Boardwalk Empire - Season 4 Opening Scene

Richard Harrow solves two mysterious gentlemen's car trouble. And every other problem they had.
Season 4 - Episode 1

[@DarqueStar]

The man working in the café was the petrol/gas station owner who survived the coin toss scene with Chigurgh in No Country For Old Men....

[@steveanderson7864]

LOL he is great at portraying an extremely unhelpful employee

[@Nabiki73]

Apparently, he's still a lucky bastard.

[@charlesmugumya4473]

Wow good call

[@jpstenino]

Thank you much appreciated

[@dixondiaz8958]

He didn't mean nuthin' by it.

[@adamfitzgerald911]

"You married into it?"

[@omerbrooklyn8716]

You forgot to add the *cough gulp

[@kenanacampora6648]

Hey, it's Friendo. Call it friendo. You stand to win everything.

[@Madmok128]

You've been putting it up your whole life now call it

[@jonathancooper4914]

How’s that?

[@matthewlawrence1638]

If that's the way u wanna put it🤣🤣🤣

[@Baddy187]

You guys married into it?

[@socallawrence]

An ATM

[@Eshkanama]

Man he plays the same character in every movie

[@benkays3886]

Meh...The Sacrament was a little different for him

[@dimitarpetkov5665]

he's been putting it up his whole life this man

[@spicypickle889]

Anton: What time do you close? Shopkeeper: *Late. We stay open late.*

[@foodank_atr817]

I was hoping the barkeep would pop up out of the dark all horror movie style.. "Y'all get any rain up that way?"

[@james_daniels]

I like how they made the gun with the suppressor on it sound like it actually sounds in real life and not more silent like other shows and movies do. In real life it still makes a sound somewhat like a BB gun. Like a break barrel pellet gun or a co2 one.

[@Jenova_7]

Wow! This scene is an homage to the opening diner scene from Robert Siodmak's legendary 1946 film noir "The Killers" - even the characters look exactly the same! Beautiful.

[@4EyedAnimation]

Thats what I thought when I first saw it...the guy looked like Robert Conrad

[@johncohle8331]

That's inciteful. I want to check it out.

[@007ndc]

Exactly what I was thinking too, especially now that Hemingway is being widely discussed again of late

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

@@007ndc There was a time when people had stopped discussing Hemingway?

[@andresihotang2314]

You're right, it's like a tribute. Although not exactly frame-by-frame, but the tension, the two strangers with the bartender, they're similar

[@yawgmoth6568]

Guy at the bar (the patron talking about the radio not the employee) looks more like the real George Remus than the actor that played him.

[@Southern_Crusader]

I like meeting people who know a lot of their local culture and history. Makes where you are feel so much more unique. Oh, and Harrow is freaking terrifying when he’s on the job.

[@chrisdawson1776]

Nobody asked

[@RandyBoBandy.]

“Well, have to see about closing”. This guy is always dealing with nutjobs carrying guns.

[@gocubsgo721]

Being from Northern Indiana this was always a cool shout-out scene to watch.

[@Ben-fx8lg]

It is indeed!

[@mosilflutil10]

I want to binge watch it in its entirety

[@RikerLovesWorf]

We lived in Temple Texas. Raised a family.

[@EstusAddicted123]

Dont put those bills in your pocket.

[@andresihotang2314]

The scene is similar to the opening scene of movie "Killers" (1946), which had the great Burt Lancaster in his debut. The two stranger even looked alike from both movies

[@bigtuna281]

He merried into that bar

[@Taospark]

0:38 Is that the same actor as the gas station owner in No Country from Old Men?

[@petermartin1799]

great opening scene,very evocative

[@NerolNiethsreg]

Temple, TX. Warsaw, IN. Where isn’t this guy weirding people out?

[@leonino8838]

I thought he was from Temple, Texas. Raised a family, in Temple.

[@IronManXXX]

Just call it....LOL

[@SangreFriasBack]

First scene I ever saw of Boardwalk Empire. From there I was hooked

[@ccie12933]

"Well....I need to see about closin'."

[@alexanderking3008]

Ngl I'd be into seeing the brick wall, like a fuck off long one would be mad to see.

[@Madmok128]

You married into it?

[@01sapphireGTS]

Love Richard.

[@kevinroulette]

WOWO 1190 AM use to get all over American . The signal has been cut down . I remember getting in Kentucky on vacation when a kid

[@lowboy1one1]

“Didn’t mean nothing by it”

[@WhySoSerious551]

Richard harrow never had the makings of a varsity athlete

[@rondobson1828]

And don't ever tell him to get his shine box

[@jaxj9813]

Now go home and get ya fuckin shine box

[@starguy2718]

It was because of his small hands.

[@jonw]

Call it!

[@paradoxdea]

How much have you ever lost in a coin toss?

[@bigpaulie806]

I really like this show. I've got to find the full episodes

[@rick2340atyahoocom]

I think you have to get HBO

[@winterffly8390]

You can watch it with amazon prime, all 5 seasons.

[@elofkjellson3906]

Just make a trial account for HBO, then binge watch every episode. It is an amazing show, truly artful.

[@jerry85g7]

FMOVIES.TO

[@hotjones81]

Jesus Christ! What an opener.

[@grimbles39]

I have never seen this scene before, don't know who they are, yet how the hell did I know something was going to happen to them the moment they walked out the door. Maybe the low angle, the forward creep, the mundane talk. See enough Boardwalk Empire scenes and the cinematography can be a great foreshadower.

[@jonathancooper4914]

Series 4 was the best. Shame it hit the ceiling before the end though.

[@socallawrence]

The waiters double talking is annoying. No wonder why Anton Chigurh wanted to kill him lol

[@alainarchambault2331]

Tough being a gangster. Even in the middle of nowhere you can get ganked.

[@paulbaran549]

Harrow.

[@one7decimal2eight]

Call it

[@mammoths_4229]

Ayeee the guy from the gas station

[@cooliostarstache5474]

The first and last scene of season 4 are of Richard :)

[@francoisgrenier6681]

Can I still traffic rocks to the community? -Absolutely not!!!!

[@Jayhazy23]

Near Dayton

[@stevek6518]

Just watched season 4 episode 1, I don't understand why harrow killed men on the way to visit his sister, especially the insurance guy in his own office. Anyone explain?

[@Capodecamper]

all three of them profited from a insurance claim that was supposed to go to richards sister, the guy in the office was the one who corrupted or mishandled the claim

[@rachachacha9568]

A little late here, but these 2 guys that Harrow kills are hitmen that were hired to kill Carl Billings, Harrow’s client. Billings hired Harrow to kill them and the guys that hired them, Werner and Dolph.

[@danieldevito6380]

Y'all getting any rain up your way?

[@rewade70]

Str8 G.

[@tedpikul1]

The Killers, by Ernest Hemingway.

[@tedpikul1]

Different ending this time.

[@Brandon-tk2rw]

where's his lucky quarter?

[@nextlevelguydotcom]

What did he say was 'on a two dollar tab' ?

[@AccidentalForeigner]

A sawbuck; old slang for a $10.00 bill.

[@nextlevelguydotcom]

@@AccidentalForeigner thank you!

[@ololiver92]

Heads 🪙

[@Kardaszpm]

Didn't mean nothing by it

[@cameronjames3499]

That's absolutely hilarious! I just realized that the diner operator is the same actor as the gas station cashier in No Country for Old Men (that does the coin flip). Definitely some fascinating similarities and distinctions between these two scenes. IMO I much prefer this one, while his answers and conversation were boring/annoying, the guy with the gun/power took no offense because the worker was within his role and the limitations/annoyance were innate to the answers/situation. So it's met with generosity rather than chance, though there's still an assassin in the scene!

[@SergeantExtreme]

To be fair, Anton wasn't going to kill the gas station attendant until he admitted he married into owning the property. He couldn't let male hypergamy slide.

[@jackcarley6655]

I do not recall watching this actually

[@IBIurnout]

I'm from fort wayne

[@ctrenn]

im not far from warsaw

[@mastod0n1]

@@ctrenn I'm 40 minutes northwest of Warsaw. Might have to check out the brick wall

[@Ben-fx8lg]

Fort wayne here too!

[@RobertAnderson-ze9mu]

No country

[@johnmazzoni487]

Never understood what the point was of Richard Harrow killing those men.

[@PopePlatinumBeats]

all three of them profited from a insurance claim that was supposed to go to richards sister, the guy in the office was the one who corrupted or mishandled the claim 2 ▼

[@dubmait]

What was this about ?

[@hallmonitor98]

whyd harrow kill these guys again?

[@patrickgogan3517]

He was paid to

[@frankbrenner4852]

I think this show jumped the shark after season 2. Not one benevolent character in the whole lot. I think it was a mistake to make Nucky a killer and his wife a cheat. I liked the show when those two seemed slightly outside of the fray. They broke the cardinal rule of good drama writing...at least one character has to be sympathetic. I know this show is about criminals and gangsters, but a show where every character is a murderer...is a bit fucking much. It's like a 15 year old kid wrote it. I liked the first two seasons, but the last episode of season 2 was way too randomly violent and brutal, without any rationale. I'm fine with violence and villains, but making everyone on the show a deplorable sack of human crap is a good way for people not to care about anyone...and for me, to stop watching. I think it's a loss that they took the sophomoric route, instead of using violence as a suspense tool. The sets, detail, CGI and acting are fantastic. Too bad the writing and story relies on easy kills and a plethora of villainy to carry the show.

[@furtim1]

I felt the same way for Breaking Bad. It was just too much. I couldn't get into it. The Sopranos had a similar problem, with a total absence of a good character.

[@virginiagreen3704]

The show is about seduction. And everyday evil.

[@alexrivera4904]

Fucking pussies

[@frankgomez7066]

Yep, it was getting pretty depressing by season 4.

[@Nickster_P]

​@@furtim1 Definitely right re. The Sopranos. In the diner at the end, I wasn't too bothered if only Tony got whacked or they all did, such was their collective greed and general lack of empathy for anyone but themselves.

[@apologeticsroadshow]

"You married into it?"