@@readlots9983 not really; lynch is definitely better than ford, and don't underestimate spielberg just because he does more mainstream blockbuster films - he can direct
Spielberg granting him the dual honor of playing Ford and a personal memory is a bracing thing. You wonder if Spielberg has some degree of appreciation or perhaps envy for his work.
This cuts out the funniest part. As Sammy walks out of the office, the camera picks him up on a stairway and follows him as he walks into a vanishing point with the horizon dead in the center of the frame. It holds and after a second the camera nervously reframes so the horizon is at the bottom.
Laura Dern: “I said [to Lynch], ‘I’ve always wanted you [and Spielberg] to be friends. You remind me of each other in such completely different ways,’” Dern says. “And David said, ‘It’s true. We have this thing in common. We have a vision and we have to make our vision. Steven goes out there and he has an idea, and a million people have that same love of that vision.’ And he goes, ‘It’s the same with me. I have a vision and I make it-and *hundreds* of people have that.’”
@@averagejoe6617 I posted a link, but I guess it was removed? The quote was from an AV Club article where Laura Dern explained how she introduced Lynch to Spielberg.
Lynch: “…my pleasure.” Spielberg: “and cut! That’s a wrap, good job everyone! Especially u David that impression of John ford was phenomenal!” Lynch: “who’s John ford?”
The actor who plays Sammy actually said that he was really nervous meeting Lynch since he’s a big fan of Twin Peaks and Spielberg hadn’t told him who was playing Ford. So his reaction to Lynch actually walking into the office is actually genuine and so is his nervousness in this scene.
Much credit to Spielberg for knowing Lynch well. This is a very Lynchian scene. I now hear Lynch shouting, "Where is the goddamn horizon?" whenever I see a landscape photo or painting.
@konmami1979 "Much credit to Spielberg for knowing Lynch well. This is a very Lynchian scene." The hell, it is. It's a very Fordian scene. Anyone who knows anything about Ford's life knows this story, except for the role of the secretary. I had forgotten that the visitor was a young Steven Spielberg.
What I love about Ford, is even if he could’ve known the massive, cinema changing and defining director the Spielberg was going to become, he still wouldn’t have given a shit.
well, he'd admire what spielberg is about but still wouldn't give a shit. if he saw the portals scene in "avengers: endgame", he'd appreciate but still wouldn't give a shit. john ford was one of a kind artist that will never be replicated.
Having David Lynch play Ford was the best choice. Not only does Lynch get Ford’s personality down pat, but the fact that Lynch himself is an artist, it makes sense in context to have an artist explaining composition to a budding filmmaker.
@@Luke7304 I had never heard that Ford was a painter. Is there a documentary which states this? he did not seem at all like the "Artist Type" and never intended to be a director in the first place. It was a "Job of work", and referring to him as an "Artist" would have gotten a bad reaction from him.
@@Valkonnen There's a good biography of Ford by Tag Gallagher. Ford was not as serious about being a painter as Lynch was (and is) but he did enjoy painting as a young man.
@@Luke7304 Most well-rounded students would know how to paint an sculpt at that time, but he didn't seem like the type to fancy himself an "Artist", especially in his films. It was a job to him, and he knew that he did a fine job.
Take a look at his channel and interviews - the guy is extremely wholesome and kind. 10/10 would drink damn good coffee with and talk about weather and sunshine.
I met David Lynch selling his coffee beans at the grocer in my neighborhood. He spoke with that Midwestern twag and was kind enough to sign my Inland Empire bumper sticker which I still cherish. He’s a down to earth GIANT.
Peter Bogdanovich knew Ford as a close friend, and said that if he treated you meanly, that meant he liked you. I like the way Spielberg had him chuckle at the end of the scene. Ford was likely having some fun with the awe struck kid.
Great observation. I thought I was the only one who noticed. In addition to those greats, let's not forget the other actor-directors who featured in his films: Tim Blake Nelson, Ed Burns, Tim Robbins, Jemaine Clement, Andy Serkis.
Lest we forget Cameron Crowe's cameo in Minority Report (he's the guy reading the motion-ink newspaper who gives Tom Cruise suspicious glances. He and Spielberg swapped cameo roles in both that and Vanilla Sky, respectively, as they were shooting nearby around the same time).
that is the definition of being a god. directing other gods in your own films. i knew spielberg had love for john ford as he cites him as a major influence but to get david lynch to play john ford. yeah, nothing can beat that. i wonder what is lynch's favorite film by john ford? for me, it's "the searchers".
Lynch and Spielberg have also both worked with one of Attenborough's most frequent collaborators, Anthony Hopkins. The Elephant Man (Lynch) and Amistad (Spielberg). And of course, Lynch has worked quite a bit with Laura Dern.
Spielberg said that this is a word for word recreation of what Ford said to Spielberg when he met him at 17, the only difference is it took place in an office block instead of a lot
No, it's based on the actual interaction Spielberg had with Ford. Watch the "Directed by John Ford" doc that's here on CZcams. Spielberg tells this story.
With all I know about John Ford and his cantankerous, diamond-sharp personality, this is maybe the best portrayal anyone could hope for. More than a cameo, it’s a portrait with perfect details. Well done.
@@readlots9983 Bond was hilarious, but Ford deserved credit for laughing at himself. Bond and Ford were known to do that in public, in a physical duet. Wings of Eagles was also notable for Wayne doing scenes after Spig Wead broke his neck, without his toupe. They killed themselves, striving for realism, only to have Wead's family sabotage the shoot, by demanding that brutally realistic scenes featuring Maureen O'Hara as Mrs. Wead descending into alcoholism get cut.
This scene is one of the best ending scenes in cinema. As a young filmmaker, this part spoke to me. David Lynch being one of my favorite directors in this was wonderful too.
@@freddytheplatypus826 yeah, Spielberg DEFINITELY didn't intend for the final shot of his movie about the career of a budding filmmaker to specifically mimic the advice the Director the protagonist looked up to more than anyone else in the world gave him in an earlier scene. It was FOR SURE just a sloppy filmmaking mistake from a director who is pretty well known for incredibly intricate and specific cinematography, he would never try to allude to something he literally spelled out for the audience in one of the more important scenes in the closing shot of the film.
@@evanmichaelpearce1367 sometimes a shot is just a shot and Spielberg is getting old as shit these days. You're the kind of guy who points at little detail, mistake or not and says the filmmaker intended to do that without any kind of valid reasoning behind it. To think a little bump going from bottom up was supposed to be some artistic statement about horizon lines is just the goofiest thing i've heard in a long time. but go on, see what you want to see
Before I went to see this film, I was telling one of my coworkers how I think Spielberg is a genius filmmaker when it comes to his framing and blocking. Then when I see this film the next night, this scene focuses on him learning about framing lol it was such a fascinating coincidence!
Lynch walking in covered in lipstick marks and the camera following his secretary nervously running into his office with a tissue is perfect Lynch. Easily could be something that happens in any of his works, esp. Twin Peaks: The Return
The "my pleasure" does three jobs... it humanizes Ford, Lynch, and Spielberg all at the same time. It's a little shift in tone that says "I get it." It also says "hold on to that thrill!" That sense of awe that comes with art, shared by three artists.
This absolutely put my jaw on the floor when I realized it was David Lynch (I think I said aloud "Oh my God!"). And as was said, it is so "meta". Spielberg, directing LaBelle, playing Spielberg, talking with Lynch, portraying Ford. What a crazy mesmerizing scene.
In 3 minutes I have seen fury, anger, passion and teaching. David Lynch will be directing, but in these 3 minutes he has shown more authenticity than any other actor in recent years.
This scene was so great because in many ways this is what it feels like if you’ve ever met a really famous person there’s that anticipation and then when you see them it’s like “oh shit!”
There's a great interview with Maureen O'Hara where she waxes lyrical about what a mean, vindictive and manipulative SOB Ford was to his actors and friends. But still and all, she said, they all loved him deeply and still missed him terribly. She then choked up, broke down and couldn't finish the interview. How magically Mr. Spielberg captured the mysterious dichotomy (based on his own actual experience) of this complex man and brilliant artist. An astounding scene truly nailed by David Lynch.
Fun fact: Spielberg was watching CZcams one day and came across some totally random unknown guy named David Lynch and his YT channel, gave it one look, and said, “This is the guy. I’m going to make him a star.”
@mi39471 Spielberg new that this guy was the only casting choice because of the pure passion of how he talked about the blue skies and golden sunshine all along the way. So, he was an expert at observing the horizon.
The actual story behind it is that the husband for this film's co-writer suggested Lynch to play Ford, and then it took a lot of convincing from the part of Spielberg and Laura Dern. Lynch's only conditions for being in the film is that Cheetos has to be on the set, and that he'd be given his costume early.
Wow, they better give David Lynch an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In just the span of five minutes, he managed to terrify me, intrigue me, and make me bust a gut laughing, harder than I have laughed in any comedy this year. This is fantastic work. Again, they better give this man his overdue Oscar.
Eh, it's not going to get any awards, it's just a one-scene bit. Amusing, but not enough to take away the prize from more complex and longer roles. Lynch is a good if limited actor - much like Martin Scorsese and Werner Herzog, he probably would have developed enough to have had a career as a thespian if that's what he'd wanted and worked on it but I think most of us are glad that all of them have devoted most of their time to making films instead.
Indeed. Having heard this anecdote several times over the years from various Spielberg clips, when I got wind that David Lynch was who they wanted to play John Ford it blew my mind. So perfect, and worth the moment. I'd love to see him get nominated just for the hell of it.
Lynch is excellent but MAAAJOR props to the lady playing the secretary. only had a minute or so of screen time but her nonchalance about working with Ford daily contrasts nicely with Sammy’s anxiety about meeting a hero and sets up the meat of the scene perfectly!
I love David Lynch when he acts in other peoples creative endeavors…. It’s like Bigfoot…. Or unicorns…. Often talked about but randomly seen and when it is you question what you just saw and it’s amazing.
Imagine John Ford was asked today if he would have talked different to him if he would have known how famous he will become, and he answered "no, because he became famous because he followed my advice"
I watched the clip of Steven talking about meeting John Ford and hoped it would be this scene. I’d kill to be a fly on the wall and the hear the conversations had between Steven and David.
One of the greatest moment in film history. I love you Stephen Spielberg for your films, and especially for this most vulnerable piece. Beautiful! And I love you all the more for honoring both John Ford and David Lynch, my favorite director of all.
Steven Bogdanovich: So your latest Western is very large in scale with a lot of elaborate land rush in it. How did you go about filming it? John Ford: With a camera.
"Mr. Lynch, I am such a fan of your movies, and I too want to be a director." "Now remember this: When there is a singing lady inside a radiator, it's interesting. When a man you are speaking with in person is simultaneously able to have a separate conversation with you over a cell phone from another place, it's interesting. When things make any sense whatsoever, it's boring as shit! Now get the fuck out of my tiny blue box that contains my office!"
When he horizon is at the bottom, the characters loom over you, when the horizon is at the top, you loom over the characters. When the horizon is in the middle, you're just standing there.
A few years ago I watched Twin peaks and I grew in love with it and last year I started watching Jack Ford's work and I cannot describe how much I love his movies, and I saw an interview for Ford I thought there is similarities between him and Lynch, I don't know how to describe it but I thought there is something similar. And when a rumor spread about Spielberg casting Lynch as Ford my jaw dropped, and when it was confirmed I was and still extremely happy, I watched this movie last night and it's brilliant.
God bless you for posting this. I heard Spielberg tell this story before, but seeing how the scene played out was awesome. It brought tears and a smile, coz I've long admired Spielberg's talent and vision.
ETCHED into my brain, for the end of time! Thank you David for pulling off one of the best fucking scenes, I've needed to resonate with for a long while. BRAVO! Bravissimo! 🌱
Honestly, I can't think of another actor who could've pulled this scene but Lynch. It was just one scene, but it was fantastic and a great climax to the whole movie. No wonder it's my favourite scene in the Fablemans (right after the camping scenes).
I loved the pacing and immediate style change starting from the secretary. It's like Spielberg was for some reason letting Lynch direct the last five minutes of his movie.
A great director directing a great director playing a great director.
@@readlots9983 not really; lynch is definitely better than ford, and don't underestimate spielberg just because he does more mainstream blockbuster films - he can direct
@@readlots9983 all of them influential
@@colloquially nobody is better
@@readlots9983 Saving Private Ryan is a masterpiece.
@Read Lots so is yours. Comparing these 3 is childish, their movies serve different purposes and they all excel in their art
“Listen up, champ… that’s short for champion.”
David Lynch playing John Ford being directed by Steven Spielberg in a semi autobiographical film about his life. Just awesome 🙂
David Lynch yelling about the rule of thirds like a boss is my spirit animal. Pure gold
Honestly, I would've been totally fine with this movie being called 'The Spielbergs' and if it was directed by him, it was like 95% his life
Or as David would say, beautiful.
Spielberg granting him the dual honor of playing Ford and a personal memory is a bracing thing. You wonder if Spielberg has some degree of appreciation or perhaps envy for his work.
@@ericstorm6582 His fictionalized memoir is an autobiography??
This cuts out the funniest part. As Sammy walks out of the office, the camera picks him up on a stairway and follows him as he walks into a vanishing point with the horizon dead in the center of the frame. It holds and after a second the camera nervously reframes so the horizon is at the bottom.
My dad pointed that out to me when we saw it
I gotta see this flick now
Dang, i missed that!!!
@@Orangelemonblue How did you miss it? The reframe was not at all subtle so the joke came across clear.
I specifically clicked on this video for that punchline 🙄
Laura Dern: “I said [to Lynch], ‘I’ve always wanted you [and Spielberg] to be friends. You remind me of each other in such completely different ways,’” Dern says. “And David said, ‘It’s true. We have this thing in common. We have a vision and we have to make our vision. Steven goes out there and he has an idea, and a million people have that same love of that vision.’ And he goes, ‘It’s the same with me. I have a vision and I make it-and *hundreds* of people have that.’”
That's a great quote. I would say that those hundreds of people who love Lynch's vision connect with it more though.
Where is this from?
@@averagejoe6617 I posted a link, but I guess it was removed? The quote was from an AV Club article where Laura Dern explained how she introduced Lynch to Spielberg.
@@prwapps obviously you would, because you think it makes you smarter in some way lol
He said the same thing about George Lucas lol.
Lynch: “…my pleasure.”
Spielberg: “and cut! That’s a wrap, good job everyone! Especially u David that impression of John ford was phenomenal!”
Lynch: “who’s John ford?”
Also Lynch: What impression?
HORIZON
Heard he went full method for this scene. Wore that patch for a week. Chewed on napkins. Insisted on non safety matches.
@@andrewkind2820 Also Lynch: _”How’d you shoot my scene?”_
Spielberg (winks): _”With a camera.”_
I called at the very beginning of the movie that David Lynch was gonna be the one to drop the PG-13 F bomb and I couldn’t have been happier.
When he's acting in your movie, you'd be insane *not* to give him the F bomb. He delivers it so well.
This scene is one of the best PG-13 F bombs in cinematic history in my opinion 😂
Spielberg is usually great at the PG-13 F-bomb. Except Ready Player One.
There’s one other one earlier in the movie, I believe.
“Where is the goddamn horizon!?”
(Pause)
“F#%king MORONS EVERYWHERE!”
This plays out like a David Lynch movie in the interaction and lengthy silence
Lol i thought the same
Especially the amount of time he spent lighting the cigar 😂
And to think I was watching Eraserhead before I watched this movie online
I kept waiting for the fire alarm and sprinkler to go off
@danfors1333 that would be a blistering overreaction on the house's part, which is a staple in David Lynch's films
The panic and cracking voice when Sammy shouts back, “AT THE TOP OF THE PAINTING” makes me laugh every time.
Very good acting indeed
facts
Yeah! 🤣🤣🤣
The actor who plays Sammy actually said that he was really nervous meeting Lynch since he’s a big fan of Twin Peaks and Spielberg hadn’t told him who was playing Ford. So his reaction to Lynch actually walking into the office is actually genuine and so is his nervousness in this scene.
BUT WHERE'S THE GODDAMN HORIZON
Much credit to Spielberg for knowing Lynch well. This is a very Lynchian scene. I now hear Lynch shouting, "Where is the goddamn horizon?" whenever I see a landscape photo or painting.
All he wanted was Cheetos on set and he'd do it lol
Did u know it was actually Laura Dern who convinced him
Idk if you should give full credit to Spielberg lol Louie did essentially this exact scene 10 years ago
@konmami1979 "Much credit to Spielberg for knowing Lynch well. This is a very Lynchian scene."
The hell, it is. It's a very Fordian scene. Anyone who knows anything about Ford's life knows this story, except for the role of the secretary. I had forgotten that the visitor was a young Steven Spielberg.
@@nstix2009xitsn The awkward pauses, twists of language, and wild mood swings are very Lynchian.
What I love about Ford, is even if he could’ve known the massive, cinema changing and defining director the Spielberg was going to become, he still wouldn’t have given a shit.
well, he'd admire what spielberg is about but still wouldn't give a shit. if he saw the portals scene in "avengers: endgame", he'd appreciate but still wouldn't give a shit. john ford was one of a kind artist that will never be replicated.
@@thevoid99 John Ford woulda given a shit about the portal scene, mainly because of how fucking shit it was.
I doubt Ford would ever want to see any Marvel. That said, I believe it all went worse after the first film, the one with the star guy.
Having David Lynch play Ford was the best choice. Not only does Lynch get Ford’s personality down pat, but the fact that Lynch himself is an artist, it makes sense in context to have an artist explaining composition to a budding filmmaker.
Both Ford and Lynch started as painters and then moved on to film
@@Luke7304 I had never heard that Ford was a painter. Is there a documentary which states this? he did not seem at all like the "Artist Type" and never intended to be a director in the first place. It was a "Job of work", and referring to him as an "Artist" would have gotten a bad reaction from him.
@@Valkonnen There's a good biography of Ford by Tag Gallagher. Ford was not as serious about being a painter as Lynch was (and is) but he did enjoy painting as a young man.
@@Luke7304 Most well-rounded students would know how to paint an sculpt at that time, but he didn't seem like the type to fancy himself an "Artist", especially in his films. It was a job to him, and he knew that he did a fine job.
A visual artist, yes
When the horizon is in the the middle it's a Wes Anderson movie
Oh so Asteroid City. Boring as fuck.
Too true
TBH if I met David Lynch I'd prob have the same level of nervousness
Take a look at his channel and interviews - the guy is extremely wholesome and kind. 10/10 would drink damn good coffee with and talk about weather and sunshine.
@@MrGrizzzlik Only if that coffee is black as midnight on a moonless night
@@nickyqcarter.q9208 and warm!
I met David Lynch selling his coffee beans at the grocer in my neighborhood. He spoke with that Midwestern twag and was kind enough to sign my Inland Empire bumper sticker which I still cherish. He’s a down to earth GIANT.
@@42976675 Would love to randomly see David Lynch selling coffee beans at my grocery store lol
Peter Bogdanovich knew Ford as a close friend, and said that if he treated you meanly, that meant he liked you. I like the way Spielberg had him chuckle at the end of the scene. Ford was likely having some fun with the awe struck kid.
Spielberg has now directed three other great directors. Francois Truffaut, Richard Attenborough, and now David Lynch!
Great observation. I thought I was the only one who noticed.
In addition to those greats, let's not forget the other actor-directors who featured in his films: Tim Blake Nelson, Ed Burns, Tim Robbins, Jemaine Clement, Andy Serkis.
Lest we forget Cameron Crowe's cameo in Minority Report (he's the guy reading the motion-ink newspaper who gives Tom Cruise suspicious glances. He and Spielberg swapped cameo roles in both that and Vanilla Sky, respectively, as they were shooting nearby around the same time).
that is the definition of being a god. directing other gods in your own films. i knew spielberg had love for john ford as he cites him as a major influence but to get david lynch to play john ford. yeah, nothing can beat that. i wonder what is lynch's favorite film by john ford? for me, it's "the searchers".
Lynch and Spielberg have also both worked with one of Attenborough's most frequent collaborators, Anthony Hopkins. The Elephant Man (Lynch) and Amistad (Spielberg). And of course, Lynch has worked quite a bit with Laura Dern.
He also directed Mathieu Kassovitz. And Seth Rogen is a director too, you know
I adore how long and quiet this scene is.
Are you serious??? Try watching once upon a time in America!
Either Lynch had a hand in crafting/directing this scene or Spielberg was very deliberately paying homage to his friend to accentuate the cameo lol
Gotta be Lynch, I imagine him being cranky his whole life dealing with people who don’t understand his weird personality too.
How the heck can they Lynch be Steven Spielberg's pal
I was thinking the same thing.
Spielberg said that this is a word for word recreation of what Ford said to Spielberg when he met him at 17, the only difference is it took place in an office block instead of a lot
No, it's based on the actual interaction Spielberg had with Ford. Watch the "Directed by John Ford" doc that's here on CZcams. Spielberg tells this story.
With all I know about John Ford and his cantankerous, diamond-sharp personality, this is maybe the best portrayal anyone could hope for. More than a cameo, it’s a portrait with perfect details. Well done.
Ward Bond did an impersonation of Ford in Wings of Eagles.
It's 4 minutes of pure masterpiece!
@@readlots9983 Bond was hilarious, but Ford deserved credit for laughing at himself.
Bond and Ford were known to do that in public, in a physical duet.
Wings of Eagles was also notable for Wayne doing scenes after Spig Wead broke his neck, without his toupe.
They killed themselves, striving for realism, only to have Wead's family sabotage the shoot, by demanding that brutally realistic scenes featuring Maureen O'Hara as Mrs. Wead descending into alcoholism get cut.
Ford was a HORRIBLE person.
OMG in this last line "my pleasure" there's so many layers and emotions. Lynch Nailed it!!!!
I feel the same at Chick Fil A.
Jaw dropped when realizing that was David Lynch. Perfect! 😂
I'd heard this story many times, but it was great to see it brought to life.
Lynch was an inspired casting choice.
Yeah it gives a laugh to This truly boring movie
the story was changed here I remember Ford told Steven When you know where to put the horizon you're a picture maker
This scene is one of the best ending scenes in cinema. As a young filmmaker, this part spoke to me. David Lynch being one of my favorite directors in this was wonderful too.
That last shot of the camera tilting and adjusting to make the horizon more interesting was one of the best shots in recent movie history!
you see what you want to see obviously. theres no way that was the intent of that shot because it looked like a sloppy bump
@@freddytheplatypus826 Of course that was the intent. I don't rightly see how you can think otherwise.
@@freddytheplatypus826 yeah, Spielberg DEFINITELY didn't intend for the final shot of his movie about the career of a budding filmmaker to specifically mimic the advice the Director the protagonist looked up to more than anyone else in the world gave him in an earlier scene. It was FOR SURE just a sloppy filmmaking mistake from a director who is pretty well known for incredibly intricate and specific cinematography, he would never try to allude to something he literally spelled out for the audience in one of the more important scenes in the closing shot of the film.
CORRECT THAT HORIZON LINE, JANUSZ! XD
@@evanmichaelpearce1367 sometimes a shot is just a shot and Spielberg is getting old as shit these days. You're the kind of guy who points at little detail, mistake or not and says the filmmaker intended to do that without any kind of valid reasoning behind it. To think a little bump going from bottom up was supposed to be some artistic statement about horizon lines is just the goofiest thing i've heard in a long time. but go on, see what you want to see
Before I went to see this film, I was telling one of my coworkers how I think Spielberg is a genius filmmaker when it comes to his framing and blocking. Then when I see this film the next night, this scene focuses on him learning about framing lol it was such a fascinating coincidence!
Lynch walking in covered in lipstick marks and the camera following his secretary nervously running into his office with a tissue is perfect Lynch. Easily could be something that happens in any of his works, esp. Twin Peaks: The Return
Lynch as Ford deserved as big of an ovation as any Marvel movie
*bigger ovation
grow up
Waaaaay bigger.
Deserved more tbh
Why would you bring Marvel in this? We're talking about Movies, not expensive amusement parks
Lynch simply killed it. Legend. All respect to the master.
This was a great scene and even better considering that Spielberg said this is word for word what Ford actually said to him
The "my pleasure" does three jobs... it humanizes Ford, Lynch, and Spielberg all at the same time. It's a little shift in tone that says "I get it." It also says "hold on to that thrill!" That sense of awe that comes with art, shared by three artists.
I was just as terrified and nervous as Sammy in this scene. It’s just what David Lynch does to you
This absolutely put my jaw on the floor when I realized it was David Lynch (I think I said aloud "Oh my God!"). And as was said, it is so "meta". Spielberg, directing LaBelle, playing Spielberg, talking with Lynch, portraying Ford. What a crazy mesmerizing scene.
David Lynch, John Ford, Steven Spielberg... CINEMA
The movie could have perfectly ended when Sam received the CBS letter. This is a skit hidden as an epilogue. Amazing film
She said lose the tie, and then the kid walked in looking like David Lynch, talking to John Ford played by David Lynch.
I try to watch this every day. I feel sated somehow every time.
This is a great scene. Cinema is dying, but it still has some mileage left in it.
same
I tend to forget David Lynch does so much acting as well, its so surreal.
That was everything I hoped and dreamed it would be. Thanks, Spielberg and Lynch!
RIGHT!
My pleasure.
In 3 minutes I have seen fury, anger, passion and teaching. David Lynch will be directing, but in these 3 minutes he has shown more authenticity than any other actor in recent years.
More like 1 minute.
Seeing this in the theater and having the worlds of Steven Spielberg, John Ford and David Lynch combine like this was…. fuckin’ insane!!! 😁
That honestly seems like something David Lynch would actually say in real life as well. Perfect casting
Yes.
This scene was so great because in many ways this is what it feels like if you’ve ever met a really famous person there’s that anticipation and then when you see them it’s like “oh shit!”
I gotta say that for just a few minutes John Ford came back to life just to do that scene. David Lynch should be very proud of this
There's a great interview with Maureen O'Hara where she waxes lyrical about what a mean, vindictive and manipulative SOB Ford was to his actors and friends. But still and all, she said, they all loved him deeply and still missed him terribly. She then choked up, broke down and couldn't finish the interview. How magically Mr. Spielberg captured the mysterious dichotomy (based on his own actual experience) of this complex man and brilliant artist. An astounding scene truly nailed by David Lynch.
He KILLED IT! Always have loved David’s work, big Twin Peaks fan!
The fact that this is almost verbatim what happened when Spielberg met John Ford is pretty incredible.
Fun fact: Spielberg was watching CZcams one day and came across some totally random unknown guy named David Lynch and his YT channel, gave it one look, and said, “This is the guy. I’m going to make him a star.”
No Laura Dern is friends with both and hooked it up. Lynch is already one of the most influential directors in history
i get the joke but no. DAVID LYNCH is a legend in the stars. ✨ FULL STOP.
@mi39471 Spielberg new that this guy was the only casting choice because of the pure passion of how he talked about the blue skies and golden sunshine all along the way. So, he was an expert at observing the horizon.
@@davidunderwood1773 ha, ha, yes! ♥️
The actual story behind it is that the husband for this film's co-writer suggested Lynch to play Ford, and then it took a lot of convincing from the part of Spielberg and Laura Dern. Lynch's only conditions for being in the film is that Cheetos has to be on the set, and that he'd be given his costume early.
One of the most genius casting moves ever made. Spielberg directing Lynch as John Ford. Can't get much more meta than that
Wow, they better give David Lynch an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In just the span of five minutes, he managed to terrify me, intrigue me, and make me bust a gut laughing, harder than I have laughed in any comedy this year. This is fantastic work. Again, they better give this man his overdue Oscar.
He's just doing the same schtick he did on Louie except less interesting
@@lukess.s I saw his character on Louie and while there are some similarities, I still feel Lynch did a tremendous job playing John Ford.
Eh, it's not going to get any awards, it's just a one-scene bit. Amusing, but not enough to take away the prize from more complex and longer roles. Lynch is a good if limited actor - much like Martin Scorsese and Werner Herzog, he probably would have developed enough to have had a career as a thespian if that's what he'd wanted and worked on it but I think most of us are glad that all of them have devoted most of their time to making films instead.
Also, after seeing interviews of John Ford, it’s spot on.
@@lukess.s surprised nobody had mentioned this in the comments. Basically the same character
The funny thing is for the young actor meeting Lynch was probably the same as for his character's meeting Ford. That's quite smart.
Best PG-13 F bomb ever.
& there have definitely been some good ones
this scene should be shown to any movie lover.
Now, all we need is a full movie about John Ford starring David Lynch. That would be awesome.
This scene is almost exactly like his role in Louis. “They tell me you want to host late nite”
Seems to me the "thank you" in the end is from Steven to Lynch, as Lynch smiles admitting it was fun to film this.
Indeed. Having heard this anecdote several times over the years from various Spielberg clips, when I got wind that David Lynch was who they wanted to play John Ford it blew my mind. So perfect, and worth the moment. I'd love to see him get nominated just for the hell of it.
Lynch is excellent but MAAAJOR props to the lady playing the secretary. only had a minute or so of screen time but her nonchalance about working with Ford daily contrasts nicely with Sammy’s anxiety about meeting a hero and sets up the meat of the scene perfectly!
This is the strangest mashup. And that's a pretty accurate John Ford.
Love David Lynch❤
"this business... it will rip you apart"
I'm sure Lynch felt these words when he said it.
The best cameo I have ever seen in a long time outside of an MCU film. Thank you, Spielberg!
I love David Lynch when he acts in other peoples creative endeavors…. It’s like Bigfoot…. Or unicorns…. Often talked about but randomly seen and when it is you question what you just saw and it’s amazing.
Awesome comment. That's exactly what it is.
Get the same feeling when Werner Herzog shows up to act. Always brilliantly meta and weird.
Lynch legit stole the f*cking movie with this scene. Perfect use of the PG-13 f-bomb and perfect way to end the movie.
All those great films. The Quiet Man and The Searchers are timeless masterpieces.
" Thank you. "
" My pleasure. "
Lynch as Ford by Spielberg puts a smile in my face ! ❤🎥
The way he lights the match is absolutely bad ass.
Imagine John Ford was asked today if he would have talked different to him if he would have known how famous he will become, and he answered "no, because he became famous because he followed my advice"
“ so you wanna be a famous filmmaker champ? That’s short for champion”
I feel like this is how an interview with David Lynch would actually go. He's not acting lol he's just himself.
What the hell?
This scene is fantastic. Imagine being the kid actor and acting having Spielberg behind you and lynch in front of you. Crazy!
And the Oscar goes to David Lynch for Best Entrance.
Watching this scene feels like John Ford passing the torch to Spielberg.
Man, I love David Lynch's later years so damn much. I had no idea he could perform too. I need to educate myself!
He's a main recurring character in Twin Peaks
I watched the clip of Steven talking about meeting John Ford and hoped it would be this scene. I’d kill to be a fly on the wall and the hear the conversations had between Steven and David.
I truly believe it would look just like this.
One of the best scenes of the year. I think the movie as a whole is alright, but God, the ending absolutely destroys.
The best 4 Minutes and 27 seconds in movie history.
The best scene in the film.
Other actors: I want 100M to play this character.
David Lynch: I want a bag of cheetos!
One of the greatest moment in film history.
I love you Stephen Spielberg for your films, and especially for this most vulnerable piece. Beautiful!
And I love you all the more for honoring both John Ford and David Lynch, my favorite director of all.
Spielberg directs and edits a bit like Lynch here. Interesting.
I don’t know if that’s what he was going for, but I can see it.
The super-long lighting of the cigar feels like a nod to his surreal humor.
@@lostintechnicolor Even the way Ford enters the frame, even if you know the stories about Ford, feels almost Lynchian.
with a little bit of Coens brothers atmosphere !
Yeah, that explains the long cigar part. No dialog, just him taking his time lightning his cigar.
Only noticed that when Sammy takes his tie off but leaves the collar buttoned it's the same look Lynch was known for when younger, suit without tie.
Anybody else notice that when he takes his tie off, his shirt is buttoned all the way to the top… the way David Lynch wears his shirts!
Steven Bogdanovich: So your latest Western is very large in scale with a lot of elaborate land rush in it. How did you go about filming it?
John Ford: With a camera.
*Peter Bogdanovich
That's priceless.
Ah yes, the best scene in the movie
Peter Bogdanovich, Director: _asks John Ford very technical question about filmmaking_
John Ford: _long long long pause_ " ... I dunno."
Man got paid in flaming hot Cheetos
David Lynch in a PORTRAYAL role is even more surreal for me to behold than INLAND EMPIRE.
"Mr. Lynch, I am such a fan of your movies, and I too want to be a director."
"Now remember this: When there is a singing lady inside a radiator, it's interesting. When a man you are speaking with in person is simultaneously able to have a separate conversation with you over a cell phone from another place, it's interesting. When things make any sense whatsoever, it's boring as shit! Now get the fuck out of my tiny blue box that contains my office!"
😁accurate😁
When there's a fish in the percolator, it's interesting!
When he horizon is at the bottom, the characters loom over you, when the horizon is at the top, you loom over the characters. When the horizon is in the middle, you're just standing there.
I kinda want to see a biopic about john ford staring David Lynch now
A few years ago I watched Twin peaks and I grew in love with it and last year I started watching Jack Ford's work and I cannot describe how much I love his movies, and I saw an interview for Ford I thought there is similarities between him and Lynch, I don't know how to describe it but I thought there is something similar. And when a rumor spread about Spielberg casting Lynch as Ford my jaw dropped, and when it was confirmed I was and still extremely happy, I watched this movie last night and it's brilliant.
God bless you for posting this. I heard Spielberg tell this story before, but seeing how the scene played out was awesome. It brought tears and a smile, coz I've long admired Spielberg's talent and vision.
"When the horizon's in the middle, it's boring as shit!!!"
This guy would've had a field day with Wes Anderson.
As mentioned so eloquently and precise elsewhere, this is the greatest thing that ever happened.
I lost it in the theater when I saw it was Lynch playing Ford
This is one of Steven's best films. Definitely see it in a theater.
The way he said "Why?" just slayed me. 😂
ETCHED into my brain, for the end of time! Thank you David for pulling off one of the best fucking scenes, I've needed to resonate with for a long while. BRAVO! Bravissimo! 🌱
Honestly, I can't think of another actor who could've pulled this scene but Lynch. It was just one scene, but it was fantastic and a great climax to the whole movie.
No wonder it's my favourite scene in the Fablemans (right after the camping scenes).
I loved the pacing and immediate style change starting from the secretary. It's like Spielberg was for some reason letting Lynch direct the last five minutes of his movie.
Exactly