1993: AL PACINO Reflects on his Career | Film 93 | Classic Movie Interviews

1993: AL PACINO Reflects on his Career | Film 93 | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive

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@KainedbutAble123 Ай бұрын

Fantastic head of hair for 53 years old! This was a year before he filmed 'Heat' which is up there as one my favourite films of his.

@skylinerunner1695 Ай бұрын

Agree on both your points. I'm so glad he made Heat, his finest film of his 'latter' career (along with Glengarry Glen Ross), and a stone cold classic to sit alongside his incredible run in the first half of the 70's. And, yes, that head of hair. Damn.

@Venmaylove Ай бұрын

Heat is a masterpiece.

@SquabbleBoxHQ Ай бұрын

There's a recent interview right next to this video and he still has a pretty flowing mane.

@IvanLeonard-b7y Ай бұрын

Fantastic head of hair and a GREAT ASS!!!!!

@user-cq5sg9cb4t Ай бұрын

Cus she's gotta GREAT ASS👀

@bettercallvan Ай бұрын

Oh i really love him.. Al, so pure, there is no actor like him anymore..

@hoisin75 Ай бұрын

I miss Barry Norman. He didn’t pull his punches in interviews as we see here. My dad was an editor in his film programme in the 80s & 90s. Apparently Barry would swear like a sailor off camera. Top man

@JJONNYREPP Ай бұрын

1993: Al PACINO Reflects on his Career | Film 93 | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive again, cinema is cool. though i would have seen this as something to indulge with when older. as for barry sweating. i wouldn't know. might explain the stench of the water supply... as for the topic of discussion, al pacino, go seek out dog day afternoon prior to your watching scarface. anyhow... cheers!

@Venmaylove Ай бұрын

I wonder if he had any fluffy cats and what kind of tuna he had

@VictorMaxol Ай бұрын

The only other reviewer I trust the same is Ebert. Norman and Ebert are especially great when you disagree with them. Top men.

@JJONNYREPP Ай бұрын

@@VictorMaxol Comments on ‘1993: AL PACINO Reflects on his Career | Film 93 | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive’ 1447pm 13.`10.24 never heard of Ebert and i think it's time to indulge the essence of BARRY NORMAN as i have left it years later to hear what he had to say... make your own mind up was the mantra of everyone when i was a kid. no point them complaining when a person does just that... i like his, barry norman's, brusque nature or maybe it's made to seem that way...(?) inflated egos and overly costly ventures - that is cinema in a nutshell. jonathan ross was the alleged alt cinema reviewer... and BN made a point of suggesting he only dealt with conventional cinematic presentations. which is fair enough. i'm just listening to him as i undertake multi task interactions. he seemed more down at heel with pacino or de nero... i have yet to listen to him present a full film whatever year it is programme.

@Dangerman5 Ай бұрын

Before the days where the agents wouldn’t allow any awkward questions

@paulrichardson9843 Ай бұрын

Another great Barry Norman interview. Loved the fact he never pandered to stars, but asked them really meaningful and sometimes direct/difficult questions. He always did his research too and I think that's why so many actors really opened up and respected him. Best Pacino interview I've seen.

@skylinerunner1695 Ай бұрын

Scarecrow (1973) features a heartwrenching performance by Pacino as a vulnerable, gentle-minded drifter who teams up with a brash, yet ultimately protective, travel partner played by Gene Hackman. Both men have a plan and a destination in mind as they make their homeless way across America, and both, we sense, will never get there. This film, with its echoes of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, is almost a companion piece to Midnight Cowboy in its depiction of two mismatched wanderers who ultimately find their way into a kind, empathetic friendship. Made at a time when major studios would fund stories about lost souls who'd fallen through the cracks of society, Scarecrow is an absolute gem for film buffs and Pacino fans alike and, in my opinion, sits right up there alongside his legendary run of 70's classics.

@garrybaldy327 Ай бұрын

Hackman said Scarecrow was his favourite film. Or, at least, his favourite role

@milobell5525 Ай бұрын

You're right. Excellent movie.

@lastexittobrooklyn1416 24 күн бұрын

A classic from Hollywood's last truly great era. Directed by Jerry Schatzberg.

@GuidoGrasso Ай бұрын

My favourite Pacino is 90s Pacino. He was just basking in and got used to his iconic status.

@carlkamuti Ай бұрын

This is a really great interview: Norman's questions are not obsequious and Pacino's answers are intelligent and introspective.

@gudgengrebe Ай бұрын

I came here to say the same thing. This is the most interesting interview I’ve seen of Al Pacino. The interviews are usually shallow. Pacino sounds intelligent and self aware, which makes him vey engaging.

@hilaryepstein6013 Ай бұрын

It's amazing how some of the best actors really are "shy and retiring" and it makes me admire them even more.

@caldwellfisher5288 Ай бұрын

Or are they just acting "shy and retiring"? If you think about it, truly shy retiring people don't want to be anywhere near a camera or an interview. Humble might be a better word. As in , he is not trying to be a famous actor, it just so happens that's what he turned out to be by the way.

@Noel-ji8nm Ай бұрын

@@caldwellfisher5288They're court jesters.

@davidevans3227 Ай бұрын

some can get over exposure definitely..

@caldwellfisher5288 Ай бұрын

@@AngryFknDog I do not see a shy retiring man in this interview. (that was my point) .Some actors are acting their whole lives when in front of a camera, and are only their true self among their family. Most famously Cary Grant.

@PANDAPILCH Ай бұрын

Barry Norman was one of the great critics and interviewers. Fantastic interview with one of the greats.

@redredrubyred9 19 күн бұрын

So talented and sweet. And handsome as hell then and even now in his dear 80s. Excellent interview. Thank you for posting! I’ve seen almost every Pacino movie with Serpico and Carlitos Way up there along with Looking for Richard. His memoir on audiobook which he narrates is fabulous!

@Marc-dj5fk Ай бұрын

Crazy to think what he did in the years after this interview. Such a great actor.

@lukepepper3949 Ай бұрын

Serpico, Godfather Trilogy, Dog Day Afternoon, Carlito's Way, Scarface, Heat and Donny Brasco were great films.

@MrOctober44 27 күн бұрын

He was great in "The panic in needle park". Cruising is really interesting film.

@ManCave1972 Ай бұрын

I’ve thought about his interview for 30 years since it first screened and was taken aback by Barry Norman classing Scarface as not being ‘a hit’ and Pacino’s defence of that comment. I was always a fan of Barry Norman and that always stood out as a rare misstep on his part. Pacino handled it gracefully.

@MrJames2025a 21 күн бұрын

Bit wasn't a hit on release. It bombed at the box office. It was only over time that it got to be the movie we now know. Gangsta rap helped breathe a life back into it for the general public. Oh, and I hate Norman. He was always a pompous dick.

@grahamjackmacpherson6501 21 күн бұрын

Pacino said scarface was one of the most successful movies ever made 😂 which is absolute nonsense. Box office peaked around 60 million worldwide.

@onlyiforgive5083 Ай бұрын

He still had so many classic roles to come

@SquabbleBoxHQ Ай бұрын

After the early 70's, this was Al's best period. Carlito's Way, so good! Interesting that, after his recent interview on WTF, I've now seen or heard him asked about the infamous Cruising a couple of times, old Barry really knew what he was talking about.

@skylinerunner1695 Ай бұрын

This awesome interviewer clearly made Pacino feel at ease, as demonstrated by the moments of shared humour and the sheer amount of eye contact by Pacino. Perhaps the fact that Barry Norman's father was a film director of note, and that Norman himself was a decent film critic with no agenda to ambush or expose, helped create a space of openness and mutual respect. At any rate it's gratifying to see Pacino in his middle-aged prime speaking about himeslf and his body of work so objectively and articulately, not to mention the treat of hearing his thoughts on the 'flops' and the much undderrated gem 'Glengarry Glen Ross'. Two years later he would make Heat, which I consider to be the last film good enough to stand alongside his incredible run from the early 70's, namely; Panic in Needle Park, Godfather I & II, Serpico, Scarecrow and, of course, Dog Day Afternoon. These films and moments from the rest, plus his self-financed filmed plays (Chinese Coffee, Looking for Richard and Local Stigmatic) make up a truly magnificent legacy.

@JJONNYREPP Ай бұрын

1993: Al PACINO Reflects on his Career | Film 93 | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive 23.10.24 0910am probably felt that the guy interviewing him was interested in his field. as opposed to some hysterical kid wanting to meet a star. anyhow.... he enjoys playing characters who know what they're about? he likes the fascist type, then? ahahaha.... eastwood was the same. especially re: his dirty harry characterization. no one mentions the weird juxtaposition of a pacino and david jason re: the big shot types being played - whether they're seen as absurd or brash and bold. people probably thought a mobster needed be deadly earnest and serious. some of scarface is somewhat amusing - how the guys project themsleves through whatever source they tap into...

@thelolguy007 24 күн бұрын

Loved Barry Norman. He was our weekly go to for what movies were coming out and some great interviews (like this). He was awesome

@RB-mq6em Ай бұрын

What a brilliant interview. Better than most you see these days!

@user-ve3gh5xg9q Ай бұрын

Absolutly

@NostalgiNorden Ай бұрын

Idk. Ever tried a podcast?

@RB-mq6em Ай бұрын

@@NostalgiNorden Yes, lots! Some are very good but I often think the quality of conversation is reduced these days when it comes to film stars. But just my opinion and I’m sure others will see it differently.

@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017 Ай бұрын

Indeed. All everyone wants to talk about today is their bleedin' podcast!!

@scottyunitedboy2925 19 күн бұрын

Around this period, he was making his documentary Looking For Richard which I would highly recommend not just to Pacino or Shakespeare followers, but also to those interested in how actors 'act' and do what they do so well.

@maodijong3661 Ай бұрын

Pacino was 53 here and reflecting on his career...31 years later he can still do the same and ended up staring in at least 3 or 4 more actual blockbusters and received many more accolades.

@martinobrien7110 Ай бұрын

Absolute Legend .

@norman7527 Ай бұрын

One of the few great actor's ever. Like great music and film those day's are long gone

@davidrobinson2776 29 күн бұрын

My favourite Al Pacino film will always be Serpico. He was perfect in that role.

@Don_Fanucci777 Ай бұрын

Crazy how Scarface was seen as a flop but Pacino recognised it as a great film.

@jimmyrustlerz Ай бұрын

Insane that. I don't see Pacino at all as Montana and its genuinely a great movie.

@Evemeister12 Ай бұрын

Hip hop artists kept that flame alive.

@jftube3333 3 күн бұрын

Great movie, legendary performance by Pacino in Scarface.

@davidevans3227 Ай бұрын

..just listening to him talk about his book last night, thankyou for sharing this 🙂

@davecorry7723 Ай бұрын

Actors are so fascinated by their characters and their flaws/motivations/etc. I wonder are they that fascinated by those traits even in those they see about them?

@VictorMaxol Ай бұрын

Yes, the worst thing is when an actor is famous and they can't watch other people anymore.

@williamm.1608 Ай бұрын

I’d never heard of The Local Stigmatic until this popped up on KZbin. So kudos for that.

@IvanLeonard-b7y Ай бұрын

I have it. It's less than an hour, but I think it came out on Dvd. You can find it on the internet if you know where to look

@skylinerunner1695 Ай бұрын

Also check out his other lesser known works like Panic in Needle Park, Author! Author!, Chinese Coffee, Bobby Deerfield, Two Bits, and especially Scarecrow.

@sszze Ай бұрын

God. I love this man.

@bobholness203 Ай бұрын

Only one year later he was making Heat. Love Pacino Cruising was a great film ✌🏻

@MrOctober44 27 күн бұрын

Cruising is underated.

@MALOSANMAKA13 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this upload, great video, conversation. Al Pacino 🐐 🏆

@tbd407 Ай бұрын

Pacino is the GOAT to me. Serpico, Heat, Scarface, Scarecrow, And justice for all

@karenreardon5398 23 күн бұрын

Yes indeed! Al had absolutely gorgeous hair.❤❤❤. Talent and beauty ❤😊👍👌!

@The_Plain_Truth 29 күн бұрын

Great actor he's good with his fans he's done some great films and he still has a great head of hair in his 80s

@morrisetteironic Ай бұрын

Deniro and pacino in the 80s and 90s were making kick ass movies. Just look at their filmography.

@Dr.D00p Ай бұрын

And his best role, Heat, was still another 2yrs away......

@user-ve3gh5xg9q Ай бұрын

Yes. National treasure

@sircartier2260 Ай бұрын

At 53 years old; his hair was better than most people’s acting careers 😄

@RAGING_MIRAGE Ай бұрын

Saying to Al Pacino do you think you could of been a bigger player if you did more movies 😂 Same year as the amazing Carlito's Way too..

@meisterlymanu5214 Ай бұрын

30 yrs later & he's such a luvvie now. His grit that John S gave him eroded decade by decade. Can u imagine acting beside a 1970 AP & JS in NY. When they were scavengers.

@TheRaptorXX Ай бұрын

Great interviewER and interviewEE. Cheers...

@arthurmiller9103 Ай бұрын

awesome Many Thanx

@jaimonjohn2516 Ай бұрын

He is definitely at his career peak here glengarry glenn ross, scent of a women, Carlitos way, heat

@Feoktistovs Ай бұрын

The Devil's Advocate, Donnie Brasco, The Godfather III, Dick Tracy, The Insider and Any Given Sunday to name the others... He had a great ran in the 90s. Arguably his best decade as an Actor.

@jaimonjohn2516 Ай бұрын

@@Feoktistovs his best decade is still the 70s

@Feoktistovs Ай бұрын

@jaimonjohn2516 That's why I said "Arguably". Yes, he had a great run in the 70s with films like Godfather Part 1 and 2, Serpico, The Panic in Needle Park, and Justice for All and Dog Day Afternoon... but that is just 6 great films he did in the 70s. Compare it to the 90s, and you could argue which decade was the best of his... Glengary Glen Ross, Heat, Carlito's Way, Any Given Sunday, Godfather Part 3, Dick Tracy, Frankie and Johnny, The Insider, Donnie Brasco, Scent of a Woman (His first Oscar Win) and The Devil's Advocate. I mean, come on... All of these films are worth watching and all are great in they own ways, well you could argue that Dick Tracy was not that good of a film but Al Pacino was absolutely amazing in it for which he recieved another Oscar Nomination for portraying Big Boy Caprice.

@buffythehaterslayer6918 23 күн бұрын

@@Feoktistovs You forgot Frankie & Johnny. 90s Pacino is the best (and the sexiest).

@Feoktistovs 10 күн бұрын

@@buffythehaterslayer6918 I did not forget it, I did include it in my second comment.

@leespiderpod Ай бұрын

After The Godfather, Serpico is my favourite Pacino movie

@dobindave Ай бұрын

Scent of a woman great film.

@76ToneCrome Ай бұрын

He's getting a lot of disrespect about his lifestyle choices these days ( for some strange reason). But he was the most gifted actor of his generation: The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, Scarface. The best of the best. And he achieved all this whilst committing the worst crime a man can commit: being short.

@skylinerunner1695 Ай бұрын

Brilliant comment! And we mustn't forget those other two sins in Hollywood: Balding and ageing.

@lewis7515 Ай бұрын

@@skylinerunner1695 Lol - so desperate to convert that comment into a Men's Pity Party, that what you say doesn't even make sense: Hollywood really couldn't care less about balding and ageing, unless the actor were a woman.

@JJONNYREPP Ай бұрын

@@skylinerunner1695 1993: Al PACINO Reflects on his Career | Film 93 | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive 0923am 23.10.24 being short is the preserve of the drunkard the gambler and the day dreamer. short arses can go either way - this way or that re: a love or hatred for humanity. all short guys choose turkeys as their running mates ie: their other halves or spouses. short guys think big and act small. they can never over reach. they are of themselves. they aint a Robert Rauschenberg - they aint too big for themselves no matter what their per view. don't forget you'll need the short guy to take down the big guy. big guys have wayyyy too many hang ups to mention or detail, here. wait till barry interviews a tall actor...until then.... keep sipping that whisky.

@mustardegg2 Ай бұрын

@@skylinerunner1695is Al wearing a wig in this interview?

@gasaholic47 Ай бұрын

@@mustardegg2 Nope. That's him.

@andrewfletcher1341 28 күн бұрын

The Best actor !

@DIP4K Ай бұрын

I have watched the 2019 Irishman again again Pacino steals that movie with his performance as Hoffa...with the help of the other 2 trinities...De Nero & Pesci As for the all time best voice category - this accolade goes to Sir Anthony Hopkins, late great Sean Connery and the legend Al Pacino

@ashleyburns6752 Ай бұрын

BBC archive is the only good thing about the BBC.

@nadagabri5783 26 күн бұрын

Best interview with Pacino I’ve ever seen was with Conan over on Coco team. The chemistry is off the charts and so entertaining hilarious, everything etc wrapped into one unlike thestiff bored interviewerr here

@duncanidaho4565 28 күн бұрын

The GOAT 🐐

@David-js7mv Ай бұрын

Dog day afternoon. One of the best.

@rmoalxa Ай бұрын

Still think Heat is his best ❤ absolutely love that film.

@matthewrockett9637 Ай бұрын

Me too I love Heat, but you can't beat Godfather and Scarface.

@Flippant-j5d Ай бұрын

He peaked in _Jack and Jill_ ... Patchino's finest performance.

@Gerard_2024 Ай бұрын

* Pacino

@vinceely2906 Ай бұрын

Who needs Pacino/De Niro’s Heat when you could have a Jack and Jill/Dirty Grandpa double bill

@Flippant-j5d Ай бұрын

@@vinceely2906 lol, the only way Dirty Grandpa could have been improved is if during that scene when DeNiro was caught 'pleasuring himself', he was doing it to Pacino's Dunkin' Donut Ad from Jack and Jill. :)

@buffythehaterslayer6918 23 күн бұрын

Lean how to spell.

@ThePeterWilliam Ай бұрын

Looking for Richard 👍

@spencerd9325 22 күн бұрын

He had just filmed scent of a woman, carlitos way and glengarry glenross ❤

@adamquiles2468 Ай бұрын

Many actors and stars come across as big headed narcissists but surprisingly not him

@aftabrafiques Ай бұрын

Pacino the best ever scent of a women Dog day carlito scarface etc

@johnmunro4952 Ай бұрын

I think one of the reasons I don't get the reverence for Rodger Ebert is because I grew up having Barry Norman to listen to.

@davidlean1060 Ай бұрын

I was too young to grown up watching Norman, but what he did was make viewers expect an intelligent and informed film critic on the BBC. No Barry Norman, no Alex Cox, Mark Cousins or Mark Kremode.

@nellyfett2681 Ай бұрын

GOAT

@theDrzhivargo 21 күн бұрын

heat

@sandcastleenterprises6576 20 күн бұрын

1993 interview, but Al didn't mention Carlito's Way which came out that same year. Kinda odd, but ok.

@lucianaalves5635 13 күн бұрын

It was before Carlito's way

@qtrust Ай бұрын

This would have been just before filming Heat.

@SayNo2NoseBeers 6 күн бұрын

Sad that he still doesn't look like this

@PROWATCHES 21 күн бұрын

Of course Godfather and Scarface but also Heat

@niallkennedy23 Ай бұрын

Actors really love talking about themselves.

@milobell5525 Ай бұрын

That's what he has been asked there to do.

@niallkennedy23 29 күн бұрын

@@milobell5525 fair point, well made.

@genideoliveirasantos1441 6 күн бұрын

Que homem encapetado! Misericórdia, eu tento correr dele mas mesmo a distância não consigo . Meus anjos protetores disseram que é um carma . 😮😂😂😂

@fredo1070 Ай бұрын

Hoo-Ah!

@TomRichards-s9r Ай бұрын

Scent of woman was great.Seen it a few times over the years

@aero8413 Ай бұрын

Did he call Joe Mantegna Tony Montana 😂

@mogg34y Ай бұрын

Wow he was broke from 84 to 89. Recently he said 50 million went down the drain which is why he did a Adam Sandler film. What the hell does he do with his money 💰

@Kadylm7 Ай бұрын

He had an accountant who was basically stealing his money. Al was unknowingly paying for 23 phones and 16 cars and many other things. His accountant was even signing checks behind his back but luckily he was caught and he went to prison for it.

@mogg34y Ай бұрын

@@Kadylm7 bloody hell.

@LusineBeglaryan-w8w 23 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@Torquemada70 Ай бұрын

I developed a love of films growning up, despite Barry Norman

@genideoliveirasantos1441 5 күн бұрын

É pra mim ouvir a voz ? 😂😂😂

@someonethatdoesntcare8492 Ай бұрын

HE SO AHHHHHHHHABSHDUEJDKODKEKD

@Garbageman28 Ай бұрын

His names DUNC

@genideoliveirasantos1441 18 күн бұрын

Interessante 😊

@Flippant-j5d Ай бұрын

I'm the same age as Al was here, 53. I feel like my life is over already.

@andydixon2980 Ай бұрын

It ain't over till its over.

@matthewrockett9637 Ай бұрын

Why would you think that?

@Flippant-j5d Ай бұрын

@@matthewrockett9637 I lived fast ;)

@tommycoopersmagiccarpetwea817 Ай бұрын

Barry Normandy here was 66.

@littleCarmine Ай бұрын

This should show you it isn't. I bet you thought Al looks young here. And look at the great movies he hadnt yet made. Go and enjoy your life, this is the youngest you will ever be again

@version736ha2 Ай бұрын

Scarface not a success?? Surprised at you Norman

@davidlean1060 Ай бұрын

It wasn't at the time. Time has shown it to be a classic and I'm pretty sure it's one of Pacino's biggest grosing movies now. I'll watch it whenever it's on the TV. I watched it only last week as it happens!

@fluorosco 16 күн бұрын

Now Who's being naiive Barry ......

@purefoldnz3070 28 күн бұрын

oooh ah?

@GottSmoke Ай бұрын

He's wearing the couch 😅

@brianwyse5810 27 күн бұрын

Scent of a woman’s Fanny 🎉

@commanderkeen3787 16 күн бұрын

Al Pacino looks like he stole George Harrison's hair

@MikeSmith-go8wk Ай бұрын

He needs to reflect on his over acting in Heat

@matthewrockett9637 Ай бұрын

You think he over acted in Heat?

@finegentleman7820 26 күн бұрын

His character was supposed to be on cocaine hence he appears all charged up. He has clarified that decently, but Director decided to cut those scenes hence we lose context of his loud acting:)