Why it’s crazy that ‘Oh Brother Where Art Thou’ was pulled off - Tim Blake Nelson

[@NorthernChev]

Hands down, Tim absolutely MADE this movie what it was. The entire cast was awesome, but Tim absolutely SMASHED it.

[@samuraicode4264]

"Gopher, Everett?"

[@stevenowens4511]

"I'm with you fellers."

[@danpage6907]

"...they loved him up and turned him into a horny toad!"

[@yamuthaho]

He was the most realistic character IMO

[@davidturk6170]

He actually sang the song, “In the jail house now”.

[@DavidSmith-ij7fm]

“Of course it’s Pete, look at him”. One of my favorite moments in film.

[@tylerparker3024]

Yea dude mine too haha its so funny

[@theSantiagoDog]

His delivery of "We thought you was a toad!" makes me laugh every time. Delmar's guile-less stupidity is wonderful.

[@cotydavismusic]

I thought about that scene in the shower this morning for no reason.

[@macrosense]

We got to find a wizard to change him back

[@Skube3D]

His scream when he sees the toad under the clothes kills me every time.

[@mikearchibald744]

"Well, WE was fixin to fornicate!"

[@hensonlaura]

🤣🤣🤣🤣​@@Skube3D

[@aland7236]

Mr. Nelson definitely became Bona Fide after absolutely nailing this role.

[@ariesviolent]

My son is constantly on his computer. All day. Almost all night. The computer is his life. However, when ever I put in Oh brother... my kid will always turn off his laptop and watch the movie. That movie is important in our household. We love it.

[@lincolncarpenter7871]

Puts down the lap top to watch TV lol

[@steelirony1622]

I'm sorry you were never able to find the strength within you to keep your children away from wasting their lives away infront of a computer instead of getting good at literally anything else.

[@steelirony1622]

Or taking them outside, or, forcing them away from screens for long periods. I'm a father of multiple boys, your kids would go outside, if you did, or if you made them and them found something to do do.

[@ariesviolent]

@@steelirony1622 My son wants to design video games therefore I will do my best to get him to that point. I'm not a parent that criminalizes dreams. I'm more sorry you can't concentrate on the fact that we are talking about O'brother where art thou and not my parenting.

[@ariesviolent]

@@steelirony1622 I don't care about your boys. You assume too much. My kid is seventeen years old. Do you think I have never taken him outside? You don't know me or mine. I raised my son on my own since he was nine months old and my son sits right beside me. He doesn't hide in his room or even have a cell phone. He likes hanging out with his dad while he works on his games. It's kind of like when a kid sits in the living room reading a book.

[@utoobia]

“Friend, your foldin’ money has come unstowed.”

[@Sirharryflash82]

"Oh George... not the livestock!"

[@turdferguson12]

Best line of the movie😂

[@jamesfetherston1190]

“Almost got loved up though!”

[@michaelgreaves2375]

"We thought you were a toad."

[@pittsbull]

I'm with you fellas

[@JohnSilverHawkins]

Delmar's enthusiastic line, "Well, I'll only be 82!", is my favourite line of the film. Nelson's delivery of it was pitch perfect. It remains such an incredible encapsulation of the character.

[@hensonlaura]

Hands down, mine too. I thought another commentor here put it perfectly when he called it "guile-less stupidity".

[@davidwalter2002]

What defines Delmar for me is that part of a montage where one of the fellows swipes a pie cooling on a windowsill, and Delmar puts a dollar under a rock to replace it. That was a lot of money during the Depression! Delmar may be a criminal, but he has a good heart.

[@jeffreyesguitar5129]

We quote it all the time in our house. My most quoted movie hands down.

[@agenttexx]

O Brother and Buster Scruggs are easily two of my favorites.

[@AudiophileTommy]

Exactly right ❤❤❤❤❤ They have to make a full length movie of Buster Scruggs !!!

[@Immortan_Bob]

Pan shot!

[@ChrisS310]

Have you seen Old Henry?

[@therealko7013]

I also forgot he was in the movie holes 😭

[@AtomicHercules]

Watch Old Henry

[@MichaelWest-r3l]

I’m from the Appalachian South and as a friend of mine says, “we all have a Delmar in our family”.

[@wspencerhand]

I don’t. Wait, does that mean …

[@Agent_86_]

"The preacher says all my sins is warshed away, including that Piggly Wiggly I knocked over in Yazoo!" Absolute legend!

[@mage1439]

I love when questioned about lying about that, he says "that sin's been warshed away, too!"

[@ThunderAppeal]

'But you said you had nothing to do with that Piggly Wiggly?'

[@williamallen7984]

I thought you said you was innocent a those charges?

[@Ludwig1970]

@@ThunderAppealWell I was lyin and the preacher says that sins been warshed away as well, come in fellas the water is fine.

[@richdannys2906]

Loved Tim Blake Nelson in OLD HENRY.. But when I see his face, I still think of him as Delmar first.. Specifically, the line: "I'm with you Fellers..."

[@eduardolpz386]

Cracks me up every time.

[@charlesmcmasters]

He was so captivating in Old Henry. I thought his performance surpassed even Clint Eastwoods in Unforgiven because he didn't have anger to fall back on for motivation, he found the perfect balance in his delivery

[@isthison2875]

Easily the best line of the movie! Delmar was just making the vote unanimous. He was voting for yours truly too. Second best line: "almost loved up though".

[@michaelallen8710]

Old Henry was great. But..."care for some gopher?"

[@NASkeywest]

It’s such a shame that Buster Scruggs was not a full movie about Buster and just a small section of the film!

[@manfmalachi]

That would have been amazing

[@CurriedBat]

Literally can't recall any scenes before or after Buster Scruggs.

[@justinwilliam4644]

That's what I thought. After he dies in the movie and realised what was happening I lost interest

[@thedonk2]

I swear the entire reason I sweat sat down and watched that movie was for this dude. The moment he died I stopped watching. I turned it off and I haven’t seen since.

[@25jessieg]

Oh Brother is an absolute classic. So many hilarious lines in this movie....love it.

[@thesoundsmith]

What got me what the MUSIC as well. The close-mike, modern recording of those early pieces was just genre-shattering. That recording session was so well-produced and performed...

[@williamallen7984]

“The preacher said all out sins is wished away!” “Well, even if that puts you square in the eyes of the lord, the state of Mississippi’s a little more hard nosed..” Definitely my favorite version of the Ofyssey… Hard to believe Tim was an unknown at the time. He’s such a good actor.

[@7scientist]

'I'm with you fellers." Such a great performance in one of America's greatest movies

[@shanegooding4839]

Tim's real voice is so different from those of all his roles. Great actor! 👏😄

[@davidwalter2002]

The more I see and learn about Tim Blake Nelson, the more convinced I am that there's really nothing to dislike about him. I believe I could watch anything he does and enjoy it, whether it's an interview like this, or one of his performances.

[@catfishcooler1566]

The movie "O" is based on Othello but set around high school basketball. Good movie.

[@aaronburns7477]

Delmar was such an incredible character and Tim’s portrayal of him was so perfect he made that movie have the comedy pop that took it over the top as one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@bryanf7179]

Oh Brother was one of the best scripts ever written. Utterly brilliant

[@PNL-DJ-1]

Yes, and while the casting and acting was brilliant, without that script being the way it was, the acting wouldn’t have been as good. Great actors are made by great scripts. Because of that, great actors continue to get good scripts. The better the actor, the more interaction there is with the director to change the script too.

[@anthonyforgione7514]

Revisited this classic only a couple of weeks back. Forgotten how much I loved it. The chemistry between the lead actors is brilliant.

[@RobinDale50]

What an incredible actor. I didn't even know this was his real voice, he has a different voice for every single character he plays, and NONE of them are this voice.

[@henrywinterheld1773]

One of my favorite lines in the movie is when they are breaking Pete out of jail and he has Clooney on his shoulders. You just here faintly that he can't hold him much longer and then, "That's all I got". And down he goes. So funny to me. A lot of great subtle humor in the movie.

[@garysmith3173]

These interviews are pure gold. What a lovely man. Every interview seems so relaxed. Such great insights of the film industry.Thank you.

[@satevo462]

Tim Blake Nelson is just great in everything he's in. Funny how he has basically no accent in this interview but he's the go to guy for a over the top southern accent guy.

[@revised-reality]

What an excellent reward for being able to put your ego aside like that. I never even thought about the close-ups but that was all super interesting!

[@jeffreyesguitar5129]

I need to rewatch it to notice it now

[@Twisted_Logic]

I love all the performances in O Brother, but Tim absolutely steals the show for me. He just lights up every scene he's in!

[@guyforlogos]

I was truly amazed at how good Tim’s singing is. I love watching the man, he is a great talent and always nails his characters perfectly.

[@mo-rfd]

And singing IN CHARACTER. That was Wow.

[@tvviewer4500]

Dude fucking killed the part. Legend

[@JayStar-yj9pu]

I SWEAR just now I was thinking of his hilarious exchange with Charles Durning outside the radio station when dude just said, "I hope I'm not speaking out of school"!! Another of his perfectly delivered lines: "I nicked the Census taker..." "Now there's a GOOD boy!" 😂

[@stevenwalker9013]

That’s all I got!! 😂😂

[@tt600pch]

It took us a little time to figure out he was in "Holes" too. Like many others have commented, Delmar was a favorite character. My Dad was born in 1927 and the first time he watched the movie with my wife and I he really enjoyed it. The Big Rock Candy Mountain song even brought up a childhood memory for him as Gramp (his dad) would sing that song when they would go fishing. It was also a favorite movie for my wife and I as well. Dad died in 2015 and my wife died in 2021 and I haven't watched it since. I need to watch it again though. Great movie from the script to the pastel? color tone of it.

[@paulyguitary7651]

Tim Blake Nelson’s Delmar stole every scene he was in and that’s saying something considering his costars.

[@paulnolan4971]

Favourite Coens movie. One of my fave films of all time. Man of Constant Sorrow.

[@russellzauner]

Yet again confirmation that the Coens are some of the easiest to work with in the industry - so many actors have that to say about them: "they know exactly what they want which makes it easy for us".

[@Tysto]

The three principals are the platonic ideal of a comedy trio. I loved this movie to its bones from the first minutes.

[@NorthernChev]

I can’t even imagine being asked to be in an Cohen Brothers production. What an incredible opportunity. Them and Wes Anderson.

[@scottcurrie]

Hilarious film that you can watch a thousand times and never tire of. Tim Blake Nelson was also pretty great in the very different film "Old Henry", a gritty western, well worth seeing.

[@jonvia]

Oh Brother is such a cool movie. As a career musician, I love all the music and music lore in the film.

[@mem1701movies]

He taught me a new word: PERSPICUOUSLY

[@jimmerhardy]

Yeah, I looked it up. How have I missed that one? TBN is a cool one.

[@dpresspro]

And then he followed that up with "ELEEMOSYNARY" at 9:18

[@brucekuehn4031]

And yet, here’s a guy with a talent for playing blissfully simple, nescient (another good word) characters. “Incognizant” might be better - has more syllables.

[@briandonovan5434]

I coulda watched 70 different adventures of buster scruggs. It’s so good

[@hsheean]

Tim Blake. Absolute genius in everything he's attached to.

[@dnylsun]

What’s even crazier is the George Clooney was fantastic in this! He can really act after all.

[@2kanchoo]

I was super disappointed buster scruggs wasn't entirely about buster. That character was so interesting.

[@markmiller489]

“ we thought you was a 🐸” Omg laughed so hard

[@toddmiller2239]

His portrayal of Billy The Kid is the best I've ever seen.

[@ramorrissey]

ok- first- This is a great story. And second- as a fellow podcaster, it is so great to see a proper podcast setup in a.video, with headphones, mics, etc. Closed room. Not a bunch of windows. Soft chairs. No shuffling. It is sooooo good.

[@meatyclown]

I was seven years old when O' Brother came out and I first watched it, and still today it stands as my favorite film of all time. Even at that age I would have never guessed that Tim was a new face in acting at that point. The way he played Delmar was absolutely impeccable.

[@hensonlaura]

The wide audience that love that film is kind of amazing. My dad wouldn't allow the Simpsons or Roseanne to be played in his house because he thought they were trashy. He grew up as a migrant worker on the Depression & he loved that movie. My children who lived for video games loved that movie. I love that movie!

[@jeffehren]

I didn't realize he was so multi-talented.

[@garysmith9823]

So grateful he did this role.

[@cabanford]

One of my favorite movies (and the first time I realized that I liked Clooney as an actor). Thanks 👍

[@minnesotatomcat]

Oh brother is one of my favorite movies ever. I dated a gal who had never seen it so we watched it one night. She talked the entire time, didn’t understand what was going on, and at the end said it was stupid…..we’re not together anymore 🤣

[@justinbradley5294]

"Care for some gopher Everett" lol kills me every time

[@dexikid]

Dude is one of my top ten favorite actors of all time.

[@guppybill]

"Perspiculously." Damn, Delmar!

[@JamesHH]

His vocals on “in the jailhouse now” are incredible. This guy is a Swiss Army knife.

[@samfilmkid]

"Oh, George...not the livestock!"

[@simonablett8613]

Great movie, fantastic cast, sublime soundtrack. I cannot think of a single bad thing to say about O’brother. One of my all time favourite films.

[@MrOtistetrax]

“I don’t mean to be telling tales outta school, but there’s a fella in there’ll pay you ten dollars if you sing into his can!”

[@rickfazzini22]

Oh Brother is one of the funnest movies I’ve ever watched and Tims roll was played with great precision it just wouldn’t have been the same without him.

[@MrJim5280]

I watched the movie with my dad a few years ago. He told me that he had to do things like carry blocks of ice from the store for the “ice box” in their house without indoor plumbing.

[@crabbysid8434]

❤ Definitely one of my all time favorites.

[@lindamawdsley6130]

Great story🤩

[@nicholaslong4360]

Michael has really gotten good at interviewing people at this stage; he lets people talk and has great questions, I remember early on when he was so excited that he could railroad folks but he really has a handle on it now and does great work, he does a great job at making the world pretend he isn't actually Lex Luthor

[@mrbill4499]

Truly one of my favorite films, and Tim, John, and George's chemistry in a movie so well written & directed by the Cohen Brothers, was pure comedy gold...loved Delmar's line to Baby Face Nelson when he started shootin cows, "Oh George, not the livestock !"...

[@astridvvv9662]

Delmar!? Oh my god. He did the best Southern accent I've ever heard. It really can't be understated how authentic he sounded, made even more special by the type of Southern accent he used. I'm born, raised, Deep South residing still. And while transplants have watered the dialect down in urban/suburban areas, Southern accents are still present. Even in the very young. However, the accent demonstrated by Delmar isn't just rare, it's becoming rarer all the time. The folks I've heard speak like that for real are very elderly, and-unfortunately-now deceased. I'm certain that linguists and dialect experts have terminology assigned to that _specific_ accent, though I don't know it. I know the accent as the one where the letter R gets randomly inserted i.e. wa(r)sh, windo(r)w. When actors adopt Southern accents for a role, even the best are not doing that one. It's so specific and he did it SO well that I wondered if it's somewhat natural for him or at least one he's heard growing up within his family. I have no idea where he's from but I really am shocked to hear him speak here, there's not a hint of Southern in it at all.

[@zingbangpow]

What a delightful human and a wonderful storyteller. I loved his Watchmen character.

[@Zak6959]

Love his work. Hard to pick a favorite. Good Ol’ Henry.

[@austindrake4697]

Always saw Tim as an amazing actor. Old Henry blew me away.. it was well done for a gritty western.

[@muhashevliw8111]

This is an outstanding , genuine and very entertaining actor and singer.

[@utubenada]

Not a good look from off set to see the 2nd pod-cast member looks like he would rather be somewhere else. Really find these interviews fantastically interesting, so keep up the great work.

[@jacobpowell2318]

And the fact Delmar is my favorite character in that movie without the "close ups" shows how awesome this guys is.

[@kwahhn]

We thought you was a toad

[@maxfunk5773]

Weeee...thouuuught...youuuuu...waaaassss...aaaa....tooooaaaddddd

[@Ogrematic]

Damn! We're in a tight spot!

[@doctornova3015]

do not...seek ...the treasure!

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

@@Ogrematic R U N O F T

[@rezjrprod]

Amazing job on it. My friend was in it.. He was the little person.

[@removechan10298]

clooney speaks the most but Tim Blake Nelson is who I remember when I think back on the movie

[@majorgruber5925]

I cannot imagine the day when the film isn't firmly in my Top 10 of all time. Nelson's character is a big reason why.

[@kpag3030]

Great character actor.

[@kns1212]

I love his movie “Old Henry”.

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

Wonderful vibe.

[@WaywardSister92]

I remember him most from holes. But hes had a few great movies after too. ❤

[@2nd_of_3]

I love that movie.. Delmar was Such a sweet soul. You did such a great job. Absolutely held your own against George. ❤

[@markusmcgee]

listening to his natural voice made my brain do a HARD reset.

[@markbigelow2608]

I expected him to have the accent😂.

[@stevenwalker9013]

O Brother is one of my top 3 all-time movies. Just Brilliant.

[@johnobrien2643]

I still find myself saying "I am the goddamned pater familias" at least once a week.

[@BobMaloogaloogaloogaloogalooga]

One of the most memorable roles ever

[@cobblerwillorange]

So. I told him: "Well. I'm with you fellers." 😂❤❤❤

[@jamiepalmer5691]

His southern accent was so good it reminded me of my grandfather

[@jerrodschumacher9844]

I love how they took the oddesey into a level of humor.

[@dougrobinson5830]

I'm sure I've watched that movie 10 times. He still cracks me up.

[@rufiorufioo]

One of my favorite movies. Top 10 easily

[@randystone4903]

The first time some smart country friends watched Brother Where Art Thou they thought it was a drama. When they heard it was funny they watched it again with me. We laughed our butts off!

[@chillnophone2024]

😂 One of the best films, ever. "Where's the happy little tire swing?"

[@TR3Bastra]

One of my favorite movies of all time.

[@shannonmcstormy5021]

So many actors do.....weird (?) characters and so many fall on their face. It appears, as one would expect, that playing super-idiosyncratic characters is hard. For example, I just finished watching a review of one of my favorite movies, "Dark City," which prompted me to watch the movie again to much enjoyment as usual with this film. That said, while some love Keifer Sutherland's stuttering, super-anxious scientist, I found it forced such that in many scenes, it pulls me out of this profoundly immersive movie. Nelson's portrayal of Delmar was so perfect, and I wasn't familiar with the actor prior to "Oh Brother," that I thought they hired a developmentally disabled actor. I remember thinking, how inclusive ! lol. Turns out the guy is a genius, a classically trained actor, director, producer, etc. I instantly became a fan and ever since, I try and watch everything Nelson is in. Now, some might say that the actors in the Coen brother's movies are gifted with their now famous scripts including magnificent dialogue, "Oh George, not the cows?!" But I think their casting is just as brilliant, finding amazing actors that are dead-on perfect for the roles they play. Their movies have revealed actors that seem to be chameleons, disappearing into their roles such that sometimes, they are nearly (at least initially) unrecognizable. Each character seems to occupy a different frequency to create a symphony of any given scene. Some are prominent, some are more in the background. Some have big roles where they are in nearly every scene, some are seen only briefly. For example, Fran as the Mayor's secretary in Miller's Crossing was epic in nuance, her interaction with Gabriel Byrne's character, however momentarily....just wow.) In any event, I apologize for my excessive verbosity. Nelson is amazing, the Coen brothers are geniuses (and breaths of fresh air in their originality.) P.s. The Coen's creating a movie from The Odyssey is beyond genius.....beyond.

[@splimsplam]

I love O Brother, but his character in Watchmen was absolutely amazing. Peak of the show.

[@thedonk2]

“Well I’m with you fellers” 🤣🤣🤣

[@ScooBdont]

0:31 Wasn’t one of his lines in O Brother something like “I hope I’m not speaking out of school…”? 😆 Edit: I remembered exactly when and what he said. When they’re leaving from “singing into the can” they run into Papi “pass the biscuits” O’Daniels and he says “I don’t mean to be telling tales outa school but…”. 👍

[@farnaddarnell3926]

I'll watch anything TBN is in. He's such a great actor.

[@zorkestar]

Perhaps the best movie I have enjoyed, and Mr. Nelson was just great, as were they all.

[@81ghale]

We need a Buster Skruggs full length movie!