I was walking in Naha City one day and after going farther than usual I found a very wide alley and turned down it. There was a Movie Theatre. I approached and read the title of a movie. The Paper Chase. Curiosity overcame me and I DUG OUT 500 Yen and attended the movie. It was like a window into another world. I had never seen people like this before. I loved this movie. I still do.

I went to law school nearly 20 years ago and this is the first time I've watched this. It's pretty close to what I remember

I lived through this terror many years ago. This is a fairly accurate depiction of the first year experience. Nerve-wracking, to say the least.

RIP John Houseman (September 22, 1902 - October 31, 1988), aged 86 You will be remembered as a legend.

When I started law school ages ago I made sure to find out if there were reading assignments posted before the first classes started. It was memories of this movie and terrorizing scene which reminded me to do so (there were posted assignments).

I'm currently taking Contracts and we were just assigned Hawkins v. McGee, lol, it's cool to see

I can easily imagine Kingsfield as one of the patricians of Boston society. Like he probably taught Dershowitz, a couple of U.S. senators, a sitting and/or former Supreme Court justice, etc. Hence the authority Houseman projects in this masterclass of a performance.

woah cool. We read Hawkins v Mcgee in the first week of contracts. I remember that hairy hand case.

Nice movie. Awesome performance by John Houseman. Law school is nothing like what they portray it in the movie. Most of my professors were approachable, respectful and great teachers.

RIP John Jay Osborne, Jr (1945-2022)

Forget about any villian or monster that's ever been portrayed. Prof Kingsfield is the most terrifying character ever!!

Law school is one big mind game. Many people waste alot of time briefing cases so they don't look like idiots when they are called. Unfortunately, if you waste all your time prepping for class and fail to learn the black letter law you will be screwed when exams roll around.

Loved that movie!

I will never forget this case in law school. The Socratic method.

On my first day as a 1L, my first class was Contracts. My professor literally recited the "fingers" speech before doing the hairy hand case. I might have been the only student who got the reference.

A classic indeed!!

Oh to read unaltered books again. A woman can dream.

I use this clip and initial part for training faculty members at the universities I work at

Ah the pressure of higher education. I still have nightmares and I am now over 60 !

Simply the best! Yo también viví mis años de tormentos y torturas psicológicas cuando fuí universitario.

I remember how my dad described him as the autocratic bastard.

Law school doesn’t look fun…. This case is hilarious tho 😂

I was called on for this case

I was terrified of college because I thought this was what it was going to be. I also thought Stripes was a manifesto for life.

Great movie! 😊

It's Alfred Hitchcock without the humor 😮

This is just a movie and I’m scared of Professor Kingsfield.

@pedro freitas....where did you got this movie from.... I want to watch it as a whole movie rather than small clips?

Love it! 😂

Professor Kingsfield inspired abject terror!

Why this video is too short , where to watch full

Mr. Hart didn't know the results of Hawkins vs. Magee because he didn't read the case. It cost him his lunch.

I will NOT stand sir because I have no legs in which to stand!

What's the correct answer to the question?

I’ll be going to law school in a couple years. I love the Socratic method.

Terror em sala de aula.

Langdon and Allston hall hide the assignments. I was totally unprepared for class How should the people who were supposed to post the assignment held according to law?

Where am I? HEADS.

Where do I watch this ....!?

I thought the first day was supposed to be about whether a contract was formed, not about damages 😡

who's here from mr. Sanchez's class

Hawkins v McGee. ah, my day 2. I told the prof that the kid with the hairy hand should have been grateful for the hairy hand because he could tell hot girls he was related to Ron Jeremy and explain he was hairy and had a huge tool for them. My liberal professor got all offended and said i should sit down.

This is ridiculous Kingsford already knows that Hart didn't read the case yet he's still picking his brain.? College does not work that way? Socratic dialogue went out about 25 hundred years ago.

Houseman was a loser who was jealous of Orson Welles.