Cool Hand Luke | The Making of Cool Hand Luke | Warner Bros. Entertainment

[@megalon73]

Still remains one of my favorites films from Warner Bros. I love Paul Newman and George Kennedy. In it.

[@BigDaddy-dr8gf]

One of those movies that I drop everything I'am doing and watch it, when it comes on. Never gets old.

[@megalon73]

@@BigDaddy-dr8gf It never does. It’s in my Top 20 favorite movies from Warner Bros studio.

[@troddy3925]

Me too 👍

[@georgemcconville849]

Innit?

[@warrenbates2949]

Great cast.

[@bettyriley7295]

They don't make em' like this anymore. This IS one of the greatest American motion pictures of all time. A true classic.

[@Creatorfragments]

I’d rather be Friends with all them Prisoners in those Days then People on here Streets today

[@MrBuketman]

You know how teachers make you read certain books in school to do a report on? This film should be mandatory. Just a bored adventurer with a wild story.

[@jamescerone]

@@Creatorfragmentsit’s a fictional movie dude. This wasn’t an accurate historical representation of actual prisoners. You would absolutely not rather be in prison in the 60s than on the street today. Ridiculous statement.

[@terrybrunzello5089]

Truly one of the best movies I was fortunate enough to see at the theater as a young man !

[@josephhester753]

It was absolute gold. One of the top movies forever!

[@bellavia5]

" What we got here - is failure to communicate" One of THE most quoted lines in movie history.

[@fishercourt]

I know, right!!! ❤

[@bellavia5]

@@fishercourt "Some men -you just can't reach". That's the last part of that line.

[@billmadison2032]

​@bellavia5 so we get what we havehere, which is the way he wants it, well he gets it. now I don't like this any more than you.

[@bellavia5]

@@billmadison2032 Yes . "Ya got ya mind right Luke'?

[@bellavia5]

@jeremygray9926 Probably my favorite movie line. Thanks for reply.

[@ericmaumaryjr137]

When ol' Luke sings and plays the banjo... gets me every time.

[@kevinmc4500]

I thought I was the only one.

[@Wolfie66]

Me too!

[@percybyssheshelly]

I just loved that scene. I often sing that ditty in remembrance of one of my favorite films.

[@bellavia5]

Yeah. It's that underlying sentimentality that drives and sustains characters like Luke in real life.

[@MrBuketman]

He finally breaks down after seeming to be a bored calloused man.

[@GA-1st]

What a cast! Great Conrad Hall cinematography! And that classic Lalo Schifrin score! Just brilliant! It's been 56 years, and it's still one of my most vivid childhood movie memories. Unforgettable.

[@fromtherubble6890]

Hearing how well these guys got along makes me happy...Cool Hand Luke is a masterpiece

[@turdferguson7504]

Of all movies, this is my favorite. Funny, inspiring, sad, well written, superbly acted, reflective, and senseless. A great great film.

[@robertjolley8715]

Cool Hand Luke ranks as my #1 movie of all time. The actors were extraordinary and the theme captured the human spirit!

[@emedel5772]

The first time I watched Cool Hand Luke was when it was the late-night Saturday feature back in the 80s while I was in high school. Had never heard of it then, but it instantly became one of my all-time favorite movies I've enjoyed it countless times since. A masterpiece in acting, scripting, and filming.

[@Wolfie66]

I remember watching Cool Hand Luke with my dad when I was a kid back in the early 70s. Still one of my favorite movies of all-time!

[@richardpoplis6777]

Paul Newman was a great actor.. He deserved an Academy award for the Sting too.. along with cool hand luke

[@tdart1124]

Cool Hand Luke & Jeremiah Johnson...2 best movies ever made...still to this day...IMHO...Thank You!!!

[@stephengiese7549]

I love these behind the scenes features. There was plenty of drama as well as well as comedy in the film. You just loved the antics of Newman's character. Never give up trying something to keep your sanity and sense of humour.

[@thomwest1724]

That movie always stayed with me for days after I had watched it. I felt like I was a part of the story. Hats off and kudos to everyone involved in making this classic movie a part of our lives❤️🎬🎥

[@brutus4013]

Probably the greatest collection of character actors ever assembled for a movie .

[@codeblue2532]

@brutus4013 :::: add “THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN” and “GREAT ESCAPE”, etc. ..imo

[@LaserRanger15]

This is in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. Perfect casting front to back.

[@johnmourer5747]

This would be in my top 5

[@nealhathaway2004]

Shawshank, Coo coo's Nest, Cool Hand Luke. The story, the writing, the acting.

[@bellavia5]

I think Clifton James , the floorwalker, should have won an Oscar for his part. Small part but he puts it across with his body language , his demeanor and his voice.

[@kevinbrooks1104]

I really liked the guy who played and sung all those old stand by songs. That raised the spirits of the convicts. I hope he received the accolades

[@dreamquesttv]

​@@kevinbrooks1104 Harry Dean Stanton. He's got the accolades.

[@owensweetland342]

As a youngster I would travel in my family's car back north from Florida. My father would drive the back roads and I recall seeing prisoner road crews. What an eye opener!

[@SalliePappas]

The scene with Luke and his mother (Jo Van Fleet) while she is dying and lying in the back of an old pick up truck is acting at its best!

[@josephhester753]

It was perfection !!

[@tugginalong]

I don’t if there’s every been so much talent in one feature film. You can’t say enough great things about Paul Newman. He was a great actor and a huge star. However; George Kennedy’s role brought it together for me. And the music and cinematography were superb.

[@randalldunkley1042]

I was standing in the terminal boarding area of LAX the day after Thanksgiving in 1967, waiting for a flight to Sacramento after getting back from overseas. Looking over at the nearby gate, there was Joy Harmon behind the boarding dais looking at me. She smiled and I smiled back. I boarded my plane and thought what a pretty woman she really is. I remember her very well from only a moments glance.

[@bowlineobama]

The best Paul Newman film.

[@richardbrowning8221]

And please let's not forget the outstanding cast too numerous to list for making this one of a kind magnificent film.!

[@richardbrowning8221]

Paul's wife said that her husband, was going to be remembered for more than a stunning set of blue eyes and she wasn't wrong. Grew up admiring him actually taking on his characterizations and inhabiting them. A superb actor who should have won the Academy Award for " Cool hand Luke". He richly deserved it!

[@ExtremeBeatlesArchive]

Sure the movie was great, but how about a round of applause for this documentary?

[@edomeara2104]

Best I’ve seen! And so star studded,wish there was even more!

[@connelious38]

Indeed! Here here! Very well done, insightful and candid. Like the film itself I'll likely watch it several times.

[@JoBartelme]

A great movie deserves a great documentary

[@JoBartelme]

To bad there was no man with no eyes

[@TheDonzim]

Great flick. One of those movies that I saw a million times and when I channel surf and happen to stumble on it,I have to watch it AGAIN!

[@georgemanka]

What a fantastic movie! Fantastic roles! Great story! I wish we had them back!

[@jamesomalley4556]

My favorite move of all time.

[@cntwaits1]

Every aspect of this film is just golden - acting, writing, direction, cinematography, music, and the theme of the movie is heartbreaking, funny, and highly relevant to the world we live in. A masterpiece and definitely a testament to the acting brilliance of Newman.

[@LesterMoore]

So many great actors, lines, visual scenes and treats (thank you Joy, ... (Lord for whatever I've done, don't strike me and Dragline blind), and musical score.

[@LesterMoore]

Too bad we, as young men back then, have posters of Joy - like the high school kids later had of Farrah Fawcett.🙂

[@ironbrigade6872]

One of the greatest movies of that era.

[@KaiTiura]

One of my very favorite movies since I was a child. The ensemble remains unequaled. A classic tale told in a classic way. Cool Hand Luke will stand the test of time as one of the best movies ever made.

[@beezzzzbuuzzzz]

This is a very well done feature of one of my favorite movies of all time. I've owned it in three different formats, and it never gets old. Thank you!!

[@WarillaGorefare]

One of my all time favorite movies. No matter how many times I watch it, I always want to watch it again. I love the story, the atmosphere and the characters.

[@jeffsilverman6104]

I love knowing the back stories to my favorite movies, music, etc. This one is stellar. Its great knowing how well they all got along, with such intense material. He was smilin' that Luke smile of his. A natural born world shaker.

[@durango8882]

One of the BEST ever!

[@chriskroll4166]

My old man turned me on to Paul Newman when I was a kid. You said you've got to go out and watch every movie that Paul Newman ever made . Now I've got them all on DVD. 😎

[@shanefelkel9966]

Still my favorite movie of all time. After all these years.

[@leeinoregon1326]

I lost my best friend to cancer a few years ago, this was his favorite film. I always associate Luke with my friend.

[@RacerX766]

Absolutely one of my top 3 movies of all time !! Just a perfect film !!

[@OttoByOgraffey]

I got to shake the hand of, Academy Award winner, George Kennedy. The same hand that shook hands with, Paul Newman, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Dean Martin, Clint Eastwood, and many others. How lucky was I?

[@bromleysimon7414]

Was his paw as big as a frying pan?

[@marybarnes8423]

LOVE THAT MOVE PAUL NEWMAN IS COOL HAND LUKE

[@yanbu000]

Ah, the year was 1972, and in high school, I encountered a remarkable English teacher. With progressive thinking and a knack for engaging minds, he introduced us to the enigmatic Cool of Luke, unveiling a tapestry of metaphors. Little did I know, this unexpected lesson would become a standout memory from my high school days. I am forever grateful to that teacher for his indelible impact on my early-academic journey.

[@furbabydaddy814]

You want to talk about loving a movie? This is one I truly feel love for. Gritty,amazing,soulful film.

[@rob-v1y]

One of the things about the way we consume media now... In the olden times, there were only a few channels on tv and when something came on Saturday afternoon that we liked ..we watched it. There are maybe 5? movies that I would say I have watched over 50 times. This is one of them. I know the dialogue like I know the back of my hand. Just..the perfect movie.

[@hangin-in-thereawesome4245]

Seen it numerous times! Its a great storyline with excellent actors!!!

[@bradwalker2287]

To this day, I am now unbelievably 55 years aged, this film was one that I took in lying on the flea infested carpet of my childhood home and could not take my eyes from it on a Sunday matinee viewing on a Zenith color picture television. Remember the tele circuits and glass transistors would get hot and make popping noises. The movie was just character driven with every scene telling a bit more.......not entirely but just enough to say .......yes I'm in.

[@markshaw2009]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz so did you like the film?

[@tombryan1]

Tube valves were something else, I remember those days, I loved that era

[@petermcculloch4933]

Cool Hand Luke and Hombre are my two favourite Paul Newman movies.

[@James_Bowie]

"Shakin' it here boss" ... love this movie.

[@redbarchetta8782]

Such a great movie. It is one that stuck with me since I was a kid. This movie and of all things, the Great Race. :) Book ends of my childhood.

[@thedudeabides3138]

The Great Race…absolute classic and deservedly bookends a childhood alongside CHL. We were separated at birth I think.

[@jimvalentine2814]

Thank you so very much for posting this. Cool Hand Luke was such an impactful movie in my life.

[@MrDavidrex]

Thank you. Pure American genius. We’re lucky.

[@markbrodie2784]

What a cast! At least 11 future stars.. And the legendary Paul Newman and Strother Martin.

[@jaygreider4753]

Love this movie. The song "Plastic Jesus" is a great song for that movie.

[@truthhandlers3000]

One of my favourite movies from this era... so memorable

[@stonephilips9361]

The camera work is next level. Throwing sand right on to the camera at ground level.

[@cymanca]

My first exposure to this movie as a kid came from a Mad Magazine spoof on the egg contest. I have watched this movie dozens of times over decades and each and every time I spot something new from this extraordinary cast. Great documentary!

[@electrojones]

I'll never forget that scene with the fire at the pet store. The look on cool Hand Luke's face when he runs outside with his hands full of snakes! The ending is bittersweet.

[@ericthegeneric1611]

I don't remember that happening

[@electrojones]

@@ericthegeneric1611 It happened, brother!

[@ericthegeneric1611]

@@electrojones are you sure lol. I just saw this movie yesterday 🤣

[@electrojones]

@@ericthegeneric1611 Which version? The theatrical release or the Reubens cut?

[@nz3058]

Even as a young kid back in the late 60s or early 70s You knew you were watching something special something unique. You forgot it was a movie because you were drawn in, It was basically real to you. The actor's the script the scenery the music especially the Instrumental classical guitar Sure stirred Your emotions. The whole thing was and is a masterpiece.

[@marstondavis]

Lalo Schifrin just turned 91 last week. His soundtrack for Cool Hand Luke is perfect.

[@UKBLUE1]

One word describes cool hand Luke... CLASSIC

[@uncannyvalley444]

"Joy was round. She was the roundest girl I think I've ever seen in my life." -- George Kennedy 🤣

[@fearsomename4517]

In my eyes a true masterpiece. Legendary.

[@jacksnow1703]

One fine movie. Thanks for posting this informative "Making Of" video for everyone to enjoy!

[@mikepersich3148]

Oscar performance. Top 10 all time movies

[@garrison6863]

One of the best performances by an actor of the sixties, which is really saying something.

[@bderryberry4987]

Fresh out of high school & just before being drafted I saw and loved this movie.

[@Frawls42]

Classic guys movie. It’s in my top five of all movies ever made. What an ensemble cast.

[@IntheClutch75]

This kind of stuff is why I love KZbin. Great movie. Great to hear these insights.

[@nicholaslombardi3592]

No mention of Harry Dean Stanton, the prisoner who played the guitar. Too bad, one of my favorite character actors.

[@timothyg8397]

Scene where Luke brought back from an escape. Old Cotton Fields back Home song.

[@nicholaslombardi3592]

@@timothyg8397 That's it!

[@malcomlovejoy]

@@williampotter3369 1st''Alien'' flick, Christine

[@bandini22221]

Cool Hand Luke and Hud, two of my favorite films from this era along with a handful of Sidney Poitier films.

[@baird5776mullet]

They didn't even mention the head honcho guard with the mirrored sunglasses, i heard he stayed away from everyone and just stared @ the rest of the actors to keep up the scare on them.

[@fishercourt]

I’m just so thrilled to find this video on here. I love that film and the first time I saw it was about four years ago. I was watching TCM, when the channel would play multiple films from one actor. Anyway, I watched Hud, then this film came in right after. Later than my bedtime. I ended up watching the whole movie and I was just amazed at the quality of the film. It put an imprint in my heart with my list of fave films that moved me. Long story, long…😜 watching this documentary is just so cool in learning the backstory of the conception of this film. Who would have guessed it was based on an old random book. ❤❤❤

[@darrengeraghty897]

A great movie and luke is a loveable rogue its easy to love both luke and paul Newman as the hero he was .his foodline still generates money for childrens charities .one of my favourite actors of all time butifindmy favourite actors are also my favourite talkshow guests charisma is something you cant act

[@MrJSabas]

I love it!! I must've watched this movie A Hundred times by now!

[@frankseprino8610]

One of my all-time favorite films.

[@MrGerrards23]

I'm 36 now seen this for the first time this year it was a great film and will always hold its place high in my mind and for many reasons. Great thing I loved it from start to finish I feel the same was as the main character myself. I atm haven't been in prison but who knows what the future holds.

[@66Bunn]

Easily in my Top 5 All Time Favorite Movies. Perfectly casted, perfectly shot, perfect score. Just sheer perfection. (My brother even named his son, "Lucas", after the character).

[@timothyg8397]

Growing up My brother took my Sis and I double feature Main attraction Bonnie and Clyde First one Cool Hand Luke. Blew the headliner away. Great memories Excellent movie

[@robertfindley921]

I've spent a lot of time thinking about it and decided this is the best movie ever made. Treasure of the Sierra Madre is second.

[@Leartech81]

Fantastic! One of my all-time favorite movies!

[@williamtrump6705]

Watchin' it up here Boss!

[@spudwas]

It's amazing how many of these interviewees have since passed away.

[@susieusmaximus5330]

Well, the movie was made well over 50 years ago, so it doesn't seem that surprising. Anyone who was in their 20s then would be in their 80s or early 90s now, and most of them were probably older than that.

[@malcomlovejoy]

All of them I think Spud

[@bromleysimon7414]

@@susieusmaximus5330 Where have they been keeping this short subject? It was only updated recently.

[@susieusmaximus5330]

@@bromleysimon7414 No clue, except the general observation that it's amazing how slow a lot of studios have been at posting promotional content this way. I would guess that this was originally made to accompany a DVD release years ago, or something along those lines. WB may have offered it on HBO Max or whatever it's called now, but posting it on KZbin makes more sense in terms of attracting subscribers.

[@DavyDredd14]

"Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand."

[@johnpick8336]

My favorite movie of my life time ! I have love it since seeing it at a Drive in movie in 1969.

[@speedracer1945]

It took. Decades to watch this gem of a movie . One man who doesn't care except being number one in the prison and once gets there he escapes as its just a game to him till the no eye man changes it

[@datman3416]

Such an amazing movie.. I loved this movie ever since I caught it on TCM one night as a kid

[@GregShieldsOutdoors]

Anybody that didnt enjoy that...spends a night in the box

[@JamieSmith-fz2mz]

I sent a email to Lalo (via his website) saying that the chain gang the Tar Sequence track was one the best of the pieces of music I know of in a film. He sent back a nice note thanking me for saying so. I don’t think of action news when I hear it even though my local station used it to death. The whole soundtrack is amazing.

[@BigDaddy-dr8gf]

A lot of the scenes in this movie were filmed outside of Stockton, CA. I grew up in this area and can testify that it got very hot in the summertime.

[@bromleysimon7414]

109 F on July 1, 2023.

[@johnschaefer2238]

One of the greatest film’s ever made and wonderfully directed by Stewart Rosenberg. Folks another film he did that’s also one of the best I’ve ever seen is 1984’s The Pope Of Greenwich Village. One of the greatest portrayals of life in NYC ever made I strongly suggest that those of you who have not watched it do so!

[@martinclarke6681]

Brilliant brilliant movie great actors an all time classic

[@tompchromedome]

What where've got here.... is a great movie.

[@billmadison2032]

My second favorite movie of all time right behind Kelly's Heroes

[@rapman5791]

Joy Harmon “I was very innocent and naive” 😂😂😂😂 Yeah, right!! 👌

[@normadesmond6017]

he should haven got the Oscar for this one. Not for the colour of money. Too late, wrong movie.

[@maxjax1417]

Go Warners', a cinematic gem of every real film aficionado. I own the 4k of this. Lalo Schifrin with the music, Stuart Rosenberg with great direction, Sam O'Steen editing, Conrad Hall as cinematographer, Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Dennis Hopper, Strother Martin = Classic. This film has some of the best film composition in history. Rosenberg and Hall create so many wonderful foreground/background compositions. Now the question is, would you greenlight this film today?

[@malcomlovejoy]

would be a hard time getting funded

[@bromleysimon7414]

Wow, Sam O'Steen was also the editor on The Graduate which was released two months later. How did he do that?

[@maxjax1417]

@@bromleysimon7414 No doubt. His second pic as an editor was a Sinatra flick too. O'Steen was editor on at least four all time classics including the one you shared in addition to Chinatown. His wife Bobbie O'Steen interviewed him for a book, "Cut to the Chase", where he chronicles his editing career. Editors are one of the few craftsmen who become more invisible the better they apply their craft. When a movie plays well, you believe there are no cuts to begin with.

[@tonybutcher4762]

I remember watching this on the TV in the early 70s with my old man, it gave me my love for Harry Dean Stanton movies.

[@malcomlovejoy]

Tony... ah, Harry Dean is indescribable, the vast log of his work is incredible..saw him in a Ry Cooder video other day

[@tonybutcher4762]

@@malcomlovejoy seen him sing in a small club by accident then a week later drinking at a bar, oldest and coolest guy there.