GCS 001 : "Rent" by Chris Columbus

 

I decided today that I'll start a new series of posts intitled GCS: Great Cinematic Scenes.

On those posts I'll present a great scene out of a great movie, with an video clip and when possible a piece of dialogue.

My plan to get 100 amazing scenes out of great movies!

So I'll start with "Rent" (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294870/

This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.

Taye Diggs(Benny),Wilson Jermaine Heredia(Angel),Jesse L. Martin(Collins),Idina Menzel(Maureen),Adam Pascal(Roger), andAnthony Rapp(Mark) are all from the Original Broadway Cast of RENT in 1996 and are playing their original roles.

Some funny facts:

• The New Year's Eve sequence was turned into an actual party for the cast and the celebrating was real.

-Idina Menzelsang "Over The Moon" live, rather than lip-syncing it.

 

So I'll bring the "I'll cover you scene".

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoWk1qzQjWA

Lyrics :

Live in my house

      

I'll be your shelter  

                  

Just pay me back

                  

With one thousand kisses

       

Be my lover

          

And I'll cover you

Yeah              

Open your door

               

I'll be your tenant

         

Don't got much baggage

To lay at your feet

        

But sweet kisses I've got to spare

           

I'll be there and I'll cover you

              

I think they meant it

When they said you can't buy love

               

Now I know you can rent it

A new lease you are, my love

               

On life

              

All my life

               

I've longed to discover

            

Something as true as this is

Yeah

 

So with a thousand sweet kisses        

-If you're cold and you're lonely

-I'll cover you

                

With a thousand sweet kisses

            

-You've got one nickel only

-I'll cover you

             

With a thousand sweet kisses

              

-When you're worn out and tired

-I'll cover you

             

With a thousand sweet kisses

              

When your heart has expired

               

Oh, lover   

                  

I'll cover you

                  

Oh, lover

                  

I'll cover you 

                  

Five hundred twenty-five thousand

Six hundred minutes 

                  

Five hundred twenty-five thousand

Seasons of

                  

Love

I'll cover you, oh