I'm better when I move

Clip from Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid used for educational purposes. Be mindful to empower those around you to work in the manner that best suits them.

[@cards0486]

Strother Martin was a genius character actor. No wonder Paul had him in so many of his films. My favorite line of his in BUTCH AND SUNDANCE:: “Morons. I’ve got morons on my team. Nobody is gonna hit us going DOWN the mountain. Going DOWN the mountain we got no money. Comin’ back up...THAT’S when you can start to sweat!”

[@spikehofmann]

There's minor historical inconsistency here! The word moron was was coined by psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910. Butch and Sundance died in 1908.

[@hispeedbullet2661]

I clicked on this video hoping to hear that line 😂

[@williamdonnelly224]

Bingo!

[@mattguest6326]

@@spikehofmanngiven the famous quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes in Buck v. Bell, I’d reckon that the word “imbecile” might have been more likely.

[@garyv2196]

@@spikehofmann He meant to say Mormons.

[@Rekaert]

Any time I see Strother Martin and Newman together, my mind just immediately zooms back to Cool Hand Luke, and I start hearing those words. "What we've got here is ... failure, to communicate."

[@Rekaert]

@@christopherlerude4 Yeah, another absolute classic. :)

[@johnzemetra6106]

I use that line all the time when talking to idiots.

[@mikekole]

I go to the scene in Slapshot, where he talks about a player going to the penalty box, haha.

[@mick3765]

Yeh, well calling it your job don't make it right....BOSS! Classic film

[@Elitist20]

'Some men you just can't reach.'

[@johntechwriter]

The people involved in this film had such a great vibe going on, it showed through in every scene.

[@joecornelius4334]

Read something by the movie's screenwriter, the late, great, William Goldman, who said something to the effect that they knew making it that "nothing happened" in the movie, no specific goal or caper, and that everything rode on the audience liking the characters. So many great lines.

[@user-ne9cd6ws5x]

Don't you wanna know why !!!

[@Enid2Sacramento]

Good lord, can't they make just one more movie as good as this one before I die?

[@Warriorking.1963]

@Franco Spain And the bad guys would all be straight white males.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

@Franco Spain You DO realize that the good guys in this movie are outlaws and the bad guys are corporate thugs. On getting this payroll job, they bushwhack and kill some Mexican bandits. Butch Cassidy laments at how the first time he ever killed anybody was when he was on the side of the law, after which they returned to robbing banks.

[@waynej2608]

@@Kermit_T_Frog Well, the guys they shot, in self-defense were Bolivian, not Mexican. But, I get your point, and I concur. I think it should also be noted, that Butch and Sundance were real life characters. And while it's still a film, it seems they went out of their way to make it fairly accurate. Raindrops, Keep Falling on my Head, nothwithstanding.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

@@waynej2608 I get tired of these of old farts longing for days that never were. People in the 70s were pretty much as "woke" then as they are now. My biggest pet peeve are the prudes lamenting all the sex on screen nowadays. If anything, there is less of that now than there was in the 70s. When most of these geezers were rummaging around the house looking for their father's stash of playboys.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

@@waynej2608 Bolivian, right. But if memory serves, it was NOT in self defense. It was to take back the gold shipment.

[@gils1930]

"Fairly nice looking piece, can you hit anything?" ... "Sometimes" 🤣

[@williamkelly6319]

That guy was absolutely loved by his fellow actors and the big "stars". He was the bacon in the bean soup in his films. Wonderfully funny 🤣🤣🤣.

[@ichabodon]

Loved Strother Martin. Great American actor sadly missed. In westerns he was out of this world

[@calvinking8586]

The great Strother Martin was an American classic.

[@DavidNayer]

19th century crotchety personified

[@pjk9056]

There was no star so big that Strother couldn’t steal the scene from them!

[@davidsuarez3003]

True grit as good as acting gets.

[@headshotsongs9465]

Never a bad performance. Played it cool in Hard Times.

[@rob-robi]

''What...we have here , is a failure...to communicate'' the guy was an icon of movies

[@richardross7219]

I was senior in high school when this movie came out. We all loved it. Well worth the $1 admission.

[@MrJuvefrank]

They're greedy if they charge that high.

[@AdventureOtaku]

You cut the final - and best line! “Seeing as how I am desperate and you are perfect, you’re hired.”

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

Not very realistic. Most bosses I've known get mad when you move. They view it as insubordination.

[@CBeard849]

Gotta love old Strother Martin! One of my favorite "characters" in film.

[@tomb4575]

Played the GM in Slapshot.

[@waynej2608]

He was impressive as the chain gang 'captain' in Cool Hand Luke. "You got your mind right, Luke"? And, the famous one, 'what we got here, is failure to communicate '.

[@stevecraig6350]

@@tomb4575 Forgot about that, great movie.

[@blackbird5634]

every single scene was a master class in acting. gorgeous film.

[@julieenslow5915]

This movie is one of my all time and forever favorites. This scene is in the top 5 scenes.

[@julieenslow5915]

@Eilliw Nodrog I do better when I move.

[@joecornelius4334]

One of my all time favorite scenes --I'm often reminded of and use "can I move?"

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

A lot of us are like that. And there are a lot people who can shoot but cannot move.

[@moniruddinzahid4385]

Move, what the hell you mean move ❤.

[@anitarasmussen5048]

Totally awesome movie. Redford and Newman were the greatest team. Much respect.

[@Harryvolting]

Great scene in the horse trading in True Grit with Struther Martin

[@osvaldoruiz3826]

Also in Rooster Cobburn when Wayne get the raft from Martin,

[@kirkwilson1401]

this would be a perfect educational piece to instruct people going for a job interview

[@CBeard849]

Strother Martin was one of my all time favorite character actors. Ornery was a role he was born to play.

[@jamesdrynan]

Although Martin appeared in more than sixty films and multiple roles on television shows, my favorite was his sniveling character in "...Liberty Valance. " He and Lee Van Cleef, as Floyd and Reese, were Marvin's toadies. Most recall his role in Cool Hand Luke and the iconic line, " What we've got here is, 'failure to communicate.' " A character actor par excellence.

[@paulfrantizek102]

He was great as the GM in Slap Shot. "You're a bunch of... pussies!"

[@TheAdvancedMusic]

I'll get it, Liberty!... *Clack*

[@richardgrenon3574]

There's a Twilight Zone episode called The Grave in which Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef and Strother Martin all star in together.

[@fredbaumann3360]

"Be mindful to empower those around you to work in the manner that best suits them." Especially if they are gunslingers!

[@johnblanchard1592]

Another classic love em, regards from the UK. 👍🐴

[@craigjillson6050]

Bingo when his spit doesn't end up on his chin. Love this scene.

[@leevespa4564]

All time favourite film.....

[@mikeholt3411]

Love Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Paul Newman and Robert Redford were great together. Strother Martin Great Actor in the movie .A 5 Star Movie 👏

[@jeffreyking279]

Awesome movie!

[@stumac869]

Such a great movie and so many classic scenes.

[@jerrybarr3354]

Rules? There ain't no rules in a knife fight! 😊

[@Rayoscope]

One of Strother Martin's earliest credited speaking roles (a very effectively played bit part) was in "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955), directed by the great Robert Aldrich and Ralph Meeker's best film - an iconic performance. One of my favorite films and my favorite film noir.

[@DavidNayer]

A lovely recommendation! Thank you.

[@krisharkleroad8]

Just watched "Kiss Me Deadly". Great movie.

[@bongodrummer6914]

1967 Bonnie and Clyde 1969 Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid 1969 The Wild Bunch...3 more reasons to yearn for the 60's

[@angelajohnson6659]

What we had here wasn't a failure to communicate!

[@DavidNayer]

Cool Hand Luke!

[@dashcroft1892]

@@DavidNayer he can eat 50 eggs.

[@williamhurt8512]

got, got, got!!! "what we got here is a failure to communicate!" oh, i know i'm being a real "mr. know it all but i just can't help it!

[@crush42mash6]

I’ve actually use that in my personal life many times, what a great line

[@whippoorwill1124]

Stand back kids, I'll show you how to steal a scene. What a masterclass.

[@flamethedarktruesalt9347]

Love the "Bingo" he says when he successfully discharges his tobacco-laden spital and the "Damn It" when it ends up dripping off his chin - the whole scene is marvelous!

[@thomashartman1998]

I think Butch didn't have a failure to communicate this time.

[@aaronbreeds5132]

strother martin was a great character, was sad when he was shot

[@georgemallory797]

I always go back to Strother Martin pretending he's cuffing his carrot in Slap Shot. Kills me. 😂

[@thepakidd5647]

I always liked how the Kid downplayed how great a shot he was. He shows that with his answers to Percy's questions: Percy: "Can you hit anything?" Sundance: "Sometimes." Percy: "Move? What the hell do you mean move?" Sundance: (hits the target with two great shots) "I'm better when I move."

[@johnking6252]

Classic when it hit the screen, still is ! 👍thx.

[@rodolforeverbegins]

Robert Redford is a badass as Sundance!

[@foobared]

What we have here is a failure to communicate. Love that movie

[@emmettredding1]

"Who are those guys?"

[@Greenjeeper999]

Strother was such a natural in just about every part he played. He OWNED his character.

[@barbaralovenvirth8726]

Whenever they cast a Western, they called Strother Martin!

[@user-ne9cd6ws5x]

Don't you wanna know why ?

[@popgas3821]

1:22 Jesus, I love when Robert did that. He looks so cool. Can't believe I still love this film until this day.

[@dalegreer3095]

The way he says "Sometimes' always cracks me up. It's like he starts unconfidently, then gets a little louder and higher pitched to sound more confident. But he's still saying "Sometimes" so it's still not confident.

[@1213grandjeep]

Mr.Martin was great in this movie. " Bingo!" Lol

[@flemingboineau7613]

There was a failure to communicate he should have told him he could move

[@wayman1776]

This movie should never ever be re made again ever it’s that good!...

[@user-gt2lh2ec9e]

Wow, one of best movies ever! John P.

[@headshotsongs9465]

"No, no, son. Can you shoot?"

[@jackmackenzie2482]

Loved this movie!! Stronger Martin as others have mentioned, was a brilliant character actor. There’s no doubt Paul Newman enjoyed working along with him. This was the first pairing of Newman and Redford. They only did one other-“The Sting” Both Brilliantly Acted Movies by these 2 Great Actors!!

[@user-xe4gt4en7x]

"Move ? What the hell u mean move". Favorite line 😅

[@jamespaulsell9385]

The next line was the best of that scene.

[@Brandtalones]

He just had a "failure to communicate."

[@quitequiet5281]

LOL... “I am better when move.”

[@ALSmith-zz4yy]

Percy Garris was not crazy. He was colorful.

[@kevinmalone3210]

And that's what happens after you live in Bolivia, you get colorful.

[@user-gt2lh2ec9e]

Best movie ever! John P.

[@philrozephilroze6331]

My LIFELONG Favorite Line of ALL Times ...."you wanna know why ?"

[@Wolfsky9]

The Masterful Strother Martin ! In '69, he had 2 films , this-------------&----------Sam Peckinpah's " The Wild Bunch " ------------------WolfSky9, 74 y/o

[@Gr8Layks]

First shot was pretty god damn good!

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

why would God damn it? why would He damn anything??

[@davidwhittingham8617]

Strother Martin, Up there with the very best.

[@aldoayala5231]

They sure don’t make movies like they used to. Good thing for the internet .

[@paulwebb2479]

An absolute classic 🙌

[@AuthorMorgan7436]

I love this scene and I love this movie

[@robertkees6048]

What we have here is failure to move!

[@That_Guy_Says_Hi]

Most of the girls said that about me, too, bless 'em.

[@donedwards5301]

He was pretty awesome in another Newman movie "Slapshot". 😉

[@haroldkreye8770]

He was a riot in True Grit!

[@RealFudd]

Strother Martin was a great character actor, he once described the people in played in movies as prairie scum.

[@jasonkane6156]

Strother was a terrific actor. But, he just couldn't master the spit. lol

[@tomfowler2091]

"I'm better when I move." So true, so true.

[@haroldkreye8770]

Strother Martin could transform shit into gold.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Shame this brilliant film was up against Midnight Cowboy for the Best Picture Oscar in 1970.

[@kevinmalone3210]

And Midnight Cowboy won? Screwball decision, even if Ratso Rizzo was a unique low life and Jon Voight was confused.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

@@kevinmalone3210 Given the choice I too would have chosen Butch & Sundance. MC was the first X Rated film to win Best Picture and was probably thought of as more modernist and cool. Saw Butch when it was first released . I was about eight and it's stuck with me for 50 years.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

"Fairly nice looking piece" 😅

[@user-yl1xy5eg7b]

I've only seen this film once. I have to buy a copy.

[@freedomforever6718]

Move is good.

[@faruzurtev2284]

Love it - Redford's best role ever. And the one and only Strother Martin. Classic.

[@MrTremewan]

Strother Martin's best acting was in The Wild Bunch.

[@cef8156]

It would be nice if you recorded it with volume I can hear.

[@82ghall]

then it would have been pulled ... lol

[@scottl.1568]

Brilliant 😅

[@chebss]

Me when i get the hoover out

[@Skedawg88]

I believe the shooting of the small rock was borrowed from the movie “ Shane “. In that film Alan Ladd’s character Shane blasted a small rock when demonstrating his prowess with a six gun.

[@vincentmckenna1755]

Martin,looked the same age in Liberty Valance

[@grabir01]

Right at the end he has a problem getting it back into his holster. Too funny. Should have edited that out.

[@TheBatugan77]

"My name is...Jim. But my friends call me... Jim."

[@sundog70]

Thats what she said.

[@simonscardino4135]

Me too..! Included business..! 😂 😂 😂

[@jaiza_one]

This is my logic in basketball

[@ajay999999]

Cant believe it lost the best movie oscar to midnight cowboy

[@44Mag]

Wow - Mandela Effect... I thought this was a scene from the TV series Alias Smith and Jones.

[@CliffBronson1212]

Very American scene 🇺🇸 lovely 😍

[@Derrymcg]

Imagine MCQUEEN as the Sundance kid.

[@everydaylife701]

I like old west

[@wildmercuryfilms]

After Butch Cassidy came out, the critics and audiences called it a “Modern Western.”

[@thomasfrench2012]

Who here hasn't had a boss like this? One who insists on you doing it THEIR way because that is how THEY think it would be best done.

[@andrumalm]

Keep on moving!!

[@Acein3055]

Spit. Bingo.

[@MikeSchlesinger]

How to steal a scene from Newman/Redford? Cast Strother Marin.

[@injuredtabletennisplayer1474]

They need to do one more film together

[@emansnas]

That might be a bit difficult. Well, for consumption here on Earth.

[@johnzeszut3170]

Even Strother could not save this bomb.

[@benjacksonn]

fucking CMON amazing movie

[@JACKnJESUS]

There's Strother...stealing another scene....