Thank you for uploading this. My favourite movie intro ever. I saw this in the theatre when it came out. The train, the smoke, Pat Suzuki's voice( not that I knew it was her) put me in a trance. Unforgettable! Mike Nichols film, of course, a genius.
In March of 1987 I was lucky enough to work as an extra in this movie. I played a sailor on the street. We worked all day, got catered breakfast and lunch. I was a junior in high school at the time and getting to work briefly on a Hollywood movie was something special.
This is a rather interesting way to begin a film. Looks more like a shot you'd see at the conclusion before the credits roll. At the time Biloxi was released folks still had Ferris Bueller on their minds. This was a fine role for Broderick to invest himself in.
i saw this in the theater the first week it came out it is one of my favorite movies i enjoyed it i have it on dvd now and i just got it a few weeks ago
I got to be an extra in this movie. I was in high school and it was fun. We had to be at Fort Chaffee at 4AM for wardrobe. For a lazy teen on a Saturday morning, that was rough but worth it.
This bridge crosses the Arkansas river between Fort Smith and Van Buren Arkansas. The center portion raises for river barges to pass under. The bridge that can be seen behind it is what was then the I-540 bridge but is now I-49. A road which probably never will be completed for the lack of funding. One last thing the buildings in which the movie was filmed burned in a grass fire several years back it is now an empty field for the most part.
Yes, it would have been nice. My mom was a teenager during WWII, and my dad was an Army Air Corps pilot in the war. After the war, society flourished like no other time in history.
Pat Suzuki sang this. Frank Sinatra had Pat on his show back in the 1950's which was very open minded back in those days. Frank was ahead of his time considering the conservative climate.
@@stevefuji1548 back in the day,( stone age) my mom took our family to see The Flower Drum Song musical at The Valley Theater, Pat Suzuki and Jack Soo also were performing ! Great performances! Good Times
@wasntmemrbond007 yes and van buren and fort chaffee I'm pretty sure that bridge he's on in the train is the one that goes over the arkansas river from fort smith and into van buren.
I like it better without the clarinet fills. Great version of the song though. Miss Suzuki does a very sensual and haunting treatment of an old classic.
When I was young, I thought Erie Lackawanna had an i. after the last N. I wonder if that really was the passenger train railroad that took the new recruits to the military base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Most people who went there in 1945 are dead, of course, but they may have children or grand children who remember military stories they heard years ago. My aunt's husband rode Southern Pacific out of San Antonio, Texas to Los Angeles to change trains, and boarded Santa Fe in Los Angeles to Oceanside, California when he began basic training in the Marines in 1943.
I was an extra in this film when I was a teenager. All I can tell you is that the movie was filmed at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, Van Buren and other locations. The bridge you see is over the Arkansas River between the cities of Fort Smith and Van Buren. Fort Smith might sound familiar to you if you saw the John Wayne movie "True Grit" or it's remake.
I know it's weird. They must have added the clarinet for the movie soundtrack only. It's a bummer because it really works out for this piece. Adds a layer to it
I was an extra in this movie when I was 17 years old. It was filmed at Fort Chaffee and Van Buren Arkansas. Fort Chaffee is one of only two posts with WWII barracks.
Can anyone tell me the song at the end? It's an instrumental, and I'm not sure if it's this one. It's when Jerome is telling of what happened to the rest of the company.
i think my sis went ther when she was in boot camp im not sure tho sorry if im thinking that boot camp is in Biloxi if its not I don't know mush about the army
Watched this movie and Full Metal Jacket over and over before leaving for boot camp 33 years ago. Great memories
Haunting...absolutely haunting. I watched the movie over the weekend and simply CANNOT get the song out of my head!
This song, the intro, is like stepping into a warm bath nostalgia.
Pat Suzuki.
I love Ms.Suzuki's rendition of this classic ballad.
One of the best "long shots" in movie history. And the song is so appropriate for it. Probably done by helicopter and done so well!
my uncle was in this movie, an extra, but was still in it!! R.I.P Gary Graham....BTW the river in this opening scen is the Arkansas river
It was filmed in my area. I remember hearing the train whistle blowing when it was being filmed one night!
My dad did all the vehicles in the movie
I was in high school in March of 1987 and got to play a sailor in "Biloxi Blues." It was alot of fun.
Thank you for uploading this. My favourite movie intro ever. I saw this in the theatre when it came out. The train, the smoke, Pat Suzuki's voice( not that I knew it was her) put me in a trance. Unforgettable! Mike Nichols film, of course, a genius.
agreed n diaz Mike nichols was a genius for this movie my friend from high school got to work with mike years ago and i got to say he was a lucky guy
In March of 1987 I was lucky enough to work as an extra in this movie. I played a sailor on the street. We worked all day, got catered breakfast and lunch. I was a junior in high school at the time and getting to work briefly on a Hollywood movie was something special.
The public had totally forgotten her records until this movie. She made 3 albums in 1958-60 plus the "Flower Drum Song" cast album.
This is a rather interesting way to begin a film. Looks more like a shot you'd see at the conclusion before the credits roll.
At the time Biloxi was released folks still had Ferris Bueller on their minds. This was a fine role for Broderick to invest himself in.
i saw this in the theater the first week it came out it is one of my favorite movies i enjoyed it i have it on dvd now and i just got it a few weeks ago
I got to be an extra in this movie. I was in high school and it was fun. We had to be at Fort Chaffee at 4AM for wardrobe. For a lazy teen on a Saturday morning, that was rough but worth it.
Favorite movie! Wanna see it again soon. Christopher Walken is brillant!
This bridge crosses the Arkansas river between Fort Smith and Van Buren Arkansas. The center portion raises for river barges to pass under. The bridge that can be seen behind it is what was then the I-540 bridge but is now I-49. A road which probably never will be completed for the lack of funding. One last thing the buildings in which the movie was filmed burned in a grass fire several years back it is now an empty field for the most part.
One of my favorite movies. I really love this movie.
me too
i really like this slow version, ive searched and found several styles, this blues is so goody.
the clarinet is on point her voice perfect
By far the best rendition of that song. An excellent movie, too. Thanks for posting.
Hauntingly cool song. Searched for this version. Was surprised that it was a cover. Stands up to modern standard and will find a place on my iPod mix.
Ikr 😅
I wish I lived in that time
NO you don't
Yes, it would have been nice. My mom was a teenager during WWII, and my dad was an Army Air Corps pilot in the war. After the war, society flourished like no other time in history.
Great movie and a great song
Pat Suzuki sang this. Frank Sinatra had Pat on his show back in the 1950's which was very open minded back in those days. Frank was ahead of his time considering the conservative climate.
She was supposedly discovered by Bing Crosby.
@@stevefuji1548 back in the day,( stone age) my mom took our family to see The Flower Drum Song musical at The Valley Theater, Pat Suzuki and Jack Soo also were performing ! Great performances! Good Times
i watched da movie 100000000000 times since 2003
WTF are you smoking? Crack?
Great film. Great song!
agreed
Awesome, waited a long time for that.
this was the MOST beautiful matthew broderick ever was. what a hottie!
Not enough love for Pat. She sang the best version of this song along with Lazy Afternoon.
They added the clarinet on the movie soundtrack. It's not on Pat Suzuki's original version.
@UncleAnti - Sorry, it's not Peggy Lee, It's Pat Suzuki.
my friend sandy Alexandra was in the cab of the 750 when they was making the movie
I live where this was filmed kelly highway bridge is in the background of that old train bridge.
Midland Ave. bridge. fify
I got to be an extra in this film. It was pretty fun.
@wasntmemrbond007 yes and van buren and fort chaffee I'm pretty sure that bridge he's on in the train is the one that goes over the arkansas river from fort smith and into van buren.
This is Savannah and Atlanta No. 750
@@Scrat-hp2wlI was an extra in this movie when I was a teen. It's the bridge between Fort Smith and Van Buren.
cool music , cool movie .
Good movie
If I remember right it is "Memories of You" by Benny Goodman....its on UA-cam....good tune.
Yes.."Memories Of You"is performed at the end of the film..Mat.
@REbwarto How High The Moon by Pat Suzuki
I like it better without the clarinet fills. Great version of the song though. Miss Suzuki does a very sensual and haunting treatment of an old classic.
An all time classic,terrific film with a superb cast, performances,direction and score!❤️
I always thought that Mathew Broderick's voice sounded much like Tony Kubek's voice.
When I was young, I thought Erie Lackawanna had an i. after the last N. I wonder if that really was the passenger train railroad that took the new recruits to the military base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Most people who went there in 1945 are dead, of course, but they may have children or grand children who remember military stories they heard years ago. My aunt's husband rode Southern Pacific out of San Antonio, Texas to Los Angeles to change trains, and boarded Santa Fe in Los Angeles to Oceanside, California when he began basic training in the Marines in 1943.
I was an extra in this film when I was a teenager. All I can tell you is that the movie was filmed at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, Van Buren and other locations. The bridge you see is over the Arkansas River between the cities of Fort Smith and Van Buren. Fort Smith might sound familiar to you if you saw the John Wayne movie "True Grit" or it's remake.
@@douglasdixon524 Wow! it sounds like you went to some beautiful places when you were a teenager.
The A&M railroad owns the rail car they call it the Biloxi blues
Matthew Broderick was a cutie in this movie
The piAno part reminds me of ‘Us and them’...Pink Floyd
Somebody please post the entire movie.
It always drove me nuts that they used a song recorded long after the war in a movie that takes place in the war.
Nineteen fifty-seven recording, twelve years after the war, but its mood, melody and message timelessly bespeak love longing.
I can't find the recording of this song anywhere with the clarinet in it! :(
Pat Suzuki's debut album LP record, after Bing Crosby discovered her, was in 1957, entitled The Many Sides of Pat Suzuki.
I know it's weird. They must have added the clarinet for the movie soundtrack only. It's a bummer because it really works out for this piece. Adds a layer to it
I live about 15 minutes from where they filmed this movie
Where at?
I was an extra in this movie when I was 17 years old. It was filmed at Fort Chaffee and Van Buren Arkansas. Fort Chaffee is one of only two posts with WWII barracks.
@FargoMarc Ironic since this version of the song was performed by a Japanese-American.
Can anyone tell me the song at the end? It's an instrumental, and I'm not sure if it's this one. It's when Jerome is telling of what happened to the rest of the company.
This is easily the best version of this song, who gives a shit about wars, I just got here for the music
what is called that song?
@stacisimp07 He sure was!!!
i think my sis went ther when she was in boot camp im not sure tho sorry if im thinking that boot camp is in Biloxi if its not I don't know mush about the army
there may have been, but now the only military base in biloxi is keesler afb. there's a seabees base in gulfport.
I suggest reading "The Rape of Nanking" by Iris Chang and then think again about your comment regarding the Japanese...
bbm is better when hollywood tries to ignore the obvious they make shit therfore its not worth watching
what are you talking about! it was war!