Transformers Generation One voice actor Peter Cullen talks about the moment that he found out Optimus Prime was to be killed off in Transformers The Movie.
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@kyledamron5 жыл бұрын
I really wish they would make an Optimus Prime movie like the Bumblebee movie before we lose Peter, he is the only voice of Prime for me
@ochosigod54174 жыл бұрын
Facta when he dies so does transformers
@ulty14724 жыл бұрын
The only puesdo second prime is Gary Chulk because ummm well "That's just Prime"
@sixela22684 жыл бұрын
@@ulty1472 he might be a good choice as a holder for the matrix, but he could never replace the magic
@skylavivian82714 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Someone else may be able to play Optimus but they will never be able to replace or be the best Optimus Prime voice actor, Peter Cullan. Peter Cullen, was THE BEST!
@zitro30224 жыл бұрын
FACTS
@fan17014 жыл бұрын
I was one of those kids that felt totally destroyed at the death of Optimus Prime.
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
...and what about the other characters that died?
@DiscoRaptor4 жыл бұрын
@@mrg466... I was trashed at them all. Aside from Bumblebee literally all my favourites were wiped out in one movie. Seeing Ironhide, Rachet, Brawn and Prowl getting taken out right at the start destroyed me! I think I even cried when Galvatron kills Starscream!
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
@@DiscoRaptor well it's maybe tough to take as a child, but otherwise, they were at war, therefore realistic,...but the shuttle attack scene was the worse part of the movie! Even if they plained deaths for those characters,...you mean to tell me, not even one Autobot could get even one good hit in? Laser shots firing everywhere,... even Ratchet looked cool firing away,...yet nobody got in a single hit! Really bad writing there in my opinion!
@rumble-roses3 жыл бұрын
Thumb ups only because I agree and feel ya.
@mrg4663 жыл бұрын
@@rumble-roses Prime's death scene was at least heroic! The other Autobots death scenes,...were just pathetic!
@D2Kprime5 жыл бұрын
Optimus Prime was a father-figure to many kids from the 1980s. His death hurt as much as losing a loved one for real. Clearly Hasbro did not have a grasp on the weight these characters had on their fans and no appreciation for the hard work of all the voice talent to take an idea on a page and breath life into it. All they cared about is selling toys. The whole point of the cartoon for them was for the show to be one-long toy-commercial. Well.........we saw that worked out for them.
@daren425 жыл бұрын
I'm 41 and still crying
@gtaylor24554 жыл бұрын
Still it was an important lesson. That is the cost of being a hero. That is the cost one pays to save their friends. Its very traditional storytelling telling if only by accident. Kids these days dont get the reality of death in their stories and they are worse off for it.
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
Come on, grunts. I am an 83 year old dude who is still alive and yet crying cause of my fear of losing my friend Catie because she is having trouble and I can't find the right person to cure her of her trouble which the trouble is Cold Hard Heart Syndrome and it is an extremely rare health condition that only affects 1 out of millions of people who get bullied by others(most including kids who go to offline Schools such as Lowell and Julia De Burgos).... and my friend Catie got Cold Hard Heart Syndrome but she is also suffering from Epilepsy which is another common health problem... and yet I still can't find a right perfect person to cure her of Cold Hard Heart Syndrome. I am just having difficulties of finding someone for my friend Catie... 😭😭😭😭
@mr.t83554 жыл бұрын
Prime was definitely that other parent for us as kids a true selfless hero.
@sh7sh1753 жыл бұрын
@@LarryMoonlink3892 what does this have to do with the comment
@alfonsonation5 жыл бұрын
This man was, is, and always will be an icon. Not just for his voice, but for his dedication to this franchise. Meeting Peter Cullen is at the top of my bucket list. We will never see his like again.
@fabianrocha99244 жыл бұрын
A true man amongst men, if there ever was one.
@phenry1976344 жыл бұрын
Agree on all points!
@zitro30224 жыл бұрын
The Alfonso Nation FACTS
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
If Peter Cullen's life does expire, I will be hugging both Catie Bowman and Frank Welker till we are happy and remember Peter Cullen as a best voice actor and a good guy and other happy things that Peter Cullen did. Basically Remember what Peter Cullen did good for us all. So we would try to be happy till we all deal with the ends of our roads cause life doesn't go as you expect it to go sometimes your life expires in a short time or long time depending on things and differences and whatever. So yeah KEEP YOUR SPIRITS HIGH!
@robstar184 жыл бұрын
The Alfonso Nation met him today, he was great
@michaelmahabir2135 жыл бұрын
Optimus Prime is the reason why I have an interest in the Transformers franchise as a whole.
@elaigamiao75274 жыл бұрын
And the old g1 characters such as:jazz,hound,wheel jack,ironhide,ratchet,and otimus,bumblebee,skyfire/jetfire,sideswipe,arcre,eleta 1 starscream,megatron,shockwave,soundwave and the other casets,devastator,galvatron
@skylavivian82714 жыл бұрын
For me it was Optimus and the whole G1 cartoon Season One and Two. Season Three not very much...
@skylavivian82714 жыл бұрын
@@LarryMoonlink3892 No I do not believe it!
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
@@skylavivian8271 ok... but is it shocking?.....
@matthewreynoso69043 жыл бұрын
Micheal Mahabir Same here he's the Sonic to his Sonic the Hedgehog!
@MetroXLR995 жыл бұрын
1:58 Peter Cullen saying: "I'm getting WHACKED" just made my day. Makes me want a "Transformers Noir" cartoon, now.
@ajshim4 жыл бұрын
Hey now, there's an idea. A detective themed transformers who talks like a 1920's or 1930's noir detective with the mannerisms to boot.
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
Now that is a mixture of 2 different show franchises there! A mixture of Transformers and Miraculous! *LOL*
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
I think?.....
@johnbreighner58524 жыл бұрын
2:16 Peter Cullen saying: "I'm not comin' back" just made my day
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
@@johnbreighner5852do you know why people still believe that I am dead when I am actually still alive????? *growls* WHY DO PEOPLE NOT NOTICE ME? IS IT BECAUSE I AM NOT FAMOUS AS MY BROTHER PETER CULLEN?!?!? I AM ACTUALLY STILL ALIVE THOUGH THOSE PEOPLE SAID THAT I WAS DEAD!!
@Speculativedude3 жыл бұрын
"I'm gonna be the best acting dying guy in the world!" Well Mr. Cullen, sir, you did it!!
@amirrashidan3047 Жыл бұрын
He did it a bit too well in fact, so much that kids got traumatized.
@ursidae973 ай бұрын
@@amirrashidan3047I get why, but I'm a little sad he and Hasbro consider that a failure. I think it was damn perfect. I think given how harrowing it is it may even be wholesome that down to the last month he's assuring them that hope is not lost and he has faith in his found family that they will win this war.
@fabianrocha99244 жыл бұрын
Funny fact about the G1 Episode The Core: Optimus Prime's last lines in this episode - "The future is built on dreams" - is notable as Peter Cullen's words of encouragement to a young fan of Optimus Prime in real life, dying of a terminal illness. To this day, when interviewed about this line, Cullen will invariably be moved to tears by its memory.
@skylavivian82714 жыл бұрын
Dying of a terminal illness?
@CertainlyCaro4 жыл бұрын
@@skylavivian8271 The young fan was terminally ill
@skylavivian82714 жыл бұрын
@@CertainlyCaro I still don't understand? You need to go into detail.
@CertainlyCaro4 жыл бұрын
@@skylavivian8271 I'm not sure if this is sarcasm. If not what isn't being understood
@skylavivian82714 жыл бұрын
@@CertainlyCaro This is sarcasm. And I don't understand any of this comment. I need you to go into better detail.
@maddestmike57915 жыл бұрын
We all hated when Optimus Prime died.
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but people act like he was the only character that died,... what about the others?
@quirkyeggmuffin4 жыл бұрын
Mr G Right? Optimus Prime’s death was a true yanking on your heart strings scene. But the deaths of all the other characters I came to love hurt just as badly. I seriously want to watch that movie again but I just can’t because I don’t want to witness them being blow to smithereens again :(
@ClemmyHunter4 жыл бұрын
Hated? I was 6 yrs old and went into a depression
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
@@quirkyeggmuffin I really don't know why so many was surprised about Prime dying, the commercials for the toys gave it away before the movie even came out! For awhile, when Ultra Magnus was introduced, they kept saying that he was 2nd in command, then all of a sudden, the commercials started saying, that Rodimus Prime was the new leader, therefore, I wasn't surprised when it happened. The only thing that confused me was,...why didn't Ultra Magnus take over. But anyhow, go ahead and watch the movie, ...as far as I'm concerned, it's the only true Transformers movie, Michael Bay, doesn't count!
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
@@ClemmyHunter Be glad, when I was six, my aunt took my cousin and I, on our 6 year old birthday, to see The Exorcist! Although I'm grown now, ...I will never watch that movie, ever again!
@sideswipe84435 жыл бұрын
Just the purest man ever, really.
@fabianrocha99244 жыл бұрын
A true man amongst men, if there ever was one.
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
Oh boy. I know this might be weird to say but I do admit that I had basically inspired Peter Cullen to do Optimus Prime's voice. *true story told* basically Peter Cullen is my brother and he really did become the purest gentle person after I told him to be strong enough to be gentle. Yet he became honest as well, maybe Honesty does come with gentleness.
@nightlypiano41163 жыл бұрын
He's Optimus' Pretender Shell and you can't convince me otherwise.
@grimlock81553 жыл бұрын
@@nightlypiano4116 ok... what is my life now????..... A crazy as a junkie type of karen accused me of pedophilia because I was buying stuff for babies because my brother Larry is pregnant... then got into a fight and I didn't fight back but then George FireMoon came in and fought for me but got himself injured very badly and he was still alive even though he was stabbed in the chest 100 times. Then he yeets the Karen to the moon after a lot of fighting and then George FireMoon healed himself and me... I knew George FireMoon has dark skin and the karen had the same skin color as me and then I said "you are a racist shrimp!" Then George FireMoon literally had to use a lot of the fighring skills he had learned from his job training since he's a cop but his rank is Junior... so he's an inexperienced cop.... Then I got everything done and got home with the stuff I bought.
@nightlypiano41163 жыл бұрын
@@grimlock8155 uh...
@MrGojira952 жыл бұрын
This hurts even more when you know about the whole Bumblebee movie and the Netflix WFC conundrum.
@bootstrapphoenix64563 ай бұрын
I know this is an old comment, but what happened?
@kobyrne66342 ай бұрын
@@bootstrapphoenix6456 There's interviews with Cullen that explain it. But in summary, for WFC Peter and Frank Welker weren't hired because they were union actors and netflix was looking to save money. And in the Bumblebee movie they hired a non-union actor to do the recordings that they animated around, and Peter was brought in for one day to dub over this other guy who had mimicked him, again, a studio trying to save money.
@yamiatemyugi5 жыл бұрын
His "pages turning" sound effect is just too funny.
@johnbreighner58524 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
It kinda sounded like Peter Cullen was getting his tongue Twisted while voicing a character. But IT WAS STILL FUNNY INCLUDING THE CAR PAYMENTS JOKE! *LOL* sorry for the capslock but I was too excited and that's why I screamed in capslock..
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
@@LarryMoonlink3892 Oh so that's how people darken the text, .. thanks, and knowing is half the battle (only us much older kids will get that reference, ..but just a hint to you youngin's ... it's a G.I. Joe quote,.. even Peter was a part of that voice acting crew too back in those good ole days)!
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
@@mrg466 yep. True. The * symbols with words between them with no space makes them bold colored. Ok?
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
@@LarryMoonlink3892 ok got to try it, in fact why not *now* ... thanks!
@KingSnuggelo Жыл бұрын
After meeting him in person, I can say that Peter Cullen is 100% the real deal. He is Optimus Prime. I just can't bear the thought of losing him. Please, the dark powers that pull the strings of the world, give Peter at least 20 more years with us so that he can see and be a part of the proper Optimus Prime movie/movies.
@randallguzik37645 жыл бұрын
Prime's death changed not only Transformers forever, but GI Joe and cartoons and toys as a whole. Toy companies now had to realize that kids drive the market, and if the kids don't want the toys...parents aren't going to spend their money. Transformers:G1 didn't really recover from this until much later. I remember on a Friday in August of 1986 watching the episode with Krmzyke...the movie coming out and on Monday the 5 Faces of Darkness with none of the characters I knew except Grimlock..but instead of being a cool rebel he was a comedy act. I felt numb that every character I cared about was gone. Losing Prime and Starscream hurt the show badly. The new characters were generic and boring. The only episode I truly enjoyed was the Return of Optimus Prime.
@oscarburton38173 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you it took me a while for the new crew to grow on me but after a while I started really liking it and I loved the headmasters i thought they were pretty cool 😎
@xdestron2 ай бұрын
Everything after the movie straight up sucks
@killerkamen11833 жыл бұрын
My father was the reason I love Transformers so much - people call me kind of obsessed - and he wasn’t a good figure to me. But when I was a kid, and I first saw Optimus Prime, I felt like I was loved and I had a father. Peter Cullen and Frank Welker are important people in my life and they don’t even know it. They raised me as Optimus Prime and Megatron. When Optimus died I think I died a little too - but then I brought him back and I remember crying for weeks out of relief.
@thekagawalife20814 жыл бұрын
I love how Peter takes a drink of water before he answers the question. It’s gonna be a long one for his throat, that’s for sure.
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
His throat, is his career after all!
@catiebowman70313 жыл бұрын
@@mrg466 isn't using your throat for your career a beatboxer thing too?... I mean, Beatboxers make music with their throats... though.... soo...
@Egobyte83 Жыл бұрын
I gotta believe that it must have felt like a big middle finger in the face for Peter on so many levels when he found out that Prime was gonna get axed: 1. It was a paying job that was taken from him. 2. I can imagine generally growing fond of a character who you have played for two years and set a great example for kids, being a paragon of good and well-liked. 3. With the voice that Peter chose for him, Prime was an idealized version of his own brother, whom he loved very much, making the character even more emotionally significant to him.
@GrandmasterDevo3 жыл бұрын
I saw the episode "Dark Awakening" before I saw the movie, so I knew what was coming. But that scene still upset me! Kudos both to Peter Cullen and the folks who composed the music for that scene.
@TFcon3 жыл бұрын
Vince DiCola composed the music. We've got some videos on the channel with him as well. Check them out if you're interested. Vince is also well known for composing the music on the Staying Alive and Rocky IV soundtracks!
@davidrodgers27845 жыл бұрын
I was 7 yrs old n cried when Optimus died. But he fell with honor. I knew THE MOMENT Hot Rod caught the Matrix, he was worthy. I have always wondered myself about that very set of Q&A. Thank you, Mr. Peter Cullen.
@Davethe3rd5 жыл бұрын
Except Hot Rod wasn't worthy. He spent all of Season 3 whining about being leader and tried to give the Matrix back to a Zombie Optimus Prime at the first opportunity! Ultra Magnus was a better leader than Rodimus was..
@BP76844 жыл бұрын
@@Davethe3rd One small problem. While Ultra Magnus was fully capable of being the new leader, he didn't want it either, feeling that he wasn't worthy.
@ochosigod54174 жыл бұрын
I was with you untill you said hotrod was worthy.I hated him then and i still hate em
@jbird77824 жыл бұрын
Dave, whodahelldidnt cry?
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
I miss my brother Peter Cullen... yet I am pregnant with Frank Welker's child but also I have a crush on Frank Welker...... what should I do? I am only 8 weeks into the pregnancy...
@plexx365 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching his death the first time and I was beyond devastated. Optimus Prime was my father figure when I grew up because I never saw my father, he worked all the time. My morals are all based on Optimus'. The worst part was when they brought him back to kill him again. It opened old wounds and I got depressed AGAIN. Optimus will forever be the father I never had.
@mrnashman26274 жыл бұрын
I just want to meet him sooo bad 😭
@Shaf11_84 жыл бұрын
We all do
@ironhideg17353 жыл бұрын
My (adoptive) mom wants to meet Peter Cullen and Frank Welker in person but she can't afford the tickets nor the trip there since she's poor, close to the verge of homelessness but her friend's friend Connnie came in and saved my mom from becoming homeless... *my mom is Catherine Jane Bowman, A 14 year old American girl who suffers from Epilepsy and is a dangerously protective bad girl and she prefers to be called Catie by others but I call her mom. My sister Andrea Bowman does the same thing, call Catie Bowman mom although Catie Bowman is the leader of the Auto-Con Factory and its workers. But hey, life is life. Our mom basically saved us from homelessness since we were homeless because of our biological parents abusing us and Catie Bowman had been bullied in traditional schools and abused in FosterCare a long time ago but last week, she rescued us despite her age being 10 years older than me and my sister. Yes, me and my sister are both 4 year olds and we're twins, obviously.... so Catie Bowman is white but she's not a racist, but also, Connie is an offspring of a mixed race family. Connie acts like a aunt to us although she's 10 years older than Catie, Connie is 24 years old and she's helping Catie Bowman financially and other ways of helping... my (adoptive) mom's family died on her 14th birthday which it already passed since it is on Janaury 11th... and so, My mom is basically an orphan. Who killed my mom's parents? You may ask, well, the current US President killed Catie Bowman's biological family members... yes, it was Donald Trump the Cursed Orange Corn Cob... yes, I roasted Donald Trump because he is a jerk... he basically deserved it.*
@gob70293 жыл бұрын
@@ironhideg1735 we don't care
@galvatronbayverse8163 жыл бұрын
@@gob7029 child abuse is something to care about... ok? If you think that you shouldn't give a dart about any kid who is being abused by their parents, it just means you are a supporter of the child abuse crimes... Now by saying that you don't care, it just proves that you like to support abusive parents... It is nonsense to say that child abuse is ok... you understand that? Learn facts from a cop like me... ok?...
@bumblebeeg18683 жыл бұрын
@@gob7029 No One would care for you if you were a victim of some sort of psychical assault crime. If you act like that. Andrew Bowman was telling a true, sad story about himself and if you say "we don't care" to a storyteller because you felt like it was "unnecessary" then it shows that *YOU* have no empathy or any feeling of being sorry for the storyteller if the storyteller is telling you or anyone a story of their negative past... even if it wasn't your fault!...
@LarryMoonlink38924 жыл бұрын
The "Car Payments" joke was silly enough that I laughed my head off. LOL. 😂🤣
@matthew_natividad2 жыл бұрын
I’d say insurance
@LarryMoonlink38922 жыл бұрын
@@matthew_natividad ok.
@big_m93065 жыл бұрын
I always get close to crying when optimus dies but peter was the greatest dying person ever 😂
@jvaliente90945 жыл бұрын
Omg. Not only his voice is so good , but his personality also . Salute to this very humble man :)
@camerongerdes824 Жыл бұрын
I cried when Optimus died in the movie, it was so heartbreaking.
@jayj29873 жыл бұрын
My mom was PISSED when optimus died. She knew..... She knew. I cried when he died, mind you I seen this in the theater. My mom was soooo cool the rest of the day. Pizza hut and pepsi and letting me stay up late. I wouldn't be surprised if she wrote a letter to Hasbro. Seeing that movie even though it shocked me is one of the best memories I have. Because it showed that my mom had a heart and really cared.
@azadzeeman12435 ай бұрын
Great lady!!
@alejandrovarela4332Ай бұрын
W mom
@anumeon4 жыл бұрын
The moment that you realize that Peter Cullen could be a great casting choice for Disney if they ever wanted to make an older Tony Stark in the marvel movieverse.. I mean, he could so be an older, Wiser Robert Downey Jr with that mustache.. Am i right?
@mackspowah32812 жыл бұрын
I loved Optimus Prime but his death was so heroic even to me as a little boy. He came through at the last minute and put his life on the line for his friends because he was that guy, the ultimate hero
@MarsellusWallace20244 жыл бұрын
I WISH he would write a fictional book on leadership/autobiography from the perspective of Optimus Prime. For me personally, Peter Cullen is more iconic than Robert Downey Jr. Optimus Prime is the only fictional character that I can genuinely say had some degree of influence on me; enough to affect my leadership style even in the days before I retired from the military. His brothers early influence on Mr Cullens method was vital. And his views and opinions on leadership...... timeless.
@radolfkalis4041 Жыл бұрын
Be strong enough to be gentle.
@_TheRockyGamer_4 жыл бұрын
Optimus’ death was a hard hitter for me! That shit made me sad when I watched it as a kid!
@foggzillajr27004 жыл бұрын
If you didn’t cry when Optimus died, then you have no soul 😂😭😭
@hotrod84143 жыл бұрын
Actually, if they didn't cry when Optimus Prime died, they basically kmew how to handle death well without crying because they wanted to avoid being called snowflakes and people who suffer from depression... when they actually don't suffer from depression and aren't snowflakes...
@foggzillajr27003 жыл бұрын
@@hotrod8414 in that sense then i sort of agree, yes they either knew how to deal with death, Or they didn’t understand its significance. To many this cartoon was their lively hood, what kept them going. Or to others simply just a show. Back in the day, if you showed weakness you’d be frowned upon. But that weakness to some, myself included, built us to who we are today. The show kept us going when in reality, life was hell. And when we lost someone like Optimus Prime, it ruined us, no doubt about it
@hotrod84143 жыл бұрын
@@foggzillajr2700 yeah. Ok. I'd agree with that too.
@flyingdorito50353 жыл бұрын
Well i did not cry because i already knew he came back
@yakeishabaker52942 жыл бұрын
Me a tell you,big woman like me a halla when he died
@DoRag83 жыл бұрын
As a grown man, I still cry about Optimus' death.
@chaoticproductions39224 жыл бұрын
I was at the one night only event of the reshowing of transformers the movie in theaters with my father a few years back and hearing Optimus Primes voice every second was like being there with him right doing his voice and it was amazing a transcending experience
@dnj28155 жыл бұрын
It was a seminal moment. It created impact like nothing else. It added weight and consequence which made it stick far longer than it would have otherwise
@Tiresias552 жыл бұрын
"Do not greave. Soon, I shall be one with the matrix." Jesus, that scene, chills still, 30 years on. Love this man, and Frank Welker, two talented giants within the voice acting community.
@turtleboy991 Жыл бұрын
Wonder if that meant he got flashbacks during Revenge Of The Fallen when it came time to film Optimus' death scene? Also, I know the movie didn't do well at the time, but I'd sorta like to know how the actors of eventual cult classics, such as the first Transformers movie, feel when they find out that, later on, the movie becomes more and more appreciated over time.
@richardlewis90374 жыл бұрын
There NEVER was,IS, and forever will be the greatest and best autobot ever.!!
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
Prime is great, but many died off besides just Prime!
@Toomnyusernae5 жыл бұрын
I watched the movie every day to keep him alive as a little 5 year old. Don't remember when I got Return of Optimus taped but right after watching the movie I'd throw the Return in to "complete" my movie experience.
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Prime came back, ... then it was, ok let's proceed with the butt kicking now!
@sethputnamsghost Жыл бұрын
Peter should get a Nobel Peace Prize. Optimus is a better leader than any human that has ever lived, my opinion.
@LH742 ай бұрын
I agree. Prime is a better human than any human.
@mr.t83554 жыл бұрын
Prime dying was a moment as a kid I'll never foget...
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
We're you one of those kids who hid under the bed, or locked yourself in your room?
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
@@mr.t8355 That's funny!
@greetings.haveaniceday.71625 жыл бұрын
I was young at the time, shocked the hell outta me. Glad he had an epic comeback at the end though, made megs cry for starrrscreeam.
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
They brought The Screamer back too!
@Thunderbirds4042 жыл бұрын
1986: Prime got whacked and didn’t come back. 2007: Prime got whacked but came back. There’s something with Transformers & Michael Bay, he doesn’t want Optimus Prime dead.
@cryguy54262 жыл бұрын
Nobody does
@blueyjibanyan96483 жыл бұрын
I STILL cry and bawl my freaking eyes out EVERYTIME he dies! And the funny thing is I've never seen him as a father figure, I've always seen him as a best friend since I was 5! God dang, it it hurts so much, I don't feel good till someone reassures me that he comes back alive or something in a series or something.
@terricastle11 ай бұрын
I mean, I'll be 49 soon, I saw the movie for the 1st time when I was 11 and was in a state of crushed numbness after it. I couldn't even enjoy the rest of the unbelievably amazing (albeit occasionally shockingly sadistic) movie after as much as I should have. It was only after Prime finally returned and most of the residual loss and upset dissolved that I could finally focus on and fully appreciate the rest of it. That death scene was so effective because of the MUSIC aswell, as much as the scene itself- it evoked all of the emotions we felt about him and how much he would be missed, I still lose my shit watching it even at my age as it pulls at and rips every heartstring I had invested in the character. Its funny they say they had no idea the character of Prime meant so much to kids and they were just hurrying the toy line along quickly, but they seemed to hit the nail right on the head bout how much he meant to us I that scene overall! I guess we who were so affected by this have a mass trauma bond in common 😅 Peter Cullen as we know was inspired by his brother's attitude about heros (in war) invented the personality and the essence of it through his voice and effective acting skills, some might get close but as far as I'm concerned, Prime started from him. He seems to have a lot of integrity through the years in his Prime voicing esp in the Michael Bay movies where he had occasionally fought to not say things he doesn't think Prime would say and had to reluctantly have to relent because of his contractual arrangement (also making him audition for the role again). Meeting him and Frank are defo on the top of my bucket list before it's too late ❤
@marcovelasquez89985 жыл бұрын
This guy is awesome!!!!
@ReaperSigma4 жыл бұрын
One of the few voice actors I'd love to meet
@aprilmcintyre37064 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed you doing the voice for Optimus prime Peter Cullen I’ve watched the movie, l’m glad that Optimus came back to life, nobody can do Optimus prime like you Peter.
@longwalksguidemenerdwalk88664 жыл бұрын
This man is more manly than any of the hollywood actors.
@alexgremlin36803 жыл бұрын
So even the actor didn't like the death of Optimus.... big shock, both of them are great guys
@gtaylor24554 жыл бұрын
It hurt. It really really hurt. But I think in retrospective it was maybe the scene that ended true traditional storytelling for kids. Heroes die. That is the cost of being a hero. Its a lesson we learn through story. There was such a backlash that studios were afraid to do that kind of traditional heroic death again.
@bbqking74105 жыл бұрын
AUTOBOTS, TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!!!
@thenomads97873 жыл бұрын
I’m not ready for this man to Rust in Peace 😭😭😭
@SqualidsargeStudios2 ай бұрын
“Optimus prime is well and no longer living in poverty” that was a funny line XD
@mattirzzmattimuss4 жыл бұрын
I had to watch that movie until I numb myself all those deaths, Optimus Prime's especially when I was younger.
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
Glad you didn't forget about the other characters that bit the dust!
@craigmartinj4 жыл бұрын
Orson Welles vs. Peter Cullen.... two of the great voice actors. Unicron vs. Optimus Prime. Pure talent. Pure talent. We miss you both sirs.
@BigNavy8175 Жыл бұрын
Peter isn’t dead and is still voicing optimus. He’s in the upcoming movie too.
@McGyver777ATGMAIL5 жыл бұрын
I want a t shirt that says, "My heart was broken on page seventeen and I will never forget." Just so people never understand what the hell it means and I'll never tell a soul what it means. By the way, my mom wouldn't take me to see the movie, I found out later they had killed him, and I didn't watch until he came back. That gay second Prime sucked.
@lordmegatrong19183 жыл бұрын
That'd actually be a good gift for Peter Cullen... if you think about it...
@jayjay864433 жыл бұрын
Another good shirt would be "I SURVIVED THE CAR PAYMENTS!"
@conz0004 жыл бұрын
"I met God last night- his name was Optimus Prime" - Anonymous movie-goer
@hotrod84143 жыл бұрын
Average and it is kinda true. For them transformers fans.
@notinthemood76153 жыл бұрын
Welp, guess I found my religion
@LouseGrouse2 жыл бұрын
I love the way he tells stories so much
@robertmunozjr15853 жыл бұрын
*LONG LIVE OPTIMUS AND PETER*
@DungarooTV4 жыл бұрын
I was a kid when I washed the animated movie and I cried like a baby!
@galacticgufus14 күн бұрын
Even his everyday speaking voice is magnificent.
@kimchiekim54113 жыл бұрын
It was really horific and very traumatic to us transformer fans back in the day I was 9 years old and my classmate was not able to come to school because optimus prime dies and the movie realy devasted us.
@Yesitsmyrealname3 жыл бұрын
There is no man in history with more powerful words.
@natureseeker91224 жыл бұрын
He looks pretty good for someone his age.
@grimlock81553 жыл бұрын
I.... *INTENSE BLUSHING IN EMBARRASSMENT* *PETER_CULLEN.EXE HAS STOPPED WORKING*
@natureseeker91223 жыл бұрын
@@grimlock8155 are you really him?
@grimlock81553 жыл бұрын
@@natureseeker9122 yes... I'm Peter Cullen... for real, honestly...
@stanley54843 жыл бұрын
@@grimlock8155 hello peter =)
@rumble-roses3 жыл бұрын
I can't say I blame Cullen for being pissed. They killed off Prime not for the sake of drama, but for 'new' toy sales :( Those movie writers/producers should be ashamed of themselves.
@donxavier104 жыл бұрын
Who the hell is doing thumbs down on this video?? How could you hate this?
@ursidae973 ай бұрын
I think if you have to kill off a character like Optimus Prime they did it pitch perfectly. He fought honorably for his people, he sustained real lethal injuries, all his friends were there for him in his last moments and heard his final words, Hot Rod and Daniel Witwicky cried for him. Death is painful and heartbreaking, but this is exactly the kind of death a character with his weight deserves. It's a scene that says he will always be remembered. It's one of my favorite death scenes in all of cinema.
@daveb39872 минут бұрын
The greatest Christmas present I ever had was my Optimus Prime toy. I’d take it with me everywhere. We didn’t have a VCR, and I went to my grandparents house to stay when my brother was born, and my aunt hired the new release video - Transformers the movie. There he was, my favourite, my hero, Optimus on the front cover. I was so excited. My aunt thought she’d hit a home run as you yanks might say - perfect choice, kept me happy while I was away from my parents, had my toy of my hero and about to watch a whole movie on video with him! Excitement through the roof. So then what unfolded on the screen was the murder and drawn out death scene of my hero. Tears welled up, I broke down - grandparents and my aunt were stunned - “oh my god, what have we done!” as they tried to comfort me saying it’s just a story, just pretend. I never liked any of the new episodes and would watch it on tv repeats until season 3 rolled around. Always listen to the kids - never the marketing department.
@ClemmyHunter4 жыл бұрын
Can anyone recall if this was close to when The Challenger blew up? I know they were both in 86, i just remember those 2 moments actually made me completely cry as i watched the T.V.
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
The space shuttle blew up way before that!
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
I don't see my comment,..but anyhow, the space shuttle blew up, years before that!
@Goliath6919753 жыл бұрын
Challenger blew up January 1986. Transformers premiered August 1986.
@mrg4663 жыл бұрын
@@Goliath691975 your part right, The (Transformers movie) was 1986. The Shuttle blew up early 80's (maybe 81-82), I was only in 5 or 6 grade when it happened, which was also when they stole my older brother and I, idea for a Spider-Man game, which later came out for Atari!
@jawanzamarsh38673 жыл бұрын
@@mrg466 no he's completely right. The Challenger space shuttle exploded in January 1986 and Transformers the Movie was several months later in August of the same year. In fact, throughout January of this year there were all kinds of 35th anniversary tributes to the Challenger crew to show honor to their memory and show honor to their surviving families that lived these last 35 years with the pain if their loss. This is easily researchable through Google and other search tools.
@JnEricsonx Жыл бұрын
I was one of those crying kids. Hell, I've seen the movie in theaters 2x since for anniversary showings, I still tear up. Gonna try meeting him in a month!
@Elricwulf3 жыл бұрын
Fortunately for Peter and his fans, most of Generation X hated his death too, so much so, that they had to bring him back. Lol. Even though Michael Bay sucks, I'm glad this man got lots more work as Optimus Prime over the years. They should have had Frank Welker, as well though.. no excuse for that. MB's 'Megatron' would have gotten at least some semblance of a personality. I couldn't even understand have of the Decepticon's dialogue in the MB movies.
@chadjustice85603 жыл бұрын
He did play him in age of extinction and the last knight.
@Elricwulf3 жыл бұрын
@@chadjustice8560 That's right. I was mainly talking about the first 2 MB movies.. The voices of the Decepticons did get a little easier to understand in the later movies, even though some of the characters got even stupider and even further away from the original source material.
@nvstewart3 жыл бұрын
This is the secret reason why Brian came back from the dead in Family Guy, except you replace kids with adults.
@apocalypsenow18712 жыл бұрын
Him and Frank just absolute legends. Am 39 and still scarred by Prime turning black before dying.
@RichardX14 ай бұрын
When I saw the title, I asked myself "Which time?"
@nitroxylictv2 ай бұрын
Theres more to Cullen, than meets the eye.
@tracyhill79604 жыл бұрын
You are the ultimate Optimus and I'm pissed. We have fast and furious all over the place and they dont even know how to drive. How can we lose Optimus?
@mrg4664 жыл бұрын
If they didn't kill him, who would take the movie seriously?
@stephenpowell5912 Жыл бұрын
The voice behind KARR and Optimus prime along with Ironhide voiced by Peter Cullen, Legendary man❤️❤️❤️Left me in tears thinking about 37 years ago when he was killed off in 1986 ,His voice is memorable 😔❤️for a 12 year old back then in 1986 ,Now 49 wow would never have thought he was the legendary voiceover that brings back memories of growing up.❤️❤️❤️
@mdccxcii6340 Жыл бұрын
We hated it too, peter. We hated it too.
@Wiggywoo1977 Жыл бұрын
Seems like a very genuine person.
@BubleBlwin2xBby3 жыл бұрын
The man died twice in one movie
@redfern6013 Жыл бұрын
Peter Cullen is genuinely my hero
@jasondillon2462 Жыл бұрын
Prime was more of a father to me than my real father. Sad i know. When i watched prime die it really hurt. Still love that movie though! It had balls! It said to hell with your feelings kids! Were gonna rip your hearts out!
@xShadowNinjaEX4 жыл бұрын
Peter Cullen:I hated it Me:who doesn't?
@tinatron94884 жыл бұрын
Larry Cullen is gonna haunt you in your dreams and nightmares tonight..... Honestly.....
@grimlock81554 жыл бұрын
If you see Twisted Optimus Prime in your house, run for your life or else a jumpscare to death happens to you. I gotta tell you, Twisted Optimus Prime has a lot of sharp teeth and his body is really torn like you can see the metal endoskeleton through his metal skin.. seriously, think of Twisted Optimus Prime a mixture of the Nightmare Animatronics, TFP Optimus Prime and Twisted Bonnie. Yeah, that's super scary. He's seriously gonna scare the life out of you.... if you see him in your house and you don't run for your life..... ok?... *a fan told me about FNAF and warned me not to play it because of the jumpscares and how the jumpscares would effect me. Ok?*
@cynax77576 ай бұрын
I haven't seen the animated movie yet. Glad I didn't get to watch it. I was going to feel the impact of it.
@ronineditor99203 ай бұрын
I'm in my late 40s now but as a kid that was so traumatizing because he was like Superman to us and we didn't want to go to see a Superman film and watch him die, but to the toy company it was just rolling out a new set of toys. I know my friends and I did a letter writing campaign, begging to get him back. Then we did! We saw the promos of him coming back... but it was zombie Optimus with an arm ripped off, who died again in a ball of flames, giving kids hope and then twisting the knife, haha.
@Pokemc08313 жыл бұрын
Peter Cullen is the Jason David Frank of Transformers
@ochosigod54174 жыл бұрын
That shit stuck wit me and i cant watch it without getting all tear eyed and im 42 goddamn years old man
@swarz083 жыл бұрын
Some people actually hated the film because it just shoved out the old characters and gave out the new because Hasbro was selling toys and that's what they cared. Clearly not expecting or predicting, and in their ignorance, that kids actually were tear wet dried. Even some kid locked themselves in their room for two weeks. I gotta say when I saw Optimus Prime's death, the first I saw his death was in ROTF. It didn't really affect me in the 1986 Movie, but it felt different. It felt really... longing. And also, the movie has become a cult favorite since Prime's death actually gave way to new ideas. Also, I disliked how Takara killed off Prime again in their show, The Headmasters, and replaced him with copy cats and imposters in the future years and renamed him to Convoy or something. Which I know is his Japanese name, but I feel like they did him more dirty than Hasbro since they thought Optimus had his day. I really dislike them for that, and even still to this day. (But Optimus Primal is still by monkey bro) But for now, I think I'll wait for the Optimus Prime movie if it ever comes.
@dariusbrock27132 ай бұрын
It's kinda sad that Optimus Prime was the only role keeping up his livelihood at the time. Voice actors deserve better.
@DarkElfDiva2 ай бұрын
My brother was so sad when Prime died that he beat me up as soon as he came home.
@gavinlamp542610 ай бұрын
"There goes the car payments." 😂
@tylermorgan52302 жыл бұрын
I love him
@josephsantoy11073 жыл бұрын
Thanks sir, for everything
@RemyJackson3 жыл бұрын
Poor Peter, they killed off both Optimus Prime and Ironhide. At least Frank Welker still had Soundwave, Rumble, Ravage, and Wheelie, and then took over as Galvatron in Season 3. Once Prime died, he only had one more line in the movie when Hot Rod opens the Matrix. Then in Season 3 he had a scene in Five Faces of Darkness part 2, and only featured heavily in 4 episodes of Season 3
@dhimanroy28312 жыл бұрын
YES , I'M CRYING.
@edaniels2402 жыл бұрын
Peter is, was, & will always forever be Optimus & Ironhide
@radolfkalis4041 Жыл бұрын
The decision to bring Optimus Prime back was strictly financial. The Transformers cartoon in the 80's was ONLY created to sell toys. They wanted to sell a new line of toys, new characters, so they killed off alot of the originals to make way for new ones. This backfired on them. Kids left theatres CRYING. No one wanted the new toys, they were outraged that their Hero Optimus Prime was gone. This was the only reason they brought back Optimus Prime, but by then it was too late. The cartoon ended soon after the 1986 animated movie.
@UtahRepublican202427 күн бұрын
They're gonna make him do it til he's 90.
@andrei19712 жыл бұрын
The bright side is that even when Optimus Prime was dead, Peter Cullen still got to voixlce the Transformers commercials as Optimus Prime. (For some reason Optimus still presented new toys.)
@jeremygeorgia49433 жыл бұрын
The return of Optimus Prime was one of those moments, where the excuse to bring him back was tremendously thin & full of plot holes. HOWEVER, even knowing this, I didn't care. I felt the injustice of them killing him off in the first place outweighed the situation, and I welcomed any excuse to get him back. In the series, any injury was repairable. The weapons were pretty powerful, but the wielders were tough robots. I mean, at one time, they had almost completely disassembled Prime, and abandoned his head, yet they were able to put him back together. Suddenly, the movie comes out, and everyone starts dying. The big disappointment was that after Prime's final return, where the world of Transformers seemed to be shaken to the core, nothing ever seemed to come from that. Relations between the two factions seemed to have reset again, and Prime seemed to once again fade. Instead we got the weird "Headmasters" thing.
@kiwiworld Жыл бұрын
Til all are one The final words prime said before he died