The Green Mile- Arlen Bitterbuck's execution

Oscar nominated Canadian actor, Graham Greene, portrays as Arlen Bitterbuck in "The Green Mile". The first inmate to be executed in death row. Death by electric chair. Guilty of killing a man in an extremely violent bar fight, over a pair of boots.
From that memory moment that he told, to meeting his fate, he really did okay since Sean Penn as Matthew Poncelet in "Dead Man Walking".
July 10th, 1935 at 10 pm was when he was executed.

[@AlexanderMartinez-kv3qu]

Get your tickets now here comes the main event it's the first execution to be shown in the green mile

[@O-DogKubrick]

They should’ve had a priest saying these words….”The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever”.

[@mistylover7398]

@@O-DogKubrick wazn't dare a funny scream version of dis??

[@joshuabrooks4907]

"He's paid what he owed. He's square with the house again. So, keep your goddamn hands off him."

[@SifGreyfang]

Asshole had no respect for the dead

[@sebastianbreaux9192]

My favorite line

[@lazarus7216]

One of many good lines in this outstanding movie!!

[@expertav5333]

What does that line mean?

[@Ancalagon272]

@@sebastianbreaux9192 my favorite line was "I want me a fried chicken dinner with gravy on the taters. And I wanna shit in your hat. And get Mayor West to sit on my face cause I'm one horny motherfucker!"

[@ActivistParrot]

I like how most of the officers are respectful to the inmates on death row. Even after they are dead they're still respectful.

[@robm9462]

ActivistParrot not making light of what these men would’ve done to deserve this, they’re still human just like you and me. We all bleed red. Even Ted Bundy was human. There had to been something in that sick twisted brain that told him at some point in his life that what he’s doing or had done was wrong and vile.

[@Ancalagon272]

@@robm9462 I watched Ted Bundy's interview the day before his execution. He repented on everything he did. He was still human even though he did such inhumane things

[@robertwinslade3104]

@@robm9462 Even the worst people in history are not so different from everyone else, and even fewer do the things they do because of the way they are born. If people start to forget that and treat even the most despicable criminals and terrorists as being sub-human, then it can become easy to overlook the factors which may have driven them to become who they are and even easier to overlook opportunities to prevent other people from falling down the same path.

[@lonelylongdistancekiller9844]

@@robertwinslade3104 for real. Look at how the Jewish were treated during the holocaust in WW2. Nazis looked at them as sub human. I remember reading a soldiers memoir about the my lai massacre in Vietnam (when American soldiers slaughtered hundreds of unarmed civilians) he said that the Viet cong killed so many of theirs. They wanted vengeance bad. Viet cong used villagers as cover too. So our soldiers looked at them as sub human. When humans start looking at other humans as animals or sub human it makes them easier to commit murder. What I'm getting at here is even people like Ted Bundy we should be sympathetic for (IN SOME WAYS) Not for him in any way. Buy for ourselves. To keep.our humanity. To keep the word sub human out of our dictionary and only human exists.

[@goldosprey]

Even if they are criminals who committed heinous acts, even they deserve the dignity of respect once they pay their price

[@JRMAV1]

“He’s paid what he owed.” Awesome delivery

[@OmniTriforce3]

I have to admit, he deserved a lighter sentence. He only killed a man being drunk, likely being native american they have more persecution. he seemed really sad,

[@toms.a.savage7232]

I agree.

[@Drchainsaw77]

@@@OmniTriforce3 So being drunk is an adequate defense for murder? Are you saying American Indians should be excused because they're unable to control themselves?

[@Drchainsaw77]

@@P4INF000L Three reasons: One, because the 15th and 16th century Italian and Portugese and Spanish explorers did not fully understand where they were, and that's a reasonable thing; two, intertia; and three, because we goddamn bloody fucking well _can._

[@Drchainsaw77]

@P4INF000L OK but that's not how the justice system works. It requires an actual _penalty_ be paid. If you're squeamish, look away -- there are _men_ who are prepared to do what must be done.

[@GeeJaySee145]

If you can hate a character in a film, it really shows the talent of the actor! Percy was meant to be hated and Doug Hutchinson pulls it off perfectly! Fantastic acting

[@-Vitalis-]

Agreed. He really nailed that character. A damn pansy, sadistic, obnoxious and opportunist little shit.

[@yattaguru]

Finally, someone gets it! I was losing hope for humanity ...

[@noorrougelewis6704]

Does anyone notice that after he sabotages Dale's execution, he really doesn't seem to care. Besides not wanting to look, He doesn't show remorse for what he did at all. He was reading dirty magazines the next day.

[@desktopshorts7411]

There are rumors about him that, if true, make him a weeeeeeird dude.

[@bianca952000]

Conor Doyle Like him marrying a 16 year old girl when he was in his 40's? Yeah, Ewwwww!

[@mamabear.9707]

"It'll be fine." "You'll do fine." You know he had a damn good heart.

[@williambenton9959]

Especially when in the book he (as an old man) explains that he thought or was taught murder was unforgivable. He believed it was up to them to find out from God and far be it from him to keep that man from experiencing some last feeling of peace before he was damned to hell.

[@mrdropkicker1]

@@williambenton9959 I personally don’t like that digression in the book (I’m catholic, and a lot of our saints are murderers and other sinners who repented and spent the rest of their lives atoning. Heck, the point of this book and movie is that sinners are human too - look at Del), but I at least liked that Paul respected his prisoners enough not to tell them what he believed

[@trav2190]

@@mrdropkicker1 dude your Catholic church killed a bunch of native American children. I doubt thats human

[@mariafox9226]

Even Del told him and Brutal that they were both good men and that he wished that he didn’t meet them in prison.

[@charbokh]

@@mariafox9226 Del felt guilty and confessed his sorry for what he did. After a terrible death he was a lucky one. He went to Heaven.

[@ultimategamer2669]

The sound of him breathing heavy...damn.

[@allengreene9954]

Ultimate Gamer I don’t even want to know what its liking trying to prepare for the end....

[@BruceTheSillyGoose]

the sound of his agonized groans afterwards

[@ProductionsBAB]

@@Dukeybookey why tho? Some people 🙄

[@robm9462]

BehindTheMask morons just speak without guidance

[@cedriccoles4335]

The man was scared to death

[@tracemacmillan9718]

My dad met the actor who played Arlen. He went to a bar my dad was drinking at with a friend, coming back from shooting another movie. My dad recognized him and introduced himself. From what I hear he’s a really nice guy

[@fredscribner3688]

Of course he is, hes Canadian. 😊

[@goodbadbill]

Graham Greene is the actor's name. He was in Dances With Wolves, Die Hard with a Vegeance and the show Goliath

[@arkarmoethouk2445]

He's Rains Fall from RDR2.

[@JohnDoe-lj3ph]

@@arkarmoethouk2445 really? I KNEW I recognized him from *somewhere..*

[@PRSouthern]

@@goodbadbill also Maverick! He is a solid actor.

[@jamesondavied3955]

Absolutely quality acting. All of the actors in this film play their part spot on !

[@O-DogKubrick]

Everyone except that dirty percy.

[@O-DogKubrick]

But he did learned a lesson in the end when he was sent to the mental hospital. And said nothing at all.

[@nertz4579]

@@O-DogKubrick The actor who played Percy was spot on.

[@robm9462]

Nertz yup a complete dick

[@robm9462]

reverse thrust no

[@shadowman2192]

Arlen Bitterbuck is a Native American and in the book theirs a nice moment when right before Bitterbuck is sent to the chair. He is scared but Paul whispers to him. “Show them how a Washita does it” Bitterbuck looks at Paul and nods. Paul gave Bitterbuck a feeling of pride and courage right before his death. Paul was a good man who never held judgment over the prisoners.

[@mikegallant811]

Actually it's show them how a Washita does it.

[@shadowman2192]

@@mikegallant811 I fixed my comment. Thanks.

[@oscarphile]

Well, now I wish they'd kept that in the film!

[@MsThorne2009]

That memory the Bitterbuck shared gets me everytime. I feel that thinking about what happened in your past, really makes a person realize how much things have changed. I feel that this helps feel like the Lord forgives a lot of people who show thier sorrow😢

[@nickrandles1102]

“The Lord forgives a lot of people who show their sorrow.” ❤. That’s beautiful. God’s Word says in Psalms, “A broken and contrite spirit He will not despise.” I think yours was another way of saying that.

[@jasonhahn8797]

That's why God allows us to feel pain. It helps us grow and get closer to him.

[@corneliustalmage8303]

Totally agree. It gets me every time. It's along debate but in a nutshell this is why I don't agree with the death penalty.

[@philippeblais8594]

Much like St Dismas. One of 2 thieves who were tied to crosses on either side of a crucified Jesus. The other thief mocked Jesus as a Messiah while Dismas was penitent and accepted his punishment with grace. And for this, Jesus brought Dismas to paradise.

[@sharonsylvie9100]

I loved his story about when he was the happiest

[@Ancalagon272]

His with his wife in the mountains again. He will live there forever

[@kingcark5403]

Makes me think about life

[@crazycomicguy5063]

He's only in the movie for a few minutes, but man he leaves such an impact, and really makes you feel for him

[@mariafox9226]

It reminds me of how some of the prisoners are human.

[@rickogden204]

@@mariafox9226 We are all human it's just that in some cases the brain malfunctions and humans commit terrible crimes...personally I do not agree with the death penalty....glad most civilised countries no longer practise it...just one wrongful conviction leading to an innocent person being legally murdered is enough to class it as unreliable.

[@Thyndarious]

When he starts to tell his story, you can hear the magical soundtrack begin. I cannot describe how many times ive listenened to this soundtrack and specially this little piece of music which i think is a very strong element in this movie.

[@itsmimi6472]

Me too

[@dannyhuskerjay]

It really captures the emotion of Kings book

[@jonsnow3300]

Foolishment - Thomas Newman

[@kindab1057]

What the soundtrack called

[@StoryTimeZE]

This is one of the most underrated soundtracks in a movie by far, check out the song Coffey on the mile played only on the piano. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking

[@joshuabrooks4907]

I find it rather sad knowing that two of the three people executed in this movie are now dead in real life, and so is the person that they used for a dry run of "old sparky," Harry Dean Stanton.

[@waivedwench]

Graham Greene's still around, fortunately.

[@joshuabrooks4907]

waivedwench I know that

[@waivedwench]

Did I say you didn't?

[@briscoejr1]

Jeter and Big Mike.... :-(

[@vonjager]

I guess they've walked their own Mile.

[@francocorradi5818]

"Had me a young wife when i was 18. Spend our first summer at the mountains. Made love every night, and she's lied there after... bare breast into firelight. And we talk sometimes till sun come up. That was my best time" 😢😢😢😢

[@AJR-zg2py]

Not even 50 words and Grahame Green makes it sound like he's narrating War and Peace. One of the best character actors in cinema. It's not the size of the role, it's the size of the actor. He nails it.

[@ryanbarrera2595]

This is one of my favorite part of the video. The very nice background sound when Arlen said "That was my best time" and I imagine myself being in the place where Arlen describe ..

[@zach2625]

Geek Forensic I’m not gunna lie, when he was describing it, i was picturing me and my wife also.

[@silliussodus9364]

@@zach2625 Funny, I was picturing me and your wife too!

[@johnadegboye8606]

The description of when he was the happiest is so vivid. Too emotional, I can't begin to tell without the urge to cry. The music there is great too. Just the exact temperance required.

[@corneliustalmage8303]

Totally agree. I'm a 38 year old man and I always well up slightly at this scene!

[@josephelgersma2073]

When he described his happiest moments in life with the sound of music behind him you can tell he has made peace.

[@sharonsylvie3924]

Yes I agree one of my favorite scenes

[@josephelgersma2073]

​@@sharonsylvie3924amen my friend.

[@Ben-of6rp]

Remarkable how the author understands that for most men. They never forget the girl they loved for the 1st time. We all wish that it could’ve been forever

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

Brutal is my favorite character in this. When I was a kid I remember thinking I need to be more like him. Honorable, stoic, genuine, proud, humble.

[@O-DogKubrick]

His character’s full name is Brutus Howell. And the man portraying him is American actor David Morse. He is living now in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after he and his family lost their home in the 1994 earthquake.

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

@@O-DogKubrick His name is Brutus "Brutal" Howell. Good man.

[@crepesoftime]

@@Christopherjamesmurphy21 I never saw him in too many films but I remember seeing him in "The Good Son" as the father of Elijiah Wood's character. Although, he had a much smaller part than here.

[@Christopherjamesmurphy21]

@@crepesoftime he plays in the tv show "Outsiders"

[@killerkitten7534]

I think the character that plays him is perfect for the role. A man who is very clearly large and imposing, but who also had a calm demeanor when it necessitates it, and who rarely raises his voice.

[@josebro352]

"That was my best time." Heartbreaking. I can relate.

[@jbro8934]

" That was my best time." 😞

[@hugostigglitz9639]

Someday you'll miss your youth

[@edwardgaines6561]

@Jordan S It was described quite well.

[@waivedwench]

His story breaks my heart every time! When he was young and happy, before everything went so wrong.

[@YourLittleDeath]

And sad thing is, and it sort of makes me emotional saying this, a lot of people would probably know just that particular moment in their lives.

[@hansolo631]

It says he killed a guy in a bar fight - I feel like the death penalty is a bit much for that. In the space of 1 adrenaline dump you lose your entire life? Like if he murdered the guy, ok. But if it was a fight...

[@hahaaprilfools5868]

@@hansolo631 The movie took place in 1935; if it took place now, he would've served over a decade at most for manslaughter.

[@sharktoof1]

“That was my best time.” What powerful words. On cue with a beautiful orchestra soundtrack. Wonderful.

[@gracebayan6914]

"He square with the house so keep your damn hands off him!" Second!

[@orioles2276]

The only “normal” execution

[@animatronnitro1552]

But Still Is Sad

[@zacharygriego6797]

@@animatronnitro1552 why did they kill him

[@GeneralAsda18]

@@zacharygriego6797 he killed a man in a bar fight

[@Webby104]

@@zacharygriego6797 killed a guy in a brutal bar fight

[@mikegallant811]

John's went ok, but Eduard Delacroix....... Goddamn Percy Wetmore, letting a poor Cajun fella burn alive just cause del laughed when Percy pissed his pants!

[@mariafox9226]

This is what I like about Paul and most of the other COs. They know that the majority of these prisoners are bad people, but they’re respectful of them and treat them like human beings to the best of their abilities.

[@Sewingbee23]

A bit like the 70s British comedy porridge. The character of Mackay was firm but fair so in return got a certain amount of respect from the prisoners even if they did try to occasionally pull s fast one on him 😂

[@PBL187]

@@Sewingbee23 That was seen best when they got Napper Wainwright in, and the prisoners conspired to have him transferred out again, and when McKay comes back they all start singing “For he’s a jolly good fellow”

[@mariafox9226]

@@Sewingbee23 that reminds me of Hogan’s Heroes. The main characters were POWS in a German WW2 camp and while they did all kinds of shit they still respected the guard in charge of them.

[@keeganklepper1301]

Some people are driven to do evil things to better pleasure themselves, others commit crimes, but did a lot of good in their life. Otherwise people are convicted and sentenced for crimes they didn't commit. John Coffey was like George Stinney Jr, Wild Bill was like people with no love for humanity, and others did the wrong things, sometimes for the right reasons or wrong reasons.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Just because he killed someone i. a bar fight doesn’t make him a bad person. It could have been accidental and yet they still have him the chair because he’s a minority

[@RageCreati0n]

“He paid what he owed. He’s square with the house again. Keep your damned hands off ‘im!” That is a professional. Not killing for sake of killing or pleasure, but because it is his duty. Also squares nicely with Paul’s crisis of conscience at the end, “that it was my job?”

[@TheHutchIsOn]

One of my favorite lines for sure. Great character.

[@killerkitten7534]

@@TheHutchIsOnI love how for a guy literally nicknamed “brutal” he’s still a pretty gentle and kind hearted guy

[@Bryn-vm8pd]

His description of Heaven is breath taking. This movie is an absolute masterpiece. ❤

[@Ray_Shabaz]

Not just the movie, but the book that Stephen King wrote

[@matimus100]

Nonsense

[@Bryn-vm8pd]

@@Ray_Shabaz I agree 👍 💯

[@assyriangram4832]

Stephen King is a genius

[@Bryn-vm8pd]

@@assyriangram4832 agreed 👍

[@692ALBANNACH]

Even with a short roll Graham Greene always does a great job!

[@jonothandoeser]

role

[@TheBatugan77]

role*

[@692ALBANNACH]

@@TheBatugan77 Revolution 1986.

[@XxOmegaslayerxX]

I love this movie. I feel like when the prisoners are telling a bit about their past it sticks with the guard like a piece was imprinted on to them.

[@matimus100]

You love easy

[@seanoreilly40]

Tom Hanks "You'll be fine it will fine" Electric chair "Hold my bucket of water"

[@pmcpreston]

Sean O'Reilly dead

[@vitaleonefour2238]

LMFAOO

[@That_One_Guy_In_A_Band]

@@pmcpreston So is Bitterbuck

[@madid.6358]

oh god no-

[@onemoremisfit]

Nobody: Will it fit in my Honda? Hold my beer Am I a joke to you? Everybody gangsta End this man’s whole career He protecc, he attacc … Sexual/genitalia innuendo Scatological/potty joke Question of quantity answered yes Plot twist Left/entered the chat Gaming reference Dislikes are from I’m a simple man Last time I was this early Legend has it That’ll buff right out Punch line below read more

[@tsoul1333]

Swine like Percy would never learn, but still they get so many chances to do the right thing, to understand. but once he failed miserably at the execution of Delacroix. It was the last mistake he ever made towards others

[@obiwanthewiseass]

That’s why people like him are given so many chances, God keeps trying to help them but sad to say some just stay in their wicked ways and end up regretting it in life and after life.

[@obiwanthewiseass]

Lance Rothman Lance Rothman God loves us all friend, even people like Percy that’s why he gives them so many chances but as the Bible says we reap what we sew and Percy continued to be a sadistic bastard and so he paid the ultimate price. And as for this so called evidence I don’t need it nor will I ever or anyone for that matter because as it says in 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith not by sight. But if I would use an example of evidence look at the universe itself, all that didn’t just happen. You may believe what you wish, but God is more real than you think and he loves us all, it’s the world we live in that messes us up and makes people like Percy. They call the devil himself the god of this world cuz he causes all the pain and disbelief in God cuz he knows his time is short so like a proud fool he will continue to fight and bring people down. Everything in the Bible is true and all of it really happened such as Christ a perfect man, who was beaten, spat on, mocked, whipped and then nailed to the cross for us sinners. He did it for you and me, just believe and seek him and you will see that no evidence is needed.

[@obiwanthewiseass]

Lance Rothman Lance Rothman My friend I am sorry you had to go through that as a child, no child should have to deal with such a horrid act. But I myself had a hard life in school I hardly had any friends and I was a victim of bullying, at anytime I could have taken my life like some kids have sadly done but I didn’t because God was there with me through thick and thin and when I was three I was diagnosed with Cancer and I could have died but then he came to me and saved me. Now you say God kicked you aside but that isn’t true, that was the devil who made you go through that and said to you that God doesn’t care about you, he is the deceiver don’t believe what he says. God never forsakes his children and one might ask why he stands by and let’s these things happen but in truth he was there for you after all you’re still here aren’t you? With all the abuse you went through you could have been killed or taken your life but you didn’t. As for this evidence, I say again evidence is not needed belief is all you need I know it’s hard to keep faith in such dire times I myself have found that really hard to do as do so many other Christians even the great men of the Bible have doubted like Abraham he and his wife Sara didn’t believe that they could have a child of their own at such an old age yet they did when Isaac was born. Now you say God does nothing but I beg to differ he came to this world as a man like you and me and went through all the pain that no man could endure and in turn died for us all. Don’t take my word for it, you once believed and have been hurt so much that you stopped, God never abandoned you my friend he’s still with you. I am only a messenger, I’m just meant to speak his words it is he who changes people not me or any other Christian. What you do is your choice but I pray that God reaches you, he will meet you halfway but you must go the rest of the way in order to have the connection I can’t tell you how to do that except to pray. As it says in John 3:16 my personal favorite, For God so loved the world, he sent down his only begotten son and those that believe in him shall not perish, but shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. God has always loved you, and he always will don’t slap his hand away this time. That’s all I have to say In the matter I can’t make you believe you have to do that yourself but I pray that you do my friend.

[@swanningabout]

@@obiwanthewiseass god doesn't exist

[@nunzirkabob]

@@swanningabout who says

[@sarahedwards2]

Graham Greene grew up about half an hour from where I did, and lived in my hometown for a while!

[@NoName-ke7ro]

Hi gorgeous!

[@bianca952000]

I love watching Graham Greene. Reminds me of my step father in certain ways. That's why I always skip this particular scene in the movie. Too painful to watch.

[@bianca952000]

Christiaan Baron Are you asking me? If so, no, I haven't. Should I have? Am curious.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

I loved his role in _Dances with Wolves_

[@onfin3al6]

The Green Mile has to be one of the finest cinema I have seen . There has been many truely great movies come from Hollywood but this one is still one .

[@fredscribner3688]

This and the Shawshank Redemption. Ones about hope and the others about how cruel the world can be but both are beautiful.

[@Person-vh6uq]

Every time someone would get electrocuted my muscles would tighten I’m not sure why

[@capnskiddies]

Because you got a spark off something sometime. You know the feeling. I'm the same. Gave myself 230v on a 16A breaker when I was about 15. I was fitting a socket to power my TV. Turned on the breaker no juice, visual inspection. Ah, the live was over tightened, breaking the cable. I'll just terminate that ag........ bang. Melted Screwdriver stuck in the ceiling, I'm on the other side of the room having banged my head against the radiator, funny taste of metal in the mouth from banging my head, funny bone in right arm feels sore. Good times!

[@Person-vh6uq]

capnskiddies ouch man sorry to hear about that, must have been one heck of a surprise

[@jaydevannlisamarie4685]

Person 3412 •.... That's a good thing. It means you feel empathy for people 👍

[@yeahnahnahyeah4681]

Same

[@johntapp1411]

I mistakenly touched the deflection yoke on a television set while I was adjusting the vertical hold. My arm hurt for a week. I too tense up whenever someone else is getting an electrical shock.

[@Madseason6x9]

The film really expands on each electric chair execution. None are the same. The first one Arlen is so scared he's breathing heavily having a panic attack anticipating the feeling. On the verge of cardiac arrest. The second Del is praying before it goes awry by an officers incompetence and brutally rides the lightning. Poor Del got it the worst with an officer coldly taunting him in his last moments..was literally turned into a human transformer and cooked inside out. John coffey is terrified, crying and trying to reassure himself he's about to be in heaven singing that song from his first and last motion picture he seen. John also felt Dels so in a sense he was executed twice. Those officers had a really sensitive, tough position to uphold. I love Brutals character too. As intense and physically imposing he is he has a good heart and sees these condemned men as forgiven they paid for their sins with their lives.

[@connorhilchie2779]

It takes a special mind and soul to not only be around and live with death in a manner like this, but to also keep doing it year after year

[@syteanric1868]

I wish Percy had ended up in that chair... he was the real Scumbag

[@epicgoatthe3rd122]

What happened was alot worse than the electric chair he lost his mind so he can't think at all

[@Ned-nw6ge]

He ended up in a nut house... in that day and age this was for the patients likely worse than being executed.

[@user-bo2be5bz5k]

Agreed 100% lets not forget what he did to Edward.

[@user-ln4gd6hx7e]

Graham Greene is one fuck of a great actor. Even in a minor, low key ensemble role where he dies less than a quarter of the way through, he still makes an unforgettable impression.

[@kingcark5403]

This scene really makes me sit back and think about my life, strongly especially when the music plays and he’s telling his story :(

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Best description of Heaven in any movie ever.

[@sranon5763]

@Joe Dirt god isn't real

[@sranon5763]

@Joe Dirt you are wasting your existance

[@sranon5763]

@Joe Dirt ok weirdo

[@sranon5763]

@Joe Dirt i'm not hating you ,just saying you have no proof for what you say

[@sranon5763]

@Joe Dirt bible can be a fantasy book

[@candisalmendarez1381]

This was my favorite part what heaven is like Gramm green absolute perfection the best I've seen

[@JLange642]

All of the actors in this fine film did fantastic jobs portraying their characters. When you truly BELIEVE they ARE who they portray- then they have done their job to the letter!

[@meganreed1989]

Still one of my favorite movies. My mom, dad, brothers and I watched it so much the tape broke 😊

[@O-DogKubrick]

I never really watched it on a videotape. But when I dealt with videotapes, especially from the local library, they never break. Only the TV with the VCR attachment got busted by 2009/2010.

[@adamgerlach8547]

I always loved how Tom Hanks stayed with him to the end, and just listened to him talk. Almost comforting him just by being there

[@markdurl8341]

thats one thing i liked about this movie, all those guards, except for percy treated those inmates like human beings, thats a rare thing in life let alone somewhere like death row.

[@Hammerhead547]

Gremme Greene is spectacular in everything he did, weather it was a small but heartbreaking dramatic role here or playing straight comedy as a compulsively lying ferry boat captain on The Red Green Show he was always perfect.

[@miranda13c]

I’ve watched this film so many times with my dad. We used to have the VHS tapes for it and the film was so long that they had to split it into two videos just like they did with Titanic (which I also had, of course). We still quote this film to each other all the time as well as many other great films. Fantastic movie. ❤

[@O-DogKubrick]

Sounds to me u loved watching movies on VHS. Do u ever miss those days before everything changed?

[@crepesoftime]

@@O-DogKubrick I have tons of movies on VHS and can't watch any of them because I haven't had a VCR for about 5 years now. Not even sure where to get one anymore. I myself kind of miss the days when you could go to a store and rent all of these.

[@O-DogKubrick]

@@crepesoftime Well if you live in Canada, I’m sure they have some at donation centres called Value Village. Just as long as they aren’t broken or whatever. I even saved some vhs tapes to give them to someone as a gift who lives in Fort Stockton, Texas, USA. He loves both vhs and DVDs.

[@crepesoftime]

@@O-DogKubrick No, I do not live in Canada.

[@sammencia7945]

1:18 That would be an outstanding life, for any man. To spend a summer like that.

[@candisalmendarez1381]

A masterpiece indeed ever on screen death my come today but it will always come tomorrow

[@mudasarmsr1063]

His description of heaven ❤️....his story telling and background music. This scene is matchless.

[@Msoldier94]

Arlen started to cry in the book. It was more emotional reading it than seeing it.

[@O-DogKubrick]

Dignity Is that actually true after you read it?

[@Msoldier94]

@@O-DogKubrick the book is much more detailed. I started to tear up reading the part when Del walked out his cell and gave the mouse to Paul. And John's execution was dreadful to read.

[@ktpinnacle]

King really knows how to build characters. His writing skills are broader than many give him credit for.

[@r.s.9861]

Absolutely.

[@TheJoec2005]

I hope heaven is a place where you get second chance to correct the bad things that happened in life a place where you pick right off and try it all again

[@mannyh7883]

I hope so to

[@kevincallaghan3212]

Hes square with the house .get your god dame hands of him...

[@moxiemaxie3543]

The doctor sad and merciful face when he heard his heart still beating. They aren't true killers but the law is the law

[@kaeganthornhill3936]

Yeah he was "Brain Dead" at that point, so they had to give a 2nd shock as a sign of Mercy/Fallow the Law.

[@KDC93]

It's nice that they gave the execution hoodie a nose hole. Wouldn't want to suffocate the condemned and have a lawsuit on your hands.

[@-Vitalis-]

_... HURRY UP, DEAR! OR WE'RE GONNA MISS TODAY'S EXECUTION!!!_ Sunday entertainment, old school style. High-voltage fun guaranteed.

[@d2036]

Yeah 👿

[@chrisking7038]

When you are the family of those for the reason of those executed I don't think it's fun but it may be rather satisfyingly.

[@perlaaguilera1912]

Yep; right up there with hangings and witch burnings/torture, and public decapitations and other executions like disembowelment or horse drawing and quartering... Or downright lynching. Oh--there were the gladiators and having men fight off lions and other wild animals, too. The things that people considered and consider 'entertainment' have always been sick

[@AJR-zg2py]

My favourite character has always been Brutus Howell. David Morse is a phenomenal actor.

[@troyrichardson8787]

The heavy breathing gets heavier with every tick....brilliant

[@ainvencivel]

0:14 so loving and caring the way Dean shaves his head… like he's doing doing it for a friend.

[@O-DogKubrick]

Well one thing is for sure. They’re both Canadians like Ryan Goshling & Ryan Reynolds. And only one of them in this scene was Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actor once.

[@GamingN8ive]

Been thinking about my ‘best’ times. Those days are long gone. Wish I could go back to that time.

[@O-DogKubrick]

Me too my man. I do miss my glory days as how everyone else is.

[@Prestonesfpv]

He is square with the house....

[@Ray4thewin]

Only now watching this back did I relaize the detail of the water dropping off of the spong. Great detail for later on.

[@diegodiaz6876]

Fun fact: Graham Greene also portrayed Rain falls in Rdr2.

[@O-DogKubrick]

We know that.

[@x-Rogue-x]

@@O-DogKubrickI didn’t

[@Master-Ganja]

Great movie

[@thephantomofanaries9013]

I really think that he's innocent, the native guy.

[@HoneyBadger--sl6wi]

He killed a man in a bar fight plus he is Native so that did not help him my great great great grandfather was a Choctaw Indian and got arrested for stealing a horse and no mater what you were you steal a horse it's death but he was released after giving a good alimony

[@idontwantone132]

@@HoneyBadger--sl6wi alibi?

[@HoneyBadger--sl6wi]

@@idontwantone132 yes

[@Tmp866]

@@idontwantone132 he ain't got no alibi. He ugly.

[@mamabear.9707]

He reminds me of the older guy in Felon. The older guy wasn't innocent but he made damn sure justice was served...

[@jefflebowski3784]

I’ve always thought that David Morse is criminally underrated.

[@O-DogKubrick]

He was Mike Webster in Concussion with Will Smith.

[@skylarkman2000]

How accurate was the ' Roll on Two ' instruction. Never heard that before on Electric Chair movie scenes .

[@mccarthy5825]

If heaven exists, which I am 99.99999% sure it doesn't... I'll be back with you Louise. Rubbing your feet on the couch as we decide what to watch on TV... I miss you. So much.

[@Ed-zb4ij]

He is my fav actor I’m Canadian and native like him I’m sad he had to go😢😫

[@O-DogKubrick]

I sometimes wish that he deserved that Oscar award for Best Supporting Actor. Cause for what he did in "Dances With Wolves" with Kevin Costner. I don't suppose that they ever told you on what he did in that Oscar winning movie?

[@Ed-zb4ij]

I’m am a young little boy I don’t know much but I could find out tho

[@O-DogKubrick]

TcS_S1UM Wait until you see “Dances With Wolves” when you’re older kid.

[@Ed-zb4ij]

O-Dog Kubrick I remember watching that Movie with my late grandpa when I was 3 I don’t remember the movie tho

[@joshuabrooks4907]

I loved Graham Greene in Maverick, as well as his character Edgar K. B. Montrose, K. B. meaning "KaBoom" due to his profession as a demolition expert on the Red Green show.

[@Lizz85257]

Dang, even with a relatively peaceful execution he still looks pretty beat up.

[@Bensinat]

3:55 that little realisation when he hears a heartbeat

[@AdoreYouInAshXI]

David Morse is such an under rated actor.

[@O-DogKubrick]

AdoreYouInAshXI Last time people saw him, he was this Mike Webster dude in the movie, “Concussion” with Will Smith and Arliss Howard.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

David Morse was on ST. ELSEWHERE

[@Some_Random_Humans]

People are chilling like nothing happened....

[@davidcook7887]

Great acting from Graham Greene, Kicking Bird.

[@alejandrocasamalhuapa4977]

That heavy breathing....you can feel his fear 😖

[@O-DogKubrick]

Before they throw the switch.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Being an officer on death row really messes you up.

[@O-DogKubrick]

Tom Hanks was kind to Graham Greene before ‘it’s time’.

[@alexisgrey3633]

Yeah when I studied psychology at A level i read that people who do this kind of thing as well as vets who euthenise animals and stuff often exhibit ptsd symptoms.

[@misterfister5810]

The fact that Arlen is very accepting with his death

[@aaronlauretani8921]

True story: my late mother actually went to high school with Graham Greene in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. She said he was always a bit stuck-up, as if he was too good to socialize with most people. He's obviously a talented actor though.

[@O-DogKubrick]

Surprisingly, he is that talking tree guy in this so called Dudley the dragon.

[@milesjolly6173]

Jesus, imagine actually going to a prison to watch someone being executed, that’s pretty fucking morbid if you ask me.

[@O-DogKubrick]

So did “Shocker” if you saw that Wes Craven movie.

[@joevela9973]

He is square with the house again.....

[@MrCodysVideos]

Didn't even get to see his last words?

[@MrCodysVideos]

King Of Cool Dale said his last words.his last words were I'm sorry for what I do

[@akazatextingstories]

I haven’t read the book yet, but this movie has me wanting to read it, but aside from that, I feel like all the executions were heartbreaking, Bitterbuck had a sad yet beautiful backstory depending on how you look at it, Del didn’t get a fair execution, and John…I’ve seen this movie twice, I first saw it on Valentine’s this year, and both times, I cried from John’s Execution

[@O-DogKubrick]

Here’s what I think. His went smooth as cake. Del was too gruesome, and John Coffey’s was too heartbreaking.

[@oscarphile]

If possible, I found the book to be even sadder. One of the more notable aspects of the book that didn't make the final cut of the film is that Paul, who has outlived them all, describes how each of the other characters died, and some of their stories are almost unbearable.

[@carpenoctem775]

When he breathes heavily. Man, that’s a powerful scene.

[@sketchygetchey8299]

I can only imagine that executions today would be like this: “The execution has now concluded. Now get outta here you sick weirdos.”

[@JnEricsonx]

You'd have more faith in humanity than I do.

[@blazgus2449]

There hasn’t been a single “normal” execution in this movie Arlen: Had to get shocked twice Del: Sponge was dry Wild Bill: Didn’t even get an execution, shot to death by Percy John Coffey: Hood off

[@O-DogKubrick]

Arlen only had to get shocked twice to make sure he was dead or not. He was fine, the other ones weren’t so great. But Wild Bill did needed some bullets.

[@blazgus2449]

@@O-DogKubrick True but since it’s usually the one and done it’s technically not a “normal” execution but also being the most normal in the movie

[@JdDiehl]

The song at 1:40 is so moving. Anyone know what it's called?

[@r.s.9861]

Main Theme by Thomas Newman kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWavqKxpo7uaZ6s

[@abdulqudz89]

thomas newman - foolishness.

[@mynameissarah5117]

My mom works at a cemetery, and she's nothing but respectful to the dead no matter who the person is.

[@O-DogKubrick]

Not even if a person is an inmate executed? Like Arlen Bitterbuck or those two murderers that did the Clutter family massacre?

[@mynameissarah5117]

@@O-DogKubrick Yeah. She would never do what Percy did.

[@hispanico9037]

Why Kicking Bird is executed?

[@O-DogKubrick]

Hispanico //90 He killed a guy during an extremely violent bar fight over a pair of boots.

[@ShadowsFrost]

@@O-DogKubrick That must have been some pair of boots!

[@Sh1ryyu]

@@O-DogKubrick it was self defence

[@marvinsilverman4394]

he killed a police

[@causticwit]

When the doctor shook his head to indicate that Arlen Bitterbuck wasn't dead yet, I remember saying out loud, "How is he still alive?!"

[@O-DogKubrick]

Lola Matthews Did you say those words in the movie theatre while watching this?

[@causticwit]

@@O-DogKubrick Nah, I first watched it when it was being shown on TV a few years ago 😅

[@oscarphile]

In the book, the elderly Paul Edgecomb, as narrator, expresses a certain amount of disgust at the irony that a doctor was required to be present at state-sponsored executions to make sure the condemned prisoner was dead. I kind of agree with that viewpoint; it just seems to go against everything doctors are supposed to uphold when they take the Hippocratic Oath. But on the other hand, I guess they are fulfilling that oath by making sure the prisoner doesn't suffer needlessly.

[@mkey570]

Rarely have I despised a character in a film as much as I did Percy. That he got what he did in the end was only marred by the fact he wasn't there anymore to suffer, just the body was left. Bloody shame that.

[@O-DogKubrick]

I don’t like how Percy touches his dead face, but u really wouldn’t like that actor for what he did in “Punisher: War Zone”. He became a complete psycho. 🥴😵‍💫

[@PokeLexgnzlz]

Arlen Bitterbuck's execution was quite sad, second to the completely innocent John Coffey's. He had a tragic backstory, was once happy with his family, then his wife died very young. One day he drank too much in the bar, another man did the same, they fought over a pair of boots and it escalated to the point Bitterbuck killed him, thus getting him the electric chair. Pretty mild if you compare it to Del's rape and arson or Wild Bill's murders during an armed robbery, plus m*lesting several kids and killing the two girls everybody thought John Coffey had killed.

[@O-DogKubrick]

That part I missed, where his wife died very young. Must’ve had the same terminal illness that Nora Fries from the Batman series had.

[@PokeLexgnzlz]

@@O-DogKubrick I don't remember if it was mentioned in the movie, but I read it was in the novel.

[@O-DogKubrick]

@@PokeLexgnzlz That makes sense.

[@dacoda6668]

They dont make such movies anymore! a bunch of CGI overdosed Marvel bullshits

[@O-DogKubrick]

That makes two of us. I hate marvel and the bullshit there is today.

[@robm9462]

Creativity has gone out the window 😕

[@George-vg1me]

@@isaacnewmind2378 it's ok 7 year old, we can have opinions too

[@marthagilbert3459]

It's so heartbreaking

[@ericpettersson7857]

The officer to use the lever... Man .. his eyes ... He hates what he is doing but it's his job...

[@O-DogKubrick]

His name is Jack Van Hay. He only appears when he does the executions. Like an Igor ordered by Dr. Frankenstein to throw the electric switches. The actor portraying Jack Van Hay is Bill McKinney. He also appeared in movies like “Thunderbolt & Lightfoot”, “The Outlaw Josey Wales”, “Every Which Way But Loose”, “The Shootist”, “Any Which Way You Can”, “Cannonball”, “Looney Tunes: Back In Action”, “First Blood”, and “Back to the Future Part III”. He lived until he was 80 years old when he passed away on December 1st, 2011.

[@crepesoftime]

@@O-DogKubrick Also "Deliverance", he's the hillbilly who makes Ned Beatty "squeal like a pig."

[@adampryor4662]

One of the better scenes in cinema where humanity is at its best...

[@O-DogKubrick]

I don’t understand. Wakarimasen.

[@vitocorleone1501]

Anyone knows name of soundtrack playing in the background?

[@O-DogKubrick]

Don't look at me. Hope you love my other videos that I've posted recently. Especially new ones.

[@kevinbushracing58]

Yea I do.

[@abdulqudz89]

do you mean the scene where edgecombe and bitterbuck are talking? if so, the tune is called foolishness by thomas newman.

[@rainbows9060]

"Bare breasted in the fire light" Beautiful line.

[@TrentEngineFan]

The fact that Percy wanted so desperately to watch the executions is just sadistic. He’s just as bad if not, worse than some of the inmates.

[@O-DogKubrick]

I do not like that guy. Besides, that actor who portrayed him was terrifying once more in that punisher war zone movie.

[@virtualviking8447]

Looking back at 2 of these executions in the movie, I'm not sure which one was worse; the dry sponge execution of Delacroix or Bitterbuck's twice over execution because the first one didn't do the trick.

[@O-DogKubrick]

This one did the trick. Delacroix was too gruesome.

[@virtualviking8447]

@@O-DogKubrick yeah, but Bitterbuck got the electrocution once in the chair. The doctor checked on him and detected he still had a heartbeat. So the first time didn't actually work. That's gotta suck having an extreme brain trauma caused by electrical shock like that only to not die right away and then have a brief moment of relief and then have it done all over again.

[@lukasnagel4492]

@@virtualviking8447 i think the second time was not as painful as the first because his brain/nerves are already extremely damaged. I think he did not feel the second time just his muscles contract because of the electric waves sent through his body.