For the record; No, Orson Welles did not dislike the role of Unicron, nor did he not understand it. The quote attributed to him cannot be found anywhere or has been confirmed to be truly from him. There's a few things to know about Orson Welles. First off, he wasn't lenient on doing voice work. He did some advertising as well as giving his voice to narrate certain things. After all, he did work on the radiophonic adaptation of the War of the Worlds that would later make him famous. It would kind of moronic for him to then not do voice work and diss it. He was very ecstatic about animation, wishing he had done some himself. Of course, he didn't like the way Disney practically gave it the reputation it has in the West of being solely for children, but he did love the craft. Matter of fact, on multiple occasions, he gladly jumped on the occasion of voice acting in some cartoons. Even if it meant parodying himself. And hell, even if it was just for children, he still loved it. Remember that he had a role in the Muppets movie and he absolutely loved it. As for Transformers... The director sheds some light onto it. He gladly took on the role of Unicron, being convinced that he'd play a giant, power-hungry god of destruction. He didn't quite understand the plot, but he did admire the animation. He found it surprising that animators were willing to go as such lengths to sell toys. At no time did he complain about the role, and he did in fact gave his own insight on his own performance, trying to really nail it for the movie. So, no. He did not hate Unicron.
@@TheGuzeinbuick Agreed, sources would be wonderful. I had always heard the narrative he hated being a toy. Would be glad to know he appreciated such as a great role
“Your bargaining posture is highly dubious“ ...I heard that line in the theater back in '86 as a 9 year old & have been using it on the reg ever since. Classic shit
it's kinda ironic, that doleful and sick voice makes Welles sounds actually more frightening, feels like he's calm and secure at some point, remembers me of Hal 9000 a little.
I can't believe this fucking shitty toy commercial was Orson Welles' last role. What a disgrace, he probably died of a hard attack after he realized what a shitty movie he was in
I know James earl jones is iconic as darth Vader, but hearing orson Welles voice as unicron makes me wish there was a cut of the original trilogy with his voice, just to hear lol
@@hoonterofhoonters8881 Lucas have always intended to use a voiceover to dub Vader's actor's thick Scottish accent. He originally wanted Orson Welles, but he thought Welles' voice would be too recognisable. So he looked for similar voice & got James Earl Jones.
Orson Welles' last role was certainly a memorable one. His voice is so commanding and chilling here. Every time I watch this I get goosebumps. RIP Orson
"You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys from Japan that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen." -Orson Welles' biography
Hearing this makes my heart tug. Deep down you can hear the pain in his voice. Orson Welles even on death's door you bring an amazing voice out. Now I wish they didn't change the pitch of your voice. May you rest in peace.
The director said that when Orson did the recordings, he was wheezing, and the recordings were unusable which is why they ran them through a synthesizer.
Jacob M. Keene AKA Dr. Pepper King then why was he acting if he was on deaths door step. Maybe money for the family or I heard that he liked animation.
Besides Wells' commanding voice, can we appreciate the screenplay writers for this dialogue? Unicron is mastering "twitter savagery" decades before it was a thing. And understand this isn't like '00s Pixar movies where the script plays at one level for the 5 year olds and another for their grown parents to enjoy. Back in the '80s there were no middle-aged geek culture enthusiasts lining up for this - it was made purely for elementary school boys. Respect to the writers that I can enjoy this again some 35 years later.
This actually isn't what Welles's unaltered voice sounded like; only an attempted recreation. By all accounts, his voice was incredibly weak and laboured at the time, with the resulting takes being virtually unusable. When they ran his recordings through a synthesiser, they did more than just alter the pitch; they amplified the bass and power in this voice, and that's how Unicron got the sound we hear in the movie. Welles's performance is still the heart and soul of Unicron in the film, but without the synthesiser, it wouldn't have worked.
I haven’t even seen the movie, but based on this one scene alone, it looks interesting… I used to watch Transformers as a kid (I’m in my 40’s now), & found it rather entertaining!
Unicron: And with the autobots destroyed, I shall dominate the universe's supply of Mrs. Pell's Fishsticks! *eats fishsticks* Yes! They're even better when you're a robot!!
No it should go like this: Unicron: And the autobots destroyed, I shall devour the universe's supply of Mrs. Pell's Fishsticks! *eats fishsticks* Yes! They're even better when you're a giant robot planet
@@Robert_Douglass Unicorn has already conquered that, moving on, the next thing on his "To Do List" is to conquer the universe's supply of Twinkies, isn't good to have life goals?
Wow! They could've kept his voice as is in the final cut and still have a awesome performance. The pain clearly heard in his voice could've been easily been translated as fustrated hunger pangs for another planet to consume but the matrix was holding his character at bay.
This actually isn't what Welles's unaltered voice sounded like - only an attempted recreation. By all accounts, his voice was incredibly weak and laboured, and the resulting recordings were virtually unusable. When they ran his takes through a synthesiser, they did more than just alter the pitch; they amplified the bass and power in this voice, and that's how Unicron got the sound we hear in the movie. Don't get me wrong, Welles's performance is still the heart and soul of Unicron in the film, but without the synthesiser, it wouldn't have worked.
This is absolutely OUTSTANDING work. I've wondered for years what his voice would've been like without the studio tweaks. This answers it to my complete satisfaction. Thank you for your hard work.
Orson Welles was gravely ill at the time of recording his role as Unicron according to Nelson Shin on the then-20th anniversary of TF the motion picture. If I'm not mistaken, the movie came out after he died. He was a very talented thespian and writer.
I still find it rather interesting that despite Orson Welles really didn't have much fun playing this character, and from what's been thrown around by the voice actors who worked in the movie that he was difficult to work with. I'm rather interested to know how Welles landed the part of Unicron to begin with, considering that his involvement in the movie and as Unicron really made the character so iconic.
+Skullgrin140 -If only he had lived to see the phenomena TF has become,Welles would have easily changed and talked about how much he loved the role of Unicron.
Jason Palacios I think it certainly would have been interesting to hear his thoughts on it. Considering how popular and important this franchise has become 30 years later I'd easily see him play the role again if the opportunity had came around.
JFC- Welles’s voice in this brilliant attempt at un- editing his already demonic voice gives you a different view of Unicron- and it’s bloody terrifying. Respect to the man behind the planet- he could’ve sh*t on this role- but instead put literally his heart and soul into playing Unicron in his final days. And utter respect to the editor of this video. You gave us the closest we’ll ever have to Welles iconic voice none-synthesized. To myself and countless others all around the world, Unicron will always be the magnum opus of a brilliant character of a man that deserved more time on this mortal plain. Sorry, I got a little carried away there Xx
Fun fact: Orson Welles was one of the candidates to do the voice of Darth Vader; we could have potentially had Orsen Welles in Star Wars, and when I hear him as Unicron, I can absolutely hear what his Darth Vader would have sounded like.
Yep, that's Orson alright. I was blown away as a teen when I heard Leonard Nimoy voiced over for Galvatron too. This will always be my "Transformers, the Movie". :-)
This actually isn't what Welles's unaltered voice sounded like - only an attempted recreation. By all accounts, his voice was incredibly weak and laboured, and the resulting recordings were virtually unusable. When they ran his takes through a synthesiser, they did more than just alter the pitch; they amplified the bass and power in this voice, and that's how Unicron got the sound we hear in the movie. Don't get me wrong, Welles's performance is still the heart and soul of Unicron in the film, but without the synthesiser, it wouldn't have worked.
“I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I’m destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.” - Orson Welles
The new Decepticons were fallen angels. They were not generals and warlords, they were given divine purpose by a malevolent being, failed their duty to him and were cursed to roam space for eons broken and mad. This is what peace looks like. It looks like taking the monsters and beating them down until they cannot effectively harm you anymore. And a lot of audience's just didn't care to see Cybertron at peace.
Megatron: "State your business!" Unicron:"Megatron, do you know of a remote farm in Lincolnshire where Mrs. Buckley Lives? Every July, peas grow there..."
I’m 41 years old and I know I should be more familiar with Olson Welles’ work, but this is all I know. This and the champagne commercial where he was drunk as shit.
Wow... listening to Alduin speak in Skyrim made me think of Unicron so I came here and listened to this... it really is a close match! Such chills... amazing voice work. Both gentle and yet unimaginably powerful at the same time.
This is a man so great with his voice that created a panic with a radio broadcast even though he said it was a play before doing it. He had thousands believing martians were invading lol
So fucking awesome to hear this again.. and not the remastered version. It's my understanding he passed during the making of the movie, and certain parts are from another voice actor but I saw this in theaters, and it is so great to hear HIM along with Frank Welker! Thank you!
well done, this is the first time I can really hear it's Orson. There were rumours Leonard Nimoy did Unicron as Welles was too ill, but your pitch-correction proves it's really him.
Wow Totally blown away hearing person Welles real voice compared to what I’ve heard when watching this movie for the last 30+ years They got the right voice for unicron
I remember getting to go to the theater to see this when I was a kid, Transformers was just the coolest thing ever. The cartoons that were on TV were always so good and I just remember being in awe of seeing this on the big screen. I remember being very upset at the death of Optimus but by the end of the movie when Hot Rod became Rodimus Prime and handed Galvatron his ass, all was redeemed. This simply just DO NOT make things like this anymore and it boggles my mind how far the quality has fallen over the past 15 years.
Orson Welles was supposed to be the voice of Darth Vader. Quite frankly, while James Earl Jones was absolutely phenomenal, i wouldn't have a problem with Mr. Welles becoming known as the voice of the Sith Lord.
I feel bad for Frank Welker, because he was probably putting 90 percent into that performance and still just sounded woefully inadequate compared to Orson Welles going at 0.01 percent.
Still the most epic transformers ever designed.... story line classic... a well done film... I saw this in 1986, and it still moves me in 2023... This is excellence at the highest level.
'Nobody summons Megatron!'
'Then it pleases me to be the first.'
Damn, Unicron
Such a simple retort, but still so effective. One of my favorite lines in Transformers.
Such a great line
Perhaps the greatest retort ever heard in a cartoon, ever. A Cyrano de Bergerac level repartee, wryly delivered.
That is one of the best lines (and exchanges in general) in film. Still gives me the chills.
This whole convo was unicron making megatron look like he wasn’t shit lmao
So basically his last role was a god like planet?
Awesome.
Caps everything off quite nicely imo!
ulibarriL I suppose. He could have done a lot more.
More? The guy was ancient with an impressive track record.
2nd to last
he was also the size of a planet lol
For the record;
No, Orson Welles did not dislike the role of Unicron, nor did he not understand it. The quote attributed to him cannot be found anywhere or has been confirmed to be truly from him.
There's a few things to know about Orson Welles. First off, he wasn't lenient on doing voice work. He did some advertising as well as giving his voice to narrate certain things. After all, he did work on the radiophonic adaptation of the War of the Worlds that would later make him famous. It would kind of moronic for him to then not do voice work and diss it.
He was very ecstatic about animation, wishing he had done some himself. Of course, he didn't like the way Disney practically gave it the reputation it has in the West of being solely for children, but he did love the craft. Matter of fact, on multiple occasions, he gladly jumped on the occasion of voice acting in some cartoons. Even if it meant parodying himself.
And hell, even if it was just for children, he still loved it. Remember that he had a role in the Muppets movie and he absolutely loved it.
As for Transformers...
The director sheds some light onto it. He gladly took on the role of Unicron, being convinced that he'd play a giant, power-hungry god of destruction. He didn't quite understand the plot, but he did admire the animation. He found it surprising that animators were willing to go as such lengths to sell toys. At no time did he complain about the role, and he did in fact gave his own insight on his own performance, trying to really nail it for the movie.
So, no. He did not hate Unicron.
The first time I heard Orson Welles's voice was when he narrated Chuck Jones's adaption of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
As much as I appreciate this write-up, I would also like to see some sources.
@@TheGuzeinbuick That makes two of us. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." ~ Carl Sagan
@@TheGuzeinbuick Agreed, sources would be wonderful. I had always heard the narrative he hated being a toy. Would be glad to know he appreciated such as a great role
Hell yeah
For a role he didn’t seem to care much for, he still nailed it
What you mean he didnt care for it?
Orson Wells gave his full effort and commitment even for frozen pea commercials.
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Actually they had to heavily modify his voice because he was in such poor health. This is around the time he passed away.
He put his best effort in but he was at the tail end of his life
Purely the genius of casting the perfect person.
_"Then it pleases me to be the first."_
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“Your bargaining posture is highly dubious“ ...I heard that line in the theater back in '86 as a 9 year old & have been using it on the reg ever since. Classic shit
I once used that on a Employee at GAME (video game shop) and he gave me a discount because it made him laugh.
Legend! Love that quote!
There's a lot of Movie 86 that's part of my every day life. One is, carrying heavy stuff, I'm Rumble, carrying Megatron's cannon with a sunset behind.
Same here!! Except I was 10 lol
Same. I must have watched that movie a 100 times when it came out on VHS.
Orson Welles' voice was impressive enough without changing it.
bullshitmrhanman They have to change it. It was sadly close to his death and his voice was weak
His voice sucks
@@novustalks7525 And who are you to think of better?
@@wrestlingfan3117 the people who voiced in the show were better
@@novustalks7525 I see. But in my opinion, Welles did a good job, despite how bad his health was.
It’s ironic, no matter how little he cared. His career began with the war of worlds, and ended with a war of worlds
Started out by narrating alien invasions and went out by playing alien invaders
began with War of World's. ended as a world of war.
After this Unicron went to go plot with the martians
It all comes full circle.
He started by having a famous family.
it's kinda ironic, that doleful and sick voice makes Welles sounds actually more frightening, feels like he's calm and secure at some point, remembers me of Hal 9000 a little.
mauryelhombremono And much more Godlike.
Orson Welles recorded his voice for this movie 5 days before he died!
The voice of God!
+NYG1991 I'm pretty sure Orson sounds like a sack of garbled nail clippings compared to YHWH's actual voice.
no he did not, it was about 3 months before his death
I can't believe this fucking shitty toy commercial was Orson Welles' last role. What a disgrace, he probably died of a hard attack after he realized what a shitty movie he was in
+grkpektis this was not a bad film in the least bit what are you talking about you pretentious swine
I know James earl jones is iconic as darth Vader, but hearing orson Welles voice as unicron makes me wish there was a cut of the original trilogy with his voice, just to hear lol
But unlike unicron, Darth Vader’s original voice was not good and actually needing a dub over.
It would have been more appropriate.
@@hoonterofhoonters8881 Lucas have always intended to use a voiceover to dub Vader's actor's thick Scottish accent. He originally wanted Orson Welles, but he thought Welles' voice would be too recognisable. So he looked for similar voice & got James Earl Jones.
They did get Orson Welles in the '79 _Muppets Movie._
@@P.Whitestrake the original actor, Dave Prowse, was from Bristol. It's a Bristolian accent from the South West of England.
Orson Welles' last role was certainly a memorable one. His voice is so commanding and chilling here. Every time I watch this I get goosebumps.
RIP Orson
Now that was a true actor, Orson Wells was someone to be forgotten. I wish i met him before his passing.
@@VictorPerez-lx9tfhes tell you to "fuck off" he told famous people that, sighed letters with it and frankly meant it
Orson Welles was EPIC individual we will NEVER see another like him
"You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys from Japan that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen."
-Orson Welles' biography
He probably would have changed his time once he saw how much of a phenomenon Transformers has become.
+DeadmanInc336 I doubt he would have changed his opinion. He was Orson Welles, he probably only did the role for the money.
+DEADPOOL9AND and even then he was probably just thinking about his family's future, he knew he didn't have much time left
Dr. Dhoom He was Indeed Broke. his cars had just been reposessed when the offer was made to him.
DeadmanInc336 😂 Um yeah.
Orson Welles is so powerful, he can transform you into Leonard Nimoy at will
Yep
MEGATRON: Nobody summons Megatron!
Orsen Welles: Hold my beer
@jxhensley aaaaaahhh the French
So sick of the HOLD MY BEER COMMENTS. Come up with something original.
@@HegoDamaskll MUAAAAH the French beer, celebrated for its sexcellence!
@@teddywestside4816 high grade energon in their case. There was an episode where Megatron was drunk off itm
@@teddywestside4816 it’s always new to someone. Although Welles already came up with a new one “It pleases me to be the first!”
"The point is you are a fool"! Probably the best line in the entire movie.
Nah too many golden lines for this film, including "I have nothing BUT contempt for this court!"
"You exaggerate."
Especially since Megatron has always called his subordinates fools
"Me Grimlock kick butt...Aaarrrgh". 🦶💥 ...😄
“AND NOTHING! You belong to me, now.” Was always some COLD shit to say
“Your bargaining posture is highly dubious.”
Feel like I still use this line on a weekly basis, especially in dealing with my dog.
Hearing this makes my heart tug. Deep down you can hear the pain in his voice. Orson Welles even on death's door you bring an amazing voice out. Now I wish they didn't change the pitch of your voice. May you rest in peace.
The director said that when Orson did the recordings, he was wheezing, and the recordings were unusable which is why they ran them through a synthesizer.
Jacob M. Keene AKA Dr. Pepper King then why was he acting if he was on deaths door step. Maybe money for the family or I heard that he liked animation.
@@blackbeetle6992 That's basically it.
“Nobody summons Megatron!”
“Then it pleases me to be the first.”
What a comeback! Especially coming from Orson Welles!
Besides Wells' commanding voice, can we appreciate the screenplay writers for this dialogue? Unicron is mastering "twitter savagery" decades before it was a thing. And understand this isn't like '00s Pixar movies where the script plays at one level for the 5 year olds and another for their grown parents to enjoy. Back in the '80s there were no middle-aged geek culture enthusiasts lining up for this - it was made purely for elementary school boys. Respect to the writers that I can enjoy this again some 35 years later.
Despite the movie being set in 2005 it still gives a solid glimpse of the era when the movie was made.
“twitter savagery” what does this mean
Those children are now the middle-aged geeks. lol
I agree... but to be fair, Sesame Street practically invented the two-level script two decades before Pixar... maybe it served as an inspiration? :)
100%. For me, it is the most perfect example of what might be considered children's content that is appealing for all ages.
Most awesome voice over ever ! "Proceed on your way to oblivion" "excellent"
alot of thought was made into this movie, always loved how Galvetron flew using his canon
Orson Welles was almost the voice for Darth Vader. This is a good sample of what could've been.
He was the shadow as well
He was the inspiration for Vader's voice. I don't believe Lucas ever actually offered him the role.
Everytime Unicron speaks it sends chills down my spine
Orson Wells did an amazing job portraying such a menacing and badass villain
His voice also, sends chills down my spine
You can really feel the anguish within Megatron when he says. "I belong to nobody" Hes like an abused child or something!
He was a slave gladiator so that was deep for him
"Perhaps I misjudged you. Proceed...on your way to oblivion."
most who do evil were abused
This guy almost voiced Darth Vader
+Spectacular Spiderman no that was James Earl Jones
Flame Kai'zer hahaha funny...
+Flame Kai'zer "Almost"
***** I missed that
+Spectacular Spiderman Literally came here to say exactly that. Haha. I could live with it.
Orson Welles, why can't we have this kind of talent anymore?
What would a talented person do in our culture?
@@HC-cb4yplol this made me laugh, hard. True!
His voice is actually really scary and harrowing. Probably more so in places than the deeper version.
Indeed! Especially the part where he says "And Nothing!" He sounds a lot more sinister, menacing and commanding than his digitized voice in the movie.
Citizen Kane commands Mr. Spock to capture the Matrix, and destroy the host of "Unsolved Mysteries".
Even without the audio effects, his voice is still so commanding. Awesome!
This actually isn't what Welles's unaltered voice sounded like; only an attempted recreation. By all accounts, his voice was incredibly weak and laboured at the time, with the resulting takes being virtually unusable. When they ran his recordings through a synthesiser, they did more than just alter the pitch; they amplified the bass and power in this voice, and that's how Unicron got the sound we hear in the movie.
Welles's performance is still the heart and soul of Unicron in the film, but without the synthesiser, it wouldn't have worked.
I haven’t even seen the movie, but based on this one scene alone, it looks interesting… I used to watch Transformers as a kid (I’m in my 40’s now), & found it rather entertaining!
Unicron: And with the autobots destroyed, I shall dominate the universe's supply of Mrs. Pell's Fishsticks! *eats fishsticks* Yes! They're even better when you're a robot!!
No it should go like this:
Unicron: And the autobots destroyed, I shall devour the universe's supply of Mrs. Pell's Fishsticks! *eats fishsticks* Yes! They're even better when you're a giant robot planet
What about Mrs. Miggins's homemade pies and tarts?
@@Robert_Douglass Unicorn has already conquered that, moving on, the next thing on his "To Do List" is to conquer the universe's supply of Twinkies, isn't good to have life goals?
Damnit i came here to make a similar joke. Of course someone was years ahead of me.
Yes, always.
Now I just imagine Unicron going "AHHH the Cybertronian Energon has always been celebrated for its excellence"
Inspired by that same autobot excellence
Wow! They could've kept his voice as is in the final cut and still have a awesome performance. The pain clearly heard in his voice could've been easily been translated as fustrated hunger pangs for another planet to consume but the matrix was holding his character at bay.
I hope we get a release one day with the option to hear Welles's Voice Unaltered.
This actually isn't what Welles's unaltered voice sounded like - only an attempted recreation. By all accounts, his voice was incredibly weak and laboured, and the resulting recordings were virtually unusable. When they ran his takes through a synthesiser, they did more than just alter the pitch; they amplified the bass and power in this voice, and that's how Unicron got the sound we hear in the movie.
Don't get me wrong, Welles's performance is still the heart and soul of Unicron in the film, but without the synthesiser, it wouldn't have worked.
@@AidanFarren-Hart In other words, this is if he voiced Unicron while he was healthy.
This is absolutely OUTSTANDING work. I've wondered for years what his voice would've been like without the studio tweaks. This answers it to my complete satisfaction. Thank you for your hard work.
this movie was 1,000,000 times better then the newer ones fucking Orson Welles
yes the whole atmosphere has changed i do not watch the new ones they made it into a soft sci-fi cgi turd
Bwaahhhh the French, champagne has always been always know for its excellence...
For an evil god, he's awfully generous.
What a voice, what a scene, what a film! I watched every week in the 80s and early 90s and I’m happy that my son is doing the same!
"Proceed...On your way to oblivion." My second favorite line from the movie.
I hear that this and the campfire scene from TMNT come to mind from time to time.
MWUAAHHAHHHHHHH ....the autobots! havealwaysbeencelebratedforitsexcellence
Orson Wells is an absolute legend. I had no idea he was still alive at the time, let alone that he was the unforgettable voice of Unicron. Respect
Orson Welles was gravely ill at the time of recording his role as Unicron according to Nelson Shin on the then-20th anniversary of TF the motion picture. If I'm not mistaken, the movie came out after he died. He was a very talented thespian and writer.
Nothing beats the country goodness of Unicron’s frozen Megatron
Wait that's terrible! I quit!
Lenard Nimory (spock) as Galvatron is Awsome, but Orson Wells as unicron is just mind blowing
And Frank Welker as Megatron. Would you believe that he'd later voice _Scooby-Doo_ after hearing him like this for years?
Chris Latta as Starscream and Cobra Commander
Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime
Don Johnson as Lt. Falcon
Geez, Orson Welles sounded just as menacing like this as he did with the voice change.
"You belong to me now"
Daytripper N7 "I BELONG TO NOBODY!!!!!!!"
Perhaps I misjudged you. Proceed....on your way to oblivion.
AHHHHHH NO, NO! I ACCEPT YOUR TERMS, I ACCEPT AHHHHHHHHH
Excellent
This has always been my favorite line in the film.
I still find it rather interesting that despite Orson Welles really didn't have much fun playing this character, and from what's been thrown around by the voice actors who worked in the movie that he was difficult to work with. I'm rather interested to know how Welles landed the part of Unicron to begin with, considering that his involvement in the movie and as Unicron really made the character so iconic.
+Skullgrin140 -If only he had lived to see the phenomena TF has become,Welles would have easily changed and talked about how much he loved the role of Unicron.
Jason Palacios I think it certainly would have been interesting to hear his thoughts on it. Considering how popular and important this franchise has become 30 years later I'd easily see him play the role again if the opportunity had came around.
+Skullgrin140 Considering he died a couple days after he completed the roll, it's assumed he knew his time was coming. He was sick.
Really? He's...
Orson "MOTHERFUCKING" Welles: Voice of God, Biotch!
That's what his actual business cards said.
SgtTravisBickle isnt James Earl Jones the reigning voice of God now, though unfortunately his time his coming too
So, Megatron. How's it feel to be Starscream?
Dude, it's more like Unicron's bitch.
@@NYG1991That's what he means. Starscream is Megatrons bitch, and now Megatron is the bitch
Dark of the Moon -- Megatron became Sentinel's bitch, and a so-called "disgusting fleshling" called him on it.
@@Robert_Douglass it wasn't for long, megatron did beat the shit out of him in the end.
I watched this movie as a child. This clip and his voice haunt me to this day.
Unicron is so powerful that he not only changed Megatron's body, but his voice actor as well!
Orson Welles, amazing speaker, an amazing voice!
"I will provide you with a new body and new troops to command...
...as this new line of toys will make us double our money!"
This scene has lived in my head for 30+ years......
The “behold, galvatron” will randomly creep in my head from time to time
JFC- Welles’s voice in this brilliant attempt at un- editing his already demonic voice gives you a different view of Unicron- and it’s bloody terrifying.
Respect to the man behind the planet- he could’ve sh*t on this role- but instead put literally his heart and soul into playing Unicron in his final days.
And utter respect to the editor of this video. You gave us the closest we’ll ever have to Welles iconic voice none-synthesized.
To myself and countless others all around the world, Unicron will always be the magnum opus of a brilliant character of a man that deserved more time on this mortal plain.
Sorry, I got a little carried away there Xx
Unicron: "Proceed, on your way to oblivion".
I don't think people realize how savage that comment is. He's essentially saying "see you in hell".
Fun fact: Orson Welles was one of the candidates to do the voice of Darth Vader; we could have potentially had Orsen Welles in Star Wars, and when I hear him as Unicron, I can absolutely hear what his Darth Vader would have sounded like.
HOW THE FUCK DID THEY GET ORSON WELLS
ECKohns i mean Nimoy did get paid to host a Y2K survival guide...
***** what do you mean?! he is THE VOICE!!!!!! If Unicron existed in real life he should have this exactly voice
***** He needed the money most likely. I think this was his final role
***** They paid him, he kept needing money for all sorts of shit like alimony and food.
he is THE voice! .-
Such an amazing performance. Much like Sir Alec Guiness as Kenobi, wasn't that into the role and still crushed it. A dying god.
Yep, that's Orson alright. I was blown away as a teen when I heard Leonard Nimoy voiced over for Galvatron too. This will always be my "Transformers, the Movie". :-)
Weird and yet still cool to hear Welles' real voice after being so used to the deep booming one we get in the final film
This actually isn't what Welles's unaltered voice sounded like - only an attempted recreation. By all accounts, his voice was incredibly weak and laboured, and the resulting recordings were virtually unusable. When they ran his takes through a synthesiser, they did more than just alter the pitch; they amplified the bass and power in this voice, and that's how Unicron got the sound we hear in the movie.
Don't get me wrong, Welles's performance is still the heart and soul of Unicron in the film, but without the synthesiser, it wouldn't have worked.
The casting director must have nearly had a heart attack when Orson Wells agreed to do this.
“I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I’m destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.” - Orson Welles
"Destroy the matrix, and its crumb crisp coating."
The matrix...tough on the ear...unrewarding.
This voice version is much more frightening....scary voice...
Plus you can hardly tell it's him in the actual Movie
Menacing and calm.
He nailed it.
“.......AAAAAHHH THUUUUH FRENSHHHHH CHAMPAGNE,”
“Who said that?”
“Hasalwaysbeencelebratedforitseggculenceeee...”
“SHOW YOURSELF!!!”
“HAHaaaaaa, Paul Masone only ushes the finest grapesh “
Indeed. There’s no other actor I see as the Chaos Bringer than the great Orson Welles
This simple dialogue pays for the whole movie
2:19 my favorite scene. I love the schematics, even as a kid I tried to see what made him move.
The new Decepticons were fallen angels. They were not generals and warlords, they were given divine purpose by a malevolent being, failed their duty to him and were cursed to roam space for eons broken and mad. This is what peace looks like. It looks like taking the monsters and beating them down until they cannot effectively harm you anymore. And a lot of audience's just didn't care to see Cybertron at peace.
Megatron: "State your business!"
Unicron:"Megatron, do you know of a remote farm in Lincolnshire where Mrs. Buckley Lives? Every July, peas grow there..."
Yes always
Not every day an 80s cartoon gon get a legendary actor to star in the movie.
I’m 41 years old and I know I should be more familiar with Olson Welles’ work, but this is all I know. This and the champagne commercial where he was drunk as shit.
MAH HAH THE FRENCH
You're obviously not much into movies
Epic. I LOVE this movie.
Wow... listening to Alduin speak in Skyrim made me think of Unicron so I came here and listened to this... it really is a close match!
Such chills... amazing voice work. Both gentle and yet unimaginably powerful at the same time.
Hear me out; Alduin with Welles voice
This was supposed to be the voice of Darth Vader, but Lucas thought the voice would be too recognisable.
This ONE scene is better than ALL the most recent Bay transformer movies combined.
This is a man so great with his voice that created a panic with a radio broadcast even though he said it was a play before doing it. He had thousands believing martians were invading lol
He sounds fantastic. Almost as good as the synthesized version.
So fucking awesome to hear this again.. and not the remastered version. It's my understanding he passed during the making of the movie, and certain parts are from another voice actor but I saw this in theaters, and it is so great to hear HIM along with Frank Welker! Thank you!
-I have summoned you with a purpose
-No one summons Megatron!
-Then it pleases me to be the first.
can't beat unicron
well done, this is the first time I can really hear it's Orson. There were rumours Leonard Nimoy did Unicron as Welles was too ill, but your pitch-correction proves it's really him.
Nimoy is Galvatro
yes i know. As he was already on the production some rumours came about that he covered Orson's role as well. Put to bed now.
I heard this too. I think Leonard Nimoy may have done some Unicron lines at the end when he gets blown up.
Even without the effects, this is still one creepy performance!
Wow
Totally blown away hearing person Welles real voice compared to what I’ve heard when watching this movie for the last 30+ years
They got the right voice for unicron
Even when it's his actual voice you can still feel how menacing Unicron was. :)
I remember getting to go to the theater to see this when I was a kid, Transformers was just the coolest thing ever. The cartoons that were on TV were always so good and I just remember being in awe of seeing this on the big screen. I remember being very upset at the death of Optimus but by the end of the movie when Hot Rod became Rodimus Prime and handed Galvatron his ass, all was redeemed. This simply just DO NOT make things like this anymore and it boggles my mind how far the quality has fallen over the past 15 years.
3 acting legends in one surreal scene.
The only time you have 3 iconic legends Orson Welles, Frank Welker, & Leonard Nimoy in one great fantastic memorable scene
Transformers got both Orson Welles *and* Leonard Nimoy. Henceforth, Transformers shall be known as the best franchise *ever.*
CaptainCraftIt, yes. Both as Sentinel Prime & Galvatron.
In the same scene. They got them in the same scene
Yes... before those crappy bayformers ruined it
And Casey Kassem and the _MicroMachines Man._
I totally remember watching this as a very young child in the early 90s. Fantastic.
Even Galvatrons minions had badass names!
Even without the added effects, Orson Welles' ORIGINAL VOICE still works perfectly as Unicron !!! O_O
The bored inflection makes him sound godlike.
Orson Welles was supposed to be the voice of Darth Vader. Quite frankly, while James Earl Jones was absolutely phenomenal, i wouldn't have a problem with Mr. Welles becoming known as the voice of the Sith Lord.
"Your barganing postures is higly dubious" I hope to use that phrase in my life!
Had no clue Orson was Unicron.. so sick XO
1986 this came out light years ahead of its time
I feel bad for Frank Welker, because he was probably putting 90 percent into that performance and still just sounded woefully inadequate compared to Orson Welles going at 0.01 percent.
Fun Fact, this was what Darth Vader would have sounded like if George Lucas went through with casting Orson Welles' voice.
Orson Welles also did motion capture for Unicron.
Still the most epic transformers ever designed.... story line classic... a well done film... I saw this in 1986, and it still moves me in 2023...
This is excellence at the highest level.