FEAR ON FILM: Landis, Carpenter, Cronenberg! (sub ita)

(1982) Discussione sul cinema horror tra John Landis, John Carpenter e David Cronenberg, moderata da Mick Garris.

[@kevins4222]

Cronenberg: “Every film I’ve ever done was originally an X”, lol why am I not surprised...

[@brandonkashinsky9222]

😂

[@marinoscarpa895]

Landis is the funny guy, Carpenter is the cool bad ass, Cronenberg is the introspective genius. Love these guys

[@lylehimself9287]

and after twenty thirty-something years, they remain the same styles...

[@simonpenum]

That is a perfect description of the group dynamic lol

[@Phillyguy316]

Perfect description of these three totally different men that revolutionalized the genre, although Landis is more known for his his comedic films, but is a lifelong fan of anything horror.

[@Danimal77]

@@lylehimself9287 Try 40 years later.

[@akaicedtea6236]

Ed, Edd and Eddy

[@ViperRose1978]

The look on Landis face when Cronenberg says Torture and Murder is classic!

[@davidreames384]

13:16 thank me later.

[@axr6327]

@@davidreames384 2 years later: Thank you!

[@MrVanbasten88]

Absolutely brilliant. Three amazing directors treated like adults. The audience treated like adults. Nobody seen the world going backwards in the 80s - yet it has big time. What a god damn shame.

[@GreyPop]

Three legends! I could watch 3 hours of this!

[@TrenchMan93]

2 legends and a murderer

[@jamssy3409]

A murderer

[@timdaugherty4014]

2 legends and a slaughter.

[@Dvdfco]

3 legends - carpenter, cronenberg, and garris!

[@lesleyrussell8200]

3 plagiarists legends.........

[@MST3Killa]

Got to meet Landis at a horror festival when he was leaving the theater and me and a friend were walking in. A guy was dressed up as Shaun from Shaun of the Dead and Landis loved the costume and wanted a picture to send to Edgar Wright, so he asked me to take a picture of the two of them together and was actually giving the guy directions on where to stand to get the best light on him and all that. It was a pretty funny moment and he was such a nice guy.

[@ericisprobablyfullofshit7797]

Watching this now it's wild that Carpenter and Cronenberg were each making films that would go on to become legendary when they did this interview.

[@ajsapi]

And John Landis’ “secret project” that the host mentions would be the Thriller music video

[@dkelly26666]

@@ajsapi Plus, Landis had just made "American Werewolf", his masterpiece, the year before.

[@mr.volume]

Questo show è una chicca, trovarlo anche sottotitolato è stato davvero fantastico!

[@KaitainCPS]

Interesting: part of the clip shown from "The Thing" was not in the theatrical release. It's a deleted scene. ("What kind of cell structure is this?")

[@MrVIIsevenVII]

Always coming back to this video since "i don't know when". Every time brings something diferent about filmmaking and watching movies. All Hail Cronenberg, Whom Is The New Flesh!

[@mlunaID]

Great interview! Thanks for the upload.

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

3 legends, screwed me up in the head as a kid in the 80s.

[@amberkelly3187]

I watched Scanners and Halloween as a kid. They were two of my favourite movies. I always understood it was make believe.

[@retrogore420]

Great upload. What a panel.

[@johndawhale3197]

I swear John Carpenter's whole persona is based off of Lee Van Cleef...

[@hegmonster]

Holy shit, these guys paved horror for the 80s! If only Wes Craven was there. This was a crux in time.

[@aspookyfox]

An important conversation.

[@scampoli25]

I could watch 4 hours of this

[@karanvirkooner1993]

It's amazing that these 3 filmmakers made such wonderful movies

[@horsecorpse]

I like that they used music from Ghost Story for the into and outro.

[@johnmcdonough8586]

Landis and Carpenter. Two major figures during the latter half of New Hollywood.

[@HieronymusLudo]

Heroes. Anyone remember the BBC showing weird movies on a Saturday night I believe, hosted by Alex Cox? Magical times for a shy teenager.

[@CyberMercy]

I LOVE that this happens before Videodrome 😎☕💋

[@2ndGradeFilms]

2 great directors and John Landis

[@southlondon86]

😂 But to be fair: Trading Places was very good.

[@mackychloe]

@@southlondon86 and 'The blues brothers' & 'Werewolf in London' & 'Lampoons' I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic?

[@southlondon86]

@@mackychloe They weren’t great, madam.

[@mackychloe]

@@southlondon86 Opinions vary. Madam??

[@southlondon86]

@@mackychloe Stop replying on all my comments, madam.

[@fleshtrashheat]

I need Cronenberg's glasses.

[@Deepurplerain]

Often,some modern"horror" movies director seems really smarter sharper,more lucid than most other directors,i guess because they can see in the future,not hard sometimes,and the horizon is full of shadows,everlastingly growing.

[@TheGeekEssentials]

this is a fantastic interview and set of guests. isnt mick garris a DP?

[@N0va]

Incredible video

[@TweedSuit]

I've never experienced censor rating policing when going to see movies.

[@DiotraxSecondlives]

i love how the guy casually introducing them is completely unaware those guys are at their peak and about to make their masterpiece. John carpenter's The Thing and Cronenberg's Videodrome. My god !

[@kirnpu]

Seriously! I'm just starting to listen and realizing whoa - they are just about to strike it BIG and they're not even aware of it yet! Those two films were fantastic. Videodrome just blew me away the first time I watched it!

[@bornin6473]

If you think Videodrome was his peak, you haven't seen Eastern Promises or any of his recent work

[@DiotraxSecondlives]

@@bornin6473 i have seen all of his work multiple times. And yes videodrome was his peak. The last two cosmopolis and map to the star were on the lesser side even though he hasn't made a single bad film. The 80's was his more prolific era: videodrome, scanners, the fly, come on ! i even prefer a dangerous method to eastern promises. But they're both good, i don't hate you if you disagree.

[@Ryan-Petre]

@@bornin6473 Eastern Promises was a good movie, but putting it above Videodrome? Come on now. At the very least the latter is more indicative of Cronenberg's specific horror style and ideas, while the former was just a strong mafia film. Also, what recent work lol?

[@Ryan-Petre]

Also, it's not a feature but Landis was on the brink of making Thriller, possibly the most iconic music video of all time.

[@8080256256]

I actually really like the host in this one. He's very good and yet stays in the background, only occasionally steering the conversation when it's needed.

[@dkelly26666]

And he's a director himself later, he directed "Psycho IV", for instance, and even cast John Landis in it, LOL.

[@blabbagush]

Merkwürdigliebe c

[@zantigar]

Good observation - excellent host!

[@rp-ze3bp]

Mick Garris. Director. You may know him from the movies Critters 2 or Sleepwalkers.

[@GeppettoProductions]

I love how Landis tries to get Carpenter re-engaged in the interview. " tell me a story" lol

[@damianlatimer5753]

Mick Garris was the one that was supposed to be asking that.lol!

[@josephroseo8063]

I like when he assured David a scene he shot was in still in his film and Carpenter laughed

[@lesleyrussell8200]

mmmmm ¿like how i copied psycho for my halloween 78?

[@cardaderdention]

This is one hell of an interview. Three horror directing icons that have totally different styles from one another. It's also pretty great how Carpenter & Cronenberg were in the midst of making The Thing & Videodrome, films that are considered to be their best work.

[@jackprescott9652]

Sadly The Thing was Carpenter career demise. Nothing went well for him after that movie.

[@carlosalfaro5660]

@@jackprescott9652 well, I love they live, big trouble in little China, Christine and In the mouth of madness

[@jackprescott9652]

@@carlosalfaro5660 Yes they´re realy entertainment films, but i think his career would be exploted if The Thing were to be a hit.

[@heldig5617]

@@jackprescott9652 still one of the top 3 greatest science fiction movies for me, though.

[@jackprescott9652]

@@heldig5617 And a pretty scary film too!

[@amberkelly3187]

It looks like a geography teacher convention.

[@dakotajensen181]

Whatchu got against some dads talking about their films?? Lol

[@arifaristiana2525]

STOP

[@clutch8685]

Physics

[@sscrystal1085]

Yes but these have money

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Make no mistake they're no geography teachers lol

[@Doogle946]

I love how you can easily see the high-school stereotypes. Landis is the class clown, John Carpenter is the cool kid, and David Cronenberg is the nerd

[@Danimal77]

Cronenberg became the cool one years later and Carpenter would become the ex-hippie.

[@cecilcin4455]

@@Danimal77 and Landis is the one responsible for child decapitation. Lol

[@chiefscheider]

​@@Danimal77 And Landis stayed the class clown...?

[@obscure.reference]

landis is the nerd cronenberg is the emo kid

[@dabunnydabunny1243]

@@chiefscheider Class clown but now with a body count

[@ManorHQ]

3 great horror masters. Garris has made his mark as well. Being this was in 1982, their personalities in this piece are almost like drug categories: John Landis (Cocaine), John Carpenter (Marijuana), and David Cronenberg (LSD).

[@vintagevhstreasures4058]

Joe Dante would be heroin.

[@jacobd8086]

HA! I was thinking how John has so much energy and is automatically likebale. Carpenter is much more reserved and quiet but as he talks he shows more humor and enthusiasm in a more chill manner. And Croneberg is a different type of breed.

[@vintagevhstreasures4058]

What breed is Cronenberg?

[@ManorHQ]

Nightbreed. Couldn't resist :)

[@kudcrap]

which films do you recommend from Landis?

[@chriscornelius2518]

John Carpenter's The Thing is one of the best horror movies of all time, in my opinion.

[@markpessoni2893]

correct

[@dakotajensen181]

YOU AINT LYIN!

[@alpcrdh3702]

Yep.

[@julienchaudey6069]

@@alpcrdh3702 the thing de carpenter c'est un chef d'œuvre

[@sisulart]

In any sensible persons opinion. 🙂

[@conspiracytherapy23]

For long time horror fans this is a precious document of three icons at the height of their creative processes. Fucking carpenter is literally making the greatest horror movie of all time. Cronenberg is going to make THE FLY!!! And landis just made the incredible American werewolf in London. Wow just wow. Thanks for uploading this, it’s priceless.

[@mackychloe]

This whole interview gave me chills

[@muxz]

Amazing that Carpenter is about to work on The Thing, a movie that is going to nearly destroy his career and then years later help immortalize it.

[@mkproductions2.042]

Alot of his films are sometimes under rated. It seems the same happend to Dario Argento, Hershall Gordan Lewis. sad really some of there stuff got hated on! fuck some people attitudes towards horror for real!

[@scizzryo]

Landis: It scared me to death… Cronenberg: oh good!

[@xenos_n.]

Fascinating watching them talk about how there should be a PG-13 before it happened.

[@eliotmccann2589]

No matter how many times I see it- which must be hundreds by now- that transformation scene in Werewolf is still astonishing to this day.

[@darthXreven]

modern movies could learn a lot that's for sure and 100% agree, effects still hold up and are great, plus awesome movie overall....

[@Imapeach1]

This gem could have been 3 hours long,and it still wouldn't have been enough. Fab upload,thanks.

[@brandonhendrix7223]

Imapeach1 I mentioned this in another post but this was about 3 hours long but was edited down to fit the time constraints. The full unedited transcript was published in Fangoria back in '82.

[@ahenathon]

They have so different personalities. Landis is a "producer", Carpenter is a "director", Cronenberg is a "screenwriter". They should collaborate.

[@josephroseo8063]

Oh man that woulda been sweet

[@gyobfan22]

@@josephroseo8063 Yeah but after The Twilight Zone incident many directors wanted nothing to do with Landis.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

​@@gyobfan22What incident was that?

[@jwnj9716]

@@elevenseven-yq4vu Look it up.

[@TRENDYBOGAN]

​@@elevenseven-yq4vu helicopter on the set killed Vic Morrow and two child actors.

[@wishmaster7438]

I would like to see these three directors in an interview about CGI and the effects done today in films. That would be very interesting to see.

[@CptSpauIding]

Warp Prime 42 Was sad to see Cronenberg used crappy CGI in a major sequence of "Maps to the Stars".

[@terencechesney9098]

I think they'd love it. So little initiative and all the work done off a computer screen. I personally love the difficult way they had to do it. But, from a directors point of view, it'd be less time consuming and-maybe-produce better results.Personally, i love the results......

[@BaldPerspective]

I really dig seeing John Landis getting hyped to see John Carpenter's The Thing. It feels like a weird "full circle" moment thinking about how the film was panned by critics upon release for being violent and disturbing instead of actually critiquing it upon its own merits, being a box-office whiff, then audiences discovering it on TV/DVD/BluRay/streaming/etc. & it rightfully being considered a huge artistic as well as cinematic triumph, all back to someone uploading a vid of one filmmaker being excited for another's work before all that happened. Also, I've always thought John Landis was such a cool dude & seems like a charming man. I don't know why his son Max seems like such a whackadoo. Idk the specifics surrounding Max's controversies (because they seem based on he-said/she-said accusations, which are damn nightmares), but my point remains the same.

[@jimjo8541]

“We killed Griffin Dunne. It was a tragedy”. Yikes on two levels. One- Landis would later direct a segment in Twilight Zone The Movie where THREE people died a horrific death from a helicopter stunt gone wrong, and, two- Dunne’s sister was murdered by an ex boyfriend not long after Poltergeist was released.

[@schmitley]

John Carpenter looks bored as hell - He's thinking about what he wants to cook for dinner the whole time.

[@DPRS6]

schmitley I think he has always looked like that.

[@schmitley]

Nope.

[@Pat4ever.]

It might also have to do with the fact that he was barely asked any questions, despite the other two CONSTANTLY namesdropping him right next to him.

[@brandonhendrix7223]

Ha! First off, JC ALWAYS looks like that. Feel free to highlight any interview where he doesn't seem bored and humorless. (Tom Atkins once remarked something along the lines of "Carpenter and "fun" aren't two things I associate with each other") Second: Carpenter, at this time, was friends with both of these guys. He was very complimentary of Cronenberg in interviews back then and even named a character in EFNY after him. Today? Probably not. JC mentioned in a recent interview that Cronenberg shunned him at a MOH dinner. But I still believe Landis and Carpenter are friends. Third, this show is heavily edited. Fangoria published the complete unedited transcript back in '82. All three had a lot more to say (including Carpenter explaining why he loathes the movie Blood Feast when the conversation switches to movie ratings and such). So if it seems JC doesn't say much, it's only edited that way. So, there's no animosity or anything between the three just that JC has a introverted, dry personality that always makes it seem like he'd rather be doing anything but being there (but in truth he's amongst friends and even laughs out loud a few times)

[@julesf.meloborges811]

He's always like that in Interviews. Actually, he seems to get more lively as he gets older. Just watch more recent interviews. Guess the cult following he has now made him more friendly.

[@thefrankonion]

That transformation in An American Werewolf in London is insane.

[@adityapatil8289]

Cronenberg: We need a new category, like 14 and over or something. Spielberg: Hold my Sivalinga.

[@Dylanvillain823]

John Carpenter's voice... Stay off the cigs, my brothers and sisters!

[@ciadella1971]

I noticed that right away. His voice is high and clear.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Halloween 2 originally getting a freaking X rating. The Fog, getting an R rating- NUTS INSANE STUPID.

[@vintagevhstreasures4058]

John Landis would give David Cronenberg a cameo in the underrated comedy Into The Night with Jeff Goldblum.

[@dkelly26666]

And the interviewer later made "Psycho IV", and cast John Landis in it...

[@vintagevhstreasures4058]

David Cronenberg would also direct a remake of The Fly, and Mick Garris would write a draft of The Fly II. John Landis and Mick Garris also collaborated on the documentary Coming Soon (1982).

[@gregoryfujita8265]

I met the host, Mick Garris, about a year ago in a nearby supermarket here in Los Angeles....we spoke briefly about him working on "Amazing Stories"...very nice guy....

[@seagrey75]

Along with David Lynch these are some of my fav directors.

[@Danimal77]

For me it would be Cronenberg, Lynch, Kubrick and Scorsesse.

[@Valkonnen]

At the time that this interview was taped, I was 20 years old and was reading every Horror and Sci-Fi magazine that these guys were in. I became a special makeup effects artist as a direct result of being fascinated by these young and relatable guys.

[@chiefscheider]

That's really cool. I was 17 and really into movies but not enough to be involved in making them. Any big films or TV shows you've worked on that you can mention?

[@dakotalangston6345]

and I'm about the same age now, trying to study to be part of special effects!! any tips or comments to a young impressionable fool?

[@Valkonnen]

@@dakotalangston6345 first of all, what type of special effects are you planning on doing

[@dakotalangston6345]

@@Valkonnen I'm currently unsure, I've been utilizing the online Stan Winston School of Character Arts which have tutorials for anything: makeup effects, puppets, fabric and faux fur manipulation, body and weight suits, etc. from what I've played around with already, I think i might be more interested in creating puppets and other moving parts like that, but I haven't gotten to everything and I'd love to play around with anything I can get my hands on

[@Valkonnen]

That's a great step as all of those guys are my friends and collegues and there is no substitute from actually watching experts do it. If you plan to get into the makeup side of things, you MUST get the "Dick Smith Advanced Professional Makeup Course" because you will get every technique invented by the greatest makeup artist who will ever live. he gave more to that one industry than anyone in any other industry. If you can afford that as well, I would recommend it. Just start practicing in all of your free time. Sculpt a set of teeth one afternoon or sculpt small maquette of a character that you plan on making full sized. The more you do it, the better and more valuable to others you become . I don't know you but I wish you the very best of luck. If you have a passion for it and love that special feeling of looking at something that you made, which inspires others, you can do it!

[@mantra3000]

When TV was cool!

[@mrjasonwhite73]

Such a great conversation between three greats. I only wish Carpenter were a bit more engaged. He looks like he has somewhere else he needs to be.

[@damianlatimer5753]

Lol! He was probably thinking about his future projects

[@edwinhenriquez91]

Honestly that's vintage Carpenter he is just very chill

[@CephlonMayngrum]

He was in the process of making his best movie

[@mackychloe]

I'm not a huge 'Horror' fan but I found this (sadly) brief interview absolutely fascinating!

[@SaintMartins]

"...currently working on his new film "Videodrome". Little did anyone know how innovative that film would be & Cronenberg's follow up films would shadow the careers of the others there. Videodrome (1983) The Dead Zone (1983) The Fly (1986) Dead Ringers (1988)

[@SaintMartins]

P.S. i like Landis b/c of An American Werewolf In London (1982) & Trading Places (1983) but his big ego & last minute (unplanned) directions led to 3 people being killed on his set soon after this interview.

[@chiefscheider]

​@@SaintMartins Well, at least you didn't call him a murderer like some chuckleheads in the comments. Certainly grossly negligent but he didn't set out and plan to kill anyone

[@auerstadt06]

Wow, I remember seeing this one afternoon in '82. I bought "Physical Graffiti" that day. On tape.

[@71yid]

Nice to see all three directors together sharing their opinions and insight into what works in film making..a real treat!

[@karanvirkooner1993]

I hope this interview exists on The Criterion Collection BluRay of Videodrome

[@Danimal77]

It's definitely a bones feature on the Videodrome bluray, or was on the DVD release.

[@elijahhicklin2480]

John Landis and David Cronenberg should have a sit com together

[@grantleleux]

I can see it. Landis & Cronenberg as very different brothers and Carpenter as there absent father

[@cookieface80]

Cronenberg is such a nerd lmao

[@kenr.9177]

The Tan Jacket Club. Would love to see a modern take on this interview, with the same directors sharing their views on the genre today.

[@thescribbler6079]

It says something is cronenberg is still making film today and he’s still making good films

[@stefans.6858]

Now the gandmasters of Horror talking about cult classics.

[@rockydennis9928]

If you didn't have a beige blazer you were a nobody.

[@neithealebor]

Carpenter.. Amazing director.. Not just director.. He's also research and develop his stuff.. Thats clear and showing.. This make him another level director.. Love all his works!

[@axebattler6604]

Holy shit. Carpenter was just about to release his magnum opus.

[@chiefscheider]

I'll never forget the first review I read for The Thing. It was in Maclean's Magazine (the Canadian version of Time or Newsweek) and the headline was "Breakfast in Antarctica". The guy loved it, btw...one of the few critics who did, initially. Like Blade Runner, The Thing gained more respect over time.

[@Kurosawa3]

Wild how Landis' secret project was the infamous Twilight Zone shoot. Good filmmaker choices and interview. Carpenter seemed oddly quiet. The host is a director himself, Mick Garris. Did a couple Stephen King films if memory serves me right.

[@rosarioguzman8158]

Cronenberg is quite gorgeous isn't he? I love the way he talks

[@PickleRick65]

Wow this from around 1980🤯 They are all so YOUNG 🤯

[@Soul_Tomato]

To think they were working on ‘The Thing’ and ‘Videodrome’ two of the best in the entire sci fi genre… amazing.

[@davidbrockmeier9538]

It's adorable how they all coordinated their outfits for this interview. ❤️

[@chiefscheider]

It's a shame Cronenberg didn't wear designer jeans, it would've been perfect 😄

[@AndrewForsleff]

So fun to listen to them all still young, each right in the middle of his own respective career :) Love these boys

[@NineteenEightyFive]

Stuff like this is why I love KZbin! Really interesting discussion

[@eldonb402]

It's a shame none of these directors ever did any collaborations with each other throughout their careers.

[@damianlatimer5753]

True

[@1165mac]

Interesting; the clip shown from The Thing wasn't the take which made the final cut of the movie. It's similar, but not the same. One of the best horror movies ever made!

[@griffinkelly8694]

Cronenberg birthing PG-13

[@jaimonjohn2516]

John carpenter is my favorite of the three but cronenberg had longevity of the three and landis had more commercial succes

[@NullStaticVoid]

Great interview with 3 giants. Carpenter is brooding so hard, it's surprising how personable he sounds when he talks. Cronenberg is really fascinating to listen to!

[@Grandmastergav86]

I love Carpenter's attitude.

[@THE.N1KO]

I'm always returning to this interview every year or so. Garris, Landis, Carpenter and Cronenberg... This is history. Thank you so much for uploading it.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

Three legendary directors of horror filmmaking

[@KelsaRavenlock]

Horror can't be funny??? Glad Raimi never got the message.

[@jaimonjohn2516]

Halloween, Escape from New York, The thing Carpenter at top of his game at this point

[@jimkocherful]

Not sure how this happened, but this is the first time I've ever seen footage of David Cronenburg. And it wasn't what I was expecting. He seemed like a rational, intelligent person. Not sure why I thought he would have attitude or be really out there.

[@RaikenXion]

Real insightful talk, 3 amazing talents here and how young they all look too.

[@nontew85]

Definitely one of the best interviews. I think they got the three of them at about the perfect time. I enjoyed seeing Landis, especially getting all worked up and asking questions to Carpenter and David. They all share a passion of filmmaking but it’s amazing how different their styles are. And I really find a refreshing that the interviewer actually allows them to talk as it should be.

[@JackMonroe]

Host looks like young Edward Norton

[@keiran.buchanan]

Thanks for the upload, was a great watch.

[@mm091540]

the talent is mind boggling. i just wondered who's the best out of the three or if one didn't deserve to be there. i mean, cronenberg was maybe the late bloomer, but damn, he made "the fly" and that's a fine, mature horror movie. is landis a horror director? well, yeah, he made "an american werewolf in london" and "thriller". but carpenter is like the king of horror. but cronenberg also made great "serious", non-horror movies like "eastern promises". but landis made some of the funniest comedies like "coming to america", and "the blues brothers", one of my favorite movies ever. but john carpenter may be my favorite director ever. JESUS!

[@NOCTURNUSFILM]

This conversation should last six hours. I'd be watching!

[@mackychloe]

Me too. I only clicked this video randomly, thinking it might be interesting..... it's fucking captivating!

[@barrywhitesavedmylife7957]

Never got Landis' appeal tbh, Cronenberg and Carpenter are the business though.

[@jackprescott9652]

Landis was more into comedy. I agree that he doesn´t belonged up there with Carperneter and Cronenberg as a Horror master.

[@WalterLiddy]

Working on The Thing, working on Videodrome... classics in process; in both cases maybe the best work either of them did.

[@Bat_Boy]

Cronenberg is still working. The other two, not so much.

[@theamazin]

Is the host, Mick Garris, the same Mick Garris who also directed many horror films? I guessing yes.

[@AlessioBogani]

Dwayne Smith yes, the same person.

[@richardedwards9349]

and still wears same hairstyle, kinda like jackson brown

[@damianlatimer5753]

Yes

[@Danimal77]

@@richardedwards9349 No he doesn't. His hair has been long for many years now.

[@briansimerl4014]

Mick Garris also orchestrated Masters of Horror. Amazing 30 years later.