Eugene Levy Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

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  • Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
  • Eugene Levy breaks down his most iconic roles from film and television, including his roles in 'American Pie,' 'National Lampoon's Vacation,' 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Waiting for Guffman,' 'Best in Show,' 'Bringing Down the House,' 'A Mighty Wind,' 'Splash' and 'The Reluctant Traveler.'
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    Director: Robby Miller
    Director of Photography: Jack Belisle
    Editor: Phil Ceconi
    Talent: Eugene Levy
    Producer: Camille Ramos
    Line Producer: Jen Santos
    Associate Producer: Lyla Neely
    Production Manager: James Pipitone
    Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
    Talent Booker: Lauren Mendoza
    Camera Operator: Chloe Ramos
    Gaffer: Niklas Moller
    Sound Mixer: Lily Van Leeuwan
    Production Assistant: Erica Palmieri
    Stylist: Erica Cloud
    Groomer: Ana Sorys
    Post Production Supervisor: Rachael Knight
    Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
    Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi
    Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
    Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
    00:00 Eugene Levy's Iconic Characters
    00:20 American Pie
    02:47 National Lampoon's Vacation
    04:00 Schitt's Creek
    08:32 Waiting for Guffman
    12:02 Best in Show
    14:46 Bringing Down the House
    16:04 A Mighty Wind
    19:40 Splash
    22:11 The Reluctant Traveler
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  • @interfusor
    @interfusor Місяць тому +604

    So much respect to Levy for saying he did the American Pie sequels for the paycheck, not a lot of actors admit to that.

    • @Woozlewuzzleable
      @Woozlewuzzleable Місяць тому +44

      I don't blame him for it, he'd been working for decades before that and paid his dues.

    • @andrewbowden6982
      @andrewbowden6982 Місяць тому +12

      I mean he can't claim it was for anything else really

    • @rossbooth4635
      @rossbooth4635 Місяць тому +21

      And his cameo appearances are the only thing I remember about any of those sequels.

    • @jasonjerusalem
      @jasonjerusalem Місяць тому

      Well, we'll just tell your mother we did it for a paycheck...

    • @squamish4244
      @squamish4244 Місяць тому +4

      @@andrewbowden6982He could have just ignored their existence, nobody would have cared.

  • @stealintomorrow
    @stealintomorrow Місяць тому +250

    Him just unabashedly being a proud dad for a bit there was so sweet :)

  • @PatrickKeating
    @PatrickKeating Місяць тому +50

    Fred Willard absolutely made Best In Show and he was a comedy genius. I miss him all the time. RIP

  • @kardave2848
    @kardave2848 Місяць тому +77

    I love how fondly he talks about John Candy!

  • @TRIGGAMAN_LOCO
    @TRIGGAMAN_LOCO Місяць тому +175

    He was the perfect “normal” character in American Pie. Just so funny

  • @Canada232
    @Canada232 Місяць тому +15

    I love the fact that whenever you see him these days, he's wearing his Order of Canada pin. Such a great Canadian.

  • @DrVenture45
    @DrVenture45 Місяць тому +206

    Eugene's eyebrows are nearly as iconic as his outstanding career! I've been a fan ever since SCTV.

    • @frankchoi7
      @frankchoi7 Місяць тому

      I just want to nestle up in them and take a quick shnooz

    • @larserik8899
      @larserik8899 Місяць тому +1

      The caterpillars are kinda his staple!

    • @francescaa8331
      @francescaa8331 Місяць тому

      same

    • @toddanthony6664
      @toddanthony6664 19 днів тому

      If there were an eyebrow hall of fame, Eugene Levy and Peter Gallagher would be the first inductees.

  • @TheSquishySnail
    @TheSquishySnail Місяць тому +25

    Eugene Levy being a proud dad and talking about his kids' achievements makes me smile.

  • @kurtdewittphoto
    @kurtdewittphoto Місяць тому +94

    Best in Show is hysterical.

    • @uncletom356
      @uncletom356 Місяць тому +2

      Best in Movie, amirite?!?!?!

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Місяць тому +1

      The feet 😂

    • @oopik0059
      @oopik0059 Місяць тому

      Loved him in A Mighty Wind as well!

    • @JenSell1626
      @JenSell1626 Місяць тому

      @@oopik0059damn I own the DVD and never watched it

  • @Ms.Fowlbwahhh
    @Ms.Fowlbwahhh Місяць тому +24

    Eugene Levy never gets the credit he deserves. He was always my favorite on SCTV along with Catherine O Hara. Great to see he's still doing well!

  • @dylanlee32
    @dylanlee32 Місяць тому +47

    It's so funny seeing Bringing Down The House brought up, I LOVED that movie when I was younger and hadn't even thought of it in 10+ years. It's nice to see he speaks kindly of it and of Queen Latifah

  • @JimVincent
    @JimVincent Місяць тому +37

    Can't watch the kiss at the end of A Mighty Wind without tearing up. They nailed it.

  • @petecolon162
    @petecolon162 Місяць тому +30

    The best eyebrows in the business

  • @aFoundingYouTuber
    @aFoundingYouTuber Місяць тому +33

    Been a Eugene Levy fan since back in his SCTV days. His dry-wit/deadpan delivery, which is the comedic form I enjoy most, has provided me a lifetime of LOLing (sometimes so loud my dogs yelp, then flee to the bedroom).

  • @smokeye9765
    @smokeye9765 Місяць тому +42

    What a legend he is.

  • @betharlington1447
    @betharlington1447 Місяць тому +8

    Every single cast member on SCTV was brilliant. One of the best shows ever made.

  • @17gt350
    @17gt350 Місяць тому +21

    So glad he chose to do American pie. There can be no other Jim’s dad.

  • @d.d8381
    @d.d8381 Місяць тому +26

    don't forget Armed & Dangerous, great movie with John Candy And Eugene

  • @ShinRyojin
    @ShinRyojin Місяць тому +25

    Armed and Dangerous is one of his most underrated movies. Him and John Candy made a great team and the soundtrack had no business going that hard.

    • @rebeccakurtz7575
      @rebeccakurtz7575 Місяць тому +3

      I WAS JUST GOING TO POST THAT SAME THING!!! 😀😀😀

    • @mandomartinez8661
      @mandomartinez8661 Місяць тому +3

      I was about to as well. Seems like im the only one who loves that movie. RIP Tiney Lister

    • @blackgumball
      @blackgumball Місяць тому +1

      I was disappointed they didn't discuss Armed and Dangerous. My favorite Eugene Levy film.

    • @lovatog14
      @lovatog14 Місяць тому +1

      That title track is peak eighties.

    • @Footyfan123
      @Footyfan123 25 днів тому

      Came here for the Armed and Dangerous comments.

  • @frailingbanjo
    @frailingbanjo Місяць тому +12

    A Mighty Wind is my favorite film. Beautifully done

  • @candyapu3
    @candyapu3 Місяць тому +41

    A Mighty Wind might be the funniest movie I’ve ever seen so underrated

    • @ChadWhyNot
      @ChadWhyNot Місяць тому +7

      One of the best comedies ever made

    • @CoastPropertyBuyers
      @CoastPropertyBuyers Місяць тому +1

      Yep. Toss up between that and Best in Show.

  • @FredrickGustafson-lv4ty
    @FredrickGustafson-lv4ty Місяць тому +7

    Endlessly tasteful and forever charming, what a great guy.

  • @og87
    @og87 Місяць тому +8

    What a great actor that transcends so many generations and keeps reinventing himself in the same way but over and over in different movies. Incredble love him and the moves and parts he does. Shhcitts creek another absolute massive hit.

  • @spacekitt.n
    @spacekitt.n Місяць тому +6

    so glad theres a mighty wind segment in this. its often skipped in a lot of these type of videos. underrated flick

  • @brooklynboogie1405
    @brooklynboogie1405 Місяць тому +18

    Anyone remember “Club Paradise” with Robin Williams? Levy was funny in that as well with Rick Moranis! 😂

  • @scottportner4587
    @scottportner4587 Місяць тому +13

    You got me straight trippin boo was the line they promoted in all the commercials and what everyone remembers. Awesome she came up with it.

  • @Rustles
    @Rustles Місяць тому +9

    The Kiss at the end was beautiful and no doubt helped it's Best Song Oscar Nomination.

  • @shaylah2725
    @shaylah2725 Місяць тому +4

    I am so happy he was talked into playing the dad in American Pie. hes hilarious & I cant see anybody else playing it but him ❤ I also love him in Bringing Down The House LOL

  • @Ink_Addict93
    @Ink_Addict93 Місяць тому +15

    Schitt’s Creek was HILARIOUS💀

  • @OhanaFilms
    @OhanaFilms Місяць тому +20

    I know people toss out the term "legend" easily but he's an actual legend.

    • @johnmlln9982
      @johnmlln9982 Місяць тому +2

      SCTV was a generations Monty Python.

  • @faisalsiddiqui75
    @faisalsiddiqui75 Місяць тому +21

    Legend

  • @carasheehan8383
    @carasheehan8383 Місяць тому +6

    Just gotta say that he’s the most handsome now than he’s ever been. A true silver fox lol love him

  • @Woozlewuzzleable
    @Woozlewuzzleable Місяць тому +43

    He made American Pie for me.

  • @Kloverkill
    @Kloverkill Місяць тому +2

    What an incredible career - total legend. Started watching him as Earl Camembert on SCTV on a barely viewable tv broadcast we were picking up with an antenna and am now streaming his latest stuff. Pure Canadian treasure.

  • @Theomite
    @Theomite Місяць тому +39

    Now I wanna see Eugene play a vicious crime lord who speaks and acts exactly the way Eugene does in this interview. He's exactly like Eugene, he just says horrifying threats of violence in the same tone as talking about the AMERICAN PIE paychecks.

    • @someguy42093
      @someguy42093 Місяць тому +1

      If the godfather came out today. What if he played Vito?

    • @welcometothemovies9157
      @welcometothemovies9157 Місяць тому

      It'll be like when Albert Brooks played that mobster in Drive

  • @jdrock9623
    @jdrock9623 Місяць тому +3

    Loved Eugene Levy in Bringing Down the House. So funny. Even his extremely brief cameo in Father of the Bride as he auditioned as the Wedding Singer.

  • @Devilsblood
    @Devilsblood Місяць тому +4

    SCTV was genius comedy. Canada's answer to Saturday night live, every actor in that show was gold.

  • @ponchoandy
    @ponchoandy Місяць тому +7

    Christopher Guest's troupe is one of the funniest group of humans on the planet.

  • @veesvoyages
    @veesvoyages Місяць тому +2

    No one else could have been Jim's dad. He was brilliant at that role!

  • @CaptainZachofEarth
    @CaptainZachofEarth Місяць тому +5

    I have never been this early for a video in my life lol. we love you, Mr. Levy!

  • @nicholaslowe4254
    @nicholaslowe4254 Місяць тому

    Out of all the episodes I’ve watched in this “breaks down” series, this was my favorite. Eugene seems so genuine and he’s a wonderful story teller

  • @mikethemountie4959
    @mikethemountie4959 Місяць тому

    Always a favorite! I’ve loved Eugene’s writing and comedy for decades.

  • @davidd5213
    @davidd5213 Місяць тому +2

    I love Eugene Levy. Nobody could do dead pan comedy they way he does. He is amazing.

  • @Woozlewuzzleable
    @Woozlewuzzleable Місяць тому +10

    Splash, great villain. First thing I saw him in.

    • @jiminut
      @jiminut Місяць тому

      Anti-hero to be real

    • @lkf8799
      @lkf8799 Місяць тому

      Same 😉

  • @Thelasttruespic505
    @Thelasttruespic505 Місяць тому +1

    Such an amazing actor

  • @nannynadia
    @nannynadia Місяць тому

    This is the best interview ever

  • @angelaward8992
    @angelaward8992 Місяць тому

    This was soo awesome and soo much fun ❤

  • @harambeftw8363
    @harambeftw8363 Місяць тому

    I would love to see this town in the autumn. One of my all time favorite lines ever.

  • @justinrowland5191
    @justinrowland5191 Місяць тому +4

    Armed and dangerous. Forgotten classic.

  • @LoveFromALondonGirl
    @LoveFromALondonGirl Місяць тому

    Well done GQ …this was lovely guys …x x

  • @OffsetCommon
    @OffsetCommon Місяць тому +5

    Stay Tuned (1992) was a great movie I’m surprised he did not mention

  • @musclesforsupes
    @musclesforsupes Місяць тому +3

    I hope he comes back in the rumored sequel to American Reunion.

  • @dssouthern
    @dssouthern Місяць тому +3

    I loved Rick moranis and Dave Thomas in strange brew! Awesome flick

  • @itspaulwilliamsjnr
    @itspaulwilliamsjnr Місяць тому +1

    So gifted in acting awkward, that it makes him stand out in every motion picture! Salute!!!

  • @peachxblue
    @peachxblue Місяць тому

    He is the absolute best. I love Schitt’s Creek and Best in Show, and now I’m gonna watch the Reluctant Traveler!!

  • @davidlynch9049
    @davidlynch9049 Місяць тому

    Igor! Awesome interview. Thanks.

  • @derkeheath5172
    @derkeheath5172 Місяць тому +2

    Watched his first film, Cannibal Girls, on Tubi last year. It was weird seeing him and SCTV co-actor Andrea Martin together in a fairly serious low-budget horror movie (directed by Ivan Reitman).

  • @Agent-wn7le
    @Agent-wn7le Місяць тому +1

    He’s sooooooo cooool

  • @danrose1418
    @danrose1418 Місяць тому +1

    In case you missed it, he's wearing an Order of Canada lapel pin. Subtle but undoubtedly deliberate accessory given the interview.

  • @wingerfan1
    @wingerfan1 29 днів тому

    Absolutely loved him and armed and dangerous. One of my favorite movies he ever did.

  • @ryanm776
    @ryanm776 Місяць тому +2

    Omg how do you not include> Armed and Dangerous! With John Candy

  • @kelownatechkid
    @kelownatechkid Місяць тому

    Mr Levy is such a great force within comedy!!

  • @Booma151676
    @Booma151676 Місяць тому

    A true legend

  • @BigBadMoose
    @BigBadMoose Місяць тому +3

    I knew it was a long shot but I was really hoping “Almost Heroes” was going to be on here

  • @magnusprime27
    @magnusprime27 Місяць тому +1

    I loved him in stay tuned as crowley

  • @brettbarton1911
    @brettbarton1911 Місяць тому +1

    Club paradise is such a underrated gem.

  • @John_F898
    @John_F898 Місяць тому +1

    Iconic iconic iconic!!!

  • @Bobby_Barbato
    @Bobby_Barbato 15 днів тому +1

    I love his character in « Multiplicity »

  • @TheCurtisdavies
    @TheCurtisdavies Місяць тому

    legend.

  • @gregman05
    @gregman05 Місяць тому +1

    I wouldve liked to see him talk about "Armed & Dangerous"

  • @jamesbodnarchuk3322
    @jamesbodnarchuk3322 Місяць тому

    ❤Eugene Levy

  • @jaybee9016
    @jaybee9016 Місяць тому +3

    The fact you didn’t ask him about SCTV is an affront to decency

  • @smokinjoe2122
    @smokinjoe2122 Місяць тому

    As others have stated, an absolute legend.

  • @MidnightWhite420
    @MidnightWhite420 Місяць тому +2

    Those eyebrows are infamous

  • @glmtv4071
    @glmtv4071 Місяць тому +1

    Now cast him for the live action "up" movie lmao fr ❤❤❤😂😂

  • @joeycalderon1556
    @joeycalderon1556 Місяць тому

    I always liked him as a character actor, but his role in A Mighty Wind made me love him

  • @Tax_Master_DFW
    @Tax_Master_DFW Місяць тому +1

    Awesome comedian and I love the SCTV show. I still do the 3D House of horror scene with my kids and of course, they hate it when I do. hahaha

  • @kingrama2727
    @kingrama2727 Місяць тому +1

    I wish he had talked about Armed and Dangerous… Great movie

  • @jaywiseman7513
    @jaywiseman7513 Місяць тому

    Love her definitely need to watch yellow jackets

  • @BoxCoverArt
    @BoxCoverArt Місяць тому +2

    You don't talk about his best role ever in Almost Heroes.

  • @LuciousUnger
    @LuciousUnger Місяць тому +2

    Stay Tuned!

  • @ccan_max5285
    @ccan_max5285 Місяць тому

    Great actor

  • @keithpatrick156
    @keithpatrick156 Місяць тому +2

    I was hoping "Armed and Dangerous" would show up. That movie had a great cast for a low-grade comedy - Levy, John Candy, Robert Loggia, Jonathan Banks, Meg Ryan, Brion James

  • @jamesmorant1406
    @jamesmorant1406 Місяць тому +2

    Any movie he does he was a scene stealer

  • @sparklefartzpwnt
    @sparklefartzpwnt Місяць тому +1

    Was hoping for Club Paradise talk.

  • @roryjohnson3885
    @roryjohnson3885 Місяць тому +2

    Only person that's in ALL the movies

  • @Ocalif3
    @Ocalif3 Місяць тому

    The Reluctant Traveler is a great show

  • @owtsideperspective3588
    @owtsideperspective3588 Місяць тому +2

    Schittz creek was a masterpiece

  • @Paul-zs7rd
    @Paul-zs7rd Місяць тому +1

    Armed and Dangerous 1986 - John Candy, Eugene Levy, Meg Ryan

  • @pcan01
    @pcan01 24 дні тому

    The most naturally funny human. Love him.

  • @johnmlln9982
    @johnmlln9982 Місяць тому +1

    Earl Camembert, Brian John, Rockin Mel. I could name a few more also awesome characters and so funny.

  • @marifazekas5650
    @marifazekas5650 Місяць тому +2

    To think how long Catherine O’Hara and Eugene levy have known and worked with each other. Probably about as long as they’ve been married to their spouses lol

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 Місяць тому

    His character in Splash! Still makes me laugh 😂

  • @manu87495
    @manu87495 Місяць тому +2

    I've never been this quick outside of the bedroom in my life

  • @jeshkam
    @jeshkam Місяць тому +4

    Davenport: "I don't know, sir."

    • @donreid6399
      @donreid6399 Місяць тому +1

      Poor guy. You could tell he was a mechanic who had NO CLUE where the car was, but had just been told to say, "I don't know." 🙂

  • @ruthyvonne5240
    @ruthyvonne5240 Місяць тому

    I enjoy the Reluctant Traveller. Best reality show ever

  • @danjohnston3422
    @danjohnston3422 Місяць тому

    I remember him as the lead guitarist for The Queenhaters.

  • @thetr00per30
    @thetr00per30 Місяць тому

    I'm actually going to watch reluctant traveler now.

  • @cupidhart-james4277
    @cupidhart-james4277 Місяць тому

    I honestly think Eugene is just always playin himself. Which is brilliant!

  • @annadickens9245
    @annadickens9245 Місяць тому +1

    ❤❤❤