I only found out now! Wild Bill, gone, but not forgotten. I feel a Friedkin binge coming on. I watched The French Connection not too long ago, but I think I'll dig out Sorcerer and Killer Joe and watch them in his honour. Rest in peace Wild Bill!
He lived a good life and he left us right before the Exorcist remake came out. "Ed, the guy who made those new Halloween sequels is about to make one to my movie, the Exorcist. That's right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made Pineapple Express. I don't want to be around when that happens. But if there's a spirit world, and I can come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell."
@@davidlean1060 I've yet to see Cruising. My nephew who really really knows films told me is a must see. Problem is finding a copy & a dvd player. I can work it out, pretty sure. ~ Is Killer Joe worthwhile?
This guy is very special. His charisma is unmatched even in his old age he didn’t lose a single step. Like most comments on Friedkin videos, I could listen to him talk for hours everyday. He’s also hilarious and authentic in every way
What a masterful mind to listen to speak about the intricate design of storytelling and I LOVE how he loves how things change and get better AND hates the word Very and Interesting!
The sorcerer is the movie that made a fan of William Friedkin l sew it when .l was 10 years old the sorcerer change my view on how .l sew movies and what l Expect from them the something with the music.l listen . Tangerine dream was big part of it .l remember waking up to my local Kmart and askng them if they had the sound track they did only on 8 track .l play it so much .l broke it .l would have to wait 15 years see it again on VHS .lm now 54 years and still watch it once or twice a year on blue ray it never Gets old it a masterpiece of a film. thank you William Friedkin .
I found out about Sorcerer because of Tangarine Dream's soundtrack, which I purchased in 78. I had seen Clozot's version in 68 on tv and loved it and I got to see Friedkin's Sorcerer on cable in 81 or 82. I had to see this movie more than once over the next decade to really appreciate how good it is, I prefer it over the original but not by much.
To live and Die in LA does not get the credit it deserves (historically). I would argue that the car chase is even better than the French Connection. DaFoe was a great bad guy. What I like about all of Friedkin’s classic movies is the realism. Today’s action movies, thrillers etc., feel the need to be over the top. I don’t like that. The audience connects with a movie and it’s characters when they believe it’s real.
Your faith is admirable Bil, & the stories surrounding it are so uplifting! I pray God received you into his kingdom, & if doing time in purgatory I'll add you to my prayers for an earlier release. RIP Bill ❤🔥
He's right. There's no catharsis anymore. Art itself was the risk, and if humanity can't displace, it will thus engulf itself. You can't contain this process. That's why commerce flourished because art provided this "safe space," granting the freedom to help people stay connected to this accepted psychodynamic reality. The suspension of disbelief. This medium had been destroyed through the delusion of what humanity "should" and ought to be. Denial isn't a river in Egypt.
I first got into freidkin during 1999 when I was obsessed with the exorcist and the special DVD commentary where he talked about this in detail the filming and all his methods. Just a wonderful mad person
Phenomenal interview. I watched The Sorcerer recently and wasn’t a huge fan, but admire the hell out of the effort it must’ve taken to shoot in those conditions…
What sort of a world do we live in where a video like this gets less than 3000 views and a reaction video to the latest blockbuster, or an unboxing of a fucking toy gets half a million views? Crazy.
Harsh truth: I love surfing my local library's catalog and finding books of interest...and despite the great subject, the new angle, etc, easily 70% of the time, the books are unreadable because the writer is bad. Podcast interviewers are no different.
The interviewer is enthusiastic and thorough but needs to calm down a little. I’ve listened to a number of other interviews on RUclips with Friedkin talking about The French Connection. So I already knew how he had to be mean to Hackman in order to motivate him to capture the essence of Popeye Doyle. What never gets mentioned is that Doyle in the movie says the word n*gger once and only once. And that comes after his partner Russo (Roy Scheider) is patched up after being slashed with a knife in the arm by the drug dealer they had to chase after he ran out of the bar. The French Connection is one of the best movies of any genre ever made.
I have seen every one of William Friedkin’s theatrically released films, and this is how I’d rank them from worst to best: 19. *Deal of the Century* The director has never spoken of this film. For good reason. 18. *The Night They Raided Minsky’s* A Sixties musical about the back stage interactions at a burlesque repertory? “Yes, please!”, said nobody ever. 17. *Good Times* Everyone starts somewhere. 16. *The Guardian* The late great Roger Ebert in his review humorously pointed out that this is the first horror film in history where a chainsaw is used to attack a tree. 15. *The Brink’s Job* This crime caper comedy drama is a curiously unambitious step back for the director considering the film he did before this one. 14. *Bug* A psychological horror film that should have grabbed me but didn’t. 13. *Blue Chips* I like a great sports movie, but this is not one of them. Nick Nolte is however very fun to watch in the role of a college basketball coach. 12. *The Birthday Party* A filmed play, basically. I think I liked this better than the director did. And it’s always a joy to watch Robert Shaw’s acting chops. 11. *Jade* More or less a total rehash of Basic Instinct (which Joe Eszterhas also penned), albeit an entertaining one. But the movie is far from Friedkin’s best work (contrary to what he claimed otherwise). 10. *Rules of Engagement* Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson are always a treat to watch in this very competently made courtroom drama. But long gone is the Hurricane Billy era. 9. *The Boys in the Band* Another filmed play. Not very cinematic, but this is an extremely well-acted relationship drama that ushered in the Queer Cinema subgenre. Highly recommended. 8. *The Hunted* If you liked the source novel to First Blood better than the classic Stallone film, you should check this adventure thriller out. 7. *Rampage* This hidden gem was shelved for five years before getting a theater release in 1992. Not without some flaws, it does feature one memorable jump scare-and the movie is a legal drama! 6. *Killer Joe* Though not quite a return to form as far as edge goes, this is the best film he’s done in many years. 5. *Sorcerer* Often cited as one of the last intellectual films that typified the “New Hollywood” of the 1970s. Not quite a masterpiece, but absolutely a must watch. This would be the first in a string of flops that the director never quite recovered from. 4. *To Live and Die in L.A.* The last great film by this legendary director, it feels like The French Connection hopped up on 1980s coke! And whatta car chase! 3. *Cruising* I don’t care what anyone says, this is one fearless and edgy crime thriller, and it’s all the better for it. Classic Friedkin nastiness. 2. *The French Connection* Nothing more needs to be said about this film, except to say that if you haven’t seen it, you are not a true cinephile. 1. *The Exorcist* The greatest horror film ever made. Period. Full stop.
But just on the Linda Blair audition. In her Anniversary Interview she discusses this and says when she was that age and filming she had no understanding of what masturbation was "obviously" until she grew up. She was given a box with a sponge, a crucifix and some fake blood and told what to do.
Shit that Maron guy should stop laughing hard and interrupting William Friedkin. The interviewer is really annoying. Frankly i would loved to hear Friedkin to talk more about Sorcerer.
Great interview but i felt he moved on 2 soon from the exorcist stories. I couldve listened to him talk about it all day. No offense but nobody saw the sorcerer. Either way 2 late now, RIP good sir
@@vivadjangoIn what way? How? NO... IT... IS... NOT. Watch both again. Exorcist is far, far superior: Sound, Atmosphere, Character Arcs, Terror....etc.
Marc Maron…totally unprepared for this interview. “And your first feature was French connection?” Wtf Marc??? Do you have Google malfunction or something?
Irritating hearing someone talk with such confidence about early Christianity all the while getting it so wrong, please don't go to a film director for your theological or religious information especially Friedkin.
I could listen to William Friedkin talk all day long. Such a smart man and a great storyteller!
Eric McDowell I could listen to Friedkin everyday for the rest of my life.
Also funny.
I agree he is such a character and soooo knowledgeable and really funny.
He makes you feel as an old friend, so detailed and attentive.
I would have wished to have him recorded doing a commentary for " The Room ". I would have loved to here him go off on it. RIP
Interview starts at 10:35
William Friedkin is so interesting to listen to. I love hearing him speak. He also is amazing at remembering peoples names.
Just found out Friedkin died. Totally bummed out ☹️
Goodbye to a cinema legend.
I only found out now! Wild Bill, gone, but not forgotten. I feel a Friedkin binge coming on. I watched The French Connection not too long ago, but I think I'll dig out Sorcerer and Killer Joe and watch them in his honour. Rest in peace Wild Bill!
He lived a good life and he left us right before the Exorcist remake came out.
"Ed, the guy who made those new Halloween sequels is about to make one to my movie, the Exorcist. That's right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made Pineapple Express. I don't want to be around when that happens. But if there's a spirit world, and I can come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell."
I love listening to Billy talk about film. He was an extremely intelligent well spoken guy. One of the greats.
@@davidlean1060 I've yet to see Cruising. My nephew who really really knows films told me is a must see. Problem is finding a copy & a dvd player. I can work it out, pretty sure. ~ Is Killer Joe worthwhile?
Still the greatest interview ever on WTF.
yup
RIP William Friedkin. Listening to this interview again after hearing that he passed away today.
😅😅😅😅
My favourite ever WTF... it may be the definitive Friedkin interview. What a force of nature.
This guy is very special. His charisma is unmatched even in his old age he didn’t lose a single step. Like most comments on Friedkin videos, I could listen to him talk for hours everyday. He’s also hilarious and authentic in every way
I like how he says "Fist Fuckers of America" like it's the most normal thing ever.
Linda Blair's "audition"...lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a masterful mind to listen to speak about the intricate design of storytelling and I LOVE how he loves how things change and get better AND hates the word Very and Interesting!
I could listen to Friedkin say "Chicago" every minute for the rest of my life
😂😂😂😂😂
Me too ✋️
The sorcerer is the movie that made a fan of William Friedkin l sew it when .l was 10 years old the sorcerer change my view on how .l sew movies and what l Expect from them the something with the music.l listen . Tangerine dream was big part of it .l remember waking up to my local Kmart and askng them if they had the sound track they did only on 8 track .l play it so much .l broke it .l would have to wait 15 years see it again on VHS .lm now 54 years and still watch it once or twice a year on blue ray it never Gets old it a masterpiece of a film. thank you William Friedkin .
Great comment!
too young for the EXORCIST but snuck in at age 12ish and saw Sorceror awesome flick...lost gem of a film.
Amazing interview with a brilliant mind. RIP.
Thank you to both of you..beautiful storytelling and an effortless rapport between you two..It was wonderful to listen to.
Interview: 10:30
You sir are a king among men.
thank's
For F***s Sake, THANK YOU
I revisit this interview once a year for inspiration
The Exorcist is a notch above all the regular Halloween crap. It is on a different level. It is an exceptionally well made film. The film is art.
Very well put
One edit to your insightful commentary: 10 levels above The Halloweens.
Masterpiece.
he made a great bond director the french conection realistic sceenplay i ever scene rest in peace genuis good bless sir
What a great Interview with a great man. THX
One great great great interview
I admire Bill’s confidence and conviction
I found out about Sorcerer because of Tangarine Dream's soundtrack, which I purchased in 78.
I had seen Clozot's version in 68 on tv and loved it and I got to see Friedkin's Sorcerer on cable in 81 or 82.
I had to see this movie more than once over the next decade to really appreciate how good it is, I prefer it over the original but not by much.
To live and Die in LA does not get the credit it deserves (historically). I would argue that the car chase is even better than the French Connection. DaFoe was a great bad guy. What I like about all of Friedkin’s classic movies is the realism. Today’s action movies, thrillers etc., feel the need to be over the top. I don’t like that. The audience connects with a movie and it’s characters when they believe it’s real.
I only watched LA for the first time quite recently, and yes - it really is a terrific movie. One of his best.
But in fairness, the soundtrack makes the film unwatchable, for me anyway. I love Billy, but Wang chung ruin the film for me.
Wang Chung was one of my favorite aspects; nailed that eras vibes perfectly. What makes the film stylish
Pure unadulterated legend.
R.I.P. Bill.
What a great interview!
Your faith is admirable Bil, & the stories surrounding it are so uplifting! I pray God received you into his kingdom, & if doing time in purgatory I'll add you to my prayers for an earlier release. RIP Bill ❤🔥
Thanks for sharing. Greatly appreciated.
Absolutely Amazing!!😮❤
God bless you Billy ! We Love you ❤️
If Friedkin is not shitting on Pacino in this, it's not worth my time.
Jodorowsky is making films on par with Felini despite being blacklisted from Hollywood and much of the world. A true master.
He's right.
There's no catharsis anymore.
Art itself was the risk, and if humanity can't displace, it will thus engulf itself.
You can't contain this process.
That's why commerce flourished because art provided this "safe space," granting the freedom to help people stay connected to this accepted psychodynamic reality.
The suspension of disbelief.
This medium had been destroyed through the delusion of what humanity "should" and ought to be.
Denial isn't a river in Egypt.
Sing it, sister.
2:05:20 Classic Billy Friedkin. RIP
Marc: What compelled you to do Sorcerer?
Billy: The power of Christ.
I first got into freidkin during 1999 when I was obsessed with the exorcist and the special DVD commentary where he talked about this in detail the filming and all his methods. Just a wonderful mad person
Most famous ,& admired director
Watching sorcerer in a plane is criminal man cmon
I know. Even worse, to say it to the film's director.
Phenomenal interview. I watched The Sorcerer recently and wasn’t a huge fan, but admire the hell out of the effort it must’ve taken to shoot in those conditions…
2 hour William Friedkin Interview : 😊
Mark Maron hosting: 😢
Total Legend.
"The guys who produced Hitler were freaking geniuses'!"
Talk about a nice quote to take out of context 😂
1:23:04
Starts at 10:32
He saw The Exorcist at 10 years of age?? Fuck no he did NOT
Both these guys are great! 😃👍
Friedkin is a prophet
I admire Friedkin, although he does sound like Donald Trump on sedatives.
My dark side won out earlier today. I'm still engaged in the dark with it. So hard to stop. Lord, have mercy! 😔
Best one yet but there are close seconds.
god i miss him
What sort of a world do we live in where a video like this gets less than 3000 views and a reaction video to the latest blockbuster, or an unboxing of a fucking toy gets half a million views? Crazy.
Harsh truth: I love surfing my local library's catalog and finding books of interest...and despite the great subject, the new angle, etc, easily 70% of the time, the books are unreadable because the writer is bad.
Podcast interviewers are no different.
Great series from a great story-teller. Turn off the TV and listen to this....
funnily enough that's exactly what I did.
The interviewer is enthusiastic and thorough but needs to calm down a little.
I’ve listened to a number of other interviews on RUclips with Friedkin talking about The French Connection.
So I already knew how he had to be mean to Hackman in order to motivate him to capture the essence of Popeye Doyle.
What never gets mentioned is that Doyle in the movie says the word n*gger once and only once.
And that comes after his partner Russo (Roy Scheider) is patched up after being slashed with a knife in the arm by the drug dealer they had to chase after he ran out of the bar.
The French Connection is one of the best movies of any genre ever made.
36:03 he talks about Treasure of the Sierra Madre lol
I have seen every one of William Friedkin’s theatrically released films, and this is how I’d rank them from worst to best:
19. *Deal of the Century*
The director has never spoken of this film. For good reason.
18. *The Night They Raided Minsky’s*
A Sixties musical about the back stage interactions at a burlesque repertory? “Yes, please!”, said nobody ever.
17. *Good Times*
Everyone starts somewhere.
16. *The Guardian*
The late great Roger Ebert in his review humorously pointed out that this is the first horror film in history where a chainsaw is used to attack a tree.
15. *The Brink’s Job*
This crime caper comedy drama is a curiously unambitious step back for the director considering the film he did before this one.
14. *Bug*
A psychological horror film that should have grabbed me but didn’t.
13. *Blue Chips*
I like a great sports movie, but this is not one of them. Nick Nolte is however very fun to watch in the role of a college basketball coach.
12. *The Birthday Party*
A filmed play, basically. I think I liked this better than the director did. And it’s always a joy to watch Robert Shaw’s acting chops.
11. *Jade*
More or less a total rehash of Basic Instinct (which Joe Eszterhas also penned), albeit an entertaining one. But the movie is far from Friedkin’s best work (contrary to what he claimed otherwise).
10. *Rules of Engagement*
Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson are always a treat to watch in this very competently made courtroom drama. But long gone is the Hurricane Billy era.
9. *The Boys in the Band*
Another filmed play. Not very cinematic, but this is an extremely well-acted relationship drama that ushered in the Queer Cinema subgenre. Highly recommended.
8. *The Hunted*
If you liked the source novel to First Blood better than the classic Stallone film, you should check this adventure thriller out.
7. *Rampage*
This hidden gem was shelved for five years before getting a theater release in 1992. Not without some flaws, it does feature one memorable jump scare-and the movie is a legal drama!
6. *Killer Joe*
Though not quite a return to form as far as edge goes, this is the best film he’s done in many years.
5. *Sorcerer*
Often cited as one of the last intellectual films that typified the “New Hollywood” of the 1970s. Not quite a masterpiece, but absolutely a must watch. This would be the first in a string of flops that the director never quite recovered from.
4. *To Live and Die in L.A.*
The last great film by this legendary director, it feels like The French Connection hopped up on 1980s coke! And whatta car chase!
3. *Cruising*
I don’t care what anyone says, this is one fearless and edgy crime thriller, and it’s all the better for it. Classic Friedkin nastiness.
2. *The French Connection*
Nothing more needs to be said about this film, except to say that if you haven’t seen it, you are not a true cinephile.
1. *The Exorcist*
The greatest horror film ever made. Period. Full stop.
what a brain on this tru genius and master. maron did the rite thing - let him speak
great stuff
rip freaking billy freakin
"...Fuckin´ Gene Hackman, man...." lol
What a man👏
Two polar opposite energies here and I love it!
This was great
must see Clouzot's the wages of fear. a thrill ride beyond belief.
10:30
French Connection in mins 1:11:46
But just on the Linda Blair audition.
In her Anniversary Interview she discusses this and says when she was that age and filming she had no understanding of what masturbation was "obviously" until she grew up.
She was given a box with a sponge, a crucifix and some fake blood and told what to do.
Damn that was epic
i was just about to mention Sorcereor
I love how much William Friedkin hates 35 mm :D
same, it's nice when somneone comes along and trashes all the things that are considered hip or vintage
Shit that Maron guy should stop laughing hard and interrupting William Friedkin. The interviewer is really annoying. Frankly i would loved to hear Friedkin to talk more about Sorcerer.
31:00
1:03:33 placeholder lol
35:15 This film is so funny I peed in my girlfriend's hand
oh yeah yeh yeh yeh uh huh uh huh
1:42:02
Great interview but i felt he moved on 2 soon from the exorcist stories. I couldve listened to him talk about it all day. No offense but nobody saw the sorcerer. Either way 2 late now, RIP good sir
It's not The Sorcerer, it's just Sorcerer, and it's a better film than The Exorcist.
@@vivadjangoIn what way? How? NO... IT... IS... NOT. Watch both again. Exorcist is far, far superior: Sound, Atmosphere, Character Arcs, Terror....etc.
Marc Maron…totally unprepared for this interview. “And your first feature was French connection?” Wtf Marc??? Do you have Google malfunction or something?
Another terrible interviewer. He won't shut up. I don't want to hear him; I want to hear Friedkin.
fyk spelling u know what i mean
Wages of Fear totally ripped off The Sorcerer...hehe
Irritating hearing someone talk with such confidence about early Christianity all the while getting it so wrong, please don't go to a film director for your theological or religious information especially Friedkin.
Are you christian?
@@Largentina. I wouldn't say so but I am open to it and maybe it's true? I don't know.
who gives a shit, the ride is what counts.