Jeff Daniels Comes Clean about That Explosive 'Speed’ Scene

Jeff Daniels Comes Clean about That Explosive 'Speed’ Scene | The Rich Eisen Show

Рет қаралды 327,424

3 ай бұрын

Emmy-winning actor Jeff Daniels joins Rich Eisen in-studio to discuss his famous death scene in ‘Speed.’
Tune in to the Emmy-nominated Rich Eisen Show live for FREE on The Roku Channel at go.roku.com/thericheisenshow and also streaming on Audacy, Sirius channel 161 and XM channel 206 (Online channel 998) weekdays from 12--3 PM ET!
Showcasing insightful sports expertise with an offbeat mix of humor and pop culture, The Rich Eisen Show attracts the most recognizable names in sports and entertainment.
Subscribe here to keep up with the internet's best sports and pop culture commentary, interviews, and much more!
------ SUBSCRIBE HERE:
bit.ly/2VjWSBC
FOLLOW US HERE:
/ richeisenshow
/ richeisenshow
/ richeisenshow
/ thericheisenshow
www.audacy.com/richeisen/listen
#richeisenshow #speed #keanureeves

Пікірлер: 430

@steveconn 3 ай бұрын

I always liked that scene. His expression said it all, 'That's it.'

@Luda_101 3 ай бұрын

I’ve always said that Speed is the perfect moment of acceptance of the end.

@marcelkuijper8240 3 ай бұрын

@@Luda_101 Yeah, kinda like ... "Hmm ..."

@kopisusu2000 3 ай бұрын

Same here. I always associate that scene with Jeff Daniels. One of the greatest acting.

@TheNowhereMan0 3 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely. His dead is terrible and he just accepted that fact. Great scene.

@mikehance6086 3 ай бұрын

@user-yn7rv4zs2lya or at least try to save his team tell them to go cuz the other cops in the scene died also

@mikegeiler2347 3 ай бұрын

“THATS OUR SCUMBAG!” Is one of the best lines in all movies

@hectorlopez1069 2 ай бұрын

But Dennis hopper tricked him.

@JWUniverse 3 ай бұрын

Bruh that scene still gets me 29 years later… The Best welp I’M FUCKED Face ever!

@Kid-Pink_88. 3 ай бұрын

The fact that Chief's face in 'Jaws' when he sees the shark, inspired Jeff's face in 'Speed' when he sees he's about to blow up. Just when i couldn't love the movie 'JAWS' anymore then I hear this 😂😂😂. And 'Speed' is awesome too for that matter

@FPInvention 3 ай бұрын

Tarantino recently said Jaws was the best movie ever made

@Kid-Pink_88. 3 ай бұрын

@@FPInvention no argument here

@reesebn38 3 ай бұрын

@@FPInvention I've been watching Jaws since 1975. It get better with age. Funny thing I find is E.T. has not aged well. The Thing that came out at the same time and failed is like Jaws it's a perfect film and gets better with age.

@grahamfoy3730 2 ай бұрын

@@reesebn38 E.T. has aged incredibly well. It honestly seems more like a 90s movie than 80s

@JacklostYedmore 2 ай бұрын

I bet he would also say that Jaws 4 is the worst movie ever made lol.

@GavinRamonShow 3 ай бұрын

Crazy thing is, the scene left me gutted. It was fear in his face and he did nail it.

@brutusbarnabus8098 2 ай бұрын

freakin emo... it was a movie.

@GavinRamonShow Ай бұрын

@@brutusbarnabus8098 Emo? That’s a compliment. Yo never been sad at any movie? Never ? Come on, don’t lie

@mindphaser23 2 ай бұрын

He nailed that scene in Speed. It's still burned in my memory all these years later.

@cmudd9788 3 ай бұрын

Everybody always seems to forget about Pleasantville. He was the best character in that movie.

@davemustaki134 3 ай бұрын

I always loved that movie

@jacoblape 3 ай бұрын

That's a deep cut, forgot he was in that

@MassEffectFan113 3 ай бұрын

Amen, he was amazing in that film.

@lunardelusions2657 3 ай бұрын

That had a great cast and a great sound track.

@Yamas258 2 ай бұрын

Snap good call mate

@NoorAgafia 3 ай бұрын

Wow. I remember that scene like it was yesterday. Speed was actually one of the very first movies I ever saw in the Cinema as a kid. I felt so bad for Jeff. Great movie.

@hectorlopez1069 3 ай бұрын

Great movie of 94

@ZEROGRAVITY80 3 ай бұрын

I've been a fan of Jeff's ever since "Arachnophobia". He just seems like a good genuine guy.

@chris77jay77 3 ай бұрын

It's funny he mentions Jaws. An entire generation of people couldn't get in the bathtub after seeing that. Well, Jeff was in Arachnaphobia. My generation couldn't sit on the toilet without checking underneath it for spiders.

@starwarsroo2448 2 ай бұрын

He's an actor you know

@vladimirhorowitz 2 ай бұрын

@@starwarsroo2448 That's what not a lot of people understand about these interviews. They HAVE to be likable and come across as cool people if they want to keep getting work. Some of them actually are cool folks, but a lot of them aren't. Ellen Degeneres anybody? Matt Lauer?

@Malcolmdeeb 3 ай бұрын

Acting is about reacting, and the brilliance of his choice in that scene was him realizing that he didn’t have time to react.

@GuineaPigEveryday 3 ай бұрын

They screened the movie a few weeks ago in my local theatre, was packed, and the movie absolutely kickass just like the other 5 times I’ve watched it in the last 2 years. This movie is absolutely timelessly great

@DonWinslow-cn7zx 3 ай бұрын

It's such a badass movie. It's definitely aged well, too. I bought it on Blu-Ray. I took my girlfriend to see it at the movies when it first came out. I gave that a 10/10.

@treborretsnom6186 3 ай бұрын

He's an amazing person all around, smart dude, amazing talent 👍🫡

@JimB16 3 ай бұрын

Really?

@randyt700 2 ай бұрын

Check out his singing. Bruh is a bonafide musician too

@JimB16 2 ай бұрын

@@randyt700 Talented for sure! Not a good nice person...I know first hand...

@davefilms345 2 ай бұрын

Watching that scene, you knew what was going to happen with the expression on his face. He absolutely nailed it

@tgc93 2 ай бұрын

Jeff Daniels will always be Chamberlain from Gettysburg to me. Perfect casting.

@kingtimmy88 Ай бұрын

BAYONETS!!!!!!

@v4v819 3 ай бұрын

I loved him in "The Squid and the Whale". Hidden gem of an independent movie!

@Jensley_Report 3 ай бұрын

In that scene he didnt just look at the red light, he also did this kind of lip quiver with his chin. Amazing performance.

@jacobjones4628 3 ай бұрын

Love Jeff Daniels!! Seems like such a cool guy

@JimB16 3 ай бұрын

You'd think so I know...

@nativewood 3 ай бұрын

I liked that for his acting. Said “Phuck” without saying a word.

@doughbafett 2 ай бұрын

Or to quote Alan Ruck in the movie, "oh darn".

@darklorddysart 3 ай бұрын

Amazing, I was literally watching Speed a couple days ago. Such nostalgia but only now can I really appreciate how well made that film is!

@rbjs7 3 ай бұрын

It has some massive plot holes

@sickofguysnamedtodd2293 25 күн бұрын

@@rbjs7most movies do but it doesn’t change that fact that it was a hell of a movie in a year that was chock full of them.

@415423591 3 ай бұрын

For film actors, that is a fanTASTic anecdote. What a crazy medium.

@devastaterx 3 ай бұрын

Let's not forget Arachnophobia. That movie will put the creeps on ya 🕸🕷

@Ogrematic 3 ай бұрын

Damn you made me think of it.

@heckensteiner4713 3 ай бұрын

That movie made me afraid to put on my football helmet. 🕷😱

@Novastar.SaberCombat 3 ай бұрын

John Goodman stole it, but... yup... Jeff was the straight man turned hero needed for the film's end, heheh.

@deathstate1 3 ай бұрын

pop quiz hot shot.

@AndreiBYhappy 3 ай бұрын

I will collect my money! I will collect the money due me!

@deathstate1 3 ай бұрын

@@AndreiBYhappy this movie is borderline classic also you had the mask and dumb and dumber they where the movies everyone watched back then.

@AndreiBYhappy 3 ай бұрын

@@deathstate1 I initially ignored them but eventually watched multiple times. Jim impressed everyone.

@clintenos 3 ай бұрын

There's a bomb on a bus.

@lionelhutz5137 3 ай бұрын

"C'mon, another thirty years of this you'll get a pension and a cheap gold watch"

@nicodemus7784 3 ай бұрын

that was always a gem from speed imo, that just focused look like he is clearing the house and then he sees it, processes it and knows they are all dead without a single word, all body language and facial expression.

@philipcregger6477 3 ай бұрын

I love Jeff Daniels. He seems like such a good guy.

@dr07828 2 ай бұрын

it wasn't a thermostat, it was a motion sensor... but the look was so subtle and amazing.

@tthomaselli2 5 күн бұрын

The first time I ever saw a movie with Jeff Daniels in it when I was a kid in the mid-1990's was 'Speed'. It's also the first time I ever saw Jeff Daniels die in a movie... I didn't see 'Speed' until 2 years after it came out & to this day, I still love it. In my opinion, 'Speed' should be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally/historically/aesthetically significant" because that's how awesome of a movie it is--in my opinion.

@Cmon-Man 3 ай бұрын

“Something Wild” one of my favorites. He was great in that

@TMouse-hd5jb 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@JonnyDIY 3 ай бұрын

Ray Liotta 💕👍

@Cmon-Man 3 ай бұрын

@@JonnyDIY yes, he was great in that also. When he laughs at the toy in the car, I think it was a Gumby doll? Cracks me up

@warwagon 3 ай бұрын

I could listen to him tell stories all day

@wfvesely 3 ай бұрын

Jeff Daniels, a national treasure! I really didn't know much about him until I saw that speech on newsroom, amazing acting by him. Since then I've been following him some and there's so much to like about him. Smart funny good person, gotta like him

@patrickworkman1014 3 ай бұрын

He was funny in full house as Joey Gladstone 😂

@MPB059 2 ай бұрын

Jeff Daniels is an amazing actor. His death scene in speed is sad but his facial expression when he drop his cheek is perfect acting!

@Chef-vg4pu 3 ай бұрын

I know the exact moment it was right before he said we’re gonna need a bigger boat and I remember the exact moment that you died in that movie and they’re perfectly synced… and now will be forever in my head

@JamesSmith-xo3vj 3 ай бұрын

He was fantastic in the newsroom! underrrated actor

@chrisw443 Күн бұрын

Jeff, it worked so well man, that face gets me everytime.

@JonnyDIY 3 ай бұрын

I always loved that performance. He said it's no big deal, but it was perfectly played 👏💕👍💣💥💀

@mikejh6298 3 ай бұрын

Speed was one of the first action films I remember watching I was 8 or 9. I always remember Dennis hopper: "way to go jack, way to go jack" with the missing finger clapping.

@lionelhutz5137 3 ай бұрын

"Do you think they'll give you another medal if you pick up all of the bus driver's teeth?"

@somebuddyX 3 ай бұрын

This whole interview was really great.

@RS-jb1lf 2 ай бұрын

What a great insight. Jeff is simply superb. I hope we see more of him for some TV shows. He would nail a thriller series.

@slayerwatcher 2 ай бұрын

That expression was great and I never really thought about the why and how that made it possible. That was a great explanation and I'm glad he attributed it to Roy Scheider because he was a great actor, too. I will always remember that explanation.

@johnwilliamson2207 3 ай бұрын

Each time I watch it I can't help but think that from the time Harry saw the timer and the actual explosion, he had plenty of time to dive through that front window lol.

@JonnyDIY 3 ай бұрын

Not with that bum leg of his 🤣

@ToddyTornado 2 ай бұрын

I like how you call him harry

@Mr__Geno 2 ай бұрын

The fact that he has such an amazing range of performances is phenomenal. A true legend of our time. Speed was the first movie I saw him in and been a fan ever since.

@randyt700 2 ай бұрын

Speed is such an underrated movie. And jeff daniels played that supporting role perfectly. Lol, that facial expression keanu makes after he shoots daniels' character still kills me.

@elevatorium 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely LOVED The Newsroom!!!

@blinderII 2 ай бұрын

I remember that expression so well!! Well done!

@fragout9575 3 ай бұрын

Jeff Daniels has such a diverse range of characters and honestly, people not recognizing his prowess to play serious roles is saddening. If you haven't already watched American Rust, you definitely should!!

@ImABadTeammate 2 ай бұрын

What a legendary story! Would be crazy if an actor learned it now after hearing Jeff's story and it continued.

@john_in_Berlin 2 ай бұрын

Literally just watched it 3x in a row. That look is priceless and so sad. Game over.

@mellow-jello 2 ай бұрын

To see Jeff Daniels play Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in-between a decade apart, the scenes from the Battle of Little Round Top to the Battle of Marye's Heights makes you realize what an incredible American actor he is.

@reginaphalange2023 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love him. He's such a great and versatile actor!

@coolcat6303 3 ай бұрын

Jeff is not only one of my fav actors but a fellow Michigander as well. And I not only enjoy his major movies but his smaller ones too. My favorite is "The Crossing" which he did back in 2000 on A&E. He played General George Washington and really brought alot of life and believability to the role. The film itself is also quite interesting and fun to watch. So make sure to check it out sometime.

@jenniferchoo9413 3 ай бұрын

I just introduced my 11 year old to Dumb and Dumber last weekend...I told her when we were watching it that next on our list is Speed.

@PhantomFilmAustralia 3 ай бұрын

"Mom! Harry got smart!...and he died!!" 😭😭

@bmon85ify 3 ай бұрын

1994 was an eventful year for Harry 😅

@robertbroadbent3038 3 ай бұрын

my favourite role Jeff Daniel’s played - Gettysburg

@Rawsilver 3 ай бұрын

That's a good tip. So simple, yet sells it so well.

@rocknroller77 3 ай бұрын

Terms of Endearment?!? Thats the one i will always associate him with. Fantastic movie❤

@xtopah 2 ай бұрын

What a great story. Magnific scene. Awesome Actor Jeff Daniels.

@NicolajFlies 3 ай бұрын

I think the reason some people get emotional, is the connection to all law enforcement at the moment they know. What Jeff did here, was a split second of pride. It got me too. Great actor.

@mattresbert 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant stuff I love you Jeff ❤

@spiderdansweb 3 ай бұрын

This is why this show is the best... I've thought about this movie so much and they cover it

@NightmareEsq23 3 ай бұрын

Nothing better than those obscure movie stories - so cool

@VaughnJogVlog Ай бұрын

Smart concept.

@mthawk07 3 ай бұрын

What always bothered me about that scene is the fact that Jeff Daniels was walking with a cane that very morning because he was still recovering from Keanu shooting him in the leg. Then a few hours later, he's on the SWAT team raiding Dennis Hopper's house?

@gamervet4760 3 ай бұрын

I had the same thought because my dad said something about it when we rented it. He never bought it for that scene alone.

@darkjedi7 3 ай бұрын

Tbf he's limping but slowly recovering. We can see that he can walk a bit faster. And I think he never thought that arresting Howard Payne would need to do much chasing at all, considering Payne's old age. What's bothering me is how come the he and the swat didn't feel any red herring or whatsoever when approaching Payne's home despite the fact that he's a bomb expert

@nicodemus7784 3 ай бұрын

pain meds and adrenaline. when you are hyper focused in a life or death situation the body's pain response deadens as well. a sore leg may make you limp a bit but enough time has passed since he was shot that he has been cleared to work again and in the moment it becomes not that big of a deal

@BMovieMadness 2 ай бұрын

Fun fact: It's a movie.

@Thedearster 3 ай бұрын

Tuned in right when I saw the picture. Speed is super underrated imo.

@Tehyamz 3 ай бұрын

Lewis in The Lookout??? His character was so awesome.

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 2 ай бұрын

I’m watching the newsroom (yet again) and it has to be y favorite one of his many works. Being a guitar player i also love the fact that he can rock out on the 6 string.

@Dieselboy420 Ай бұрын

For some reason I feel like he would've played an awesome role as the Baron in Dune. He seems to have the face for it. What a great actor my respects.

@JoshHarrisPhotography 2 ай бұрын

That shot in Speed IS one of the great split-second moments in cinema history.

@riglodawnstar41 3 ай бұрын

Escanaba in da moonlight was a masterpiece.

@anamewhichisnottaken 3 ай бұрын

He absolutely KILLED IT as Frank Griffin in Godless. Undoubtedly my favorite performance of his. Also, he is a fellow Michigander and I just love him. ✌🏻❤️🙂

@JeremiahAKAtheSportsBeard 2 ай бұрын

Jeff Daniels in Two Days in the Valley has a smaller part but crushes it one of my favorite rolls you played.

@alexamerling79 3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite actors. Loved him in Dumb and Dumber obviously but I really enjoyed him in Gettysburg as Chamberlain.

@TampaAries 3 ай бұрын

His expression was so real, good acting.

@Av-vd3wk 3 ай бұрын

He was EXCELLENT as John Scully in the Steve Jobs movie.

@andreferguson2564 2 ай бұрын

Watched Speed last week for the first time in awhile...it remains one of the best action movies ever made. Jeff's death scene is a hall of fame "welp" moment...pretty damn cool that he used inspiration from another all time classic in Jaws.

@snakeplisken6242 3 ай бұрын

Great actor. Loved him in Gettysburg

@ojtheviking Ай бұрын

A great actor, and effortlessly funny!

@The.Original.Potatocakes 3 ай бұрын

I remember watching the Disney movie fly away home growing up.

@medalion1390 3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, with a young Anna Paquin.

@mmledwards1979 2 ай бұрын

Amazing in Speed, Dumb and Dumber , The Looming Tower, A Man in Full! Just to name a few that I have seen. I saw the clip over and over when he was addressing the students why America isn’t the greatest country in the world! POWERFUL!

@Kane69022 3 ай бұрын

His work for Michigan has been wonderful

@Pandaman94 3 ай бұрын

In speed his death HURT they made you care about his character. He was funny. He was smart, He was Unique he was a Great partner and then Keanu's characters reaction to hearing Harry Died Was incredible.

@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd 3 ай бұрын

I’ve always liked his expression in that scene, no screaming or scrambling to get out of the house. His character instantly knew it’s over, there’s nothing he can do, the expression said it all.

@hannahsdrawings8664 3 ай бұрын

Great stories. Both, about living a bit longer in Speed and learning acting from Roy Scheider.😋🤭😄Love it.

@andrewgardner8972 2 ай бұрын

I heard that he told Clint Eastwood the story about how his character in speed was originally written as a villain but there were changes to the story so Eastwood liked that idea and incorporated that into the 2002 film blood work which he acted and directed and Jeff Daniels played his friend who turned out to be the villain.

@sjones1013 3 ай бұрын

First movie I remember seeing him in was Fly Away Home

@crazyralph6386 3 ай бұрын

The scene was haunting and stuck with me for awhile

@scootermann83 2 ай бұрын

He seems like he'd be fun to hang out and chat with, like a regular guy type of celeb

@TheOtherKine 3 ай бұрын

The house was in that little neighborhood tucked in just West of the 405, North of Century Blvd, that is now being demolished to make way for the part of the Monorail connector to the Green Line, as well as parking, same hood where they blew up the house in Lethal Weapon

@Feanor026 3 ай бұрын

He was really great in the Western mini serie "Godless", very underrated and highly recommending.

@afriend9428 3 ай бұрын

*love this guy in Speed Need this guy in more action and serious movies!* 💡

@fuferito 3 ай бұрын

Jeff Daniels is always fantastic, notably in _The Crossing_ as George Washington; in _Pleasantville;_ and, the overall kingpin in charge in _Looper._

@andrewhazlewood4569 3 ай бұрын

I haven’t seen Speed in decades but the acting in that scene is so well done I still remember it in vivid detail. But I thought the light was supposed to represent a motion detector being triggered.

@moparmaniac23 2 ай бұрын

I wonder if Walton Goggins read the same bit when he was deciding how to react to the nuke exploding.

@AnthonyMcqueen1987 3 ай бұрын

The 90s were wild.

@user-vv4lu9jb1j 2 ай бұрын

I haven't seen it in years... But my fav role of his is Col Chamberlain in "Gettysburg", and I'm Canadian :P

@-REMOwilliams 2 ай бұрын

The scene he discusses about the film "Speed". It was impactful, because the audience liked him (Daniels) and we did not expect him to be killed off so soon. But the part that sticks with you, is the audience realizes that Jack (Keanu) needed him. Harry was smarter with detecting bombs and disarming them. Harry (Daniels) knew that Howard Payne (Hopper) had beat him. Jack's challenge to catch the bomber would be far more challenging without his friend/partner. Daniels character was critical to the success of that film. Made us hate the antagonist even more.

@vladimirhorowitz 2 ай бұрын

I think I remember him welling up a little bit too with that look. Maybe I just tweaked that still image in my mind. Haven't seen Speed in a long time.

@Espionage32 3 ай бұрын

loved him in Newsroom

@stephengallo5109 3 ай бұрын

I love how he does all these interviews and he never once brags about all the work he has done as one half of the duo Air Supply.

@CoreyBrisson 3 ай бұрын

Wait. Whut?

@Treblaine 2 ай бұрын

That scene was a gut punch and it elevated the movie to a level all the other "Speed on an X" movies never get close to. That's where it became personal for Keanu action hero, before that Dennis Hopper's mad bomber was a monster but killing Jeff Daniels' lovable cop buddy, that's when he became Keanu's nemesis.