Yes, people were so much more honest that time.

Very moving to see him with full mobility. Talking about plane flying, and being able to go where he wanted.. His tragic accident was/is the stuff of nightmares. But he showed great heroism in the awful face of it..

Honesty yes, and BIG COHONES to take on Brando in those days (just look at Lettermans' reactions)!!!

Trumpers at heart!

Watching the interview, I thought to myself, "Why does he remind me of Robin Williams?" That might explain it! Thanks

@@kargs5krun He was right on the money in confirming the vibe that Brando himself had publicly exuded for some time.

I don't think it's anything new. I've heard stories of how hard Brando was to work with on Apocalypse Now. Refusing to memorize his lines, showing up drunk...

Welcome to how things used to be.

@@Revelian1982 You have made the most underrated comment of the year.

​@@Revelian1982 This was before the mass censorship cancel culture covert dystopia we live in today. I pity those who are either too young, or too far gone to remember how things really were before.

Yep, when folks were more conservative and, loved their country.

@@mosthated8848 People were more conservative socially, but not politically. The 70s saw an explosion of ultra liberal political views and new discussions for progress and the 90s saw a bit more of that come back into the 00s but then the whole new internet, social media, streaming and app corporate culture takeover started to dominate absolutely everything.

Or nonstop Trump jokes (not a Trump fan, just saying find something new). Otherwise it’s like you mentioned, silly Fallon or James Corden nonsense. The American people are literally a lot dumber now. That’s not me being cynical, it’s just the objective, measurable truth.

Dumb jokes and dancing is more far more entertaining.

@@Kevmaster2000 And It is dumb and cringe we aren’t watching a musical comedy It is a TALK show not a comedy and dance show

@@Kevmaster2000more embarrassing than entertaining

You don't want to see David Letterman and Christopher Reeve singing to each other and then dancing around like in real life?

He was.

Agreed mate👍

Yes you right.Another time another generation.

One of the best/worst "Fate-screwovers" ever candidate? Could be.

@@kargs5krun His spent a great portion of his life being incredibly good looking and later famous. That's something most of us will never experience.

You took my exact words! What a authentic man. Miss him

I do think Reeves was a class act of other things he accomplished in his life, but this interview wasn't a great example of that because of how he handled that Brando question. If Brando was right next to him, that'd be one thing, but calling him out like he did here was poor taste.....he could've said something like, "Brando's an icon undoubtedly. I have some differences with his style, but I also don't wanna get whacked." and end it there.

well he's not classy in this clip, regarding what he says about Brando in my opinion. He looks and sound like he is though..... But that's appearances.

@@thomasdupont7186 Complete agreement....... I must've missed the meeting where everyone got together and agreed that talking sh** about somebody now makes you a class act. ..... if that's the case, every time I bring up my mother-in-law in a conversation, I'm being a real class act.

@@legendbucwild Reeve is spot on. It's your problem if his honesty offends you.

This interview is beyond refreshing.

Rehearsed pre interviews? Really?

@@FastEddie86 don't care if they are rehearsed/pre-interviewed when one actor openly expressed his/her opinion about another actors/actress/director/movie. It didn't happen after Letterman.

@@FastEddie86 For sure. It's so obvious sometimes...Fallon/Kimmel/Colbert, they all do it. The PR teams practically script everything that's said. The celebrity just has to sit there and be fed their questions. It's really disheartening...at a certain point, I just stopped bothering with the whole charade. I'd rather watch interviews from 40 years ago because they at least FELT like an actual conversation.

@@FastEddie86 When people go on talk shows, they are pre-interviewed by the producer or someone on the production staff so they can figure out what stories will make the guest entertaining. It also lets the host asking leading questions like "I hear you're into sailplaning..."

He is the ONLY Superman

@@kaziahmed1424 Dean Cain.

@@AFMMarcelD Typical millennial reaction to facts you can't refute but hate.

@@redrick8900 You seem to have me mixed up, I was refuting someone who deleted his message. I love Christopher Reeves, I stood in line in late summer of 1978 to see Superman I, II & III with my brother, we also stood in line to see “Somewhere In Time” one of my all time favorite films. And btw I am 64 yrs young, not a millennial, and my family and I love Mr Reeves, we still do.

@@redrick8900 I see the original comment, general consensus is that Reeves is S not Dean Cain, look it up, it may be your opinion, but it is Not facts.

Especially Brando the way he was treated with kid gloves and all the acclaim from fan boy actors. Truth was he was a freak, ego maniac and lazy slob. His brilliance in a handful of movies should not have given him a pass.

Montgomery clift was greater than brando!!

Cliff was better than Brando? How?

@@ratsorizzi how? I could ask the same question really? OK, "from here to eternity" "judgement at nuremberg" "a place in the sun". "I confess" you are a typical Marlon brando "worshiper" of course he was a gifted amazing actor, but he was sloppy and lazy, and careless 'acting wise' later on, yes his best work was captured at the start, but like James Dean, he 'exists mostly because of his legend, and I don't consider James Dean to be anywhere near the quality of brando, dean(sadly) died young, his reputation lives in with his' immortality' never growing old, I honestly don't think he would have had that much longevity if he'd lived!!! A tad overrated in my opinion, again, of course he could act, he wasn't terrible by any stretch, but I think his "legend" is far bigger than his 'total ability' brando, no where near as much though for me had that 'sainted' attachment, honestly, I like brando, some of his early films are amazing, it's just monty clift gets overlooked quit a lot when brando and Dean are mentioned, despite his obvious success, paul Newman does also. Look, it's all subjective, I like brando, clift, Newman, but Dean, not as much, regards.

@@dougreed2257 I agree that Brando became lazy and read cue cards and he probably would admit that. If another actor/actors did it and gave great performances, then that's all that matters. I never stated that I worshipped Brando but I see that you put that in quotation marks so we can have a laugh with that. I believe that Brando had range, depth and up to Apocalypse Now played a variety of roles. He changed the approach to acting. There was acting pre-Brando and then post-Brando just like rock changed after the Beatles hit the scene and music videos changed after Michael Jackson. That doesn't mean that every Beatles song was great or every Jackson song/video was either but it's still the overall body of work and new direction to the craft and the same applies to Brando. I have nothing against Montgomery Clift and will definitely look into some of the titles you mentioned. I look at the acting approach before Brando and then his influence after all the way to the present in the same way we can look at rock music before and after the Beatles and videos before and after Michael Jackson. It doesn't mean every Brando movie, Beatles song or Jackson video/song is great but it is the overall body of work that mattered and the three aforementioned mentioned subjects all had depth, range and weren't trying to do the same thing over and over again. Thanks for responding 👍🏽.

@@SkyNetGeneral- I have. CBS News correspondent Charles Kuralt detailed Brando's petulance while supposedly campaigning for Native Americans' fishing rights in Washington State back in the 60s in his autobiography "A Life on the Road." Kuralt felt he was much more dedicated to Scotch whiskey and getting laid more than peoples' rights. As for 'campaigning for fishing rights, he was trying to get arrested by catching a fish in the river. Problem was, as Kuralt pointed out, the fish weren't bowing to his celebrity; he couldn't catch one, no matter how hard he tried. Finally, the paparazzi left out of sheer boredom, and once they left, so did he. And when he refused his Oscar for the Godfather, that was a complete surprise to everyone, unlike George C. Scott two years earlier, who told everyone beforehand he wouldn't accept it if it were given to him. Brando didn't want to hurt his own chances of winning, so he could make a big splash, and he recruited Maria Louise Cruz to take the "Sacheen Littlefeather" stage name, even though her "Native American" ancestry was debunked.

Agree with all here and yes, Brando was a fine individual who looked out for the oppressed. But Reeve's articulate commentary was about Brando's acting specifically at that point in his career, which is understandable for those of us who remember this.

@@SkyNetGeneral- greatest actor ever? its your opinion. he did a great acting as don corleone but most of his are average

@@SkyNetGeneral-Brando was a degenerate fraud. And a sleezball. He treated everyone he work with terribly. His activism was a con job. His “token Indian” was a fake. This has been confirmed by her entire family. Classic Hollywood entitled wacko with one memorable credit (the Godfather) to his name.

Too bad he was a major creep.

MAKES YOU WONDER WAS IT A HORSE RIDING ACCIDENT IF HE WAS GLIDING???????????

It helps that Reeve was an articulate speaker who didn't have to pause to gather his thoughts. I watch a lot of snippets of current US talk shows on KZfaq. It's striking how few of the guests are able to speak continuously for longer than a few seconds. It's into those gaps that 21st century talk show hosts seem to feel they have to jump in with a joke, which usually further derails (or stops) whatever the guest was trying to say.

@@GregDownsgood point I absolutely agree.

A lot of that is that Dave is not a skilled interviewer at this point. The show has only been on a few months here. You can see Dave fumbling for the next question so the guest is going to finish his thought whether he has a finish or not.

@@GregDowns it's also about the questions. most talk show now get really personal sometimes, not everyone is comfortable in front of a live camera. people back then didn't need to act and trying to not say some things that the media will then ruin their reputation for some irrelevant opinion. you can't really put the blame on the actors

Really? He seems like a giant block of wood to me. I'd consider him a fire hazard.

@@cockoffgewgle4993 ....you sound like a Trumphead

Yeah, they've all learned from the OG Brando, the first, the best.

Before Dave started cutting everyone off

People that talk like this today are cancelled.

Reeve passed three months after Brando.

@@SurpriseMeJT yep...

The world was a lot more civilised back then.

Just ask Val Kilmer......

My pot dealer had the same effect on me

George Reeves, the first Superman on TV, had the same effect on me. Of course, I was only 4 years old.

​@@armandogavilan1815 nah

Superman doesn't exist by the way....... Its geared and aimed at a children's market....... Christ, grow up!!!!!!

@@terencethomas7599 Really??

Both Reeves and Cavill 👍

@@terencethomas7599 : Well for something that doesn't exist it sure is making a lot of money and employing a lot of people.

Also loved that he said it in the most professional, mature, and classiest way possible when he was being honest

It will come back...

Cornell, not Columbia.

In fairness- Brando went through Hell in his upbringing and instead of using his fame to self indulge he used his status for Civil Rights, LGBTQ and Indian Rights WELL before it was popular to do so (today it’s mainstream to do it). Also I think by the time Reeve met Brando Brando had already despised Hollywood (understandably so)

Totally agree. And he was honest. Much respect. Hollywood now, there all sold out. All they do is influence on whatever the agenda is in the main stream media. And a bunch of pervs lol. Rip Chris.

What made Brando the "greatest actor of all time"? Because he had a cool name? He was not even in the same league as men like Daniel Day Lewis, Gary Oldman. Sean Penn, DeNiro, Denzel.

Chris said it perfectly. Not only about Brando but the critics.

@@gheller2261 Brando is a cult whose acting is still copied by many actors, and whose films have influenced many cinema directors. I respect the names you mentioned but saying he was great because of his name, and not giving credit to his body of work is disingenuous.

He definitely had reason to be less than enthused by Brando's performance given that he notoriously refused to memorize any of his lines for Superman. Much like in The Godfather, they had to place cue cards in creative places so Marlon would still look naturalistic while, say, reading a tearful farewell to his son off of a baby's diaper. He also insisted on filming the rehearsals - in his words, to seem more naturalistic, but rather obviously a way to cash in on a multi-million dollar paycheck with as little work as possible.

And with that, Brando's chances of agreeing to appear in Superman 3 and 4 evaporated.

@@jedijones Brando wasn’t in Superman 2 as well.

@@jedijones he was barely in the first one...pretty much 8 minutes. Reeves had balls to tell it like it is

@@stephenlord7316 He was...it was leftover footage from S1..

@@Yousaf_Yunes That was in Superman returns. They used Susannah York as is mom for Superman 2.

Unbelievably correct 👍 as well

Balls of Steel

@@clinicalpsychologist read my mind

Not really. Brando was a common joke in the 80's.

​@@redrick8900 But he came back with a vengeance in the 90's with Dr. Moreau

People could think faster back then and weren't worried whether the audience could follow along.

@@tristramcoffin926 that's true. Also cocaine!

@@astrodax2753 you’re a dunce

No. The level of articulate, coherent speech was expected. The ability to think on your feet was too. Compare that with Trump,Biden, Pence, Harris. Think back on the last two Presidential primary debates of both parties. There was a large field. Who stood out for ideas well-spoken?

@@dennishickey7194I mean I could think of a few well spoken candidates on the democratic side. Trump and Biden however are from the same generation as those guests on 80's talkshows. One is stupid and the other is demented, and Republican politics is based on incoherent garbage so I wouldn't say it's a fair argument

That’s beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️

dont be mad

@@chriskrausesmovie ???? Mad about what?

Brando himself was very open about how he had lost his interest in acting and was only doing it for the money. It had to have been a frustrating experience for Reeve, and I admire his honesty very much.

Imagine you are 20-30 something who is starting in a major blockbuster with a major movie star, only for said guy to act like Steven Seagal on set. Reeve just says the ugly part out loud while the press keeps inflating Brando's ego

The only Superman the movie world needs (sorry, Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill).

No steroids or plastic surgery either

I loved him in Noises Off. Brilliant.

13 years. That's pretty random and not close.

​@@mikekillagreen9432Was there supposed to be a point to your comment?

@@purplemist7 Is there a point to yours?

Somewhere in time is still and one of my most beautiful choices...

I respectfully disagree. I bet Reeve would had a different perspective on Brando as a 53 year old man (Reeve lived to 52 years). Reeve was talking as an idealistic young man here. Whether Brando did method or phone it in, his acting commanded the attention of the audience whenever he was on screen. Reeve just didn't understand Brando's level of talent or his introversion. Not everyone wants to be a teacher.

i think it was 10million

What "facts"? He gave his opinions. And Brando did a fine job in that picture, so I don't know what Reeve is talking about.

@@Cosmo-Kramer he's not talking about his acting-just his attitude in general.Brando was kind of weird.But most ppl knew that anyway

@@burlhorse61 No, he said he "phoned it in". By "it", he meant his acting performance.

Did you think Brando’s performance looked phoned in? Of course you didn’t. And your saying Reeves was the great actor lol. Totally ridiculously biased comment.

@@burlhorse61 Weird? Weird because he didn’t care about a trophy from Hollywood? That instead he used the platform for a cause instead of the crying acceptance speech. Acting was his gift..he didn’t need the adulation and acceptance of other actors. Weird because he bought an island and didn’t bother a soul and was happy? Maybe everyone else is weird trying to acquire material things and working in jobs they don’t love…and are never truly happy. To label a person as weird because they don’t see things as others do or live an independent life is extremely ignorant.

@@gloppyplop7511 oops

Watch the behind the scenes stuff of Brando. What it took to get him to read his lines. Way over payed.

I liked Brando in _Superman,_ but the man insisted on calling it Krypt'n. It's “Krypt-on.”

Meh, any authority figure actor could have done Jor-El just fine. Charlton Heston, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Cary Grant (if you could have lured him out of retirement), and those are just some huge names. You could just as easily cast a nobody with gravitas.

Fair

Amen. Well stated.

and neither of them ever changed.

No one inspired more actors than Brando did! He inspired greats! And so he deserved peace instead of what Reeve wanted.

Yea but don’t take the job then and make 2 million, let someone else who really wants to work take the job, because all you do with your negativity is bring everyone else down and make the experience a bad one as you can see by Christopher’s response. Very selfish. Sorry doesn’t get a pass cause you were once talented.

@@AM-jm5ux Richard Donner: "When I first came on the picture and I heard how much Marlon Brando was paid for it, I was really upset, because it seemed like much more money than anyone is worth. But then working with him and seeing him on film, to me, he is underpaid.”

@@hotrox2112 Pacino met his hero Brando and was happy. Also director of Superman Richard Donner said: "When I first came on the picture and I heard how much Marlon Brando was paid for it, I was really upset, because it seemed like much more money than anyone is worth. But then working with him and seeing him on film, to me, he is underpaid.” So it's Reeve problem, not Marlon's.

@@AM-jm5ux I respectfully disagree sir. Brando was ALWAYS talented- On the Waterfront, The Godfather ect. He was also VERY dedicated towards Civil Rights, Indian Rights, LGBTQ (at a time where it was UNPOPULAR to do so). I find Mr. Brando to be a better humanitarian and actor than Mr. Reeve could’ve hoped to be.

Well said. Only thing I'd add that Hopkins is an institution in this case, not Brando, Americans lacked great acting skills so they made a God out of Brando, who would openly address social problems that were not talked about while at the same time not being there to actually stand for that idea as if he wasn't truly interested in the first place. Fed up with publicity so he did things to make them mad. Can't remember reading of Hopkins being problematic or pushing his terms like that.

@@SkyNetGeneral- glad that you was there to witness it. Find me a article where those natives praise him the way I can find articles where they felt let down by Marlon for firstly risking his life and career only to put them in the same basket as the people who wanted to earn on his name. Like an article that isn't run by the media of the juice. You know real journalism, the thing your people know nothing about. Has it crossed your mind that you don't have the right to talk about disgusting since U.S. is the mass murderer of the world? If I was American, I'd shut the fack up. Since you have magically set foot on the surface of the moon, I don't buy your phony heroism, saving the world etc. But very American of you the way you felt being fabricated to lecture. My ass.

Ikr, it's my opinion that had he been alive and able bodied when they started casting for Man of Steel that he would have been a good choice for the role of Jor-El. And he would have definitely done it way better than Brando imo. He would have actually memorized his lines instead of reading them of strategically placed cue cards, I can tell you that.

@@joaniekeyser4036 fantasy land must be an awesome place

@@PhillipCummingsUSA just my opinion, bruh. Crowe was good as Jor-El, believe me, but I stand by my previous comment.