Original Takes for Orson Welles Wine Commercial

These are some original takes for the legendary Orson Welles "We Will Sell No Wine Before Its Time" commercial, and show that working with the legendary Mr. Welles could be...memorable.

[@desnicar]

"Action please." "MUUUUHaaaaaaaaaah" Gets me every fucking time.

[@impactoftesseract6417]

You asked for action? You got your action

[@timcrawford7306]

Десничар I can watch this over and over and laugh every time

[@dinkogochev2198]

Я недей лъжи Левичар такъв

[@HunterShows]

"Orson, it's good to see you again. How have things been?" "Muaaaahaaa, The French!"

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

"He duzn do enethen?"

[@joshriley2936]

"MUAAAhAAAAAAA THE FRENCH.... champagne hasalwesbencelebretedferisexcellence...." -Orson Welles

[@DocJamesH]

UAAH! THE Frecccch champainsh asalways ben celebrated for itsexelence

[@DocJamesH]

UAAH! THE Frecccch champainsh asalways ben celebrated for itsexelence

[@DocJamesH]

Sorry, I keep getting emails and I made that my ringtone

[@steamedrice97]

....champagne

[@tharkun21280]

Josh Riley This is the greatest post in all KZbin. I come to this video and read it as Mr. Welles speaks it. So. Funny.

[@Giggiyygoo]

I can only hope that my rock-bottom moment can bring millions of people such joy decades after my death.

[@frowningpurplesun]

bless this comment

[@UnleashthePhury]

Die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

[@BatSTUD]

So true.

[@jooghoo3983]

@@UnleashthePhury the fuck has that got to do with this xD

[@BobSilverstein13]

Thanks KZbin user Giggitygoo.

[@FollowerofDuck]

The most accuracy you’ll ever get from an alcohol commercial

[@hakairyu1]

@GhostWitch Celebrated everywhere for its truthfulness

[@scottjtube]

I am really convinced that he uses the product.

[@Steambull1]

That's what I was thinking. He should've said "mwaa haaa, I just drank a whole bunch of this excellent wine," *points at bottle* and it would've been a perfect commercial.

[@1Live2Love3Thrive]

He demanded they allow him to test it before promoting.

[@spanqueluv9er]

What does that even mean?🤦‍♂️

[@henryhammond7393]

This was Orson's first gig after he died.

[@brianschwartz5298]

Alicemudgarden90 Is that a Critic reference?

[@Goo4You135]

bRAVO

[@elllsss828]

Henry Hammond that would be Unicron the Transformers G1/ Animated Movie...

[@Sammie1053]

@Alicemudgarden90 this cut of the footage is great and all, but the thing about Orson clips is that *they're even better raw!*

[@tricesimo]

@Alicemudgarden90 Naturally! He drank all the embalming fluid!

[@GameGrumps]

ahhhHHHH the french

[@DankHasanabiClips]

hi arin

[@xanimegax]

Idk this feels like a Dan post.

[@trapbuilder2283]

ahhhHHHH the Grumps

[@DSleezy117]

Fancy seeing you here

[@colliecop]

Saw this on a Reddit post. Howdy Arin (or Dan)

[@chrisw6164]

Orson, on the other hand, is fermented outside the bottle.

[@nevermind824]

Hahaha you got me

[@AlexB-ju9iy]

Underrated comment of the century

[@Mainyehc]

I laughed at this way more than I should. x'D

[@nicholastosoni707]

"Fermented?" Thoroughly pickled, more like.

[@joeyjamison5772]

They should have told him: "You get to drink it AFTER you finish the commercial!"

[@TheCSJones]

"Muaaaahhhh" -The French

[@TheMarshmelloKing]

Always celebrated for their excellence

[@gabrielboorom9778]

Muwaaaaaaaaaaah the Frenshhhhhhh

[@leporellothegoldfinch]

This is my favourite comment on KZbin.

[@comradedeer9385]

France to Germany in ww2.

[@raph_clmb1694]

Captain Emo Have you tried to be funny

[@jordynshepard7111]

The way he sits and taps the bottle is like a wasted uncle tapping his nephew on the head, saying 'this boy will go places someday.'

[@Sb_Antimony]

S-tier comment

[@Alex1977ification]

Hahahahahaha!!

[@talljoke]

AaaAAAaaah... the son of my sister. Known for his excellence...

[@williamjoshualucas6503]

Know who's a pro? Those 2 actors sitting there with him not losing it ONCE at his "aaaaah" sound.

[@willdrucker4291]

Actually, the woman was really struggling to keep it together...in the commercial, she doesn’t smile at all...different story here

[@MolecularMachine]

That's because they've been there for what feels like days, and the real mark of their professionalism is that they haven't leaped over the table and broken the bottle over his head.

[@AmericanChoirboy]

@@willdrucker4291 she does ok but man that guy is 10/10 poker face

[@ProfessorMoriarty_done_kilt_Q]

I would’ve been fired for trying to get him treatment. I guess they didn’t have it then

[@DocJamesH]

"...he doesn't do anything?" Lmao I would have just been so star struck that I would have lost it.

[@mateosamora]

This footage is so classic it needs to be scanned in 4K and released by Criterion.

[@dariobava]

Hell frickin yes it does!!

[@hairypolack]

GREATEST! IDEA! EVER!

[@MrSalsa1995]

Last time I heard that name it was as a developer of burnout revenge.

[@jetblack81]

Put it on 100K

[@forsetha]

We were SO CLOSE!

[@manyparrots2248]

Simultaneously the best wine commercial, and best “drink in moderation” psa ever made

[@rin_etoware_2989]

you obviously haven't seen the Thai anti-drinking ad

[@Tarik360]

@@rin_etoware_2989 POOR STRESS DRINK

[@AngelineProductions]

"He doesn't do anything?" Gets me every time.

[@mattm3729]

I say that to myself at least 3 times a month

[@thrashpilot]

Angeline Productions I thought and think, he says 'just do anything?' Er no orson.

[@pjh2331]

Angeline Productions I've seen this at least 20 times and I am dying laughing each time

[@niuderdrastico]

Always heard it as "Just doing the thing"

[@SMPMS8389]

I love how he's looking at him like action asshole

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

lol every take he seems _genuinely_ surprised to see the champagne, as if taken aback by its very presence.

[@soomiesoom]

wouldn't you want more if you were in his hilarious position?

[@eclever12]

His acting skills are superb

[@MkeKen67]

I think he took a micro nap.

[@tunainoil]

He's used to seeing empty bottles so having one that still has something to drink is such a delight to him. :)

[@iconoclastvituperations9587]

paul mason is some of the cheapest champagne available, so if you're right it makes perfect sense

[@josepher9071]

I like to imagine the guy holding the bottle beforehand was like "By golly yeah this is gonna be my big break! I get to say I worked with Orson Welles!" That enthusiasm drops real fuckin fast after about 5 seconds.

[@joedude4822]

Yeah....my careers fucked now😂

[@YasugoLiehu]

You can see it on his face as well; at 0:15 he realizes that something's up, and at 0:28 he realizes that this isn't Orson Welles "the master", this is Orson Welles "the drunkard".

[@Wilburgur]

0:56 mahaaaaa the french

[@CinnamonSandman]

Wilburgur fancy seeing you here Will

[@nowheredan27]

Wowee the french

[@snipelfritz]

mahaaaaa. I was in the liquor store the other day and saw some Paul Masson brandy and started going "mahaaaaa" to myself. It still has a brief description on the bottle that is very similar to the text Orson is reading despite it being a different product and multiple decades later. Yes, I did buy it. Fall has come and that means it's brandy season!

[@will2993]

The fuck you doin here

[@SwetyBoi]

Autism cat doing research for a new Netflix special?

[@holdinmcgroin8639]

The Citizen Kane of commercials.

[@RealHumanBean4U]

Holdin McGroin Hopefully it'll work

[@mrs.featherbottom5901]

Holdin McGroin funniest comment I've read

[@holdinmcgroin8639]

Real Human Bean It's gonna be great

[@RealHumanBean4U]

Holdin McGroin You know it's like pottery, it dries.

[@mefistoav]

Holdin McGroin You're a big guy.

[@stormcaller7155]

For the record, Orson Welles was not drunk in this. Instead, he had been filming all through the previous night (over 12 hours) and he had taken a sleeping pill to try and sleep on the way to the shoot, but it kicked in late.

[@EyeMixMusic]

Whether or not he had taken sleeping pills, he is very obviously drunk.

[@balgaadrian4046]

Source?

[@quixotik1021]

If true, likely Quaaludes 😮

[@InglésconRobert2025]

Yep, he drunk. Y’all be coverin for him and everything.

[@stevencoardvenice]

Ya sure

[@LilAnonomus]

impressive that he memorized his lines despite being completely sloshed, as unintelligible as they were

[@MrBawa480]

He is looking somewhere to his rigth, so there might have been a teleprompter there

[@KTF0]

I'm more surprised John Ritter and that lady weren't cracking up. True actors.

[@AGrayPhantom]

Had to be cue cards XD

[@TheKirk15]

In the third take you can see he's squinting to read the cud cards hahaha

[@smudge7057]

TheKirk15 Are you implying that he wasn't squinting at the cue card in the second take?

[@Orf]

The only accurate alcohol commercial I've ever seen.

[@roberthamel3241]

Lol

[@kermitfrog593]

Hahaha

[@bluehealer81]

0:55 "Okay, Orson, when you begin your sentence, we're looking more for 'charmed reminiscing' and less 'evil scientist watching his plans come together' "My artistic choices are my own!"

[@jerichothedrifter60]

Aaaaaagghhhhh, th'frensh... ....shampain

[@BrainSeepsOut]

+Jerry Renshaw I read that in Kiefer Sutherland's voice...

[@jerichothedrifter60]

Sham pain for real friends, real pain for sham friends

[@alchothestranger370]

+Jerry Renshaw mmaaahaaaaaa thu frensh...shampainhasalwaysbeencelebratedforitsexcellence..

[@Francisah]

Bahahahahaha!

[@IanThaddiam]

I actually spit up on myself laughing at this.

[@jarryjayo]

Orson Welles was a true professional in every take he never spit the wine out or let any of it go to waste!

[@andrew_owens7680]

Evidently.

[@kaarpiv375]

Gotta crack open a new bottle for every take.

[@АаронПерслинь]

An Eduard Khil profile! :O

[@yukiniusuramino683]

It’s champagne not wine.

[@HazeAroundtheWorld]

@@yukiniusuramino683 Champagne is a variety of wine, moron

[@derworfnet]

Even completely sloshed, Orson acted way more dignified than I ever could, even 100% sober.

[@ThemeParkChomp]

What the heck is the script anyway, “French champagne is good. This is not French. But it has a date on it.”

[@TetsuDeinonychus]

Yeah, this script needed sober Orson to give it the "Findus Frozen Peas" treatment.

[@Bernillary]

"...and the guy who made it, he's been to France"

[@pip12111]

But Paul Masson was French

[@pip12111]

@@Bernillary the guy that made it was French

[@FourthDerivative]

"Hey, you know how France makes the good shit? Well, now we got a French guy making good shit over here too. And we get to call it 'champagne' because it's the 80s and there's no law against that yet"

[@robertdougherty349]

Proof of Welles' true genius. At least 70% proof.

[@Mainyehc]

Underrated comment right here… Up, up you go!

[@AshArAis]

70 proof is 35% :)

[@MkeKen67]

@@makinbacongreasyagain968 - your comment threw me off for a second, and then I saw what you meant. So, then I thought, just for fun, what would "70% proof" translate to. Would it mean "0.70 proof"? In that case, the drink would only be 0.35% percent alcohol by volume.

[@MkeKen67]

@@makinbacongreasyagain968 - I'd go to that place --- often. ;-)

[@isaacberger6721]

Percent or proof. Choose one.

[@michaelshowver1004]

I love how he just vigorously points to the label after saying INSPIRED!

[@kacperiwomatuszewski5395]

If that was official, that would be HANDS DOWN the best fucking commercial for an alcohol, I've ever seen. Seriously.

[@xXCHOTOXx]

Your god damn right

[@HellishSpoon]

wish commercials used bloopers as commercials

[@mjverostek1278]

*"THIS SH!T GETS YOU F*CKED UP!!!"*

[@davidjames579]

Paul Masson: It fucks you right up.

[@JerryWatkinsMrRobot]

Ma-HAUUUUAAAHAGGHHH the French... champagne has always been celebrated for its excellence. There IS A CALIFORNIA champagne....

[@heyricksander]

Jerry Watkins I watched each time, wondering, did they rehearse? Mah-hahhhhhahhghhh. So terrible. I didn't catch that he's scratching his nose and goes into the line without a break. The Master.

[@MINDY77777]

+Hania K French trolls

[@JerryWatkinsMrRobot]

No I didn't doofus. I typed exactly as I heard the video. I didn't copy anybody. Sheesh, get a life.

[@Maynick2001]

Imagine you're an aspiring actor, you get a tiny gig as a background extra in a wine commercial, and you hear that Orson Welles is gonna star in it. "Wow," you think. "I can't believe I get to witness one of the greatest actors of my generation! I can't wait to see how brilliant he is!" And then you show up on set to witness this. It's better than you could have possibly imagined.

[@Cyael]

It's like poetry.

[@BubblewrapHighway]

It's gonna be great. That's gonna be great.

[@sj117respawn2]

+Cyael Dobson It's stylistically designed to be that way

[@Noodles37UK]

+Cyael Dobson Look at the big guy, being pro, but back of mind "wtf"

[@EsotericStarWarsRubbish]

+Cyael Dobson …it rhymes

[@JamesPawson]

+Cyael Every word is so dense

[@Karemaker]

It's a close choice, but I prefer this over Citizen Kane.

[@davidtuck]

The ageing is much more realistic in this.

[@1Live2Love3Thrive]

@@davidtuckdamn

[@Lost-Lilim]

Either of his starters from this, the AAHH! or the Maah would be fun to dub in over the bird squawk in Citizen Kane.

[@shawniscoolerthanyou]

It's at least shorter.

[@toddwebb7521]

Rosebud

[@SleepyRue]

The way he accidentally got drunk and still did this ad is so funny "maaaaahaaa" will forever be iconic😂

[@jeremyhopkins577]

I'm about 90% certain that he intentionally got drunk.

[@SleepyRue]

@@jeremyhopkins577 I swear i saw a interview of something saying he accidentally got drunk

[@amaruqlonewolf3350]

@@SleepyRue "Interview of something" You're not even remotely sure what being was being interviewed?

[@finnvalor1915]

He didn’t get drunk I hate misinformation

[@Bartnuschler]

@@finnvalor1915IIrc he had taken sleeping pills to get rest on his way back from a shoot in vegas which only started to kick in when he arrived at the house where the shoot was. The director decided to take a few shots for insurance reasons after which Orson Welles took a nap in the houses guestroom. When he woke up 3 hours later he was able to pull off his lines and they finished the shot.

[@654jimbob654]

Lady "Wow, this wine has a really strong smell" Man "I haven't opened it yet..."

[@xxxaragon]

Welles: "mwwwaaaaahaaaa."

[@sinane.y]

@@makinbacongreasyagain968 LMFAO

[@Nobody-qg1kc]

Makin Bacon Greasy Again And fermented in a bottle of that same french excellence

[@Kev95682]

If I had made the greatest film ever and later reduced to doing commercials for the money, you're goddamn right I'd be drunk.

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

+BeefyLevinson ha ha well look at all the ads nowadays. All the high profile celebs are doing them.

[@neaituppi7306]

+BeefyLevinson He was doing commercials, most likely because he was a drunk.

[@michaelclifford4845]

+BeefyLevinson Nah, he did it for free wine, he was still rich as all hell

[@jackgrattan1447]

+Michael Clifford Well actually he wasn't "rich as all hell." He did all those crappy ads, voice-overs, cameos, Dean Martin roasts etc. to finance his movie projects. Nobody else would finance them for him. He had like five or six movies at various points of completion when he died. Plus he liked to get drunk.

[@davidalkhed3368]

BeefyLevinson s

[@jpm9628]

We didn't deserve Orson Welles and he knew it.

[@mmelloe]

The guy fiddling with the wine bottle should win some sort of prestigious award for not laughing

[@lanceash]

Hey, whaddabout the people miming and gesturing in the background?

[@henryhammond7393]

He was probably too afraid that Orson would eat him if he made any sudden movements.

[@joedent3323]

it's called "acting", d!ldo.

[@Chipster971]

muuaahaahh th'french... champagnehasalwaysbeencelebratedforit'sexcellence

[@jkouyh8766]

Lol I understood: Champagne has always been a tool for sex.

[@MkeKen67]

I love sexcellent champagne.

[@azmiraclegirl441]

His little finger wiggle when hes uncomfortable keeps me coming back again and again

[@a-nus]

It makes me sad

[@donjohn2695]

Orson Welles the greatest EVER

[@mnomadvfx]

@@a-nus No need to be. He attained a very high position and from there just pissed the rest of his life away, secure in his wealth.

[@biglineman34]

0:56 is the sound of an English veteran of the Hundreds Years War having a flashback.

[@jerryjantola]

"Grandpa! Grandpa! Tell us about the time you fought in the Hundred Years War!" Grandpa: 0:56

[@Tester-sh1mn]

The English seeing Joan of Arc riding into battle: 0:56

[@axelkusanagi4139]

He's been struck!

[@thegeneralissimo470]

That sent me into a laughing fit.

[@wolfyboy]

omg, that made me laugh SO hard! XD i am lauging AS i am writing this! XD

[@hugginkiss1027]

0:38 He taps the bottle with his finger like a drunken uncle pats his nephew on the head.

[@jose2226]

Alabama

[@Circuitssmith]

Then in the next take, he tickles it like a cat he’s just met.

[@MrPjw5]

And after that he taps the glass like “Ey, c’mon, top me off, lessgo.”

[@detritus5761]

I come back every once in a while just to read this comment tbh

[@GlassbrainZ]

You can tell it's a good champagne, Orson Welles has had three bottles of it this morning.

[@SMAXZO]

I see that Mr Welles had tasted the product.

[@gotham23us]

Well he couldn't endorse it unless he knew that it was really good first. He had a reputation at stake.

[@SaintMoonMoon]

Orson did say he never tried Paul Massons wine before thats why they never used him for another advert after this

[@itsmeekers]

hahaha fucking a lot of it!

[@tranaproductions]

Wow! How did you see that?

[@typodoeseverything]

And clearly enjoyed it.

[@DoomyRei]

The taste of French champagne has always been celebrated for its excellence. There's a California champagne by Paul Masson, inspired by that same French excellence. It's fermented in the bottle, and like the best French champagne, it's vintage dated. Paul Masson's superb taste shouldn't be too surprising: This champagne may not come from France - but it was created by a man who did: Paul Masson. Paul Masson will sell no wine before its time.

[@mercurius0]

Thanks for the accurate translation lol

[@davidjames579]

It can't be Champagne.then. It isn't from Champagne in France.

[@ellw7830]

ty for this lmao i have been scrolling the comments looking for what he’s trying to say. tjis video is auditory processing incarnate lmao

[@DoomyRei]

@@ellw7830 lololol

[@newt2120]

u forgot the aaaaAAAAaaa!

[@jim021]

There's only a few firsts in life that stick with you. Watching the Orson Welles Paul Masson outtakes is one of them.

[@jakekraweckyj2801]

I think about this a lot. Imagine being one of the actors working with Orson Welles - saying to your partner the night before shooting 'I'm going to be working with Orson Welles tomorrow. THE Orson Welles. I can't wait' and then just turning up to... that.

[@PartnershipsForYou]

@@nemo-x ikr, my first thought would Be “damn I need me a bottle of that”

[@kevin6293]

“Darling, he was everything I expected-and more!”

[@gastonbell108]

Poor Orson (and his career) aged very badly in the TV era. He was grey and obese by 1960 and a flat broke alcoholic by 1977, which is when he started doing ads for wine, peas and fish patties. He also did a bunch of voiceovers for the band Manowar despite hating the music. It was not a good time for him or his legacy.

[@thephoenixsystem6765]

He has the look of a man who is the only one in the room who knows he's shat his odor-proof pants

[@jackzimmy8461]

A lot of people said the same thing about Marlon Brando. It was an entire generation of actors who peaked way too early, but while Brando was resurrected in the 70s, Welles flatlined into obscurity. It’s an unglamorous end for such a powerhouse of charm and talent, but Welles either had no desire for a career revival, or his ego scared off producers. I wish he’d directed an all-time great at the end of his life. It would’ve bookended his career in a suitably cinematic way.

[@leraw99]

I really feel for the director. During the first take, he seems so genuinely pleased with filming the commercial. Nevermind that it's some champagne commercial or whatever, he's on set with Orson Welles, the guy behind Citizen Kane and a myriad of great radio theatre. You can hear the smile in his voice. Then he notices nothing is happening and very carefully reminds Orson that it's his time to start. There's confusion, but he proceeds to clear it up and apologizes when he asks them to cut. Then the second take starts and you hear how absolutely sloshed Orson, slurring and barely making his way through his line with his eyes wandering. Not even trying, really. You can hear how when the director says "cut", he realizes the situation he finds himself in and is immediately disheartened. The next "cut", he doesn't even bother to wait until Orson himself pauses, he's noticeably annoyed. Any cheer he could have gotten from working with a film and radio legend is gone, it went from a day where he'd get a story he'd probably share with everyone he knew for the rest of his life, to a day he merely was forced to direct a drunk. Imagine being told you're going to meet a hero of yours, a legend in your field of work, and somehow they show up incredibly drunk *and* hungover. Talk about rough.

[@rofsrer]

Yes, but after some time, when the director is not that invested or frustrated, he has a way better story to share. The bloopers made an otherwise forgettable add of the 70s featuring an actor that was well past his prime at the time, to one genuinely funny montage being seen 50 years later (that's more than most films can ever brag about)

[@johannesandersson9477]

@@rofsrer well put. This calls for champagne! Aaaaaaaaah!!

[@junko4166]

Never meet your idols

[@davidluchsinger7377]

“Never meet your heroes.”

[@BeeMarzipan]

imagine crying on your pillow because your idol is drunk.. like how's that your business? there's nothing vile about drinking, yes orson was a heavy drinker, and that could be a source of sadness for his fans, but orson still had a relative long life, maybe not completely happy, maybe not completely complete like many of his movies, but still a life that i bet gave him lots of fun, i don't think orson would want people to weep over his final years, weep for all the shit hollywood did to him when he was very much young, that's probably what bothered him the most

[@SwizLStix]

Orson keeping it high and tight. RIP - Keep featherin’ it brother!

[@jordanrushton181]

J-j-j-jeans unit!

[@mathewcox9371]

Imagine FedSmoker and Orson Wells raising Hell in Heaven as they sip Paul Masson and smoke some Meth together.....kinda want to die now just to go hang out with them tbh

[@SwizLStix]

@@mathewcox9371 that’s the only heaven to which I want to go

[@mathewcox9371]

@@SwizLStix same! Lol

[@matthewrouge]

He definitely tried the wares before speaking up for them.

[@holdinmcgroin8639]

Matt Rouge An honest man, a true professional

[@matthewrouge]

Holdin McGroin Verily!

[@hoss1962]

+Matt Rouge It's good to get to know the product you're selling - but not too well in the case of booze...

[@matthewrouge]

Hoss Hoskins Verily, it is so.

[@Evanation]

+Matt Rouge Ofcourse. How else would he know that it was fermented in the bottle lol

[@Turtleproof]

My favorite part about this is the veiled look of panic on the face of the other two actors, that expression when you're not sure if someone is choking or otherwise needs emergency attention, that moment before you call the paramedics and triage a dying person.

[@MkeKen67]

@Max William Lauf - maybe the other actors were told that Orson flies into a rage if anyone asks if he's "okay." (That's my theory, anyway.)

[@jamesmiller113]

The girl looks like she's cracking up each time - and then you hear the annoyed director!

[@typhoonthunder]

this video is a timeless masterpiece that should be preserved in a museum

[@eyeseer1]

Hang it in The Louvre.

[@letsgetthisoverwith]

After 0:54 the extra to the left flinched as soon as Orson nonchalantly slurs "mwahaaa the frensh...". She is trying very goddamn hard to keep a straight face. That's a professional right there.

[@stevepoint64]

I noticed that too! How could you not fall off your chair!!! LOL

[@dickfitts132]

"I can't believe I just blew this guy..."

[@greg77389]

Nope. A real professional wouldn't have made it obvious they were holding back laughter. These are amateur actors.

[@sneezebiscuits7239]

@@greg77389 Sure, Mr. Master Actor

[@greg77389]

@@sneezebiscuits7239 No one plays the part of ME better than I do

[@landonletterman831]

"He doesn't do anything?" The cry of a man who, up to that point, was no doubt bring poured a fresh glass of champagne at the *start* of every take before then!

[@LouisWinthorpe622]

This video holds up to repeated viewings really well.

[@raulduke3237]

0:56 That woman is doing everything in her power not to laugh

[@MCO18]

And this was the genius who directed Citizen Kane.

[@johngraves4397]

I tell ya, all those decades after Kane, the man didn't get no respect.

[@bianca952000]

It's funny and sad. His slurred speech was hilarious but the fact that he was reduced to promoting a wine he never drank is sad.

[@getanimated6889]

@Sorry Not Sorry Did you see the clip he defiantly drank the wine :P

[@bianca952000]

Thomas Mason Well, he definitely drank something. But, I thought he was fired from Paul Mason because he went on a talk show and said he had never drank this brand of sparkling wine.

[@vestibulate]

Sorry Not Sorry If memory serves, Welles said the wine was awful and the crowd of "guests" he's shown consorting with were the sort of people Robert Young would have over for drinks.

[@infamoushacker4chan883]

Orson Welle's "Muuhaaaa, the french" and "A SUCCULENT CHINESE MEAL" are vintage gold.

[@nursegrace7492]

00:25 Sounds like he's awakening from a nightmare...

[@tombstonejones9581]

The champagne is spooky!

[@TheRealQuenny]

AAAH

[@Harrock]

Uuuuh spooky Champagner

[@windows95ism]

MUUUUAHHHHhhhhhhh The comment section has always been celebrated for its etiquette. There is a internet comment section by KZbin, inspired by that same comment etiquette. It’s connected to G+ unlike the best comment section, its vintage dated so Youtu

[@marceloscaglia7400]

Cut

[@alext2046]

Action please

[@TrashGoblin824]

Alex T He doesn't do anything?

[@raulduke3237]

Supposedly you can hear yurma peeing

[@mikeb8674]

Citizen Kane Clapping dot Gif

[@aDSdl_l]

This aged like champagne

[@Oliver-zj9nl]

0:56 when you're in French class halfway sleeping and suddenly the teacher calls you out

[@flaglesspirate5250]

Those side actors deserve both an Oscar, a golden globe, and a grammy because how the hell did they not burst out laughing at "muaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh"

[@redkaijux568]

Who came here after seeing Doug Walker covering this? Turns out that Orson Welles wasn’t drunk, he took sleeping pills and they were still in his system by the time he arrived at the studio.

[@MrBuch169169]

Ma-HAUUUUAAAHAGGHHH the French.

[@internetjuror4438]

***** It's like he was awoken from a deep slumber

[@dj_jazzywhut]

InternetJuror Id' just say that he was pretty hammered haha

[@daAnT1990]

@Juror: and then fell asleep midway through the sentence: "hasalwaysbeencelebratedforisesselence"

[@TheMarshmelloKing]

ShampNe has alwaysbeen celebrated for itsexcellence

[@Circuitssmith]

By declaring “cut!” the director of this commercial is an enemy of humanity. What unseen wonders of Welles’ sloshedness did we miss?

[@yuuta6563]

Thanks, Vox.

[@Jgrimwald]

00:55 his ability to assume character on command is mesmerising.

[@themoreyouknowfools4974]

The goat

[@thedude1878]

Especially that drunk

[@joshmiskuff2259]

Bless you sir for getting right to the best part

[@megacharge64]

Orson's the key to all of this. He's a funnier character than we've ever had before.

[@charlottecorday8494]

I KNOW WHAT THAT IS!

[@koniginator]

I'll email you some pizza rolls

[@rcnelson]

Citizen Pain.

[@renajsh]

And yet, drunk, Welles' voice is still better than 99% of the world's population.

[@duncanpriestley964]

...probably

[@Aff3ct000]

Rena Sherwood Not really. He sounds like a fat, homeless bitch. A pity to see him in this state.

[@carlmarston1687]

*pointing* His voice is inspired by that British excellence

[@cream451]

"don't need to drink the wine every take Orson!" "Orson stop." "spit it out" "spit into my hand's orson, spit the wine into my hands!"

[@andreim.g.9299]

This sounds like an ASMR made for Orson Welles...

[@gateirotop3770]

Isnt this from callmecarson

[@Losrandir]

*gulpgulpgulp* NO! (Orson goes full Falstaff and drinks... everything)

[@つり-c4w]

i thought Vox was misquoting the muahaah part on the second take til i got to the third take and almost died lol

[@killerskillet]

Never get high on your own supply.

[@jfq7223]

LESSon NHAMber Two: dongethighonyourownsupply. Of course, not everybody follows da rules.

[@leons.kennedy2747]

AAAAAH the mASkED man BANE has alwAYS beeen ceLberated for hIs BIGNESS

[@45calebt]

The Masson Man?

[@TheMarshmelloKing]

If I pour that wine will it be excellent?

[@strangemobius]

It would be very celebrated!

[@nicholastosoni707]

We are for The Big.

[@SedanChair]

for you

[@randomgrmlin]

Thank you Vox! Very cool!

[@steerpike66]

"All great orators roar before commencing their speeches. It is the way of things."

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

"Why Mr. Welles, your nipples look like they have been attached to a pair of charging elephants!"

[@thesprawl2361]

Mmmmwooooaaaarrrrr, to be or not to be

[@oldskoolfool141]

@@thesprawl2361 MMMMWOAAARRRRRRRRRRR unaccustomed as I am to public speaking...

[@thesprawl2361]

@@oldskoolfool141 You made me think of this Harry Enfield character kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3K5oZuGj5l6jac

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

@@oldskoolfool141 Mr. Welles was supposed to be standing heroically, but he didn't want to disappoint his future queen.

[@lapdawg60]

This may actually be my absolute favorite thing on the Internet. Ever.

[@paulflores1144]

My mom brought me here

[@heyricksander]

"Ahhhmmaahhhh.... French champagne. " What a delivery.

[@BrianSquiers]

I can't stop watching this.

[@zocc116]

+Brian Squiers i can't stop reading these comments. this is pure gold, this

[@miguelquinones4508]

Same

[@jrreedve2825]

Found this right before Game Grumps led me back to it. Legit can’t breath.

[@daveschmave]

His wiggly pinky finger gets me every time.

[@hobbesthebrainslug12]

I would have aired this. Live footage of the product in action.

[@hwi.mp4]

Not Vox saying it at each occasions he has to bring this marvelous quote up, genius but also, we're boomers to know it outside from him 🦍

[@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa]

That girl holds back laughter every time Orson goes ''MWAAAAHHH'' and it's precious

[@kentjg32]

I always look at the woman extra's face, she looks like she's barely keeping it together.

[@solargaruda]

As the first outtakes she just smiled a little it when they said “action Orson please”

[@ruehcufdudhrus2205]

Meanwhile the guy dies a little inside each time they have to redo it

[@jordanjohnston9062]

She's also gorgeous

[@kaymann8007]

Never get tired of this.

[@jktomas]

It's so dense

[@jktomas]

***** I don't know what you mean. I was just trying to say that this video is so dense, every single image has so many things going on. It's like poetry.

[@internetjuror4438]

jktomas It's stylistically designed to be that way

[@ToumalRakesh]

InternetJuror But can you minimize the effects of it?

[@internetjuror4438]

***** Only if he doesn't go too far in some places

[@STOCKHOLM07]

+jktomas This comment is the most disappointing thing since my son.

[@mattm3729]

Every time I see anything French, I'm always certain to let out a MUaahhaghhhhhh, The French

[@RonMotta1972]

I love the look on the actor's face as Orson Welles begins speaking. Dude knows it's going to be a LONG shoot.

[@B1G_Dave]

Mwuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh the french

[@jadentrez]

I love the look on Orson Welles' face between takes. He's like, "My director, did you really leave me here all alone with this bottle for two whole hours? What am I supposed to do? Talk to these two mannequins next to me?"

[@Shapes_Quality_Control]

In my head canon this is something Orsen Welles actually said. Sounds like something he’d say.

[@butterfly9097]

Would have never known abt this video without IKE EVELAND mentioning abt it👍💜

[@jacobsays1]

Mgwaaaaahhaahh... Rosebud... *passes out*

[@Giggiyygoo]

I imagine the other actors were thrilled to learn they would be working with a legend. Then this happens......and makes it even better.

[@Vinlyguyx420x]

Anytime I’m sad with BS in my life this clip is here to remind of the joys in life!

[@omnirhythm]

The setup "Working with the Master..." is what makes this step into hall of fame tear-inducing savage laughter tier.

[@deadlock8422]

I love the 12 solid seconds of glassy eyed bewilderment from 0:06 to 0:18. God bless you Orson Welles.

[@Mango_Away]

Thank you Vox for reminding me this exists

[@mast3734]

Everyone gives due credit to “AHHHH THEFrenchchampain” but not enough love is given to the genuinely confused “It doesn’t do anything?”