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In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.
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[@KebabMusicLtd]

I watched the original documentary of Philippe Petit. He spent 45 minutes on the wire and made 8 trips from one building to the other. I remember his comment that it was no more dangerous to walk across the towers than it was to walk across a wire at 8 floors off the ground. If you fall, the result will be the same anyway.

[@scottball2796]

The results are the same but the time of fear and regretting your life choices are longer

[@jd0879]

Only difference is 8 floors up it takes what? 2 seconds to fall and die. 110 stories maybe a quarter of a minute. Would suck

[@d-_-b8558]

@@jd0879 It would actually take about 11 seconds, even from that height. You accelerate as you go down. He'd be traveling over 100mph by the time he hit the ground.

[@thebionicfrog8360]

@@jd0879 9.222 sec @ 1368 ft

[@gabrielng3449]

It's much windy at the top of the WTC though

[@LuckyAceCard]

Can’t believe they rebuilt them just for this movie. So amazing.

[@wowyourereallyreadingthis]

wdym rebuilt?

[@jimmylepog5133]

​@@wowyourereallyreadingthis sarcasm

[@wowyourereallyreadingthis]

man you ruined my joke @@jimmylepog5133

[@blackdynamite_5470]

Some sand person is looking for a place to fit his plane

[@steviechampagne]

they forgot to rebuild WTC7🤣

[@ArthurTaylor2005]

I remember we studied this feat in primary school, and after one of our teacher emailed Philippe, we got a response. Truly a memorable moment of my childhood.

[@fuentinho416]

That's so awesome of him! Do you remember anything he said?

[@ArthurTaylor2005]

@@fuentinho416 Just something along the lines of he felt honoured we were studying him in school, and I remember thinking how humble he sounded.

[@Darulacam]

@@ArthurTaylor2005that’s actually crazy this is my first time ever hearing about a school teaching of him. What subject was he under?

[@WarFoxThunder]

WOW!!!!

[@kristoferkoessel4354]

At this current moment this comment has 911 likes…

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Imagine holding a world record that you know can never be broken lmao.

[@ynz9214]

Except that it can never be broken for all the wrong reasons 💀

[@StargazerTheFurry]

@@ynz9214 for all the right reasons more like

[@ynz9214]

@@StargazerTheFurry I'm not sure that two people flying a plane into each tower while screaming in Arabic language and crashing them down is what I would call a "right" reason tbh

[@ynz9214]

@@StargazerTheFurry ... oooooooookay.

[@ynz9214]

@@StargazerTheFurry you're a furry anyway so your opinion doesn't matter I guess

[@andrewramos4238]

“Now the towers are gone. But in memory, as if imprinted on the sky, the towers are still there. And part of that memory is the joyful morning, August 7, 1974, when Philippe Petit walked between them in the air” -The Man Who Walked Between The Towers

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

I own that book! And gave two other copies away to family! My great aunt and uncle remembered seeing Philippe perform stunts in the parks!

[@MrFTBL2000]

Loved that book as a kid

[@Dreamwalker-qb2rf]

I didn’t know this happened on my bday?! Born in 2003. What a feat this guy did!

[@pijinio]

😢

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

In for more days it’ll be the 50th anniversary of this remarkable feat!

[@billy1673]

This movie took some serious artistic license with the police actions that day. Not a single cop leaned out to grab him. They knew any action on their part might cause him to fall. They opted for the safest action and that was to let him finish on his own.

[@lyoko111]

And im guessing you know this cause you were there to see it all? Police are trash. They only care about officer safety. Not yours. Or anyone elses for that matter.

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

True. They didn't disturb him in any way.

[@judyhopps9380]

always the same with "based on a true story" movies

[@Sim0n98]

Police lean in a bit "Serious artistic licence" Calm down

[@theportugueselegend]

​@@Sim0n98Yeah. Instead of him saying no 70's NY cop would go "oh you S.O.B.!" and actually could insult him harder, he says they didn't lean 🤣

[@EnoX-1988]

I find it nice to think at the towers not only because of the tragic happenings but also with good ones. That is what this film gifts us.

[@LINUXLINUXLINUXLINUXLINUXLINUX]

And yet you remind us about it? Why?

[@kekistaniempire8910]

@@LINUXLINUXLINUXLINUXLINUXLINUXyou probably weren’t alive then

[@WarFoxThunder]

Fr

[@nombre4138]

Americans are kinda obsessed with it, I guess it makes the atrocities they committed less bad

[@ValleyoftheKings64]

Police: "Get down off that wire!" Phillipe: "Very poor choice of words."

[@NoNameAtAll2]

pulls parachute cord

[@Gabrielskj]

​@@NoNameAtAll2cual paracaidas 😉?

[@wolfranium2199]

hahaha nice dark knight reference

[@manthespoon]

When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object...

[@wyattm6782]

Fr

[@alexanderpytko5394]

Doing something like this takes courage and Petit really had A LOT of it! He's not the only daredevil to do something big like this involving the Twin Towers. In 1983, Dan Goodwin CLIMBED all the way to the top of the North Tower using suction cups. And in the 1970's, a daredevil jumped off the South Tower with a parachute and in 1990's, another daredevil did the same thing. They all survived uninjured. They were arrested but the owners and people in charge of the towers did not press charges because no damage was done and nobody was hurt and plus it was great publicity for the towers. So they all got off with paying a small fine.

[@CheekiTiki]

lmao, I would never ever trust a suction cup enough to do that shit. As dangerous and irresponsible as it is, I can't help but admire these people.

[@familyguy522]

I wonder if there's been a group of daredevils that also did something dangerous with the towers 🤔🤔🤔

[@bigpauly2703]

i wonder if the atention coming from these is partly responsible for certain individuals planning to make sure of the end of this structure

[@alexanderpytko5394]

Daredevils are not people who kill themselves INTENTIONALLY.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

Dan Goodwin climbed other buildings with suction cups before he climbed the North Tower. The very first building he climbed was the Sears Tower in 1981, wearing a Spider-Man suit and calling himself Spider Dan.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

You know what’s amazing? Phillppe petit actually helped glorify and popularize the World Trade Center and gave them much needed attention

[@AlexTommo]

He essentially brought them to life. They were viewed as eye-sores before for looking like 2 giant filing cabinets. Phillippe is a remarkable human being.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

@@AlexTommo Yes he did! The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey even said that they were having trouble renting out office space there. Philippe’s wire walk between the WTC Towers helped bring them into the spotlight! People from all over the world had worked there! ( I only say that is from reading a new book about Elizabeth 2nd earlier this year, at least 67 English people were killed in the WTC Towers)

[@MajinLordVegeta]

Maybe too much attention

[@ukgaming1084]

So he caused 9/11? Pathetic…

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

@MrGriff305 Even an architectural achievement of its day! For a few years The WTC Towers we’re the tallest in the world

[@backofdaboatyaya5301]

When that dude said now “I’ve seen everything” it gave me chills cause we ALL know that wasn’t everything.

[@TanyaG-yv9eq]

He's 75 yrs old & walking his wire again😊❤

[@raydunakin]

I'm really uncomfortable with heights, and just watching this makes me so tense! The special effects are amazing -- the towers themselves, and the height, all look extremely realistic.

[@yupitsmejohn]

I'm right there with you - I could only make it through the first couple of minutes of this scene and I had to stop. It freaks me out too much!

[@lamontyaboy718]

It's crazy what your mind can do to you. I had to keep reminding myself that this is just a movie so I wouldn't freak out. Based on something that actually happened yes but still what i'm watching currently is just actors and special effects.

[@davefandango1303]

Yeah, my palms are very moist right now and I feel sick.

[@benc77]

The thing is what he’s doing only seems crazy because of the drop, doing it like 2 metres over a mattress would be exactly the same

[@islixxn]

not really its impressive either way@@benc77

[@theduke9292]

The only difference between a fool and a courageous man is if you succeed. Had he fallen hed be remembered as that idiot who tried to walk between the towers. Ultimately whether you are inspired by this story or not it’s important to remember that whilst you can do anything anything can go wrong as well. So when chasing your dream be careful and remember. There’s nothing wrong with keeping your feet on the ground

[@sea-ra9995]

If you leave your foot on the ground, you will never truly become who you were really truly supposed to be.

[@theduke9292]

@@sea-ra9995 that’s great and all… until “who you are truly meant to be” is a red gooey smear on the pavement There’s nothing wrong with being cautious

[@sea-ra9995]

@@theduke9292 That is true as well. An obsession is a curse when not curbed.

[@imallergictobullets]

You will die. It won’t be pretty. Nothing can change that. Life is not about prolonging. Squander your talents because of fear, and you’ll die never knowing what you could have done; what impact you could leave. The greatest men of history all could have failed horribly. But what would the world look like if we all cowered from fate, feet safely on the ground?

[@sea-ra9995]

@@imallergictobullets This

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

Philippe Petite did this on August 7th 1974. In four more days, it’ll be the 50th anniversary of his remarkable feat! My great aunt and uncle remembered seeing him do stunts and feats in the New York parks but never saw him do the wire walk

[@deniseeulert2503]

Fifty years and it makes me feel old now. I had just got out of high school in 1973, and this feat doesn't seem that long ago.

[@sw8330GKEEPER]

Half a century.

[@leanneclark2813]

This scene gave me anxiety when I watched the movie. It was so well captured, you felt like you were there

[@spinningwheel7635]

Wuss

[@crybabyyshgw]

​@@spinningwheel7635the fuck was for?

[@crybabyyshgw]

That*

[@UzumakiNagato]

Thats what it do for us people who's afraid of heights.. Sweaty palms x'D

[@jarkkolouhe11]

why is he AI generated?

[@MisanthropeAwaitingBliss]

Nobody can replicate the courage and dedication this man had

[@Verø.6]

Well no one can try it so we never know

[@isodore79]

Are you referring to him doing that accent in public.

[@moodlethenoodle]

Well there were at least 2 others

[@GreatAmericanCoaster]

especially when the setting is gone

[@DotyFuzz]

Guys he's referring to 9/11 isn't that freaking obvious

[@bobcostas5094]

I don’t think that I ever gasped so much while watching a movie. I know this was CGI but I have a fear of heights and this scared the crap out of me.

[@lukezz_1]

@@MonkeyMan90.5 they only rebuilt the top

[@borntoclimb7116]

Watch Alain Robert

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Same here

[@thatcadendude]

why would you watch a movie about someone TIGHTROPING OVER THE TALLEST BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD (at the time) when you have a fear of heights

[@nicktroisi6347]

1:14-1:34 “Bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery is feeling the fear, the doubt, the insecurity and deciding that something else is more important” That part is my favourite moment, the real feat was beyond unbelievable, incredible and absolutely breathtaking. It will never be attempted again. I mean holding a record that can never be broken is probably one of the most legendary things you can ever have to your name

[@kurtdewittphoto]

2:59 - That's the craziest part to me. Anytime I'm in a high place, the second I look up, my body is overcome with anxiety.

[@samdrow8268]

I can't imagine how anxious you'd get if you looked *down.*

[@none-of-your-busi-ness]

I bet there isn't a man alive today who could repeat this feat

[@broflex]

Well the towers are gone so I reckon not

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

lol

[@flacko7369]

@@broflex what happened to them??

[@jamesjonahjameson6220]

@@flacko73699/11 search it up

[@flacko7369]

@@jamesjonahjameson6220 Oh no!

[@inquisitivelittlebird]

That scene when he threw the pole up and did a front flip and a backflip before he caught the pole was stunning.

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

Joseph Gordon Levitt actually met the real Philippe Petit and was actually trained by him. They actually went to The 9/11 Memorial Park and he ( levitt ) was trained to wire walk between the two foundations of The WTC to get a good understanding of what it was like to do it in the air

[@borntoclimb7116]

​@@LucyLovettLestrangeinteresting

[@informationnotfound]

The fuck are you talking about?

[@ted__ryan]

It's fake. Green screen bro 😂

[@iamheldhostage]

​@@ted__ryanSo? Its a movie,there has to always be a green screen

[@nenaj1]

As someone born and raised in Nyc who would see the towers everyday and had been on the deck….i am shocked. I’m terrified of heights. They were the tallest buildings in the world. Miss the twins 💙

[@burgerking8475]

At least you still have beautiful Trump Tower 🇺🇸

[@Bugplanet8840]

@@burgerking8475eww. Chrysler and Empire State Buildings are 1000 times better

[@unr34L-]

@@Bugplanet8840Harris is going to lose

[@Bugplanet8840]

@@unr34L- tf does this have to do with Harry Potter your being Weird.

[@kelvendyson1508]

I think this movie was more a tribute to the Towers. The speech at the end where he says his visitor's pass was stamped until forever kinda choked me up a little with the Towers in the background!!

[@Orto-jj2di]

Yup and especially with 9/11 later occuring

[@nickcockayne7880]

@@Orto-jj2diI think that was the whole point

[@DavidCimillo922]

I WILL NEVER GET OVER THE FACT THAT SOMEONE ACTUALLY DID THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@C-Farsene_5]

No horror film has ever given me the prolonged anxiety I feel while watching this 😂

[@sizedtoaster0278]

I wish I had seen this in theaters. It was very good and well done. I also beleive he choose this role because of his brothers talent for circus style acts who passed on years ago. They literally look identical.

[@TheRealShawnSky]

It was SUPER unsettling man, one of those cool visceral experiences you only get in the theatre ✅

[@mrjuanwtc]

Man this and Gravity are literally the only films I consider a must watch on 3D, I wish there is a way to experience it again, I'd pay whatever amount for it

[@steren700]

I did, it was amazing

[@Erasureeraser]

I saw this movie in IMAX, it was one of the best movie experience I've ever had

[@wmst5065]

I saw it in the theater, I'm acrophobic and I admit I did squirm in my seat during this scene.

[@IcemenMike45]

I saw this movie in IMAX 3D when it came out. This was the only movie in IMAX i had ever seen that made my palms sweat when he was doing his walk on the Towers

[@mjnc3672]

I've seen several IMAX movies.. they all made me dizzy. I couldn't imagine watching this one.

[@bryanthernandez9769]

@@mjnc3672I remember some reporter saying this movie will make you dizzy even if it’s not in Imax

[@lyonidus3073]

My palms were sweaty just watching it here. I would probably faint if I saw it in IMAX

[@etchedinstone7562]

I saw this in IMAX as well. Epic.

[@andreiboroianu946]

@@lyonidus3073Mom’s spaghetti 🍝

[@hrromanslaparsso4403]

I love how he saw a magazine with the twin towers in construction as a kid, and in that moment decided he was going to do this. So freaking cool.

[@SlurpyPie]

"Stop wasting everyone's time and get down off that wire now." "Ok." *Jumps off as Freebird plays in the background*

[@paulthompkins4150]

1:27 Imagine looking down on 9/11 and knowing that you're gonna jump from so high up or burn alive. What a Hell those poor ppl went through.

[@myMelodyj]

Nooothis broke my heart

[@Jbysrl]

I get chills from this, now I feel bad

[@JoeG2324]

1:05 this has to be the scariest part

[@Yuurei21]

I don't know how accurate this movie this is. But to be there to witness the impossible and to see in action the power of will and courage. That would be nothing short of miraculous.

[@felipecel]

The towers were so beautiful... i wish i could see them with my eyes...

[@richardbeckeman3794]

I had a picture book growing up about this man and him crossing the twin towers. I was born in 2001 and didn’t realize how grim reality had made that book growing up.

[@MrFTBL2000]

I was born in 2000 and had that same book. Actually it was how I discovered 9/11. One of the last pages said something about now the towers are gone and I asked my parents why.

[@Ryfrythecookedone]

A wise old man once told me that whilst laying on the wire Phillipe utter these words and these words only those words echoed through everyone's mind shattered there beliefs and values these mind boggling heart tearing words in the most relaxing and spiritual period of time he said "between the wire the earth and the heavens I'm truly the honored one"

[@tevoyahacerpicadillo8045]

0:48 Maybe he's the biggest troll of history of humanity 😂😂

[@domedwards5256]

This is a great film and a great true story, the man captured a moment in history and lived a life he carved out entirely himself. The documentary 'Man on Wire' is a great watch in combination with this. ..it's also a pretty good accent by JGL.

[@2wenty1_savage38]

Pls what's the name of the movie 🙏

[@domedwards5256]

@@2wenty1_savage38 The dramatic film in this clip is called 'The Walk' (2008) is enjoyable and warm-hearted, but I also recommend 'Man on wire' (2008) which is the documentary film.

[@KumarAyushman2006]

​@@2wenty1_savage38This movie's name is 'The Walk'.

[@andygonz110]

The walk

[@sunny_muffins]

The most intense 8 minutes I`ve ever spent on the toilet.

[@MusicismoreImportant]

Okay but watch on a computer 🖥️ in the bedroom

[@secretactivitieshub]

Skibidi toilet

[@WarFoxThunder]

LOL

[@dumbest_person_in_the_world]

same

[@StuartOliver83]

Mine was after a vindaloo but this was definitely up there with that

[@413PDS]

I remember watching this at the theater. I was turned sideways in my seat, gripping my seat so hard. I felt like I was up there, really freaky feeling!

[@WayneBrejcha]

that's better than i can do..... my blood freezes in my veins and i nearly pass out just watching the 5" mini screen on an old monitor.

[@steveb7932]

LOL you paid money to see Bad Accent: The Movie?

[@kingcrimson4133]

​@@steveb7932i'm sure you've paid money to see plenty of movies that people who think they're smarter than you think are bad too

[@topgeorge6908]

@@steveb7932 accent is good tho

[@steveb7932]

@@topgeorge6908 LOL NO

[@Grindbeingdumb]

7:56 I’m dying 😂

[@uCruz_]

Jesus Christ, I've never felt this anxious in my life, I have fear of heights, so this was beyond stressful.

[@andrewmoreno3707]

don’t use God’s name in vain bro

[@uCruz_]

@@andrewmoreno3707 I didn't, I mentioned his son, wich isn't as important if you ask me.

[@andrewmoreno3707]

@@uCruz_ yes it is. Jesus is God

[@missthangd4311]

@@andrewmoreno3707let other people have their own believes you aren’t God yourself to be telling others what to do or what not to do

[@andrewmoreno3707]

@@missthangd4311 never said i was God. and other people’s beliefs are not what God wants you to believe

[@barryvincentredmond3973]

What an incredible feat.And watching this was nerve wracking.I recall standing on the roof edge of one of the Twin Towers in 1978 and the sheer height above ground and that view I will never forget.

[@scottiebaxter6937]

"Remove yourself from the wire immediately" lol

[@MusicismoreImportant]

Very poor choice of words 🃏

[@bwill613]

7:57 and monsieur Petit, you are under arrest after that amazing feat you performed 😂😂😂😂

[@1986SSMONTECARLO]

The CGI in this movie is INCREDIBLE!!!....So REALISTIC!!!....Should've won the Oscar!!!

[@karllhungus2681]

the cgi is nothing special....

[@koolthing2135]

Over Ex Machina? Definitely not lmao.

[@MusicismoreImportant]

What about the bird 🕊️

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

Not really. When it goes down to the crowds watching, it looks like zooming in on Google Maps. Plus there are some inaccuracies on the towers.

[@gxlxn]

Made in Prague studio UPP.

[@auberginensalat]

The sweat on my palms is dripping down my forearms after watching this scene 😅

[@shoyoroll13]

Laying down on my couch watching this knowing this is green screen but still nervous as all get out

[@LeahNicole31583]

🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤣

[@Marcus_MG42]

In reality It was so cute that his towers were always his playground (like best friends or son-father or son-mother relationship) yet so tragic that his towers were murdered by terrorists and Philippe couldn't even say goodbye. 💔💔

[@LucyLovettLestrange]

Philippe was extremely heart broken when they were destroyed. He even said that if they were ever rebuilt, he’d do the same stunt that he had done back in 1974

[@meganbateman5634]

​@@LucyLovettLestrangeHonestly it's better that they didn't rebuild the Twin Towers. Because no one doesn't want to rewrite history and forget that 9/11 happened, they lost family and friends to the attacks in those buildings as well as America's innocence. I was nine years old when 9/11 happened, didn't remember a thing and didn't know what it was until the 10th anniversary when I finally saw the footage. I've been to the One World Tower which was cool but I wished I had seen the original World Trade Center instead of seeing them being featured in movies. It seemed like life was easy and nothing to worry about. I felt when the towers fell, it left a hole in our hearts even to those who were too young to remember. Philippe when your time comes, you will walk across them again and we'll see them again someday and we'll get to meet them. RIP to those who lost their lives to 9/11 and the 1993 bombing.

[@Cereal_kwilla]

🙄

[@Olianiii]

When the Twin Towers appeared for the first time in this movie everyone in the theater broke into spontaneous applause ❤️

[@blue-phoenix115]

The helicopter flying in like that, then threatening with the loud speakerphone seems like attempted murder.

[@scamhunter2346]

It is. That would distract him a lot, he was in his deep focus.

[@whatsgoingon07]

Ikr, then they tell his friend they’re gonna cut the wire

[@NathAnarchy45]

Yeah, whoever directed the movie shouldve scrapped the helicopter scene lmao

[@borntoclimb7116]

Remember the freeclimber tried to climb sears tower and the firedepartment use hoses and put water on that person

[@hamidfaraz4948]

Even being moderately acrophobic, this film is a horror film for me🤣🤣

[@thomasoaxaca3379]

My fear of heights is so bad that I cannot look over a balcony on the fifth floor let alone even contemplate a stunt like this. This man is a very gifted human being.

[@hamidfaraz4948]

@@thomasoaxaca3379 I can't look over the roof of my 2 floor house 😢😔

[@Erasureeraser]

Lmao, I was shit scared when the camera shot is from above Petit looking at the bottom. It felt like I was flying seeing Petit with his act 😂

[@planetfixer]

Are you saying that walking between two skyscrapers with no support is scary for you? Wow what must that be like

[@waseemchoudhry4465]

Dude, this guy’s got ball of pure steel

[@rknine7998]

This movie illustrates *boundaries that have not been taken by anyone,* the building of such big skyscrapers and also the wire walk.

[@StargazerTheFurry]

Kind of hard to break a boundary of walking on a wire between two towers when they are gone LOL

[@TXnine7nine]

I remember i made a point to watch this movie in the theater in IMAX 3D and it was incredible. 😂

[@offtheshelfET]

This is the most anxiety inducing scene in any film I’ve ever seen

[@santiagolopez3909]

You have to be very careful, skilled and even brave to perform such a task. There’s no way I could do this with the same skill and practice as him. I would easily chicken out and likely fall.

[@Orto-jj2di]

All the more unique amd admirable is this

[@Solid_Snack]

the actor sacrificed his life for this movie amazing

[@Curiosity403]

They literally rebuilt twin tower for it

[@laurelhendry8805]

who？

[@alejandrocastillo6011]

RIP in pepperonis

[@Triplane1234]

​@@alejandrocastillo6011that would be saying "rest in peace in pepperonis"

[@james_fisch]

Great scene, the attention to detail in rebuilding the towers paid off well and they got the dimensions completely correct. Too bad they had to tear them back down after production, I was kinda hoping the city would let the recreations stay up. Had to have cost billions to pull that all off, and even more to tear them down again.

[@ancient3003]

They built two stories of the top of the building. (12 feet in the air) what are you meaning?

[@richardday2094]

Werd cgi

[@borntoclimb7116]

Agree

[@ir8free]

the surrounding buildings too

[@thescruffinator8830]

​@ancient3003 no they rebuilt the towers.

[@cox2060]

props to the cameraman for balancing on the wire WHILE carrying a heavy camera

[@nearestyoutube]

Mate, movie was in 2015. Don't have heavy cameras anymore. Probably a drone

[@aeoncalcos3246]

Also, he was in creative mode.

[@murksalot]

@@nearestyoutube that's where the joke comes in. cameramen are known for crazy feats, like in war movies people will always joke that the camera man can never die or whatever. they're all jokes though. take youtube comments with a pinch of salt always, now have a good day

[@cox2060]

@@nearestyoutube even still, must have been one advanced drone to be balancing on the wire like that.

[@elguapo7970]

Cameraman never dies.

[@djmattc1978]

I’ve seen this before and know it’s a movie. But my hands are still sweating like nothing before and my insides are doing things that I can’t explain.

[@cowerdnerddespacito9518]

Based on a true story

[@michaeldevaney5728]

Im surprised the movement from the helicopter didn't knock him off the wire

[@MiniLemmy]

He trained on a wire that was being bounced around by his accomplices specifically to deal with gusts of wind

[@impain4real]

​@@MiniLemmyalso if he had died there it would make a pretty anticlimactic ending. They didnt actually send out a helicopter in real life. They just waited patiently for him to finish.

[@korrblank1361]

@@impain4realnot true, they did send a helicopter in real life.

[@meepy2739]

Respect for them for rebuilding the towers just for this movie

[@Noah-ey5zf]

The fact he had the guts to do that is crazy, insane and something I’ll never be able to accomplish in years from now or ever

[@shrekzooka1]

You’ll never be able to accomplish this because the towers have been erased from existence

[@Noah-ey5zf]

@@shrekzooka1 (yeah thanks to 9/11) but there still other buildings around the world you can do it on

[@RedCommando1084]

Philippe was interviewed after the events of 9/11. They asked him how he felt. He said he was angry, cuz he felt as if the towers belonged to him. I don't blame him. But at least we still have those good memories.

[@KneecapVanisher]

He also said that, after the attacks, he started calling them “Our towers” and offered to to do the stunt again if they were rebuilt as they were. Obviously he didn’t end up doing it since they went with a new design that made that impossible.

[@Jake.102....]

3:47 i thought it's a plane😂

[@gabrieleduardogomes6304]

Not yet buddy!

[@EmilyYT521]

bro

[@iliekgaems2626]

"HEY!!! DONT GO FALLIN!! WATCH OUT FOR DEM JET PLANES THEY CAN CLEARLY MELT STEEL!!!" powerful monolog

[@M1tjakaramazov]

People in big cities so easily become trapped in a mindset where they forget how to dream and be truly human. I worked in an office building in London once where some of the workers would go up on the roof now and then just to have a coffee and a cigarette. There were rails all around the edges so there was no real danger of a accident. The management was so enraged they put a badlock on the door, even though it was a fire escape. They basically hated the idea of people staring at the sky and enjoying the silence so much they'd rather risk a fire disaster. Stunts like this remind us of how important it is to stop time now and then, and let your soul soar towards the skies.

[@spynix0718]

I can't believe the director invented the time machine for this movie.

[@glennwelsh9784]

He also directed Back To The Future, so he already had one ready to go. 😜

[@paynenation8871]

wish i could travel back in time and experience things like this ,i watch so much documentary on historical events and just wish i could experience them in person

[@carealoo744]

It is worth noting that seeing the real thing would probably be incredibly underwhelming as you would probably barely see a speck on a line from the ground🙃

[@BIockysFunnyDoings]

7:54 "My name is Phillipe Petit! I'm a wire worker-" Famous last words

[@santiagolopez3909]

Rest in Peace World Trade Center Twin Towers (1973 - 2001).

[@emanuel82]

This is propably the most crazy thing anyone has done ever. People have sure been taking risks before and after, but this is just beating them all.

[@l4bells851]

no some things have been done that are greater than this.

[@emanuel82]

@@l4bells851 Like what if i may ask?

[@JesusGonzalez-bn3pv]

@@l4bells851yes like what

[@l4bells851]

@@emanuel82 apollo 11

[@l4bells851]

@@JesusGonzalez-bn3pv apollo 11

[@omni-kinggaming5512]

As someone who's afraid of height, this scene was the most torturous I felt all my life.

[@mockbattles]

I was 6 months old when he did this. When I was about 10 years old I first heard about him on That’s Incredible!

[@Onel1ttlek1lla]

"Dont go fallin" 😂

[@thomasoaxaca3379]

To this day, I still can't believe that the Port Authority was so ignorant and foolish as to send up a helicopter in order to confront him. They should have just let him do his thing and then arrest him without any interference whatsoever.

[@ultra_vires]

They didn't send a chopper up. Neither did cops encroach on his space or lean over the building to grab him. They would make themselves culpable in his death if that caused him to fall and their only valid tactic was wait until he was bored or too tired, which worked. Doesn't make a good film though.

[@murksalot]

yeah. flying that noisy, distracting helicopter around him puts him in so much more danger, not to mention the force from the propellers that could've sent him falling to his doom if he lost his balance from it

[@Sn1ckerdoodles]

Apparently in real life they tried not to interfere because disturbing him would make things worse but i may be wrong

[@TaxingIsThieving]

None of this is real, he probably didn’t even walk the rope, otherwise there’d be a video.

[@MenaPolicedepartment]

​@@TaxingIsThievingAnd the American revolution never happened.

[@bleddynmorgan8012]

That music when the Bird come through the clouds so good

[@IrishRepoMan]

Wtf? Would a helicopter pilot really be stupid enough to fly over him like that? You trying to make him fall?

[@Durwood71]

I was wondering that myself. Did that really happen? The down draft could have easily blown him off the cable, not to mention the distraction of having a helicopter buzzing around.

[@IrishRepoMan]

@@Durwood71 Exactly. Dumb.

[@benco8888]

@@Durwood71 Well, the guy is a professionnal. And there was a lot of wind on top of the towers anyway so he trained for that.

[@simpleman8236]

Police☕️

[@SuperMarketgarden]

@@Durwood71 It did happen. He managed to endure it, but not easily.

[@BathSaltShaman]

Love how the falling sound effect blends into a police siren at 3:05

[@MrFTBL2000]

The part where it shows the ground below and knowing what happened makes it all the more terrifying

[@jackosaurus117]

I'm surprised he could balance up there with balls that big

[@TaxingIsThieving]

You thinking about another man’s balls again?

[@rameeez111]

With those shoes.. he can moonwalk across.. he he, ow! 😂

[@Mattos8786]

If I was him I would be screaming like a baby and crying and would have not hesitated to go back

[@michaeldevaney5728]

But yu are not him so yur point has no relavancy at all

[@Mattos8786]

@@michaeldevaney5728 dude I know

[@Mattos8786]

@@michaeldevaney5728 just saying if I was

[@Sai_Zz]

If i was him, i wouldnt do it in the first place. This is called being reckless and stupid. Everyone is out here praising him, but if he fell they would all be pointing out the stupidity of his decision

[@pandaketamine]

@@Sai_Zzthis is why its an amazing feat in the first place. Ofc he knew the situation coming into this but he’s a professional

[@matthewstanford1875]

Ever since my stroke I've had trouble with balance and this clip gave me so much anxiety

[@isaacgraham5727]

I had no idea this film existed. I saw the documentary in the theater way back when it came out 20 years ago and was briefly sort of obsessed with the story. Good casting with Joseph Gordon Levitt as Petit though.

[@somethingsomething465]

this guy's walking a real fine line here

[@huntergtx]

Bro is a god at sobriety tests 💀💀💀

[@Banele-sv1pn]

Whos comin from zack's shorts 😂

[@lynne1975]

Me lol😂

[@UnarmedWindow]

I tomb watch by this but his short reminded me of it

[@TorezVr]

Me

[@Coach_Dom2024]

Me 🤦🏿‍♂️😂

[@Shrat124]

Me

[@marvinfreitagsmueller9527]

There was one thing i learned for my life in this movie. The LAST step is the hardest, you cant controle the feeling of safety and success, even if you dont reached the gole yet. At this point you have a high chance to fail in the last second.

[@dantaboo]

Watching this movie on IMAX has to be a pretty epic vertigo experience.

[@BlackPrince24]

7:56 bro was expecting an applause lmao 😂

[@magoronsacocifuentes5764]

He got it but not from the police😂

[@PCBmanufacturer1]

I know it is just special effects. And green screen. I got to say he is a great actor who fits in all kinds of roles.

[@frazfrazfrazfraz]

Saw this movie in IMAX with a crippling fear of heights. Scariest movie of all time lmao

[@slavazorin8494]

Филипп Пети, феномен в цирковом искусстве!!!!!!!!!

[@StrobeFireStudios]

I can't believe this shit actually happened. Balls of steel on this guy

[@Quantum1769]

The music from 1:24 to 1:45 is one of my favourite pieces of music ever

[@kaykay3772]

Philippe was certainly a dare devil to walk across the twin towers on a wire. I and no one else could! I would panic and probably die! 👏🏻👍🏻

[@marianoyuba3736]

Shit, I panic watching this video.

[@storieseveryonecanenjoy]

Ha, I would panic and die before I even get on the wire!

[@EjRidenhour]

This can’t be repeated again even if someone had the talent

[@samuelgeaney7556]

Yeah cos there's no towers there 😂

[@Nicks62999]

Petronas towers in Malaysia, they're taller than the WTC

[@CCABPSacsach]

@@Nicks62999I mean, the highest publically accessible floor of Petronas isn’t as high as the old WTCs’, but if he were to climb to the very top of the antannea… Still, I doubt that they’d do it. Probably not because of the height, but because if he actually somehow fell, he’d crash into the little bridge connecting the two towers.

[@jenny6609]

"This will go down in history, as the best day ever, that was insane. He said, but it wasn't, because next thing they saw, was a gosh darn Plane"

[@gowther5443]

The greatest wire walker in history