One of my favorite scenes from the movie. Dad and I always watched this together. When I made Chief in the Navy he sent me a congratulatory card. Inside he wrote "Come far pilgrim." Still have that card tucked away in my memories box.
Your post instantly brought tears to my eyes, I never had that type of relationship with my dad, I swore I would never be that way with my children and so far I’ve had no complaints, thanks for your service Chief, stay safe seadog and I hope you will fare well…
It’s so sad that a movie like this will never be made again. It’s such a simple film and yet one of my favorites of all time. This one scene is better than any entire movie that will be made today
Sidney should be proud. Pretty Redford and Sage Gear. Under-cooked rabbit and small offering for a starving mountain man... not so sure about. ??? Going to take this to my fav movie of all-time.. at least my fav for watching again and again... just ahead of "Once Upon a Time in the West".... "Good, Bad, Ugly".
Christy Cowap the best part is it isn’t a western as many people think of one. The guns are all flintlocks, and this takes place during the very beginning of the old west, where people tried to find a place in the unforgiving wilderness. Honestly that’s what I find so fascinating about this film, it shows a harsh and bitter part of history most folk don’t consider.
39 years old. Welder. I'm following suite. Life is difficult no matter what you do. It's always a series of trade offs. It's just the question of what your willing to trade. Living in the mountains is a very hard, difficult and extremely dangerous and lonely life. But for the most part, it's peaceful and quiet. Living in a city is pretty safe but your always working to make money for status and creature comforts that you really don't need. I'll choose the former. If I come across your path, or others. I'll make sure to tell you what month of the year it is. I hope you fare well.
My trapping partner and best friend both loved this. We ran a trap line in Alaska. We watched this movie the night before cancer took him. He needed to die in the mountains, not in that damn hospital bed.
I am sorry pilgrim. Im sure he felt it in his mind when we went He was up there.. March or April.. Something like that... Green muddy months down below.. Some folks like it... Go with that my friend..
A great example of deep dialogue. On the surface, they are talking about cooking rabbit, "what ya been up to", the weather and season, etc. But between the lines, they are discussing the hardships of being a man, giving respect for one's growth and accomplishments, respecting each other's emotional boundaries, and sharing their concerns for the future. This is how men talk when we talk about meaningful things.
I think at first it's pity, when Lapp asks him, "Were it worth the trouble?" But when Johnson replies with, "Ahh, what trouble?" Lapp kind of has a look of pride at the man Johnson has become. This will forever be my all time favorite scene in any movie ever.
Brother. Are you still with us? And if you don't mind me asking. What made you choose a title like that? If people could admit it. Truer words are seldom spoken. Looking forward to your reply.
There is no pity there at all, he chose it, all Will did was give him the test "were it worth the trouble?" to see if he thought it was any trouble at all in the first place. Why would he pity him? Why did you pity him?
A movie so spare in dialogue. Not much wasted dialogue in a movie that says so much by saying so little. Beautifully shot, written, and presented. I've loved this movie since I first saw it as a kid....and I'm 61 now. Still want to disappear into the high country.
Yep, I hear that. Watched it in 6th grade. Fell in love with the ideals. Not many I know can be alone for weeks and be ok with it... For some it's natural I guess.
I’m 55 this was first movie I went to alone and I’ve had yearning for the mountains ever since. Lived in valley of Montana for while. Think I’ll head for hills next year or maybe the Philippines but I’ve definitely had enough.
@@nbco55 It depends on one's foundation in life: Infance till 3, and one's personality. Habits and interests developed, having seen/read/heard about others doing natural living. Constitution also plays a part of course. Have you seen that 1-hour film about the unwise, cocky young man who decides to cross a cold winter landscape quickly and without equipment or suitable clothes, only a dog and some matches? I don't remember the itle, it was fitting. Could be something about Matches. The last match?
I live in the mountains now. Ever since this movie I’ve loved going out alone in the woods. I prefer it. I tend to hike and bike on the lonely secret trails. Or just bushwhack.
You can see Chris Lapp watching and studying Jeremiah in this scene. He's genuinely concerned about Jeremiah's mental health. You can also see that Jeremiah is a changed man suffering from PTSD. Fascinating scene. So well written, and acted. When I hear the term Mountain Man, Will Geer's character always comes to mind.
When JJ askes "what month it is" Chris Lapp knows that JJ is just "living", he is now on auto pilot. What he cared about is gone, and every day he lives with death hanging over his shoulder.
The best acted scene of 1972. Will Geer was one of the great character actors, and Redford was outstanding as Johnson. Terrific writing. Movies don't get better than this.
“When you are of troubled mind, go to the mountains for they are the marrow and Mother of Earth. Then go back with a new zest towards life.” My motto for 60 years. Peace to all
I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend? - Robert Redford
As my sawmill mentor once said, "my church is right out there" as he pointed out the window of his cabin into the woods. And Peace to You, from 8300' in the woods of Colorado. Got a buck today. Maybe the most connected to Source hunt I have ever had. The dirt under my feet truly felt different than any other day I've been out this week. I spotted deer within 2 minutes. Though not a cocky feeling, I knew one of the bucks would allow me to harvest it's meat. it wasn't a ego led feeling. I know what that is like all to well. Just a knowing of sorts. I gave thanks to the amazing creature for it's offering of meat to feed my family. Spent the morning with my good friend Paul, who helped me haul out the carcass, pull off it's hide (so he can tan it) , and then we quartered it, getting back straps, tenderloins, brisket, and neck. My other neighbor saw us drive by with it and came over to hear the story of the hunt, and help us hang it and quarter it, as we harvested ever ounce of meat we could. I gave him a hind quarter, b/c he's yet to get an elk or deer after many years of hunting. Went out for the last few hours of daylight with my wife Geizi, to help her fill her doe tag. We explored a new to us area behind the cabin, a trail we've never hiked together. It led to a steep cliff. What a view. What a time with her. It was a full, rich day... in the woods, at the cabin. I am grateful for friends, for wife, for dogs, for cat, and grateful for my ability to occasionally slow down, breath, and simply listen... Allowing spirit to guide me to and fro. I'm no saint, and I struggle too sometimes due to my own choosing of insanity instead of love, but there are days like today, when I am reminded that we are truly one, we all share that connection to Source. Two days ago my wife and I let go of one of our oldest dogs, Oliver (we are now left with only four dogs). We held him and looked into his eyes as he left his body. More gratitude and appreciation for that and all shared experiences with him. I couldn't go out hunting the next day. I was emotionally weakened, emotionally exhausted. I thought I would not have it in me to hunt any more this season. Then I heard a voice speak to me late last night, after my gig. It said "get up early, see the sunrise, feel the chill in the air, the dirt under your boots, smell the sage brush. It Will Be Good." and it was, in so many ways. Tears welling up. More gratitude. Thanks to You for inspiring me to write this tale of the recent days.
@@dgodrummer8110Say it all the time. Daily, every day try n make it my church. Work, family, the animals raised and simplicity as not so simple things can become.🤏👌👍✌✝️
There really WAS a time when old folks were revered for their experience, wisom, and knowledge, when I was just a boy they comforted me as I now try to comfort the young.
That was also a time when being old was a hard-won privilege. Nowadays anyone can become old and they all think they’re entitled to unquestioned authority whether they actually lived a life worth respecting or not. Nowadays in America the old-timers pissed away their lives earning and spending money on senseless garbage and neglecting the hard things in life that forge character, wisdom, and experience.
I never really noticed it until now, but Lapp slowly approaches & sits away from the fire when initially talking to Johnson. Even "old friends" are cautious when meeting after a long time. It's almost like he had heard the stories, or perhaps just saw/sensed that Johnson was on the edge. He finds his old friend alive & well over a well-cooked rabbit haunch, & heads on his way.
It's called respecting a person's space. Today people just barge in like they're the only important ones in the place. He approached but didn't encroach in Jeremiah's camp. He was tossed a morsel and ate it dignified, not like a starving lunatic. Respect for one another, something sorely lacking these days.
Been in love with this movie for 46 years now. Yeah, it feels like far. And I still get little nuggets out of it. I just noticed in this scene what a wonderful job Redford does of showing how tired Johnson is of the whole mess he's been living in. It's just for a second or two, but it really struck me tonight. Two friends, parting for what they both know will be the last time. No, they really don't make movies like this anymore.
I was only 10 years old in 1972 when this movie was at the theatres, It has been in my heart ever since, 1972, A great time to be a kid. Miss those days greatly.
As Native American i love this film. I always loved lapp because he was a mountain man with alot of wisdom. His humor made you think of what it took to survive in the wilderness.
A quote from this scene by Bear Claw (Will Greer) " You've come far pilgrim" is a phrase that I have often used to praise those that have advanced noticabley.
I do it occasionally with some people. I also like to say "Watch your topknot," as I do with my dad, and he invariably gives the proper response that only a fan of this movie would know: "Watch your'un."
At first, I didn't recognize him. Then I realized that it was Grandpa Walton's voice. Solid actor. Too bad he was dead just six years after this was filmed. But, that was enough time to give us plenty of him on the Walton's.
@@bluegrassreb1 More like bisexual. His homosexual romance came first then he married for 20 years with 3 children. Need to give the bi's like me their due
Once upon a time people went to theaters and saw movies like this. I saw this when it came out. I was a teenager. It's one of those films that sticks with you.
Saw this when I was 14 years old for the first time. Saw it again about 20 times. Wilderness seed planted I spent a good part of my life out there. I even visited his grave in Cody, WY....where I wept.
I saw this wen I was 14. I musta seen it another 40 times over the yrs. Got me Started on the out doors, Hunting, etc. I swear, a womans Breast, is the Hardest Rock the almighty put on this Earth!! I can find NO Sign on it!! Words to Live by!!! Watch ur top Knot Pilgrim!
Yeah, but if you make a mistake, you pay for it. As long as you are willing to pay that price and not have a convenient Emergency Room or helicopter to take your nearly dead ass out of trouble, go for it.
+Bran Phillips it seems freedom and liberty are a hipster genre now. security at any cost including not being able to decide what you can/cannot teach,feed,and dress your children with. modern day liberals consider themselves to be so smart that they should be in charge of others and make their decisions for them...regardless of what those other people want. security at all costs is main stream these days and to be a patriot and value liberty and the ability to piss without the government watching over your shoulder to make sure your pee is the right color is to be a damn hipster.
You are sadly correct. They can call me whatever they want, but I love liberty, I'd rather have a life like Johnson than a 9-5 job that is somehow supposed to be a higher standard of living than back then. I'd sooner survive than be secure, at then you know who you are.
This was my dad’s favorite movie, everytime I hear that song all I can think about is him. I miss you pops I hope your out there hunting again with grandpa.
I saw this movie in '72. Was staying at my grandparents home. I was a kid. My folks went out of town on business a couple days. Caught it at a local theater. It blew me away. I always wanted to go back to that time.
Always reminds me of my step son I raised in the woods .I taught him everything from fishing and hunting to hard work and family loyalty . He turned out to be a real man , we watched this every year before deer season .
@@whydelilah08 I would be proud to show you, if I knew you. You can learn lot about it though just by watching youtube hunting and fishing, don't believe everything but there is some good info.
I’m 65 now. Don’t recalect when this movie was made. But I’ve made it a point to quote from it with my oldest, bestest,friends since it came out. A life ENHANCER!!!!!! Truly
Jeremiah johnson came out in 1972 It was filmed on Redfords 600 acres in Utah. Budget was around $600K. In my opinion, it still is the best dipiction of the Western Mountain Man and Native tribesmen. Yeah, after I first saw the movie. I wanted to be a Mountain Man.
I too am 65 and wonder how the hell I got here but this film always awesome me! I watch it whenever it is on and have a copy of my own to watch other times. Great film!
@@brotherzeke8002 The budget was 4 million from the studio but it wasn’t quite enough. It made about 44 million at the box office. Sydney Pollack mortgaged his house to get the extra money to finish the film.
I believe that Will Geer in this scene makes so subtle a gesture after discussing what month it is. As he gets up to go it appears to me that he wiped away a tear for his friend. One of the grandest gestures a mountain man could give another man...... Or maybe he just got some smoke in his eye. 😉
"Would you happen to know what month of the year it is?" "No, I truly wouldn't" Gets me everytime. To lose yourself, so deeply immersed in living, is a thing to behold.
I bought a cabin at the base of the Marble Mountain Wilderness area because of that film. My wife does not understand why I like the mountains so much. She doesn't understand the soul of the film. It is certainly on of my favorites .
discusdoc , Maybe u married the wrong woman. Jan/I spent 27 years in the Alaskan bush & SHE loved it!! Had to come out to care for my aging mother a few years ago but shes dead now & Jan wants to go back ASAP! Me too. The bush owns our heart but Christ owns our souls & w that we are returning to the bush. Not trying to sound "preachy", but when Christ puts the RIGHT 2 people together theres nothing better.
Classic film of the struggle between man and nature .Redford and geer are truly fantastic in this one of a kind film. Love how few words they speak but say so much and with such heartfelt meaning.
The movie is full of poetry. Not much talk, but intense. You feel respect in the way characters treat each other, and in the way they treat nature. I couldn’t stop watching this scene; I`ve seen it thousand times.
I was only 4 years old when my grandpa took me to see this film. My memory of it is scant, but this final scene with the rabbit on the spit and Jeremiah's loneliness is what I remember of the most.
My older brothers took me to see this movie when it was in theatres back in 1972. It has remained my favourite movie to this day and is likely the primary reason my wife and I had lived the last 27 years in the woods.
One of my top 3 movies. Must hv watched 50times. Like many others quotes of lines from this movie find their way into every day life often. I feel a kindred spirit with all those who have left comments. Can’t cheat the mountain pilgrim…
I first saw this movie over 40 years ago and it did more to shape my thinking than any other thing in my life. "I've been to a town" and "what trouble" do pretty much say it all.
@@floridamarketplaceministry7011 i will party in vallhalla with odin. Wtf is that question. It will be the same like before. Nothing. You came from heaven?
2:33 Many years ago I remember waking up, walking over to the window and seeing the sun on the horizon. I didn't know if it was coming up or going down. I didn't know what time it was or even what day it was. It was one of the happiest times of my life.
One of my best memories was in 2004 riding a Harley chopper on a cold January day on a deserted road going past stonehenge.Thr sun was going down behind stonehenge as I rode past.Thr sight and the sound of the bike as I went past is something I won't forget.
This movie got me into backpacking over 40 years ago. I think about it at times when I'm sitting around my campfire at night. This scene in particular.
"Some folks like it, farmers". I'll never forget you saying that line numerous times when we lived in Colorado in the 70's. RIP Chuck Norton, you were one very rugged mountain man yourself.
Yes he was, right there he probably thought about the time he sent Jeremiah into his cabin to wrestle the Grizz hehe, n how he survived n they became friends cuz or in spite of it lol
Got this movie and I’m still watching it. They just don’t make them like this anymore. Robert Redford is still awesome actor. Will Greer was absolutely awesome R.I.P. Will. Thank you for sharing theses beautiful memories and God Bless 🙏🏽
''There are actors who'll wrest us up They will place us into themselves and into their work These are the One's Who'll Continue wresting us up Even beyond their appointed rests in peace.'' -gilpin 5420
Jeremiah Johnson is a movie I can watch over and over again and never get board watching it. I first saw the movie when i was about 8 or 9 yrs old. What a spectacular movie.
I spent alot of time in the mts of colo as a teen ...risked myself many a times ....it made me go on to be a better man and face the rest of my life with dignity....im 63 now and sick with a disease but its ok .
joel lee I hope you’re doing well and I admire your tough spirit. I hope one day to find whatever it is I’m looking for and not have to worry about what tomorrow brings
The scene seems realistic enough, but sometimes I wonder if this was Bearclaw's ghost paying one last visit before he leaves this earth? Perhaps he didn't swim out of the avalanche, but he told God that he wanted to say some last words to his understudy before he departed.
That comment about "March being a green and muddy month down below", and only Farmers enjoying it, is just about the best description of early spring ever. Yup, I'd stay up in the mountains too if I had the choice.
MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME... AND I A HUGE FAN OF JOHN WAYNE AND RUSSELL CROW... I remember seeing this movie in the theater with my Uncle and cousins when it first came out... try not to miss it every time its on tv... Antenna TV that is.... just like the old days...
Big siggggh- this is the perfect Sunday afternoon movie for breath taking nostalgia - so many deep moral lessons that are greatly missed in movies today
Thank you for your service. I believe most Americans with a lick of sense understand the hardships you went through and the burden you carry to this day. Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Rambo, Forrest Gump showed us the hell that one went through fighting through the jungles of Southeast Asia. So much given and so little gained. Damn Uncle Sam and may God bless you and the last of the American patriots.
Like so many others, I saw this film as a child and it's beautifully written script, set locations and directorial brilliance left an indelible impression. The sort of movie you watch at least once a year :)
Movie makers have discovered that today's movie goers don't know squat about good acting, good subject matter or good film editing. They just crank out cartoons and re-do's, and rake in the dough....
the finest Yippee film of them all. I think it is a magnificent respectful and dignified portrayal of the different cultures of early American settlement. A film for the ages.
One of my favorite scenes from the movie. Dad and I always watched this together. When I made Chief in the Navy he sent me a congratulatory card. Inside he wrote "Come far pilgrim." Still have that card tucked away in my memories box.
You've come far. I hope you still have your hair.
Your post instantly brought tears to my eyes, I never had that type of relationship with my dad, I swore I would never be that way with my children and so far I’ve had no complaints, thanks for your service Chief, stay safe seadog and I hope you will fare well…
Thank you for your Service and the story
Remember that memories are to be enjoyed.
Thank you for your service, Chief. Were it worth the trouble? (Navy '64-'68)
It’s so sad that a movie like this will never be made again. It’s such a simple film and yet one of my favorites of all time. This one scene is better than any entire movie that will be made today
All hollyweird produces any more, is woke junk
My god, go take a nap
theres one similar like its The Ballad of Cable Hogueone of sam peckinpahs films check it out
My favorite. Next to tv. VHS Yup
So much said...by so little said.
One of the best, and most under appreciated movies of all time. I know every line by heart.
As do I
Not everyone COULD appreciate a story like this.
I have watched this movie who knows how many times. I just love the mood this movie creates. I remember when it came out. Simply outstanding.
See above on the book.
Dean Cannon not under appreciated by me; one of my all time favourites👍🏽👍🏽
In my 53 years of watching movies.... 'Jeremiah Johnson' is in the Top 5.
Sidney should be proud. Pretty Redford and Sage Gear. Under-cooked rabbit and small offering for a starving mountain man... not so sure about. ???
Going to take this to my fav movie of all-time.. at least my fav for watching again and again... just ahead of "Once Upon a Time in the West".... "Good, Bad, Ugly".
Same here
James Pollman most definitely mine also
It's one story I never get tired of watching 👍🏾
It’s my number one
A simple conversation between two old friends who don't need a lot of words. I think that simplicity is remarkable, as is the movie which carries it.
Definitely, the movie was a contrast of long periods without any talking and just being alone with the silence and the mountain.
@@Hossak .
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In My top 2 westerns de other lawman
Christy Cowap the best part is it isn’t a western as many people think of one. The guns are all flintlocks, and this takes place during the very beginning of the old west, where people tried to find a place in the unforgiving wilderness. Honestly that’s what I find so fascinating about this film, it shows a harsh and bitter part of history most folk don’t consider.
Yes,yes. Today everyone is a so loud and never listen. Damn shame.
I've watched it so many times I can't remember...now at 65 I'm headed into the wilderness again for good. I hope you will fare well!
ME TOO,, AT 82
We all are. It does play on one's self abit as we near the end. Be he a king or a street sweeper we all meet the Grim Reaper.
When you do, maybe you’ll run into my dad. Lol. This was his favorite movie.👍🏻
39 years old. Welder. I'm following suite. Life is difficult no matter what you do. It's always a series of trade offs. It's just the question of what your willing to trade. Living in the mountains is a very hard, difficult and extremely dangerous and lonely life. But for the most part, it's peaceful and quiet. Living in a city is pretty safe but your always working to make money for status and creature comforts that you really don't need. I'll choose the former. If I come across your path, or others. I'll make sure to tell you what month of the year it is. I hope you fare well.
When it comes that time. I hope to be able to walk off into the high lonesome.
My trapping partner and best friend both loved this. We ran a trap line in Alaska. We watched this movie the night before cancer took him. He needed to die in the mountains, not in that damn hospital bed.
I am sorry pilgrim. Im sure he felt it in his mind when we went He was up there.. March or April.. Something like that... Green muddy months down below.. Some folks like it... Go with that my friend..
Bro, thats so sad...
A great example of deep dialogue. On the surface, they are talking about cooking rabbit, "what ya been up to", the weather and season, etc. But between the lines, they are discussing the hardships of being a man, giving respect for one's growth and accomplishments, respecting each other's emotional boundaries, and sharing their concerns for the future. This is how men talk when we talk about meaningful things.
True fact, my friend!
An advocation of a MGTOW life !
Well said
@The serpent must die
HAD !
Like so many other MGTOWs .......HAD !!
@The serpent must die extrapolate your vague comment if you can, with logical rationalè included
An old mentor feels bad for his student. But I think hes proud of him too.
I couldn’t quite articulate what I saw on old man griz but you’re absolutely right. Pity and pride all mixed together.
I think at first it's pity, when Lapp asks him, "Were it worth the trouble?" But when Johnson replies with, "Ahh, what trouble?" Lapp kind of has a look of pride at the man Johnson has become. This will forever be my all time favorite scene in any movie ever.
Brother. Are you still with us? And if you don't mind me asking. What made you choose a title like that? If people could admit it. Truer words are seldom spoken. Looking forward to your reply.
There is no pity there at all, he chose it, all Will did was give him the test "were it worth the trouble?" to see if he thought it was any trouble at all in the first place.
Why would he pity him? Why did you pity him?
Best movie ever. Should be mandatory young man learning.
I agree it's top-notch!!
A movie so spare in dialogue. Not much wasted dialogue in a movie that says so much by saying so little. Beautifully shot, written, and presented. I've loved this movie since I first saw it as a kid....and I'm 61 now. Still want to disappear into the high country.
Yep, I hear that. Watched it in 6th grade. Fell in love with the ideals. Not many I know can be alone for weeks and be ok with it... For some it's natural I guess.
Same age as you Chuck, same sentiments. Will Geer WAS Bearclaw! What fabulous casting!
I’m 55 this was first movie I went to alone and I’ve had yearning for the mountains ever since. Lived in valley of Montana for while. Think I’ll head for hills next year or maybe the Philippines but I’ve definitely had enough.
@@nbco55 It depends on one's foundation in life: Infance till 3, and one's personality. Habits and interests developed, having seen/read/heard about others doing natural living. Constitution also plays a part of course.
Have you seen that 1-hour film about the unwise, cocky young man who decides to cross a cold winter landscape quickly and without equipment or suitable clothes, only a dog and some matches? I don't remember the itle, it was fitting. Could be something about Matches. The last match?
I live in the mountains now. Ever since this movie I’ve loved going out alone in the woods. I prefer it. I tend to hike and bike on the lonely secret trails. Or just bushwhack.
You can see Chris Lapp watching and studying Jeremiah in this scene. He's genuinely concerned about Jeremiah's mental health. You can also see that Jeremiah is a changed man suffering from PTSD. Fascinating scene. So well written, and acted. When I hear the term Mountain Man, Will Geer's character always comes to mind.
Cocky Pilgrim aren't you..are you sure you can skin Grizz!
Just as fast as you can find em!
Who’s Chris Lapp?
When JJ askes "what month it is" Chris Lapp knows that JJ is just "living", he is now on auto pilot. What he cared about is gone, and every day he lives with death hanging over his shoulder.
What trouble ?
You notice how he approaches slowly, deliberately. And even though he knows Johnson well, he knows to keep his distance. Very sad scene.
The best movie Robert Redford ever made.
I love it, but an argument could be made for Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.
Best movie Sydney Pollack ever made.
Havana might be the one if you're talking Redford movies.
Three Days of The Condor is at the top of my list.
This & Little Fauss and Big Halsey will always be close to my heart
The best acted scene of 1972. Will Geer was one of the great character actors, and Redford was outstanding as Johnson. Terrific writing. Movies don't get better than this.
And a truly terrific score that tied it all together.
Was he santa ?
@@BipoIarbear
He was Grandpa Walton
@@custerranch 🤣
Will Geer was a communist and homosexual. Just the facts.
“When you are of troubled mind, go to the mountains for they are the marrow and Mother of Earth. Then go back with a new zest towards life.” My motto for 60 years. Peace to all
Mick Hayes So true! There is peace of mind in the woods.
I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?
- Robert Redford
As my sawmill mentor once said, "my church is right out there" as he pointed out the window of his cabin into the woods.
And Peace to You, from 8300' in the woods of Colorado.
Got a buck today. Maybe the most connected to Source hunt I have ever had. The dirt under my feet truly felt different than any other day I've been out this week. I spotted deer within 2 minutes. Though not a cocky feeling, I knew one of the bucks would allow me to harvest it's meat. it wasn't a ego led feeling. I know what that is like all to well. Just a knowing of sorts.
I gave thanks to the amazing creature for it's offering of meat to feed my family. Spent the morning with my good friend Paul, who helped me haul out the carcass, pull off it's hide (so he can tan it) , and then we quartered it, getting back straps, tenderloins, brisket, and neck. My other neighbor saw us drive by with it and came over to hear the story of the hunt, and help us hang it and quarter it, as we harvested ever ounce of meat we could. I gave him a hind quarter, b/c he's yet to get an elk or deer after many years of hunting.
Went out for the last few hours of daylight with my wife Geizi, to help her fill her doe tag. We explored a new to us area behind the cabin, a trail we've never hiked together. It led to a steep cliff. What a view. What a time with her.
It was a full, rich day... in the woods, at the cabin.
I am grateful for friends, for wife, for dogs, for cat, and grateful for my ability to occasionally slow down, breath, and simply listen... Allowing spirit to guide me to and fro. I'm no saint, and I struggle too sometimes due to my own choosing of insanity instead of love, but there are days like today, when I am reminded that we are truly one, we all share that connection to Source.
Two days ago my wife and I let go of one of our oldest dogs, Oliver (we are now left with only four dogs). We held him and looked into his eyes as he left his body. More gratitude and appreciation for that and all shared experiences with him.
I couldn't go out hunting the next day. I was emotionally weakened, emotionally exhausted. I thought I would not have it in me to hunt any more this season. Then I heard a voice speak to me late last night, after my gig. It said "get up early, see the sunrise, feel the chill in the air, the dirt under your boots, smell the sage brush. It Will Be Good."
and it was, in so many ways.
Tears welling up. More gratitude.
Thanks to You for inspiring me to write this tale of the recent days.
@@dgodrummer8110Say it all the time. Daily, every day try n make it my church. Work, family, the animals raised and simplicity as not so simple things can become.🤏👌👍✌✝️
"You have done well to keep so much hair when so many are after it." One of my all time favorite movies!
Take care of your hair!! Delle.
A full time night women ? Meanest bitch that ever bald for beads. Great show
There really WAS a time when old folks were revered for their experience, wisom, and knowledge, when I was just a boy they comforted me as I now try to comfort the young.
^it is so.
...tTt...
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I try the same.
@Michael Ashcraft Correction. This was a time IN AMERICA when old folks were revered. In other countries, we still respect our elders.
That was also a time when being old was a hard-won privilege. Nowadays anyone can become old and they all think they’re entitled to unquestioned authority whether they actually lived a life worth respecting or not. Nowadays in America the old-timers pissed away their lives earning and spending money on senseless garbage and neglecting the hard things in life that forge character, wisdom, and experience.
The only movie I ever watch with my pop RIP Dad I love you
Thinking of you today Dad
@Slomofogo like your reply you take care n a salute to your dad.
Bless you and your dad R.I .P.
dnnylee I hope my little boy thinks of me from time to time after i’m gone, I love him so much.
Me and my mom too. She loved this movie
I never really noticed it until now, but Lapp slowly approaches & sits away from the fire when initially talking to Johnson. Even "old friends" are cautious when meeting after a long time. It's almost like he had heard the stories, or perhaps just saw/sensed that Johnson was on the edge. He finds his old friend alive & well over a well-cooked rabbit haunch, & heads on his way.
He had to be careful of the company he was by due to all who were after him.
Chüngu isch kei Has
It's called respecting a person's space. Today people just barge in like they're the only important ones in the place. He approached but didn't encroach in Jeremiah's camp. He was tossed a morsel and ate it dignified, not like a starving lunatic. Respect for one another, something sorely lacking these days.
Been in love with this movie for 46 years now. Yeah, it feels like far. And I still get little nuggets out of it. I just noticed in this scene what a wonderful job Redford does of showing how tired Johnson is of the whole mess he's been living in. It's just for a second or two, but it really struck me tonight. Two friends, parting for what they both know will be the last time. No, they really don't make movies like this anymore.
Same here mate, this movie has been with me me my whole long life,like an old friend
Yes, it unfortunate they don't make movies like this any more
I was only 10 years old in 1972 when this movie was at the theatres, It has been in my heart ever since, 1972, A great time to be a kid. Miss those days greatly.
@@toyman81 yea took the words right out of my mouth. Now I'm getting old. Like old bear claws
It really is sad that you can’t see movies like this anymore. I always will love this movie
This is an American Classic.
As Native American i love this film. I always loved lapp because he was a mountain man with alot of wisdom. His humor made you think of what it took to survive in the wilderness.
A quote from this scene by Bear Claw (Will Greer) " You've come far pilgrim" is a phrase that I have often used to praise those that have advanced noticabley.
Now I will
I do it occasionally with some people.
I also like to say "Watch your topknot," as I do with my dad, and he invariably gives the proper response that only a fan of this movie would know: "Watch your'un."
Will Geer is an actor's actor. Beautiful delivery of his lines. Very rare, so few like him.
Didn't put enough dirt down.
Saw it...right off.
That's so true. He had a uniquely appealing voice and really knew how to use it. My favorite scene in the film.
At first, I didn't recognize him. Then I realized that it was Grandpa Walton's voice. Solid actor. Too bad he was dead just six years after this was filmed. But, that was enough time to give us plenty of him on the Walton's.
Yes, spectacular performance from Geer.
Yes, I really liked the pause he gives when asked what month it is. It's like he realized that time is just an estimate in their world.
Will Geer a talented actor that never got the recognition he deserved. RIP Bearclaw, Grandpa Walton.
GREAT ACTOR..
i never knew he was gay though until recently
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More like bisexual. His homosexual romance came first then he married for 20 years with 3 children.
Need to give the bi's like me their due
A lot of these supporting actors are better than the main ones. Will Geer was talented.
Sadly he was an extreme socialist, more disturbing than sexual proclativity
Once upon a time people went to theaters and saw movies like this. I saw this when it came out. I was a teenager. It's one of those films that sticks with you.
Still do i have a homemade theater where i can watch movies like these
Same here, we went on a high school field trip downtown to see it. Got high with my 3 best friends and have never forgotten it!
I've been thinking of this movie now and then. It's probably time to find it online or on some streaming service.
Saw this when I was 14 years old for the first time. Saw it again about 20 times. Wilderness seed planted I spent a good part of my life out there. I even visited his grave in Cody, WY....where I wept.
I saw this wen I was 14. I musta seen it another 40 times over the yrs. Got me Started on the out doors, Hunting, etc. I swear, a womans Breast, is the Hardest Rock the almighty put on this Earth!! I can find NO Sign on it!! Words to Live by!!! Watch ur top Knot Pilgrim!
Griz...............
"You've come far pilgrim" .... "Seems like far" hot damn if that small exchange don't stick in your heart.
Will Gear says " a woman's heart is like stone nothing can leave a track on it" one my favorite all time movie lines.
He probably just said that so his lifetime boyfriend Harry Hay wouldn't get jealous.
You kinda butchered the line, but we get what you mean.
A woman’s heart is the hardest Rock the almighty ever make and I can find no sign on it !
A woman's breast is the hardest rock the Almighty ever set on this earth and I can still see no sign on it
It was a hard way of life, but you were truly alive as man should be. No hate, no orders, just freedom and hard living.
Bran Phillips Lots of these guys lived way out there because it was easier than living in the city. Simpler. Like Redford said "huh, what trouble"
Yeah, but if you make a mistake, you pay for it. As long as you are willing to pay that price and not have a convenient Emergency Room or helicopter to take your nearly dead ass out of trouble, go for it.
So, freedom over security. Heh, I'll take freedom any day.
+Bran Phillips it seems freedom and liberty are a hipster genre now. security at any cost including not being able to decide what you can/cannot teach,feed,and dress your children with. modern day liberals consider themselves to be so smart that they should be in charge of others and make their decisions for them...regardless of what those other people want.
security at all costs is main stream these days and to be a patriot and value liberty and the ability to piss without the government watching over your shoulder to make sure your pee is the right color is to be a damn hipster.
You are sadly correct. They can call me whatever they want, but I love liberty, I'd rather have a life like Johnson than a 9-5 job that is somehow supposed to be a higher standard of living than back then. I'd sooner survive than be secure, at then you know who you are.
One of my all time favorites, but also one that i have a hard time watching. Always leaves me sad and wistful.
Recommended this to my grandson, he was blown away with it. Great great movie. 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
This was my dad’s favorite movie, everytime I hear that song all I can think about is him. I miss you pops I hope your out there hunting again with grandpa.
I got almost this crazy and isolated when my Vietnam PTSD set in, years after the war. This scene brings tears.
I understand that. People are way to hard to be around.
Bless you man dont let it beat you be proud you did what you had to do.
@Woody Last Name no its cool im dumb...thanks for the correction
@Woody Last Name you too woody
you fought for the jews so they could get a port to ship Laotian opium, you must be proud, traitor
I saw this movie in '72. Was staying at my grandparents home. I was a kid. My folks went out of town on business a couple days. Caught it at a local theater. It blew me away. I always wanted to go back to that time.
you and me both... would love to have done rendezvous..
A lot of us will meet there sometime.
Those times were WAY too hard and dangerous for most of us. A fun fantasy though!
As I remember the movie came out in 1976?
@@lindsaygraham5687 you remembered wrong... And what was so dangerous?
In parts of the scene, the absence of dialogue is as powerful as the parts with dialogue.
Always reminds me of my step son I raised in the woods .I taught him everything from fishing and hunting to hard work and family loyalty . He turned out to be a real man , we watched this every year before deer season .
Want to adopt me and teach this young fellah
@@whydelilah08 I would be proud to show you, if I knew you. You can learn lot about it though just by watching youtube hunting and fishing, don't believe everything but there is some good info.
Movies like this,are like the characters portrayed in it...a thing of the past,and that's a damned shame.
I'm only thirteen, I was Six when my family (big outdoor people) showed me this. still my favorite movie
+Mr.GoodGamer same
+Mr.GoodGamer im 16 tho
Agreed. Good characterization drives memorable movies.
agreed.
I’m 65 now. Don’t recalect when this movie was made. But I’ve made it a point to quote from it with my oldest, bestest,friends since it came out. A life ENHANCER!!!!!! Truly
Jeremiah johnson came out in 1972
It was filmed on Redfords 600 acres in Utah. Budget was around $600K.
In my opinion, it still is the best dipiction of the Western Mountain Man and Native tribesmen. Yeah, after I first saw the movie. I wanted to be a Mountain Man.
@@brotherzeke8002 and a little neighbor girl insisted on being in the film. Her name? Tanya Tucker. Just a few years later she'd be on her way, too .
I too am 65 and wonder how the hell I got here but this film always awesome me! I watch it whenever it is on and have a copy of my own to watch other times. Great film!
@@brotherzeke8002
The budget was 4 million from the studio but it wasn’t quite enough. It made about 44 million at the box office. Sydney Pollack mortgaged his house to get the extra money to finish the film.
my heart rate slows down when I see this scene. I remember it so well from one of my favorite movies. So little dialogue yet so much said..
Totally agree , a lot of todays directors could learn form the old axiom "Less is more"
You are exactly right. This movie is very calming to the restless soul.
damn good movie. lifts the spirits.
Sydney Pollack
I believe that Will Geer in this scene makes so subtle a gesture after discussing what month it is. As he gets up to go it appears to me that he wiped away a tear for his friend. One of the grandest gestures a mountain man could give another man...... Or maybe he just got some smoke in his eye. 😉
The mark of a fine actor is not just their words but the silence too, the weight and meaning the silence brings to a situation.... Sublime...
One of the best films ever made
"Would you happen to know what month of the year it is?"
"No, I truly wouldn't"
Gets me everytime. To lose yourself, so deeply immersed in living, is a thing to behold.
"You cook good rabbit pilgrim."
One of the greatest movies ever made, epic in every sense of the word.
"Didnt put enough dirt down, saw it right off"
Bear Claw...........Will Gear .........great actor..........Perfect Cast Choice for the Portrayal............
One of many great little scenes in an excellent movie.
The lesson learned that was acknowledged with those simple words was a real survival skill.
Skin that pilgrim, and I'll getcha another. lol
One of my favorites too, kev.
I bought a cabin at the base of the Marble Mountain Wilderness area because of that film. My wife does not understand why I like the mountains so much. She doesn't understand the soul of the film. It is certainly on of my favorites .
The world probably has millions of cabin owners whose wives can't quite understand why they want to keep them. I'm one of them too. :)
Lots of times, the Female of the Species **LOOKS FOR THINGS TO BITCH ABOUT**, even if things are going really well. Big surprise, right??...(ROFL)
discusdoc , Maybe u married the wrong woman. Jan/I spent 27 years in the Alaskan bush & SHE loved it!! Had to come out to care for my aging mother a few years ago but shes dead now & Jan wants to go back ASAP! Me too. The bush owns our heart but Christ owns our souls & w that we are returning to the bush. Not trying to sound "preachy", but when Christ puts the RIGHT 2 people together theres nothing better.
Well, your wife is a woman... nuff said !
Dave Jan
Sounds like a good plan, best wishes to both of you. Life is for living, is it not?
Classic film of the struggle between man and nature .Redford and geer are truly fantastic in this one of a kind film. Love how few words they speak but say so much and with such heartfelt meaning.
- You've come far pilgrim.
- Feels like far.
- Was worth the trouble?
- ugh... What trouble?
Epic.
The movie is full of poetry. Not much talk, but intense. You feel respect in the way characters treat each other, and in the way they treat nature. I couldn’t stop watching this scene; I`ve seen it thousand times.
*Were it worth the trouble?*
Great movie. There's a deep sadness to Jeremiah though, he's a survivor but there are still emotional scars
went through hell, gained a family then lost them, started a war and survived .....
That's life I guess.
Gregoryt700 Yeah I dont think he was the same after losing the woman he loved and the boy he adopted. Some hurts in life travel with you to the grave.
I remember watching this one weekend by myself in the living room, I was 8 years old. 58 now, like a lifetime ago. Loved this movie.
same story, i didnt really understand it back then maybe cause it was a tv edit and most of the violence was toned down or i was just to young.
I was only 4 years old when my grandpa took me to see this film. My memory of it is scant, but this final scene with the rabbit on the spit and Jeremiah's loneliness is what I remember of the most.
This is still my Most Favorite Movie to this Day!! And Probably Always will be!!
My older brothers took me to see this movie when it was in theatres back in 1972. It has remained my favourite movie to this day and is likely the primary reason my wife and I had lived the last 27 years in the woods.
Love this movie. One of my favorites. Such a great movie.
One of my top 3 movies. Must hv watched 50times. Like many others quotes of lines from this movie find their way into every day life often. I feel a kindred spirit with all those who have left comments. Can’t cheat the mountain pilgrim…
I first saw this movie over 40 years ago and it did more to shape my thinking than any other thing in my life. "I've been to a town" and "what trouble" do pretty much say it all.
I watch this movie with my father every Christmas and will after he passes.
Ian
my Dad passed away and whenever I see this film, I'm reminded of him and his ways... Cherish the time you have and had...
A timeless classic. Haunted me as a kid, and still does today.
"I've been to a town"....one of the greatest lines ever....
I’ve received great comfort from reading the Bible. AND this is a GREAT film.
how about leaving your religious bs out of a comment to a film? wtf is wrong with you guys?
@@sethael1741 I don’t have religion friend -just a relationship with my Savior Jesus.
May I ask, what do you think happens when you die?
@@floridamarketplaceministry7011 i will party in vallhalla with odin. Wtf is that question. It will be the same like before. Nothing. You came from heaven?
@@sethael1741 ua-cam.com/video/IXdjDNKCeHM/v-deo.htmlsi=qq5NG0zylPdqZebj
one of my all time favorite movies of all time ...
2:33 Many years ago I remember waking up, walking over to the window and seeing the sun on the horizon. I didn't know if it was coming up or going down. I didn't know what time it was or even what day it was. It was one of the happiest times of my life.
One of my best memories was in 2004 riding a Harley chopper on a cold January day on a deserted road going past stonehenge.Thr sun was going down behind stonehenge as I rode past.Thr sight and the sound of the bike as I went past is something I won't forget.
And some folks say, “He’s up there still...”
Wouldn't doubt it but who's got the time anymore? Sad thing the modern world
I also was disappointed that this clip wasn’t longer. Said the exact line to myself.
As all the scenes in Jeremiah Johnson, this is also extremely well directed n acted. Should be one of the 'must see' movies on any movie lovers list.
"March is a muddy month". Never understood that til I moved to Vermont.
Heard they got soft soil too.
I have always loved the way he says, "Thank you, kindly"
This movie got me into backpacking over 40 years ago. I think about it at times when I'm sitting around my campfire at night. This scene in particular.
"Some folks like it, farmers". I'll never forget you saying that line numerous times when we lived in Colorado in the 70's. RIP Chuck Norton, you were one very rugged mountain man yourself.
This scene always brings a tear to my eye every time I see it.
Check Bearclaw out at 3:22 Mr... you are not alone. Take care.
PTSD'd tf out and looks like he been through a meat grinder. Bearclaw was proud of his prodigy though you can tell.
Yes he was, right there he probably thought about the time he sent Jeremiah into his cabin to wrestle the Grizz hehe, n how he survived n they became friends cuz or in spite of it lol
Absolutely the best movie Robert Redford ever made
Can't top it.
The "Daisy Clover" one with Natalie Wood ain't bad either.
Got this movie and I’m still watching it. They just don’t make them like this anymore. Robert Redford is still awesome actor. Will Greer was absolutely awesome R.I.P. Will. Thank you for sharing theses beautiful memories and God Bless 🙏🏽
''There are actors who'll wrest us up
They will place us into themselves and into their work
These are the One's Who'll Continue wresting us up
Even beyond their appointed rests in peace.'' -gilpin 5420
This scene explains the meaning of life so well. "We're it worth the trouble" " what trouble"
Jeremiah Johnson is a movie I can watch over and over again and never get board watching it. I first saw the movie when i was about 8 or 9 yrs old. What a spectacular movie.
This movie makes even the cold and snowy Rockies warm and cozy.
And Tim McIntire's closing song doesn't hurt, either.
I spent alot of time in the mts of colo as a teen ...risked myself many a times ....it made me go on to be a better man and face the rest of my life with dignity....im 63 now and sick with a disease but its ok .
joel lee I wish you the best dear sir! Glad you were able to experience such beauty so far.
joel lee I hope you’re doing well and I admire your tough spirit. I hope one day to find whatever it is I’m looking for and not have to worry about what tomorrow brings
Hope your well Joel I love the wilderness
God Bless
Best wishes to you sir....
I was 12 years old when I saw this movie in the theater. It made quite an impression on me. Still one of the best flicks ever made!
It's when Bearclaw asks Johnson:
"Now boy....are you sure you can skin a grizz?" Hahaha😆🤣
The scene seems realistic enough, but sometimes I wonder if this was Bearclaw's ghost paying one last visit before he leaves this earth? Perhaps he didn't swim out of the avalanche, but he told God that he wanted to say some last words to his understudy before he departed.
Slomofogo ghostly... and you’re right, it could tie in nicely.
"You have done well to keep so much hair, when so many's after it. I hope you will fare well." Thank you, Grandpa Walton!
"Where you headed?"
"Same place you are Jeremiah, same place you are..."
This is a great movie .
That comment about "March being a green and muddy month down below", and only Farmers enjoying it, is just about the best description of early spring ever. Yup, I'd stay up in the mountains too if I had the choice.
MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME... AND I A HUGE FAN OF JOHN WAYNE AND RUSSELL CROW...
I remember seeing this movie in the theater with my Uncle and cousins when it first came out... try not to miss it every time its on tv... Antenna TV that is.... just like the old days...
God..,riding in on his white steed is taken aback by his creation’s advance and introspection. A truly great scene.
This has got to be the best movie Robert Redford ever did.I remember this movie with great fondness.
Big siggggh- this is the perfect Sunday afternoon movie for breath taking nostalgia - so many deep moral lessons that are greatly missed in movies today
Brings back my childhood in the adrondick mountains, think God I have land there still
I had just been out of the Army for a yr or so when that came out. Many of us felt secluded in our own way.
Thank you for your service. I believe most Americans with a lick of sense understand the hardships you went through and the burden you carry to this day. Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Rambo, Forrest Gump showed us the hell that one went through fighting through the jungles of Southeast Asia. So much given and so little gained. Damn Uncle Sam and may God bless you and the last of the American patriots.
this movie was a masterpiece
Like so many others, I saw this film as a child and it's beautifully written script, set locations and directorial brilliance left an indelible impression. The sort of movie you watch at least once a year :)
I saw this movie in '73 in Ft. Lauderdale.
It took me West to Boulder in '75.
Thank-you!
Take note movie makers, this is how you do cinematography !!
YES
Movies are all CGI cartoons nowadays, I don't go to see them anymore.
Movie makers have discovered that today's movie goers don't know squat about good acting, good subject matter or good film editing. They just crank out cartoons and re-do's, and rake in the dough....
There still is great cinematography dummy
The movie's worth watching for the visuals alone. The acting and the script would be worth watching if it were shot on an elementary school stage.
wonderful scene, fantastic actors... days gone by of rugged men in the wild...hallelujah !(love this movie over and over again)
the finest Yippee film of them all. I think it is a magnificent respectful and dignified portrayal of the different cultures of early American settlement. A film for the ages.
Saw Jerimiah Johnson in the theater when it first came out. I'll be watching it again on DVD this evening.
One of the greatest movies to ever be shown
My advice to all pilgrims; go live the mountain man life as much as you can. The movie is awesome, inspiring. The actual life is where the reward is.
God dang this is a great movie- glad it popped on my feed!
One of my favorite movies of all time,still today!!!❤❤❤