I always liked that scene. His expression said it all, 'That's it.'

@Luda_101

Ай бұрын

I’ve always said that Speed is the perfect moment of acceptance of the end.

@marcelkuijper8240

Ай бұрын

@@Luda_101 Yeah, kinda like ... "Hmm ..."

@kopisusu2000

Ай бұрын

Same here. I always associate that scene with Jeff Daniels. One of the greatest acting.

@TheNowhereMan0

Ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely. His dead is terrible and he just accepted that fact. Great scene.

@mikehance6086

Ай бұрын

@user-yn7rv4zs2lya or at least try to save his team tell them to go cuz the other cops in the scene died also

“THATS OUR SCUMBAG!” Is one of the best lines in all movies

@hectorlopez1069

Ай бұрын

But Dennis hopper tricked him.

Bruh that scene still gets me 29 years later… The Best welp I’M FUCKED Face ever!

He nailed that scene in Speed. It's still burned in my memory all these years later.

The fact that Chief's face in 'Jaws' when he sees the shark, inspired Jeff's face in 'Speed' when he sees he's about to blow up. Just when i couldn't love the movie 'JAWS' anymore then I hear this 😂😂😂. And 'Speed' is awesome too for that matter

@FPInvention

Ай бұрын

Tarantino recently said Jaws was the best movie ever made

@Kid-Pink_88.

Ай бұрын

@@FPInvention no argument here

@reesebn38

Ай бұрын

@@FPInvention I've been watching Jaws since 1975. It get better with age. Funny thing I find is E.T. has not aged well. The Thing that came out at the same time and failed is like Jaws it's a perfect film and gets better with age.

@grahamfoy3730

Ай бұрын

​@@reesebn38 E.T. has aged incredibly well. It honestly seems more like a 90s movie than 80s

@JacklostYedmore

29 күн бұрын

I bet he would also say that Jaws 4 is the worst movie ever made lol.

Crazy thing is, the scene left me gutted. It was fear in his face and he did nail it.

@brutusbarnabus8098

13 күн бұрын

freakin emo... it was a movie.

Everybody always seems to forget about Pleasantville. He was the best character in that movie.

@davemustaki134

Ай бұрын

I always loved that movie

@jacoblape

Ай бұрын

That's a deep cut, forgot he was in that

@MassEffectFan113

Ай бұрын

Amen, he was amazing in that film.

@lunardelusions2657

Ай бұрын

That had a great cast and a great sound track.

@Yamas258

Ай бұрын

Snap good call mate

Wow. I remember that scene like it was yesterday. Speed was actually one of the very first movies I ever saw in the Cinema as a kid. I felt so bad for Jeff. Great movie.

@hectorlopez1069

Ай бұрын

Great movie of 94

Acting is about reacting, and the brilliance of his choice in that scene was him realizing that he didn’t have time to react.

I've been a fan of Jeff's ever since "Arachnophobia". He just seems like a good genuine guy.

@chris77jay77

Ай бұрын

It's funny he mentions Jaws. An entire generation of people couldn't get in the bathtub after seeing that. Well, Jeff was in Arachnaphobia. My generation couldn't sit on the toilet without checking underneath it for spiders.

@starwarsroo2448

28 күн бұрын

He's an actor you know

@vladimirhorowitz

25 күн бұрын

@@starwarsroo2448 That's what not a lot of people understand about these interviews. They HAVE to be likable and come across as cool people if they want to keep getting work. Some of them actually are cool folks, but a lot of them aren't. Ellen Degeneres anybody? Matt Lauer?

Jeff Daniels will always be Chamberlain from Gettysburg to me. Perfect casting.

They screened the movie a few weeks ago in my local theatre, was packed, and the movie absolutely kickass just like the other 5 times I’ve watched it in the last 2 years. This movie is absolutely timelessly great

@DonWinslow-cn7zx

Ай бұрын

It's such a badass movie. It's definitely aged well, too. I bought it on Blu-Ray. I took my girlfriend to see it at the movies when it first came out. I gave that a 10/10.

He's an amazing person all around, smart dude, amazing talent 👍🫡

@JimB16

Ай бұрын

Really?

@randyt700

23 күн бұрын

Check out his singing. Bruh is a bonafide musician too

@JimB16

23 күн бұрын

@@randyt700 Talented for sure! Not a good nice person...I know first hand...

Watching that scene, you knew what was going to happen with the expression on his face. He absolutely nailed it

I loved him in "The Squid and the Whale". Hidden gem of an independent movie!

For film actors, that is a fanTASTic anecdote. What a crazy medium.

that was always a gem from speed imo, that just focused look like he is clearing the house and then he sees it, processes it and knows they are all dead without a single word, all body language and facial expression.

Amazing, I was literally watching Speed a couple days ago. Such nostalgia but only now can I really appreciate how well made that film is!

@rbjs7

Ай бұрын

It has some massive plot holes

Love Jeff Daniels!! Seems like such a cool guy

@JimB16

Ай бұрын

You'd think so I know...

pop quiz hot shot.

@AndreiBYhappy

Ай бұрын

I will collect my money! I will collect the money due me!

@deathstate1

Ай бұрын

@@AndreiBYhappy this movie is borderline classic also you had the mask and dumb and dumber they where the movies everyone watched back then.

@AndreiBYhappy

Ай бұрын

@@deathstate1 I initially ignored them but eventually watched multiple times. Jim impressed everyone.

@clintenos

Ай бұрын

There's a bomb on a bus.

@lionelhutz5137

Ай бұрын

"C'mon, another thirty years of this you'll get a pension and a cheap gold watch"

I love Jeff Daniels. He seems like such a good guy.

I could listen to him tell stories all day

I liked that for his acting. Said “Phuck” without saying a word.

@doughbafett

23 күн бұрын

Or to quote Alan Ruck in the movie, "oh darn".

In that scene he didnt just look at the red light, he also did this kind of lip quiver with his chin. Amazing performance.

“Something Wild” one of my favorites. He was great in that

@TMouse-hd5jb

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@JonnyDIY

Ай бұрын

Ray Liotta 💕👍

@Cmon-Man

Ай бұрын

@@JonnyDIY yes, he was great in that also. When he laughs at the toy in the car, I think it was a Gumby doll? Cracks me up

Let's not forget Arachnophobia. That movie will put the creeps on ya 🕸🕷

@Ogrematic

Ай бұрын

Damn you made me think of it.

@heckensteiner4713

Ай бұрын

That movie made me afraid to put on my football helmet. 🕷😱

@Novastar.SaberCombat

Ай бұрын

John Goodman stole it, but... yup... Jeff was the straight man turned hero needed for the film's end, heheh.

Jeff Daniels, a national treasure! I really didn't know much about him until I saw that speech on newsroom, amazing acting by him. Since then I've been following him some and there's so much to like about him. Smart funny good person, gotta like him

@patrickworkman1014

Ай бұрын

He was funny in full house as Joey Gladstone 😂

He was fantastic in the newsroom! underrrated actor

I know the exact moment it was right before he said we’re gonna need a bigger boat and I remember the exact moment that you died in that movie and they’re perfectly synced… and now will be forever in my head

What a great insight. Jeff is simply superb. I hope we see more of him for some TV shows. He would nail a thriller series.

This whole interview was really great.

That expression was great and I never really thought about the why and how that made it possible. That was a great explanation and I'm glad he attributed it to Roy Scheider because he was a great actor, too. I will always remember that explanation.

Absolutely LOVED The Newsroom!!!

To see Jeff Daniels play Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in-between a decade apart, the scenes from the Battle of Little Round Top to the Battle of Marye's Heights makes you realize what an incredible American actor he is.

it wasn't a thermostat, it was a motion sensor... but the look was so subtle and amazing.

I always loved that performance. He said it's no big deal, but it was perfectly played 👏💕👍💣💥💀

I remember that expression so well!! Well done!

I absolutely love him. He's such a great and versatile actor!

my favourite role Jeff Daniel’s played - Gettysburg

Literally just watched it 3x in a row. That look is priceless and so sad. Game over.

Speed was one of the first action films I remember watching I was 8 or 9. I always remember Dennis hopper: "way to go jack, way to go jack" with the missing finger clapping.

@lionelhutz5137

Ай бұрын

"Do you think they'll give you another medal if you pick up all of the bus driver's teeth?"

What a great story. Magnific scene. Awesome Actor Jeff Daniels.

What a legendary story! Would be crazy if an actor learned it now after hearing Jeff's story and it continued.

Brilliant stuff I love you Jeff ❤

The fact that he has such an amazing range of performances is phenomenal. A true legend of our time. Speed was the first movie I saw him in and been a fan ever since.

Jeff Daniels has such a diverse range of characters and honestly, people not recognizing his prowess to play serious roles is saddening. If you haven't already watched American Rust, you definitely should!!

Speed is such an underrated movie. And jeff daniels played that supporting role perfectly. Lol, that facial expression keanu makes after he shoots daniels' character still kills me.

Jeff is not only one of my fav actors but a fellow Michigander as well. And I not only enjoy his major movies but his smaller ones too. My favorite is "The Crossing" which he did back in 2000 on A&E. He played General George Washington and really brought alot of life and believability to the role. The film itself is also quite interesting and fun to watch. So make sure to check it out sometime.

I’m watching the newsroom (yet again) and it has to be y favorite one of his many works. Being a guitar player i also love the fact that he can rock out on the 6 string.

Each time I watch it I can't help but think that from the time Harry saw the timer and the actual explosion, he had plenty of time to dive through that front window lol.

@JonnyDIY

Ай бұрын

Not with that bum leg of his 🤣

@ToddyTornado

Ай бұрын

I like how you call him harry

Seriously underrated this man.

Nothing better than those obscure movie stories - so cool

That's a good tip. So simple, yet sells it so well.

Jeff Daniels is an amazing actor. His death scene in speed is sad but his facial expression when he drop his cheek is perfect acting!

Terms of Endearment?!? Thats the one i will always associate him with. Fantastic movie❤

This is why this show is the best... I've thought about this movie so much and they cover it

Great actor. Loved him in Gettysburg

Tuned in right when I saw the picture. Speed is super underrated imo.

That shot in Speed IS one of the great split-second moments in cinema history.

I just introduced my 11 year old to Dumb and Dumber last weekend...I told her when we were watching it that next on our list is Speed.

@PhantomFilmAustralia

Ай бұрын

"Mom! Harry got smart!...and he died!!" 😭😭

@bmon85ify

Ай бұрын

1994 was an eventful year for Harry 😅

Smart concept.

What always bothered me about that scene is the fact that Jeff Daniels was walking with a cane that very morning because he was still recovering from Keanu shooting him in the leg. Then a few hours later, he's on the SWAT team raiding Dennis Hopper's house?

@gamervet4760

Ай бұрын

I had the same thought because my dad said something about it when we rented it. He never bought it for that scene alone.

@darkjedi7

Ай бұрын

Tbf he's limping but slowly recovering. We can see that he can walk a bit faster. And I think he never thought that arresting Howard Payne would need to do much chasing at all, considering Payne's old age. What's bothering me is how come the he and the swat didn't feel any red herring or whatsoever when approaching Payne's home despite the fact that he's a bomb expert

@nicodemus7784

Ай бұрын

pain meds and adrenaline. when you are hyper focused in a life or death situation the body's pain response deadens as well. a sore leg may make you limp a bit but enough time has passed since he was shot that he has been cleared to work again and in the moment it becomes not that big of a deal

@BMovieMadness

Ай бұрын

Fun fact: It's a movie.

I think the reason some people get emotional, is the connection to all law enforcement at the moment they know. What Jeff did here, was a split second of pride. It got me too. Great actor.

Lewis in The Lookout??? His character was so awesome.

Escanaba in da moonlight was a masterpiece.

Jeff Daniels in Two Days in the Valley has a smaller part but crushes it one of my favorite rolls you played.

For some reason I feel like he would've played an awesome role as the Baron in Dune. He seems to have the face for it. What a great actor my respects.

His expression was so real, good acting.

He absolutely KILLED IT as Frank Griffin in Godless. Undoubtedly my favorite performance of his. Also, he is a fellow Michigander and I just love him. ✌🏻❤️🙂

One of my favorite actors. Loved him in Dumb and Dumber obviously but I really enjoyed him in Gettysburg as Chamberlain.

He was EXCELLENT as John Scully in the Steve Jobs movie.

❤ jeff

First movie I remember seeing him in was Fly Away Home

A great actor, and effortlessly funny!

I remember watching the Disney movie fly away home growing up.

@medalion1390

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah, with a young Anna Paquin.

The scene was haunting and stuck with me for awhile

Watched Speed last week for the first time in awhile...it remains one of the best action movies ever made. Jeff's death scene is a hall of fame "welp" moment...pretty damn cool that he used inspiration from another all time classic in Jaws.

Amazing in Speed, Dumb and Dumber , The Looming Tower, A Man in Full! Just to name a few that I have seen. I saw the clip over and over when he was addressing the students why America isn’t the greatest country in the world! POWERFUL!

loved him in Newsroom

In speed his death HURT they made you care about his character. He was funny. He was smart, He was Unique he was a Great partner and then Keanu's characters reaction to hearing Harry Died Was incredible.

Loved him in looper

I heard that he told Clint Eastwood the story about how his character in speed was originally written as a villain but there were changes to the story so Eastwood liked that idea and incorporated that into the 2002 film blood work which he acted and directed and Jeff Daniels played his friend who turned out to be the villain.

*love this guy in Speed Need this guy in more action and serious movies!* 💡

The house was in that little neighborhood tucked in just West of the 405, North of Century Blvd, that is now being demolished to make way for the part of the Monorail connector to the Green Line, as well as parking, same hood where they blew up the house in Lethal Weapon

Great stories. Both, about living a bit longer in Speed and learning acting from Roy Scheider.😋🤭😄Love it.

His work for Michigan has been wonderful

Fly Away Home is one from my childhood.

The scene was filmed in a house just north of LAX in Playa Del Ray on the corner of Redlands and Trask.

For me, Fly Away Home - I love that film

I haven’t seen Speed in decades but the acting in that scene is so well done I still remember it in vivid detail. But I thought the light was supposed to represent a motion detector being triggered.

Super.

Jeff Daniels is always fantastic, notably in _The Crossing_ as George Washington; in _Pleasantville;_ and, the overall kingpin in charge in _Looper._

Fear and bravery in one face.

I’ve always liked his expression in that scene, no screaming or scrambling to get out of the house. His character instantly knew it’s over, there’s nothing he can do, the expression said it all.

He was really great in the Western mini serie "Godless", very underrated and highly recommending.

I read a bit more into that scene. As i recall, the character was also a demolition/explosives expert. A younger version of the retired officer (with fingers numbering nine) he was sent to apprehend. So he better understood that they'd all been played and what was about to happen than the men he was with.

The 90s were wild.

He seems like he'd be fun to hang out and chat with, like a regular guy type of celeb

I think I remember him welling up a little bit too with that look. Maybe I just tweaked that still image in my mind. Haven't seen Speed in a long time.

Very fun villain he played in Looper!