Chris Lemmon, Jack's son and spitting image, said that of all his father's roles ranging from the profoundly dramatic to the brilliantly comedic, he feels Professor Fate in TGR was his best performance. I heartily concur.
So do I! He fully embraced the stereotypical villain and at the same time the idiot prince! One of my favorite comedies of all time! While the rest of the cast delivered great comedic performances, Lemmon's willingness to go "over the top" made the movie for me! To this day, I will quote lines from the movie in certain situations, though most of my coworkers are at a loss to the context! E.g., "Push the button!", "Rise and shine!?!", "I'll yell at whoever I want to yell at!", "I'm going to mention it to somebody!"
@@dale19532 "When the water reaches my lower lip I'll mention it to somebody!" --Professor Fate (as I remember the entire, funny quote--the lower lip geography addition makes it that much funnier)
@@luisreyes1963 Or "In the Sweet Pie and Pie" (Oct. 1941), starring The Three Stooges. Classic, and far better pacing and dramatic pausing moment leading to the retribution pie to the thrower from his victim!
Incase you are wondering the filling in the giant cake that they fell on top of was only a ton of sand decorated with paint.The jester hat decoration on the giant cake was just a velvet prop.
I laughed so hard at this as a kid and it makes me laugh just as hard now! :-D One my favourite movies ever! Can you imagine being Jack Lemmon having to play TWO characters in this pie fight?! The poor man! Thank you for posting this. :-)
This is one of,if not the best scene ih the whole movie, but at the 02:98 mark ... those eyes... Natalie Woods was smokin' in this part of this scene...
So, according to an interview I just saw with Natalie Wood. They actually used at least nine thousand pies for this one pie fight and I know that the had to entirely redo the set because the initial filming was on a Friday, the filming stopped but after the weekend, the old pies were bad so they had to clean up everything and redo a lot. Natalie really took it like a trooper and at certain points she did have a hard time breathing through all of the mess.
Jack lemmon one the greatest actors of all time, I cannot thank him enough for the film's I've grown up on and admired, the apartment, odd couple of course, the great race, well more brandy 😀 along with others. Anyhow just wished to praise Jack and obviously Walter, "3 hours to work out FU" never to be seen again wonderful down to earth people.
That reminds me of that great line you mentioned on Oscar (Walter Matthau) trying to figure out FU was not the crude language, but only Felix Unger's initials! Loved that gag, and laughed so hard, as the audience did in 1968. Funny movie, leading to the great tv series "The Odd Couple" (1970-75) with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman.
Peter Falk was the best part of this pie fight .laughing so much when I so it in the cinema and always makes me laugh now. The crew must have been laughing after that shot. hey Professer !!! blam blam splattered
I read that Jack Lemmon said he was knocked out about 3 times from being hit in the face with a pie. He said being hit with a custard pie is like being hit with a cement block, or something like that. Wow! I didn't realize a person could be hit with that much force with one!
He said that getting hit with a pie is like getting hit with a big ball of wet cement. It’s heavy and it will jar your head to the side or backwards if you don’t see it coming.
Couldn't agree more! We thought he was so cool with the metal bar, too and flying the plane. The expressions on his face and his New York Accent - priceless. They were all phenomenal in this movie!
That's like one of my favorite parts ever. and also, HEY PROFESSOR,! *gets hit in the head by a pie and throws another pie in the professor's face* HEY PROFESSOR, WHERE ARE YOU? RIGHT HERE YOU IDIOT! *gets pie in the face* TERRIFIC, LETS GO I'VE GOT THE CAR!
Similar thing happened to Blake Edwards behind-the-scenes of this shoot. After he yelled "CUT" for the final time, wrapping everything up, the whole cast barraged him with pies as payback for such a grueling, physically taxing scene.
Just start watching The Three Stooges short films, you'll eventually see a couple of them! "Throw more brandy!" --Prince (Jack Lemmon, again, dual role as Professor Fate)
I read where Tony Curtis had a few changes of clothing during the pie fight. It would have been impossible not to have gotten hit with some of them during that melee. You couldn't have the Great Leslie covered with all that goo! Except at the end! ):-)
and it continues with a complete unfazed Max: "Terrific, let's go!" :-) although my personal favorite quote is at the start of the race, when Max sabotaged all the cars Max "Look out for car number five, he will lose its motor" Fate "Mwahaha, genius... uuh, Max... WE'RE number five!!"
Up to this point, the record for the number of pies thrown in a film was "The Battle of the Century" (1927) with Laurel & Hardy. At one point, during TGR, the cast left for the weekend during the pie scene and returned to a set smelling of whipped cream gone very, very bad. Huge fans were brought in to air out the set. This film should be on blu-ray!
Coming soon! Break the record.... We all remember day dreaming about food fights in high school or public venues. There is a common saying, "The first rule of food fights is to not talk about the food fight, " well I am asking for that rule to be broken and to make this event go down in history as the first and largest ever social media driven community building event. @EpicFoodFighter #FoodFightForACause #GuinnessWorldRecord #WorldsLargestFoodFight #WorldWideFoodFight facebook.com/WorldsLargestFoodFight www.indiegogo.com/projects/worlds-largest-ever-recorded-food-fight/x/8243216
NO!!! The Three Stooges short film, "In the Sweet Pie and Pie" (Oct. 1941), and Laurel & Hardy "The Battle of the Century" (1927) were far better, in pacing and retribution pausing to build up the drama to get back at the one who pied him.
So many memorable lines in what is undeniably a fantastic film "Yoouu wouldn't DARE!" splat.." Brandy! throw more Brandy" Laughing out loud even as I write!
"The Battle of the Century" (1927) with Laurel & Hardy. "In the Sweet Pie and Pie" (Oct. 1941) with The Three Stooges, were both far better in pacing and dramatic pausing for the victim to retaliate with a pie on the thrower.
I was fortunate enough to have great parents who, in 1965 rushed us to see this movie as soon as it came out. I saw it three more times when it hit the Bel-Air theater in reruns the following summer. This and "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". I even built a Hannibal 8 with my erector set, six wheels and all with a cannon in the front. Such glorious times and great movies. Hollywood was at its best but now, lost forever in political swill and depravity.
I wore out the VHS tape of this when I was a boy! And now, as a 39 year old man and professional law enforcement officer, I still laugh uproariously every time I see it
"Hey, Professor!!" [SPLATSPLATSPLATSPLATSPLAT]
One of my all-time favorite movies growing up...and today too :)
Chris Lemmon, Jack's son and spitting image, said that of all his father's roles ranging from the profoundly dramatic to the brilliantly comedic, he feels Professor Fate in TGR was his best performance. I heartily concur.
So do I! He fully embraced the stereotypical villain and at the same time the idiot prince! One of my favorite comedies of all time! While the rest of the cast delivered great comedic performances, Lemmon's willingness to go "over the top" made the movie for me! To this day, I will quote lines from the movie in certain situations, though most of my coworkers are at a loss to the context! E.g., "Push the button!", "Rise and shine!?!", "I'll yell at whoever I want to yell at!", "I'm going to mention it to somebody!"
Moviola per Natale!
@@dale19532 "When the water reaches my lower lip I'll mention it to somebody!" --Professor Fate (as I remember the entire, funny quote--the lower lip geography addition makes it that much funnier)
I love it since 50 years. I could watch it 24 hours in 365 days.
Funniest line ever written - "Leslie the great escape with a small friar". "Leslie the great escaped with a chicken?"
Or "I'd like to see the Great Leslie try that one on for size!."
My buddy wasn't kidding when this was the monster of pie fights. I'm so getting this movie
Greatest Pie Fight ever.
Was it? You should see Laurel & Hardy in "Battle Of The Century".
@@luisreyes1963 Or "In the Sweet Pie and Pie" (Oct. 1941), starring The Three Stooges. Classic, and far better pacing and dramatic pausing moment leading to the retribution pie to the thrower from his victim!
"Throw more brandy! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!"
"Push the button, Max!"- Professor Fate.
(Splat) WRONG BUTTON! Why do we even have that pie fight button?
Incase you are wondering the filling in the giant cake that they fell on top of was only a ton of sand decorated with paint.The jester hat decoration on the giant cake was just a velvet prop.
I laughed so hard at this as a kid and it makes me laugh just as hard now! :-D One my favourite movies ever! Can you imagine being Jack Lemmon having to play TWO characters in this pie fight?! The poor man! Thank you for posting this. :-)
This is one of,if not the best scene ih the whole movie, but at the 02:98 mark ... those eyes... Natalie Woods was smokin' in this part of this scene...
"1:56 - 2:08" best part of the entire movie. The prince's laugh cracks me up every time. Total hysterical on the floor laughing my ass off.
Mmm, brandy!
Rum...I never mix my pies. Hysterical.
@@greyfox37 "Throw MORE brandy!" [not, "mmm. brandy."]
I know right! A classic!
"THROW MORE BRANDY!"
*Pie hits him*
Rum! I never mix my pies! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
So, according to an interview I just saw with Natalie Wood. They actually used at least nine thousand pies for this one pie fight and I know that the had to entirely redo the set because the initial filming was on a Friday, the filming stopped but after the weekend, the old pies were bad so they had to clean up everything and redo a lot. Natalie really took it like a trooper and at certain points she did have a hard time breathing through all of the mess.
She actually almost chocked to death with a huge pie chunk going directly into her mouth. You can see it here at 3:04.
A truly great homage to cinematic pie fights. Love this movie!
this was before my time but I looooooove this movie!!!
Jack lemmon one the greatest actors of all time, I cannot thank him enough for the film's I've grown up on and admired, the apartment, odd couple of course, the great race, well more brandy 😀 along with others. Anyhow just wished to praise Jack and obviously Walter, "3 hours to work out FU" never to be seen again wonderful down to earth people.
That reminds me of that great line you mentioned on Oscar (Walter Matthau) trying to figure out FU was not the crude language, but only Felix Unger's initials! Loved that gag, and laughed so hard, as the audience did in 1968. Funny movie, leading to the great tv series "The Odd Couple" (1970-75) with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman.
Worth the 2 hour wait of the movie! :D
Peter Falk was the best part of this pie fight .laughing so much when I so it in the cinema and always makes me laugh now. The crew must have been laughing after that shot. hey Professer !!! blam blam splattered
Dear Mr. Lemon, you were such a blessing to the entire world!
So many pies wasted instead of being eaten.
I don't. Care. I don't. Care. I'm getting. A new. Tucker. Inner. Banished. Banished. Banished.
I read that Jack Lemmon said he was knocked out about 3 times from being hit in the face with a pie. He said being hit with a custard pie is like being hit with a cement block, or something like that. Wow! I didn't realize a person could be hit with that much force with one!
He said that getting hit with a pie is like getting hit with a big ball of wet cement. It’s heavy and it will jar your head to the side or backwards if you don’t see it coming.
The Great Race....Great Fun!
One of my all time favorite movies!
"... I'm getting a new tucker inner"
Peter Falk was phenomenal in this movie.
He was a cabbie in the 1963 comedy classic, "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World".
Couldn't agree more! We thought he was so cool with the metal bar, too and flying the plane. The expressions on his face and his New York Accent - priceless. They were all phenomenal in this movie!
One of my fav film jack lemmon was unreal in this
A true comedy classic!
You're banished banished banished!
Natalie Wood and Jack Lemmon are incredible in this scene but Tony Curtis enhances it ! This film is so good !
That prince is wasted on Brandy. Dahahahahahahahahahaha.
Farewell you good Leslie you. I hope you win I hope you win!
Fate and Max pieing each other while looking for each other is a gem in this scene.
Imagine having to clean up the mess in that room!
Throw more brandy.
AY PROFESSOR!
0:27-0:28-0:29-0:49-1:02-1:08-1:10-1:17-1:18-1:19-1:20-1:30-1:34-1:35-1:36-1:37-1:38-1:40-1:42-2:15-2:21-2:40-2:41-2:57-3:45-3:46-3:47-3:48-3:49-3:50 my favorite parts
0:58 "You wouldn't DARE!"
BEST PIE FIGHT EVER!!
2:30 "I'm one with the force and the force is with me"
i find it hilarious how tony curtis managed to stay clean for 3 minutes until natalie wood put that pie in his face
I wish they still made movies like this. A pure delight!!
They're all gone now...damn.
More brandy. Throw more brandy.
How does Lelslie stay so clean until..... LOL
もしかしたら、これが「パイ投げ乱闘」の原点でしょうか？
brandy pie?
Not a brandy pie, but a pie with brandy (or rum) in the whipped cream or custard.
Elaborate, yet not very funny like the movie itself it goes on too long.
2:40
- HEY, PROFESSOR!
*Got shot by 10 pies*
LOOOL xD
+BalashovM Oh, MY poor Peter Falk... xDD
That's like one of my favorite parts ever. and also, HEY PROFESSOR,! *gets hit in the head by a pie and throws another pie in the professor's face* HEY PROFESSOR, WHERE ARE YOU? RIGHT HERE YOU IDIOT! *gets pie in the face* TERRIFIC, LETS GO I'VE GOT THE CAR!
Similar thing happened to Blake Edwards behind-the-scenes of this shoot. After he yelled "CUT" for the final time, wrapping everything up, the whole cast barraged him with pies as payback for such a grueling, physically taxing scene.
They should make films like this now, sick of super heroes & vampires, how bout some pie fights instead, lol
Mary Anne I agree, more pies
@@cso718 if they could work in some singing cowboys, even better!
Just start watching The Three Stooges short films, you'll eventually see a couple of them! "Throw more brandy!" --Prince (Jack Lemmon, again, dual role as Professor Fate)
Natalie Wood in a corset covered in pie might be one of the greatest things ever seen in film...
True that...😏
Coming out of the water later in the film was far sexier, as no pies to cover her up!
@@freeguy77 well played sir
Rum! I NEVER mix my pies. DAHAHAHAHAAA!
NEVER !!
Classic
I wanna play too!
Every movie needs a giant pie fight set to lively polka music.
I don't remember this Presidential debate. When was it?
DrCruel this was the primary's.the debates weren't this professional.
"Hey Professor!" lol best part
I read where Tony Curtis had a few changes of clothing during the pie fight. It would have been impossible not to have gotten hit with some of them during that melee. You couldn't have the Great Leslie covered with all that goo! Except at the end! ):-)
That doesn't add up. The scene could only be shot once due to the expense of having all 4000 pies made at the time this movie was made.
At 2:32 he's got a spot (looks like blackberry ;) ). I've read the same thing.
Max: HEY PROFESSOR....HEY PROFESSOR...WHERE ARE YOU.
Professor Fate: RIGHT HERE YOU IDIOT!!!!!😂😂😂 One of my favorite parts.
and it continues with a complete unfazed Max: "Terrific, let's go!" :-)
although my personal favorite quote is at the start of the race, when Max sabotaged all the cars
Max "Look out for car number five, he will lose its motor"
Fate "Mwahaha, genius... uuh, Max... WE'RE number five!!"
Funnier was Peter Falk's introduction in the room when he yells, "Hey, Professor!" and immediately gets covered with pies (at 2:40).
I like how in the end Leslie just got hit by ONE pie after all that! LOL
+FantasiusTriton1993 And a white one at that.
@1tiercelI would've paid to see that behind the scenes.
Up to this point, the record for the number of pies thrown in a film was "The Battle of the Century" (1927) with Laurel & Hardy. At one point, during TGR, the cast left for the weekend during the pie scene and returned to a set smelling of whipped cream gone very, very bad. Huge fans were brought in to air out the set. This film should be on blu-ray!
Coming soon! Break the record....
We all remember day dreaming about food fights in high school or public venues. There is a common saying, "The first rule of food fights is to not talk about the food fight, " well I am asking for that rule to be broken and to make this event go down in history as the first and largest ever social media driven community building event.
@EpicFoodFighter
#FoodFightForACause #GuinnessWorldRecord #WorldsLargestFoodFight #WorldWideFoodFight
facebook.com/WorldsLargestFoodFight
www.indiegogo.com/projects/worlds-largest-ever-recorded-food-fight/x/8243216
Love that fact that Tony Curtis seems to be untouchable in all this mayhem! Greatest pie fight ever filmed!
NO!!! The Three Stooges short film, "In the Sweet Pie and Pie" (Oct. 1941), and Laurel & Hardy "The Battle of the Century" (1927) were far better, in pacing and retribution pausing to build up the drama to get back at the one who pied him.
Tony Curtis finally got it at the end of the pie fight
Some of the greatest actors right here all working together to make a great classic comedy adventure film.
"Uh, Miss Dubois...
Miss Dubois...."
So many memorable lines in what is undeniably a fantastic film "Yoouu wouldn't DARE!" splat.." Brandy! throw more Brandy" Laughing out loud even as I write!
Actually, I heard somewhere that the pies started to get really rancid at one point..yuck!
No pie fight could ever match this one.
"The Battle of the Century" (1927) with Laurel & Hardy. "In the Sweet Pie and Pie" (Oct. 1941) with The Three Stooges, were both far better in pacing and dramatic pausing for the victim to retaliate with a pie on the thrower.
More pies!
Pie fight
the best more brandy
Who puts Brandy in their pies? Honestly!!
1tiercel Oh. Okay. I think Prince Freddie here has had way too much Brandy. Raw! Oh Raw! A-ha-hahahahahaha! Whew!!
This must taken some shooting to grt it right withbout laughing
I heard it took six days!
If being hit with a custard pie is that painful, what must it have been like when Peter Falk got hit with about 6 or 7 at one time?? Ouch!!
Pie fight
Throw more brandy. Love it
Grew up with this film. Love them all
Love the pie fight. Notice Tony stays all white until the end!
..and the only pie he got in his face is a white one, too :-)
I'll bet this is when actors and actresses had FUN shooting on a set. i'll be they laughed and had a hell of a good time doing this!
2020 ?
Definitely that The Actor falling on the Cake at 0:29 was the Stunt Double 😁And The Pie Scene was the best in This Movie Hands Down
A Ha-Ha-Ha-HA-HA-HAAA Ha-HAA-HAA HAAA HAHH.. AAAAHHH HAhhh..
< SPLAT >
No CGI here!
Good old fashion humor at it's finest.
One of the funniest scenes ever. Probably one of the most expensive as well.
This is my favourite scene here!
Natalie wood was a good sport for this..she got her ass kicked
I was fortunate enough to have great parents who, in 1965 rushed us to see this movie as soon as it came out. I saw it three more times when it hit the Bel-Air theater in reruns the following summer. This and "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". I even built a Hannibal 8 with my erector set, six wheels and all with a cannon in the front. Such glorious times and great movies. Hollywood was at its best but now, lost forever in political swill and depravity.
I wore out the VHS tape of this when I was a boy! And now, as a 39 year old man and professional law enforcement officer, I still laugh uproariously every time I see it
In Grumpy Old Men you can hear a reference to this film when Max is pushing Gustafson across and you here “Max!”
I remember watching this and wanting to get a pie in the face which I did multiple around ten thanks to my mom for being able to do that for me
Mel brookes and the carry on team also tried to copy the masters Stan and Ollie no one could or ever will !.
My mom showed me this movie when I was a kid and when this scene was over my sides hurt from laughing so much. 😆😆😆
Oh what a poor waste of inacent cakes and pies. But it is houlerious
Worlds largest pie fight… LOVE IT!
A Battle Royale of baked goods. 😆🥧
this is the Greatest Race. of All Time.
Don’t waste the pies and cake 🎂 🥧
it started to buffer at 1:23. what a (action) shot.
God I love to be in a pie fight
Somebody give me a pie
General?
SPLAT!!! (Pie in face)
Too bad, video cut out the last (and best) 10 seconds.