Here's the whole Olivier quote: "People ask me why I'm playing in this picture. The answer is simple: Money, dear boy. I'm like a vintage wine. You have to drink me quickly before I turn sour. I'm almost used up now and I can feel the end coming. That's why I'm taking money now. I've got nothing to leave my family but the money I can make from films. Nothing is beneath me if it pays well. I've earned the right to damn well grab whatever I can in the time I've got left."

“WHY DID YOU LET PIERCE BROSNAN SING?!” 10/10.

According to a book written by the medved Brothers, Olivier did research for the role and apparently general Omar Bradley told him that when he wasn’t giving a speech, Douglas MacArthur talked a bit like the actor WC Fields. So he just went whole hog on the WC Fields and personation… Suddenly his performance makes a lot more sense

"How does any editor worth his salt let that hap-" LOL

According to IMDB: Laurence Olivier was interviewed during the film's production and explained why he agreed to be part of its cast: "People ask me why I'm playing in this picture. The answer is simple. Money, dear boy. I'm like a vintage wine. You have to drink me quickly before I turn sour. I'm almost used up now and I can feel the end coming. That's why I'm taking money now. I've got nothing to leave my family but the money I can make from films. Nothing is beneath me if it pays well. I've earned the right to damn well grab whatever I can in the time I've got left."

I can't help but notice how many characters are wearing 1980s style clothing in a movie that is supposed to take place in 1950

Technically the Korean War is still going on, a peace treaty was never signed, there just hasn't been any hostilities since 1953.

I have a great uncle who was a Montford Point Marine. He took part in the amphibious landing on Inchon and in the Battle of Seoul South Korea. He was also at the Chosen Frozen.He also fought in the Battle of Peleliu and Okinawa.

So a historical battle movie....funded by a cult. That's as weird and trippy as Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys meeting Charles Manson.

MacArthur probably would have had his wife sleep in a separate room. He also insisted that everyone, his wife and children included, address him, not as Douglas, or Doug, or Father, or honey, but General. He had his own wife address him as "General". He was deeply offended at one point in the Second World War during the planning for the invasion of the Philippines when an Admiral, possibly Nimitz, I don't remember which, greeted him by saying something to the effect of "Hello Doug, how are you?".

Its a shame. The story of the landing at Inchon is actually very interesting. But we'll probably never get a good movie about it.

I miss big budget epic movies. Except for ones like Inchon. They can go straight to hell.

dammit Smeghead, I have school tomorrow *watches video anyway

I WAS about to go to bed, but I guess I can stay up a little longer. 😃

Jerry Goldsmith is one of my all time favorite composers, right up there with Alan Silvestri, James Horner, John Williams and Akira Ifukube. How is it conceivable that he was brought on board for this lackluster piece of cinema?!

Am I the only one who was getting a Christopher Walken vibe from Laurence Olivier in this movie?

The reagan impression was fine ive heard much worse.

Olivier looks like Sander Cohen without a mustache. This is the movie Olivier was talking about when he said he was doing it for "Money, dear boy." When the film went over schedule and he began receiving bonuses, he requested (and received) that they be delivered in briefcases by helicopter.

Regan imitation was serviceable.

Very good. But one criticism you missed. Notice the late 70's fashions and hairstyles in a movie about the Korean War.

Now that I'm early I wanted to say that I love your channel and you deserve way more subscribers! With love from Argentina.

Regarding the pipe, pipe cured tobacco does not stay smoldering the way cigarette cured tobacco does. You can stop it burning by waiting a few seconds and covering the top with your fingers, which has about as much discomfort associated with it as putting out a candle with your fingers.

I always love how you call out the skeevy things that any actor or person involved in a movie has done or is known for. Like you're one of the good guys for sure 👍 👌 😉

Actually, I know several couples who sleep in separate rooms and are perfectly happy. Sometimes people snore and that's it.

"WHY DID YOU LET PIERCE BROSNAN SING?!?" best part right there XD

Two theories as to why Inchon never got a video release: 1. I noticed that Sean's credits say that it is "owned by MGM", but it seems to be far from that simple. The MGM library up to early May, 1986 was eventually acquired by Ted Turner after a failed attempt at running the company. Eventually, Turner Entertainment was merged into Time Warner (WarnerMedia as of this writing) and it's library incorporated into the Warner Bros library. I'm thinking that, if Inchon followed this path, Warner Bros doesn't realize it and never thought to put it through the Warner Archive. 2. Maybe MGM only got it for its initial theatrical release, and the rights would revert back to the church after its first run. In this case, its likely that, aside from the TV appearances, they wanted to keep it from the light of day and never licensed it to another company for video distribution. I'm thinking the latter is more likely. Just a thought

Sung Yung Moon was involved in the editing and writing parts. A lot of the cutting off of scenes and awful writing is likely because of moon.

Really man? You had to put this up during the Better Call Saul finale?

To be fair, Ben Gazzara was more animated and fun to watch when he was the villain in Roadhouse.

Yeah, about Roland Emmerich... he’s made several films based on historical events. One about Shakespeare (well, the belief of Shakespeare not writing his own material due to stupid and easily explained reasons) and one about the Stonewall Riots. However, they are so horrifically inaccurate, it’s downright insulting.

A note about the tank firing sound effect. I have heard the same sound effect on movies like Patton and other WW2 movies from the 60s and 70s. It's not the worst. That isn't to say all the sound design on Inchon is any good, just that sound isn't a huge surprise.

17:17 There is a Korean War movie with a similar (not exact) premise. It's Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War. And it is GOOD. Also, while not the best movie, Operation Chromite uses artistic license better by adding a whole espionage aspect prior to the Battle of Inchon.

If you're curious about a much better movie version of this event, take a look at the South Korean movie "Operation Chromite" with Liam Neeson as Gen. MacArthur.

Regardless of how bad this film is, I'm curious how a fan edit would improve it. I know the initial cut that was shown at Cannes was almost three hours long, and there was another edit that was roughly 105 minutes long, but I'm curious how this current version could be improved. Probably discard everything and start from scratch? I'm not a fan of this film, but I'm fascinated by the history of these films and how different cuts (much like Heaven's Gate, The Godfather Part III, or Zack Synder's Justice League) may transform them for the better and really help make them more structural.

Oh yeah, this was one for the books. Thanks Sean...

Regarding your rhetorical question, growing up, my grandmother and her 2nd husband didn’t sleep in the same bedroom either. He even slept in a recliner in the master bedroom while she slept in the larger of the guest rooms.

Another thing that jumps out to me is how the minor characters all look like 1980s people. Hairstyles and clothes don't look period-appropriate.

At least Gregory Peck tried his best in playing MacArthur few years before and did it well. Even Jerry Goldsmith did the score for that one.

So, great review as always, I really like your work. I just had to pipe up about the question about "Who does that?" in regards to husband and wives who have separate bedrooms. The answer is: couple who have to deal with a snoring versus light sleeper issue. And yeah, I am unfortunately speaking from experience. We've been happily married for over 30 years, and both of us got much happier when we finally chose this solution. Sorry if this sounds overly nitpicky, but I still wanted to bring it up.

This movie looks like what would happen if Garth Marenghi decided to try his hand at a biopic.

I'm surprised this movie has never gotten a Videocassette and DVD to this day after it's released in over 3 decades!

I'm surprised this movie was on your radar. It's a footnote in movie history (despite the huge budget) and is more likely to be known to only movie buffs, despite the cast and crew (director Young, composer Goldsmith, etc.), or for where the money came from to make it

I just saw what the 1983 Razzie Worst Picture Winner was. All I can say to you is Good Luck. You’re going to need it.

I just looked at a list of all the award winners. There’s a couple there that I can’t wait to see you get your hands on.

The winner from 1983 is........well let’s just say that once you view it you’ll probably want to stay clear of garden hoses.

I really think you should consider doing a review more than once a month since there a ton of razzie winners and going at your pace this pet project will take you 2 years.

That tank sound effect has been used before in earlier war movies from the 60's and early 70's. So its just a dated tank sound effect for the early 80's lol. Also MacArthur's lords prayer did take place in Seoul after the capital was liberated so it is surprisingly true. Still a horrible movie thou. 41:50 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLaHn5OClb2Wc4E.html

thanks for the review, very good ! But I must admit, "Inchon !" is my guilty pleasure, as I'm really into the Korean War and I really enjoy watching it's bad acting, horrible inaccuracies, etc ! Simply love it !

Next episode: The Lonely Lady. You'll never look at Ray Liotta or garden hoses the same way ever again.

I don't think the "still frame" is actually a still frame. (7:35) The leaves on the trees are still moving, one of the armed soldiers (mid frame, facing to the right) moves back and forth slightly, and there's a little kid in the front of the civilian group who turns their head. Nevertheless, a weird directorial choice to have people try and stand stock still.

7:35 That's not a still frame. If you look closely, you can see some people still moving.

If this movie got a release on BluRay or at least DVD, i'd probably watch it out of curiousity. It honestly doesn't seem painfully bad, only agressively mediocre. Nice Jerry Goldsmith-Score, though.

This review makes me want to see a Cinematic Excrement of The Green Berets or Pearl Harbour. Keep up the good work Sean!

Movie might be terrible but the cover art for this movie was awesome.

To understand how badly it flopped, Secret of NIHM had a budget of $7,000,000. It still underperformed, but it still did better than this movie.

Can't believe this was made the same year as "Das Boot."

Inchon looks like a Terrible Mash episode without some comedy nor Alan Alda.

Couples might sleep in separate bedrooms when one snores like a diesel-powered wood chipper.

At 7:40 when you complain about the inserted stillframe... you can clearly see some movement. I thought it’s just an optical illusion but no, the soldier in the middle clearly swings his gun left and right.

I didn't even realize that Lord Olivier was in this. For some reason, I thought it starred Gregory Peck.

considering that clash of the titans, also featuring laurence olivier, was made in the same year, this movie looks like something from 1962...

Can't wait for 1983's worst picture winner in the next episode. Also, are you going to do a V-blog on Venom?

See, you went to Tommy Wiseau, but I think he sounds more like Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood.

"This is not a documentary and we have used artistic licence." I feel like that's code for "We didn't want to spend too much time researching this boring stuff so we just skimmed the cliffnotes version and filled in the blanks with our own things instead. Don't judge us!"

This event had already been covered much more credibly five years earlier by Gregory Peck in the biopic MacArthur, with additional coverage of the escape and return to the Philippines during WWII as well as the subsequent firing by Truman for insubordination.

7:35 Actually, the leafs in the trees are still moving around, but the people in the shot are standing still.

as far as who sleeps in separate beds & in separate rooms: Old people, that’s who lol. i know my grandparents did and i’ve actually been in many homes where that is the arrangement. Always old as dirt, tho

I feel this is one of the few times where the Razzies actually gave the award of worst picture to a movie that was actually bad at everything (direction, script, acting, special effect) instead of some blockbuster that either critics hated or flopped really hard

Good luck with the next film, it's FAR WORSE than Mommie Dearest, but unlike Inchon, it's available on DVD and even on Blu-ray at Best Buy and Target! ✌🙂🖖

I just realized that if he is going to review all GR Worst Pictures I'll finally get what I was asking for while ago. Can't wait for that 1995

Just FYI the tanks are 76mm USA tanks and you can find videos of them firing blanks and....yeah they actually are kinda high pitched. I know you wouldn't think a tank would have a high pitched gun but those do. My guess is everyone thinks German 88mm when they think "tank gun" as those have that loud low end "God Of Thunder" rumble but American tanks really do have a wimpy pop gun sound, at least the WWII ones did.

Such a shame to see Olivier like this. He was brilliant in his time and he started the National Theatre.

8:02 Some rock-solid self-depreciation there.

I actually like this concept for the show. Can’t wait to see more.

The unresolved subplot problem is largely a result of the film having over an hour hacked out of it at the initial edit stage. The US cut loses a further half hour and is, ah, a tad disjointed.

Holy how did you get a copy of this Turkey

Regarding your question about married couples not sharing the same room, not as outlandish as you think. My Mom sleeps in the master bedroom and my dad usually winds up falling asleep watching TV in the basement. They sleep in the same bed when they travel, the main reason I can think of as to why it doesn't happen at home is that my dad used to snore loudly and the dog would usually take up so much room on the bed.

Great job

What I really hate about this movie is how it makes MacArthur look like a saint when in reality he was en ego-maniacal blowhard who had as many military blunders as he did successes. Just ask any soldiers who served in the South Pacific during WWII. Most of them have a less than favorable opinion of him. Hell the man almost never left Australia for the entire war.

9:40 I was expecting a comparison to Henry Cavil’s poorly digitally removed facial hair in Justice League.

Question: Was the bootlegged copy the 105-minute US theatrical version or the full 140-minute version?

Why would a married couple sleep in different bedrooms? My wife can't sleep without a fan on which I can't stand, and I snore like a drunken bear. So there are good reasons.

You Win Today, My dude!

Note aside, it Is discused to this day if the war in Korea was really a Víctory... Or a slamate.

Another stellar video, Sean. Could you talk about Michael Bay’s razz-tastic Pearl Harbor?

BTW, Smeghead, it will not surprise you to learn that Eugene Clark, who Ben Gazzara's character is based on, would not allow the filmmakers to use his name when he found out that the character based on him was having an affair--hence the name change... I can't say I blame Ben Gazzara for acting like he doesn't want to be there; I think most of the cast agreed with him, IMO...

7:11 "What a story Mark."

Don't sell yourself short. That was a great impression!

how did I miss this episode? o.O

The reason Olivier played MacArthur in that movie is because of the fat paycheck that came with it. He even said it himself: "Money, dear boy."

Next episode is The Lonely Lady, the movie where Ray Liotta rapes one of the Martian children from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians with a garden hose. *Hoo-boy.*

Wow... you know, as much as 1982 is now generally regarded as arguably the greatest year in cinema - and SIX of my Top 100 Favorite Films of All Time are from that year alone - there's no denying that there were quite a number of stinkers, most notoriously HALLOWEEN 3 and THE PIRATE MOVIE, but not until I watched this video did I realize that its subject surpassed those two aforementioned titles in infamous incompetence! And boy is it just plain insulting to see General MacArthur's historic personage soiled as it is to see such iconic talents as Laurence Olivier, Toshiro Mifune and Richard Roundtree, not to mention composer Jerry Goldsmith, wasted in the same film!!!

As much of a piece of shit this film (and Moon) is, as a historian (medievalist, not modernist, admittedly), I do appreciate the disclaimer they put at the beginning. Although I have to admit I laughed at the image of a bunch of old guys solemnly singing ‘Battle Hymn’ and wrapping a flag around their dying friend instead of, y’know, *trying to get help*.

A small suggestion CE: maybe in each Razzie video, list links to the previous videos so we will know how many videos we need to suffer through. You might also want to consider listing (Razzie) in the video title to help these particular vids stands out better. Believe me... when I see the words "excrement" and "razzie" together, I click.

Was it really that hard to get a few T-34s in 1982?

0:41 Not even a minute in and I' already laughing my ass off XD Ohhh, dis gon be goood.

The "voice" that Olivier was trying to make sound like "MacArthur"? Ended up sounding more like "Zeus the Cantor" from "Clash of the Jazz Singer". Olivier was BAAAAAAAD in this time of his career. Take the money Larry. Take it. You more than earned it before. But he was definitely worthy of The Razzie.

Very hard to find a copy of this movie

6.28 - Me: Sounds like something from Bonanza - 6.46 - Me: The f*ck?!

1:18 - HOW DARE YOU FORGET "KIRK CAMERON'S SAVING CHRISTMAS"!!!