when an actor got dumped...and decided to conquer hollywood

Jon Favreau's one of the most influential directors of the last 30 years. Here's where it all began.
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Swingers (1996)
Rudy (1992)
Iron Man (2008)
El Mariachi (1993)
Elf (2003)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Brothers McMullin (1995)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Clerks (1994)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Mr and Mrs Smith (2005)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Edge of Tomorrow (2004)
Friends (1992)
Superbad (2007)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
OTHER SOURCES USED:
Jon Favreau on Charlie Rose, TV interview (aired 11/06/1996)
Swingers Directors Commentary, DVD special features (2002)
‘Ron Livingston Explains that Swingers Was Like a Documentary of Their Lives in Los Angeles’, KZbin video, ‘theoffcamerashow’ (posted 28 /12/2018)
‘The Virtual Production of The Mandalorian Season One’, KZbin video, ‘Industrial Light & Magic’ (posted 21/02/2020)
‘So Money: An oral history of Swingers’, online article, Grantlant.com (posted 22/01/2014)

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Iron Man
Chef
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[@SceneItReviews]

Soooo...what's your favourite Favreau project?? (directed/written/produced/created/acted.....it's a biggggg list!)

[@Studeb]

Knowing that they had no script for Iron Man and had to make it up as they went along, there is no way that that film should be as tight as it is. Just a small detail that I didn't even notice first time I watched it is when Pepper Potts is searching for the new suit that Obadiah Stane has had built, she finds Mk1 first, saying that it isn't very impressive. That is a great little detail that you normally see in a script that has gone through countless revisions. It also looks great considering how much older hardware and software was compared to most Marvel movies. I still think it's the best Marvel movie.

[@fedoragent0077]

Chef. My name Chef.

[@joeymack4622]

Swingers

[@silewis9396]

I haven't seen many but always liked him in Ironman and The Break Up. I only saw a little bit of Swingers by accident and didn't know much about it until today. Must see more

[@snuff411]

Swingers forsure!! The voicemail scene is easily one of the best scenes of all time, I still feel the cringyness of that scene and the Brothers playing sega perfectly depicts how me and my brother used to play street fighter back in that day.

[@Ojja78]

Jon Favreau's career is insane. Swingers was a great movie and seeing where "that dude from Swingers" wound up is just juicy.

[@orangewarm1]

why is it 'insane'?

[@GlennDavey]

@@orangewarm1 Because he was "that dude from Swingers" and now he's "that guy who directs those ground-breaking movies and shows you like from the last 20 years"

[@dawnjohnson9726]

I find him gross, is he allergic to fitness and exercise!?! He's just gotten fatter and fatter over the years. He's not talented,, the live action junglebook sucks BTW

[@saturncrush]

So money

[@Rosskles]

Juicy? Wut

[@DanArnets1492]

I still remember when he was in FRIENDS as Monica's rich ex-BF that somehow decided to become a UFC fighter back when NO ONE knew about the UFC

[@Bisley1]

And spent a fortune on „a ring“ that was not for Monica but turned out to be a cage fighting ring😂👌🏻

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

The 90s had some crazy actor/writers doing some iconic work.

[@ghostsofnormmacdonald2446]

Indeed it was insane and some awesome movies.

[@_JohnKane_]

Isn't he in an episode of The Sopranos as himself too?

[@itsnotallaboutyou-ge4mh]

Yes he is!

[@SceneItReviews]

haha yeah with Christopher

[@CygDobre]

That episode is hilarious

[@LordofMovies91]

​@@SceneItReviews *Christopha!

[@Consumer0001]

the roof was soft-tarred!!!!

[@Krikitt]

Swingers is one of the best break up movies ever made. Watched it in my 20’s after a breakup and it helped me get through it. In just the opening scene alone. “You can’t do anything to make her wanna come back, in fact you can only do things to make her not wanna come back.”

[@agneevX]

I remember watching Chef years back thinking what a masterpiece it was. That movie became my instant favorite and remains so to this day.

[@SceneItReviews]

it's a very wholesome rewatch 🤗

[@guerrinlove3416]

My name chef

[@oyveyshalom]

@@guerrinlove3416 ey b0ss

[@ospreyotis6241]

Have you seen Chef?

[@b-mansly7550]

This definitely sounds like the kinda guy that's seen Chef

[@justinhughees]

Chef is an incredibly comforting film.

[@conradhenninger2209]

Great he can make just fun movies with little PR.....Robert I need you for a small role to help boost my pet project....ok what am I getting paid...probably nothing...just payback for making you Iron Man!

[@TheBandYule]

Chef is about making Iron Man 2. About a guy who is extremely creative and everyone loves what he makes. And his boss makes him make stick to the formula and critic hates it.

[@frankferrero5827]

Agreed,i always watch Burnt with Bradley Cooper first and then Chef to lighten the mood a bit.

[@mailllennoco6762]

@@frankferrero5827it’s funny you say that, I watched Chef then Burnt and it ruined my good mood!

[@frankferrero5827]

@@mailllennoco6762 Wrong order then,you want to go down and then up again ;)

[@BwAaS]

Swingers managed to capture young adult male friendship at it's best, And every time you watch it that feeling comes through. Probably wont ever be replicated!

[@matthewpeterson3329]

Amen! A few years before this movie came out, a small group of close friends and I found ourselves suddenly single at the same time, for no particularly similar reason. We were all between 21 and 24 years old and had steady girlfriends since before we were legal drinking age. The timing was uncanny, and we spent a few years partying together around San Diego, going to the same bars and pool halls and hangouts, mostly places that had local live music. We got to know all the doormen, bartenders, regulars, and made friends with some of the bands. When Swingers came out, one of the guys called and said, "Dude, you gotta go see this movie... it's gonna feel really familiar". Your comment about young adult male friendship was spot on.

[@headphoneboy]

Swingers is one of those movies that is so classic and timeless.

[@SceneItReviews]

it's so money

[@ideologybot4592]

what's wild is that it is so timeless, despite being completely of its time and place. it takes place during that little swing revival in the 90's and revolves around actors of a certain age and disposition you could really only find in LA., plus that cruising with your posse attitude is almost a cultural relic. it comes off as a period piece full of quirks, but the situations and characters are so weirdly relatable that it's a complete blast.

[@jakecallahan9669]

It was so money and it didn’t even know it

[@thepixalking6589]

This movie came out when I was the same age as these guys and it HIT HARD. I never noticed it in the cinema, or it wasn't played in my area because at the time I was dabbling in acting in TX, but I saw it in the video store. I watched it, then bought it, then made all my friends watch it. We quoted this movie for a decade!!! This is one of those great films that catches the vibe of a generation. If you were that age, you loved it.

[@sandspar]

How'd the " dabbling " turn out?

[@thepixalking6589]

@@sandspar LOL, not so good. I did play the title character in an indy film that got shopped around at festivals, but didn't get picked up by any major studios. I had a very tiny uncredited part in another film. I auditioned for Ed Norton's breakout role in Primal Fear, obviously didn't get it, but my best friend was called in for day 2 screen testing with the dozen finalist. That was cool. I worked behind the scenes for a while as well, just trying to get my face known to folks. I realized I didn't have the all or nothing mentality you need for that path and moved on.

[@sandspar]

@@thepixalking6589 Hey, you gave it a shot, right? When you realize the phrase nothing you wouldn't do really means it. I say you better love your ticket to fame, because you will be getting it punched til the day you die. Best, and Thanks for the reply!

[@thepixalking6589]

@@sandspar Thank you. After "growing up" and seeing the rotten people in Hollywood, the pedos, etc, I'm glad I didn't pursue it. I'm very happy with my life and my beautiful family. I wish you the best Sandspar!

[@ThisBishopGames]

This^^... This was what made our generation awesome.. wholesome vibe in this conversation.

[@lionheart4424]

Love the video, but why is Vince in the thumbnail and not Jon?

[@nateschwartz8677]

To bamboozle the viewer, duh

[@skyttvstrm]

Coz he’s the one that reels in the chicks?

[@Daikon_Micucci]

You really had me thinking this was about Vince.

[@mmundle941]

The irony of the line “this is the face behind the guy behind the guy behind the guy” is hilarious

[@gp556by45]

Ironically; I just watched this movie 2 days before you posted this for the first time. I'm 34 and this movie portrays the group of male friends better than any movie I've ever watched as of yet. Everything is so relatable without being over the top and unrealistic.

[@skyhigh_butterfly]

Feeling inspired after this.

[@SceneItReviews]

happy to hear! now go shoot a movie ;)

[@dre6289]

Market for indie movies isn't what it used to be

[@AlexaY82]

​@@dre6289 But it can be revived! Trends come in waves, and really, this is a great time to revive this particular trend.

[@dre6289]

@AlexaY82 the current economic landscape with streaming and consumer habits make it ....unlikely. But there are some ominous signs ahead for streaming that could take us back to something like the older model.

[@AlexaY82]

@@dre6289 I'd just love for it to come back, even if in a slightly different format.

[@painus_n_uranus7088]

Favreau in the replacements is such an underrated character he’s hilarious in that movie

[@robtk3]

"Are you going to get me that ball?! ARE YOU GOING TO GET ME THAT BALL?!" "I"M GOING TO GET THE BALL!!!"

[@homegrowntwinkie]

hooolyyyy shit. I love Favreau, but it just clicked now that he was in the replacements as that guy.

[@memoranda1]

Favreau really convinced me as the tough guy in the replacements.....the role of sappy, sensitive, caring Mike really suit him more though....

[@chrishenson4450]

I was hanging out with some friends recently and someone challenged us all to name an "instant classic." Song, book, movie, whatever - it just had to be the sort of artwork that is broadly recognized, from one's initial encounter with it, as having timeless brilliance. I named "Swingers" and essentially shut down the conversation because, from that point on, we were all just firing off quotes and our favorite scenes and stuff.

[@Man2th806]

Great video! Was thrown off by the Red Herring having Vince Vaughn as the thumbnail picture, but still enjoyed learning about Favreau's career

[@midnightblue9250]

Always a good day when Scene It drops a video. Everyone loves an underdog story.

[@DCR_RANG]

I remember when I first watched swingers. One of the best comedy’s ever

[@infiniteaculture26]

Excellent video. Completely forgot Favreau was in Rudy. I actually remember watching Swingers and wondering why it was so poorly lit 🤣

[@geraldpope3779]

An absolute 90's treasure. I never knew that the movie was so personal but that explains why it all felt so natural.

[@seen921]

Love this guy and don’t realize how much this movie was a “make or break” kind of moment for him Thanks for the research

[@JoelSnape1]

Loved this video, my man. I've probably done the "You're like a big bear, man!" speech more times than I'd admit, but I knew almost nothing about the making of it (apart from the fact that you can apparently hear sirens in some takes that are from cops coming to arrest them for filming illegally). Beautifully put together.

[@ruthielalastor2209]

This is incredible. Thank you very much. You're helping people with this.

[@Hijargo]

Wow I just noticed the music Swingers used for the Reservior Dogs walking along the brick wall reference is the same music he uses in Iron Man 2 for Justin hammer's walkout music at the expo. Nice touch Jon.

[@jelanitarik7423]

Swingers has sooooo many memorable scenes. Vince Vaughn standing on the table in the diner shouting “I’m the asshole.” Then asking the waitress, “Excuse me miss, where do the high school girls hang out around here?” 😂😂😂 Comedy gold.

[@romarioferramenta6320]

Thanks for up the video

[@1987Onslaught]

Wpuld have listened to another 30min of this. Great stuff 👍

[@CodyvBrown]

really well done overview! I will now be watching Swingers later after 15 years

[@vdussaut9182]

This is one of my favorite “how it got made on a shoestring and a prayer” Hollywood classic film stories ever. I had never seen anything like it when it came out, and after watching it again recently it’s still just as good as I remembered. The cast, script, and filming are perfection-I cringe when I think of how it would have turned out had Favreau given it to someone else to make.

[@ArcherGreen]

Great work man

[@DCR_RANG]

You two are both legends

[@blownupfishnchips9071]

Another legend in a post-EFaP essay??

[@SceneItReviews]

Cheers bud ✌️

[@jonastheproducerjojoondabe5586]

I always look forward to your videos 👍🏽

[@cmutton359]

That was a very cool end shot 👏🏽

[@quatie]

I'm sure the first time I saw him was in Friends.

[@RoLynnBennett1]

This movie is a classic! When I was in the early days on my Navy career, living in Hawaii, these were my friends. We lived this in a sense. We all loved this movie and in a way became our mantra. Lol. Rolled up to parties playing Pick up the Pieces. 😂. Was a fun time in my life. Classic characters and music. Love it.

[@3leggedlad]

Sensational content/commentary - Earned my sub bro 👍

[@maybebutwhatever]

Awesome videos man. Worthy of subscribe and notification❤

[@maberick123]

That cliffhanger at the end though...

[@LokiDWolf-im7jg]

Yes! More of this please!

[@temporaryspacestudios]

This is so inspirational! Also, Jon Favreau stole the show in that movie "The Replacements" with Keanu Reeves.

[@michaelmo1977]

Swingers is my favorite movie of all time. I used to watch it before going out that night with friends. It always takes me back to those times in my early-to-mid twenties.

[@ftyuderysd]

you need to watch more movies lol

[@SelkeSm00thv2]

Awesome video! Gotta go watch this movie!!!!

[@hellboy.ww_]

So proud of u was here b4 20k

[@PromotingTheBeat]

This was super interesting. Thank you for this. Swingers is a classic and to know how it was made, makes it even more of a gem and something to respect. This was a good story of always sticking to your guns and be patient... if it's meant to be, it will be.

[@gretaenglish3519]

Swingers is still one of my all time favorite rewatchables! So money!

[@hugo311name9]

mine too. love this movie!!!

[@Radiquirl_Zest]

Where's the rest?? This is awesome!

[@charalievalencia5956]

Dude you sound exactly like SkillUp, excellent video btw.

[@SidneyGutteridge]

That's what I thought too!

[@atomicsmith]

Loved swingers when it came out. The crazy thing is I think we’re still on Favreau’s up swing.

[@oakleyorbit]

This was great so interesting I saw swingers well over 20 years ago but never paid attention to any of this really cool!

[@DantoBossFace]

this is great

[@SoraDoesPC]

Such well made content, gotta love it 🫶 You also sound just like Skill Up 😳

[@LupricalArcadius]

this, it drove me nuts

[@1satisfiedmind]

This was fascinating, I had no idea how it all began for JF (and Vince). Wierd seeing them so young. thanks.

[@EbonKim]

So happy it went the way it did. Swingers was one of my favorites when I picked it up to watch at my local video store when it first came out, and I showed it to my friends, and they loved it, too. Everyone started using quotes from it, and people at my high school were like, wtf are they saying?

[@Granitsimon]

Nice video!

[@richierembo3728]

Really enjoyed the video. Probably should’ve kept Favreau as the thumbnail though as the video is about him not Vaughn.

[@MelchVagquest]

Yesterday I see this video with a thumbnail of Jon Favreau. Today, it’s been changed to Vince Vaughn. Make it make sense

[@JordanSteinagel]

Ye ol algorithm things

[@saschacharles5345]

great vid

[@datdude3327]

Scene It is the goat

[@JTB3]

I need a part 2

[@RyanLynch1]

Jon Livingston is one of my favorite actors. crazy how they all got started and were so lucky. now i need to watch swingers!

[@owentoth5687]

Very cool project

[@aclarkedesign]

Swingers is one of my favorites. Brilliant film.

[@AVisualHistory]

Swingers is a classic

[@GLASSB182]

I remember starting to recognize that guy being is a couple movies since seeing The Avengers (2011) at 15. This man is literally a "rabbit hole" of himself when looking into what he's been a part of!

[@iseeadarkness2227]

The world needs another fav/sean collab

[@shubhambisht9311]

Nice video❤

[@ralphgunther]

this is gold

[@peterlohnes1]

1:35 ya thats mythology. He video taped it for $7000, but the film transfer cost much much more and only happened once he sold it

[@johnnymac4842]

PCU was the first movie I remember him in and loved his character!

[@CJW0056]

I always remember seeing the Swingers VHS tape cover on the shelves as a kid at my local video store, but never watched it, guess I'll have to check it out.

[@adrianpate4694]

😂sooo worth it amazing movie

[@AnandaMunoz]

One of my fave movies of all time!!

[@user-zf2is8we9k]

what a great video

[@RandomxAnt]

A movie or mini series about how this was made would probably be fantastic to watch.

[@marksaguindel1903]

Swingers and Go were favorites of mine back in the day. They both had that low budget feeling with good writing

[@Elucidarian]

When this was new to video I sat down to watch it and almost turned it off, because I anticipated it going much darker during the scene with the girls in the trailer. I'm so glad I stuck with it.

[@sp-uf6tx]

I thought this video would be about Vince Vaughn

[@Thecarcissist12]

This movie came into my life at at time it really spoke to me and kinda changed my life

[@davidsykes6584]

The 90's will always hold a special place in my heart if for nothing more than all the wonderful independent films that came out then, and Swingers and Made will be two of those films I will always enjoy rewatching from that era.

[@laststopwatchchannel]

one of the most influential movies of my college career (the first time around).

[@eltlbr5764]

Hey man love your videos, I'm watching Hot shots right now and I find it really absurd, and I don't know but maybe there is some Essay Potentiel there?

[@dylanhoggard5723]

Swingers is such a good film, and it’s one of my all-time favorites.

[@JorgePerez-gj2iq]

Watched this movie from beginning to end by chance good character driven movies are some of the best no special effects no big reveals just solid acting by a great cast.

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

This movie got played on loop in the background before every night I went out, in my single days. I liked Fav in Very Bad Things (98).

[@phexus82]

I saw this movie in the mid 2000s shortly after my first breakup. Needless to say It spoke to me at the time.

[@ItspronouncedAaron]

I loved Swingers and it was a roadmap for a bad break up I had getting over the wrong girl. Major thanks to Favs for making it his way.

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

Yup. I showed this to my cuz after a bad breakup. He loved it & thanked me for showing it.

[@mixterz1]

Swingers is a classic. Love it.

[@willegan3744]

Jon really said: *“Fine, I’ll do it myself”*

[@sonicnotails3265]

Them 2000’s actors in comedies were all so Freaking Great, really sell you as being the character they were portraying

[@thekentishpilgrim]

I saw Swingers for the first time in 1999 when I was 14 and it inspired me to go to film school.

[@southernweather25]

Damn. I really liked this.

[@CoinOpTV]

one of my favorite movies!

[@frankensteindabs1173]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention him being on knocked up bro was funny on that movie

[@tgilliss1]

Great vid, but why is Vince Vaughn the thumbnail???

[@billy1673]

Love this guy!

[@St.petersEye]

I remember him as rocky marciano ❤

[@Ikiya69]

I don’t know but I really love seeing Favreau in any movies or series. He got that colorful charisma that brings out a feel of happiness or calm on screen, even if his character is kind of a d-head like in 4 Christmases.

[@FurEliseFlamenco]

Loved that movie! It made me laugh out loud.

[@timfronimos459]

Love this film!!!!