Yes, it’s an era that is gone forever. Now we have to endure lightweights hosting the Oscars, and they push their shallow politics at every opportunity, because they have so little talent.
I love Billy Crystal. Born to entertain!!! So incredibly talented. Imagine having the guts, nerve, confidence to sing, dance, do somersaults, and tell jokes in front of a room full of entertainers and the whole country. “Come here, you big mayor, you.” Lol.
@@hugohuysmans9666 The whole bit was pretty much clean cut but you want to nitpick on a little jab that's not even worth an argument. So again, grow up.
Crystal's magic was his EASE. He owns the stage as if he's doing a small pub in Culver City, but he's doing THE event with ALL the stars looking directly at him. Amazing.
hey, nichts gegen Culver City, die haben dort Aldi markt, so dass ihre leute nicht sterben müssen in den strassen, pricewise, incomewise, no matter wht colour. courtesy frm the ppl who brought you, computer, jetplanes, undetectable Uboot, wirless mobile communication (sa frollein hedwig kiesler), man on the moon etc. . ihr seid richtig, tut einfach so als wenn es diesen verdammten braun nie gegeben hätte, James Webb, HaHaHaHaHaHa... sorry yr ppl had to study german language, to grasp german guide books, to know, whats going on.
the problem is the overall class of the nation has diminished. people dont want this anymore. they wouldnt even understand the humor. and some have become so sensitive you cant mention them anymore.
Billy is so so wonderful. When he begins the medley everytime you just stop what you're doing and listen and laugh. He actually makes it into what an oscar show is suppose to be. Mixing tradition with history & contemporary wit. Nowadays I just go to bed and wake up the next morning to see results on youtube. If Billy hosts I will stay up all night to watch in it's entirety.
+PAUL JAFFA That is an excellent post Paul, accurate in every way, I have currently got City Slickers running as I type this. Billy has just pulled the calf out of the dying cow. The scene where he tentatively plays the harmonica while Jack sings "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" is just great. RIP Jack.
Billy Crystal is the best Oscar´s Host of all times, this is one of this guys that always have funny stories to tell, he´s a genious getting the full attention of the audience, everybody wants to have a friend like Billy.
IN BILLY CRYSTAL'S OWN WORDS - “I had nine wonderful experiences for me, some better than the others,” he said. “But most of them were really wonderful experiences, to host a show and be funny and keep the audience awake, both at home and in the audience. It’s a tough gig, because when I first started, there were three critics - that, if you cared about critics, there were three that you paid attention to - which was Tom Shales in The Washington Post, Janet Maslin in The New York Times, and Howard Rosenberg in The LA Times. They were all top notch. Now there’s 2 billion critics, and they press ‘send’ right away.
11:57 I don't think I've ever seen Clint Eastwood beam with enjoyment like he did through this bit. Looked he was having the best Christmas of his life - he actually made little happy noises....
I must've been living under a rock because i just found this guys. Better late than never. What a great entertainer Billy is. Also Al Pacino so gorgeous here.
Billy Crystal’s performance is great but can we all just acknowledge how amazing 1993 was in the movie department? The Unforgiven, Howard’s End, Carlito’s Way, A Few Good Men, Basic Instinct, .. All in one year. Man I miss the 90’s!
Back when Hollywood was full of creative minds and not the morons who can only come up with superheroes, reboots, prequels, and sequels... What a time to have been able to go to the movies, now you're lucky if you get a couple of good ones per year
This is the Oscars for the movies of 1992. Scent of a Woman was released in 1992 along with the others you mentioned with the exception of Carlito's Way. Carlito's Way was released in 1993.
He and I share a hometown and we are so very proud of HIM. I wish I had been a student of his in junior high. Check out his eulogy of his great friend, Mohammad Ali. Sensitive, heartfelt and funny. I don’t think anyone else could have done better. A salute to you, Mr. Crystal. LB loves you.
Absolutely brilliant. The Oscars are not the same anymore. Billy Chrystal magnificent entertainer. I’m watching this in 2020. All the stars who have now left us. Clint Eastwood is 90 now. Jack Nicholson wonderful. I wish the Oscars would come back like they were. Sad.
Oh man! Billy is really in his element here. I"m currently reading his Still Foolin' 'Em for the second time and just had to have more Billy. There's no one like him.
Billy Crystal is great! I saw him back in 1980 when he wasn't as popular in his comedy skit with several other actors that are not as popular anymore. Amazing what careers either go forward or crash.
Billy Crystal was a class act. Good, wholesome humor which is lacking in today's comedienne's potty mouth and vulgarity. If the Academy brought him back I'm sure more people would tune in.
I think the trend is very different now. Where in his era subtle remarks were the trend now it's more about shock value of some vulgar remarks. Either way both are effective if delivered by talented people.
Yes, wow!!! I never saw this in 1996, was it?! So great to be able to see this now!! I just love and adore Billy Crystal!!! I think he’s one of the funniest men alive, or dead! What a great guy the Academy got to be the host of the Academy Awards! So multi talented, with his singing and dancing and his jokes, etc., etc.!!! Thank you very much, Billy and others!
We're getting well into the 2000s now where looking back nearly 30 years these opening acts are becoming legendary. Big Jack, Clint and Al all up for awards sitting in the front row. And the magical Billy Crystal who possibly only 2nd to the great Bob Hope was Oscar's greatest presenter. In the modern era he was No1.
Billy is genuinely one of the most likeable actors and comics ever. I can watch anything he's in or does just because it's him. I enjoy reading his books because I can hear his voice in my head
I remember watching this and I was reminded of the topics of the time, like Kim Basinger owning a town. Jack Palance followed up his one-armed push-ups from the year before.
BC says he didn't really enjoy all these hosting gigs. But we sure did, and even years later will watch them again. Thank you for being so entertaining. Sometimes time with you is just what's needed. Can't say why, just is.
IN BILLY CRYSTAL'S OWN WORDS - “I had nine wonderful experiences for me, some better than the others,” he said. “But most of them were really wonderful experiences, to host a show and be funny and keep the audience awake, both at home and in the audience. It’s a tough gig, because when I first started, there were three critics - that, if you cared about critics, there were three that you paid attention to - which was Tom Shales in The Washington Post, Janet Maslin in The New York Times, and Howard Rosenberg in The LA Times. They were all top notch. Now there’s 2 billion critics, and they press ‘send’ right away.
Thank you for putting this here. I watched the event but I'd love to see them all again! PS....AND THIS IS WHY BILLY MAKES THE BIG BUCKS........................... as was Jack Palance for doing that cute entry with his "Geeerrring" (listen to it) Jack died at 87, 2006. I got the chance to work with Billy on "Mr. Saturday Night" as a Bowler...he was so handsome.
The Oscar Host gig is tough, where the host has to be ironic and funny, yet with a populist appeal so he/she doesn’t alienate the viewers, and also somehow be okay with both treacle and Hollywood showiness. Billy’s uniquely able to cover all those bases.
Danielchai S Yes,She is for family values. She has a family. Traditional is in the eye of personal opinion. But since you were implying that she is untraditional, how does that affect her legacy of being one of the best living actresses today? It does not.
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Billy Crystal always finds ways to be funny without being mean. He's great.
I had forgotten Jack Palance was the one pulling the Oscar statue on the stage!!! Wow!!! And doing the one handed push-ups, he was a legend!!!!! RIP
Voltan, from Hawk The Slayer. Best movie ever and great actor.
The man is just a genius. Those were the days you could watch the Oscars
he's got a SENSE of humor for all ..
Sadly true have a great day :)
EXACTLY
ikr now its all political, not even worth watching.
Yes, it’s an era that is gone forever. Now we have to endure lightweights hosting the Oscars, and they push their shallow politics at every opportunity, because they have so little talent.
I love Billy Crystal. Born to entertain!!! So incredibly talented. Imagine having the guts, nerve, confidence to sing, dance, do somersaults, and tell jokes in front of a room full of entertainers and the whole country. “Come here, you big mayor, you.” Lol.
LOVE HIM VERY TALENTED....IS HE GAY... SUSPECTED IT, BUT NOT SURE, IS HE?
Wonderful
@@11fasteddie NO.
It was a cartwheel, not a somersault…
@@cherylmcnutt9905 I know. I realized that later but wasn’t able to edit my comment. 😉
High class comedian. He doesn’t need to humiliate anyone to make people laugh. We need more comedians like him nowadays.
This!!!
Did I misunderstand or did he call that black woman at 8:29 Salman Rushdie? Surely not insulting.
@@hugohuysmans9666 grow up
@@goodbadbill explain yourself.
@@hugohuysmans9666 The whole bit was pretty much clean cut but you want to nitpick on a little jab that's not even worth an argument. So again, grow up.
Crystal's magic was his EASE. He owns the stage as if he's doing a small pub in Culver City, but he's doing THE event with ALL the stars looking directly at him. Amazing.
Exactly. Effortless on stage. Perfect timing.
Disagree. Flat, timing poor. Material worse. Steve Martin was better.
@@ernestkovach3305 -- That's okay, Ernest. We thank you for admitting how wrong you are, though.
hey, nichts gegen Culver City, die haben dort
Aldi markt, so dass ihre leute nicht sterben müssen in den strassen, pricewise, incomewise, no matter wht colour.
courtesy frm the ppl who brought you,
computer, jetplanes, undetectable Uboot,
wirless mobile communication (sa frollein hedwig kiesler), man on the moon etc. .
ihr seid richtig, tut einfach so als wenn es
diesen verdammten braun nie gegeben hätte,
James Webb, HaHaHaHaHaHa...
sorry yr ppl had to study german language, to grasp german guide books,
to know, whats going on.
Jon Dunmore, very well said!!
We need him back next year please...pure class and professionalism!
U want him to get slapped, too?
@@zhuhongda2000 Not my Billy!!!!
in a wheelchair?
the problem is the overall class of the nation has diminished. people dont want this anymore. they wouldnt even understand the humor. and some have become so sensitive you cant mention them anymore.
Too bad, we get Kimmel....again.
Billy Crystal is a National Treasure!! ❤
Hello Sue
How are you doing today?
Get out of here, you phuckin perv.@@thompsonsmith3256
I can’t say how many times I’ve watched this, Billy Crystal is so awesome 👏🏻
We need Billy back at the Oscars!
Or Billy Jack?
Hands down THE finest, classiest and funniest host EVER for the Academy Awards broadcast. They need to bring him back!!
He’s certainly the most talented host ever. This was thoroughly enjoyable, all in good fun.
I miss him. So funny, so warm and engaging, never cruel. Billy is a treasure, like Bob Hope.
true
I miss Billy Crystal hosting the Oscars. He always made it spectacular.
Didn’t even break a sweat, what an amazing performance.
What a gift. An American treasure. There is only one Billy Crystal. He defines talent.
Wow - Billy was the Golden Era of the Oscars - what a show - and all in 13.5 minutes !!! Put a smile on my face !!!
across the board .. happy ..
Back when the Oscars were worth watching.
Yes!
I just said that in my head!
Even worse one year later.
A consummate, and very introspective performer, and decent man. A wonderful man.
OMG! The good ole' days when we really saw Billy Crystal and his amazing talent!!! We need him back!!! That's was the best Academy Award Show!!!
Still loving Billy Crystal!! What a good guy!
I wish Billy could do the Oscars every year. His performance is really the only reason I ever watched.
He’s just amazing! How did he remember all that stuff? Billy, you’re the best!
Billy is so so wonderful. When he begins the medley everytime you just stop what you're doing and listen and laugh. He actually makes it into what an oscar show is suppose to be. Mixing tradition with history & contemporary wit.
Nowadays I just go to bed and wake up the next morning to see results on youtube. If Billy hosts I will stay up all night to watch in it's entirety.
+PAUL JAFFA That is an excellent post Paul, accurate in every way,
I have currently got City Slickers running as I type this. Billy has just pulled the calf out of the dying cow. The scene where he tentatively plays the harmonica while Jack sings "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" is just great.
RIP Jack.
erik.horvath.18@seznam.cz
Wonderful host and so funny.
So wonderful to see AL Pacino and Jack Nicholson. They are the best we still have.
Billy Crystal is the best Oscar´s Host of all times, this is one of this guys that always have funny stories to tell, he´s a genious getting the full attention of the audience, everybody wants to have a friend like Billy.
Billy should win an Oscar for Best Host
man he is good. thats why he's done it like 9 times
Sergio Gomes
Yes the best ever. Hands down he beats every other host since..
That would be an Emmy.
I agree !
IN BILLY CRYSTAL'S OWN WORDS - “I had nine wonderful experiences for me, some better than the others,” he said. “But most of them were really wonderful experiences, to host a show and be funny and keep the audience awake, both at home and in the audience. It’s a tough gig, because when I first started, there were three critics - that, if you cared about critics, there were three that you paid attention to - which was Tom Shales in The Washington Post, Janet Maslin in The New York Times, and Howard Rosenberg in The LA Times. They were all top notch. Now there’s 2 billion critics, and they press ‘send’ right away.
Billy Crystal, hands down the best ever at hosting! He lightens the situation with comedy and ad libs with no equal!
11:57 I don't think I've ever seen Clint Eastwood beam with enjoyment like he did through this bit.
Looked he was having the best Christmas of his life - he actually made little happy noises....
I must've been living under a rock because i just found this guys. Better late than never. What a great entertainer Billy is.
Also Al Pacino so gorgeous here.
Billy Crystal is the best. He can do anything.
Billy Crystal’s performance is great but can we all just acknowledge how amazing 1993 was in the movie department? The Unforgiven, Howard’s End, Carlito’s Way, A Few Good Men, Basic Instinct, .. All in one year. Man I miss the 90’s!
Back when Hollywood was full of creative minds and not the morons who can only come up with superheroes, reboots, prequels, and sequels... What a time to have been able to go to the movies, now you're lucky if you get a couple of good ones per year
This is the Oscars for the movies of 1992. Scent of a Woman was released in 1992 along with the others you mentioned with the exception of Carlito's Way. Carlito's Way was released in 1993.
@@brickmn808 Thanks, my bad. :)
He and I share a hometown and we are so very proud of HIM. I wish I had been a student of his in junior high. Check out his eulogy of his great friend, Mohammad Ali. Sensitive, heartfelt and funny. I don’t think anyone else could have done better. A salute to you, Mr. Crystal. LB loves you.
Greatest Oscar Host ever. this is why I watched it way back when...just to see the opening!!!
Oh man I miss those days. Billy was the best. Love those medleys.
Absolutely brilliant. The Oscars are not the same anymore. Billy Chrystal magnificent entertainer. I’m watching this in 2020. All the stars who have now left us. Clint Eastwood is 90 now. Jack Nicholson wonderful. I wish the Oscars would come back like they were. Sad.
Of course they are. We got THE SLAP now!
Billy, Clint, and Jack alive here in early April, 2022!
Holy cow!
This sounds like the "In Memorium" segment.
These three actors are still alive and working.😀👍
The Academy Awards: March 12, 2023🎉. Billy, Clint and Jack receiving their Lifetime Achievement Awards! “ Can you give me the envelope, please?” ❤
Billy Crystal's a gem!! Very gifted!!
Oh man! Billy is really in his element here. I"m currently reading his Still Foolin' 'Em for the second time and just had to have more Billy. There's no one like him.
Billy Crystal is awesome. No need for big splashy sets or anything. He just entertains.
Hes such a joy! And hes nice to people, nothing mean spirited. Having Jack Palance drag him onstage riding an huge oscar statue was real cute!!@
Mr. Showbiz! Crystal is beautiful; he brings us old Hollywood with a touch of Broadway in a song, dance and comedy number like an old vaudeville act
Love this comment!
Billy Crystal is great! I saw him back in 1980 when he wasn't as popular in his comedy skit with several other actors that are not as popular anymore. Amazing what careers either go forward or crash.
Billy Crystal and Steve Martin were and always are THE BEST HOST EVER!!!! Classic Comedy.
A very talented guy. I read his biography. The academy made a mistake by not rehiring him this year. Billy is a one man band.
Hello Carolyn
How are you doing today?
@@thompsonsmith3256 get a life you stalker
No longer are the Oscars this classy anymore. not even the nominated pictures or actors are worth anymore. I love this man!
congrats boomer
@@sahilagarwal6601 Eh, sheddap!
@@colleen4ever bruh you cant even type properly
@@sahilagarwal6601
Trashy millenial.
Absolutely phenomenal… Billy was the epitome of true talent!
Love Billy Crystal, the best Oscar host ever. He got style.
this is how it's done. I'd love it if he could host every year!
Billy Crystal was a class act. Good, wholesome humor which is lacking in today's comedienne's potty mouth and vulgarity. If the Academy brought him back I'm sure more people would tune in.
Wholesome? You clearly were not listening.
@@granny58 Moron! You clearly were not reading.
I think the trend is very different now. Where in his era subtle remarks were the trend now it's more about shock value of some vulgar remarks. Either way both are effective if delivered by talented people.
@@granny58 0
He still is!
Watching Billy Crystal video as a show host of1993 Academy Awards again is 👍 ...He is incomparable unmatchable. He must come again.He is good
What an entrance. I saw Billy hosting the Oscars so many times it was a treat he was so funny. Finally someone else was good enough.
man he is good. thats why he's done it like 9 times
alexxxandder 9 times? Wow, I didn't know that. He was fantasticthe 1st time, he was sick as a dog, none of the others were any good.
The best host.
But Bob Hope is still the all-time host with 16 Oscar ceremonies
Hes garbage. Stfu
Bob Hope hosted it 19 times
BILLY IS SIMPLY the best host ever!!! xoxo
AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!!
PeaceFan1 This was 1993.I was wondering .He looked so young
He can sing and dance too.He was wonderful.
That's because you're too young to remember when Bob Hope used to do it.
He and Robin together.. anywhere.. are the best!!.. what a friendship;))
He should be the host for every awards show. That makes every awards show better
I miss 1993.
Oh my God he is so so good.....bring him back ....that's true entertainment....❤️❤️❤️
Amazing Talent this bloke Billy - That Scent of a Woman tribute was great !
Billy Crystal, true talent. No drama.
Geez what a talent! And so charming! What’s not to love? 🤗
Yes, wow!!! I never saw this in 1996, was it?! So great to be able to see this now!! I just love and adore Billy Crystal!!! I think he’s one of the funniest men alive, or dead! What a great guy the Academy got to be the host of the Academy Awards! So multi talented, with his singing and dancing and his jokes, etc., etc.!!! Thank you very much, Billy and others!
1993
It was 1993, duh!
The good old days for sure.
Bill crystal is awesome and absolutely delightful.
Mr. Crystal, it looks so easy, but it it is such hard work! I love it!! ♥
I always love Billy Crystal's work.
Billy is just fabulous! Love him.
I love this opening for the Academy Awards...for those who are wondering who that was pulling the Oscar, it was actor Jack Palance.
Love when the Oscars have a host. Without one it just feels lackluster. Billy was by far the best.
BEST Oscars host ever.
I Love You it’s an indisputable fact
@I Love You : Gee, still trying to figure out the difference between opinion and fact? OBVIOuSLY, it's an opinion. {eyer roll}. Duh......
A cartwheel in a tux! We love you, Billy!! 😄💜👍🏼
He set the bar so high nobody can follow him.Billy Crystal was the BEST.
So much love for Eastwood
9:55 Who allowed Al Pacino to just walk around looking this handsome?
Honestly he is not that good looking here
I miss the days of talent, fun and laughter.
I remember seeing this when it was live. Loved it an am so glad to get to revisit
We're getting well into the 2000s now where looking back nearly 30 years these opening acts are becoming legendary. Big Jack, Clint and Al all up for awards sitting in the front row. And the magical Billy Crystal who possibly only 2nd to the great Bob Hope was Oscar's greatest presenter. In the modern era he was No1.
Gotta love Billy Crystal
Billy is genuinely one of the most likeable actors and comics ever. I can watch anything he's in or does just because it's him. I enjoy reading his books because I can hear his voice in my head
Watching this makes me nostalgic for the old days. Billy Crystal, the host of all hosts… Those were the days.
I remember watching this and I was reminded of the topics of the time, like Kim Basinger owning a town. Jack Palance followed up his one-armed push-ups from the year before.
BC says he didn't really enjoy all these hosting gigs. But we sure did, and even years later will watch them again. Thank you for being so entertaining. Sometimes time with you is just what's needed. Can't say why, just is.
IN BILLY CRYSTAL'S OWN WORDS - “I had nine wonderful experiences for me, some better than the others,” he said. “But most of them were really wonderful experiences, to host a show and be funny and keep the audience awake, both at home and in the audience. It’s a tough gig, because when I first started, there were three critics - that, if you cared about critics, there were three that you paid attention to - which was Tom Shales in The Washington Post, Janet Maslin in The New York Times, and Howard Rosenberg in The LA Times. They were all top notch. Now there’s 2 billion critics, and they press ‘send’ right away.
Anyone else wishes to see more Billy Crystal in future Oscars? I love this guy.
This was his best monologue out of all of them, in my opinion. The Crying Game & Unforgiven LOL
"Just Come Out!!" I NEVER got that joke, until I saw, "The Crying Game."
Thank you for putting this here. I watched the event but I'd love to see them all again! PS....AND THIS IS WHY BILLY MAKES THE BIG BUCKS...........................
as was Jack Palance for doing that cute entry with his "Geeerrring" (listen to it) Jack died at 87, 2006. I got the chance to work with Billy on "Mr. Saturday Night" as a Bowler...he was so handsome.
Priceless. Hysterical . So funny. I keeled over. Thank you for sharing this timeless gem of comedy.
I miss this kind of opening in Oscars
Oh my word, how beautiful is Jodie Foster in that reaction shot!
I never tire from Billy C. Best MC ever!😍 Thanku for lifting my spirits and making me laugh uncontrolablly😂😂😆😆💗💗
2012 was the last year Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars. It was also the last year I enjoyed watching it.
Sharon can take a joke. Jada can't
I'm so glad no one gets slapped in the 65th Academy Awards 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Love Billy’s host style
The Oscar Host gig is tough, where the host has to be ironic and funny, yet with a populist appeal so he/she doesn’t alienate the viewers, and also somehow be okay with both treacle and Hollywood showiness. Billy’s uniquely able to cover all those bases.
Billy crystal, a true treasure 🥰
He should do the medley again for the 2012 Oscars!!! He is so terrific and very hilarious! Billy is a great Oscar host!!!
Jesus, just looking at the nominees is humbling. What a great year for movies!
Jodie Foster looks stunning and she's a great actress too, one of the best
Adam Youssef
But is she dfor traditional family values?
Adam Youssef
But is she dfor traditional family values?
Danielchai S Yes,She is for family values. She has a family. Traditional is in the eye of personal opinion.
But since you were implying that she is untraditional, how does that affect her legacy of being one of the best living actresses today? It does not.
Shes MEDIOCRE white lady at best. Relax dudd
Such a waste leaving all that smoking hot looks for other women. Jodie looked even better in the mid to late 1980s.
Al Pacino Is breathtakingly handsome oh goodness
Ikr
Foreground quite nice
The good old days.
Jack Palance.... and his 1 hand push up
Love Billy´s and Jack´s relationship at the Oscars.
Billy was always at his best at Oscar time
That Disney on Ice joke was great!