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Now that is a man who is truly comfortable with his sexuality! Great stuff

I love On The Waterfront as a gut-wrenching portrayal of the emotional torture one goes through when making the impossible choice of which betrayal will hurt the least and ultimately do the most good, even as good people (including yourself) will still be hurt to an incalculable degree no matter what you’ve already done and what you’ll do next (the movie itself centers on a longshoreman’s union corrupted by Mafia influence that Brando’s character is recruited by a brave priest and his girlfriend to testify against after a string of similar informants have been killed by the mob boss controlling the union). I do NOT, however, condone Elia Kazan’s cowardly treatment of his fellow creatives during the Red Scare for a minute, nor will I ever buy his attempts to present OTW as his “true” artistic depiction of his own, very much avoidable actions. That he was an an amazing talent whose works deserve to be remembered cannot be denied; that he was a spineless coward of a human being easily seduced by a misinformed fear of the unknown and for his own career at the expense of others also should not be.

he was. he threw a lot of people in front of the bus during the McCartey era. Despicable.

A Communist is just someone whos too soft to be a Nazi

I found Russell's laughing over the top and fake.

I wish we could blacklist Hollywood for being commies today. There wouldn't be anybody left because they are all commies now; they themselves blacklisted everyone who isn't. Hypocrites.

as i recall we were semi trashed here...could be possible

Elia Kazan is a hero, Mccarthy was right, and Citizen Kane was nothing more than a hit-piece. It is the same as morons making woke shows today about Trump or Roger Ailes

The way he so casually says “this is a fistfucking scene” omfg

"Yeah that's how you fuckin die right there bro!"

One of my favorite movies as a kid. I was 10 or 11 when I saw this and it blew all of our minds when it came out.

is this on arrow blu ray?

"He was a very good director" but even Kazan admits that he didn't have to direct Brando. And his two biggest hits, his two biggest successes had Brando in a leading role. After "Streetcar" and "Waterfront" what is Kazan's next great oeuvre? Difficult to name it, eh?

As a complementary to wonderful Welles, I’d like to say that Kazan was not even a good director.

I like the part where Kurt said “Hahahaha”

She anchored the morning show in Lincoln for years, and in the afternoon, a kids show called Cartoon Corral, where she was Kalamity Kate.

You know Sammy, Ijust got to say this. As a comic in all seriousnesd, I think it is a beautiful thing when someone in this business shows the courage....to speak out honestly ....and without hesitation....irregardless of the risk.

Damn, i loved on the waterfront. I trust orson, he was like 100 frank sinatras just by having a giant personality. I assume ben franklin was much like him

How many people did McCarthy torture, jail or kill? None. Many of his accusations were correct, some definitely were not. Some people lost their jobs because of unfair accusations. Gee, that happens every week now if you are accused of racism or "inappropriate" behavior. Welles was a leftie. It was a fact that there were actual Soviet agents in our government including at the highest level. This was a time when Stalin and Mao were marching ine very direction and building nuclear bombs.

Two of the greatest collaborators in Hollywood History

As bold as he is he could sure back it up. What a commanding presence.

And, we just ignore the bssis of the betrayal? How ignorant people have become of that time.

When you see all the verified communist activity in Hollywood and universities back then the UAC and McCarthyism doesn’t sound so bad.

OMFG that is wonderful!!

To hell with Kazan. Brilliant director but indeed, a loser.

0:15 For those who don’t speak French, Orson told her she had chosen the wrong and to “mettre en selle,” which means “saddle up.” Dude was a gangster.

Only Senator McCarthy didn’t run the HOUSE UAC. That was a democrat by the name of Roy Brewer.

Yessss! Kazan named names. (though On The Waterfront is still a classic)

If I ever work at a fire tower I'd want that hat! 👒

This is true. Kazan was.

The reverse is actually true, the communists were the traitors working for the communist party. He was right to name names.

He has this vibe of a wise man and kind. What a rare gentleman.

Wow. Just wow. And what is puzzling is Kazan was such a compassionate, humanistic artist who understood people and who coaxed astonishing performances out of his actors. So what Kazan did in front of the committee made no sense. It was out of character. Pretty shocking. GO ORSON!

The word formidable always springs to mind with OW. He never stopped creating, he never lost his dignity which I think people believe re. his commercials. So what? He was doing them to fund his projects. How many lesser people would just give up?

Interesting that Welles added that to it. Seeing this makes me respect him a lot more.

Welles is wrong here. McCarthy had nothing to do with The Blacklist. That was the House Un-American Committee. And a lot of Hollywood was already under Communist control. McCarthy was vindicated in the Venona Report.

I love how he basically says, "I hate Elia Kazan. He's traitorous s***...Damn fine director, though."

THANK YOU. I asked Abel if he knew this was funny and he told me he didn’t remember doing this.

For everyone who is sad _ listen to John and Kurt. You'll be laughing and your sadness will be gone.

Benjamin Byron Davis could play this man in a movie

Welles is right about Kazan. He was a turd of a human being who betrayed some of the best entertainers and writers of the day; Zero Mostel, Howard Da Silva, Burgess Meredith, Pete Seeger, Dalton Trumbo, and many others on the altar of Joe McCarthy's malignant ego.

The way he growls out “watch this- here’s the money shot homes” as the drill goes into that guys fucking head… legend

Raves: 😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Big Trouble in Little China was soooooo funny. I never laughed so hard in all my life. An absolutely hilarious film. An epic instant classic. Kurt Russel had by far all the best lines. Really, really good film, action packed and full of constant one liners. The camp is so perfectly timed it is just bonkers. I still say the film lines. One mild rant: The film could have done without the phrase, “Now that really Pis*** me off,” but oh well. This film is beloved by children to this very day and it’s 2024.

I watched the whole dvd commentary of this a long time ago and I cracked up probably even more than watching it without. Funny dudes.

You can even hear how the French translator hesitated a moment before translating "Traitor". That is very harsh language, but entirely deserved.

Welles was a loser. Kazan was a winner. End of story.

Blacklisting is way worse today than it was back then.

Although McCarthy attacked government employees. It was over in the House of Representatives where academics and entertainers were attacked. It’s just that “McCarthyism” isn’t confusing as (Martin) “Dieism” would be to theological Deism

Elia Kazan already explained himself. These people were gangsters.

ALL Trump supporters today ARE TRAITORS. ALL of those still registered Republican DESPITE the party NO LONGER releasing a national party platform AFTER almost 200 years ARE TRAITORS.