Professor Fate - Daredevil Stunt #2

[@softshoes]

I can't express how much I love this movie.

[@greasycock455]

Professor Fate's, auto-mo-bile. and Max.

[@garrickalbritton3995]

I as well !!! Have to watch it a few times a year.. me and my grandmother would watch it every year..

[@iflarnted]

Same here. Henry Mancini's score is also one of my favorites.

[@ianboard544]

I haven't seen it since I was a little kid, but am going to re-watch it. I thought it was hilarious.

[@davidahlstrom7533]

I saw this the Great Race in the theater many years ago. Such a classic and clean comedy. They even updated the pie fight very well. "Push the button Max!" such a great film line. Peter Falk, Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood and company were brilliant. I wish they would do some good natured, slapstick like this again.

[@greencello599]

Sadly, studio executives don't want to do slapstick for a couple of reasons. One: It's dangerous. Two: They don't think the audience wants this type of humor. There are more reasons, but ultimately, the studios see us, the audience, as wallets with legs and believe that foul-mouthed jokes from equally foul people who are confused as comics are the way to go. Sad, really.

[@gerritschnaar9794]

this might well be the funniest movie of all time, i almost died laughing when i first watched it 45 years ago, my kids loved it 25 years later, and i still get belly aches when i watch it nowadays, simply a masterpiece by the best director of comedies ever, blake edwards, genius…

[@joshs4594]

One thing this movie has that adds to the hilarity is the use of WB cartoon sound effects. An unbeatable combination.

[@michaelminch5490]

Well, it is a WB movie, and Fate is essentially Wile E Coyote.

[@Cool2BCeltic]

I do recognise sound effects from the Road Runner, in fact I recognised them even when I first saw this film when I was nine years old.

[@Cool2BCeltic]

@@michaelminch5490 Yes, that's true. The similarity is that they are pursuing an unattainable goal.

[@lucaswest2530]

This is my childhood right here ... one of my all time favourites

[@improperbostonian6722]

Me too this scene is right out of the Road Runner and Coyote Looney Toons I was lucky my parents took me to see this new at the cinema in 1965.

[@Munchausen45]

2:06 I love the running gag that apparently the professor has crashed into this guy’s farm so much that he isn’t really phased.

[@monitorlizardkid8253]

"oh look, here he comes again."

[@regertz]

The joke was all the Professor's inventions were brilliant and worked, just not when he needed them to.

[@dwaugh2215]

Yeah, if he wasn’t so worked up in competing against Leslie he could have made millions

[@allanegleston4931]

hear , hear.

[@kirk1133]

@@dwaugh2215 did you see his mansion in the movie? he's already made pretty good cash

[@dwaugh2215]

@kirk1133 And look what happened to the garage

[@kirk1133]

@@dwaugh2215 shouldn't have pushed the button

[@hypercomms2001]

I remember watching this in the picture theatres, and I always loved "Push the Button, Max!"... classic...

[@iantaggart3064]

MAAAAAX!

[@shadowofbosstown]

Picture theaters? Fossil

[@Vincek88]

Wile E. Coyote would be proud. Nice touch showing a railroad bridge in the rear projection - shows how it got airborne.

[@SunshineInWoods]

Interesting point, but why would the bridge get the Rocket car airborne?

[@RatBatSpiderCrab]

The bridge if you look closely at the shadow of it, has an elevated ramp.

[@theufoexperience3859]

Exactly! Still one of my favorite films. I've made that connection with Wile E Coyote as well. The first 30 minutes is exactly that. Priceless film!

[@Boba-Fett-GS1150Ez]

@@RatBatSpiderCrab That's the dumbest thing I've heard today and we're

[@Gargoyle2556]

The music sets the mood for Fate's ultimate failure. Funny how much the rocket sounds like the Batmobile.

[@RTD3]

I was born in 1962 and I thought I was the only one who appreciated this move, via NBC Sunday Night At The Movies on TV. Professor Fate ROCKS!!!

[@todwest]

Jack Lemmon's scenery-chewing in this film is the stuff of legend. He has rarely been better.

[@johnfeer9609]

I love Jack Lemmon's cackle of triumph as must as I love his shriek of despair when it all goes wrong...

[@markroman8459]

In my humble opinion, this is one of the best movies of all time. I saw it for the 1st time on Boxing Day 1976, and every boxing day since.

[@richardkinkead7823]

I wish they would put this in the theater. Would love to see this on the big screen. Maybe some day they will be with one of their anniversary dates?

[@marcdonato9322]

It was released on July 1, 1965 so in a few months it will be out for 60 years.

[@greasycock455]

pure GOLD. gem of Hollywood.

[@mbrennan459]

This movie was brilliant, and the pie fight? Quite possibly the best in film history.

[@tygrkhat4087]

My sister once had a VCR that could rewind at normal speed. The pie fight is 10 times funnier backwards.

[@allenlovell1604]

Hilarious film with a terrific cast of actors and actresses ! Seeing this clip, I noticed that when Max lit the rocket to start, the sound was identical to the old Batman TV series Batmobile starting 😳 up ! I've never noticed it before, and I've seen this movie about 12 times !

[@aliasif8498]

One of my favorite movies n probably the greatest comic movies of all time...with most iconic line Push the button Max

[@hervederinel262]

Dick Dastardly's mean machine was probably highly inspired by that !

[@asch7906]

Dick Dastardly himself was inspired by Professor Fate.

[@nicopavvi8494]

Wacky Races was inspired by this movie

[@urismus1121]

It has also been said that Terry Thomas of those magnificent men in there flying machines could also have been an inspiration for Dick Dastardly..

[@borusa32]

The Mean Machine is mostly the rocket sled and the Hannibal Double 8.'Push the button,Max' classic

[@Pynaegan]

I notice they wasn't anyone laughing when the rockets lit up! "Oh shit!" factor pegged a ten!

[@KlunkerRider]

0:55 Movie Fun Fact: The Rocket car was actually powered by a small car motor (VW or Corvair) and was self propelled. When this was filmed, the idea was the rockets would ignite and Falk or Lemmon would simply step on the accelerator and drive off just like a car. However, Blake Edward decided not to tell the extras just *how large* a pyrotechnics load was mounted in the rear of that thing, actually he might not have realized it himself, so when Max lights the fuse, what you see is genuine SHOCK and TERROR reactions on the faces of the extras. PS 1:15 my absolute favorite scene of this entire movie XD

[@theufoexperience3859]

That is a great story! I love how people recoil when the damn thing goes off. Maybe a little sketchy on set safety. But the reaction is priceless! One of my all time favorite films! And the cast is amazing! Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Ross Martin, and even long time character actor Larry Storch. Ross Martin has a great scene where he fences with Tony Curtis. And as Ross Martin was a stage swordmaster he coordinated the stunts and sword play in the scene. Interesting dude! Didn't know about the motor in the rocket car. Cool info! Sometimes I think a director can get a little more out of his cast by keeping things secret. When the original Alien chest bursting scene took place, Ridley Scott, the crew, and actor John Hurt were the only people who knew. The cast's reactions as they are around Hurt are essentially real in that they were not expecting a damn alien thing to come out of a guy's chest. Yikes!

[@Pimp-Master]

I assume the camera is undercranking to get the approach shot and the reverse of it going downrange. The '66 Batman TV show had the same circle of fire effect at the rear if I recall...

[@mikerieck306]

Klunker......1:15 IS the best scene.....perfect cinematography. Jack Lemmon's performance throughout the movie is priceless. Peter Falk isn't to far behind.

[@tafnamtaf8909]

Sounds like the Batmobile when the rockets light up

[@kurtbilinski1723]

Yes I always wondering about that, how the crowd jumps back like they really were scared - turns out they were. I hope that guy on horseback at far-right was okay.

[@jefftappan3091]

We need more silly movies like this.

[@NYRM1974]

I guess Professor fate didn't realize that he created rocker Propel flight even though it was a short event he may have stumbled onto something profound. Not to mention breaking a speed record for that time in the early 1900s Well done Professor fate

[@theBaron0530]

"Well, there's another one Leslie can try on for size!"

[@luisreyes1963]

Or maybe Elon Musk...😲

[@NelsonStJames]

i could easily see Oliver Hardy saying that line.

[@theBaron0530]

@@NelsonStJames There's a dedication at the beginning of the movie's titles: "To Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy"

[@sonnydean3187]

This movie was dedicated to Laurel and Hardy. It was totally slapstick!

[@marknesselhaus4376]

I have loved this movie back to when it first came out. Professor Fate rocks 😀

[@rydercartoonanimations]

I like how they always crash into the farm.

[@Munchausen45]

The same farm EVERY time … To the point where the farmer looks like he’s just used to it.

[@gregsan123]

The farmer in that scene was my grandfather. He was a property master at Warner Bros till he retired in 1971. Worked with all the old time great actors.

[@rydercartoonanimations]

@@gregsan123 Is he still alive? That's crazy.

[@gregsan123]

@@rydercartoonanimations No unfortunately he passed in 2000 at the age of 94. Left me with a lot of great stories of working with those classic actors tho.

[@rydercartoonanimations]

@@gregsan123 Oh. R.I.P. a legend

[@divi5555]

A wonderful and beloved movie from my childhood !😊

[@anthonyb27]

Fate's face when they start laughing at him!😂 One of my all time favorite movies.

[@rickcamacho9588]

I saw this movie in 1965 1st day. It came out great memories.

[@Portugal2025]

I had a guy named Max who worked for me and this was a running joke of ours

[@josiatokirina1788]

The Great Race is one of my most favorite movies!

[@JaxenRossisback]

Watched this movie as a kid on VHS, when me and the Selis' family rented an RV.

[@DarthWill3]

You know, if they put extra weight on that rocket they might've succeeded on staying on the track! But if they had any more fuel, they might've reached a good distance to the stratosphere!

[@GeorgeSemel]

I got to see this one when it was released. I busted a gut laughing. I was 10 years old.

[@philipblakely6030]

When the rocket starts up. It has a 1960s batmobile type of sound. I kind of think the sound guy for this movie did sounds for the original Batman TV show.

[@stuartross4904]

1965 -- Both Lee Marvin an Jack Lemmon had dual roles, Marvin in "Cat Ballou" and Lemmon for this. Marvin won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, but I think they should have shared it. Classic performances by both of them.

[@NelsonStJames]

I just realized two of my favorite comedies of all time came out the same year; and it's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World only two years before this. The early '60s was a great time for movie comedies!

[@brandnewheavie7548]

Marvin actually won Best Actor.

[@emptyhand777]

The Great Race and The Villain both classic slapstick movies, both underrated.

[@Dremeli]

1:14 best moments in movie history.

[@kae4466]

i love fates and max's look at meco(Main Engine Cutoff) a seriously o shit moment.

[@ГаврикКирпичников]

Большие Гонки! Профессор, Великий Лесли!

[@goldfing5898]

Apart from the extremely funny scenes of Prof. Fate, I consider him a genius and very courageous, not a coward. He does not only try to sabotage Leslie, but also does his own experiments, inventions and breathtaking stunts outside of the automobile race. Just think of his rocket sled shown in this scene. He tries to break the speed world record over one mile (1609 meters) in only 12 seconds. Despite he takes off unvoluntarily, he gets really fast. I have calculated the numbers using the physics formulae for acceleration and got that in order to achieve his goal, he must have an acceleration of 22.35 m/sec (2.278 g) and after 12 seconds reach 965 km/h. This speed was first reached in WW 2 by e.g. the Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket interceptor and (sometimes in sink flight) by the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.

[@Silverlarkspur87]

It looks like team rocket's blasting off again.

[@luisreyes1963]

Eww...😣

[@jenniferwills9752]

Wrong cartoon

[@suitman]

They say that fate and max inspired dastardly and muttley, Wel the rocket looks kinda like the mean machine.

[@theParrotForeign]

To this day in our family you can shout GET AWAY FROM THE ROCKET at someone and they know what you mean ha ha.

[@lighthousegravyP51]

The guy builds a rocket, a pedal-power blimp, and a boat with a homing torpedo. Also he built a tricked-out car. This guy could have been a weapons manufacturer and an arms dealer.

[@Narrator007]

Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again! XD

[@anthonyspitery6332]

I love how they landed on that guys farm again xD

[@bruthoma-ib5np]

Looks like Professor Fate is a first wingsuiter. He is a very brave person.

[@marcusw65]

I love this scene of this very funny movie. Love to know if there is some behind the scene when they have to go in mud! or some bloopers! How many times they have to repeat the scene and have to go in mud?

[@honeyfrost3355]

Love the fact im now getting Great Race videos in my feed.

[@thomasdearment3214]

people forget Peter Falk caricatures were in some of the funniest movies it's a pleasure to watch

[@liliannakifflin6343]

The face of that mechanic reminds me a lot of Bullet Bill from Mario!

[@oakroyal]

That farmer reminds me of the eye witness to the Martian landings in Grover’s Mill, NJ.

[@davidfearis7335]

2:05 At least they managed to cover themselves in glory!

[@TheWazzz]

And thus the Bullet Bill came to existence.

[@StFidjnr]

@ 0:25 fate's mission for land speed record on rails @ 2:26 Professor Fate has thrown down the gauntlet to the great Leslie (again)

[@luisreyes1963]

Really?

[@claywest9528]

Before Coloumbo there was MAAAXXX!!!

[@freeguy77]

The Great Race airs Wed morning (12:35am CT, Oct. 12, 2022) on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Prior to it at 7pm (CT), "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" (1965), then at 9:30pm (CT) is the funniest film I've ever seen: "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963). Followed by The Great Race at 12:30am. At 3:30am (CT) is "The Fortune Cookie" (1966) starring Jack Lemmon and his great friend Walter Matthau.

[@john-paulnagel2732]

🤣😂😅Love The Great Race !!

[@tafnamtaf8909]

🎉 I like how Max laughs nervously when he realized they got airborne 😅😅

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

If they ever were to remake this (with practical effects and no politics, I would LOVE to play professor Fate!)

[@rrzackman6672]

A classic of a movie *The Great Race * the sword fight is one of the best in film , right up there with the princess bride 😊

[@Mixster707]

Ain’t that reality? You’re dying high in life but you forget to add wings 😮

[@robertocamilo9217]

Jack Lemmon, um dos maiores atores norte americano!

[@StFidjnr]

@ 0:25 fate's mission for land speed record on rails @ 2:24 Professor Fate has thrown down the gauntlet to the great Leslie (again)

[@NelsonStJames]

I just realized where James Harden got his "walk off" from !

[@davidkean1487]

Love the cowcatcher!

[@stephendowthwaite2864]

Love that music...you just know Fate and Max are about to fail...again.

[@mimperato9128]

This scene was crazy too LOL

[@Zombihamster]

at 0.58 It looks like the extras in the background where not expecting that explosion.

[@gregsan123]

My grandfather was the farmer in that scene and a property master at Warner Bros until he retired in 1971. He told me they were completely caught off guard when that rocket lit up. Totally startled them.

[@JesseLuna-yr8rc]

Simple it's a great movie 😁😁,too bad can't see it all on you tube 😮😢😢😢😢😂😂

[@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx]

My Favorite Movie with Jack Lemon any Day 😁😁

[@kelvinh8327]

Lord, the beauty of Technicolour put today's washed out videos to shame. I remember seeing in the cinema the original Dr. Doolittle, the Great Race, Paint Your Wagon, Gone with the Wind and Buggs Bunny cartoons. The colours were magnificent, and not the anaemic, washed out colours of the new Dumbo film, the second Avengers, Thor Ragnorock and so on. Don't knock me if you haven't seen a good Technicolour film in a cinema.

[@Brew311]

None of the extras knew the engine would go off as loud as it did. So, their reactions are genuine.

[@drewski1535]

That was terrific they took off

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

Professor Fate must be the founder of Acme Corporation!

[@broden4838]

lol on that farmer

[@АндрейЕкселев]

Вот это раньше были фильмы, оборжошься. 👍👍👍

[@noviranger88]

0:25 Someone's trying to do it in less than four seconds!

[@richardkinkead7823]

Best scene ever

[@luisreyes1963]

Make it look like the villain is having all the fun. 🤣

[@ducter2001]

The little kid in the gray suit disappears when the scene changes to the rocket igniting.

[@neilibanez3712]

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[@TheTvGuru3]

1:55 sounds like the Grinch...

[@broden4838]

And at least Fate and Max get a free mud bath

[@bekkybrown8329]

😄 🤣

[@fredferd965]

Well, he DID cover the measured mile in 12 seconds, and also twelve thousand feet.......straight up

[@Pynaegan]

GET AWAY FROM THE ROCKET!!!

[@waldirmeiguins2166]

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[@ValkyrieZiege]

; "Robert Downey Jr." is the modern Jack Lemmon.

[@freeguy77]

1 mile in 12 sec. = 5 miles per minute = 300 mph. Not bad for 1908!

[@jahbad01]

Thank you for doing the numbers. I always wondered what speed they were going for.

[@finddeniro]

I warm Soft Landing.. Smell included.

[@Julieber1]

They forget about wings, flaps and a rudder steering tail?

[@JesseLuna-yr8rc]

Simple it's a great movie 😁😁

[@FrankStrickland-t7t]

Why do they ALWAYS crash in his barnyard?

[@drewski1535]

GET AWAY FROM THE ROCKET 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@KilliK69]

Lemon's Professor Fate and Carrey's Dr Eggman have many similarities performance wise.

[@TheLowBrassDude]

Not even the cows are phased

[@zengreen7]

Time for a remake?

[@jonathancruz5932]

The train thing worked 🚂. They must try again and make a better success

[@MikeWiggins1235711]

@zombihamster: I'm not saying you're wrong, but a good director (and Blake Edwards does fit in that category) would not endanger his extras that way. An extra IS an actor after all. With the right instructions by the director, they could look frightened on cue and begin a mad dash away. Thinking about it, that COULD have been a telephoto shot with the extras MUCH further away than what you think you see. The telephoto lens would have brought everything together. Just my two cents.

[@Pimp-Master]

Right, the camera looks like it's on a crane and you'll notice the rocket moving very slowly off screen to the left. Now, real rockets don't do anything slowly. If they had a real rocket, there'd be the constant danger of explosion--so that would be out. However the director gets the feeling and look of massive speed without endangering the crew or actors.

[@gregsan123]

My grandfather was the farmer in that scene and a property master for Warner Bros until he retired in 1971. He said the extras had no clue how loud and forceful that ignition was going to be and we’re legit startled.

[@MikeWiggins1235711]

@@gregsan123 Thanks for the reply. I stand corrected. I also appreciate learning from folks like yourself.