Christopher Reeve Says Marlon Brando Has Sold Out | Letterman

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Christopher Reeve talks about press labeling people and why he's lost respect for Marlon Brando. (Air date: 3/1/1982)
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@dalelawrence85
@dalelawrence85 11 ай бұрын
I can’t begin to describe how impressed I am with this interview. Wow. The contrast with today’s plastic, insincere world is stunning.
@peternielsen8601
@peternielsen8601 10 ай бұрын
Yes, people were so much more honest that time.
@degsbabe
@degsbabe 4 ай бұрын
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..
@benzykaram
@benzykaram 2 жыл бұрын
The honesty and boldness that came out of him; no wonder Robin Williams was his best friend.
@kargs5krun
@kargs5krun Жыл бұрын
Honesty yes, and BIG COHONES to take on Brando in those days (just look at Lettermans' reactions)!!!
@brian7333
@brian7333 Жыл бұрын
Trumpers at heart!
@arytmis
@arytmis Жыл бұрын
Watching the interview, I thought to myself, "Why does he remind me of Robin Williams?" That might explain it! Thanks
@davidjorgensen877
@davidjorgensen877 Жыл бұрын
@@kargs5krun He was right on the money in confirming the vibe that Brando himself had publicly exuded for some time.
@christopherpaul7588
@christopherpaul7588 Жыл бұрын
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...
@billwhelpley6825
@billwhelpley6825 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit, he really spoke his mind but in a really thoughtful manner.
@Revelian1982
@Revelian1982 Жыл бұрын
Welcome to how things used to be.
@SurpriseMeJT
@SurpriseMeJT Жыл бұрын
@@Revelian1982 You have made the most underrated comment of the year.
@reactions5783
@reactions5783 11 ай бұрын
​@@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.
@mosthated8848
@mosthated8848 11 ай бұрын
Yep, when folks were more conservative and, loved their country.
@AD-kv9kj
@AD-kv9kj 2 ай бұрын
@@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.
@DelightLovesMovies
@DelightLovesMovies 2 жыл бұрын
Its so sad what happened to Christopher Reeve. He was such an outstanding gentleman.
@dzanier
@dzanier 2 жыл бұрын
He was.
@Man_fay_the_Bru
@Man_fay_the_Bru Жыл бұрын
Agreed mate👍
@Westyrulz
@Westyrulz Жыл бұрын
Yes you right.Another time another generation.
@kargs5krun
@kargs5krun Жыл бұрын
One of the best/worst "Fate-screwovers" ever candidate? Could be.
@GizmoMaltese
@GizmoMaltese Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@rupertsmith5815
@rupertsmith5815 Жыл бұрын
I love how old talk shows people had laid back conversations rather than doing dumb jokes , dancing and forced smiles.
@robert4039
@robert4039 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Kevmaster2000
@Kevmaster2000 11 ай бұрын
Dumb jokes and dancing is more far more entertaining.
@rupertsmith5815
@rupertsmith5815 11 ай бұрын
@@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
@evancain4906
@evancain4906 11 ай бұрын
@@Kevmaster2000more embarrassing than entertaining
@DesertScorpionKSA
@DesertScorpionKSA 10 ай бұрын
You don't want to see David Letterman and Christopher Reeve singing to each other and then dancing around like in real life?
@hyacinthlynch843
@hyacinthlynch843 2 жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve was such a class act. He left us way too soon. 😢
@SirLeDoux
@SirLeDoux Жыл бұрын
You took my exact words! What a authentic man. Miss him
@legendbucwild
@legendbucwild 11 ай бұрын
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.
@thomasdupont7186
@thomasdupont7186 9 ай бұрын
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.
@legendbucwild
@legendbucwild 9 ай бұрын
@@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.
@hyacinthlynch843
@hyacinthlynch843 9 ай бұрын
@@legendbucwild Reeve is spot on. It's your problem if his honesty offends you.
@prmaninla
@prmaninla Жыл бұрын
"Well, he's here tonight Chris" makes me laugh every time.
@jwookie25
@jwookie25 2 жыл бұрын
He had balls calling out Brando. Then again he was and always will be Superman.
@kb9788
@kb9788 Жыл бұрын
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.
@dougreed2257
@dougreed2257 Жыл бұрын
Montgomery clift was greater than brando!!
@ratsorizzi
@ratsorizzi Жыл бұрын
Cliff was better than Brando? How?
@dougreed2257
@dougreed2257 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@ratsorizzi
@ratsorizzi Жыл бұрын
@@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 👍🏽.
@Candide1776
@Candide1776 2 жыл бұрын
A sincere, honest, genuine gentleman. Mr. Reeve will always be Superman.
@kaziahmed1424
@kaziahmed1424 Жыл бұрын
He is the ONLY Superman
@redrick8900
@redrick8900 11 ай бұрын
@@kaziahmed1424 Dean Cain.
@redrick8900
@redrick8900 10 ай бұрын
@@AFMMarcelD Typical millennial reaction to facts you can't refute but hate.
@AFMMarcelD
@AFMMarcelD 10 ай бұрын
@@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.
@AFMMarcelD
@AFMMarcelD 10 ай бұрын
@@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.
@blackhawkswincup2010
@blackhawkswincup2010 Жыл бұрын
Damn. Smart, articulate, and never ducks the tough questions. And gracious, even when calling Brando out.
@blackhawkswincup2010
@blackhawkswincup2010 11 ай бұрын
@@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.
@AdrianChristian
@AdrianChristian 11 ай бұрын
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.
@guilhermedinizdosreisgomes5030
@guilhermedinizdosreisgomes5030 11 ай бұрын
@@SkyNetGeneral- greatest actor ever? its your opinion. he did a great acting as don corleone but most of his are average
@railsplitters79
@railsplitters79 11 ай бұрын
@@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.
@Madagon367
@Madagon367 2 жыл бұрын
It's weird that only 40 years ago people actually just said what was on their mind on these shows. These days after two rehearsed pre interviews with two publicists in attendance you only get these weird over produced segments.
@dzanier
@dzanier 2 жыл бұрын
This interview is beyond refreshing.
@FastEddie86
@FastEddie86 2 жыл бұрын
Rehearsed pre interviews? Really?
@vandykebeard2216
@vandykebeard2216 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@keefriff99
@keefriff99 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@williamshaw9047
@williamshaw9047 Жыл бұрын
@@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..."
@vincentpaul835
@vincentpaul835 Жыл бұрын
I liked how David allowed Christopher to finnish his thoughts. So often in today's late night shows the host is always trying to land the next joke. It becomes about how funny the host is and not about the guest.
@GregDowns
@GregDowns Жыл бұрын
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.
@chr970
@chr970 10 ай бұрын
@@GregDownsgood point I absolutely agree.
@robcat2075
@robcat2075 2 ай бұрын
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.
@steez3103
@steez3103 2 ай бұрын
@@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
@Art_Martial
@Art_Martial 2 жыл бұрын
This guy had charisma coming out of his ears....
@cockoffgewgle4993
@cockoffgewgle4993 Жыл бұрын
Really? He seems like a giant block of wood to me. I'd consider him a fire hazard.
@Art_Martial
@Art_Martial Жыл бұрын
@@cockoffgewgle4993 ....you sound like a Trumphead
@fernandomaron87
@fernandomaron87 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, they've all learned from the OG Brando, the first, the best.
@aaronchristopher71
@aaronchristopher71 2 жыл бұрын
Reeve was very much in control of this interview.
@roddyboethius1722
@roddyboethius1722 2 жыл бұрын
Before Dave started cutting everyone off
@mcd3379
@mcd3379 Жыл бұрын
Great actor, and a brilliant human being. Christopher Reeve was a true star before his horse riding accident, and proved just how incredible an individual he was after it. Smart, funny and a genuine inspiration. He is sorely missed.
@michaelfinnegan3805
@michaelfinnegan3805 Жыл бұрын
Too bad he was a major creep.
@agentm3951
@agentm3951 Жыл бұрын
MAKES YOU WONDER WAS IT A HORSE RIDING ACCIDENT IF HE WAS GLIDING???????????
@WSStreit
@WSStreit Жыл бұрын
Wow, so impressed by Christopher’s candor. What a man who was so full of life. So sad that he was injured so severely at so young an age and then taken from all of us. But a blessing that we were able to witness his great talent. So happy this memory is preserved. Rest In Peace.
@Mayhap34
@Mayhap34 11 ай бұрын
Frankly as awesome of an actor Marlon was, this is a very honest and accurate take of what he became.
@Magneticlaw
@Magneticlaw 2 ай бұрын
Just ask Val Kilmer......
@BajaJonny
@BajaJonny Жыл бұрын
Reeve may have lost respect for Brando, but wow ... my respect for Reeve just went way up. An honest gentleman. People don't talk like this anymore.
@SurpriseMeJT
@SurpriseMeJT Жыл бұрын
People that talk like this today are cancelled.
@pulmon66
@pulmon66 Жыл бұрын
Reeve passed three months after Brando.
@KatharinaK117
@KatharinaK117 Жыл бұрын
@@SurpriseMeJT yep...
@TheObserver83
@TheObserver83 11 ай бұрын
The world was a lot more civilised back then.
@Lolucomedy
@Lolucomedy 2 жыл бұрын
This is Superman. Likeable, layered, dignified and humble. No one has come close ever since
@terencethomas7599
@terencethomas7599 Жыл бұрын
Superman doesn't exist by the way....... Its geared and aimed at a children's market....... Christ, grow up!!!!!!
@highwaystar3780
@highwaystar3780 Жыл бұрын
@@terencethomas7599 Really??
@jacobneumann9388
@jacobneumann9388 Жыл бұрын
Both Reeves and Cavill 👍
@paulpolpiboon9535
@paulpolpiboon9535 Жыл бұрын
@@terencethomas7599 : Well for something that doesn't exist it sure is making a lot of money and employing a lot of people.
@jake1994rock
@jake1994rock Жыл бұрын
The 70s and 80s are just the golden era of talk shows. Carson, Cavett, Letterman era where you had unfiltered interviews with everyone from the then older stars of the silver screen to the then 'upcoming' legends of now. Class era 👏
@mattneff1262
@mattneff1262 Жыл бұрын
He was honest yet still respectful, a genuine person.
@apap1586
@apap1586 Жыл бұрын
This man was my childhood hero. The man who made us believe a man could fly.
@armandogavilan1815
@armandogavilan1815 11 ай бұрын
My pot dealer had the same effect on me
@DesertScorpionKSA
@DesertScorpionKSA 10 ай бұрын
George Reeves, the first Superman on TV, had the same effect on me. Of course, I was only 4 years old.
@markfarnon6742
@markfarnon6742 4 ай бұрын
​@@armandogavilan1815 nah
@layna-heyhey
@layna-heyhey 2 жыл бұрын
Reeve was a smart man. So sad he is no longer with us. He could have been an excellent teacher of acting, public speaking, Script/play analysis, even how to give a good interview. What he said here really could have been taken differently, as more of an insult, but he says it and was firm in what he said. HE had balls and class basically lol.
@alimohammedabd
@alimohammedabd Жыл бұрын
A true gentleman and a brilliant actor.
@datsun210
@datsun210 2 жыл бұрын
That is real honesty that you never see anymore.
@erina2027
@erina2027 Жыл бұрын
Also loved that he said it in the most professional, mature, and classiest way possible when he was being honest
@Magneticlaw
@Magneticlaw 2 ай бұрын
It will come back...
@hallas7584
@hallas7584 2 жыл бұрын
The comments about labeling presidents to murderers only gets more true as time passes. I’m really digging the insight of these old Letterman interviews. They are such a departure to current late night interviews.
@toddsalkowski448
@toddsalkowski448 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable that he was so candid about Marlon Brando. That takes massive balls.
@knownpleasures
@knownpleasures 11 ай бұрын
Unbelievably correct 👍 as well
@clinicalpsychologist
@clinicalpsychologist 11 ай бұрын
Balls of Steel
@Gpob89
@Gpob89 11 ай бұрын
@@clinicalpsychologist read my mind
@redrick8900
@redrick8900 11 ай бұрын
Not really. Brando was a common joke in the 80's.
@wet-read
@wet-read 11 ай бұрын
​@@redrick8900 But he came back with a vengeance in the 90's with Dr. Moreau
@FleagleSangria
@FleagleSangria 2 жыл бұрын
Takes some cojones to say that about Marlon Brando. But was right. Some may see Reeves as rather rude or "who does this kid think he is?". But I really think Reeves respected his profession and knew that Brando was the greatest actor of all time and hated the fact that his talent was withering away. Is Reeves young and talking a bit big for his britches? Yes. But I think his motivation and heart were in the right place. He simply wanted Marlon Brando to get back out there and make some great films again.
@alanmaldonadojr.3285
@alanmaldonadojr.3285 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@gheller2261
@gheller2261 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@glp329
@glp329 2 жыл бұрын
Chris said it perfectly. Not only about Brando but the critics.
@vandykebeard2216
@vandykebeard2216 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@eruption257
@eruption257 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@bn3121
@bn3121 Жыл бұрын
"The directors say: does he have potential. Then the public says: is he interesting. Then the media says: how do we label him" - perfect succinct insight. Christopher Reeve was a very intelligent and wise person.
@nattyps3160
@nattyps3160 Жыл бұрын
I love his honesty about Brando. This man had it all. Looks Body acting brains ( he went to Columbia then accepted into Juliard which is so hard to get into ) a great athlete at any sport he tried & a great piano player. Then instead of wallowing in self pity when he got hurt so seriously & if he wanted to wallow its so understandable instead he he starts a foundation to help so many people like him. In the news papers they do cartoon drawings about all kinds of things. When he passed the cartoon had superman standing at reeves grave w/ a thought bubble saying " you're my hero " I cried. Another was him as superman free fling away & a wheelchair in left in the phone both. Omg chills. R.i.p. Chris.
@alohajoe98
@alohajoe98 Жыл бұрын
Cornell, not Columbia.
@dillionoshea7535
@dillionoshea7535 10 ай бұрын
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)
@nattyps3160
@nattyps3160 6 күн бұрын
​@@alohajoe98right just a typo
@trekkiejunk
@trekkiejunk Жыл бұрын
I know this was 40 years ago, but it's so nice to see someone tell it like it was about Brando. Instead of kissing his ass, an actual peer saying openly that Brando doesn't care and was phoning it in. "He took the 2M and ran," is my favorite sentence from this.
@jedijones
@jedijones Жыл бұрын
And with that, Brando's chances of agreeing to appear in Superman 3 and 4 evaporated.
@stephenlord7316
@stephenlord7316 11 ай бұрын
@@jedijones Brando wasn’t in Superman 2 as well.
@pouetpouetdaddy5
@pouetpouetdaddy5 11 ай бұрын
@@jedijones he was barely in the first one...pretty much 8 minutes. Reeves had balls to tell it like it is
@Yousaf_Yunes
@Yousaf_Yunes 11 ай бұрын
@@stephenlord7316 He was...it was leftover footage from S1..
@stephenlord7316
@stephenlord7316 11 ай бұрын
@@Yousaf_Yunes That was in Superman returns. They used Susannah York as is mom for Superman 2.
@loveinspired7
@loveinspired7 Жыл бұрын
WOW. Mad Respect for Christopher Reeve; 👍 Speaking straight words without being vicious! He was a good egg.
@chriskrausesmovie
@chriskrausesmovie 10 ай бұрын
dont be mad
@loveinspired7
@loveinspired7 10 ай бұрын
@@chriskrausesmovie ???? Mad about what?
@danimart3374
@danimart3374 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Kinda amazing to hear Christopher Reeve saying he was NOT excited to work with Marlon Brando on Superman.
@LloydBraun11
@LloydBraun11 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@quakethedoombringer
@quakethedoombringer 2 ай бұрын
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
@spiceweasle3945
@spiceweasle3945 Жыл бұрын
Have nothing but respect for Chris's honesty.
@mojo_guru4448
@mojo_guru4448 4 ай бұрын
Have to appreciate the genuine honesty in his answers.
@seattlegolfer
@seattlegolfer Жыл бұрын
Back when celebrities and talk show hosts had actual meaningful conversations.
@mainemceachern1521
@mainemceachern1521 Жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve, what an authentic, insightful and talented soul.
@kevinoconnor4102
@kevinoconnor4102 2 жыл бұрын
Read somewhere that when Christopher had his accident Robin Williams who was his friend gave the hospital a blank cheque to the hodpital to pay for Christopher's treatment and rehabilitation. Robin never boasted about it and it wasn't revealed until much later.
@clarebell5926
@clarebell5926 Жыл бұрын
That’s beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️
@lonestar6709
@lonestar6709 2 жыл бұрын
As charming and intelligent, as he is handsome. The 'Only' Superman.
@sharonjensen3016
@sharonjensen3016 Жыл бұрын
The only Superman the movie world needs (sorry, Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill).
@starwarsroo2448
@starwarsroo2448 Жыл бұрын
No steroids or plastic surgery either
@mediascribble
@mediascribble Жыл бұрын
This interview is about 13 years before his accident. What a fateful moment. His life didn't end with the accident, but rather transformed into life devoted to survival and wisdom. We all do it, but Chris had to do it another way. I love some of his non-Superman roles. Somewhere in Time is his and my favorite.
@paulpolpiboon9535
@paulpolpiboon9535 Жыл бұрын
I loved him in Noises Off. Brilliant.
@mikekillagreen9432
@mikekillagreen9432 11 ай бұрын
13 years. That's pretty random and not close.
@purplemist7
@purplemist7 7 ай бұрын
​@@mikekillagreen9432Was there supposed to be a point to your comment?
@mikekillagreen9432
@mikekillagreen9432 7 ай бұрын
@@purplemist7 Is there a point to yours?
@UmbrellaWatch
@UmbrellaWatch 5 ай бұрын
Somewhere in time is still and one of my most beautiful choices...
@piovillanueva3980
@piovillanueva3980 Жыл бұрын
I'm always left smiling after seeing interviews like this one where the guest, oftentimes a rich, famous, and talented individual, comes in and just has a normal conversation with the host. What I mean is it's a nice surprise from our end (the viewer) to realize we've been won over by how "genuine and real" some celebrities are in stark contrast to the persona/image created by most. By just being who they truly are and saying what they really think, whether or not you agree with them or not, you have to undeniably respect these people who, just from their authenticity alone tells me at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is to live a life that brings joy and meaning. How and why do we make life so difficult and painful when its goal is so beautiful in it's simplicity?
@jedijones
@jedijones Жыл бұрын
Can't imagine the firestorm this would create if an actor said something like that in an interview today. The Don't Worry Darling cast didn't say anything nearly this harsh about each other and it's created a controversy.
@astrodax2753
@astrodax2753 2 жыл бұрын
Has anyone else noticed that people on talk shows in the 80s spoke much faster and somewhat more articulate than now? It was like if it was rehearsed
@tristramcoffin926
@tristramcoffin926 2 жыл бұрын
People could think faster back then and weren't worried whether the audience could follow along.
@astrodax2753
@astrodax2753 2 жыл бұрын
@@tristramcoffin926 that's true. Also cocaine!
@KentBuchla
@KentBuchla 2 жыл бұрын
@@astrodax2753 you’re a dunce
@dennishickey7194
@dennishickey7194 2 жыл бұрын
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?
@astrodax2753
@astrodax2753 2 жыл бұрын
@@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
@nross3101
@nross3101 8 ай бұрын
Quelle chance par You Tube de revoir Christopher Reeve, jeune, beau, talentueux et surtout authentique dans ces années 80 sans censure. Il parle très justement du caractère "spécial" voire fainéant de Brando. Franchement masterclass. Christopher a vécu pleinement et heureusement dans vie. Il aurait pu faire tellement de choses encore pour l'industrie cinématographique. Je n'ose imaginer ces années de calvaire après son accident mais il a tenu bon. Il est un modèle. Il me manque beaucoup. ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
@domtam6571
@domtam6571 Жыл бұрын
He really is a SUPERMAN. Reeve was a better person than any character he ever played.
@citizenchris099
@citizenchris099 10 ай бұрын
the honesty is refreshing! Love it.
@s.t.3181
@s.t.3181 Жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve was absolutely 100% about Marlon Brando. Refreshing to see a great interview where an actual conversation is taking place and as a viewer you come away with some true insights and perspective. Reeve was a classy, real genuine person.
@firenze5555
@firenze5555 9 ай бұрын
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.
@RevDrCCoonansr
@RevDrCCoonansr Жыл бұрын
This interview is AMAZINGLY timeless.
@kamuelalee
@kamuelalee Жыл бұрын
Reeve was Superman. Greatly missed.
@carlosanayamantilla7154
@carlosanayamantilla7154 Жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve a very honest man...he doesn't belong to this world 🌎 God bless you, Superman 🙏
@Kyle7K
@Kyle7K Жыл бұрын
The world could use more of that kind of honesty. That was great!
@IcyBandicoot
@IcyBandicoot 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Next level charisma. Letterman looks in awe.
@kaiii9474
@kaiii9474 2 жыл бұрын
I love both Brando and Reeve. Thanks for posting this
@bernardoschmidt
@bernardoschmidt Жыл бұрын
How funny, kind and brilliant was this man....
@drewlovelyhell4892
@drewlovelyhell4892 11 ай бұрын
Certainly proving that he's not just a pretty face or buff body... he was sharp as a tack and witty. And he had Brando's number.. who was an outstanding talent that let his fame dull his edge.
@GUISNIP
@GUISNIP Жыл бұрын
He was bang on with his take on Brando!
@GaryRPeters
@GaryRPeters Жыл бұрын
I don't think Christopher Reeve said anything about Brando that Brando wouldn't say about himself at that point. He'd likely scoff at the idea that he could be a leader or that anyone needed a leader. But, for better or worse, Brando, by that, point, saw acting as an ignoble occupation, but felt obligated to continue to pay the bills that way because it was what he knew.
@j.h.lester922
@j.h.lester922 Жыл бұрын
The videos title says “Christopher Reeves says Marlin Brando has sold out” but that’s not what he said at all. He said “ Marlin Brando has “copped out” which means something totally different from someone saying someone has “sold out”.
@jodycarter9677
@jodycarter9677 11 ай бұрын
What a gentleman. Class act willing to say what he thinks.
@gubernatorial1723
@gubernatorial1723 2 жыл бұрын
Didn't realise how bright and perceptive he was.
@dreamawake2670
@dreamawake2670 Жыл бұрын
Reeve was for more gentle than the headlines here.
@tomdmann
@tomdmann 11 ай бұрын
Love his honesty
@tadgh123xx
@tadgh123xx Жыл бұрын
Wow I never got to see what a sincere genuine man Chris was ...and his attitude to acting and life..inspiring...I guess so many years after his death he's still inspiring
@steppenwolf6835
@steppenwolf6835 2 жыл бұрын
Such a genuine young Man.
@andyroo9381
@andyroo9381 Жыл бұрын
I was about 10 or 11 yrs. old when I saw Superman. That movie left me with the biggest crush on Christopher Reeve. I didn't know what it was, at the time, but I still think he is such a handsome man. His riding accident was so unfortunate. My first "Celebrity Crush".
@MariaLima-vi8vg
@MariaLima-vi8vg 6 сағат бұрын
What a handsome man he was. RIP Christopher 😢
@wrennewman6868
@wrennewman6868 11 ай бұрын
Christopher Reeve unapologetically you are my Superman. ♥
@selfiekroos1777
@selfiekroos1777 Жыл бұрын
1:55 "Until something else happens" 4:54 "You go up and hope you come down again in one piece" 5:06 "Superman crahes" Damn Marlon sure made all this come true
@lmc2664
@lmc2664 Жыл бұрын
Love his honesty.
@vintagetrikesandquads4012
@vintagetrikesandquads4012 Жыл бұрын
Wow, such honesty, you don't see that nowadays. Even celebrities and talk shows were better back then.
@jeffreyrogers6244
@jeffreyrogers6244 Жыл бұрын
This made my day. What an honest conversation
@hellocousteau6771
@hellocousteau6771 Жыл бұрын
Always makes me sad to watch interviews with this guy because he genuinely looks like a good human being.
@luatala8008
@luatala8008 Жыл бұрын
There’s never been another superman even close to Reeve. Spot on re Brando. If people want pay you 2million just for saying a few lines then why not just do it.
@burlhorse61
@burlhorse61 Жыл бұрын
i think it was 10million
@paulpolpiboon9535
@paulpolpiboon9535 Жыл бұрын
Wow, REALLY nice interview. Thank you Christopher Reeve. Thank you for being wonderful. May you be with God.
@KahlillMyers-vc8oy
@KahlillMyers-vc8oy 11 ай бұрын
Great interview 👍🏾👍🏾
@BishopWalters12
@BishopWalters12 Жыл бұрын
A great actor and I'm glad that he gave some facts about Brando.
@Cosmo-Kramer
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
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.
@burlhorse61
@burlhorse61 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@Cosmo-Kramer
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
@@burlhorse61 No, he said he "phoned it in". By "it", he meant his acting performance.
@danesetner7408
@danesetner7408 Жыл бұрын
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.
@danesetner7408
@danesetner7408 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mistressindistress32
@mistressindistress32 Жыл бұрын
2023 and Christopher Reece is still the sexiest most beautiful man inside and out that has ever walked the Earth ❤
@barbarakauppi9915
@barbarakauppi9915 9 ай бұрын
What an unapologetically decent, genuine, and interesting human being. What a glaring contrast to the regurgitated plastic corporate hype-machines of today. He deserved so much better..
@josephkelley8641
@josephkelley8641 Жыл бұрын
What an Actor and what a Man.
@mubarakomar3201
@mubarakomar3201 Жыл бұрын
There can be no other Superman! 😢
@ImmaWright
@ImmaWright Жыл бұрын
He was 100% right about Brando, Brando turned into a bitter, nasty old man as he aged. His work instead of getting better with age just continued to decline. Reeves himself admits he had a huge ego before his injury, which changed his perspective of course
@plasticweapon
@plasticweapon 11 ай бұрын
and neither of them ever changed.
@chrismlone
@chrismlone 11 ай бұрын
He really was thee PERFECT Superman casting.
@walter.bellini
@walter.bellini 11 ай бұрын
Totally enjoyed this video Christopher was honest and shared his opinion. My favorite was at time marker 2:25 where he talks about the process of people labeling, it was short but true and fantastic. Love bless you Christopher
@isuriadireja91
@isuriadireja91 2 жыл бұрын
ironic that Reeve loved being high in the air...then had his accident while on the ground, riding a horse. The guy's a real life daredevil. RIP.
@JakeSmith-rv1hm
@JakeSmith-rv1hm 2 жыл бұрын
I admire Reeve's authenticity here. However, as a big Richard Donner Superman fan, Brando nailed Jor-El. He was perfectly cast.
@JakeSmith-rv1hm
@JakeSmith-rv1hm 2 жыл бұрын
@@gloppyplop7511 oops
@painkiller1968
@painkiller1968 Жыл бұрын
Watch the behind the scenes stuff of Brando. What it took to get him to read his lines. Way over payed.
@fuferito
@fuferito Жыл бұрын
I liked Brando in _Superman,_ but the man insisted on calling it Krypt'n. It's “Krypt-on.”
@IrishCarney
@IrishCarney Жыл бұрын
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.
@Hibernicus1968
@Hibernicus1968 11 ай бұрын
Reeve was right. Brando _was_ phoning it in. He had great talent, but by that point, his ego really had become something rather extraordinary. Brando knew the reputation he had acquired as an actor, and he traded on it, made lots of money from it, but he really didn't care anymore. He couldn't be bothered to learn his lines, and had them all fed to him via cue cards strategically placed around the set as they filmed his scenes. I was a nine year-old kid in 1978 when Superman hit the theaters, and I was blown away by it. I remember watching a TV special about the making of the movie a few months after the release, and I remember being disappointed at seeing that Brando had "cheated" by using cue cards. I knew who Brando was, I knew he was a great actor with a tremendous name and reputation. I had seen The Godfather on HBO, and even as a kid, I had liked it, and been impressed with his performance as Don Corleone. I'd also seen Mutiny on the Bounty, and liked Brando's performance in that film. _Even as a child_ Brando's unwillingness to make the effort to learn his lines -- and he really didn't have that many for a small part at the beginning of the movie -- it just struck me as lazy and weak, and seemed to diminish the reputation of a man who was supposed to be the greatest actor of the age. How _could_ he be, if he wasn't really even trying?
@thelaurels13
@thelaurels13 8 ай бұрын
I appreciated his honestly. What a wonderful guy who left us way too soon.
@chriskramer5297
@chriskramer5297 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen him interviewed before...I just realized he's a tall tom cruise lol ur always superman to us bud rip
@simransidhu3444
@simransidhu3444 2 жыл бұрын
I think acting was so damn easy for Brando that perhaps he didn’t fully respect his own gift. But that irreverence is also a part of why his performances are so f**king great. So, it’s a package deal. Brando “phoning in” Jor-El is still better than most actors going full tilt.
@IcyBandicoot
@IcyBandicoot 2 жыл бұрын
Fair
@rawheadrex1972
@rawheadrex1972 2 жыл бұрын
Amen. Well stated.
@READYTEDDYBEAR
@READYTEDDYBEAR Жыл бұрын
There will never be a better Superman. 👍
@glenn1611
@glenn1611 11 ай бұрын
Superman was my hero as a kid. Christopher Reeve was my hero as a grown-up.
@mark11967AD
@mark11967AD Жыл бұрын
Damn. You talk about saying what’s on your mind. Partly being his youth. Brando I thought was tremendous in that role albeit a brief one, but it helped set the tone for that whole back story big time. It’s true he didn’t memorize his lines and had cue cards etc, but I think Reeves was being a little presumptuous and over reaching to judge someone with Brando’s resume that harshly or judge anyone that harshly for that matter. But his honesty and idealism isn’t all bad either. He was terrific as Superman. Perfect really. The role he was made for. Sad what happened to him.
@BishopWalters12
@BishopWalters12 Жыл бұрын
It's a pretty long list of people that hated working with Brando including his friend Jack Nicholson.
@spencerd9325
@spencerd9325 2 жыл бұрын
Great guy he was
@peternielsen8601
@peternielsen8601 10 ай бұрын
Wow, he is so honest! We need more of that today! Very nice!
@Javster
@Javster 11 ай бұрын
outstanding segments! RIP Chris.
@marycahill546
@marycahill546 Жыл бұрын
It feels so odd hearing him speak like this before his fall off the horse and paralysis. We all take the future for granted, don't we?
@tourbillon9617
@tourbillon9617 Жыл бұрын
Reeves was a great guy and Brando was a great actor.
@nomibe2911
@nomibe2911 Жыл бұрын
Brando was a great guy too
@nomibe2911
@nomibe2911 Жыл бұрын
@@tourbillon9617 Brando was fighting for Civil Rights and Native American rights when Reeve was in middle school.
@paarker
@paarker 11 ай бұрын
What an elegant and good looking man. I’ve seen him in superman but here he comes across even better in real life. A proper gentleman and chad. Such a shame what happened to him. I never got the thought he wallowed in sorrow. What an inspiration man.
@twelveoaks1
@twelveoaks1 Жыл бұрын
Such an articulate gentleman!
@scottsodyssey2485
@scottsodyssey2485 11 ай бұрын
I absolutely love hearing him say this about Brando. I NEVER understood the hype about that guy. Sure he made a few great movies. But he is right in his comment. No matter what kind of POS movie Brando was in critics and fans worshiped the guy. I just never saw the hype. Very overrated in my opinion.
@johndawhale3197
@johndawhale3197 11 ай бұрын
Agreed. Sal Mineo was more talented.
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