.β πββοΈ The kid panics. Runs out the door. Gone. Quint sighs: βThat boyβs got a bad attitude.β π¬ π₯ Thatβs the whole movie in one scene. Cold. Funny. Deadpan. Dangerous. π Tommy Lee Jones at his most effortless. John Carpenterβs sharpest little script. π Like and subscribe for more 80s cult gems. Hashtags (one line): #BlackMoonRising #JustTryingToHelpYouSon #80sAction #TommyLeeJones #JohnCarpenter #OpeningScene #ConvenienceStore #CultClassic π¬βοΈπ₯
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I have this on original vhs. 40yrs old and still plays well
TOMMY LEE JONES, INCOMPARABLE. LOVE TOMMY!!!
I always like him heβs cool,!
I love everything TOMMY LEE JONES
Oh, he's sooo young here!! What a great actor!!!!β€β€β€
Freeze
The comic book rack behind the robber spun between takes.
Had this on vhs for years π
Tommy Lee advice doesn't hit until he looks like he's at least 60 years old.
Great idea, I never thought of this.....The next time I'm in a store that's being robbed I'm gonna start lipping off to the guy pointing a gun at me because I'm trying to help.
This dude was married to the coalminer's daughter back in the dayππΌ
TOMMY LEE JONES is a FANTASTIC ACTOR, he is GREAT Person and He is ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC at Playing Law Enforcement Characters... I Think in Real Life he Would have Made a GREAT LAW Enforcement Agent, Official, Comanding Officer, Etc. I Think he Would have been Good in some Political Aspects also...
Tommy Lee Jones is Stevie Ray Vaughnβ¦Awakening
I gotta watch this movie, I saw U.S. Marshalls and Fugitive, both excellent...
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Man, he was young in the dayπ«ͺ
I've met him. He's a little different. Unless you're aTexan like me. To me he's normal.π
Intense!
There was no bullets in the gun did you see that
Whatβs the name of this movie looks awesome