I pride myself on never being scammed but I can’t believe I was just scammed out of 7 minutes and 28 seconds of my life that I’ll never get back. Besides being completely misleading based on the title and cover image, the whole video was done terribly. Also sounded like it was being voiced by a computer. Actually that’s not even true, with AI, computers sound much more lifelike than this did.
The Jerk has been my all time favorite movie since it first appeared in theaters! I still make use of its many quotes in everyday conversation. In college classes (and other group settings), whenever we were asked to INTRODUCE ourselves, I often started with, "I was born a poor black child." It was a great ice-breaker and consistently got laughs. Sadly, nowadays, some folks take offense to that line.
to me, to say that is basically nothing without the set up line. the _whole_ line is: "I started out out at the bottom - I was born a poor black child."
“Social responsibility” has no place in comedy. Mel Brooks said he wouldn’t be able to make Blazing Saddles in today’s political environment. That’s tragic. I’ll bet that cut scene with Bill Murray was hysterical.
It probably wasn't that great and that's probably why it wasn't in the film. No one take about political correctness in 1979 so very unlikely it was cut for that reason.
Blazing Saddles WAS progressive and socially responsible. Social responsibility does not mean don't upset anyone, as your distaste for the concept shows
@@pamcornelius9122 Update my dictionary how?? And exactly what in the movie would make it impossible to make today? Blazing Saddles is pretty tame compared a lot of comedy that has come since. Things like Chappelle Show and South Park are OUTRAGEOUS in comparison for a few obvious examples. Just because someone says something doesn't mean it is true, you are falling for a false narrative that isn't hard to see through.
Pretty sure this was never a 'controversial scene'. Never heard a single word about this in my 50+ years, and I've talked about this movie droves of times as it's one of my top 10 all-time favorite comedies.
It certainly wasn't a public controversy since no one ever heard of this story. Certainly didn't spark any activist discussions. Probably a few people behind the scenes talked about it. Most likely it was cut because it wasn't funny enough to be in the film. No one was acting politically correct in 1979.
L.A. Story is my favorite Martin film. I also enjoyed "The Jerk" and think Bernadtte Peters deserved an Oscar for not cracking up during a particular scene where Steve talks about being away for "two days that seemed like three", etc. I'm not quoting exactly, but if you saw. this, you know what I mean.
I saw it when it came out. There was no controversy about any removed scenes. And there was no public discussion about gay rights because of this film.
The version I saw had the cat juggling scene dropped. Don't know if it was dropped because the theater found it too offensive or if the theater wanted the film to fit into an exact time slot.
The cut scene is not shown? What? Does it not exist? You wait til the end to explain it and there's no visual record. Did they not only cut it but destroy the film as well? What a disappointment.
One little detail I loved in this movie was a poolside "Dixie Cup"-type dispenser at rich man Navin Johnson's home that had Waterford crystal goblets stacked up instead of paper cups.
Yeah, disturbing, I noticed the rings around the eyes looked like tire tubes. It looks not so much like lack of sleep as it does a chemical attack or silent film era horror movie makeup.
Instead of saying cut scene 300 times just FN show it. The Jerk is one of the best, if not the Best Comedy Movies Ever Made. Cutting a gay scene is social responsibility? LoL More Liberal, Hollywood Rhetoric even in 1979.
Another mis-titled clip. The title refers to a scene cut from the final film, but not only does this clip not show the scene in question, it only talks about various aspects of the film as though a computer is reading them. Two thumbs down.
"thefamouspeople1960," Nah, this was out-and-out censorship. The script goes through DOZENS of individuals, including everyone at the studio, the various story editors assigned to the picture and the entire cast and crew, 10 - 15% who are gay. Steve Martin wasn't making fun of African Americans when he declared convincingly he "was born a poor black child" and he wasn't making fun of his, Bill Murray's and Bernadette Peters' many gay friends and associates. The characters were simply FUNNY and / or found themselves in funny circumstances. Using the TIRED cliche: it's called HUMOR. Lighten up, everybody. " . . . delicate balance directors and writers must strike . . . " my A$$. Using another '80s era term, 'gag me with a spoon.' Call it what it is / was -- censorship. That horrifying image to the creative types of the dreaded 'blue pencil' going over the script page by page only to see its aftermath: 'cut,' 'no,' 'not a chance.'
Loved this movie and I can't imagine any other actor than Steve in this role but his all time best...Planes, Trains & Automobiles with the late and great John Candy...
'Woke' simply means to pay attention. You see what’s happening here? You would if you were “woke.” “Woke” is a colloquial, informal, and familiar present-tense of the verb “awake.” Steve Martin is a damn Icon and comedic genius he could most certainly make this film today. Stop misusing the word woke. If it's to liberal or to conservative then say that. Woke is not and has never been ment to be used this way. Stay woke!
How do you come to that conclusion? People were no less so called “woke” back then. In fact the video mentions several scenes were cut from the movie for consideration of public sensitivities or fear of backlash. 🙄
"...the portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters on film?" The film was released on 1979. The acronym, LBT, did not exist until the Eighties and didn't become LGBTQ+ until even later. More accurately, they were worried about the portrayal of gays and lesbians on film.
Another thing that was different when this film first came out - The scene where Navin is in bed and listenening to the radio. There was a different tune that Navin dances to. The frustrating thing is NOBODY ELSE REMEMBERS THIS TUNE ! PLEASE tell me I'm right ! I have a VHS tape with this original tune, but I don't have a VHS player to watch it on !
I saw the movie when it first came out. I also , later on, had a vhs copy and still later, on dvd. The same tune (an elevator-music version of "Crazy Rythm") every time.
Love Steve Martin, and love The Jerk. Totally disagree with your (I assume un-researched point) that the film received "mostly positive reviews" upon release. Quite the opposite! Movie critics hated this movie, calling it simple, dumb, politically incorrect and crass. But people went to see The Jerk anyway, and the rest is history. Please do some actually research next time. Lazy writing.
@@KidFresh71 in fact, if you read the comments a full 1/3 or so say they do not like The Jerk. It was NOT received well. But, audiences loved it. Plus… MARTIN WROTE IT! Carl Reiner agreed to do it, and Martin left stand-up! His autobiography is harsh, he suffered. He struggled. Then, he “made it” and had 50,000 in an audience. But, once at the top? He hated it. Totally hated it. Making films saved him. Read that autobiography- it’s revealing, Martin wanted to entertain audiences. That was his soul. An entertaining man who wanted to make people laugh. Pennies from Heaven demonstrated his range, imo.
@@FactsVerse would like to see movie debate on what they'd be like if all the deleted scenes and outtakes were reinserted back again. I've watched the pitch black directors cut where they've put back the scenes where John's shows his injuries from riddick and that's the reason he takes morphine. How it changes the whole complexion of a movie entirely.
Actor Richard Ward played Nathan's Father? LOL. Ward, as is not stated here, was a good character actor, who was in many movies & TV Shows & was The Original Captain Doby (yes, there was no E) in The Pilot Episode Of what would become Starsky & Hutch, with Actor Bernie Hamilton coming in to play him in The Series. It should be noted that Ward had also played another character in The Last Season (I believe that it was called Huggy Bear Can't Go Home?) which also had Roger C. Mosley before his TC Role in Magnum PI
The controversial canned scene was Bill Murray as a flamboyantly gay decorator. Let's not offend the homosexual demographic, but it's fine to offend everyone else. In fact, let's put a picture of Steve Martin with his pants around his ankles on the movie poster.
That I paid to see this and The Three Amigos is embarrassing (except for Shit-Head the dog). By far his best work was Planes, Trains And Automobiles. Saw Martin years ago as the warm up act for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band *(many years ago)*
6:28 That's how long this Wikipedia style video takes to get to the point. The "controversial" scene was of Bill Murray being gay - and possibly cut because it just wasn't funny? 🤔 There. I just saved you 6.5 minutes of wasted time. You're welcome! 😸
@@bobbymoore5249 try watching Murray in The Razors Edge. Murray got the studio to do that film in exchange for him agreeing to Stripes, or Ghostbusters? It was a dramatic role and he did very well. Also, the film where he tries to go back to women he’s wronged and he faces all the women he’s hurt, Broken Flowers. Like many type-cast celebs, Murray isn’t free to just make what he wants, control editing, etc.
I love your videos and u say great insight about different scenes or actors. Honestly I hope one day they will show a special edition on dvd or 4k or Bluray and show those special cut of the scenes and maybe make the movie more understandable since now the scenes are now either used as a deleted scene or put into the movie where it makes more sense. It’s like the movie Love at First Bite with George Hamilton which I hope u show a special about that movie like u did The Jerk. Anyway there was scenes cut out of that comedy and showed in the tv version cuz I seen it and it was funny but never showed it on dvd or regular movie on Netflix or Prime. Anyway I hope u do a special about Love At First Bite cuz it is a good movie and one of my favorites and again love your videos and please keep showing and I will still be watching.
@@FactsVerse thanks for the heart and I would love for u to do the film from 78 Love at First Bite with George Hamilton and it’s the comedy about Dracula coming to NYC to find Susan Saint James as his wife and there was a lot of scenes like the Jerk that was on tv only and not on the big screen and I hope u can see about that film like u did The Jerk.
