Elijah Wood talks 'Back to the Future,' The Good Son,' 'Lord of the Rings' and more [extended]

Elijah Wood takes fans on a trip down memory lane in Yahoo Entertainment’s “Role Recall.” Wood began his career as a child actor appearing in “Back to the Future Part II” with Michael J. Fox and in 1992’s “Forever Young” opposite Jamie Lee Curtis. #RoleRecall #ElijahWood
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[@blindguitarfox]

The Good Son is a criminally underrated movie.

[@car6697]

it really is 😞

[@Dr.Thomas_Elliot]

He didn’t talk about it in his GQ interview. That movie made me love him and Macaulay as actors.

[@Joey7Z7Horror]

I don’t understand why Nostalgia Critic hates it. It’s a fucking masterpiece

[@rupman27isback]

Amaaazing movie

[@dratelectasis]

THe Good Son is incredible. These two kids acted so well. It's actually really horrifying to have a child who's a madman

[@myTERAexperience]

The Good Son is such an underrated movie.

[@matthewschweim3463]

Elijah Wood is such an articulate, kind soul! He has a sort of relatable trait that makes you feel like he could be a friend of yours! Glad to see this interview!

[@mullaoslo]

Hos company spectre vision is producing tons of great movies as well these days.. Mandy, color out of Space

[@pmeyer37]

Agreed

[@one_nation_fanwear]

The man saved flipper single handed while dropping the ring of power into the 🔥 of mount doom. 👍

[@KeepTheGates]

You know nothing about him and there's nothing relatable about him. He's an actor and you have no idea what he's really like.

[@matthewschweim3463]

@@KeepTheGates your miserable 🤣

[@merribellewharton938]

Just had a Lord of the Rings marathon. Elijah is such an accomplished actor. I have no idea why he didn’t win an Oscar ......

[@elijahleddy1757]

Awww thank you

[@sunshineTV3]

Sean Astin deserved it for ROTK.

[@matthewtopping2061]

Ah yes. I have bleary-eyed memories of doing LOTR marathons and hitting the "pipe-weed" every time the characters did🥴🔥🌳 Even at age 25 it was grueling, watching those extended cuts back to back for 12 hrs. Don't think I'd do it again!

[@michaelparylak5649]

Oscar's are reserved only for the elites who are willing to play the elitist game. And often times that game involves casting aside moral.

[@halfblooddutchprince]

Andy Serkis should have got one for Gollum

[@michaeld.williamsiii9026]

I grew up with Elijah as a child of the nineties, from Radio Flyer, to the Good Son, The Faculty, Deep Impact, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Cooties, and so much more I just simply adore this talented guy! He never went astray either like a lot of former child Stars turned adult actors. ☺️💙🤘🏾 He’s still got those gorgeous eyes. #AmazingInterview

[@mullaoslo]

Don't forget north 😂

[@mayank-ys8up]

my favorites are Huck Finn & TLOTR

[@veggigoddess]

I have loved him since Forever Young. Radio Flyer was mostly filmed in Novato, CA and I got to see them filming at my high school at Novato High (that they pretended was an elementary school in the film)

[@pikasnipe1]

Radio Flyer was a childhood movie I grew up with, yet was that really a kids movie? Karen maybe had it coming. (I hope that joke plays)

[@Panamarainbow]

Me too!!! I love him!!!! He was also in The War, Paradise, Flipper, Forever Young....and more. He was and still is a great Actor!!!!!!!

[@leonardsalinas2002]

The first movie I’ve seen Elijah Wood in was The Good Son he and Macaulay Culkin are great actors in that movie

[@nadiaabdou4949]

Same

[@crashpal]

Me too Culkin was downright scary

[@bernlin2000]

It's a crazy-creepy film 😅

[@mari97216]

Same! I was a huge Macaulay Culkin fan, childhood crush, so I watched every film he was in. In the good son I noticed Elijah too, and then I saw him again in Huckleberry Finn, Flipper. So second child hood/grown up crush. He is such a sweet genuine guy! So when LOT came out I already knew this sweet guy. I will try to see films if I know he plays in them. Wilfred was a strange one🤣. 🐶 He also plays a crazy character in Maniac!

[@spiderliliez]

I remember having a crush on him when I was a kid when Huck Finn came out. I watched all his films ever since. He is always so relatable, and down to earth.

[@MothGirl007]

He's truly awesome - kind of the perfect man.

[@nenabunena]

Yeah that was the film I developed my first crush on him or The Good Son

[@tree6787]

Ditto ❤️

[@61subsandnovideos]

He aged so well, you can tell he's truly a kind person and was raised right. I say as he flips everyone off at 6:41

[@judethaddeus9856]

How can you tell that?

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

I bet he’s quite a pervert.. I think he played himself in “eternal sunshine of the spotless mind”

[@AcidWords1]

@@thegoodthebadandtheugly579 I believe what you're doing is called projection...

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

@@AcidWords1 no, it’s called “calling it as it is”

[@AcidWords1]

@@thegoodthebadandtheugly579 Do you have any proof that he's some degenerate? Sounds like you're just making shit up.

[@UncleBensChannel]

A true child actor who avoided falling down the "cocaine and hookers" rabbit hole. Good on him, wish him the best.

[@MothGirl007]

No scandals and just an all around nice guy.

[@adventuretime4123]

I think you forgot about the frozen pizza rabbit hole

[@joshleach3349]

Because he wasn’t related to the Culkin’s or the Barrymore’s

[@rdaws73]

You meant "Hobbit hole."

[@joewhitehead3]

Same with his LOTR costar Sean Astin

[@amiepickss]

The way he talks about still being in middle earth after reading the script is exactly how I feel any time I finish watching any of the movies.

[@beckyleonardis6331]

That cliff scene at the end of The Good Son was so intense! Elijah sounds like such a nice guy!

[@KakashiTheFirst]

I could never not look at Elijah's eyes and think he's still battling his inner evil with the ring.

[@crashpal]

"The precious"

[@chaddavid9897]

Eli is so down to earth. No ego. Very grateful

[@keairafowler1577]

Beautiful eyes💙💙💙💙😍😍😭

[@ridleysage]

big.... blue..

[@HylianWarrior01]

@@ridleysage You kick? You kick balls?

[@annoyingbananana]

yep them eyes

[@EdouardPicard0224]

@@HylianWarrior01 When will you wear wigs?

[@martinajurickova5750]

Until his 20s, he has worked with more hollywood superstars than anyone else in their whole life.

[@philipseballos8892]

Elijah is a brilliant actor.When i saw him in The Good Son with Macaulay Culkin i knew his talent will bring him to a higher level.Such humble young man

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

The Good Son I watched a hundred times when I was a kid. Great flick.

[@GemofAmara]

I could listen to Elijah talk about his experiences forever. He's such a cool, interesting, and articulate guy.

[@marlenkim]

I will love elijah forever

[@kathyastrom1315]

The story I heard about his childhood in Hollywood that impressed me wasn’t mentioned here. It was I believe the 1994 Oscar ceremony-Macauley Culkin was supposed to present an award, but his dad Kit got it in his head a week before the show to demand more than the scale fee that all of the presenters were contracted to receive. The producers told him what to do with his demands and got on the phone with Elijah’s mom to see if he could fill in. They agreed and the producers sent over his lines, hoping he could be ready for the dress rehearsal in a few days. He nailed his delivery both then and on the big night, and word spread around town how utterly professional both Elijah and his mom were and how he vastly exceeded expectations with his performance. It really helped further his career by giving him a solid rep in a company town where that good word of mouth is golden.

[@paulacamargo3129]

I can't describe how incredible this interview is.

[@PRUNEAVENUE]

Cooto's to Elijah's Mother for literally standing by him every movie, every job he had through out his child and teenage years.. It's an obvious reason as to why Elijah didn't fall into the traps of alcohol, drugs and fornication which is so readily available to all no matter the age. I grew up loving Elijah on screen. So much Respect! A Great Example for many coming behind him..

[@tron.44]

Kudos, not Cooto's. 😇

[@PRUNEAVENUE]

@@tron.44 Alrighty… 😝

[@coreyhall1150]

Why would you want his mom to get cooties?

[@PRUNEAVENUE]

@@coreyhall1150 Kudos - pronounced "coo-doe'z", it's a British/Australian slang for praise!

[@coreyhall1150]

@@PRUNEAVENUE Nooooo........... N NOOOO you're lying.

[@andreweggleston4410]

A child actor that didn't go down a dark path like many child actors.

[@emjbelle]

So kind and genuinely happy and excited to share his stories. Been a fan since ‘98 and can’t believe the journey we’ve been on together, even met him twice 💓

[@eh6454]

Me, too. At a convention and on set. Lovely guy 😊

[@wendybrown500]

I was so in love with him as a kid. I wish he did more mainstream work these days. He is so talented.

[@IslandFilmMaker]

This was fantastic! Elijah has grand recall of his personal experiences & perspective that makes you feel what it was truly like to be there with the amazing projects he was involved with. Thank you both 🍻

[@purplemind93]

It’s a shame the interviewer didn’t want to talk about “everything is illuminated”

[@helmutrosendal]

the good son should be on netflix its so underrated and more people needa know about it

[@brendaechols2228]

He was a gifted child actor. Probably weird to see yourself in movies as a child.

[@breejames6323]

I wonder that Myself. It’d be pretty interesting to see your younger self from 30 years ago on a film

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

Why weird

[@61subsandnovideos]

I imagine the feeling would be similar to seeing old footage of yourself, but bigger than that

[@ursulamarisol]

Elijah Wood is such a kind man, i love him!

[@tlhedrick62]

Hes such a positive person. Its a joy to watch him.

[@DanielVerberne]

What a guy! He seems so positive and so likeable and I'm sure there's no accident that someone like that is able to have such a stellar career.

[@vincentbynumbers]

The Ice Storm - SO GOOD. I've seen all of Elijah's movies - and that one specifically about 15 times, probably. Lol!

[@kieferclarkf1674]

I can relate to both Elijah and the interviewer. I have two older brothers, and when I was 6 in 1991 they took me to Terminator 2 and I wasn't scarred at all it changed my life I fell in love with films.

[@aslan9334]

i ❤ this interview so much as an adult now he is only ask about his recent works i am overjoyed some one ask him to talk about the beginning of his career and it was a pleasure to listen to his experiences!❤🌷

[@tree6787]

I fell in love with him when I watched The adventures of Huck Finn❤️ I Will always Love you Elijah Wood

[@malaysiaedits34789]

Tree And Elijah Wood sitting in a tree kissing first comes love then comes marriage then baby elijah wood in the baby carriage

[@laceArsenic]

I love watching Elijah interviews they feel so genuine. I have a vhs copy of The War and The Good Son that I watched as a young teen till it they died. 😅

[@daryau.6549]

I thought they would discuss all the old films of his childhood. It's good that at least there are a couple of interviews from that time. I really love Elijah. Thanks for this wonderful interview. It was very calm and comfortable. I wish you all the best

[@Auriraka]

I can forever listen to his stories! He is still so fresh and down to earth and I think you could be his friend and you can trust him with your deepest secrets without being afraid of being betrayed

[@Taylor_Bassett]

Props to the interviewer for letting the guest speak

[@littleogeechee223]

Elijah is so adorable! Such a talented soul.

[@lonewulf44]

Wow ... very articulate. Cool interview, great person to interview.

[@martinmoore2468]

Elijah Wood did the good voice acting in the Studio Ghibli movie, The Wind Rises. He played the additional voice of Sone, a studious engineering colleague of Jiro.

[@ia5662]

I love how cool this kid/guy is - I'll probably always see him as a kid because he was such an amazing child actor, which is rare and he got out of child acting into his adulthood unscathed and is still doing great work! How he saw BTTF II is so perfectly described - I remember seeing all the future and potential in the sequel and it blew my young mind, especially the set designs and hoverboards! He skipped some of his best childhood stuff in the GQ interview (or THEY did!) because I loved him in Radio Flyer, Forever Young, and The Good Son. He's great in Huck Finn too!

[@nikkilaundrie]

I haven't seen him review "the adventures of Huck Finn" but I absolutely loved that movie, he was so great in it! Hopefully one day he'll do a review of it as good as this video! I do love watching his interviews, he's great to listen to.

[@Bus_Driver117]

*sees the LOTR teaser poster with Elijah* Oh hey it’s the kid from Flipper!

[@vitmir9099]

RadioFlyer an the Good Sonny 😆 were really Good and Sad and Dramatic. Thanks a lot!

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

Love Elijah’s personality. He seems like someone you could talk to for hours

[@jaimonjohn2516]

He should've talk about Radio Flyer I love that movie

[@antoniochapman3986]

That movie was awesome.

[@mattbernabe]

Underrated film!

[@SunshineSagas]

favorite movie of all time !!

[@SunshineSagas]

@@antoniochapman3986 Yes !!!! one of my favorites !

[@eddiejacobsson3895]

Its litterly so sad

[@wannawatchamovie3756]

'Cozy' is a perfect way to describe the feeling of watching John Carpenter's Halloween every year.

[@JulyN78]

When Lord of the Rings happenned, I was already a fan of him... That kinda fan that loves Radio Flyer and North, and think that The Good Son is one of the best movies ever made. 🤣🤣🤣 Yeah, we do exist. The ones that consider Frodo just one more character from Elijah...

[@JT-py7ze]

Have to give his parents, mom specifically, for him being down to earth. Good guy from what I can see

[@one_nation_fanwear]

That Frodo fight vs Kevin McCallister in the good son was great. 👍

[@antoniochapman3986]

Best child movie star of all time. Radio Flyer/The Good Son/North was my favorite Elijah Wood movies childhood memories.

[@deadnorwegianblue614]

For me as a kid, it was The War, The Good Son and Deep impact a little later.

[@antoniochapman3986]

@@deadnorwegianblue614 Radio Flyer/The Good Son/North was his best as a child star.

[@antoinetteholly6178]

Radio flyer was a great movie was kind of sad couldn't stand the abuse father

[@blueoceanfloor]

I love Elijah Wood, but from the thumbnail I thought he was being interviewed while doing a role as a Boy Scout lol. 🤣

[@KingGameReview]

Duluth MN! I'm from there, sweet! I've never seen that movie, but now I have to knowing it was filmed where I grew up.

[@oyaoyaoya9099]

imagine Frodo Baggins being your dad

[@kevinr.3542]

And having a grandpa Bilbo

[@cincinnatilocalscenevideoa2337]

Surprised he didn't bring up the movies Radio Flyer, The War and his small part in Internal Affairs.

[@mikepowers171]

Same, I’ll admit the only reason I clicked on the video was to see what he had to say about Radio Flyer

[@daryau.6549]

here too and North

[@hotstepperktt3053]

Paradise when he was young it was awesome

[@caseyh8386]

5:25 oh I love that film!! I saw it quite a few times as a kid and can never remember what it's called

[@Drachenhannes]

Dear god. The first to seconds of this video had Elijah completely unmoving. I thought it was a freeze frame with someone narrating before his lips moved. Just imagine sitting there, talking to Elijah Wood while he stares into your very soul.

[@61subsandnovideos]

I'd feel complimented lmfao

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

I want to see his lord of the Rings audition video! Elijah Wood is such a nice guy.

[@chriswebb1679]

I'm the guy who drew that lion. Christina Ricci knows. It made me super happy. I was 19 working in a vestibule in NY. Her tattoo was my drawing. Very simple and quick.

[@joecalahan4068]

Elijah wood is the best young actor working today. He is such an accomplished actor

[@TallisKeeton]

My fav films with him - beside LOTR - were Ice Storm, Huck Finn, Radio Flyer and the Good Son. Those movies showed the spectrum of his abilities from those early times. Ice Storm shows that he can play complicated, sad and alienated persons, Huck Finn shows that he can play in comedy and has talent for comedic topics and joyful topics, to be funny but without ridiculing of his role, Radio Flyer shows that he can play heroic charachters, protectors of the weak, striving to a goal, and the Good Son shows how a noble movie charachter can steal the show from a villain's charachter :) All these movies show that he was able to gather all these bits together to play the ultimate hero in LOTR :)

[@toniroberts8117]

He has the most beautiful eyes. I never say that to anyone but his are so beautiful.

[@sleong]

this guy's a legend

[@FlashEarth89]

Look at Elijah and Mac. They've grown up ❤❤

[@jermainehaslam5634]

He was really good in Deep Impact and excellent in the lord of the rings films

[@hannahf.2863]

Finally, an interview brave enough to feature a reference to Mr. Woods's habit of wearing wigs.

[@Bhraonain]

I'd love to see that Frodo audition tape...

[@tomreed9606]

How could we not talk about "The War"... cmon Yahoo...

[@breejames6323]

Tom Reed ikr

[@Roaaarry]

Heavily underrated film

[@wendybrown500]

I agree!

[@noyoucannot6213]

The War.In the summer of 1993,a casting call for the other kid roles were held in Tupelo,Ms. I was one of 5 picked to audition,out of at least 100 kids. Needless to say,I wasn't interested and gave fake name,address,and phone number on the contact forms we were given. The role ultimately went to a pair of identical twins.To this day,I don't regret it.

[@tonygraham4939]

That's the best film he did

[@meowmeow4717]

Avalon 1990. Dude I still not a human. But u have already a movie. Awesome guy.

[@ianbrewer247]

I can relate with Elijah Older brothers force us into watching all sort of movies I can remember that I was 8 and my brother made me watch stephen King's IT, and I have been scared of clowns ever since, I don't hate my brother but that's just how siblings are, Elijah your an excellent actor by the way I'm a huge LOTR fan me. Frodo Baggins😁

[@61subsandnovideos]

The way they paused 8 year old Elijah Wood though HAHA

[@arcticfoxinsox]

He’s so cool!

[@kyleplatz3751]

Love this guy.

[@DTSsince2016]

It's mind blowing that parts of The Good Son were filmed in Maine 🦞

[@Danny__Noble]

What’s so mind blowing about it?

[@andrewmurray1550]

It's mindblowing that Maccauley actually was thrown off a real cliff (and not a stunt-double or some other SFX means). I mean in other words, it wasn't bluescreen compositing.

[@andrewmurray1550]

I mean a ten-something year old doing that kind of stunt work (even on wires, harnesses, descender thingy that controls the fall descent).

[@brandyandkyleepaul9395]

I have THE GOOD SON, in novel and movie 🎬 all really great 👍

[@BooneLuleyo]

The Faculty and The Good Son ❤️

[@rickyray2794]

I'd love to hear him talk about North

[@nolinpowe]

It's weird how even me as an actor, I too have really good experiences when I work on Dark mystery projects

[@julianavellaromero3378]

I love him.

[@lsimon343]

He was so cute in the good son my heart broke for him

[@antoniochapman3986]

The Good Son the best movie of 1993.

[@Pazuzu82]

Na Schindler's List was the best film of 1993, best thriller of that year was the vanishing with jeff bridges and keifer Sutherland.

[@swisscheeseplease97]

@@Pazuzu82 no it was the good son

[@Pazuzu82]

@@swisscheeseplease97 no i changed my mind the fugitive was the best thriller of 93

[@swisscheeseplease97]

@@Pazuzu82 oh good choice. Schindler’s list was way too sad for me

[@Pazuzu82]

@@swisscheeseplease97 yes its sad but true very powerful film

[@jess84096-m]

I hope Elijah and Mack still keep in touch!

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

Who is mack

[@jess84096-m]

@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc Macaulay Culkin

[@sbarrow06]

Probably do... but according to Mac, they're still close buddies.

[@hockeyinalabama]

Yep. Was watching horror movies at like two. Freddy, Jason, werewolves, vampires, etc. It led to my favorite two movies being The Monster Squad and House II: The Second Story.

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

Ha, funny you have House 2 as your favourite. Great flick, better than the first for sure. I'm the same with Amityville. Amityville 2: The Possession is a f*cking masterpiece over the original.

[@se7enofnein]

He has a thing about buttoning his shirt to the top. I would feel strangled 🧐

[@GotoMaki4Micah]

your shirt might ride back if you don't. if it buttoned to the top, it stays in place

[@Flara555]

not to mention that he is wearing two shirts and a jacket :D

[@marvigne4758]

The best actor Elijah wood idol!

[@mullaoslo]

Man I really want to hear him talk about North... 😂 It wasn't made with bad intentions it just really didn't age well... (as In it was outdated when it released).. Im the same age as him so I loved it at the time

[@drewhendley]

He’s the greatest child actor of all time!

[@shayvonvaughan8320]

I got Macaulay Culkin

[@drewhendley]

@@shayvonvaughan8320 Siskel and Ebert said Elijah was the best

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

Elijah is a best case scenario for child stardom

[@crossgordon4376]

Elijah Wood looks like Eminem’s goofy little brother in the thumbnail 😂😂

[@gabriella8604]

My childhood crush

[@adamn7516]

Wait, you completely skipped over talking about North. Would have loved to hear what Elijah had to say about his experience on that. 🙂

[@Papaastro24]

He was best in the good son

[@APT420]

I was waiting for the Radio Flyer segment. ☹️

[@luciagilgsthmrvls]

I loovvveee him

[@elijahsmith1074]

Does anyone know what Elijah would say when Jamie Lee Curtis Curse word wasn’t

[@danaernst922]

Avalon was such a great movie