Saul Rubinek Loses Temper at Tony Scott in True Romance Audition

[@Dennis_Reynolds]

Brilliant. How has this video got no comments! Great insight into the casting. I always thought Saul did a great job of holding his own in a cast full of stars.

[@lissakaye610]

I loved him in this, the part where he freaks out over figuring out they knew Elliot’s name and says “You stabbed me in the heart” so great, you could feel that.

[@mightisright]

One of the best cast movies in the past 50 years.

[@mackychloe]

@@mightisright Agreed.

[@sonofthesea]

It felt so real, I remember it to this day.

[@50Nobody50]

@@mightisright Saul gets to go out right too....I mean, his last words on screen are "fuck you fuck you fuck you" This film and the Professional made me think Gary Oldman walked on water. Now that he really is an old.man he hasn't done anything good in a decade.

[@SepulchreBrit]

Legendary part I’d say. So funny

[@jameskelly5672]

What a great character.saul hit a grand slam.

[@Scipted]

Coming home in a body bag was great fucking movie 🍿

[@Sugarbear3000]

That bullshit war.

[@cheapdate2334]

After Apocalypse Now, that is the best Vietnam movie ever made.

[@Manny7087]

@@cheapdate2334 I just looked at Silver's producing credits and he hadn't made a war movie but he had make Predator in the jungle

[@arnnj6666]

Nearly as great as Body Bags 2

[@johnnyboy2k]

I don't believe you.

[@CERTAIND00M]

I just went down a rabbit hole of watching clips of this guy talk about the movies he was in and I gotta say: it's been a real treat. Thank you for uploading this.

[@wwilder9228]

Check out Memory Run. A very very obscure Sci Fi gem starring Saul and Karen Duffy.

[@almamorrissey8594]

Same!!!

[@terrapinflyer273]

I became a huge fan of his after seeing him play Artie Nielson in Warehouse 13. One of my favorite characters of all time.

[@brianmeen2158]

@@terrapinflyer273 yeah I think Rubinek did a great job on True Romance - I don’t think I’ve seen him in anything else though

[@yourthaiguy]

We need MORE Saul Rubinek interviews. His first hand no-bullshit accounts of working behind the scenes in Hollywood next to some of the biggest stars and directors for 30 years are some of the most brutally honest and straightforward observations I've heard from any actor...

[@Dmnthygtshlds2]

That is all I could think when watching this! Man, what a character. I have always known I’d love this guy in interviews based on his characters.. similar to Dennis hopper where you know they’re probably some of the most interesting people in real life as well

[@MustHaveWine]

Saul is a very good actor himself. He can definitely hold his own against anybody.

[@steveclapper5424]

One of the stand out movies I have seen, RIP Tony Scott.

[@FormerlyNYVulgarian]

Great story Saul. Always enjoyed your roles since I was a kid. The curly hair made me relate to you😅

[@Louis-qt5qb]

"Boris, be nice. Get us a couple coffees will ya." This guy slaughtered the role of a sleazy Hollywood producer. 👏💯

[@Friends_and_fragrances]

This guy is such a tremendous actor and his role in True Romance was so memorable. His freak out scene was epic

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Saul Rubinek is a brilliant actor

[@williamcurington1017]

Phenomenal story ... he nailed that part. Arguably the best Tarantino movie

[@Brendan-Black]

...that isn't a Tarantino movie. Lol

[@jaesea323]

​@@Brendan-Blackhe wrote it so it is.

[@ericjohnson8326]

Tony Scott was so great at his job. The colors the action the whole look of the films he shot & didn't let his ego interfere with his job. He took the best after instead of black balling him for talking back to him. I truly miss what he brought to the screen.

[@SalveRegina8]

I am floored by his ability to so naturally switch into the accent. He sounds just like my father. However, that’s not cockney.

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

He does do a pretty good Cockney accent. Consequently, he sounds nothing like Tony Scott did.

[@KJ5100-q2s]

Tony Scott: Geordie accent

[@danbrock1843]

It's not, sounded Australian

[@stewmott3763]

Maybe that's his idea of a Geordie accent? Although yeah, still thousands of miles away.

[@FicByPab]

I am only familiar with his work from True Romance and Unforgiven, but they are two very iconic performances; it's crazy to think it's the same guy doing both.

[@agrowax]

I actually didn’t realize that either until you said it. And I’ve seen both movies many times he plays both characters COMPLETELY different.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Then see him in The Family Man!

[@apurugganan]

And _that's_ how Saul got the part, and we get to see him knock it _out_ of the park!

[@E4RLIES]

Just watched this (again!) today ❤ Great movie, he was perfect for Lee’s role

[@bender75]

Tony was a legend and this is why. Zero ego in this anecdote.

[@CaptNeeda]

Unlike Mr. Rubinek evidently

[@conephompany]

love these stories, great storyteller

[@Filmmaker809]

Tony Scott is a great filmmaker. You were lucky to work with him Saul before he died.

[@Sangria]

He was in Against All Odds and I hated his character. I hated all his characters. Great actor!!!! Lol!!!

[@Jimbobjankowicz]

Excellent, thanks for sharing. That movie is brilliant. Even if Q says it’s shite. Tony did an excellent job.

[@lostlakepictures7378]

Tarantino liked True Romance, he hated Natural Born Killers.

[@Largentina.]

I've never heard Quentin Tarantino say a bad thing about True Romance. You're confused.

[@ufonomicon]

Wow Joel Silver lol that’s gold!

[@Valhalla13375]

Call me crazy but "Coming home in a body bag 2", was even better then the first one.

[@mattceccotti]

amazing storyteller. Wish somebody gave him a role to showcase the gravitas.

[@deerheart87]

He was great

[@kevinwhelan9607]

NB Saul: Write your memoirs. Now. Now, Saul. Everyone watching will buy a copy. Now Saul❤❤❤

[@astropioneer3296]

I love it. A real testament to how good a guy Tony Scott was. RIP.

[@Chris-oz9qx]

Tony Scott was from North Shields not London

[@ATEC101]

That's the equivalent of Mobile to Birmingham Alabama. About the same land area as England but with less inbreeding, which is saying something about Alabama.

[@psycho8927]

​@@ATEC101What are you on about people for the coast don't even speak like people from Newcastle which is 20 miles away. The UK has literally 100s of diffrent accents and variations.

[@psycho8927]

@@lancejohnson127 correct

[@jamesroy6992]

Well said my friend, its always London when looking from America😂😂

[@bhdoyle1117]

Didn’t think it was possible to make that flick any damn cooler than it already is but this did that

[@markpage9886]

Nero Wolfe Mysteries. Watch 'em. You'll thank me. (It's a repertory cast so don't be put off by the same actors playing different roles, episode by episode. It's a treat.)

[@RustysRuppEEs]

Saul used to walk me through the park and he was RuFF 🐕🐾🐾🐾

[@christopherkenney4766]

Tony Scott was a Geordie (from NE England) not a Cockney (East End London).

[@patrickbyrne5070]

Amazing actor. Amazing director. amazing film. Just a bit of banter init mate 😏

[@DrTWG]

Great actor - True Romance was the first time I'd seen him - that character was such an obnoxious sleazebag and very believable . With fantastic turns from Hopper , Walken and Oldman as well , they were worth the ticket alone. One thing . Tony Scott was not a cockney , nor did he remotely have a cockney accent . It would be like me thinking Danny DeVito has a Houston accent .

[@Lord_of_The_World]

His part was awesome in the movie

[@TheWiZeguide]

Tony Scott did not have a cockney accent he was from the North

[@stevenobrien557]

No one cares.

[@mackychloe]

@@stevenobrien557 Yeah, we do.

[@peterp2153]

Well that’s *your* problem!

[@GenerationMediaReaction]

the impersonation was spot on though (yes he wasn't a cockney, but he has a blend accent)

[@stewmott3763]

@@stevenobrien557 I would love to see you say that in a Newcastle pub! 🙂

[@deletebilderberg]

Tony Scott was about as far away from ‘Cockney’ as an Englishman could be 😂

[@brucesmith1544]

Saul has always struck me as full of it

[@powysdewhurst]

Why?

[@DM-kv9kj]

This could never ever happen anymore. The entire industry now is 100% dominated by corporate/marketing executives and they ONLY hire yes "men" (yes people?) and to become an actor in Hollywood at all now, you need to first already be particularly famous on social media.

[@jon8004]

Dude, half the good movies these days are made independently, which still can be a crazy process. Crazy stories about Joaquin Phoenix come out every few years. If Johnny Depp can create Capt. Jack Sparrow when Disney execs are basically threatening to fire him, well, plenty of things are still possible. For the most part, actors aren't going to behave that way. Forget about the execs.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

No, you have to be compromised and blackmailed to work in Hollywood now. They all diddle kids. China has all the evidence in case anyone steps out of line.

[@dannyhernandez1212]

😂😂😂😂 You just described how the majority of things have been running for decades.

[@josephmayfield945]

lol, like you know anything about what’s happening in Hollywood.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

​@@jon8004well this is about character actors vs leads, leads don't audition for the most part.

[@donkeypant]

Whenever someone calls me on a Sunday, I borrow his line.

[@donnyscallz]

what like would that be

[@PurushaDesa]

Saul, if you're reading this, to me you will always be the villain from _Getting Even with Dad_ before anything else.

[@Revelian1982]

He is named after what drivers do when they slow down to see the aftermath of a traffic collision.

[@chasspeed]

Saul Rubinek was pushed off the sidewalk by John Candy during the opening credits of SCTV Season Two!

[@AGENTARMES]

Is there a doctor in the house or not??

[@Sobergamer61]

He was perfect as Lee. Perfect. 🤌🏻

[@rooty]

Is that donnie from Frasier

[@Clarence2Worley]

He really did a magnificent job. As you can see, I'm Clarence Worley and I would know.

[@JacksonHoulihan]

It's almost like Tony was leaning towards him but he wanted to make sure Saul had it in him so he may have upset him on purpose to bring it out of him.

[@willshaw3493]

Said hi to him on Rodeo Drive once. True story.

[@telephonic]

He was amazing in True Romance.

[@BradPham]

Its true that Quentin Tarantino movies are weird and violent. Prior to Reservoir Dogs ee hadn't seen such a mix of clever pop culture references with hyper-violence. The mid-90's was just the time for Tarantino's style. Grunge & alternative music resigned supreme. He & the Coen Bros. were huge back then.

[@rooramblingon895]

You just gotta love Americans and their understanding (built through Hellyweird and USA TV and Mary Poppins) of "the BRITISH ACCENT!" Actually that should be THE British accent, as if there's not thousands of them. You've also gotta love a "professional actor" complaining that the director wants them to NOT BE THEMSELVES in "acting" 🤨🤨 From his impersonation he seems to think Tony and Ridley Scott were born in some wormhole connecting Dick Van Dyke, Crocodile Dundee and Jason Statham. Play a real Geordie accent {these Scotts are from North Shields, Northumberland} and then 99% of the USA, Germany, France et cetera would think they were speaking Russian. Wake up America. It is not like your amazing country doesn't have many many accents and dialects......something you'd hope a highly paid "actor" would know at least.

[@seaninness334]

Interesting take but I find it hard to believe he didn't know who Joel Silver was back then. I worked mostly in production in LA in the early 90's and knew exactly who he was. I had heard some stories about him and crossed paths with him very briefly twice but not enough to necessarily know his mannerisms. I've always liked Rubinek's work. As for telling him to - himself, sometimes saying no, or standing up to someone for being a jerk, has some interesting effects in the business.

[@lostlakepictures7378]

I thought the same thing. He'd only produced Lethal Weapon. Die Hard, Predator and yes Road House at this point.

[@NoName-eo2mv]

He’s from the north east of England, couldn’t get much further away from London in terms of geography and difference in accent, maybe the cliche is true that all Americans think British sound the same!

[@sbwification2]

I'm going to try this at my next job interview.

[@RumbleFish69]

Sure.... Go right ahead. I'm sure you'll be fine.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Find the boss who appreciates it and be magical together

[@montiseas919]

It is so strange hearing him swear. I know him primarily as Artie from Warehouse 13.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

He dropped the "F" bomb. 😧

[@Largentina.]

And?

[@rlawrence9838]

Maybe that's why, I'm just saying in True Romance, his character seemed one of the weaker aspects of the film, ie because he didn't want to be in the film very much.

[@donnyscallz]

Saul crushed it in JFK and The Unforgive. as well.

[@Crazyfeline]

Rubinek is good in everything.

[@RexCymru]

Cockney accent? He's from the North East!

[@stewmott3763]

Americans can't tell the difference. Most of them think Europe is a country.

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

His TNG episode is a classic.

[@aslannouveau]

Tony Scott is from Hartlepool and is *NOT* a cockney.

[@dannyH84]

Who cares

[@naysayer1238]

@@dannyH84 Me. Totally not Cockney.

[@SalveRegina8]

@@dannyH84me!

[@brianrushford4057]

@@dannyH84other end of the country,it’s like saying a Texan and New Yorker are the same thing

[@stevenobrien557]

​@brianrushford4057 of course they aren't the same thing, the difference matters. In the case case of UK regional accents, no one cares. It doesn't matter to anyone outside of the UK they all sound ridiculous.

[@danwat1234]

When did this panel take place?

[@alexmartin3143]

He’s full of sh*t saying he didnt know who Joel Silver was. One of the biggest producers in Hollywood at the time with Lethal Weapon, Last Boy Scout, and other super famous early 90s movies

[@starwarsroo2448]

He was already massive from producing at least Predator and Die Hard

[@jasong6027]

He means he didn't know him personally. He doesn't know how to imitate someone he never met as he was asked. Doesn't know his mannerisms.

[@rafaelnycpr]

He didn't know him personally, not his record. Which was substantial.

[@KJ5100-q2s]

@@jasong6027that’s hard to believe. He may not have “known” him, but Joel Silver’s antics were legendary at that time. I worked out there then and even though I didn’t know Silver, I knew exactly how the dude acted from all the stories.

[@KJ5100-q2s]

Right. Joel Silver was one of the biggest film producers in the 80s and 90s (and is still working). If it was an action film, he was probably doing it. He was right up there with Jerry Bruckheimer. Even if Saul didn’t work with him, the guy was a living legend and everyone in Hollywood knew who Joe Silver was - and that he possessed a certain “personality type.” I had recently started in Hollywood and even I knew him; Saul I think was being difficult with Tony. Anyway, for a guy who “didn’t know” who Silver was, he played him perfectly.

[@LECITIZENTEN]

Love it!

[@alexpilgrim8248]

Too funny. Not even knowing who Joel Silver was.

[@Skoora]

“You know Jesse. I’m very fond of you”

[@ghostlightx9005]

Directors gonna direct. No idea what the problem was.

[@peterlohnes1]

how does this have zero comments?

[@trevorpowers6032]

I love how they admit that his character is based off of Joel Silver

[@thefullsp]

TR IS MY NUMBER ONE FILM - FANTASTIC ENSAMBLE - KILLER SCRIPT - MY FAVOURITE DIRECTOR

[@mackychloe]

One of the best casts ever.

[@tecumseh821]

Someone re edited this movie on YT that based on Tarantinos script and its way better with a non linear scenes

[@dmoney668]

This dude always intimidated me Great actor

[@spenser9908]

Lmao this guy sounds like David Brent.

[@theparalexview785]

TBH, Saul pretty much always plays the same character - kind of a cowardly bully who gets by on his feral, scavenger wits rather than brains or brawn. And always with a dark edged sense of sardonic humor. But it's usually perfect for that role. And I enjoy his anecdotes because he seems like a real guy who was accidentally cast in roles when he'd just dropped by to deliver a package or run an errand, and some casting director saw him and said "Who's that asshole? We need him for this one role!"

[@purefoldnz3070]

haha what a story Mark.

[@kemowasabi551]

This was great!

[@ksonderholm]

He didn't know who either Joel Silver or Tony Scott was? Two of the people who defined movies of the 80ies more than anyone? Is he being serious? :O

[@Yapostadodat]

Courage to confront shows character.

[@carmeloalfano6963]

I’m not sure Tony Scott was a cockney or from London at all. I’m sure he was a Geordie lad which means his accent would’ve been nothing like that, albeit a good impersonation of a person that he wasn’t speaking to.

[@penhdog2207]

Wow ! Very interesting. Henry Rollins tells a similar story about being cast in Bad Boys 2. If you take Henry at his word, he said he (after having an audition with Michael Bay before where Michael Bay was basically a rude arrogant pr**) Henry read the lines like he didn't give a f*** then scrunched up the script and threw it at Michael Bay saying "Have a great f****in movie!" As Henry was walking out the door, Bay asked him to stop and if he could please come in and do exactly what he'd just done "one more time staring directly into the camera?" And he was in Bad Boys 2 as a Swat Team leader guy.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

Tony was a great Director. One of the best who ever lived.

[@Brendan-Black]

_Domino,_ _The Fan_ and _Days of Thunder_ are wastes of celluloid and the rest of his films are brainless popcorn flicks that haven't aged well at all. When _Top Gun_ and _True Romance_ are your claims to fame you really don't belong in the "one of the best directors that ever lived" conversation. Lol

[@Coachplayer]

The Greek word for actor translates to “liar”

[@hamishmacleod8616]

Saul Rubinek owned that part.

[@richj6596]

How are you an actor and not hear of Joel silver? He’s only produced the greatest action movies in Hollywood

[@stephensclater2812]

THE BEST backstory EVER!!!!

[@jochowsa]

How in the hell did Saul say he never heard of Joel Silver? He was one of the biggest producers in Hollywood at the time. Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Predator, Road House, etc etc. Saul is full of 💩

[@askmisscrowecheyennecrowe306]

True Romance is my favorite movie of all time. Saw it at 13 years old and that hasn’t changed. Followed by Seven and Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day Lewis.

[@sallybags9090]

Well, you have excellent taste 👌 By the way, your channel is interesting. Having stalkers is no good. Hope you are doing ok 👍

[@askmisscrowecheyennecrowe306]

@ thank you! A lot better now 🙏🏼

[@yvc9]

Rubinek's been in a LOT of things.

[@jackcade68]

I always thought the character was based on Oliver Stone.

[@gterrymed]

He's not the type who's seen DIE HARD, LETHAL WEAPON, PREDATOR (i.e. Joel Silver movies)

[@gterrymed]

AND THAT'S PERFECT ❤️

[@LarryDanaDavid]

I waited on this guy in 1996 at Bodega’s on Sweetzer & Santa Monica in West Hollywood. And true to his word, he was rude and obnoxious.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

That's awesome like being in a movie just being a waiter.

[@timothylowe8327]

That rare beast. A host that doesn’t interject. 💯 all the points.

[@powerboon2k]

Sounds half true.

[@louisg3598]

Let's see Dr. Zhivago

[@jamesbrinner3678]

Nice story but Tony Scott was no Cockney he's from North Shields so therefore a Geordie. Nearly 300 mile difference. Sorry, but its a big thing over here

[@rooramblingon895]

Don't forget the sprinkle of Aussie BBQ that landed in their.....😆

[@thedddemon]

Best character in the movie.

[@dvyt433]

That code switching was flawless