10 Things You Didn't Know About Rock

[@user-qf6yt3id3w]

Sean Connery going to a meeting to protect a rookie director from Disney suits is so wholesome.

[@jesusromanpadro3853]

He's probably one of the few actors that could do that.

[@maccurtis730]

I am imagining him hanging Bob Iger over the Balcony by a rope tied around the arm. 🥵

[@racheljackson4428]

yeah no BS from James Bond. Well done Sean.

[@ethanholgate2512]

"This boys doing a good job and we need more fucking money" we're his exact words according to Michael Bay 😂

[@vladyvhv9579]

Hey, they let him have his cabin on the island. Seems like he was being fair and returning the favor.

[@fattiger6957]

One of the best 90s action movies. Made back in the day when everyone didn't hate Michael Bay, Nicholas Cage was a bona fide movie star and Sir Sean was still alive. Great music too (shared the same composer as MGS2)

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Whoah really?

[@fattiger6957]

@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 Yep, Harry Gregson Williams. That's why the MGS2 theme sounds very similar to the theme from The Rock.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

@@fattiger6957 it's funny because I made a metal gear playlist for the later entries with music from this movie. Except the tunnel music, that one I saved fir the RE4 remake

[@anthonylewis2080]

MGS2 and RE4?.

[@ghostman5620]

I thought Connery was dead when he made The Rock. Idiot.

[@shokid24]

Man do I miss the 90’s movies. So much better direction and story than most movies lately

[@markusforsberg6741]

And i miss the awsome best decade for movies the 1980s i do love early 90s 90 to 93.:)

[@trevorbrown6654]

@@markusforsberg6741 before Marvel came along and ruined it

[@shatteredsoldier81]

One of the best action movies from the 90’s

[@SlammedZero]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Not only do I think it's just a fun action-packed movie, it also delivers heavy nostalgia for me. I remember seeing it as a teenager back in the mid-90s. The good ole' days! I really wish they would get this one on 4K Blu-ray as I would instantly purchase it.

[@davidjames579]

Yes! I'd love it in 4k. Saw a 35mm screening of it last year, and the colours are fantastic, look painted, so alive with texture.

[@kanekitchen]

Love the lighthearted tone of your vids, especially the bad jokes. Thanks for all the hard work

[@dukeslaw]

I remember seeing this in the theater and instantly fell in love with it, Hans score made it worthwhile. To this day I still quote Connery’s line.

[@SansoHumar]

Quote please.

[@dukeslaw]

@@SansoHumar Stanley: I’ll do my best Mason: Your "best"! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and F the prom queen. 😂

[@wallyr.7854]

Without a doubt one of the best action movies ever made!!!! 👍🏻

[@KarlAbroad21]

"Mickey Moush"...I just spit coffee all over myself 😂😂😂

[@asifkhan4822]

The Rock is the only Michael Bay movie that is both critically & financially success. It also cemented Nicolas Cage's action movie creditons. "I am Stanley Goodspeed." " But of course you are." Are just some of the classic lines spouted in this action epic which had its movie premiere at its movie namesake The Rock. The end credits acknowledge Producer Don Simpson who passed away during production.

[@racheljackson4428]

yeah quite sad tbh.

[@trevorbrown6654]

It's full of great lines, like when Cage complains to Connery about the twitching body whilst trying to defuse the missile and Connery responds "What do you want me to do. Kill him again?".

[@davidjames579]

"But of course you are" is actually a Connery trademark line, and first appeared in his Bond days. He's used it a few times since.

[@reptongeek]

So did Roger Moore. If memory serves he says it in Octopussy

[@lolzlolz69]

In the end, critical acclaim means sod all.

[@PatrickGoodspeed]

My family lived in San Francisco at that time and my father had run a metaphysical bookstore since the 60s. He's name was Stanley Goodspeed. He was quite a character and I always wondered how his name ended up in the movie.

[@drendansmada]

That’s so cool, there must be a connection

[@trevorbrown6654]

Agreed. I always thought it was a strange name to be invented by a writer but it sounds like one of the writers saw it and took a liking to it. Makes sense now.

[@Blitzo8390]

Yes! Michael Bay’s best movie!!!

[@walteroakley9115]

One of my personal favourites, and one of the best pure action movies of all time. To this day I still quote "The Shower Room" scene and Sean Connery's "Losers always whine about their best." speech. One correction though. John Mason id's himself as British SAS not MI6

[@genecanfield3681]

The "prom queen" line was created by Jersey City Police Detective, Larry Mullane who worked as technical advisor to writer, Mark Rosner.

[@wstine79]

I just assumed that Sean Connery's character was actually James Bond in his older years under an alias.

[@7t2z28]

Same. On that note though, I think "James Bond" is just an alias.

[@Dannyboyefc]

@@7t2z28no it’s his actual name. 007 is the code name

[@thisisnotachannel]

In my head canon, he IS. And it actually fits together better than you might think...

[@GhostRider-on6bz]

James Bond has only ever been one character played by a few actors. If you know the films, that theory does not hold up. George Lazenby saying “this never happened to the other fellow” does not count. He’s referring to Prince Charming.

[@JOONBUGFILMS]

I always thought it'd be cool to have other James Bond's do their version of The The Rock

[@iro6758]

Dude, your channel is such a joy... Thanks for being you :)

[@jordanodwyer6552]

Mint!

[@whoami7721]

I saw this movie twice in one week when I was in the military I liked it so much. My cohorts and I laughed at how the Marines were depicted. So sensationalized.

[@alexfreese8100]

Thanks Minty for all your videos. Having a challenging and rough few weeks and appreciate what you do, thank you!

[@m.alexanderfields677]

I like the bond angle. It's like on a mission he got hung out to dry. Just adds some cool backstory

[@TheLongWind]

My parents were strict on rated-r movies, at 12 my friends parents took me and my friend to this movie. It was so awesome.

[@edwardlees4585]

Probably the best buddy action comedy ever filmed. And the Bond theory just makes everything better.

[@zman890]

I remember visiting Alcatraz as they were finishing the movie. The tour guide pointed out scenery that wasn’t part of Alcatraz.

[@MikeScott-i1n]

An action-packed thrill ride with a stellar cast.. Dude, your channel is such a joy...Thanks for being you :).

[@dwightrider5713]

I have always loved the prom queen line from Sean Connery. Perhaps his best one liner ever.

[@TheComp_Troller]

So many Nick Cage action movies (that I love) came out around that time… The Rock; Face Off, Con Air, Gone in 60 seconds… Great time for the action genre!

[@Moondog-wc4vm]

The Rock. Terminator. The Wizard of Oz. A New Hope. Back to the Future. The Fellowship of the Ring. Movies I've Re-watched a ridiculous amount of times and never get tired of seeing again. Make of that what you will. I've enjoyed every time and will again until the day I die. I'm enjoying it and not doing anyone else any harm while I do it so pretty much innocent fun all the way.

[@trevorbrown6654]

It's a great action movie, full of thrills and black humour. I visited Alcatraz in 1993, just two years before this was filmed there so it brings back memories. Weirdly you can tell the scenes that Clement and La Frenais rewrote for Connery as the dialogue just seems different ("Some sniper will get his arsch" 😂). Cage doesn't seem to take himself too seriously and It's got a terrific Hans Zimmer score. I also think Ed Harris nearly steals this film from the two leads. This was made right at the beginning of Michael Bay's career and is one of the more watchable films of his back catalogue. His over use of filters and tracking shots was probably influenced by Tony Scott. Incidentally did you know that Bay is related to Leonard Nimoy?

[@davidjames579]

"Dodging Gang Rape in the showers. Although that happens less these days. Maybe I'm losing my sex appeal" was one of theirs. Jerry Bruckheimer was actually impressed by them so much that he retained them as dialog polishers on his next films. They even wrote a draft of Bad Boys 2, set in London!

[@trevorbrown6654]

Another great bit of dialogue is when Mason and Goodspeed are locked in their cells. Mason is already working his way out via a stripped down mattress he's turned into a rope whilst Goodspeed goes through a speech that ends in"How in the.name of Zeus's butthole did you get out of your cell?", The door suddenly opens and Mason suddenly appears and says something like "trade secrets old chap, trade secrets" leaving Stanley none the wiser. The film is full of eminently quotable bits of dialogue.

[@davidjames579]

@@trevorbrown6654 a script added to by Aaron Sorkin, Quentin Tarantino, and Clement and LeFrenais is going to have zingers.

[@BRUTALSHANZ1988]

It's so surreal to think I've walked the grounds of Alcratraz when I was 17 years old while I was on Holiday in San Francisco. Everything about the prison was so exciting to me but knowing it's history before hand made my experiences even better. It's these biases that I have is why I love movies set in Alcratraz. The Rock is a sensational flick and it is one of my greatest movies.and anyone who has yet to experience it must see it.

[@jmarx3943]

This is one of my top 10 favorite action films ever...possibly top 5. Classic

[@sarahleonard7309]

Personally, I've had sequel burnout for years. So, in my grumpy opinion, it's better that this movie stands on its own. I have always loved this movie! This is probably the Nicholas Cage performance I most identify with, so it has a special place in my heart.

[@davedeluxe9482]

spent many hours and had fun exploring the Island when I was in the Coast Guard. We maintained the Lighthouse, fog signals and navigation lights around the island so we got to go everywhere. Even got a tour of the off limits catacombs

[@Eric_Hutton.1980]

Saw this one at the theater.

[@cytwc]

One of my favourite movies. Watch it every year

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

I would've loved a sequel as I love Connery but it's great as a stand alone film .Great video as always 😊 🐾 💜 👋 👍

[@BigDaddyJinx]

The Rock is one of those movies that operates best as a standalone. Now, you can play with the sequel element like they did, but you can't call it "The Rock 2" or have it associated at all with The Rock since it won't have anything to do with Alcatraz. That would lose the name appeal for a follow up. And if you think about it, National Treasure 2 could easily be viewed as The Rock 2. "Somehow Hummel survived" and takes them all on a merry chase of cat and mouse as they have to solve puzzle after puzzle to get to the treasure (or unlock a secret from the microfilm).

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

I saw this in the theater and it was great fun from start to finish. Not quite Con Air level ridiculous but still a real thrill ride.

[@davidjames579]

After The Rock and Con Air I thought every Summer would have a crazy fun and funny Nicholas Cage action movie.

[@bsmith6646]

Great movie. Love Connery and Cage in this. Even has Michael Biehn in a cameo 👌

[@ArchGBUStanton]

I've been to Alcatraz many times and have direct they dark night there. The fog made it that much more darker and scarier. One of the main reasons I can't rise with a great prison is the inmates could hear people partying from shore answer Francisco. It must have been torture to be hearing so many people having so much fun but to be locked up at the same time.

[@johnmorgan1629]

Back in Black another piece of classic rock.

[@theelectricgasstation]

Ed Harris comes into my work sometimes. He was here on Sunday. Such a nice guy. This is Hummel from Alcatraz.

[@Charlie-g1g]

I've always liked him, it's good to hear that he's a nice guy, he seems like he would be.

[@ericmcinnes2508]

Do you work in a porn shop?

[@thedudeofdudes6687]

Minty my man, your lost three videos have been some of my favorite movies. Good work man.

[@Bob-Savage]

Love this movie. Watched it twice in the theaters back in ‘96. Needs a 4K Blu-Ray!! Hopefully from Criterion

[@roddmatsui3554]

I worked on “The Rock” on makeup effects! Very briefly, but it’s on my resume, and I thought it was a GREAT movie too.

[@jamesgreszczuk1670]

Totally superb action film with actors, awesome action, perfect chemistry with all these actors & the story plot was famously superb in every way imaginable! I wished there was a sequel but nothing became of it! Jim Greszczuk

[@CheapSquierBassPlayer]

I was chatting away on IRC one day (early internet chat) and I kept hearing explosions, so after a while, I called a friend up and asked him if he heard the explosions and he was all "Oh yeah, they're filming a movie about Sean Connery on Alcatraz!"

[@RogueTheology]

Thanks for dropping this on my birthday!

[@cob2076]

Happy Bday

[@nsasupporter7557]

Happy birthday

[@livingdeadjake4228]

One and done the film is a classic. One of my favorite action films of all time. The whole cast was amazing especially Nic and Sean Connery. RIP Sean. Great video Minty always enjoy them. Remember seeing the film in theaters as a young kid lol with my parents.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

Nicholas Cage's line delivery cadence is awesome. Not to mention the following line. "How in the name of Zeus's butthole, did you get out pf your cell?"

[@workingclassperson2124]

One of my favorite action flicks. Rock on Minty dude!!

[@MrStonecold590]

Great video again. I've been to Alcatraz and it would be very eerie to stay overnight on that island. Especially night after night

[@snackbarqueen]

The Rock is one of my all time FAVORITE movies 😊 so many AMAZING actors in this one movie, and Sean Connery and Nicholas Cages chemistry is top notch 😁 i could go on and on about this movie lol... just one of the best all around !!!!

[@5T3U3RM4NN]

Absolutely right !!! greetings from germany -.-

[@jakabames]

On the Bond theory if you watch On Her Majesty's Secret Service, George Lazenby's Bond is after Sean Connery's Bond and in the movie he says "the other guy never had this problem". Which make me wonder if The Rock happened after Connery's last Bond movie and MI5 Disavowed Connery's Bond and hired another and 007 and the name Bond became a codename used by loads of different men

[@davidjames579]

It's a reference to Prince Charming in Cinderella. The codename doesn't make any sense as Bond himself has used cover names on missions, he has the same relationships with the MI6 staff and Felix Leiter, and there are several references for the different actors who played Bond mourning their dead wife Tracy. If Bond is a codename, then so must every character who's been played by different actors. E.g. Blofeld, Moneypenny, Leiter. Charles Gray played a MI6 agent who is killed in You Only Live Twice but he faked his own murder and came back as Blofeld Incarnation 5 in Diamonds Are Forever? Actor recasting's happen all the time, and it's just accepted. No one's ever said that Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight Trilogy is a codename, as she was played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Dark Knight.

[@jakabames]

@@davidjames579 I was just talking about What Bond said in On Her Majesty's Secret Service not characters spanning the whole Film franchise. And what does Batman have to do with Sean Connery or The Rock. I was not talking about people playing the same character just one phrase from one movie and putting forward a theory which makes sense to me (and possible to others).

[@davidjames579]

​@@jakabames "007 and the name Bond became a codename used by loads of different men". That's not just Lazenby's comment. That's the Codename Theory. The only reason different men are Bond is because it's recasting's. The characters aren't supposed to be seeing the character as looking different, same reason no one thought Rachel Dawes in Batman had changed. She hadn't to the characters.

[@jakabames]

@@davidjames579 it is though. Lazenby said that comment in the movie. And his Bond was after Connery's Bond. And I have no idea why you keep mentioning Rachel Dawes from Batman because that has nothing to do with this theory (with the Bond movies or The Rock). I know that Katie's and Maggie's Rachel is the same character. But with Bond, there has always been the theory that they are different people. This goes all the way back to Casino Royale with David Niven.

[@jakabames]

Now let's drop this otherwise we'll end up going in circles. I was commenting on a video I was watching and just saying to Minty what I thought. Not to get into an argument with someone else. End of subject, please.

[@collywog]

Love the, "Leave your brain at the door" comment. It really is what I want to do after a hard day at work. Just watch something where I don't have to think and let Hollywood entertain me. I'm definitely glad there wasn't a sequel as this usually spoils the original. Good video Minty.

[@razorfett147]

There's little in the film that outright rules out the possibility that Capt JPM was Bond under an alias. So its still a fun, harmless theory. Then there was the interview given by Sir Sean some time after the film released wherein he confessed that he played Mason as though he WAS an elder, retired Bond. So...that's good enough for me 😎

[@kidgruesome407]

saw it in theatres as a child and loved it. saw it for a second time 2 days ago and still love it.

[@5T3U3RM4NN]

My all time favorite movie. Seen it at least 25 times. And one of the best moviescores ever made. greetings from germany 😊

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I feel very similar to you on this one. A bit silly at times but a lot of fun. This had some terrific actors and interactions. I always link this to movies like demolition man, cliffhanger and the specialist because it a movie of its era. Another great movie that was a favourite of mine at the time.

[@donise8406]

While the Rock 2 might be interesting if the Mouse House has anything to do with it the cast would be well you know.

[@KaiserSoze-vx6vo]

The Rock is one of my favorite movies, so many quotable lines in it, "I sh!t you not"' Still Clint Eastwood film ed two movies there, 'Escape from Alcratraz' and the Dirty Harry movie, 'The Enforcer'. @Minty, Maybe you can do a 10 things episode about those two movies as well.

[@AaronJohnson-mo8rf]

this is a fun movie one of my favorite lines from goodspeed is where he says "why dont we say we cut the chit chat" when he is talking to sean connery which honestly is kinda comical

[@IdarkshadowI]

Oh man.. one of my personal top10... is a fun movie to watch, the chemistry between Cage and Connery are the best, the villans too... such great actors

[@cs9134]

Love your videos! Have you ever done Top Secret? Probably one of the best opening credits ever!

[@markrowe8824]

"The Rock" was one of the first Blu-ray's I bought but it needs a 4K update with Dolby Atmos, the action scenes would sound amazing. 🤔😨

[@powerbomb4833]

I've been waiting for The Rock video ever since Minty's Con Air video. Thank you!

[@cranbers]

Great movie. One of my fav from my teenage years. Watch it every few years cause it's that good.

[@serpico1616]

I was literally just watching this right now and you will all call me a liar

[@joshblevins7609]

Liar...lol

[@santavigrahadasa4866]

Liar. Hahaha

[@kingrama2727]

Liar

[@Rattus-Norvegicus]

You ain't the boss of me...

[@Nicfulltime]

I actually worked on a ghost show on Alcatraz. That was an experience.

[@KenMagee]

My top 3 action movies of all time are The Rock, Face/Off, and I am legend. Great breakdown!

[@ruckenwind8701]

Great work ! as always .... why you didn t show movie posters from all over the world this time ?

[@jamesgarner8262]

John Mason: Welcome 🙏 to the Rock 🪨.

[@sim7409]

LOVED this flic back in the day..need to rewatch

[@Antmoney333]

Hey Mark!!! Huge fan, would love to see ya do some Wes Anderson, Coen brothers or, Paul Thomas Anderson movies instead of all this other schlock! You do awesome research, keep it up!!

[@ruthun]

I just rewatched Con Air and The Rock this week. :-) Epic times

[@christopherhawkins6985]

the ghost show part had me dying 😂 love you minty

[@nicholasmelby5361]

It was such an amazing experience going to watch this movie at the theater as a kid, I was blown away and it was my favorite movie at the time. Today it still holds a special place in my heart and it is still a fun movie to watch even after watching it dozens of times.

[@Lord-Lexz0r]

One of my all time favourite movies from the 90s.

[@MrWoodMan23]

An action-packed thrill ride with a stellar cast.

[@plosis]

One of the best action movies and Connery's last Bond film ❤

[@abryant78]

I enjoy every review Minty ! Kudos

[@kristijansudra3727]

Awesome review and movie!! One of the best of all time!!

[@tuomoj5378]

I love the music in this movie.

[@MelloMood1]

WOW!, this is my first time knowing about the James Bond Theory of The Rock. The many times watching this movie, I never thought about Sean Connery's Rock character being James Bond with a different identity, LOL but a clever theory no doubt.

[@skullraptor59]

I still go back to the shower room scene and just love how hard Ed Harris goes in that scene.

[@DevilNarwhal]

My favorite part is when Connery says to Cage, "It's you! You're the Rock!"

[@deedubs1180]

I love your reviews mate. Good job on this one!

[@OrangeHatReviews]

Fun Fact, Minty. The Rock and Armageddon are actually linked not only by Bay, but by the actor who played the President in both films. The movies are called the President Anderson Duology. A president that had to deal with a Terror Threat and a world ending crisis all in one term of office.

[@contesketchup2981]

I can't remember how this film went for me, I'll have to watch it again. Not really a big fan of Ncholis CAge but great upload again.

[@-Spirre-]

Ang chanse you will do the 2012 dredd movie soon? Big fan and Would like to see you do that one

[@Bounty_Kxlla1]

The Rock did change the way I saw cinema, it was shot epically

[@VictorRodriguezArt]

I agree Minty, I’m not a big Michael Bay fan but the Rock was good. And with Nick Cage is a really good actor but his movies are Hit or Miss. This one was definitely a Hit.

[@adamramos7231]

Hell yeah! Thanks for doing this one Minty

[@thejerichoharlot2447]

I liked it before starting to watch it just because of the context choice! Bravo! Long time viewer

[@DrtyALGreen]

My dad's friend John Laughlin(or McLaughlin, goes by both) played General Petersen in this film. Supposedly he sent a shirt for me before I was born from the set of Footloose. I hope my mom finds it someday.

[@myrnalaboy2840]

The film was dedicated in loving memory of producer Don Simpson who passed away short after production. R.I.P. Sean Connery O.B.E. aka Bond ...James Bond 007

[@mausbiber6585]

6:58 - best "Jump Cut" I've ever seen! ^^

[@blatherskite3009]

No mention of the fact that "The Rock" is basically a cheeky steal of the plot from Robert Aldrich's 1977 film "Twilight's Last Gleaming" - in which a disgruntled Air Force General takes over an ICBM complex, threatening to launch unless the US President goes on live TV and admits top-secret info about why the Vietnam War was fought, at the cost of so many lives, even though there was no chance of winning, and an elite team is sent in to try to stop the rogue General? Change a few minor details, e.g. swap nukes for nerve gas, and swap an ICBM base for Alcatraz, and you've got "The Rock." It even shares the idea that the "bad guy" actually has a valid point and isn't just evil for the sake of it, which is what elevates Ed Harris's character in "The Rock" above the usual Bond-villain nonsense.

[@gohan00dbz]

Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage play well off of each other in this movie. I love this movie. It is such a good movie. Great job Minty!!!!!!!!!

[@brorjordas1979]

This absolutely is a one awesome '90s movie!

[@michaeldegiovine9024]

And the F-18 with "US AIR FORCE" on its side??? All the other markings are for VMFA-314, the "Black Knights", a Marine squadron. Sound familiar?? They were more prominently featured in another 90s movie - Independence Day. Once a Knight is Never Enough!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

This is the most normal role that Nick ever made without getting crazy

[@ChromeCobra]

Con-Air. These two movies were extremely similar as far as his character. Wicker Man. Raising Arizona. He has a lot of normal roles. 8 Eyes is a good one. His characters are too different in a lot of these, like The Rock, 8 Eyes and Con-Air. You can almost imagine the same character did all 3 of these movies.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

That Zeus butthole line felt like him blowing off steam