The joke was all the Professor's inventions were brilliant and worked, just not when he needed them to.
@danielwaugh2215
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, if he wasn’t so worked up in competing against Leslie he could have made millions
@allanegleston4931
8 ай бұрын
hear , hear.
@kirk1133
5 ай бұрын
@@danielwaugh2215 did you see his mansion in the movie? he's already made pretty good cash
@danielwaugh2215
5 ай бұрын
@kirk1133 And look what happened to the garage
@kirk1133
5 ай бұрын
@@danielwaugh2215 shouldn't have pushed the button
@Munchausen45
Жыл бұрын
2:06 I love the running joke that apparently the professor has crashed into this guy’s farm so much that he isn’t really phased.
@softshoes
4 жыл бұрын
I can't express how much I love this movie.
@greasycock455
2 жыл бұрын
Professor Fate's, auto-mo-bile. and Max.
@garrickalbritton3995
Жыл бұрын
I as well !!! Have to watch it a few times a year.. me and my grandmother would watch it every year..
@iflarnted
Жыл бұрын
Same here. Henry Mancini's score is also one of my favorites.
@joshs4594
Жыл бұрын
One thing this movie has that adds to the hilarity is the use of WB cartoon sound effects. An unbeatable combination.
@davidahlstrom7533
2 жыл бұрын
I saw this the Great Race in the theater many years ago. Such a classic and clean comedy. They even updated the pie fight very well. "Push the button Max!" such a great film line. Peter Falk, Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood and company were brilliant. I wish they would do some good natured, slapstick like this again.
@greencello599
3 ай бұрын
Sadly, studio executives don't want to do slapstick for a couple of reasons. One: It's dangerous. Two: They don't think the audience wants this type of humor. There are more reasons, but ultimately, the studios see us, the audience, as wallets with legs and believe that foul-mouthed jokes from equally foul people who are confused as comics are the way to go. Sad, really.
@gerritschnaar9794
11 ай бұрын
this might well be the funniest movie of all time, i almost died laughing when i first watched it 45 years ago, my kids loved it 25 years later, and i still get belly aches when i watch it nowadays, simply a masterpiece by the best director of comedies ever, blake edwards, genius…
@todwest
10 сағат бұрын
Jack Lemmon's scenery-chewing in this film is the stuff of legend. He has rarely been better.
@lucaswest2530
4 жыл бұрын
This is my childhood right here ... one of my all time favourites
@improperbostonian6722
3 жыл бұрын
Me too this scene is right out of the Road Runner and Coyote Looney Toons I was lucky my parents took me to see this new at the cinema in 1965.
@hypercomms2001
5 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this in the picture theatres, and I always loved "Push the Button, Max!"... classic...
@iantaggart3064
4 жыл бұрын
MAAAAAX!
@shadowofbosstown
2 жыл бұрын
Picture theaters? Fossil
@Vincek88
10 жыл бұрын
Wile E. Coyote would be proud. Nice touch showing a railroad bridge in the rear projection - shows how it got airborne.
@SunshineInWoods
7 жыл бұрын
Interesting point, but why would the bridge get the Rocket car airborne?
@RatBatSpiderCrab
7 жыл бұрын
The bridge if you look closely at the shadow of it, has an elevated ramp.
@theufoexperience3859
7 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Still one of my favorite films. I've made that connection with Wile E Coyote as well. The first 30 minutes is exactly that. Priceless film!
@hervederinel262
4 жыл бұрын
Dick Dastardly's mean machine was probably highly inspired by that !
@asch7906
4 жыл бұрын
Dick Dastardly himself was inspired by Professor Fate.
@nicopavvi8494
3 жыл бұрын
Wacky Races was inspired by this movie
@urismus1121
3 ай бұрын
It has also been said that Terry Thomas of those magnificent men in there flying machines could also have been an inspiration for Dick Dastardly..
@RTD3
2 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1962 and I thought I was the only one who appreciated this move, via NBC Sunday Night At The Movies on TV. Professor Fate ROCKS!!!
@Pynaegan
10 жыл бұрын
I notice they wasn't anyone laughing when the rockets lit up! "Oh shit!" factor pegged a ten!
@jefftappan3091
2 жыл бұрын
We need more silly movies like this.
@theBaron0530
6 жыл бұрын
"Well, there's another one Leslie can try on for size!"
@luisreyes1963
4 жыл бұрын
Or maybe Elon Musk...😲
@NelsonStJames
4 жыл бұрын
i could easily see Oliver Hardy saying that line.
@theBaron0530
3 жыл бұрын
@@NelsonStJames There's a dedication at the beginning of the movie's titles: "To Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy"
@sonnydean3187
5 жыл бұрын
This movie was dedicated to Laurel and Hardy. It was totally slapstick!
@KlunkerRider
9 жыл бұрын
0:55 Movie Fun Fact: The Rocket car was actually powered by a small car motor (VW or Corvair) and was self propelled. When this was filmed, the idea was the rockets would ignite and Falk or Lemmon would simply step on the accelerator and drive off just like a car. However, Blake Edward decided not to tell the extras just *how large* a pyrotechnics load was mounted in the rear of that thing, actually he might not have realized it himself, so when Max lights the fuse, what you see is genuine SHOCK and TERROR reactions on the faces of the extras. PS 1:15 my absolute favorite scene of this entire movie XD
@theufoexperience3859
7 жыл бұрын
That is a great story! I love how people recoil when the damn thing goes off. Maybe a little sketchy on set safety. But the reaction is priceless! One of my all time favorite films! And the cast is amazing! Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Ross Martin, and even long time character actor Larry Storch. Ross Martin has a great scene where he fences with Tony Curtis. And as Ross Martin was a stage swordmaster he coordinated the stunts and sword play in the scene. Interesting dude! Didn't know about the motor in the rocket car. Cool info! Sometimes I think a director can get a little more out of his cast by keeping things secret. When the original Alien chest bursting scene took place, Ridley Scott, the crew, and actor John Hurt were the only people who knew. The cast's reactions as they are around Hurt are essentially real in that they were not expecting a damn alien thing to come out of a guy's chest. Yikes!
@Pimp-Master
6 жыл бұрын
I assume the camera is undercranking to get the approach shot and the reverse of it going downrange. The '66 Batman TV show had the same circle of fire effect at the rear if I recall...
@mikerieck306
5 жыл бұрын
Klunker......1:15 IS the best scene.....perfect cinematography. Jack Lemmon's performance throughout the movie is priceless. Peter Falk isn't to far behind.
@tafnamtaf8909
2 ай бұрын
Sounds like the Batmobile when the rockets light up
@kurtbilinski1723
Ай бұрын
Yes I always wondering about that, how the crowd jumps back like they really were scared - turns out they were. I hope that guy on horseback at far-right was okay.
@Dremeli
5 жыл бұрын
1:14 best moments in movie history.
@aliasif8498
12 күн бұрын
One of my favorite movies n probably the greatest comic movies of all time...with most iconic line Push the button Max
@greasycock455
2 жыл бұрын
pure GOLD. gem of Hollywood.
@NYRM1974
4 жыл бұрын
I guess Professor fate didn't realize that he created rocker Propel flight even though it was a short event he may have stumbled onto something profound. Not to mention breaking a speed record for that time in the early 1900s Well done Professor fate
@JaxenRossisback
8 жыл бұрын
Watched this movie as a kid on VHS, when me and the Selis' family rented an RV.
@mbrennan459
8 ай бұрын
This movie was brilliant, and the pie fight? Quite possibly the best in film history.
@johnfeer9609
10 ай бұрын
I love Jack Lemmon's cackle of triumph as must as I love his shriek of despair when it all goes wrong...
@rydercartoonanimations
3 жыл бұрын
I like how they always crash into the farm.
@Munchausen45
2 жыл бұрын
The same farm EVERY time … To the point where the farmer looks like he’s just used to it.
@gregsan123
2 жыл бұрын
The farmer in that scene was my grandfather. He was a property master at Warner Bros till he retired in 1971. Worked with all the old time great actors.
@rydercartoonanimations
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregsan123 Is he still alive? That's crazy.
@gregsan123
2 жыл бұрын
@@rydercartoonanimations No unfortunately he passed in 2000 at the age of 94. Left me with a lot of great stories of working with those classic actors tho.
@rydercartoonanimations
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregsan123 Oh. R.I.P. a legend
@Portugal2025
2 жыл бұрын
I had a guy named Max who worked for me and this was a running joke of ours
@stuartross4904
4 жыл бұрын
1965 -- Both Lee Marvin an Jack Lemmon had dual roles, Marvin in "Cat Ballou" and Lemmon for this. Marvin won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, but I think they should have shared it. Classic performances by both of them.
@NelsonStJames
4 жыл бұрын
I just realized two of my favorite comedies of all time came out the same year; and it's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World only two years before this. The early '60s was a great time for movie comedies!
@brandnewheavie7548
3 жыл бұрын
Marvin actually won Best Actor.
@markroman8459
Жыл бұрын
In my humble opinion, this is one of the best movies of all time. I saw it for the 1st time on Boxing Day 1976, and every boxing day since.
@TheWazzz
10 жыл бұрын
And thus the Bullet Bill came to existence.
@noviranger239
7 жыл бұрын
And Team Rocket grunts.
@rickcamacho9588
Жыл бұрын
I saw this movie in 1965 1st day. It came out great memories.
@DarthWill3
13 жыл бұрын
You know, if they put extra weight on that rocket they might've succeeded on staying on the track! But if they had any more fuel, they might've reached a good distance to the stratosphere!
@Silverlarkspur87
3 жыл бұрын
It looks like team rocket's blasting off again.
@luisreyes1963
Жыл бұрын
Eww...😣
@jenniferwills9752
3 ай бұрын
Wrong cartoon
@marknesselhaus4376
Жыл бұрын
I have loved this movie back to when it first came out. Professor Fate rocks 😀
@suitman
3 жыл бұрын
They say that fate and max inspired dastardly and muttley, Wel the rocket looks kinda like the mean machine.
@allenlovell1604
Жыл бұрын
Hilarious film with a terrific cast of actors and actresses ! Seeing this clip, I noticed that when Max lit the rocket to start, the sound was identical to the old Batman TV series Batmobile starting 😳 up ! I've never noticed it before, and I've seen this movie about 12 times !
@philipblakely6030
6 жыл бұрын
When the rocket starts up. It has a 1960s batmobile type of sound. I kind of think the sound guy for this movie did sounds for the original Batman TV show.
@goldfing5898
10 ай бұрын
Apart from the extremely funny scenes of Prof. Fate, I consider him a genius and very courageous, not a coward. He does not only try to sabotage Leslie, but also does his own experiments, inventions and breathtaking stunts outside of the automobile race. Just think of his rocket sled shown in this scene. He tries to break the speed world record over one mile (1609 meters) in only 12 seconds. Despite he takes off unvoluntarily, he gets really fast. I have calculated the numbers using the physics formulae for acceleration and got that in order to achieve his goal, he must have an acceleration of 22.35 m/sec (2.278 g) and after 12 seconds reach 965 km/h. This speed was first reached in WW 2 by e.g. the Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket interceptor and (sometimes in sink flight) by the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
@GeorgeSemel
3 жыл бұрын
I got to see this one when it was released. I busted a gut laughing. I was 10 years old.
@kae4466
6 жыл бұрын
i love fates and max's look at meco(Main Engine Cutoff) a seriously o shit moment.
@theParrotForeign
10 жыл бұрын
To this day in our family you can shout GET AWAY FROM THE ROCKET at someone and they know what you mean ha ha.
@anthonyspitery6332
2 жыл бұрын
I love how they landed on that guys farm again xD
@richardkinkead7823
3 ай бұрын
I wish they would put this in the theater. Would love to see this on the big screen. Maybe some day they will be with one of their anniversary dates?
@tafnamtaf8909
Ай бұрын
🎉 I like how Max laughs nervously when he realized they got airborne 😅😅
@davidfearis7335
3 жыл бұрын
2:05 At least they managed to cover themselves in glory!
@honeyfrost3355
3 ай бұрын
Love the fact im now getting Great Race videos in my feed.
@liliannakifflin6343
3 жыл бұрын
The face of that mechanic reminds me a lot of Bullet Bill from Mario!
@freeguy77
Жыл бұрын
The Great Race airs Wed morning (12:35am CT, Oct. 12, 2022) on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Prior to it at 7pm (CT), "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" (1965), then at 9:30pm (CT) is the funniest film I've ever seen: "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963). Followed by The Great Race at 12:30am. At 3:30am (CT) is "The Fortune Cookie" (1966) starring Jack Lemmon and his great friend Walter Matthau.
@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx
8 ай бұрын
My Favorite Movie with Jack Lemon any Day 😁😁
@bruthoma-ib5np
9 ай бұрын
Looks like Professor Fate is a first wingsuiter. He is a very brave person.
@NelsonStJames
4 жыл бұрын
I just realized where James Harden got his "walk off" from !
@oakroyal
2 ай бұрын
That farmer reminds me of the eye witness to the Martian landings in Grover’s Mill, NJ.
@john-paulnagel2732
3 жыл бұрын
🤣😂😅Love The Great Race !!
@Narrator007
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again! XD
@StFidjnr
13 жыл бұрын
@ 0:25 fate's mission for land speed record on rails @ 2:24 Professor Fate has thrown down the gauntlet to the great Leslie (again)
@emperorconstantine1.361
10 ай бұрын
If they ever were to remake this (with practical effects and no politics, I would LOVE to play professor Fate!)
@Brew311
8 ай бұрын
None of the extras knew the engine would go off as loud as it did. So, their reactions are genuine.
@ducter2001
3 жыл бұрын
The little kid in the gray suit disappears when the scene changes to the rocket igniting.
@robertocamilo9217
3 жыл бұрын
Jack Lemmon, um dos maiores atores norte americano!
@richardkinkead7823
5 жыл бұрын
Best scene ever
@luisreyes1963
5 жыл бұрын
Make it look like the villain is having all the fun. 🤣
@broden4838
4 жыл бұрын
And at least Fate and Max get a free mud bath
@bekkybrown8329
2 жыл бұрын
😄 🤣
@finddeniro
15 сағат бұрын
I warm Soft Landing.. Smell included.
@mimperato9128
3 жыл бұрын
This scene was crazy too LOL
@marcusw65
4 жыл бұрын
I love this scene of this very funny movie. Love to know if there is some behind the scene when they have to go in mud! or some bloopers! How many times they have to repeat the scene and have to go in mud?
@Zombihamster
13 жыл бұрын
at 0.58 It looks like the extras in the background where not expecting that explosion.
@gregsan123
2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was the farmer in that scene and a property master at Warner Bros until he retired in 1971. He told me they were completely caught off guard when that rocket lit up. Totally startled them.
@ValkyrieZiege
5 жыл бұрын
; "Robert Downey Jr." is the modern Jack Lemmon.
@broden4838
4 жыл бұрын
lol on that farmer
@claywest9528
7 ай бұрын
Before Coloumbo there was MAAAXXX!!!
@neilibanez3712
7 күн бұрын
Daredevil Stunt At Botch's Chase Flight From No Straight Roads Encore Edition Transformers Earthspark Expedition
@freeguy77
Жыл бұрын
1 mile in 12 sec. = 5 miles per minute = 300 mph. Not bad for 1908!
@jahbad01
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing the numbers. I always wondered what speed they were going for.
@Mixster707
10 ай бұрын
Ain’t that reality? You’re dying high in life but you forget to add wings 😮
@TheLowBrassDude
Жыл бұрын
Not even the cows are phased
@noviranger239
7 жыл бұрын
0:25 Someone's trying to do it in less than four seconds!
@kelvinh8327
3 жыл бұрын
Lord, the beauty of Technicolour put today's washed out videos to shame. I remember seeing in the cinema the original Dr. Doolittle, the Great Race, Paint Your Wagon, Gone with the Wind and Buggs Bunny cartoons. The colours were magnificent, and not the anaemic, washed out colours of the new Dumbo film, the second Avengers, Thor Ragnorock and so on. Don't knock me if you haven't seen a good Technicolour film in a cinema.
@Pynaegan
11 жыл бұрын
GET AWAY FROM THE ROCKET!!!
@mitch4527
Жыл бұрын
Dick Dastardly of The Wacky Racers was based on Professor Fate.
@acidobarbiturico439
10 ай бұрын
2:18 Drats! Double drats!
@TheTvGuru3
6 жыл бұрын
1:55 sounds like the Grinch...
@billbright1755
4 жыл бұрын
Early rocketry had a few bugs to iron out but the potential to lift an orbital body was obvious. To overcome the gravitational pull of the earth’s core takes tremendous thrust. So far we still rely on self contained rockets to accomplish this.
@heartland96a
6 сағат бұрын
Why oh why didn’t they make a sequel back in the the day surely there was enough interest and loads of gags and destinations untouched , great movie then and still funny now . Who they could cast and who would direct I have no idea
@stevelangstroth5833
9 ай бұрын
Clearly, the Professor Fate character was based upon Glenn Curtiss.
@christopherstephens6455
11 жыл бұрын
@ 1:55 - group hug XD
@woodchuckchipschipschuckwo9839
7 жыл бұрын
Good hang time.
@joeenglert
8 ай бұрын
at the end of the clip, lemon should have said "manure,,I hate manure"
@jonathancruz5932
2 жыл бұрын
The train thing worked 🚂. They must try again and make a better success
@ElmoUnk1953
2 ай бұрын
300 miles per hour? No wonder they went airborne.
@SciStarborne
3 жыл бұрын
One mile in 12 seconds means 300mph.
@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427
Жыл бұрын
Well, there's another one Leslie can try on for size!
@unknownartist6788
4 жыл бұрын
Когда мне было 5 лет,меня повела моя grandma на этот фильм в кинотеатр"Украина".
@scottfrisque9859
Жыл бұрын
Why I'm not surprised that happened i mean it happened to willy coyote
@Joe-pu3qi
5 ай бұрын
I SAW THIS MOVIE BACK IN THE 70s. Natalie Wood WAS, yeah........ 👍
@macmooney9136
5 ай бұрын
1:54
@mitch4527
8 ай бұрын
12 seconds per mile is 300 mph.
@bettyottman1718
3 жыл бұрын
Ka-zoom!!!!
@mohamedezzroug4599
3 жыл бұрын
Le film complet svp
@zengreen7
Жыл бұрын
Time for a remake?
@jorgecepedaceballospianomb2772
11 жыл бұрын
me muero de ris a!jajajajajaja
@johnv7317
8 жыл бұрын
Professor Fate & Max don't this video lol
@noviranger239
7 жыл бұрын
Team Rocket Grunts did
@luisreyes1963
2 жыл бұрын
They weren't too crazy about the hard landing in the mud. 🐖
@MikeWiggins1235711
12 жыл бұрын
@zombihamster: I'm not saying you're wrong, but a good director (and Blake Edwards does fit in that category) would not endanger his extras that way. An extra IS an actor after all. With the right instructions by the director, they could look frightened on cue and begin a mad dash away. Thinking about it, that COULD have been a telephoto shot with the extras MUCH further away than what you think you see. The telephoto lens would have brought everything together. Just my two cents.
@Pimp-Master
6 жыл бұрын
Right, the camera looks like it's on a crane and you'll notice the rocket moving very slowly off screen to the left. Now, real rockets don't do anything slowly. If they had a real rocket, there'd be the constant danger of explosion--so that would be out. However the director gets the feeling and look of massive speed without endangering the crew or actors.
@gregsan123
2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was the farmer in that scene and a property master for Warner Bros until he retired in 1971. He said the extras had no clue how loud and forceful that ignition was going to be and we’re legit startled.
@MikeWiggins1235711
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregsan123 Thanks for the reply. I stand corrected. I also appreciate learning from folks like yourself.
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