North by Northwest (1959) - The Crop Duster Scene (4/10) | Movieclips
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- North by Northwest - The Crop Duster: Stranded in the middle of nowhere, Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) runs to survive an attacking crop duster.
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This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm's associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. Soon Vandamm's henchmen close in on Thornhill, resulting in a number of iconic action sequences.
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Cast: Cary Grant
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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"This is what a cornfield looks like, honey".
"Lowenstein...."
@Leonardo Di Kennedy AGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!
I literally just watched that video
@@djpemb same
“Look at the cornfield, Roger.” - Carol from TWD
this is an extremely accurate representation of the battle that goes on between me and a mosquito.
Did caught on fire
Lmao
So where does the truck fit in?
It’s not a truck but those bug lamps or bug zappers
Classic!......😂
The fact that in one of the most well known scenes in cinema history, the main character doesn't speak a word at all.
What is he going to say? I am not sure if he can persuade the plane to not dive head first at him.
@@hannibalburgers477 maybe he can yell at the truck to stop in this scene.
@@AbrahamLincoln4 Hello Abe, nice to see you outside of LTE.
@@johnadams7145 Hello John. Good to see you too.
@@hannibalburgers477 Most writers these days would through in some exclamations at various point, have him call out to and then cuss out the driver who passes him etc
A section of this scene was edited out of this video clip, at the beginning. Cary doesn't just get off the bus and then immediately get attacked by the plane; there's uncertainty and tension that builds up beforehand.
The part where the guy mentions that the plane is dusting where there aren't any crops? Yeah, I'd love to see that part included.
The bus leaving at the beginning isn't the one that Thornhill got out of but the one the other man took
i am not familiar with this movie. help me out here. why would he get out of a bus in the middle of nowhere?
@@loyevangelists He was told to do so. He's been accidentally caught up with spies and sabotage.
@@loyevangelists uh, Watch the movie now. It was James Bond before Bond. Difference being hes been mistaken for an agent.
What a scene. Can't believe it was shot in 1959. Hitchcock written all over it.
You can’t even tell the difference between the shots on location, and the shots from the studio.
And Ernest Lehman.
@@gawainethefirst ngl i didn’t know any of this scene was shot in the studio😂
I read somewhere that this scene inspired the part of From Russia With Love where Bond is chased by a helicopter.
It would be Hitch written all over it...Since he Directed North By Northwest. 🤭🥴
1:40: Without doubt, one of the greatest shots in film history. A truly iconic moment and a very classic set up from the start.
All thanks to the special effect of film Matte for making this wonder happen. :)
One thing, Cary Grant dives to the ground, the plane passes over him, then the shots are fired. Shots should have been timed when the plane is diving down towards Grant. Still a great film. My parents took me to a theatre to see it when it first debuted.
I think you mean 1:30 and following. Yeah, classic.
@@HarmonicWave no, he was right
@@rollydoucet8909 wrong, he's shooting a gun out for the cockpit when he pulls up from the dive
Do not show your daughter a cornfield. Worst mistake of my life
Oh my god you merged when this scene was referenced by both the Simpions and Family Guy! You are sucking the air out of my lungs!
lol, you guys seen Pearl?
@@Marylandbrony didn't you mean to say "Marged"
Your daughter doesn't need you old man. Get with the program.
One of the most iconic scenes in cinema history. Perfectly constructed, directed and acted.
Stacy Trune Modern technology just make things look nice or have better effects they don't improve the way it was directed.
Thats the problem with films today people think modern films are always better cause they look nice and don't that old films don't meet modern standards.
You need to improve your baiting technique. Generally, people take you less seriously when you censor your own swears.
It's a crop dusting plane. Not a state of the art war plane. The cornfield should be there. What do you think they crop dust for? Just an open field with no crops? Accidents happen every minute of the day, car crash, go off the road, hit people and even homes. It is top 250 of all time out of 20,000 or more movies. That is why Hitchcock is famous for all the movies people flock to see and enjoy.
Very well said and very well put !!
Fantastic scene . Increible Hitchcock and Cary Grant
I love how Cary Grant simultaneously looks scared and unbothered attitude as the plane keep coming towards him.
Sean Connery was a master of that look as well. His James Bond owes a lot to Cary
I love how Cary Grant falls over many times and never gets a single hair out of place.
Damn, in the days before car chases and explosions were common in action movies this must have been mind blowing.
Right
1:54 Cary Grant even looked cool running for his life.
Apparently cool guys *do* look at explosions.
@@nachumlamm9353 And they don't get hit by shrapnel either!
First James Bond
@primo_ _ the first unofficial Bond
@primo_ _ yeah he was actually considered for the role back then but I don't know what really happened
A really iconic scene in movie history
YoungThc yes it is
YoungThc i love this movie it is such a classic
It sure is...
this is why cary grant is first movie
"God is real.
God loves you.
God wants the best for you.
Believe that.
I do."
Chris Pratt
I would have loved to see Hitchcock do a James Bond film! He nailed it out of the ballpark with North by Northwest!! If any1 has not seen it I would highly recommend it, I really enjoyed it!!
This film set the look and the tone of Bond for years to come
👍
@@agaskew Also, Sean Connery was also cast due to his resemblance to Cary Grant.
He nearly directed one in the 60s
That would have been great. But I don't think there ever could have been a chance. Hitchcock was the real star of his movies and why people went to see them. Even today he's only one in a handful of directors Joe Public on the street can name. So I think his fame and cinematic style would've competed too much with Bond. As a Bond director you have to tow the company line, remain in the shadows and let the plot and Bond speak for themselves. Hitch was too much of an auteur to play along with that.
2:21 Love the subtle touch of the smile as he watches the plane. Like he's feeling smug that he's seemingly outwitted his attacker.
when you in battlefield 1 and a plane spots you
Aesthetical 😂😂😂😂
1:25 Perhaps the greatest shot in film history.
Ha! I totally agree with you. I talked with a guy here on UA-cam who was there the days they were shooting that scene, He was a kid in 59' and they had him run into town (Wasco) and bring back cold drinks/sandwiches etc; while they were shooting. He said Grant was a real sweet, funny guy. I asked him how they shot those high (overhead) scenes looking down at Grant? and he said the film crew had a large crane there during the shooting and presumed that it was what they used.
What a shot - according to the making-of documentary, Cary Grant was filmed running on a soundstage with footage of the approaching plane on a rear screen projection behind him. Which makes sense - why would they risk an actor’s life by actually flying a plane that close to him? Yet - unlike some rear projection scenes in old films - it’s not obvious at ALL. It looks so real and holds up so well today!!! Also if this film were made today the main character would be swearing under his breath all throughout this scene but Hitchcock knew no words were needed - Grant conveys sheer terror and panic with just his face and body language, which makes it even more realistic because would you really have the breath to say ANYTHING out loud with a gigantic plane trying to kill you in the middle of nowhere? This film will forever be a masterpiece.
Yup it will, best film ever made
Are you sure this is a rear projection scene?
You can clearly see that it's not rear projection. Just look at the Blu-Ray for the best quality and then you can spot all scenes with rear projection
How come.....Cary Grant, the personification of suits, ties and white shirts...never, EVER looked out of place in any scene he was in.
He was and is a class act.
@@rondegroot1508 Yep, the man has style.
Cary Grant was not only a superb dramatic actor but a comedy genius. He could've read from a telephone directory and made it sound hilarious.
To see that suit covered with pesticide is truly painful
LOL. At that point I'd be more worried about having my lungs poisoned by the pesticides, forget the suit. Hopefully Cary Grant didn't have any health problems later on from doing this scene.
@@thunderbird1921 That may not have been really pesticide.
@@thunderbird1921 It's a movie, why would they have actually used pesticide when something like baking powder might do? Not that you ought to be huffing baking powder, I'm sure that too much of that can be toxic too, but I'd _guess_ that it would be easier on one's health.
One of the greatest films - and my favorite Hitchcock film. He gets your attention from the start and the tension does not quit.
Saw this film in a theater yesterday on a big screen. Cut from this clip is CG's arrival at the intersection. High, high angle shot looking down at CG. Gives the impression of the vastness of the landscape and his isolation. Complete silence. When the farmer gets dropped off, the tension builds. CG doesn't know if the farmer is the guy he's supposed to meet. Hitchcock lets the tension build. Great writing by Ernest Lehman, too.
2:35 Cary Grant's choice of acting was "Wait a minute. That sounds if he's scooting his way around the front again!"
"this is what a CORNfield looks like, honey!"
lol
Was just on finally causing me to google what this iconic scene originally came from. I think the Wrongfully Accused version being my favorite...
One of the greatest scenes in all of movie history.
This scene has got a seperate fanbase
never seen this before but its incredibly well done.
1:41 THE FAMOUS POSTER
Weirdly enough, the scene by 1:30 feels as if it's done in slow motion.
Vermont R no. It just looks like that because he doesn’t move right away
Interesting illusion
This along with the Mount Rushmore climax, is one of the greatest scenes in Cinema ever.
My Grandfather Arthur Lyons made that suit!
It's a beautiful suit
Awsome!
Derek Lyons did your Grandfather also make suits for EdwardVIII, Alamo known as the Duke of Windsor?
Make mea suit please!!!
It’s sharp 👌🏻
What a masterpiece of directing and cinematography. Old Hitchcock really knew how to stretch out the tension by different camera angles, actor timing, and that pause with Grant and that stranger was the icing on the cake. Hitchcock was a directing genius!!
1:33 This is one of the Best Scenes in Cinema History.
Hitchcock wasn't an action movie maker, he was a master of suspense. All the better to make a suspenseful action movie. If this was done by anyone else, the man and plane would have just shot at each other.
No one has ever looked better in shark gray than Cary Grant
The quality is amazing for 1959. You'd think this was a far more modern film just being set in that era.
VistaVision + 8K scan + 4k restoration
And this is just the downsized 1080p version.
In my opinion American cinema was at the top of its game during the 1950s and 60s ... and has been going downhill ever since.
@@josephcope2737nah, every decade has had its incredible standout films that showed off the era’s technical prowess (70s had Godfather / Star Wars, 80s had E.T. / Back to the Future, 90s had Jurassic Park and The Matrix, etc)
This is my favorite scene in of my favorite movies of all time
And that night he gets to deliver one of the greatest Cary Grant lines of all time "I have a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives & several bartenders dependent up on me..."
Without any doubt, one of the greatest scenes in Film history.
1:39 such an iconic shot
I'm convinced he's the inspiration for Stirling archer
I just realized they both have interesting relationships with their mothers
Thank goodness Roger Thornhill had a more understanding & sweet mother than Sterling Archer !! :-)
Cary Grant is absolutely the prototype for Archer.
No Archer was actually based more on a combination of James Bond and Don Draper in the Mad Men series. I read this way back in January 2010 when Archer first debuted.
@@keelyleilani1326 True, except that Don Draper was based on Cary Grant's Roger Thornhill in North By Northwest. :)
"This is what a cornfield looks like Honey."
This scene is very similar to Steven Spielberg's Duel. It is cat and mouse. This scene is quite scary, as Roger Thornhill is entirely on his own in the crop field.
This scene is exactly why Cary Grant would have made a great Bond!!
When I first saw this film, I thought the same thing, and I later learned that Grant was actually considered to play Bond in Dr. No. Would've been very interesting to see.
@@Rilumai I know
The scene with James Bond and the SPECTRE chopper in From Russia With Love, was borrowed from this film
yep, but still both where great movies
Funny you should say that. This movie is often referred to as The First James Bond movie!
James Bond as a film franchise borrowed from this film.
When I watched this movie, James Bond was in my mind.
tsukune007 From Russia With Love isn’t great
Cary you are a legend,love all your movie's
this quality is amazing for 1959
Pretty standard, actually. That's the power of film.
@ Derek Lyons - I watched this recording tonight. What a movie. I kept thinking of how GORGEOUS & perfect fitting that suit was! Now, I see your post. Your grandfather was a genius as that suit was so captivating! It was so tailored and classy unlike many mens clothes I see on Twilight Zone / Alfred Hitchcock / Perry Mason. Kudos to you for having such a talented grandfather. You can be so proud of him! It is a timeless suit that really dominated the movie! Cary Grant was a class act!
The most iconic appearance of the classic Stearman biplane, which first flew in the 1930’s as a military trainer, but many saw new life as crop-dusters after WWII.
I like how the truck driver waited until the absolute last second to stop. Very true to life.
that crop dusting plane scene was just awesome !!
Nebula vs Gamora in Guardiana of the Galaxy Vol. 2
I'm glad I wasn't the only one to make that connection
My thoughts exactly
James Gunn mentioned this film when describing that scene
I understand that reference
Psychopath
“this is what a cornfield looks like honey.”
This is what a cornfield looks like honey.
this movie is magical !
this is what a cornfield looks like, honey !!
The remasterisation is amazing! I wish teachers could have shown us this version when we used to watch it at school so the stupid pupils wouldn't have been like "what a bad old movie!"
I read that they actually used real pesticide during the crop dusting scenes for authenticity. Grant supposedly never had problems with body lice or fleas the rest of his life. Totally cool on Hitchcock. I love that guy.
Bravo vince!
The best part for me is the shot of the way runs from the side. It's the "omg am running out of life" sprint.
Yep and the ( in those days super heavy) camera holds perfectly still...must be made on train rails.
looking up more cary grant movies hes a bloody good actor a pleasure too watch and timeless
one of the most iconic scenes ever
What a scene & its beautifully shot
In top 5 of all time
This is what a cornfield looks like, honey.
Was this the first "man outrunning explosion" scene ever done?
I imagine that type of scene came along very, very early in cinema.
Brilliant film. Absolutely brilliant
I can’t believe this movie was from 1959! I knew it was older but 59?! Thats insane I thought 63 at the oldest
Hitchcock's brutal method of having the all of a sudden out-of-control airplane flying into that fuel truck is the last thing you'd expect, destroying your notion that in an open field you are a sitting duck.
Agree. iconic scene, and I saw this when it was shown in a wide screen format in a theater. When shown in its original format it is really impressive and Hitch didn't have all the tricks we now have to create this back in 1958/59. Real plane Real pilot back then. How they did the crash into the oil truck still amazes me.
Random observations: Cary G. in great shape for his age. That was him, no double. But filming this in the dry soil fields of central California (supposedly they scouted Indiana and Illinois farms but Hitch didn't find a road he liked) can't convince anyone this is southern Illinois or Indiana farmland as the story requires.
They probably did the crash by pushing the throttle forward and leaving the plane to run into the tanker on its own
They used miniatures to perform the crash/explosion
So that’s where family guy got the running away from a plane meme
He runs so slowly away from the explosion and it’s so funny to me
1:34 Looks like Mr. Thornhill went to the Prometheus School of Running Away From Things
when you're being chased by a tracking pursuer, the best option's to jump out of the way at the last second
which is why animals and such will run directly away from your car instead of going off the road
Ah yes.
Nothing like getting hunted down by a crop duster in the middle of nowhere to remind you that you're alive.
I saw this in Hollywood as a kid, first run in '59. Movies after this just couldn't compare.
1:40 When you try to warn someone about the worst mistake of your life
I love the use of scale models here.
Even when I was a kid I wondering why the hell the crop duster crashed into the tanker.
Good question, I thought the same thing. Apparently the crop duster pilot lost control of the biplane.
@@deadeye4520 pilot read the script...
@@AD-mw5mv Hahah! I hope he got paid well for dying in the explosion.
In the novelization the crop duster is Hans Wurmhat, he's a pilot who shares a room with his buddy Frank and he works in a bar with the gang, but he lives this whole other another life in his dreams, and is the exact opposite of who he is as a pilot.
Maybe he was still trying to score the kill by making the tanker explode
"This is what a cornfield looks like honey"
Alfred Hitchcock was a genius director, this scene from North by Northwest is simply incredible. As for Cary Grant, truly one of the most handsome actors to grace the screen and his acting was outstanding. Cary Grant, the superstar, was magnificent in this film. The Crop Duster Scene is cinema perfection, thanks to such a talented director, cast, and crew!
This is what a cornfield looks like honey
The best of all Hitchcock films.
Cary Grant was 55 here and runnin' like a gud 'un.
It's unlikely they would have used real crop dusting chemicals, flour perhaps.
I never understood why the pilot saw fit to fly into the truck. It didn't make sense as he could have easily missed it.
Essential to the plot I suppose.
Great film.
Its pure entertainment....not sense
This scene got more than its fair share of praise.
I thought it was an attempt to hide the evidence by destroying the plane combined with a last ditch attempt to kill him by possibly exploding the truck. But on second thought there would be easier ways to hide the evidence.
@@JaspersCampfire Eh? You think the pilot would commit suicide?? Or are you saying it was remote controlled?
How come I never knew about this until today?
Genius direction and performance. Genius scene.
Radio: North by northwest. Watch out for low-flying aircraft.
I did not get that reference for at least ten years but then a teacher showed me this scene in twelfth grade and I finally understood it. :)
Absolutely terrifying. The well dressed man of 1959 always carried a handkerchief.
I like how the bad guys actually dusted a field before attacking. 😂
I love this movie man its so well done! TCm use to play the hell out of classics like this!
The best scene in movie history
1:35 Ah! The Prometheus School of Running Away from Things
Good thing the action movie trope of oil tanks instantly going super critical upon impact wasn’t a thing back then! They actually had a line of dialogue to explain what was about to happen, meanwhile since the 70s we’ve become super desensitized to spontaneous vehicle combustion!
Meanwhile, on the other side of that very same cornfield:
-This is what a cornfield looks like, honey.
This scene is classic
This movie and to "Catch a Thief" were the Template of the future James Bond series. In fact the producers of the Bond series offered it to Cary Grant first but he turned it down because he felt he was too old.
Excellent. But I miss the beginning where he watches the area suspiciously as well as the farmer approaching and the end where he steals the car.
Christopher Nolan anyone?
Yes
Dunkirk when the Stukas attack?
Wow. That holds up unbelievably well.
I saw this scene being shot as a student of Semitropic School on a field trip not far from the school.
That film was an early example of fine cinematography
Early example ? A film from 1959 ?
Grant was probably the only guy in Hollywood who could have made that scene beleivable.
That plane must have a weird machinegun placement.
This is similar to the film from Russia with love when the helicopter chased Sean connerys James Bond
This was done first.
Yeah always done first
They most definitely don’t make them like that anymore. LOVE Cary Grant!! 🎥♥️