Beautiful To Watch LA Olympics Opening Ceremonies

To get this 1 hour show go to www.createspace.com/20455 . To support my efforts to create more clips please donate to me at www.patreon.com/allinaday. The 1984 opening ceremonies of the Los Angeles Summer Olympics was undoubtedly one of the most spectacular, ever. How could it be anything but fantastic, since it was put together by the best producers in Hollywood and national sports programming. I got the chance to be behind the scene with my 16mm camera. This primetime PBS special is a powerful and emotional look at some of the thousands of people who made the event happen.

[@hamstarr100]

Legend has Sam is still waiting to go on

[@rlemus7559]

Omg!!!! Seems like it was yesterday, best games of my life, I was 12 years old, ever sinse I like to watch the games!!!!

[@robinsonnobles6246]

My dad is actually friends with the guy who flew it, William Suitor. Basically, William's neighbor asked him to pilot the machine, (he created it) and well, he did. My dad used to play soccer with Will that's how he knew him.

[@AaronB99999]

That looked incredibly dangerous

[@AaronB99999]

And the physics of it makes no sense. You think of an airplane and it has multiple control surfaces (wings, elevator, ailerons, rudder) to keep it under control. This jet pack appears to just have four nozzles. It would be difficult bordering on impossible to even do controlled straight line flight, much less a takeoff, descent, turn and hover to landing as he does here.

[@robinsonnobles6246]

@@AaronB99999 Hahaha def was

[@robinsonnobles6246]

@@AaronB99999 Yeah, seriously. My dad doesn't really know how it works lol, but it did kinda inspire me to be an aronautical engeneer

[@robinsonnobles6246]

@Pedro Castro Garzon What do you mean? No, I mean my dad used to play AMERICAN SOCCER with Will who flew this. Not Futbol, and you're getting confused with American football. Re-read it.

[@buma8232]

I Love and miss this Time. I watched the entire LA Olympics and the opening when I was 12 and recorded everything on the first video recorder. And don't miss anything. It was something really big. What a ghost. It was wonderful. Greetings from Bavaria, Reach out.....

[@CHUUMPASS]

still the greatest olympic games and opening ceremony by far. the measuring stick. LA '84 has set the bar high for LA 2028

[@Charlz1980tv]

Best opening ceremony was Moscow 1980. By far. 1 Moscow 1980 2 Athens 2004 3 Barcelona 1992 4 Atlanta 1996 5 Los Angeles 1984

[@alexabadi7458]

I was a kid when I saw that space man on TV, I was so impress ! I will never forget it !

[@Mario_N64]

This and the Barcelona 92 opening ceremony were the most beautiful and classiest.

[@larryhagemann5548]

Interesting to see behind the scenes activity. Thanks.

[@user-ok1he9ll2s]

JetPack in 1984!!! And in 2019 still not there for everyone!

[@rjjcms1]

I watched this on telly in the middle of the night in the UK. Marvellously OTT opening ceremony,aiming to be the biggest and brightest yet,that seemed to convey the LA of the time's optimism and confidence for the future.

[@franzbeck3177]

it was not a jet-pack...he was on a zip-line. it was just all one big con to big up the Olympics and America's technology.Also remember the safety of all the people underneath him as he flew over....each and everyone of them also a participant.

[@ericcapostagno3271]

you're gonna be pissed when you find out they were first used in the 60's

[@franzbeck3177]

used yes....used correctly and safely...no. Did they perform this jetpack stunt racing over hundreds of people in a stadium? No they did not....hence the camera cutting away also

[@ericcapostagno3271]

@@franzbeck3177 Why would you comment that? Now you're just making stuff up. Please refrain from using the internet if you're just gonna make stuff up and comment nonsense.

[@Anthony-io4um]

El dollop me trajo a este increíble momento, The dollop brought me here (The spanish one) .

[@abrahamcoronelbeltran6033]

Tambien yo

[@1996bronco]

X2

[@alanpaulgazcavalencia6256]

Fierro

[@richardcogbill6791]

This is only 4 mins of the hour long, fascinating PBS documentary... Olympic Challenge....Behind the scenes of the historic 1984 Olympic Games.

[@KelvinKlink]

Watchin at same time looool

[@richardcogbill6791]

I was a volunteer driver during the games. Funny but we actually had very little traffic during those games. I hope to volunteer again in 2028. Great time to be in L.A. for those two weeks of sport. Really great memories.

[@AaronB99999]

@@richardcogbill6791 And then it was Rodney King and OJ. Fun times for all.

[@Top10WizardReviews]

Easy, Sam! Easy! Easy, easy. Sam, easy now Sam! Haha love this clip, jetpacks need a comeback.

[@Charlz1980tv]

The person hired to play Sam was not the brightest of people...

[@FedorMachida]

This was my favorite Olympics. I loved everything. Even, the All Night Long, "All Night Long" Lionel Richie performance.

[@farwayout]

+David Hoffman...you did an amazing job with your 16mm camera...this was BEFORE all the new technology i.e. iphones,ipads ! Thank you so much for you well done documentary on these EXCELLENT Games! As I watched these Games Live on the ABC network I felt so Touched by the strong emotions and the PAGEANTRY that these Games evoked I got the sense many people their in attendance were most enthralled by the Opening Ceremonies-well planned and choreographed by the organizers...WELL DONE! Again...thanks for this inspiring documentary!.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you so much. It was a great pleasure to be at the 1984 LA Olympics and I am proud of the doc I made there. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@Mario_N64]

I honestly think they at first wanted a rocketman to light the Olympic fire, but it was just too difficult.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@joncollins4214]

I love these! I am getting so lost in your channel!

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Remember this time…10 years old. Man. It feels like a lifetime ago. WAS that long ago

[@GEOVANYXXMASTER]

El futuro de veía tan prometedor en esos años 😕, gracias The Dollop ñor traerme aquí, ahora quiero el mío jaja

[@heliumnetworking5103]

Man I came here for the rocketbelt flight from Dollop podcast but stayed for the event project manager that guy wow, some gold

[@MundiaKamau]

Enjoyed this very much, thank you. Here in Kenya back in 1984, the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games was not televised (at least I don't remember it being televised), though we did get to see several events, via what used to be known as Voice of Kenya (VOK) Television, the only radio and television station in Kenya back in those days. What's the name of the guy running things, the guy in spectacles and wearing the blue coat, what was his full time day job back then, and what became of him? Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 25th April 2024.

[@200gb3]

Hello from Japan

[@BoStErO1905]

That rocket man though!

[@Charlz1980tv]

Well... 1965 James Bond Thunderball had the same gimmick....so...

[@dinarivas626]

This awesome to watch.

[@eddysandoval2694]

Behind the scenes of the la 1984 Games

[@pc7783]

懐かしい!イーグルサム!ロケット人間は当時小学生でしたが印象的です。

[@armandolarch]

This is gold! Do you have any more?

[@djcobbs]

I wondered where San Andreas got the idea for that big bulky jet pack, but man if this existed then, I can only imagine what’s out there now

[@loudsoundplayer3942]

This is cos Michael Jackson use it at his 1992 Dangerous Tour. GTA sa plays in 1992 too.

[@robinsonnobles6246]

My dad is actually good friends with the guy who flew the jetpack, William Suitor. Suitor used to mow his neighbor's lawn who actually came up with the idea, and asked him to pilot. My dad used to play soccer with Will Suitor the pilot.

[@iraniansuperhacker4382]

they still doin the same shit

[@hhiram1]

Amo este momento!!! Me llena de mucha emoción!!!!

[@davehoward22]

I remember bits of Montreal and russia,but this was the one i remember start to finish

[@duenodelustucru]

It could have been so cool to see the rocket man lighting up the Olympic fire

[@MilkMilk2546]

イギリス軍空飛ぶスーツから来ました。

[@californiahusker5456]

NCIS brought me here!!!!

[@lalainiqaranipusi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Bruhhhhh me too the jet pack man that died in the forest, Mcgee was talking about it to Gibbs in the elevator when he said that about the Olympics

[@californiahusker5456]

@@lalainiqaranipusi lol that’s the one!!!!

[@jongenau149]

Same here lmao was looking for this comment

[@user-pn2yi1mt3i]

It!! America!! DAISUKI👍👍👍👍👍

[@calvinf9218]

It's been 37 years! Where tf is my jetpack ?!

[@SSVCloud]

"What're we wasting our time with javelins for? This man can go to Mars!"

[@fcotapia9312]

First 10 seconds are SO Monty Python

[@TheSpritz0]

Those cheerleaders are probably retired now!!

[@Counter-Chicken]

A jet pack? Wtf?

[@vladpootin5973]

and in 1984 ! as of 2018 people of most countries still can't comprehend and believe that :) hello from shithole russia by the way :)

[@santiagoale1377]

no, i was compresed air its how a spray

[@robinsonnobles6246]

@@santiagoale1377 Yep. Gravity industries made a REAL jet pack go look them up.

[@user-vz4yq4kl9j]

この乗り物めちゃくちゃ近未来っぽくてすごくないですか？

[@frankfitzgerald4536]

Bill Suitor is THE Rocket Belt pilot!

[@mikeg5280]

Think this is the guy who's been buzzing LAX?

[@pepitaperez1272]

Aquí está la prueba que se volaba con una mochila mucho antes del presente 2021. Práctico no era y la electrónica era mínima por lo tanto toda la estabilización la tenía que hacer el tripulante de la mochila voladora. Ahora todos son en el fondo drones, hasta las naves que llegan a Marte.

[@user-hn3wv2mk3k]

ロサンゼルスの飛んじゃう奴いいな

[@CharlesBirdm]

Really cool, so all the videos on this channel are shot by you personally?

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Not all, Charles. Many of the videos were shot by me or the scenes were directed by me and one of my colleagues was the videographer/cinematographer. Some of the other films were part of my archive collected during the 1970s and 1980s. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@CharlesBirdm]

Ok got you. I'd just like to say, this channel is really a service to the modern generation. Why? Because sure anyone can find footage from the 50s-80s from major broadcasts in little clips, but the major difference is with yours, it is long-form, no narration (raw in that sense) and interesting videos that we would shoot today on our cell phones (protests, arguments at universities, etc.) but from that generation. Of course you also do professional multi-camera work, but somehow it is just different in feel to major broadcasts. Through your videos we can really get a feel of what a person or group was going through back then and see how similar and dissimilar these trivial and non-trivial experiences were. Watching your videos gives a "young'n" a shot of experience that could never be felt otherwise (books, newspapers, magazines, radio, etc).

[@Nobody5555-]

they gonna use a real jetpack in 2028

[@J_131]

So, Los Angeles won the 2028 Olympics. Imagine what they have in mind??

[@bluenote2522]

I am Japanese I was 11 years old

[@fernandocoronado3885]

1:05 turbo man!

[@RifaOnGaming]

woww

[@WDI2008]

Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics!

[@edghar7995]

👑7ING

[@jasondu6813]

All the girls now are 60+

[@molmer2380]

"Where the f@#& is my jetpack!"

[@hakanunal2112]

While playing gta san andreas, you type the rocketman password and 01:06

[@annettekindt5547]

I was in this as one of the dancers. how do I get a copy of it?

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

www.amazon.com/dp/B0002X9KRY

[@mohammadkhatib1888]

4:06

[@victortruong1524]

Is that GTA SA flying Suit !?? :)) I never thought it was real :)) ! I thought rock star made it up

[@user-hn7sn2kl6d]

Verynice U.S.A

[@javadragon7475]

1:06

[@rudycope1]

1:30 Don't screw it up, kid..

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

I remember the 1984 Olympics soooo well! I remember the rocket pack, too. I really wanted one after that. I still want one. The only Olympic games that surpassed the 1984 games were the 1980 games in Moscow, right in the heart of socialist utopia.

[@greenhornet8262]

I think LA was more impressive than Moscow. A lot of things they did in LA are reason why opening ceremonies are produced at such a big scale.

[@Mario_N64]

And the 1992 Barcelona games, those were really classy and fun.

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

@@Mario_N64 OHMYGOD yes! Long live '92! It was heartbreaking when the US Men's volleyball team lost to Brazil, and had to settle for a bronze medal at best (which they did by kicking Cuba's butt). At least the Brazil team was beat by the Netherlands in the gold medal match, forcing them to settle for silver. Those were the days, weren't they?

[@user-ly4sc8ny9u]

The FALCON

[@bigjoejj6560]

1:13...."CJ stear egg" gta San Andreas!!!

[@alexdrives2695]

You’re all done Sam

[@nickgoldyscreams]

were those people waving at balloons?

[@farwayout]

To signal the start of these fantastic Games! Indeed....a coming TOGETHER....UNITY as one whole world UNITED....a competition whereas FRIENDSHIPS will FOSTER.....overall just HUMANITY at it's FINEST!!!!

[@rjjcms1]

They look a bit like the balloons from The Prisoner.

[@certifiedhoodclassic7844]

Ah yes ROCKETMAN

[@MrHerberttarlek]

All those California girls wow

[@lockheedmarlonr-m4568]

Its turboman

[@odessaflores4832]

USA USA 🇺🇸

[@pete6418]

What's that song welcome

[@munzevi5188]

Barış Özcan =)

[@fawadfawadi4211]

Wat is this? Second reality?

[@didimalika4376]

the rocket men by filming iron man

[@eliangarcia6250]

Alguien más por el dollop?

[@ronaldjohnsantos8360]

And the baloons went down to the ocean to kill the sea creatures.

[@MrKenichi22]

@3:30 PLO Flags Anyone?

[@S955US84]

California was a much better place back in 1984. It would be politically incorrect to say exactly why.

[@MmNn-mp3lh]

😭😭 at that day I have only 10 years and sponsor by Donald duck 😭😭

[@N3KI7]

Cheat activated 1:06

[@user-pn1nz4ml3j]

ロケットマンだっけ？

[@flyingchef]

Somebody slap this guy

[@luisneto3468]

a jetpack ? wtf lmao

[@tetaylor123]

PLO flag?

[@Mario_N64]

Yeah, that was a hot topic back then.

[@flymacseamus3474]

Thank you for the memories - I was there as a 12 years old kid, and I still remember that feeling, like the future had just landed on our lap when that jetpack flew out of nowhere and landed at the bottom of the stadium... those days are so long gone by now, I wonder what happened to this country - we were promised the Moon and Mars on jetpacks, instead we got the whole woke garbage and gender-neutral urinals

[@stevebano5874]

*....Didn't Anybody Look Up To See The Wire "ROCKETMAN" Was Suspended By...?*

[@PizzaDinosaur]

No wires; it was a real, operational jetpack. In fact, it was so cool you'd beat a man with a hammer and lock him in a box for days for the chance to fly it.

[@richardcogbill6791]

No wires. The real thing.

[@SebastianHernandez-uo4be]

I'm so hyped for 2028 ⚽️ 🌎🌍🌏🥇🥈🥉

[@darjadol4391]

норм))

[@williamwestmoreland4069]

What America was

[@crichiifishy]

No me gusto

[@c4tx1]

It looks fake lol

[@lanacastillo49]

Stfu!

[@sabotcat3244]

bad taste, all plastic