She’s My Sister and My Daughter! Greatest Bitch Slaps in Film Historys
Ranker.com has listed their top ten bitch slaps in film history. My three favorites are There Will Be Blood, The Godfather and Chinatown.
Mr. Blonde: Eddie, you keep talking like a bitch, I’m gonna slap you like a bitch.
Sam Spade: When you’re slapped, you’ll take it and like it.
Harry [Roy Scheider]: There’s something about your face that makes me want to slap the shit out of it.
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Shannon says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:02pm
God, I love that scene from THERE WILL BE BLOOD. The whole film, actually, is amazing. Thanks for posting this, Sasha. It makes me want to go and rewatch the film right now.
Ryan Adams says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:17pm
Can’t believe they left out Patton and Paths of Glory.
Miss Scarlett slapping Prissy.
Punkass bitch slaps: Miller’s Crossing. Goodfellas, Bonnie & Clyde
Mommie Dearest: the whole movie was Bitchslap vs. Revenge of the Bitchslap.
Rudi Mentär says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:22pm
I love There Will Be Blood more than No Countrey for Old Men… i just wanted to say ^^
alliewayz says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:45pm
How about Raging Bull? When Jake confronts Vicki about sleeping with his brother? Man, those blows made ME hurt.
Afrika says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:47pm
That Chinatown bitch slap is incredibly uncomfortable to watch. I always found it to be overtly sexist for some reason. It’s just disturbing and I refuse to ever watch it again…and the movie was directed by Roman Polanski. SHOCKER!!!!!!!!! SMH
lucky38 says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:48pm
The better bitch slap in TWBB is when Daniel if fed up with Ely and takes him down in the oil in front of the other workers. Ely so deserved it!
GMJ says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:04pm
I’m glad that the list included “In the Heat of the Night” and “Airplane!”
It’s too bad that the backhanded prayer slap by a priest to an hysterical male passenger in “Airport” was not included, nor any movie with Bette Davis and/or Joan Crawford.
Cameron says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:40pm
For purely comedic value, there’s that one guy who slaps a boy scout in “Mr Smith Goes to Washington”
Josh says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:54pm
They should have included that fantastic BIATCH slap from In the Bedroom. Sissy Spacek just so unexpectedly gives Tomei a bitch slap for the ages.
Patrick C. says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:01pm
The movie that I am surprised that didn’t make the list was In The Bedroom. Sissy Spacek slapping Marisa Tomei set the tone for where the moviewas going. I don’t think it was better then In the Heat of the Night or Airplane! but I it would have made my top 10 list.
Watermelons says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:39pm
Hate to be off-topic, but KATE WINSLET in a SKETCH COMEDY movie??:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64128
Noah R. says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 9:36pm
It’s hard to top In the Heat of the Night for greatest bitch-slaps simply because of its cultural significance. It still sends shivers down the spine today. Too bad Steiger has to ruin it by being his usual hammy self.
Dean says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 9:43pm
I agree that In the Bedroom should be ranked highly.
Dan says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 10:27pm
There was an ante-bellum Somerset Maugham film that had a wonderfully crude bitch slap scene, but for the life of me, I can’t remember which one.
Pierre de Plume says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:09am
This is a fun topic. Leave it to AFI to come up with a compilation scene, featuring many of those mentioned here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjW6yVbpR4U&feature=fvw
Joan Crawford not only took it but dished it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWkq2UOTdO0&feature=related
Bette Davis kept busy too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkieKaIpxTw
and Vivien Leigh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSJkITKknuI&feature=related
And don’t get me started on Barbara Stanwyck!
Pierre de Plume says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:39am
Humphrey Bogart picking on Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq1aU6rFcNQ&NR=1
And who can forget Olivia de Havilland roughing up Bette Davis in Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvh2zswznrg
With no hand available, Elizabeth Taylor in Butterfield 8 does what any smart girl would do — use the heel of her shoe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rXoeoGAI_g
iggy says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 2:32am
“This is for Supergirl” Lol.
If one could virtually slap actors for some of their choices…
Paddy M says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 3:58am
Love love love Chinatown, that’s gotta be one of my favorite scenes in any film. I watched it again just the other day, that sure is one powerful film!
And I totally agree about In the Bedroom – that one really does stay with you, doesn’t it?!?
steandric says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 4:13am
Official cast order for “Mother and Child” (May 7) as per Sony Classics’ official website:
Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Smits, and Samuel L Jackson
julius says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 5:16am
Ah, Godfather!
my favorite movie of all time
There WIll Be Blood was a great movie.
Bitch slaps are actually fun to watch!
LorenzoM says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 7:32am
Where is Mildred Pierce?!!!?
alan says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 7:33am
What about Cher slapping Nick Cage in “Moonstruck”?
Bob Burns says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 7:44am
Bigelow bitch-slaps reporter. That’s the one I want to see (“you and your former husband, blah, blah…Oscar… blah, blah..feel?”).
Darghis:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/movies/14dargis.html?hp
The Peruvian Alfredo says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 9:11am
Top 5 of the decade
Anonymous says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11:47am
Afrika
Th Chinatown-scene was too much for me, too.
Ryan Adams
“Mommie Dearest: the whole movie was Bitchslap vs. Revenge of the Bitchslap.”
Good one:) I laughed my face off. The movie was tragic. It’s like Faye Dunaway’s payback time for Chinatown.
Scarlett vs. Prissy and Spacek vs. Tomei were truly memorable.
phantom says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11:50am
Afrika
Th Chinatown-scene was too much for me, too.
Ryan Adams
“Mommie Dearest: the whole movie was Bitchslap vs. Revenge of the Bitchslap.”
Good one:) I laughed my face off. The movie was tragic. It’s like Faye Dunaway’s payback time for Chinatown.
Scarlett vs. Prissy and Spacek vs. Tomei were truly memorable.
phantom says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:21pm
Notes on a Scandal ? Anyone?
Yes Please says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 3:46pm
good list (interesting site), and agree with the 3 you picked out
evelyn garver says:
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 11:07am
I’m with the MILDRED PIERCE fans. The fights between Crawford and Ann Blythe have my film class students screaming at the screen every semester. I only hope the upcoming mini-series can generate that kind of emotion.
menyc says:
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 4:06pm
The Chinatown scene is amazing.
Always confused about the term “bitch slap”, as I thought it meant a fey slap to the face to someone not deserving a manly punch.
The whole term is actually very offensive so I’m wouldn’t be surprised if Afrika had to be administered some smelling salts whilst reading this thread.
Afrika says:
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 4:33pm
“I’m wouldn’t be surprised if Afrika had to be administered some smelling salts whilst reading this thread.” – menyc
LOL what do you mean exactly menyc? I kinda have an idea but I’m sure positive. I’m a little slow with American humor.
limeymcfrog says:
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 4:57am
Bitch Slap – 1. A slap to assert one’s dominance over another.
2. A slap to correct the behavior of an inferior
etymology: refers to the practice of a pimp slapping a prostitute in his employ in order to break her spirit or punish poor behavior.
I thusly rule that In the Bedroom, while a great slap, is not a bitch slap. It’s a slap of grief, but there is no desire to dominate or correct, just hurt.
metaclip says:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 5:34pm
Ruby Dee whacking Denzel Washington in American Gangster. It helped get her an Oscar nomination for a very brief performance – her first nod after nearly 50 years as a film star. Maybe she ought to put the smack down more often.