David Prowse, "One-take Kubrick"

David Prowse tells about the shooting of "a Clockwork Orange" scene where his "breathing" caused some issues. Maybe it was the sign of his future destiny as Darth Vader?
This interview is part of the material shot for Stanleyandus, a documentary series whose first three episodes:
The Pinocchio project.
Beware perfectionist.
Writer-writers.
can be viewed on Vimeo: vimeo.com/onde...

[@radic888]

The heavy breathing ominously foreshadows Darth Vadar’s own trademark breathing.

[@paulrobertson8251]

David Prowse was also Christopher Reeve's weightlifting coach to get him in shape for his Superman Role !

[@chriswright6245]

I met him at a convention. Everyone wanted to talk to him about star wars, I just wanted to talk about weights. Lovely bloke

[@christopherstevenrankin]

I met him once. Jackass!

[@Justinicus24]

I had the pleasure of meeting this legend many years ago at a Comic-Con in Canada. I actually asked him about this scene and he said it was a pain in the ass working with Kubrick. Hilarious. Rest in Peace.

[@The_FreedomZone]

6 takes, what a legend. RIP David Prowse. We'll miss you.

[@wangson]

What a cool dude he was! He had a wonderful voice and was rather eloquent.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

What a legend. What a story! I'd imagine Darth Vader could be the the only person joking with Kubrick on set and coming out of it alive...

[@chichiboypumpi]

David Prowse you're home, one with the Force.

[@stanleyandus]

Hi all, I am aware of the sound issues on this video, but this is a home-made, quick mix. We are working on the new release of the series and we will definitely focus on the sound quality - by hiring a professional sound editor, don't worry ;). Follow us on FB, Twitter or Instagram for more info.

[@dionwalcott9677]

he was REALLY STRONG

[@Concreteowl]

That's how Darth Vader's breathing was born 😁

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Everybody who ever worked with Kubrick said that working with Kubrick was VERY hard work due to Kubrick's insistance on perfection. He was known for doing multiple takes.

[@stanleyandus]

Kubrick's legendary perfectionism will be the subject of the next episode of our documentary series Stanleyandus.

[@davidshields948]

Great series. So glad I found this channel

[@benw-king3380]

DP was from my home town, Bristol - the UK's sixth largest city in the West country. My dad knew him well. For years they both worked as door men. That would be a fairly decent brag...'I was once slung out of a night club by Darth Vader.'

[@stanleyandus]

😄

[@MikeBanahan]

You can really hear it when he speaks too, if you pay attention

[@benw-king3380]

@@MikeBanahan Vader probably wouldn't have been quite so intimidating if he had those broad West country vowels.

[@Zarathustra.was.right2]

TRY THE WINE!!!!

[@fidomusic]

"Have some more".

[@chbloss]

I still say this to this day when I offer wine to friends and strangers.

[@Canada_Dominium]

FOOD ALL RIGHT?

[@simonpurist4499]

I thought that it was more dramatic for Prowse to be breathing hard, like he was ready to kill Alex right then and there, and repressing his anger.

[@DerekLyons]

Dave is a lovely man and a friend

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

Awesome.

[@ninaevans4501]

My other halfs dad had the great honour of meeting Mr Prowse. David was the Green Cross Code Man. Looking after kids road safety sense back in the old days. My other halfs dad worked for Suffolk County Council Highways as a Road Safety Officer. ROSPA (ROyal Society for the Prevention of Accidents), a branch of Suffolk County Council Highways. My other halfs dad, Brian, got on famously with Dave. He always mentioned Dave right up until Brians death 25th December 2016. We still think of you David, we wish you all well. Nina Evans and Wayne Brill (son of Brian Brill) 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

[@ADAPTATION7]

It did look effortless in the movie.

[@dionwalcott9677]

he made coming down the stairs holding the man in the wheelchair look soooo easy

[@Thelastromanemporer]

Dion Walcott I can't even lift my 120 ib mom in her wheelchair, lol. Mainly because she won't let me though.

[@dionwalcott9677]

Henrijk Aardbei HAA HAAA haaaa oh my goodness.

[@Thelastromanemporer]

Dion Walcott I mean she's not heavy and neither is her wheelchair, but she gets snappy when people pick her up a certain way, I guess she's afraid of falling out if anything. But yeah Prowse makes it look so fucking easy

[@aalexjohna]

Robert Ashford that's because you are trying to fuck her, you pervert.

[@jkenney2]

Oh yeah, he was the bodyguard in "A Clockwork Orange." I knew that the man in the Darth Vader suit was a bodybuilder but I didn't know that they were one in the same. He was also on at least one episode of "The Benny Hill Show".

[@denverdanoreno]

Very stoic and proud man, R.I.P.

[@JohnInTheShelter]

I've heard Prowse had bad times with Lucas and the Star Wars community, but in interviews he always seems like a nice guy.

[@derekheffernan8990]

Big Dave was my daddys friend...Love from the Heffernans x

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

A true legend David prowse in a clockwork orange and in the great Star Wars movies

[@stanleyandus]

Russ Meyer

[@tedbailey3673]

I wonder if we just heard the true origin of Darth Vader breathing sound...

[@NightmareCrab]

David looked amazing in this film, buff but also very intellectual.

[@DSGMATT]

RIP David Prowse

[@GA-1st]

"One-take" Kubrick! LOL! I can't even imagine that! I've never been convinced so many takes are necessary. But obviously Stanley was. RIP.

[@sebastianverney7851]

Walking down Marshalsea Road Southwark with a friend yesterday, I pointed to the building where body-builder Dave Prowse ran his gym. I went there 1979-1983, not for body-building but just for general exercise using the machines, and the stench of sweat was quite disgusting. There was no air-conditioning and it was nothing like a modern gym. There were lots of body-builders, ordinary men who were electricians and postal workers, and body building was a sort of cult. The lads grouped around some guy lying on his back on a bench and trying to lift some unbelievable weight with tremendous grunts, egged on by the lads, "Go an 'Arry you can do it!" Anyway, I was pleased to find this because it is the very gym, with Dave himself, and you can see from the pine walls how it might have got like a sauna. Note Dave's strong west country accent.

[@RazzlyCrunch]

Rest in Peace Lord Vader

[@jenniferwhite9133]

RIP Darth Vader David Prowise

[@commandercaptain4664]

One-take Kubrick: _dah wuts wit deh mics dah_ Sir Prowse: YOU GIT. RIP to a bodybuilding legend.

[@gmar7836]

What a lovely man.

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHl]

I thought his reflection was another person

[@tykjenffs]

Do Not Underestimate the Prowse...

[@Canada_Dominium]

James Earl Jones and David Prowse: Kubrick veterans, both

[@Illustraful]

Lucas did him dirty.

[@pgmorrow]

That's odd. Why didn't the sound recordist keep Prowse's mic out of the mix and just pop it up for his one short line? I don't know if they had a multichannel Nagra back then, but they must have had a mixer for the microphones.

[@stanleyandus]

Maybe Kubrick took advantage of the problem to shoot more takes. :-D

[@greglapointe1311]

Ha Ha, that was a great story! David seemed like a very likeable guy.

[@stanleyandus]

He was.

[@spikeep6141]

That's Where Vader Came From. *wheeze*

[@MrVinylObsessive]

LOL

[@Stream_King]

It should be entitled, "Tales from Vader." On another note, Lucas, kind of screwed him over.

[@GG-jt8st]

Followed by Prowse screwing himself over repeatedly.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

What a nice guy! RIP.

[@Stoirelius]

1:56 “is a very strenuous job, INNIT?” Spoken like a true Englishman.

[@UmbrellaGent]

He says, "is a very strenuous job, you know?"

[@stevandslimproductions]

Said you know

[@bigwave25]

Damn what a workout!

[@jiggajigjones8210]

Thanks for posting.

[@David-yw2lv]

I never heard a neutral opinion about A Clockwork Orange.People either love it or hate it.

[@stanleyandus]

Well, neutral opinions simply don't exist.

[@David-yw2lv]

@@stanleyandus I meant opinions on the movie are very strong one way or another.There are those who consider it one of their favorite movies or think it's horrible.

[@stanleyandus]

I don't know if I can give you a real answer. I guess it depends on what people mean by horrible. There are horrible events in the film and someone probably also complained that they are treated in a joking way. A Clockwork Orange deals (like all Kubrick's films) with the deep feelings and impulses of human beings and how these are ‘regulated’ in the social sphere; the violence is repulsive in A Clockwork Orange but is increased in Full Metal Jacket. Personally, I always find it difficult to call a work ‘a masterpiece’, or even horrible, I prefer to limit myself to the territory between ‘stupid’ and ‘not stupid’, being aware that sometimes my judgement does not depend on the reading, but on the reader.

[@H00D00]

@@stanleyandus im neutral about it. damn i just proved you wrong lol

[@johnta17]

Whoa, is he really the strongman in Clockwork Orange?

[@stanleyandus]

Yes. Sadly, he died in 2020.

[@zaftra]

He's also Darth Vader.

[@Wulfyr]

And the Green Cross Code Man

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

try the wine

[@tinaholman956]

He helped make Clockwork Orange good

[@dfernand101]

SIX TAKES ! he must have got arm strain.

[@helioseismology]

And amazingly, he still makes it look so effortless in the final product.

[@mdhcccc]

That’s not a lot of takes

[@shellyt556]

@@mdhcccc with the physical lifting probably feels like 20 takes

[@josephcusumano2885]

Thanks. Didnt know.

[@ryantony7114]

Rip the real actor darth vader is passed away

[@Bootrosgali]

Frank Sinatra was known famously in Hollywood as One Take Charlie... I dont think he could have carried that man in a wheelchair tho.

[@zarthbacon]

That poster!! Fnar Fnar.

[@millerdave6]

And that's what I think about the Jeff Cavaliere/Athlean-X Fake Weights "controversy."

[@MintyFreshTurds]

That's amazing he took the "one take Kubrick" jab as valid criticism and only need 6 takes for that scene seemly out of consideration for David. That must be a Kubrick record and the only time he comprised for any actor.

[@Yodavid1]

wait a second, if i recall correctly, this guy doesn't even say anything in that scene. why the hell did the put a mic on him to begin with?

[@gmann6269]

I think he says "No, thank you." when Alex tries offering him some of the wine.

[@EnergeticWaves]

Well, at least the lighting isn't too bad this time. But the mirror and choice of poster????

[@sclogse1]

Not a "choice". The great Sergio Oliva .

[@beyondslantskill]

Dear stanleyandus some very nice interesting interviews you've uploaded but the music you add to them make them unwatchable for me sorry. The music is unnecessary and distracts from the the person talking.

[@Bootrosgali]

Great this is the anecdote to knock Kubrick nerds out of their seats because Kubricks many multiple takes would be one of the top ten bar points to say about him, so you can pipe and use this story by starting it a little bit cloaked by saying "ah yes,, "One-Take Kubric!k" , you know, to get a startle and get a reaction and probably a few scoffaws and pushbacks as they call it these days., and then you hit them with ol Dave Prowse , god bless him, he actually said it to his face so its signed off 100% Kubrock canon legitimate..

[@OP-oj9od]

Yes I see, I see!

[@madahad9]

This is one f my favorite scenes in Clockwork. It is both funny and suspenseful. At a certain moment I swear Patrick Macnee sounds just like Boris Karloff. If I could play one role in the film it would not be Alex but the writer. The character hovered precariously frombeing ridiculous but within the context of the film it works despite Macnee's misgivings about how he was being asked to play the part. In lesser hands it would fail but the satiric atmosphere keeps it all afloat. A great film.

[@spacemonkey377]

I would doo all the takes Stanley wanted. Wouldn't it also mean more money?

[@EduBanton645]

ixcillent

[@JohnDoe-tm9wz]

¨Ye see¨

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

did david prowse lift

[@Ease54]

He was British champion in Olympic weightlifting, if that's what you mean.

[@rubensano4860]

Watch the scene and decide for yourself.

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

did you see the movie?

[@jackbombay1423]

It was CGI.

[@zoebiboei216]

​@@jackbombay1423😂

[@shawnfella]

FOOD alright!!

[@Canada_Dominium]

Excellent colour, sir!

[@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841]

TRY THE WIIINE!!

[@Agherr08]

interesting

[@tarzannalee5080]

Hilarious.😂😂😂

[@kazikokaziko4903]

if he had this speaking voice 76 new hope time maybe he can be hold it role and allthose cofnlict never happenyes earl jon4es was awesome burt same timed david treated worst then pros which even he was good actor wass still rop 4 star wars caracter luke leia han vader was main caracter 3 movie even palpatine was only part of 3. movie.

[@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017]

Yes, he had voice good for character played but director goes with deep voice overdubbed and dialogue instead Darth Vader

[@MrHEC381991]

lol poor bastard

[@RandomMOMentscom]

look at his eyes that is not normal that's creepy :0

[@RandomMOMentscom]

Lol

[@dj_bullets7106]

RandomMOMents .com Look at you :o

[@StormDatIsApproaching]

It's just lazy eye. I think that for some people it gets worst with years. I have it, and a lot of time people think I'm trying to look creepy or intense, when I'm just relaxing my face

[@ninaevans4501]

Sorry for last comment. Sadly David is no longer with us. Am so so so sorry 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥This lovely fella died in 2020. RIP David Prowse 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔🫡🫡🫡🫡😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥 Am sorry if last comment offended anyone. So so sorry 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😫😫😫