Poll: "Ghost" tops as the most romantic movie love scene

BBC News/Entertainment On-Line | Friday, 7 Feb.,2003 | staff writer

[yankeedame]

Friday, 7 February, 2003, 16:11 GMT

Ghost tops romantic love scenes poll

Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze's clinch over a pottery wheel in Ghost has been voted the top love scene in a film poll of UK cinema-goers.

The scene from the 1991 supernatural romance, which also starred Whoopi Goldberg, took 22% of the 3010 votes cast at UCI cinemas across the UK.

Top five romantic scenes 1. Ghost (Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze)

2. Love Story (Ali McGraw, Ryan O'Neal)

3. Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell)

4. Pretty Woman (Richard Gere, Julia Roberts)

5. Casablanca (Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart)

"Ghost" beat classic scenes such as the final goodbye on the airport tarmac in the drama "Casablanca" (1942), and Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr's embrace on the beach in "From Here To Eternity" (1953).

The list does include a number of classic romances from yesteryear.

The scene where Jenny (Ali McGraw) dies in Oliver's (Ryan O'Neal) arms in "Love Story" was a surprise second favourite.

Scenes from 90s romances "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Pretty Woman" came in at number three and number four.

"Casablanca" has been called the most romantic film ever

The airport farewell between Ingrid Bergman's Ilsa and Humphrey Bogart's Rick in Casablanca made number five.

The romantic list also included scenes from "Brief Encounter" (number six), "Gone With The Wind" (number seven), "From Here To Eternity" (number eight) and "Bridget Jones' Diary" (number nine).

And the scene from "Titanic" where Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio stand at the prow of the doomed liner was number 10.

"The favourite film moments chosen here by our guests are a really interesting mix of tear-jerkers, passionate declarations and scenes to make you smile," said a UCI spokeswoman.

[cmsgop]

Nah......I Like This One better.........

[SkyPilot]

And the book Leaves of Grass is a romantic gift too.

[struggle]

Dude, patrick swayzees best romantic scenes WERE IN ROADHOUSE!!!! "You're my new Saturday night thing." Who could forget that wonderful line???

[Petronski]

Pool table, Insatiable II

[visualops]

Man, those wouldn't be my choices at all.
I can't stand Richard Gere, but I think the end of Officer and a Gentleman is a classic.
I'll add to that:
Romeo and Juliet (Leonard Whiting & Olivia Hussey)
Forever Young (Mel Gibson)
City of Angels
Last of the Mohicans

there's more I can't think of right now lol

[Petronski]

Forever Young (Mel Gibson)

Is Mel in that love scene alone?

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

I always liked the scene at the end of "Dirty Harry"...."Feel lucky, punk?" Never fails to bring a tear to my eye!

[admiralsn]

What about Charleton Heston-Kim Hunter in The Planet of the Apes. I'ver never seen anyone kiss an ape like that before (and that's no lie).

[contessa machiaveli]

against all odds...the love scene with jeff bridges (sigh) and rachel ward.
also, the end of the affair (any love scene with julianne moore and raiphe fiennes.

[martin_fierro]

I've been told, but haven't independently verified...

...that "Deliverance" had its romantic moments.

[Darheel]

'against all odds...the love scene with jeff bridges (sigh) and rachel ward(SIGH, mine).'

Overall it was one of the steamiest movies ever made. Have you seen 'Always' with libs Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfuss? I also think the love story in 'Armageddon' was sweet too.

[Randjuke]

...that "Deliverance" had its romantic moments.

You must be referring to the touching Ned Beatty romance with the backwoodsman. Why "squeal like a pig" has never caught on like "here's looking at you, kid" is beyond me.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

...that "Deliverance" had its romantic moments.

"C'mon boy, squeal like a pig." Voted most romantic line by certain Appalachian communites.

[RJCogburn]

John Wayne/Katherine Hepburn...on the raft "Being around you pleases me." ;^)

[Joe 6-pack]

"...that "Deliverance" had its romantic moments."

Don't forget the Turkish prison scene in "Lawrence."

[rabidralph]

Pool table, Insatiable II

Pool table, The Accused (just kidding)

[csvset]

Pulp Fiction has two classic lines.

"Bring out the gimp."
"I'm gonna get medieval on your ass."

[archy]

They missed one of the very best.

[Mamzelle]

Last of the Mohicans... oh, yeah!!