The Deer Hunter and Michael Cimino winning Best Picture and Directing: 1979 Oscars

Michael Cimino wins the Oscar for Directing and Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall win the Oscar for Best Picture for The Deer Hunter at the 51st Academy Awards. Presented by Francis Ford Coppola, Ali McGraw and John Wayne, and hosted by Johnny Carson.

[@lukasnummer1]

Johnny Carson knew that John Wayne needed no introduction. He was so tactful and perfect as a host, nobody will ever come close.

[@sherry-lynnbeardslee4288]

Love you John Wayne, may you rest in peace.

[@HunterDavisTubaPlaying]

Love you Duke!

[@marylamb7707]

And today cancel culture cant wait to boot him out.

[@heywoodjablome7535]

@deadvoguestar absolutely Agree with all of those besides Star. If there was ever a thing that man had going for him, it was his star power, and he used that to do pretty much whatever he wanted, to the point where his public activities eclipsed his films.

[@johnnyM809]

RIP Michael Cimino...thanks for the Deer Hunter, one of the greatest movies of all time.

[@frankhogan7541]

Amen To That.

[@augnkn93043]

johnnyM809 He was a racist.

[@DeanH92]

Rusty Why are you referring to Pulp Fiction in a Deer Hunter comment section?

[@kekko1117]

Heaven gate

[@pleomas2012]

@Rusty +1

[@jackspry9736]

RIP John Wayne (May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979), aged 72 RIP John Cazale (August 12, 1935 - March 13, 1978), aged 42 RIP Michael Cimino (February 3, 1939 - July 2, 2016), aged 77 You will always be remembered as legends.

[@swully-ol4lx]

that was a very emotional time for John Wayne with him knowing that he really didn't have much more time on this Earth and not much more time being two months after this appearance he passed away,may you rest easy Mr. Wayne "The Duke"

[@LockAndLoadp]

This is history. Francis Ford Coppola presents an award to Michael Cimino, then John Wayne makes his last public appearance. Meanwhile Gregory Peck and Lawrence Olivier is in the crowd applause him. Then the ending credits with all those movie stars! It was the perfect end of the old Hollywood...

[@EvaSofie]

Not to mention first time nominee Meryl Streep, the beginning of new Hollywood.

[@bobthebear1246]

Your 2 statements combined = perfection

[@Red_____]

Actually this is considered the peak of the New Hollywood (which would eventually die out some years later); the old one died already over a decade before, by the end of the sixties...

[@lucyfer4420]

That was like a farewell to the Most amazing decade in American Cinema. There hadn't been, there is no, there will not be anything like the 70's again, with that bunch of revolutionary directors, screenplays, producers and films.

[@IndianOutlaw1870]

applaud him, not applause him

[@LS-ki9ft]

Heartbreaking to see John Wayne in that much pain. You can just see it on his face. God bless him and I hope he is at peace.

[@kevinwilson3609]

He was a raging racist so good riidance

[@boxingenthusiast4016]

that just made him great@@kevinwilson3609

[@Misty8097]

Nah.

[@stephenszabo2361]

​@kevinwilson3609 and you know this how?..you are just a whiney ass liberal...the man was never a racist.

[@tonymaurice4157]

Nope ​@@kevinwilson3609

[@romandecaesar4782]

When Hollywood had talent, when the Oscars recognized that talent, and now, nothing but memories of an era that is gone forever!

[@roseflower9794]

You re so right😢

[@toinimoore3463]

It’s called watching them on DVD at least they never knew what a lockdown was what many of them did know was hunger and the depression you didn’t know the dust bowl they did so living in fancy homes the movie stars should not complain!! These folks lived out in their cars and to be able to buy homes for their families they felt Blessed 😇🙏🇺🇸

[@BrokenTreeProd]

Wait until you find out what film Michael made next

[@jackdull5699]

Exactly, now Hollywood is bunch of elitists morons on care about being social justice warriors, act mediocre in their films and win oscars for it because the people that vote for the actors, now want to be diverse as possible. It's such BS!!

[@EgbertWilliams]

Yeah, talent disappeared when your politics got offended. Moron.

[@PlasmaKong2]

The time when Oscars still had some dignity.

[@kimberlyjohnson8305]

Truth

[@The_Antiquary]

It was the end and on the slide - MacGraw wiping away nothing from Cimino's mouth right before his speech as though he was a 5 years old totally undermined him as a winner.

[@backdraft57]

Yep was gonna say the same

[@zechariahcameron3645]

more dignity than some slap

[@jeromejozwiak4705]

Exactly now I don't even wast my time watching the show it turned into garbage

[@DoubleJ1203]

Hard to watch. You can see Duke's struggling, but with classic Duke Wayne style, he mustered through it and did it with dignity.... Hell, not just anybody could take on the role of Oscar presenter with terminal cancer.

[@johnnoneya223]

that man had more dignity than the whole of modern hollywood put together

[@dannyflynn5681]

If this happened in 2017 all anyone would do is make jokes about all the errors John Wayne made, but really as Scott Aymen described it, this was Wayne's most heroic act, one last act of defiance and show of strength, considering he could barely get out of bed or walk 20 feet, truly an incredible man

[@moncorp1]

Hollyweird scum would never give him a standing ovation anymore either. They're so far gone now there's no hope. I quit going to movies because of the leftist scum.

[@arkanjoteixeira]

They'd probably kick him out as soon as he came out as a conservative.

[@jeanettesmith765]

@@arkanjoteixeira I don't agree. Hollywood is not that close-minded.

[@michaelkraus4135]

@@jeanettesmith765 WAKE UP !!! HOLLYWOOD ...........IS WOKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Have you been OUT OF THE COUNTRY ?

[@MatthewBreck]

Heroic act… you know he and like 91 people on the conqueror died of radiation exposure caused cancer because John Wayne didn’t want the picture to stop…

[@w5pinbowler]

Even Laurence Olivier had to stand in awe of John Wayne

[@edwardyoung522]

Two months later, Marion Morrison was gone. But John Wayne lives on.

[@cliffhigson7581]

Absolutely KZbin has a lot of his early westerns available to watch so he'll never leave the screen & the younger generation can enjoy too.

[@adriannn3720]

@@cliffhigson7581 Movies were made to be seen in cinema, not youtube

[@523MAE]

@@adriannn3720 this has got to be one of the most idiotic KZbin comments ive seen, Its to preserve the movie and let following generations bear witness to the great actors of the past . ALTHOUGH its not the same as in cinema, nothing is neither is sporting events or concerts making your statement moronic

[@inisipisTV]

@@adriannn3720 Absolutely. Unfortunately for those old classics, we can only watch them at the home screen.

[@GavinJ37]

John wayne is my hero. The fact that in his terminal state...he was still able to make an appearance and do it with such grace speaks volumes about this icon. Rest in peace duke

[@longmemory1620]

the HUAC is your hero

[@GavinJ37]

HUAC??

[@longmemory1620]

GavinJ37 House Unamerican Activities Committee

[@GavinJ37]

I see

[@pearldrummer4077]

I agree GavinJ37, not nice to see him like this but he is such a legend. None bigger.

[@bishoyromani4058]

The Deer Hunter is one of the Best films ever...a masterpiece.

[@edmund184]

know it's not

[@danielhurley2894]

Didn't like it at all. I won't go into all of the reasons, but there are 5 of them.

[@stevek6518]

the 70s were such a golden age of movies

[@a.koepke3523]

That's right, you can see how bad today's films are.☝

[@draganpajvancek]

Love the fact that Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier gave standing ovation to John Wayne who is alongside with them one of the greatest actors of all time.In addition I love Johny Carson as the host.Iconic voice and sense of humor..That was the time when Hollywood had something to offer..

[@AstralPixie]

I absolutely love how Duke clapped for each of the best picture candidates. He was always so genuine - I think that's in part why people love him.

[@lonmcq7317]

Astral...Duke was a fine example of how Celebrities behaved in public...The Slobs they call celebrities today are just embarrassing...No respect for the people that pay for their lavish lifestyles... RIP, Duke...

[@geemanbmw]

exactly!!

[@Kerorofan1990]

"So Mike, what's next?" "Oh, you're gonna love it. I call it 'Heaven's Gate'..."

[@porkwoofles3909]

In a talk with Martin Sheen, Francis reveals that he was fed a marijuana cookie (without him knowing) just before going up on stage, and that he became "inspired" and that's why he started rambling about the future of communication and the movies in the 80s!

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

+Pork Woofles - Edibles take a few hours to kick in, so if that story's true, he ate it well before going on stage. Pot doesn't normally make you itchy. He was probably on something else, or had lice in his beard.

[@chickiebabe8819]

Thats too funny

[@octoman511]

and he was right on point

[@dreia2405]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH lice OMG 🤢LOL

[@artlover1477]

​@@OMGWTFLOLSMH I am sure Coppola wasn't nibbling a cookie in the seats. The way he was touching his face and hair, my guess was blow.....but, maybe he was nervous too.

[@jackie2631]

man this was so emotional, to see john wayne. man, he was something else... rip, duke!

[@JakeMabe1]

Now that's a real example of true grit...

[@oab1598]

Tears watching this. Was emotional as a kid years back and just as emotional today in 2021. A very flawed man but nevertheless a true movie giant. Trust you to make me cry Duke. RIP 😢

[@ajreyes9742]

every time I see the clip of John Wayne walking out on stage I have to cry just a little bit and I am so glad to have lived in the time when he made a lot of great movies.....and we went to the drive -in movies to see many of them as a family.

[@richardmills1505]

There'll never be another one like The Duke.

[@lonmcq7317]

For all you Wayne-haters, take a look at the grace this man had to attend this function, and be on-camera, knowing, as he must have, that this was it. Love ya Duke! Rest in Peace.

[@longmemory1620]

the HUAC was very graceful alright

[@lonmcq7317]

HUAC was not, but history hopefully teaches us these things. So I gather you have a hate for Duke based on that????...

[@longmemory1620]

jim petrie he deserved an oscar for The Shootist

[@lonmcq7317]

Yes, he did. A shame he was taken for granted in that film...certainly one of his best, and a swipe at the folks who said he couldn't act...

[@longmemory1620]

jim petrie it is painfully obvious that HIGH NOON is a metaphor for hollywood at the height of the HUAC bullying etc

[@loripatrick4652]

John Wayne..you are still a legend in 2014...

[@Siobhan94404]

I completely agree!

[@bryankalina9596]

Lori Patrick and in 2017

[@jaynolan8402]

Bryan Kalina

[@bwhittlebury7230]

Ho Chi Minh was such a brutal mass-murderer. Vietnam-themed movies should mention that. The Deer Hunter sure did not.

[@alvaropelayo8084]

And he'll always be, 2019.

[@monav4062]

Oh my Goodness !!! In the end when all of those other famous actors came on stage to see John Wayne -- his heart just filled with so much joy! He really enjoyed seeing all of these long-time friends! I'm sure that his heart was full of love seeing so many of his friends all in one place!

[@rampageclover9788]

When the Oscars still had class and integrity

[@yossyxo]

The Deer Hunter is Gold.

[@scottminnella1880]

The Deer Hunter is so great. One of my favorite all time movies. Another good movie by Cimino is 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'.

[@rickram1961]

The Deer Hunter is a masterpiece

[@johnhintz4760]

It's a shame Heaven's Gate nearly went Bankrupt. I blame Paramount pictures. They Green lit the Damned fiasco. The Deer hunter is Gold in my book.. The wedding Scene and the aftermath at the Bar.was priceless.. Then the Tiger cage and Russian Roulette Scene. Di Di Mao!..

[@rosebyanyname]

+John Hintz don't you mean United Artists? Paramount didn't produce Heaven's Gate...

[@johnhintz4760]

Rose Weldon Oops my Bad!..thanks for the Clarification.

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[@MadComMar]

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[@erinjohnston2424]

I love John Wayne. The more I know about cancer and see how much pain he is in.. I just wanted to shorten his lines and let him sit down to greet everyone.. John Wayne worked hard for many years. He may have said some off remarks to some.

[@rickmontgomery3037]

So touching, yet sad, to see all those stars at the end greet Mr. Wayne in person. I hadn't seen this footage until now, thanks so much for posting.

[@philiphatfield5666]

Brooke Shields?

[@vengateshvegetio3370]

Deserved win.....and from the hands of Francis and Legendary John Wayne....what a way to win oscars.

[@mr.e347]

I have to say I love Midnight Express. What a movie. So intense performances.

[@TheTerryE]

One of the great Oscar moments. John Wayne. A few months later, he was dead. RIP.

[@morganjones1966]

Im a 56 year old man from the UK. As a family we grew up watching John Wayne movies. My uncle (my dads brother) was the spit of John Wayne even had the deep voice to, but just a little shorter than Mr Wayne. Seeing Mr Wayne on the stage at the Oscar's looking so thin reminds me of my Dad before he died of cancer at 84, i had tears in my eyes watching this.

[@iamanenglishmajour]

The broadcast ends with all the stars meeting and saying their hellos with the ailing Duke. R.I.P.

[@khalidal-masri6011]

also, saying goodbye, tragically.

[@vincefisher9907]

God bless John Wayne!and man 1978 was a great year for films.

[@stewart97ful]

RIP Michael Cimino and the Duke

[@patriciafitch2432]

The days when the Academy Awards were exciting to watch. Miss those days.

[@user-xy3we1ol9w]

so very true

[@fernandoduran2094]

YES, SOOO TRUE, NO NONSENSE IN THOSE DAYS LIKE SOME NUT WHO WALKED ON STAGE & SLAPPED THE HOST IN FRONT OF THE WORLD TO WATCH . LIKE HE COULDN'T COMPOSE HIMSELF & KEEP HIS DIGNIYT!!!. NO CLASS!! SOOO SAD😢

[@ULMDeskEnd]

John Wayne the greatest movie star in history.

[@BrainsandFaith]

John Wayne looks so frail here, He is sadly missed by many people! A true gentleman

[@lenevee4925]

The Duke knew he was very ill and the comment he made was so emotional, "thats the only medicine a fella ever really need."

[@Suggsonbass]

quite simply one of the best and most moving movies ever made, from back in the day when winning and Oscar was a sign of quality

[@66KIMBLE]

What a slew of legends on the stage at the end to greet the Duke reminds me of Ted Williams being greeted on the field by the MLB All-Stars at that game years ago. Overwhelming!!

[@Triggerzombie677]

I still remember seeing this as a kid. When the oscars were really the oscars. Great to see legends like Sir Lawrence Olivier & Gregory Peck in the audience. Sad to see the standing ovation for John Wayne. He was fighting cancer at the time. These kind of oscars will NEVER be again.

[@leejohn9670]

Coppola’s speech was like a prophecy.

[@SpiritAnimalVSOP]

I remember that The Deer Hunter was so revered that it was shown for the first time on broadcast TV uncut/uncensored. Not too many R rated movies got that treatment.

[@smithfan22]

That's a great point. The last movie I can recall that has gotten that treatment was when ABC premiered the full R rated version of Saving Private Ryan in 2002.

[@sunnyhill5119]

Standing ovation for the Duke......a last hurrah for one that's well deserved. Rest in Peace and Rest in Power, dear Mr. John Wayne ❤❤❤ If we could only go back to that magical decade of 1970s😘😪

[@maddoxross2898]

John Wayne was a great actor and american Idol RIP John wayne

[@songsmith31a]

This is why KZbin is so worthwhile! Taking us to a time when "effort" was the watchword and excellence its outcome. I remember the original TV showing and the sadness of witnessing what was to be the final Oscar appearance of The Duke.

[@dangrifdhsbxjs8424]

Take a shot every time Francis Ford Coppola scratches his beard

[@fade2blk289]

The Deer Hunter is my all time favorite flick. I've watched the DVD of it nearly a 1/2 dozen times and it still affects me the same way it did the first time I saw it. Best movie of all time! R.I.P. to all of the actors and other who are no longer with us. God bless them all.

[@RBunks92]

Man, you must enjoy watching paint dry and grass grow. Hell, I'd rather count grains of sand than watch the first hour and a half of that crap.

[@fade2blk289]

@@RBunks92 you probably weren't alive or old enough to appreciate that movie if you feel that way about it. That was "my generation" that was fighting over in Veit Nam, some of the guys I went to high school never made it back, so you probably view that movie much differently then I do.

[@RBunks92]

​@@fade2blk289 You're right, I'm only 30. I guess after hearing how great this film was, I just wasn't expecting a half hour of kind of meaningless banter and a wedding scene that lasts close to an hour. The rest of the film may be great, I just didn't have the patience for how long and drawn out the director made it, so I had to turn it off. There is just no need for how cripplingly boring the first part of the film is.

[@fade2blk289]

@@RBunks92 but had you watched it all the way to the end you would have seen how/why those scenes were so important to the film. Oh well, maybe you'll give it another try someday. Plus I really liked all the actors that were in this movie A LOT, so that might make a big difference as well.

[@jamesbruno1519]

the first time my dad ever cried...Seeing John Wayne near death

[@valerioprincipessa86]

RIP genious

[@sadalite]

Obviously Coppola had just traveled back in time from the future because he nailed the digital revolution. The man is a genius.

[@rockhero2274]

He was also high on Marijuana thanks to eating one of Bill Graham's cookies.

[@heathstjohn6775]

@@rockhero2274 Really ? And does it make beard's itch ?

[@rockhero2274]

@@heathstjohn6775 Yes

[@rockhero2274]

Coppola invited Bill Graham to the Oscars. Graham was eating cookies. Before he went on stage, Coppola grabbed a cookie from his stash. Graham's said, "No! Not that one!" Coppola said he felt weird going on stage presenting and didn't know why. Turned out the cookie was laced with Marijuana. That explains his going off script.

[@delyates2509]

Johnny Carson oozed class.

[@ldreese33]

Del Yates There will never be another like him.

[@jwelch5742]

The Deer Hunter has directing and producing.

[@spaceboy90]

It certainly does.

[@danalong1237]

RIP Michael Cimino 1939-2016, you successes and failures will forever be equaled!

[@spaceboy90]

I legitimately can't tell if this is a joke or not lol

[@danalong1237]

His success for The Deer Hunter and failure for Heaven's Gate is not a joke!

[@sohelahmed8344]

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[@scottcassulis6062]

What a better way to close out the award show 😔🙏🏻 God Bless You John The Duke Wayne forever a Favorite in My Family

[@brandon7482]

John Wayne was an American treasure. I grew up on his movies. Wish we had more actors like him today!

[@gavinmasterson8202]

" One more..." Love John Wayne!

[@allengreene9954]

Granted I didn't care for the man's politics or his bigoted statements but the will it took for him to get on the stage and present the award despite being in incredible pain was very courageous. Even though I didn't agree with him on a lot things John Wayne won my respect.

[@jamesgorman1979]

His statements were part of the culture of the time. Non of us grew up then. Remember he was born in 1907. What he did for the troops and the outlook of America is what he is remembered most for

[@frankmcgarry3155]

If there was one thing that John Wayne wasn’t it was a bigot. He treated all men equally and didn’t believe in giving people special treatment.

[@ericthatsme]

Same. Even if I don’t agree with his political views, he was human, and tried to make his way through life doing good.

[@hunkallgood73]

@@jamesgorman1979 what era or century has it ever been ok to discriminate against other humans based on skin tone? People just need to own up to the fact that when it came to race, Morrison was ignorant and narrow minded instead of making feeble excuses because you liked his movies. At some point, you have to show some contrition and acknowledge how wrong our heroes were and still are for marginalizing minorities. There must be accountability if we are to ever move beyond the race barrier.

[@steveedward5074]

I had a chance to meet John Wayne not long before he died. I wish I meet him now. He lived right across the bay from me back then. The "Duke"

[@ThePabloroller]

RIP Micheal Cimino. He was a real genius but Hollywood doesn't understand his talent.

[@Mojavegreen]

No, not really. He was pretentious and overly indulgent.

[@TRINZINI]

@@Mojavegreen He BECAME like that after DEER HUNTER. May explain why everything he did after that was crap.

[@maxipazz8214]

@@Mojavegreen a bit rough

[@maxipazz8214]

@@TRINZINI no not everything

[@RBunks92]

Yeah, real genius. It takes a self indulgent, egotistical, retard of a director to draw out a wedding scene and meaningless banter to an hour and a fucking half. There is nothing genius about how torturously boring and disinteresting the beginning of Deer Hunter was.

[@luisalbertovalczak2568]

John Wayne um dos melhores caubóis de todos os tempos, adoro ele como ator em todos os filmes.

[@KenyaTheMighty]

John Wayne was one of the best that ever was in the world of acting and film. A gentleman till the very end.

[@technodroog]

+Kenya Robinson he was a huge star but a bad actor and a terribly reactionary man. Sorry, respectfully disagree with you about him

[@KenyaTheMighty]

Ok. Terribly reactionary? Can you explain that to me please?

[@technodroog]

Wayne personally participated in the McCarthy era witch hunt that resulted in dozens of lives of really talented people being ruined. He was also a stanch supporter of the Vitenam War.

[@technodroog]

Kenya Robinson AND - he was racist even after the Civil Rights Movement. I'll leave you with this quote from him, from his Playboy interview in 1971: "I believe in white supremacy, until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don't believe giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people ... I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from [the Native Americans] ... Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves"

[@KenyaTheMighty]

+Culprit LA Well the Playboy interview in '71 I already knew about and being for white supremacy is not so good. Speaking about the Native Americans selfishly keeping their is pretty crazy too but on the other hand I'll leave you with this question that my Dad asks all the time "If you're not strong enough to hold on to something? Should you keep it?

[@iamthatguy1169]

Coppola's digital age prediction is remarkable and even scary in it's accuracy considering that this was still the 70's! Not sure he realized the internet would be born and and the rise of personal communication devices would be in virtually everyone's hands, but I was just shocked hearing him make those observations and say communication revolution. Now, relatively cheap digital devices can make anyone a film maker, and though that has changed things, I have to disagree with Coppola's prediction about films getting better because of it. In my opinion the digital age has ruined cinematography and this was becoming obvious to me at about the mid 80's. Gone today are the true grit movies of the 60's and 70's where things were filmed on location for realism and where necessary a stunt man was used for a humanly possible and conceivable feat. Now everything is green screen and over the top CGI graphics that try to pass as realism. I miss creativity and the 70's, and I hardly watch films anymore because your choices are either full out special effects movies with a weak story, or quickly thrown together films, be it comedy or romance that look like made for television specials.

[@garytelford7897]

Yes..the first nail in Cinema's coffin was when the first idiots thought that digital video cameras would be the best thing to start shooting movies on. Disaster. Started around 1996 with something called Windhorse...Now, 22 years later...cinema..and film criticism, is virtually dead...

[@d.a.thorndike8772]

Amen! You read my mind. I feel the same way. I can't remember the last time I went to a movie theater. Now I spend my time searching out old movies pre- 2000's on dvd that I never seen before.

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

@@d.a.thorndike8772 I can only watch old movies :)

[@gnalkhere]

Coppola's prediction was much funnier considering he was high off of his ass while he was on stage

[@heywoodjablome7535]

You see kids, amazing things happen when you’re stoned.

[@bonniescott6470]

MY GOD THIS IS SO HARD FOR ME TO WATCH JOHN WAYNE IS MY HERO KNOWING THIS IS NOT LONG BEFORE HE DIED JUST BREAKS MY HEART HE IS SO MISSED AND THEY DO NOT MAKE THEM LIKE HIM ANYMORE SADLY 🙏

[@johnzamosky904]

All those people at the end to say hello and, unfortunately, to say goodbye... what an awesome sight for an American Icon. RIP Duke.

[@nontew85]

Wow. John Wayne conversing with the Hollywood stars and friends for the last time. It feels like an end to a movie.

[@EgbertWilliams]

Coppola was stoned here. He inadvertently ate one of Bill Graham's pot cookies.

[@beflygelt]

yeah it's hilarious knowing this! The Apocalypse Now extras are great

[@personanongratano1]

what are you serious?? REALLY?? Also, how can I get the AN extras?

[@beflygelt]

persona non grata the Apocalypse Now full disclosure edition has lots of lots of great extras. Every recent release with 3 discs has those, including the great stealbook by zavvi And yeah Coppola said it himself in one of the interviews

[@personanongratano1]

Did the woman (can't think of who that is right now) standing next to him know? She kind of giggles at one point. Hell, was SHE high too?

[@egosumhomovespertilionem2022]

He was off by a decade for a big budget special effects film to win the Oscar. All of the 1980s winners did it the old fashioned way.

[@danalong1237]

The 51st Oscar telecast was the first one for longtime Oscar set designer Roy Christopher, who, along with longtime friend and fellow Oscar set designer Ray Klausen, are the best Oscar set designers of all-time!

[@ratso69ful81]

Big Duke was dying from lung cancer in this vid.... :-(

[@WestJason9]

ratso69ful Stomach Cancer

[@ragingbull154]

He died of stomach cancer but years earlier had a lung removed due to lung cancer. He would get very winded while making his last few of movies. Directors worked with him to make sure he was ok to proceed during production. His last movie the Shootist you could really hear him breathing hard a lot and it wasn't acting.

[@PoenaruTheodor]

John Wayne here visibil afected by terminal cancer. He died two months later. Emotional moments. John Wayne was (in my opinion) most best actor in all time. He played perfect in beautiful movies like: Stagecoach, Angel and the Bad Man, 3 Goodfathers, Red River, Hondo, The Searchers, Rio Bravo, The Man Who Kill Liberty Vallance, McLintock, El Dorado, Rio Lobo, Rio Grande, The Sons of Katie Elder ,The War Wagon, True Grit, Chisum, Big Jake, The Cowboys,The Train Robbers, Brannigan, Rooster Cogburn, The Shootist, Big Jake, Cahill U.S. Marshal etc. R.I.P Big John

[@superlex611]

He was so skinny before he died

[@PoenaruTheodor]

+alex kanyima, yes. i see

[@superlex611]

Norbert Klangschmied John Wayne IS A Republican

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

+Doru Steaua (Bucuresti) - Best actor in all time? He was pretty much a one trick pony, playing craggy cowboys or military types. Watch The Conqueror and tell me that's good acting. His acting is generally not good, as wooden as Pinocchio's. He was a prolific actor, I'll give you that.

[@PoenaruTheodor]

:))) Go sleep. And YES. In my opinion 'THE DUKE' is best actor in all times. What your problem?

[@denisemarie6029]

RIP John Wayne! You are still bigger than life! This is when Academy Award shows were still classy, and highly respected. I don’t believe you would approve of what we’re forced to watch today.

[@Branchman292]

Michael cimino is among the kings of cinema.

[@travisgray8376]

John Wayne first film debut in 1928 and his last film debut in 1978. 50 years of acting in films. One of the very best.

[@aztro4010]

"The movies of the 80s are gonna be amazing" Amazingly weird and strange in my opinion Mr. Coppola

[@a.koepke3523]

A great Actor.👏 RIP Mr. John Wayne 🙏

[@jon8107]

Sadly John Wayne passed away 2 months later in June.

[@kingamoeboid3887]

Because he was in The Conqueror (1956) that was filmed miles near a nuclear test site in Utah which resulted most of the cast and crew including John Wayne, Susan Hayward and Agnes Moorehead to die from cancer.

[@ziosam9024]

11 june 1979

[@arthurdduda63]

He was a lot worse off then they knew then, a normal man probably wouldn't have had the strength to have done that show.

[@mankayng]

The Deer Hunter, next is Heaven's Gate. Two polarising but great masterpieces of Michael Cimino!

[@danalong1237]

Only The Deer Hunter is Cimino's masterpiece while Heaven's Gate is not, and that latter film was the last straw for Transamerica, which was forced to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1981.

[@mankayng]

I know. But these two films were so contrasting, just like black and white

[@martinsorenson3087]

He (Cimino) was the total artist, not afraid to experiment or take risks. thus his downfall in Hollywood. Their simply will never be another director like this man. R.I.P

[@bobthebear1246]

Martin Sorenson We should hope so!

[@steviesindahouse4903]

Each to their own; in recent times Heaven's Gate has, for many, grown very much in respectability; for some it is a masterpiece; and even the most generally accepted 'masterpiece' will have its detractors (you're on You Tube; you should know this by now, LOL !!!) :-))))))) ...

[@DeanH92]

Fun fact: Mike mentions John Wayne in The Deer Hunter.

[@deeds6193]

Beat me to it! "Every time he comes here, he's got no knife, he's got no jacket, he's got no pants, he's got no boots! All he does is carry that gun around like John Wayne! What's that gonna do for you? That ain't gonna do you any good."

[@alvaropelayo8084]

That magnificent Duke!!, happy birthday today

[@m.c.b.4323]

He made the world a better place, cleaner place. Dead fascists made the world a better place, cleaner place. John Wayne made the world a better place, cleaner place, when he died. But don't worry. You will see him again soon in Hell.

[@cormacdoheny470]

I'm pretty sure that viewers of that year's show who were John Wayne fans were crying that night. They knew that that was the last they'd ever see of him, I'm sure.

[@saracomoyoteamonadieteamar6549]

Pocos premios recibió para tan bien actor como fue. SE METECIA MÁS.!! MÁS RECONOCIMIENTOS Y MÁS PREMIOS. HASTA SIEMPRE.!!😙

[@jingren]

5:25 another legend whose height was but one of many attributes that made him stood out - Gregory Peck

[@redwing46901]

The real winner is ; *JOHN WAYNE* rip DUKE there will ever be another you .

[@egosumhomovespertilionem2022]

And three months later, Duke was dead. Sad moment for Hollywood. Sadder moment for America.

[@m.c.b.4323]

He made the world a better place, cleaner place. Dead fascists made the world a better place, cleaner place. John Wayne made the world a better place, cleaner place, when he died. But don't worry. You will see him again soon in Hell.

[@longmemory1620]

did Bogart take the boat back ?

[@philiphalpenny9761]

6 weeks later he was gone...

[@Sameoldfitup]

"It is not those who can inflict the most, but those that can suffer the most who will conquer."

[@ronniecassol5555]

rip michael cimino. you made one of the best movie in history

[@CAMPFIRESKY]

Hard to believe that just 2 months later, John Wayne died.

[@stevek6518]

Cool how the orchestra played Cimino on with the song Ca't Take my Eyes Off You, an homage to the classic pool table scene

[@MrImiller07]

Ali MacGraw looks absolutely spectacular here; as good as she has ever looked! Wayne was extremely debilitated; I read that he was so thin that he wore a wet suit under the tux to fill our his frame.

[@user-cz7tu9ei1e]

The films in 1979 were outstanding 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@IlDiego442]

What films and what actors!!! Unforgettable era

[@watchgoose]

The Duke looks so thin here. I was not ready to lose him, ever.

[@mws755]

A lot of legends on that stage are gone