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Swingers (1996)
Rudy (1992)
Iron Man (2008)
El Mariachi (1993)
Elf (2003)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Brothers McMullin (1995)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Clerks (1994)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
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Soooo...what's your favourite Favreau project?? (directed/written/produced/created/acted.....it's a biggggg list!)
Knowing that they had no script for Iron Man and had to make it up as they went along, there is no way that that film should be as tight as it is. Just a small detail that I didn't even notice first time I watched it is when Pepper Potts is searching for the new suit that Obadiah Stane has had built, she finds Mk1 first, saying that it isn't very impressive. That is a great little detail that you normally see in a script that has gone through countless revisions.
It also looks great considering how much older hardware and software was compared to most Marvel movies. I still think it's the best Marvel movie.
Chef. My name Chef.
Swingers
I haven't seen many but always liked him in Ironman and The Break Up. I only saw a little bit of Swingers by accident and didn't know much about it until today. Must see more
Swingers forsure!! The voicemail scene is easily one of the best scenes of all time, I still feel the cringyness of that scene and the Brothers playing sega perfectly depicts how me and my brother used to play street fighter back in that day.
Jon Favreau's career is insane. Swingers was a great movie and seeing where "that dude from Swingers" wound up is just juicy.
why is it 'insane'?
@@orangewarm1 Because he was "that dude from Swingers" and now he's "that guy who directs those ground-breaking movies and shows you like from the last 20 years"
I find him gross, is he allergic to fitness and exercise!?! He's just gotten fatter and fatter over the years. He's not talented,, the live action junglebook sucks BTW
So money
Juicy? Wut
You really had me thinking this was about Vince.
Same lol. Freaking thumbnail man
Sameee
That’s a YOU problem.
@@jnnxNo, it isn't. It's a deceiving thumbnail problem. And you're part of it because you're defending it.
@@jnnx Pfft, it's not like you fuckin' knew in advance, either.
The 90s had some crazy actor/writers doing some iconic work.
Indeed it was insane and some awesome movies.
There are insanely talented screenwriters now too but movie budgets are so artificially inflated that producers refuse to take risks on original ideas.
@@OmarFW It seems that like music, the real cost of production has come down precipitously... but the process of breaking through and reaching an audience is more difficult since the amount of content being made and the number of outlets is astronomical.
Yeah now it's the FUCKING DARK AGES
I think we're going to start seeing more of this style of low budget but iconic films being produced more lately. the last 20 years has all been big budget with insane special FX and only some small independent or low budget films have been in the spot light.. on top of that. you have more people spending time on tiktok and snap etc... and even youtube and calling those content creators celebrities.. but nothing they create is really iconic.. so we will see some people taking chances to move away from social media and big budget and put out memorable movies that make us want to really watch. At least... i hope
I still remember when he was in FRIENDS as Monica's rich ex-BF that somehow decided to become a UFC fighter back when NO ONE knew about the UFC
And spent a fortune on „a ring“ that was not for Monica but turned out to be a cage fighting ring😂👌🏻
and doing zoom calls way before zoom
Dude, I always think about this. When I first watched it, I thought they made UFC up.
He did what Zuckerberg is now doing - a tech millionaire/billionaire trying to get his way into UFC? He was wayy ahead of his time.
Facts
Isn't he in an episode of The Sopranos as himself too?
Yes he is!
haha yeah with Christopher
That episode is hilarious
@@SceneItReviews *Christopha!
the roof was soft-tarred!!!!
Swingers is one of the best break up movies ever made. Watched it in my 20’s after a breakup and it helped me get through it. In just the opening scene alone. “You can’t do anything to make her wanna come back, in fact you can only do things to make her not wanna come back.”
Break ups and heart breaks are almost harder to deal with than someone's death. Because they're still there and alive. But they just don't want you anymore and will indefinitely go and get with someone else.
So you're literally mourning the loss of the person while their happy to be free and off with their friends banging everyone they see.
@@zyourzgrandzmaz Mourning the loss of a person who never existed, except inside your head. Just remember, its good riddance, and you can be thankful for all of the time you have left in life that they didnt waste. Pick a better person to spend it with.
I never got the mopey reaction to being broken up with. Maybe Im a bit depressed for a week. Then, I only feel anger and contempt for a person who treats others with such disrespect and dishonesty.
@@TheSuperappelflap sounds healthy
This movie and High Fidelity should be watched by any young male, which I was 30 years ago. It's a good peek into the idiotic BS that can swirl around in a guy's brain.
@@zyourzgrandzmazthat's a ridiculous statement. Let's see how you feel when someone you love actually dies.
Pathetic child
I remember watching Chef years back thinking what a masterpiece it was. That movie became my instant favorite and remains so to this day.
it's a very wholesome rewatch 🤗
My name chef
@@guerrinlove69 ey b0ss
Have you seen Chef?
This definitely sounds like the kinda guy that's seen Chef
Chef is an incredibly comforting film.
Great he can make just fun movies with little PR.....Robert I need you for a small role to help boost my pet project....ok what am I getting paid...probably nothing...just payback for making you Iron Man!
Chef is about making Iron Man 2. About a guy who is extremely creative and everyone loves what he makes. And his boss makes him make stick to the formula and critic hates it.
Agreed,i always watch Burnt with Bradley Cooper first and then Chef to lighten the mood a bit.
@@frankferrero5827it’s funny you say that, I watched Chef then Burnt and it ruined my good mood!
@@mailllennoco6762 Wrong order then,you want to go down and then up again ;)
Swingers is one of those movies that is so classic and timeless.
it's so money
what's wild is that it is so timeless, despite being completely of its time and place. it takes place during that little swing revival in the 90's and revolves around actors of a certain age and disposition you could really only find in LA., plus that cruising with your posse attitude is almost a cultural relic. it comes off as a period piece full of quirks, but the situations and characters are so weirdly relatable that it's a complete blast.
It was so money and it didn’t even know it
Swingers managed to capture young adult male friendship at it's best, And every time you watch it that feeling comes through. Probably wont ever be replicated!
Amen! A few years before this movie came out, a small group of close friends and I found ourselves suddenly single at the same time, for no particularly similar reason. We were all between 21 and 24 years old and had steady girlfriends since before we were legal drinking age. The timing was uncanny, and we spent a few years partying together around San Diego, going to the same bars and pool halls and hangouts, mostly places that had local live music. We got to know all the doormen, bartenders, regulars, and made friends with some of the bands. When Swingers came out, one of the guys called and said, "Dude, you gotta go see this movie... it's gonna feel really familiar". Your comment about young adult male friendship was spot on.
Its a movie about a bunch of guys partying, drinking and trying to get laid. Theres more to friendship than that. This is a superficial caricature of friendship.
@@TheSuperappelflap Yep, exactly what most single guys in their early twenties do, or did in the 90's. It might be a caricature, exaggerated slightly for the sake of fitting weeks or months of activity into a two hour window, but not superficial. And I would add that it was not necessarily about trying to get laid, but meeting women in general, and spending time with friends with the same goal. Finding someone you are attracted to, having the nerve to approach, investing enough time in a conversation to see if the person interests you beyond their appearance, and the awkward game of being genuine while also trying to put your best foot forward, is exactly how dating begins at ANY age. Nobody is as comfortable with a newly met person as they are once they've known each other a little while and all the armor is dropped. You wouldn't act the same in front of a new coworker as you would in front of your friends... friendships and relationships are seasoned with time, and hopefully the personality oddities that EVERYONE possess are endearing enough to move forward. And women have all the leverage, especially attractive women. It's rare for a woman to approach a man unless there is an immediate physical attraction, and it's rare for a man to dismiss a woman unless there is no physical attraction. The men nearly always have to make the first move, and that takes guts. This movie hits on all cylinders for most young men, especially at that time, because it is played from their perspective. Today, with online dating, you have a dossier of information before you ever meet. It's literally a cheat code. You never have to put in the work. That's kinda sad.
@@matthewpeterson3329 The problem is that these movies only focus on the fun side of a friendship. While friendships are formed and cemented through overcoming tough times. When I was in my twenties, I had to study, I had to work a job on the side, after college I had to work full-time and commute for two hours a day, studying in the evenings for certifications. I didn't have time to go party or take roadtrips. A friend of mine killed himself and the rest of us, left behind, had to come to terms with that. That's how my friendships that last to this day were formed. Through overcoming our grief and loss and anger together.
I never had a fun party phase like these movies show. It seems like a shallow and boring existence to me. Nothing about it seems real. I'm glad I spent my time on a real life and real friends instead.
@@TheSuperappelflap Oh wow, one other dork upvoted you.
An absolute 90's treasure. I never knew that the movie was so personal but that explains why it all felt so natural.
This movie came out when I was the same age as these guys and it HIT HARD.
I never noticed it in the cinema, or it wasn't played in my area because at the time I was dabbling in acting in TX, but I saw it in the video store.
I watched it, then bought it, then made all my friends watch it.
We quoted this movie for a decade!!!
This is one of those great films that catches the vibe of a generation. If you were that age, you loved it.
How'd the " dabbling " turn out?
@@sandspar LOL, not so good. I did play the title character in an indy film that got shopped around at festivals, but didn't get picked up by any major studios. I had a very tiny uncredited part in another film. I auditioned for Ed Norton's breakout role in Primal Fear, obviously didn't get it, but my best friend was called in for day 2 screen testing with the dozen finalist. That was cool.
I worked behind the scenes for a while as well, just trying to get my face known to folks.
I realized I didn't have the all or nothing mentality you need for that path and moved on.
@@thepixalking6589 Hey, you gave it a shot, right? When you realize the phrase nothing you wouldn't do really means it. I say you better love your ticket to fame, because you will be getting it punched til the day you die. Best, and Thanks for the reply!
@@sandspar Thank you. After "growing up" and seeing the rotten people in Hollywood, the pedos, etc, I'm glad I didn't pursue it. I'm very happy with my life and my beautiful family. I wish you the best Sandspar!
This^^... This was what made our generation awesome.. wholesome vibe in this conversation.
The irony of the line “this is the face behind the guy behind the guy behind the guy” is hilarious
So it’s not about Vince Vaughn?
We got Favreaued
No it's fucking clickbait.
lol same
Favreau in the replacements is such an underrated character he’s hilarious in that movie
"Are you going to get me that ball?! ARE YOU GOING TO GET ME THAT BALL?!" "I"M GOING TO GET THE BALL!!!"
hooolyyyy shit. I love Favreau, but it just clicked now that he was in the replacements as that guy.
Favreau really convinced me as the tough guy in the replacements.....the role of sappy, sensitive, caring Mike really suit him more though....
Damn that’s facts tho for real
You're thinking of Paul Westerberg
Ironically; I just watched this movie 2 days before you posted this for the first time. I'm 34 and this movie portrays the group of male friends better than any movie I've ever watched as of yet. Everything is so relatable without being over the top and unrealistic.
Check out his movie Made from 2001 as well. As it is the same style of movie with similar humour.
Feeling inspired after this.
happy to hear! now go shoot a movie ;)
Market for indie movies isn't what it used to be
@@dre6289 But it can be revived! Trends come in waves, and really, this is a great time to revive this particular trend.
@AlexaY82 the current economic landscape with streaming and consumer habits make it ....unlikely. But there are some ominous signs ahead for streaming that could take us back to something like the older model.
@@dre6289 I'd just love for it to come back, even if in a slightly different format.
I remember when I first watched swingers. One of the best comedy’s ever
I am a big Jon Favreau film fan and love his cooking show. He comes across really humble, but very likeable and friendly.
Great video! Was thrown off by the Red Herring having Vince Vaughn as the thumbnail picture, but still enjoyed learning about Favreau's career
Always a good day when Scene It drops a video. Everyone loves an underdog story.
Swingers has sooooo many memorable scenes.
Vince Vaughn standing on the table in the diner shouting “I’m the asshole.”
Then asking the waitress, “Excuse me miss, where do the high school girls hang out around here?” 😂😂😂
Comedy gold.
I was hanging out with some friends recently and someone challenged us all to name an "instant classic." Song, book, movie, whatever - it just had to be the sort of artwork that is broadly recognized, from one's initial encounter with it, as having timeless brilliance. I named "Swingers" and essentially shut down the conversation because, from that point on, we were all just firing off quotes and our favorite scenes and stuff.
I saw Swingers in the theater. Everyone in the audience stood up, cheered and clapped when Mike hung up on his ex girlfriend. Such an epic scene!
Love this guy and don’t realize how much this movie was a “make or break” kind of moment for him
Thanks for the research
Love the video, but why is Vince in the thumbnail and not Jon?
To bamboozle the viewer, duh
Coz he’s the one that reels in the chicks?
That’s the point of the video. Everyone who’s ever looked at Favreau for the first time looked right past him. He can’t even be the thumbnail in a video about him.
@@skyttvstrm😏
He's the guy, behind the guy, behind the guy.
Excellent video. Completely forgot Favreau was in Rudy. I actually remember watching Swingers and wondering why it was so poorly lit 🤣
Me and my roommates used to watch this on VHS in the late 90s and we loved it! We were always quoting lines and laughing our butts off. That was when movies were awesome.
This is one of my favorite “how it got made on a shoestring and a prayer” Hollywood classic film stories ever. I had never seen anything like it when it came out, and after watching it again recently it’s still just as good as I remembered. The cast, script, and filming are perfection-I cringe when I think of how it would have turned out had Favreau given it to someone else to make.
Swingers is my favorite movie of all time. I used to watch it before going out that night with friends. It always takes me back to those times in my early-to-mid twenties.
you need to watch more movies lol
somehow thought this would be a vince vaughn video
Yesterday I see this video with a thumbnail of Jon Favreau. Today, it’s been changed to Vince Vaughn. Make it make sense
Ye ol algorithm things
Great work man
You two are both legends
Another legend in a post-EFaP essay??
Cheers bud ✌️
Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau have been in tons of stuff together too making the confusion even worse. They both starred in Rudy, Made, Just Your Luck, Term Life, 4 Christmases, Swingers, The Break Up, Couples Retreat, and Vince Vaughns Wild West Comedy Show.
Wpuld have listened to another 30min of this. Great stuff 👍
Honestly Swingers helped me get through a breakup when I was 19. I have always adored this movie
Wow I just noticed the music Swingers used for the Reservior Dogs walking along the brick wall reference is the same music he uses in Iron Man 2 for Justin hammer's walkout music at the expo. Nice touch Jon.
I'm happy you made this. Swingers hit the Zeitgeist of the moment. It's one of my favorite movies that I felt I could identify with the experiences of the characters within the film. Also, the film has sooo many great one liners. I remember traveling to LA for the first time repeating one liners from the film to friends.
Loved this video, my man. I've probably done the "You're like a big bear, man!" speech more times than I'd admit, but I knew almost nothing about the making of it (apart from the fact that you can apparently hear sirens in some takes that are from cops coming to arrest them for filming illegally). Beautifully put together.
Swingers is still one of my all time favorite rewatchables! So money!
mine too.
love this movie!!!
His car (the comet convertible) that he used for the movie sold recently for $18k. About the average price for those cars, but if you are a big fan of the movie, it would be cool to own.
I first saw Swingers a few years back right after a break-up and it helped me try to get back out there. It's now one of my favorite movies and I recommend it to people often.
The answering machine scene is legendary.
My friends and I had just graduated college in '97 and would be quoting this movie nonstop. A few years later when I lived in LA visiting all the night clubs shown in the movie was a trip.
Jon made Marvel Disney, and Disney threw it away. Jon saved Star Wars Disney, and...
I'm sure the first time I saw him was in Friends.
Loved swingers when it came out. The crazy thing is I think we’re still on Favreau’s up swing.
"Because you lost my carpet cleaning van...goodbye!" is a good response that I use quite frequently in my everyday conversations to help move the day along. "Under no circumstances...should you open the package before you leave this office...goodbye!
ending actually gave me chills man . what a legend great video man !
I really love your commentary and the way you break films down. Thank you!
This movie is a classic! When I was in the early days on my Navy career, living in Hawaii, these were my friends. We lived this in a sense. We all loved this movie and in a way became our mantra. Lol. Rolled up to parties playing Pick up the Pieces. 😂. Was a fun time in my life. Classic characters and music. Love it.
I loved Swingers and it was a roadmap for a bad break up I had getting over the wrong girl. Major thanks to Favs for making it his way.
Yup. I showed this to my cuz after a bad breakup. He loved it & thanked me for showing it.
Swingers proves that Guerilla filmmaking is the only sensible form of filmmaking. Everything is real, everyone is real, and most importantly, the cinematography is second to none. beautiful colors, beautiful lights, beautiful framing, it is not just a film that looks good, it is a film that looks correct.
true, they have a Scorsese edge to them, smokey grimey real-world environments
Haha just got done with 6 months of backpacking in Ecuador including 3 months teaching English in Tena glad to hear you liked the city. Ecuador is probally one of my favorite countrys Ive been to happy to hear you like it as well
This is so inspirational! Also, Jon Favreau stole the show in that movie "The Replacements" with Keanu Reeves.
Why is Vince on the cover of the video?
Literally 💀
He’s the star of the movie
Dude you sound exactly like SkillUp, excellent video btw.
That's what I thought too!
Swingers is a classic
I remember being a kid and seeing Swingers promoted and thinking those guys seemed SO COOL for being a bunch of friends making a movie together. I had no idea it was made for only $250k!
This was great. Glad "I" found it. Always knew Favreau was a force. Nice to hear a bit of proof backstory. thanks. subbed.
Whenever I see Jon Favreau, despite all the movies he's made that I love, I always think of Swingers.
really well done overview! I will now be watching Swingers later after 15 years
Great Video! Eagerly Eagerly awaiting the next part.
Chef, chef was how I knew Favreau was one of my favorite directors, only to realize he's also responsible for Iron Man later on.
I’ve been a fan for decades now and Chef is one of my favorites from him. Solid movie great premise terrific ending finding out the critic who caused his meltdown did so accidentally and only really wanted to see the chef succeed.
That cliffhanger at the end though...
Pure movie making magic and a story that for the people who lived that era feels like a time machine
Love how everyone ignores talking about the movie Chef 😂
Vince Vaughn is killing it in Bad Monkey as well as the rest of the cast. One of the best new shows out today.
just discovering your channel thru that video and i'm mesmerized. Everything is perfect. Supa interesting, narration in on top, rythm too. keep up that great work, that's fckn impressive ! props to you !
Such well made content, gotta love it 🫶
You also sound just like Skill Up 😳
this, it drove me nuts
Thanks for up the video
I always remember seeing the Swingers VHS tape cover on the shelves as a kid at my local video store, but never watched it, guess I'll have to check it out.
😂sooo worth it amazing movie
This is incredible. Thank you very much. You're helping people with this.
That was a very cool end shot 👏🏽
He is everywhere this guy... good on him
Saw this movie in it's first release in just a few Cinemas. Kudos to my Girl at the time; she insisted we need to go see the film despite my having no clue what it was about. Genius movie.
Jon really said: *“Fine, I’ll do it myself”*
People took swing lessons after this movie came out. Like, a lot of people. The Gap was running a major ad campaign with swing dancers. This movie was so money baby.
1:30 Walk it like they Tawlk it.
I'm not a film guy but I love hearing about the movie-making process, especially for the more indie stuff. It shows that great electronic media gets made when talented people build relationships with each other, get a good idea and a little money, and are allowed to work without undue input from non-artists.
I had no idea the extras were unaware for the most part (in Swingers). That's really cool and adds a richness to the film.
Every time I see Vince Vaughn in this video, I think I'm looking at a Drew Carey Show era Dietrich Bader.
"Entourage" owes a debt of gratitude to Swingers. It's not a stretch to say that Doug Ellin got a good chunk of inspiration from it that he built upon. He even "name checks" the movie and Vince Vaughn in the pilot episode.
I love the guy, but i will never forgive him for what he did to The Lion King
Still haven’t seen it
Swingers is in my personal top 10 movies ever that had some real impact in my life.
1:35 ya thats mythology. He video taped it for $7000, but the film transfer cost much much more and only happened once he sold it
A movie or mini series about how this was made would probably be fantastic to watch.
I saw Swingers for the first time in 1999 when I was 14 and it inspired me to go to film school.
first time watching your videos and this was amazing to hear the story behind a face ive seen all my life.
So happy it went the way it did. Swingers was one of my favorites when I picked it up to watch at my local video store when it first came out, and I showed it to my friends, and they loved it, too. Everyone started using quotes from it, and people at my high school were like, wtf are they saying?
one of the most influential movies of my college career (the first time around).
I thought this video would be about Vince Vaughn
i remember my sister used to own this movie on vhs and would watch it every few months, its funny looking back at it now, especially learning all this stuff i didn't know about it then
I will forever remember Jon from "PCU". In fact, he's about the only thing I remember about that movie.
I remember starting to recognize that guy being is a couple movies since seeing The Avengers (2011) at 15. This man is literally a "rabbit hole" of himself when looking into what he's been a part of!
that video is wonderfully enjoyable. thank you
Pretty incredible to think how impactful some people can be on the lives of so many. I'm not always too thrilled by the big, noisy 'blockbuster' films these days, but someone like Favreau really seems like he's experienced enough of lives ups and downs that he's able to couple that with genuine intuition about how to entertain. Not too surprising that you can take someone like that, let them take calculated risks and voila; a mighty impressive career.
Well now I need to rewatch Swingers.
Nice job putting this together!
Jon Livingston is one of my favorite actors. crazy how they all got started and were so lucky. now i need to watch swingers!