1966 on blurry television, meant to be seen only once, maybe twice. Made at the speed of light and with too little money. Done by talented professionals. Still, it has a hidden goodness that makes it great television. One of the most important TV series ever done.
The Gorn takes a heavy rock hurled off his chest without blinking an eye, yet a hand slap to his non existent ears has him stumbling about in agony. Classic.
Late to the party here but.. the moment kirk witnessed a huge rock fly at him like that, he knew previously the gorn was playing with its food.. plot armor, awayyyyyy
@@mattd8484 No, here's the thing: The gorn is extremely slow, but powerful. It has something to do with the gravity and physics of their home planet. Look into it. I think the gorn are from a high gravity world. So that Boulder was nothing for him. But his predatory abilities are slow and insufficient when dealing with a low gravity situation and a quick human like kirk. Look at footage of aldrin and Armstrong and other astronauts trying to walk on the moon. It's pathetic. They fall over for no reason. They are incredibly slow and akward. But they have incredible strength on the moon, and could lift massive boulders if they wanted to. That is what the star trek writers were trying to go for, here. It makes sense when you think about it. This planet was not the gorn's homeworld. It was just an arena, chosen for battle by a 3rd party
+FocusReborn YOO! did you see those intracate fighting styles oh my goodness kirk really gave it to him and the costume detail OH CRAP i couldnt tell that was a costume shit was ten times better than CGI i cant believe television isnt like this anymore
It's amazing that as a kid you think this is awesome, decades later I'm in fits of laughter. Still undecided which is the most hilarious, this scene or the six million dollar man vs sasquatch.
@@rochstan123 tbh, I actually enjoyed it on my recent binge watch of star trek, sure now and days it looks hilarious as anything, but for the time I found it impressive, especially considering Star Trek's budget, I mean a modern Gorn fight would not look at impressive not because of how little they are used or how many bigger enemies there are now, but because of the fact that they will never be able to re-create this fight in any capacity without ruining it.
When my sister and cousins were kids and saw things like this on the show, we couldn't help but laugh. But the special thing about Star Trek was that it filled us with joy and optimism. We'll always love Kirk and the rest of the Enterprise crew.
That is a good point. In fact, Star Trek is the only thing I have ever seen where Critical Thinking & Applied science showed us having a better future beyond War, Poverty, & Fear. Where humans superseded Capitalism. Haven't seen anything like it since.
@@umcaraqualquer3640Actually it was the 66 to 69 Series but the show was syndicated and received regular airplay in the 70s. I watched the show during my childhood years in the 70s and loved and continue to love the original series!
when i showed this scene to my kids and told them when i saw it 40 years ago at age 10 or so, i was so scared to go to bed for about a week. they burst laughing
I was only 6 years old when I first saw this in 1971, but I will never forget it. I'm 57 years old now and this was one of the most intense television scenes during that time.
@@rajeshbupathivlogs Between the years 2265 and 2270, a starship named USS Enterprise goes on a five-year voyage into deep outer space to explore new worlds and seek out new life forms.
I get the feeling the guy in the Gorn suit can't actually see what he's doing. "I'm just gonna swing my arms around. Make sure you're standing in front of me."
0:00 Kirk: "hooo? you're approaching me? instead of running away you're coming right towards me?" Gorn: "can't hug the shit out of you without coming closer!"
It's like how in classic Doctor Who like half the alien planets were just one rock quarry in Wales, coincidentally the same one used in Blake's 7. The shows would sometimes run into each other lol.
@@Rayman2457 this fight blindingly incomprehensibly fast that it had to be slowed down for us mere mortals to percieve it! know one realized it but that Gorn is basically Jiren lvl master fighting MUI Kirk Ultra. watch it remastered here ua-cam.com/video/b5YtD9qgzNQ/v-deo.html
@@BadWalmartCustomerServiceCom You prefer the Sony/US CGI Godzilla? I can look past the CGI, but Matthew Broderick as the hero AND getting the girl? Come on?
@@hal9khal Yes, now there exists the abomination known as ST: Picard for which Patrick Stewart trashed his own legacy. A series full of sadistic violence in which one character, young Icheb from Voyager, is tortured slowly to death and the camera moves in for a closeup of his eye being gouged out. A series in which the once-commanding figure of Picard is degraded and humiliated. In which he is shown to have an unhealthy obsession with Data to the point that he dreams about him every night. In which he is ultimately turned into a cyborg. I am one of many who have never seen one second of "Picard", having been warned.
They must have had a professional fight choreographer. Because even after all these years, the fight really holds up well. The intensity of the moves and the rapid editing really make it exciting.
Things I learned while watching this. Gorns have excessive phlegm in their throats, therefore constantly having to hack to clear their throats. Gorns lift heavy objects, incorrectly, without bending at the knees, therefore putting strain on their lower backs. Gorns have strong rib cages, that can deflect small boulder-sized projectiles, without cracking their ribs on impact. Gorns have a very tender weak spot, their temples..
Of course when one of them feels enigmatically compelled to wear a full-body lizard suit in combat, things take a turn for the gayer. Not that there's anything wrong with that. (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง >"\__
No they where both teleported on that Asteroid(yeah it's an Asteroid...) to Fight to death by another highly intelligent species. if he had lost the whole Enterprise and the Crew would be destroyed too. Cause they made a mistake and attacked the Gorn ship Cause they thought they where invading a friendly outpost of them but in reallity their Guys invaded Gorn theritory and they just fought Back. and that highly intelligent species people said that humans are animals and they should prove that they're are better and All and so they teleported both Captains to that Asteroid to Fight to death
You will also note that the Captsin refused to kill the Gorn in the name of being civized, this is why the Metron appeared and sent both on their ways with no harm done to either.
@@danieldraws7991 ...and to think, all because the Metrons gave Captain Kirk some expired coupons as they entered Gorn space...😉🐲🐓 ...( it's a somewhat obscure "Family Guy" reference... ... I'll show myself out now)...☺️😆🤣
@@danieldraws7991 Oh they're on an asteroid? Holy crap that actually explains how Kirk picked up a rock that looked to weigh about 100 lbs and throws it like 20 feet easily, while the Gorn picks up a boulder that would weigh like 2000 lbs on Earth and chucks it upwards so hard that it actually comes down on Kirk from a super high angle above him. It's because they're actually in a micro gravity environment! Trek gets bashed for being unscientific, but man you gotta give it to them in this episode. Eat your heart out Neil deGrasse Tyson.
If we actually do get to see the Gorn again in Strange New Worlds I hope we get a fight as hillariously brilliant as this EDIT: the Zero Gravity fight in Hegemony certainly did that trick lol
This scene is so ridiculous. Kirk puts his weak human hands against Gorns head and Gorn flips and staggers, but a boulder against the chest does nothing. lol
I JUST watched this episode for the first time ever today. I actually grew up with TNG and watched the other series as they aired but never watched the original. We started watching them and am loving it. This fight is classic but this episode was VERY good especially the opening scene.
Agree totally. I remember watching this episode for first time when I was about 6 or 7. The suit and especially the voice. Ted Cassidy did the best evil creature voice. Ever.
I wasn't scared of this scene as a kid but I always remembered it as a really badass, intense fight scene. Now I come here to watch it again fifteen years later and it's the funniest thing ever.
Bruce Lee was filming The Green Hornet at the same time. God bless him for trying to think he could even compete with such jaw dropping, visceral, televised combat. The difference was clear as day. Still is.
Little did we know that this scene was slowed down by x10 just so we could comprehend what was happening with our human eyes
MrHotBagel I still couldn't tell what was happening.
+MrHotBagel Yeah,give it up for Kirk, for dodgeing those lightning fast strikes from Gorn.
+MrHotBagel When I speed up the video, it actually does look better!
+Caramel Johnson you can speed up the video?!
I think it only works on the desktop version. I've an iPad.
Most amazingly, William Shatner did his own stunts. Yes, that is really him and not a double.
OH MY GOD
Kevin Kwok I know, right?
I wonder how much he had to work out to lift that rock
Wasn't his hair tho
Ka Wrss that's Shatner, that's Lubins, Shatner, Lubins, that's Shatner but Id we pause here you can see Lubins coffee cup on set.
Disney: Avengers Endgame has the most epic battle sequences in history
Gorn: *Hold my stick.*
Haiganon CSin Naw, he needed the stick
That would explain a lot.
Lol
Kirk: Don't need to hold my Coffee mug. It's on that rock over there.
actually endgame had bad battle sequences.
1:17
The sound of the rock hitting him is priceless.
Someone please make a loop
*THWACK*
I love it xD
Why does it sound like the COD hitmarker sound?
You are critcally hit for no damage
Scrolled down to this comment the moment it happened
I hope Shatner got an Oscar for keeping a straight face during this scene.
0:53 Even he is mortal
Given the way Shatner would burst into laughter and clown around on set during filming, it must have required a great many takes to finish this scene.
He did a joking reshoot of this in 2013.
@@kitcat7538 🤣🤣🤣
Yes, even tho Oscar’s are reserved for movies, the Academy would have recognized this brilliant performance…
Best fight scene of all time.
Deep, powerful and emotional.
CYBER JESUS idk if you joke
SQUEEZE LEMONS IN PEOPLES EYES aaaa@AAA a@a@aaaaaaaaa@@aaaaaaaaa@@aaaaaaa@aa@a@aa@aa@aaaaaaaaaaaa@@aaaa@@aaa@a@a@aaaaaaaaa
Extremely well-choreographed, too.
You can see the anger in the gorn's eyes and the fear in Kirk's. It's amazing!
1966 on blurry television, meant to be seen only once, maybe twice. Made at the speed of light and with too little money. Done by talented professionals.
Still, it has a hidden goodness that makes it great television. One of the most important TV series ever done.
The Gorn takes a heavy rock hurled off his chest without blinking an eye, yet a hand slap to his non existent ears has him stumbling about in agony. Classic.
Didn't you see Kirk's hands?
Paper. Beats. Rock.
His move to break from Gorn's grasp was classic Kirk Fu.
Late to the party here but.. the moment kirk witnessed a huge rock fly at him like that, he knew previously the gorn was playing with its food.. plot armor, awayyyyyy
Yeah it's called an Achilles heel, dude. All species have sensitive areas
@@mattd8484
No, here's the thing: The gorn is extremely slow, but powerful. It has something to do with the gravity and physics of their home planet. Look into it. I think the gorn are from a high gravity world. So that Boulder was nothing for him. But his predatory abilities are slow and insufficient when dealing with a low gravity situation and a quick human like kirk.
Look at footage of aldrin and Armstrong and other astronauts trying to walk on the moon. It's pathetic. They fall over for no reason. They are incredibly slow and akward. But they have incredible strength on the moon, and could lift massive boulders if they wanted to. That is what the star trek writers were trying to go for, here. It makes sense when you think about it. This planet was not the gorn's homeworld. It was just an arena, chosen for battle by a 3rd party
Simultaneously the worst and best fight seen of all time.
@Villiam Hofgaard but also the worst.
Lol, this is actually Best comment ghhahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 👍
Just realizing that I spelled "scene" incorrectly. 😂😂
@@adatshhc I kinda read it as "Simultaneously the worst and best fight ever seen...." So it works.
@@jesuguru2394 thanks. My fingers sometimes out pace my mind, so grammatical occur frequently.
What a bloodbath.
+FocusReborn YOO! did you see those intracate fighting styles oh my goodness kirk really gave it to him and the costume detail OH CRAP i couldnt tell that was a costume shit was ten times better than CGI i cant believe television isnt like this anymore
+Beats0nDeck search Danger 5 on netflix
Galidorn so its pretty much team america without the puppets
Yes, it's called drama, and it takes time, making it worthwhile.
yeah thats all nice and cool, so anyways who do i have to talk to to get the last two minutes of my life back
Gorn isn't actually that slow. Kirk is just so godlike, that is how he perceives time in a fight.
It's amazing that as a kid you think this is awesome, decades later I'm in fits of laughter. Still undecided which is the most hilarious, this scene or the six million dollar man vs sasquatch.
Kirk's esper rating is over 9000!
@@rochstan123 tbh, I actually enjoyed it on my recent binge watch of star trek, sure now and days it looks hilarious as anything, but for the time I found it impressive, especially considering Star Trek's budget, I mean a modern Gorn fight would not look at impressive not because of how little they are used or how many bigger enemies there are now, but because of the fact that they will never be able to re-create this fight in any capacity without ruining it.
@@rochstan123 lmaooo
Spartan time?
When my sister and cousins were kids and saw things like this on the show, we couldn't help but laugh. But the special thing about Star Trek was that it filled us with joy and optimism. We'll always love Kirk and the rest of the Enterprise crew.
Reminds me of when I was younger watching ol Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers 😄
Is this movie or the series??
@@rajeshbupathivlogs the 70s series
That is a good point. In fact, Star Trek is the only thing I have ever seen where Critical Thinking & Applied science showed us having a better future beyond War, Poverty, & Fear. Where humans superseded Capitalism. Haven't seen anything like it since.
@@umcaraqualquer3640Actually it was the 66 to 69 Series but the show was syndicated and received regular airplay in the 70s. I watched the show during my childhood years in the 70s and loved and continue to love the original series!
I can't believe this actually happened and that someone was lucky enough to have a camera to video tape it. So rad
The fact I have to confirm my age to see this is hilarious.
It's too violent
@@thewhoman3182 Shatners acting is just too realistic in this scene.
@@thewhoman3182 hahaha how????
@@parisbeech2180 I was just being sarcastic XD
@@donovanchase6086 for sure
0:53 even Kirk can't hold his laughter anymore
That’s called corpsing
I kinda took it as an "ah I got ya now" with figurin out how to get away from it
when i showed this scene to my kids and told them when i saw it 40 years ago at age 10 or so, i was so scared to go to bed for about a week. they burst laughing
The Gorn sounds like my 40 cigarette a day granddad the moment he woke up on a morning
lol. very funny
@@jayboy8080 I laughed but it's a little about me too.
Lol that's a good one lol
I'm still rolling on the ground laughing !!!
I was only 6 years old when I first saw this in 1971, but I will never forget it. I'm 57 years old now and this was one of the most intense television scenes during that time.
Dude that's awesome
And remember that Gunsmoke was faster pace than this?
Can you please tell me the details of the series sir please
@@rajeshbupathivlogs
Between the years 2265 and 2270, a starship named USS Enterprise goes on a five-year voyage into deep outer space to explore new worlds and seek out new life forms.
😂😂😂😂😂❤
I get the feeling the guy in the Gorn suit can't actually see what he's doing.
"I'm just gonna swing my arms around. Make sure you're standing in front of me."
this is honestly a good observation, explains the really slow first left hook. ive seen toe spasms with more menace
Who played the gorn we wonder
LMAO
Maybe when Ali was trash-talking Foreman, he was actually talking about THIS guy. "He fights like a mummy!"
Kirk racked his eyes a la wwe style to get put of the bear hug.
That lizard seriously needs to stop smoking......
The energy and the stunts in that scene...unbelievable....so realistic!!
It won't work, troll.
It will prove counterproductive. Sneering at TOS won't attract anyone to the sadistic garbage that is Discovery and ST: Picard.
@@kitcat7538 ur weird
this is too extreme for me
+BasicWil I know right so Fu*ken intense
+Sickening Skittles i cry 3veryt!m3 f0r this scene m9
Wilber Maceo a
Intense*
My dad saiz best movies are ole cuz acting
No foam rocks were harmed in the making of this scene.
I don't think rocks are made of foam...
@@BadWalmartCustomerServiceCom /r/whoosh
@@ThisIsTenou I don't think whoosh are made of reddit...
Gorn---"Thats not a rock." "THATS a rock!"
Its a rock LOBSTER
This*
Its a boulder
"It's over Gornakin, I have the high ground."
Stick to Gorn: "I have failed you."
"You underestimate my stick and rock!"
@@Muzan_JacksonHEEHEE Your profile picture scares me
@@Muzan_JacksonHEEHEEKirk preparing to briskly jog away: Don't try it.
This no holds barred, uncensored bloodbath is the kind of thing that tv in the current day is sorely lacking. Peak tv, this.
This whole scene, I mean goddamn. Move the fuck over berserk.
You wouldn't be able to film this sort of thing nowadays with the SJWs controling Hollywood.
@@kapitankapital6580 #GornLivesMatter
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Everyone saying about how cool Daredevil is and I'm still here watching the best fight scene ever
#StarTrek4Life
Nope. Hallway fight in Daredevil season 2 is best fight ever. No contest.
Is it better than Kirk fighting the Gorn in a very very slow way?
Nicolas Natalini Now that I think about it...maybe Adam West Batman beats them both down.
season 1 you mean ?
Aaaaand it's a wrap. No need for a second take. It's perfect!
This is the best choreographed and performed fight I've ever seen. The lizard also looks incredibly real ...
I love how playing back at 2x still makes it look slow as hell.
😂
Lmao
Wow you're right this is incredible
Amazing
The hitting doesn't even look hard enough
I've never seen an intense fight like this before.
Classic
nearly as intense as the fight between chief and lock, and this was made in the 60's!
Watch Star Wars.
0:00
Kirk: "hooo? you're approaching me? instead of running away you're coming right towards me?"
Gorn: "can't hug the shit out of you without coming closer!"
Gorn: "ho ho then come as close as you like"
Kirk x Gorn 🤣
Jojo reference
I really wish Bezos had paid someone to dress as a Gorn when Shatner exited the pod.
Kirk: We meet again old lad
Gorn: mmmmshhherrgggggg
Call me crazy, but I think the rocks they throw are fake
Fake? Have you been skipping on your meds? /s
WHAA? nah next you gonna tell me thats a guy in a costume
I don't think he could see in that mask.
Cut off my legs and call me shorty. I thought the same thing!!
nateman79 What are you, STUPID? Those rocks are clearly real.
Another alien world, looking suspiciously like Southern California....
Lee Vasquez Rocks in Santa Clarita 😎
Ya ..... Joshua Tree National Park..... but not national park at that time
It's like how in classic Doctor Who like half the alien planets were just one rock quarry in Wales, coincidentally the same one used in Blake's 7. The shows would sometimes run into each other lol.
i thought they flew on location to egypt or something
Are you sure they aren’t outside the Command Center?
Director to editor: don't forget to speed up this scene a few notch.
Editor: ok. (proceeds to completely forget about it)
There may very well be alot of truth to that!
"They say the Gorn still roams the Vasquez Rocks, waiting for his cue to duck" -- seanbaby
0:40 The Gorn just wants to have a hug and be friends
Funny!
+Solidus327 And a cheeky kiss on the neck.
It looks like he wants to be more then friends. ;)
Exactly
JJ H 0:46
Top ten anime battles
This is #1 on the list of being the best anime battle ever.
Quantus X I was looking for this comment
@@Rayman2457 this fight blindingly incomprehensibly fast that it had to be slowed down for us mere mortals to percieve it! know one realized it but that Gorn is basically Jiren lvl master fighting MUI Kirk Ultra.
watch it remastered here ua-cam.com/video/b5YtD9qgzNQ/v-deo.html
I was looking for this all the time
Why has nobody comented this before
My favorite part is how he throws the rock forward yet it drops from the sky in the next shot.
Jesus, everyone is so cynical on this thread. Gravity man, gravity!
@@fritzlange7934 "Great Scott! Why is everything in the future so heavy? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?"
The present-day commercial with Kirk and the Gorn at home is just as hilarious! Bravo, William Shatner, for giving us a fun blast from the past!
A comedic masterpiece.
the new godzilla movie is looking pretty good.
This is probably some kind of old version they forgot to air for some reason thirty years ago and decided to air now instead...
Yeah. The "giant human" looks kinda fake though. Clearly a costume job.
@@BadWalmartCustomerServiceCom You prefer the Sony/US CGI Godzilla? I can look past the CGI, but Matthew Broderick as the hero AND getting the girl? Come on?
@@juicyfruit6311 I see where you're coming from. That's an uncanny valley that even CGI might not be able to help with.
Can't wait for they MUTO'S
He won because he has the high ground
BluntForceTrauma ss yes he did
Delanteraa!!!
A man of culture.
Because "tengo la delantera"
You underestimate the Gorns power.
This is how me and my friends fight when we are mad at each other but don’t really want to hurt each other.
🤣 Yes
'May be inappropriate for some users" ROTFLMAO
Most people have to pause this scene in the middle to wipe off their sweat.
Nearly the whole episode was filmed with different angles around the parking lot of Vasquez Rocks county park.
Lots of teenagers smoking weed in cars I assume. Perhaps something even stronger. Then it got into the air. And produced what we see here.
I just came here to remind me this scene while watching Picard scene which was shot on this same place
@@hal9khal Yes, now there exists the abomination known as ST: Picard for which Patrick Stewart trashed his own legacy. A series full of sadistic violence in which one character, young Icheb from Voyager, is tortured slowly to death and the camera moves in for a closeup of his eye being gouged out. A series in which the once-commanding figure of Picard is degraded and humiliated. In which he is shown to have an unhealthy obsession with Data to the point that he dreams about him every night. In which he is ultimately turned into a cyborg.
I am one of many who have never seen one second of "Picard", having been warned.
it was clearly filmed offworld
@@kitcat7538 True. Kirk >> Picard
It's totally obvious this is the fight that inspired all the Bourne movies
Watching this gorn is silly and fun. The gorn in Strange New Worlds are genuinely terrifying. Both are great!
Impressive the way Kirk dodges that flying boulder. That sure takes skill.
Kirk is the Master!
If it wasn't for that lizard's 60-cigarettes-per-day-habit, he would have had him.
And why is he wearing a mini dress
Admiral Ackbar LGBT
Damn. 😂😂😂
@@admiralackbar9307 Because it's a trap.
I wonder who came up with idea of Gorn coughing, it just make the whole scene hilarious :D
The sounds Gorn makes are why practical effects are hilarious and also great.
When I watched this as a kid in the 70's this fight scene was awesome! Or as we said back then...it was far out man!
why don't they use their lightsabers ?
Or the force? USE THE FORCE KIRK!! 'okay... EXPECTO... PATRONUM!!!!!!'
because lightsabers are too cool for them
Lightsabers are 70's,
Lightrods are 60's.
That's cheating. Kirk obviously fight with honor.
billyBk91 wrong franchise
I've watched it with x2 speed, awesome !
HENNI Mohamed me too! And you're right...it's totally awesome!
Watch in x0.75
Way too intense
In the rematch, Gorn unholsters the lightsaber he clearly has hanging from his belt, and stops holding back.
This video makes me appreciate the time when sets and real world locations were used rather than CGI.
This scene is lame in so many ways that somehow the lameness meter completes a full circle and it becomes good.
Lol I read that as "it becomes god" XD
Yeah it's awesome;) just look at those amazing special effects;)
No. It's just lame.
Miguel Eduardo Sánchez just like "The Room"
I know right that's what I'm thinking
This video should be flagged. The graphic violence is not in compliance with UA-cam's standards.
Funnily enough this vid is age restricted lol
It's t violent
One of the best fight scenes in the original series- absolutely classic- brains mightier than brawn. Well done Tiberius!!
Eat it and enjoy the entertainment snowflake!
Too little violence.
They must have had a professional fight choreographer. Because even after all these years, the fight really holds up well. The intensity of the moves and the rapid editing really make it exciting.
Troll
All credit to Shatner for keeping a straight face throughout.
They probably collapsed laughing and ruined the first 20 takes.
Well, they didn't tell him it wasn't real until after filming.
Things I learned while watching this. Gorns have excessive phlegm in their throats, therefore constantly having to hack to clear their throats. Gorns lift heavy objects, incorrectly, without bending at the knees, therefore putting strain on their lower backs. Gorns have strong rib cages, that can deflect small boulder-sized projectiles, without cracking their ribs on impact. Gorns have a very tender weak spot, their temples..
That was not his temples that Kirk slapped with his hands. It was his ears. Watch it again and you will see the holes.
Reading this made me lol thankls
Gorns are afraid of humans and prefer to throw them away when they have a chance to tear them apart.
Gorn's mouths can't bite
Great analysis
Gotta love those aluminum foil covered rocks.
And not even covered a lot - it's just a stripe here and there. Very futuristic.
Beautiful production value, particularly the Gorn suit
U filthy peasants! Theese are space rocks!
All rocks in space are covered in aluminum foil. How do you think they reflect the sunlight so clearly? Obviously, some of you have not been to space.
I thought they were made of Paper Mache or Styrofoam.
"Everybody was kung fu fighting...huh, those cats were fast as lighting...huh, although the future was a little bit frightening "
You can even see him laughing about the ridiculousness of this scene,,
According to Kevin Feige, this fight scene was the inspiration for the fight scenes in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The way lizard man picked up that rock, you would think it should have been over when he had the man in a bear hug.
Any ordinary man would have met his end. But Kirk is no ordinary man!
Now picture Ted Cassidy in a recording studio doing the Gorn's growls and hisses into a microphone. Your welcome.
For sure. The Gorn. like Mr. Cassidy are species that are in actuality 7 to 8 feet tall. Much taller than the actor playing the Gorn.
Was he smoking during the recording? 😅
That Gorn's got the best fighting skills in all of cinematic history AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE MY MIND.
This is how REAL men fight.
*moves towards you* Myahhrg hiss *raises arms* Come at me bro
Where gender change clinic?
Of course when one of them feels enigmatically compelled to wear a full-body lizard suit in combat, things take a turn for the gayer. Not that there's anything wrong with that. (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง >"\__
Can't Kirk just...you know...walk away?
No they where both teleported on that Asteroid(yeah it's an Asteroid...) to Fight to death by another highly intelligent species. if he had lost the whole Enterprise and the Crew would be destroyed too. Cause they made a mistake and attacked the Gorn ship Cause they thought they where invading a friendly outpost of them but in reallity their Guys invaded Gorn theritory and they just fought Back. and that highly intelligent species people said that humans are animals and they should prove that they're are better and All and so they teleported both Captains to that Asteroid to Fight to death
DanielDraws
wow, thanks for the context!
You will also note that the Captsin refused to kill the Gorn in the name of being civized, this is why the Metron appeared and sent both on their ways with no harm done to either.
@@danieldraws7991 ...and to think, all because the Metrons gave Captain Kirk some expired coupons as they entered Gorn space...😉🐲🐓
...( it's a somewhat obscure "Family Guy" reference...
... I'll show myself out now)...☺️😆🤣
@@danieldraws7991 Oh they're on an asteroid? Holy crap that actually explains how Kirk picked up a rock that looked to weigh about 100 lbs and throws it like 20 feet easily, while the Gorn picks up a boulder that would weigh like 2000 lbs on Earth and chucks it upwards so hard that it actually comes down on Kirk from a super high angle above him. It's because they're actually in a micro gravity environment! Trek gets bashed for being unscientific, but man you gotta give it to them in this episode. Eat your heart out Neil deGrasse Tyson.
It's all fun and games, until the Gorn gets a bigger rock.
Note the "Oh, shit" look at 1:23
Spock in into darkness: Khan was the worst enemy the enterprise faces
Gorn: hold my stick
🤣
He barely escaped with his life
The gorn I mean
Kirk defeated him and then spared him because Star Trek wanted us to know that Gorns are people too.
@@kitcat7538 #GornLivesMatter
I'm in awe Kirk's cat-like reflexes...his ability to dodge Gorn's lightning-fast haymakers just doesn't seem possible!
If we actually do get to see the Gorn again in Strange New Worlds I hope we get a fight as hillariously brilliant as this
EDIT: the Zero Gravity fight in Hegemony certainly did that trick lol
I'm so glad SNW played them up by not letting us see them. I'm sure they could make them terrifying to look at, but it's even scarier to wonder.
We finally saw them, and they are a bit more nimble than this poor fellow. Perhaps he is an elderly Gorn.
@@GaneshGunaji a bit?
@@GaneshGunaji Gorn Elder with a thick hide from years of experience.
I don't like how SNW made them so dinosaur- like that I can't see how they get together and make decisions outside of instinct.
i love the screams gorn makes.
like hes trying to caugh green stuff from lungs
Jesus, Gorn, you never lift with your back!
Samantha R
Glad you liked it.
This scene is so ridiculous. Kirk puts his weak human hands against Gorns head and Gorn flips and staggers, but a boulder against the chest does nothing. lol
Technique beats brute strength
What technique? :D
Tycondero Future fighting techniques
Lord Humungus I guess that they are capable to slowing down time then. :D
Tycondero No the Gorn are just a very slow specious when it comes to physical movements.
I was laughing so hard when I first saw this
The rock bouncing off of Gorn is hilarious
Only fight you could get away from by walking
Alex Jones bravely fighting off Zucc in his final form.
Underrated comment
Lol
*_So this will be the finale of 2020..._*
You'd think Alex Jones would make a far more convincing Tellarite than anything else.
I JUST watched this episode for the first time ever today. I actually grew up with TNG and watched the other series as they aired but never watched the original. We started watching them and am loving it. This fight is classic but this episode was VERY good especially the opening scene.
I never understood why neither champion ignited their lightsaber, which they clearly have.
Even though the fight scene is a meme, the episode itself was actually really good
Still more real than professional wrestling.
Not really the script in wrestling is fake just like a tv show. The stunts are 100 percent real.
+Nizglo No it fake flip idiot
WWE
Yawn-Be-Gone no
Oh no, you're one of those people
1:45 ," rock o Rolla da " .....posiblly the most memorable moment in a anime battle
Always remember thinking it was so cool when they went to this spot in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
VFX team be like: "Yes, just cover that cliff with tin foil"
Thanks for pointing that out. I was so fascinated by this epic fight that I never noticed 🤣
01:39 "oh you wanna throw rocks bitch?"
People in the 60's thought this was tight as shit
When La'an asked the girl to describe the noises, I half exepcted to hear the Gorn weezing instead of clicking.
This was legitimately scary when I was a kid.
.......wow....just wow
Agree totally. I remember watching this episode for first time when I was about 6 or 7. The suit and especially the voice. Ted Cassidy did the best evil creature voice. Ever.
I wasn't scared of this scene as a kid but I always remembered it as a really badass, intense fight scene. Now I come here to watch it again fifteen years later and it's the funniest thing ever.
@@knightofcups4877 Yes, that was Ted Cassity's voice over for the growls, as he also did the same for the Increadable Hulk until he passed away.
Right?! It all seemed so horrible and scary on a blurry TV screen! I watch it now and I am weeping with laughter!
Kirk should've just waited for Gorn to cough up his lungs.
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂
Or hand him an inhaler 😂
The guy in the lizard suit had to be drenched with sweat by the time they were done shooting this scene.
Especially when there must have been multiple takes.
Better than The Last Jedi.
Example of how something can be so bad that it becomes great
Nice Jojo pfp
Why can't the same creature that can throw a two ton boulder simply crush or throw a human when he's actually holding on to him?
The same reason Greedo shot first and missed Han.
Because that would kill the actor and they would have to terminate the series, it's it obvious?
Kill Kirk? I dont think he wants the federation to come and blast his planet.
Even if this scene is almost half a century , it’s still beautiful to watch.
Bruce Lee was filming The Green Hornet at the same time. God bless him for trying to think he could even compete with such jaw dropping, visceral, televised combat. The difference was clear as day. Still is.