It's one thing to play Flight of the Bumblebee, It's quite another to play it while smoking.

Geoffrey Rush is one of the most underrated actors in movie history. Fortunately, he won an Oscar for this performance...and he has other stellar performances like this one.

One of the most epics "in your face" scenes.

"Give us Beethovens 5th" "Sure mate, Symphony or Concerto" My dream to say one day :P

i like how the bully leaves. the best way to beat up a bully, a piano. lol.

Moral of this scene is simply: Don't judge a book by its cover.

The greatest unintentional revenge scene in the history of film!!! 'hey baby.....how about a tune?' Ya certainly got one ya bastard haha

One of my favourite scenes of all time :)

*At one point even looks away from the piano, and continues to play and smoke his cigarette* Skill.

If yOu caN plAy iT sloWLy YoU cAn pLay iT qUicKLy

Best song to shout badass mouths EVER.

I love this movie and this scene had me in tears. Both Noah Taylor (very underrated and unspoken of) and Geoffrey Rush did an amazing job in this movie.

David Helfgott just played in Izmir tonight and he was such a pleasure to be around. Geoffrey Rush couldn't have acted better, David is exactly the sweetie pie you see at the movie. He runs around kissing everyone during the applouse, sings along while he plays (sings a totally different tune though), he's such a lovely man.

I had the great pleasure of hearing Helfgott play live at a small country town recital in Merredin decades ago. Humble and talented. I also hate Flight of the Bumblebee. Took me three years to master it, my right hand ached after finally getting it right, played it once for a concert, then never played it again. Ever.

i’ve watched this scene about 100 times i swear

Shine was a crushing victory for all those musicians who lived similar tortured lives.... but remained obscure. Rush was clearly the winner that year for BA.

I never get tired of watching this scene.....I bet I have watched it 1000+ times or more.

such a great movie and i love the fact its Geoffrey Rush who is really playing classical education sure has its perks....:)

I believe G. Rush should get an Oscar for every role he performs. Pure genius.

1/2 century ago I use to be able to play it this good on a violin and loved every second of it. Out of everything our orchestra played, this was always my favorite music. Now I'm so old I'd never be able to do it again, but I think at least I would be able to hold the violin correctly.

brilliant film ! A performance about a talented musician who has paid a price for his art in modern society! David Helgott is a genius to the world.

I consider this to be one of the best scenes in film not to mention one of the greatest films of all time, no matter how many times I watch it. Pure Karma shown in all it's glory. Rush was outstanding here and deserved the Oscar for leading actor that year. He absolutely nailed Helfgott's mannerisms.

I don't care about who you are or what you do, if you can play Flight Of The Bumblebee on any instrument then I have nothing but respect for you

This was the movie that introduced, with a bang, the marvelous Geoffrey Rush to worldwide audiences...

There are not 5 actors today with the range of Rush, truly one of our finest actors I loved him in Elizabeth, he was fiendishly good there. Here he made me very sad, how could a father snuff out the genius of his child. Or attempt to. Great performances all around in this very good movie.

One of the Greatest scenes in movie history. The Toowoomba boys know what they are doing

haha i love how the bar asshole is played by that actor.

The piano player made the place alive again. Nice movies is hard to be forgotten.

Remember the guy who you called lame in middle school

Most uplifting film scene ever. Many thanks for posting.

I had not heard of this movie before I watched this clip. After which I promptly watched entire movie. What an absolutely brilliant film. Geoffrey Rush did an outstanding job.

This is one of my MOST FAVORITE video clips on KZfaq. Sign That Man Up! Did you see how everyone... EVERYONE (including the heckler) in that bistro seemed to be mesmerized by this man's honest talent.

Geoffrey, one of greatest artists/actors on planet earth 🌎 ...shine on brother 👬💪

Geoffrey Rush resumed piano lessons for the movie because he was suspended from piano school when he was 14... in order not to require a hand double... this men is awesome :D

Geoffrey Rush is an absolutely brilliant actor, one of the best on the planet. That said I thought Noah Taylor's performance was grossly underrated and a more difficult role than Rush. He was the portrait of the artist and had to create an arc, especially when it came to his relationship with his father. It was a more nuanced performance but truly first class and he deserves far more recognition.

I am what they call a tough sort of man. But the minute he started playing I could not stop crying.

I remembering crying my eyes out while watching this film for the first time on a plane to Mexico City, back in August 1997. Certain scenes are simply heartrending.

One of the biggest "shut the fuck up's "in history...

One of the best FU scenes of all time!

One of the greatest scenes of cinema history. A bum - sneering and ''throw him out' - and suddenly 'Flight of the Bumblebee' played with cigarette. I especially love Sylvia played by Sonia Todd who encourages him and whose surprise is palpable.

Geoffrey Rush is just a stunning actor, one of the best of all time.

The guy who realises he has been a prat is excellent in this scene too. Really helps to make the scene. Such a wonderful scene. I always want to join the party at the end. I can play Flight of the Bumble Bee on piano but only at 80% speed! I bet the ‘prat’ guy’s lovely in real life!

One of my all-time favorite films of all time - I cry every time I watch this film.

Anytime. Every single time I watch this scene I cry like a baby, there’s nothing I can do about it, they just shed on

It's about time some producer somewhere in the world had the guts to give Geoffrey Rush a job, one of the world's very greatest acting talents wasting...

I saw David Helfgott play last night, and he did the Bumblebee as the 2nd encore. I'll never forget the moment when he kicked it off!

I remember watching this with my mum as a teen. We loved it and bonded so well that day. That was more than 30 years ago & I remember it like yesterday.

That’s the best scene of the entire movie. Great how bar owner shuts up quick.

Geoffrey Ruh really can and did play Rimsky-Korsikoff's "Flight of the Bumblebee", from memory, at that speed. What an intellectual achievement that was !

I fecking love this scene !!!!

I met David Helfgott, he did a concert in Denmark some years back. Such a sweet man, and incredibly talented.

This is my favorite movie of all, Rush played Helfgott to the tee

感動だね。定期的に見たくなる。

That piano was surprisingly well tuned and regulated for an ancient 2-pedal upright.

One of the best cinematic scenes and one of the best films ever !! Genius

Still my favorite scene in the movie. It has a great silent energy about it b/c the people in the bar are transfixed on his playing.

I remember watching David playing at Riccardos wine bar (where this scene took place). He had the smoke on the lip and had turned his body to order a drink from a waiter, his hands just kept playing. Incredible. Geoffrey Rush had no hand double in this movie, and claims to not be a pianist, so you have just witnessed the greatest acting to ever be captured on film.

I'm amazed. I remember when I was teenager ,I had seen this movie .Now I play piano and wanted to make sure, that actor was really playing this bumble one or not. I thought this was played by pro pianist. But now I knew he was playing for himself and how difficult this was !

Honestly I wasn't shocked to learn that Geoffrey Rush re-learned how to play the piano so he could do this scene without faking it.

Fab Geoffrey Rush on an antique upright grand piano. Wonderful job. Rush is top drawer. Cheers.

I didn't know how good Geoffrey Rush's portrayal of David Helfgott was until I saw a documentary on the real one - it is stunning.

when your enemy tries to roast you but you tell them to watch and fk off

Geoffrey Rush was so lucky to get such a great role, and he did a great job of it. David was a true genius, no matter what his father thought.

Shine è un film meraviglioso, commovente, splendido! Recitato magistralmente dal protagonista, Geoffrey Rush, fa' ridere, fa' pensare, fa' piangere, pensando alla triste vita a cui è stato costretto il povero David, un ragazzo pieno di talento e fragile, troppo fragile x fronteggiare quell'orribile padre! 😠😑😔... È difficile guardare questo film senza commuoversi... 😢😢

This movie is a masterpiece!

Great scene from a fabulous movie.

It still brings tears to my eyes

This is the meaning of kickass badass on how to beat a bully. A piano.

About some 65 years ago, a high school classmate, Albert Laidlaw, played this at M.D.H.S. It was amazing to hear then and still is today.

And not a single smartphone to record with

One of my favorite movies of all time.

What a great movie that was. One of the best.

Makes me happy that he's able to play again and make everyone happy while also being happy himself.

I still remember seeing this for the first time. I got chills when he goes right into playing after being heckled. And then looks back at 1:13 like 'I don't hear you laughing now b****' lol

Yes. Geoffrey Rush is a brilliants and lovable actor ... but he is portraying an even more brilliant and lovable person, David Helfgott. Please don't forget. I met Helfgott shortly a couple of times after concerts in Denmark and when I told him my name is Leif he hugged me long and dearly and kept repeating "Leif Den Lykkelige" which was the nordic explorer that came to America 500 years before Columbus. Helfgott lived in Denmark for some time in my home town though I regrettable never met him at that time. When he played his birthday concert in Copenhagen after the regular set he kept running off stage asking his wife if he could play another piece. She rushed him in again and he ran back on stage and asked the audience if he could play another piece. The love from the audiience was never ending. He ended up playing double time, a night never to forget. I still cry when I reminisce.

I watched this movie when I was 11 years old on theater. Remember everything. Awesome movie. This scene was amazing to me, I was just shocked.

Great Geoffrey Rush

OH GOD ! I like that man ! He was awesome when he played that composition !

Interesting and simple aspect that this movie showed us. That is, that we tend to judge people based on their appearance first and not their character and talent. We fail to get to know people before we pass judgement about them. It continues to this day and maybe even worse now then it ever was.

Here we go, this is spectacular to watch. He is so awesome in this movie

Que seria de la vida sin esto :)

parte de la película "Shine" una de mis preferidas, aquí es cuando una vieja amiga decide apoyarle dándole una oportunidad de tocar el piano en su pequeño restaurant, cuando el toca unas cuantas notas alguien del publico lo "invita" con tono altanero a dejar el piano y es cuando sorprende a lo comensales con esta ejecución..magistral. Al final de la película él halla el amor de su vida de manera circunstancial y es quien reactiva su carrera, apoyándole en todo.

One of the best "Drop the Mic" moments. Great Movie

can never watch this film and NOT cry at the end. The beauty of this scene, the snarky " ugly shirt guy" who mocks. And then when Helfgott plays, (Rush) you just KNOW Mr. Shirt is thinking: "Am 'I' a Jerk, or WHAT???"

I can't stop smiling when I watch this 😁

i watched this more than 10 times!

0:50 BAM. one of my fav movies ever. I watch this scene once a week. Love it!

Geoffrey Rush deserved the Oscar for this interpretation.

The most music I've ever heard stuffed into 69 seconds.

21 years ago, when this first came out; it was my first exposure to the Rack 3...I had heard some things by Rachmaninoff and I knew what an amazing pianist he was but...This movie gave me a thirst for more Rachmaninoff...The Rack 3 haunts me; It's power is sublime!

Greatest underrated person's Revenge scene EVER! Thanks for the video 🙌🏻

Such a beautiful scene.

favourite scene in the movie. had the honour of seeing him play this live, it was life-changing.

Playin flight of the bumblebee is bad-ass Captain Barbosa playing it while smoking is ultimate bad-ass !!!!

Happened to be thinking of this movie just the other day, and here this scene pops up on my page!

Simply the best

One of the great scenes of Australian cinema

Never judge a book by its cover.

Probably one of the best movies ever made.

Best scene of the film! :D