Clip | Mae West Made this "Insane" Film at Age 87 | American Masters

Clip | Mae West Made this "Insane" Film at Age 87 | American Masters | PBS

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The film "Sextette," which Mae West made at age 87, was actually a "radical power move," according to comedian Natasha Lyonne. It demonstrated West's supreme confidence as a woman trying to defy the taboo against sexual older women. At the same time, it showed that the persona Mae West created in the 30's was so original that it could endure into the 1970's and beyond. Mae West: Dirty Blonde premieres Tuesday, June 16 at 8/7c.
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@aria8274 4 жыл бұрын

How is an older woman still taking charge of her life, career, and sexuality "sad"? She refused to stay in the "has-been-actress-now-marred-by-age" box. She's acting her age. Her way. It's not sad. It's badass.

@sup393 4 жыл бұрын

She was the original sexual gangster

@Chelaxim 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call it acting her age. If you seen Sextette you'd know she is only supposed to be a few years older than her suitors. I know Hollywood punishes women for aging but you have to draw the line at a woman pushing 90 years old playing someone in their mid 30s.

@johnboys4697 3 жыл бұрын

@@Chelaxim she was Mae West get over your self !

@myrasri9688 3 жыл бұрын

Hah, if this was a guy carrying on like this, the other men would be sooooo jealous.... 😆

@lisaaugustin5400 3 жыл бұрын

Mae West in her mind....she was not Miss Mae, mother, mama, Ma'am Auntie, Grandmother, Granny, Old Lady, I'm sure NO one was allowed to call her that either !

@julianhermanubis6800 3 жыл бұрын

I love Mae West on screen, no matter what age she was. "Sextette" was West's giving an extended middle finger to polite society's telling her to "act her age." She had the last laugh.

@MountTheodore72 3 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@bettyschneider5268 3 жыл бұрын

Ya she won't be laughing in Hell 🔥 with the rest of Hollywood! 🇺🇸🏌 just sad! 🎭 before you get all mad. Just to let you know i like some of the celebrities? But most are probably going the wrong way!

@julianhermanubis6800 3 жыл бұрын

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@bettyschneider5268 3 жыл бұрын

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@julianhermanubis6800 3 жыл бұрын

@@bettyschneider5268 Stop upvoting your own replies. It makes you look insecure, and you'll never be a successful troll if you lack confidence.

@Justme77400 3 жыл бұрын

Mae West never took herself seriously. She was all about having fun and laughing. THAT made her special. She was one great lady.

@kishawolson7679 Жыл бұрын

And made her live a very long time...laughing and having fun kept her young.....her leo-gemini energy was a blessing....

@LegionIvory Жыл бұрын

Actually, she took herself too seriously, which was a big issue with her and other actors in Hollywood. She lived her on-screen persona at all times, and it rubbed some people the wrong way. However, it also made her a SHIT TON of money, so... lol 🤷🏾‍♂️

@mikeg8276 3 жыл бұрын

I *love* that she started stage acting in the 19th century, started making movies around age 40, and kept making them after age 80. She was an artist, a free spirit, and an inspiration!

@lorenheard2561 3 жыл бұрын

And isn't it so hysterical that people when she was in her 40's called her."old" then! She out lasted many a mean and bitter naysayer!😉💖☘

@cynthialuvlight2480 3 жыл бұрын

@@lorenheard2561 So very true! I agree completely!!!

@tiffanyfoy1039 2 жыл бұрын

@@lorenheard2561 well said😄😄👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👋👋

@meman6964 2 жыл бұрын

She wrote and produced the movie

@marjoriemargel1567 2 жыл бұрын

@@meman6964 She wrote all of those movies! All the way from the Thirties to Sextette!

@cecilyerker 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell it’s obviously a comedy and that her being as old as she is is part of the humor and absurdity. It’s just like any Mel Brooks movie. Good for her for keeping her sense of humor. Elizabeth Taylor sure enjoyed an active romantic life well into her old age!

@nspector 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, thank you! I wanted to write what you did here in you first sentence while reading some of the comments, but it's 4 in the morning and I was too tired to figure out how to say it. But you did it! : D

@louisxiiii 3 жыл бұрын

It's absurd and not absurd at the same time. She acknowledges the absurdity, but then shows that she still has appeal, so it's not so absurd after all.

@theexmann 3 жыл бұрын

It's not that clear. She's obviously in on the joke, but not completely at her expense especially when it comes to her looks. One of the actors on Myra Breckinridge said she was somewhat jealous of Raquel Welch. Though, of course, Raquel is now 80 and looks good.

@WLHS 3 жыл бұрын

I remember being 16-17 & though I hadn’t seen the film it was all the tv interviews by the actors from the film who suddenly decided they were embarrassed blah blah blah things like female co stars really making ms west sound decrepit eh Sophia.

@manuginobilisbaldspot424 3 жыл бұрын

You can? It looks like Mae West still trying to be Mae West. What's the joke? Those things are kind of winked and nodded to the audience...that wasn't the case in this movie. And it's damn sure not what a lot of the women in this thread are defending. It's just more female hypocrisy. Period.

@grottoserpentina9342 3 жыл бұрын

I think Mae West not only had obvious self confidence, but she could make fun of her larger than life persona. She never seemed to take her sexy image too seriously--- She simply had fun with it.

@uwsgrrrl9981 2 жыл бұрын

I love Mae West. She was having a blast. She didn’t care what others thought about her sexuality. No sadness about her behavior in my eyes, only admiration

@makingknowsense8979 3 жыл бұрын

She was a character and special. An example to all women - you don't get old you get better.

@ravenswoods177 3 жыл бұрын

So true!

@majdavojnikovic 3 жыл бұрын

I am a woman of 57 and I see this as basically delusional. Nice kemp, this movie, but don't build a feminist momentum around it. "You don't get old" my ass... You do get old and you can choose to own it, or to denie it. I have friends of my age starting to panic. Doing interventions, taking hormones to keep their period going... The only thing I agree is having a younger lovers and/or company, if that's what you like or need. But pretending being younger...Please don't.

@ravenswoods177 3 жыл бұрын

@@majdavojnikovic agree completely 😄

@lisaaugustin5400 3 жыл бұрын

OLD IS NOT BETTER !!!

@lisaaugustin5400 3 жыл бұрын

I really dont mind being older, what I hate are the terms of endearments, ma'am mama, Auntie Queen, saying my first name formal, that IS not my name !!! Respect is treating some one nice NOT changing their name !!!

@carolyng5044 3 жыл бұрын

She was a comedian, and her quick wit and comments may have been flashy in her time, but they were funny. She made one last bow to her audience with this film. Proving that she was still the great Mae West she always was, no apologies. RIP

@glendarobinson2841 2 жыл бұрын

None whatsoever..

@1minigrem 3 жыл бұрын

The actors looked like they were enjoying themselves, just having fun with Mae.

@laobok 2 жыл бұрын

Bar Timothy Dalton. He was ashamed of his involvement in this, lol

@cherylwilkinson3228 2 жыл бұрын

@@laobok I don't think that's true, in interviews he seemed to have a lot of respect for her. He said she was a fascinating woman.

@bernhardtsen74 2 жыл бұрын

they all grew up watching her movies, they surely had a blast making it!

@drsunshine1959 Жыл бұрын

@@laobok Dalton said he found her fascinating and he loved talking with her about her earlier years. He said he had a lot of fun making it even if the movie didn't turn out as well as they'd hoped.

@PH-vv1ky 3 жыл бұрын

She looked incredible for being in her 80's! Great lady.

@bonitahobbs2097 2 жыл бұрын

NEARER TO 90!!!!! FITNESS IS EVERY SENSE!!!

@jessicalee9120 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. She could have passed for late 50's.

@CraftyZanTub 2 жыл бұрын

I thought she was a little raggedy for her 40s, but found out she's far older than that in this clip. Wow.

@SmartStart24 2 жыл бұрын

I’m saying!!! Everyone’s mentioning how old she was but how f-ing good did she look for being nearly 90 years old!? Her makeup was so classy and appropriate/beautiful for her age too. God bless!

@EagleRockers 3 жыл бұрын

Mae West was and is an American icon. I saw her in person twice in the 1970s and her striking image is burned into my mind. She was truly one of a kind.

@reneedaniel2881 3 жыл бұрын

You lucky duck you

@EagleRockers 3 жыл бұрын

@Marie All I can say is she's one of the few people I've encountered who had an 'aura' around them. That may sound weird, but that's how I saw her.

@beastylad7418 5 ай бұрын

Just watched her being interviewed by Dick Cavett “ many moons ago’ as you said she had this aura about her, your very lucky to have met her anyway’ thanks for sharing 👍

@agirlhasnoname1422 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, she was having fun at 87!! I think thats amazing. How many men do we see in their older yrs, with young women on their arms, and thats accepted. Why can't this be!? Geez, it was Mae West after all....

@lonewolffullmoon 3 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend and I were in Venice beach at a gas station and guess who rolled up in a limo she got a signed 8x10 of Mea (she kept a stack of 8x10’s of herself when she drove around) I couldn’t believe it will never forget that it was 1978

@aphillyate1 3 жыл бұрын

I LIVED for Sextette! Each and every scene is a classic for all the wrong reasons. The irony was lost on everyone, and it was a beautiful...er, simpler time. Whenever Mae was off screen the lighting and camera focus suddenly got sharper. Just glorious!

@MasseurDavis 3 жыл бұрын

I recently saw this, didn't know she was a trailblazer, pioneer, what a spectacular woman. It's not that she couldn't keep up with Hollywood, Hollywood couldnt keep up with her!

@alanaronald244 3 жыл бұрын

I love the little segment of her shimmying & shaking at 3:37. She defined herself, & didn't let anyone tell her what to do & how to do it. And she was a fantastically witty playwright & performer. Combining sexuality & humor was a radical thing, and that she was a woman who did this in her work at the time, truly amazing.

@MadameRosaFortuneTeller 3 жыл бұрын

agreed

@tula1433 2 ай бұрын

If you ever see the full clip of her dancing there just to the right of her a young Zsa Zsa Gabor is there cheering her on! ❤

@kellygreen5556 2 жыл бұрын

I once wrote to Mae West at the Ravenswood Apts telling her how much I admired her. In return, I received a photo of her signed " SIN- cerely Mae West" ( sin was underlined) along with a printed sheet giving certain prices if I wanted more photos. Smart business woman!

@jmatt4life 3 жыл бұрын

She was FANTASTIC!!! Mae West kept up her positive, active spirit for life. Her joie de vive was undeterred and it showed in her confidence, her work, and her smile. If anyone condemns her, it is out of pure jealousy! Mae West LIVED until her last day! KUDOS to her!!!

@roberttrepagnier9149 3 жыл бұрын

There will never be another Mae.

@MadameRosaFortuneTeller 3 жыл бұрын

yes there will....ha ha....cos she will reincarnate!!!

@quester09 3 жыл бұрын

@Narc Injury as he said: no more Maes

@joeurban3360 3 жыл бұрын

That was Mae Clark in Public Enemy. Mae Busch was in Laurel & Hardy films.

@siegridthomas9674 3 жыл бұрын

TRUE TRUE TRUE !

@Daisnap 2 жыл бұрын

@@joeurban3360 Yes, and wasn’t Mae Clarke wonderful in the lead role in the original Waterloo Bridge!

@johanprx7985 3 жыл бұрын

Mae West can do anything. If she wants to date James Bond when she is 87 then it's gonna happen. Still looking good at 87. Love that woman!

@Garsons-oq4lh 3 жыл бұрын

She was 83 when Sextette was filmed in late 1976-early 77. Shame on PBS for spreading false information.

@melissahalley580 4 жыл бұрын

She had confidence and class... something rare nowadays!

@wondergranny2299 3 жыл бұрын

She had no class! She was immoral.

@noneofyourbusiness281 3 жыл бұрын

Class? are you serious?

@truthdweller3454 3 жыл бұрын

She would probably take exception to being described as having "class".

@MegaSunny57 3 жыл бұрын

Wonder Granny Hating much! Sounds more like you’re upset because she looks good and you don’t! LOL

@wondergranny2299 3 жыл бұрын

@@MegaSunny57 Not at all.

@maxads1134 3 жыл бұрын

"The British are coming!" Genius. Also I just found out that she may have been the originator of that phrase: "Is that a "object" or are you just glad to see me".

@jamesmorris5547 2 жыл бұрын

The line was from her 1926 play, "Sex". In it, she played Margie Lamont, a waterfront prostitute. In one scene, a uniformed police officer embraces her, and she asks, "Is that a pistol in your pocket, or are ya just glad to see me?" At the time, it was almost considered obscene to title a play, "Sex". She wrote it under a pen name, Jane Mast. Eventually, the play was raided by the police for obscenity (!) and she was sentenced to ten days in jail. It turned out to be great publicity and ticket sales skyrocketed upon her release. Contrary to popular belief, the movie Sextette was not based on her play Sex. Sextette was a comedy she wrote and starred in on stage in 1960-62. It was never on Broadway, she just toured with it around the country - she was then in her late 60's!

@Daisnap 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmorris5547 Talk about being ahead of her time - I believe after her stint in the slammer for doing “Sex” on Broadway - and before she became a sensation in her first Hollywood film Night After Night - she wrote and starred in another Broadway show The Drag about drag queens! She was also very spiritual and held regular Friday night seances in her apartment in The Ravenswood building in Hollywood.

@xdra31 3 жыл бұрын

I want to say just one thing, she looked great for 87, or even 83 (since reading the comments as some have pointed out).

@lynneneubeck2274 2 жыл бұрын

Mae West’s movies were all tongue-in-cheek and just great fun. As a teenagerI had the opportunity to see her in person at the premiere of Myra Breckinridge. As she came down the aisle with her entourage of muscular young men, we all stood on our seats to see her and the crowd went wild! She was awesome!

@marknorthwest93 3 жыл бұрын

Mae West believed that while everyone thought she was 28, she really was "twenty- sex!" One must credit her, as her adage "that you are only as old a you feel," makes a LOT of sense!

@nelaknight 3 жыл бұрын

Mae West is,was and always will be an icon. Ahead of her time by decades. She took control of every part of her life and screw them if they don’t like it! Love her!

@UrsOrson 4 жыл бұрын

Just to add that Mae West (born 17 August 1893) was 83 and not 87 when she made that movie. Production started in late 1976 and ended in the early part of 1977. As a teenage boy at that time I collected all the news items in the movie mags of the day, who were amazed at Mae doing a new movie. Yes it took a while to get the film into release. While not of massive importance, I would have expected a PBS documentary to get the age of Mae West right. Yes the movie would have been better if done in the mid or late sixties as the first plans came up, but great to have this Sextette then no Sextette at all. Besides it's flaws I love this movie.

@auberjean6873 3 жыл бұрын

Urs Mattmann I appreciate knowing that. Thank you. Be well!

@WLHS 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know about sextette until yesterday. I thought Lucille ball in Mame was amazing but now it’s ridiculous. Sextette speaks volumes.

@FrankiesFancy 3 жыл бұрын

Like 4 years matter when you're in your 80s lmfao

@shelleynobleart 2 жыл бұрын

Math! If the claimed date of birth was correct! I know a 98 year old man who claims to all matters to be merely 93. Even his medical records! Vanity is all to some.

@HelloKitty-wd6gj 4 жыл бұрын

87 still looking good talking good walk-in good

@Garsons-oq4lh 3 жыл бұрын

83 in Sextette filmed in late 1976.

@ModernGoddess81 3 жыл бұрын

It’s my goal to be just like her 💕

@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110 3 жыл бұрын

Right?! She’s 40 frikkin years older than me and I STILL wouldn’t kick her outta bed for eatin crackers! Lol! Her confidence was soooo appealing.

@denisemezynski8014 3 жыл бұрын

Mae was a Gorgeous Woman till day she died .....NO One can take Away her Style, Beauty, Class, Curves, Personality, Grace, Humor, Skills, Compassion, Love, etc ! Mae was LEGEND ..... there will Never be Another !!

@sharksport01 2 жыл бұрын

Shes actually quite unattractive, thats what made her so great.

@INTOASECRETLAND 2 жыл бұрын

She was brilliant, she was just laughing at herself really which is what made it so funny. Sticking two fingers up to anyone who said "you can't do that...." Her response was always "watch me"!

@Garsons-oq4lh 4 жыл бұрын

But she wasn't 87 when she made her last film. She was 83 (born 1893 August) when filming took place in late 1976.

@Darrigrande 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! She died in 1980 at 87!

@tgiacin435 3 жыл бұрын

She was 85 when they filmed, but the character was 28 who was married 6 times

@UrsOrson 3 жыл бұрын

@@tgiacin435 Nowhere in the movie it says Marlo Manners is 28. Being six times married more realistic would have been a woman at least in her forties. Of course still quite an age difference as Mae was 83 when the movie was filmed. But that is ok, she was Mae West after all.

@tgiacin435 3 жыл бұрын

@@UrsOrson one of the actors said she was supposed to be 28 in the play

@stiffrichard2816 3 жыл бұрын

@@tgiacin435 It was a joke.

@joannebailey8277 3 жыл бұрын

nothing sad about it except someone thinking it's sad.....She was amazing

@SusanAngelettiMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly God Bless her!!

@TomasGarcia-zd1tg 3 жыл бұрын

Anybody that take her or call her ridiculous are just the kind of people that are afraid to get old and be discarded...she is her own woman

@MegaSunny57 3 жыл бұрын

Love her confidence! A true legend. She was charge right up to the end! RIP

@helenstecenko9345 3 жыл бұрын

Mae West was a natioal treasure, a woman well ahead of her time

@MyMagic111 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, Mae was right where she needed to be. She was one of those who set the dynamite charges under the sexually repressed society of her day and lit the fuse. She was a role model for women. Both men and women loved her. I'm not sure how today's cancel culture would receive her if she were still with us, because of the way she sexualized women. She was an amazing woman.

@tanyaedwards4574 3 жыл бұрын

I find myself grinning from ear to ear- love that kind of attitude!

@rudyrivera718 3 жыл бұрын

she had such an attractive charisma love to this day❤️

@Darrigrande 3 жыл бұрын

She was a incredible lady!

@DGonz-dr1fl 3 жыл бұрын

I won a vintage rhinestone brooch of hers several years ago at auction. :-) G!

@charlottehanna790 3 жыл бұрын

Ain't you cool......Ibet that it's beautiful.

@ashleystewart994 3 жыл бұрын

This was the definition of a real "STAR". Nothing compared to her then or has since.

@karenwright9123 3 жыл бұрын

It's not sad to get old...it's sad to be unhealthy and old...but to be aged and feel pretty damn good,Mae West was great...cheers to getting older and still feeling like getting frisky and Timothy Dalton ,Wow,I'd go for that myself!!!

@jabbaa6500 3 жыл бұрын

She opened the door for many during her time. What is sad is we have no one today who is like Mae. There are no Movie Stars today, we have media personalities with 0 talent. Bring back "Holywood" and true entertainment. Thankfully we can watch stars like Mae and never forget....

@TANTRUMGASM 2 жыл бұрын

spelled "Hollywood"

@jackjules7552 Жыл бұрын

You are right. We have no movie stars today because the public has deserted the Cinema to stay home and watch Netflix. Cinemas in New York are closing in droves.

@TerryTolkinnnn 3 жыл бұрын

The "Wrap Party" for this film was held in the Spring of 1978 at the "Club Baths House" in Manhattan and I was there too!

@kathyjuneart 2 жыл бұрын

She's been my hero since the 70s, when I was a child. I thought " I wanna be like her!". and I still do. When I met my fella, after a few dates... I left him a a card with the "When I'm good..." quote stuck in his door. Lol. It worked and is still working 20 yrs later. Confidence, smarts, swagger, strength and humor are everything. Thanks, Mae.

@gedigi9010 3 жыл бұрын

She's A Legend.

@fokkerd3red618 3 жыл бұрын

She was one of a kind. R.I.P.

@kllwc7772 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a camp classic ,they don’t tend to take themselves too seriously 💌🤩💌 Her Body of work remains VERY impressive indeed 💌🌟💌

@lorenheard2561 3 жыл бұрын

Even as a little girl,I just totally loved Mae's attitude and style!😍💖☘🕊

@Weirdkauz 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when I first saw her, in "I'm no Angel", I couldn't believe my eyes, bc I thought she wasn't sexy at all, even then. But after a few moments, that doesn't even matter. She's just great. Funny, smart and a natural Equalist (that's feminism including all genders, it also includes all races): any female character in her movies is treated as a person, no matter what color their skin as well. I'm a fan for decades now, and I still think that Cary Grant looked at her with badly hidden distaste in the two movies they did together, but she just does not care. She was a sex goddess without ever looking like mainstream-sexy. And she started in the movie business way after she crossed the magic age-border for females! She was 39 when she first appeared on screen, 40 when she became a leading lady. Plus she wrote her own scripts, fought her own fight with the censors, and had loads of fun with many men. What a woman!

@francesca7142 3 жыл бұрын

I think we need some fact checking here. If m not mistaken, West gave Grant his start and directed him in her films.

@yanifree114 3 жыл бұрын

@@francesca7142 That is ringing a figurative bell. I believe you're correct.

@jamesmorris5547 2 жыл бұрын

Cary Grant adored her. He said he learned everything he knew about comic timing from her, which is not surprising -- her comic timing was flawless. She did not gibe him his start; he'd made a few movies before he did She Done Him Wrong with her in 1933. Notably, he played opposite Marlene Dietrich in 1932 in Blonde Venus. But Cary Grant loved and respected Mae West so much that he never corrected her when she claimed to have discovered him.

@Weirdkauz 2 жыл бұрын

@@francesca7142 She did not direct her films, she wrote the scripts. She obviously had a lot of pull on set, but she also had good directors working with her. She did give Grant his start, he was just her type. What I am saying is my personal impression that Grant did not find her sexy in the least, and he was so bad an actor that he could not hide it. Totally overrated the man. Plus, West never had an affair with him, which is saying a lot for a tall dark and handsome in her immediate vicinity. My sources are my own eyes on movies I have both seen several times, Emily Wortis Leider's Biography "Mae West - I'm no Angel", as well as Mae West's autobiography "Goodness had nothing to do with it".

@cherylwilkinson3228 2 жыл бұрын

@@Weirdkauz Thinking Cary Grant was a bad actor is just your opinion, there are plenty of people who thought he was a good actor.

@pearlgirl5643 3 жыл бұрын

Ms. West is my Spirit Animal - ROARRR🐆

@charlottebruce979 4 жыл бұрын

100 % agree with the lady at the end Mae had self confidence and women need to have more self confidence. We as women should, like Mae, not give a flying f***k what other people think, and acknowledge that sexiness doesn't have to end with the menopause. That's why Mae is my idol.

@asensibleyoungman2978 3 жыл бұрын

Stop playing the victim.

@charlottehanna790 3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I love Mae forever!

@sharksport01 2 жыл бұрын

That was a lady???

@libertygiveme1987 3 жыл бұрын

Never was much of a Mae West FAN, but I agree with the Narrator, women NEED MORE SELF-CONFIDENCE, and Mae West NEVER LACKED THAT!!!!

@beverlywilson4942 3 жыл бұрын

Most drag queens don't

@cynthialuvlight2480 3 жыл бұрын

@@beverlywilson4942 It is a complete and utter waste of time to judge others. Clean your own closet first.

@TheAkd89 3 жыл бұрын

She was 84 and acted 24.. which was STELLAR

@Darrigrande 4 жыл бұрын

It is sad to grow old, bus is not sad to keep your self confidence and sexuality!

@wondergranny2299 3 жыл бұрын

I'm almost 60 yrs old and past menopause, and happier now than I ever was when young. I don't miss bein young and led by the nose by lust. It's a bondage of hormones.

@Darrigrande 3 жыл бұрын

@@wondergranny2299 Bravo!

@src3360 3 жыл бұрын

@@wondergranny2299 Older women, post menopause, still have carnal desires. Why do you think those dirty novels sell so well... lol

@wondergranny2299 3 жыл бұрын

@@src3360 It's a matter of morality and self respect. Some people live a hedonistic lifestyle no matter how old they get because they're ignorant heathens.

@lisaaugustin5400 3 жыл бұрын

Being old is no picnic for me, I hate the terms of endearments !!!!

@ozziewarrens8804 3 жыл бұрын

I say, "BRAVO" Miss. Mae West. BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO!

@curtisstewart9426 3 жыл бұрын

"Why Don't You Come Up And See Me Sometime." That one line told it all with Mae West.

@joanofarc33 3 жыл бұрын

Its because she was a legend and so she could parody herself!

@sheauva3603 4 жыл бұрын

I love it, I hope when I'm 80 and still have my mojo and a great sense of humor

@johnheppenstall4904 3 жыл бұрын

Just a liberated person being a liberated person. She was having so much fun. Life's a fandango!

@yoyokum1483 3 жыл бұрын

Mae West was a "Gangster" with a capital G. BossWoman, Shot-Caller .....Nobody like her......why ( 41) years AFTER her Death, she is a Legend.... As a child on Saturday mornings we would watch her movies on our B&W TV. In our household Mae West was a strong, smart, and independent woman. My parents were always repeating some quotes, especially, " 1+1 = 2 ..... 2+2=4.....and 5'ill get Cha 10 if ya' Kno how ta work it." And to this day...... My business sense is still molded on that saying...... Thank You Mae West just for being........ MAE WEST !!!!

@dea9273 2 жыл бұрын

She was an absolute blast!!! A true legend.

@johnboys4697 3 жыл бұрын

Love the footage of her dancing and at the end Debbie Reynolds clapping !

@darreylhenderson702 3 жыл бұрын

That's not Debbie Reynolds, that's Zaa Zsa Gabor

@johnboys4697 3 жыл бұрын

@Darreyl Henderson it looks like Debbie to me ! Were you there?

@darreylhenderson702 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnboys4697 it's clearly Zsa Zsa Gabor (those cheekbones are dead giveaway) but believe whatever you want...

@08pixiedust 3 жыл бұрын

That's Zsa Zsa for sure.

@Daisnap 2 жыл бұрын

My first thought was Zsa Zsa. I am positive it is she, not Debbie.

@lori8553 3 жыл бұрын

May West was BOLD and BEAUTIFUL. I can’t say anything more because the description of May was said very well in this cover story. Good job 👍

@phalisatumblin1249 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! She was still beautiful at 87...I want be like her when I grow up😁

@garymazzeo3490 3 жыл бұрын

She did whatever she wanted and it made her happy!

@breahsaldana9251 3 жыл бұрын

She was absolutely fabulous!!

@missmarymary6506 3 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you!! I was 14 when I saw this movie!!!one o do my. All time favorites! Mae she rest in peace!

@liveinms9949 2 жыл бұрын

Im in my 40s and in high school all the girls watched may west movies and practiced the "look" may would give all the young men. She was a force to be reconed with!

@sjwillis1137 3 жыл бұрын

She's being tongue in cheek , and doing it with true glamour and class . 👄

@josephconsoli4128 3 жыл бұрын

I don't recall this movie, but I think it was an awesome idea! it was the best she could do at that point in her life. Just sort of parody her legendary imagine and have fun. She was arrested and did time in 1927 for doing a play called "Sex" in NYC and I have a feeling this movie was coming full circle for her. She even did a play that dealt with homosexuality back then too, and was arrested again, but got off that time. She was a wayyyy ahead of her time.

@glendarobinson2841 2 жыл бұрын

She definitely was.

@barbaramcspadden8655 3 жыл бұрын

Never seen May West looking anything other than having the time of her life. 🌺

@victoriankambe3070 3 жыл бұрын

“Is that a gun in your pocket or are you happy to see me?” 😂😂

@singsing1133 3 жыл бұрын

If people dont get Mae West then too bad for them. I hope someday they wont be so repressed and will have her confidence!!!

@racheljolley26352 3 жыл бұрын

100% all woman, all class, what a legend ♥️⭐️🏆

@wandafuqua2050 3 жыл бұрын

I waited on Mae West back in the 70s the Holiday Inn she came walking down the aisle with two nice-looking men on each arm she made an entrance very memorable to me

@bamlover8485 3 жыл бұрын

She was more attractive at 87 than I am at 26.... and this literally due to her sexual freedom.

@kina18 3 жыл бұрын

It's all done with costume, wigs, makeup, editing and lighting. You don't believe she looked like that IRL, do you? They even said in the video she would always go everywhere ahead of time to mess with the lighting. It's clear she was overweight and sagging, held together in her gowns with Lycra, padding and tape. Not saying this to insult her but that it's obvious there was a lot of studio magic going on there.

@quester09 3 жыл бұрын

@@kina18 you sound a little bitter, dear.

@kina18 3 жыл бұрын

@@quester09 Facts are bitter?

@kina18 3 жыл бұрын

@Ethans Husband Don't be silly. So you really believe an 80 plus yo woman looks like she does in that movie? You've never heard of all the cosmetic, wardrobe and tech tricks of the movie industry? I don't believe you;re on the internet and are still that naive. Facts don't care about your feelings or your fan crushes BTW.

@kina18 3 жыл бұрын

@Ethans Husband Don't be upset or insulted by reality.

@tommunyon2874 3 жыл бұрын

Her stage and film persona was a her own creation which she stuck to throughout her life. One supposition that is oft repeated is that older people are past changing. So, why should she change? She got much of her inspiration from drag queens, who played up a form of hyperfeminity.

@vickiegveg 2 жыл бұрын

Um, no. They imitated Her.

@lanazak773 3 жыл бұрын

She exuded a love of men and pleasure. What a novel concept these days.

@vickiestephens2795 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr!?! I am trying to emulate her I am 60. I adore her😍❤

@eliothorowitz5627 2 жыл бұрын

Mae was an original. I think she was underrated as an actress because she was unapologetically bawdy. She actually wrote most of her own material. She was offered the role of Belle Watling in GWTW, but she turned it down because she wanted to play Scarlett. In her later years, she became a recluse and Bette Davis was her only friend. Oh, to be a fly on the wall for the conversations those legends had.

@markrichards6863 3 жыл бұрын

She wrote her own movie scripts. This woman was a giant, really brilliant.

@buffedtrainer1 3 жыл бұрын

I love cougars. Norma Desmond was one of the best in "Sunset Blvd."

@Laura_G 3 жыл бұрын

The character of Norma Desmind was 50 years old. That's younger than Jennifer Aniston is, and the age of Jennifer Lopez doing her half time pole acrobatics.

@operabilia 4 жыл бұрын

Oh good Lord, the way she danses is so hot! A true Legend.

@nspector 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that dancing was amazing

@a.a.a.8365 2 жыл бұрын

There, will never be another⭐🎬🎤🎶🎭 When movies were movies and actors, were phenomenal😍💫

@wellbeing4914 2 жыл бұрын

What an attitude, a real thumbs up and huge respect for someone who lived life and showed it us too.

@nicoleserenalauer3027 3 жыл бұрын

Self confidence is pur pover! Chapeau Mae West!

@AuthorLHollingsworth 3 жыл бұрын

She is beautiful both back in the day, and even in that film from the 70's.

@ms.georgiannagrantham132 2 жыл бұрын

I learned everything from Mae. 💐💐💐

@nicolarollinson4381 2 жыл бұрын

Her one liners were timeless

@SinnGread 3 жыл бұрын

Disater... PBS is the only disaster here Mae was a Icon and had more class in her little finger then PBS has in its entire career

@emiliomurillo20 3 жыл бұрын

major woman hero, director, writer, blackllsted actor and alive.

@josephadalbas9353 3 жыл бұрын

She knows that she doesn't need others' approval because she knows that she's ENOUGH! We love her❣️

@kathrynbellerose6216 11 ай бұрын

I loved her spunk and intelligence she was way ahead of her time. Her one liners were never vulgar. RIP

@deedeewinfrey3181 3 жыл бұрын

The only difference between 4 stars and 5 stars is fresh flowers she was 5 stars all the way.

@Lana-ww9qw 4 жыл бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR MAE! today..GLORIOUS! XXXX

@mercymylord9416 2 жыл бұрын

*"Why don't you come up and see me some time" Mae West is Legendary, as a kid watching cartoons I who hear them say her phase and I was to young to get the jokes but I wish Netflix or Hollywood make her movie already*

@bmm7132 2 жыл бұрын

In the mid-70s we read in Parade Magazine that Mae West's phone number was in the California phone book. So we called her from a payphone one day in the lady that answered said it was her sister and may was not home. We've talked to her for a little bit she was very nice and we knew it was Mae West. It was a wonderful experience rest in peace

@jmatt4life 3 жыл бұрын

This woman was Large and In Charge until her last days!!!

@smashedlittlek 3 жыл бұрын

Omg!!! I want to be like her!!!!!🥰🥰🥰😻

@DeanHarringtonimages 3 жыл бұрын

One of the actors I worked with in a past film was Peter Lapis. He played May West's lover in her last film. He was studying law at UCLA and on a whim did the casting for this film. He had no prior acting training. These days, he's active in LA Theater. May West was the first 'bomb shell'... a unique woman at a unique time.

@MrWphilips 2 жыл бұрын

If any woman ever had agency over her life, it was May West! She always ran the whole show! You have to respect that! No-one should be discarded just because of their age!