Prior to this scene while they were riding under the car, Shack dangled a large, heavy pin on a rope, which bounced around violently under A. After all the mentoring that A did, Cigarette watched and did nothing to help when he could have, being an opportunist. It’s analogous to many situations I’ve experienced.
''Hit the bums'', kid! Run like the Devil! Get a (tin can and take up mooching)! ''Knock on back doors for a nickel." "Tell them your story. Make 'em weep. You could have been a meat-eater, kid. But you didn't listen to me when I laid it down." "Stay off the tracks. Forget it. Its a bum's world for a bum. You'll never be A-No.1. You'll never be Emperor of the North Pole, kid. You had the juice , kid, but not the heart and they go together. You're all gas and no feel, and nobody can teach you that, not even A-No.1. So stay off the train, she'll throw you under for sure. Remember me for that. So long, kid."
Amen. I saw that and I went "oh my God that's a real person not a dummy".I hope it was a skinny guy in enough padding to make him look fat.. If not, i hope he lived, Look to me though like a broken back Could a very well happen there
0:49 Yes, Sir, gee wiz; me and you if we ain't the team. We can go to prison and free the cons; we can capture Mexico; we can do in Rome as the day goes do. Knockin' down everything we see all stuck on ourselves. Cigarette and A. Number one; yes, Sir. Kid, yuh got no class!
This movie gets a solid B rating but gets bonus points because Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine are in it- the casting Director gets an A-plus! There are a few familiar names in the cast that pop up later on TV. The battle here is my favorite part simply because Shack gets his comeuppance. The backwards fall off the caboose and the shove into the ditch are a couple of the most painful things I’ve ever seen even if they divided the stunts up. Notice the kid did a belly-flop when he hit the water; that had to have hurt too.
The Blackadder; In those days, a movie like this would've had a stuntman take that fall, but it would've been rehearsed for a few days to get the timing AND safety down to an absolute T. Mr. Borgnine, who played Shack the train conductor, said in a behind the scenes interview that that fight between him and A#1 was choreographed to perfection, and was filmed a bit at a time over 36 days.
I looked high and low all over the place for a copy of emperor of the North I found one copy for $35 it was worth every dollar A #1 to Portland 10-19-21
Actually no, as said by Grahamqckr, it was filmed on the OP&E (now abandoned) of Cottage Grove. The 19 was leased to the railroad from 1970-1988 as both railroads were owned by the same company.
I was watching a tribute to Sid Haig (Captain Spaulding-Devils Rejects) and saw in his list of roles was one in this movie. Having fond memories of this movie I’m trying to find his screen time in this film. If anyone can/could/ help would be much appreciated ✌️🙂👍
When I was younger I thought he hated him, however when you listen to his speech.It’s clear that he cared about the kid, and was telling him to not waste his life as a bum.Hitchiking on railroads for the rest of his life.
A Number 1 is telling Cigarette that he IS a bum, that he isn't cut out to be a hobo. He's telling the kid to take up begging instead. "get a tin can and take up mooching. Knock on backdoors for a nickel. Tell 'em your story and make them weep." Keith Carradine is sitting out the final fight instead of helping out, then acted like they were partners. "You COULD have been a meat eater" "You had the juice but not the heart and they go together" "you had the juice but not the feel". It's a Reason Why You Suck speech.
@@recoil53 Beautiful. That made me laugh because you hit it right there. The Why You Suck speech. Damn that was good. I'll never watch the ending to this great film quite the same again. Thank you.
