That Time Michelle Yeoh Brought a guy Out of Retirement By Being Awesome - Fact Fiend

Michelle. F**king. Yeoh.
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[@UncleGamerNtwk]

Jlaw, was wrong Sigourney Weaver Angelina Jolie Linda Hamilton Charlize Theron

[@FactFiend]

You didn’t watch the video, did you?

[@floraposteschild4184]

Look at how many examples from decades ago. And compare how many males stars have been given action roles in the last 40 years. Pathetic.

[@UncleGamerNtwk]

@@floraposteschild4184 the point was she said she was the first. Not the number of female stars. I didn’t mention Pam Greer. Or any of the black actresses from the blaxploitation era of films. Without a doubt there is a disparity. But there is also a disparity in brick layers and construction workers. No one is complaining about those jobs.

[@bleppyboo]

@@metalninjajesus1580 What was said was that she was "ONE of the first" at least going off what Karl had said. Not THE first but ONE of.

[@sufitewrought6310]

@@UncleGamerNtwk "No one is complaining about those jobs." You are. So you're "no one"? So there's no reason to consider anything you say.

[@juniorbeef03]

Michelle Yeoh technically indirectly pulled my podcasting teacher out of Music Retirement. If she didn’t agree to do Everything Everywhere All at Once, his song wouldn’t have been used in the movie since the movie may not have been made. He loved it since it showed him people still liked and knew his music.

[@lunalegion]

Which song was his?

[@juniorbeef03]

@@lunalegion I won't name it directly, but the one that was a constant throughout the movie in different forms. I think a line from it was also a big line said by Ke Huy Quan's character, the initial writing of that line in the script caused the song to be pulled into the movie.

[@collinraley7578]

Weird you call him a podcasting teacher and I call him the guy on the radio for most of my childhood

[@juniorbeef03]

@@collinraley7578 it is weird, but it’s what he does now among also other school subjects. Pretty good teacher Imo.

[@Anthonythomas_19]

@@juniorbeef03 why not name the song? Kind of an odd omission from your story to be fair

[@betterthanitneeded]

Michelle Yeoh is the GOAT for all her roles. However, the role in Everything, Everywhere all at once was a tour de force and could not have been played by anyone else. It managed to be both outlandish and down to earth, being a crazy visual spectacle, but at its core, a heartwarming family drama.

[@VelaiciaCreator]

Bagel!

[@joshuaturney5154]

Watched it theaters with my girlfriend and we were both not prepared for how God damn incredible that movie is

[@YanBaoQin]

It's so weird to think her role was originally meant for Jackie Chan

[@jfess1911]

An interesting example of Asian-male actors in Hollywood is James Hong, who was also in "Everything Everywhere". He was in literally hundreds of movies, mostly in generic bit parts as "Asian Man" and often "Japanese (Vietnamese, Chinese, etc) Soldier". I had begun to recognize him when I was a kid the 1970's because he appeared so often, even though his roles were often minor. Eventually he got some larger roles, but his IMDB list of credits is absolutely massive. He has a lot of talent, but his persistence is absolutely legendary!

[@HereBeDragonsYT]

I had dinner with James Hong in the mid 90s at an anime convention. My friends and I just happened to get food at the same. It was awesome, and he was very laid back and genuine. I doubt that would happen today. A runner would bring him food in the green room area.

[@benhemphill1390]

His credit list is insanely huge, and IIRC he started an organization for Asian actors back in the 90's. I still play Diablo 3 and he voices the Gem vendor as well.

[@StaplerX]

@@benhemphill1390Were you thinking East West Players in 1965?

[@jlidean3541]

What is also crazy, is that "taxes and laundry" scene is debated and analyzed on many forums on the internet. The delivery meaning, and how it is translated and how it can change the interpretation... EEAAO, is such a good film in that it is a film that cinephiles can go nuts over and is also loved by a general audience.

[@jfess1911]

In some places in the US, at least, a "short stack" is a smaller serving, often 2-3 pancakes stacked on top of each other as opposed to being spread out on the plate or a taller stack of more pancakes.

[@KristopherBel]

Just finished watching this episode and am really loving the new format Karl's creative vision is amazing in its kindness and that really creates a cohesive feel for the channel as they reach out and try different formats and styles. I hope your audience keeps growing because I think you are a shining example of how someone can be playful and ladish and irreverent without being mean spirited, and while consistently calling out hateful, small minded, asshats. Thank you, everyone who works on this channel.

[@skidawg22]

"Hey lady, you call him Dr. Jones!" Favorite Michelle Yeoh role is Phillipa Georgiou in Star Trek. P.S. Let's get that Section 31 series started already!

[@AlleyFang]

My niece/godchild was one of those little girls who really loved Rey .She eveb dressed like rey for halloween the year force awaken came out. I dressed as kylo ren to trick or treath with her (it was before rise of skywalker, it wasn't weird then!) She's a teen now and my brother moved further so I dont see her as much. She didn't really latch on to SW after episode 7th, but that halloween is still one of my fondess memory with her. It infuriates me to no end how people who bitch about woke disney for a living off of rage clicks shat over her little fangirl heart instead of letting her generation have their own SW

[@FlamingoSandwich]

And both Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan won the golden globs for their parts in EEAAO

[@mizixy9624]

The power of Michelle Yeoh … I guess Jaime Lee Curtis had it on her bucket list to act with Michelle. From what I heard, she agreed to the movie without even knowing what it was about or what her role would be.

[@TXPreacher187]

Oh man, The One is the pinnacle of early 2000s action movies. Love that movie. I mean, it's not good, but I still love it.

[@TerdSmasher303]

That conversation about representation that got me thinking, my buddy who is a tried and true actor who flies around the world once a year working with big names only always gets small roles even though other actors want him in and vouch for him but never gets in. He's a aboringinal man of north america that also does VA work on the side but really only gets the stereotypical roles even to this day cause his dark skinned-long haired look. Most get tired of bit parts and stop after awhile, while others are okay with it.

[@vicentematias763]

There is this scene in the Wonder Woman film where Diana asks why one of her allies, Sameer, didn't pursue acting since that's what he wanted, and he says "I wanted to be an actor, but I am the wrong color." That quote lives rent free in my head as a permanent reminder of the power of representation.

[@weirdguy59]

From being what one could argue as a washed-up actor to getting a Golden Globe for best supporting actor thanks to perfect timing and Michelle Yeoh being a badass. I'm super happy for Ke Huy Quan

[@scotthallinan4609]

Not "washed up". He quit because he got tired of playing the token asian guy.

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

Hard to believe he hadn't acted for so long. Dude knocked it out the fucking park as Waymond Wang.

[@PhoenixOrigami]

Commenting for the engagement EEAAO is one of those movies you wish you could watch for the first time again we didn’t deserve such greatness but thank god for that cast and crew

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

Not bad for a movie that features literal hot dog fingers and dildo fights

[@---l---]

For the Al Go RYTHM

[@DaWild]

100% agree, such an amazing movie!

[@lyregal5]

“Short stack” usually refers to pancakes (usually 3) served on top of one another in a stack. Also love that Ke Huy Quan’s lawyer is the guy who played Chunk in The Goonies.

[@ladycake1515]

Real talk. The channel has gotten so much better the last few months 🥰 you guys feel more relaxed and filming in a room instead of a studio is a great decision 🤩

[@Grimbakor]

My partner and I were talking about how awesome Michelle Yeoh is just the other night, this video is so well timed! Great video, keep it up!

[@lazylazerrsp8781]

Jet Li's final scene's "last resort" was so jarring it looped back into being epic...to me at least. I grew up watching AMVs so when that song started playing i got flashbacks to those times, and it just made it so much more impactful.

[@theforkedman3030]

"Short stack" Is known for meaning pancakes in America. Online however "short stack" has another meaning.

[@mizixy9624]

There’s so much lore to EEAaO, I’d love if you did a video just on it.

[@stephaniec9539]

As an indigenous woman i get not having any reprentation on tv or movies..

[@ADMNtek]

it still baffles me how little outcry there is about the treatment towards Asians in certain areas like Hollywood. like the one actress from agents of shield said that in the beginning, she went to auditions as Chloe Wang but nobody even gave her a second look but when she changed it to Chloe Bennet she started to get roles.

[@orun0810]

It's sad that she had to change her name but I bet it worked out for her because a lot of casting directors saw the name and were expecting someone to look traditionally Asian. Which in her case would not work out. I am glad she was able to find success because she was great in that show.

[@ADMNtek]

@@orun0810 funnily enough Bennet is actually her Chinese dad's first name which I think is also kind of sweet. she couldn't keep his last name so she took his first.

[@Scriven42]

His Golden Globes acceptance speech was the only part of that stuff I watched, and I was in tears. Same as the story behind him seeing Harrison Ford. Short Round Forever! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Ke Huy Quan FTW! OMG I'm fucking crying over Ke's story.

[@DamenVain13]

even crazier part.. Ke Huy' Quan's entertainment lawyer is Jeff Cohen (CHUNK)

[@AlexanderOsias]

Goonies never say die!

[@YesterdaysMoose]

Most movies don't have much of an impact on me. I've become bitter, jaded and feel like I've seen it all. Then Everything Everywhere All At Once came out and it immediately became one of my favorite movies. With a substantially lower budget, the Daniels did what No Way Home and Multiverse of Madness only dipped their toe in. They fully realized the concept of a multiverse in an extremely creative way and had a climax that I absolutely did not see coming.

[@heinrich4208]

Everything everywhere all at once was amazing.

[@Dutchy80]

And I think Silence of the Lambs nearly didn't get made as they thought nobody would go and see a thriller with a female lead.

[@daddykoolest]

Ke Huy Quan is fantastic, his Golden Globe win should set him up for a good chance of an Oscar. That’s the best middle finger for those casting directors who decided he shouldn’t have a career, who can we sue for all those movies we missed out on?

[@AlmightyDoubleHelix]

Midwesterner here. On the subject of the word "shortstack" to refer to waffles, I was vaguely aware that there was a food called a shortstack but never knew it was referring to waffles.

[@ellec7188]

Over time in pokemon they have been adding more black characters/npcs for a while it was surprising when I saw a black trainer but over the years they have been adding more and in gen 9 it's to the point where I think skin tone wise it's pretty diverse it's honestly nice where it's to the point where seeing a different skin tone doesn't yank my attention away and feels like just another person :) Would of been really helpful when I was little and doubting myself

[@kobisada5918]

Aww man! The one has the best line ever from jet li, "I am Yulaw! I'm nobody's bitch, you are all my bitches!"

[@Aprilsreturn]

im loving this new laid back style to the channel and i also am loving the conversationms with Lulu

[@FlamingoSandwich]

A short stack is just a small stack of pancakes you are probably thinking of some Americans calling them flapjacks.

[@mizixy9624]

Karl, I’m _offended_ that you keep calling it Shrek! The waffle scene you’re talking about is from Shrek *Forever After* and it’s currently the final movie in the series.

[@DorifutoRabbit]

This has reminded me that I need to watch more Michelle Yeoh movies

[@lotuswraith]

This was an unexpected ray of sunshine to start my day with! Thank you. 😊

[@DorifutoRabbit]

I think my favourite role from Michelle Yeoh is in Tomorrow Never Dies even though she isn't the main character, she's amazing in it. The end where she kisses Bond is a bit out of character for her up until that point but that's James Bond for you 🤷‍♂️

[@alexgreenwood404]

Agreed, I really felt like she was actually Bond's equal on that film. In some respects she was even his better. They had great chemistry as well and she was brilliant for the role

[@Marx1684]

This it a touching conversation. Amen.

[@MagnusDreyer]

To be fair. A lot of people has played two roles in MCU. Every time Loki change apperance to Thor, Captain America or others. The actors then play Loki.

[@LordIronfist]

How good is Sarah Millican?! She's just... So funny, I love her work!

[@elbruces]

And now here in awards season he's picked up a Golden Globe *and* a Critic's Choice, just so far. I like the idea of a GotG spinoff that's just called "Jobbo Ravagers."

[@gaahlmccartney]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who always remembers his name as “Short Stack”

[@rabbidchickenfilms]

short and tall stack is the amountof pancakes, 1 pancake is a pancake, 3 pancakes is a short stack, 5 pancakes is a tall stack

[@cesarfalcon7902]

This is the most wholesome story, which I had only heard a small part of, and it makes the fact that there were so many deserved awards

[@takeru3159]

Jackie Chan isn't even a good example of a successful Asian actor because he didn't make it big in Hollywood. He made it big in Chinese films, then came over to Hollywood.

[@bas7467]

Thats like saying Sylvester Stallone is a adult movie actor instead of a real actor.

[@mrpitman5496]

The heroic trio is one of the best crazy 90s movies every.

[@---l---]

Yep, short stack, pancakes, hotcakes, flapjacks, and pancakes the size of a globe.

[@ladyDelilah84]

She is a powerful actress

[@Lothrean]

“Crazy rich asians” is just called “crazy rich” in germany. Nobody knows that movie here. I don’t know what that tells us but that’s how it is.

[@ThatFreeWilliam]

I unexpectedly laughed out loud at the memory of the alternate timeline Jet Lis in The One.

[@stevenjohansen3827]

Those aren't just jobo Ravagers at the end of Guardians. Those are the fist comics versions of the Guardians(though timeline wise those Guardians are in the future).

[@psyberian]

I think that isn't the point some guys are making. There aren't enough non-male non-white action stars, but it shouldn't discount the amazing female action stars there have been. Also The One was awesome.

[@somthingbrutal]

quite a few female action stars back in the 80's. this doesn't mean you are wrong about it being harder for women and people of colour in the industry. Blaxploitation movies had plenty of roles but the quality and range of the roles matter

[@John-Doe-Yo]

That headphone lamp thing is dope where do you get something like that?

[@evanlinden4410]

Quan’s fighting style in Everything Everywhere makes so much sense knowing that he worked as a fight choreographer. His movements make sense, even when his character has no clue what he’s doing

[@xedalpha1]

Emperor Georgiou is my fave of her roles. So badass.

[@Dornul]

Is it me, or is sound really soft in this video? I had to turn the volume way up to properly hear the conversation compared to other videos.

[@Sensei_BigJoe]

I'm surprised he didn't play the clip of Jett Lee saying "I'm nobodies bitch!"

[@Nick-kz6dg]

Yeoh was a catch for Star Trek as well, as a noble captain K.I.A. and as her evil dictator counterpart the Terran Emperor. She steals every scene she appears in.

[@nordknotwork]

And this story RIGHT HERE is why a Black Ariel matters!

[@reignguard]

I remember getting a double DVD pack with The One and that one DMX movie. Gotta rewatch em soon. Really love representation in movies, as long it's characters being humans and not stereotypes, like you mentioned about Crazy Rich Asians

[@cheese1ak]

Was it Romeo must Die or Cradle to the Grave? I can't remember, I think it was the latter. Whatever, Jet Li was fucking awesome back in the day, loved Unleashed as well!!

[@Nostripe361]

Something that I always try to look out for is knowing the difference between something being actually bad or it just being something that I personally do not like. Especially make sure to keep this in mind when talking about genres that are not aimed at my demographic or ones that personally don't like. Way too often, I see people going with the opinion that "I don't like something so therefore it is bad." and not "I don't like something cause it is not to my tastes."

[@nijandrak93]

we call a short stack of pancakes shortstack... individual pancakes are just called pancakes...

[@martinpat94]

Man the universe really aligned for this

[@ianwalton1235]

Watching this the morning after the Oscars makes this even better

[@scotthallinan4609]

Everything Everywhere All at Once is the best movie of the year and possibly the decade.

[@nateuscanis5291]

Love you , team.. Always good content. New chick rocks as well

[@jordza2k11]

Hey that soundtrack is sick, Last Resort by Papa Roach is great :P

[@laveyanist]

As a guy who is pretty god damn cynical and much more stoic than I'd like to be, who hardly manages to cry even when life gets absolutely horrid, seeing the joy Ke Huy Quan has had with the success of EEAAO has brought on the waterworks multiple times. It's disgusting how far racial 'guidelines' in cinema has impacted the lives of almost every single non-white actor. I hope this changes tremendously now, because it's way beyond time for this to happen.

[@Idiotatwork]

That moment where the question was asked...'do I have time to do an anecdote' reminded me of the vince mcmahon interview where the interviewer...think it was Steve austin said...'we need to stop there we are out of time' and vince replied 'i own the network we got 15 more mins' Just imagine the production team wide eyed off screen not having clue what to do

[@jbrecken]

I wish I lived in the universe where Crystal Skull had used him instead of Shia le Boeuf.

[@sea-envy3137]

the twins that played Hawkey's daughter in Age of Ultron were also Core man Dae's daughter in Guardians.

[@ghoul2u]

While I’m not overly familiar with Michelle Yeoh’s work, mainly her cameo in guardians of the galaxy and Star Trek: Discovery, I do get excited when I see she’s in something. Hearing of her awesomeness has wanting to see some of the movies mentioned in this video.

[@youngtun5980]

We support n Love you Michelle Yeoh...from Malaysia

[@THarSul]

the mention of girls challenging someone dressed as rey to lightsaber duels is fantastic, cause while their plot may have been a bit lackluster from having too many director at the wheel, i love the fact that by having a female lead, they opened up what had previously been a male dominated franchise to girls, which is awesome.

[@TheLeviathanFighter]

Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and the entire cast of EEAO were perfect in their roles - I sincerely believe it should win best picture, and a smattering of other awards

[@Marx1684]

What an introductory statement. Holy sh*t. 😂😂😂

[@DanielRaez93]

It feels like fate, destiny and stars align for Ke Huy Quan's return to the big screen

[@Dutchy80]

There was that award show, and I think it was Elizabeth Banks presenting an award or something and she said Spielberg hasn't made a film with a female lead and everyone was like "what about the Color Purple". He's directed over 50 films and been a producer on at least just as many. So just the one then. Out of all those movies

[@vhfulgencio]

and he ended up getting a golden globe... fucking awesome

[@sleepingkirby]

Wing Chun. Forever and always.

[@CTback]

That was Michelle Yeoh too?

[@sleepingkirby]

@@CTback She did that and also played opposite of Jet Li in Tai Chi Master. But yes. Watch it if you get the chance. Fun bonus fact, the love interest to Wing Chun was played by one Donnie Yen. ^^ Yep, Ip Man. And you know what Ip Man uses.

[@matthewtrujillo7228]

Cool vid

[@djbloodrender6537]

the SNES Super scope!!!! nice

[@jojotheswede8444]

oh hi Karl!

[@FillipJPhry]

I love back pain classic it's my favorite.

[@rmo9808]

Definitely my favorite movie of 2022

[@bottledwaterprod]

Between this, RRR, Nope, and The Whale, this has been a very good year for very good movies and for representation in the industry.

[@bequiet5373]

Michelle Yeoh is going to play a giant fire breathing bird in the next transformers film

[@benign_oracle8875]

On the front of the representation matters. Here is my anecdote. In high school, when I was severely depressed and had suicidal thoughts, one of the few bright spots was reading, and one book that I read had a gay white male character. I felt seen by this character and that if the protagonists could accept him for who he is, then why couldn't I. It elevated my sense of self worth and allowed me to feel less alone. It helped me finally accept that I was gay. I know there are still many issues with representation, especially for those that are LGBTQ+ and PoC that they still do not get hardly any representation let alone positive representation.

[@xxPenjoxx]

They are my best actors choices this year. Everything Everywhere all at Once and RRR are my top films of 2022. Well see what the Oscars brings

[@LukeStonePharmD]

This is a satisfying story.

[@KristopherBel]

Oh man, I used to have a bunch of hello kitty mugs. Youra is adorable 😍, love to see it.

[@18nightc322]

Damian portier also played two roles he was one of the goons that got beat up at the beginning of cap 2 and then he was Thanos in avengers 1

[@RovingTroll]

"This man is from Utah"

[@PurplePaddy]

One of my favourite things is seeing something not made for me because that means someone else is really going to love it and relate…we can’t all be represented there is way too many people in this world not every story can be told by one group or person

[@FoxCoffeeGaming]

we have a term for people making sure that others stay humble after gaining a ton of success in new zealand. its called "tall poppy syndrome"

[@SpecialAgentBuzz]

Are you bad mouthing Jet Li’s the one? Cause I won’t stand for that!

[@brokinwand92]

I hate the whataboutisms that come up when people talk about Daisy Ridley and how important it was for little girls to see a female Jedi in a mainline series