This is how Ebert started his review of the movie. This all that has to be said: "There is a scene in "The Fabulous Baker Boys" where Michelle Pfeiffer, wearing a slinky red dress, uncurls on top of a piano while singing "Makin' Whoopee." The rest of the movie is also worth the price of admission."
A woman I went to church with was Roger Ebert’s nursery school teacher. Champaign-Urbana was quite an interesting place to grow up in this middle of nowhere, Illinois.
Watched this more than two decades ago but still love watching it now. Her beauty, her charm, her performance, her grace... Everything about her is absolutely amazing!!!
Pfeiffer absolutely kills it in this number, worth the price of renting the film all by itself. She and the Bridges were terrific and deserved the Oscar nominations they got for this film.
Being a piano player myself, I loved this movie when it came out. I remember trying to replicate this scene for a high school talent show back in 1991. I was playing piano and a singer friend of mine at school was going to replicate Michelle Pfeiffer's part. Sadly, we found out earlier that day the principal wouldn't allow her to writhe around on top of the school's grand piano so she had to walk around it instead. Damn puritanical principals. Lol
Know why I disagree? Batman Returns when she comes back from the dead and has the huge hair does it for me. All curly , messy and dead look makeup. Also the party scene where she is all done up. Honestly my heart melts even now. As much as I love her in this scene I think she’s even more attractive aged 60. Ohhh what a woman. What a damn woman
You know what did it for me: every scene I have scene her in. However, Check out the very first time you see her in Ladyhawke. She takes Mathew Broderick's breath away and every one else as well.
Omg that scan of the audience had me laughing! I thought the performance was for a gentleman’s club and when I saw the older couples I almost fell off my couch. And who knew Pfeiffer could sing like that!
did anyone notice that Michelle‘s apperance was recorded with only THREE takes? 1) the intro from 0:00 to 0:31 ; 2) the legendary Ballhaus-circle from 0:32 to 2:06 ; [then a quick view into the spectator‘s area] 3) the finale from 2:09 to 2:38
Yeah, three long takes, but God knows how many takes they did to get these three perfect takes. Anyway, she really moved elegantly in this scene. Every posture and little move she made was perfection.
I read that 2) and 3) were originally intended to be a single shot, but getting off the piano was so tricky the two scenes had to come from separate takes with the spectator shot in between. Worked out well because the spectator shot showing the waiting staff having stopped serving in order to watch really contributes to it.
LOVE THE PIANO TUNE. JEFF BRIDGES DID A GREAT JOB ON THE PIANO IN THIS SCENE AND MICHELLE PFEIFFER SANG WELL AS SHE WAS LOOKING JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL. THE RED DRESS PLUS THE RED LIPSTICK WAS JUST THE PERFECT LOOK FOR HER FOR THIS SONG AS SHE IS ON THE PIANO MOVING SMOOTHLY WITH HER VAMPISH LOOKS AND HER SEDUCTIVE VOICE ACTUALLY MADE THE AUDIENCE FALL IN LOVE WITH SUSIE. I LIKED THE MOVIE AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH THE ACTORS👏👏👏👍
One of my favourite movies of all time! Such a bitter sweet story. I have always worshipped Michelle and always will. It makes me so sad when you bring up Michelle's name amongst younger people today and they're like, Michelle who? Cretins!
The piano and singing were pre recorded. Michelle was lip synching to her own song and Jeff actually had to play the real song on dummy keys. He couldn't pretend to play or he would be caught out by real players. Shows the attention to detail
For anybody else who watches Will and Grace, I love the scene where Karen makes Will serenade her to win her over as a client. And she tells him to get on the piano and put a little “Michelle Pfeiffer” into it LOL
This scene is even better within context of movie. I’ve only seen it once, but was riveted. As I remember, this part has the additional humorous element that it is put on behind the staid Beau’s back! Is it just me or does it seem like these types of films are not being made now?
As I posted on another clip of this movie ... I knew a couple of the men working on the film in Seattle ... they said after they completed the filming of this scene, the men had to be hosed down with ice!!
Someone noticed the great camera job ? In 1989 it was a revolution to turn the camera in a 360° movement without break.Michael Ballhaus made it possible.They said " he let the camera dance" .
Good Lord, the vocal talented and movement alone, coupled with her sultry voice, beautiful eyes and gorgeous body, wow, just wow, no wonder Tony Montana gave it all up for her.
Great movie. Michelle Pfeiffer gave it real class. Lost the use of my left index finger from a blower fan blade. Drove 200 miles to find a Russian hand specialist who fortunately needed seriously damaged fingers or finger to teach others also. The surgery was free and he saved my finger though always numb and incapable of enjoying the guitar at any professional level. I just hoped for better after six years. I really liked Michelle.
The most amazing part of the Red Dress scene was when she stepped down on the edge of the keyboard in high heels. I've always wondered if there was some sort of hand hold out of camera range, or perhaps a helping hand from a crew member.
Es extraordinario el movimiento de caderas, tan sexy y sensual, a la vez! Me encantó! Lo mismo como tocan el piano los dos hermanos! Fabulosa, Fabulous, perfect! Thank You por esta pelicula!!!!!!!
AFTER Beau Bridges passed on JEff bridges, "lost control of his life" the Bridges family IS well known by the Curtis family, and many others as VERY musical and VERY BRAVE, both Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges played piano here, duelling pianos in NW Cook cnty , Chicago is a "stand_by" and If you pack musical LOVERS into "the IMPROV" with 2 Yamahas, you should know that I play more than one INSTRUMENT VERY VERY WELL.... AS ARE ALL the BOdines;
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This is how Ebert started his review of the movie. This all that has to be said: "There is a scene in "The Fabulous Baker Boys" where Michelle Pfeiffer, wearing a slinky red dress, uncurls on top of a piano while singing "Makin' Whoopee." The rest of the movie is also worth the price of admission."
The same can not be said for the rest of GREASE 2.........
@@mdd6396 How dare you!
A woman I went to church with was Roger Ebert’s nursery school teacher.
Champaign-Urbana was quite an interesting place to grow up in this middle of nowhere, Illinois.
Watched this more than two decades ago but still love watching it now.
Her beauty, her charm, her performance, her grace...
Everything about her is absolutely amazing!!!
How can Michelle Pfeiffer NOT leave you breathless?
😂mat9❤
One of the most beautiful actress of all times!! I love her and her performances!!
Absolutely. Pfeiffer in her 20's/30's was just stunning. A rare look.
@@robertjensen1048 She still looks pretty good today.
Pfeiffer absolutely kills it in this number, worth the price of renting the film all by itself. She and the Bridges were terrific and deserved the Oscar nominations they got for this film.
only she got one
Being a piano player myself, I loved this movie when it came out. I remember trying to replicate this scene for a high school talent show back in 1991. I was playing piano and a singer friend of mine at school was going to replicate Michelle Pfeiffer's part. Sadly, we found out earlier that day the principal wouldn't allow her to writhe around on top of the school's grand piano so she had to walk around it instead. Damn puritanical principals. Lol
you should've promised not to have her sing on the piano and then have her do it no matter what. screw the principal, congrats to your idea! ;)
@@TheColinChapman ''the school's grand piano'' he said
Oh yeah you really need to be a Piano Player in order to enjoy this movie. Probably why it flopped.
Sorry for him, he lost best the oportunity for a sin
by showing everyone her underwear ...
Absolutely amazing. Michelle is a force of nature.
Her performance in just this seen is awe inspiring. To look so beautiful and have her acting chops-the gods must be crazy.
she should have got the Oscar, the whole movie, all of them.
Or one of the brothers. Great acting from all 3 leads.
totally agree. one of my favourite movies.
she lost that year to Jessica Tandy in "driving Miss Daisy".
One of the best movies and soundtracks ever made. Great fun.
Yep it's one of my favorites.
This is one of my all time favorite movie musical performances.
Yes she can sing check her out when she was in grease two she sings in that movie too
Man, I wish I could play piano like that!
Most mesmerizing lay-on-the-piano song I've ever heard/seen. She is so awesome.
You should see hot shot 2
geez, it is really hard to take your eyes off of her..couldn’t find the right words to describe this woman, Michelle is everything. ❤️
What a great and amazing scene it is!!! Michelle and Jeff's performances were awesome!!!
My favourite movie to watch between Christmas and New Years Eve late in the evening! Try!
Michelle Pfeiffer was nuclear hot in this scene. Not that she wasn't hot elsewhere or at other times but in this scene she is pure perfection.
Know why I disagree?
Batman Returns when she comes back from the dead and has the huge hair does it for me. All curly , messy and dead look makeup.
Also the party scene where she is all done up. Honestly my heart melts even now. As much as I love her in this scene I think she’s even more attractive aged 60. Ohhh what a woman. What a damn woman
Michelle Pfeiffer delayed my coming out by three years because of this scene. 😂
@@robtyrrell6832 And here you go. Her hotness can keep men straight... at least for a little while.
You know what did it for me: every scene I have scene her in. However, Check out the very first time you see her in Ladyhawke. She takes Mathew Broderick's breath away and every one else as well.
Scarface
She is one of those women who is an original beauty!
This could have gone on for the remaining verses and I'd have been glued to every note. What a great performance.
Such a great scene. How the hell did she get off that piano without breaking her neck? 1 tiny, narrow perch in those high heels? Insane!
I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw the scene. That's movie magic for you!
Heard her say in an interview it wasn’t easy and she really didn’t want to do it. I imagine.
look closely... appears like they glued rubber soles to the bottom of those high heels.
@@gailwood4214 Yeesh! She pulled it off, but still, one of those "don't try this at home!" moments
IKR!
Just watched this on Xmas Eve, and this is the best scene. Michelle Pfeiffer oozes sensuality dressed in red. Love this movie !
Good God Almighty! One of the most iconic scenes in movie history!
Omg that scan of the audience had me laughing! I thought the performance was for a gentleman’s club and when I saw the older couples I almost fell off my couch. And who knew Pfeiffer could sing like that!
did anyone notice that Michelle‘s apperance was recorded with only THREE takes?
1) the intro from 0:00 to 0:31 ;
2) the legendary Ballhaus-circle from 0:32 to 2:06 ;
[then a quick view into the spectator‘s area]
3) the finale from 2:09 to 2:38
I sure did.
You don't know how much was on a cutting room floor
@@vblord consindering that 94 out of 156 seconds had been in a single take (the Ballhaus circle), I assume that this reduction was intentional.
Yeah, three long takes, but God knows how many takes they did to get these three perfect takes. Anyway, she really moved elegantly in this scene. Every posture and little move she made was perfection.
I read that 2) and 3) were originally intended to be a single shot, but getting off the piano was so tricky the two scenes had to come from separate takes with the spectator shot in between. Worked out well because the spectator shot showing the waiting staff having stopped serving in order to watch really contributes to it.
For someone who fell down flat several times throughout the movie, she sure did step down from that piano smoothly.
😂😂😂😂
Michelle Pfeiffer, born on April 29, 1958, is celebrating her 60th birthday today (4-29-2018)
Ah, ya gotta love DAVE GRUSIN's piano playing! He's a master at everything musical!
The one of Greatest scene of movie history
I'm so very proud to say that I own this film & the soundtrack. I simply 💘 & adore Miss Michelle. 🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹
R.I.P. Michael Ballhaus! Thank you for the fabulous pictures!!
what a movie, what a woman, what a cast!! 🎩❤️
I actually bought the soundtrack from this movie. What a voice! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎵🎶🎙🎙🎙🎙
Me too. :-)
Me Three
I as well. I wish they had "10 cents a dance"on it though.... I love her version
Her voice is actually just average. It’s her classically beautiful looks and her overall performance that really sell this.
wonderful film, some brilliant performances in it - as for Michelle Pfeiffer, well....😊
LOVE THE PIANO TUNE. JEFF BRIDGES DID A GREAT JOB ON THE PIANO IN THIS SCENE AND MICHELLE PFEIFFER SANG WELL AS SHE WAS LOOKING JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL. THE RED DRESS PLUS THE RED LIPSTICK WAS JUST THE PERFECT LOOK FOR HER FOR THIS SONG AS SHE IS ON THE PIANO MOVING SMOOTHLY WITH HER VAMPISH LOOKS AND HER SEDUCTIVE VOICE ACTUALLY MADE THE AUDIENCE FALL IN LOVE WITH SUSIE. I LIKED THE MOVIE AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH THE ACTORS👏👏👏👍
One of my favourite movies of all time! Such a bitter sweet story. I have always worshipped Michelle and always will. It makes me so sad when you bring up Michelle's name amongst younger people today and they're like, Michelle who? Cretins!
THE most dazzling actress I have ever seen.
Anyone here in 2019. My mouth's drooling. Her Oscar was robbed.
What a video clip!
A whole album with this singing would be fantastic.
Unforgettable scene!
Michelle shows that a simple movement without shaking everything you have or baring 1/2 your entire body can be even more sexy.
She's not exactly wearing a boiler suit 😂
@@TheMercury-13- or snow pants😆
Yeah only if you have an attractive face
The Dave Grusin piano is the real musical star here, simply outstanding.
Ah, thank you for that, I was wondering.
The piano and singing were pre recorded. Michelle was lip synching to her own song and Jeff actually had to play the real song on dummy keys. He couldn't pretend to play or he would be caught out by real players. Shows the attention to detail
Thank you Jeff Goldblum
That's how I got here too. Thanks Jeff Goldblum.
yea
Right
@@SinisterSinemaProductions No one cares how 'you got here'.
@@serenityrobertson967 You're wrong you sad fvck
A fabulous movie....worth seeing. Both Michelle and Jeff were beautiful.
このシーン忘れなれない、ピアノの上で超セクシーに唄う。
カッコ良すぎ❤赤いピンヒールが綺麗✨
God she’s talented. This scene is iconic
At 00:32...good lordy. Pfeiffer is scorching the screen with just that look.
35 years ago and this scene is still smokin' hot!!
Man she's good 😎 it reminds me of jessica rabbit ❤❤
How did I completely forget this scene? Maybe the fact that my parents watched with me.
I love Michelle Pfeiffer shes a great actress i don't know how she got through the scene without laughing 😂🎉
For anybody else who watches Will and Grace, I love the scene where Karen makes Will serenade her to win her over as a client. And she tells him to get on the piano and put a little “Michelle Pfeiffer” into it LOL
This scene is even better within context of movie. I’ve only seen it once, but was riveted. As I remember, this part has the additional humorous element that it is put on behind the staid Beau’s back! Is it just me or does it seem like these types of films are not being made now?
Surprised she didn't set off the sprinkler system...
Exactly... I wonder how Jeff can continue playing the piano with a straight face
Michelle at the top of her powers and a handsome, laconic Jeff. Nothing naughty, but scorching as the sun.
Remember this song, Todd? One of the best night's of our 28 years together. It will never be enough.
that is so amazing that she's actualling singing these songs, she's friggin gorgeous
Michelle Pfeiffer una MAMASITA una DIOSA en su juventud.
As I posted on another clip of this movie ... I knew a couple of the men working on the film in Seattle ... they said after they completed the filming of this scene, the men had to be hosed down with ice!!
That's HILARIOUS!!
*Michelle Pfeiffer ❤️ is the most beautiful*
Someone noticed the great camera job ? In 1989 it was a revolution to turn the camera in a 360° movement without break.Michael Ballhaus made it possible.They said " he let the camera dance" .
Most beautiful woman to have ever walked this earth.
A classic! My phone just caught fire.
Good Lord, the vocal talented and movement alone, coupled with her sultry voice, beautiful eyes and gorgeous body, wow, just wow, no wonder Tony Montana gave it all up for her.
Indeed Michelle Pfeiffer is number one all right
Klasse Film - immer wieder sehenswert🤩😃
que buenisimo esta jeff bridges y en esta pelicula se luce como toca el piano y otras cosas tambien.........
Great movie. Michelle Pfeiffer gave it real class. Lost the use of my left index finger from a blower fan blade. Drove 200 miles to find a Russian hand specialist who fortunately needed seriously damaged fingers or finger to teach others also. The surgery was free and he saved my finger though always numb and incapable of enjoying the guitar at any professional level. I just hoped for better after six years. I really liked Michelle.
Michelle dosen't needs óscars. Shes got it!
Michelle Pheiffer is SENSATIONAL !!
The most amazing part of the Red Dress scene was when she stepped down on the edge of the keyboard in high heels. I've always wondered if there was some sort of hand hold out of camera range, or perhaps a helping hand from a crew member.
and Dude kept playing. He seemed a little concerned when she stepped down
It seems likely there would have been many men who would have gladly stepped forward to lend Michelle a hand.
@@templeman4 So true.
The Dude abides. Always.
@@WaltPinkman84 Amen.
Great scene, great movie. Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 20th May 2024.
If you haven’t done so, feel and watch Jeff Bridges’ chemistry with Karen Allen in Starman.
it's been a while since i saw that one Used to see it all the time on the old HBO.
John Willis , That is a good call John. Just got done doing that. 😁👍😁👍😁👍😁👍
Me gustó mucho la pelicula y las canciones. Muy buen gusto. Son tres artistas muy buenos!
This reminds me of me at Hilary's piano bar 🍺 cheers 🥂
Never seen this film, never heard this song, never seen this scene and I had no idea she could sing 🤯
So that's what "Hot Shots!" was making fun off with the piano sceme
Pfeiffer was hot as fuck back in the day
Still is
Makin' Whoopie, indeed. She get the piano off by getting on the piano. Just so sensual, and such high class eroticism. Whew.
OHHHHHHHHHH, MY !! THE HOTTEST SCREEN MOMENT OF ALL-TIME, IMO. -----WOW./
Fabulous piano playing from Dave Grusin.
Can I be reincarnated as a grand piano?
Robert Henley i want to be a BASS GUITAR
Amazing performance! Amazing sound track!
The mic was getting teased so much!
Robin: Holy Siren, Batman! Catwoman is a Lounge Singer!
Batman: She must be stopped! Quick! To the Batmobile!
🤣🤣
¿Nunca un Oscar para Michelle Pfeiffer?
Just when you thought her “More Than You Know” from an earlier scene couldn’t be bettered…you see this…
Simply…wow…
Nossa Senhora!!! Imagine um homem perdido no Saara, sedento e faminto...vendo uma miragem dessa! Só sendo miragem.
Their chemistry though! ...
stunning
The piano was getting really turned on...!
Es extraordinario el movimiento de caderas, tan sexy y sensual, a la vez! Me encantó! Lo mismo como tocan el piano los dos hermanos! Fabulosa, Fabulous, perfect! Thank You por esta pelicula!!!!!!!
Stunning
Another soulful example.
this needs to come out on bluray. and I want commentary tracks
Michelle gerçekten beni mest ettin kız güzel insan canımsın seviyorum seni ❤️ Michelle ❤️
Thank you Michael Ballhaus!
Lucky piano
AFTER Beau Bridges passed on JEff bridges, "lost control of his life" the Bridges family IS well known by the Curtis family, and many others as VERY
musical and VERY BRAVE, both Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges played piano here, duelling pianos in NW Cook cnty , Chicago is a "stand_by" and If you pack
musical LOVERS into "the IMPROV" with 2 Yamahas, you should know that I play more than one INSTRUMENT VERY VERY WELL....
AS ARE ALL the BOdines;
LOVE THIS FLICK 2 DEATH.
Dave Grusin real recording the piano!
I don’t love the piano music on this.