What Happened to Collateral?

[@ryana9783]

Collateral is so rewatchable! Tom and Jamie play so well off of each other it’s just perfect.

[@suzygirl1843]

they should've kissed

[@RESTeasyrenos]

Just watched it for the 6th or 7th time.... once every year or so lol I feel its under-rated for some reason.

[@mastermindmartialarts]

Collateral absolutely holds up 20 years later and it’s one of the few films I feel gets better with each viewing. Absolute classic.

[@SkarrGaming]

"Yo homey, that my briefcase?"

[@MattMeier]

"Yeah it is. Why, you want it back?"

[@danielherrin]

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!...BANG!

[@greecoboost]

Gotta admit, TC really nailed that scene.

[@makatron]

@@greecoboost nailed the whole movie

[@velocityJE]

that mozambique drill

[@shannonrobitaille613]

I don't know why cruise wasn't nominated. One of his all time best

[@matthewdaley746]

Probably, the idea of him playing a villain, seriously, turned the, Academy, voters off, as all.

[@makatron]

Was robbed the nomination.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@makatronPoltics are often, messy.

[@finfog4590]

@@matthewdaley746Charlize Theron won the award the year before for ‘Monster’. She was a villain.

[@jamespohl-md2eq]

@@matthewdaley746Yeah. The Academy hates villain roles. Signed, Anthony Hopkins. Kevin Spacey. Ed Norton. Ralph Fiennes. Kathy Bates. Gene Hackman. James Woods. John Malkovich.

[@asifkhan4822]

One of the Rare Tom Cruise bad guy roles. As he never ever plays a bad guy. But its one of his best ever roles.

[@matthewdaley746]

Never happening again, Mission Impossible has truly seen to that.

[@354Entertainment]

best Tom Cruise role ever!

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@354EntertainmentEthan Hunt's definitely, really-close.

[@354Entertainment]

@@matthewdaley746 god damn right!

[@matthewdaley746]

​​@@354EntertainmentHaving said that, I hope MI8's the conclusion, MI7 was worse than MI6, and, they need to quit, while, trending slightly behind.

[@efe_aydal]

My favorite Michael Mann film. Back in the day when they made actual "mature" movies.

[@starwarsroo2448]

It's such a good movie, Tom Cruise was at his peak here

[@recoil53]

I can't imagine what some of the other director's versions would be like - I really can't wrap my head around the Spielberg version. Scorsese, sure. It just feels like it was always meant to be a Michael Mann film though.

[@starwarsroo2448]

@recoil53 I know Scorsese did After Hours, but I couldn't i really couldn't imagine him doing this, tone is a bit too different. The Departed imo is a bit of a misfire for Scorsese, yes it has some of his style

[@recoil53]

@@starwarsroo2448 The Departed isn't Scorsese's best work and I do think the Academy gave reached in giving him an Oscar. But I don't think it's a bad movie and would be better regarded if the same movie had a different name attached to it. It's also hurt by being a retread of a Hong Kong movie. But I'd be interested in how Scorsese handles Vincent. That being said, the direct interplay between Vincent and Max are right up Mann's alley.

[@starwarsroo2448]

@recoil53 plus the action scenes are pure Mann and all the combat quick draw stuff and guns. I prefer Infernal Affairs tbh, as good as Nicholosn is in Departed and some of the other performances, it's just a bit basic and yeah he got the sympathy Oscar for being overlooked for decades

[@QuincyKane]

"Collateral" is one of my all time favorite films; thanks for sharing this interesting info behind the making of it!

[@andrewcutler1380]

Such an underrated movie. “Vincent” was chilling.

[@matthewdaley746]

Yeah, also, the only time Tom Cruise played a villain, it shan't happen again.

[@paulgero]

his best role ever....oscar-worthy

[@matthewdaley746]

​@paulgero Definitely, however, it, seriously, felt like he did it to check off a box, which is why, despite, nailing it, he never returned to the world of villainy, at all.

[@TyyTheFlyGuy]

@@matthewdaley746 probably has something to do with his religion honestly. I doubt they want him being a well known bad guy.

[@kerry-j4m]

@@matthewdaley746 No it won't,it's just like Denzel Washington playing a bad guy in-Training-Day,it problably won't happen again.

[@sil-80nick]

For those who have the opportunity, the commentary audio version of this is one of the best ever. Mann gives such great detail on everything from the coyotes to why they chose Koreatown.

[@Dr_1212]

"You no longer have the cleanest cab in LA."

[@makatron]

"Yo homie, that my briefcase?" and then the USP45 goes to work 😂 To this day is one of my favourite movies. And forever be in my yearly rewatch list.

[@TBendez]

Wasn't it a 9mm?

[@makatron]

@@TBendez it was 45

[@wstine79]

Max: "You killed him?" Vincent: :No, I shot him. Bullets and the fall killed him." That moment was hilariously cool.

[@KamillGran-ch5sb]

That’s not even good dialogue. It’s lazy writing.

[@Dr_1212]

🤣😎👍

[@jamess.t5009]

I think those lines were chosen b/c that's what a sociopath would say to misplace blame.

[@milovarquiel]

@@KamillGran-ch5sb filtered

[@NelsonStJames]

It was a good line, I don’t know what the problem these guys have. The movie is solid.

[@rickfalcon5572]

“Man gets on the MTA, and dies; you think anyone’ll notice?”

[@neilsingh5923]

Those final words of his sure hit you.

[@starwarsroo2448]

" the cop, you, me? Who notices?"

[@themtgdude486]

Honestly, it’s one of my favorite films of all time.

[@JaximusDecimus1]

It's easily in my top 5, maybe top 3. I saw it in the theater on a whim, knowing nothing about it, and came out completely blown away.

[@ceebee312]

Same

[@RohanDasgupta-f7x]

i concur

[@ericfurst6091]

Tom Cruise should play more villains.

[@matthewdaley746]

Unfortunately, reputation precludes it.

[@samelmudir]

He did in tropic thunder 😅

[@ericfurst6091]

@@samelmudir so he played arguably 2 villains in his career. 🤷‍♂️

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@samelmudirIt's only a, glorified-cameo.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@ericfurst6091Beneath enormously garish, makeup.

[@IladRodavlas]

Tom Cruise absolutely needs to play more charismatic villains, I think it's definitely close to being his best role.

[@markusszelbracikowski956]

Definitely one of my favorite films. I love the ambience, cinematography. The lines. Wow

[@asatvs]

That movie was a CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE 🏅🏅 To me, Tom Cruise’s best role to date 🔥🔥

[@w2ttsy670]

15:56 max may have benefited from the train going dark, but the true reason max survives is due to Vincent’s training habits failing him. Vincent’s gun training has him use the Mozambique drill (two to the chest, one to the head) over and over. When he goes to shoot max in the train, the door frame absorbs those shots (as seen from Vincent’s POV where there are three rounds embedded in the door) and stops max being hit. Vincent on the other hand is a complete novice and blindly shoots through the door glass, hitting Vincent multiple times in the chest and ultimately killing him. The dark would have assisted Max, but it wasn’t the reason he won that gunfight.

[@antonSugar]

"I do this for a living"

[@richardpatton2502]

To anyone wondering. Tom Cruise played the, or a villain in: - Taps - Interview with a Vampire - Collateral All the best to everyone

[@Yolduranduran]

He's a good villain

[@downrazor11]

Magnolia..

[@JewTube001]

@@downrazor11 not really a villian or an antagonist in the movie. just an unpopular archtype, although popular with some. see Andrew Tate.

[@michelinstarschallenger8626]

Thanks !🙏

[@daleranger3607]

I was trying to think of a third, I am not familiar with Taps. I was thinking of Tropic Thunder or possibly Born on the 4th of July, he's certainly not a good guy in either

[@Mirza-g9h3q]

Collateral is great and underrated, Heat and Insider are also terrific but when talking about Mann's best work it's baffling how often The Last of the Mohicans gets overlooked. A true American masterpiece.

[@securityg]

Totally agree! The Last Of The Mohicans is a stone classic beauty. The entire score is brilliant! - James D Watkins artistic director of Phoenix Productions.

[@jackbedient]

Agreed! A masterpiece and the one true underrated Mann movie…

[@christianellegaard7120]

Commercial and critical success. Regarded as a classic twenty years later. One of the all time great LA crime movies. How is that underrated?

[@Nightcrawler77]

A masterpiece of adrenaline and atmosphere. Third best Mann Film after The Insider and Heat

[@thomasdevine5202]

Manhunters are pretty damn good movie also

[@neilsingh5923]

'Public Enemies' (2009) is another good movie of Mann's.

[@ilon7799]

A terrific video about a terrific film. Thanks so much!

[@jamesmorant1406]

My favorite Tom Cruise performance should have gotten an Oscar nomination

[@guns2317]

It seems impossible this movie is now 20 years old. Wow.

[@JoBloOriginals]

Isn't that NUTS? I remember seeing it opening day in theaters.

[@ilon7799]

Time is going by…

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​​@ilon7799 Mission Impossible will be thirty years old in two years, and, while, I admire the sustained excellence, they really need to end it on a high note with MI8, lest they turn into TFATF, just sad.

[@suzygirl1843]

@@JoBloOriginals I particularly enjoyed THIS film because Tom Cruise was the bad guy and Jamie the good guy having to save his black girlfriend from this dangerous white man. And he did it again in Django Unchained. For context, I am South African, white men ARE the antagonists in our most popular films and tv series.

[@matthewdaley746]

​@suzygirl1843 How very historically, interesting.

[@Y9s1]

As a Michael Mann fan, I prefer the look and feel of his 80s and mid-90s flicks over the HD/hyperrealistic tone of the 2000s, which was technically innovative at the time. That said, Collateral still remains a timeless work, thanks to the compelling screenplay and tense editing, along with the terrific performance from both Cruise and Foxx.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

Yeah same here, Thief is my #1 I do wish Collateral was shot on film

[@NavajoNinja]

The scene where vin drops the 3 thugs was worth the whole film. But no jada plaese

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

😄 Couldn't agree more Jada is the only tarnish

[@suzygirl1843]

@@ArtVandelayOfficial Gay men talking

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

@@suzygirl1843 Go away troll

[@TBendez]

The three?

[@JayBelafonte]

Jada should have been Halle Berry instead

[@GiovanniAlckmimRusso]

When I was younger I didn't care for Tom Cruise as an actor. That changed when I watched Collateral for the first time. For a long time it was my favorite Tom Cruise movie.

[@makatron]

What's your favourite Tom Cruise movie now?

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

People don't give him a chance they just judge him for his personal life but he really puts everything into his roles

[@GiovanniAlckmimRusso]

@@makatron I would say either Mission Impossible: Fallout, Dead Reckoning: Part 1 or Top Gun: Maverick

[@GiovanniAlckmimRusso]

@@ArtVandelayOfficial yes. He is one of the few actors around who is genuinely focused on delivering a great movie experience

[@makatron]

@@GiovanniAlckmimRusso fallout was peak mission impossible

[@Adam_Guidry]

Just finished watching Collateral for the first time and I’m not a Tom Cruise fan but this is his finest work. He should’ve been an antagonist more. Why aren’t major films written like this anymore?

[@grimmin]

Love this flick, saw it in the theater. Wish Cruise would play more villains, he was excellent.

[@matthewdaley746]

Reputation is limiting, apparently.

[@mcmoose64]

One of the few films where Cruise got to relax and let his true character shine through .

[@TJ-928]

"She carried you in her womb for 9 months"....🤣🤣 like bro who are you?! Lol

[@stevecowder4774]

This movie was extremely compelling, making it a rewatch for me at least several times. It’s easily one of Tom’s best ever roles. He was so convincing as a villain, it was almost as if it wasn’t him. Jamie Fox was also outstanding, and one of his best performances as well. And I love that they chose Mark Ruffalo for the detective. But it sucked when he was killed.

[@Zed-fq3lj]

a very informative video on a great movie, thank you!🤩

[@danielrose8305]

I watched this movie 9 times on repeat when I brought it home and I had to buy the soundtrack 4 times because whenever I shared it with any of my friends they would take it with them. One of Tom's best performances.

[@justinsantos8514]

2000 - 2010 was legitimately the last great era for film and music... I just bought the 4K version of this film, it's criminally underrated, everyone was on point in that movie including she who shall not be named. 😂

[@ghostviggen]

Filmed with HD cameras.

[@Yang-ob4lk]

This guy never heard of 2015

[@justinsantos8514]

@@Yang-ob4lk After 2010 good movies dropped every once in a blue moon... Most movies after 2010, especially after 2014 were trash. Cope 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@agxec2932]

Tom Cruise's best role. He deserved an Oscar for this role, just like in Rainman, Born on the fourth of July, Interview with the Vampire, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, Magnolia, and The Last Samurai. But Collateral is his best role. Totally owned it as Vincent.

[@theshadowman1398]

The setting and those LA after dark shots are still very memorable

[@WCDavis-cl7si]

I forgot! Thanks for this excellent and insightful review. Your channel rocks, it always has. There are a few movies from 2000 to 2010 that really should be appreciated more, and this one is near the top of that list.

[@derred723]

I'm not sure who I know who overlooks Collateral. It's very highly rated among my peers.

[@RC19786]

Great vid, coming up hot on the 20 year anniversary of this classic, certainly one of Mann and Cruise’s best

[@antoiner3820]

This movie was my most obsessed movie in 2004. So glad I was able to see it in theaters.

[@neilsingh5923]

Oh, same here!!😀 I couldn't even wait to see the trailer.

[@High_Key]

I LOVE this movie. On my most recent rewatch, I had no idea Javier Bardem was in it too

[@luminaraunduli2791]

Mann said Collateral and Heat exist in the same cinematic universe.

[@RohanDasgupta-f7x]

what about the transporter with jason statham?

[@therantingboy]

The similarities between Heat and Collateral are mainly just Mann drawing on his own tropes, same way James Cameron does

[@airem5861]

This is my favorite Michael Mann Movie, I still remember seeing it at the theater and coming out fascinated with the movie. To this day I have a struggle between Heat and Collateral as my favorite Mann movie but it almost always comes Collateral on top.

[@Canalus]

Bonus points for using obscure Spanish DJ Chimo Bayo. Also: this was probably the last great neo-noir movie ever made.

[@starwarsroo2448]

Definitely, this is one of those rare movies of the modern era that has it all

[@Scholar4HaShem]

Ironically, I happened to watch Collateral on the same day you made this video. It’s one of my annual rewatches and it’s in my top five favorites.

[@thermonuclearcollider4418]

9:04 "Collateral" was actually shot on a combination of Thomson Viper Filmstream Camera and Sony F900 (along with Kodak Vision 500T and Kodak Vision2 500T 35mm stock). When original cinematographer Paul Cameron was on board, the F900 was the movie's main camera because the Viper was little more than a prototype at that stage. Once Cameron left because of creative differences with director Micheal Mann, the production hired DP Dion Beebe, who began favoring the Viper, as the camera was now production-ready (though they still switched to the F900 for run&gun shooting, as the Viper's tethering system was not idea for that kind of operation).

[@persia888]

You could tone down the voice overacting a tad mate, so it’s easier to understand what you are actually saying.

[@richardichard4237]

Yep, I literally can't listen to this tripe....

[@cinemaipswich4636]

The last movie I saw with just 2 actors was "Sleuth"(1972-Laurance Olivier, Michael Caine). It is also a master-piece. The re-make was with Michael Caine and Jude Law, just as good. Collateral is of the same ilk. You get to know the protagonists, much more than usual. There should be more movies like this. Jamie Fox is wonderful in this role.

[@joey86bu1]

This movie is a gem right up there with heat. Love seeing a semi typecast actor break it off when given a shot at something other than his norm. And TC delivered.

[@TheCoolhanddan83]

Amazing movie, glad it’s getting renewed love all these years later.

[@doozerace]

The scene with the coyote at the red light will stay with me forever….

[@crossgordon4376]

16:00 did the lights going out blind tom cruise tho? I thought it was the door shutting that saved Jamie Foxx cuz it was established that Tom Cruise always went for two shots to the chest then one to the head assassination style and the doors prevented him from getting those shots off on Jamie Foxx. U can even see the bullet marks on the doors where they would have hit Jamie Foxx

[@mattwingo89]

Rode with two buddies to the theater to watch this. Got to the ticket stand and they both said "Alien vs predator please". I was so effing pissed. Wish I had drove. Still regret it.

[@THX-C]

The Cruise Clause insists that Tom will only sign on to a project if his character runs at least once during the film. Joking aside, TC’s performance was excellent - one doesn’t forget a character like Vincent.

[@ottomattix86]

Such a gem that should be talked about more.

[@AlexNichiporchik]

Rewatched this recently. Great movie!

[@RyBegz44]

Thank you for making this video! Plenty of facts I didnt know. Mainly the cast could have been vastly different. If Cruise didnt play this role it would have not been the same movie. You are 100% right, if this idea was adapted nowadays it would be botched. It is best left alone. Still dont know why Hollywood cant make original sceenplay movies like this with solid plot and great action scenes. Movies are either remakes with no original ideas or they try to come up with a plot that falls flat or the action scenes poorly done. This movie stands the test of time. Also the bonafide look of hitman is this look.

[@TalkingThrones]

I wish they would have made a "Vincent" prequel before Tom aged out of the role. I would have loved to see how he got into the life, some of his other big hits, etc... A better version of Fincher's "The Killer"

[@seanfahey3600]

Can't wait for Heat 2!

[@ronineditor9920]

13:28 Why is there not a bellows on the lens, between the mattebox and it?

[@rowanliggett]

Great work, as always.

[@habovay3]

The film grossed $100M domestically (which neither Heat nor The Insider did), got favorable reviews, and garnered two Oscar nominations. How is that underrated?

[@Hunac-Ceel]

Gruffalo is solid in this, it always bumbed me out when he died.

[@chrisweidner4768]

Collateral is a masterpiece of the genre.

[@antonSugar]

My top 3. That speech about max not doing anything about his dreams always hits me hard.

[@tonychan8558]

6:15 I never noticed Jason Statham in the beginning of the film until after the second 'Transporter' film came out years later. Watching the film with my friends in his house, I immediately said, 'That's Frank Martin! How have I never noticed that?'. We all lost our s**t seeing that.

[@loophole3526]

I remember going into this movie in the theater on an impulse because I was bored one night. It was amazing then and is still a great flick to this day.

[@oldpoet313]

Great character movie and much more🎉

[@lambros3652]

Side note: the book shows extensive parts of each script yet made no mention of the deleted scenes where Jamie Foxx improvised the line "im just collateral anyway." Doubtful

[@Alexvander10]

I remember being blown away in the theaters watching this movie and got completely engrossed in Cruise's performance.

[@-CrampedStyle-]

Not underrated for me - one of my favorite films ever, and everyone I know who's seen it, loves it.

[@jessitaylor4170]

In my opinion, there could be a squeal to Collateral, what if Vincent didn't die,, what if he just passed out. Collateral could a awesome franchise like John Wick.

[@starwarsroo2448]

That sounds absolutely terrible, those movies are brainless trash

[@TBendez]

Vincent ate lead, like a lot of former eastern european intelligence/security operators. What would be the premise? You gotta factor in that type of criminal that Vincent portrayed doesn't really exist anymore, they're dead, in prison or retired. Living in Sweden we've had our fair share of them here, they were once the largest mafia, nowadays outshadowed by Syrians and clans.

[@Beboroni]

This is one of my favorites. Their efforts and training clearly shine through in the film. Cruise should try more antagonist roles.

[@samsonchan1488]

No lie I would totally watch a Prequel/Sequel or whatever of this movie since the original was so good

[@adamJKpunk]

Nothing happened. It came out and it was awesome. Saved everyone time.

[@reddeserted13]

One of my all-time favorites

[@ronque23]

Great film! Early 2000s definitely made me a Michael Mann fan.

[@simontaylor2525]

Impossible to listen to this guy for more than a minute

[@starwarsroo2448]

Least he has some enthusiasm and energy

[@CornishCreamtea07]

The thing I really liked about Cruise's character, is that despite being the film's villain, he plays the role very similar to his action hero roles. So even though he is killing people, you just think it is another one of his action hero characters at first.

[@JoBloOriginals]

Yep - that's very true

[@TheRighttoArmBears2022]

It is a great movie, I loved it. Hope they never make a reboot.

[@johnbroadway4196]

It's on Pluto Streaming service. And I really love this flick ! Tome Cruise is so calmly intense. Action & story are GREAT ! And using Los Angeles was also a great choice.

[@AliraValesquez]

Great analysis, thank you! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?

[@MannyEspinola-q4t]

Thank you for this video

[@christmastreefire709]

Was there a challenge to get the narrator of this video to use the most annoying, non human like cadence possible?

[@52BLUE]

Hard agree with this take.

[@Shaman1879]

Collateral is still my favorite Tom Cruise movie of All-Time and still holds up today! Cruise is actually a very good actor when given the right material to work with and can be much more than just an action star. Fun side note, this is also 1 of the very few films in which he plays the villain and his character dies.

[@sunnyv5718]

One of my favorite films. A lesser known secret at the time was that the reason Jada’s character lives is that not even Tom, Cruise, Jamie Fox nor Michael Mann wanted to get slapped on their faces at the Oscars by Will Smith.

[@arnaud.lancelot]

VINCENT COLLATERAL!!!! woooooow. Thanks for the info. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@moritzlaszlo3115]

One of my personal top 10 movies!

[@ericlingley7951]

I let a friend use my DVD of Collateral. They never returned it. Years later, I'm rewatching it all the time. Thankfully the movie is everywhere.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

It was too good to give back lol

[@madmartian2]

Johnny Depp and Denis Farina are the only unused cast that didn't make me go "ewwhw".

[@MrGenedancingmachine]

Nothing happened, I checked and it's still there

[@gavinshickle1814]

This movie is already 20 years old? FML

[@neilsingh5923]

I saw this in the theaters like it was yesterday. Where did all that time go??.... lol😀

[@pjmmaloney4458]

Cruise plays his character like a robot - like the Terminator. The final scene, is when it’s most clear

[@phil4986]

I profoundly enjoyed every part of this movie. The entire cast was outstanding and it was written as a believeable movie. Cruise was incredible.

[@heartjakehotel9955]

Great video, awesome movie

[@maineventkrunch2265]

One of my favorite movies ever. The problem is it DOES go off the rails in the 3rd act. It holds it back from being truly perfect.

[@bgko91880]

In-N-Out: "those are some good burgers, Walter"