One of my favorite stories about General Patton is that when he was leading his troops through France, they couldn't advance because the weather turned bad. So Patton instructed the unit chaplain, Father O'Neill, to write a prayer asking God for better weather. Father O'Neill replied that he didn't think it was right to pray for better weather so they could kill people. But the General insisted, so the Chaplain wrote and said the prayer. Sure enough, the weather improved. General Patton awarded Father O'Neill the Bronze Star.
@@shop99er I didn't remember the exact wording of the prayer, but it's still a cool story about a Badass legend. Thanks for the correction. I really do appreciate it.
You could also just do 10 biopics starring Leonardo DiCaprio: The Aviator Catch Me if you Can J Edgar The Man in the Iron Mask (arguably) The Wolf of Wall Street Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (arguably) The Revenant Total Eclipse The Basketball Diaries This Boy's Life
Your researcher missed the mark a bit when they looked into The Aviator. At the beginning of the movie, they clearly point out that Hughes had amassed the largest PRIVATE air force in the world, not the largest air force. Also, he is not portrayed as a self made man either. It is clearly pointed out at the beginning of the movie that he just inherited his father's business and the money with it.
I'm waiting for the day when Simon straight up breaks character and blames the actual author of the script for whatever subjective thing he's prompted to say.
At 14:39 the movie Patton was described as a WW 1 movie, it was about Patton's WW 2 period. He was a tank commander in the first war but the movie didn't address that aspect of his career.
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Dude, THE AVIATOR actually did include the fact that Hughes had a huge drill bit inheritance. Yes, it made copious use of the fact that Hughes himself insisted that he was a "self-made millionaire," but it didn't leave out the fact that he absolutely was not.
The Hughes designed drill bit is still the primary drill bit used today. Also, Glenwood Cemetery and the Hughes gravesite is definitely worth seeing if you are in Houston.
@@stephenwoods4118 Yes! Thanks for emphasizing that. The video made this clear, but I think some people might have missed it. Howard's dad made him rich. BTW, the house Howard Hughes grew up in has long been owned by the University of St. Thomas. It's in the Montrose area of Houston.
In regards towards Hughes not being a talented pilot, just remember that he designed and built the H-1 racer which broke the speed record for land-based planes, established two cross-continental speed records (one of which was performed in the H-1), and broke the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world.
A film I saw many times on tv in my youth was "Edison the Man" with Spencer Tracy. Almost all of it was made up and he was portrayed as someone who wanted to help the world with better light to see. In truth Edison was just out for money and shook up anyone who dared go after his inventions. But as a kid, I thought he was a humble genius.
Also, Edison didn't invent a lot of his "inventions," but took them from others. The best known case is the lightbulb, which Edison didn't invent (it was invented and patented by Joseph Swan) , but marketed it brilliantly. Another common misapprehension is that Bell invented the telephone. He didn't. It was invented by an Italian, Antonio Meucci, in 1849 and developed by a Frenchman, Charles Bourseul in 1854-Graham Bell got on the bandwagon in 1876.
I've followed your channel since 2014 and I've seen the vast majority of your videos and I'm pretty sure your narrative has never let me down, besides your accent is wonderful and I've improved my listening thanks to you :D
Yeah, the Aviator actually has a scene where Hughes is dining with the well-to-do family of Katherine Hepburn, and has some line about how the "only people who don't care about money are the ones who've always had it." Of course the drill-bit lease money meant Howard was born with a platinum spoon in his mouth. Almost nothing Hughes did on his own initiative actually made any money.
Actually, from the very first scene, "The Aviator" clearly establishes that Hughes was a "silver spoon" baby. And the flying sequences make it clear that he was a lousy aviator. I mean, flying all the gas out of a plane and crashing, just because he was having too much fun, is not something anyone with normal bat brains would do, much less a seasoned aviator.
Son of the Morning Star was a TV miniseries featuring Gary Cole in the role of Lt. Colonel George Custer released in 1991 and based on the 1984 book of the same name. It gives a far better and balanced account of Custer in his later years, including details like Custer having extramarital affairs with several Native American women in the years leading up to Little Big Horn. It gives accounts from the perspective of Custer's wife, as well as the perspective of Kate Bighead, a Native American woman who had a number of encounters and discussions with Custer. It shows that Custer used a "carrot and stick" approach to dealings with the native tribes that would eventually create resentment among several tribes, culminating in the unified force of tribes that took Custer down at LBH.
Lakota Sioux represent! Lol. The funny thing about my heritage is, my roots lie on the side of Red Cloud and Crazy Horse, whereas my sister ( who has a different father than me) has roots one the side of Co. Reno. Even more amusing is the fact that we never really got along very well.
Yes. He correctly said Patton started in WW1 under General Pershing. He then mentions Patton missing D-Day because of what he did to the soldier with PTSD, clearly in WW2.
No, but as the first to fly the Atlantic SOLO and NON-STOP, he did get all the glory. Much like John Glen, who was not America's first man in space -- just the first one to go into ORBIT.
#2 Patton. You missed a couple of major points. 1st the opening of the movie. Patton's speech was edited heavily. The real speech was far to profane for the movie. The other thing I want to point out is the 3rd armies cutting across France. In 72 hours they moved further and faster than any army in history and likely will never be replicated.
The Spirit of St, Louis was directed by Billy Wilder, not William Wellman. However the error is understandable. A member of the "Lafayette Escadrille, Wellman loved to make films about flying, so it would have been normal for him to be directing the film about Lindbergh. By the way, the reason that Wilder (usually known for his film noir like "Sunset Blvd." and his social commentaries like "The Apartment") did this film was that the story was based on a book of the same name by Lindbergh that won the Pulitzer Prized in the 1950s. Lindbergh died in 1971, and by that time the public had basically forgiven him for his really big social and political blunders. The story about his bigamist marriage in Germany did not become known until the 1980s.
Some of this you spend the whole time praising the movie and not actually speaking about the people that is based on. I trough that you were speak about people that wasn't so great.
Custer was a hero -- in the Civil War. He was the youngest man in US history to make General (of the Volunteers). He was a reckless glory-hound too, which ultimately proved his undoing.
@@connie1wilson actually, it's probably new to you BECAUSE it's so old. And I know it's really old because the first time I heard it I was watching a really old cartoon. A daffy duck one of I'm not mistaken.
Insulting snakes on a plane huh?Greatest piece of cinema ever created, almost bested by sharknado.Forgive me Mr. Whistler for my opinion but this is just how I see it.Much respect SIr Simon Whistler.
Too bad two of these are among my husband's favorite movies (Rudy and Patton), LOL. I can't help having a soft spot for Rudy, though, since he's from my hometown and a fellow alum of my and my husband's school. ^_^ (More true for my husband, since it was an all-boy's school until 1990, after they graduated but before I started.)
Hey Simon, you should've WATCHED thE Howard Hughes movie. They clearly talked about his inheritence of this Toolco company from his father. The research on your channel often leaves a lot to be desired.
I appreciate that you don't have time to cover all of this, but you've failed to mention Patton's voice. George C. Scott was a committed Liberal, and it could be argued that his decision to change Patton's rather whingeing, annoying tones to that of a gruff Alpha Male's was a form of next-level satire. He's portraying him as the man he thought he was, but never really could be. (What Patton did was incredible, but he was a bit of an arse).
HoshiSanada Not quite. Patton didn’t believe that PTSD (then called Shell Shock) was a real thing. He wasn’t try to “cure” anyone. He was trying to shame the soldier he struck. Like I said.... he was a TREMENDOUS arse.
I like this channel mainly because its a brit w/ a cool english accent so you know hes to be trusted plus solid content and for once I liked the title and the presentation. Most of these vids are poorly presented w/ the guy pandering to human reaction which is annoying and the clickbait vids simply arented needed. The subs plus people will click on this vid just because it exists it really doesnt need super clickbaity titles. This one was a great episode and I love how the info is put forth esp the brick backround etc but nOmOReClICkbAitY stuff ppl will legit watch this no matter the name itll just come up on the que and trust me itll get views but spare us the superduper clickme kjøtt
Maybe the name should match the story we know from the moment we know it. If not, make it with a different name. Or we can all start making alternate life movies for posterity and go bananas off camera?
The Aviator is a fantastic film and Leonardo DiCaprio really delivers (as usual). Howard Hughes may have been a d-bag but he's responsible for quite a few things
"Comments are welcome, disagreements expected"...great line.
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@@jameswoods1786 you are a great actor, I really appreciate your art
“One man’s ‘Strangers on a Train’ is another man’s ‘Snakes on a Plane’.”
I love that line way more than I should.
Snakes on the "Muther%%%%%*#!" Plane!😂
One of my favorite stories about General Patton is that when he was leading his troops through France, they couldn't advance because the weather turned bad. So Patton instructed the unit chaplain, Father O'Neill, to write a prayer asking God for better weather. Father O'Neill replied that he didn't think it was right to pray for better weather so they could kill people. But the General insisted, so the Chaplain wrote and said the prayer. Sure enough, the weather improved. General Patton awarded Father O'Neill the Bronze Star.
Actually, the prayer was for fair weather so that 3rd Army could accomplish the relief of Bastonge during the Battle of the Bulge
@@shop99er I didn't remember the exact wording of the prayer, but it's still a cool story about a Badass legend. Thanks for the correction. I really do appreciate it.
You could also just do 10 biopics starring Leonardo DiCaprio:
The Aviator
Catch Me if you Can
J Edgar
The Man in the Iron Mask (arguably)
The Wolf of Wall Street
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (arguably)
The Revenant
Total Eclipse
The Basketball Diaries
This Boy's Life
I watched the basketball diaries in high school. This was in the early 2000's. That withdrawal scene scared half of us...
Way too much Leo!
Isn't it know that Ghandi wasn't so "Ghandi-esque" either
Yeah, wasn't he a sex addict or something like that?
Thought same thing wasn't he a pedophile and racist im not sure bout second part
My words exactly! Even Mother Theresa is not holier than thou!
common knowledge varies legit everywhere. Im hoping theres some place one earth that hasnt heard the name dinild trimp yet.
Right..
Custer's outfit must have screamed "please kill me!" And the Indians replied, "Well, if you insist."
Well spoken 👏👏👏
@@linchen008 Thank you!
You should do the opposite: Top 10 real nice people demonized in movies.
That's an awesome idea for a list
And the safest way to get a hitler troll comment
Your researcher missed the mark a bit when they looked into The Aviator.
At the beginning of the movie, they clearly point out that Hughes had amassed the largest PRIVATE air force in the world, not the largest air force.
Also, he is not portrayed as a self made man either. It is clearly pointed out at the beginning of the movie that he just inherited his father's business and the money with it.
cane to the comments to see whod say it.
I'm waiting for the day when Simon straight up breaks character and blames the actual author of the script for whatever subjective thing he's prompted to say.
Hi, I have an idea for a topic for your channel: Top 10 worst science blunders in movies.
Top 10 Worst mispronunciations by Simon Whistler.
@@thomasdarby6084 April 1st is coming.
Thomas Darby I enjoy them
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At 14:39 the movie Patton was described as a WW 1 movie, it was about Patton's WW 2 period. He was a tank commander in the first war but the movie didn't address that aspect of his career.
Dude, THE AVIATOR actually did include the fact that Hughes had a huge drill bit inheritance. Yes, it made copious use of the fact that Hughes himself insisted that he was a "self-made millionaire," but it didn't leave out the fact that he absolutely was not.
The Hughes designed drill bit is still the primary drill bit used today. Also, Glenwood Cemetery and the Hughes gravesite is definitely worth seeing if you are in Houston.
Designed by Howard's Father.
@@stephenwoods4118 Yes! Thanks for emphasizing that. The video made this clear, but I think some people might have missed it. Howard's dad made him rich. BTW, the house Howard Hughes grew up in has long been owned by the University of St. Thomas. It's in the Montrose area of Houston.
As usual, great vid
Fire ants on a boat. Way scarier than snakes on a plane.
@Stephen Murphy fire ants float in a group.
Planes on a snake
Fire ants, or bullet ants?
This was really excellent to see.It reminded me of movies I'd seen and subsequently forgotten. Well done Simon and team.
In regards towards Hughes not being a talented pilot, just remember that he designed and built the H-1 racer which broke the speed record for land-based planes, established two cross-continental speed records (one of which was performed in the H-1), and broke the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world.
A film I saw many times on tv in my youth was "Edison the Man" with Spencer Tracy. Almost all of it was made up and he was portrayed as someone who wanted to help the world with better light to see. In truth Edison was just out for money and shook up anyone who dared go after his inventions. But as a kid, I thought he was a humble genius.
Also, Edison didn't invent a lot of his "inventions," but took them from others. The best known case is the lightbulb, which Edison didn't invent (it was invented and patented by Joseph Swan) , but marketed it brilliantly. Another common misapprehension is that Bell invented the telephone. He didn't. It was invented by an Italian, Antonio Meucci, in 1849 and developed by a Frenchman, Charles Bourseul in 1854-Graham Bell got on the bandwagon in 1876.
I've followed your channel since 2014 and I've seen the vast majority of your videos and I'm pretty sure your narrative has never let me down, besides your accent is wonderful and I've improved my listening thanks to you :D
Bless your heart, Jamie did his own singing, too.
I gotta watch that Sid Vicious flick
Hughes probably had untreated syphilis, which may have been the actual reason for his descent into madness.
I should watch your videos with the CC on more often. There's nice hidden gems in there.
I haven't seen The Aviator in years, but I'm pretty certain it mentioned that Hughes inherited a lot of money.
One thing that gets to me besides people wasting money to see it, is that someone actually came up with idea about making a movie about Facebook.
Brilliant, as always! Well done, Mr Whistler.
Custer instigated his own mugging by raiding the unarmed women and children. The natives reacted as one would expect to a dangerous invasion attempt.
The Natives, so-called, were doing the same thing to one another long before George Armstrong Custer was born.
Magnificent presentation!!
Well I didn't know a few of these, good video Mr Whistler.
So what you're saying is Howard Hughes was self made the same way Kylie Jenner is self made😂😂😂
You’ve really got to get World War I and World War II straight. Seriously.
More, please!
I love that you welcome disagreement.
You should do a video on actors who have refused awards.
Yeah, the Aviator actually has a scene where Hughes is dining with the well-to-do family of Katherine Hepburn, and has some line about how the "only people who don't care about money are the ones who've always had it." Of course the drill-bit lease money meant Howard was born with a platinum spoon in his mouth. Almost nothing Hughes did on his own initiative actually made any money.
My only complaint: DeNiro was not acting nuts.
Martin Scorsese's best film was Goodfellas.....
I expected Barnum to be on this list for sure.
Could you do a biographic type video on the Westpoint academy and the white house it's history and stuff it would be great
Actually, from the very first scene, "The Aviator" clearly establishes that Hughes was a "silver spoon" baby. And the flying sequences make it clear that he was a lousy aviator. I mean, flying all the gas out of a plane and crashing, just because he was having too much fun, is not something anyone with normal bat brains would do, much less a seasoned aviator.
Well, I expected Raging Bull to be on the list and I was not disappointed.
"Disagreements expected," is the most un arguable statement in the video 😂
No it's not
Always meant to watch the the `Steve Jobs` one just never got around to it...
Son of the Morning Star was a TV miniseries featuring Gary Cole in the role of Lt. Colonel George Custer released in 1991 and based on the 1984 book of the same name. It gives a far better and balanced account of Custer in his later years, including details like Custer having extramarital affairs with several Native American women in the years leading up to Little Big Horn. It gives accounts from the perspective of Custer's wife, as well as the perspective of Kate Bighead, a Native American woman who had a number of encounters and discussions with Custer. It shows that Custer used a "carrot and stick" approach to dealings with the native tribes that would eventually create resentment among several tribes, culminating in the unified force of tribes that took Custer down at LBH.
Loved The Aviator
... like a Guillotine through warm Brie. I will remember that line!
Does the person writing the scripts have control over the wardrobe as well? That black and blue checked jacket is gonna show up on a list someday....
Lakota Sioux represent! Lol. The funny thing about my heritage is, my roots lie on the side of Red Cloud and Crazy Horse, whereas my sister ( who has a different father than me) has roots one the side of Co. Reno. Even more amusing is the fact that we never really got along very well.
You know you don't have to share your personal life in the comment section.
Wait wasn’t Patten a general in ww2 not ww1
He just misspoke
Ohh ok
He was a Colonel in WW1
Well many moderators keep mixing ww1 and ww2 up
Yes. He correctly said Patton started in WW1 under General Pershing. He then mentions Patton missing D-Day because of what he did to the soldier with PTSD, clearly in WW2.
You can't tease by bringing up Courtney Love but not including The People Vs Larry Flynt
FYI: Charles Lindenburg(sp?) was *not* the first transatlantic flight; although he did claim it.
No, but as the first to fly the Atlantic SOLO and NON-STOP, he did get all the glory. Much like John Glen, who was not America's first man in space -- just the first one to go into ORBIT.
It was clearly stated that his was the first solo crossing.
You should start a new channel where you do movie reviews. Seriously!💕
🤔 huumm... That's would be awesome!!
We never gave Custer time to scream anything @Maria Kelly. Thank you @TopTenz forthe shout out to Sitting Bull!👍👍
How do Hollywood stars lose weight so fast for roles? Cocaine? I'm pretty sure it isn't Oprah's latest fad.
Money. Personal trainers, chefs, no 9-5, it's amazing what money can do.
Surgery, too.
#2 Patton. You missed a couple of major points. 1st the opening of the movie. Patton's speech was edited heavily. The real speech was far to profane for the movie. The other thing I want to point out is the 3rd armies cutting across France. In 72 hours they moved further and faster than any army in history and likely will never be replicated.
Simon, your sarcastic burns are awesome. Not as awesome as your wonderful beard... Wait, what was I saying?
No goodfellas?
Do a Jimmy Stewart video!!!! He was a war hero and an amazing pilot, all while doing the movie thing
The Spirit of St, Louis was directed by Billy Wilder, not William Wellman. However the error is understandable. A member of the "Lafayette Escadrille, Wellman loved to make films about flying, so it would have been normal for him to be directing the film about Lindbergh. By the way, the reason that Wilder (usually known for his film noir like "Sunset Blvd." and his social commentaries like "The Apartment") did this film was that the story was based on a book of the same name by Lindbergh that won the Pulitzer Prized in the 1950s. Lindbergh died in 1971, and by that time the public had basically forgiven him for his really big social and political blunders. The story about his bigamist marriage in Germany did not become known until the 1980s.
George Washington would be a good candidate for this list. Except I can’t think of any movies about him. Odd, when you think about it.
How about "Lincoln"? Oh, right, that was not really about Lincoln.
Personally I would have put "Monster" in this list. Eileen Wuornos was indeed a monster.
J. Edgar film with Leonardo DiCaprio
Zuckerbot* or Zuckerborg*
6:23 Not sure if it was an accidental cut or just a bad edit. Normally the edits are cleaner cut but this one was a very distinct change.
So sick of trolls everywhere. If you don't like Simon and what he has to share on this channel- don't watch. It's not hard to keep scrolling
Some of this you spend the whole time praising the movie and not actually speaking about the people that is based on. I trough that you were speak about people that wasn't so great.
Custer was a hero -- in the Civil War. He was the youngest man in US history to make General (of the Volunteers). He was a reckless glory-hound too, which ultimately proved his undoing.
Surprised Darkest Hour isn’t on here. Although that wasn’t really a biopic. Great movie though
Oscar Schindler was also a putz who did something great. Why isn't Schindler's List on this list?
What about Citizen Kane? That's about Hearst, he's a real person.
Michael - It's not a biopic. Kane is _based_ on Hearst, but Welles doesn't _play_ Hearst, he plays Kane.
Horse feathers, that’s a new one!
Actually no. That's a very very old one, lol.
Lacey Leigh Lovell - New to me.
@@connie1wilson actually, it's probably new to you BECAUSE it's so old. And I know it's really old because the first time I heard it I was watching a really old cartoon. A daffy duck one of I'm not mistaken.
Lacey Leigh Lovell - Pegasus had wings, so if you believe in Greek mythology, this could be a thing?
@@connie1wilson totally. That's actually a pretty astute observation. And if you're right, it's even older than I thought!
I have tried watching Raging Bull several times but always turn it off in disgust. Actually, there is just nothing about it that I like, nothing!
Insulting snakes on a plane huh?Greatest piece of cinema ever created, almost bested by sharknado.Forgive me Mr. Whistler for my opinion but this is just how I see it.Much respect SIr Simon Whistler.
Jamie Foxx did all the singing in RAY
Too bad two of these are among my husband's favorite movies (Rudy and Patton), LOL. I can't help having a soft spot for Rudy, though, since he's from my hometown and a fellow alum of my and my husband's school. ^_^ (More true for my husband, since it was an all-boy's school until 1990, after they graduated but before I started.)
Capote ... my fav
Warehouse mattress LMAO
Christopher Warner missed his calling as a political speech writer.
Hey Simon, you should've WATCHED thE Howard Hughes movie. They clearly talked about his inheritence of this Toolco company from his father. The research on your channel often leaves a lot to be desired.
Top 10 anime deaths that never happened.
De Niro will never see a dime of my money.
Nor mine!
He is prolific
Rudy: the story about a man and his sack.
Probably throw Lords Of Chaos in there
Do a biopic on my life in bikini bottom
The Pirates of Silicon Valley really showed you what a jerk Jobs really was.
Opps, WWI = WWII
ghandi also was a grey figure
I appreciate that you don't have time to cover all of this, but you've failed to mention Patton's voice. George C. Scott was a committed Liberal, and it could be argued that his decision to change Patton's rather whingeing, annoying tones to that of a gruff Alpha Male's was a form of next-level satire. He's portraying him as the man he thought he was, but never really could be.
(What Patton did was incredible, but he was a bit of an arse).
James Atkinson He was a TREMENDOUS arse ...... which really just makes him kind of like... you know ...... human.
He slapped a guy with ptsd in an attempt to cure him.
@@HyperionaSilverleaf He did. This makes him a complete git. But he was also an exceptional general.
@@jamesatkinson959 no denying. That's why the president recalled him for that incident until he needed him again.
HoshiSanada Not quite. Patton didn’t believe that PTSD (then called Shell Shock) was a real thing. He wasn’t try to “cure” anyone. He was trying to shame the soldier he struck. Like I said.... he was a TREMENDOUS arse.
I like this channel mainly because its a brit w/ a cool english accent so you know hes to be trusted plus solid content and for once I liked the title and the presentation. Most of these vids are poorly presented w/ the guy pandering to human reaction which is annoying and the clickbait vids simply arented needed. The subs plus people will click on this vid just because it exists it really doesnt need super clickbaity titles. This one was a great episode and I love how the info is put forth esp the brick backround etc but nOmOReClICkbAitY stuff ppl will legit watch this no matter the name itll just come up on the que and trust me itll get views but spare us the superduper clickme kjøtt
Maybe the name should match the story we know from the moment we know it. If not, make it with a different name. Or we can all start making alternate life movies for posterity and go bananas off camera?
Glad you pointed out what a crappy pilot HH was.
Yakima!
The Aviator is a fantastic film and Leonardo DiCaprio really delivers (as usual). Howard Hughes may have been a d-bag but he's responsible for quite a few things
Hello there treveller
You have some facts wrong. In the aviator for example they do mention he comes from a rich family, in the drill bits business
As if there’s no goon 😂
I like this channel despite its liberal biased views
paint by number movie , great why to put it.