Find The Bottle | Days of Wine and Roses | Warner Archive

[@Josue_Cristobal]

As a recovering alcoholic, this scene really fills me with a lot of emotions because I completely understand this character’s desperation. An alcoholic’s biggest fear is always running out of alcohol. It’s always more more more. I can remember the panic and anxiety of trying to get to the store for more beer before they stop selling it at midnight, or fearing that the bar will give last call before I’m drunk “enough.” Being out of booze with no way of acquiring more feels like the worst event of you life. There is no “Oh well, no more booze. May as well go to bed.” It’s more like a total mental breakdown.

[@thedojodjsx9605]

One is too many and all is never enough. I did stupid things chasing just one more drink. But it made me realize the lie that alcohol is a relaxant. It doesn't relax people at all. The unbearable anxiety that overwhelms a drunk whose realized he's run out of booze proves that.

[@JardineFlower]

I too am a friend of Bill W. This film depicts the insanity of the disease with great accuracy

[@madeleinebaier5347]

I'm in recovery also, this is a very powerful reminder for me that nothing and no one is worth picking up that first drink for!

[@mauricioduron3193]

'The Lost Weekend'

[@thehumanconversationalist1527]

Yep, same here. It's a real tragic obsession.

[@josephconsoli4128]

One of the all-time greatest actors. He never "acted". He lived the roles he played. The story goes that Jack spent an entire day perfecting this scene. The next day he learned that the film had been ruined. He had to spend another entire day to get it right again. In interviews he said it was the toughest role he ever had to do.

[@donmenza147]

Director Blake Edwards became a non-drinker a year after completing the film and went into substance-abuse recovery. He said that he and Jack Lemmon were heavy drinkers while making the film.[

[@mauricioduron3193]

The pouring rain? A bit much...

[@TheVgasm]

@@mauricioduron3193 it's to show that even when he is being startled and grounded by falling on earth and being rained on, that his monomania for drink doesn't subside and he's lost self-awareness of how pathetic he is.

[@mauricioduron3193]

@@TheVgasm Thank you. Understood.

[@flashesofblack4128]

Jack lemon in my humble opinion is one of THE greatest actors of all time!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

He was but try telling him that ! His agent said that he always convinced that his next gig would be his last.

[@rileysummers9757]

@@ricardocantoral7672 little did he know that people would be searching for his scenes, not even movies, just scenes by the thousands for decades to come. Incredibly talented man he was.

[@jamesdrynan]

According to Lemmon, they spent all day doing this scene. His performance was spellbinding. The next day, he was told the film was destroyed in the developing room. He had to do the whole scene again! A tour de force!

[@robertschroder4797]

I was seven when I watched this. My parents were drinkers at the time. A powerful performance from Jack. Because of there lifestyle, this scene stuck in my head.

[@ChrisSunfield]

I don't know how many times I've searched for this scene. Having come from an alcoholic family, this scene is both frightening and somehow prompting of meaning-making of my childhood.

[@alcd6333]

Powerful, unnerving scene with the great Jack Lemmon. All these years, it's still difficult to watch as he is consumed by alcoholism.

[@pinkydogbear]

I agree, Your body gets used to it and when you quit it rebels

[@Parapit8]

one of the best movies that nobody talks about as being great. it's intermittently funny and sad, and you're never really sure which one.

[@Tabbycatify]

Cried through this movie......such an outstanding actor

[@julianneloy6010]

The way he grabs it at the end in both hands like a baby with a bottle, as if it's the only thing that can sustain him....Jack Lemmon was the most proud of this movie, and rightfully so. As descendants of actors like this, we have to collect and preserve their hard work and accomplishments. Especially after watching Grumpy Old Men, we REALLY can't afford to forget him! 😄

[@TheTsar1918]

Powerful and terrifying at the same time.

[@pedrobakale7180]

true

[@edkeaton]

The tagline to this film was: "This, in its own terrifying way, IS a love story." What a way to sell this film.

[@edkeaton7242]

Wow! Can you imagine the state of mind that Jack Lemmon had to be in in order to act out these scenes? I was in awe of his ability and his work here is very solid.

[@JardineFlower]

He didn't have to act too much. He suffered from the disease

[@liamlennon3861]

The film got ruined when shooting the original take which took all day to film for this scene. So they had to reshoot it Jack Lemmon said the 2nd shoot wasn't as good as the 1st. I can only imagine how good the first take actually was because the acting here feels so real.

[@NoirFan84]

The desperation. 😞 Lemmon was Oscar-worthy in this role & this was arguably his greatest performance. I don't drink but damn there are movies I really love that revolve around alcoholism. The Lost Weekend, Leaving Las Vegas & this are outstanding & amongst some of my favourite movies.

[@huh968]

he sure was, but i pity those who had to choose the best actor from the absolutely stacked category that year

[@mongogojjo5944]

As someone who's drugs of choice were alcohol and opioids, this one right here and leaving Las Vegas hit me the hardest. Trainspotting is really accurate with its depiction of heroin addiction and leaving Las Vegas, days of wine and roses, and flight are very accurate with its depiction of alcoholism. The movie "spun" is very accurate with how it portrays meth addicts and meth culture as well, as an addict all these addiction based movies are very hard to watch yet also some of my favorites at the same time.

[@wam44]

Wow-I haven't seen this scene in years...Made every hair on my arms stand up...Very powerful-I remember seeing this film when I was growing up...A sad tale that unfortunately has been often repeated...As I recall he gets sober but his wife doesn't and he ends up leaving her...

[@donnamontgomery8127]

Heartbreaking since he introduced her to it

[@wam44]

@@donnamontgomery8127 Indeed-I am grateful...That could have been me or worse yet...This was my first exposure to alcoholism in a film. The storm of addiction (and mental illness) has run through generations of my family. I am lucky to have survived it.

[@edkeaton]

Actually, he was willing to take her back, on the condition that she gives up drinking and seeks help through AA. She refused to admit to her alcoholism, and won't seek help, thinking that she isn't strong enough to do it. Which was why she was trying to reconcile with Joe and their daughter. She ends up giving up on them, thinking that she'll never change. The end of this movie, where Joe is staring outside of his window to watch Kirsten Walk away and then to an empty street, with the neon "B-A-R" sign flashing on and off really gets me. Such a heartbreaking end. 😔💔

[@wam44]

@@edkeaton I need to watch the whole film again-thanks for the comment

[@allysonkho2017]

A master class in acting

[@mattbernabe]

It's amazing how some would consider this as "Over acting." I've seen some comments saying the same thing about Diana Ross in The Lady Sings the Blues where she breaks down and smashes her lipstick on the mirror. Some of those people haven't witnessed people suffering from addiction or depression. I've seen few people react exactly like this and it's terrifying, disturbing and heartbreaking. Painful to watch. You feel helpless and unsure where the help can begin while the person is so deep in their addiction.

[@markwhitman9029]

Not overacting but it seems he is addicted LSD or something harder than booze. He is still great and Lee was heartbreaking

[@lisakaufmann498]

Imagine this backstory as part of the scenario:. he sees a model elite prostitute in his youth who turns out to be a Hell's Angels Supersoldier. And then he realizes that 5 lifetimes in a row will not be enough to pay his tab - alcohol will be the only thing he knows to quell that extreme level of a cute anxiety. His pride, his masculinity, and his ego does not want to rely on a woman for help, and his motivation to work has been lost.

[@lisakaufmann498]

Not even the Devil will consent to account for his story - not after the event his own wife was spit out.

[@Baseballnfj]

​@@markwhitman9029 no.... alchoholism will do this to you.

[@autocrow]

Had to see this scene. I just saw Jack on Johnny Carson show and he said it took all day to do this scene and it was the hardest scene he ever did and was glad it was over. He also said they messed up the film and had to unexpectedly do it all over the next day. lol.

[@unknownfilmmaker777]

I made a film and one shot had me climbing all over some rocks and cliffs all afternoon. I hurt my knee on the way down, got home and found out the footage was damaged. I went back the next day and did it all again, with injury and I got the footage ... which never made it into the film.

[@johnjarou2357]

from what i have heard, Jack was a pretty big drinker in the day, and so was Lee. not knocking them about that: how can i? i am too.

[@donmenza147]

@@johnjarou2357 Both Lemmon and Remick sought help from Alcoholics Anonymous long after they had completed the film. Lemmon revealed to James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio his past drinking problems and his recovery.

[@hebneh]

The lives of many innocent plants were taken in the course of filming this scene.

[@edkeaton]

In this greenhouse scene as well as in the hospital's violent ward, Jack Lemmon displays a terrifyingly, realistic tension filled performance that is absolutely riveting of any performance he has ever given. He was amazing!

[@joanienoeldechen4133]

This scene breaks my heart.

[@terrafullsight]

I will ALWAYS miss this LEGENDARY actor!!!

[@mariecait]

When you’re in withdraw you really do feel like a baby physically mentally emotionally weak.. all that matters is The next fix. I’m almost 3 years sober. One day at a time ❤

[@harpothehealer]

Jack lemmon brilliant performance

[@dls1970]

This is THE SCENE that I watched as a seven-year old child that absolutely terrified me into never drinking myself to the extent of complete stupor. Terrified me back then, and it's STILL hard to watch today. This, and the 'Little House on the Prairie' episode where Albert Ingalls briefly became a morphine addict until his adoptive father Charles staged an intervention and hung in tight as Albert was going through horrific withdrawal symptoms (and for early 1980's TV, the rawness of seeing that is nothing to balk about). Thanks to both of these visceral visual lessons to myself as a growing youngster, all I got to say is Thank You, and God Bless. Turning 50 in a few weeks, and still got my brain cells and my common sense, and I still love myself as a person. There is no shame in admitting that.

[@CiceroLounge]

One of the most powerful acting scenes ever - Jack Lemon gave a wonderful performance as an alcoholic man

[@christophgogg30]

Absolutely fantastic and unforgettable. The great Jack Lemmon will live in our hearts forever!

[@kevinallen6197]

I came home hammered one night from the local rock n roll band night. Stuck $ 800.00 cash in a coffee cup and woke up and couldn't remember where I stashed it. Losing it when I told my friend if he finds it I'll give him a hundred. He opens the cupboard and looks in the coffee cup and there it is. I can relate to drunk stupidity.

[@Murphwordz]

Thank God he found it

[@EllEff652]

Powerfully disturbing insanity, positive acting genius by Lemmon.

[@AnthonyWilliams-li5mz]

Why didn’t he win an OSCAR!!!

[@judymarie3977]

There were so many scenes that were painful to watch this one especially...that's just how good lemmon & remick were..didn't know for years that Jack was an alcoholic until the actor's studio interview. when jack said "I'm an alcoholic" interviewer Lipton didn't flinch an eye.. It would have been a great opportunity to have some dialogue about alcoholism and "days of wine & roses" Lemmon & Remick such great actors....

[@jukesjointOG]

What an incredible film. And an incredible actor.

[@tedcantu1]

Comedian Sam Kinison watched this with his GF and said "look... Thats us!!" This scene always haunted me. It made steer clear of the hard stuff. Now i don't drink anymore.

[@thepaulmacfarlane]

Kurasawa-like use of the weather..epic humanity.

[@JohnChoidotOrg]

It's so sad. He doesn't have control of his thoughts, his emotions, or his actions anymore. His addiction robbed him of himself.

[@madeleinebaier5347]

Addiction will do that and then some. I'm an alcoholic with 18+ years sober, and I'm still getting to know my non-drunk self.

[@leonardosgood7819]

Wow...visceral performance. A long way from Grumpy Old Men. Pure genius.

[@giorgiogazzola5972]

Love this movie

[@179cpv]

This was the second take of this harrowing scene. For some reason that I no longer recall, the first take couldn’t be used and the scene had to be shot again. In an interview, Lemmon insisted that the first take was even more powerful, which is hard to imagine.

[@user2144]

179cpv The first take was ruined in the lab. They had to shoot the whole scene again the next day. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pICslmiIbqimndk Jack talking about it with Johnny Carson in this clip (1:55).

[@mikestarr6634]

If you know, you know how accurate this is. Amazing scene.

[@CiceroLounge]

One of the best perfonces in the wrorld

[@zoltantacsik5232]

Pure genius.

[@maureengilligo1960]

Most intense scene...Mr Lemmon.. outstanding actor

[@denniscoffey1247]

Fourth row, third table, fifth pot!

[@onetruemoody5556]

Drinking like civilised people! Turns into a night like that! Powerful film x

[@plasticweapon]

lemmon admitted on "inside the actor's studio" that he was an alcoholic in real life.

[@JardineFlower]

This really shows the insanity of the disease of alcoholism

[@dukemantee2978]

Scary and realistic.

[@thedojodjsx9605]

To this day I still find it low that Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis never owned up to Jack Lemmon's performance here (and subsequent withdrawal madness in the asylum scene that follows) as the direct inspiration for their creative choices in bringing Gollum to the screen. "They stole it!!!" They even directly lifted Lemmon's crooked, clawing fingers through the cell bars.

[@burningwatermusic]

JL, at his 'finest hour.'!

[@kenhernandez8128]

His withdrawal scene is crazy.

[@tartanredmgb]

This is one of the saddest movies of all time.

[@AT-sd9qq]

And then right after this we have the scene of him in the sanitarium which is also extremely powerful.

[@OmayraPacheco-m7n]

Jack Lemmon❤❤❤2nd Take.😮Oscar😮.

[@lubenretrolletarios7901]

great realistic scene. searching for anything when you re drunk is the most irritating thing. i remember i was searching for a book while i was drunk, and i threw in the floor all of my books while i was screaming .

[@LeeLee19901]

I can relate

[@skelter1153]

Imagine having to do multiple takes of this scene. They had to cut, clean the set and replace the flower Pots. He probably had to get it right in one take.

[@DeadBunny69]

Johnny Carson led me here.

[@johnfinnegan8634]

Me too !

[@patrickmaffei7306]

Me too

[@patrickmaffei7306]

He spent the whole day filming this scene. The next day he showed up. They had destroyed the film. He had to spend the whole day filming the seen again never knowing if the first take would have been better

[@RjBenjamin353]

Are we being controlled or what?

[@steveconkey7362]

He had to do this scene twice, this was the second take. The first was ruined by bad film. Imagine what it took to repeat that energy a second time with no cuts. Someone very dear to me is living this right now.

[@backstreetboy1122]

Who took it?

[@pinkydogbear]

When you have the habit it is hard to quit as your body and mind says I want some more

[@lisakaufmann498]

Try being a Period - Ovulator alcoholic. As soon as the bottle is put away, those nasty cramps always come back - they don't care what time of the month it is.

[@ccchag6087]

Addiction is a full time job.

[@cmvogt5951]

Jack Lemmon did Good in Days of Wine and Roses.

[@Wolfsky9]

Anyone who's been addicted-------------knows this-------------has been there. ------------many times. ----------too many times.

[@bluebum2225]

It was red flower! Red flower!

[@DenkyManner]

The straight jacket scene is better in my opinion. This goes on too long, the footage is sped up very slightly (which _never_ works) and as good as Lemmon this comes off as slightly goofy. I don't think it was based on anything real, but invented and so seems inauthentic. Drunk people do cause a lot of damaged but there's a viciousness in it that is lacking here.

[@mackmaloney3776]

can't go buy another bottle?

[@pamelajordan2890]

When your coming down off alcohol..you need that drink now! You can get DTS 😱😫

[@geraldinemilo2804]

Jesus loves you

[@mbenson9]

In the scene prior to this he shared a mickey with his wife. So assuming he drank about half of that, he's drunk out of his mind after only drinking about 5 oz of whisky. So he's a bit of a lightweight actually.

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

If you remember the film he had been dry for a long time prior. This was on the night of his relapse. Also he didn't take the bottle back to share with his wife.

[@mbenson9]

​@@nolagospeltracts8264 I've been sitting by my computer for 3 years drinking and waiting for a response

[@timmysinderson9774]

Hate this movie...(Why?) I'm a four decade alcoholic...my life's so far been worse than this movie could betray... Will I quit?? Unlikely....smh 😔

[@jettsteari3062]

Disturbing..

[@lsmft9576]

Huh?