Absolutely heartbreaking to hear he passed, he will be greatly missed
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Alan Arkin, was sorry to hear about his passing. He gave us memorable lines and characters.
@kelleyceccato7025 Жыл бұрын
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is an underrated gem. All the performances are good, but it's Arkin who best manages to rise above the foolish decision to update the setting to the present day, rather than the 1930s when Carson McCullers' novel was set. (Maybe that was done for budget reasons?) Sondra Locke's character and her relationship with Arkin's Mr. Singer have always resonated with me on a personal level, but I think her character arc as a young woman with musical ambitions might have been even more powerful if the earlier setting had been maintained, since more opportunities were opening up for women by the late 1960s. Still, a wonderful movie with a very strong cast of characters. I'm happy to see it awarded such a high place on this list.
@bluewave712011 ай бұрын
Agreed
@courtneywilliams5565 Жыл бұрын
I’m so pissed I didn’t know he passed until I saw this video… I loved him what a phenomenal actor 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 btw I remember reading about his Oscar snub for Wait Until Dark and he said “One doesn’t get nominated for being mean to Audrey Hepburn” what a talent he will be missed
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@nanasewdear Жыл бұрын
I have good memories of watching "The Russians Are Coming-The Russians Are Coming" back when it was released in 1966. My mom really loved Alan Arkin's performance in that film.
@tucucciolo1 Жыл бұрын
I am SO thrilled you chose Wait Until Dark for number one!!! He is so fantastic in this! My choice too for his best performance, with Slums of Beverly Hills and Little Miss Sunshine are tied for second. Alan Arkin was so great! His eyes even before he opened his mouth told a story....emotional eyes 👀. He will be missed.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes, love him in Wait Until Dark!!
@toobevr1244 Жыл бұрын
He was so great, and I'm so glad Wait Until Dark was your number one choice. It was the first film of his I saw, and I remember the first time I saw it was actually the same year Little Miss Sunshine was first released. I was quite thrilled when he got that Oscar.
@Kilmer5 Жыл бұрын
I watched Wait Until Dark while babysitting at the age of 12. Scared the crap out of me, a feeling that lasted for a week, at least. I could never bring myself to watch it again, decades later. Now I think I will try. RIP
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@marywalker94238 ай бұрын
Wait Until Dark is on TCM as we speak.
@greenman6141 Жыл бұрын
I've had a crush on Alan Arkin since his wonderful 2 hr slow burn performance in The Russians Are Coming. He was just so jolly attractive in his submariner outfit.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Love him in that film!
@nitrateglow2087 Жыл бұрын
He was really cute when he was young.
@Jared_Wignall Жыл бұрын
RIP Alan Arkin. He lived along life and gave many great performances. Great video Brian, keep up the great work!
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jared!
@gidgitvonlarue9972 Жыл бұрын
I have a 'claim to fame' with Alan - I was an extra in the Australian movie Captain Invinsible! My brother as a scout was signed up - but I got roped into it and appeared with Alan on screen! So there is that xx
@pophector Жыл бұрын
Great tribute, Brian. To add my two cents, while he had no shot in winning the Oscar for The Russians Are Coming in spite of the Golden Globe comedy actor win (since Paul Scofield won everything he needed to for A Man For All Seasons), I would say he actually had a decent chance at winning Best Actor for The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter. Cliff Robertson in Charly had won the National Board Of Review before winning the Oscar, Alan had won the New York Critics Choice Award for Best Actor, Ron Moody in Oliver! won the Golden Globe for Comedy/Musical Actor, and Peter O'Toole in The Lion In Winter won the Golden Globe for Drama Actor. A great actor he was on the whole, RIP.
@sifatshams1113 Жыл бұрын
Catch-22 (1970) and Little Murders (1971) are among the greatest and most underrated comedies of all time.
@fluorosco Жыл бұрын
FREEBIE AND THE BEAN is the best. Hilarious with James Caan. Constantly arguing and fighting with each other. ❤ I haven't seen some of the films off this list, but im going to now. But of all the Alan Arkin films ive seen, Freebie and the Bean is my favourite. Its good all the way through, but the ending is awesome ❤
@ROLLINTHUNDERNUMBER1 Жыл бұрын
I love that movie one of my favourite movies it's well violent and funny insane car chases
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the rec!
@fluorosco Жыл бұрын
@ROLLINTHUNDERNUMBER1 It's brilliant. Action, comedy and heart. You dont know what's going to happen next. Motor bike chase too!! The film is as nuts as those two. It's also my favourite James Caan film tie with The Godfather . Pure entertainment... And that ending 👍
@fluorosco Жыл бұрын
@BrianRoweVideo You're welcome. Thanks for the great video. If you haven't seen Freebie and the Bean, you're in for a treat. Watch it with a pal and a six pack😊👍
@TemakiTom Жыл бұрын
This is really great. I love how you actually let the clips play, and don't talk over them. Your instinct is good! I also share your love for Mr. Arkin. Cannot believe he's gone. Also, I had a similar experience with Catch-22. Read the book, amazing but dense, saw the movie, didn't care much for it. Saw it again about a year later, liked it way more. Funny how stuff like that happens.
@myperspectiveisimnotblind Жыл бұрын
Wait Until Dark 😭😭😭
@myperspectiveisimnotblind Жыл бұрын
It aged REALLY WELL. I think it's somewhere between "elevated horror" and "classic hitchcockian" thriller for me. Love the pacing and subtleties too.
@Kilmer5 Жыл бұрын
I wish the literal jump scare hadn't been spoiled ... twice😮
@avidrdr5640 Жыл бұрын
I loved his appearances on Northern Exposure.
@quitequiet1 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with your first two choices. For me, number one would be a toss up between Wait Until Dark and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. BTW, you probably knew but didn’t mention it in your video, Alan Arkin said he wasn’t nominated for an Oscar for Wait Until Dark because one doesn’t get nominated for being mean to Audrey Hepburn.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Haha, love that quote!
@karenchristopher122 Жыл бұрын
I had to rent the In Laws after learning of his death. His performance in that movie was outstanding. One of my favorite movies.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Great film!!
@sheilacrosby4894 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much I really learned a lot I really think he truly wanted to be an actor not just a star. Great job
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@crystalpowell8619 Жыл бұрын
I saw a movie as a kid that I can’t remember- I know that Alan Arkin was a cop and Valerie Harper played his cheating wife. I fell in love with him then. His performances never disappointed.
@ROLLINTHUNDERNUMBER1 Жыл бұрын
It was called Freebie and the Bean, James Caan was in it also
@gillcawthorn7572 Жыл бұрын
A great ( but subtle) comedy ,with three great actors is GOING IN STYLE, made in 2017 . Alan Arkin has equal billing with Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine, no car chases or gunfights but tells how the three men get revenge on the Bank, which cancels their work pensions with no notice . Great performances from everyone. Why not try the trailer?
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the rec!
@kellie-nd1yp Жыл бұрын
I am going to watch and rewatch a lot of his films. I haven't seen Simon now it's a must I love Arkin and I absolutley adore Madeline Kahn .I love Little Miss Sunshine it's one of my favorite movies of all time.He's superb. Looking forward to the 2012 Oscar video and I will take another look at Arkin vs Murphy.
@RobertBurns71405 Жыл бұрын
Rip to a legend! Also, Could we maybe get a John Goodman elusive Oscar vid 🙏
@berits.2346 Жыл бұрын
Catch -22 is the best anti war movie ever. I fell in love with Alan Arkin watching it.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes, he’s great!!
@christianknight727 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Alan Arkin
@derrionbrown3923 Жыл бұрын
A true talent ❤
@branagain Жыл бұрын
I love the "serpentine" scene from In-Laws. Hilarious. I never liked the film Catch-22. The book is one of the all time greats and it's really an unfilmable book. As far as movies go, MASH which came out the same time is a far superior film. Your insight about Catch-22 is interesting. Maybe I need to give it another chance. I don't know.
@harrietamidala1691 Жыл бұрын
May his memory be a blessing.
@RBerube76 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. You did a good job putting this together.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@roberthurley6860 Жыл бұрын
Our assigned reading in my 9th grade English class in 1968 was The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter. After we read the book our teacher somehow had a copy of the movie on 8mm film and we watched it from a projector over two class periods on a screen pulled down over the blackboard . Pretty adult stuff but I bet there isn't any of us to this day that don't remember that touching, heartbreaking performance by a very young Alan Arkin..
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Love this. Thanks for sharing!
@JCPJCPJCP11 ай бұрын
I recently found a movie called "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing," in which Alan Arkin appeared. I also liked him in "Mother Night."
@nikolatesla555311 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved Alan Arkin. It's almost impossible for me to pick my most favorite of his movies. Your list is great! I'm so glad you had Wait Until Dark high up on your list. I think the In Laws should have been ranked much higher though. One movie you didn’t mention Freebie and the Bean, the good buddy cop movie he was in with James Caan.
@sallyjohnson260910 ай бұрын
You blew it. Arkin's finest performance is is the made-for-television "The Defection of Simas Kudirka" (1978), along with Catch 22 and the evolution sequence in Simon.
@fringedweller24662 ай бұрын
I discovered your post for the 10 greatest Donald Sutherland performances and that led me to this video for the great Alan Arkin. I truly enjoy your videos and the attention that you give to these amazing artists. Alan Arkin was always one of my favorites. Again, as with Donald Sutherland, a completely unique talent. You've already mentioned many of my personal favorites including Wait Until Dark, Little Miss Sunshine, Edward Scissorhands, Glengarry Glenn Ross and Argo. A few others from my list would have to include two that you listed in your honorable mentions...Slums of Beverly Hills and The Kominsky Method. I also have to bring up Indian Summer, Noel and Sunshine Cleaning. Alan Arkin was an absolute gem!
@DM-lc2cf Жыл бұрын
Argo was so good, just a great under-rated movie, Arkin was so perfect in it. We camped a few times in Guaymas, Mexico were the Catch 22 movie was filmed, The Runway & buildings were still there in the 1970's. I didn't know anything about the book or movie, but later, when I was older, I watched it, and saw the set in the background. I sure enjoyed the Komeski method.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
He was a great actor!
@marywalker94238 ай бұрын
The best interview ever on TCM was with Mr Arkin, He was so brilliant recalling his long career. He seemed like a person who really loved his life's work. He said people stilled called out serpetine, serpentine, when walking down the street. The in laws was hilarious. He left a great body of work. RIP.
@arontamas5639 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your quick work! Our favourite on screen grandpa is gone :(
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Loved him!
@alansaltz8308 Жыл бұрын
you completely nailed this! another honorable mention is Freebie and the Bean
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recs!
@betbowles88247 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@tomjr67795 ай бұрын
Well done! Including So I Married...one of my absolute favorite characters ever! Even though he reported to a quorum.
@westie430Ай бұрын
Wait Until Dark is still one of my favorite movies to this day. First saw it over 20 years ago and i love it. He's so good at being creepy, it's insane. Also it's crazy how much younger Alan looks like 90s Paul Riser🤔☺️
@jamesdrynan7 ай бұрын
I would also recommend Popi, a 1969 film. In an interview with Bob Costas, Mr. Arkin revealed that he hated playing Roat in " Wait until Dark " because he had to terrorize Hepburn. He regarded her as having " such a lovely presence, " almost like royalty in real life, so having to treat her so badly really bothered him for years. What a guy!
@davidkornblatt851 Жыл бұрын
Do investigate all of ARKINS films. He was so unique and great!
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Loved him!
@dannyj2606 Жыл бұрын
Agree wholeheartedly about Wait Until Dark
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Hooray!
@ethandavies214 Жыл бұрын
Would love to see more top tens like these of other actors
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks, would love to make more!
@RichTancredi Жыл бұрын
Nice tribute. Well done.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@CrystalWilliamsoncoach Жыл бұрын
Loved loved LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE!! Funny you can do ELUSIVE vids for virtually all the actors in that movie (also loved the Paul Dano Elusive vid!)
@bluewave712011 ай бұрын
The heart ❤ and catch 22 are my favorites Both...unforgettable!
@gidgitvonlarue9972 Жыл бұрын
OMG So I Married an Axe Murderer is my FAVORITE Mike Myers movie!!! ❤❤❤
@nitrateglow2087 Жыл бұрын
I was sad to hear Arkin had passed, but he got to live a long, active life and his career was just phenomenal. Glad to see Wait Until Dark at number one (mainly because it's my number one too lol): it's remarkable how he mixed charm and creepiness so well in that, he was every bit as great as Hepburn. Btw you should try watching The Return of Captain Invincible if you haven't-- it's a bad movie, but it's funny-bad and Arkin is hilarious as the world's worst superhero.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the rec!
@kimmariefaber4636 Жыл бұрын
Catch-22 is one of my favourite movies ever!!
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Great film!
@wilburwilbur7241 Жыл бұрын
Bravooooo! I was right all along! When I started watching this wonderfully researched video upload….I was…surmising, Wait Until Dark will be No. 1 Arkin the great was slitheringly manacingcin the movie, his disappearaaaance into the character will send shivers up and down your spine…terrorizing a helpless blind woman. And, and the blind woman was even portrayed with effective fragility by an ever looooveable pixie: Hepburn
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@skyavalanche Жыл бұрын
Exceptional List on an Exceptional Actor
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@roycerowland2699 Жыл бұрын
For me my favorite Alan Arkin's performance is Popi it's a movie from the late 60s . I was really upset when Alan Arkin beats Eddie Murphy for the Oscar for best supporting actor. I still think that Eddie Murphy should had won the Oscar for best supporting actor but I am glad that he won the Oscar
@BFA100 Жыл бұрын
Popi came out in 1969.
@nitrateglow2087 Жыл бұрын
His performance in Popi is outstanding, funny and touching.
@jorgepagazam Жыл бұрын
Totally agree!!! ❤
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@joeharris38786 ай бұрын
I read The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter 50+ years ago but I didn’t know a movie was made .... if Alan Arkin is in it, I've got to see it.
@michellemartin19379 ай бұрын
Love him❤️🙏🏼
@autumnspirit99047 ай бұрын
I couldn't believe that he was the actor in 'Wait Until Dark'"! I, also thought that Alan Arkin's, 'Inspector Clouseau', was very funny. Just his manner of speaking could make me laugh. I must confess that I believe Alan Arkin maintained his sexiness as he got older. I'm 52 years old and I know that in life things come to an end, it doesn't mean that my heart won't feel the pain. Brilliant actor, but my heart is....💔
@gidgitvonlarue9972 Жыл бұрын
Alan Arkin was so good in Axe Murderer they copied that 'role' in The Other Guys!!! Which I love too!
@alansaltz8308 Жыл бұрын
sorry also Popi! have you seen that? he is phenomenal
@jons.1052 ай бұрын
I loved his very low-keyed, lovely performance in "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" opposite Sally Kellerman and Mackenzie Phillips, but no DVD. WarnerVideo tweeted me once: "There's no audience for it."
@Dennisanyone- Жыл бұрын
Luckily I’ve seen the lion share of this wonderful actors work (yes being in your mid 50s, and starting to be a serious film buff when I was 13 in 1980 and lots of VHS, discs, streaming and theater showings among the years has helped lol). Other standout work includes Mother Night, Fourth Wise Man, Seven Percent Solution, Popi, Last Of the Red Hot Lovers, Hearts Of The West, and Freebie and the Bean.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recs!
@kathleenblack973511 ай бұрын
While I was watching this video, all I kept saying to myself was where's "Wait Until Dark." I wasn't disappointed! He is unbelievably creepy and scary in this movie.
@Leah-xu2fd Жыл бұрын
Have you ever read the book of The Heart is a Lonley Hunter? The author I think is Carson McKellen. It's a wonderful book. I read it in high school. It was such a good read. That house, that family. If Alan Aarkin is the character I think he is playing I am going to watch it and enjoy every moment of it. What a fantastic tribute to an amazing man.
@suzettebennett9112 Жыл бұрын
Alan Arkin
@quitequiet1 Жыл бұрын
Yes, Alan Arkin plays Mr. Singer, the deaf mute.
@lisannebaumholz5028 Жыл бұрын
The author's name is Carson McCullers. This was her first novel but she died just before the movie came out.
@suzettebennett9112 Жыл бұрын
McCullers, Arkin
@knightterror282610 ай бұрын
GlenGarry Glen Ross is the first movie that comes to mind when I think of Alan Arkin, closely followed by Rocketeer
@DavidDykes-dm9lc10 күн бұрын
Loved him with Jimmy Caan in Freebie and the Bean!!!
@gidgitvonlarue9972 Жыл бұрын
Jack Lemmon was great in EVERY role he was in - HUGE fan of his. If you have not seen the movie Dad - which seems no one has seen but me - OMG THAT is his best later role for sure!
@OPS5255 Жыл бұрын
I was a little surprised there is no mention of "The Seven Percent Solution".
@timgriffin3368 Жыл бұрын
No, Glen must be higher. Finest acting movie maybe of that decade. Everyone should've been nominated, Lemon, ugh. Arkin had maybe the hardest role because he has the tough, Tough job of Active Listening. Hence, not showy, nobody notices, but so difficult in film to do.
@suzettebennett9112 Жыл бұрын
Lemmon
@Tampahop Жыл бұрын
You missed one of my favorites even though he only had a small role, Little Murders.
@gidgitvonlarue9972 Жыл бұрын
I LOVE Slums of Beverly Hills - ANOTHER film never talked about!
@tarp11z8 ай бұрын
You should see Thirteen Conversations About One Thing.
@roberttrebor7097 Жыл бұрын
You need to see two little known TV movies, Escape from Sobibor, and the Other Side of Hell. Disturbing, riveting, brilliant. BTW, in a talk about his work at American Cinematheque, Arkin said he HATED working with Terence Young, too dictatorial and unwilling to consider actors' input. Nevertheless...
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Interesting!
@nitrateglow2087 Жыл бұрын
Was the American Cinematheque talk ever recorded? That sounds interesting! And I can totally believe that about Young-- plus Arkin said the director and crew never really got what he was trying to do with the character in that film. I'm sure they must have butt heads quite a bit.
@nitrateglow2087 Жыл бұрын
Oh, and I second the recomendation for The Other Side of Hell. A great little TV movie.
@BFA100 Жыл бұрын
Popi and Freebie and the Bean could have at least be on the Honorable Mentions.
@sidv19229 күн бұрын
U forgot Standup Guys 2913. He does more than hold his own against the greats Walkin and Pacino
@weeeeee-bh4hg11 ай бұрын
Along with The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Simon is my favorite.
@tonyyttony10 ай бұрын
Captain Invincible was my favourite
@rozembergbarbosa24 Жыл бұрын
❤
@jasonclark7431 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved him in, so I married an ax murderer. I was trying to place that so thank you. Rest in peace.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Great comedic performance!
@ROLLINTHUNDERNUMBER1 Жыл бұрын
Freebie and Bean Should have been on this list
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the rec!
@karlaiken284510 ай бұрын
Freebe and the Bean with James Cann a great movie.
@paulcarpenter7844 Жыл бұрын
And was a comedy Legend rest in peace
@tarp11z8 ай бұрын
So I Married an Axe Murderer is the best comedy of the '90s.
@anonymous.266011 ай бұрын
I heard his audio books for days and weeks when I thought I was at the lowest of my life oh sir I was wrong;
@anonymous.266011 ай бұрын
You know the sad part is I just know it now two whole month 😢❤
@tenllell83253 ай бұрын
Catch 22 was his best performance, not even close.
@paulcarpenter7844 Жыл бұрын
Axe murderer was great
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@robertknuist9754 Жыл бұрын
Freebie and the Bean??
@chazm310 ай бұрын
WHAT?!? no Freebie and the Bean??? Cinematic men of culture everywhere are disappointed . . .
@mauziki3 ай бұрын
😂
@joesalcido73739 ай бұрын
I loved this movie!!! What older actor can play a heroin addict?
@Ronnie34118 Жыл бұрын
Not sure the nom for wait until the dark should have be for supporting but have be a while since i saw the movie. Have to Say my favorite performance was maybe kominsky metod
@suzettebennett9112 Жыл бұрын
Method
@suzettebennett816 Жыл бұрын
Yo forgot Popi.
@gogoyubari366 Жыл бұрын
Freebie and the Bean.
@TheAwardsContender Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@rtypepe Жыл бұрын
The in laws
@michael-ps9ko11 ай бұрын
Little Miss not his Best.Have a bunch of work.
@MrGMovieReviews Жыл бұрын
He did not deserve a nom over Leo in Django that year. Bad nom
@jurney3478 Жыл бұрын
He didn't get nominated over Leo. Christoph Waltz did. That was beyond blatant category fraud.
@jaycounts4717 Жыл бұрын
Arkin was boring, that's why his movies are so forgettable.