Rock & Rule - "My Name is Mok" by Lou Reed

[@jhetttiernan2623]

Only Mok can be so charismatic while looking like a human cigarette

[@motorganism]

The his made me giggle, thank you

[@DigitalCoffee08]

And now I can’t unsee it.

[@akhenatenwasawesome]

watching this with a fever was the worst decision of my life

[@MegaLangosta]

?

[@dostfez]

HA!...I can only imagine...kudos to U!

[@christopherdavid2363]

akhenatenwasawesome ... OR BEST!

[@Soviless99]

I dont understand im just getin over a fever and ive watched to movie 7 times

[@oblexoblexoblack4804]

I feel ya paint man.

[@florpleborp2275]

They way they showed his hyper-narcissistic personality in his songs is actually pretty impressive. Shame this movie did so poorly just because of some big monopoly company ruining it and messing up how they marketed it. (CHECK THE REPLY AS WELL!)

[@Verneandru]

Thanks. To be fair, Nelvana delivered the film years late and millions over budget without a name headliner like Mick Jagger (as promised), plus the people inside UA who were championing it had left. I'm disappointed in how it was released as well, but the blame needs to be spread evenly to be fair to those involved.

[@emerpus01]

I was in middle school at the time and was aware of it from marvels publicity of their adaption (get it!!!) but never saw any sign of the movie until it hit hbo. At which point me and all my friends watched it several times.

[@collenrung5009]

What did happen ? It's an awesome film and soundtrack!

[@collenrung5009]

Yeah I totally forgot! I didn't know about the comic adaptation, but I guess I saw it originally long time ago on HBO. That was so long ago I forget about HBO and Nickelodeon just starting out. Nickelodeon had some cool stuff when they 1st started , like Third Eye and City of Gold, ect.

[@Omnywrench]

When I read The Hunger Games, I always pictured President Snow looking similar to Mok, albeit dressed in a white suit. The books kept mentioning how big and gross his lips were, and Mok's Mick Jagger-esqe mouth was the first thing I thought of.

[@thesupershinymegagengar2034]

Hands down the best part of the movie! I don't care what anyone says.

[@johnmcclatchy]

So many Rock & rule vids from years ago are now resurfacing in the youtube feeds.

[@Verneandru]

The film was done 40 years ago, I've had my clips up for years and it is only now that people are taking notice. Go figure. Just goes to show that if you wait long enough eventually things get noticed.

[@ciriam4454]

Jeeez this song is catchy :D And Im in love with the animation, so expressive!

[@lebarondeminuit3580]

I had a high fever and the shits when I saw this, it was trippy as fuck

[@Duvmasta]

It’s pretty catchy

[@huldra2606]

Mok is just basically a child of Marilyn Manson and Jeffree Star

[@cm5913]

Dialogue; deep gravelly voice Music video; Young rock star voice Hey, he is lip-sinking!

[@Verneandru]

LOL - all animation is lip-synced by necessity!

[@MrSserpent]

I always thought that the song clip is kind of a flashback, a dream created from passed memories and Mok is actually younger there. That would explain why his past songs are sung by Lou Reed and in the real time by more deep-voiced Iggy Pop

[@Verneandru]

​@@MrSserpent "My Name is Mok" is Mok's big rock video - it haunts him because he feels he's failing at living up to it. Mok's songs were supposed to be done by Mick Jagger then David Bowie but both backed out. They then had to secure separate artists for different songs. Iggy Pop was a real late addition to the roster but his gravely voice does add nuance considering Mok's trying to raise a demon from hell with that song.

[@MrSserpent]

Verne Andru so I was pretty close 😃

[@BandAIDS78]

2:08 when I hear my pizza rolls are done at 3 am

[@Tanya37red]

I remember watching this with some friends when we were like 13 frying on acid ......

[@lizzychrome7630]

The most shocking thing is that he's not voiced by Tim Curry

[@polaris30000]

You know, I would be down for a remake with Tim Curry doing the voice over.

[@jaysonklein6018]

@@polaris30000 considering that Tim is still recovering from a stroke... I'd rather he heal.

[@nothing-but-milk9176]

He kinda looked like jager to me

[@ColtComanche]

Nothing-but- Milk He was who the character was based on and first choice for voice, David Bowie was second, Lou Reed was third.

[@nataliegill4656]

Lizzy Chrome who plays him?

[@daneyal7162]

He looks like an old, vampire mozart...

[@tylerrobles9935]

why does this guy excel at being an antagonist? seriously he is the greatest kind of bad guy I've ever seen

[@BasileosHerodou]

@@tylerrobles9935 because he bas character depth without being a pity character?

[@ATEG8374]

He looks like Jeffree Starr as a morphine-addicted rock star

[@Halloween111]

Fun Tidbit: Mok was drawn with Mick Jagger specifically in mind to voice him and do the singing parts. (That's why his lips are their own character) For whatever reason, he couldn't do it and Bowie couldn't either so Don Francks did the dialogue and Lou Reed the vocals. Susan Roman did the dialogue for Angel and Debbie Harry the vocals. "Angel's Song" would be the framework she used for "Maybe Just For Sure" on the Def Dumb & Blonde album.

[@enriquejoseantequerasanche6180]

He looks like Iggy Pop mixed with Steve Tyler... Which isn't far from what you described

[@dalgonadraws]

I swear to god his lips are its own character

[@silverdays2909]

I can't look away

[@christiancamaro5263]

Apperently it took longer to animate his face mostley the lips than it did to animate the rest of the movie.

[@The-official-knudschannel]

What type of makeup is he using!?

[@paradoxgeist6480]

I want a tattoo of the lips

[@MFO86]

@@The-official-knudschannel Maybe he's born with it...maybe it's Maybelline.

[@neohinhin2372]

My name is (David Bowie's and Mick Jagger's lovechild) Mok. Thanks a lot.

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

Reed daddy to both of them.

[@AuroraGriffin]

It's funny you mention Mick Jagger, because I read somewhere that Mok was supposed to be a parody of him. The article said his full name was "Mok Swagger". And, apparently, Mick Jagger didn't take kindly to this.

[@LukSter18998]

Well, they were caught in bed together...

[@valdezsaihttam5871]

And Lou Reed of course

[@zaparoonyzap7607]

Actually, his full name was "Mokiiligan Swagger".

[@bazinga8203]

“I’m the power Sodom used on Lot” is such a cool fucking line

[@pommel8263]

It really is, and it makes the rest of the song seem so shallow and garish in comparison. Well, more so than it already actually is lol

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

True, but the pedant in me is confused by what it means, since it was an archangel sent by God who turned everyone into salt, and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah didn't have any kind of "power" beyond being filled with lechers and hedonists.

[@joekerr3215]

@@user-lb9xw4xf2q \ Lot had chose to live in the city because of how beautiful and prosperous it appeared, overlooking its depravity and choosing to follow the wealth he could gain from it. In other words he was seduced by something evil kind of what Mok references in this line. He's basically saying I have the power to make you want me even though I'm a walking red flag. Its interesting because in the scene after this line there are statues of people crumbing reminiscent of lots wife who turned into a pillar of salt after looking back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Such a fascinating little movie shame it never did well.

[@pommel8263]

@@user-lb9xw4xf2q the other replier kind of nailed it, Lot chose to live there and remain there until angels of the Lord came to him. Indeed, instead of rebuffing the predatory men entirely as a Godly man aught, he simply offered his daughters in the stead of the angels. Evil company corrupts good morals. This line is made all the more fascinating because it encompasses this chipping away at Lot’s morals by the ppl he lived amongst, by personifying the town, and given Mok’s other biblical references through out this song, it all seems to play into his vanity and lust for power, while reveling in his own depravity

[@pommel8263]

@@joekerr3215well put!!!

[@jeffpotipco736]

Remember, evil spelled backwards is live, and we all want to do that!

[@nyokoSalome]

;) re-mem-ber kids... beeee goood!

[@sorchatheraven]

B-but Uncle Mickey sayz..

[@Mystickrage]

@@sorchatheraven Shut Up..... Talk To Me!

[@Deadeye313]

Are we the baddies?

[@yonipwr]

Yes, let me murder children and drink the blood of the innocent.

[@PsychoJosh]

Hardest things known to man: 5. Quartz 4. Topaz 3. Corundum 2. Diamond 1. The bassline on this fucking song.

[@Earthdogbonzo3]

That Bass-Line rules! This Song fucking rules!

[@ZeroMod]

Hard like attitude for sure, but not hard to play! Love it - a very sly compendium of tasty RnR phrases. I learned it for the fun of it but doubt I will run into anyone who even knows this movie 😁

[@lizkenn1144]

@@ZeroMod I would so love to jam with you on this one 😁

[@palladinmentalist4497]

Какой же он страшный!

[@shizukagozen777]

😅😂😂

[@BeefheartLynch]

Whoever is playing bass on this song is KILLING it! Long live Lou!!

[@Brecconable]

This song has a dirty guitar synth to it, there is something missing though. I think it is obscene lyrics. Otherwise it is fucking sick!

[@richarddavidson9177]

That would be Ellard "Moose" Boles on bass.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

RIP Lou Reed ( † October 27th, 2013 ) ⚰️⚰️⚰️ 😢😢😢🥀⚡🎸

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

He needs to hire someone else to write his lyrics.

[@olgalugo8827]

I see why his last álbum floped.

[@Cross99obx]

I would like to think this was his later material that didn't do a whole lot for him 😂

[@Funinightmare]

Mok looks like the kind of guy who doesn't hire anyone to write anything for him. He wastes his talents on his own ego thinking everything he thinks and does is great and everyone else is wrong for speaking the truth. In other words I believe the songs were intentionally written that way to show his character.

[@yadiraaguilar2035]

His name is mok and his last album flopped

[@mrmemelord2227]

My name is mok thanks a lot I am a snake and I’m the big bad who makes you shake like wtf

[@Frisby2007]

If Tim Curry played a character whose design was based heavily on David Bowie...this would be it. Also, whoever animated the lip sequences for him should be in the Hall of fame for animation.

[@Verneandru]

I agree - animator extraordinaire Robin Budd was the lead animator for the Mok character.

[@citycrusher9308]

@Frank deluca lol

[@Fektthis]

@@jackatkinson245 Yes, he turned down the part. It was clearly designed to be him not Bowie.

[@jackatkinson245]

@@Fektthis yep i see

[@Fektthis]

@@jackatkinson245 should have added... His full name is Mok Swagger... Kind of another dead give away

[@lukevankleef4245]

You know, considering how much modern rap stars sing about their own ''greatness'' I don't think its entirely unbelievable for Mok to have an actual career in the real world.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

That's how ahead of the times this movie was. :)

[@Javert2012]

yeah and since this is a dystopia, you can relate to him as a modern self-worshipping sect leader.

[@SomethingBizzare60]

Considering how many rock stars embraced megalomania and idolized their own greatness I don’t think it’s entirely unbelievable for Mok to have a career in the 80’s, the most shameful and indulgent era of popular rock music

[@danielingraham8487]

@bmk777k my name is Mok I do pot and rock

[@gatsmen2200]

If evil backwards is live doesn't that mean live is the reverse of evil?

[@sophieauguste1786]

I guess that in the original cut the «World War III» phrase was supposed to come off as gross and cynical, but the American cut explicitly stated that the characters are *not* humans that developed animal characteristics: they're mutated street animals that have the Earth all to themselves after the human race perished in the war. Specifically street animals, not pets, so no attachment to humans at least, resentment regarding them at most. So, everyone in this world probably *does* consider WWIII an amazing thing for their kind.

[@lupinsredjacket3191]

Wasn't there a moose dude in that club scene though? And I think Dizzy could be a mutated mole-man.

[@ASR-Ansori]

This movie rocks. This song rules. His name is Mok, thanks a lot.

[@warrirornunluv801]

A S R he's the greatest thing since world war three!

[@marc80s]

Girls!

[@WobblesandBean]

The soundtrack alone is worth watching the film for

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

Hes like a combination of Marilyn Manson, David Bowie and The Joker.

[@tarathompson9506]

How could Mok look like Marilyn Manson all the TIME?! Because Jafar is the combination of Conrad Veidt, Vincent Price and Jack Nicholson as The Joker! And Lord Cedric is like The Combination of Jafar from Aladdin, Hades from Hercules, Scar from The Lion King and Tim Curry as the Dark Lord from Ridley Scott's LEGEND! Due to Jafar being based on Maleficent; Maleficent looks like Marilyn Manson's portrayal of VAMPIRELLA! Is Vampirella one of Dracula's Concubines? And do you know who Lord Cedric is?

[@adamscott7354]

Yah but he's better than Manson, even as a fictional character, given how much that goth shut in abuser got away with it for as long as he did, cancel worthy

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

This movie has had such a profoundly positive impact on my life. It got me into so many different bands, helped inspire me to get into guitar AND art and gave me something to distract myself with whenever I'd feel alone. I'm so grateful for Rock & Rule. Thank you for all the hard work you put into it. It means so much.

[@pixelsbykris5494]

I love how the girls are in shadow despite being under spotlights. It could either be because it's a dream and/or because despite the fact that they're singing, they aren't the stars. Mok is. Also, the animation on his lips is so fluid and amazing. I keep coming back just for those parts alone.

[@mutazoia]

Ever hear of back-lighting?

[@BasileosHerodou]

I think its a dream of his music video

[@MALICEM12]

That and it was just the style of the era, some with their disproportionately long legs

[@johnconnor4094]

Those lips are nightmare fuel

[@collenrung5009]

I'm positive it's because Mok is the star, he's the show case. Not backup singers, it's awesome how they portrayed that. That's really perceptive of you.

[@Octopimp]

This is one of my all time favorite animated movies! Such beautiful animation and great songs!

[@WobblesandBean]

I just discovered it the other day, and I'm in lurve.

[@Crazyhiena]

Don't tell me you saw it when you were kid?? D:

[@moongem4489]

+Octopimp Omg, I was so surprised to see you in the comment section

[@rabbit0664]

Octopimp Fityo. Wish more people heard of it.

[@kbtechmaster]

I liked it but it always felt incomplete. compared to heavy metal, it's not as good. I just wish that the production teams of both films collabarated. the animation and music and general art direction in rock n rule is so much better but heavy metal has such better writing and depth to it. I wish this genre would make a comeback, mostly. :/

[@paradiso123]

You might not like Mok, but you have to admit... He's got style

[@Bowiiihowdy]

Thanks alot

[@castironchaos]

...the greatest thing since World War Three!

[@marc80s]

Girls!

[@chrisrj9871]

Hard to listen to since January 2020.

[@cornixdemetrius7883]

​@@chrisrj9871It started way before 2020.

[@berrystein9197]

Jeffree Star in 20 years once he returns to his music career

[@kaylabrownell1268]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FeedEgg]

i usually leave youtube on random when i sleep... when i woke up this movie was playing at this exact part....and i had not seen it before.....weird fkn thing to wake up to lol

[@reaperproductions7058]

*wakes up to hear the words "I'm the greatest thing since world war 3 girls!" as then I see a dark screen with a pair of lips and eyes on it*

[@clayisahottie]

Mok, in universe wise, is probably the *worst* thing to wake up to.

[@josejuanandrade4439]

What a nice and modest fellow... wish i knew his name.

[@joshuafreedman7703]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[@ilayfelber2433]

🤣

[@lizkenn1144]

Not to mention polite

[@lupinsredjacket3191]

​@@lizkenn1144 And humble. Very humble.

[@alnu8355]

Mok's back must hurt from carrying this movie.

[@ranmakun69]

In case anyone is wondering: that is Lou Reed singing.

[@ohhellobethany]

THAT BASSLINE IS GOD TIER.

[@viccolasvic9461]

Aparently a deleted line in the movie he decided to take revenge on his fans and the world because there were TWO OPEN SEATS at his last show.

[@QueenOfDarknes5]

Wow, that's tragic. He deserves to be on these "Villains that were actually right" KZbin videos.

[@LadyBern]

Why do I love Mok as a villain? The egotistical and narcissistic villain has been done before but there's just something about his that is I love. I'm simple and present through what he says, sings, does, and even the things surrounding him and somehow it isn't completely over done. It's like he could be one of those cult leaders a la Jim Jones.

[@tristanband4003]

I think it is because he is a very well executed example of the trope. He dribbles with charm and charisma wrapped around a core of cruelty and madness.

[@marcd73]

I'm the biggest thing since World War Three!

[@Socialism_on_Roids]

Mok is living proof that you don't necessarily need a villain to be deep for him to be any good. Throughout the movie, I sort of got a Clockwork Orange feel from him that was somewhat repressed behind a veil of class and charisma.

[@Javert2012]

Yeah (sigh)... So many poor fools. They have money, women (if they're men😉), power, glory, everything. But they lack love, compassion, belief in good and, well... future.

[@jamessorrell2498]

Exactly. A character can be defined entirely by their actions and reactions in the story, a villain can be fun without having to be deep and Mok is exactly that. A fun villain

[@NecroCritic]

I've heard people argue that his motivation for villainy is insanely petty and stupid. I would argue that that's the point. A good villain is someone that is entertaining to hate. The fact that Mok is so insanely self-important that he would murder thousands over (according to Lou Reed) two empty seats at one of his concerts just cements his depravity, which makes for a very fun villain.

[@hasehershfeldhershfeld9004]

Socialism on Roids WHAT🐰🎤🇺🇸🎸🐰COMMIES NOT GOOD. HEMMORHOIDS!? PER CHANCE?

[@herrflantier3739]

Look at Frieza from Dragon Ball. One dimensional, but he's still the most memorable villain from the series.

[@BorisNoiseChannel]

. _"you think he's acting, but he's not"_ . Such a great, great simple line! (right, girls?)

[@Halloween111]

I see all those self esteem building seminars weren't wasted on this guy.

[@WobblesandBean]

God damn this movie is GORGEOUS! Why didn't it do better in theaters? Also, why not use Lou as the speaking voice for Mok, we know he's a decent actor. I guess I can't complain, Don Francks did a great job.

[@Verneandru]

The music and the voices were handled quite differently. As I may have already mentioned, Jagger was originally slated [as can be seen in Mok's design] then Bowie and finally Lou Reed. From what I recall Lou came to the production fairly late in the game. Animators can't animate without lip-sync which depends on the actual recorded voices, so waiting on the musical talent would have put things too far off and we were already way behind. As for why it didn't do better in the theatres, the double-DVD set has an insert with a fairly good explanation. One of the problems we had on this production was the director was always away with the musicians so we were often left redoing work he didn't like when he returned after a 3 to 4 week hiatus. That put the production way over budget and years longer than it should have been. By the time it was in the can the people cheer-leading it with the distributors had left so nobody really cared anymore. It opened one weekend in Boston with no promo next to a Disney block-buster, did poorly [because nobody knew about it] and was pulled. Total shame and a real disservice to all the talented people who put their blood, sweat and tears into it.

[@WobblesandBean]

VerneAndru Wow. Makes me want to beat the director's ass over that now. What's with 70s-80's animated masterpieces being fucked over by one or two incompetent people?

[@Verneandru]

Amelia Bee LOL - I hear you. From my experience the problems were systemic. The "system" stated at the time the screenplay has to be locked and an animatic in place before a project gets a green light. In this case because Nelvana had some success with their TV 1/2 hours they were given certification before the script was locked. Then they staffed up and had a crew of 350 waiting on the writers and directors to decide what they wanted us to do running the project way over time and budget. So, at the end of the day, it's political IMHO.

[@WobblesandBean]

VerneAndru Sounds like the kind of bullshit I came across as an associate producer in the video games industry. After ten years of the same incompetence, I finally got the hell outta dodge. :/

[@sluggotg]

VerneAndru That explains a lot! It is an absolute crying shame that it got no advertising and no global exposure! I will always love it and I just hope young people viewing this video clip will buy the Blu Ray Version of this! Maybe a Sequel/Remake could happen! Sluggo

[@sundaze9709]

Guys.. I think his name is Mok...

[@WobblesandBean]

Thanks a lot.

[@kylepatrickhall1426]

I survived the mok concert

[@joshuafreedman7703]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Survivors described the destruction as "Evil", "Spooky", and "Wow, bad karma, man"!

[@markusdecker524]

Dracula + David Bowie = Mok

[@sethleoric2598]

"MY NAME IS DOOF AND YOU'LL DO WHAT I SAY!"

[@beepbeep958]

L E A V E 😂

[@sethleoric2598]

@@beepbeep958 "Noooooooo cuurse youu parry de platypus!"

[@slytheringuy0529]

Woop, Woop

[@wonderpandimonium]

Just saw this movie tonight. It is CRIMINAL that it didn't earn more at the box office. All that hard work would have been for nothing if it hadn't become a cult classic.

[@WobblesandBean]

It was such a waste to make this scene a dream sequence. It should have been part of the concert in the finale, right before the invocation song.

[@MattLuceen]

Makes no sense as a dream anyway - the ego typically dissolves when you dream. Maybe Mok dreams differently. 😮

[@slytheringuy0529]

He reminds me of Dr. Frank N. Furter From The Rocky Horror Picture Show Edit: Thanks A Lot I was not the only one

[@marc80s]

1:57....foreshadowing...

[@jackphillips3354]

This guy’s pretty in to himself.

[@Verneandru]

That was pretty much the point of the piece - to show him as a self-absorbed ego-maniac. Glad it worked!

[@jackphillips3354]

@@Verneandru catchy tune though!

[@seankilburn7422]

I watched this when I was 15...then my kids and wife found and bought me the 2-disk deluxe set. Being a musician I can say it's been a life-long ambition to cover this tune and let this generation discover R&R, what a song! I'd put Mok up against Ye any day of the week.

[@sarahbreisch4750]

let us all know when you release your cover!

[@Lobo_vr]

This character looks and sounds like it needs to be played by tim curry

[@Verneandru]

Spot on! The big Mok intro sequence was designed after Dr. Frank's entrance in Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[@mamandu0378]

Anyone else think Jeffree Star looks like Mok?

[@HowTheGodzChill]

Fuck off

[@beepbeep958]

Fucking *Oof*

[@pinkythedrood]

Yes.

[@Rinzeki02]

Mamandu 0 yes But actually I see Merylin Manson

[@nyokoSalome]

pass ;0...

[@Halpin2006]

VERNE ANDRU? The animator who did Rock and Rule? I LOVE this 80s underground classic. I feel so bad that it didn't grad like Heavy Metal did, but I still loved this! Not just an animated musical, but also a scifi / postapocalyptic. Maybe that's just it; this was meant for us cosplay and scifi geeks. PLEASE come to DragonCon in Atlanta someday!

[@Verneandru]

Hi - I worked primarily in story doing layouts, storyboards, designs, that sort of thing. I was actually on my way to work on Heavy Metal when Nelvana snagged me for Rock & Rule. I agree this is a better film and wish it had seen a better release than it got.

[@Halpin2006]

VerneAndru will you ever come out to DragonCon in Atlanta? Do you visit scifi cons in America?

[@Verneandru]

I've done a few comic cons - Emerald City in Seattle and Alternate Press Expo in San Francisco. If I'm an invited guest, anything is possible - LOL.

[@atomsea03]

This movie REEKS of the 80s, and I couldn’t be happier

[@macksryder4398]

Dunno why I just randomly got this stuck in my head, but hey. Maybe my brain needed some Mok-based nostalgia. So, thanks a lot, Mok.

[@josey_8204]

I like the shadowed backup singers, i like the lines too i dont know what it is but i like the casual kind of tone in this whole peice. Mok is excellent, whoever voiced him knocked it out of the park.

[@douglasbabb1725]

Lou Reed (Guitarist/Singer for The Velvet Underground) did the vocals when he song.

[@r8dj]

I'm the greatest thing, since world war 3....girls

[@dragonempress8367]

"I'm the prettiest thing since world war 3" Well that's unsettling.

[@BasileosHerodou]

Biggest* But yeah its pretty unsettling that there was a ww3.

[@marcd73]

@@BasileosHerodou Or "greatest", depends on whether you are quoting the first or second verse.

[@fireandcopper]

I watched the film, and I wish I were longer. The animation, the backgrounds, it looks like it's rotoscoped because it's so fluid in movements, it's so realistic in its own universe. This movie is criminally underappreciated.

[@Verneandru]

Thanks for that. Some of the band scenes were rotoscoped but the bulk of it was all done by hand, the old-school way.

[@artificus7316]

Why the heck does his design remind me in Tim Curry?! XD

[@cidronlvnv]

+Arti Ficus to much midnight movie times in this, and others, including Rocky Horror perhaps

[@LucianCorrvinus]

I'll give a a hint ..."and in the beginning there were lips, and they were good...and the lips said....* Michael Remy was ill the day the Earth stood still, but he told us...where we stand....and I really got hot...*

[@Heirllionaire]

Definitely in the same vein as a Rocky Horror Picture show, right down the charisma and red lips.

[@dornravlin]

this movie got me back into drawing and wanting to make my own animated films i'm an aspiring filmmaker mys self and an ok artist but i want to step up my game and this was one of my influences

[@tieany1]

dornravlin try to do this as a hobby, not full time unless you have money like that

[@AceSoulWolf]

I'm so glad Lou Reed sang this. So much good talent in this movie! Love it

[@halonostalgiatheater7440]

Note that every song of Mok’s was about how awesome he thinks he is

[@hippychikforever]

Triumph of the glory. Triumph of the glory of me. Triumph!

[@ManofMystery89]

Well he is the greatest thing since World War 3.

[@jacklong1290]

This sounds so much like David Bowie.

[@MrGlentc]

Behold the love child between David Bowie & Mick Jagger.

[@k.t.5405]

Holy sh$%, this kicks major butt!!!! This thunder bass mix is savage!!!!

[@bighand1530]

Yes.

[@joshuafreedman7703]

...Thunder itself takes third place to this bassline (second place goes to an earthquake)!

[@joshuaolsoncook]

Ego The Living Planet: I have a huge narcissistic attitude. Mok: About that...

[@ameliawarfield5637]

Mok wants Angel 😇 for her voice. His mouth 👄 has a life of its own.

[@Plasmathedeathjester]

Is it me or is this film everywhere recently

[@BloodyBraces]

Only Mok could make reusing animation cool

[@rachel-in-the-208]

I saw this on HBO when I was about 8 or so ... I am now 47 and NEVER forgot this song! I think that says something.

[@GingerSnape46]

you and me both

[@hippychikforever]

About to turn 50 and remember when MTV had this video in heavy rotation.

[@jacknapyer]

Ha ha same! I videotaped it off HBO when i was 9

[@slurpwis]

I really like the lore of "I'm the biggest thing since WW3"

[@ravenscarlettanis13]

Why do I want an AMV with this song over different characters played by Tim Curry?

[@Supersurfer12]

That is a good idea

[@fireandcopper]

The guitar notes at the beginning hit you like a goddamn train and I love it

[@caseyshort8475]

With lyrics like that no wonder his last album tanked

[@RedSiegfried]

You'd think with him being eaten by a demon it would have increased his popularity ...

[@explodingtomahawks7589]

What he lacks in writing songs he makes up for charisma...and his lips of course.

[@ryarod]

Almost as unnerving and despicable as his narcissism is his insistence that World War III would be a good thing.

[@Verneandru]

The story is in a post WW3 setting where the only creatures that survived are mutated rats. Since Mok and his audience are themselves mutated rats and the war let them rise to dominate the planet, that event is seen as a pretty good thing.

[@RedSiegfried]

This movie was so painfully embarrassing and cheesy yet I can't not watch it. Love it!

[@onyxhades9513]

Mok is my favorite animated villian of all time!

[@unclebadger597]

My favorite villain period.

[@GalenNight]

Talk about an ego trip

[@TheRealNormanBates]

That is a great way to end the video (that look on Mok's face at the end)

[@bettyboop4460]

Am I the only one who thinks he could have been played by tim curry

[@OceanbornAngel]

The song and the visuals go so well together.

[@decimatorentertainmentstud8523]

Now this is how you make a villain song.

[@toastychrome3992]

God this song sucks. But I've watched this like 12 times.

[@Moneyaddthenmultiply]

"sucks"

[@590275502]

this is such alluring animation, its so good yet so... slimy

[@kelsiumintake9520]

Does he remind anyone else of David Bowie?

[@paperwhitesavvy]

Mok looks like someone who likes to take a walk on the wild side.

[@juliocbp9389]

This song's bass guitar got me pregnant.

[@GBFakaDerAltmeister]

well if i know one thing for certain, this guy is MOK. (hey girls!)

[@Verneandru]

Thanks a lot. LOL

[@eamonndeane587]

@@Verneandru And We LOVE the Things he's got....

[@Flowerbarrel]

Yes, sing to us, Lou! This movie may have been weird as hell and I had no idea what was going on, but it was still fun to watch and now I've got the Transformers album. It's such a perfect day and I'm glad I spent it with you.

[@enough2715]

This movie is such a hideous gem lmao

[@Dear1Stupit1Dog]

Aside from obviously being designed after Mick Jagger. Am i the only who thinks he kind of looks like David Carradine? (his Speaking voice even kind of sounds like him)

[@volitionspark2686]

Yes! I thought so and I knew he looked familiar. Carradine & Jagger...exactly the combo

[@yongadog]

I...LOVE...LOU...REED! R.I.P.

[@WobblesandBean]

I know! Ah, he was such a wonderful man...there will never be another like him.

[@EduardoGarcia-vy7nc]

I luckily ran into this great movie and have been looking at clips online, and I find it awesome to find a clip from somebody that worked in the movie! I love the animation on this! I saw your demo reel on IMBD and was even more surprised that you worked in most of my favorite scenes, being this song and Mok's great entrance. Thank you for uploading this, and for your work! :) I wish more movies like this one were made, I find this style of animation excellent.