You are exactly right. Sam Raimi based Darkman around the Phantom of the Opera after he couldn't get the rights to do Batman or the Shadow. Raimi just said, "Screw it" and made his own hero
To his credit. This is possibly one of my favorite scenes of all time. I couldn’t imagine an anti-hero doing this. And the sheer comedy in the sewer grate sound. Those things are heavy. He would be out cold or have a broken neck. Just love it.
He's Sam Raimi's brother, Ted. He's been in everything Sam has ever made, plus the Xena and Hercules series, and Seaquest. From what I gather, too, he's a pretty down-to-earth chap as well.
3 things are expected in a San Rami film 1. The movie is ether a huge hit on release or becomes a cult classic, ether way it's never forgotten. 2. Creative directing style that's extremely unique 3. Bruce Campbell or Ted Rami will make a Cameo, usually both will like in Dark Man and Spider-Man.
@@20fadhilRevolutioni think he means it wasn’t a huge hit with the viewers. made money sure but it wasn’t well liked & i don’t see how it could become a cult classic considering how bad the writing is, it’ll only get worse with time i feel
I would of probably said after but the Lord's dealt with me so much lately I've been forgiven him and my Girlfriend and I have parted ways for the better
Ted Raimi talking about how his brothers used to torture him: "They used to do something like Chinese torture on me. They would ask my dad, "Can we torture Teddy?" Dad would say "Yeah, yeah, go on. Do whatever you want". They would grab me saying "Dad told us to do this." They would drag me upstairs, they would tie me to the bed with belts and put a hot light on my face and they would drip water on my head (Sam especially loved to do this), until I told the secret. To this day, I don't know what that secret was". Ivan Raimi adding to Ted's story: *_"One day when my parents were very busy, Sam and I would ask "Will you give us a couple of dollars if we can prove that Teddy's been bad? " Dad said "Well, I guess" " We can train him to be a better human being for a couple of dollars". So we chained him down to the bed and put hot lights on him, asked him questions he couldn't understand. Our parents didn't know what was going on. "My those boys are quiet, except for those occasional screams." Then we got bored and let Ted go for a few hours"._* But sometimes, Ted got his own back. Ted Raimi: *_"There was another game I used to play with my brothers, Sam and Ivan. I had a baseball bat, like a rubber one, and all of Sam's pals, including Bruce Campbell and Scott Spiegel, would come over and I would chase them (I was around ten and they were around sixteen), whoever I caught, I got to hit, hard. That was a fun one"._*
Actually Ted had better roles in his earlier movies. He was both the suit actor and the voice actor for Henrietta's deadite form. He was literally the first in the series to say "I'll swallow your soul."
But if you read the trivia about Ted wearing the Henrietta suit, it sounds like one of the worst experiences one could ever have because it was heavy, hot, and poorly ventilated. There's a shot in Evil Dead 2 where a stream of liquid can be seen spraying out of the suit before the arm. That's apparently Ted's sweat. I think it's a brother/close friend thing ( because Sam doesnt seem to have anything against beating the crap out of Bruce either).
@@optimusprime714 I mean that still makes no sense. It is the equivalent of saying that because Optimus speaks English and so does Liam Neeson, they are the same character. Body language is not a person. If were to shake my head the same way as you do that does not make me you. That is just a huge leap in logic.
It's such a ridiculous dark humor. To see Darkman overpowering Rick with his strength and then parading his upper body through the sewer opening and in front of oncoming traffic. As if Rick was some kind of hand puppet, moving up and down as if swimming in air. An odd gesture to the ludicrousness of clowns and disturbing puppets at the town fair / circus.
@@gregelliott5016 I remember this one scene in the third movie: Darkman: “You killed my friend.” Killer: “You need to be more specific.” And that’s when Darkman went berserk on the killer.
@@gregelliott5016 I believe it was the scene when Darkman disguised as a thug, cornered the killer in a bathroom. Afterwards, Darkman disguised as a killer, attended a mob meeting with the main villain Durant as the mob boss. Or maybe I am confused with the second movie. It’s been a while since I watched the films. Edit. Wait…wait I am mistaken. First movie the villain Durant (supposedly) got killed. Second movie, Durant got revived. So yeah, I was thinking of the second movie. My bad.
lmao those manhole covers weigh a couple hundred (if not more pounds). If he slammed him into that and it popped off this guy must be a Terminator lmao. That cover wouldn't budge and the guy's skull would just be crushed in the sewer lol.
1:14 is payback for Rick shooting Westlakes Assistant.Ever notice how the villains in this Movie.die?Horribly.Starting with Rick getting squashed,and later in the Movie each villain incliding Durant all die horribly.
Pauly- a nice window flight Guzman- good shooting Smiley- go boom! Durant- got to the choppah Apparently, Skip was killed with his own prosthetic leg in a deleted scene
Lol ted and bruce has very different comical effect. I wish they have a movie where they are old best friends catching up. Like ash and chet. That would be really fun🤣
"I know, Rick. I know you [told me everything]. But let's pretend you didn't!" - Darkman, 1990 2008: "I believe you. But it's not gonna save you." - Taken, 2008
You know Durant may have played a VERY GOOD BAD GUY...BUT...he also did play a good nice guy...case in point...the episode on TALES FROM THE CRYPT, where he played the servent "TOBIAS" for a foster kid who's been adopted by super rich STRANGE couple, who turn out to b vampires or monsters who eat children...but he was very sweet to the lil orphan, and actually showed great care for him....this is the only time i ever saw him nice, but, he did it so so well.....gonna miss you Sir...u had the talent to be in so much more...wish u wlda been given the chance.... R.I.P❤😊
Ted had four roles in Army of Darkness. He played Ted Hoffman in Sam's Spiderman films. Ted had a cameo in "For love of the game" directed by Sam. Ted's feet was in the first Evil Dead film.
Ever try to lift a manhole cover off? Those things are heavy. About 75 to 100 pounds. The way he shoved Rick's head upward so hard that it popped the manhole cover off that alone would crack a human skull.
Considering this is meant to be a movie with comic book themed tropes, it's not unusal for everyone to be more durable than they are in real life. Peyton had his hands burned off, yet he's still able to move them.
The man killed his lab assistant and best friend, he'd do anything. That said, he's not heartless, when the helicopter tried slamming him into oncoming traffic his first thought was telling them to watch out.
Isn't that the guy Ash was talking to at the end of army of darkness in S-mart when he was explaining how he could have been king and the co-worker asked Ash if he said the words correct this time?
Yep, that's him. That's Ted Raimi, Evil Dead/Army of Darkness creator Sam Raimi's brother. He's in most of Sam Raimi's movies, he's the flunky guy who Jameson pushes around in the Raimi Spider-Man Trilogy, he was Deadite Henrietta in Evil Dead 2, he was also in the Ash vs. Evil Dead TV series where he played Ash's old friend Chet and where he reprised his role as Deadite Henrietta.
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You are exactly right. Sam Raimi based Darkman around the Phantom of the Opera after he couldn't get the rights to do Batman or the Shadow. Raimi just said, "Screw it" and made his own hero
And it was awesome!
@@StarWolf_88 Every single director has to say"screw it.I ll do my own thing".
Exactly what George Lucas did when he couldn't obtain the rights to do a Flash Gordon film.
And his own hero is now one for the ages!
He made the best superhero ever.
"i told you everything!!" "i know rick, i know you did.....BUT LET'S PRETEND YOU DIDN'T!" hahahaha!
best line in movie~~~
Is that Joxer from Xena Warrior princess?
@@sheogoraththedaedricprince9675 it is, Ted Raimi!
Lmao I love that part.
Savage
I love Ted Raimi’s cartoonish facial expressions 😂
Direction itself looks cartoonish. Awesome movie though.
I likes his hair style too. The best hairstyles for Ted Raimi to me.
Later, he'd become one of J
Jonah Jameson's assistants.
I just love how Sam loves using his brother ted in everything
He always gets the shaft whether in this the grudge or evil dead
To his credit. This is possibly one of my favorite scenes of all time. I couldn’t imagine an anti-hero doing this. And the sheer comedy in the sewer grate sound. Those things are heavy. He would be out cold or have a broken neck. Just love it.
Poor Mr Raimi, the youngest brother
@@imsunshine6441Joxer himself.
Midnight Meat Train 😂😂
He's Sam Raimi's brother, Ted. He's been in everything Sam has ever made, plus the Xena and Hercules series, and Seaquest.
From what I gather, too, he's a pretty down-to-earth chap as well.
And the template for Coraline's dad.
Hoffman from the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies, Chet and Henrietta from the Evil Dead franchise
Which...Sam also made. Except for SeaQuest. Basically, Sam's made it, he's in it. Which I don't care about, because he's damn good at his job.
He is even in grudge remake
3 things are expected in a San Rami film
1. The movie is ether a huge hit on release or becomes a cult classic, ether way it's never forgotten.
2. Creative directing style that's extremely unique
3. Bruce Campbell or Ted Rami will make a Cameo, usually both will like in Dark Man and Spider-Man.
4. The trademark yellow car.
dr strange wasn’t a huge hit and won’t be a cult classic either 😔
@@kagemaru259the Osmobile
@@Melgxr eh what? Dr Strange 2 made 950 millions. It was huge. The script was garbage and caused production problems, yes, but it made profits.
@@20fadhilRevolutioni think he means it wasn’t a huge hit with the viewers. made money sure but it wasn’t well liked & i don’t see how it could become a cult classic considering how bad the writing is, it’ll only get worse with time i feel
R.I.P. Larry Drake. You were great as the villain Robert G. Durant in one of my all-time favorite movies.
I miss him too
He was awesome in Firefly as well.
And in dr giggles
When did he die?
@@petersmithyy4556 2016
I love how he bobs around in the manhole up and down like a puppet.
More like a whack a mole
I thought it was one the first time I saw it.
They are all 3 Stooges fans so that's why some of the stunts are kind of zany.
Well, for a rew scenes, they actually used one to shoot the sequence
@@fierysmile2929 same here! It doesn't look real lol
"Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last? ...I lied."
My girlfriends ex looks just like sully
@@jesserodriguez8504 Before or after he was dropped down the cliff?
I would of probably said after but the Lord's dealt with me so much lately I've been forgiven him and my Girlfriend and I have parted ways for the better
@@jesserodriguez8504 Good for you. See you at the party Jesse.
Actually I try and avoid partys these days friend
1:12 - I never realized he smashed open a manhole cover with his head, that probably killed him right there! 🤣
Would you like a Martini?
I just noticed that myself, that totally would have killed him. Those things weigh around 250lbs!
@@ZZZGGGLLLAAAHHH probably would of snapped his neck or cracked his skull causing him to get brain damage
I know he did... BUT LET'S PRETEND HE DIDN'T!
@@gregelliott5016 yes. I’d love one
Ted Raimi talking about how his brothers used to torture him:
"They used to do something like Chinese torture on me. They would ask my dad, "Can we torture Teddy?" Dad would say "Yeah, yeah, go on. Do whatever you want". They would grab me saying "Dad told us to do this." They would drag me upstairs, they would tie me to the bed with belts and put a hot light on my face and they would drip water on my head (Sam especially loved to do this), until I told the secret.
To this day, I don't know what that secret was".
Ivan Raimi adding to Ted's story:
*_"One day when my parents were very busy, Sam and I would ask "Will you give us a couple of dollars if we can prove that Teddy's been bad? " Dad said "Well, I guess" " We can train him to be a better human being for a couple of dollars". So we chained him down to the bed and put hot lights on him, asked him questions he couldn't understand. Our parents didn't know what was going on. "My those boys are quiet, except for those occasional screams." Then we got bored and let Ted go for a few hours"._*
But sometimes, Ted got his own back.
Ted Raimi:
*_"There was another game I used to play with my brothers, Sam and Ivan. I had a baseball bat, like a rubber one, and all of Sam's pals, including Bruce Campbell and Scott Spiegel, would come over and I would chase them (I was around ten and they were around sixteen), whoever I caught, I got to hit, hard. That was a fun one"._*
Poor Ted, always his brother's victim XD
Yeah, He was crushed!
I just thought the same thing XD He must really hate him...
HOFFMAN!
he died twice in two moves tho..he's not even with liam tho
And always in his brother's movies.
The camera work in this scene is insane. Sam Rami is a genius
I love the immorality of "lets pretend you didnt"
That line is still hilarious to this day.
Even the setup is cold AF. "I know Rick, I know you did..."
Darkman was one of the most underrated heroes of darkness ever. Between him and the Shadow, they both are the best heroes of my childhood.
Ted Raimi may well be my favorite “sporadically appearing in films” type actor.
Darkman is a brilliant movie tons of action and funny one liners as well but what a great movie best of all time I reckon pure class action movie.
I just love the petrified look on Rick's face and the petrifiedness in his voice.
This movie made him to the next movies and shows!
Truck Drivers reaction:
"Damn potholes."
Let's not forget that this guy was responsible for the death of Peyton's lab assistant.
Wait i thought Payton worked on the fake goat alone,i didn't know he had an assistant.
Bruce Wayne learned from the best!
@Bruce Wayne SWEAR TO ME!!!
@Bruce Wayne look up Flass Interrogation
Let's pretend you didn't!
here's your obligatory Ted Raimi cameo in one of these movies
@Jaeger19Ultima wow
I saw this movie in the theater when it was new and I was like WTF what a quirky superhero movie. I didn't know who Sam Raimi was yet lol.
And then U saw Spiderman and started to connect the dots right? XD
@@deadcool3227No, it was love for The Evil Dead films that connected it.
BUT WE ARE ON THE SAME MIND RIGHT?...WAS QUIRKY..BUT REALLY AMAZING XD....AND THEY CUT LIKE 40 MINUTS OF THE MOVIE..BECAUSE IT WAS FOR ALL AGES..
Has Sam Raimi got something against Ted or is what brothers do?
Actually Ted had better roles in his earlier movies. He was both the suit actor and the voice actor for Henrietta's deadite form. He was literally the first in the series to say "I'll swallow your soul."
Adam Stringer 🤔
But if you read the trivia about Ted wearing the Henrietta suit, it sounds like one of the worst experiences one could ever have because it was heavy, hot, and poorly ventilated. There's a shot in Evil Dead 2 where a stream of liquid can be seen spraying out of the suit before the arm. That's apparently Ted's sweat.
I think it's a brother/close friend thing ( because Sam doesnt seem to have anything against beating the crap out of Bruce either).
Yup, wearing the Henrietta suit was basically hell...still better than keep been yelled by JK Simmons XD
I think so!
Yup....Batman learnt from the best.
"well it all started a few nights ago. The boss and his friends decided it would be fun to set a man on fire."
So he was killed by........Optimus Prime?
Liam Neeson never played optimus prime so I do not know what you are talking about.
He's talking about Michael Bay mentioned in a DVD commentary of Transformers 1 where he wanted Prime to have the body language of Liam neeson
@@optimusprime714 I mean that still makes no sense. It is the equivalent of saying that because Optimus speaks English and so does Liam Neeson, they are the same character. Body language is not a person. If were to shake my head the same way as you do that does not make me you. That is just a huge leap in logic.
I think he means the truck
@@optimusprime714 That's a pretty obscure reference.
For some criminal gangster, Rick proved himself to be such a coward.
Well when you're face to face with a man you once thought you killed, especially when you killed his friend, it's kinda hard to be courageous.
Shanethefilmmaker Very true.
Shanethefilmmaker also he was Durant's dog in the film.
Darkman9478 What did you expect from Joxer The Mighty.
DisneyTimeLord Right!
This scene absolutely terrified me as a child.
WineProneCowboy same here, finally decided to find it.
Going through an alley at night is not such a good idea. Rick learned that the hard way.
Ahahahahah 😂😂😂😂😅😂😂
It's such a ridiculous dark humor. To see Darkman overpowering Rick with his strength and then parading his upper body through the sewer opening and in front of oncoming traffic.
As if Rick was some kind of hand puppet, moving up and down as if swimming in air. An odd gesture to the ludicrousness of clowns and disturbing puppets at the town fair / circus.
You can hear the crunch during the fade out. Nice.
This is my favorite part of the Darkman movie: spoiled, sadistic Rickie finally getting what's coming to him! Haha!!!
And his final resting place is a sewer pipe!
I love this death scene. Laughable and over the top.
That's what he gets for murdering his friend
They had a similar scene in the third movie
@@gregelliott5016 I remember this one scene in the third movie:
Darkman: “You killed my friend.”
Killer: “You need to be more specific.”
And that’s when Darkman went berserk on the killer.
@@iheartscaryclowns I don't remember that
@@gregelliott5016 I believe it was the scene when Darkman disguised as a thug, cornered the killer in a bathroom.
Afterwards, Darkman disguised as a killer, attended a mob meeting with the main villain Durant as the mob boss.
Or maybe I am confused with the second movie.
It’s been a while since I watched the films.
Edit.
Wait…wait
I am mistaken.
First movie the villain Durant (supposedly) got killed.
Second movie, Durant got revived.
So yeah, I was thinking of the second movie.
My bad.
How would Darkman look as a guest character in Mortal Kombat?
1:17 Beaker from the muppets is playing in traffic again.
Is it actually beaker
@@idareid1450 only if IMDB credits Beaker as Joxer in Hercules & Xena
The love child of Batman and Freddy Krueger :)
That donk from flying his head up through the manhole and him going Aoughh! Always makes me laugh 🤣
Ted: Sam, can I please survive just one of your movies?
Sam: nah
Spider-Man trilogy
He did survive Wishmaster. Edit: Oh wait, that was Wes Craven. Nevermind😂
1:30 if you listen closely, you’ll hear the crunch of the truck running over Ted Raimi.
Dang I feel bad for Rick he wasn't a bad guy it was just that Durant controlling him
One of the best revenge movies ever made.
That is one nasty speedbump. 😂😂😂😂😂
The glasses he wears make me wonder what it would’ve been like if he had played spiderman
lmao those manhole covers weigh a couple hundred (if not more pounds). If he slammed him into that and it popped off this guy must be a Terminator lmao. That cover wouldn't budge and the guy's skull would just be crushed in the sewer lol.
1:14 is payback for Rick shooting Westlakes Assistant.Ever notice how the villains in this Movie.die?Horribly.Starting with Rick getting squashed,and later in the Movie each villain incliding Durant all die horribly.
Pauly- a nice window flight
Guzman- good shooting
Smiley- go boom!
Durant- got to the choppah
Apparently, Skip was killed with his own prosthetic leg in a deleted scene
@@dnasty312 I wish they had shown how Peyton killed Skip 😅
Lol ted and bruce has very different comical effect. I wish they have a movie where they are old best friends catching up. Like ash and chet. That would be really fun🤣
Either they don't make manhole covers the way they used to, or Rick has got one HELL of a hard head.
"Would you like a martini?"
"Lemme guess, shaken or stirred, hahaha."
Darkman: *Do I look like I give a damn.*
Poor Joxer....
i love darkman
From a respectable venue and then through the alleyways. Rick has the famous navigational instincts of Thomas and Martha Wayne.
This movie is underrated
This type of film making reminds so much of sam's spider man. It all makes sense
The drowning in the sewer was payback for pushing Peyton’s head into the boiling chemical
That was a good way to get even. And he ends it with his head being crushed.
Sam’s brother was undoubtedly having a bad day.
"HOFFMAN!"
Why does Durant go to fetch the martini? He should be like, "Yeah, they're over there. Help yourself!"
Before anyone wants to debate, yes Durant and Rick were lovers.
RIP hoffman
RIP Nicholas Worth
1:18-1:19 ventriloquist's dummy.
CrypticSlayer He looked more like a diglett from Pokemon to me. 😂
Goddamn. When Sam tries to make hero flicks, he can’t help bad a bit of horror into it.
Just like Taken where he said he believed the guy then killed him in a nasty way.
Perfect cut at the end.
Sam really likes to torture his brother in his movies.
1:13 okay, that should have either knocked him out or killed him, you have any idea how heavy those manhole covers are? lol
0:42 - "You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?"
"I know, Rick. I know you [told me everything]. But let's pretend you didn't!" - Darkman, 1990
2008: "I believe you. But it's not gonna save you." - Taken, 2008
You know Durant may have played a VERY GOOD BAD GUY...BUT...he also did play a good nice guy...case in point...the episode on TALES FROM THE CRYPT, where he played the servent "TOBIAS" for a foster kid who's been adopted by super rich STRANGE couple, who turn out to b vampires or monsters who eat children...but he was very sweet to the lil orphan, and actually showed great care for him....this is the only time i ever saw him nice, but, he did it so so well.....gonna miss you Sir...u had the talent to be in so much more...wish u wlda been given the chance.... R.I.P❤😊
Darkman killed Robert Durrant’s boyfriend
Liam Neeson is great in this movie...but I can't help but wonder what it would have been like if it had starred Bruce Campbell instead.
I like how the paid 5$ for an Entenmann's cheesecake and tried to pass it off as a fancy dessert.
So I guess Hoffman didn't get his raised by JJ Jameson.
I forgot how cold Dark Man was
Directing your brother must be a lot of fun.
It wasn't all bad. Ted did play a gruesome villain in Evil Dead 2.
Ted had four roles in Army of Darkness. He played Ted Hoffman in Sam's Spiderman films. Ted had a cameo in "For love of the game" directed by Sam. Ted's feet was in the first Evil Dead film.
@@JazzFan76 also he played a recurring role in ash vs evil dead lol.
Ever try to lift a manhole cover off? Those things are heavy. About 75 to 100 pounds.
The way he shoved Rick's head upward so hard that it popped the manhole cover off that alone would crack a human skull.
Considering this is meant to be a movie with comic book themed tropes, it's not unusal for everyone to be more durable than they are in real life. Peyton had his hands burned off, yet he's still able to move them.
I don't think Durant was the one who told Rick to punch Yaquito
Kill Bill stole the whole
"Seeing villain that killed him, remembering the face and seeing red"
Fun Fact: Ricky is the director's brother in real life.
Great film.
Darkman wanted his revenge so badly he was willing to cause a multi car crash and kill scores of people.
The man killed his lab assistant and best friend, he'd do anything. That said, he's not heartless, when the helicopter tried slamming him into oncoming traffic his first thought was telling them to watch out.
I'll just take the alley home. What can possibly go wrong?
I remember this, good times i seeking revenge on those who destroyed my life.
How's the skin coming along? Did you get it past the photosensitivity issue?
With Batman, there wouldn't need to be Darkman.
Optimus prime
Ra's al ghul
Darkman 😂😂
Big brother josh Qui - Gon Jinn, kkkkk...
Rickie got screwed like no other
By today's standards, this movie would get a PG-13 rating, because the violence and language are very moderate and not very graphic.
Isn't that the guy Ash was talking to at the end of army of darkness in S-mart when he was explaining how he could have been king and the co-worker asked Ash if he said the words correct this time?
Yep, that's him. That's Ted Raimi, Evil Dead/Army of Darkness creator Sam Raimi's brother. He's in most of Sam Raimi's movies, he's the flunky guy who Jameson pushes around in the Raimi Spider-Man Trilogy, he was Deadite Henrietta in Evil Dead 2, he was also in the Ash vs. Evil Dead TV series where he played Ash's old friend Chet and where he reprised his role as Deadite Henrietta.
@@WeylandYutaniCorp91 oooh yo I totally forgot Raimi even directed the Tobey Maguire Spiderman series.
SPLAT!!!!🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
I came here because of the thumbnail. Which coincedentially is the same look people had while watching The Last Jedi.
He looks like the worm from James and The Giant Peach in that one identical scene to this but it was birds instead of cars. /;D
Darkman killed Joxer the Mighty
RIP darkman we miss you dogg
Yo that guy is from spider- man he works for j Jonah Jameson
I am still trying to picture what that would look like afterwards
anyone else notice the way ted raimi head-butts the manhole cover?!
It took me so many years to realize that this was Joxur
If Sam Raimi had directed Batman, I could imagine Bruce Campbell as Batman.
Nah I want him as Two Face
Ted Raimi prefer as Robin
If the human skull wouldn't shatter when it slams into a solid metal sewer cover, then it might survive being hit by a truck.
Rick gets his just desserts