30 Facts You Didn't Know About No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men is a classic that I've been meaning to do a video on for a while, so here it finally is!
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[@High_Desert_Tanner]

This is seriously one of the best films I've ever watched. The long stretches of dialogue silence are deafening. The entire movie is somehow calm, beautiful, riveting, and terrifying all at once. Truly a masterpiece!

[@Cheddarslife]

This is such a great movie!!!

[@stevethecheatergaming6476]

Cormac McCarthy is the Man. (Author). They literally took the book and made it a movie. And what I mean by this is VERY LITTLE is changed by the Movie from the Book. They are line by line, scene by scene almost identical. That is very very hard to do, and yet they did it.

[@louthawriter]

Agreed

[@iamnotpaulavery]

@Tanner Saurus - yep! Fuckin' A!!!

[@bchristopherfontaine9162]

👍

[@ogfreddisideshow]

Bro said can’t drive, speak English, and hate violence then accidentally becomes the most accurate portrayal of a psychopathic murderer

[@jeffsanders444]

Pretty damn amazing!

[@jormoria]

that tells you somethin

[@EdtheFED6132]

[@SagaciousFrank]

That's why it's called acting.

[@Possiblycrazy90]

I love how quiet this movie was. You could literally hear and feel the tension throughout

[@evanabbott2737]

Yeah! It really makes you listen and pay attention to what’s happening. Especially that scene where Josh Brolin is hiding out in his hotel room…😬

[@nickepants7011]

The whole scene where Llewellyn found the tracker in the suitcase, and then he heard Anton so he guarded the door with his shotgun

[@thunderpooch]

Literally, you could not.

[@Albo96286]

Maybe the fact that there was no sound track?

[@rekttt_7374]

Meanwhile this video... The music is so loud, smh

[@Jesus_Wojak]

I realy liked the scene where the kid did not wanted to take Antons money and Anton just started to repeat himself cause his worldview could get chalanged by such a simple act of kindness. Even if those kids got corrupted at the end, I realy liked that.

[@oldworldpatriot8920]

If the kids had flat out refused no matter what,he would’ve killed them. It was part of the rules to him,if they took the money,they wouldn’t tell the cops where he went. If they refused,they clearly have a mindset that makes it easier to conclude they would tell the cops his position. It was a brief,almost once in Anton’s lifetime occurrence that he showed he didn’t want to kill two children. He would’ve if he had to,but he risked losing valuable escape time to try to make them understand that it was in their best interest to take the money and prove to him that they could be spared. Anonymity is his priority,he kills anyone who acknowledges his existence and fails his games of chance. In a way,his insistence that they take the cash was a game of chance for their lives too. But one game he didn’t want them to lose.

[@MarkSchnitzius]

...and they immediately start fighting over the money. :) Good catch.

[@Lou-mp4ed]

@@oldworldpatriot8920 excellent analysis

[@vladimirkostic9932]

@@oldworldpatriot8920 No way, with an open fracture he was unable to kill anyone. Even for him this is big shock and pain.

[@miloaaron8388]

you got a bone sticking out

[@ck4181]

I like how they imply certain things like the death of Carla Jean Moss and let you draw your own conclusion based on how well you understand the characters. It's a movie that forces you to really pay attention to detail.

[@vashdesperado1232]

Well Antoine checking his shoes after leaving her house is a very clear indication that he killed her, but I guess that's something people miss.

[@ck4181]

@@vashdesperado1232 Hence why I said you need to pay attention........

[@twanger644]

In the book he kills her. It’s very obvious in the movie that he kills her

[@LabrnMystic]

The director said "Don't tell the audience the answer is four, tell them it's two plus two." So they can figure out and then they feel more invested.

[@tomdyer8518]

very well said

[@rachelrodgers9814]

The fact about Woody Harrelson’s father assassinating that federal judge just blew my mind. Looked it up and realized his dad was apparently a hitman. 🤯

[@dntlss]

Oh yeah, at one point in his illustrious career he was even accused of having something to do with the assassination of President Kennedy in the "3 tramps theory" (this was later disproven) but only helped enhance his reputation,Papa Harrelson was quite the wild man.

[@kirbyculp3449]

Some believe that his father shot JFK.

[@UncleSkoden701]

I just recently learned that too

[@erik1836]

Remind me never to make Woody mad! He may have picked up a few pointers from his Dad!

[@panterathx]

The Man from Toronto

[@ralphalvarez5465]

I remember Chighr was hunting Brolin's character, it was so slow moving and relentless. It was like a nightmare where you can't run fast or hide from the person that's after you. Chighr never runs in the movie and yet he is right behind his prey.

[@paytonwirtjes523]

Yea gives off almost a Jason vibe

[@carlyrivers8868]

I felt the same buds when I was young. The slow but relentless and instinctual direct route to you. Mine looked kinda like Frankenstein but I'm thinking my night terrors would have been worse with Chighr. Just ruined my sleep tonight.

[@yeetyoteyoted1099]

He does a sick ass barrel roll tho

[@kathleenchaffin2591]

Like you said.. a nightmarish scenario

[@Bingo_the_Pug]

Anton was a character that could only exist in the 80’s (and maybe early 90’s) before cameras were literally everywhere. That’s why a lot of the infamous serial killers from the 60’s & 70’s like Ted Bundy & John Wayne Gacy were so prolific & violent, these days it’s much harder to get away without being caught.

[@CKrup]

Having Carla Jean refuse the coin toss in the movie was such a brilliant decision it blows my mind. It completely changes your perception of the ending of this story and of Carla Jean and Chigur as characters.

[@SteveIsHavingMC]

What i really like about the movie is how anton chigurh, a person who considers themselves an agent of fate and decides the life of people of innocents with a coin toss (thus putting it up to fate to decide whether they live or not), ends up being taken out by a random event. However, it isnt as random as it seems. "If the rule you followed brought you here, of what use was the rule?" is his defining aspect, and at the end of the movie, when he visits, carla, she is the only person who refuses to call the coin for him, something completely unprecedented. By rejecting fate in this manner, and by extension breaking the rule he follows, she removes anton's invincibility, either by making him so distraught he did not notice the car on a collision course towards him, or by forcing fate's hand to take action against the man whose rule was rendered useless.

[@besideyouc.3279]

Yup, but he wasn't "taken out" as you imply... since it's very possible that he made it, in the end. If you don't believe that, let's remember the scene in the drugstore, where he knows exactly what he needs to cure his wound... I'm sure he should know how to heal his wounds in the end again, as well...

[@SteveIsHavingMC]

@@besideyouc.3279 well patching up a wound is a bit easier than re-adjusting a bone sticking out your arm. and he cant go to a doctor else he'd risk being seen, so i wouldn't know how he'd survive from now on.

[@jeremiahjohnson9908]

He definitely died at the end in a hail of gunfire from the police who were directed to him by the boys.

[@allstopblue5717]

He was never taken out though. He literally walks away on his own

[@m.c.schock2933]

He still checks his shoes before leaving the house. Revealing that rejection of her fate still led to her death.

[@tbone9912]

The Coen Bros always cast people for the small bit parts in their movies that look like actual real people. It's a detail that adds a sense of "reality" or depth to their films that I just don't see from other film makers.

[@shekm0de]

they’re almost always people with no acting experience. makes it sooooo much more realistic when done this way. Hollywood and their diversity hires would never allow this anymore.

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

The man in the shower is my late friend George. He unfortunately passed a few years ago.

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

@Ahan Gide he had a heart attack. In addition to being an actor, his first love was music. He was a phenomenal musician.

[@collinmc90]

That's so sad to hear. Sorry for the pain of loss.

[@marli288]

WoW! RIP George 🤔 Big apreciation for every second of this film George 😍 ps. your friend is missin you 😕🙏 but Boss film dude 😎

[@trevmac8362]

I just found his obit (to respect his privacy and yours I won't post it other than just the prelude) GEORGE E. ADELO George E. Adelo, 64, passed away on October 23, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 23, 1953 (His acting is mentioned) Damn the guy got to be in one of the best movies of all time - R.I.P 🎸

[@redbeardedberserker]

@@trevmac8362 damn April 23 is my birthday too. George is a legend

[@guysolis5843]

'No Country for Old Men' is the only movie that I ever finished watching then turned right around and watched it again. Every actor has supremely crafted their part to make the whole of it superb..you could never expect less from Joel and Ethan Coen or "Roderick Jaynes". Maybe the brother will get back together to create their ultimate master piece!

[@shelly.618]

I did that with Texas chainsaw massacre! Haha I thought it was pretty cool how it always led back to that creepy two storey house

[@guysolis5843]

@@shelly.618 Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a great movie. All the characters fit in perfectly and Tobe Hooper did a nice job directing..the show had a creepy vibe all the way through.

[@day245]

Usual Suspects for me Right when blockbuster got it in

[@philocleandes9302]

Not all their movies are this good. It took the perfect script to make the perfect movie.

[@guysolis5843]

@@day245 I just watched that upon your mention...the ending was killer!

[@legendarycheekymonkey]

It's incredible how tight and efficient the filming was and how minimal the film is. Less is more as they say and in this case less is the most. One of my favourite movies ever. So atmospheric and tense. Definite masterpiece. I might be bias as I love all Coen movies but maybe that's just because they are genuinely brilliant.

[@jackprier7727]

True true, but most of the credit should go to Cormac McCarthy. Read a few of his astonishing gut-punching books and you'll agree-

[@j.dunlop8295]

The absence of God! Is how some literature professors described, "No country!"

[@davidperez5089]

So minimal they forgot to give brolin a belt. Every cowboy wears a belt! Stellar film nonetheless.

[@HomicidalTh0r]

It doesn't surprise me that they were able to shoot the entire movie in 250k film. A lot of its premise was minimalistic and the quality of work being put into it was top notch. Love this movie ^.^

[@harrisonmccartney4878]

Easily one of the best films ever made. Every single rewatch is worth it because you get so much more out of it every single time.

[@joelaquimbie4911]

No mames

[@1whamster]

Javier Bardem’s performance was a masterpiece, he made Chigurh the most intimidating, coldest and heinous villain in movie history although I wasn’t too pleased when he took the James Bond part, because I knew it would be ridiculous, and over familiarise this magnificent and wonderful actor

[@samuellp1146]

I liked his scene in Collateral.

[@spendingtimetogether8428]

Yeah, he looked absolutely ridiculous in that blonde wig and his character was just laughable.

[@samuellp1146]

@@spendingtimetogether8428 Blonde wig? His hair was dyed.I figure you are not a fan of Tom Cruise?

[@spendingtimetogether8428]

@@samuellp1146 Dyed or wig, it looked ridiculous lol. Tom Cruise?

[@samuellp1146]

@@spendingtimetogether8428 yeah Tom Cruise.

[@markdavid4897]

Excellent film. I watch it every year. It never gets old. A film full of geniuses and perfect acting. The scenes are so realistic that I am drawn into the raw emotion and surroundings and danger and loneliness.

[@Baruch-Hashem]

I have only watched it twice as every scene is so memorable. Its like I just watched it yesterday.

[@mikeyerian2562]

I want to back in time to 1980 when I was 5 and relive that time. I love the 80s scenes and the movie made you feel that clashing ot he old and new coming that to me was just perfect. The only thing similar to Bardems performance was that Daniel Day Lewis in the beach scene when he discovered his broher was not his brother. That perfect actng. But No Country still wins for me.

[@robc6187]

Exactly…it’s one of like 5 movies that I will never get tired of watching.

[@arthurcurry2003]

"perfect ending" ? it's the shittiest ending ever

[@c.s.s.1723]

This film is set in 1980 and has all the exact flavor of that year to a tee. I was eleven years old then, and they were able to transport me right back. Same with Fargo. Perfect 1987.

[@mikeyerian2562]

Bardem's performance was one of the best performances in film history.

[@paulclarke7571]

The whole host of extra actors from the gal who wouldn't back down near the beginning to the gas station owner and the guy who owned the chicken truck and others were so perfect. Those little bits add so much to the film's overall perfection.

[@analogman9697]

The crabby motel owner is the crabby waitress in "Hell or High Water", another good movie.

[@beuski6531]

Loved the actress that played the mother-in-law. she was great in the movie SPICE. worth watching. Just Sayin'.

[@pamelabh3621]

If you listen to Javier Bardem speak in this movie, you will never, EVER detect any accent at all. He purposely learned how to speak perfect English for this role - listen closely - not one bit of an accent from him in any scene. I find that truly amazing. He most definitely EARNED his Oscar for this role. He is the epitome of what acting is all about.

[@heavenlywithhishands]

I *did* hear his accent slip a little bit, I think it was in the Carla scene or one of the motel scenes. It's hard for me to unhear it now, but I was flabbergasted when I heard him speaking in interviews about his work as Anton. He's such a great actor.

[@pamelabh3621]

@@heavenlywithhishands okay, NOW, I have to go back and watch the movie all over again to hear him talk…ya gotta do whatcha gotta do…😉

[@wbrosen]

@@pamelabh3621 The actress who plays Carla Moss is English with a heavy english accent but you would never know it

[@pamelabh3621]

@@wbrosen Actually, Kelly MacDonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland. I’ve seen her in several movies, and she, too, is fabulous! I bet many viewers would never have known she was Scottish in that movie.

[@Deadletter6]

When he’s talking to woody in the hotel his accent is on full display …..

[@deborahleone4351]

Of course, this film wasn’t a comedy! But I remember my husband (God rest his beautiful soul🕊💕🙏) just cracking up laughing at how INSANE Javier Bardem’s conversation with the gas station attendant really was!!! I was an ER/Trauma RN almost 40 years (now retired) and my husband was a police officer, so we pretty much “saw it all” together in the fields and in the ER......but Bardem played this part so masterfully, we could actually recognize some of our more “psychologically broken”patients in his character! We purchased the movie on DVD and watched it together over goodies and snacks on rainy evenings. I haven’t watched it since my husband Went Home, but in my opinion, it’s one of the best films made. Great casting and performances. God bless all here, in Jesus’s Precious Name, Amen!🕊💕🙏🌹

[@mcqueen0195]

Appreciate you sharing. Next time I watch I will be thinking of your dearly departed. Did he have a favorite snack? I would love to have some in his memory.

[@zerocube7382]

RIP

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

God bless you, my sister in Christ! I, too, am an RN unfortunately long since retired due to Fibromyalgia and chronic Lymes. You sound like you and your husband were blessed with a wonderful relationship, as my Beloved and I will soon celebrate our 43rd wedding anniversary. It’s a great comfort to know we’ll see our loved ones again who belonged to Christ. Take care and God bless🙏✝️🙏

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Thank you for sharing. I hope I can find a girl I can hang with like that. Just a dude under forty, who's not pleased, to say the least with how jacked up things, particularly my generation is. Have a blessed life, mam.

[@deadfIag]

@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 Cut the waterworks Jed

[@matthewbittenbender9191]

I can only imagine the Cohen Bros reaction to Roderick Jaynes getting an academy award nomination. Probably one of the greatest inside jokes ever.

[@KCJohn62]

For me one of the more salient moments in the film was when confronting the befuddled storekeeper after his inquiry about the weather in Dallas, was the close-up of the peanut package expanding with the crinkling noise accompanying it, dramatizing the moments ferocity, just one of many such occurrences adding flavor to the blend.

[@sharonbenson1581]

Javier is the best actor for playing a psychopathic killer. He was so good, I would shake if I ever see him in real life. 😁😂

[@e.a.m.3176]

Fascinating! I'd spent the first 25 years of my life working in motion picture production, the last 13 years teaching TV Production to high school kids. I can't believe how little film was exposed to make this movie. I've worked on three-minute music videos and 60-second commercials that exposed more than 250,000 feet! This factoid-filled film made me laugh, opened my eyes, taught me a couple of lessons. I really liked The Why's appreciation of my getting certified in Final Cut Pro.

[@needmoreramsay]

Are you saying YOU are one the Cohen Bros ??

[@e.a.m.3176]

Yes. Yes I am,. Once a Cohen, always a Cohen.

[@peers8]

@@e.a.m.3176 if this is really Ethan, congratulations on some of the best movies ever made. (I started Legacy Films, LLC, in ‘05 and wrote, shot and edited “The Batchelor Weekend” (2008 version) using Final Cut, which is now known as Final Cut X).

[@gc0526]

Finally a "Facts You Didn't Know About" video with actual facts I didn't know! Kudos!

[@c.s.s.1723]

So much greatness in this film, it is impossible to even measure. Love the space, the light, the sparse dialogue, strong characters….everything. This film literally has a whole entire life of it’s own. I will never stop loving it, and never stop watching it.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@exclamationpointman3852]

Something that seems odd, but True: one of the scenes that stands out to me and told me it was great, Was when that Mariachi band played over Brolin and he said "medico": The way that image looked was so fantastic. Some movies I see and I realize "ai am watching a bad movie"; it was then leading up to that scene that scene that i knew I was watching a very good movie.

[@rickdesper]

Love the movie, love the book, love the actors, live the direction...really a spectacular work of art.

[@edwardkohout3494]

One of my faves. A masterpiece which can be watched again and again.

[@MEQUPWER]

easily watched it about 200 times since it was relesed, even saw it twice in the theathre. there will be blood is a close 2nd to this in my opnion!

[@robertosantos-vx6pn]

That scene in the gas station where he flips a coin to determine if the old man lives has to be the scariest in movies history. Its scary how well this movie projects fear. Excellent movie.

[@biblebadcopycatofcuneiform8210]

How does a movie project fear? Fear is feeling inside your mind as a reaction to a current or coming situation. A movie can only show, present what the people are doing. It doesn't force anything into you (project). If someone doesn't understand fear, they won't know it by watching the movie either. It's one of the best representations of intelligence, and what a psycho is..and is very good as a psychological movie as was Silence of the Lambs. I wasn't 'scared' as I watched the Gas Station scene, I knew what was happening and what the outcome could have been and since I followed the movie's plot very well, yeah, it wasn't scary - but illuminating contrast between the characters. The movie touches on many aspects of life, thinking, and non-thinking.

[@reallifelebowski4732]

The painting in the hotel room and the Sheriffs dream about him and his deceased father is brilliant.. I totally missed that part

[@jiles7726]

I love how the Coens made a few tiny changes to the book dialogue that added so much power! The scene where she refuses to call the dice was so incredible.

[@42k78]

This is how you make characters! This is directing, acting, and writing at its best. I will always love this film and I'll never forget how excited I was when I first saw it.

[@johnd4348]

The Actress who played Carla Jean is British and has a British accent. Her Southern accent is dead on. I would have never known.she is actually British. You left that FACT OUT.

[@clifffff7630]

That is not a fun fact left out. Everyone knows that in general, UK actors are far better in adopting American accents (Southern, Italian American, Irish American) in Hollywood productions. E.g. Tom Hardy in The Revenant, Stephan Graham in The Irishman, Boardwalk Empire and many more, and Kelly Mcdonald in No Country for Old Men... But in No Country for Old Men, Tommy Lee Jones' accent is in a league of its own...

[@g-willieb3100]

I loved her in Boardwalk Empire

[@captainquagmire859]

Her accent slipped once but in general is really good

[@irishmacky8773]

She's Scottish no?

[@dannyhatesdallas9322]

She's Scottish I believe. Great job with the accent. It's a Texas accent,not Southern. Really twangy. I've heard it all my life. 😁

[@limitlessrange9937]

IMO it's a Masterpeice! Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem rightfully won his Oscar. The Big Lewbowski is another favorite, The Fargo series is another favorite. Pretty much everything the Coen brothers do I watch. Just can't get enough of those two! If you've ever ridden a motorcycle down a deserted highway at 200 MPH then you understand films like these. Life is short you have to live it to the fullest!

[@Hylocichla]

One of the most surprising things to me is that Kelly Macdonald is Scottish. I am always impressed when a foreigner does such a good American accent that it seems like they are speaking with no dialect at all. Of those in this clip, the two that impressed me the most were the ones about Woody's father and the name of the drug store. P.S. I just discovered Kelly voices Merida in 'Brave'.

[@AbbaZabbaOlyFrn]

It's cool that actors from the U.K. can pull of American accents no problem but actors from the U.S. are usually bad at pulling off English accents

[@doodlegassum6959]

You might also be surprised to learn that the restaurant chain named McDonald's is also Scottish

[@dntlss]

You know who else is British and plays a incredible American character? Damian Lewis as Richard Winters in Band of Brothers, first time i found that out many many years ago it blew my mind,i was like how do they do that?

[@davidlanger3295]

Yea, I didn’t realize that was her from Train Spotting

[@SteefPip]

Her Irish accent in Boardwalk Empire is excellent as well.

[@DoctorSess]

I still remember seeing it in theaters and walking out knowing I just watched one of the best films I ever will. I read the book and the movie is as perfect as adaptations get.

[@biblebadcopycatofcuneiform8210]

@Jesusfreaks Doitdeeper Jesus freaks are cult members.

[@eviljesus5411]

LOL, plz tell me youtube why can't i read the other comment here, would a comment on a movie be too much for me to handle? U fkn fascist pigs!

[@rosgill6]

That scene with the sheriff and his brother at the end...god damn amazing. can't stop what's coming...

[@taco44051]

did the movie identify him as his brother? it was an awesome scene...cant stop what's coming was spot on...

[@filboe]

@@taco44051 I had thought maybe an in-law. Whatever, Barry Corbin is always worth watching - been excellent in so many different roles.

[@billcicio2635]

I thought that was his uncle...

[@peebonboobalowski9828]

It was the Sherri’fs retired deputy who got shot.

[@richardbullwood5941]

My personal favorite scene in the movie is when Tommy Lee Jones's Sheriff character goes and visits his wife's cousin in the wheelchair. And old law enforcement officer himself. In a movie full of crazy people doing the wrong thing, character of the old retired paralyzed cousin is the source of decency, humanity, and restraint. He is a representation of normalcy watching the world go crazy.

[@tonytinoco9838]

Wow, this was stellar - one of my top favorite films and this presentation was a lot of fun and a sheer delight! Thank you.

[@j0505galvez]

Woody Harrison's dad killed that judge.....DAMN!

[@fragout9575]

I literally had to rewind that to make sure I heard that right too!! Crazy story for sure!!

[@jacksodudee]

Yeah my mind is blown by this lol

[@collinmc90]

Right? That blew my mind, looks like there is a podcast about Charles Harrelson on Spotify, might have to check it out. Definitely more to the story than you get here.

[@michaelnoneya7342]

Yup. At the Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville, Texas they had a cane that he was said to have used in prison as he faked having a bad leg. If you're ever in the neighborhood stop by there. It's interesting.

[@j0505galvez]

@@michaelnoneya7342 I live about an hour away from Huntsville, I'm definitely going to check it out.

[@jeffreysteer5985]

Loved the Pitbulls swimming down the raging river after that guy.😄

[@annikkianttila]

Have seen it 3 times in the past 10 years. Just as good everytime. One of my favourite movies.

[@Survivalguy]

I met Woody Haralson in Maui. He was with one of his best friends, Willy Nelson. My friends and I where chilling in the parking lot ne Charlies Bar and they came over and actually talked to us. I didn't recognize Willie at first because he had just cut his braids off. So i asked Woody what was with his role in No Country for Old Men and he said " I hated the way they killed me in that movie". I then realized the old guy next to Woody was Willy I stuck my hand out to say for not recognizing him and he pushed my hand out of the way and gave me a fucking bear hug! True story. Two of the coolest guys ever!

[@DoctorX101]

One of the greatest Willy Nelson quotes is him asking "the young people to consider what kind of world you want to leave to me and Keith Richards."

[@bobbygrey5859]

Wow some really cool facts about this film, glad it's one of my favorites. Hands down great acting throughout this movie. Also ,who ever would have guessed Woody Harrelson's father was in that line of work in real life...man that is deep.

[@paulm6059]

I appreciated learning the lyrics of the mariachi song, with that scene being a nod to the Greek chorus.

[@sirstephen9825]

Not mariachi Not all Mexican bands are mariachi. A mariachi band would have violins and trumpets.

[@aplus1080]

@@sirstephen9825 Not all Mexican bands are Mexican. Racist.

[@odeleon24]

I love that GTA5 included a shotgun silencer. And that there’s a random event based on the desert scene from No Country for Old Men

[@Fidozo15]

Which one? I forgot about it

[@Nobody-xg2un]

The Final scene with Tommy Lee telling the story about his dad made me cry. Epic, being able to capture that emotional feeling for all us that have suffered such loss.

[@BoydGilbreath]

I refuse to admit how many times I have watched this incredible movie!

[@CIkler]

The fact that Brolin's char was a vet made it hard not to think he wouldn't have counted that money when he first found it and discovered the tracker and put up a better fight instead of dying off screen... Everything else was fantastic

[@trashyraccoon2615]

Not all vets are smart. Llewelyn is also a loser, and that idea is shown at the beginning of a movie when he misses the buck when shooting.

[@patgreco2098]

@trashyraccoon2615 I don't think Lewellyn missed the buck because the buck reacted like it was hit. I think he just got sidetracked by the wounded dog while he was tracking the buck, discovered the scene where the drug deal went bad and forgot all about the buck he just shot.

[@alskdjf-ol6bl]

Nah he put up a good fight my food

[@scopex2749]

Chigurh has to be the single most terrifying killer you would NOT want on your tail! A moive I can watch again and again each time you spot SOMETHING extra. The Bond movie directors clearly cast Bardem in Skyfall based on this performance.

[@conanlive3784]

The resigned look on Woody Harrelson's face when he saw Anton below him on the hotel stairs......he instantly knew his life was over. Chilling.

[@mikeyerian2562]

He wasn't bad in Skyfall too.

[@mrbill88]

Just his massive Clutch Cargo chin would be enough to scare the crap out of me.

[@flynnlizzy5469]

@@mrbill88 'Clutch Cargo' LMFAO !! I wonder how many here read your comment and know who/what the hell you're talking about ? "We were born, born in the 50s... " (Yeah, The Police).

[@peterhaslund]

And he was another cross-dressing disaster, this time in a Bond movie

[@dmitrychirkov4206]

me: honey, let's watch a great movie with a lot of cool realistic details! my wife: oh, come on! the dude went hunting to the desert and didn't bring any water!?

[@loveforeignaccents]

She's a keeper!

[@collinmc90]

Damn! lol. When you overthink everything and miss the simplest details.

[@marli288]

😂😂😂... 😎

[@cluhman74]

Hahaha at least there were gates on the fences

[@donaldgminski8621]

I've spent time alone in the desert, I've witnessed several hunters do this. I can think up several reasons, but none worth the risk. That said, it's no different than the hunters in cold not dressing for the weather.

[@jasonshelton3749]

I love this movie. This was the last movie my dad and I seen before he died. 🙏

[@tomdownes1g]

So sorry for your loss.

[@BigBoss-qj1nt]

Interesting, here have a attention cookie

[@bruceflora8975]

I enjoyed watching movies with dad also in his last years, we'd watch westerns all winter

[@finished6267]

Damn. I wish I'd seen this with my dad. We watched sideways together. He loved it. Lots of laughs

[@briangrimmer8225]

I had the same experience with my dad. What are the chances of seeing your comment 🙏

[@LordLuzbelAlexander]

The amount of film they went through just shows you what kind of talent was involved in its creation.

[@anagramconfirmed1717]

The casting of the boss in the tower is awesome.

[@JM-rt8po]

Loved the book and loved the movie. This is one of my all time favorite films!

[@toml7016]

Really a fantastic movie - dark, creepy, realistic, even funny at times. It's one of those movies that if I ever notice that it's being aired on tv, I'll watch it to the end. This video was really fascinating for me, especially the bits about Roderick Jaynes and the Mike Zoss pharmacy,

[@graemeadamson7272]

What a film . Easily in my top 5 of all time . Just totally outstanding . Not much has come along since that I get this excited/nervous/uncomfortable about watching . It STILL has that affect on me . Superb .📽️🎞️🎬

[@urmadhoe]

Is Shawshank redemption on that list?

[@slo369]

what is your top 5 all time?

[@graemeadamson7272]

@@slo369 In no particular order, Control Made of Stone No Country for Old Men Cape Fear (remake with De Niro) Sleepers Goodfellas I know there is 6 here but it's so hard to leave any of these out . Cheers 👊

[@slo369]

@@graemeadamson7272 sweet thanks! I’ve only seen 2 of those so I’ll watch the other ones.

[@graemeadamson7272]

@@slo369 Ohh, ok which 2 ?

[@hghrmnds816]

The grunt to me symbolized his knowledge of what was to come. Like “yup, this is usually what comes with this kinda thing” and it happened to him too. Almost like a “game on” as well. Tried to beat fate

[@miloaaron8388]

"the more you try to get back what you've lost, the more you just have to put a tourniquet on what you have left" a very good quote from the movie that think about often

[@mrsx7944]

You can thank Cormac McCarthy. That line is taken directly from the novel.

[@holdernewtshesrearin5471]

Great movie! GREAT movie! Woody Harrelson is amazingly on point! Tommy Lee Jones is just incredible, Josh Brolin is even more intense and Javier Bardem is .......well, just terrifying! Such a GREAT movie!

[@scottcarter4388]

I've seen a couple of videos that say Woody Harrelsons dad was an actual hit man at one point!!

[@tin08290]

@@scottcarter4388 Yeah he killed a San Antonio judge but was a drug seeker mostly

[@CaptWalker]

Then why don't you just go bow down and worship at their feet...?

[@teebee5323]

Harrelson is actually kinda garbage, he almost ruined the movie for me, he needs to stick with flake bits like bowling comedies.

[@holdernewtshesrearin5471]

@@teebee5323 - I think you're just used to seeing him in those kind of roles. He was amazing in Natural Born Killers imo and just as great in NCFOM. It's the subtle gestures, tone of voice and relate ability for me. When Sugar ambushed him in his hotel room, I felt the sick sinking in the gut he would have felt, all from his acting. I give him a solid 9/10.

[@Swimfinz]

Filmed around and about Santa Fe, New Mexico. The truck scene at the beginning is below the La Bajada Escarpment near Rio Grande. Del Rio, Texas was Central Avenue, Albuquerque. Final scenes where Anton gets hit by car in small town is Las Vegas, New Mexico. Same town where "Red Dawn" with Patrick Swayze was filmed.

[@Swimfinz]

Yeah, I ride my motorbikes on all trails shown in the flick.

[@rogueleo6587]

The hotel scene is in Albuquerque. I lived there for several weeks and paid weekly rates.

[@edwardvaca2627]

There was a Grandy's restaurant across the street I used to eat at while I was in college at UNM. I still get a kick out of seeing the FNB building and Highland theater in the scene. I just watched an episode of Mannix where he stays at the Roadway in very near that area.

[@jesush7016]

I remember watching this my sophomore year of high school. I thought it was going to be one of those boring movies the teacher shows you but I ended up falling in love with this movie

[@dustypotter4050]

I once watched this movie on acid after I had already seen it a few times, and Javier’s acting was so intense he started taking on a scaly greenish shapeshifting appearance with the most evil sinister smile I’ve ever seen during the coin toss seen. None of the other characters in the film even remotely changed appearance at all except for Anton in that scene, it caused goose bumps and sent chills down my spine, this movie is absolutely phenomenal with or without drugs lol

[@jesussanchez5723]

This sounds like fun i will be trying this later tonight 😂

[@iane7474]

​@@jesussanchez5723How'd it go?

[@tombombadilofficial]

The Coen Brothers uses the one plus one method of story telling. Basically, show the audience two things and trust them to be intelligent enough to add up the two together.

[@TheThinkinGuy]

an astounding fact to me is that Carla Jean was portrayed by Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald (of Trainspotting fame). I think she nails the west Texas twang dead on .

[@Fenderbassplayer]

That's why it's called acting.

[@prodigy750]

I don’t think anyone could’ve play Anton Sugar as well as he did, and his toughest opponent was probably that old lady in the trailer park, she was one tough cookie lol, I love that scene! The looks they give each other are great!😂

[@daedrmr2dae]

...and he didn't kill her, because that wouldn't be playing by "the rules"

[@stansmad]

"Sir, I can't give out that intformation" I loved her accent ! And yeah, I typed "intformation "

[@shawnflynn1713]

This is one of my favorite movies. I watch it often. All the characters are so fascinating.

[@earthstewardude]

I watch it often too... I wish I had that tank so I could off one of my neighbors.

[@chrismorello3403]

It looks like Fact #21 is a bit of a stretch or wrong when reading the text of the novel. According to the book, Wells takes the elevator to the 17th floor to talk to the Stephen Root character. The text that they show in this video is the discussion just before the missing floor discussion. Wells is asking about the elevator that he just used. He asks if he could come back up using that elevator, and the Root character says "Not to this floor" and then explains the security measure that Wells had to use on his way up: "it recodes itself after every trip. A randomly generated five digit number. It doesn't print out anywhere. I dial a number and it reads the code back over the phone. I give it to you and you punch it in. Then Wells says that he counted the floors. So Wells would have had to push an elevator button for 17 (or maybe the button doesn't have a number) and then the code, so the 17th floor is not the missing floor since Root is on it. As others say, it's likely the 13th floor that is the one missing. A whole novel analysis I found says that since Wells doesn't believe in luck, so he's oblivious to the superstition that 13 is unlucky. I'll have to take their word for it. In the movie, Wells does say, "I can't say that charm has had a lot to do with it [his life]" , so that might be an indication that Wells doesn't believe in luck.

[@konstantinkostakiev7808]

Nice, also you missed the scene in the begging where chagurwas chocking the deputy, and the deputy spat blood...chagur pulled his head away to avoid the blood being spat on him 😊

[@BradfordGuy]

The character Anton Chigurh is every persons' nightmare of every inhuman and evil hitman rolled into one. This character is so terrifying and so well-played by Bardem I had nightmares for months after seeing the movie.

[@agentham]

When I found the Easter egg in GTA V, it brought the biggest smile to my face. One of my favorite movies of all times, a masterpiece imo.

[@mjp96]

I am not good with acronyms. GTA V ?

[@agentham]

@@mjp96 Grand Theft Auto 5

[@JonGuillory-fi6ky]

What Easter egg?

[@dereksun3258]

This film is so amazing, when I was studying in college our class actually spent a week on analysing it and the book.

[@davemartinez4143]

This was one of those movies that both the book and the movie were excellent. I watch the movie first and then read the book and they just complimented each other

[@tse7794]

We must’ve had the same professor

[@garmtpug]

I enjoyed the book but I can't imagine there is that much to analyze in it. There were no vagaries in it and little or no symbolism etc. It was simple and spare with not a whole lot of depth. That is a lot like most of his writing. He did the same with The Road which was an extremely intense movie, but the book had little description and very little dialogue. It was terse and to the point.

[@Noneofyourbiz123]

@@davemartinez4143 Read and watch The Road. Also by Cormac McCarthy.

[@davemartinez4143]

@@Noneofyourbiz123 thank you for the recommendation I'll make a point to read it and see it

[@jonpatterson7211]

There were so many good actors in this film,. I don't know where to start. One of my favorite movies.

[@poisenbery]

13:36 Book version is better because "How much have you lost in a coin toss" can easily be subverted with "I don't gamble" "What's the most you've ever seen lost" doesn't give an option for them to say "I don't gamble"

[@rlatham3128]

I sat on an AA 777 on my way to Japan and watched this moved about 8 times. It was one of the best I'd ever seen. Ranks with the 2 Godfathers, Gone With ..., Shawshank, Shindler's, The Pianist, and only about 3 others. Tommy Lee, being from San Saba, Texas, had the accent down pretty real good.

[@studleyjb3172]

Interestingly, San Saba comes up in another Coen Bros. production, Buster Scruggs. He is the San Saba Songbird.

[@sentryogmixmaster]

too lazy to write the words The Wind, Redemption, List, Jones. sad just sad.

[@reallifelebowski4732]

@@sentryogmixmaster Hey Chump no offense but if there's anyone in no position to be insinuating that someone is sad it's definitely you

[@sentryogmixmaster]

@@reallifelebowski4732 how so mr. 'istoleagreatmoviesnameasmyavatar' Lebowski..bahhha...1st sip of the Lagavulin is def. for you my sad brother! and it's MR. Chump to you brokeaaaazzzzz!

[@dancahill8199]

@@wostep (>

[@HollywoodTacticool]

woah, these facts make this amazing film even more unbelievable. "EFFICIENT" is the word that comes to mind, both of the filmmaking process, style of narrative and esp Bardem's character's viciousness

[@juancarlosdavila6591]

Outstanding movie and video of fun facts. One thing that stands out to me is that Llewellyn Moss could have gotten away with the money undetected had he not returned to the scene of the crime to give water to a man already dead. All he had to do was either hide the money or leave town without hesitation. But that guilt of leaving a man to die thirsty was the downfall for him and his wife.

[@errolwilcox747]

There was a transponder hidden in the cash...he finds it about halfway through the movie

[@marcussmith4913]

ya did you really watch the movie though? Because they tracked the money using technology, and when he went back for the money he escaped into the river anyways. So they lost him at that point and without the transponder once again would of been fine. However ya transponder..

[@MySlugger]

First thing you do is put the money in a different bag, then check for tracking device. It’s common sense.

[@robre6840]

@@errolwilcox747 weird thing when moss finds the transponder in the hotel he flips through the cash and it was bunch of ones. didnt get that

[@charlesclager6808]

As i watched the film I was constantly on edge about who was going to be the next victim. I was emotionally drained as the movie ended. One of the best films of this genre I've ever seen.

[@soundhealingbygene]

Anton in this movie played the role absolutely flawlessly. Right up there with Heath ledger's joker.

[@krazyjey]

The whole thing is just a masterpiece of cinematography. took me a while to look at the character without feeling uneasy just because how perfectly the actor tell the scene and act as such.

[@sliceserve234]

The film is so good it is easy to overlook the incredible cinematography throughout the film. Cinema as art to be sure.

[@nicholasgalvan4901]

Can you do another Coen brothers classic called Fargo

[@loveforeignaccents]

Yes, please... I second that!

[@youbluethatone1017]

Brother Where Art Thou?

[@notegofear]

Please

[@FractalRaver]

Watch the show, season 1. I would say it’s better. Also, the inspiration for Fargo is Blood Simple so make sure to check that out.

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@FractalRaver Yeah, I watched that a couple of times, meaning Season 1, since it was so good. I will have to check out Blood Simple. Thanks!

[@arunphillips6977]

Best movie of the last 25 years, absolute perfection, masterful movie making...10/10.

[@Mildly_Irreverant]

This and There Will Be Blood are true masterpieces. The fact they shared a filming location blows my mind!

[@chm97chm97]

Coen brothers are incredible. The scenes, the characters are so good. Its a movie that draws you in and makes you listen.

[@schack]

It's such an amazing movie! Especially the soundtrack is something I would wish more movies would emulate or aspire to. Modern movies, documentaries in particular, are plastered with wall-to-wall music that most of the time have little or no relation to characters or narrative.

[@duncanidaho2130]

Here's one. No one ever talks to Wendell... only Jones' character. Therefore, there is no Wendell. Jones' character is simply talking to a younger version of himself.

[@bobcaygeon6799]

oh that's good!!! ... or...his dad's younger self? Shit gotta go watch it again. LOL.

[@duncanidaho2130]

@@bobcaygeon6799 Watch the diner scene. The waitress totally by passes Wendel... cus he is not there.

[@bobcaygeon6799]

@@duncanidaho2130 Duncan I believe you're the only one who's figured that out. I haven't seen anyone else in the comments yet, that's made that connection. Good on you!

[@duncanidaho2130]

@@bobcaygeon6799 wow. Thank you.

[@bentnickel7487]

Great observation.

[@merrylderrickson3147]

one of the very few "perfect" or closest to it films in existence. this fact took no time to process or understand, it was immediately apparent upon watching. that There Will Be Blood came out along side it...possibly makes that film season one of the greatest all time

[@johnmerryman5960]

One of my personal top tens, for sure. Like Goodfellas, if it comes on, you can just start watching at any point and be immediately engrossed. One minor quibble, tho not with the movie. I really thought Tommy Lee Jones deserved the supporting Oscar. It does seem that Oscar judges seem to favor roles that include personal transformation, via makeup or personality. Underplayed roles like TLJ's don't get the same attention, and his performance was so understated but note perfect. In the scene where Carla Jean shows up at the hotel after Llewellyn is killed, he just slumps his shoulders and takes off his hat w/o saying a word. She knew.

[@Chris-yi4pj]

She's a great actress if you haven't seen at checkout boardwalk empire

[@johnrenehan7406]

Certainly one of the very best movies , ive seen period

[@Inalienablerights15]

What a fantastic change from films like "Fargo" But this captures the essence of West Texas perfectly.

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

Javier did an amazing job in this movie of making his character very believable and truly psychologically tilted (and smart). Pretty much the worst enemy you can think of when not only do they not care what they do to you, but they don't care what happens to them either. Kind of a sadistic 1+1=2 always works so it can work again on the evil side of things.

[@Bingo_the_Pug]

I think it’s implied that he grew up from an early age in the “cartel lifestyle.” They taught him to be emotionless, how to take care of himself in dire situations, etc.

[@SubPablum]

Cormac McCarthy originally wrote NCFOM as a screenplay in the 1980's and when no one was interested in making the film he reformatted it as a novel. Then come the Coen Bros. All for the best, I can't see anyone else doing it justice the way they stuck to the story instead of changing everything.

[@perrythomasmusic3709]

Okay, I have to chime in on this one. I got to meet Tommy Lee Jones at an air-show once and only a few of us recognized him. I want say he was all that friendly and gracious, but then again, I didn't expect him to be. With that said, he is one of our finest actors and that's really all that matters. He simply here to entertain me and that's about it. This film was probably one of the best movies ever made and as far as that goes, so was There Will be Blood. I have seen both movies several times and it's hard to determine which is better, because they are so different in nature. The acting in both movies is superb. The first time I saw NCFOM, I was sort of "on edge and nervous," during most of the film, which is rare for me..........so it did it's job.

[@notdavid8175]

a literal masterpiece of cinema.

[@stoneymasonp8163]

This just made the film even more amazing for me. I’ll watch it ever few months

[@studebakerhawk4465]

This movie grew on me.. first viewing I thought it was way over hyped. But kept thinking 🤔 about this film.. so rewatch multiple times since. Intricacies in the camera work, sounds & other little things start to seep into your brain stem.. now it all makes sense. Beautifully made!

[@fourthwallbreak]

Hey dude. This is one of the only KZbin "did you know" videos where I actually learned some things that I didn't already know. Very nice work!

[@michaelgallien7970]

I like the fact that in the movie, in every scene where Tommy Lee Jones has breakfast, lunch or dinner on the plate he never eats the food because of the gut wrenching evil and change that has come in his lifetime of a lawman, he cannot stomach the surging evil that is coming and he doesn't want to combat it too.

[@JacobC479]

He absolutely killed Carla Jean, that’s why he told her “I wouldn’t worry about it” when talking about funeral expenses for her mom, then he checked his boots.

[@masquerader101]

I'm no psychopath or sociopath or anything, but I see huge issues with how much emphasis we put on the "importance of humanity" We just love to feel special. And it's our greatest most destructive trait