Acting Showcase: Lean on Me Scene (Joe Clark and Dr. Frank Napier Confrontation)

For my scene study acting class's concluding showcase, my scene partner Matthew Williams and I decided to work on the iconic confrontation scene between Joe Clark (portrayed by Morgan Freeman) and Dr. Frank Napier (portrayed by Robert Guillaume) from the movie Lean on Me (written by Michael Schiffer & directed by John G. Avildsen). I'd love to hear your feedback in the comments! Thanks in advance for watching.
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  • @DavePortobanco-ge5dj
    @DavePortobanco-ge5dj4 ай бұрын

    You did a great job, gentlemen! That was awesome!

  • @Kate-ly6cx
    @Kate-ly6cx3 ай бұрын

    That's wonderful! Good job, gentlemen! 100%.

  • @earhustler2639
    @earhustler26393 жыл бұрын

    Morgan Freeman and Robert Guiome (RIP) would be proud! Very good gentlemen!

  • @LevaughnPatrick
    @LevaughnPatrickАй бұрын

    This was a good one for the facilities. Good job, gentlemen!

  • @Kitchdmn3
    @Kitchdmn35 жыл бұрын

    Some negative comments... it’s hard to reenact a scene that was performed by two of the greatest actors of all time... but y’all did pretty good.

  • @NBUltra187

    @NBUltra187

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah...i wish we could get some established actors to re-enact...don cheadle, denzel, etc. i heard ben affleck and matt damon would practice this (not sure how valid that is)

  • @spino-tinodon1146

    @spino-tinodon1146

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man these guys did a a GREAT job on the way how they recreated this scene. KUDOS boys! Kudos!

  • @IfIknewthen

    @IfIknewthen

    2 жыл бұрын

    negative?? they did great!

  • @GamerToday

    @GamerToday

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree I love the film so much....but this regardless of not being as good is great. I enjoy it regardless

  • @GamerToday

    @GamerToday

    Жыл бұрын

    Body language and eyes etc perfect cover hand gestures etc. I am impressed I wish I could do that good

  • @pauljackson9174
    @pauljackson91742 ай бұрын

    It’s hard to reenact such good actors and you both did a great job!

  • @jwm66
    @jwm666 жыл бұрын

    well done gentlemen....well done......end of discussion

  • @arisrogersii

    @arisrogersii

    6 жыл бұрын

    James Ward thank James! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and give us that feedback!

  • @jamesamick2945

    @jamesamick2945

    3 жыл бұрын

    Certainly didn't realize this was a play, but very good job by these men. Obviously not as good as the movie. But, I think this would have morgan freeman's seal of approval. To be fair comparing a play version to a movie, no matter what the movie is a bit unfair. Some people who watch and say it's terrible in comparison to the film, well duh, anyone would look terrible when compared to morgan freeman.

  • @fleetadmiralperry5739
    @fleetadmiralperry57392 жыл бұрын

    YOU MAY NOT HAVE QUOTED THIS SCENE VERBATIM BUT BROTHER YOU DID IT YOU IVE SCENE THIS FILM 1,000 TIMES AND YOU BOTH DID IT JUSTICE IM PROUD TO HAVE SEEN YOU BOTH IN ACTION EXCELLENT JOB

  • @morgancurry789
    @morgancurry7894 ай бұрын

    Visually, Stillness promotes power and strength. When you move around too much and you dissipate your energy, it shows a lack of confidence and doesn’t read well. Restraint and knowing when to move would really take this scene to the next level.

  • @ElZappata
    @ElZappata17 күн бұрын

    This is probably one of the best reenactments of the powerful scean in cinema that I have ever seen, kudos to the two gentlemen who put this together, very powerful and also very inspiring!

  • @FLBOY100
    @FLBOY1005 жыл бұрын

    Excellent acting! They nailed that scene!

  • @maximusmeridius1665
    @maximusmeridius1665 Жыл бұрын

    Superb acting! I love this scene from the movie. Classic!

  • @xanderluv
    @xanderluv5 жыл бұрын

    The ball head brother is an actor...the other brother needs a little polish

  • @tomboro9211
    @tomboro92112 жыл бұрын

    Pretty good these guys nailed it

  • @phillipwattsjr.4714
    @phillipwattsjr.4714 Жыл бұрын

    "Missionary zeal about Mozart...", says the man that just reprimanded a teacher for picking up a piece of paper during the school song. 😂

  • @teetimewisdom90
    @teetimewisdom902 жыл бұрын

    This was legendary BRAVO!!!!! 🔥 🔥

  • @sherlinejoseph1425
    @sherlinejoseph1425 Жыл бұрын

    Such great acting 👏👏👏

  • @EvencioRuiz-1998
    @EvencioRuiz-19983 жыл бұрын

    ‘Well Done Gentleman.. Well Done... Congratulations, From The Movie Lean On Me.”

  • @tysonstatham8861
    @tysonstatham88612 жыл бұрын

    👏👏👏👏👏 That was pretty good!

  • @neonspinx
    @neonspinx3 жыл бұрын

    Great Job guys, don't sweat the negativity. Keep up the good work.

  • @GunninRebel55
    @GunninRebel555 жыл бұрын

    Also, I love the fact that you guys did it in your on way while still maintaining the integrity of the original scene. You made it look easy when anyone who's tried acting knows it totally isn't. I'm impressed.

  • @clyde642006
    @clyde6420063 жыл бұрын

    Excellent fellas!👍👍 very well played! One of the greatest scenes ever filmed in my opinion!! Those 2 Hollywood giants have very big shoes to fill, but y’all did great!

  • @mayhemjr.803
    @mayhemjr.8032 жыл бұрын

    They're both really good.👏👏👏

  • @tarrylrosier8443
    @tarrylrosier84433 жыл бұрын

    BRAVO! That was well done!

  • @arunbchill
    @arunbchill Жыл бұрын

    I think yall did good thats one of the greatest scenes ever so yall had a heavy load. well done sirs

  • @GunninRebel55
    @GunninRebel555 жыл бұрын

    Great reenactment of a legendary scene. I can tell this was a lot of fun. Lol.

  • @franciscomorales3682
    @franciscomorales36827 ай бұрын

    Superb acting! Loved it!

  • @kysonmartin77
    @kysonmartin775 жыл бұрын

    This my fave scene in the movie. That's how I got here. But great work fellas👍💪. But it did look like Joe wanted to knock your head off. He came at you hood.😆

  • @Lord_Bibulous
    @Lord_Bibulous2 жыл бұрын

    Trying to reenact a scene with Morgan Freeman and Robert Guillaume is daunting enough. So great effort. My criticism would be that you guys didn't evoke the feeling of the heated discussion. In the movie it was an argument, the tension raised as both Napier and Clark made great points. You two kept more or less the same tone throughout. Good effort. EDIT: You guys really nailed it at the end though.

  • @daughterofeveandhateroflil2683
    @daughterofeveandhateroflil268317 күн бұрын

    Well put,fellas! Im not mad at y'all for your gig though! 👏🏽☑️💯🙂🌹🙌🏽

  • @antdogg422
    @antdogg4225 жыл бұрын

    End of discussion, the debate is over!

  • @jiles8187
    @jiles81874 жыл бұрын

    Awesome work. The emotion and tension was definitely there throughout.

  • @FuchsiaSquare
    @FuchsiaSquare4 жыл бұрын

    It’s not 15...it’s 30 years!!! They known each other for 30 years.🙄

  • @sherlinejoseph1425

    @sherlinejoseph1425

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah you right… but understand. They made a mistake

  • @rs7458
    @rs74583 ай бұрын

    Great job 👏🏼

  • @johnhannibalsmith1607
    @johnhannibalsmith16073 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe I'm just seeing this. That was awesome.

  • @Seven70307
    @Seven70307 Жыл бұрын

    😂 I love how the audience dies of laughter on the LAST line of this whole skit! Talkin' about; "You really think you bad, don't you?" XD

  • @tatianalyulkin410
    @tatianalyulkin4102 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful. I never realized that the movie can work as a play as well. You should be truly proud of yourselves.

  • @mterrell604
    @mterrell6044 жыл бұрын

    I love you all picked this! You all really get into it starting at 1:30 and kept the momentum. 🙌🏾

  • @TWHISPERER
    @TWHISPERER2 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see some good stage acting.

  • @FazMaTaz
    @FazMaTaz4 ай бұрын

    Great job. Love it.

  • @DBLK504
    @DBLK5042 жыл бұрын

    GREAT JOB, FELLAS!💪🏾👏🏾🙌🏾😁 🎭

  • @jimdetmic
    @jimdetmic3 жыл бұрын

    VERY WELL DONE ARIS ... great choice in selecting one of the all time best scenes in black cinema ... GUILLAUME and FREEMAN reached a gripping apex in this scene ... be sure to pass along a kudo to Matthew as well ... and thanks for giving me cause to watch LEAN ON ME again for the hundreth time ...

  • @ThePhenomm
    @ThePhenomm3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing performance thank you. That was my favorite scene in that movie.

  • @Sean-iz6dn
    @Sean-iz6dn4 жыл бұрын

    Nice, very nice, it's like you're a big bird with radar and I'm tired of getting hit, true classic!

  • @valuecalc
    @valuecalc4 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding! These two actors did the scene stunningly well! Joe Clark was out of line, and so Frank was needed to put him back in line!

  • @sterlingharris1812

    @sterlingharris1812

    Жыл бұрын

    Lies and fairy tales

  • @valuecalc

    @valuecalc

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sterlingharris1812, we know it's a performance.

  • @emirlsanchos6302

    @emirlsanchos6302

    4 ай бұрын

    What I appreciate about this scene is that there's a deeper subtext going on between these two characters: Despite Joe Clark's zealous attitude and Frank Napler always having to keep him in line, reality is these two need each other more than they think working as a team with Frank's diplomatic approach and Joe's assertive approach having to compliment even when it causes clashes like this.

  • @tjbooker9948
    @tjbooker99484 жыл бұрын

    I did a similar re-enactment video with my wheel chair bound mother. She played the part of Dr. Frank Napier. The best part was when she said she was the H.N.I.C and then slowly spun around in her motorized wheelchair and rode towards the door. It was all good until an extension cord laying on the floor got tangled in wheels of the chair.

  • @jeffcaldwell30
    @jeffcaldwell305 жыл бұрын

    The issue with watching this is comparing it to Robert Guillaume and Morgan Freeman's performance in a film vs a play but Robert and Morgan's performance particularly. You have to look at this performance and judge it based on the acting of the gentleman in this performance and not that of Robert and Morgan. There was no particular way to play this scene, but Robert and Morgan owned it and these gentlemen have to recreate this scene in their interpretation, which seems like they did. It doesn't matter how this sounds what matters is were they believable? That's the question.

  • @MusicManSeanB
    @MusicManSeanB2 күн бұрын

    Great job fellas. I have to give it to the guy doing Morgan Freeman's line. His delivery was damn near spot on.

  • @alexsalazar1116
    @alexsalazar1116 Жыл бұрын

    I liked it. Good job 👏, fellas

  • @Solomon-kt5dc
    @Solomon-kt5dc2 жыл бұрын

    Good job my brothers!!

  • @MusicSetAdrift
    @MusicSetAdrift3 жыл бұрын

    Perfect

  • @usaalways
    @usaalways Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite scenes of all time. This is how exactly how it would be in 2023 as Dr Napier is feminine HAHAHA. I enjoyed this .

  • @daughterofeveandhateroflil2683

    @daughterofeveandhateroflil2683

    17 күн бұрын

    Seriously and you're not wrong about that 💯☑️

  • @williamboo9017
    @williamboo90173 жыл бұрын

    I very much enjoyed this. It just seemed like the dynamic was more of a stronger alpha personality in the Joe Clark character, and Dr. Napier’s character was more Like a studious beta facilitator personality Which is more like me. Thoroughly enjoyable. I actually saw Joe Clark in 2000 on the Sally Jessy Raphael show I was live in the audience. I remember when he was principal and controversial in the 80s

  • @alternativefacts6779
    @alternativefacts6779 Жыл бұрын

    👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @crisvanfan
    @crisvanfan4 жыл бұрын

    Bravo!!

  • @chrisevans8694
    @chrisevans86942 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeaaaaaaaa 🙌💪

  • @Satchel334
    @Satchel3343 жыл бұрын

    Really cool! Well done! Love Lean on Me!

  • @Twizzledoc187
    @Twizzledoc1874 жыл бұрын

    This was 99.9% on point. As much as I watched that movie I had every word memorized that the only glitch was the 15 years line. I think it was 30. I’ll check but nevertheless I’m SUPER impressed!!!

  • @TheDLM100
    @TheDLM1002 жыл бұрын

    I loved it. You guys did a great job!

  • @curtissharpe5761
    @curtissharpe5761 Жыл бұрын

    This was good!!! These 2 guys really put a lot into it

  • @BitcoinCryptoNews
    @BitcoinCryptoNews5 жыл бұрын

    Great passion. Love this. Good work gentleman.

  • @ksogun3
    @ksogun32 жыл бұрын

    Great Job!

  • @undagroundcanecorsos2547
    @undagroundcanecorsos2547 Жыл бұрын

    Denzel Who! ... brilliant

  • @nikolebrandi
    @nikolebrandi3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty good, but nothing like the original.

  • @marcoantoniosalazarmatamor9496
    @marcoantoniosalazarmatamor94962 жыл бұрын

    Knocked out of the PARK!

  • @bfettrules1239
    @bfettrules1239 Жыл бұрын

    U guys did a fantastic job with this scene. I hope some casting directors put you in some high profile projects.

  • @CarlosAlvarez-sl4px
    @CarlosAlvarez-sl4px4 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @spencerstabio5936
    @spencerstabio59362 жыл бұрын

    You guys chose a really good scene! Good job btw.

  • @icedream8311
    @icedream8311Ай бұрын

    Great work Brothers

  • @MannyMacMedicine
    @MannyMacMedicine4 жыл бұрын

    This was phenomenal Aris! Super proud man!

  • @MsBlackatheist
    @MsBlackatheist8 ай бұрын

    Very good guys. Very good!

  • @rubelaw1817
    @rubelaw18173 жыл бұрын

    Now that was beautiful!!! bravo bravo!!!!

  • @stonemichaels1774
    @stonemichaels177410 ай бұрын

    I stumbled across this video and I'm glad that I did. This was really good.

  • @geegee637
    @geegee6373 жыл бұрын

    The ball head brutha has his part down the other guy needs more work

  • @jrock112105
    @jrock1121053 жыл бұрын

    Very good reenactment

  • @drewandjeffers5695
    @drewandjeffers56955 жыл бұрын

    You know, Mr. Joe Clark did not fire Mr. Darnell. He suspended him, but he fired Mrs. Elliott.

  • @Capcoor

    @Capcoor

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dark Demonik No, he’s right.

  • @TheYellowBrickRoadTV
    @TheYellowBrickRoadTV2 жыл бұрын

    Man y’all did a great job! Y’all did it in your own way without trying to emulate them. Great job! 💯

  • @Ghost-gx3cs
    @Ghost-gx3cs4 жыл бұрын

    👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏿

  • @mmahoney9448
    @mmahoney94484 жыл бұрын

    Ha, this is awesome!

  • @44godson
    @44godson3 жыл бұрын

    Great reenactment

  • @pokemovieguy
    @pokemovieguy2 жыл бұрын

    Great work guys! From actor to another God bless!!

  • @ollishoward7007
    @ollishoward70075 жыл бұрын

    Bravo bravo!!!!

  • @dreaming4musik
    @dreaming4musik5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent job gentlemen!!!!

  • @tyronmcclain8450
    @tyronmcclain845010 ай бұрын

    Great acting guys

  • @MichaelJohnson-is3nm
    @MichaelJohnson-is3nm7 ай бұрын

    I appreciate the tribute to those giants, watching Morgan and Robert actually brings me to tears the scene was so powerful

  • @jukedar
    @jukedar10 ай бұрын

    incredibly good

  • @stephanieblackley9037
    @stephanieblackley90375 жыл бұрын

    Mrs Elliott Had Ego Problem.

  • @robertrodriguez787

    @robertrodriguez787

    3 жыл бұрын

    So did Joe Clark

  • @michaelpowell5266
    @michaelpowell52664 жыл бұрын

    Ad libbing, right here- study the original script from Lean On Me, then reenact this scene, again!!!

  • @sha11235

    @sha11235

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if they in the film said some lines differently. That does happen.

  • @americanoutdoorsman_1133
    @americanoutdoorsman_11333 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!!

  • @brucemonts6530
    @brucemonts65306 жыл бұрын

    Good I like it u can't expect it to be as good as those 2 great actor .

  • @justinhensley108
    @justinhensley1089 ай бұрын

    NICE! Good reinactment of the movie.

  • @glennhoddle10
    @glennhoddle10 Жыл бұрын

    "C'mon, let's get something to eat." This always happens when men finish arguing in real life too. *That will not happen if 2 women had the same heated argument.* They won't talk to each other for the next 10 years, probably more !

  • @davidshaffer4664
    @davidshaffer46642 жыл бұрын

    Well done

  • @mikeshoe74
    @mikeshoe746 жыл бұрын

    Well done guys

  • @arisrogersii

    @arisrogersii

    6 жыл бұрын

    mike shoe Thanks Mike! I appreciate you taking the time to watch.

  • @joemasters2270
    @joemasters22703 күн бұрын

    BRAVO, gentlemen!!

  • @mr.balloffur
    @mr.balloffur3 жыл бұрын

    This is great! Such a great interpretation!

  • @rchdeflepfan
    @rchdeflepfan Жыл бұрын

    Nice job gents!

  • @BigBoss-zi5ss
    @BigBoss-zi5ss Жыл бұрын

    Both were excellent..but the man playing Joe was def up on his game .

  • @BrianLG100
    @BrianLG1004 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @devon4535
    @devon45353 жыл бұрын

    Brother playing JC was good guy playing Frank not enough emotion. Good scene l, it’s hard to follow the footsteps of those 2 giants.