Sidney Poitier "predicts" Barack Obama (1967)
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- In the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967) Sidney Poitier talks about his children from his planned mixed marriage who would become President - or at least Secretary of State.
![GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER [1967] - First 10 Minutes](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8sbdktoKvec/mqdefault.jpg)
One of the best movies ever made for sure!!! Tackled issues that people are still scared to talk about now...
I read Sidney’s autobiography back in 1981 and he said that while he was thrilled to be in a movie with Tracey and Hepburn, he was so nervous and overwhelmed that he kept flubbing his lines. In desperation he went to the director (Stanley Kramer, I think) for help and it was decided that he-Stanley-would read the parts of the future in-laws opposite Sidney, then the separate scenes were spliced together. Poitier made so many good movies during that decade (1960s) and he’s still alive and kicking at 91.
I love Mr Poitier a beautiful actor
THANKS..SO VERY MUCH SIR
WITH LOVE..SIDNEY POTIER..
WE HAD THE CHANCE TO
SEE YOUR MOVIE IN SOUTH
AMERICA..WHAT A LESSON
TO TEEN AGERS TO RESPECT
A TEACHER AND AN INTELI
GENT MAN YOU DID A GREAT
JOB.. MR POITIER.. YOU PUT
YOUR NAME AND ACTING IN
THE MAP..FORGET IT THE
RACISM ? WHAT A SHAME..
BEFORE AND TODAY....
WE ARE WITH YOU..SIDNEY
THANKS ALSO FOR BEEN ..
SINCERE WHAT DID YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU WON YOUR WELL
DESERVED ONLY ONE OSCAR..
THAT SHOW YOUR NOBLE
MIND AND GREAT SPIRIT..
GREAT LESSON TO SELFISH
PEOPLE IN THE ACADEMY
OF AWARD..YOU DESERVE
MORE OSCARS..YOU ALWAYS
DID AND EXCELENT JOB..
YOU OPEN THE MINDS AND
STRENGHT TO ALL HUMAN
BEINGS TO DREAM IN HOLLY
WOOD.." YOU DID IT " DOORS
ARE OPEN FOR.. SPANIC..CHI
NESSE..GREEGS.. UCRANIANS..
EUROPEANS..CANADIANS..ETC
TO BE A GENTLEMEN AND
BELIEVE IN THEIR GUTS..WE
LOVE YOU VERY MUCH IN SOUTH
AMERICA.. SIR WITH LOVE..
THANKS.. SO VERY MUCH.
rest peacefully...
I read about that part too. We just lost Him two days ago. :(. His star is in Heaven now.
@@hgffjggv4974 He did receive a second Oscar, for Lifetime Achievement in 2002.
Sidney Poitier was 40 y/o in 1967, though he seemed much younger and he had some wonderful, outstanding scenes, his performance looks so realistic. I need to buy this movie on DVD.
May he rest in peace....one of a kind!
There's so much to love in this movie. Katherine's tears were real, as Spencer was ill.
I raised a biracial child. There were problems, but not near the ones this couple would have faced.
That's because in every generation the struggle is different and it's always based on region as well as time period. Your children will struggle in many ways theirs would not because the lines are as defined as they used to be. That makes things hard to determine if you are being discriminated against or not.
And what country are you from if I may?
Aside from the acting I'm also appreciative of the visual background in this scene. RIP Sidney Poitier
God this was a great movie. Every single line has meaning. And is brilliantly delivered.
Have loved every movie he played o
Iove him even in death today rip my brother
Sydney Poitier gives me the feels... ugh he was soooooooooo gorgeous!
RIP
He predicted Colin Powell and Condoleessa Rice, too ("I'll settle for Secretary of State...")
Yep, my dad took us to "Lilies of the Field," but I went to "To Sir With Love," "In the Heat of the Night" and THIS great flick on my own. Poitier was a favorite of mine.
+Lowell Thomas, Jr. He was an over the top actor. Could have racked up 2 or 3 Oscars.
I loved "Lilies of the Field."
I have loved Sidney Poitier for 45 years, his handsome good looks, the calm cool that he exudes at once combined with rage and passion and that laser Poirer "look". His distinctive movements, pauses and purposeful gestures, the clenched fist, his walk, all his way of expressing intensely felt, fenuine emotions. Everything he does on screen is profoundly experienced by him. He takes the art of performance to another level of creativity without it being affected.
Sidney! I just CANT STOP LOVING YOU, I'VE MADE UP MY MIND. BRILIANT ACTOR, CHARASMATIC STYLES INUSIVELY SELF SUFFICIENT 💋💋💋💋💋💋
I love your choice of words. It is a great pleasure to read that my favourite actor is so properly explained. Thanks. Love u.
Beautiful tribute and all on point. His "laser look" is crystal clear in In the Heat of the Night when he responds "They call me, MR. TIBBS" (caps for emphasis, not shouting).
He was a handsome beautiful actor.
And sitting in the audience hearing the gasps & laughter when he suggested there might be a black president one day? Oh,we showed them,didn’t we?
Two brilliant actors playing off each other. Love it.
Sure was good acting!
correct. it seemed effortless.
Even Robert Ryan was intimidated by Spencer Tracy on the set of Bad Day at Black Rock.A large portion of the movie takes place at the dinner table and if Poitier was nervous i certainly didn't notice it.
It is kind of a weird coincidence that Joey and John meet in Hawaii in this movie, just like Obama's parents.
Yes weird coïncidence.
Does the couple in the movie end up like Obama's parents too? Runaway dad who abandons his son for the white family to raise?
cuz it’s a beautiful place
The lovers never actually passionately kissed in the movie, the board of censors would not allow it, even in 1967 racism was still epidemic
it is a different time
they do! in the cab at the beginning of the movie!
If that is a passionate kiss to you then your love life must be in terrible trouble.
Wow! I'm impressed! How deep do you want it to go?
That scene was most definitely *depicting* a passionate kiss, just from a distance through the rear view mirror of the cab (and it looks most likely they weren't actually kissing). They wouldn't have had to do that if they weren't a mixed couple.
Spencer Tracy and Sidney Poitier two wonderfull acteurs, I love them !
What a man RIP mr Poitier . I shed a tear watching the video of Obama and him Hugging at an awards ceremony.
Sidney Poitier was such a class above obama
Such a fantastic film...heartbreaking knowing how ill Spencer Tracy was at this point in time, and that Kate Hepburn never saw the film because of that, and the fact it was his last before he died. Rest easy, Spence and Kate...you two were such a tremendous part of the sheer magnificence that was Old Hollywood, and we thank you for that.
I was so into this scene I forgot I was watching just a short clip and was startled when it was over....
I have read a lot of comments about Mr. Sidney Poitier, but never heard anything about his race..just that he his a fine actor. I like that!
Sidney Poitier is among the all time GREAT actors of our time. This is a wonder clip here also. Its good to know that this man was able to eventually win an Oscar or 2.
Two, one for Lilies of the Field and the second one for Lifetime Achievement.
RIP Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 - June 10, 1967), aged 67
And
RIP Sidney Poitier (February 20, 1927 - January 6, 2022), aged 94
You both will always be remembered as legends.
2 absolute legends
Whoa!! I'm gonna look at that movie this weekend. I have it on DVD. Mixed couple Hawaii - kid is President !
Poitier broke the bar - and this was when it was like "when you see God's face" it will happen. Wonderful!
RIP
A mixed race marriage, a white mother, and a child who grew up to be President of the United States, I'll say that's close enough. 'That's the story of, that's the glory of love' 💝
What a great movie…aside from being groundbreaking at that time. ❤️
Indeed I think there is a level of honesty there that many actors don't exude. I think he considers himself to be more than just an actor and it shows.
He carries himself very well...pride and dignity...chin up..
Sidney Poitier is one of the classiest actors. A real gentleman in the same leauge as Nat King Cole.
I predicted Obama for President some 3 years before he got elected. My black friend laughed at me, telling me the USA would never elect a black President. He got that wrong,did,nt he .
Well he isn't fully black
The USA still hasn't elected a black president. They've elected a mixed race one but not a black one.
@@qaskas Obama is black, he self-identifies as black. He's also 'bi-racial'. I have a black father and a white mother. I've been called over the years: 'mixed race', 'half-caste', 'half', 'coloured', 'Afro-Caribbean', 'black English', 'Afro-European'. Not one of these appellations was of my choosing. I'm English by birth, upbringing and education. I'm black because that's how I see myself. I've been called every racial epithet under the sun as well. We are all 'mixed race', our DNA proves it. Be aware that racial identities are constructed by your oppressors. What do other people call you, what do you call yourself?
No matter what color of skin.. did he do any good to his country??!
Bros001 it was his father who was calling to tell him that he and his mother would be joining him at the Tacey's home 🏡🏡🏡
So much better than the Ashton Kutcher/Bernie Mac remake. That film was a missed opportunity.
This film was made at a time when African and White relationship were really looked down upon.
where as the remake was made when African White couples are not unusual, sure you still have prejudices but not to the same extent as in the 50s & 60s.
The remake should have gone with a white girl and a Sikh/Hindu/Muslim man or the other way around or even a different inter-racial couple or even a homosexual relationship in cultures and religions which prohibit them and shown the ignorances and prejudices. and how it affects people.
That's just me though.
haqatak23 Hindu/Sikh/Muslim or even homosexual couple loooooool
The remake was funny, I never compared them because they were purposefully so different in tone.
Sidney is just brilliant! Great film.
One of the great movies and actors of ALL TIME!!
Two of them.
i always love Sydney Pothier since very young! Great actor!
I love the scene from this movie where Sidney talks to his father and tells him "I owe you nothing!" wish I could say the same to my dad lol
U owe them the respect for bringing you up thank god
The powers that be groomed Barack to be president since he was first born.
@@lisaross594 the OP doesn't owe anything to anyone for any reason.
@@ChristopherStandardTime I taught my two daughters that they don't owe anyone anything and nobody owes them anything.
We are now mourning the passing of Sir Sydney Poitier 😔. He has been a dear leader and trailblazer for decades. We are blessed to have had him in this world 🌍.
Two great actors. I saw Poitier first in "To Sir with Love" and Spencer Tracy in "Judgement at Nuremberg".
So proud of this one. I can't believe i was born the year of this picture.Yes,I'm the age of this picture and proud of it, wouldn't you?After all we all will age with something what better than one of Sidney's legacy.
Amazing... Sidney Poitier & Willie Mays still alive!
Sadly only Willie Mays is still alive
Spencer Tracy. Brilliant actor. Continue to rest in peace :-(
Great actors - great movie...
Not seen this movie for ages. I remember seeing it as a kid.... You know what, it still bear huge significance.
Please don't compare this fine actor with anyone else. He is a class act ...
Correction: William Rose, who wrote the original screenplay, “predicted” Barack Obama.
Theire Talkin' about a Hawaii, Obama is from Hawaii, crazy
I agree - nearly worn out my dvd copy of this wonderful movie - great performances
KNOCK KNOCK AT THE WHITE HOUSE? GUESS WHO? BLACK PERSIDENT? OBAMA
And he "predicted" Condeleeza Rice too, the future former Secretary of State!
Sidney is so amazing, I have a crush on him.
i wanna see this movie!!!
Classic Movie great acting across the board!!!!
sidney was my hero until i seen the interview.jesus is my hero but sidney comes in 2nd.
One of the finest
RIP
Excellent movie,,,,
My favorite Poitier movie
@watertonrivers Obama *promised* to increase troops in Afghanistan during his campaign. He also promised to end the Iraq War - he's done both. One of the first things he did was order the end of torture and compliance with the Geneva Convention in all interrogations. He's also closed ALL secret "black site" prisons throughout Europe and Asia, and continues to try to close Guantanamo despite the many legal hurdles opponents have erected.
He is a favourite actor who's life made a statement
AMEN!
This is the sort of movie that inherently sticks out from all the hollywood trash being produced nowadays, you come from it, completely inspired and hopeful about how films should be made.
He actually predicted Colin Powell...Secretary of State!
Sidney Poitier was gorgeous...
These were the times when sex scenes weren't necessary. People had writing and acting abilities that immortalized film.
Not on the paper thin budget. The studios were convinced this film would never be allowed to be shown. They were sure it would either tank or cause riots. They didn't expect it to do well at all and never gave it a decent go at art direction.
I knew I was going to find that scene with the "Obama" connection
Ironic that the first Black President of The United States paid tribute to the first blackman winning the Oscar
SIDNEY POITIER WE SALUTE YOU
What’s ironic about that? (I don’t think that word means what you think it means.)
Tracy died shortly after this movie was completed. It earned her second Academy award about 30 years after she won her first on for Morning Glory. She won her third one a year after this movie for Lion in Winter. Her recorded setting win was for On Golden Pond. She never went to the Oscars to accept them, but did go once to present one to a good friend of hers.
Spencer Tracy was a man- the old man right of Poitier. He died 17 days after this film wrapped. Katherine Hepburn, who think you are actually referring to, lived for nearly 40 years beyond this.
Tracey was a man spencer tracey
I wish to God we were as far advanced as those two are in that film.
Way to go Sydney. This movie was ahead of its' time. And Sydney in this movie met his wife in Hawaii which was where President Obama was born about 6 years earlier.
@DefendGlenn Look I don't know what your problem is but FYI by the time both of Obama's parents were born their ancestors were already gone. So it dosen't really matter who is in your blood It depends on what YOU believe in and what YOU think is right!
I am originally from Belfast Northern Ireland. When I lived there as a child Brits would look at me and tell me that I would grow up to be a terrorist or a drunken buffoon. My brother was in a band that was touring England and couldn't find a bording house to stay the night because those houses didn't allow Irish people. Until I moved here I was a victim of racism. Now, a former Democrat you prove that i did the right thing leaving the party. Everything is racially motivated.
Congrats, you’ve turned into the racists you tried to leave behind.
unforgettable!
RIP
Devine qui vient dîner !
Excellent film !
Great movie Great acting Wonderful actors
R.I.P Mr. Poitier, loved your movies ever since I saw you in " To Sir with Love " in the 60's. May our lord and Savior Jesus Christ ✝️ continue to comfort your family and friends. 🙏
A wonderful actor and human, and one the sweetest person ever
Grandes e talentosos , dois Gigantes em ação. Rip. Muito obrigado.
Still hurts me what they did with this movie on the remake
jfulbright, you are right about that aspect.
That was always the rap on this film. Poitier's character is a bit too contrived and "too good to be true" perfect. This does tend to undermine the racial-equality message somewhat. Still a great film, but I always thought the same year's "In the Heat of the Night" was a much more multi-layered (though much grittier) portrayal of the 60s racism issue.
don4321 Yeah, in this movie Poitier is Dr. Huxtable on steroids...how many black men could look at this film and not feel less than?
It was groundbreaking for its time, when many white people in the US couldn’t imagine a black doctor, scholar, or hero. You can’t look back after 45 years and wonder why it wasn’t like today - why people couldn’t instantly just change their expectations. That’s not the way it works. Alas.
That was Spencer Tracy, not Lloyd Bridges. But he did die.
Beautiful beautiful man!💙🦋🌹
Whether you are mixed heritage of full African american/black you still faced racism anyway. Rest in peace Sidney 🙏🏾 ❤
also, I swear they based the character from Up on the father in this movie.
Slim Pickens uhhhh, I said the Up character is based off this actor.... not the other way around....
Rest in peace..mr poitier. ",brother spence(u killed it in boys town..)Katie..the African queen, v brilliant, isabele,ms bea.farher glen..yall paved the way, Rest easy all of you amen
I am not an advid movie goer but I have noticed that real good movies alway foretell the future!!
great movie and good actors too
@gatheringleaves Why couldn't more people, period, be like this?
Amen!
As our first black President Obama was ok dont think he was ready for all the red tape took him longer to make the changes he wanted and to be honest u think his wife would of made a better President
Mixed couple that met in Hawaii who believe that their kids will aspire to be president. Wow.
Heaven is for Heroes, R.I.P.
I think Sidney Poitier is really Elvis in disguise
Forty years later, in many ways, in many places in this country, we are still having the same discussion. The cold facts are these - this country can no longer afford to be divided against itself. It's time - as this movie shows, far past time that we move on.
He is foreseeing the World his Children (i.e. my Parents) will live in, having the
same dream Martin King Jr. had. With the amount of segregation, & lack of
opportunities a lot of my Grandparents faced, they fought really hard & stood their
ground to get the kind of chances we are now enjoying.
I could not agree more with the previous comment not just in America in every single country on this planet we cannot anymore tolerate division-narrow mindness
TIME TO MOVE ON- America the world is watching you as a example
So since she said that about her parents I wonder if she fell in love with him to please her folks or to test their convictions about racism?
I love this guy why couldnt more black people be like this?
why can't more white people be like him as well
@@dianer8004 LOL! WYS 🤣
I love this movie, but one thing I enjoy is the set design and the background paintings that were created the to show San Francisco and the Bay. Hollywood doesn't use them anymore and they are a words of art that are used once. I'm sure the art department worked from photographs.
Muy buena oelicula enseña Sidney dulce actores de antes
Very extraordinary 🔑🔑🔑🕊️🕊️🕊️20 Star thank you
Interesting to have 3 Best Actor Oscar winners in one movie together.
He predicted collin Powell and Barack Obama in same movie.
@chype That scene predicted Chris Rock's "I TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS" rant.
There was a book had been written in 1964 predicted this. Perhaps Mr Poitier had read it, too. I read it. Yall should try it some time. Reading, I mean