Christopher Lee sings "Name Your Poison"

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zimperliese

Күн бұрын

musical scene from super hero parody "captain invincible".

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@connorbrennan4233 7 жыл бұрын

To all the great movie villains out there, you may all be cool, but you will never top Christopher Lee defeating a superhero by singing about liquor.

@dewelr121 2 жыл бұрын

More powerful than the force

@jamespuso1627 2 жыл бұрын

That idea is so funny. He's a super hero but he's alcoholic so just wave booze in front of him and he goes lol

@YorkistWhiteRose 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to turn Mr. Midnight loose on Iron Man.

@MegaStig25 6 ай бұрын

@@dewelr121IRS Dracula and Scar.anga and Fu Manchu Christopher Lee is powerful

@rebeccaestep9700 4 ай бұрын

Man could read a menu and make it sound like a threat.

@catherinecatherine8329 3 жыл бұрын

He was having fun,l am the girl who comes on first in the black plastic mini skirt.Apparently he had always wanted to sing but had not had the opportunity to do so in his many other movies...so yes,he was enjoying himself and l think he did very well.

@kayb9979 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations in appearing in one of the quirkiest superhero films of all time! I thoroughly enjoyed the film!

@davidcoleman757 2 жыл бұрын

Stone me! That is some claim to fame. Love this movie, and this scene is my favourite. Thanks for being part of a really fun film.

@catherinecatherine8329 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to know so many people enjoyed the film

@catherinecatherine8329 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidcoleman757 thaank you .lt was a pretty stoned kind of film

@Ryushinku 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was you? When I first watched this film, I just couldn't take my eyes off the cute punk girl in the miniskirt during Midnight's two musical numbers. Fun film, and thanks for being so memorable!

@MacSloane86 10 жыл бұрын

Here's a video with Christopher Lee singing a musical number about the evils of alcohol complete with scantily clad backup dancers and a green smoking dancing...thing in the background. Sorry KZfaq, but you're never going to top this.

@stephenandrews8378 10 жыл бұрын

I actually laughed and cried at that comment because it's 100 % true.

@RoyalKnightVIII 7 жыл бұрын

MacSloane86 it was Yoda in between star wars movies, gotta work

@engineeredlifeform 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't top it, but there was the Heavy Metal album,..... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j5l9qaRlpr7Tfas.html

@warlockofwordsreturnsrb4358 4 жыл бұрын

And it never did...

@worldcomicsreview354 2 жыл бұрын

"evils"?

@YorkistWhiteRose 8 жыл бұрын

He looks like he's having so much fun with this.

@YorkistWhiteRose 7 жыл бұрын

That's nice.

@Zhuravliov 5 жыл бұрын

He is. He picked this role sole for this moment.

@michaelperkins4854 4 жыл бұрын

I remember watchin an interview where someone asked him which role he had enjoyed playing the most, and he said that although he would think most people would expect him to say Saruman, it was actually this. Particularly this song. :)

@mrfivegold 4 жыл бұрын

Who wouldn’t?

@DocLantern85 4 жыл бұрын

After starring in the joyless slog Starship Invasions six or seven years prior, I'm not surprised he would love singing and relishing in a super villain role with women dancing around him.

@paulclemens7953 3 жыл бұрын

As an actor, I had the enormous pleasure of spending 3 months with Chris in France making a star-studded WW2 action film. And during that time I had countless meals and talks with him. Well, as cool as you think that would be, guess what? You're absolutely RIGHT! What a remarkable man he was! A cousin of Ian Fleming and a Bond villain to boot, he was also a spy who hunted Nazis after the Second World War and had more fascinating stories to tell than you could shake a stick at. And as if that wasn't enough, he spoke a dozen languages fluently. And I saw him speak with the Gypsy actors in our film in fluent Romany, having mentioned to me that Lee, in fact, was originally a Gypsy name. (Chris, in fact, played a Gypsy clan leader in the film.) So I lift a glass here to the wonderful memory of a grand actor and human being -- truly you were one of a kind, Chris! Long may you sing bass baritone arias in Heaven!

@Eire_Go_Deo 2 жыл бұрын

That’s amazing! Was that film starring Anthony Quinn and Malcolm McDowell by any chance?

@nerdytom6881 2 жыл бұрын

What a privilege. Will will wait to get to heaven to meet Christopher Lee. I believe he is there, he was a man of strong and transparent faith.

@calgarywino 2 жыл бұрын

You were very fortunate, I would have loved to hear his stories!

@daveroche6522 Жыл бұрын

Well said - himself and Peter; two of Natures finest!

@Zhuravliov Жыл бұрын

@@Eire_Go_Deo It's 1979 "The Passage".

@scarfhs1 9 жыл бұрын

RIP Christopher Lee, I think everyone will be raising a glass to your memory tonight.

@bifflechips-t5r 9 жыл бұрын

fred smith Agreed. Time to open this nice German cognac. RIP Christopher Lee.

@dkupke 9 жыл бұрын

fred smith I like to think that Peter Cushing and Vincent Price were both there with a glass raised for him

@Cancoillotteman 6 жыл бұрын

I'll admit the simple thought that they both were waiting for him is a heart warming one. Believer or not, i do hope it was true.

@whistleblower5734 3 жыл бұрын

*TRUUUUUUE!*

@SpecGru_Ranger_I 3 жыл бұрын

He’s a Legend!

@umachan9286 6 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lee had an incredible voice. He was classically trained and was a legitimate basso profundo. Hell he was singing on heavy metal albums into his 90's.

@madpriest7822 2 жыл бұрын

ever hear his heavy metal albums he did near the end of his life?

@richardharrold9736 Жыл бұрын

@@madpriest7822 yes. They're absolutely dreadful. I wish I could un-hear them. I've tried to block them from my memory.

@victorm152 7 жыл бұрын

By God, could Christopher Lee sing. No autotune, no dub...Its all him. He hits all the right notes, the right keys, he was a man of great talent, and even one of the most interesting people that ever lived

@SomeHarbourBastard 3 жыл бұрын

In the late 1940s he had the opportunity to become an Opera Singer, but he chose to be an Actor instead. Later on he said that in retrospect he would have chosen vice versa.

@SwiftNimblefoot 3 жыл бұрын

He had such a great voice.

@johnnythemachine6949 2 жыл бұрын

@@SomeHarbourBastard he also made some metal songs in his 80s

@Losrandir 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnythemachine6949 Yes full albums, he must have liked that whole concept of Heavy Metal Opera, he already before that sang together with a metal band called Rhapsody. Maybe Sir Lee's vision of Heavy Metal Opera will sprout and bear fruit... quite soon even, but there will never be a singer quite like Christopher Lee due to his complete uniqueness

@enigmagenesis7341 Жыл бұрын

If Lee had done that on a live stage, it would have brought the house down. Easily worthy of a five minute standing ovation at the very least.

@YgorNordwand 9 жыл бұрын

Lyrics by Richard O’Brien, best known for writing the "Rocky Horror Show".

@gojirafan0577 4 жыл бұрын

The song sound kinda like something out of that movie

@peterward2275 4 жыл бұрын

Really? Now that I did not know, but I am not surprised! I can hear the style now Iknow!

@paulclemens7953 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure O'Brien wrote the melody as well. I mean, he's credited with the music and lyrics in 'Rocky Horror' and 'Shock Treatment', so.... And the director of 'Captain Invincible' who is a good pal of mine said that Richard wrote the song and choreographed it as well. But I'm too lazy atm to go to IMDB and check the credits!

@matthewakian2 9 жыл бұрын

They should have used this supervillain on Iron Man. Tony Stark could never resist his booze.

@matthewakian2 9 жыл бұрын

matthewakian2 R.I.P. Christopher Lee.

@gunnarbloodhowl8845 5 жыл бұрын

I'll drink to that :P

@michaeltrinh4394 2 жыл бұрын

Dr Doom gained cosmic powers and did this to Iron Man.

@SwiftNimblefoot Жыл бұрын

LOL too true. Well, comic book Tony Stark, that is. The movie one did not have that weakness

@matthewakian2 Жыл бұрын

@@SwiftNimblefoot That's Disney Tony.

@gildardorivasvalles6368 Жыл бұрын

I'm dumbfounded... the more I read or hear about Christopher Lee, the more impressed I am. What an amazing gentleman.

@subduedreader5627 Жыл бұрын

@SPeacock Who could play him?

@mungous1000 22 күн бұрын

I just read his autobiography, Tall, Dark & Gruesome! A great read. He was an excellent golfer, too. His handicap was either a one or a two! He golfed every chance he got, and was happily married to the same woman, for life.

@randycushman1669 7 жыл бұрын

"there's nothing sicker in society than a lack of liquor and sobriety."

@CelticPredator 9 жыл бұрын

I love this fucking song so much. Christopher Lee was a goddamn legend who gave it his all every single time.

@Angie-mm9rn Жыл бұрын

I just had the immense pleasure of discovering Sir Christopher Lee the singer....what a voice!😍😍😍😍

@johntaylor6345 3 ай бұрын

Christopher Lee could act the phone book just by singing it. He was that bloody good an actor. He just had to look menacing and he was. Superb actor at the top of his craft with everything he did. I love the look on his face in man with the golden gun when he demonstrates the laser gun to Bond and destroys the plane that Bond uses to trace Scaramanga . One press of a button and the plane is completely destroyed.

@TranscendentLion 8 жыл бұрын

At 3:34, Sir Christopher Lee invents a new note.

@AlchemyW 4 жыл бұрын

underrated comment

@patrickmc3827 Жыл бұрын

This is how I imagine Count Dooku entertains his captives on Serenno

@Reprodestruxion 6 жыл бұрын

This guy used to interrogate Nazis , think about it >.>

@DarthHao 4 жыл бұрын

Them Nazi never knew what hit em!

@himayamata 3 жыл бұрын

Well, people can change careers you know.

@dkupke 3 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lee served in Her Majesties special forces during the Second World War and undertook operations behind enemy lines. When Peter Jackson tried to instruct him on his death scene as Sauraman, Lee replied “Do you know what it sounds like when sneak up behind someone and stab them? Because I do!”

@markbeetham5118 3 жыл бұрын

@@dkupke so did my father

@whistleblower5734 3 жыл бұрын

*A MASTERPIECE IN MOVIE HISTORY!!!* *SEE ME FIGHTING AGAINST COMPULSORY VACCINATION!* kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aM93gLpj07umpnk.html

@robh9075 8 жыл бұрын

I mean if Christopher Lee says it then who am I to argue?

@randycushman1669 7 жыл бұрын

then driiiink!!!!

@JulianSildenLanglo 4 жыл бұрын

It's a whopping 30 drinks, but then again who am I to argue?

@blueroses226 7 жыл бұрын

Seeing Christopher Lee flamboyant completes my life.

@IHateThatHedgehog 9 жыл бұрын

And so, with the recent passing of one of the greatest actors--hell with that--one of the greatest MEN of all time, I think it only fair we do as the man sang here, and all pour the nearest glass of whatever your alcoholic drink preference may be, (if you're old enough for such a thing, of course,) and raise a toast to this living legend amongst men. Here's to you, Sir Lee: one thing's for sure; if there is a Heaven up there, Christmas time up there from here on is going to be a lot more metal.

@dkupke 9 жыл бұрын

Trae Wilson I like to think that Peter Cushing and Vincent Price were there at the pearly gates with a glass raised to him

@Exodianecross1978 9 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Ryan Don't forget John Carradine! They played together in the movie "House of the Long Shadows", the whole world said that would be the biggest horror of all times because it included the greatest horrormimes all together, or united!

@JTManuel 6 жыл бұрын

Here! Here!

@melissaevans3447 5 жыл бұрын

I've fallen in love...best Dracula...EVER rip sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee 😍😘😖😭

@daveroche6522 2 жыл бұрын

I STILL can't understand why this movie is so forgotten/underrated - it's been described as "a bunch of lame jokes interspersed with some great songs" - it was/is an excellent parody on 'stuff', with some lame jokes interspersed with some great songs. Plus Christopher Lee (actually singing his own songs). What's not to love? It was/is excellent. Personally I reckon this is the best song in it because - well - dang, it be catchy, memorable and singalongable. Thank you for the upload.

@SwiftNimblefoot Жыл бұрын

I am astounded how the "Bullshit!" song did not become a meme yet. It is amazing.

@daveroche6522 Жыл бұрын

@@SwiftNimblefoot It's my ringtone - MINUTES of endless fun, especially during 'Attitude Adjustment meetings' with the Mensa candidates from H.R......

@daveroche6522 Жыл бұрын

@@SwiftNimblefoot Amazing? Like the hip-hip-hipno-RAYYYYYYYYYY?

@WillScarlet16 9 жыл бұрын

Not many people know he was trained as an opera singer!

@stephenandrews8378 9 жыл бұрын

His maternal grandmother was an Italian opera singer.

@boundary2580 4 жыл бұрын

He turned down an offer to train under Björling, and said he regretted it for his entire life.

@kieransoregaard-utt8 Жыл бұрын

Well now we f-ing know

@69coolchris Жыл бұрын

R.I.P Alan Arkin who passed away yesterday. Love this film.

@bdavis24fan 9 жыл бұрын

See if only Lex Luthor went with this strategy he might've beaten Superman.

@YorkistWhiteRose 2 жыл бұрын

He could beat Iron Man.

@dewelr121 2 жыл бұрын

Obi Wan: This time we'll do it together Anakin: I was about to say that Dooku:

@vksasdgaming9472 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Christopher Lee took this role to show his singing skills. It shows as he is clearly enjoying his work. Mr. Evil Midnight is very evil.

@pikppa 8 жыл бұрын

Respect and honor to the end and beyond to Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee a man who could do anything at perfection

@nangke 9 жыл бұрын

That ultra-basso note undoes me every time!

@Gasoline85 10 жыл бұрын

He was in his 60's when this movie was made. IMO he looks more like he's in his late 30's.

@MsXizan 9 жыл бұрын

Some people are just lucky that way...like Rita Hayworth and Sophia Loren. ;)

@MsXizan 9 жыл бұрын

***** :)

@ShaDHP23 8 жыл бұрын

I think I found my new drinking song

@scotthubbard9657 9 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lee's just a damn boss! How did they squeeze that much awesomeness into a mortal frame?

@perhapsismpodcast 4 жыл бұрын

Scott Hubbard who said anything about him being a mere mortal?

@Losrandir 2 жыл бұрын

Well, he was taller than a mere mortal. And a great one otherwise as well

@lucilovecraft1621 4 жыл бұрын

Underrated movie and Christopher Lee gets to belt out this song. Legend 🖤

@gailjacquelinemrsgray2507 8 жыл бұрын

I love Christopher's singing such a great talented clever man.

@lxmey0w 9 жыл бұрын

Singing along, drinking along, and crying a little too. We'll miss you, Sir Christopher.

@richardheath1570 9 жыл бұрын

RIP Sir Christopher Lee. Thank you for all the amazing things you did.

@fowley2026 9 жыл бұрын

this man is absolutely outstanding in anything he does.

@shantiarya4798 8 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Sir Christopher Lee. You will always be remembered.

@heatherkelly2580 Жыл бұрын

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CHRISTOPHER MOMENTS

@MrPersonalityProductions 6 жыл бұрын

CHOOSE YOUR BOOZE, LET'S HIT THE REDEYE! That bit always kills me XD

@Julia-lk8jn 7 жыл бұрын

This is delicious on many levels. Christopher Lee is so irrestably clever and evil and loving to ham it up, his trio of BDSM background dancers look like straight out of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and that tortured look on Captain Invincible's face is seriously good acting. Pure joy. I've got to find that movie.

@phatmarkielaycock84 9 жыл бұрын

RIP Christopher Lee

@shadowldrago 8 жыл бұрын

This proves it. Christopher Lee makes everything that much better.

@undertakernumberone1 9 жыл бұрын

RIP Sir Christopher Lee

@seanembery9391 Жыл бұрын

Only one thing to say. He was truly fantastic. I lied, this I always loved & might not be a great film but he makes it. Never saw anything where he wasn't marvellous & had the honour of meeting him once in London. Always had time for anyone. Much missed.

@Tareltonlives 9 жыл бұрын

Dr. Horrible WISHES he was this awesome

@Turtleproof 5 жыл бұрын

Chris Lee brightens my darkest days, especially this under-rated gem of a movie.

@KittenRaptor 3 ай бұрын

Funfact, this song was written by Richard O'brien (The Rocky Horror Show) as were the other two memorable songs from this film (the Captain Invincible Theme and Mr Evil Midnight) - its notable just how much they stand out from the rest of the music, and its a real shame he wasn't available to wite the entire soundtrack and perhaps even some of the dialogue. This could have been for Superheroes what Rocky Horror was for mad scientists. As it is it's a fascinating failure, underrated but never the cult phenomenon it could have been, and a fascinating example of the tail end of the Ozploitation golden age. Notably, this was one of Christopher Lee's favourite roles as he actually got to sing in his own voice, and a frustrating reminder of how little his talent was utilised during his 'villain for hire' era. If you haven't, I very much suggest seeking this film out and enjoying its sly satire, surprisingly political plot and fantastic performances from Lee and Alan Arkin, while forgiving its uneven tone, surfeit of ideas (what exactly is the deal with the aliens?) and occasional descent into cartoonishness, no doubt an artifact of trying to be to Superman was Airplane! was to airport disaster movies. Under the rough surface is a very funny poke at heroic tropes wwith a surprising amount to say about depression, alcoholism, racism and the danger of living to the expectations of others.

@daveroche6522 6 күн бұрын

NEVER gets stale. "Congratulations Midnight - you really ARE an evil genius".

@faszkivanveletek 9 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, Sir Christopher Lee!

@rorymulligan6004 8 жыл бұрын

Rip Christopher lee 1922-2015

@KaynLordDarth 9 жыл бұрын

Unforgettable. R.I.P., granpa Christopher.

@RYROSmetaldefender 9 жыл бұрын

The man who sheds the blood of the saxon men !

@GavinJ37 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Christopher lee. One of the greatest...and a true gentlemen

@sydneyslaughter7163 2 жыл бұрын

You can really tell this is an O’Brien song but DAMN did Lee make this song great!

@paulrees3861 3 жыл бұрын

Such a shame the soundtrack was never released. There were a few cracking songs in the film.

@kali3665 5 жыл бұрын

We had no idea Christopher Lee could sing so well when this came out. That VOICE made this work.

@MrKaywyn 5 жыл бұрын

A sensational performance.

@jochan4730 6 жыл бұрын

It took me all this time to find my favorite bit of fun from the late lamented Christopher Lee. Bless you Sir, we still miss you. xx

@surfdigby 9 жыл бұрын

3:30 Christopher Lee actually sings the brown note.

@victorm152 6 күн бұрын

Imagine if Christopher Lee had performed in shows on Broadway

@MrPersonalityProductions 6 жыл бұрын

AAAAAAAH, WHY MUST YOU BE SO CATCHY?!?! Also, WOW...Christopher Lee could sing!

@aarondaguio7179 Жыл бұрын

Greatest beer promotion ever!

@gabe6550 9 жыл бұрын

Funny as hell! xD R.I.P. Christopher Lee. He was an awesome actor and singer!

@Alexander_I. Жыл бұрын

They are fighting each other in heaven now 😢

@williamburke1731 5 жыл бұрын

Leave it to the late, great Sir Christopher Lee, to use his unmistakable baritone to bring gravitas to even the worst films; proof positive that he was game for anything!

@michaelmyers6523 9 жыл бұрын

RIP A true screen legend.

@mercedes9697 7 күн бұрын

Este señor sabe hacer de todo grandisimo actor siempre me a gustado y me gusta aunque ya no esta pero esta una leyenda eterna una joya de actor y de hombre y ya haciendo de dracula el novamas unico fantastico estupendo atrativo elegante simpatiquisimo......y mas❤❤

@johnwright7895 2 жыл бұрын

What a great fellow.His life story is one incredible adventure.R.I.P. Sir Christopher.A Legend.🇬🇧

@dicknuts 5 жыл бұрын

we stand Christopher lee rip you bloody legend

@dukedepommefrites8779 Жыл бұрын

If you don't name your poison, Ill have to get the boys in. Nice!

@peterward2275 4 жыл бұрын

A surprisingly good singing voice!

@davidmurdock4740 9 жыл бұрын

Too far Count Dooku has gone!

@Cancoillotteman 6 жыл бұрын

Since when did Saroumane the Wise give up Brandy for Vodka ? I can assure we do miss you Sir Lee, even two years later you keep the hearts of so many of us a tad warmer !

@Nickel_The_Wise 4 жыл бұрын

@@Cancoillotteman Begun, this pub crawl has.

@DiarraHarris 7 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lee WINS AGAIN!

@dkupke 9 жыл бұрын

Was it possible to not love this man?

@orwellianson 3 жыл бұрын

I want this on blu ray so badly.

@bearnaff9387 4 ай бұрын

The closed captions for this are amazing.

@80stimeagain 9 жыл бұрын

Wow. This was good. Mr. Lee has a great voice. Why does this remind me of Rocky horror. Anyhow, thanks for this upload. Brings a smile. :)

@MsXizan 8 жыл бұрын

+80stimeagain Because it was supposed to?

@80stimeagain 8 жыл бұрын

:) Angela Roquemore

@80stimeagain 8 жыл бұрын

+KindredofLegousa Oh, I didn't even know that. Cool. Yes, the movie in general looks a bit odd, but Mr. Lee looks delightful. ;)

@MsXizan 8 жыл бұрын

80stimeagain Yes he does.

@tonyyttony Жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Alan Arkin

@talileali 6 жыл бұрын

This is so wonderful! Thanks for posting this brilliant work!

@SnorkyO 13 жыл бұрын

Love this guy

@elizabethkizzar6375 9 жыл бұрын

I've seen him sing a little bit in movies and I know he was a trained opera singer. I just wish someone had the opportunity and the good sense to say ".Hey ,he sings think he'll sing for us at the Met? "Here's the question. What opera would you have liked to see him sing? I wish I could have seen him do" Water of Life". Or maybe in a Dramatic vein "Othello".

@obscureentertainment8303 3 жыл бұрын

He'd have made a fantastic Javert in Les Miserables.

@evanhodges8031 3 жыл бұрын

@@obscureentertainment8303 Imagine a world where we got Sir Christopher Lee instead of Russel Crowe lol

@commandercaptain4664 2 жыл бұрын

How in the everloving fart is Rocky Horror considered a classic yet this gem goes the way of the ether?

@mariomittmann1778 9 жыл бұрын

One of the last great actors of classic horror movies has gone. He could even make the worst scripts and movies make watchable. He could sing, play and read poems (see "The Raven" ) - a multitalent. RIP Sir Christopher Lee.

@deeasztalos2520 Жыл бұрын

He was so amazing. I wish I could have met him in person.

@Bvddy.H0lly 11 ай бұрын

The beginning. What that guy says literally describes me.

@LordMontystink 10 жыл бұрын

Abso-fucking-lutely astonishing! I can't believe there are only 164 likes, it should be 164,000. As for the one disliker, I only have one remedy: find a bridge, then jump.

@stephenandrews8378 10 жыл бұрын

Anything with Sir Christopher Lee singing or acting is great in my book.