RIP William Friedkin. You were one of the greats, truly. A few years back, he had tweeted this little fan trailer of mine a few times saying how much he loved it. It still brings a smile to my face knowing that, as well as knowing that I've helped steer at least a few people towards this masterpiece that might not have known it existed otherwise. If you are a fan of this modern trailer, consider subscribing to my channel - I try to shine a light on an underrated, obscure, or forgotten classic every month with an updated trailer! ru-vid.com Also please consider supporting my work by buying me a coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/dmedit
Being able to impress Friedkin with anything is incredibly impressive! Most people can only dream of getting a tip of the cap from one of the greats. Well done!
Friedkin is one of my favourite film-makers of all time. Such a cool story, what an awesome experience that must have been! Big fan of your work, so Friedkin's feedback regarding your trailer recut was very well deserved. Keep up the good work man!
this is not a "modern trailer" this is so much better than modern trailers, it should never be called that. a "modern trailer" has the stupid mini trailer before the trailer and then it says "trailer.....starts....NOW" and then they play some unfitting music from the 50s or 60s and proceed to blow every big surprise that the movie might hold.
Oh my gods, dude. You have done film fans a great service by making this awesome trailer. My wife wanted me to show her a trailer of Sorceror before she’d watch it with me and I knew the old-school trailer would make the movie seem to cheesy for her. You really did this gem of a movie sweet justice!
Thank you so much! In fact, many of my trailers began life because I would show my girlfriend the (original) trailer and that would just not convince her to watch it. So I truly appreciate this comment more than you know!
I came here to say the same thing. My friends didn’t want to watch this movie because it was an ‘old movie’. I showed them your trailer and that convinced them otherwise! Truly, truly superb work! Now they’re asking me about other old films like ‘Jaws’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’. XD
@MySweetAudrina Holy cow, I forgot to show her, but I'm gonna show her as soon as she gets off the phone! What inspired you to make this awesome trailer? Are you a film student or something of the sort? (-:
A forgotten classic that a lot of people have never seen. The movie is about fate and how no amount of struggling will allow you to escape what is (or isn't) coming to you.
This trailer is an absolute masterpiece. Only saw the film itself the first time a few days ago and it absolutely blew me away. This trailer makes me just want to rewatch it all over again.
Thank you so much! The original, historical trailer was literally indecipherable. No wonder people didn’t see the film, no one knew what the movie was about!
Sorcerer was tipped to become one of the biggest movies of 1977. Sadly, a little sci-fi movie named Star Wars was released about a month before Sorcerer and completely overshadowed it. Plus the original trailer alluded that it may be related to The Exorcist
I saw this film in a theater on the East Coast when it was first released. I have been smitten with it ever since. I couldn't understand how such a masterful work could remain so obscure for so long. Then I realized that it was released the same year as Star Wars. The hub bub about the Lucas film buried everything else then. See it now as it's just as powerful as it was over 40 years ago. (One of the best soundtracks from those days, too.)
I saw this in 1977 when I was 17. I didn't see star wars until it was on television in the late 1980's. Not a star wars fan or science fiction for that matter. Didn't care about star wars then and still don't. Maybe if they used a better trailer (Sorcerer), they would have had more interest in this movie.
I saw the original trailer for this when I was watching the movie “Wizards” in Charleston SC in 1977, about a month before I joined the Navy. I saw it the first night it played. I kept a fuzzy, pan and scan VHS tape of this that I recorded from HBO for 30 years before I finally found it on Blu-ray. My all-time favorite movie and one of the most underrated and underappreciated of all time.
this trailer is fricking amazing and serve this masterpiece well i am just shocked how the hell this movie was made or shot !!! it`s just out of this world, and in that era,, ,,, truly a masterpiece
This is actually a remake of “ The wages of fear” but with this new title a lot people expected a supernatural type of movie. This movie is one of my favourites, excellent soundtrack by tangerine dream too. Crossing the bridge and blowing up the huge log are the best scenes.
This is one of my favorite films from the 1970s. I saw it in theatres with a friend on my birthday in 1977. This "modern trailer" is awesome! Well done!
I've always remembered the premise for this film since I saw it as a kid... but couldn't remember the name until years later and google came along. It really deserves a re-release and this is the kind of trailer that could bring it a new audience.
Great edit. Movies today compared to masterpieces like these have zero atmosphere. Movies like this transport you right into the screen with the actors.
Saw this movie with a friend in the theater way back when. Didn't Know anything about it going in, but after it was over it took at least 10 minutes before we could speak. We were in that much awe in how good it was.
News of Friedkin's death prompted my wife to ask my favorite film of his. Without a moment's hesitation I replied "Sorcerer". She'd never heard of it, and so I pulled up this trailer, and ... I immediately got chills, seeing these images from years ago when the film was first released. I remember it was the ultimate edge-of-your-seat movie and Vangelis' score was mind-blowing. Definitely my favorite Roy Scheider film. Thank you for posting this incredible trailer. We'll be watching the movie tonight over popcorn and a couple of Mike's Hard Mango 😎
I really dislike modern trailers. They always feel too cheesy and they overdo everything. This, on the other hand, is superb. Well done indeed. I love this film, and this trailer suits it perfectly.
Watched the film because of this trailer. Amazing film, but I wish the truck scenes were longer. It just doesn't have the focus as say a film like "Duel".
I distinctly remember back in the late 80s or early 90s reading a Donald Duck comic where he has a job as a truck driver driving a trailer full of nitroglycerine through a terrifying mountain pass, and over a rickety rope bridge, and now I'm wondering if it was inspired by this movie. I tried to see if I could find info about this comic online, but Google completely failed me. Now I'll never know if that comic was inspired by this movie, or this movie inspired by this comic.
Great job, this is the kind of trailer that saves the cinema culture, motivating younger ones to watch all the classics ! Would have been also nice to work this out with some Edgar Froese ( Tangerine Dream ) scores or also Protector 101 "Summer Heat", without the tires screechs fx.
Hey I appreciate your comment, thank you! If even one person discovers a film from one of my trailers, that's a really cool thing. The Tangerine Dream score is actually one of my favorites of all time, but I ended up not using it because I didn't want to simply rehash the original trailer (which is great in it's own right). Thank you for supporting these!
Don't forget that Keith Jarrett's pipe organ music was used throughout the film, a lot of it being mixed in with Tangerine Dream's music. That was a big reason the film had an ethereal quality to it. Not many people I know who saw the film knew this, even to this day, RU-vid reviewers get it wrong saying the entire score was done by Tangerine Dream. By the way, Keith Jarrett is widely known to be one of the greatest pianists in the world, playing Jazz and Classical.
They need to bring this movie back onto the big screen........Intense, suspenseful with world renown actors and a surprise ending featuring a great guy as the hitman......the background music adds to the suspense........
Yah, I thought the trailer was doing great until the thing ended with ZERO Tangerine dream. The original score is integral to the film. This music sounded generic. Nice editing anyway.
This is genius, and does what a trailer should do... make you want to see the film. I've shown your trailer to friends who originally showed no interest in this movie, only for them to go, "Wow!", especially when I add the fact there is *no* CGI in this movie. Great job.
first of all, the editing work on this is utterly astonishing. top top work! secondly, what trailer is the music from? I recognise it and it's driving me insane!
You went your whole life thinking this guy lost it after Exorcist, right? Yeah, he could still do a To Live and Die and Killer Joe, but you somehow didn't put them on the same pedestal, right? I do, and Sorcerer just happens to be better than The Exorcist. Some masterpieces get their due long, LONG after their time. I'm just happy Friedkin lived to see it.
О, американцы пересняли французский фильм «Плата за страх» (фр. Le salaire de la peur) 1952 года с Ивом Монтаном! Надо будет глянуть. Оригинал мне понравился.
