Clancy Brown on Buckaroo Banzai

[@charlesmcclune8892]

"Perfect Tommy give her your coat. Why? Because you're perfect. You've got a point there." How can you not love this movie, and yes I saw it in the theater!

[@jonathanw1019]

I really want to have a tailor make me a jacket and shirt combination like he wears in the jailhouse scene.

[@platinumspider7859]

@@jonathanw1019 I want the one from the press conference.

[@moonytheloony6516]

Me three.

[@carpemkarzi]

Hello fellow old nerd. Love this movie so much

[@dalecrowe7757]

Clancy Brown, one of those actors that I can say with confidence that I've loved his work in everything I've seen him do.

[@ericbrett3095]

I loved him in Starship Troopers. He reminded me of a DI I knew in my younger days. He was all business when it was time.

[@Irish381]

I met him at a comic con in 2003, he was so cool and was always ready to say a few lines from Highlander, Starship Troopers or whatever. And he was such a deep voice. But oddly enough more people were asking him to do mr.Krabs or the guard from Shawshank Redemption.

[@tygerstripes3752]

Yeah, I saw Buckaroo in the theatre. And yeah, if you don't love Buckaroo, we can be friendly acquaintances, but we can never be real friends. 'Hey, Hey, Hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean. 'Cuz remember, no matter where ya go, there ya are.'

[@georgeo162]

“People who loved the movie judge others on whether they love the movie” … so true. I’m that person

[@darkhighwayman1757]

This was so much of a beautiful, weird, unique movie. It deserves more love.

[@SSGTStryker]

From the moment I first read about Buckaroo Bonsai in Starlog Magazine, I knew I had to see it once it released. It definitely did not disappoint. Funny thing is, in the early 80’s, we weren’t even phased by its wackiness. It made it that much more awesome!

[@dukecraig2402]

I've always laughed at the people who after watching the movie say "I don't get it", it's like "Look, it's not Dr. Zhivago, what's to 'get' is the individual zany gags and one liners".

[@gracefromspace5502]

There are actors in this movie that I have followed for their whole careers just because they were in Buckaroo Banzai. Clancy Brown is a legend and I hate when he's the villain in movies.

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

Been having all these Buckaroo Banzai documentaries popping up on my KZbin lately. Well done algorithm. Best thing about it, sounds like everyone had a great time making this film. Nice to know, because I always have a great time watching it.

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

He was excellent in Buckaroo Banzai. It still tears me up when I hear "Saddle up, boys..." and see Perfect Tommy turn away.

[@MrTimeXTime]

My wife worked at Fox when Buckaroo came out. She brought me the full size poster andf a Team Banzai button. She also brought home the sequel script for me to read. It was BRILLIANT! A damn shame it never got made…

[@billthomas2652]

Why am I suddenly getting all this Buckaroo Banzai in my feed? Not that I mind. Clancy Brown is a legend!

[@ratedr8490]

Was wondering the same thing. Saw the movie as a kid, and didn't get it. I didn't think it was bad, just didn't understand it.

[@billthomas2652]

@@ratedr8490cTook me three times to get it. Then I LOVED it. Actually go find Kevin Smith with Weller and Lithgow. His Banzai story is eerily close to mine.

[@onemancinema4642]

Clancy Brown is easily one of my favourite actors around. He's fantastic in Buckaroo Banzai.

[@DanielWright-np3fq]

Clancey Brown has been in or connected to every cool ass movie and show since the 80's. He is wonderful.

[@platinumspider7859]

There can be only one!

[@joeholm4591]

Loved this from the first time a I saw it. It’s a thinking persons movie, YOU have to fill in the gaps yourself. This universe exists and you have to figure out how it works. Love it, and EVERY performance was on point. Wish there could have been a series.

[@kirinrex]

Clancy Brown is one of those actors who is just amazing in any kind of role: good guy or bad guy. He can be equally loveable or intimidating.

[@carpemkarzi]

I have loved Clancy in everything I’ve seen him in and this movie is one of my favs to bring out to show people as it is such a vibe.

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

What a wonderful interview. Amazing how Buckaroo Banzai and Highlander got made in the studio system. Clancy Brown acted the heck out of his characters. They won't greenlight projects like these movies anymore. Maybe on Netflix. The coke must have made executives more open to say "yes" back in the day.

[@garyspence2128]

Yeyo would be alternated with qualludes/weed to come back down. Name your adult beverage as a nightcap. I'm just speculating here, since my own memory is fuzzy. Saw this back then, but the number of great actors in it who went on to real success is amazing. Still waiting for that sequel..

[@spacecoyote6646]

"People who love Buckaroo, judge people on whether they love Backaroo." That is so true

[@jimvanover128]

All my potential partners discovered this!

[@1212sman]

Homeboy's definitely got the pipes. One of the most recognizable voices in movies. Right up there with James Earl Jones.

[@chiefscheider]

Borders on vocal fry at times. I wonder if he's a smoker 😁

[@mournblade1066]

I'd hardly say its recognizable. I've watched Spongebob Squarepants since day 1, and I only realized about 10 years ago that Clancy is the voice of Mr. Eugene Krabs. And I knew about Clancy Brown at LEAST 10 years before Spongebob debuted.

[@TheMichaelBeck]

To hear him say he'd go back to when they were making "BB" really says something.

[@platinumspider7859]

Not just that "If there was one time in my life..." that's a damn strong statement. Out of everything in his whole life, which a hell of a life, he chose then. I would give anything to have been a part of that production or even to be in the world that saw this movie gain its proper due upon release.

[@wotaj]

I've lost track of how many times I've re-watched this movie.

[@anagram8]

😂👍🤩 me too my friend, but whatever the amount of times, I'm happy to report it's an absurd number. Since it was released in 1984 there still hasn't been a film even remotely close. Cheers to you

[@Flap999]

One of a very short list of actors that matter to me. Not a real Hollywood fan but this movie is in my top 5 and Clancy Brown always delivers. Such a great ensemble cast all…

[@mikehickey7383]

We need more Clancy Brown.

[@dewfall56]

Just love Clancy in everything he’s done. Always entertaining.

[@tappajavittu]

This man is such a underrated actor, my all time favorite. I need to watch Buckaroo Banzai again, what a film! EDIT: Nah Clancy, you'll always be the coolest guy to me.

[@michaelsasylum]

Clancy is a class act through and through. Not many like him out there.

[@EmpyrionBlackthorn]

Clancy is awesome. Buckaroo Banzai was awesome. Come at me!

[@davewhitmore1958]

So glad he had a blast making it, I sure had a blast watching it!

[@MaxDavid-w2z]

I passed this film on to my 22 year old nephew, and he was mystified. I told him to watch it two more times, just for me. Now he loves it!

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

I'm very pleased that Brown lives up to how I imagine him. Even when he is a villain (Highlander, Shawshank redemption), I find him very likeable.

[@Joemckenzie-85]

He was great as Lex Luthor in the 90s Superman animated series.

[@calliarcale]

@@Joemckenzie-85 Oh, his voice acting is endless and wonderful; always a treat to recognize his voice in something. I was utterly thrilled when they brought his character from "Star Wars: Rebels" into "Ahsoka" just so we could get a little bit more of him.

[@valeriemangan2064]

Is there any actor cooler then Clancy Brown? I don't think so. Legend!

[@AlanCanon2222]

This movie fell out of the sky in 1984, a banner year for great movies, and no one had ever seen anything quite like it before. It was a work of art that inspired one to create stuff, budget be damned.

[@randylucas2458]

Buckaroo Banzai has some of the funniest long-term gags in history remember no matter where you go there you are

[@patrickt6642]

One of my favorite movies.the ending credits was great ideal showing friendship and teamwork.very original ideals

[@jefflibby4784]

Such an underappreciated actor

[@platinumspider7859]

Humble too, all praise for his coworkers. He must be a really great guy.

[@ericthompson3982]

"Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll tell you later."

[@InhumanCondition-gh2qj]

I always though that was a nod to Dr. Who: "I'll explain later."

[@ericthompson3982]

@@InhumanCondition-gh2qj Except then he died. It was literally a set-up that went brilliantly nowhere.

[@tryingbutfailing]

Just finished the unfinished Carnival series on HBO, and Clancy Brown was awesome in that show, too. I was afraid of him as a kid, but that's because he's genuinely a great screen presence. Put him in more stuff.

[@darkshadow31415]

What a gracious performer. Love him in everything

[@mayalunics4740]

I've been watching Clancy Brown since the 80s. Always great to see him in something !

[@thinkbolt]

"This boy's an Eskimo." That line right at the beginning of the film has always stuck with me.

[@randomgrinn]

Back when movies took risks and weren't just re-do's of previous movies. Will it ever happen again?

[@steprockmedia]

Take a risk, do something original, and keep the budget manageable. Out of control budgets driving for a billion dollar hit mean too many people are involved and only let you do what worked before. So: remakes and sequels.

[@chiefscheider]

random: check out Everything Everywhere All at Once

[@DeereX748]

You are awesome, Clancy. I've enjoyed so much of your work. I found it interesting your characters in Shawshank Redemption (Capt Byron Hadley) and The Guardian {Capt William Hadley} are almost the same, but the characters themselves are so diametrically opposite. Buckaroo Banzai is one of my all-time favorite films.

[@Zekiran]

I had one of the last blue blaze bandanas given out at san diego comic con, long live.

[@Wordsnwood]

I saw this one in theater. It was there for all of two weeks.

[@alexpilgrim8248]

at Alamo Drafthouse? I missed it.

[@ndowroccus4168]

Wow…Clancy dropping the “if I could go back in time” Love bomb on BB!

[@deuceworks]

Anybody who has worked for a boss that depended on them, to be the rock (as they say in the video) of steadiness, they *get* the character of Rawhide. And a guy like Clancy Brown, being tall and deep voice and what have you, rarely gets to be the hero role. He's usually the heavy, which is understandable. But Clancy Brown makes Rawhide a guy you *know*, to where Rawhide's death at the end actually affects you as losing a friend. Everyone in the movie is just well-cast, it doesn't work without them.

[@jacobwebb2623]

Dude is legend, and this movie is EPIC!

[@TheMichaelBeck]

I saw this movie one Saturday afternoon while I was in HS when it came out. Loved it. "Perfect Tommy" is, well, the perfect nickname. Cheers from America.

[@platinumspider7859]

Perfect Tommy is indeed. That Outfit at 1:55 and the rose jacket he wears over it in the press conference are unequaled.

[@paullowman9131]

I can't remember right off what year this came, I think '84. I was in Blacksburg, attending Va Tech and working (OMG the movies that came out while I was there!) and I and some friends went to see this thing. After it was over everybody (I mean EVERYBODY) just sat there for a good minute wondering just what the hell we had just seen. Then everybody just stood up and gave this thing a standing O. It's the type of movie you either love or you just go WTF!!?? I would give everything I own to live through another time like the '80s. Edit: My bad, didn't read the blurb; this did come out in '84.

[@andrewhudson3723]

We really loved this movie and were so sad there was no sequel

[@VintageSixPiece]

I got a kick out of this video because I actually got to talk to Lewis Smith about "Buckaroo Banzai" years ago while on the set of "Django Unchained." It's always been one of my favorite movies, so it was a trip talking to Lewis about it.

[@TorgerVedeler]

You know, every time I turn around, I find another movie that I love that Clancy Brown is in.

[@shanebailey9128]

Great Movie, And remember folks “Wherever you go, there you are”👍

[@chiefscheider]

I'll remember the actual quote: "No matter where you go...there you are." 😉

[@Gamble661]

Great actor who's been in some great movies and TV shows including four of my top ten; Buckaroo of course, The Highlander, Shawshank, and the one season series Earth Two back in the 90's.

[@MrOuazo]

Earth Two was great!

[@andrewvenor8035]

Dr. Albert Marconi in John Dies at the End.

[@alexpissalidis5170]

Absolutely one of my favorite movies, I remember seeing it in the movies with 2 or 3 friends who totally could not following this film at all, but I loved the whole thing!! For whatever reason, it just made sense to me.

[@luminyam6145]

I loved that movie, it is a shame it wasn't a series.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Seeing BB when it came out was a very uneven experience. Even Peter Weller's character wasn't fully formed. But Clancy Brown's Rawhide had this incredible gravity the moment he showed up, a range boss with a genius IQ who was everyone's big brother. His death kept the film from drowning in silliness.

[@chiefscheider]

Wait, Rawhide dieded? What was he doing in the end credits sequence?? 😉

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

@@chiefscheider Supposedly they justified that by saying he wasn't dead, but in a coma. I think they just wanted to do something cool at the end without worrying about continuity. Or maybe they were all dead and the afterlife looks like the L.A. Reservoir.

[@tomo2807]

​​@@chiefscheidermy theory is; Rawhide died, Penny also died, but at the end the zap brought her back, Buckaroo recognizes he's got a temporary revive power, off screen brings Rawhide back for the outro and that's what the "so what, big deal" is, he revived people and Black Lectroids have and use such powers often so they're not impressed lol

[@Carlito-Fxwg]

Love this actor....Pet Cemetery 2, Cowboys and Aliens and Highlander, BB among my favorite movies.

[@conniehansen3630]

Clancy Brown is awesome!!

[@vincefalcone171]

Hes right of course...judging folk on whether they like movie or not...or even seen it...but i can always know if im gonna like someone when we talk about our favorite characters

[@rodshop5897]

It's crazy, I like nearly all the actors in the movie, and have not seen Buckaroo Banzai. Clancy Brown has been absolutely great in everything I've seen him in, from murderous immortal to fatherly leader of a group of space refugees.

[@jimrawles6452]

Possibly the greatest sci-fi film of its time, with some fantastic actors.

[@maxdavid2119]

LONG LIVE CLANCY BROWN!

[@michaelminch5490]

There can be only one.

[@timmerred5]

I needed a harmonized to raise Clancy’s voice to a pitch I could hear. He’s awesome.

[@Mickey-1994]

What a fun and unique movie. The 70's, 80's and 90's had so many great cult classics.

[@randomgrinn]

Scary YT knows I love Buckaroo when I have not even thought of it in years, let alone watched it or mentioned it.

[@zhenjiu]

Saw this at 8th Street Cinema Manhattan midnight show. Dragged my kid brother to see it the next night. We still quote endlessly from TAOBBATED. "It's not my goddam planet, understand, monkey boy?!"

[@platinumspider7859]

Character is what you are in the dark!

[@jollyrodgers7272]

"It didn't last long enough." AMEN!

[@billy1673]

Clancy Brown is one of the greatest working actors out there. So many iconic characters too! The Kurgan from “Highlander” and by far THE best version of Lex Luthor ever!

[@TheSpiritOf97]

Criminally Underrated Actor. Massive talent. I'll always stay around and watch if I happen to see he's in something.

[@fw1421]

Clancy brown is just the greatest. Loved him in everything I’ve seen him in.

[@stonebaxter]

The Kurgan!! "I've got something to say.....it's better to burn out than to FADE AWAY!"

[@steelwolfnolast6938]

There can be onlY ONE!

[@stonebaxter]

​@@steelwolfnolast6938 "Heeeeerrrreeeee we ARRRRRE...."

[@mikeparker3865]

Truly one of my all time favorite movies. I have watched it at least 50 times. Probably more than that. I think Jaws is my other one that I have seen that much. They are so good. On my list for desert island movies.

[@platinumspider7859]

I was 3 when this came out, Buckaroo was one of my first words and I said it a lot to get this movie on.

[@DestroyerOfWombs]

Hoping we get a 4K release for the 40th anniversary this year

[@chiefscheider]

That would be sweet. Shout Factory has been releasing a ton of 4K lately

[@totallybored5526]

I’m hoping it’s done by Criterion

[@billwilson9902]

Wherever you are......❤

[@Auntkekebaby]

I love Clancy Brown. 🥰

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

He's that actor who just pops up in things, and you involuntarily go, "oh cool it's him!"

[@sisterdebmac]

5:15 - Yes, yes, we do Clancy. And Rawhide is my guy.

[@sgtellioman]

I've always liked Clancy Brown despite not knowing his name until this video. Such a good character actor.

[@BillLaBrie]

Clancy Brown has achieved eternal, global fame though few know his name.

[@JacobGore2001]

Oh my God what a cast!

[@NigelRudyard]

Clancy, what a LEGEND.

[@phenomeninja1855]

If it's not one thing it's another. Classic Rawhide Clancy Brown line!

[@meataidstheft]

Literally the only voice I can tolerate vocal fry from. A treasure indeed.

[@03cobra4]

Long live Mr. Krabs

[@rustyclaymore1105]

Pretty much the best movie ever made.

[@AddSerious]

Do I LOVE this movie? The 1st band project I started was called The Blue Blaze Irregulars

[@johnglover4453]

Clancy B is one of the many reasons I've watched Shawshank R so many times!

[@BenChanNYC]

I will never be able to get the term "oscillation overthruster" out of my head. Not that I'd want to 😋

[@GrzegorzKr]

For over 30 years he was Kurgan for me. Now when i see Clancy, i see Ryder Azadi. Funny.

[@aerochicc]

I've seen Banzai a million times and didn't realize that was Clancy! As if I needed more reason to enjoy him.

[@warlockpaladin2261]

He was in The Venture Bros. too. 😈

[@99beowulf99]

I'm glad he was a good guy in this one.

[@ndowroccus4168]

If you love Clancy, snd haven’t seen “carnivale”….you are missing out

[@peterisnardi1197]

BE STILL.

[@ashocck8065]

Clancy was and is great. Movie was and still is great. You either got into it or you hated it. There was usually no middle ground and that's one of the things that makes it great. And for all the haters out there, no problem... I'd probably hate you back if we met in RL. All, but my wife that is.

[@randylucas2458]

Everybody in this movie had to act except Clancy Brown who was just that damn cool

[@MonkKFBR]

This is exactly right. I used to take potential girlfriends to see this. If they didn't get, that was the last date.

[@joelcolquitt3531]

Same 😂

[@mournblade1066]

Probably not married yet then, I take it. 😜

[@eyeseer1]

Clancy Brown was intriguing in the tv series ‘Lost’. He was good voicing Lex Luthor for the 1996 Superman cartoon.

[@thinkbolt]

Is THAT who that was??? I always thought he sounded familiar!

[@stevenwetherbee7573]

He was also incredible in HBO's Carnivale as a Father Charles Coughlin as Antichrist type villain

[@MightyAvengingLeo]

Clancy Brown was a great Lex Luthor.

[@RockOfLions]

Love this movie. Clancy Brown did a great job as Rawhide. Peter Weller was great as Buckaroo. Read the novelizations of the screenplays for Across the 8th dimension and World crime league by Earl Mac Rauch and all I can say is I'm so glad they didn't adhere to the first or make the second. It's a work of magic that they were able to make such a wonderful movie from such a... screenplay.

[@nivekian]

Clancy is a Legend.

[@sheldonwheaton881]

I love that Clancy and Carl ended up in the DCAU!

[@InhumanCondition-gh2qj]

Blue Blazer Irregulars: Norfolk, VA Division, always on standbye, always ready Buckaroo!

[@caronstout354]

The 1 lone Blue Blaze Irregular in Henderson, KY here..anytime, anywhere, Buckaroo. Standing by!

[@ronnkenn68]

I wonder if someone came from the future and told Clancy his biggest role (longest for sure) will be as voice actor for a cartoon crab running an underwater hamburger joint, what his reaction would be.

[@biffjohnson34]

Check out this movie tons of great character actors not to mention first class