12 Angry Men (1957) Writer: Reginald Rose (story and screenplay) One of my favorite dramas. There are no fight scenes, no chase scenes, no special effects. All the tension comes from one source: the dialog. http://movieclips.com/5npA-twelve-angry-men-movie-its-the-same-knife/ JUROR #4: What actually happened is this. The boy stayed home, had another fight with his father, stabbed him to death and left the house at ten minutes after twelve. He even remembered to wipe the knife clean of fingerprints. Now, are you trying to tell me that this knife really fell through a hole in the boy's pocket, someone picked it up off the street, went to the boy's house and stabbed his father with it just to test its sharpness? JUROR #8: No, I'm just saying it's possible the boy lost his knife and somebody else stabbed his father with a similar knife. It's just possible. JUROR #4: Take a look at this knife. It's a very unusual knife. I've never seen one like it. Neither had the storekeeper who sold it to the boy. Aren't you asking us to accept a pretty incredible coincidence? JUROR #8: I'm just saying a coincidence is possible. JUROR #3: And I say it's not possible. Juror #8 stands, produces another exact replica of the knife and stabs it into the table next to the evidence knife. Pandemonium from the other jurors as they marvel at the new knife. JUROR #4: Where did you get it? JUROR #8: I went out walking for a couple of hours last night. I walked through the boy's neighborhood. I bought that at a little pawn shop just two blocks from the boy's house. It cost six dollars.

Great one, Will. Thanks!

I think the climax scene in "The Prestige" (2006) is a great choice. Of course, it's a bit of a spoiler but it truly is a jaw dropping moment. The whole scene is great but here's a bit of the dialogue (couldn't find a source that had the whole thing). Alfred Borden: You went halfway around the world. You spent a FORTUNE. You did terrible things. Really terrible things, Robert. And all for nothing. Robert Angier: For nothing? Alfred Borden: Yeah. Robert Angier: You never understood... why we did this. The audience KNOWS the truth. The world is simple. It's miserable. Solid... solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second... then you can make them wonder. And then you... then you got to see something very special. You really don't know. It was... it was the look on their faces... [succumbs to gunshot wound] Video link: http://youtu.be/XHKan75x7GI

Movie: Chinatown Youtube: http://youtu.be/wnrdetFAo1o Jake Gittes: I found these in your backyard in the pond. They belonged to your husband didn’t they? Didn’t they? Evelyn Mulwray: I don’t know, yes probably. Jake Gittes: Yes positively. It’s where he was drowned. Evelyn Mulwray: What? Jake Gittes: There’s no time to be shocked by the truth. The coroner’s report proves that he had salt water in his lungs when he was killed, just take my word for it, alright? Now I wanna know how it happened and I wanna know why and I want to know before Escobar gets here because I don’t want to lose my license. Evelyn Mulwray: I don’t know what you are talking about, this the craziest…that’s the most insane thing… Jake Gittes: Stop it. I’m going to make it easy for you. You were jealous, you had a fight, he fell, he hit his head it was an accident. But his girl is a witness so you had to shut her up, you don’t have the guts to harm her but you’ve got the money to keep her mouth shut. Yes or no? Evelyn Mulwray: No Jake Gittes: Who is she? And don’t give me that crap about your sister because you don’t have a sister. Evelyn Mulwray: I’ll tell you…I’ll tell you the truth Jake Gittes: Good, what’s her name? Evelyn Mulwray: Katherine. Jake Gittes: Katherine who? Evelyn Mulwray: She's my daughter. [Gittes slaps Evelyn] Jake Gittes: I said I want the truth! Evelyn Mulwray: She's my sister... [slap] Evelyn Mulwray: She's my daughter... [slap] Evelyn Mulwray: My sister, my daughter. [More slaps] Jake Gittes: I said I want the truth! Evelyn Mulwray: She's my sister AND my daughter! (Evelyn’s butler comes down the stairs) Evelyn Mulwray: Kwan please go back. For god’s sake keep her upstairs, go back. (to Jake) Evelyn Mulwray: My father and I…understand? Or is it too tough for you? Comment: This one came completely out of left field for me the first time I saw it. My head was spinning for a few days afterword, that's a good revelation. Great film.

Excellent suggestion, Tayo. Thanks. Look for this key reveal from The Prestige this week. Thanks!

Another famous, even infamous movie reveal. Great call, James. Look forward to reliving the moment when I prep the post to run this week. Thanks!