Rango (2011) Canyon Chase Scene (Ride of the Valkyries Scene)

Zimmer is having fun.

[@AllTheRooks]

That toad just one handed shooting and swing-cycling a lever action rifle while hanging off the side of a cart is a lot more badass that it's allowed to be

[@chiefjeefe424]

AllTheRooks It couldn't be more perfect even if you tried.

[@danzansandeev6033]

i kinda read that with hillbilly accent cause of the video XD

[@thelonelyscotsman3346]

aye

[@jordantheraptor9102]

And if you ask me, it sounds kinda dangerous

[@tonga_stone312]

That and the music made it so much better

[@cheese4g]

This is probably the greatest scene in the most underrated movie ever made.

[@wager0113]

Cheese4G Cheese4G Most underrated movie ever made? No, no it's not. It has 87% on rotten tomatoes and is by far one of Nickelodeon's biggest theatrical releases. This isn't even close to UNDERRATED period let alone the most underrated movie ever made

[@MrTimshellscherber]

Cheese4G Indeed

[@MrTimshellscherber]

dominic garcia Agree

[@spo0nz_]

What are ya talking about, i forgot to watch this today !!!

[@lightningcrush7795]

@@wager0113 this is still an underrated movie

[@stealthyshadow567]

3:40 animation will never come up with another moment more badass than this frog dude shooting a lever action rifle with one hand, hanging off the side of a wagon being pulled by a pig, while smoking a cigar, as he is being chased by inbred moles shooting Gatling guns off the backs of bats. These few moments were greater than all of history combined, and our only evidence of existence were these frames from this movie, we would have a legacy untouchable by eons of innovation. Hats off to whoever conjured up this masterpiece in particular.

[@matyaskassay4346]

Also the owl turning his head 180° to avoid being punched is a very cool detail

[@TheGrandOracle]

A close second has to be the inbred mole getting sauced while playing flight of the Valkyries on a banjo with a foot

[@JackSkellingtonCat]

The toad even said "Eat lead!" Trust me, I know cause I saw on the Netflix captions.

[@SuryaGupta-te7fq]

watching this movie always makes me want to play rdr2, its like a 5 hour dopamine hit watching this movie then playing that game

[@albabzel4405]

Isn't this a reference to terminator 2 ?

[@jenkinsfamily2229]

Anyone else got a really big smile when they heard Ride of the Valkyries?

[@thebroskibobby3936]

Jenkins Family I got chills

[@syderwolf7800]

Same I was like oh shit here we go again xD

[@imperialbricks1977]

Given the fact that it's my favorite piece of classical music, you bet your ass I did.

[@johngonzalez2495]

Yes. And i just love how the Banjo sounds as an instrument

[@Cryptistic]

Yes! I laughed so hard when I heard it with this scene! 🤣

[@jasonleaders3187]

The fact that they even referenced the German stuka dive wich is incredibly iconic is great

[@blugastidiofable9517]

When?

[@grandfathernurgle283]

Income stuka.

[@vbadimothebadassjackass8011]

I think it’s at 1:08-1:11

[@user-dc5sw3lt2k]

"I am sensing hostility." And the bats on fire, sounding like the Stukas falling out of the sky and exploding.

[@almcroof2146]

"Don't shoot the water!" Throws dynamites instead...

[@hugheshammy6311]

Lmfao lol

[@justaborderhopper]

lol

[@Middlerun1]

y'know whats cool about that little quip is that the guy who was shooting it is the leader's younger son who also found the water barrel in the first place, and as we see at the end of the scene, the water jug is already empty. That little scene of him shooting the water is literally hinting to the audience that he already knew it was empty before they actually showed the container being empty!

[@dingchat555]

@@Middlerun1 I just noticed if you turn the sound up enough you can just BARELY hear him say "it's already empty" in the background at 1:02, but the guy who hit him doesn't hear it! When I first saw this clip, I thought he said "sorry", but I don't think that's it. There's no line for him here in the script but he definitely says something.

[@Middlerun1]

@@dingchat555 holy frick!

[@ortuignis3782]

I love it when Zimmer sneaks a lil bit of pirates into his work ;)

[@MrTimshellscherber]

Ortu Ignis Me 2

[@lookatthepicture4107]

I knew my ears didn't decieved me

[@subzero13yt65]

@@lookatthepicture4107 same

[@prispome1863]

2:24

[@flapjackpancake5486]

balthazar also makes me think of barbossa, the big ass hat the big nose and the unkempt chin hair

[@wolfrainexxx]

This canyon may feel like it lasts forever, until you remember that these critters are all roughly 4 inches tall, and the "canyon" is basically a wide crack in the ground.

[@whitehairedbadass3475]

2:23 lol they almost broke straight out into a pirates of the Caribbean orchestral.

[@thatoneguy3883]

Yo I think thougut the same thing

[@AmazingJase8609]

Its fun because Johnny Depp is in both movies

[@whitehairedbadass3475]

@@AmazingJase8609 yes same composer aswell turns out.

[@AmazingJase8609]

@@whitehairedbadass3475 Wow! I had no idea! 🧠 thanks for the fact

[@whitehairedbadass3475]

@@AmazingJase8609 ur welcome

[@IsaiahRichards692]

Wild Western bandits that aren’t human flying on vampire bats out of an ancient Mesoamerican city with Ride of the Valkyries as background music... this is imagery I didn’t know I needed in my life!

[@blixer8384]

They’re not vampire bats because there are no vampire bats indigenous to North America. They appear to be either Little or Big Brown Bats. Additionally the city is not Mesoamerican but instead is Puebloan. You can tell by the architecture and the setting. The movie takes place in the Mojave Desert which is to far north to be apart of Mesoamerica which refers to the area between central Mexico and northern Costa Rica.

[@CIintB3ASTW0oD]

@@blixer8384 It was still bad ass

[@blixer8384]

@@CIintB3ASTW0oD There’s a reason I didn’t correct that. Cause there’s nothing to correct on that point.

[@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744]

Well you need see rattle snake with Gatling tail

[@ER_280]

The dudes that are also riding the bats is playing Ride of The Valkyries using a Banjo

[@bloohowz]

3:40 the way he reloaded that gun was badass

[@limeddasch382]

Quilla Kocha Hannibal from A-Team with the cigar in his mouth. ☺️ Badass is an understatement Cooler than motherfucking Jesus

[@ShazzledWolf32]

He didn’t reload it

[@boneor...7022]

He wasn't reloading, he was cycling the action

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Y'all talk about the toad reloading with one hand, but barely anybody mentions the amazing one take that begins the whole sequence. 0:14

[@santosgonzalez3443]

I swear when a character drops their gun you know the scene means business

[@tfyk5623]

That amazingly set up the scale of the Mole’s army

[@matyaskassay4346]

This movie has some really amazing one takes

[@ElysiumCreator]

He wasn’t reloading, he was cycling the action, basically getting rid of the spent casing and putting the next bullet into the barrel

[@johnninocovers]

dude i know, right! that one-shot was really sick. Clear beginning-middle-end part that has their own emotional weight to em. The first, to show the number scale of the bats to introduce tension. Second, to show moleman they're very much outnumbers and he's terrified. and the last that he need to run back to the main gang quickly. Top notch storyboarding!

[@lemongrasslaughs9061]

Rango is such an overlooked work of genius. Not sure how anyone could watch an action spectacle as well-made as this scene and ever forget this film. Not just this scene, but everything in terms of art direction, writing, pacing, etc....

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

We really need to study Gore Verbinski's action-adventure work.

[@buffrichard8107]

3:31 right after spoons says that wasn’t together unpleasant is probably the best music drop in all of history Every millisecond of this entire movie is so badass it makes anything else look like a baby Also I love how fucking original this scene is

[@tbo7540]

Agreed get chills every time, I kinda view that sequence as the they might actually make it

[@ksgaming1410]

That scene gives me a feel of just a little more let’s push it

[@guyincognito566]

3:47 - 3:51 Seriously though, the way the music compliments the pacing and shot composition is absolutely divine. Side note: I think that particular part of the score isn't on the soundtrack which is a shame.

[@gabrielcosta546]

musica name?

[@emanrey2083]

@@gabrielcosta546 we ride, really

[@rashadcross8452]

Unfortunately that exact track is not available. The timestamps in which the track kills is omitted from the official soundtrack.

[@furioussherman7265]

Well, the music was done by Hans Zimmer and the cinematographer was Roger Deakins, and you always know you'll get A+ work from both of them.

[@tallleprechaun1318]

If you look up Hans Zimmer “Medley - Bats/ Rango Theme/ Ride of the Valkyrie/ An Der Schonen Blauen Danau Op. 314” you can listen to this song

[@buttpark5336]

Not only you can hear jack sparrow, but also you can see it too in Rango's animation. Well done Johnny Depp and animators 👏

[@thorsal6208]

Is it mocap?

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@thorsal6208 I don't think so. You can't get that sort of motion and energy with mocap.

[@michealmyers7165]

The actors acted out and the animators used it as reference

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

@@michealmyers7165 which means there’s a whole live action version of Rango out there.

[@bigbubba0439]

Well I think it's also interesting in addition to that that the music sounds a bit like Pirates of the Caribbean 2:24. It almost sounds like "He's a Pirate," but with a slightly different tempo

[@thamidmolla2796]

Western gun slinger, Aircraft battle, pirates,Ride of the Valkyries playing by legs, Ballerina... What else I need. They turn my imagination into reality.

[@colonel1003]

There’s some mad max shit too

[@fluffythecat3523]

0:37 : Me and the boys in the apocalypse.

[@kingashroblox1101]

Yep

[@ColdFuse96]

3:40 This has been commented to death, but I just randomly remembered Mr. Toad flip cocking a lever-action shotgun and hunted down this scene just to watch it, and I am beyond proud that everyone here loves that scene 😂😂😂😂

[@g4sper112]

Not only is this movie plagued with a really good plot and fantastic character writing, it also has a wonderful ost. And it top of that, they managed to make a rendition of the Ride of the Valkiries with goddamn banjos. Absolut madlads.

[@yasirzafar3881]

The trailer for Battlefield 1 Sinai Deser looks epic

[@josephdoria5237]

Looks like Red Dead Redemption 2 crossed with Sinai Dessert

[@LilMike-ty5uj]

No one: Not a single cowpoke: Rdr2 PC modders:

[@charliesnark6535]

Yo I wanna know what you're referring to cause that's sounds epic

[@risch1995]

@@charliesnark6535 Rdr2 pc modders

[@ER_280]

True

[@baydenthompson172]

4:02 - 4:09, The way the music perfectly hits with the punches is just sublime. Absolutely love this scene!

[@jackyvivid]

Hans Zimmer

[@DaltonHBrown]

Definitely among the greatest chase scenes in any film.

[@ghostfrost999]

3:31 holy shit the cameraman run so fast

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

He is faster than the flash, after all.

[@NICKatronMC]

3:40 The epitome of badass

[@alishaabani83]

3:40 most badass scene ever

[@gabrielcosta546]

music?

[@emanrey2083]

@@gabrielcosta546 we ride, really

[@bryandraws5163]

3:16 "Is that all you got!?" *Dies*

[@BoogiesBoys_1]

The only one in the movie that was confirmed to die- lol

[@Xyearo]

@@BoogiesBoys_1Along with the others who got exploded and shot, yeah.

[@PonandCon9025]

0:39 THE PART YOU ALL CAME FOR

[@BoogiesBoys_1]

How did you know!!?

[@alop9535]

After seeing the empty gallon, it barely occurred to me that they never would’ve made it as far pulling a full tank of water lol

[@river737]

0:39he playing with his foot?...damn...

[@Jokumlokum]

While drinkin' moonshine

[@spo0nz_]

The exact representation of an 🅰️LPH🅰️ CH🅰️D

[@wothafux1716]

yesirrrr

[@matyaskassay4346]

That gopher yelling "is that all you got?" and immeduately getting crushed by the rock cracks me up each time I see it

[@masterpenguin8472]

No water? Then whut the hell we been fightin' fer?

[@starwarfan8342]

Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

[@Appl3Pi3_365]

who in their right mind would dislike this?

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Fools. Also probably those moles.

[@BoogiesBoys_1]

​@@TomEyeTheSFMguyprobably the guy who died in this scene

[@corpsehusbandjr3266]

0:53 When I play War Thunder for the first time but can't shot the damn tank

[@totallyrevv]

This movie is Criminally Underrated

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Agreement

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

1:15 "I am sensing hostility" Me: They just shot at you with two gatling guns G...YA THINK.? Well thanks Captain Obvious

[@laborer_of_rivia76]

3:30 one of the most epic music pieces in history.

[@metalltitan]

Sceneography and angles in this scene are amazing. They made it as if shooting a life-action movie, which is what makes it so good.

[@justinmueller3141]

Every moment of this sequence is a masterpiece. Without question one of the best 5 min in all of animation/cinema.

[@sonofjack6286]

Nobody gonna mention the guys that died? Their deaths were brutal.

[@MaeborowskiLol]

Well at least it wasn’t rated R

[@MaeborowskiLol]

And probably might survived the hits on their way off the carrol

[@CIintB3ASTW0oD]

What makes it even more ironic is that it was all a misunderstanding.

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

This was back when kids movies (can this even be called that?) were willing to be brutal.

[@Xyearo]

@@lonestarwolfentertainment7184This has a prostate exam joke I would call it a young teen movie honestly lol

[@Definitely-aDuck]

This is just such a great movie, the villains are truly menacing, the music is brilliant and it’s scenes like this that show how good it is.

[@01brake]

I can see where the movie Mad Max Fury Road got their inspiration from

[@joshchu]

from Mad Max The Road Warrior??? ¯\(´・ω・`)/¯

[@OperatorMax1993]

@@joshchu he means the other film Mad Max Fury Road, 2015

[@doryanburlison6998]

This is the greatest chase scene ever put to animation.

[@The_Amortal_Univursal_Emperor]

Bats for planes, gatling guns, dynamite sticks for bombs: it's like an old west animal version of WWI [without the Kaiser (which is the German word for "Emperor", for those of you who didn't know)].

[@anonygent]

It's German for Caesar, actually.

[@The_Amortal_Univursal_Emperor]

@@anonygent, they both mean "Emperor".

[@wienersRus2023]

0:38 *when you steal from Dutch's money box and they're chasing after you like*

[@paularias9314]

Rango , the best western animated movie!!! this escene is beautiful, 2 gigants of the music Wagner and Hanz Zimmer 👏👏👏👏

[@johndalenino]

Dang I love this sequence so much! I especially love the one-shot scenes changing camera angles and focal length (some awesome examples: 0:14-0:26, 0:58-1:07, 1:24-1:26, 2:14-2:19, 2:58-3:06, 3:34-3:40) Also love the action in both backgrounds and foreground. Perfect framing @ 3:46-3:52

[@thevaccinator666]

I hope Gore Verbinski knows that his work is appreciated.

[@johnmasson6741]

This movie just breathes personality

[@Lord_SQUIDIOUS]

That damn toad hanging off the wagon is one of the single most badass characters in all fiction. He’s on par with John wick, Godzilla, and terminator(ik very random characters, but still badass)

[@Lavender_Roll]

I love the movie Rango so much. Watched it as a kid and I’m almost 18 and I still watch it to this day. The music and the theme of cowboys and gunslingers is just so perfect. This is my number one favorite animated movie. This is a comfort movie to me ❤

[@Rock_Shady]

The greatest western scene in cinematic history.

[@janka8782]

2:31 my favourite moment

[@evelynramirez5049]

Johnny Depp having fun everywhere, even in court. Sweet guy. Glad he won

[@_IMadeAdiAnandaPermana]

does anybody know the title of that song?

[@jamesmckeown4862]

The Blue Danube

[@seejayx736]

0:39 Me & the Boys after Coronavirus Ends

[@daniellehongvarivatana745]

0:38

[@harrisonfrye7938]

0:39 It speaks for It self.

[@SuperAgent747]

what’s the song called?

[@harrisonfrye7938]

@@SuperAgent747 Ride of the Valkyries

[@Jm-ki4su]

everyone talking about the toad, but DAMN if that banjo version of ride of the Valkyries sold how awesome this scene is

[@The_Barroth]

Bro this movie is an absolute banger and it’s a shame it’s not talked about that much Shame there was never a sequel either but honestly how could you top all this

[@pedroanimacoes1637]

3:29 this scene is so badass

[@vermontythehillbilly2838]

And then the water jug was completely empty.

[@NICKatronMC]

“That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you pa, I found it in the desert.” “Then why in tarnation did you bring it here!”

[@calowenby1654]

Two things I’m just now noticing: The mole-people playing their instruments mid-air mirrors the Doof Wagon band from Mad Max: Fury Road, and I’m now realizing how well George Miller and Gore Verbinski would probably get along. “That wasn’t altogether unpleasant!” Haha that went over my head as a kid.

[@rojasproductionpictures6320]

4:03 poor little guy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@codiserville593]

That one mole coming in with the banjo version of the music is just as good as the convoy riding out with the Doof Warrior pumping them up

[@andrewberrocal2281]

There’s no way they would have been able to outrun them tied down on a full 3 Gallon water container. You think someone would have realized that

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Desperation, I reckon.

[@BoogiesBoys_1]

Well, the gallon was empty- but yeah- the moles should've realized

[@alexanderjohnson1103]

0:06 this is live action and you will never change my mind

[@BoogiesBoys_1]

It isnt- I wish it was tho- it would've been cool if it was

[@arteshinobi10.2]

I wish Johnny Depp would win in his trial so he can act again like one of this movies.

[@schwizzlean]

Yayyy

[@Zkeleton969]

Just the idea of ride of the valkyries played on a bunch of fucking hillbilly instruments is the best thing I’ve ever heard

[@fatalcleric1631]

You and your RDR2 Online posse trying to deliver the last wagon.

[@BigKittyCat360]

Trader missions be like

[@TheSharkIsWorking_23]

From 2011!!!!! It’s 2023….WHERE ARE ANIMATION FILMS AND STORIES LIKE RANGO?!?!?! Brilliant Animation! An incredible Soundtrack! With Exciting Entertainment, Comedy, and an interesting/engaging PLOT.

[@ow_oso]

The score after 3:30 had no right to go that hard😭

[@redronin7522]

Yoo i really need someone to make a movie version of that score

[@jarnodatema]

When you realise a ton of people died in this movie

[@guynonsense4157]

This battle scene really made me wonder between Rango and Mad Max, which has the more original battle scene.

[@sam_kim]

Freaking amazing scene. So captivating

[@XKT035]

References Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Deliverance, Apocalypse Now and 2001 in one shot

[@tonnhawchannel3789]

I get Apocalypse Now, and A Space Odyssey. But I don't know where the other ones was referenced.

[@alej0te]

also Mad Max

[@kevinherbert9708]

Oh yes Hans Zimmerman is having fun quoting these classical pieces

[@kevinherbert9708]

I think it automatically auto filled it wrong I meant zimmer

[@elisaolivan6498]

When Johnny says weeeeeee i die laughing !!!

[@bayouboigaming]

How much do you guys think George Miller looked at this and went "Yeah. That right there. That's Art."

[@sibthegreat5918]

That toad tho one hand shooting with a cigar in his mouth

[@MelonHead78]

3:35 Yo stop the cap bro he did not just say “that was not all together unpleasant”

[@daniellehongvarivatana745]

He did

[@Bob-ff2yj]

I'm glad this is a movie

[@tyrannicalking697]

The part with the banjo in it is the best

[@danielbaker1248]

For anyone that wants to know, it's Blue Danube Waltz at 2:29.

[@IamPatrickStar]

Thank you

[@Jonesy_Ripley]

"That wasn't all together unpleasant..." 😂🤣

[@kiraki007]

😂

[@KNJRYDANATIVE]

Red Dead Redemption 3 looks good

[@stephencivic1989]

I love this film. It is such an underrated masterpiece. You’ve got all the hallmarks of a western without it feeling cliché. And you’ve got all the hallmarks of an animation film but with subtle twists on both. And I have to agree the toad hanging off the side of the cart, single-handedly taking on bats with Gatlin guns with nothing but a lever action rifle while smoking a cigar in a kids film is more badass then all kids films combined.

[@stoopedboy6826]

The best underrated kids country movie

[@humanperson1373]

I was around four when this movie came out. And must I say...it's still great movie.

[@equinoxxed_7502]

that description is fucking amazing.

[@d1egomon194]

1:07 I can her the Stuka niuuuuuuuuuum

[@benhadjirakamel4038]

3:30 a fuckin kick ass eargasm

[@jb6725]

0:45 the most Hillbilly thing I've ever heard and witnessed

[@gibn1542]

A diverse group of small pest animals in theatre stage costumes steal back their only remaining supply of water back from a family of wombats or moles that are flying on bats with gatling guns and rope-swinging hijackers. This movie was a lot more badass than it was ever expected to be, in a time where studios still looked at animations and thought they were only for kids, Rango somehow did that and also put in incredible action setpieces and also meaningful messages of resource exploitation, capitalism, self-discovery, manifestation, all of which could very well touch the heart of an adult as much as a kid. This movie was something else.

[@calebbraley6972]

Rango walked so Mad Max: Fury Road could run

[@robertwieczorek5838]

Its amazing how you get into these characters

[@alessandro9036]

3:31 - 3:45 is my favourite part

[@bayouboigaming]

one of the greatest action scenes put to film. bar none.

[@jenkinsfamily2229]

me: hears ride of the valkyries also me: well stuff's about to go down

[@gothamlives4278]

The banjos were a nice touch all things considered...

[@radioactivegaming6781]

this movie is the definition of cool

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

Bats are fighter jets of rango