I love how unexpectedly graphic this movie gets. Most of this movie feels like a PG crime/adventure, but when it gets violent, get gets VIOLENT. Well done, Brian. Well done.
Kendall Christianson I imagine that’s kind of how life in that era was, everyone was very wholesome and clean cut on the surface level but as you dig you uncover the violence
I thought Morricone's score was great for Good the Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon a Time in the West, but there is just something so glorious and heroic about the Untouchables score. It heightens the action, but at the same time almost brings tears to your eyes. An amazing composer, his scores definitely raised movies to epic status. There will never be another composer as talented.
Yep, great score by Morricone. I recorded it in New York and it was lots of fun to work on with Ennio. I still love hearing the fabulous brass and woodwind playing. Clinton Recording Studios, 46th @ 10th Ave.
As a Canadian, this scene always makes me so proud when the Mounties show up. Even though in one scene they are recklessly shooting while other Mounties are in front of them, but oh well. As a kid I remember cheering when the Mounties came riding round the mountain in this!
Yep - based on many war stories...my grandfather talked about a "little Italian guy" that got picked on when they were in a trench, fighting to keep an island in WW2, they were pinned down and the "little Italian guy" went fucking completely sick-house...and butchered a half-dozen enemy combatants, grabbed a radio from a death zone & saved the group...they didn't pick on him any more after that.
Ennio Morricones music, is as always, a masterpiece. People have to realize that Brian De Palma wanted a sort of western movie feeling when they came riding the horses. Hence that music.
Any actor could say "Stop right there" or "Come back here" but only Sean Connery could say "Enough of this running shit !". History will never forget him.
In the hands of the wrong gunner, yes. Every firearm requires training and practice. I knew policemen and FBI that could cut the center out of the bullseye with one. That was impressive!
The visible admiration from Connery when the Mountie captain orders the charge is amazing. He's an old man, he's spent years keeping his head down and avoiding danger, and then he sees this other guy, probably a similar age and a bit over the hill just going balls out. "What the hell, you gotta die of somethin'". What a line.
+Wallis Chapin About the accountant: My late grandfater (died in 1987) who fought WWII for Finland and was severely injured by a heavy Russian artillery shell for the rest of his life, said:" You do not know what a man is made of, until there is a real combat situation. The guys acting tough in civilian life may just freeze up and shit their pants, whereas the quiet nerdy guy may become a real fighter".He rarely spoke about the war, and never about himself and his role in the war. Nevertheless, he was decorated for valour in combat, and that wasn't easy to receive in the Finnish army in 1939-1944, so he knew what he talked about.
Thank you - I suppose so, we will never know, since he kept his mouth shut, but I still have the medal. It reads "Urheudesta" and "För tapperhet" (for valour/valor in Finnish and Swedish). The rest of his medals he threw into the forest and became a bitter man - after all, the war took his youth and health away from him. About the Russian soldiers in the Winter War; they often fought hard and desperately, but their weak point was the lack of leadership or initiative among common soldiers. That was their weak point. Needless to say, their officers were prime targets for Finnish snipers.
@@finntastique3891 "Brave puny men are always to be preferred to strong cowards." - Ernst Jünger. I find this quote (from Jünger's autobiography Storm of Steel) to hold true today. A man's size doesn't determine his worth in a battle. His courage does. And, often, those who think themselves brave will find they are afraid, and those who think themselves cowardly will discover surprising courage when faced with a life or death situation. My condolences for your grandfather.
Super comment, thanks for posting. So this is what, '30? Wallace would have been, say 19 years old in "17, makes him 32 years old in "30. The math works out. Actor Charles Martin Smith was 34 when this was filmed. Also notice in the post office raid scene, Garcia and Costner are "overtrained" to keep their muzzles skyward (although Costner muzzle-sweeps Connery about 10 times in the scene) more 'police' procedure-- whereas Connery keeps his muzzle (somewhat casually) pointed at the ground.
From watching Dudley Do-Right" when I was a kid, I thought that Mounties were like park rangers, harmless as crossing guards. About twenty years ago I met an ex-Mountie and learned they are similar to the U.S. Secret Service.
Note how the cut of Toad saying "Stone!" is used twice. Its so awkward once you notice it, same audio, same video. Must have been asleep in the editing room.
This is a great movie but there is no way four guys from the city can be as good as they are on horseback. This would have been the first time even seeing a horse!
Terry Pratchett was an English satirist who is best known for his Discworld series. A E Pessimal is a little accountant/auditor for the government, who falls in with a group of police officers, bent on stopping a riot. As sort of a joke, he's deputized and made to stand in the front ranks. Just before the big fight scene, he is allowed to leave, but chooses to stay. He finds his sense of courage. After the melee, he is found unconscious after having attacked the biggest brute in the mob by biting the man's ankle. He ceases being an accountant and joins the force shortly afterward.
In this scene Wallace snapped when Stone got hurt. He was like, "You hurt my big bro, that's a punishable by death!". Then he just started collecting souls and laying people out!
Ness:"Now the Canadians won't move until I flash my badge so it's imperative we cross the ground as quickly-" Mounties:"WARRR CRIIIMEEE!" Later... Mounties:"I object to your methods! WE had dibs on blowing that prisoner's brains out!"
Any military historians / film historians here who can comment on why De Palma chose to depict the Untouchables as dragoons-- ie, as soldiers who ride to the battlefield but dismount to fight? I'm probably overthinking this scene. Does put me in mind of the great scene from 'Silverado' when Costner, Glenn, Glover, and Klein do their big hero canter.
This is when the IRS was honest and had guts. Now they hang out in the state capitals and county seats and rarely touch government graft or audit state intake.
What I don't understand is how the liquor trucks were able to get through the American Customs checkpoint before they even crossed the bridge into the USA?
I would have loved to be one of those extras who got to dress like a Mountie and ride in there with guns blazing. It's like being a cowboy, except sober.
On the "Canadian" side of the river there is a set of railroad tracks. I used to fish and hunt rabbits there as a boy. About 200 yards off screen to the left I was walking the tracks and found an old shell casing in the antique, cowboy era 32-40. I always wondered how long it had been there, and what story it told.
Well...Hardy actually. But near Craig. The similar bridge at Craig has been removed and a modern two-lane bridge built. This span and the Wolf Creek (Holter) bridge remain unchanged.
Did the Mounties actually have any jurisdictional authority in a situation like this? The whiskey was legal in Canada and being moved out of the country, what exactly could they really do about it?
It may be legal in Canada, but I'm assuming it's illegal to sell it to known bootleggers and murderers in another country where the whiskey *IS* illegal.
Their assistance was requested by the prohibition agents, so it was essentially mutual aid. I believe their intended role was containment but their commander jumped the gun.
@@artytoons I live in Montreal, the City Police have a mounted section, with about 20 men and horses, they patrol on Mount Royal, it's not uncommon to see random bits of Horse dung on the ground near Beaver Lake
You gotta love Wallace.He was just an accountant but what a gutsy one. So sad when he died.
Sandra Bervoets , one of my favorite characters.
@@vsanchez7158 he shouldn’t have been killed off, they could’ve kept him in the film
And bad ass when he lets out that yell
Oscar had the heart of a lion.
A well deserved drink.
I love how unexpectedly graphic this movie gets. Most of this movie feels like a PG crime/adventure, but when it gets violent, get gets VIOLENT. Well done, Brian. Well done.
Kendall Christianson I imagine that’s kind of how life in that era was, everyone was very wholesome and clean cut on the surface level but as you dig you uncover the violence
I thought Morricone's score was great for Good the Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon a Time in the West, but there is just something so glorious and heroic about the Untouchables score. It heightens the action, but at the same time almost brings tears to your eyes. An amazing composer, his scores definitely raised movies to epic status. There will never be another composer as talented.
He was lucky that guys Thompson jammed.
I enjoyed his score on mission to mars
5:09 - "Alright, enough of this running shit." 😆
Possibly my favorite Connery line ever. LOL
Joe Day I want that as a ringtone and the way he says it
Hell yeah 😎
Same.
"Alright, Goldfinger, enough of this nuclear-weapon-in-the-basement-of-Fort-Knox shit."
I love when Wallace takes a wee sneaky drink 😂😂
Well, he was partially in Canada at the time. :)
@@MrEmpireBuilder0000 if anyone ask, he was on the right side of that border
Producers: This scene is great, but we want it became amazing.
Ennio Morricone: someone called me?
The epic music at 3:16 is a big part as to why I love this movie.
Ennio Morricone!
Yep, great score by Morricone. I recorded it in New York and it was lots of fun to work on with Ennio. I still love hearing the fabulous brass and woodwind playing. Clinton Recording Studios, 46th @ 10th Ave.
deraj nitram me too (same reason)😉
@@mavijuve And me too (-;
And now he's gone.
RIP Ennio Morricone
As a Canadian, this scene always makes me so proud when the Mounties show up. Even though in one scene they are recklessly shooting while other Mounties are in front of them, but oh well.
As a kid I remember cheering when the Mounties came riding round the mountain in this!
It makes no sense for the Mounties to be here though. Liquor wasn't illegal in Canada.
@@810wasaninsidejob9 plus the Mounties would be in cars not on horses
@@ariesrcn Really? They already had police cars at the time? Interesting!
@@810wasaninsidejob9 moving it though was
The over-eager Mounties made this scene...first time across the bridge was epic.
The little accountant had the heart of a lion.
Yep - based on many war stories...my grandfather talked about a "little Italian guy" that got picked on when they were in a trench, fighting to keep an island in WW2, they were pinned down and the "little Italian guy" went fucking completely sick-house...and butchered a half-dozen enemy combatants, grabbed a radio from a death zone & saved the group...they didn't pick on him any more after that.
Right On! Hurray for us accountants!
Charliecomet82 LOL....HOOO RA CPA!
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Ha, Ha, "Heart of a Lion," --> "Corleone" --> Andy Garcia --> Godfather III. I see what you did there.
Never underestimate the rage of the little guy when he sees someone who doesn't demean them of their stature injured.
My dad showed me this whole movie when I was . Always stand up to the bad guys. The Old Man is 70 this year, stands up every day.
Ennio Morricones music, is as always, a masterpiece. People have to realize that Brian De Palma wanted a sort of western movie feeling when they came riding the horses. Hence that music.
Any actor could say "Stop right there" or "Come back here" but only Sean Connery could say "Enough of this running shit !". History will never forget him.
This music along with this scene is like screaming with words: JUSTICE & LAW!!
Epic
“3:01: “What the hell, you gotta die of something.”
Sean Connery is a genius.
He did die of something this morning unfortunately
“Enough of this running shit!” Great line. RIP sir.
5:08 "Alright, enough with this running shit". Always loved that line.
It SCREAMS cop lol
that guy with the tommy gun missed every single mounted canadian on the bridge.
tommy guns arent very accurate
They learned from the Stormtroopers in Star Wars.
Never underestimate the lightning reflexes of the RCMP.
In the hands of the wrong gunner, yes. Every firearm requires training and practice. I knew policemen and FBI that could cut the center out of the bullseye with one. That was impressive!
One great scene after another.. love how he got Georgie to talk! 😅😅😅
That scene made this movie as one of the best about the Prohibition Era!
I didn't see the movie till it came out on VHS, but why do I have the feeling in the theaters audiences clapped and cheered at this scene.
Well this is ironic...I had to watch a whiskey ad before I could see a scene from a movie about prohibition.
The visible admiration from Connery when the Mountie captain orders the charge is amazing.
He's an old man, he's spent years keeping his head down and avoiding danger, and then he sees this other guy, probably a similar age and a bit over the hill just going balls out.
"What the hell, you gotta die of somethin'". What a line.
The start of this piece always reminds me of the material he composed for The THING.
Morricone's score totally makes this scene
Right - Ennio Morricone. I recorded the score in NYC. It was great fun to work with Morricone! and what great brass playing!
Toad turns into Rambo
+Wallis Chapin About the accountant: My late grandfater (died in 1987) who fought WWII for Finland and was severely injured by a heavy Russian artillery shell for the rest of his life, said:" You do not know what a man is made of, until there is a real combat situation. The guys acting tough in civilian life may just freeze up and shit their pants, whereas the quiet nerdy guy may become a real fighter".He rarely spoke about the war, and never about himself and his role in the war. Nevertheless, he was decorated for valour in combat, and that wasn't easy to receive in the Finnish army in 1939-1944, so he knew what he talked about.
Thank you - I suppose so, we will never know, since he kept his mouth shut, but I still have the medal. It reads "Urheudesta" and "För tapperhet" (for valour/valor in Finnish and Swedish). The rest of his medals he threw into the forest and became a bitter man - after all, the war took his youth and health away from him. About the Russian soldiers in the Winter War; they often fought hard and desperately, but their weak point was the lack of leadership or initiative among common soldiers. That was their weak point. Needless to say, their officers were prime targets for Finnish snipers.
@@finntastique3891 "Brave puny men are always to be preferred to strong cowards." - Ernst Jünger. I find this quote (from Jünger's autobiography Storm of Steel) to hold true today. A man's size doesn't determine his worth in a battle. His courage does. And, often, those who think themselves brave will find they are afraid, and those who think themselves cowardly will discover surprising courage when faced with a life or death situation. My condolences for your grandfather.
True that. Thank you and Merry Christmas.
@@finntastique3891 Merry Christmas to you, too. :)
Best scene in the entire movie
One of the greatest movies of all time
,,You bastard!"
Awesome scene.
R.I.P Sean Connery, this movie and Finding Forrester, are my favorites
The soundtrack for this film is first rate!
One of my all time favourite scenes from any movie.
Lol how can people hate on the umtouchables a true classic
Hipsters. What're you gonna do? No taste, so they hate on stuff to ruin everyone else's fun.
I just drove over that bridge in Montana crossing the Big Missouri River!!! The Hardy Bridge.
Fished there a lot when I was a kid.
Amazing movie. I just love it.
One of the greatest ‘Horses Away’ scenes ever on film.
You could run that field on foot in about 15 seconds. It's not as far as they make it seem....lol
Sean, rest in prace big man. You will always be a legend!!
Wallace steals this movie.
favorite scene of the whole movie. Canadians are tough. they just have good manners.
"Oh shit, that car is heading right toward me! I guess the best course of action is to lie down on the ground and shoot out the headlights!"
He's primarily aiming for the engine through the grill.
5:37 Was he a Great War Veteran? because that is a by the book bayonet charge.
Super comment, thanks for posting. So this is what, '30? Wallace would have been, say 19 years old in "17, makes him 32 years old in "30. The math works out. Actor Charles Martin Smith was 34 when this was filmed. Also notice in the post office raid scene, Garcia and Costner are "overtrained" to keep their muzzles skyward (although Costner muzzle-sweeps Connery about 10 times in the scene) more 'police' procedure-- whereas Connery keeps his muzzle (somewhat casually) pointed at the ground.
Smith's character is a composite of various people. He didn't actually exist.
Was für eine Gänsehaut!
The little accountant was my husbands Uncle Nels Tessem
Charles Martin Smith's finest hour!
Also: " Enough of thish running shit." 😎
@5:32 that was one gutsy charge.
Surprise as you know Mr. NESS is half the battle!
I fish right there lol.
is the fishing good?
captain pinky The whole stretch of river is some of the best trout fishing in the world.
Best part of the movie
Finally, I recognize the music from “The Hateful Eight”, it came from “The Untouchables”.
3:17 Ladies and gentlemen... Ennio Morricone
My body when I am out for a jog: 5:09
The Importance of this scene is no matter how tough thugs look they are all cowards when they run!
"Tough guy!" ...... BLAM!
One of my favorite moments.
Magnific score!
From watching Dudley Do-Right" when I was a kid, I thought that Mounties were like park rangers, harmless as crossing guards. About twenty years ago I met an ex-Mountie and learned they are similar to the U.S. Secret Service.
4:34 - Oscar beast mode.
RIP Ennio Morricone.
This scene fuels my spirit
The accountant took them all on!! Lol
I loved Wallace.
If you listen when the Mounties ride up the the actors are giving the rebel yell, guess they got the extras from a little further down south lol.
LIked this movie when it came out, but now that I'se growed up, it's fading in my esteem.
Go Wallace! 4:35
Hurrah for the Mounties
RIP Ennio Morricone :(
RIP Sean Connery.
Note how the cut of Toad saying "Stone!" is used twice. Its so awkward once you notice it, same audio, same video. Must have been asleep in the editing room.
Ness and his team can't (and won't) be bought.
"What the hell, you gotta die of something" - RIP Sean Connery
Music from 0:00 to 2:22 = has a very similar tone/feeling than the one in The Thing (also composed by Morricone)
This is a great movie but there is no way four guys from the city can be as good as they are on horseback. This would have been the first time even seeing a horse!
so epic
Oscar may be a balding accountant but hes got some pendulous swinging balls.
So now I know from where Terry Pratchett found his inspiration for A.E Pessimal!
Explain, finely attuned for details
Terry Pratchett was an English satirist who is best known for his Discworld series. A E Pessimal is a little accountant/auditor for the government, who falls in with a group of police officers, bent on stopping a riot. As sort of a joke, he's deputized and made to stand in the front ranks. Just before the big fight scene, he is allowed to leave, but chooses to stay. He finds his sense of courage. After the melee, he is found unconscious after having attacked the biggest brute in the mob by biting the man's ankle. He ceases being an accountant and joins the force shortly afterward.
Just went to see this bridge irl, cool!
In this scene Wallace snapped when Stone got hurt. He was like, "You hurt my big bro, that's a punishable by death!". Then he just started collecting souls and laying people out!
it’s best part of this movie, I just wish those team members went through all the left obstacles
RIP Connery❤️
Immortal Film ... Immortal Scene ...
Ness:"Now the Canadians won't move until I flash my badge so it's imperative we cross the ground as quickly-"
Mounties:"WARRR CRIIIMEEE!"
Later...
Mounties:"I object to your methods! WE had dibs on blowing that prisoner's brains out!"
Yep. That was the original Accountant.
Comedy pure n simple.
Great stuff
This would be an Indiana Jones adventure
Ennio Morricone made this movie
Any military historians / film historians here who can comment on why De Palma chose to depict the Untouchables as dragoons-- ie, as soldiers who ride to the battlefield but dismount to fight? I'm probably overthinking this scene. Does put me in mind of the great scene from 'Silverado' when Costner, Glenn, Glover, and Klein do their big hero canter.
I guess because he just wanted a sequence that was memorable and looked cool.
This is when the IRS was honest and had guts. Now they hang out in the state capitals and county seats and rarely touch government graft or audit state intake.
What they did to those old classic cars is criminal. They should all be arrested!
0:25 "Shh, your talking is interfering with my vision"
What I don't understand is how the liquor trucks were able to get through the American Customs checkpoint before they even crossed the bridge into the USA?
1:27 What does Malone say? "`Y'all have your' spears(?) shawt(?), huh?"
spare shells (extra ammunition)
I would have loved to be one of those extras who got to dress like a Mountie and ride in there with guns blazing. It's like being a cowboy, except sober.
On the "Canadian" side of the river there is a set of railroad tracks. I used to fish and hunt rabbits there as a boy.
About 200 yards off screen to the left I was walking the tracks and found an old shell casing in the antique, cowboy era 32-40. I always wondered how long it had been there, and what story it told.
back when the FBI was fighting evil.
That would be the Treasury Department, not the FBI.
That's the bridge by Craig in Montana
Well...Hardy actually. But near Craig. The similar bridge at Craig has been removed and a modern two-lane bridge built.
This span and the Wolf Creek (Holter) bridge remain unchanged.
Nobody fucks with my Quickbooks!
Did the Mounties actually have any jurisdictional authority in a situation like this? The whiskey was legal in Canada and being moved out of the country, what exactly could they really do about it?
It may be legal in Canada, but I'm assuming it's illegal to sell it to known bootleggers and murderers in another country where the whiskey *IS* illegal.
It was an offence to take any form of booze over state and international borders
Their assistance was requested by the prohibition agents, so it was essentially mutual aid. I believe their intended role was containment but their commander jumped the gun.
Stone!
*STONE!*
Nobody: ...
*STONE!*
_I'm okay!_
Wonder how many city cops know how to ride a horse.
...and why many street cleaners were employed to clean up what the horses left behind on the streets. ;-)
@@artytoons I live in Montreal, the City Police have a mounted section, with about 20 men and horses, they patrol on Mount Royal, it's not uncommon to see random bits of Horse dung on the ground near Beaver Lake
In 1930, all of them. The first practical cars were only released 22 years prior.
It would be like giving you a VCR today. Old hat.
LIGHT vs Dark