(True Story) Insane Daredevil Illegally Wire Walks Between Twin Towers At 1369 Feet Before 9/11

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  • @jonathannerz1696
    @jonathannerz1696 Před 2 lety +10920

    My favorite part of the story is that at his trial in NYC, the judge sentenced him to community service by performing for the children in the park.

    • @Chryslerdealership
      @Chryslerdealership Před 2 lety +551

      So wholesome..🥲

    • @Ry-ss5dz
      @Ry-ss5dz Před 2 lety +101

      What park?

    • @jonathannerz1696
      @jonathannerz1696 Před 2 lety +368

      @@Ry-ss5dz Central Park, I believe.

    • @synccrow114
      @synccrow114 Před 2 lety +832

      Judge read the case and was like "Damn....you're extremely cool.....oh right a punishment! My kids would love to see this."

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 Před 2 lety +56

      What a fitting punishment. All he needs is a sturdy wire and someone to help him tie it between the trees.

  • @briitash
    @briitash Před 2 lety +35637

    Imagine holding a world record that you know can never be broken lmao.

  • @williamb1933
    @williamb1933 Před 2 lety +3017

    I love how all the authorities were like "that was illegal and we have to arrest you, but...that was pretty cool."

    • @lenixforgot
      @lenixforgot Před rokem +10

      Lol

    • @Doctor699
      @Doctor699 Před rokem +115

      One of the police officers said it was like watching something once in a lifetime. He was untethered and dancing in the void, his feet were actually leaving the wire.
      The towers themselves were such a monumental development at the time, people hated them. "Welcome to NYC, home of the Chrysler building, Empire State, and the boxes they came in." But Petit was the first person who humanized them. He put his mark on them. The authorities were having problems leasing out all the space too, they'd flooded the market and needed publicity and public relations. Petit's once in a lifetime act of art became a win win situation. And he became somewhat of a folk hero.

    • @sanaan0168
      @sanaan0168 Před rokem +2

      Ye

    • @Silvergent1027
      @Silvergent1027 Před rokem +22

      I’m sure as they were arresting him, they were congratulating him and asking for his autograph.

    • @LuxuFoo
      @LuxuFoo Před rokem

      @@Doctor699 So you're saying he inadvertently caused 9/11? Sickk

  • @shivdholakia
    @shivdholakia Před 10 měsíci +113

    I worked on this movie as a Senior FX Technical Director. I was responsible for the low altitude clouds / mist surrounding Philippe and hugging the ex-twin towers while he doing his daredevil walk on the wire. It was a great experience.

    • @shivdholakia
      @shivdholakia Před 10 měsíci +9

      @@cheeeeez I worked on ‘The Walk’ in 2014 in Montreal, Canada. It is based on a 2008 documentary called ‘Man on Wire’ directed by James Marsh which chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center.

    • @user-md2bt8tt1n
      @user-md2bt8tt1n Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@shivdholakiaWhich towers were used in film?

    • @shivdholakia
      @shivdholakia Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@user-md2bt8tt1nThey were mostly re-created using CGI as far as I know.

    • @user-md2bt8tt1n
      @user-md2bt8tt1n Před 3 měsíci +4

      @@shivdholakia Thought as much, l just thought wow at time or they used footage from original stunt. Thanks a lot.

  • @nikitkothale2388
    @nikitkothale2388 Před 2 lety +5609

    What amazes me is how he managed to balance with those massive balls

    • @Skana
      @Skana Před 2 lety +476

      They lower his center of gravity closer to the wire. You could argue having them is an unfair advantage.

    • @mountaserharoun6598
      @mountaserharoun6598 Před 2 lety +44

      wtf?

    • @josearzon6807
      @josearzon6807 Před 2 lety +27

      Jajaja it just got better lol

    • @13XDyt
      @13XDyt Před 2 lety +18

      LMAO

    • @13XDyt
      @13XDyt Před 2 lety +15

      @@mountaserharoun6598 you wouldnt get it if u say wtf lmao

  • @ED-yy4te
    @ED-yy4te Před 2 lety +8888

    The difference between bravery and stupidity is survival. Had he died, people would laugh and give him Darwin award.

    • @d.tcomma
      @d.tcomma Před 2 lety +162

      @@abinchi7637 yea. "what a man died from performing a stunt. HAhahaahah ahAH"

    • @izawa9211
      @izawa9211 Před 2 lety +486

      @@abinchi7637 evryone would call him stupid like those influencers hanging from edges of buildings and than dying, welcome in modern worlds, do you live under stone

    • @MrHowzaa
      @MrHowzaa Před 2 lety +18

      that would make him the first to fall from the towers.

    • @d.tcomma
      @d.tcomma Před 2 lety +49

      @@izawa9211 also last time i remember when an influencer fell off a building no one laughed at him but simply critque how avoidable his death was

    • @Azazreal
      @Azazreal Před 2 lety +1

      @@MrHowzaa Ha

  • @ProfessorTakatoPalm
    @ProfessorTakatoPalm Před rokem +239

    You really have to give Philippe Petit credit. He didn’t do what he did to prove himself brave to to be famous, He did it because it was for the art. To this day he holds the record that can never be broken. Philippe Petit walked across the wire eight times while many would have just done it once.

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 Před 11 měsíci

      well maybe he did it for the other bitch who dumped him in the end

    • @bluephoenix2417
      @bluephoenix2417 Před 9 měsíci +6

      It can never be broken since the tower is… gone.

    • @Helmuesi911
      @Helmuesi911 Před 8 měsíci

      I probably would’ve did it twice.. maybe 3 times. Not 8.

    • @MiniLemmy
      @MiniLemmy Před 8 měsíci +1

      If you mean by ‘record that can’t be broken’ the height he wirewalked at, that record has been broken several times since then, currently held by Freddy Nock between two Swiss mountain peaks at 3,532 metres above sea level (over 4 times the height of the Burj Khalifa)

    • @vincenthammons-kd9du
      @vincenthammons-kd9du Před 14 dny

      shit many would not even do it once

  • @healthyself7941
    @healthyself7941 Před rokem +134

    This is the most spectacular, amazing, feat of physical skill I've ever seen!! I visited the top of one of the twin towers, and even from behind the safety of glass, standing on a solid floor, looking down at the streets was scary. Phillipe's performance was super human. Truly.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 2 lety +12659

    Well he outlived the towers themselves, what a legend.

  • @gammatheprotobean1541
    @gammatheprotobean1541 Před 2 lety +4996

    Fun fact, Philippe Petit is still alive today, he's 72 years old.

    • @Cpt.Toasty
      @Cpt.Toasty Před 2 lety +822

      Imagine his reaction to 9/11

    • @theRealTolentino
      @theRealTolentino Před 2 lety +102

      @@Cpt.Toasty lmao

    • @mynameisharry8739
      @mynameisharry8739 Před 2 lety +515

      @@Cpt.Toasty I personally would be very happy to know that no one could beat my record now

    • @silverwolf2643
      @silverwolf2643 Před 2 lety +398

      @@mynameisharry8739 Even if the towers were intact, who else would ever do this again, absurd. This guy is an absolute phenomenon.

    • @mynameisharry8739
      @mynameisharry8739 Před 2 lety +24

      @@silverwolf2643 I was making a joke but okay

  • @LoneWolf-mh6cw
    @LoneWolf-mh6cw Před 9 měsíci +33

    I've been rewatching this video every so often because it always reminds me that once a person finds their purpose, nothing and no one can stop them. I'm in my early 20s, and I'm currently still trying to figure out what my purpose in life is. I've reached a point where I'm "good" where I am, but I feel like I'm capable of more. In a sense, I feel stuck. Mostly because I don't know what I want and/or what I'm meant to do. But videos like this give me hope. Once that person finds their purpose, nothing can stop their drive and ambition. Idk who needs to see this or if anyone is at the same point as me, but keep searching. The time will come when your true path will be revealed, and when it does come....nothing will stop you.

    • @tosexe2535
      @tosexe2535 Před 8 měsíci +2

      same same, best tinh would be if it can be your job loll

  • @fa14fighterjet
    @fa14fighterjet Před rokem +48

    When I was little, I read a book depicting this exact story. At the end, it said the twin towers were gone now, but their memory will always live on. I was like damn, they got rid of the twin towers just because someone walked across them 💀

  • @subershock4650
    @subershock4650 Před 2 lety +5547

    The support he had was insane.

    • @MichaelBrown-rg8oi
      @MichaelBrown-rg8oi Před 2 lety +210

      Really good people out there always want to help other people achieve their dreams... It makes them feel whole something I always strive for.

    • @ogoide9401
      @ogoide9401 Před 2 lety +71

      Yeah but i wonder how the tower is now

    • @ZiRR0
      @ZiRR0 Před 2 lety +17

      @@ogoide9401 hmm

    • @rileyweyer3295
      @rileyweyer3295 Před 2 lety +57

      @@marcleslac2413 this is so incredibly untrue that i cant tell if you are joking, trolling, begging for attention, or are just completely braindead. at the end of the video it literally says that he visited the observation deck of the towers many times in his life. how would he be able to do that if he was banned from the US?

    • @marcleslac2413
      @marcleslac2413 Před 2 lety +18

      @@rileyweyer3295 lmao i checked afterwards and you are right. Im sorry about saying this.

  • @MARKCRASTO
    @MARKCRASTO Před 2 lety +4339

    Everyone thought that he would lose his life, but amazingly he ended up outliving the Twin towers that made him so famous.
    RIP Twin towers.

    • @Moon1a
      @Moon1a Před 2 lety +14

      😢

    • @loganwolverine5849
      @loganwolverine5849 Před 2 lety +64

      I wanted to visit them, now they are gone forever!

    • @Moon1a
      @Moon1a Před 2 lety +8

      @@loganwolverine5849 same😭

    • @madmannn9576
      @madmannn9576 Před 2 lety +31

      @@loganwolverine5849
      There's still the museum, the one world trade centre and the memorial

    • @ilanabutterfinger6883
      @ilanabutterfinger6883 Před 2 lety +7

      The One World Trade Center, found out about that just last year.

  • @14112ido
    @14112ido Před 2 lety +48

    I watched this film years ago. The ending scene where he looks crestfallen remembering what happened with the towers is just heartbreaking.

  • @jimkirk4357
    @jimkirk4357 Před rokem +8

    I remember this. I was a 13 years old and living in New York. I was in Catholic school during that day but it was on the news that night and everyone was talking about it. This guy is legendary in New York!

  • @baconbankai
    @baconbankai Před 2 lety +12155

    Interesting to think that people will remember him as brave and inspirational but however if he fell he would have likely just been seen as a reckless idiot.

    • @joao_oliveira5282
      @joao_oliveira5282 Před 2 lety +844

      He is both

    • @krunkormalone7069
      @krunkormalone7069 Před 2 lety +1488

      No shit, that's the price of either succeeding or failing.

    • @antonioa.jepkoko4588
      @antonioa.jepkoko4588 Před 2 lety +117

      @@joao_oliveira5282 we all r idiots

    • @SirCrocodileRP
      @SirCrocodileRP Před 2 lety +542

      When you're taking a big risk like that in life that's exactly how it will be, those who dare to dream are called fools.

    • @Zionbahzard
      @Zionbahzard Před 2 lety +60

      @@SirCrocodileRP Exactly right.

  • @Sun_Dayzzz
    @Sun_Dayzzz Před 2 lety +4863

    As idiotic as he is, he gained my respect. He finished a huge goal, wasn't satisfied with it, and did it all over again with some extra flair. I can only imagine how that felt

    • @nikmrn
      @nikmrn Před 2 lety +195

      he isn't idiotic, he just wanted to fulfill his dream

    • @TheMightyN
      @TheMightyN Před 2 lety +15

      You mean a means to end? That's failure talk.

    • @justchillin420
      @justchillin420 Před 2 lety +115

      @@nikmrn he chewed hard candy and broke his teeth.. hes a little slow

    • @nikmrn
      @nikmrn Před 2 lety +8

      @@justchillin420 oof

    • @jout738
      @jout738 Před 2 lety +10

      Yes after one try was not satisfied with it of course, when been waiting for the moment for days, so he rather was doing it up there for hours.

  • @johnj9378
    @johnj9378 Před rokem +61

    Even though it was a success it is still terrifying to watch. Probably the greatest achievement I have seen, it takes guts, focus and you need to have some extraordinary gifts. It makes what Jordan, Ali or any other sportsman did look so small. This is quite simply insane.

    • @acheybones588
      @acheybones588 Před 8 měsíci

      Dedication to their respective crafts nonetheless.

  • @crs2385
    @crs2385 Před 10 měsíci +5

    My hands literally sweat when watching him walk the towers. He's still alive today to tell the tale. A legend of a man.

  • @torieldreemurr541
    @torieldreemurr541 Před 2 lety +10568

    As a person who is afraid of heights, watching even the summary gives me chills.

    • @nocturnalrecluse1216
      @nocturnalrecluse1216 Před 2 lety +193

      Same. My palms are mad sweaty.

    • @aidenlarson9911
      @aidenlarson9911 Před 2 lety +68

      @@nocturnalrecluse1216 wow same exact reaction. Sweaty palms

    • @silverwolf2643
      @silverwolf2643 Před 2 lety +63

      Just watched the movie and for real it can definitely give you that fear an anxiety. By far one of the most incredible things ever done in the history of mankind.

    • @adude888
      @adude888 Před 2 lety +31

      My heart is racing even though I know he makes it

    • @nocturnalrecluse1216
      @nocturnalrecluse1216 Před 2 lety +51

      @@aidenlarson9911 that is a reaction to your body when in stressful situations involving heights, the glands in your palms become excretory to give you better gripping capabilities.
      Strange but nonetheless cool.

  • @rectal_anxiety2435
    @rectal_anxiety2435 Před 2 lety +1743

    Nobody gonna talk about how this man ran away from home on a unicycle?

    • @ParadoxClip
      @ParadoxClip Před 2 lety +271

      like a true Alpha male.

    • @renamon303
      @renamon303 Před 2 lety +132

      @@ParadoxClip sigma alpha male

    • @ary2766
      @ary2766 Před 2 lety +61

      absolute fking chad

    • @ronee2479
      @ronee2479 Před 2 lety +31

      hes a true brah

    • @qiyinglin
      @qiyinglin Před 2 lety +14

      Based on a true story of Krusty the clown.

  • @jvi92
    @jvi92 Před 2 lety +21

    i don’t understand the brain of anyone who would do such a preposterous thing but kudos to him for his immense bravery

  • @xxjmxx13
    @xxjmxx13 Před rokem +11

    Props to the cameraman who walked with him.

  • @muneebnajam6020
    @muneebnajam6020 Před 2 lety +2657

    His odds of surviving were pretty low and that of the towers pretty high
    The fact he is still alive . And the towers aren't . This shows that the odds don't always dictate the future .

  • @Max-bo3di
    @Max-bo3di Před 2 lety +2359

    His Dream seemed Small, but he never gave up, it Literally took him to the Top of the World. Never Give Up.

    • @masterk5372
      @masterk5372 Před 2 lety +2

      Right

    • @____-gy5mq
      @____-gy5mq Před 2 lety +25

      never gonna give you up
      never gonna let you down
      never gonna stay alive

    • @katrinaumana2127
      @katrinaumana2127 Před 2 lety

      I thought he was an ♈ no he is a ♌. Another Fire Sign I was close 🤷🏽‍♀. He is very brave & determined person 👏🏾

    • @itsdesean
      @itsdesean Před 2 lety +5

      Just imagine it just so happened to he 9/11 that day

    • @thyjackaljester4836
      @thyjackaljester4836 Před 2 lety

      @@itsdesean what would that change

  • @askjeevescosby2928
    @askjeevescosby2928 Před rokem +5

    You NEED to watch this movie. It is by far one of the most beautiful and inspiring movies of all time. Nice to see the twin towers remembered like this.

  • @lalodaniels1388
    @lalodaniels1388 Před rokem +12

    I wish I can one day be as brave as this man was.

  • @theghostreckon69420
    @theghostreckon69420 Před 2 lety +1519

    The fact that in robbery movies they have 5 people and this guy needs a whole middle school lunch club group to tie a rope across two towers shows how intense this actually was.

    • @growingstruggle5493
      @growingstruggle5493 Před 2 lety +66

      Honestly it was inspiring to watch the posse grow, like it was meant to be, imagine doing all they did, we all the expertise required, before internet.

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino Před 2 lety +15

      @@growingstruggle5493 right! Everything lined up just right

  • @hottakebabe3842
    @hottakebabe3842 Před 2 lety +1158

    Apparently the director simulated height so well in this movie that many audience members got sick in the theater during his walk.

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino Před 2 lety +61

      My hands got sweaty

    • @leeriches8841
      @leeriches8841 Před 2 lety +22

      @@Kinobambino was this released in 3D/IMAX? I couldn't get time off work to go 😔

    • @AwakensYT
      @AwakensYT Před 2 lety +22

      @@leeriches8841 yes it was released in IMAX 3D

    • @la-li-lu-le-lo9444
      @la-li-lu-le-lo9444 Před 2 lety +20

      @@Kinobambino me too now that you mention it lol just watching this video had my hands sweating holy shit and I'm not afraid of heights

    • @Johnsonlui7707
      @Johnsonlui7707 Před 2 lety

      False. It's just a movie lmao

  • @Log-On-Line
    @Log-On-Line Před 8 měsíci +1

    im glad you had to put before 9/11 i was scared he was doing it after 9/11

  • @relientkenny
    @relientkenny Před rokem +7

    i clicked out of curiosity and only planned to watch maybe a minute of it and ended up watching the entire thing 🔥 i heard about a guy doing it but didn’t know he had a whole back story so crazy

  • @misterx6346
    @misterx6346 Před 2 lety +1884

    Sad that Joe Gordon Levitt never made it as Hollywood gold but he's shown to be more than a serviceable actor. He's one of the guys where if he's a supporting actor in a movie, it should be good.

    • @sparksfly6149
      @sparksfly6149 Před 2 lety +45

      He reminds me a bit of Robert Sean Leonard. I feel like he could be more famous if he so chose, but prefers smaller works.

    • @abhishekjadhav4572
      @abhishekjadhav4572 Před 2 lety +19

      Fun Fact: He did the Edward Snowden's voice practically, not computer magic.

    • @ikelowry
      @ikelowry Před 2 lety +73

      Eh he’s a marvel role away from a big breakthrough, and if he was actually robin in the dark knight and not just some curious cop he’d have a lot more clout

    • @drink15
      @drink15 Před 2 lety +60

      Maybe that's a good thing. Being "Hollywood gold" isn't always best.

    • @flufychickens
      @flufychickens Před 2 lety +59

      hes prolly not a pedo, so he wont ever make it in hollywood

  • @bibby659
    @bibby659 Před 2 lety +373

    I feel like the reason his smile fades with the memory of doing it, is because he knows that within his lifetime, he'll never be able to achieve anything greater than what he did and never be able to go beyond such a feat.

    • @vranime3772
      @vranime3772 Před 2 lety +51

      I thought it was because the twin towers got wrecked and he remembers it looking at the pass. But you might be right

    • @bibby659
      @bibby659 Před 2 lety +47

      @@vranime3772 I mean I do believe thats a part of it as well, but mainly his greatest achievement was sort of impossible to go beyond, and now that you mention it, it is also that the location of his achievement was destroyed so he cannot visit it anymore or plan to do future stunts at it, which would sadden me as well, but also he lost probably alot of friends in the terrorist attack that originally helped him accomplish it.

    • @Ham549
      @Ham549 Před 2 lety

      @@bibby659 grand canyon

    • @emiratesaviation33
      @emiratesaviation33 Před 2 lety +1

      Dubai is building a new tall building a few kilometres away from the Burj Khalifa. Would be cool if he did that at over 75 years of age

    • @lofidripdrop2080
      @lofidripdrop2080 Před 2 lety

      @@emiratesaviation33 he cant theres no place to birdge it too

  • @NickJohnCoop
    @NickJohnCoop Před rokem +3

    What I appreciate most is that he made sure to do his homework before started and made sure everything was secure and how to deal with the winds he’d encounter.

  • @elmaddin_guliyev
    @elmaddin_guliyev Před rokem +6

    Oh my god, such a brave man! While watching this scene, my knees were shaking and I had a turning head. Many things can be learned from this movie, but the important point is that if you have supportive friends around you, nothing will stop you from achieving your goals, even if it involves wire walking at a height of 412 meters.

  •  Před 2 lety +431

    The moment he turned back to repeat the stunt multiple times made my feet sweat intensely. Holy crap, I can’t believe this was a real feat done by a human.

    • @TWS001
      @TWS001 Před 2 lety +7

      Yeah fr. My feet sweating watching this

    • @Nxpo_
      @Nxpo_ Před rokem +3

      Same palms 2 😂

    • @VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0
      @VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0 Před rokem +4

      Heheh, "feat"

    •  Před rokem +1

      @@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0 bruh

    • @txflood2519
      @txflood2519 Před rokem +14

      For me it was the helicopter showing up, like who thought that would be a good idea?!

  • @ChanceSarsis
    @ChanceSarsis Před 2 lety +4306

    Can't believe they had to take down the towers to stop this guy from endangering his life.

    • @thebrosmen7001
      @thebrosmen7001 Před 2 lety +111

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @randomeuropean7499
      @randomeuropean7499 Před 2 lety +275

      Bruh that's messed up

    • @MegaLimeboy
      @MegaLimeboy Před 2 lety +101

      Best comment out of this entire section 💀

    • @beathammer7420
      @beathammer7420 Před 2 lety +58

      weird solution for the classic trolley problem tough

    • @thejp361
      @thejp361 Před 2 lety +29

      Bro I was drinking and almost spat it out.

  • @OfficialUniQueTelevision

    This is so far one of the best and most motivating recaps I’ve watched. Thumbs up guys 👍

  • @elizabethannsmith5006
    @elizabethannsmith5006 Před 2 lety +4

    That was a cool historical moment! I had a picture of that man tightrope walking on my wall when I was a kid!!! So inspiring!!!

  • @mv2175
    @mv2175 Před 2 lety +1211

    "For his incredible achievement, he was awarded a lifetime entry to the observation deck to the towers."
    Sadly those towers doesn't exist anymore..

    • @fathanfachri
      @fathanfachri Před 2 lety +23

      Because, they're gone

    • @MarpyPlarpy
      @MarpyPlarpy Před 2 lety +186

      @@fathanfachri That's what not existing anymore means

    • @DotDotEight
      @DotDotEight Před 2 lety +41

      if he's still alive, he could find the debris of the observation deck and claim ownership of it
      i guess lifetime was referring to the towers, not the person

    • @bexx7956
      @bexx7956 Před 2 lety +48

      @@DotDotEight he is still alive, also he can't claim ownership of it he was only granted a pass to the observation deck. He can visit it but that's really it.

    • @bexx7956
      @bexx7956 Před 2 lety +11

      @@DotDotEight he's 72 btw and when he did the stunt he was 24 and it was only 6 days before his birthday when he completed the walk.

  • @EarleTKG
    @EarleTKG Před 2 lety +982

    Sometimes I think that the Mysterious visitor might have just been a man who was going through a very rough time in life, and went to the roof to either stare down and reflect on his life, or maybe even take it. Philippe being there might have just saved a man’s life that day. After seeing their set up, that nod of approval might have just been his way of thanking them.

    • @qifry5367
      @qifry5367 Před 2 lety +58

      na i think its a timetraveler

    • @qaze3196
      @qaze3196 Před 2 lety +61

      i think the man suspected one of the people bailing out coming down from the observation deck so he went to investigate what could have been up there. he was a suit so my guess is he could be one of the many architects working on the project.

    • @qifry5367
      @qifry5367 Před 2 lety +74

      @Crot Red i mean he said a mysterious men come out of nowhere on the roof on the famous building and nod without saying anything and go away, that how exactly a time traveler will do to avoid time manuplation. anyway is my thought

    • @fleivor5359
      @fleivor5359 Před 2 lety +13

      It was God

    • @kkandsims4612
      @kkandsims4612 Před 2 lety +57

      Or it was legit god giving his approval and letting him know “ not today .”

  • @iamhappy679
    @iamhappy679 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Rest in peace to those who died🕊🤍
    I am so sorry for their loss
    My respect goes out to their loved ones
    Thank you to those who tried saving another life during this including firefighters and police officers and doctors and nurses but also many more

    thank you to those who tried saving another life during this including firefighters and Police officers , nurses, doctors but many more🕊
    Thank you to those who built the World Trade Center as well , you are amazing ❤❤

  • @georgemallory797
    @georgemallory797 Před rokem +4

    He's an extraordinary man. I've watched everything I could get my hands on over the years. As a 7 year old when this happened, I was mesmerized and awestruck. I once rollerbladed all the way from the upper east side (my brother pulling me on his mountain bike) to the Twin Towers. That was 5 years before they were imploded. I skated between them and passed up riding to the top...a decision I deeply regret. Always thought I'd get another chance and had been to the top of the Empire State building and Sears Tower, figuring I'd already been that high up. Was still pretty cool zooming around the base of the buildings.

  • @Bocchi-the-Rock_
    @Bocchi-the-Rock_ Před 2 lety +573

    I remember having a picture book about this guy as a kid. He did a lot of other walks, this was just obviously the most intense. Dude even took a nap up there on that wire

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino Před 2 lety +42

      Did he really!? Wtf this man was blessed

    • @Hunterakhi
      @Hunterakhi Před 2 lety +44

      He even started to dance on the rope. This guy has balls of steel. 😂😂

    • @LUFKK0L
      @LUFKK0L Před 2 lety +60

      @@Hunterakhi not even steel anymore, fucking adamantium combined with vibranium and adamantine, a chunk of captain americas shield, and uru (Metal that makes Thor's hammer)

    • @supercooledits123
      @supercooledits123 Před 2 lety +9

      @@LUFKK0L add thor's hammer on the list

    • @LUFKK0L
      @LUFKK0L Před 2 lety

      @@supercooledits123 got it

  • @SpringJungle
    @SpringJungle Před 2 lety +340

    “The movie ends with a final shot of the towers” this line is just so heartbreaking to hear, knowing what happened on that tragic day

  • @Doctor699
    @Doctor699 Před rokem +8

    Was pretty good recap all the way through, but putting the photograph of the real Petit at the end earned you top marks. And that final scene of the film, his ticket had no expiry date, it just said forever. A massive gut punch, we all know what happened. But what better way to honor their legacy than by celebrating their life.

  • @ColonelFredPuntridge
    @ColonelFredPuntridge Před rokem +3

    I grew up very near to Washington Square Park in the 1960s and '70s. I often saw Philipe Petit there, either walking a tightrope tied between two trees, or between a tree and a statue, or whatever, or, doing his other acts. He was an amazing juggler, and did all kinds of tricks with his shabby black hat. He could stretch out his arm, with his hat on his head, and then abruptly twitch his head in a way that would make the hat roll down his arm into his hand. That is how he would conclude his routine: he would snap the hat from his head to his hand, and then walk right up to the spectators, hat in hand, for them to put money into the hat for him.
    He had this paradoxical demeanor which the video doesn't get quite right, but that's not embarrassing, because it's very difficult to imitate: obviously foreign, but equally obviously at home in NYC, humble but also supremely arrogant, tense but also self-assured, friendly but challenging, mute but communicative. Intimidating.

  • @KGrizzly1
    @KGrizzly1 Před 2 lety +824

    I think the mysterious visitor might’ve walked up there to kill himself, saw them, and then didn’t.

    • @asaifaji4490
      @asaifaji4490 Před 2 lety +55

      Maybe he just gave a greeting nods

    • @lucidskydiamond5256
      @lucidskydiamond5256 Před 2 lety +146

      Bruh it was clearly Jesus

    • @colefahie9784
      @colefahie9784 Před 2 lety +81

      @@lucidskydiamond5256 I do think it was also a sigh from god that he’s watching over

    • @theoreoman4597
      @theoreoman4597 Před 2 lety +1

      Oh.

    • @sebastianmaregatti
      @sebastianmaregatti Před 2 lety +142

      I think it was just a random architect going up for a smoke and the view and saw these guys and thought they were doing a heist or something then pretended he didn’t catch on and left

  • @dejiadeleye5697
    @dejiadeleye5697 Před 2 lety +106

    The first time I heard about this guy was from, the man who walked between the towers. What he did in 1974 was pretty much unheard of, and I’m glad they gave him an actual cinematic film. Whenever the topic of the twin towers is brought up, most people think back to those horrific attacks on innocent civilians, and the absolute pain and terror that people had to experience, but this man made a beautiful, almost dreamlike memory of the towers for everyone to remember. Ironically enough, as Captain Vincent R. Ardolino from the 9/11 Boatlift documentary said, “I never want to say the word I should have. If I do it and fail I tried and if I do it and succeed better for me.” Philipe never gave up on his mission and in the end he was beyond successful. His balancing act will, or at least should, forever be legendary.

  • @fannyfranzen7561
    @fannyfranzen7561 Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for the movie tip

  • @accessdenied3474
    @accessdenied3474 Před rokem +1

    Man my hands were getting sweaty while listening to this story. Awesome narration!

  • @headlessego
    @headlessego Před 2 lety +277

    Any of his friends could've overstepped and snitched on him just to lower his chances of dying but they respected his dream and helped him achieve it. If the supporting characters are from the true story too, let's give a round of applause for Anne, Rudy, Barry, the mathematician and the photographer along with every other supporting character, they are day one homies of Phillipe.

    • @ColonelFredPuntridge
      @ColonelFredPuntridge Před rokem +11

      His friends knew that he wouldn't have any problem! This was not like an ordinary person trying to do the same thing. This was Phillipe Petit. He was more comfortable walking a tightrope than he was walking on ordinary ground. Every stunt he did on that wire he had done before, hundreds of times, and much more difficult stunts as well. He also could walk loose-rope, which is like tightrope only much looser, so you can't count on it maintaining its position, so it's much more difficult and unpredictable. The only real difference between walking the towers and his normal routine was the strong wind, and he had tight-roped during all kinds of weather. I once saw him do his routine in the middle of a windy thunderstorm, in Washington Square Park.

    • @davidoliver7510
      @davidoliver7510 Před rokem

      Didn't you watch the video? He did have friends that snitched on him.

    • @Random_Guy518
      @Random_Guy518 Před rokem +2

      @@davidoliver7510 Some of the friends fled, but no one snitched on him

    • @davidoliver7510
      @davidoliver7510 Před rokem

      @@Random_Guy518 go and watch the video again.

    • @tillyboos
      @tillyboos Před rokem +2

      Dreamers NEED other dreamers to help us achieve greatness.

  • @thenecrodancer4833
    @thenecrodancer4833 Před 2 lety +208

    I remember watching this a couple years ago, at the scene where he actually walks between the towers, I started to feel a bit nauseous. Just looking at the sheer height this man was able to endure made me both uncomfortable and in awe.
    Philippe is truly an awe-inspiring artist and this movie truly put into perspective the preparation for this stunt, the emotion he went through, and his sheer determination

  • @TrayDyer38
    @TrayDyer38 Před rokem +1

    One of the greatest Stories told of all time.. I saw the documentary 12 years ago and his journey was the stuff of legends.

  • @MrSundevil56
    @MrSundevil56 Před rokem +2

    This was terrifying to watch. And the thought they filmed this at some studio probably no more than 5-10 feet off the ground shows how good the camera told the story and what they did in post

  • @sexyslugs6732
    @sexyslugs6732 Před 2 lety +618

    Love that the police officers show up on both sides, despite knowing that the pressure might cause him to fall off. I wonder if they actually did that in when this really happened.

    • @whokilled1ight
      @whokilled1ight Před 2 lety +170

      yeah they did that in real life too, he actually crossed the towers 8 times

    • @jakehanson216
      @jakehanson216 Před 2 lety +69

      Cops aren't usually known for High IQ's

    • @CKzoidYT
      @CKzoidYT Před 2 lety +157

      @@jakehanson216 neither are people who point out others low iq

    • @sexyslugs6732
      @sexyslugs6732 Před 2 lety +7

      @@whokilled1ight Really? They waited right where he was going to get off or the door to the stairs. The latter would be acceptable.

    • @jakehanson216
      @jakehanson216 Před 2 lety +6

      @@CKzoidYT touché

  • @monsterfiz
    @monsterfiz Před 2 lety +167

    The time his smile fades away as he looks at his lifetime entry pass makes me feel very sad

  • @linyenchin6773
    @linyenchin6773 Před 2 lety +4

    Wonderful storytelling, riveting as it bolted me to that pensive state of being raptured into the presentation as if I was a little boy listening to an eloquent teacher.

  • @user-hn1ej7vm5o
    @user-hn1ej7vm5o Před 5 měsíci +1

    love your videos

  • @jmentone
    @jmentone Před 2 lety +206

    IMO this is the most impressive feat man has achieved. Hundreds of people climbed Everest, 12 people even landed on the moon, but nobody else has done this and ever will.

    • @fckingglobalists2392
      @fckingglobalists2392 Před 2 lety

      Don't be naive with the Moon. Nobody ever walked on the Moon, that was pure bs from the USA government to win the cold war.

    • @fckingglobalists2392
      @fckingglobalists2392 Před 2 lety

      You must be very delusional if you believe in that. Classic brainwashed 🐏

    • @fckingglobalists2392
      @fckingglobalists2392 Před 2 lety

      modern education was invented to make obedient slaves of people. So think twice before you say you are educated.

    • @kjj26k
      @kjj26k Před 2 lety +5

      @@fckingglobalists2392
      Why can't the Apollo project be both?
      Cold War U.S. Federal nonsense _and_ Real.
      Those two things certainly aren't mutually exclusive.

    • @fckingglobalists2392
      @fckingglobalists2392 Před 2 lety

      @@kjj26k it could be anything but real, just think about it, it was 1969 (53 years ago) if you believe that they had the technology to go to the Moon at the time it's ridiculous, and all crucial evidence of the biggest mankind achievement is lost. Now it's 2022 and nobody is even talking about it, because it's "expensive". Ridiculous how people are blind sheep and believe everything government serves them.

  • @DragonMoth34
    @DragonMoth34 Před 2 lety +460

    "Chief! Some guy is wire walking between the Twin Towers!"
    "My God! What if he falls? He could also pose a danger to others on the ground!"
    "What should we do?"
    "Have a helicopter hover above him. The downdraft will blow him around so much he will get scared and come down."
    "But, sir? What if that causes him to fall?"
    "DID I STUTTER CADET?"

    • @nathanford2072
      @nathanford2072 Před 2 lety +33

      Another reason why cops dont know what the fuck they are doing sometimes

    • @hamsta5575
      @hamsta5575 Před 2 lety +10

      THAT WAS WHAT I WAS THINKING

  • @95ake
    @95ake Před rokem +5

    To say if he fell that he was idiotic is ridiculous. Homie had a dream, he didn't care if he died. He had that goal on his mind. Death or not. He wanted what he wanted. Homie is legendary

    • @RK-ob4xq
      @RK-ob4xq Před 2 dny

      When someone’s desire to accomplish a “dream” supersedes a desire to live, the psychiatric community generally refers to it as a mental disorder 😅

  • @johnskeff9617
    @johnskeff9617 Před 2 lety

    Movie recaps? I did not know a channel like this needed to exist but thank you for finding a niche!! I like it! I imagine film students are probably the main people using your CZcams channel?

  • @racsofinni
    @racsofinni Před 2 lety +101

    Imagine basically walking between the tallest buildings in the world, without anything-the sheer skill of this man is incredible

    • @potentspirit8448
      @potentspirit8448 Před rokem

      How did those buildings collapse inward without detonation.

    • @GorillaWithACellphone
      @GorillaWithACellphone Před rokem +1

      @@potentspirit8448 this really isnt the place for conspiracy theories, go watch a video on 9/11, since this incident had no relation to the attacks other than the location

    • @Ballin4Vengeance
      @Ballin4Vengeance Před rokem

      Balls of steel for added balance

  • @bzbzhxhzuz3482
    @bzbzhxhzuz3482 Před 2 lety +147

    People gotta understand how hard this has to be with that wind uo thier

    • @adammorris2265
      @adammorris2265 Před 2 lety +1

      For him, it was relatively easy. He was a professional with a lot of experience and he had a lot of confidence

  • @nazarethwynter4356
    @nazarethwynter4356 Před 2 lety +1

    That had to be one of the most motivational CZcams videos I’ve ever seen

  • @Whatdahell07
    @Whatdahell07 Před 2 lety +174

    My half brothers aunt is one of the producers of this movie!

    • @rainylaviana4659
      @rainylaviana4659 Před 2 lety +4

      Omg for real I would love to be in a movie

    • @Rck-vert
      @Rck-vert Před 2 lety +6

      Who gives af? I'm broke man

    • @primalyt123
      @primalyt123 Před 2 lety +37

      @@Rck-vert ok cool who cares if your broke?

    • @Stop-what
      @Stop-what Před 2 lety +1

      @@primalyt123 🔔end

    • @Darkpsy97
      @Darkpsy97 Před 2 lety

      Just call him Brother

  • @briitash
    @briitash Před 2 lety +129

    Something tells me that "Mysterious Man" was probably going to jump from the top of the towers, but decided to live so he could see what was about to happen.

    • @CKzoidYT
      @CKzoidYT Před 2 lety +18

      Or maybe he just wanted a smoke

    • @thefinalsolution247
      @thefinalsolution247 Před 2 lety +6

      God knows honestly could have been something completely different

    • @badman843
      @badman843 Před 2 lety +29

      >Trespasses to the roof of new tower
      >Nice view
      >Take a corner
      >See a group of construction workers setting up something
      >shit
      >both are looking at me weird
      >one of them is holding a pipe menacingly
      >gotta play it cool
      >*nod in approval*
      >Do a 180 and walk away
      >Mfw this works
      >Mfw no trespassing charge

    • @muhammadriskysubhannorazha6815
      @muhammadriskysubhannorazha6815 Před 2 lety

      Or maybe the mysterious man in one of the 9/11 terrorist group member who come to check the tower and that's why they never see him again

  • @Rat3dM
    @Rat3dM Před rokem +1

    Thank you for clarifying this was before 9/11.

  • @CarlaMcCarthyPomegranate96
    @CarlaMcCarthyPomegranate96 Před 3 měsíci

    How did I not know about this film’s existence? I lived in NYC for the first 19 years of my life and had the best view of my favorite buildings that he walked between. My Mom also took me to see the documentary about his walk when we went to the theater when I was in middle school.

  • @randydiegoanaya
    @randydiegoanaya Před 2 lety +63

    Its just crazy that he has that card and hes the first and last person to ever do that in between those 2 towers

    • @Sora-ING
      @Sora-ING Před 2 lety

      @Hitler Loves Anime bruh, really dude?

    • @EirinYagokoro
      @EirinYagokoro Před 2 lety

      @Hitler Loves Anime idk if you live under a rock

    • @564ozz
      @564ozz Před rokem

      @Hitler Loves AnimeTwo words, dude.
      Nine, Eleven

    • @GorillaWithACellphone
      @GorillaWithACellphone Před rokem

      @@564ozz technically thats 2 numbers.

  • @c42004
    @c42004 Před 2 lety +268

    im more interested who the heck was this mysterious visitor haha.

    • @captainyank138
      @captainyank138 Před 2 lety +65

      I feel like he wanted to kill himself

    • @bearbandit6261
      @bearbandit6261 Před 2 lety +6

      It was me 🙂

    • @mountaserharoun6598
      @mountaserharoun6598 Před 2 lety +5

      @@bearbandit6261 Unfunny.

    • @bearbandit6261
      @bearbandit6261 Před 2 lety +5

      @@mountaserharoun6598 thanks man🙂

    • @ChosenPlayer100
      @ChosenPlayer100 Před 2 lety +32

      I feel like that was death, because he has a chance to die and that mysterious man could have been death approving him if he fails

  • @KrateKarrot
    @KrateKarrot Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks for specifying this was before 9/11

  • @RedFish45700
    @RedFish45700 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the great review

  • @ThirteenHauntsMe
    @ThirteenHauntsMe Před 2 lety +56

    I literally LOL-ed when he left his home on a unicycle 😂

  • @gary609906
    @gary609906 Před 2 lety +234

    This is one of those movies I was watching at 6AM after coming down off good drugs and it was amazing. The kind of movie that I'm not rushing to see but I was high and it was on HBO so I watched it and by the end thought I might be able to wire walk someday myself... but I was high... All in all, great movie!

  • @daymonpancheri8846
    @daymonpancheri8846 Před 2 měsíci

    I will never be as brave as this man, heights terrify me 😱 but it does inspire me to see people do what others deem impossible!

  • @vex0FRL
    @vex0FRL Před rokem +3

    Them: You get a life time of a free pass of the twin towers observation deck! *clapping
    Him: Yay!
    (2001)
    Him: cant wai- bruh

  • @kaylajohns5301
    @kaylajohns5301 Před 2 lety +214

    I’m scared of heights, and just watching this recap makes me fear for this man’s life for him. At least the real person can enjoy that his record will not be beat.

    • @captaincritter1898
      @captaincritter1898 Před 2 lety +1

      Did you just steal two comments at once?

    • @kaylajohns5301
      @kaylajohns5301 Před 2 lety

      @@captaincritter1898 I don’t think I did, if so sorry.

    • @josephb8499
      @josephb8499 Před 2 lety +4

      Man, people who keep saying “happy his record can’t be beat” are a bunch of losers. Records are meant to be broken.

    • @darthbobo0769
      @darthbobo0769 Před 2 lety +5

      @@josephb8499 it literally can't be beat, if the twin towers were still around then it could be broken but it can't because the twin towers were destroyed in 9/11 and now it's just 1 tall tower

    • @LikeAChameleon
      @LikeAChameleon Před 2 lety

      @@darthbobo0769 they can rebuild it, but it won't be the exact same.

  • @bmanagement4657
    @bmanagement4657 Před 2 lety +54

    The world was a different place when wire walking was a rebellious act.

  • @dar1e08
    @dar1e08 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I'm glad you clarified that it was before 9/11. Even I could have done it after 9/11.

    • @EFTTHINGS
      @EFTTHINGS Před měsícem

      But after 9/11 only one tower was left

  • @DigitallyRemasteredMusic
    @DigitallyRemasteredMusic Před 9 měsíci

    I feel sweaty and dizzy just watching this. Anxiety inducing but fascinating at the same time.

  • @cindychoo7
    @cindychoo7 Před 2 lety +133

    The officers that arrived first had it worse than the main character lol, imagine watching a guy risking his life and you have to watch all of it, if I was the police officer I would've died of a heart attack lol

    • @dtx500
      @dtx500 Před 2 lety +5

      Fr like what do I do? Shake the rope??

  • @masterk5372
    @masterk5372 Před 2 lety +96

    This just proves that if you wanna accomplish something never give up you can do it YEAHhh✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

  • @SneakyMango
    @SneakyMango Před 2 lety +2

    So thoughtful of them to rebuilt the twin towers for this movie

  • @jackwoodcock2641
    @jackwoodcock2641 Před 2 lety

    This movie is so beautiful and tragically overshadowed and under appreciated. Love it so much

  • @nickcampbell6387
    @nickcampbell6387 Před 2 lety +59

    She didn't decide to go back, her and his friends got deported and he was allowed to stay when he immediately cheated on her with two women and filmed it.

    • @abhibarua3793
      @abhibarua3793 Před 2 lety +20

      Damm !!! All that support from the French girl but he still cheated

    • @davidvandervoort4945
      @davidvandervoort4945 Před 2 lety +1

      @@abhibarua3793 were they dating? from the recap it didn't seem like it.

    • @thedudman5669
      @thedudman5669 Před 2 lety +4

      The documentary goes into it more but they were dating for most of this. Then as soon as he walks out the police station he grabs some fans waiting outside.

    • @nickcampbell6387
      @nickcampbell6387 Před 2 lety +2

      @@davidvandervoort4945 yes they were dating, if I remember right he lived with her.

    • @tsuyuasui7297
      @tsuyuasui7297 Před 2 lety

      Why was he the only one allowed to stay? and she did all that for him just for him to cheat on her and film it? WHY EVEN FILM IT ?

  • @Xethnic4
    @Xethnic4 Před 2 lety +47

    Are we just not gonna talk about 9:20 the workers covering an open elevator shaft on the 110th floor with a tarp

    • @leopaldbarnibus3434
      @leopaldbarnibus3434 Před 2 lety +3

      Welcome to the real world

    • @Xethnic4
      @Xethnic4 Před 2 lety +6

      @@leopaldbarnibus3434 i work as an engineer so hoping not everyone cuts corners like that 😂

  • @195Bucks
    @195Bucks Před rokem

    An absolutely brilliant movie, stumbled across it and so glad I did!.. 10/10...

  • @wernervannuffel2608
    @wernervannuffel2608 Před rokem +1

    Good shorttelling and showing the highlights of this movie, better than a trailer 👌

  • @donbast4rdo457
    @donbast4rdo457 Před 2 lety +36

    I don't know how he manage to survive, those balls of steal are heavy af

    • @naf2998
      @naf2998 Před 2 lety +5

      That's the thing that balance his body

    • @donbast4rdo457
      @donbast4rdo457 Před 2 lety

      @@naf2998 makes sense xD

  • @jas9692
    @jas9692 Před 2 lety +160

    this was a great story,i wonder how’s the tower doing now

  • @USER_S4V4NT
    @USER_S4V4NT Před rokem +3

    this story truly is a certified giga chad moment.

  • @DrunkardPanda
    @DrunkardPanda Před 2 lety +1

    Death works in mysterious ways. The "Mysterious Visitor" was one of those ways. Death showed up, and realized he wasnt backing down. So Death nodded and walked away, signaling it wasnt his time to go.

  • @Joshua-ox5fr
    @Joshua-ox5fr Před 2 lety +213

    Imagine doing this just for a plane to ram into one of the buildings as you’re halfway across

  • @NewDrovack
    @NewDrovack Před 2 lety +14

    Got to meet him. He’s a genuine nice guy, very humble.

  • @psychielstuffs
    @psychielstuffs Před rokem +1

    I remember watching this when I was a kid, it was truly an aspiring movie!

  • @metrolax
    @metrolax Před rokem +2

    those of us who remember when this happened will never forget it

  • @whalegod1056
    @whalegod1056 Před 2 lety +14

    I remember watching this with one of my friends. At the end where it shows his signature on the top of the building, my friend went “ I wonder if it’s still there”. And i just stared at him until he realized…