PROP Icons of 1970s : The Prop Guys Break It Down.

[@vialiger]

This series will blow up, just wait! Props to you guys!

[@metalinyourhead3604]

I just showed a few of my film club friends these videos. They quite enjoyed it.

[@sda2911]

You really gotta give them props! No, really, you gotta give them the props back at the end of a shoot, you’re not supposed to take them home!

[@matthewpickard6464]

AH, AH, HE SAID IT

[@bekeleven]

"One is none" is an important lesson that's since migrated into IT. One backup is none backup!

[@kristofferhellstrom]

So awesome hearing stories from prop guys. The unsung heroes of cinema.

[@bmused55]

RE: The coconut halves in Holy Grail, the gift shop at Doune Castle where many of the castle scenes were filmed sells coconut halves! They used to lend out a pair, but people kept making off with them thinking they were screen used. LOL

[@BrianStorey-j5n]

I have my "Monty Python movie horse" collectors set yup..its an official thing 😅

[@meatbyproducts]

Camera collectors hate lightsabers, because that part is so hard to find now.

[@regorllerref]

Bro, that TCM story of just using a piece of metal to protect the actors leg is nuts, reminds me when I was watching a doc, and there was some film from the 20's (maybe thirty's or older don't quote me) and they needed a shot of an avalanche, so they just legit created one to get the shot.

[@mrscb5303]

I’ll never look at a pan of brownies the same again!!!😱 I love this channel!!!!!🧡🖤🧡

[@haggielady]

I love these longer ones. You get into the nitty gritty of who, what, where and how. A lot of them are so easy and others are so intricate. Well done guys.

[@clbcl5]

The idea of the rabbit in the Monty Python movie was inspired by the façade of Notre Dame de Paris, which depicts the weakness of cowardice with a knight fleeing from a rabbit.

[@HoneyMike]

Monty Python are so cultured. It's cool that they reference something so sophisticated to make such a silly joke

[@baconsarny-geddon8298]

Lots of old "illuminated manuscripts" (old, hand-writen books from before the printing press, when books were insanely expensive) had weird visual jokes like that, drawn in the borders; Knights fighting snails and mice, or riding a snail like a horse. Sometimes the monks even drew crude sexual jokes. Kinda crazy, consider these books cost the equivalent of millions of a dollars; A whole team of monks would spend a year on one, single book. It's like buying a Bugatti, or million-dollar Renoir painting, and there's all these goofy little jokes, drawn all over it.

[@obeseperson]

@@baconsarny-geddon8298Them monks didn’t give a fuck

[@aliashensel999]

Scott called it on Radio. I had 9 years at a small station in California. One of the shows I produced and hosted was old time radio shows on saturday nights (Dick Tracy, The Shadow, ESCAPE!, Gunsmoke etc.) It got me fascinated with classic foley work. My last 4 years there I built a collection of classic tools like coconut hooves and thunder foil. Produced a lot of ads for local businesses and other peoples broadcasts.

[@feralbluee]

Wow! Cool. I mentioned that in my comment. I remember Gunsmoke and The Lone Ranger on the radio. How did they get those horses into the studios anyway? LOL 😂🐎

[@SynchronizorVideos]

Foley is a super-under appreciated part of sound design in media. I wish it got more attention and recognition.

[@SbenjiB]

Honestly my new favourite KZbin series. Would love to see a segment like "here's a scene, how do you think they did it?" Like with the ghostbusters-egg-hotplate.

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

We do plan to do more how do you think they did it videos.

[@a4d9]

Fun facts: In Sweden, there was a big debate in 1980 after a program on state-owned television that was appalled by the violence in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Sweden at this time only had two television channels, both owned by the state, so the program was seen by many. The distributor of the film in Sweden was threatened with a boycott, and withdrew the film. The police also raided video tape rental companies. The result? VCR sales increased, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre received a ton of free publicity! It took until 2001 before it was allowed without censorship, and in 2003 it was allowed to be seen from the age of 15.

[@Araneu5]

Funfact: The German title for Monty Python and the Holy Grail is Ritter der Kokosnuss, which literally means Knights of the Coconut

[@leonnahofer9138]

The 80’s! This is awesome

[@westiger1199]

great stuff again fellas! Working on a Star Wars film, I did manage to hold all the old lightsabers. Very grateful for that moment. The ones from the first 3 were so heavy compared to the moulded ones from the next 3 films. I really Sabered the moment.

[@ruadhscottygirl2480]

😂 Very neat!

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

That’s very cool indeed! What were you doing on the film? and which one was it?

[@jayabramson6702]

Groan!

[@cassidybb10]

These keep getting better and better.

[@steveobrien4130]

Awesome guys! I'd love to see props from films you all did with the "love these/hated these" props!

[@AndyTerra]

It´s like meeting new friends with the same interest and humour!

[@thespicemelange.1]

You could really say they played us all in that scene with the dueling banjos in deliverance

[@BassAckwards2020]

Its so crazy to be a background actor and see Scott and Poppi and Mark running around set. It's hard not to run up and ask for a photo..😂

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Well, say Hi next time!

[@waithereivegonetogethelp3240]

16:30 you can see how much more proficient and comfortable the other actor is with the nunchucks - no blinking at all, while Bruce flutters his eyelids the whole time, afraid he might hit himself. You see it in movies with guns all the time as well; an experienced shooter won't blink when pulling the trigger because it throws your aim off, an inexperienced shooter will.

[@nutsandgum]

Best example is the range scene from Leathal Weapon where Riggs(Gibson) cant help blinking with every single shot despite being an ex special forces marksman.

[@gerald8573]

@@nutsandgum well I've seen guys here on YT who shot millions of rounds and still blink. Some of them with a similar background to the character in the movie.

[@ourkeving]

And then on the other end , Kate Beckinsale stopped blinking during training for Underworld. Her husband, who was the Director was very proud on the commentary.

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

I saw all of these as a kid in the 70s - many of them at the theater. Love hearing the history. Please do the 80s (Cmon Blade Runner!)

[@bpalm74]

I’d watch the three of you even if the episodes were an hour or longer. Excellent episode gentlemen. Keep them coming.

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Well, thank you so much @bpalm74, we aim to please! Lots of fun and cool stuff coming this spring and summer! Keep watching!

[@steveday72]

Re: The bullhorn.. Tobe Hooper needed the bullhorn so he could be heard over the (very loud) noise of the chainsaw.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

A very sound decision!

[@SynchronizorVideos]

Yeah, I feel like that’s kind of an obvious one.

[@TerminalChillness]

Always ready for some Scott Prop and Roll puns!

[@scout3058]

I always think of Wild Wild West when it comes to the forearm gun. I loved that show as a kid.

[@rustyshackleford7584]

Always excited for a video with Scott and the Boys.

[@MackyFermion]

Thank you gentlemen for sharing your knowledge, time and humor with us all. 👏

[@ScottPropandRoll]

Our pleasure!

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Well, thank you for watching!

[@pammiasmr9068]

Extremely interesting, I'm always amazed by how small the world is. From family to friends, how we are all connected, very cool.

[@ScottPropandRoll]

So cool!

[@Etienne.6329]

Chef’s kiss for the editing work with the transition and the jokes (I’ve already said many times the rest was fantastic too)

[@TylerSnyder305]

I have that same 1970's era Dremel moto tool used in that movie ( haven't watched it ) , and another reason why they may have wanted to change the cord on it aside from the color is the fact that it's quite a thick stiff power cord and after being coiled up in the case that cord can retain lots of memory. I'd imagine the original cord would be a nightmare to deal with even if it were already white.

[@benjaminromberg2091]

You guys are great making these videos showing the inside workings of the movie industry, thank you!

[@ScottPropandRoll]

Thanks for watching!

[@lostboytnt1]

I'd like to see one with crossovers. Movies that give a nod to another movie, either with a prop, or a reference.

[@Maverick7r]

Another great video, practical effects will always be my favorite style of effects. You just can't beat the "real thing" to make the whole scene come together and make things feel so real!!

[@JunkyardBashSteve]

there's an old video game called Turok 2 that used a weapon that's clearly inspired by Phantasm, it would shoot a little tracking ball that attached to an enemies head, drilled out their brains and then exploded. I always thought it was super gruesome for the 90s but now I see it's even older and gorier!

[@Jay-777-p4p]

Wow miss Turok.

[@Flippo___]

6:03 You say that, but it's a convention lifted from radio plays. Even though horses were riding in the woods, those don't make a specific sound, so they used the horse on pavement-sound for everything to denote "riding on a horse." then movies came, and although it was more obvious that the sound was out of place, it had become a convention so people expected to hear that sound when people were galloping edit: yeah, Scott approximated what I said right after 😅

[@Annie-Ash]

Excellent episode!

[@3DSage]

That pun should have gotten canned laughter haha

[@RyanConnell5150]

The original theatrical cut of Star Wars had moments during the Vader/Obi Wan fight where the rotoscoped blade on Obi Wan's lightsaber was missing, and you could also see the cord that operated the spinning part of the Saber coming out of Alec Guinness' sleeve. Lucas later fixed those with VFX.

[@GroundhogClay]

I truly hope you guys do this for every decade of cinema. Or even have a series of famous props and you remake them using either the same or newer techniques

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

We plan to!

[@sergeantpeppers8858]

Back in the 1990s, I worked with a guy who knew the banjo playing kid in Deliverance. He never said how it was filmed but said the kid could not play the banjo. Maybe the kid was under NDA also.

[@oORaaA338]

That was great ! Indeed 70ies and 80ies were the best decades for movies and the industry in general. I wish you can make the next video about the 80ies 😊

[@andreawylie1527]

I got to see the forest dome, from Silent Running. That movie came out the year I was born, and I grew up seeing it on VHS and cable. Seeing it at the sci fi museum here in Seattle, I got kinda emotional. I saw it in Battlestar Galactica, seeing it for real, that was so amazing, still kinda gets me. It's so beautiful.

[@brianhvactech]

Love these videos thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to create content.

[@VariablePenguin]

I love y'all's videos. Can't wait for the next. 80s of course.

[@voiceovershill7620]

You guys always do your job PROPerly.

[@amaruqlonewolf3350]

I just love how they decided upon using a real chainsaw on the actor's leg. I honestly want to see the actor's reaction when they told him, "alright so we're going to use this chainsaw, a real chainsaw, on your leg. The only layer of protection is this metal plate and some meat." I bet he didn't saw it coming.

[@ZachTomlinson72]

This is awesome! 80’s and 90’s for sure. Any Back to the Future prop stories?! Keep up the great work boys.

[@CallousCoder]

Another SFX and VFX guy here, or should I say former as I haven’t bid on a job in over 4 years. But thanks for adding Phantasm! The sentinel sphere are so brilliant. I actually tried to make one myself 2 years ago. I got the nice orbs and grinding into them cleanly is a bloody challenge! Your grinder has a very tiny point of contact and stainless still is pretty hard. And grabbing those balls tightly (that sounded weird) is non-trivial. I ended up sticking them into a ring of a role or tape with tape 😂

[@alejandrozamora5253]

My new favorite series! Thank y’all for sharing the collective knowledge and “props” to Mark for being such a cool dude!

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

I know you!! Thanks for the comment my man!! And thanks for the cut!!

[@Etienne.6329]

The Matt in the back cameo always cracks me up

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

Great episode guys. I love the info about Carrie and TCM.

[@irondirigible4216]

Love the series. Ive been watching since day one

[@ReysonFox]

That Carrie story is so awesome. Give you guys props! But I will say I think I would love to hear about movies from the 80s... *the thing theme starts*

[@BadDadio]

Nice video. I really enjoyed the last picture showing the director with a bullhorn 3’ from the actor. I guess he wanted to make sure that everyone got his commands.

[@gohanwb263]

These videos are so much fun. You guys really know your stuff, and listening to you talk about these legendary movie items is so much fun. Thanks for the video! Also, "he knows the drill" 🤣

[@carolineachach8017]

Never seen Taxi driver, so sleeve gun I think Wild Wild West. They had some incredible props. Would love to see you do something on the spy genre of the 60's: Wild Wild West, I Spy, The Man from UNCLE, & movies like any Bond film. 😊 And maybe compare shows and films in 1 genre like for example Space Sci Fi: Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Lost in Space, etc. Then maybe Westerns: Gunsmoke, anything by Mr Eastwood, ... I could go on but I am sure you get me 😉 By the way, love your "dad" jokes and these longer videos 😁

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Great ideas! We do have bigger and better things on the horizon, so keep checking in and help us grow!

[@carolineachach8017]

@@MarkStarboySpacek can't wait yay! 😁

[@NorthWestPvPlolrektnoob]

these are the videos I most look forward to right now, they are so interesting.

[@1463sirmatt]

Awesome! Go for the 80’s next!

[@elliotalderson2479]

The roto for the lightsabers was only for the many rereleases. The final shot in the original theatrical release was only using the reflective materials

[@JonReevesLA]

While the rabbit was memorable as a character, I think the Holy Hand Grenade was more memorable as a prop. Still, loved the video.

[@gabrielleperson4794]

Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. Remember to count to three. Not 2 or 4.

[@bxllxdxnnx]

I loved this! The 80s next please!

[@Tker1970]

Best video so far. Loved the length and time devoted to the background info. Keep them coming!

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Thanks for watching! We’ve got lots of things brewing on the horizon so stay tuned!

[@Tker1970]

@@MarkStarboySpacek Awesome will do!!

[@AnamLiath]

I saw marathon man in the evening, after having my impacted wisdom teeth removed. I could SMELL it! I stayed... barely.

[@sweetsnejinka9411]

Very cool series, good

[@sheriracine3206]

Now this is an awesome idea. Love iconic trivia about movies from any decade if they are genuinely interesting. Yes more of this.

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Stay tuned, we got more coming!

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

I remember trying to crush early cans before they became aluminum. It was hard to do!

[@Eeraleye]

Love these extended videos! It would be awesome if you guys did something with Corridor Crew about how props and CG work together!

[@seamusxp]

I love your videos they are the best 😂 you should do the 80’s plus the terminator!

[@shannonmorrow2399]

I love these longer videos. Also Neil McDonough character on Justified had a retractable sleeve gun.

[@Jay-777-p4p]

This was awesome- I like coming across Star Wars history.

[@hazelleblanc8969]

My favorite Monty Python and the Holy Grail prop story concerns the construction of the Holy Handgrenade of Antioch - the base upon which it was made was a toilet float.

[@timacrow]

Holy Crap that was awesome! I would like to see one about props/effects from the 1930s if possible. I realize many of those were not effects as we know them but I would like to know how they managed them without killing the actors (too often).

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

That’s going deep, but we are always up for a challenge. The super early days of cinema are a very interesting period. No rules, no saftey, crazy days!

[@JarrodFrates]

In Jaws, for the Indianapolis monologue, Robert Shaw originally did do the scene drunk, arguing that it would be more realistic. However, the result was unusable. Spielberg considered dropping the scene, but Shaw pleaded with him to keep it. He did it sober the next day in one take.

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Love the lore of Jaws. Top five film for me!

[@eileen_a_b]

You can go in order of decades. I want to hear about them all.

[@jacobpaint]

Great to see you leveraging your shorts popularity to make something longer form. Very easy to watch and I’m sure you could do every decade over and over and still have plenty of great stories to tell. Apart from decades of film you could also do themed episodes either by the type of object (eg. Organic matter, weapons, food) or by prop-making categories related to how they are made, a specific use (like the Taxi driver gun device being made on camera), complicated props that needed to be made in large numbers, props that failed, props that injured actors or crew (you could do a whole episode on people being shot if you had enough info that hadn't already been covered). If the videos are categorised well they could work as an online resource for filmmakers and be referenced by anyone talking about the relevant films.

[@PaulOtis3]

I love these longer, in-depth videos

[@RandallChase1]

“Matt in the back” is underrated.

[@B1NT1]

Just love your stuff!!

[@BroadcastFreelance]

It’s so much fun watching you guys and you keep getting better… keep it up - yes you CAN 😅

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Thank you so much! We are working to increase out output and we have lots of things on the horizon.

[@Gundumb_guy]

Ohhhhhh a 25 minute video!? Must be my lucky day!

[@kristinarobinson5277]

I so love your puns, you are so amazing

[@przemek7176]

Man, that series in some collab with corridor crew guys would be hit! I love the format, keep it going

[@BrayTube]

"Camelot" "Camelot" "Camelot!" "It's only a model" "Shhh!!"

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

She turned me into a newt! (silence) I got better.

[@HoneyMike]

Prop guys lore, can't believe Sissy Spacek is his aunt

[@patlussenden4536]

Great video!! For suggestion I am thinkin the Krull and or the Disc from Tron 82 maybe

[@jenrose1002]

Gosh, I love these. Keep it up.

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Thanks for the support! We plan to keep em coming!

[@st.sebastian2218]

The German release of Monty Pythons Holy Grail is literally called "Knights of the Coconut" or "Ritter der Kokosnuss"

[@darylmorning]

No Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch?!? That BLOWS!

[@Happymali10]

6:02 Honestly...nowadays a foley artist probably just downloads the sound-file "horse on..." and picks the version with the ground he needs.

[@thecrystalcabinet]

Love these videos. Thanks guys 🙏

[@zerazukin]

Maybe he thought to use the bullhorn because a real chainsaw is loud and he wanted to be able to be heard over it

[@stevenmac993]

They didn't call them blockbusters because the queued round the block. The term blockbuster came from WW2. They were literally bombs that were so big they would destroy a city block. The public picked up on the phrase and started using it to describe anything that had a massive or spectacular effect. There are examples of it being used as early as the 1950's.

[@silvarace]

its funny, i always thoughjt the weird square thing that protruded from the lightsaber handle was an odd anti-ergonomic choice, but thats the clip from how it attached to the camera with some stuff stuck to it to fill the void.

[@mattgreenfield1430]

Tobe has a bullhorn in that scene because he has to be able to be heard over the sound of a live chainsaw.

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Now that a few people have mentioned it, it seems perfectly obvious. We couldn’t see the forest for the trees!

[@SuperFunkmachine]

Bruce Lee used nunchucks alot in The Way of the Dragon and Enter the Dragon, but both where filmed with in months of Game of Death's filming.

[@dancoroian1]

I love the subtitle bits (about the møøse!) in Holy Grail...first time I watched it I was legitimately wondering wtf was going on 🤣

[@MarkStarboySpacek]

Special shout out to @Altern84m for the horse animation!

[@Ronsonic]

Love these. Keep 'em up.

[@imthedude7009]

The problem with the show is that I hate waiting for the next upload…. I want more !