As a kid of the 80s I first became of Raul Julia in the movie 'Presumed Innocent' when he played Harrison Ford's defense attorney. His presence just overshadowed Han Solo/Indiana Jones! And I watched him over the years in so many other things until he became 'Gomez', and the world realized just how good he was. Then when Van Damme was making 'Streetfighter', and they were putting the cast together and Raul reached out to JCVD and the director saying "Hey I want to be in your movie." I remember in an interview Van Damme telling him, "Raul, this is an over the top action movie, this isn't your kind of movie." And Raul told him that he was looking for something "fun" again after coming off of "The Burning Season" and "Down Came a Blackbird". RIP Raul Julia, you were truly one of the greats.
That man is one of the greatest treasures. Even if the project he was in was terrible, HE was gold. He made this so much fun to watch even to this day. Not alone mind, there were other gems too. As a kid Van Damm drew me in, as an adult Raul brings me back in every time.
The dude killed his role. My god. Does anyone even remember anything else from the movie other than Bison? I don't even remember who played who, except Raul Julia's role as Bison.
It's so refreshing to see an actor who's aware that he's in a bad movie but instead of just phoning it in they decide to have fun with the role. Two decades later people still quote Raul's lines and it's a testament to how he made M Bison just be so over the top evil, he's like Shakespeare character who somehow ended up at some high school drama club production and goes full force with every line
@@sexydudeuk2172 Raul Julia didn't do the role because it was a great character. He knew that he was dying soon from cancer and that he had maybe one more movie in him. Street Fighter was based on his kids' favorite video game so he took the role for them and he gave it his 100%.
@@sexydudeuk2172 well seeing m bison look based from whermacht gestapo nazi general. Maybe that why raul julia make his acting like m bison german version
The greatest actor, played Bison, not because he read the script and said this is a masterpiece. He did it for his children, and he was the best part of this movie.
@@Diego-zz1dfquickly, change the channel. The movie is bad. Like really bad. But it's a glorious, silly cheese fest. A movie that is fun. A movie that you'll enjoy.
@@HappyBeezerStudios "The movie is bad. Like really bad." No it isn't. The actors clearly knew exactly what they were doing and succeeded brilliantly with a camp classic. Not everything has to be Oppenheimer or the Godfather.
@@joeltaveras229 I enjoy the movie but the only bad thing I can say about it is that it has so many characters crammed in the movie that a lot don't get enough exposure/character development. Also, Jean Claude was coked out of his mind when he filmed and he also fucked Kylie Minogue. boss
Raul Julia knew this wasn't a great project. But the fact he took it as his last role and put his heart and soul into the role like it was gonna be a cinematic masterpiece as a dying gift to his kids all because they were Street Fighter fans is incredible.
@@destroyerarmor2846 except Van Damme is not american and his accent is atrocious here, heh. Raul Julia was probably the only person on this whole production who knew what the fuck they were doing.
He marched out on the stage and swept away any sh*tty actor, any bad directing, any lack of budget until the whole movie was in the loving grip of Raul Julia's talent. I bow in humble gratitude!
I always say Raul Julia was the only person who knew what the fuck he was doing during the whole production of this movie. Its *amazing* how he managed to get a completely ridiculous character, overact the hell out of it and come out with a freaking perfect delivery on every line. He was an amazing actor for sure.
@@rafaellima83 may I suggest Frank Langella as Skeletor? Same deal with a great, theatrically trained actor using that rich background to add depth to a cliche character.
Dude, even on paper, this version of Bison is amazing. Literally, the first thing he does on-screen is challenge some POWs to fisticuffs, kill two of them with his bare hands, then put the third in his lab for genetic alteration.
The character who played Zangief really looked as Zangief that is good. I remember me saying to myself in that time why they did not use MR. T as Zangief 😂
Dude was dying from cancer, spending everyday fighting with pain... and he agreed to make this movie because his kids loved the games. And he did it giving it his all, to leave them something after he is gone. Not only a great actor. Great man.
But he wasn't a villein .... comeon we are all bad to the eyes of our enemies .... this man has a vision. .. true it wasn't very peaceful. .. but it was something that will work ... true .. his vision was devoid of emotions ... but also .... that's what made his plan doable ... Because it only focused on getting the job done ... to create peace by slaying all the monsters .. by becoming a bigger monster. . That's all ...
I get major Doctor Doom vibes from Raul's portrayal of Bison and I mean that as a compliment. Like Doom, Bison really does believe that the world would be so much better if he were just in charge of it all, but he knows people will only realize that afterwards, and they'll never let go of their power without a fight. So he fights. And because of this he's branded a warlord, a dictator, a terrorist, etc. It reminds me of a quote from Jamie Lannister: "When we've won the war, and people are living in the peaceful world we built, do you really think people will wring their hands over the way we built it?" The best villains are the ones where you can see their point, and the more you think about it, the more convincing they start to sound. Great performance by a great actor.
Doctor Doom is a funny case as well since the literal guardian spirit of the planet earth talked to him and said It's cool, he's the best option available to the planet and he can go wild as far as the spirit was concerned.
The Zangief actor doesn't get enough credit for his comedic timing in this film. Every time he's on screen, it's just comedy gold. Raul Julia is fantastic, no doubt, but man, Zangief, some of the best lines in the film.
@@MrBiggles53 Yes! Him and....who is the black guy with him? I never did recall who he was supposed to be from the video games. For all I know he's just Random Henchman 27. But the 2 of them, their banter together was GREAT!
Raul Julia could read an ingredient label and make it passionate and noteworthy. He could recite from the dictionary and bring tears and joy and resounding pathos. Honestly, if someone had him recite a list of random words - he would have you searching for the hidden meaning in that randomness. He put 200% into everything. He made this film rise above its origin and took it to the next level. He poured all he had into this, just as he did with every role. Street Fighter might never be "great" but it will always be a classic.
Street Fighter is great because of Raul Julia's acting. It's insane to think that he did this movie as he recovered from cancer treatment, he did it for his kids. ;_;
"That was beautiful" Zangief was such a good comic relief in this movie. Also who could forget: "Quick change the channel!" and " bison was the bad guy?".
I think besides Bison and Chun Li, the only other actor who got it right, as in 100% nailed what I like about the char was Andrew Bryniarski. People say he played a goofy Russian Bear but that's legit how Zangief IS in general. Dude wasn't ever really evil, he just had wool pulled over his eyes in the earlier days due to his innocent nature and whimsical attitude.
In the 90s, Marlon Brando didn't memorize his text, read from cards and talked like he had cotton tampons stuck in his mouth... it's insulting comparing Raul Julia with that talentless hack.
@@BIGDADDYSINISTER No, JCVD was on cocaine, during the mid-90's. He said in an interview that he was spending 5,000$ per week on coke back then. Thankfully, he eventually got this shit together and cleaned up.
I love this actor he is awesome. One of my most favorite quotes from this movie is when he tells Chun Li "the day that Bison graced your village was a day that changed your life forever but for me it was a Tuesday"
This speech by Raul Julia and the motivational speech delivered by Al Pacino to his players before a big playoff game in the movie "Any Given Sunday" are my go-to clips for power speeches.
@@ark1567 Of course, Magneto and M. Bison were both madmen who were once allies, they turned against each other because Magneto doesn't want mutants to be oppressed by a power-mad dictator.
For a minute, it seemed like Raul Julia forgot they were making a video game movie and started reciting Shakespeare. This may have been his last performance, but he nailed it.
The only reason anyone remembers this movie was the fact that this man was, as the trades called his acting, "the consummate professional." It really was just a Tuesday for him, because no matter what day it was, he never gave anything less than his best. RIP.
This speech and Colonel Guile's "We Can All Go Home" speech are the greatest speeches in cinematic history. What a treat that they were both in the same movie.
Really the high point in this - overall excellent - speech. "Of course, I want to do this for good. How can people not see it? It is so obvious!" All in just a slight, well regulated, adjustment of the tone.
Say what you will about this movie, but I would rather have Raul Julia giving an incredibly hammy speech rather than having a buff old man with no pupils, grinning with his arms crossed.
The way I see Raul's Julia's Bison. This is pre psycho power bison before his powers consumed his mind and made him pure evil. Before the psycho power he was charismatic leader dictator. Everything you see in the movie is what bison was before the psycho power. The end of the movie when bison hand comes up from the rubble is when he discovers his inner psycho power and after that the Bison we see hear is nothing but a memory. He's now the embodiment of pure evil.
Man gave one hell of a performance and he was dying from cancer at the same time. Mad respect to Raul Julia. I'll always remember him as bison and the patriarch of the Addams family. Rest in peace.
@@theoneand0nly874 you got it wrong. He died from stroke. But hr did have stomach cancer. You might have mixed up the drug OD from other actors. Go look it up.
It was his last film role Streetfighter. But Down Came a Blackbird was his last Tv role but the movie was released a year later . When Street fighter was released posthumously after Raul Julia had passed away. So in a way Streetfighter was his last movie and last great performance he went out on top. He got the saturn award for his performance as bison and has become a legend so much so that anyone who becomes a live action version of Bison cant top him but can only be 2nd behind him at best.
Everyone's talking about M. Bison's speech, Zangief's comment afterward, and Dee Jay's reaction to his comment. All of those are excellent and really make the scene, but Dee Jay's body language after M. Bison asks why people call him a "warlord" deserves some love too.
"The most dangerous villains are the ones that claim they're working for Justice. Some of the worst things in history have been done with good intentions" -Hei Darkfire
Matthew Puckett Well, Feminism means “equal rights”, by definition, and that sounds like a good thing. But in practice, when urinals are now banned, it’s ridiculous and actually antithetical to the original cause. “Equality” sounds good on the surface, as well, but that’s not the same as “equity”. America has Equality, by law, but since the equity of outcome is different, terms and phrases like “white privilege” are made up to scapegoat the reality. Ignoring the core issue or cause of a problem will never solve anything.
Raul Julia left us far too soon, his potential was virtually unlimited and had it not been for his cancer he'd would've been an even bigger icon today, RIP 😞
The day Bison graced the internet, was a point in our culture that will never be FORGOTTEN. But for him.... It was Tuesday. Edit: RIGHT AS I POSTED THIS MY CLOCK SAID 12:01AM TUESDAY!!!!
Rougamaru, Heck I'm richer than Trump, and unlike him, I have enough guts to literally fight for my country and beat Bison with my crazy combos. So, me for president!
1:15 Zangief: "Dee Jay, I've just noticed something. Have you looked at the design of our lair recently?" Dee Jay: "No... a bit... why?" Zangief: "It looks like a skull." Dee Jay: "Hm?" Zangief: "Have you noticed that our lair is designed to look like a skull?" Dee Jay: "Uh... I don't, uh..." Zangief: "Dee Jay… are we the baddies?"
I bet Bison would stand up to ANTIFA, CAIR, ISIS, GLAAD, Black Lives Matter, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Southern Poverty Law Center! No Sharia No-Go Zones in HIS empire!
Must give it up for this man, he was so sick by this that he had to take breaks to rest between scenes. There’s a respect I have for people who know it’s their last go and they’re going to go out strong. RIP Raul, still the best Gomez too!
God Bless Raul Julia. He carried this movie and made it memorable. The fact that his "For me it was Tuesday" still gets referenced to this day is testimony of that.
i hate people who don't get why the "for me it was tuesday" is great writing. it shows that to him the most memorable event for chun-li that defined her purpose in life was just an ordinary day for Bison.
This maybe be a corny movie but it's my guilty pleasure and Raul Julia is such a phenomenal actor and boy did he owned the role as Bison I Understand why he was in the movie because his sons played the video games knowing he had cancer this was his gift to them 🎁 - God rest your soul - 🙏
“Ah, the road not taken. But why? Why do they still call me a warlord? And *mad?!* All I want to do is to create the perfect genetic soldier, not for power, not for evil, but for _good!_ Carlos Blanka will be the first of many - they shall march out of my laboratory and sweep away every adversary, every creed, every nation, until the very planet is in the loving grip of the Pax Bisonica… and then peace will reign in the world, *and all humanity shall bow to me in humble gratitude.”* The Greatest Speech in Cinematic History
For you this was the greatest speech in cinematic history, but for bison it was tuesday.
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Great comment my guy,lol
As a kid of the 80s I first became of Raul Julia in the movie 'Presumed Innocent' when he played Harrison Ford's defense attorney. His presence just overshadowed Han Solo/Indiana Jones!
And I watched him over the years in so many other things until he became 'Gomez', and the world realized just how good he was.
Then when Van Damme was making 'Streetfighter', and they were putting the cast together and Raul reached out to JCVD and the director saying "Hey I want to be in your movie." I remember in an interview Van Damme telling him, "Raul, this is an over the top action movie, this isn't your kind of movie." And Raul told him that he was looking for something "fun" again after coming off of "The Burning Season" and "Down Came a Blackbird".
RIP Raul Julia, you were truly one of the greats.
Pax Bisonnica. LOL, seriously?
RIP Raul Julia. Turned a shitty movie into an epic shitty movie.
4ndr3c3s4r1n0 and Van Damme had the best fight scenes.
well it is a shitty movie with Raul Julia's epic scenes
That delivery...like you KNOW what he is saying is ridiculous and corny as all get out, but he just delivers it beautifully XD
He used it right though.
Yes. Yes he did turn a shitty movie into an epic shitty movie!
That man is one of the greatest treasures. Even if the project he was in was terrible, HE was gold. He made this so much fun to watch even to this day. Not alone mind, there were other gems too. As a kid Van Damm drew me in, as an adult Raul brings me back in every time.
we're all zangeif :'(
The dude killed his role. My god. Does anyone even remember anything else from the movie other than Bison? I don't even remember who played who, except Raul Julia's role as Bison.
For me, it's was Tuesday
What a man! A mans man! I propose we make every day Tuesday in his honor.
Only as long as you move Tuesday to the weekend.
And lose my weekends!? BOIIIIII lol
He understood the assignment! Never knew about his son being such a huge fan until reading the comments here and articles, LEGEND!
Julia was legend, no doubt, but the guy who played Zangief was legitimately a close second in this movie, such a great comedic casting.
deejay with just a look was better than zangief
@@IronheartvsMiles don't agree. he wasn't bad, just think zangief was better
God Raul Julia was an acing monster, that man nailed every single role he got
It's so refreshing to see an actor who's aware that he's in a bad movie but instead of just phoning it in they decide to have fun with the role. Two decades later people still quote Raul's lines and it's a testament to how he made M Bison just be so over the top evil, he's like Shakespeare character who somehow ended up at some high school drama club production and goes full force with every line
Dee Jay's silent snark is unappreciated. XD
This movie is crap…but where the writing on Bison and Julia’s portrayal are top notch.
This man this gentleman this actor and this scene, Raul Julia stole the movie! Rip .
His suffering from stomach cancer explains why he looks so thin in this role. I almost did recognize Raul when I first saw Street Fighter.
That's what the Enclave had in mind for Adam Warlock.
If only Rocket hadn't stolen those batteries... Oh, you mean the comics...
As the great Christopher Lee said: "Every actor will be in a bad movie. The trick is not to be bad in them." Raul Julia exemplified this.
No disrespect to julia but I didn't like his performance as Bison. He seemed too much like a Shakespeare character
@@sexydudeuk2172i'm pretty sure that was the point.
@@sexydudeuk2172 Raul Julia didn't do the role because it was a great character. He knew that he was dying soon from cancer and that he had maybe one more movie in him. Street Fighter was based on his kids' favorite video game so he took the role for them and he gave it his 100%.
@@sexydudeuk2172 well seeing m bison look based from whermacht gestapo nazi general. Maybe that why raul julia make his acting like m bison german version
He sure did. He played the madman role "PERFECT"
The greatest actor, played Bison, not because he read the script and said this is a masterpiece. He did it for his children, and he was the best part of this movie.
He was the only good in the movie.
@@Solus3D Zangrief was hilarious too.
@@Diego-zz1dfquickly, change the channel.
The movie is bad. Like really bad. But it's a glorious, silly cheese fest. A movie that is fun. A movie that you'll enjoy.
@@HappyBeezerStudios "The movie is bad. Like really bad." No it isn't. The actors clearly knew exactly what they were doing and succeeded brilliantly with a camp classic. Not everything has to be Oppenheimer or the Godfather.
@@Solus3D Kylie's arse was pretty good too
my dude was dying from cancer and still pulled all the stops because his son was a huge Street Fighter fan
RIP Raúl Rafael Juliá
- FINAL ROUND STARTS -
Announcer:
"PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS! FIGHT!"
Thats so badass dude, true dad right there
@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 stomach cancer. He had stomach cancer and died of a stroke.
This was a good movie! In my opinion, idk why it gets so much hate
@@joeltaveras229 I enjoy the movie but the only bad thing I can say about it is that it has so many characters crammed in the movie that a lot don't get enough exposure/character development. Also, Jean Claude was coked out of his mind when he filmed and he also fucked Kylie Minogue. boss
Raul Julia knew this wasn't a great project. But the fact he took it as his last role and put his heart and soul into the role like it was gonna be a cinematic masterpiece as a dying gift to his kids all because they were Street Fighter fans is incredible.
I don't even know what the hell the plot is about street fighter, but man, this guy got me convinced it must be good. So much passion involved
@@SirRyanChadiusRaul Julia= great villain Van Damme= American hero with round house kicks. Awesome movie
@@destroyerarmor2846 except Van Damme is not american and his accent is atrocious here, heh.
Raul Julia was probably the only person on this whole production who knew what the fuck they were doing.
@@rafaellima83
Yeah the actors do this crazy thing where they pretend to be from different places and think different things
@@dustinlerch9272 buy they usually do it properly. Hugh Laurie was American in House MD. Van Damme wasn't here :)
My jaw literally dropped when this scene came along. Out of nowhere Raul Julia started a Shakespearian display of acting. RIP Raul.
He marched out on the stage and swept away any sh*tty actor, any bad directing, any lack of budget until the whole movie was in the loving grip of Raul Julia's talent.
I bow in humble gratitude!
He is classically trained
For you, this was a Shakesperian display of acting. But for Raul Julia, it was tuesday.
@tryingtotryistrying 😁
Someone's being a homelander... ._.)
Bison: "Not for power"
Also Bison, 30 seconds later: "All the world will bow to me"
In humble gratitude!!!
@@markaholicsanonymous677 that’s an important distinction
Pretty much how Dr Doom would rule his country.
@@markaholicsanonymous677 and in the following scene he went down to give a bj
I mean…he is a MAD man
The way he executed this GENERICALLY WRITTEN role. Hats off. RIP
More like, hats on.
@@firepuppies4086 you nailed it (on the head)
I always say Raul Julia was the only person who knew what the fuck he was doing during the whole production of this movie.
Its *amazing* how he managed to get a completely ridiculous character, overact the hell out of it and come out with a freaking perfect delivery on every line.
He was an amazing actor for sure.
@@rafaellima83 may I suggest Frank Langella as Skeletor? Same deal with a great, theatrically trained actor using that rich background to add depth to a cliche character.
Dude, even on paper, this version of Bison is amazing.
Literally, the first thing he does on-screen is challenge some POWs to fisticuffs, kill two of them with his bare hands, then put the third in his lab for genetic alteration.
What a humble, loving, kind-hearted man 🥰😇
Who would ever think he's "evil" or a "warlord"??
And, 'mad' ??
1:15
He wants the whole world to be in the loving grip of Bisonica
@@Joe_Parmesanall he wants to is create the perfect genetic soldier
Of course!!!
The way he delivers it. He isn't even bullshiting himself, he really believes what he says.
That is exactly what I said. He made me like Bison in the video game.
Oh c mon he didnt believed this shit. He knew evil and understood it.
@@davorinkuhar6932 I think thats the Mad part they accused him of. He didnt realise he was that powermongering, he just was.
like every delusional, megalomaniacal emperor.
I think that's what makes him and Senator Armstrong such good villains, they truly believe in their own ideals.
You're right, Zangief. That, indeed, was beautiful.
Wait, he got paid ?
*Quick, change the channel*
The character who played Zangief really looked as Zangief that is good. I remember me saying to myself in that time why they did not use MR. T as Zangief 😂
@@Wrestlelesson Zangief and Vega were the 2 most perfect actor picks for their roles in this movie
its DJ's reaction to the speech that makes the scene even better, its like "WTF man?"
Dude was dying from cancer, spending everyday fighting with pain... and he agreed to make this movie because his kids loved the games. And he did it giving it his all, to leave them something after he is gone. Not only a great actor. Great man.
Gomez Addams
He left something to each and every one of us.
This movie was crap.
Julia turned it into a masterpiece.
compared to legend of chun li this movie is a masterpiece raul julia just makes this movie vastly superior
I think you only watched the Bison scenes, this movie is a masterpiece.
TookTheBadFilmSeriously
I actually like this film, even all these years later...
Saying something doesnt relate to the game or book is just code for you like the taste of weewee
Despite the bad script and poorly directed roles, this guy rocked the hell out of his role as Bison. We could not have asked for more! RIP Raul!
I mean, his children helped.
Of course!
For you, it was the worst movie of your childhood, but for Julia, it was a tuesday.
R.I.P raul julia, giving it 110% even while in agony from his illness. the man was a true professional
A true father giving an ever lasting present to his children. We are all Children of Pax Bisonica.
"The best villains are the ones that think themselves the hero of their own stories." 😎
But he wasn't a villein .... comeon we are all bad to the eyes of our enemies .... this man has a vision. .. true it wasn't very peaceful. .. but it was something that will work ... true .. his vision was devoid of emotions ... but also .... that's what made his plan doable ... Because it only focused on getting the job done ... to create peace by slaying all the monsters .. by becoming a bigger monster. . That's all ...
@@thecosmicweb4299 Damn..... That's deep dude.
insert handsome jack reference
@@thecosmicweb4299 , that was the premise of Frank Herbert's Dune: God Emporer.
Daaam Right!!
I get major Doctor Doom vibes from Raul's portrayal of Bison and I mean that as a compliment. Like Doom, Bison really does believe that the world would be so much better if he were just in charge of it all, but he knows people will only realize that afterwards, and they'll never let go of their power without a fight. So he fights. And because of this he's branded a warlord, a dictator, a terrorist, etc.
It reminds me of a quote from Jamie Lannister: "When we've won the war, and people are living in the peaceful world we built, do you really think people will wring their hands over the way we built it?"
The best villains are the ones where you can see their point, and the more you think about it, the more convincing they start to sound.
Great performance by a great actor.
Doctor Doom is a funny case as well since the literal guardian spirit of the planet earth talked to him and said It's cool, he's the best option available to the planet and he can go wild as far as the spirit was concerned.
"Cruelty should only happen in the beginning of your reign." (Machiavelli, not necessarily correct quote, but I loved it)
I think in the game Bison is a drug lord which is why Interpol and the US military are after him.
Ironically in one Marvel universe he does rule, and he's actually good at it.
This remembers me to the mustache guy of the IIWW lol
“That was beautiful.”
You took the words right out of my mouth, Zangief.
I always loved the line, "The day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. For me, it was a Tuesday."
God tier level of acting for saying those lines with a straight face.
And while actually dying, no less.
@@discoder And doing his own stunts, from what I hear.
Not taking anything away from him, but I imagine you'd just have to channel any current warlord... say, for example, any recent American president...
@@Viciouss72 that's not only dedication to both his family and his craft, but utterly badass as well.
Viciouss I bet everyone bust out laughing after shooting this.
The Zangief actor doesn't get enough credit for his comedic timing in this film. Every time he's on screen, it's just comedy gold. Raul Julia is fantastic, no doubt, but man, Zangief, some of the best lines in the film.
Zangief the Greek Chorus.
@@MrBiggles53 Yes! Him and....who is the black guy with him? I never did recall who he was supposed to be from the video games. For all I know he's just Random Henchman 27. But the 2 of them, their banter together was GREAT!
"I don't get paid enough for this!"
"You got...paid?!?"
@@happyninja42he is DJ from Jamaica.
QUICK, CHANGE THE CHANNEL!
The fact he did all the physical stunt work at his weakest then the close ups when he got better is a testament to his performance
I approve this message.
Warlord M. Bison Why do you still call yourself a warlord?
Yeah, Warlord M. Bison should have promoted himself to General this last Tuesday...
Warlord M. Bison, for us, the day you approved of this message was the most unimportant day of our lives.
But for you, it was not Tuesday.
"OF COURSE!!"
Get lost, we can't compare with his powers.
"Not for power, not for evil, but f- *PSYCHO CRUSHER* "
Bro this played in my head in perfect meme edit. Thanks 🤣
Dude! LoL that was perfect
To be fair , the Psycho Power is but the mean for achieving the Pax Bisonnica !
*loud OF COURSE noises*
....and it's Tuesday
Raul Julia could read an ingredient label and make it passionate and noteworthy.
He could recite from the dictionary and bring tears and joy and resounding pathos.
Honestly, if someone had him recite a list of random words - he would have you searching for the hidden meaning in that randomness.
He put 200% into everything.
He made this film rise above its origin and took it to the next level.
He poured all he had into this, just as he did with every role.
Street Fighter might never be "great" but it will always be a classic.
Street Fighter is great because of Raul Julia's acting. It's insane to think that he did this movie as he recovered from cancer treatment, he did it for his kids. ;_;
"That was beautiful"
Zangief was such a good comic relief in this movie.
Also who could forget: "Quick change the channel!" and " bison was the bad guy?".
Also "You got paid?"
@@BotsNotPlots I was about to say that.
@@BotsNotPlots aww. I forgot about "you got paid". I liked that one too.
I think besides Bison and Chun Li, the only other actor who got it right, as in 100% nailed what I like about the char was Andrew Bryniarski.
People say he played a goofy Russian Bear but that's legit how Zangief IS in general. Dude wasn't ever really evil, he just had wool pulled over his eyes in the earlier days due to his innocent nature and whimsical attitude.
@@BotsNotPlots that one was the best lol
For any actor, this was a performance worthy to be talked about for years to come. But for Raul Julia...it was Tuesday!
He just was that dame good. RIP Raul Julia
I would've said Wednesday.
I went to high school with his son, we weren't friends or anything but I remember seeing the movie and realizing his father had passed. RIP Mr. Julia.
To give a Marlon Brando level performance staring across from a coked up Vandamme is truly Oscar worthy
In the 90s, Marlon Brando didn't memorize his text, read from cards and talked like he had cotton tampons stuck in his mouth... it's insulting comparing Raul Julia with that talentless hack.
Actually it was opium. They were in Southeast Asia...😂
@@BIGDADDYSINISTER No, JCVD was on cocaine, during the mid-90's. He said in an interview that he was spending 5,000$ per week on coke back then. Thankfully, he eventually got this shit together and cleaned up.
@doublep1980 why? He never made a good film when off the gear
@@doublep1980 Bigger question -- who in Hollywood wasn't coked up 1980s-1990s?
Just think... he did this while dealing with cancer. That is amazing itself.
Yeah ... heard he was in a lot of pain during filming but Raul still did an amazing job ! RIP Raul we miss you but we will never forget you !
@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 stomach cancer. He had stomach cancer and died from a stroke.
And he did it all for his son. That's a father who truly loved his family right there
I read somewhere that he did the part because his son loves Street Fighter
He was truly a family man
This is probably the best instance of 'the bad guy sees himself as the hero' that I have seen in a movie.
I love this actor he is awesome. One of my most favorite quotes from this movie is when he tells Chun Li "the day that Bison graced your village was a day that changed your life forever but for me it was a Tuesday"
1 million percent 😂😂😂and her facial expression. Classic😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nobody else could have delivered it better as well. I first saw him in addams family then here I was an instant fan
💯💯💯
The quote was "The day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday."
No one likes you Amy Lee.. GTFO
"Not for Evil!"
City named after him is literally a giant skull
@J Jimenez What on earth?
"Are we the baddies?"
I mean, depending on the culture death isn't bad in itself. So technically you could say..
Everyone have a 💀
@shtarrin I was about to point out that they are pretty important due to what they do.
It wasn’t the speech, it was a delivery. Raul Julia was such an incredible actor that he could lead people to believe that this was a great speech.
Isn't a speech also the act of speaking with the delivery as characteristic of that speech? That's why it's called "holding a speech" isn't it?
This speech by Raul Julia and the motivational speech delivered by Al Pacino to his players before a big playoff game in the movie "Any Given Sunday" are my go-to clips for power speeches.
I swear this is what Dr Doom should be like
Zachary Vargas
Magneto to.
Eeyup
Too bad we can't get the man himself to play him.
@@KenMasters. No.
Magneto is not like this.
@@ark1567
Of course, Magneto and M. Bison were both madmen who were once allies, they turned against each other because Magneto doesn't want mutants to be oppressed by a power-mad dictator.
its rare to see a movie be so bad when it comes out but age so well. All zangiefs lines in were great "Bison is a badguy?" "quick change he channel"
Watch this remembering he is literally on his last leg and just got off his deathbed to make this movie
For a minute, it seemed like Raul Julia forgot they were making a video game movie and started reciting Shakespeare. This may have been his last performance, but he nailed it.
As a matter of fact, that was his last performance
He took it for his kids
he was actively dying
Damn he was good. RIP raul julia
taken from us far too soon
The world is remiss for his passing. RIP Mr. Julia. I hope you are at peace in death.
He could have been in a marvel movie
he was the best Gomez in Addams Family
Well he performed Shakespeare and acted in Broadway. And it shows in his delivery of pretty much everything in Street Fighter.
The only reason anyone remembers this movie was the fact that this man was, as the trades called his acting, "the consummate professional." It really was just a Tuesday for him, because no matter what day it was, he never gave anything less than his best. RIP.
This speech and Colonel Guile's "We Can All Go Home" speech are the greatest speeches in cinematic history. What a treat that they were both in the same movie.
“But for Good!” Raul Julias delivery of that line cracks me up every time. Such a great actor.
It's not only the delivery but the way he pops his head around the model building
Really the high point in this - overall excellent - speech.
"Of course, I want to do this for good. How can people not see it? It is so obvious!"
All in just a slight, well regulated, adjustment of the tone.
Like he actually believes that shit😂
hahahhahah, so true!!!! @@KevinMuller5
Also when we asks why they still call him a warlord and mad??? 😂
Say what you will about this movie, but I would rather have Raul Julia giving an incredibly hammy speech rather than having a buff old man with no pupils, grinning with his arms crossed.
I was about to comment something like that, but will just give you a thumbs up.
ZETSUBU NU RUI!
The way I see Raul's Julia's Bison. This is pre psycho power bison before his powers consumed his mind and made him pure evil. Before the psycho power he was charismatic leader dictator. Everything you see in the movie is what bison was before the psycho power. The end of the movie when bison hand comes up from the rubble is when he discovers his inner psycho power and after that the Bison we see hear is nothing but a memory. He's now the embodiment of pure evil.
SaitohYatate yeah might as well mass produce the big zam too th-cam.com/video/2kBfKhZ1wHg/w-d-xo.html
SaitohYatate He supposedly based him on Mussolini and Fidel Castro. It is a fun performance.
Raul Julia put every single ounce of life energy he had left at that point into this performance.
Man gave one hell of a performance and he was dying from cancer at the same time. Mad respect to Raul Julia. I'll always remember him as bison and the patriarch of the Addams family. Rest in peace.
perfection, I agree
GOMEZ!! wonderful
Check him out in Tequila Sunrise with Kurt Russell and Mel Gibson!! He was a fucking amazing actor!!
I didnt like his performance as Bison sorry. He seemed too much like a Shakespeare character
@@sexydudeuk2172 oh I agree. It was so bad it was good. I just feel like this is an alternate version of bison that you can like or hate lol
Raul Julia, a legend until the very end!! Nearly 30 years later after his passing and he's still sorely missed!!❤❤❤❤❤
0:11 Guard doing an important job securing that corner of the room
I wish cancer never took him, he's legit an awesome and great actor.
A true star and dearly missed.
But he died from drugs not cancer
@@theoneand0nly874 And then there's the know-no-shit
@@EarthwindPresas fuck off he died from a drug over dose you asshole
@@theoneand0nly874 you got it wrong. He died from stroke. But hr did have stomach cancer. You might have mixed up the drug OD from other actors. Go look it up.
Raul was the only actor in this fuckfest of shit that was having fun with his role.
It was his last role, Go Big or Go Home. The guy put every ounce of Charisma he had into it.
It wasn't his last role.
That its true
It was his last film role Streetfighter. But Down Came a Blackbird was his last Tv role but the movie was released a year later . When Street fighter was released posthumously after Raul Julia had passed away. So in a way Streetfighter was his last movie and last great performance he went out on top. He got the saturn award for his performance as bison and has become a legend so much so that anyone who becomes a live action version of Bison cant top him but can only be 2nd behind him at best.
As a Warhammer 40k fan... this plan feels perfectly legit. Just a smaller scale Great Crusade.
Aah. A fellow 40k'er.
Do you also get strong God Emperor of Mankind-vibes from R.J. 😉?
Yeah, this is definitely The Emperor talking to Malcador prior to launch!!!!!!
@@martinfiedler4317Well, considering his buildings architecture is nearly a perfect adaptation of the God-Emperor's Imperialis Symbol... 😊
The Lex Imperialis is just Pax Bisonica but 39000 years later.
He's basically a Psyker Commissar.
Everyone's talking about M. Bison's speech, Zangief's comment afterward, and Dee Jay's reaction to his comment. All of those are excellent and really make the scene, but Dee Jay's body language after M. Bison asks why people call him a "warlord" deserves some love too.
"...and _mad?"_
DJ: 😱
Forget the other comment, quick change the channel😂
Bison: why do they keep calling me a warlord?
DJ (in his mind, over bison's back): i mean.... i can give at least 3 good reasons, mon...
Nah too much acting, it didn't looked natural at all
I'm glad that the words "Carlos Blanka.." is part of the greatest speech in cinematic history.
Raul Julia took a POS film with a main lead drugged out of his mind, and made it freakin' legendary even decades later.
RIP you absolute legend.
Raúl Juliá, ladies and gentlemen. Weakened from his battle with cancer and still the biggest badass in a movie literally about badasses.
I mean, the way he puts it. It doesn't really sound that bad.
"The most dangerous villains are the ones that claim they're working for Justice. Some of the worst things in history have been done with good intentions" -Hei Darkfire
Charisma 100
Just like “Equality” and “Feminism”...
People cause problems no people no problems- Stalin
Matthew Puckett Well, Feminism means “equal rights”, by definition, and that sounds like a good thing. But in practice, when urinals are now banned, it’s ridiculous and actually antithetical to the original cause. “Equality” sounds good on the surface, as well, but that’s not the same as “equity”. America has Equality, by law, but since the equity of outcome is different, terms and phrases like “white privilege” are made up to scapegoat the reality. Ignoring the core issue or cause of a problem will never solve anything.
That’s a performance of a true Grade AAA ham! Chewing up the scenery like a true Boss! What a masterful performance by one of the all time greats.
A true final boss
Me:
"Admit it Bison, all you really want to do is try and take over the world?"
M Bison:
"Of Course!"
YES!
I guess you didn't see that, did you!
Is that a Cenk Uygyr reference
@@Blighted_Ashes no. it was a nostalgia critic reference.
@@Taverens_Pull I believe it.
Raul Julia left us far too soon, his potential was virtually unlimited and had it not been for his cancer he'd would've been an even bigger icon today, RIP 😞
Rest in peace legend. Your speech as bison will never be forgotten you did a great job Raul o7
The day Bison graced the internet, was a point in our culture that will never be FORGOTTEN. But for him....
It was Tuesday.
Edit: RIGHT AS I POSTED THIS MY CLOCK SAID 12:01AM TUESDAY!!!!
M Bison for President 2020
We would all be screwed.
Why? Just because anyone who opposes him will be destroyed?
Wamauro Dentes [boka loka]
Rougamaru
You two have fun being Bison's hostages while I rescue your butts from a wild beast with some allies.
Rougamaru, Heck I'm richer than Trump, and unlike him, I have enough guts to literally fight for my country and beat Bison with my crazy combos.
So, me for president!
Rougamaru, thanks, my first order as president is to go next to Damian Chapa's house and boycott him for turning me into a mockery.
Having stomach cancer but still giving his over the top performance. One of the greats indeed!
To think he did all the physical stunt work at his weakest first
The greatest speech ever, and the icing on the cake was Zangief at the end saying, "That was beautiful."
The fact he was likely in agony while filming this and he still pulled it off just goes to show the sheer talent he had
He was dying, but he still enjoyed himself making it. What a legend
Zangief kills my sides everytime with his delivery at the end
Every time? Do you mean you actually regularly watch this movie??
And Then There Was Ail
I’m assuming he means clips.
I also loved when he said "QUICK CHANGE THE CHANNEL!" later on lolol
@@andthentherewasail394 Doesn't everyone?
1:15 Zangief: "Dee Jay, I've just noticed something. Have you looked at the design of our lair recently?"
Dee Jay: "No... a bit... why?"
Zangief: "It looks like a skull."
Dee Jay: "Hm?"
Zangief: "Have you noticed that our lair is designed to look like a skull?"
Dee Jay: "Uh... I don't, uh..."
Zangief: "Dee Jay… are we the baddies?"
You've seen this movie, right?
Also seen that Mitchell & Webb look as this exact premise is taken from a sketch depicting two Nazi soldiers and one notices they are wearing a skull.
Started thinking the same skit after seeing the building lol
RottingEarth Bingo 👍 That sketch had me in stitches, it’s so true 😂
"You got... paid? - Zangief
I love it when he says 'grip' and then his glove squeezes a sound -- such a great contrast to the 'peace' he's talking about 😆
The movie isn't as dumb as most think it is.
considering he was going through chemo and suffering chronic pain during his filming, what an excellent performance.
Vote Bison!
I bet Bison would stand up to ANTIFA, CAIR, ISIS, GLAAD, Black Lives Matter, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Southern Poverty Law Center! No Sharia No-Go Zones in HIS empire!
perfectsplit
and fridays for future bullshit!!
But for us, it was a Tuesday.
OFCOURSE!
Must give it up for this man, he was so sick by this that he had to take breaks to rest between scenes. There’s a respect I have for people who know it’s their last go and they’re going to go out strong. RIP Raul, still the best Gomez too!
"TODAY...WE CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY!"
RIP Raul Rafael Julia.
God Bless Raul Julia. He carried this movie and made it memorable. The fact that his "For me it was Tuesday" still gets referenced to this day is testimony of that.
i hate people who don't get why the "for me it was tuesday" is great writing. it shows that to him the most memorable event for chun-li that defined her purpose in life was just an ordinary day for Bison.
A villain without vulgarity, murder, or any other brute force display, just presentation! :D
Gah. Now I've got "Welcome to the Jungle" blasting in my head. Thanks, Megamind :-P
@@mastick5106 You're a villain alright, just not a super one! :D
I love how he just had fun with this role.
The 'loving grip' of the pax Bisonica ... I still remember watching this movie years back... Loved General Bison. My favorite SF character.
Can't fault a man for wanting a better world
He saved this movie in the memories of 90’s tweens everywhere.
This maybe be a corny movie but it's my guilty pleasure and Raul Julia is such a phenomenal actor and boy did he owned the role as Bison
I Understand why he was in the movie because his sons played the video games knowing he had cancer this was his gift to them 🎁
- God rest your soul - 🙏
“For you, the day Bison graced your screens was the most important day of your lives.. But for him, it was Tuesday.”
“Ah, the road not taken. But why? Why do they still call me a warlord? And *mad?!* All I want to do is to create the perfect genetic soldier, not for power, not for evil, but for _good!_ Carlos Blanka will be the first of many - they shall march out of my laboratory and sweep away every adversary, every creed, every nation, until the very planet is in the loving grip of the Pax Bisonica… and then peace will reign in the world, *and all humanity shall bow to me in humble gratitude.”*
The Greatest Speech in Cinematic History
Raul Julia elevated this movie to legendary status, but I will always praise how good his lines also were.
Get lost, you can't compare with Raul Julia's powers.
get lose*
Joshuu Higashikata, master of fish sausages
lost*
"GET LOSE, YOU CAN'T COMPARE WITH MY POWERS."
- Raul Julia -
Damn. Beat me to it. 😂
Excuse me, but WhoTF's Robert?
Oh, really? Maybe Raúl Juliá?
Rubercaine Excuse my phone 🤣
Don't blame the phone, dude. That's a very lame excuse. Even when I asked you about the name, you still named him Robert.
Thanks for an amazing performance mr Julia.
Raul Julia's performance singly carried this movie. What a great character