Scenes/ moments that are more famous than the movie they are in

[levcore]

Are there some good examples of this? Where a scene or movie moment is so memorable but the movie isn't that memorable. Or perhaps the movie didn't make that much of a splash but a particular scene or moment really took off and got into the public consciousness or general cinematic history?

[mwynn]

The end of The Usual Suspects.

[levcore]

I'm tempted to say the diner scene from When Harry Met Sally.

[steve_dave]

The reveal at the end of Citizen Kane which has been spoofed, parodied, copied, and spoiled for new generations.

[DanTheMan]

Let It Go - Frozen
Powerline’s two songs - A Goofy Movie
Hitler reaction scene - Downfall

[levcore]

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

Let It Go - Frozen
Powerline’s two songs - A Goofy Movie
Hitler reaction scene - Downfall

Totally agree about the Hitler reaction from Downfall, great example.

[Bolo Seagull]

The final moments of 'Sleepaway Camp'

[DanTheMan]

Cameron Diaz’s entrance - The Mask
Subway station scene - Possession
Napoleon’s stage dance - Napoleon Dynamite
Orgy scene - Sausage Party
“You can’t handle the truth!” - A Few Good Men

[BudBaxter]

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

Cameron Diaz’s entrance - The Mask
Subway station scene - Possession
Napoleon’s stage dance - Napoleon Dynamite
Orgy scene - Sausage Party
“You can’t handle the truth!” - A Few Good Men

It's a wide ranging topic, sure, but you couldn't really say any of the first four made it into the public consciousness, cinematic history, or made any sort of impression on anyone who hadn't seen the movies...

Ditto ANYTHING from The Goofy Movie.

[Jay H.]

Originally Posted by Bolo Seagull

The final moments of 'Sleepaway Camp'

Other than the big reveal, it's a very unmemorable movie.

[J999]

Not a whole scene, but the shot of Leo DiCaprio raising his glass in The Great Gatsby is much more famous than the movie and I think most people these days have no idea where it comes from.

[Benoit Blanc]

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

Cameron Diaz’s entrance - The Mask
Subway station scene - Possession
Napoleon’s stage dance - Napoleon Dynamite
Orgy scene - Sausage Party
“You can’t handle the truth!” - A Few Good Men

[principehomura]

Battleship Potemkin - the Odessa steps scene
Fantasia - Mickey as a wizard with the broomsticks
Lady and the Tramp - the dinner scene with Bella Notte

[Bolo Seagull]

You don't see it much anymore, but Tom Cruise sliding across the living room floor from 'Risky Business' is a scene that was endlessly parodied/referenced and used in montages for movies. I think lots of people know that scene/shot who have never seen the movie and maybe many who don't even know which movie it was from.

[RYJAPE21]

Alex’s eyes being forced open to watch the film in A Clockwork Orange.

[CSM101]

The Room has tons of scenes that are famous. I know Lot of younger kids that don’t know what the movie is called, but they can quote, “I didn’t hit her…. Oh hi mark!”

[CSM101]

Taxi Driver- “Are you talkin’ to me?”

[Bugg]

The Sophie's choice scene in Sophie's Choice.

[GoneJoel]

These scenes in Django Unchained

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by J999

Not a whole scene, but the shot of Leo DiCaprio raising his glass in The Great Gatsby is much more famous than the movie and I think most people these days have no idea where it comes from.

The "DiCaprio pointing" GIF from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood also comes to mind.