Time After Time, Blue Thunder, and A Clockwork Orange were my favorite MM films when I was younger. I don't think this amazing actor ever stopped working.
He was pretty good as the Soho Porn Baron in "Our Friends in the North". The porn baron's put upon employee and nightclub bouncer Geordie, was played by a young relatively unknown actor called Daniel Craig.
My son’s mum was Richard Benjamin’s Personal Assistant during the on location (Cincinnati and across the river in Kentucky) shoot for Milk Money late 1993. She was pregnant and I was on a break from Uni., so flew over from L.A. just to make her life easier. Having so much downtime gave me the opportunity to hang out with Malcolm during the couple weeks he was on set. As interesting a person as one would expect given his reputation and his stories are legendary. The only subject he refused to discuss was Caligula, which is understandable. I’ve met hundreds of “celebrities” over the decades and he was really the only one I was over the moon to get to know. Same movie, Ed Harris was terrific, also.
This is an interesting documentary of;Malcolm McDowell!Thank you for posting this film!It sort of;”made my day!”Documentarie’s are a breath of fresh air in a;”dull 🌎 world!’
Me and my mate saw A Clockwork Orange when we were 11. The cinema was in the West End. I can't remember what it was called but it was one of the first multiscreen venues in London. The ticket lady asked, "Are you 18 ?" To which I said "Ye.. (high voice goes one octave lower) yes." She rolled her eyes and sold us tickets. God knows how we got away with it. We were so obviously kids. It was a mind-blowing experience. I emerged from the cinema loving Henry Purcell, Ludwig Van and Rossini's La Gazza Ladra. The old casino punch up between the Droogs and the Angels was pure ballet. Swan Lake, with knuckle dusters and chains, all set to Rossini. Kubrick was a genius.
Years later, in Music general studies, the music master, a Jewish guy, asked me, "Where did you develop your love of classical music ?" I answered, "I saw Clockwork Orange when I was eleven."
Malcolm McDowell single-handedly took the character of Alex off the page in a terrifyingly real way, and at the same time managed to make the villain wildly charming and worthy of our sympathy. The character he crafted is so strong that it sticks with you and you can’t help but follow his story whether you want to or not. THAT is powerful acting. Malcolm is nothing short of incredible and deserving of more awards/recognition for his work. His performance of Alex, for me, is so much better than Jack Nicholson’s in The Shining. I wish clockwork orange could’ve been the more popular film.
I was just scanning around the net when I came across this. I now know I am a fanboy of MM. I could not stop watching this fascinating film about his life and times in film. He is a truly brilliant actor IMHO.
Malcolm McDowell is my all-time favorite actor! This was a very enjoyable series of interviews, insights and scene selections. Very well arranged. Thank you for this incredible video!! 🩵🩵🩵🩵
McDowell seems just as lovely and multifaceted as I expected. Well spent 1.2 hours! Malcolm shares some of his honest, deep thoughts and tricks from what his acting craftsmanship offers the building of a realistic movie character. He is e.g. explaining his use of minute expressions to move as an actor with a purpose, and not just just walk from here to there in the frame. Look and seem realistic.. He sure does! Look here to see an example 51:43 The feelings of the character in that clip is just all in his moves and details.
I read the book;A clockwork Orange 🍊 before I saw the movie.(by;Anthony Burgess,of course!]in High School.I think,it was:a very strange film!But,I’d never resort to the:”weirdness of it!’This would be wrong to do…..of course!😮😮😮😮😮😮
The eternal war is in the mind the prize being the soul. Honestly being in tuned with with knowledge of self and the evils that surrounds us is key. Whether movie or real life a contract will always be needed. Whether it's for good or evil
Max Beesley has such an an eerie, stunning resemblance with the younger, Clockwork-era Malcolm McDowell, it is impossible to miss! At first I thought he was a son of his :).
The Greatest Director of all time has to be British (so to speak), something that Americans can never understand or be, a true Genius and a remarkable man.....Hollywood owns to Britain everything and Cinema owns everything to Actors such as Malcom Mcdowell
Is this the 'O Lucky Malcolm' to be found as an extra in the O Lucky Man DVD set? The cafe scene (from If ....) with Noonan is something else. Encapsulates the young actor in his prime. As years go by I tend to watch the Anderson fiims, If .... & O Lucky Man, more than Clockwork. They seem to hold up better as dystopian warnings. But Young Alex is truly of a Shakespearean hue!
"Evilenko" could have been such a great film (McDowells acting is superb and and managed to scare the pants off me during one or two scenes), if only the director had kept the story straight and not try and turn it into a big metaphor. That said, I'll recommend people watch "The Passage" (1979) - not a great film but McDowell at yet another peak (and while watching it, keep in mind that Quentin Tarantino has never filmed a scene that he hasn't stolen from another movies).
And I do not respect directors who base their career on stealing from other, lesser known movies. That Tarantinos hipster-fans don't know those films, is no fault of mine. So I stand by my opinion that Tarantino is a rip off (plus better known Hollywood actors and feet).
Interesting. Copying a relatively unknown movie from Asia and turning it into "Reservoir Dogs" is art to you? (Not dissing the actors, who did a great job, but the hack that directed it). Then whom did Kubrick rip-off with "Clockwork Orange", if it's all the same for you? But I'll grant him that: when people point out to which movies he has plagiarised, Tarantino will usually admit it himself - even though it seems cynical to me, since most of his hipster fans don't know the originals anyway. And the reason I'm not ranting about Kurosawa is, because he didn't just re-shoot a western and disguised it as some pseudo-critical statement or hommage.
In short: you don't understand the difference between a novella and a movie based on a novella? Okay. I completely agree that you shouldn't give an education on art in general to anybody (and if I'd want a two page essay on "Why I like Quentin Tarantino movies", I'll ask you for it - but don't count on it). Comparing Tarantino to Kurosawa - it boggles the mind. Might well throw in Uwe Boll and The Lion King in that rant of yours. As to "hum, hum, go meet some actual artists" - I did have a rather interesting conversation with Jan Harlan and Uwe Kier the other day, so your high-pitched advice comes a little too late. So just go and re-watch Kill Bill shit (or whatever bullshit the video-clerk from LA has produced since).
fenri218 >>> Thanks for the tip for the movie The Passage. But I disagree with what you say about Tarantino. Hey! He is one of the most creative directors of recent years. I get despaired when I read news of his decision to retire! Nunya Bidness >>> You're right in some of your analysis, but - hey! - no need of using a so "tarantinian" tone your comments. lol Just kidding anyway. I honestly think art should not be discussed on a level that simply reduces the artist's work to "I like" or "do not like" ratings.
Ugly things aren't beautiful. Ugly things showed in a beautiful way is confusing. Confusing is thought provoking. Thought provoking is uncertain there for there isn't an answer. So, there's millions of them. Which isn't deep. Which makes it so.
And his choice of Jim Cagney as the pinnacle actor of all times isn't random: I'm pretty sure Cagney mirrors something back to McDowell when the latter watches that actor, i.e. ... himself! Same expressions, same wicked smile, etc. in a word: Cagney's alter ego reincarnation did act in Caligula! That being said, it took a while , but McDowell has apparently, finally matured into a tolerably pleasant human being. A woman, I trust, the current Ms. McDowell, has had a very major role in that mellowing down of rhe man, as it often happens. O lucky Malcolm indeed. What miracles does love operate if you let yourself open up to it, and McDowell is a heart-warming testimony to this.
Great interviews, really interesting, but does anyone else notice that there seem to be lots of shots where the subject is soft and the background is sharp? I guess Kubrick wasn't focus-puller here.
I have one last commentary to add here: I have no idea what MMc thinks about it, but as much as many of the highly valuable actors of his generation, he would definitely be a genuinely serious contender to his elevation to ... yes, British knighthood. Yes, as I'm contemplating this ... let's say left-field outcome of a truly outlandish career, he is "Sir material" just as much as Michael Caine or Roger Moore are (or was, for the latter). IMO. Just try to erase Caligula's Penthouse entries that were forced into that movie through the back door (this should summarize Guccione's subterfuge pretty well) and concentrate on the rest of MMc's career and you have a very unique, key figure of intetnational cinema whose contribution, just like Kubrick's, his career must be judged not by the sheer number of gems he left us, but by their value (use the latter analogy for its form, not its content: of course SK is more monumental for cinema's history!). McDowell has played in a long list of forgettable, minor films, and yet, there is no mote iconic symbol embodying the revolted man typical of the sexual/ideological/ecological revolutions of the late 60s and of the 70s in the UK than McDowell. I still remember our seminary showing us "If" around 1970 and I was totally amazed by it, and especially by that unknown face that drew all the attention. McDowell has what we call "le feu sacré" in French: that rarest of the qualities that only the most unique actors possess. It has a ring to it : Sir Malcolm!
He was a good actor but he didn't believe in God!He was bad from the beginning!vulgar man, ! Actor or no actor ,on judgemant day we have to give an account of the thing we done in this life.This man is going to be in a lot of trouble! Jesus said: if you want to live ,come with me!
Do you truly believe he of all people is so troublesome and immoral to receive judgement in death/hell? While monsters like Bill Clinton and Ghislane Maxwell are still roaming. Do you not think the current waiting list is a little bit full atleast?
Time After Time, Blue Thunder, and A Clockwork Orange were my favorite MM films when I was younger. I don't think this amazing actor ever stopped working.
He was pretty good as the Soho Porn Baron in "Our Friends in the North". The porn baron's put upon employee and nightclub bouncer Geordie, was played by a young relatively unknown actor called Daniel Craig.
I Genuinely Love This Man.
Righty Right Right
My son’s mum was Richard Benjamin’s Personal Assistant during the on location (Cincinnati and across the river in Kentucky) shoot for Milk Money late 1993.
She was pregnant and I was on a break from Uni., so flew over from L.A. just to make her life easier.
Having so much downtime gave me the opportunity to hang out with Malcolm during the couple weeks he was on set.
As interesting a person as one would expect given his reputation and his stories are legendary. The only subject he refused to discuss was Caligula, which is understandable. I’ve met hundreds of “celebrities” over the decades and he was really the only one I was over the moon to get to know. Same movie, Ed Harris was terrific, also.
This is an interesting documentary of;Malcolm McDowell!Thank you for posting this film!It sort of;”made my day!”Documentarie’s are a breath of fresh air in a;”dull 🌎 world!’
Me and my mate saw A Clockwork Orange when we were 11. The cinema was in the West End. I can't remember what it was called but it was one of the first multiscreen venues in London. The ticket lady asked, "Are you 18 ?" To which I said "Ye.. (high voice goes one octave lower) yes." She rolled her eyes and sold us tickets. God knows how we got away with it. We were so obviously kids. It was a mind-blowing experience. I emerged from the cinema loving Henry Purcell, Ludwig Van and Rossini's La Gazza Ladra. The old casino punch up between the Droogs and the Angels was pure ballet. Swan Lake, with knuckle dusters and chains, all set to Rossini. Kubrick was a genius.
Years later, in Music general studies, the music master, a Jewish guy, asked me, "Where did you develop your love of classical music ?"
I answered, "I saw Clockwork Orange when I was eleven."
Honestly such an engaging man, like I can listen to him all day, Malcolm McDowell is such an icon,
Stanley Kubrick is one of greatest director & a clockwork orange is his best made movie,,a classic art
Brilliant
This guys cool.
My generation should know more about him.
Malcolm McDowell single-handedly took the character of Alex off the page in a terrifyingly real way, and at the same time managed to make the villain wildly charming and worthy of our sympathy. The character he crafted is so strong that it sticks with you and you can’t help but follow his story whether you want to or not. THAT is powerful acting. Malcolm is nothing short of incredible and deserving of more awards/recognition for his work. His performance of Alex, for me, is so much better than Jack Nicholson’s in The Shining. I wish clockwork orange could’ve been the more popular film.
Who say's it isn't? they are both very popular, clockwork maybe more so.
The Shining may have done better in it's time, but Clockwork has surely stood the test of time better than Shining
No no no!,
Lucky Us!
Lucky those movies for to have Mr. Malcolm McDowell!!! 👋👋👋👋👋
Enjoyed seeing this very humorous side of Malcolm McDowell.
I was just scanning around the net when I came across this. I now know I am a fanboy of MM. I could not stop watching this fascinating film about his life and times in film. He is a truly brilliant actor IMHO.
Malcolm McDowell is my all-time favorite actor! This was a very enjoyable series of interviews, insights and scene selections. Very well arranged. Thank you for this incredible video!! 🩵🩵🩵🩵
By the way, this is a terrific documentary. Thanks for posting!
Malcolm McDowell is SO underrated.
Moriyah Yahoudi but he’s a Gemini! (See what I did there?)
The characters who plays the droogs are not even talked about
I've always said that he can truly act in any genre of film but he will always be Alex to me.
Young Helen Mirren was gorgeous.
malcolm best super artist
My Favorite actor 💓💓💓💓
Ana Cruz such a cool profile pic!!!
Mine too.
@@haf816r Thanks!! 😁😁😁
Malcolm Mcdowell was cute when he was young.
Um, what? He's gorgeous in his late 80's!! 😍
O Lucky Man is a criminally underrated film.
OLM is a masterpiece. It's "A Pilgrim's Progress" set in the England of the early 1970s.
Oh Lucky Bastard!
And repeat. Since 1968.
Maravilha
O Lucky Man is one of the best movies I've ever seen.
Love Malcolm!
A famous acting teacher once told me "you got to be crazy to become an actor,I believe him!
This man should've played Picasso if he hasn't yet Masterpiece!
Genius idea!
McDowell seems just as lovely and multifaceted as I expected. Well spent 1.2 hours!
Malcolm shares some of his honest, deep thoughts and tricks from what his acting craftsmanship offers the building of a realistic movie character.
He is e.g. explaining his use of minute expressions to move as an actor with a purpose, and not just just walk from here to there in the frame. Look and seem realistic.. He sure does!
Look here to see an example 51:43
The feelings of the character in that clip is just all in his moves and details.
Mr. McDowell, master of perception.
Not to sound like a pretentious prat but clockwork is one of the best movies ever made.
Eric W you don't sound like one at all, I totally agree with you.
I read the book;A clockwork Orange 🍊 before I saw the movie.(by;Anthony Burgess,of course!]in High School.I think,it was:a very strange film!But,I’d never resort to the:”weirdness of it!’This would be wrong to do…..of course!😮😮😮😮😮😮
Great download! A definite insight into Malcolm McDowell, both on and off screen. Thanks.
My top opening scenes, in no particular order
Apocalypse Now
Gladiator
Clockwork Orange
I know everyone was dying to know. Your welcome
The eternal war is in the mind the prize being the soul. Honestly being in tuned with with knowledge of self and the evils that surrounds us is key. Whether movie or real life a contract will always be needed. Whether it's for good or evil
Vladimir Philippe Thanks Bob Marley
Listenio Listenio, I'm actually lost. What's your statement
Max Beesley has such an an eerie, stunning resemblance with the younger, Clockwork-era Malcolm McDowell, it is impossible to miss! At first I thought he was a son of his :).
Malcolm Mc Dowell ... One of the best scientists ever
59:30 Saving this timestamp for later
Clockwork Orange started the seventies. "O Lucky Man" WAS the seventies.
Malcolm McDowell The Master!!!🤘🤘
The Reluctant Vampire is a fun role of his. Fun!
19.48....The beginning of the greatest Movie ever Produced
The Greatest Director of all time has to be British (so to speak), something that Americans can never understand or be, a true Genius and a remarkable man.....Hollywood owns to Britain everything and Cinema owns everything to Actors such as Malcom Mcdowell
Kubrick, one of the greatest film directors of all time, was an American.
true legend. his yorkshire accent has mellowed a bit though over time :p
I've cut back on the ol' Milako Plus
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C.O. was so fuckin awesome, many times i have gone to sleep listening to it on my phone. just badass as hell!!!
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Is this the 'O Lucky Malcolm' to be found as an extra in the O Lucky Man DVD set? The cafe scene (from If ....) with Noonan is something else. Encapsulates the young actor in his prime. As years go by I tend to watch the Anderson fiims, If .... & O Lucky Man, more than Clockwork. They seem to hold up better as dystopian warnings. But Young Alex is truly of a Shakespearean hue!
It's in my copy of A Clockwork Orange.
@@AVB91 okay, thanks!
Guys what song is playing in the background while they’re talking - the soft piano
Mary steenberg is such a Fox
"Evilenko" could have been such a great film (McDowells acting is superb and and managed to scare the pants off me during one or two scenes), if only the director had kept the story straight and not try and turn it into a big metaphor. That said, I'll recommend people watch "The Passage" (1979) - not a great film but McDowell at yet another peak (and while watching it, keep in mind that Quentin Tarantino has never filmed a scene that he hasn't stolen from another movies).
And I do not respect directors who base their career on stealing from other, lesser known movies. That Tarantinos hipster-fans don't know those films, is no fault of mine. So I stand by my opinion that Tarantino is a rip off (plus better known Hollywood actors and feet).
Interesting. Copying a relatively unknown movie from Asia and turning it into "Reservoir Dogs" is art to you? (Not dissing the actors, who did a great job, but the hack that directed it). Then whom did Kubrick rip-off with "Clockwork Orange", if it's all the same for you? But I'll grant him that: when people point out to which movies he has plagiarised, Tarantino will usually admit it himself - even though it seems cynical to me, since most of his hipster fans don't know the originals anyway. And the reason I'm not ranting about Kurosawa is, because he didn't just re-shoot a western and disguised it as some pseudo-critical statement or hommage.
In short: you don't understand the difference between a novella and a movie based on a novella? Okay. I completely agree that you shouldn't give an education on art in general to anybody (and if I'd want a two page essay on "Why I like Quentin Tarantino movies", I'll ask you for it - but don't count on it). Comparing Tarantino to Kurosawa - it boggles the mind. Might well throw in Uwe Boll and The Lion King in that rant of yours. As to "hum, hum, go meet some actual artists" - I did have a rather interesting conversation with Jan Harlan and Uwe Kier the other day, so your high-pitched advice comes a little too late. So just go and re-watch Kill Bill shit (or whatever bullshit the video-clerk from LA has produced since).
fenri218 >>> Thanks for the tip for the movie The Passage. But I disagree with what you say about Tarantino. Hey! He is one of the most creative directors of recent years. I get despaired when I read news of his decision to retire!
Nunya Bidness >>> You're right in some of your analysis, but - hey! - no need of using a so "tarantinian" tone your comments. lol
Just kidding anyway. I honestly think art should not be discussed on a level that simply reduces the artist's work to "I like" or "do not like" ratings.
Usual suspects movie
Fucking brilliant!
A nice guy, this McDowell -)))
Liked his work on f troop
HAR! You're wicked.
stanley kubrick, its almost like he wants us to think ugly things are beautiful
Ugly things aren't beautiful. Ugly things showed in a beautiful way is confusing. Confusing is thought provoking. Thought provoking is uncertain there for there isn't an answer. So, there's millions of them. Which isn't deep. Which makes it so.
okay yoda
Ugly is beautiful
mericana iguana HAHAHAHHA bruhh😂
Must see McDowell films, imo, ...IF, Clockwork O, O Lucky Man, Time After Time, Royal Flash, Look Back in Anger and Get Crazy.
Also Caligula, just because of how over the top he goes
Does he smile?
And his choice of Jim Cagney as the pinnacle actor of all times isn't random: I'm pretty sure Cagney mirrors something back to McDowell when the latter watches that actor, i.e. ... himself! Same expressions, same wicked smile, etc. in a word: Cagney's alter ego reincarnation did act in Caligula!
That being said, it took a while , but McDowell has apparently, finally matured into a tolerably pleasant human being. A woman, I trust, the current Ms. McDowell, has had a very major role in that mellowing down of rhe man, as it often happens. O lucky Malcolm indeed. What miracles does love operate if you let yourself open up to it, and McDowell is a heart-warming testimony to this.
Great interviews, really interesting, but does anyone else notice that there seem to be lots of shots where the subject is soft and the background is sharp? I guess Kubrick wasn't focus-puller here.
I just found this. The Ocean Étude by Chopin plays at the beginning - we're off to a great start!
Holy hell, Lilly is a bombshell
Can I ask? Who is the director of this movie?
Heath ledger was inspired by this movie
31:10 I THINK , " MINI LUCKY MAN " WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIT BETTER
Mary Steenburgen looks like Kate Bush.
I'm sooooo jealous of his family
The kids sound like squares particularly the daughter.
Jealous?
Oh dear...
Please, someone tell me the name of the song at the beginning
The Ocean E'Tude by Chopin.
he has played a decent chappie in Aces High
This is a great show--but in that entire opening montage, there wasn't a single shot of Malcolm as Reggie Wanker!
Get crazy
REGGIE WANKER FOREVER!
So Malcolm when can we expect a Jimmy Cagney biopic?
McDowell face... Turkish hero names is Ataturk.. Same faces.. is it correct?
Sammy
10000$ for 30 seconds??!!!! that too during the period of 1970?!!!!! stanley is indeed insane!!!!!!!
Should've played the riddler.
Do I "Love" Malcolm?" Yes I Do!!!
RAJA
Strange looking man !
Light 106 year That’s a part of why He’s so good. If they had anyone else play Alex, it wouldn’t have worked.
Helen Mirren...damn
jonesey251 youre darn tootin
I prefer 'O lucky Man!'
Yes! Clockwork & Lucky Man tie, for me. My favorite McDowell film is ".....IF".
😟 1:11
How does this "white-hair" has always looking same age?
I have one last commentary to add here: I have no idea what MMc thinks about it, but as much as many of the highly valuable actors of his generation, he would definitely be a genuinely serious contender to his elevation to ... yes, British knighthood. Yes, as I'm contemplating this ... let's say left-field outcome of a truly outlandish career, he is "Sir material" just as much as Michael Caine or Roger Moore are (or was, for the latter). IMO. Just try to erase Caligula's Penthouse entries that were forced into that movie through the back door (this should summarize Guccione's subterfuge pretty well) and concentrate on the rest of MMc's career and you have a very unique, key figure of intetnational cinema whose contribution, just like Kubrick's, his career must be judged not by the sheer number of gems he left us, but by their value (use the latter analogy for its form, not its content: of course SK is more monumental for cinema's history!).
McDowell has played in a long list of forgettable, minor films, and yet, there is no mote iconic symbol embodying the revolted man typical of the sexual/ideological/ecological revolutions of the late 60s and of the 70s in the UK than McDowell. I still remember our seminary showing us "If" around 1970 and I was totally amazed by it, and especially by that unknown face that drew all the attention.
McDowell has what we call "le feu sacré" in French: that rarest of the qualities that only the most unique actors possess.
It has a ring to it : Sir Malcolm!
Educate me as to "Evilenko" please.
It was a movie based off a notorious russian serial killer named andrei chilitilo.
He comes across a real knob.
JohnnyAppleseed I don't care.
I know you do , Malcom is a classic actor
Hi 2b its me your klaysmeyt, wag mona etong panoorin
Absolute load of drivel
He was a good actor but he didn't believe in God!He was bad from the beginning!vulgar man, ! Actor or no actor ,on judgemant day we have to give an account of the thing we done in this life.This man is going to be in a lot of trouble! Jesus said: if you want to live ,come with me!
What has his atheism got to do with anything?
when t does that have to do with his acting ability which is great! Don't get weird
..
You are not the one to judge.
Typical horrible judgey christian comment. You should be ashamed of yourself you pitiful person.
Do you truly believe he of all people is so troublesome and immoral to receive judgement in death/hell? While monsters like Bill Clinton and Ghislane Maxwell are still roaming. Do you not think the current waiting list is a little bit full atleast?