Siskel & Ebert On Disney: Thumbs Up Or Down?

Siskel & Ebert On Disney: Thumbs Up Or Down? | Letterman

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11 ай бұрын

Dave's worried that the film critics are being pushed around by the Mouse.
(From "Late Show," air date: 6/20/97)
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@privatehand 11 ай бұрын

What a lively and rancorous and delightful conversation between these three wise guys.

@kstepko 11 ай бұрын

*DAVE:* It’s just a cartoon. *PAUL: *dies inside**

@joeybaseball7352 11 ай бұрын

When Gene Siskel died, Roger Ebert felt so hurt and betrayed because Siskel never told him he was sick. So it was that moment that Ebert decided that he would not hide any terminal illness. That's why when he got diagnosed with the C, he was very public and brutally honest about it from the beginning. He didn't want anyone to be hurt the way he was. But Roger's C was much more prominent, and almost impossible to keep secret. So he probably made the right choice by going public with it from the jump. Roger even participated in a documentary about his struggles, which he knew was only going to be released after he died. That's very brave. And that documentary didn't hold anything back. It was very raw, and often times difficult to watch. Especially if you've ever dealt with a loved one being sick.

@galedribble9535 11 ай бұрын

Ebert’s final years were rough. Didn’t he even lose his jaw?

@joeybaseball7352 11 ай бұрын

@@galedribble9535 yeah. And with that, he lost his ability to speak, and eat normally. That's why I say he couldn't really hide his sickness, even if he wanted to. Technically he could've hidden away in exile, but he didn't do that. But he still continued to review movies until the very end. He was actually one of the very first celebrities who initially bashed twitter. Saying that twitter is for twits. But once he lost his ability to speak, he actually changed his opinion on twitter, and used twitter as a way to get his voice back. At the time while he still alive, he had sent more tweets than any celebrity on the platform. And he said that twitter brought him back happiness he had lost.

@jedijones 11 ай бұрын

It's odd that so many famous men hide their terminal illnesses, like Gene Siskel, Gene Wilder, Chadwick Boseman and Paul Reubens. I can't think of any women who've done that. It seems less like an act of nobility and more a masculine instinct to try to look strong. Same way a wounded animal might try to hide being sick in the wild so that he doesn't look like easy prey.

@kstepko 11 ай бұрын

I saw “Contact” at the drive-in: ideal movie to see against a background of the stars!

@privatepenguin3137 11 ай бұрын

Sadly, Gene was gone less than two years later 😢

@jonathanvillalobos7994 11 ай бұрын

I think Gene died first

@ClockwiseCat 11 ай бұрын

@@jonathanvillalobos7994 Siskel died in 1999; Ebert in 2013

@michaelparks6120 11 ай бұрын

They both met with really surprising deaths...i wonder if anyone dusted for mouse prints

@kstepko 11 ай бұрын

In 2023, “Conair” WOULD be the behind the scenes story of the development of the hairdryer.

@Genious. 11 ай бұрын

And it if were on Netflix, they'd make it an 8 part series because nobody can stretch out 40 minutes of entertainment into 8 hours like Netflix.

@jedijones 11 ай бұрын

It's funny how they used to be able to discuss "the movies out this summer." Now we basically just get "the movies out this weekend." Most of them are out of most theaters within a few weeks, and don't last an entire summer anymore. It's a little unfortunate that Ebert made fun of Gene Siskel for slurring his speech because that was likely an early sign of his brain tumor. Gene was diagnosed 11 months after this and died 9 months after that.

@resplendentpeace 11 ай бұрын

Gene was always a little marble-mouthed compared to the very articulate Roger. There are some very early outtakes where Roger is making fun of him for not getting his words out. It was just one more source of banter between them, like the fat/bald jokes.

@kstepko 11 ай бұрын

*ROGER:* It doesn’t end any way at all the way you think it will. *DAVE:* Everyone gets killed? 😂

@fluxcapacitor1621 11 ай бұрын

I give this video, one thumb up.

@rhuephus 11 ай бұрын

I gave it two thumbs up

@privatepenguin3137 11 ай бұрын

Any update on what may have happened to , the wildly successful, Barbara Gaines Show?? Haven't seen one in a while.

@Genious. 11 ай бұрын

I have been missing her and Mary for far too long. I'm hoping it's just a long summer break.

@derekwischmann6123 14 күн бұрын

Brilliant!

@hydrarue3725 11 ай бұрын

Action Park shout out!

@jk3521 11 ай бұрын

And it's only gotten worse with Disney. Right on , Dave ! I also like his comment on 2 hour cartoons. Cartoons should be 8 minutes long and featuring Bugs Bunny.

@kstepko 11 ай бұрын

“Hercules” was only 93 minutes.

@Piggy-Oink-Oink 11 ай бұрын

Well it';s interesting that "Dave" is WOKE to the Greedy Mouse Ears of Disney back then but he was corrupted and forced to do the bidding of G.E. and then CBS. Whatever ousted molester Les Moonves said was their political position it also automatically became Dave's position. So who;s kidding who?

@Sibealove 2 ай бұрын

It's so funny to hear them complain about things that would only get much worse in the future... Siskel & Ebert were always great fun with Letterman.

@dustinprewitt 11 ай бұрын

And this was BEFORE Disney bought everything and started re-writing everything

@michaelparks6120 11 ай бұрын

I think Dave spilled rice and spaghetti sauce all over his tie😢

@luisrizo8813 10 ай бұрын

2:46; "Class Action Park" documentary.

@Piggy-Oink-Oink 11 ай бұрын

COP LAND? A HUGE FAILURE LOL So much for Dave's Movie Picks.

@zachjohnson637 10 ай бұрын

Great movie though.

@bluebear1985 11 ай бұрын

We'll be right back with Dermot Mulroney.

@Genious. 11 ай бұрын

But what about Dylan McDermot?

@bluebear1985 11 ай бұрын

@@Genious. I thought it was Derbil McDillet?😁

@harrycanyon6061 11 ай бұрын

6:33 - forshadowing for Roger's demise? I loved them both btw :(

@rsgabrys---- 11 ай бұрын

------------------------ after viewing 3x I feel exactly like over-wound MickeyMouse watch ....thanks4sharing .... r.i.p. Rodger n Gene ....made money watching movies.....excellent schtick.....SpaceTheater3000 grabbed baton n ran w/it....