some graduating classes are a little
more enlightening than others do you
really think it’s gonna change anything
around here make one single person
smarter or happier are nicer welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten memorable
school speeches in movies thank you
thank you thank you very much thank you
for this list we’re choosing those movie
moments that graced us with the most
inspiring the most ridiculous or the
most entertaining speeches from some of
our favorite or not so favorite films
that’s what I’m talking about guys we’ve
made a great effort so far let’s just
keep it up that’s right we can’t have
anyone freaked out out there okay you’ve
got to keep our composure public
speaking can be stressful and listening
to speeches can be a bore but throw a
little Hollywood into the mix and you’re
bound to hear some gems but guess what
oh no the man ruined that too with a
little thing called MTV number 10 the
man School of Rock my parents don’t
spend $15,000 a year for recess well you
want something yes I do what happens
when a musician with no band and no
prospects takes up substitute teaching
in disguise as his roommate all right
here’s your useful lesson for you give
up just quit because in this life you
can’t win yeah you can try but in the
end you’re just gonna lose big time
because the world is run by the man
after his deceit proves effective this
wild child rocker is left to shape the
minds of the future and the man ruined
the ozone and he’s burning down the
Amazon and he kidnapped Shamu and put
her in a chlorine tank okay and there
used to be a way to stick it to the man
it was called rock and roll so it makes
sense that he’d launch into a lengthy
diatribe about the man
and subversion after all what’s rock and
roll without a little rebellion and
bitterness sit on waste your time trying
to make anything cool or pure or awesome
cuz the man’s just gonna call you a fat
washed-up loser and crush your soul so
do yourselves a favor and just give up
Oh
number nine debate Smackdown old-school
sorry go we’re going streaking through
the quad and into the gymnasium come on
everybody come on Stu super Luke when a
bunch of middle-aged man children decide
to start a fraternity at a college they
don’t attend they find themselves having
to overcome a gauntlet of obstacles to
keep their frat house one of these
obstacles is a debate what is your
position on the role of government in
supporting innovation in the field of
biotechnology
when James Carville saunters on to the
stage it’s all been assumed that the
competition is a wrap well Dean I’m glad
that you asked that I’d like to jump in
and take that one Jimmy if you don’t
mind at least that was the goal but the
political commentator and his team
grossly underestimated Frank the tank
and his blackout abilities as a world
leader it’s important for America to
provide systematic research grants for
our scientists I believe strongly there
will always be a need for us to have a
well-articulated innovation policy with
emphasis on human resource development
thank you final candidate for student
council president it’s another one of
the Metzler clan sophomore Tammy Metzler
Tammy number eight who cares election
since I grew up without a dad you might
assume psychologically I was looking for
a father figure but that had nothing to
do with it at all it was just the Dave
was so strong and he made me feel so
safe and protected there were just so
many scandals at this school it’s a
wonder anyone even cared about a little
student body election next week
and Here I am one case DHS our
student-run TV station littering must
stop Tracy Flick reporting the
irritatingly overachieving Tracy Flick
is running for school president but
she’s up against the machinations of a
teacher who secretly hates her a popular
jock and his disgruntled sibling who
cares about this stupid election and
it’s that disgruntled sibling who
manages to deliver an anti speech for
the history books much to almost
everyone’s delight so vote for me
because I don’t even want to go to
college and I don’t care and as
president I won’t do anything the only
promise I will make is that if elected I
will immediately dismantle the student
government so that none of us will ever
have to sit through one of these stupid
assemblies again number seven there’s
more to music than notes on a page mr.
Holland’s Opus I’m the only one in my
family whose eye I just scared after
having a close encounter with aliens and
battling a bloodthirsty shark Richard
Dreyfuss took on the role of a beloved
music teacher who never quite lived out
his dream that’s right because playing
music is supposed to be fun once the
composer musician turned to teaching the
art instead of only writing it
Glenn Holland manages to connect with
his students on an inspirational level
it’s about heart it’s about feelings and
moving people and something beautiful
and being alive and it’s not about notes
on a page I could teach you notes on a
page
I can’t teach you that other stuff rusk
been encouraging he delivers a speech to
one of his students that reinforces her
self-confidence and keeps her motivated
and this time no music oh because you
already know it it’s already in your
head and your fingers in your heart you
just don’t trust yourself to know that
number six
carpe diem Dead Poets Society today
we’re gonna be talking about William
I know a lot of you look forward to this
but as much as you look forward to root
canal work we’re gonna talk about
Shakespeare someone who writes something
very interesting Robin Williams has an
innate teddy bear nest that makes him
fun and endearing when he’s being silly
but also fuzzy and reassuring when he
takes on the serious stuff why do I
stand up here
anybody feel taller oh thank you for
playing mr. Dalton I stand upon my desk
to remind myself that we must constantly
look at things in a different way in
Dead Poets Society he plays an elite
prep school teacher who employs some
rather unconventional methods to stir up
his students just when you think you
know something you have to look at it in
another way even though may seem silly
or wrong you must try that includes this
rousing speech which shows the seeds of
yuppie insurgents and self-realization
and finds a spot on our list boys you
must strive to find your own voice but
the longer you wait to begin the less
likely you are to find it at all Thoreau
said most men lead lives of quiet
desperation
don’t be resigned to that number 5 never
give up Crazy Stupid Love there is no
such thing as one shoe top as far as
romantic comedies go this one is a
little bit of midlife crisis mixed with
a coming-of-age story and a dash of Ryan
Gosling doing what he does best
being dreamy my son’s graduation speech
sucks
Steve Carell plays a man devastated by
his wife’s infidelity and it’s easy to
just look at a 13-year old and say you
don’t know what you’re talking about
you are wrong but I’m not so sure but
when his young son gives a school speech
in the midst of his own heartbreak he
steps in to course-correct
but I can promise you this I will never
stop trying because when you find the
one you never give up I’m not a teacher
I’m the new basketball coach number four
our deepest fear coach Carter our
deepest fear is that we are powerful
beyond measure it is our light not our
darkness that most frightens us
audiences may have grown accustomed to
seeing samuel l.jackson giving audibly
aggressive speeches prior to fighting
off snakes or being eaten by genetically
engineered sharks but this time he was
on the receiving end of one you’re
playing small does not serve the world
there was nothing enlightened about
shrinking so that other people won’t
feel insecure around you we were all
meant to shine as children do it’s not
just in some of us it’s in everyone
in this sports drama Jackson plays a
coach committed to ensuring his
basketball team receives a sound
education
there will be no basketball man
that includes practices and games until
we as a team recently agreed upon GPA
after losing a school board ruling
against one of his coaching decisions
his team rallies around him in a
collective show of support our presence
automatically liberates others
sir I just want to say thank you
you saved my life number three a
stimulating speech police academy for
those here I think you’ll find the
presentation interesting as well as very
very stimulating those wacky cops in
training down at the police academy
really knew how to shake things up back
in the day had this first kid shows very
very interesting thing if mouth sound
effects weren’t out of the question then
certainly a little oral encouragement
seemed par for the course in the
department let us look at this slide for
a moment without comment I think it
speaks for itself
the crafty Bunch pulley not so unwelcome
prank on their commandant with the help
of a working girl his resulting speech
is understandably a little difficult for
him to deliver but hilarious to watch
could we have the lights please number
two Yahoo for school Billy Madison
course I feed my ass everybody my HP’s
their pants it’s the cooling Adam
Sandler essentially plays himself in
this mid-90s addition to the lowbrow
comedy circuit he takes on the role of
an obnoxious slacker
who’s tasked with passing first grade
all the way up through high school in
just twenty four weeks so that he can
take over his father’s successful
business well what can I say I graduated
it’s over I did it I know most of you
are saying hey any idiot could do that
well it was tough for me so back off of
course the movie features some high
jinks and laughs as well as Steve
Buscemi being creepy
but it’s the way Billy Madison
accomplishes his goal and commemorates
the occasion Adam Sandler style that
lands this flick speech here yeah Billy
Billy’s number one yeah that’s nice
buddy Yahoo Yahoo for school Yahoo for
me before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions I will
never forget the ideas that were
instilled in us and our place cuz we are
shitheads now and we’ll be shitheads
forever and nothing you can say or do or
stamp and take that away from us so you
must always have faith in people and
most importantly you must always have
faith in yourself but I say to you hey
look at me
please who worried so much your face
maybe your school may have been but you
can turn that around and make Liars out
of those bastards in exactly one hour
but see change like life has a way of
sneaking up on us when we least expected
number one it’s rough out there back to
school this is the first time in the
history of this is fine institution that
a freshman has given this in what is
probably the most realistic speech
mankind will ever hear Rodney
Dangerfield regales his graduating class
with the wisdom gained over decades of
adult life in back to school he plays a
successful businessman who attends
college to keep his despondent son
motivated I have only one thing to say
to you today it’s a jungle out there you
got to look out for number one but don’t
step a number two he not only manages to
bribe his way through college but he
also courts the affections of a literary
professor and so to all your graduates
as you go out into the world my advice
to you is don’t go it’s rough out there
move back to your parents let them worry
about it and of course he hits us with
some hard truths the Dangerfield way
do you agree with our list no what do
you think is the most memorable school
speech in movies at no point in your
rambling incoherent response were you
even close to anything that could be
considered a rational thought for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
more enlightening than others do you
really think it’s gonna change anything
around here make one single person
smarter or happier are nicer welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten memorable
school speeches in movies thank you
thank you thank you very much thank you
for this list we’re choosing those movie
moments that graced us with the most
inspiring the most ridiculous or the
most entertaining speeches from some of
our favorite or not so favorite films
that’s what I’m talking about guys we’ve
made a great effort so far let’s just
keep it up that’s right we can’t have
anyone freaked out out there okay you’ve
got to keep our composure public
speaking can be stressful and listening
to speeches can be a bore but throw a
little Hollywood into the mix and you’re
bound to hear some gems but guess what
oh no the man ruined that too with a
little thing called MTV number 10 the
man School of Rock my parents don’t
spend $15,000 a year for recess well you
want something yes I do what happens
when a musician with no band and no
prospects takes up substitute teaching
in disguise as his roommate all right
here’s your useful lesson for you give
up just quit because in this life you
can’t win yeah you can try but in the
end you’re just gonna lose big time
because the world is run by the man
after his deceit proves effective this
wild child rocker is left to shape the
minds of the future and the man ruined
the ozone and he’s burning down the
Amazon and he kidnapped Shamu and put
her in a chlorine tank okay and there
used to be a way to stick it to the man
it was called rock and roll so it makes
sense that he’d launch into a lengthy
diatribe about the man
and subversion after all what’s rock and
roll without a little rebellion and
bitterness sit on waste your time trying
to make anything cool or pure or awesome
cuz the man’s just gonna call you a fat
washed-up loser and crush your soul so
do yourselves a favor and just give up
Oh
number nine debate Smackdown old-school
sorry go we’re going streaking through
the quad and into the gymnasium come on
everybody come on Stu super Luke when a
bunch of middle-aged man children decide
to start a fraternity at a college they
don’t attend they find themselves having
to overcome a gauntlet of obstacles to
keep their frat house one of these
obstacles is a debate what is your
position on the role of government in
supporting innovation in the field of
biotechnology
when James Carville saunters on to the
stage it’s all been assumed that the
competition is a wrap well Dean I’m glad
that you asked that I’d like to jump in
and take that one Jimmy if you don’t
mind at least that was the goal but the
political commentator and his team
grossly underestimated Frank the tank
and his blackout abilities as a world
leader it’s important for America to
provide systematic research grants for
our scientists I believe strongly there
will always be a need for us to have a
well-articulated innovation policy with
emphasis on human resource development
thank you final candidate for student
council president it’s another one of
the Metzler clan sophomore Tammy Metzler
Tammy number eight who cares election
since I grew up without a dad you might
assume psychologically I was looking for
a father figure but that had nothing to
do with it at all it was just the Dave
was so strong and he made me feel so
safe and protected there were just so
many scandals at this school it’s a
wonder anyone even cared about a little
student body election next week
and Here I am one case DHS our
student-run TV station littering must
stop Tracy Flick reporting the
irritatingly overachieving Tracy Flick
is running for school president but
she’s up against the machinations of a
teacher who secretly hates her a popular
jock and his disgruntled sibling who
cares about this stupid election and
it’s that disgruntled sibling who
manages to deliver an anti speech for
the history books much to almost
everyone’s delight so vote for me
because I don’t even want to go to
college and I don’t care and as
president I won’t do anything the only
promise I will make is that if elected I
will immediately dismantle the student
government so that none of us will ever
have to sit through one of these stupid
assemblies again number seven there’s
more to music than notes on a page mr.
Holland’s Opus I’m the only one in my
family whose eye I just scared after
having a close encounter with aliens and
battling a bloodthirsty shark Richard
Dreyfuss took on the role of a beloved
music teacher who never quite lived out
his dream that’s right because playing
music is supposed to be fun once the
composer musician turned to teaching the
art instead of only writing it
Glenn Holland manages to connect with
his students on an inspirational level
it’s about heart it’s about feelings and
moving people and something beautiful
and being alive and it’s not about notes
on a page I could teach you notes on a
page
I can’t teach you that other stuff rusk
been encouraging he delivers a speech to
one of his students that reinforces her
self-confidence and keeps her motivated
and this time no music oh because you
already know it it’s already in your
head and your fingers in your heart you
just don’t trust yourself to know that
number six
carpe diem Dead Poets Society today
we’re gonna be talking about William
I know a lot of you look forward to this
but as much as you look forward to root
canal work we’re gonna talk about
Shakespeare someone who writes something
very interesting Robin Williams has an
innate teddy bear nest that makes him
fun and endearing when he’s being silly
but also fuzzy and reassuring when he
takes on the serious stuff why do I
stand up here
anybody feel taller oh thank you for
playing mr. Dalton I stand upon my desk
to remind myself that we must constantly
look at things in a different way in
Dead Poets Society he plays an elite
prep school teacher who employs some
rather unconventional methods to stir up
his students just when you think you
know something you have to look at it in
another way even though may seem silly
or wrong you must try that includes this
rousing speech which shows the seeds of
yuppie insurgents and self-realization
and finds a spot on our list boys you
must strive to find your own voice but
the longer you wait to begin the less
likely you are to find it at all Thoreau
said most men lead lives of quiet
desperation
don’t be resigned to that number 5 never
give up Crazy Stupid Love there is no
such thing as one shoe top as far as
romantic comedies go this one is a
little bit of midlife crisis mixed with
a coming-of-age story and a dash of Ryan
Gosling doing what he does best
being dreamy my son’s graduation speech
sucks
Steve Carell plays a man devastated by
his wife’s infidelity and it’s easy to
just look at a 13-year old and say you
don’t know what you’re talking about
you are wrong but I’m not so sure but
when his young son gives a school speech
in the midst of his own heartbreak he
steps in to course-correct
but I can promise you this I will never
stop trying because when you find the
one you never give up I’m not a teacher
I’m the new basketball coach number four
our deepest fear coach Carter our
deepest fear is that we are powerful
beyond measure it is our light not our
darkness that most frightens us
audiences may have grown accustomed to
seeing samuel l.jackson giving audibly
aggressive speeches prior to fighting
off snakes or being eaten by genetically
engineered sharks but this time he was
on the receiving end of one you’re
playing small does not serve the world
there was nothing enlightened about
shrinking so that other people won’t
feel insecure around you we were all
meant to shine as children do it’s not
just in some of us it’s in everyone
in this sports drama Jackson plays a
coach committed to ensuring his
basketball team receives a sound
education
there will be no basketball man
that includes practices and games until
we as a team recently agreed upon GPA
after losing a school board ruling
against one of his coaching decisions
his team rallies around him in a
collective show of support our presence
automatically liberates others
sir I just want to say thank you
you saved my life number three a
stimulating speech police academy for
those here I think you’ll find the
presentation interesting as well as very
very stimulating those wacky cops in
training down at the police academy
really knew how to shake things up back
in the day had this first kid shows very
very interesting thing if mouth sound
effects weren’t out of the question then
certainly a little oral encouragement
seemed par for the course in the
department let us look at this slide for
a moment without comment I think it
speaks for itself
the crafty Bunch pulley not so unwelcome
prank on their commandant with the help
of a working girl his resulting speech
is understandably a little difficult for
him to deliver but hilarious to watch
could we have the lights please number
two Yahoo for school Billy Madison
course I feed my ass everybody my HP’s
their pants it’s the cooling Adam
Sandler essentially plays himself in
this mid-90s addition to the lowbrow
comedy circuit he takes on the role of
an obnoxious slacker
who’s tasked with passing first grade
all the way up through high school in
just twenty four weeks so that he can
take over his father’s successful
business well what can I say I graduated
it’s over I did it I know most of you
are saying hey any idiot could do that
well it was tough for me so back off of
course the movie features some high
jinks and laughs as well as Steve
Buscemi being creepy
but it’s the way Billy Madison
accomplishes his goal and commemorates
the occasion Adam Sandler style that
lands this flick speech here yeah Billy
Billy’s number one yeah that’s nice
buddy Yahoo Yahoo for school Yahoo for
me before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions I will
never forget the ideas that were
instilled in us and our place cuz we are
shitheads now and we’ll be shitheads
forever and nothing you can say or do or
stamp and take that away from us so you
must always have faith in people and
most importantly you must always have
faith in yourself but I say to you hey
look at me
please who worried so much your face
maybe your school may have been but you
can turn that around and make Liars out
of those bastards in exactly one hour
but see change like life has a way of
sneaking up on us when we least expected
number one it’s rough out there back to
school this is the first time in the
history of this is fine institution that
a freshman has given this in what is
probably the most realistic speech
mankind will ever hear Rodney
Dangerfield regales his graduating class
with the wisdom gained over decades of
adult life in back to school he plays a
successful businessman who attends
college to keep his despondent son
motivated I have only one thing to say
to you today it’s a jungle out there you
got to look out for number one but don’t
step a number two he not only manages to
bribe his way through college but he
also courts the affections of a literary
professor and so to all your graduates
as you go out into the world my advice
to you is don’t go it’s rough out there
move back to your parents let them worry
about it and of course he hits us with
some hard truths the Dangerfield way
do you agree with our list no what do
you think is the most memorable school
speech in movies at no point in your
rambling incoherent response were you
even close to anything that could be
considered a rational thought for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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