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I remember the day he had his accident. My sister and I cried for hours. Afterward, we sent him cards and letters. It took some time, but he replied personally. A real class act and truly missed. I imagine he could have had a loooong career as an elder actor. Rest in peace.
@@jadezee6316 I think they understand cause of the accident it wasn’t handwritten by him directly it was probably dictated by him to someone who could write it out cause that how mine probably was cause I had a teacher who found a website that would donate a dollar to his foundation for every birthday wish that was sent to him and I did it and I got a letter in reply that had a little medallion in it with the foundation name on it and a cut out of a bird on it that I still have today that I call my lucky charm
@@jadezee6316 Well, actually Chris did his best to write a reply, but of course he failed as usual, fell out of his wheelchair, had a trach pop-off, & ALMOST SUFFOCATED!!!
@@jadezee6316 Do you know you don't need to writte directly to respond a letter right? He wrote 2 books affter his accident. I can't deal with people without brains i just can't i swear my Dog is more inteligent than this people in youtube coments
He didn’t spend “his whole life” being Superman. He was cast when he was 24. And how did he “save the world”? Don’t get me wrong, dude was a great guy, but let’s be realistic here…
@@jnnx You are so young or so dumb. He spent his life helping others before his role as superman, after his role as superman, before his accident and after his accident. That's what a real hero does and he is a hero for millions of people no body cares about you
A fine actor and incredibly intelligent. What he states about "MTV" style productions is, unfortunately, even truer now. As he said, parts of things, interesting in themselves, "with no connecting tissue." He was also spot on about how classic Hollywood leaders truly loved movies and telling stories and honored literature. He was so good and underrated as an actor, especially in something like "The Remains of the Day." He had so many great and heroic parts left to play. I was in grad school in '95 when he had the accident. I prayed for him in class and asked our class to join me. In 2001, I went to a premiere film about a friend of mine that would later be shown on CBS, and there Mr. Reeve was, in his wheelchair, in the lobby, in a pool of light. He was looking right at me and I wanted to approach him and tell him how much I admired him, but wasn't sure if I'd be allowed. A regret of mine. Because he was such a courageous and wonderful man who inspired others and so did his lovely wife. A friend of mine knew him well. He was a great and good man (and terrific actor).
@@dixirose111 Just wish I had spoken to him. It was an uncomfortable moment. I thought someone might stop me from speaking to him. He was obviously in a vulnerable position. But what a great force for good he was.
I myself had a Reeves moment where he made a speech on behalf of spinal injuries. Im not quite sure, I think I was probably 13 and had only been in a wheelchair about 3 years. I went to his event, I remember my mom asking me if I wanted to go meet him. I was just nervous in general about people I didnt know so I only saw him from a distance. I disagree with him about MTV though. MTV was always counter culture but they had plenty of shows (and this was a good while passed this interview) that were character and story based. Especially some of their animated blocks in the liquid television era. It may not have been up to his liking (if he even saw them later on), but that doesnt take away from the fact MTV was willing to experiment with story telling. If he was talking about MTV now, I'd totally agree. MTV now is just a popularity machine. But this interview reeks of "my day was better" where its not really that day was better, they just dont like what's happening now. You could make a perfectly good argument about The Maxx embodying everything Reeves says MTV was lacking (again, that show came out probably a decade later than this interview).
Christopher Reeve was another example of an intelligent person in our society being taken for granted and undervalued. It would seem, from my personal experience, being intelligent and smarter than most in our society will either get you envy or the aforementioned under valuation. I've had abuse and disrespect from people who clearly think they are IT and life owes them something. As for movies? They have de evolved into empty gutless enterprises. Hollywood hasn't the spine to take risks anymore and seems more concerned with pushing politics than producing an experience that connects to the masses and touches us on a human level. It's run by big corporations and money people. The complete opposite of what made it work in the first place. But sadly, Hollywood is one example of an overall fake society scared of anyone who is real. Being authentic, bothers people now. Even worse when the person is a success. Look at what we have now? A society that doesn't have standards. A never ending narrative of being entitled to rights and success but omitting the hard work and personal evolution part that leads to it. In the West in particular, we take what we have for granted. As Reeve said himself: One of his last films before the accident was playing a man who was wheelchair bound. As he put it, he was smug in the fact he wasn't living like that. And then he had his life changing accident. Too many people are entitled and don't realise that everything INCLUDING their own lives - ARE NOT A GIVEN RIGHT. Never overlook how lucky you are. Because somewhere on this planet someone is dying before they even had a chance to live.
Christopher Reeves what's always a class act and a gentleman. Even in his injury he was always a Class Act and a good role model. I have nothing bad to say about Christopher Reeves
Not only the best actor to play Superman, but he was really smart, intelligible, articulate and thoughtful, with a great sense of humour. He KNEW about acting. Such a great loss. By the way, I do enjoy "Somewhere in Time", no matter what the critics say.
It’s funny how ‘Somewhere in Time’ became, arguably, Reeve’s greatest film. It has done wonders for tourism on Mackinac Island. Every year there’s a festival celebrating the film, and people flock from all over the world to get a sense of what his character went through in that wonderful film. ....as a side note, the soundtrack and the theme song are worth a listen.
Well, sure the soundtrack is amazing, because it was written by John Barry. Out of Africa, Midnight Cowboy, Dances with Wolves. He was the best movie composer ever.
This interview is a few months older than me and more relevant now than ever. Not only did Hollywood not listen to his warnings here, on the contrary - they completely threw writing out of the window...
I liked that movie too. I didn't really understand what happened at the end (please bear in mind I was about eight), and my mum tried to explain it to me as best she could, possibly involving the use of the mysterious phrase 'a broken heart'.
@@stewmott3763 He died of a broken heart which science has proven is possible. Then he went to Heaven with his love forever. That is why she said come back to me
Love Reeve. The only Superman in my honest opinion. It’s clear that he’s talking about the scumbags who owned Canon films who did Superman 4. Canon films were notorious for pre-selling films overseas in order to get enough money to finance the project. They made B-movie garbage and totally shafted Reeve with both Superman IV and his pet project streetsmart. He deserved so much better for his last portrayal of Superman.
In the 70s I was nostalgic for the 40s, which I had NOT lived through but whose movies I loved. McCarthyism killed the movie industry; the movies of the 50s were abysmal (horrible writing). I NOW look back on the 70s, when I was studying film, and realize how damned lucky we were then... there were some wonderful directors making wonderful and strange films. Christopher Reeve is just ... the loveliest man.
The guy could play piano too. Intelligent, talented, physically beautiful, and had a conscience. This is one of the few interviews where I think Dick was outmatched. What a tragedy.
Take it from a guy who ranks “Taxi Driver” as one of his favorite movies, “Somewhere in Time” was a great little movie and a legitimate tearjerker. It’s what Siskel and Ebert used to call a guilty pleasure.
This is so f****** creepy. Superman talking about people falling down and getting injured. Superman ends up breaking his spine not being able to walk. The universe is so strange and cruel sometimes
@@chrisross5621 "Pride comes before a fall." . The deeply tragic irony is that a strong healthy, good looking, wealthy man who played Superman.......the Nietzschian apotheosis of Ubermensch...... was confined into a wheelchair as a quadriplegic for the remainder of his life. John Kennedy Jr., rich and powerful, died in a plane accident. Michael Schumacher is paralysed and in a wheelchair by an accident too . Obviously, bad things can happen to anyone..... his point seems to be that the polarity of disposition creates added poignancy within seconds.
Noises Off is such an underrated film / show. I got the chance to play Reeves' part ( Philip / Freddie ) at a small theater in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Reeves is great in it. Fantastic cast. Funny show!
I’ll take cheesy clichés that simply aren’t true for 500, Alex. Critics can be artists in their own right, and some of them even make their own movies. This movie was a serious piece of cheese when it came out, but now it seems people want to overload on nostalgia for some odd reason…
I can see why Somewhere in Time wasn't a huge box office success (though it should have performed better), but I genuinely don't understand the bad reviews. It's a powerful film, a little whimsical, but beautifully shot, excellently acted, and perfectly scored. I'm glad it found its footing on cable and home video.
Dumbing down is an organized effort and is an international emergency, actually. Through the art of storytelling, we learn about ourselves in ways that can be powerful and provocative. Yet since people are so easy to influence, the media system that runs nearly all of the entertainment industries, who actually made them industries and not public institutions, are responsible for destroying the heart and soul of the creative purpose of art.
AHH..MAYBE YOU WANT TO GIVE THE PUBLIC A BIT OF THE CREDIT FOR supporting these things you claim destroy society.....and while you are at it.....how would you react if someone told YOU..."your support of so and so.....is destroying society".....and btw.....you may want to think about the fact that....movies as an example you refer to...ARE TELLING STORIES.....WHAT you really mean here is...you find offense in what other people enjoy......and to top it off....you want to be the judge of what art is!!
@@jadezee6316 Your comments indicate that not only did you not understand what Christopher's comments about the entertainment industry imply, you don't really understand what I wrote either. But then there is that dumbing down part I mention, as exemplified by your wandering and inaccurate reply plus your deplorable writing. I'll give you a D- for poor reading comprehension, abominable sentence structure, atrocious grammar and terrible misuse and overuse of punctuation. The reason for mercy on not issuing an F is that I believe you were really trying to make a point or two, but got hopelessly lost in the process yet managed to not have any spelling errors.Thank god for spell-check, huh?
But then that movie "Somewhere in time" is the definition of a tearjerker in a good way. A masterpiece of a tearjerker if you ask me (so much so that I sobbed watching it on TV as a kid haha.) BTW him talking about movie critics shows that ultimately he's on their side as he's very intelligent and, crucially, with a bit of superiority complex. A very double-edged sword trait.
*Christopher Reeve was such an intelligent observer of the the show business field in which he labored. I only wish that he not met such an untimely death.*
With all due respect to Christopher Reeve (after all, Superman is my all-time favourite movie, and he fucking IS Superman), I feel an urge to disagree with his reiteration of the shibboleth that critics have more fun writing bad reviews (2:57 ish). I write film reviews regularly, and I take more pleasure in thinking of positive things to say about films than I do in thinking of negative things. Then again I don't know, maybe I'm an exception to the rule.
Do a google search for *"Superman edits by ADIGITALMAN"* and you will find a recent reddit post from November 2020 with a link to *SUPERMAN REDEEMED.* SUPERMAN REDEEMED is an amazing fan edit that any chris Reeve fan shpuld check out. They combined S3 & S4 into one coherent Superman centric film. Definitely check it out if you love Reeve Superman. Grab it and save it while u can.
Christopher Reeve Portrayed Superman in the Movies and Helen Slater Portrayed Supergirl from 1984 Movie Spin-off Before Melendy Britt voiced She-Ra in the Secret of the Sword (1985) Terri Hawkes and Stephanie Sheh Voiced Sailor Moon in anime Movies until Brandon Routh return Superman in Superman Returns (2006) with Red Boots and Red Cape
have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were a part of the main cast?
It's funny how "stardom" works out for different actors. Some get just one good break and get known for that one film....Superman (1078( Reeves, C.. Rest of his films bombed. But that never mattered. He played Superman so well....he got his legions of fans. To this day his performane was THE BEST and people loved him. He was perfect for the role in what could have been a cheesy superhero movie. Back when tghere weren't many... His Superman might have been the first.....No one could ever put together a supehero film then that wasnt laughably bad. And they did this film before there was CG....so there was the technical brilliance aspect of this film too. Other actors like Tom Cruise....break after break....movies that almost always made money....several blockbusters....but no "great film" that put Cruise on the map as Superman did for Christopher Reeves. Reeves is to Superman what Connery was to Bond....they OWNED the roles Today in 2022 who do we have??? :P Where are the original well cast produced films??? Just franchise after franchise...Nothing spectacular or groundbreaking. Cinematopgraphy wise or acting....Most a-list actors retired or have passed on.
His first novel, "The Bonfire of the Vanities," was a huge success, but the movie did poorly both critically and commercially. Chief among the criticisms was, as Reeve mentions, that they focused more on getting bankable stars than actors who were right for the parts. Wolfe got paid a lot but had nothing to do with the film.
@@williamshaw9047 Never realized he had written that until I looked him up now. I only knew of him from The Right Stuff which became an incredible movie.
Critics and other overeducated people base their opinions and reviews on movies with something out of a textbook instead of what entertains people. The box office regularly proves them wrong.
Nowadays we are used to essentially morons being actors, you do not appreciate how well thought out alot of previous gens actors were. Always good to see someone who can articulate what alot of people feel about an industry. With people like reeve here, and michael landon, it makes you wonder how liberals came to take over hollywood with there foolish drug fuelled ideas. Principles used to be important, and christopher showed here why they are. The best people in any area are principled, and its always been that way. Using logic is not something hollywood does today, as christopher said here decades ago. There is a market out there for people with principle to do good movies, but today that has long gone from hollywoods playbook. Christopher was around when hollywood went from its best time to its worst time, so he got to see where it went wrong, and boy has hollywood gone wrong in so many ways. Humans and principles in public eye are long gone.
[ 1:24 ] I wonder, hope Mr Cavett was sincere about his statement about SOMEWHERE IN TIME. New York Times critic, Vincent Canby also gave Godfather II, Exorcist and Rocky negative reviews
He was an ambitious and perfectionist man. His role power was mechanical. His silly hobbies were the end of him. What I loved though. Superman was the idol movie of my youth. He came and went from the fucking world.
Life can be Cavia & Roses. Then it can be tin of Pilchards & a bunch of Dandelions. I don't want to sound too deep, yet I hope all who reads this. Knows what I mean. Rip Chris & Dana ⭐️❤⭐️❤⭐️
Love and respect both of these people. But they're wrong. They're continuing the old saw about how "things were better in the old days." No they weren't. By ratio, there were just as many bad movies as there are now (or at the time of this taping). We just don't know about them because those bad movies were forgotten. That's how it works. What they lament is the passing of their own generation, which is completely understandable. But it's arrogant to think that their generation is the rubric by which everything else should be judged. Reeve isn't wrong that SOME of earlier filmmakers & financiers were passionate, but a lot of them were crooks who wanted to make money and nothing more.
@Ricky Roma Take a deep breath. Close your eyes. Relax. Every generation THINKS the proceeding one is worse, but the evidence doesn't support that. Read Steven Pinker's work. Look at context. Our perception isn't the only one that matters. It's never as simple as we want it to be. Strife will always be with us, but we should seek to neutralize it. Obstinacy won't accomplish that.
A great actor and he made a lot of the sense talking about how movies have become about Star power over plot and the best example of this in modern cinematic history is the mcu being more about Star power special effects and how many jokes can be forced into the movie to where the plot is really an after though despite how successful the movies look on paper
Wish he never got on that horse. There are a lot of movies that don't de well in theaters then they become Cults classics later . The Thing ( 1982). C.H.U.D (1984). Street Smart put Morgan Freeman on the map.
Reeve would agree with you about his career. I read in his autobiography that by the mid-90s, before his accident, Reeve's goal was to make his comeback. He had movie roles lined up and he was supposed to go to Ireland after the equestrian event in Virginia to begin filming one of them. I can't believe how cruel life can be. One false move can change a person's life forever. Its just not fair.
Want to see more of Christopher Reeve on the Dick Cavett Show? Here he adds to Dick Cavett's list of 100 acting tips! ua-cam.com/video/0sDl3u1vYW8/v-deo.html
Thank you for this Clip! Is there any link to the *complete* interview with Reeve?
I can see and listen Christopher Reeve every day of my life !
I remember the day he had his accident. My sister and I cried for hours. Afterward, we sent him cards and letters. It took some time, but he replied personally. A real class act and truly missed. I imagine he could have had a loooong career as an elder actor. Rest in peace.
he didnt reply personally because he could do nothing but look straight ahead...NO MOVEMENT WAS POSSIBLE
@@jadezee6316 I think they understand cause of the accident it wasn’t handwritten by him directly it was probably dictated by him to someone who could write it out cause that how mine probably was cause I had a teacher who found a website that would donate a dollar to his foundation for every birthday wish that was sent to him and I did it and I got a letter in reply that had a little medallion in it with the foundation name on it and a cut out of a bird on it that I still have today that I call my lucky charm
@@jadezee6316 Well, actually Chris did his best to write a reply, but of course he failed as usual, fell out of his wheelchair, had a trach pop-off, & ALMOST SUFFOCATED!!!
@@jadezee6316 Do you know you don't need to writte directly to respond a letter right? He wrote 2 books affter his accident. I can't deal with people without brains i just can't i swear my Dog is more inteligent than this people in youtube coments
@@JinhuoXiChinahe started his foundation to selflessly find a cure for himself. What were the causes he fought for before his accident?
such a great man, spent his whole life being superman and proved it doesn’t take supernatural qualities to truly save the world.
He didn’t spend “his whole life” being Superman. He was cast when he was 24. And how did he “save the world”? Don’t get me wrong, dude was a great guy, but let’s be realistic here…
@@jnnx You are so young or so dumb. He spent his life helping others before his role as superman, after his role as superman, before his accident and after his accident. That's what a real hero does and he is a hero for millions of people no body cares about you
A fine actor and incredibly intelligent. What he states about "MTV" style productions is, unfortunately, even truer now. As he said, parts of things, interesting in themselves, "with no connecting tissue." He was also spot on about how classic Hollywood leaders truly loved movies and telling stories and honored literature. He was so good and underrated as an actor, especially in something like "The Remains of the Day." He had so many great and heroic parts left to play.
I was in grad school in '95 when he had the accident. I prayed for him in class and asked our class to join me. In 2001, I went to a premiere film about a friend of mine that would later be shown on CBS, and there Mr. Reeve was, in his wheelchair, in the lobby, in a pool of light. He was looking right at me and I wanted to approach him and tell him how much I admired him, but wasn't sure if I'd be allowed. A regret of mine. Because he was such a courageous and wonderful man who inspired others and so did his lovely wife. A friend of mine knew him well. He was a great and good man (and terrific actor).
Hey. To have exchanged glances with him is way cool!
@@dixirose111 Just wish I had spoken to him. It was an uncomfortable moment. I thought someone might stop me from speaking to him. He was obviously in a vulnerable position. But what a great force for good he was.
I myself had a Reeves moment where he made a speech on behalf of spinal injuries. Im not quite sure, I think I was probably 13 and had only been in a wheelchair about 3 years. I went to his event, I remember my mom asking me if I wanted to go meet him. I was just nervous in general about people I didnt know so I only saw him from a distance.
I disagree with him about MTV though. MTV was always counter culture but they had plenty of shows (and this was a good while passed this interview) that were character and story based. Especially some of their animated blocks in the liquid television era. It may not have been up to his liking (if he even saw them later on), but that doesnt take away from the fact MTV was willing to experiment with story telling. If he was talking about MTV now, I'd totally agree. MTV now is just a popularity machine. But this interview reeks of "my day was better" where its not really that day was better, they just dont like what's happening now. You could make a perfectly good argument about The Maxx embodying everything Reeves says MTV was lacking (again, that show came out probably a decade later than this interview).
Ya Chris said way back then what the public has been saying for the past decade almost now.
Christopher Reeve was another example of an intelligent person in our society being taken for granted and undervalued.
It would seem, from my personal experience, being intelligent and smarter than most in our society will either get you envy or the aforementioned under valuation.
I've had abuse and disrespect from people who clearly think they are IT and life owes them something.
As for movies? They have de evolved into empty gutless enterprises. Hollywood hasn't the spine to take risks anymore and seems more concerned with pushing politics than producing an experience that connects to the masses and touches us on a human level.
It's run by big corporations and money people. The complete opposite of what made it work in the first place.
But sadly, Hollywood is one example of an overall fake society scared of anyone who is real. Being authentic, bothers people now. Even worse when the person is a success.
Look at what we have now? A society that doesn't have standards.
A never ending narrative of being entitled to rights and success but omitting the hard work and personal evolution part that leads to it.
In the West in particular, we take what we have for granted. As Reeve said himself:
One of his last films before the accident was playing a man who was wheelchair bound. As he put it, he was smug in the fact he wasn't living like that.
And then he had his life changing accident. Too many people are entitled and don't realise that everything INCLUDING their own lives - ARE NOT A GIVEN RIGHT.
Never overlook how lucky you are. Because somewhere on this planet someone is dying before they even had a chance to live.
Christopher Reeves what's always a class act and a gentleman. Even in his injury he was always a Class Act and a good role model. I have nothing bad to say about Christopher Reeves
His wife was an example to all spouses in dedication and patience. She must have seen even more of this wonderful man's character than we do.
Not only the best actor to play Superman, but he was really smart, intelligible, articulate and thoughtful, with a great sense of humour. He KNEW about acting. Such a great loss. By the way, I do enjoy "Somewhere in Time", no matter what the critics say.
agreed! love this interview!
What a lovely person Christopher Reeve was! He showed his quality by how he lived his life. He was an inspiration.
It’s funny how ‘Somewhere in Time’ became, arguably, Reeve’s greatest film. It has done wonders for tourism on Mackinac Island. Every year there’s a festival celebrating the film, and people flock from all over the world to get a sense of what his character went through in that wonderful film. ....as a side note, the soundtrack and the theme song are worth a listen.
Well, sure the soundtrack is amazing, because it was written by John Barry. Out of Africa, Midnight Cowboy, Dances with Wolves. He was the best movie composer ever.
Perfect!...
I am actually heading to Mackinac Island in a few days. Love the Somewhere In Time stuff there
@@movie-mandan Hello Sir. I was thinking about doing this. How was it? Was it worth the money? Thank you in advance.
@@godsgirl1703 It is always worth spending time there. I have family on the Island which saves me money from the expensive hotels
Rest in peace Mr Reeves
*Reeve. FFs.
He was such a great actor and person, saw him live on stage in London in mousetrap, amazing, smart, no ego, a real actor
I think that's where Chris felt most at home- on the stage, the place he'd always head back to if he couldn't find a decent film project.
This interview is a few months older than me and more relevant now than ever. Not only did Hollywood not listen to his warnings here, on the contrary - they completely threw writing out of the window...
So much wisdom in this conversation
Back when talk shows actually had intelligent discussions
Funny thing is I loved "Somewhere In Time ".
I love it as well, woefully underrated
I liked that movie too. I didn't really understand what happened at the end (please bear in mind I was about eight), and my mum tried to explain it to me as best she could, possibly involving the use of the mysterious phrase 'a broken heart'.
Oh well I imagine a lot of things Mr. Reeves are simply overshadowed by Superman. At least those movies introduced me to Gene Hackman.
@@stewmott3763 He died of a broken heart which science has proven is possible. Then he went to Heaven with his love forever. That is why she said come back to me
@@bluejay3721 Yeah, that sounds familiar. Haven't seen it in about forty years!
THE GREATEST SUPERMAN IN MOVIE HISTORY. THE ONLY REAL SUPERMAN. PLUS A GREAT ACTOR. R.I.P.
He was taken from us way too soon. He was a "Superman" in every sense on and off the screen. inside and out.
Actors now would never talk like this on shows. They're only permitted to portray their social-media-esque personality and plug their projects.
It's disgusting
Love Reeve. The only Superman in my honest opinion. It’s clear that he’s talking about the scumbags who owned Canon films who did Superman 4. Canon films were notorious for pre-selling films overseas in order to get enough money to finance the project. They made B-movie garbage and totally shafted Reeve with both Superman IV and his pet project streetsmart. He deserved so much better for his last portrayal of Superman.
In the 70s I was nostalgic for the 40s, which I had NOT lived through but whose movies I loved. McCarthyism killed the movie industry; the movies of the 50s were abysmal (horrible writing). I NOW look back on the 70s, when I was studying film, and realize how damned lucky we were then... there were some wonderful directors making wonderful and strange films. Christopher Reeve is just ... the loveliest man.
Yes, Christopher Reeve gets it!
Christopher Reeve never showed up for an interview. Christopher Reeve always showed up for a conversation..
The guy could play piano too. Intelligent, talented, physically beautiful, and had a conscience. This is one of the few interviews where I think Dick was outmatched. What a tragedy.
A great actor and a great person.
Take it from a guy who ranks “Taxi Driver” as one of his favorite movies, “Somewhere in Time” was a great little movie and a legitimate tearjerker.
It’s what Siskel and Ebert used to call a guilty pleasure.
Liking Taxi Driver isn't a qualification. Plenty of people don't like it, and that's fine. Movies are 100% subjective.
@@nebularain3338 My point was that it’s possible to like things that are diametrically opposed.
I was trying to be humorous.
My fav Superman ever , untouchable!!!
He's the only Superman!
This is so f****** creepy. Superman talking about people falling down and getting injured. Superman ends up breaking his spine not being able to walk. The universe is so strange and cruel sometimes
Maybe karmic foreshadows ?
Haha, no. Him talking about slipping on a banana peel was not foreshadowing
@@chrisross5621
"Pride comes before a fall."
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The deeply tragic irony is that a strong healthy, good looking, wealthy man who played Superman.......the Nietzschian apotheosis of Ubermensch...... was confined into a wheelchair as a quadriplegic for the remainder of his life.
John Kennedy Jr., rich and powerful, died in a plane accident.
Michael Schumacher is paralysed and in a wheelchair by an accident too
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Obviously, bad things can happen to anyone..... his point seems to be that the polarity of disposition creates added poignancy within seconds.
@@MilesBellas JFK Jr. died in a plane accident. Robert Kennedy was murdered.
Haha, ok you're right. I didn't watch the entire video my bad
Noises Off is such an underrated film / show. I got the chance to play Reeves' part ( Philip / Freddie ) at a small theater in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Reeves is great in it. Fantastic cast. Funny show!
Somewhere in Time is his most beautiful film. It will never die. Critics are people who can't produce beauty so they are jealous of those who do.
I’ll take cheesy clichés that simply aren’t true for 500, Alex. Critics can be artists in their own right, and some of them even make their own movies. This movie was a serious piece of cheese when it came out, but now it seems people want to overload on nostalgia for some odd reason…
@@jnnx That's because they have hearts, and you don't.
I can see why Somewhere in Time wasn't a huge box office success (though it should have performed better), but I genuinely don't understand the bad reviews. It's a powerful film, a little whimsical, but beautifully shot, excellently acted, and perfectly scored. I'm glad it found its footing on cable and home video.
Somewhere in Time was my favorite Reeves movie.
A great actor and a wonderful human being and helper of charitable causes
Dumbing down is an organized effort and is an international emergency, actually. Through the art of storytelling, we learn about ourselves in ways that can be powerful and provocative. Yet since people are so easy to influence, the media system that runs nearly all of the entertainment industries, who actually made them industries and not public institutions, are responsible for destroying the heart and soul of the creative purpose of art.
AHH..MAYBE YOU WANT TO GIVE THE PUBLIC A BIT OF THE CREDIT FOR supporting these things you claim destroy society.....and while you are at it.....how would you react if someone told YOU..."your support of so and so.....is destroying society".....and btw.....you may want to think about the fact that....movies as an example you refer to...ARE TELLING STORIES.....WHAT you really mean here is...you find offense in what other people enjoy......and to top it off....you want to be the judge of what art is!!
@@jadezee6316 Your comments indicate that not only did you not understand what Christopher's comments about the entertainment industry imply, you don't really understand what I wrote either. But then there is that dumbing down part I mention, as exemplified by your wandering and inaccurate reply plus your deplorable writing. I'll give you a D- for poor reading comprehension, abominable sentence structure, atrocious grammar and terrible misuse and overuse of punctuation. The reason for mercy on not issuing an F is that I believe you were really trying to make a point or two, but got hopelessly lost in the process yet managed to not have any spelling errors.Thank god for spell-check, huh?
He really cared about acting and serving the audience.
Two great man.
Chris and let's not forget Dick C. Was THE man. True and real loved by the artists.
Watch Christopher Reeve listen, really listen to Dick Cavett. Very impressive.
But then that movie "Somewhere in time" is the definition of a tearjerker in a good way. A masterpiece of a tearjerker if you ask me (so much so that I sobbed watching it on TV as a kid haha.) BTW him talking about movie critics shows that ultimately he's on their side as he's very intelligent and, crucially, with a bit of superiority complex. A very double-edged sword trait.
The energy is pulsing out of Reeve who was as close to the perfect man there was.
At 5:35 - does Dick say "writers are still shat upon"?
Bravo! And true.
What a brilliant man!
Preach, Chris!
Some where in time was a fantastic film so full of charm and i would recommend it and it had a great sound track through out the film by John Barry
Loved him in the Aviator 1985 just watched again recently.
I miss him and robin Williams tremendously 😢
*Christopher Reeve was such an intelligent observer of the the show business field in which he labored. I only wish that he not met such an untimely death.*
What he said is more relevant now then Ever!!!
Many girls must have been crazy about him...
With all due respect to Christopher Reeve (after all, Superman is my all-time favourite movie, and he fucking IS Superman), I feel an urge to disagree with his reiteration of the shibboleth that critics have more fun writing bad reviews (2:57 ish). I write film reviews regularly, and I take more pleasure in thinking of positive things to say about films than I do in thinking of negative things. Then again I don't know, maybe I'm an exception to the rule.
Do a google search for *"Superman edits by ADIGITALMAN"* and you will find a recent reddit post from November 2020 with a link to *SUPERMAN REDEEMED.*
SUPERMAN REDEEMED is an amazing fan edit that any chris Reeve fan shpuld check out. They combined S3 & S4 into one coherent Superman centric film.
Definitely check it out if you love Reeve Superman. Grab it and save it while u can.
@@integrity101 Thanks for the tip mate, I just might do that!
Christopher Reeve Portrayed Superman in the Movies and Helen Slater Portrayed Supergirl from 1984 Movie Spin-off Before Melendy Britt voiced She-Ra in the Secret of the Sword (1985) Terri Hawkes and Stephanie Sheh Voiced Sailor Moon in anime Movies until Brandon Routh return Superman in Superman Returns (2006) with Red Boots and Red Cape
have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were a part of the main cast?
Ah, Chris seems so sincere.
It's funny how "stardom" works out for different actors. Some get just one good break and get known for that one film....Superman (1078( Reeves, C.. Rest of his films bombed. But that never mattered. He played Superman so well....he got his legions of fans. To this day his performane was THE BEST and people loved him. He was perfect for the role in what could have been a cheesy superhero movie. Back when tghere weren't many... His Superman might have been the first.....No one could ever put together a supehero film then that wasnt laughably bad. And they did this film before there was CG....so there was the technical brilliance aspect of this film too.
Other actors like Tom Cruise....break after break....movies that almost always made money....several blockbusters....but no "great film" that put Cruise on the map as Superman did for Christopher Reeves. Reeves is to Superman what Connery was to Bond....they OWNED the roles
Today in 2022 who do we have??? :P Where are the original well cast produced films??? Just franchise after franchise...Nothing spectacular or groundbreaking. Cinematopgraphy wise or acting....Most a-list actors retired or have passed on.
He really was a SUPER man!
Interesting 🤔 interview
Now I wonder what was happening with Tom Wolf at the time.
His first novel, "The Bonfire of the Vanities," was a huge success, but the movie did poorly both critically and commercially. Chief among the criticisms was, as Reeve mentions, that they focused more on getting bankable stars than actors who were right for the parts. Wolfe got paid a lot but had nothing to do with the film.
@@williamshaw9047 Never realized he had written that until I looked him up now. I only knew of him from The Right Stuff which became an incredible movie.
7 dollars for a movie; those were the days.
Critics and other overeducated people base their opinions and reviews on movies with something out of a textbook instead of what entertains people. The box office regularly proves them wrong.
Nowadays we are used to essentially morons being actors, you do not appreciate how well thought out alot of previous gens actors were.
Always good to see someone who can articulate what alot of people feel about an industry.
With people like reeve here, and michael landon, it makes you wonder how liberals came to take over hollywood with there foolish drug fuelled ideas.
Principles used to be important, and christopher showed here why they are.
The best people in any area are principled, and its always been that way. Using logic is not something hollywood does today, as christopher said here decades ago.
There is a market out there for people with principle to do good movies, but today that has long gone from hollywoods playbook. Christopher was around when hollywood went from its best time to its worst time, so he got to see where it went wrong, and boy has hollywood gone wrong in so many ways.
Humans and principles in public eye are long gone.
Love somewhere in time
[ 1:24 ] I wonder, hope Mr Cavett was sincere about his statement about SOMEWHERE IN TIME. New York Times critic, Vincent Canby also gave Godfather II, Exorcist and Rocky negative reviews
Canby still was a great reviewer.
$7 for a movie ticket? What a time to be alive...
5:05 aint this the truth!
He was an ambitious and perfectionist man. His role power was mechanical. His silly hobbies were the end of him. What I loved though. Superman was the idol movie of my youth. He came and went from the fucking world.
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Chris reeve ❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢
His best film was Street Smart.
I come here only to watch him narrate the tale “When movies were made by movie lovers”
Life can be Cavia & Roses. Then it can be tin of Pilchards & a bunch of Dandelions.
I don't want to sound too deep, yet I hope all who reads this. Knows what I mean.
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April 8th 1992 , Reeves thought critics and the studio system were his biggest problems.
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Love and respect both of these people.
But they're wrong.
They're continuing the old saw about how "things were better in the old days." No they weren't. By ratio, there were just as many bad movies as there are now (or at the time of this taping). We just don't know about them because those bad movies were forgotten. That's how it works. What they lament is the passing of their own generation, which is completely understandable. But it's arrogant to think that their generation is the rubric by which everything else should be judged. Reeve isn't wrong that SOME of earlier filmmakers & financiers were passionate, but a lot of them were crooks who wanted to make money and nothing more.
@Ricky Roma Take a deep breath. Close your eyes. Relax. Every generation THINKS the proceeding one is worse, but the evidence doesn't support that. Read Steven Pinker's work. Look at context. Our perception isn't the only one that matters. It's never as simple as we want it to be. Strife will always be with us, but we should seek to neutralize it. Obstinacy won't accomplish that.
Superman 1 Jon cryer and Christopher reeve and Superman
A great actor and he made a lot of the sense talking about how movies have become about Star power over plot and the best example of this in modern cinematic history is the mcu being more about Star power special effects and how many jokes can be forced into the movie to where the plot is really an after though despite how successful the movies look on paper
"A critic has a better time writing a bad review!". Wonder what he'd think of UA-cam, and the constant bashing of Star wars and female ghostbusters.
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Wish he never got on that horse. There are a lot of movies that don't de well in theaters then they become Cults classics later . The Thing ( 1982). C.H.U.D (1984). Street Smart put Morgan Freeman on the map.
I loved Christopher reeve but his career was tanking at this point in 1992 and noises off was awful
Reeve would agree with you about his career. I read in his autobiography that by the mid-90s, before his accident, Reeve's goal was to make his comeback. He had movie roles lined up and he was supposed to go to Ireland after the equestrian event in Virginia to begin filming one of them. I can't believe how cruel life can be. One false move can change a person's life forever. Its just not fair.
just think it's 2023 and just gotten worse and we have less studios.
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Oh Chris... wait till you get to 2021. They make movies out of toylines.... yeay.
Reeve so insighful
This is the TENTH man in a row you’ve posted. Where are the WOMEN?!?!?!
if you go to tubi....you will find many hours of the cavett show...with many women guests....like lucille ball...carol burnett etc
Interesting that you would feel the need to count.
obviously they think men are better and more deserving of everyone's time/attention
ffs