ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (1979) Movie REACTION!
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- For Film Friday 118, Madison watches Escape from Alcatraz for the first time.
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Escape from Alcatraz was the final collaboration between Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel, who had previously worked together on Coogan's Bluff, Two Mules for Sister Sara, The Beguiled, and their most famous collaboration, the first Dirty Harry movie. Siegel first gained notoriety for having directed the sci-fi horror classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1956, while Eastwood's first screen appearances were the 1955 horror films Tarantula! and Revenge of the Creature, the sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon. Siegel passed away on April 20th, 1991 at age 78 from cancer in Nipomo, California.
Siegel was so great. He directed film noir like The Lineup and a sort of oddball one Charlie Varrick. He certainly made a stylistic mark on our cinema.
And yes, he played the King in Braveheart.
But i still think of him as the main character in the British shows: Secret Agent (in part because of it's theme song) and The Prisoner.
Alcatraz Island was closed because a 1959 report indicated that the facility was over three times more expensive to run than the average American prison. The problem was made worse by the buildings' structural deterioration from exposure to salt spray, which would require $5 million to fix. Major repairs began in 1958, but by 1961 engineers considered the prison a lost cause. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy submitted plans for a new maximum-security institution at Marion, Illinois. Frank Morris' June 1962 escape from Alcatraz led to investigations which, combined with the major structural problems and expensive operation, led to its closure on March 21, 1963.
Every Which Way But Loose. Clint's comedy and it's a classic. The one brother was Fred Ward who played in Tremors with Kevin Bacon. Yeah. Peace
I am still waiting for someone to be the first to react to those two films Every which way but loose and Any Which way you can ...grew up watching those classics
@@tweevers2 yeah, same here
Circumstantial evidence uncovered in the early-2010s seemed to suggest that Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers had survived, and that contrary to the official FBI report of the escapee's raft never being recovered and no car thefts being reported, a raft was discovered on nearby Angel Island with footprints leading away, and a 1955 blue Chevrolet had been stolen on the night of the escape by three men, who could have been Morris and the Anglins.
Some reports years ago stated that Frank and one of the anglin bros were identified as old men in Bolivia area south america.
They were checking Eastwood's hair for lice. Paul Benjamin played English. He and Clint were the two best characters in the movie. Your reaction was priceless when Doc chopped off his fingers. That's what I always love about your reactions. Great job Madison. Definitely check out the Eastwood movie Play Misty For Me.
12:03 It's old man Marley from 'Home Alone' ! Also seen in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' as the whistler. The late, great Roberts Blossom.
Just make sure he doesn't sell you a red evil Plymouth fury like he did in Stephen King's/John Carpenter's 'Christine' 😉
"Charley" (Larry Hankin) was also in Home Alone. He was the cop that was eating the donut and kept transferring the phone call.
It’s interesting the author of the book did the same thing with the TBR Schmidt channel. They just released their video yesterday. Doesn’t matter, the more the merrier imo. Two delightful channels.
I Saw Same thing on 2 other channels within the last week...... Ylva (The Viqueen), and VERDY channel
Frank Morris was born in Washington, D.C. on September 1st, 1926. Orphaned at age 11, he spent the rest of his childhood in foster homes. He was convicted of his first criminal offense at 13, and by his late teens had been arrested for crimes ranging from narcotics possession to armed robbery. He spent most of his early years in jail serving lunch to prisoners. Later, he was arrested for grand larceny in Miami Beach, car theft, and armed robbery. Morris reportedly ranked in the top 2% of the general population in intelligence, as measured by IQ testing (he had an IQ of 133). He served time in Florida and Georgia, then escaped from the Louisiana State Penitentiary while serving 10 years for bank robbery. He was recaptured a year later while committing a burglary and sent to Alcatraz on January 20, 1960, as inmate number AZ1441.
Too bad Morrus wasn't smart enough not to commit crimes.
@@cpete2976 He had a hard life growing up.
Papillon with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman is another true story about a prison escape. It's a must watch 🏆💘 🎥
This is a great film, and a great reaction by you, Madison.
Another great film about, Alcatraz, which is based on a true story is, "The Bird Man of Alcatraz" with Burt Lancaster from 1962, an excellent film which I think that you would enjoy, Madison.
Some reports years ago stated that Frank and one of the anglin bros were identified as old men in Bolivia area south america.
The warden was played by Patrick McGoohan, who starred in the series "The Prisoner", which is a surrealist James Bond-ish suspense series.
I watched all of those, but before that, Secret Agent (and can still remember the theme song).
5 Non-Western Eastwood movies:
Coogan's Bluff 1968
Play Misty for Me 1971
The Gauntlet 1977
In the Line of Fire 1993
Absolute Power 1997
_Space Cowboys_ 1999
All of the Dirty Harry movies.
@@THOMMGB _Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Bridges of Madison County_
@@RideAcrossTheRiver Every Which Way But Loose. Kelly’s Hero’s. Your turn.
@@THOMMGB _Firefox, Heartbreak Ridge ... Coogan's_ is defo a western!
The actor who plays the Warden is an English Actor called Patrick McGoohan, check out his 60's TV series "The Prisoner" it's an absolute classic.
Most people will know him as the King from Braveheart. He’s a masterful villain.
@@NemeanLion- and "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh".Phenomenal actor.
He was born in New York. But grew up in Britain
He is also a guest star, multiple times, on Columbo, and is without doubt IMHO the best murderer they ever had
His Parents lived in a cottage next to my Grandparents in Sheffield, so if he was born in NewYork, he came to UK very early in his life.
Hopefully you’ll catch Clint in “Every which way but loose” and the sequel, fun times! Thanks
Right turn Clyde
The search scene where his hair was inspected was probably checking for lice.
The gaurd who sprayed Morris with the hose,is the one you'd wanna catch outside of there,if and when you ever get out.
The myth busters recreated the escape they made a raft out of plastic raincoats and actually made it across the bay to land proving the myth plausible.
First appearance from Danny Glover. He's the inmate Frank talks to when delivering the books . Also the actors who played Doc and Charlie both appeared in Home Alone.
Larry Hankin is awesome!
I can't believe no one has reacted to the best "alcatraz" movie and true story.
"THE BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ" !
highly highly highly recommend 👍🏻
Great choice another great one is "Birdman of Alcatraz" 1962 also based on a true story with Burt Lancaster.
More Clint Eastwood Madison! Please.
The Gauntlet is a good Clint movie too
Great reaction Madison.
In addition to great Clint Eastwood, this film also featured Fred Ward (RIP) as John Anglin. He was great in Tremors 1 & 2, Remo Williams, Cast A Deadly Spell, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Road Trip, Uncommon Valor, Southern Comfort, Henry & June, The Player, Joe Dirt and Sweet Home Alabama.
Thank you so much for your reaction, not only for this one, but the previous reactions as well; you are my favorite “go-to” reactor ❤ …
I noticed as you mentioned all the Clint Eastwood westerns you've seen, you didn't mention High Plains Drifter. If you havent seen that, I would recommend it highly. Also a non western great Clint Eastwood 70s movie is The Gauntlet.
They were checking him for lice at the beginning. :)
The movie was made before recent developments but it paved the way. Enjoyed your take and thanks for the information on the book. If you like comedy try Clint's "Every Which Way but Loose" is a hoot.
A real masterpiece of the escape genre
This was the film debut for actors Danny Glover and Carl Lumbly. English (Paul Benjamin) was a veteran actor who made his film debut in Midnight Cowboy, which is the only film in cinema history to win best picture with an X rating.
Frank Morris, John and Clarence Anglin and...The Mouse 😎🐭
My grandfather was a Deputy US Marshal. Served a lot of warrants, arrested a lot of people, transported a lot of people to and between prisons. And one thing he told me is that you NEVER lock criminal partners and/or close relatives up together. If two guys commit a crime together, you send them to different prisons, just to avoid them doing what the Anglin brothers did here. But I know this is a true story, so I suppose that regulation wasn't passed until after the time this movie is set. My grandfather didn't begin his career until the mid 1960s, so it makes sense. Point being, at least over the past 60 years, brothers would never be locked up in the same prison together. And it's weird to think that there was a time in history when two brothers would have been imprisoned together.
Another great reaction, Madison. I sure don't want mice in my house, but in that prison? It's a pet. I wonder if it made it to freedom. ;)
searching his hair:
- he could have a hairpin concealed that could be used to pick locks
- he could have a needle or hatpin concealed that could be used as a weapon.
The show "Mythbusters" tested the escape by building life jackets and a raft from authentic-era raincoats modeled on the stuff the escapees left behind (and their best guess on what the prisoners would have done with the tools and materials they had), and they made it across the bay without too much difficulty. The episode is avail on CZcams
Good one, Madison! That shoe trick going through the metal detector, it stuck with me all these years since seeing the movie in the theater, LOL! Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂
There is an episode on Tasting History with Max Miller that describes some of the menus. There was a project to feed the inmates well in hopes of better behavior. It worked. The inmates were fed meals that were great at the time. Their behavior improved, fewer fights, and fewer infraction. The inmates were less aggressive to the guards and were healthier. I think we should do it again. We can afford it and if it works again, so much the better.
Director Don Siegel & Clint were an excellent team. They made Dirty Harry together and other films. You might like the contemporary, sorta western Coogan's Bluff, also directed by Don Siegel and starring CE. Siegel was an early mentor to Eastwood. Don Siegel had worked in all aspects of filmmaking going back to the 1930s.
He had edited montage sequences at Warner Brothers before directing. Most famously the opening montage in Casablanca.
I saw a YT channel that described the food made at Alcatraz. It said it was the best there and had some menus and the person even made a dish on his channel. Interesting stuff.
In reality, Frank Morris and the Anglins actually did build a raft along with wooden paddles, using a compartment in the corridors behind the walls that they converted into a private workshop. They used a concertina from the music hall to inflate the raft and the lifejackets they had made.
In reality, the Anglins and Morris followed direction by a fourth member. The movie is fiction.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver Morris was the leader of the escape. The fourth member you're referring to is Allen West. West discovered that the cement he had used to reinforce crumbling concrete around his vent had hardened, narrowing the opening and fixing the grille in place. By the time he managed to remove the grille and re-widen the hole, the others had left without him. He returned to his cell and went to sleep. After Morris and the Anglins escaped, West fully cooperated with the investigation and was therefore not charged for his role. The character of Charley Butts in the movie was fictional.
@@44excalibur Morris was neither the leader nor mastermind.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver According to the records, Morris had a 133 IQ in the top 2% of the population. West didn't even make it out, and you're suggesting that he was the leader? None of the records mention that.
@@44excalibur Morris was neither the leader nor mastermind. West was the one who came up with the whole cockmamie plan. The film, the story it tells, is a fictional vehicle for Eastwood.
Hey Madison, I think the greatest true story escape film is A Man Escaped by Robert Bresson. Papillion starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman is a great film, although it is believed that Henri Charrière was quite a character who exaggerated quite a bit in his wonderful book. Cool Hand Luke always deserves a mention too.
Don't forget about 'The Great Escape', which is based on actual events, and also with Steve McQueen & an all star cast.
@@MLJ7956 It's a wonderful film but it's more or less pure fiction.
@@seansersmylie- not exactly, the characters & sequences of events may partly be Hollywoodised at some points they are also amalgamations/composites of real people, the camp was loosely based on a real life German POW camp (Stalag Luft III) and the escape itself did actually happen on March 24th, 1944...Check out the in-depth documentaries and special featurettes on the collectors edition Blu-ray or DVD of The Great Escape (such as The Real Great Escape: The Untold Story, The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones, Return to the Great Escape retrospective, Bringing Fact to Fiction, History Vs. Hollywood: The Great Escape, Preparations for Freedom, The Flight to Freedom, The Great Escape: Underground Heroes and A Standing Ovation: The Great Escape premiere & awards).
Butts: Jeez - what kind of childhood did you have? Morris (beat): ....short... VintageClint :D
You were so focused on the warden's nail clipper, that you probably didn't see Morris's prison file entry (written in the folder he was holding) that said Morris's IQ was "Superior".
It's nice to see that old sign again. Some may find night swimming in june a little brisk. San Francisco is good for non western Easrwood.
Love the story and this movie! Thank you Madison!
Madison I'd recommend Clint in his directorial debut movie Play Misty for me,a must see for any Eastwood fan.👍💓
Thanks!
Omg thank you so much, Rudy!!🙏❤
27:19 It’s a Chrysanthemum and it supposedly symbolises hope and freedom and as you can tell the warden doesn’t want that.
Hello Madison K. Thames, here is a list of non-Western Clint Eastwood movies you may not have seen. List: " Kelly's Heroes, Where Eagles Dare, City Heat, Bloodwork, Tightrope, The Mule, Trouble with the Curve, The Gauntlet, Heartbreak Ridge, The Bridges of Madison County, Play Misty for Me, Space Cowboys, In the Line of Fire, Every Which Way but Loose, The Eiger Sanction, Bronco Billy, Firefox, Honkytonk Man, Sudden Impact, White Hunter Black Heart, The Rookie, A Perfect World, Absolute Power,
Great react as always. You should look into "Papillon" the 1973 one...from a great book, made for a superbe prison escape movie. Pretty sure you will enjoy it.
From Wikipedia:
The incident in which Doc chops off several fingers with a hatchet was based on an actual incident in 1937. Inmate Rufe Persful, maddened by what was then a policy of strict silence at all times, cut off four fingers with a hatchet to try to get transferred off Alcatraz.
Great reaction Madison - years ago I put this on in the video store I was working in for something to watch thinking it wasn’t a violent film and of course a mom and her kids walked in during the ax scene. Play Misty for Me would be a great Eastwood movie to check out.
I recommend "The Count of Monte Cristo" 2002, "Brubaker" 1980, and "Nevada Smith" 1966.
Hi, Madison. Love your reactions to Westerns, but so very happy that you delved into this alternate for Mr. Eastwood. Not sure if they’d necessarily interest you, but other non-westerns of his that I found to be excellent are: *In The Line Of Fire* (1993), *Absolute Power* (1997), and his Directing Oscar win with *Million Dollar Baby* (2004. Thank you.
still a good movie,i could watch it once a year.
Since I know you are a big fan of Westerns, I'd like to suggest that you react to "The Professionals" with its allstar cast of Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Jack Palance, Woody Strode, Ralph Bellamy, and Claudia Cardinale. Very underrated and I can find no reactions to it. It'd be just perfect for you to be the first to do it.
From 1966.
I rate this as one of the best prison movies ever made.Along with Birdman of Alcatraz and Shawshank Redemption.
Hi Madison, another story goes there was a deathbed confession by a man who said himself and some acomplices picked up Morris and the Anglin brothers in a newly painted boat in the dark in San Francisco bay the night of the escape. An off duty San Francisco police officer verified that while sitting in his car at the San Francisco marina at night said that he noticed a pristine white boat without lights on, the night of the escape, was floating in the bay between the marina and Alcatraz. This off duty officer told federal investigators that someone on the boat had a flash light on, and was pointing at the water behind the boat. Then the off duty officer said the port and starboard boat lights suddenly came on, and then the boat just sailed away into the dark. The man dying claimed that Morris and the Anglins were boated all the way up to the Seattle area where he then said him and his accomplices murdered the escapees and buried their bodies near a highway in the Seattle area. Federal investigators checked the supposed area where the bodies were buried, but no body was ever found. Isn't it funny that even though we know the escape took place, the tension in the movie is still palpable. Thanks Madison for your reaction to this great movie.
A classic! LETS GOOOO!! 👍😎👍
Patrick McGoohan was great in Silver Streak. Also, have you seen Bronco Billy?
One of my all time great escape movies! Clint Eastwood does a Nice job of Playing Frank Morris. The book You have looks interesting and would like to read that one. The Angiin brothers escape sounds like an interesting story! I was hoping you would watch another Escape from prison thriller movie called "Escape from Pretoria" staring Daniel Radcliffe from Harry Potter fame. Thanks for sharing Madison ❤️💛
This is a brilliant movie!
Take a look at The Bridges of Madison County, from 1995. This is a very different Clint Eastwood movie, a romantic drama directed and produced by him.
I'd watch all of those westerns with you even though it isn't your or my first time seeing them. Your having seen them before will make for some great editing! I'd love to share the experience of watching with you who knows about Westerns.
8:27 Whaaaaa? Mice are so cute!
The prisoners never escaped because at the end Patrick MacGoohan says to them "be seeing you"
They drowned.
I am not a number. I am a free man!!!
@@jeffreyjeziorski1480I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered. I knew someone would get it!
@@shasta810 thanks, dude!....try this brief line..'Nice day for a walk."
The Bridges of Madison County great Movie for Clint.....
Madison - a little known Eastwood movie that I like is "True Crime." If you have not seen it - consider it for a reaction.
Wolf really wasn't a very tough villain, he got beat up twice easily by Frank and at the end English handled him pretty well with no struggle.
Good lesser seen Clint Eastwood movies:
"The Eiger Sanction" (1975)
"Where Eagles Dare" (1968)
"Kelly's Heroes" (1970)
"Absolute Power" (1997)
"A Perfect World" (1993)
"Tightrope" (1984)
"Blood Work" (2002)
have you seen the 5 "Dirty Harry" movies?
Blood Work is underrated, his very last thriller in a classic film style.
Is the warden the dude from Braveheart?
Yes, and the judge in A Time To Kill.
The prison movies I liked is 1: The birdman of Alcatraz 2: carbine Williams. Both movies based on real people and events.✌️❤️
You definitely have to watch Gran Torino. It is not a western and, I think, Clint’s finest film. It is recent and he directed it.
If you've seen all of Clint's movies have you seen 'Play Misty for Me"?
Or Bridges Of Madison County?
Great choice
Since you like Clint Eastwood movies, please give Heartbreak Ridge a reaction episode. As a US Marine, it's a Marine Corps favorite, and Clint at his best as far as bad-a55ery goes!
Alcatraz, See Murder in the First. Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon. Good film.
Looks like you and TBR SCHMITT and his wife Samatha both did this movie at the same time. They even talked about the book as well.
Yes, they agreed to promote the book. Very gracious of them.
Not sure if this movie ever gained a cult status -- perhaps slightly -- but it got me started 40 years ago down the Clint Eastwood rabbit hole with all his movies. Saw this as a kid when it first came out in 79 on is probably in my Top 10 list. Great cast and Patrick McGoohan who played the prison warden was perfected suited to play that role.
You did not mention the Clint Eastwood western "Pale Rider". If you have not seen it, it is a good one...
2nd reaction video for this movie that mentions the book you were speaking of. Makes me wonder did Mr Lynch send out free copies to lots of reaction folks or did the company who prints it actually sponsor the showings (which I hope for u Madison is true). Not the best flick but final pairing of Eastwood (star) and Siegel (Director) so gotta respect that.
Have you seen "Million Dollar Baby" or "Gran Torino"? These are both Clint Eastwood movies but are not westerns. They're both very good and I think you would like them.
Two of my least liked Clint there. lol
Did you ever see Pale Rider? It seems to be the Eastwood Western that gets forgotten for some reason. Lol Also, Heartbeat Ridge, Every Which Way But Loose, and Any Which Way You Can are great Eastwood movies. 🤘
Madison has seen Pale Rider. *Heartbreak Ridge.
@@bossfan49 How about the other 2?
Somebody took a photo in 1967
They claimed .it was the 2 brothers. Nothing from the other guy.
The photo was somewhat blurry
It did sort of look like them 2
Not many years went by in 1967
But authorities did not agree it was them 2.
In the late 70s , they were declared dead .
No sightings after 1967
But if found, prison time again
They all would be .in their 90s now
If you're covering Clint Eastwood you have to do Dirty Harry.
You might remember the actor who played English from Do The Right Thing.
Another Alcatraz true story:
"Murder In The First" (1995)
Not hiding something in his hair -- he was being checked for lice.
No sharks in the San Francisco Bay Madison
There are actually a number of shark species in the SF bay, though none of them are man-eaters, except for the occasional great white.
You can tell some people that work in prison doesn't have a life outside of it
great film.. and reaction.. and very fitting that you're wearing a prison stripe shirt! cheers!!
You never saw any of the Dirty Harry movies? The finale of one of them takes place on Alcatraz.
The Enforcer (1976) with Tyne Daly as his partner (who would later play police detective Mary Beth Lacey on the hit 80s Emmy Award winning TV series 'Cagney & Lacey')
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Sorry I was late. I hadda go to a place and see a guy about a thing.
There's another movie/documentary called Alcatraz Prison Escape: A Death Bed Confession which tells that yes the 3 men did escape with help. However the people/family who helped them by providing a boat and picking them up out of the ocean, later took All 3 to a secure location and murdered them. They had already dug a hole large enough for the 3 men and they buried them. It's worth a watch. 🤫🥴🤔
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Hi Madison. If you haven't seen The Shawshank Redemption yet Id love to see your reaction to it. Probably the best prison movie ever.
A great Clint Eastwood baseball movie he made is "Trouble With the Curve." He plays a scout in the Braves organization. As an Eastwood and baseball fan you might have already seen it but if not it's a good one for your list.
Oooh, a scale model warden, mind if I take a few measurements...ta..
Excellent choice. 'The Shawshank Redemption' to me is the most preeminent of prison escape movies. But this one definitely rates highly in the genre & overall Clint movies.