Rare SENTAI behind-the-scenes video from MMPR director/stunt coordinator Jeff Pruitt

[@alucard624]

I really admire the actors who put on those robot and monster suits to entertain us with these shows. I still prefer a guy in suit versus CGI most of the time when it comes to these shows.

[@supa4ys843]

alucard624 Currently watching Wild Force and man, couldn't agree with you more

[@frenzioalberto1114]

SAME

[@kajikanna]

Same. It’s more real.

[@michaeldenton9618]

You so right just watched the movie omg those zords ruin the movie for me

[@jonc2914]

The cgi looked horrible. Lost galaxy was the beginning of shitty looking zords

[@JeffPruittstunts]

For those who have asked: This video was shot over June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of 1993. Really glad to see so many people enjoy seeing it. I was afraid it might be too long, but then I thought what it would be like if someone suddenly showed up with 8mm film of Bruce Lee working on The Green Hornet and how I'd feel about that. I'd love to see a couple of hours of my favorite hero show behind-the-scenes. I'll try to post some other Ranger-related home vids later on.

[@guitoorbenchi]

Thank you very much, Sir. I, for one, appreciate the BTS videos of how my favorite childhood shows were made.

[@emiliolopez2023]

So was this research for when you were doing the show?

[@eishiba10]

for 20+ years I always wondered what material they used to make the robots. seeing what they used and how they were put together and even watching you touch them was so incredible. thank you for sharing this.

[@gerry1888]

Do you had the autorisation of Toei to post this clip? i mean ... it's despite being RARE .... it's still propriety of Toei ... and this could bring some problem DX

[@moviereviews4life]

Thank you so much for this, I recently watched Gosei Sentai Dairanger(it was subbed and uploaded on youtube)and loved the differences, plus it had a very Star Wars type element. Love the KibaRanger in this series

[@JeffPruittstunts]

REGARDING WHO DID WHAT INFO: When I started the show in season 1 they were using all Japanese footage for fights and the un-morphed "civilian" fights were being shot by Issac Florentine. He had shot some footage with Red but at that time everything was still Japan footage for the Ranger team fights. I started about the same time as Jason Frank joining the show. When I took over I began adding Ranger fight action with the Japan footage until there was no more Japan Dino footage to use. By the end of season 1 I was shooting everything. The main footage from Japan we used was the giant fights. We shot INTERIOR of the Zords with our Ranger stunt team (so that White could be there with them) but never any giant footage. At the end of our fights I would shoot the monsters catching the prop Zedd would throw to them and then film them growing large. From there we would edit to whatever giant battle the Japanese had shot for us. ALL White Ranger fights were shot by me. We only used a close up and the shot of White riding his Zord from Japan. This is because the White Ranger in Japan was too tiny to be Jason and the Z Putties and Lord Zedd only existed in American footage. ALL of the Ranger fights were performed by either the Japan stunt guys or the American stunt team. NONE of the fights as Rangers (including the movie) were performed by the actors. The actors performed their civilian fights only. I would create sequences that used each actor's skills to the max. The martial arts guys' fights (Austin/Jason/Steve/Walter/Johnny) were easy to make. The gymnastics-only guys (Amy Jo/David Yost) were trickier, but I used their skills and made their striking more simple with less combinations. The most difficult to make were the fights with the actors who had little to no physical training prior to filming (Karen Ashley/ Thuy Trang). I only doubled one actor during the civilian fights and that was Thuy. If you check out my ORIGINAL MMPR DOC video you'll see a behind-the-scenes segment of me shooting a fight with the original actors at the playground. That's actually MER MER CHEN performing Thuy's fight for her. Thuy had been trying to learn some moves off the mini-tramp and seriously injured her knee (as you can see her explain in the video). So most of her fights after that consisted of her standing in place and doing a close-up while Mer Mer did the wide fighting shots. This is a technique I would later use to make BUFFY fights with Sarah Geller and Sophia Crawford. The martial arts actors could have easily been stuntmen instead of actors if they wanted to. But they had auditioned for the acting roles and that's what they were doing. So - just to clear up that rumor - whenever you see a Ranger in a helmet fighting in any of the footage I worked on it is always one of the stunt team.

[@mamothaking]

I found you're Channel yesterday and i'm happy! You're MMPR behind the scenes footage is absolutly great. It's nice to see the original Cast (JDF,Austin, David,Walter,Amy,Thuy) behind the Camara..Thanks to upload i love it! I hope you bring more like this?! Im one of the biggest MMPR Fan. I saw the Series for the first time i was 5 or 6 years old! (Sorry for my English im German)

[@MindNumbingInc]

While the team are heroes behind helmets, you sir are a hero behind the scenes. Thanks for sharing this amazing footage. It shows the dedicated hard work that goes into Super Sentai and Power Rangers, tons of respect for everyone.

[@JaredsGaming]

That was very informative. Thank You!

[@XAD222]

***** woah... I always wanted admit it to one of main producer, did you realize how much more you could put into MMPR? before Zeo? I re-watched show and I can only say that MMPR could be extended in season 4 instead of Zeo, because the series had unlimited potential and still could put much more than it actually showed... We never got old megazords fight we never got backup of dragonzord ect. great actions, because you wasted your BIG potential running only japanese footage...shame on you! I feel sorry to you guys you thought that turbo sentai were normal sentai series, while it was made as comedy like one... I heard that you started losing audience with turbo... ehhh I wish season 4 was still based on MMPR and Zeo become season before in space I liked turbo but now I feel it would be better, if that sentai series never been used...

[@JaredsGaming]

***** No, it's legit Dairanger footage.

[@bakporchgrilln35]

For anybody wondering the shots at the amphitheater are in Dairanger episode 21 about 6 minutes and 45 seconds into the episode. The zord footage at the beginning and end are in Dairanger episode 22. Most of the zord footage seen in the video starts at 16 minutes and 28 seconds in that episode. It is the same zord footage used in White Light part 2 of Power Rangers season 2 with the footage starting at 14 minutes 40 seconds

[@Jiterdomer]

The Amphitheatre is also in MMPR S1 Episode 4, where the Rangers fight King Sphinx.

[@redroversk]

this is really special footage, you watch the show and stuff goes by so fast, can't really imagine they have to laboriously stage it all together

[@professorzoom6458]

Must have been very dangerous to film the zords each time they were summoned by the Power Rangers. How you kept the camera crew from getting trampled by the zords is incredible.

[@TheWorldofHA]

Thank you for posting this! This is so awesome. I love behind the scenes footage like this, seeing how the magic happens.

[@shindoushuichi0287]

haven grown up with MMPR and now a fan of Super Sentai, this really is a very cool inside look, especially because I'm going to school to be an actor and would love to be a part of a Sentai type show. the amount of effort and love that goes into these shows from the tech guys really impresses me. despite my issues with current power ranger shows, I still have huge respect for the guys in the suits and doing all that "magic" behind the camera.

[@peterstoate2153]

Have you made it as an actor?

[@Jiterdomer]

Do you have experience being a stuntman in any action shows?

[@Dolemite5194]

I went back and watched Dairanger eps #21 and #22 after this. It was awesome to see these scenes knowing how they came together.

[@NinjaRed5000]

Jeff Pruitt you've introduced me to the greatest thing to ever grace my childhood, and the heroes that continue to inspire me to this very day. Thank you very much!

[@usagijojo]

12:53 That Corvette is from Tokusou Robo Janperson, one of my personal favorite tokusatsu shows. I would've loved to have taken a photo with it.

[@kajikanna]

It’s amazing they can do any choreographed moves in those suits. So awesome!

[@Olderaccount17]

That's gotta be the coolest workplace ever.

[@Jiterdomer]

The beginning of the video shows the same cloud backdrop for every closeup shots of the objects and characters doing special attacks. That backdrop was first created in Goggle V and now this backdrop doesn't exist anymore starting Carranger.

[@barney9456]

23 years on this planet and the first second of this video made my jaw drop seeing the tiger zord like that, I mean you know that of course there are people in these suits, but you never see them ever, so this is the most bizarre thing ever

[@RichySKing]

+BarneyStudioz I concur!

[@Jiterdomer]

The Zords or mecha pieces were done by a puppet or remote control.

[@ItsMotionTime]

15:09 really cool seeing the 1st AC pull the tape to measure distance for this, I'm a 1st AC in the modern day and it's cool to see footage of old 1sts work in the 90s

[@TheFaithHashira]

wow...this really blew my mind. I had ALWAYS wanted to see this stuff since I was a kid man. Thank you for sharing this!

[@andarugo]

I've been dying for some behind-the-scenes footage of sentai-- this is seriously so amazing. Please, please, PLEASE upload more home videos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheTovestar]

Wow!! This is absolutely stunning!! I'm amazed at how simple everything is from setting up the shots, shooting them, and preparing for the next shots! I've worked on a few low budget films as an extra and I would agree I've never seen such simplicity, efficiency, and collaboration. Everyone was on the same page and it's true you never hear the assistant directors or the director himself shouting out directions! My favorite part is learning how they did the small explosions whenever the characters received damage during an attack!! Thank you so much for this!

[@EvilDoresh]

Indeed both interesting and amazing. It's especially cool to see just how fast they finish these shots. Those suit actors sure know what they're doing :3

[@WardenOfTerra]

It's not simple at all lol

[@Wolfspiritzero]

What a video! It's fascinating to see the tokusatsu genre filming techniques. They use the same techniques year after year for decades and still make the experience feel brand new for each series. Shame not all of the Dairanger footage was used. The visuals in that show were awesome. I hope more gems like this pop on down the line.

[@KingLeonLionheart]

1:36:38 - "Don't be so sure of yourself, White Ranger. If you're not careful, history will repeat itself"

[@Blitzwing39]

On how I see today, many things are taken for granted. Sometimes, this footage is like a wake up call to remind the Production Teams and other Departments in the studio that Mediocrity is Unforgivable.

[@evaunit2005]

This is amazing to watch! As much as I've seen behind the scenes look at modern Sentai/rider, being able to see the magic of how Dairanger was made is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. You just got me as a subscriber

[@NiGHTSaturn]

I still think the design at the beginning is one of the most gorgeous. It looks amazing. We’re so lucky to witness this behind the scenes. Thank you so much!

[@flclfan85]

Jeff, thank you for giving us fans a better look at how something like this really comes together. As a life-long fan of the series, this is really an amazing video

[@SeoulMan]

We get to see Kusaka Hideaki in action, doing what he does best, being THE suit actor for Sentai mecha!

[@audybharksuwana2041]

Toei should really put all these old props in some sort of museum or something... instead of having it rot away in a back lot... Actually recognized a lot of these from my childhood

[@Mattatiah95]

There is a museum like that. Toei has one in Kioto if I recall. It also has exibitions from other shows like Kamen Rider series, Metal Hero series and PreCures.

[@audybharksuwana2041]

Maciej Adamiak Awesome! Thanks for the info. :)

[@Mattatiah95]

there are some films with that museum on yt too. Look for them if you want.

[@TBustah]

Some of the suits are on display, but I don't know about the models and other props.

[@chuumon95]

I want that done here in America too. How about a traveling exhibit with 30 years worth of stuff from all the Power Rangers series, costumes, monster suites, props, zords, toys, artwork, etc. They’ve done it for Disney, Harry Potter, Marvel, and CSI at the Franklin Institute. I’d also like one for The Muppets there as well.

[@jungin25]

Hi Jeff. I'm glad that you post a value video. I was amused to watch the video. By the way, there is a sad news. 38:42 man is Tastuya Nomi as Green ranger died at 47 on 18th May 2017.

[@terencethomas2632]

I thought the white tiger zord design was so cool looking growing up , never would've thought it was a stunt man in there , Dope and very creative how they put that together

[@RileyZilla1001]

Amazing! It's so cool to see behind the scenes of my favorite Sentai series. I always wondered how they made this stuff happen.

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

now i want a tigerzord costume

[@Tempora158]

1:07:13 This is how the spark is made: gun powder in a capsule. I don't think this effect was ever replicated in any of the non-Japanese footage. The times any kind of pyro was used on a suit in non-Japanese footage, sparklers were used IIRC, which is nowhere near as visually impactful as the explosion we got from the gun powder in the Japanese footage.

[@Jiterdomer]

Explosions in otherhand, they used superimposed special effect whenever the heroes got struck by an explosion when filmed in the city. If it's a quarry, desert, or in a salt flats, it's very ok to do so.

[@lastswordfighter]

A lot of the time they would use either fireworks, propane gas explosions, or smoke bombs. @@Jiterdomer

[@monkeyjb1988]

Thank you Mr. Pruitt. I only saw a few minutes but will watch it all. I thought we didn't have a lot of behind the scenes of Super Sentai or Power Rangers (although PR has been slightly more plentiful). Of course, this works for both. In either case, thank you for this video and for all your work on Power Rangers (and that goes any person involved with bringing any Toku to life :) ).

[@ilovegengar]

It's dairanger! (episode 21)

[@Jiterdomer]

The episode where Ryou got kidnapped by the Gormas after the Earrings fight.

[@satoshioo4321]

これはかなり貴重！！ すごいレアすぎる！！

[@robkearsy2995]

Very neat. I wonder if there is any behind the scenes footage from late season 2 early season 3 with stunt guys as The Thunderzords. Also that Thunderzord Assault Team though.

[@daneyal7162]

What's insane is that I can't find any behind the scenes photos from super sentai that feature monster costumes...

[@JediMB]

It was really cool seeing a part of the process behind that frankly iconic Mega Tigerzord/Shinsei Gattai Kiba DaiOh transformation. I don't think I ever realized that the Thunder Megazord's chest plate was on the Mega Tigerzord's back! The footage of the Bandora Palace model was really cool too.

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

I always wanted to see the footage of how the actors manages to wear the Megazords costume and how they bring all the zords model together to form a Megazord in every Power Rangers Series.

[@SciFiFan2012]

Thank you for uploading this, as a fan of both sentai and the PR franchise, this is a great look at what it takes to produce some of my favorite tv.

[@Iconic_Blitz]

Wow. This was an instant flashback to my childhood for real.

[@hanshotfirst1138]

Ah, the old VHS tracking symbol! Good times. Good times.

[@michaelleary1737]

Thanks for all you've done to make PR the icon it is today. The first seasons will always be my favorites, largely due to your awesome fight scenes. I love how most of the actors back then could do their own civilian fights, but it's probably good they didn't do the costumed ones as well, or we might have lost them to injuries like Thuy. Great job!

[@noonethatspecial]

The effort required to make this is staggering. Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@ShadowOmegaGuy]

So the megazords are actually guys in costumes? MY LIFE WAS A LIE.

[@moondeities]

Yes..also the Dragonzord as well. If you notice its torso movement.

[@Jiterdomer]

Toei Tokusatsus in the 90s are more creative than what it is today. No CGI stuff in any transformations and using cars as their transportation.

[@gmcubed]

Awesome. Nice and long too. I just hope this doesn't get claimed and blocked. I just had one of my behind the scenes videos (well yours technically, you shot it) blocked by Saban. I have no idea why, there was no music or any direct footage. Guess I'll be downloading this just to be safe.

[@PlasticGeek]

This is so amazing, they had to have amazing storyboards or something for everyone to know exactly what to do next

[@monkeyjb1988]

And no worries about the quality: Behind the scenes video never get the same love as the actual show's footage. Any behind the scenes from before the 2000's of either Sentai or Rangers is a blessing. Thank you again. :)

[@djaywrek]

This was very awesome to watch. Never thought I'd get a behind the scenes look into the zords, or how certain stunts were done. Very interesting. Thank you!

[@undeadnightorc]

The whole shooting in sequence and constant switching of camera direction is very impressive. At first I was thinking what a waste of time all that moving around was but I have to remember that these are seasoned crews working on a genre that has been around since the mid 70's in Japan so they obviously know what they are doing.

[@cc7cesar]

7:42 Lion Leon Yellow CHOJU SENTAI LIVEMAN

[@MetropolisKid]

I literally just finished watching gosei sentai dairanger last week so amazing to see this behind the scenes of it 👍👍👍👌👌👌 I'm currently watching kyouryuu sentai zyuranger thank you for the video!

[@Mitchthe1soul]

This is so much to watch and learn how such epic stuff came out of this.

[@KridkornTangthanasirikul]

90's after all. Forgivable, and thanks very much!

[@geodsg3965]

Congratulations! excellent rare movie.

[@fresh3456]

Holy crap...this is amazing. Thanks for sharing Jeff!

[@COMBOY]

Seriously, thank you so much for sharing this! As a Super Sentai fan, I always wanted to make a fan video for myself, and watching this backstage video could be so useful for my project!

[@BeazleyStudios]

So glad that I found this video. I watched Zyuranger and now currently in Dairanger because I wanted to see how different they were. Seeing behind the scenes is so cool

[@mariadelapaznicolettiseraf8153]

Increíble trabajo para recrear las escenas de batallas. Y el actor que interpreta al tiger zord se lleva mis respetos por aguantar ese traje tan pesado.

[@setoace]

WOW! this is rare video...you don't get to see this behind the scene footage of Super Sentai/PR unless you're a member of the crew. thanks for posting this ^_^

[@AlbertMadridista]

(1:11:07) that green ranger enjoying cigarette with helmet off is just made my day

[@h_el_gamer628]

This is simply amazing, behind scenes from Dairanger! and my favourite sentai too, really great!

[@jameslee133]

This is a great video. Good to see file footage.

[@Thetazord]

I think you are amazing man. I can't thank you enough for contributing so much to my childhood. You are a hero.

[@patrickrizarri]

Makes me wonder... Where can we purchase any of these Megazord outfits? Would be one dope Halloween costume!

[@Pegwarmers]

Wow, this is so cool the see the behind the scenes shots.

[@animemanXLK]

as a kid I was never quite sure if the zords were guys in cardboard/polystyrene costumes or if they were some sort of puppet

[@Asianiscool1]

Them spandex...thanks for uploading this to us viewers, it's truly marvelous to see how much effort and work is put into this and make it appeared so awesomely when I watched this as a kid.

[@mirincondeelectronica]

I say " thank you" to everyone who had worked so hard in every super sentai to show a really masterpiece because it riched my childhood...Zyuranger is better than power ranger..I appreciate this video...

[@harsdensus88]

you're right. but in this video is dairenger.

[@mirincondeelectronica]

Haryder ...of course dude...I know it...You're right...!! I meant all super sentai (japanesse) series are amazing!!

[@whopoder]

É impressionante o tempo, habilidade dos atores e a equipe dispensado para fazer uma pequena cena! O cinema e a TV devem muito aos seriados japoneses. As técnicas são incríveis.

[@AldoYagami]

Thank you so much for this, Mr Pruitt!

[@bandai1983]

I have never before seen anything like this!! So nostalgic! Thanks so much for sharing Mr. Pruitt!!

[@shawn32808]

I Like how this was shot. And then to see the American version and to see all the hard work for a 2 part show is very impressive to SEE one of the MMPR top episodes but together like this White Light is the first episode that JDF returned as the white ranger

[@cwolf201]

youtube being epic in recommending things. thanks for making this. I remember seeing teaser announcements on cable for the show shortly before the pilot went up

[@mathiasholland3667]

I am amazed at all the people that thought the zords WERENT A GUY I SUIT!! It is painfully obvious that the sets are models, and I don't mean now as a 25 year old adult, I was always fully aware that it was a man in a suit, whether it was a zord or a villain, Its also painfully obvious that it is not the American actors in the PR suits.... Nothing like a person losing all muscle mass when they morph....

[@ScooterinAB]

And losing breasts.

[@Kenko706]

And gaining... other bits, if you're really perceptive.

[@darthstarkiller1912]

I remember those 3 monsters in the end because they were on the Sega Genesis version of MMPR: The Movie. I remember always arguing with my brother which zord we'd control. He always wanted the Tigerzord and the Falconzord.

[@BizzerosLP]

Thank you so much for sharing these tapes and so much insight regarding power rangers and sentai. These shows made my childhood bearable :)

[@tonysslaystation9228]

This is a dream come true video , i always wonder what was like in the set of the first seasons of MMPR and Sentai

[@RichySKing]

All I can say is wow! Brilliant footage. I was a 1987 baby and was a huge fan of the original (American) Power Rangers series. Seeing this footage puts me in a strange state of mind, in a good way of course. Actually, it's very touching to see this behind-the-scenes material. Power Rangers certainly had the power to hit me. So am I right in thinking that you traveled to Japan to carry out research for the American production? Thank you for uploading this. You must have had a wonderful experience on the show. Greetings from England. By the way, while in Japan, did you happen to meet Ami Kawai/Scorpina?

[@carnut015]

Thanks for posting this!!!! Now I want to go re-watch Dairanger again.

[@LosDog]

Thanks for the upload. I really appreciate being able to see how one of my favorite show was made and see everyone working hard and the result.

[@ElimAgate]

Thank you for posting this! One of my favorite episodes, too! (Well, in MMPR :-))

[@EVAUnit4A]

Oh, what a treat! I can't understand any of what they're saying, but the in-camera commentary is appreciated. I saw MMPR-2 instead of DaiRanger, so it's difficult seeing this and not thinking of MMPR, but this is Super Sentai and it's interesting to see the differences. But regardless, thank you so much for posting this!

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

The scenes that are being shot were for Dairanger episode 22 in which the last of the three ladies (Nimrod in MMPR) dies to Kibadaioh or Mega Tigerzord in MMPR.

[@ricsteash]

I bet these teams had no idea the impact they would have on kids in the 1990s. I'd hope there is somewhere in Japan that has these on display on top of mannequins. I doubt it, as these are likely gone forever. Unfortunate.

[@TheForeverRanger]

Dairanger is my favorite sentai so this is quite the treat.

[@markjohnson2966]

Why isn't this viral? It's not fair that hours of inside footage of a long running work of art gets so little views while seconds of behind the scenes Lord of the Rings and Star Wars get millions.

[@spongeboy1985]

well it JUST surfaced. I found out via Ranger crew

[@Matar666ify]

awesome!!! Great video.well explained

[@cleopatrehoney]

thank you SOOO much ! That's pure treasure and you're so kind to share with us ! me and my friends dreamed of that kind of footage forever ! We dream of jetman footage but we'll never see that I think ! seeing the crew working is amazing, and yes, that's how the magic happen, very happy to see Gara actress in the vid :) every other footage will be great discovery for true toku fans thanks again !!

[@InDzienInTampa]

Very interesting watch, especially for Sentai fans and film students!

[@MORY0123]

牙大王に合体するシーンですね。でもこの映像ですが、どういうルートで入手したのでしょう？

[@TheCodeCrown]

This is so awesome. Like peeking behind the curtain in Emerald City. Thank you for uploading this.

[@anthonyvaickus9429]

This is the most awesome video on the internet.

[@gianmarcofilipponi2673]

In the American versione, they put the White ranger and the zords (Lion, firebird, unicorn, Yellow Griffin, Red Dragon and the White Tiger) into Mighty Morphin series. That's the why the White Ranger had a quite different suit from the others.

[@JeffPruittstunts]

All of the White Ranger fighting and acting was shot by me in the USA (and one week in Australia). We only used the footage of White riding his Zord from Japan as he was only a tiny kid and not a six footer. P👍 plus, there were no Z Putties in Japan.

[@Jiterdomer]

The main five were dinosaurs and the White Ranger looked like a Chinese warrior. This is because the White Ranger was from a different show called Gosei Sentai Dairanger. This is the reason why the five core rangers didn't make contact with the Dairanger monsters.

[@nicholaskong1673]

Thanks I saw this video and then I shared it to let my brother see this video. He was mind blown by the amount of effort it took to create an episode!

[@EscobarFurious]

Really makes you appreciate old school filmography/cinematography. Not as simple as today's CGI World. Very grueling and time consuming stuff back in the day.

[@Aprion]

very nice to get this sort of behind the scenes look from one of the older sentai series. You occasionally see them pop up as specials for the newer ones, but never like this :) thankyou for sharing this

[@hectordubon3487]

Oh man, Dairanger BTS! One of my favorite Sentai!!

[@Simon_Said]

Thank you so much for posting this. I've been wanting to see something like this for so many years. You are the best!

[@isshi-takkun]

白虎真剣やダイレンロッドまだ持ってるぞぉ！懐かしいなぁ