Rock & Rule - BEST Villain INTRO EVER according to Saberspark.
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- Sequence from the Rock & Rule animated feature film produced by Nelvana and released in the mid 1980s.
This is the first sequence we get to see Mok - the maniacal villain in the film. He's a "big" rock star with an even bigger ego who uses all sorts of trickery to create the illusion he's something he's not - a magic man!
This was done as traditional pre-computer cel-animation (early 1980s). All the effects were done optically with some help from Industrial Light and Magic where just off doing the first Star Wars movie at the time.
Animation layouts and posing by Verne Andru.
From Nelvana's animated feature "Rock & Rule." Used by permission.
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Am I the only one around here that thinks the animators blew a portion of the budget from animating Mok's lips?
Hah - in a way there's truth to your statement. The wonderfully talented Robin Bud was lead animator on Mok and one of the better paid people on the team as I remember. Worth every penny IMHO!
On a $10 million budget?
Hey man botox is expensive
@Broly the sarcastic savage Similar mysterious rockstar personality of Bowie wrapped together with looks akin to Steve Tyler from Aerosmith.
Last I remember, much of his design (especially the lips) was based on Mick Jagger.
Never trust a man with eye shadow in an 80s cartoon
Hannah Cameron 80s
Hannah Cameron 80s*
Anzu Wyliei depends on the man
Filthy acts at a reasonable price Oddly specific
Just never trust a cartoon guy in eyeshadow, period.
"Enough about them, let's talk about you"
Immediately talks about himself
“Let's talk about you! Or, specifically, what you think about ME!“
NPD
So that's where cooler gets it from
Talk about narcissism.
Men lol
When he said "anyone want a beer?" I thought he was David Bowie for a second.
Same!
I know right!
Heard somewhere that his design was based on a combination of David Bowie and Mick Jagger.
Victor M Same! That was my first thought exactly. 😂 I had to listen for a bit just to be sure that it wasn’t him.
SAME that was my IMMEDIATE thought im so surprised im not the only one!!!
I'm fascinated by how Mok sounds a bit British in his first line, but never again afterwards.
Leonard Kirke Well the voice actor is from British Columbia. Idk that might have something to do with it
That's the wonderful thing about Canadian accents. Sounds half-british, except when it's not.
Emeral Niccals Don Francks, Cree Summer’s dad.
@@cute.homunculus ive lived in british Columbia my entire life and can confirm candians have the most inebetween American and British accents ever. We even have an irish mixed with the canadian accent that is famous known as the newbie accent. Its the one that people go to first when trying to do a stereotyped canadian accent....which is fair because the more you travel across Canadian the more British it gets.
Oh wait then theres Quebec but the rest of Canadian doesn't like talking about it haha.
And how much lighter pitch it was, then gets all dark and menacing. Funny giving he sounded nicest when offering a beer.
His lips are running away from his face. Boi, get control of those things.
I laughed way harder at this than I should have
He was supposed to be dubbed by mick jagger so that explains a lot lol
STOOOOOOP I JUST HAD SURGERY ON MY ASSHOLE AND IT HURTS TO READ THESE COMMENTS 😭😭😭😭😭😭
You're presuming he's wearing his lips -- as opposed to the lips wearing *him.* 😆
When he appeared I was like "Haha, it's David Bowie."
Then he talked and I was like "Holy shit, is that David Bowie?!"
You're close. Mick Jagger was initially supposed to do Mok. He bowed out after releasing his solo album. There was talk of Bowie coming on board but then his "Scary Monsters" album took off and he bowed out.
Iggy Pop?
@@commandertorres Iggy Pop does Mok's big finale song at the end of the film. Lou Reed does the "My Name is Mok" song. The thing is, Mok is a fake and only uses the British accent at the beginning to accentuate his phoniness. It's misleading but that's the point.
I’m surprised it wasn’t Tim Curry.
Lou Reed, actually.
I would like to congratulate this movie for making a villain that checks every one of my "attractive" boxes yet utterly disgusts me aesthetically
Get therapy
@@Powerhaus88 im still on the waitlist B)
I have to know, what are the checkboxes? (Also I agree with you so I guess I need therapy too)
@@jazzminforrestall406Assuming we have similar checkboxes, I'm going to say the same sort of things that make The Goblin King from Labyrinth attractive
No weirdly I know what you mean.
We need a "I survived a Mok Concert" T shirt
Survivors described the destruction as "Evil", "Spooky", and "Wow, bad karma, man"
@@joshuafreedman7703 All it did was wantta y know wax the floor...
Can I just say I have a deep appreciation of Dizzy and that he's the only reliable male protagonist in this whole goddamn movie.
Stretch is, generally speaking, a good dude- but perhaps a wee bit lacking in the common sense department.
Dizzy was the MVP, no doubt. Smart, skilled, and - the most impressive feat - got Omar
to pull his head out of his ass long enough to go help Angel in the end.
Omar didn't deserve Angel tbh. Dizzy did.
I took some amount of offense that Saberspark called him useless. XD
@@mountainhun WORD
I love these old flamboyant villains who are inexplicably attracted to the female lead.
Haha... 'attracted'....
Stealthy way of trying to exercise power over them, at least in Mok's case.
I just love flamboyant characters in general
“Enough about them let’s talk about you “.
“How did you like my last album “? 🤷♀️
He's not, though. He's just using her in order to open a gateway to hell which will unleash a giant demon to destroy the world.
It...made sense in the movie.
Eugh... Mok's lips are the thing of nightmares but he definitely oozes charisma and pizazz lol
When he was kissing her hand 🤢🤢🤢
Has 1 Charisma, but always rolls a 20.
This is Mok. It's.. confusing.
That and the nonchalant "anybody want a beer?" Like damn, we just met and ya treating us in your own home.
I fucking love Mok. They nailed the "oily yet suave" aspect of his character all in his design alone.
Oh hi Mok
It's bullshit I did not hit her, I did naaht
I did not hit her, I did nooooot
"Anyway how's your sex life? And by your, I mean mine. I am Mok."
It's at 666! Nobody freaking hit that like button anymore
Hi doggie
"my gerbil uses it for a room divider" is such a well-worded insult
1:36 You know it’s a good zing when even the guy you’re insulting breaks out in manic laughing
"I'm Mok." You mean "I'm obviously the villain of this whole movie." I love it when characters come in and their appearance literally screams that they are the bad guy XD
then you should check Who framed Roger Rabbit?
I miss when animated movies do that.
@@poptartorange5621 they...do that all the time?
Just an artifact of prejudice perpetuation.
@@Game_HeroPretty much. It saves time and budget without going full Shyamalan. There's no mistaking who the villain is in Ferngully.
RIP Don Francks 1932-2016
The guy who gave this man a legendary voice
Best villain voice ever! It's an honour to be associated with him.
@@Verneandru of course! It's really great
Father of famous voice actress Cree Summer.
@@Igarappappa No way! That's her dad? Good to know amazing voices run in the family.
Hes a mix of Prince, David Bowie, and Vincent price.
Excellent description. I'd toss in some Darth Vader for good measure.
But I've always wondered if Mok is supposed to be based on Mick Jagger. That's who came to my mind when I first saw this movie.
Your wonderings are correct. Mok was indeed based on Mik who was originally going to do the Mok music as well. Then he went out on his solo tour and dropped out. Next up was to be David Bowie, but he backed out once his "Scary Monsters" album took off. We went with Lou Reed for the music and Don Francs for the voice - which was an excellent pairing - but the character design was so far along by that point (and working great) that the Mik look stuck.
Stephen Sczurek
Definitely Mick Jagger! 100%
He reminded me Steven Tyler too. 😂
It'd be a nice twist if they made Mok look/act like this, but NOT make him the villain.
80's and 90's cartoon protagonists: *exist*
Flamboyant, deep voiced diva: "I'm about to ruin this mf's whole career"
better twist/alteration:
Mok isn't really Mok.
Mok is really the demon from the finale.
during a first attempt to with trying to summon the demon, without finding "a special voice". the real "Mok" failed and the spirit of the demon possessed his body while the demon's body was sent back to the other dimension.
so for the past few years Mok has been trying to properly open the portal to the other dimension so that he could re summon his body and become one with it again and wreck havoc on the world.
also his entrance here and all that fancy stage magic/illusions he uses? it isn't technology, it's Mok's demonic powers, he just says it's all lights and effects.
Also Mok isn't a stage name, it's the name of the Demon
@@ShanaReviews Not really the plot of the movie but that would be a nice twist.
I've been saying that for a while. Or at least making him more sympathetic. I'd like to see more on his life and about him with his drug issues and so on.
It’d be funny if the gave them the Edison Balls not so he could more easily kidnap Angel, but just so he could shut them up while actually having a pleasant stroll with her.
I don't remember this part of the Goofy Movie...
Imagine if Mok actually was in a Goofy movie.
Imagine how terrifying that would be; the only one not wearing gloves.
Was looking for this comment
It's like a grotesque goofy movie lol
Goofy already used an Edison Ball before he had his own movie.
Imagine everyone who went to see Powerline's gig was actually at Mok's gig, and either cheering at him or staring at pink balls.
I don't think he would have the same reaction towards Goofy and Max going onstage.
“Enough about them, let’s talk about you. What did you think of my new album?”
Just can’t help himself huh?
"...Anyone want a beer?" Gotta admit that was cool as shit
The way Mok's lips are drawn and animated are SO SATISFYING
Talk about having a badass voice.
Fun fact he was the voice of sabretooth in the 90s xmen cartoon and the father of voice actress Cree summer
Don Francks is his name. Unfortunately he is no longer with us. RIP to the man with such a badass voice
He is not even trying to seem non-dangerous
I think my favorite part in all of this is after Omar disses Mok's album and you can just see how furious he is while hiding it behind laughter. Just brilliantly done on the part of both the actor and the animators.
I hated Omar even when he "grew" as a person. Mainly because he never actually grew as a person.
I showed this movie to my parents last night... After my mother geeked out over the "old-school animation" and familiar musician names, she jokingly compared me to Mok because I apparently summoned this movie from my parents' childhood like he summoned that demon.
It’s so unfortunate how badly this movie went, the absolute talent in the animation. The way mok moves CONSTANTLY is just amazing
Blame MGM for that
Can we just appreciate the detail put in to Moks line work, skeletal structure AND anatomical detail when teleporrting in? Shits nice
Rock & Rule was used photocopy machines for the "inking." That means that the pencil lines drawn by the animators are what is on the screen, not ink lines traced over them by another artist as was usually the case.
@@Verneandru ooh I love little nuggets of info like that. Dope stuff
@chelsealindsay4821 Thanks for bringing this up. I just checked and you are correct according to Smithonian Magazine article. R&R was the first time I ran into it.
Mok's entrance is the best thing that has ever happend to me, the lights, the pose, his hair, face and the way he balances the bottle, omg
"So let me get this straight... He MANIFESTED from pure electricity, then the FIRST THING he does is offer everybody a beer without flinching?"
Yes.
"Are you SURE he was evil?"
i have no idea what this movie is about but im intrigued
Mood. Also AYYY homestuck squad
You and me both
Dude, this movie is wicked cool. The full thing is on TH-cam, actually.
It’s called Rock and Rule! It’s a wild ride if you decide to check it out. It’s by a Canadian animation studio who was trying to make a really well done adult animation project. It’s features lots of famous 80s rock singers and it’s like a dystopian musical of sorts. It may not be the best movie ever but I personally love it for it’s campiness haha
Drugs
I just love how creepy and narcissistic Mok is.
no one:
jeffree star:
LMAOOOO
Omg why lool 😭😂
600 elbees lol
FUCK
Lmfao, ew. 😭
Why everyone gotta pick on Dizzy ? He was the like, the only character who had common sense !
That's true. He didn't just sit there through this and helped Omar get his head together.
Rabbit0 true
I honestly think he is the hero of this whole movie. He was literally the only one who was like, "Hey, Mok kidnapped our bandmate and friend, let's go rescue her!" And meanwhile, OMAR, her BOYFRIEND, is just whining with insecurity about how Angel just WANTS to be up there with Mok, and abandoned them. No trust really, till the very end. Meanwhile, every time they get thrown back, Dizzy gets back up and tries again, drives a hovercar into a SERIOUS security door at the end... *sigh* I love this movie enough to understand what's wrong with it lol...
Thats how it usually goes. The ones with common sense are always ths ones others pick on
@@KeaveMind personal experience?
Steven Tyler’s lips : *WELL I’LL BE DAMNED*
I think some of Tzekel-kan's (The Road to El Dorado) style and gesture was inspired by Mok, the way he speaks and gesticulate looks totally the same to me
considering this is the second time TH-cam has recommended me this, I should probably watch the movie
WATCH IT! it's an incredible experience. I saw it 3 years ago on New Year's and it's now one of my all time favorites :)
Yes YES. Try to watch in HD on the biggest screen you can too, well worth it
Well, have you watched it yet? Have you watched it?
I mean I really can't disagree. It's such a great entrance because you KNOW he's sketchy as fuck but you can believe how some of the others would trust him more easily and be awed by him. There's so much communication in his mannerisms as well, he's such an expressive character and he's a JOY to watch in motion! Plus the voice casting for both speech and singing were perfection. Definitely one of my favorite villain intros and certainly one of the best. Lots of "show don't tell" on display.
Mok had always been such an interesting character for me. Honestly genius character design aswell I don’t think any character design can come close to being ugly and disturbing yet so hypnotic and attractive all in one. Like you can’t not look at him when he’s on screen.
He’s such a confusing enigma and it makes it so interesting.
1:36 When corporations are asked how much tax they pay
Lmao XD
Haaaaaaaa!
Omg what are you doing here.
Allthough I do love the capitalism critique
Omg, too true, saw your video on ride to space at lv1 a few years ago, still brings me to tears.
😂😂
he is by far my favorite jojo’s bizzare adventures characters
Nani?
@@PlanetZoidstar Anything can become a jojo character
Ok but I seriously get Kars vibes from him...
I love his narcism in this scene so much. Let's talk about you talking about me, Angel! lol
The close-up of Omar's orb-watching face is my sleep paralysis demon...
Notice how Mok says "let's talk about you" then proceeds to talk about his own album.
A hint of his true motivation and what's all this about. Plus he must have been surely holding back when Omar made fun of it.
I feel really dumb because I just realized, like 3 hours ago...
Mok Swagger with big lips, an aging rock star...Mick Jagger with his big lips & aging...you see where this is going.
Mok has a last name?
1:40. "Yeah, not evil, not evil AT ALL"
I like how the villain, for as far as the movie goes out of its way to tell you is evil...is still several times more likeable and charismatic than the lead
I wish to attain the level of flamboyant where I arrive in a shower of sparks and electricity where my skeleton is visible, only to materialize and casually ask if anyone wants a beer
The animation is absolute eye candy
Yeah, it is interesting
"Oh, you're a villain alright. There's just nothing super about you!"
"Oh yeah? What's the difference?"
Ten seconds and 25% of the annimation budget later...
"Presentation!"
Welcome to the jungle
part of me is in love with Mok and the other part of me fears his lips lol
As well you should.
Mok's entire face is painful to look at. Then again, so is the red-haired guy's nose. XD
Moks design is so unique in making him look like the villain right off the bat.
2:29 How the hell did Angel fall in love with this guy?
I adore the attention to detail with his different fashion styles in the movie so much. I noticed it's mostly uncommon to see characters in animation switch up their clothing once in a while, with Totally Spies as one of the exceptions coming off the top of my head. So to see Mok in different outfits even if it's only for a few seconds of screentime is delightful. If I was better articulated and knew the right words to say, I might have even made a video essay analyzing Mok's outfits. But alas, I'll just stick to ogling and being in awe of this flamboyant and very terrifying villain.
(Also Dizzy supremacy)
Showing up in this flashy fashion and offering beer?
he would have seem like a pretty chill dude if he didn't becomes so obviously evil, but that has its own charm doesn't it?
it's like A Goofy Movie on acid
If this was live action, David Bowie would play him
A key to having an iconic villain design is having one appearance aspect stand out oddly but subtlety. Case in point: Mok's lips.
I like the way old recordings sound, there’s something warm and fuzzy about them, Angela voice especially is so nice to listen to with the way the audio sounds so retro
Wow Jeffree Star looks amazing
Don't dare insulting my boi Mok!
This guy is extremely creepy- like predatory creepy… he’s a great villain
"Enough about THEM let´s talk about YOU. What did you think of MY last album" what a charmer -_-
My fave line in the whole film.
This is peak 80's and I love it.
Oh that sweet 80's synthy bass..
The lack of music along with the echo of the place makes the whole scene strangely eerie
I thought he was David Bowie, then he kissed the hand and now he's Kira in my eyes.
Materialized out of thin air.
Offers a beer.
Refuses to elaborate.
He looks like someone combined Steve Tyler with Professor Ratigan.
I love how expressive the animation is
"I bought it too... my gerbil uses it for a room divider"
0:12 "I'm sorry... _dog breath (penis nose)"_
I believe the original Canadian voice actor said the edited comment on the original cut.
and I love how Toad whips out those sunglasses as soon as Mok zaps in.
I have a copy of the film taped off CBC during the early 90s and the dialog is exactly what is on this clip. It's a bad joke about the shlepper brothers being dogs whereas Omar etc. are rats. There may have been multiple dialog takes done during the audio sessions - as is usually the case - but I've never heard those words on anything final. I did the layouts for this (working from the storyboards) and don't concur with this myth that's grown up around this line of dialog.
I don't know what the hell this movie is, or why in the hell it was in my recommendations, but I really wanna see this in full now.
Sara Schmidt its free
Well did you end up seeing it?
He is terrifying, charming, disgusting, and gorgeous all at the same time and i hate it 😂😂
A well-made villain if I've ever seen one
is it too bad that i kinds have a crush on Mok now? he is old and creepy but on a villainy charming way
Mok is more or less how I pictured President Snow from The Hunger Games. The book kept referencing how big and gross looking his lips were
Just discovered this movie the other day and I'm absolutely enthralled, Mok's such a terribly fun villain to watch! Was any concept art ever released for him? Would love to see his various costumes and changes throughout production.
I like the chubby one, he seems like a good husband
Lucia I mean you don’t have to make it so obvious that you don’t have a boyfriend and are so insecure about it that you recite fascist nonsensical bullshit. Now fuck off and never say the f-slur again you waste of air
Dizzy is so sweet and nice and he deserves everything. Much better than Omar
Love yall :,)
@Lucia You deleted your own comment or what.
@@massacresoldier3082 Agreed, Dizzy is a sweet guy who fell in with the wrong crowd and deserved so much better. Omar is a brat who frankly didn't deserve Dizzy's sacrifice.
The birth of *"And I oop!"* at 2:36
This is that exact level of creepy and 80s that I look for on youtube. Might have to download it this weekend.
To be fair, I've never seen that movie, but I'm ready to do anything for Mok's voice
Lets talk about yooOOOUUUuuu. What did you think of my last album?
Smooth Mok, smooth.
Dang if only they used sound effects and music like that now in days send chills down your spine
Man Frollo was weird in the 80s
I can’t get the imagery of this movie out my mind. It’s got that Rats Of Nimh grittiness to it and unique non-Disney hand drawn animation we don’t see anymore. It probably deserves the reception it got but I want to watch it
Fun fact: Mok is being voices by the same guy who voiced Skunk from My Dad the Rockstar and Boba Fett
1:43 love that laugh AND that guitar riff
2:30 *can’t wait to see that in my nightmares*
Remember "evil spelled backwards spells live and we all want to do that".
I'm Mmmmmmmmok
❤️❤️❤️❤️😎
Let's give the animators credit. Mok had one of the wildest villain intros of all time. Dude gave off all that creepiness you expect a truly mental villain to have!
watching this at .25 speed to get every frame into my brain. Some of them are so great! Mok's face is rubber haha
I've always wondered if Mok was doing REAL magic in this setting.
Interesting film but holy shit they could've made omar more likable.
Yeah. There's a lot of things they did wrong with the writing, but Omar's character is hands down the biggest one. No one really has an arc in the film, even Angel doesn't really change at all from the beginning to the end. Nobody learns anything, except maybe Omar and Zip, the former happens instantaneous and off screen, and the latter winds up dead.
Or just plain taken him out of the movie entirely!
Angel should’ve been a lesbian.
Have never seen this movie but damn he is an awesome villain!
1:35 if I was a supervillain I'd laugh like that myself
This is the first I've ever heard or seen of this thing and I love it but I also hate it
I'm so glad everyone agrees that he sounded like David Bowie at first.
Verne, I found out my story professor Kieth Ingham did the visual effects for this scene, so I wanted to give it another look! He told me all about the slit-screening process involved in creating some of the scenes and it was very fascinating. Rock & Rule is a huge inspiration to me as someone working on an experimental animated short film! - Wasan
Nice. He creating the imagery using then state-of-the-art optical visual effects like slit-scans, coloured gels and etc. The actual animation going on here is quite minimal.
Love how they act unimpressed like the man didn't just materialize out of thin air…