Charles Bronson - THE MECHANIC - Ending (spoilers)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2007
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    In The Mechanic (1972) Charles Bronson plays a hit man who takes an apprentice. In the end his apprentice betrays him, but Bronson avenges from the grave.
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  • @HerrEllsworth
    @HerrEllsworth 4 года назад +495

    Even in death, Charles Bronson couldn't be outwitted. One of the best twists in film history.

    • @georgevavoulis4758
      @georgevavoulis4758 2 года назад +21

      I wouldn't want to have Charles Bronson angry at me

    • @thelstanedwardsson4374
      @thelstanedwardsson4374 2 года назад +19

      Its like he half expected the Jan Michael Vincent's character to kill him, so he studied and predicted his every move - so that he could let him fall into the trap.

    • @thaspidergotcha
      @thaspidergotcha 2 года назад +3

      Would you like to here something else? Have you seen the Guy In the movie 2021 The Gardner? I thought I was seeing a clone of Charles Bronson..lol!!

    • @Hibernicus1968
      @Hibernicus1968 Год назад +19

      @@thelstanedwardsson4374 He _fully_ expected it. There's a scene earlier in the film where he discovered Steve was compiling a dossier on him, just like the ones he was teaching Steve to compile on the marks.
      As superior as this film is to the Jason Statham remake, I have to confess that this is the one part of this movie that never has, and still does not sit well with me: that Bishop uncovers evidence that the apprentice he has taken on is planning to kill him, and he doesn't take him out _first._

    • @thelstanedwardsson4374
      @thelstanedwardsson4374 Год назад

      @@Hibernicus1968 Yeah I noticed that scene where he noticed the dossier that Steve McKenna has obtained. I have the DVD, and I agree its unexplained... but...there are plenty of possible motives for Arthur Bishop letting it happen. He's murdered his 'friend' and Father of Steve McKenna and perhaps there is a conscience there. Perhaps also his health is a factor too - he passes out in the Marine Aquarium,... could that be a tumor or something..probably not.. But... there are possibilities.

  • @KungFuRascals3
    @KungFuRascals3 12 лет назад +551

    What I loved about this movie is that THERE WERE NO WINNERS! NO SEQUEL!!! This is a true ending for a movie.

    • @seanwhelanwhelan2648
      @seanwhelanwhelan2648 3 года назад +13

      Had there been a sequel, it would hard to imagine Bronson doing insane stunts like Statham did in the remake sequel from 2016

    • @joethekinghawk7514
      @joethekinghawk7514 2 года назад +8

      The way it should be

    • @davidtatro7457
      @davidtatro7457 2 года назад +14

      I agree. The ending was so atypical of American films.

    • @autodidact537
      @autodidact537 2 года назад +5

      @@davidtatro7457 You need to watch more films.

    • @owen7185
      @owen7185 2 года назад +1

      💯💯💯💯

  • @LargestClassifieds
    @LargestClassifieds 6 лет назад +808

    How many of us missed the good old Charles Bronson's films?

    • @billmurray7473
      @billmurray7473 4 года назад +38

      Many of you weren't even born when Bronson was at his best.
      He once said his personal fave movies were all the ones he made
      with Jill Ireland, his wife.
      That's something you'll NEVER hear in Hollywood today.

    • @davidfowler5181
      @davidfowler5181 4 года назад +10

      All.

    • @michaelhaney3388
      @michaelhaney3388 4 года назад +7

      the best

    • @johnf.kennedy7339
      @johnf.kennedy7339 4 года назад +16

      Largest Classifieds My father spied Bronson either 70s or early 80s. He told me he was sitting in his chair under the 59th Street bridge on a movie set. He saw Bronson as he was driving by. Might as well share the story since he told me a long time ago and long since passed. Bronson lives in the memory of many even my current neighbors.

    • @naturesfinest4871
      @naturesfinest4871 4 года назад +2

      You're just asking for likes....admit it.

  • @Borg9
    @Borg9 2 года назад +79

    Saw The Mechanic as a kid. Fell in love with it. He was the ultimate badass.....

  • @kathe58
    @kathe58 16 лет назад +111

    This has to be one of the greatest double-twist endings in cinematic history.

    • @jordywoody14
      @jordywoody14 2 года назад +7

      Absolutely brilliant

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад +11

      @@jordywoody14, Arthur Bishop checkmated his young student.

  • @jmar1973
    @jmar1973 5 лет назад +195

    I consider this to be one of the best endings to a movie ever. Short,to the point,and satisfying.😹

  • @kazuhirala
    @kazuhirala 5 лет назад +105

    Michael Vincent played his role so damn cool and with style it makes the performance feel fresh and never out of date

    • @viadharmawheel
      @viadharmawheel Год назад +9

      They both did, to me one of my all time favorites.

    • @_munkykok_
      @_munkykok_ 8 месяцев назад +1

      Love's a powerful drug

    • @randymillhouse791
      @randymillhouse791 2 месяца назад +1

      Jan Michael Vincent. The druggy who died young.

    • @kazuhirala
      @kazuhirala 2 месяца назад

      @@randymillhouse791 He died only a few years ago. Granted he battle an insane alcohol addiction that it literally disabled him both physically and mentally. It even made him age faster.

    • @randymillhouse791
      @randymillhouse791 2 месяца назад

      @@kazuhirala Yep. A LOSER!

  • @bobbyricigliano2799
    @bobbyricigliano2799 Год назад +199

    As others have mentioned, Bishop planned this very carefully. It couldn't be an instant explosion when opening the car door. McKenna needed to know who killed him, and he needed to feel that bolt of terror and fear in his gut. Too much of a delay might have given him a chance to escape. McKenna enjoyed the flight home, spent a few minutes in his beautiful new mansion, decided to go for a spin, and.. boom.

    • @brettsoyars4341
      @brettsoyars4341 Год назад +5

      If only he'd have seen the note & read the note before opening the door. He had it in his mind that he could relax, thought he had outwitted Author Bishop. But he was wrong. If he'd have known about the bomb that his car was rigged like that, chances are if he'd have shot the car thrown a stick of dynamite at it that might have saved him.

    • @manishagarwal2018
      @manishagarwal2018 Год назад

      @@brettsoyars4341 o

    • @Studentofgosset
      @Studentofgosset Год назад +9

      @@brettsoyars4341 If he had known he was going to die he would not have died... right.

    • @brettsoyars4341
      @brettsoyars4341 Год назад +1

      @@Studentofgosset He would've smelled the cup first before taking a drink of that wine. Not after. That's what I think.

    • @brettsoyars4341
      @brettsoyars4341 Год назад

      I always thought Stephen had used the chemical stuff they use to develop the pictures to poison Bishop. That's my hunch anyways.

  • @yeoedwin1619
    @yeoedwin1619 3 года назад +111

    Didn't expect Jan Michael Vincent did a good job as villain before he did Airwolf. RIP to both legends.

    • @HoldenNY22
      @HoldenNY22 9 месяцев назад +7

      JMV played a completely Evil , Charming, Good-Looking, but totally Souless Sociopath is this Movie. In AirWolf ,he was defitnely the good Guy. I think that JMV had to Leave AirWolf of his Drinking Porblems. I think, but I am not positive that he died of Alcholism. Too bad that he didnt get into a Good Rehab and/or Try A.A.

    • @AaronOlafson
      @AaronOlafson 9 месяцев назад +5

      I was wondering where I've seen him and then you posted Airwolf. Bam, it hit me. Thanks for the reminder.

    • @thelastperfectman4139
      @thelastperfectman4139 8 месяцев назад +6

      @@HoldenNY22Jan Michael Vincent has got to be the number one “what if” case in Hollywood. Great actor with a perfect face, should have been a massive star, but his demons destroyed him.

    • @None-zc5vg
      @None-zc5vg 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@thelastperfectman4139 Maybe it was his ego that killed him.

    • @Cybjon
      @Cybjon 3 месяца назад +2

      @@None-zc5vg Nope. Definitely the drugs and the booze. ALL the booze.

  • @ningis21
    @ningis21 10 лет назад +821

    Good ending.....How good was Bronson as a hit man.....he even killed someone after he was dead...

    • @charlesaguilar1708
      @charlesaguilar1708 5 лет назад +38

      Jan-Micheal Vincent deserved it! ASSHOLE PUNK!!

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 лет назад +26

      Charles Aguilar , right. McKenna thought that he'd outsmart the master with that horrible brucine, but he outsmarted himself.

    • @user-vv9np5iq7n
      @user-vv9np5iq7n 5 лет назад +9

      That's why if you ever visit his grave you need to watch what you say.....they might find you dead alongside his tombstone.
      www.findagrave.com/memorial/7811840/charles-bronson

    • @PizzaChet
      @PizzaChet 4 года назад +4

      I met Jan in Austin, Texas on 6th Street in 1990. Not that great of an actor, nor Bronson but I loved them both!. R.I.P. to both. Get over it.

    • @damianstarks3338
      @damianstarks3338 4 года назад

      Charles Aguilar my thoughts exactly !

  • @Babybabybaby-hy9lj
    @Babybabybaby-hy9lj 5 лет назад +39

    How time flies when we lose people we grew up on. Rip Charles and Vincent

  • @MrAntiSellOut
    @MrAntiSellOut 5 лет назад +403

    RIP Charles Bronson and Jan Michael Vincent

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 лет назад +23

      MrAntiSellOut, right. Now both men are gone. RIP to both.

    • @cooldude2245
      @cooldude2245 5 лет назад +17

      Crazy to see both gone.

    • @MrAntiSellOut
      @MrAntiSellOut 5 лет назад +13

      @@valuecalc They were both the best. Later tonight I'm probably gonna watch Defiance in memory of Jan Michael Vincent.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 лет назад +3

      Cooldude 22, it's true. How depressing.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 лет назад +10

      MrAntiSellOut, what a salute that'll be. Unfortunately, he had been in failing health. Retirement was likely not a time of comfort. We shall miss Jan-Michael. What a good star.

  • @nothosaur
    @nothosaur 14 лет назад +152

    The 13-second delay from 4:11 - 4:24 gave him enough time to read the note so he would know who killed him. I think Edgar Allen Poe wrote about that theme once: it is very important for the target to know, before he dies, who killed him, and why. That is the reason that the killer is willing to take the risk that the target will escape while that lesson is taught. Otherwise, it would have been only a 3 second trigger.

    • @stevescontriano860
      @stevescontriano860 2 года назад +11

      Exactly. Do you ever wonder why these movies are so great to watch. It’s because its something we want to do to someone but can’t because of our moral nature. We all have our Darksides. Control by the Angela of our nature. But we get to live out these feelings watching people get blown up and shot and murdered.

    • @nothosaur
      @nothosaur 2 года назад +2

      @@stevescontriano860 I agree

    • @Borg9
      @Borg9 2 года назад

      duh!

    • @firebird6522
      @firebird6522 Год назад +6

      @nothosaur Well, I'm 12 years too late on the reply, but you are right, nothosaur. It was Poe who brought up that theme in his famous story the Cask of Amontillado. Great post, even if I'm 12 years behind.

    • @nothosaur
      @nothosaur Год назад +6

      @@firebird6522 You're right. I was not sure which of his many stories that came from. The Cask of Amontillado is it. "I must not only punish but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong."

  • @pantucci
    @pantucci 15 лет назад +46

    Love Bronson and those 70 movies--they took their time to tell a story. And the leading actors were more interesting looking than today's model-types. Go Bronson!

    • @Josh-fp2qn
      @Josh-fp2qn Месяц назад

      Wow this is an old comment. But, I just wanted to say that Bronson is just an interesting man to watch on screen. Looks like he’s seen some shit.

  • @MaxSharma1989
    @MaxSharma1989 4 года назад +96

    The most underrated action film of the 1970s. Charles Bronson's best performance.

    • @g.sergiusfidenas6650
      @g.sergiusfidenas6650 4 года назад +8

      I think his best movie of that decade was Hard Times but this one is still a classic anyway; Charley Varrick is also one of those awesome 70's action movies that are criminally underrated, the Seven-ups is very good too, great decade for action movies.

    • @MaxSharma1989
      @MaxSharma1989 4 года назад +3

      @@g.sergiusfidenas6650 The Seven Ups (1973) didn't have Bronson. Roy Schieder starred in that. Hard Times (1975) comes a distant second for me.
      I didn't see the ending coming in this one and that is why I like this one better. Also the first 15 minutes with no dialogue was a terrific scene for an action film. This is Bronsan's masterpiece. He was never better.
      I do agree with you that The Seven Ups is a good film but only because of that terrific chase scene.

    • @g.sergiusfidenas6650
      @g.sergiusfidenas6650 4 года назад +3

      @@MaxSharma1989 I guess it is a matter of taste but for me his best movie was Once Upon a Time in the West but it was not carried only by Bronson, Cardinale, Fonda and Robards were all excellent too. Anyway Charles was way better than the last stage of his career for which he is mostly remembered for sadly.

    • @MaxSharma1989
      @MaxSharma1989 4 года назад

      @@g.sergiusfidenas6650 Have to agree with you on the last part.

    • @maryvilla4269
      @maryvilla4269 3 года назад +1

      I also liked him in "The Magnificent Seven"

  • @angeldeveaux7089
    @angeldeveaux7089 7 лет назад +345

    After he said, "See Naples and die," even I wanted him to get it. JMV, bad choice, never kill your mentor, while you're still the apprentice. Better yet, never kill Charles Bronson.

    • @canopener5426
      @canopener5426 5 лет назад +12

      Very well said......

    • @thepromiseman7745
      @thepromiseman7745 4 года назад +9

      True that

    • @colinphillips7016
      @colinphillips7016 4 года назад +4

      Quite right. Followed by the finest, most sudden, completely unforeseen and utterly perfect movie ending in history. Michael Winner achieved immortality with this masterpiece alone.

    • @allenfreeland6494
      @allenfreeland6494 4 года назад +1

      Never turn on your master.

    • @MG-xy2sd
      @MG-xy2sd 3 года назад

      Colin Phillips Don’t forget Verbal Kint...

  • @MrWINNSLAW
    @MrWINNSLAW 10 лет назад +277

    "One of the best movie endings of all time!"

  • @RCGoetzke
    @RCGoetzke 8 лет назад +491

    Charles Bronson ... he was a badass even after he was dead.

    • @benschmidt3967
      @benschmidt3967 8 лет назад +3

      +Robert G. I've set a trap for a cocky apprentice assassin- a cruel irony.
      Charles used his weakness on him too....

    • @olvinyldude
      @olvinyldude 8 лет назад +4

      +Robert G. You know thats right !..Working the coalmines, when he was 10 yr
      old, to help his family..(Johnstown PA ..Derry, actually

    • @pneulancer
      @pneulancer 8 лет назад +1

      +Robert G. you're goddamn right he was! :)

    • @masercot
      @masercot 8 лет назад +4

      +Robert G. He doesn't even know that he's dead because his doctor is afraid to tell him.

    • @benschmidt3967
      @benschmidt3967 8 лет назад +8

      I love in the end how he reads the note on the car and then realises- o crap game over...
      your ded... wisecracking young prick. Bronson more than done him in. He should have said goodbye parted with the money and never seen each other again. His ego got the best of him- Im sure Charles knew about his weaknesss too.

  • @alexgataric
    @alexgataric 4 года назад +52

    It really is exactly 13 seconds from the time the door opens and the explosion. The note was perfectly written to have just enough time.

  • @Crazymike1975
    @Crazymike1975 5 лет назад +106

    RIP Charles Bronson and Jan Michael Vincent..

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 лет назад +10

      BigMike1975 , we shall miss both men.

  • @kawasakiwhiptwo5821
    @kawasakiwhiptwo5821 4 месяца назад +9

    Now THAT is how you end a movie.

  • @willdrucker4291
    @willdrucker4291 6 лет назад +48

    Best movie ending ever....sorry Jan....you just NEVER cross CHARLES BRONSON

    • @evm6177
      @evm6177 3 года назад +2

      Really ok.. What caused the explosion in the end? 🍷

  • @anastasiosgkotzamanis5277
    @anastasiosgkotzamanis5277 7 лет назад +333

    When movies did not need to have a happy ending.

    • @alerey4363
      @alerey4363 3 года назад +21

      and one of the most dramatic, convincing, poisoning deaths ever!

    • @vigilantecorp1201
      @vigilantecorp1201 3 года назад +21

      ... But satisfying ending.

    • @RCAvhstape
      @RCAvhstape 3 года назад +21

      Also, no sitting through 15 minutes of credits to wait for a final scene. "Bang, you're dead. Now leave the theater."

    • @hvymettle
      @hvymettle 3 года назад +1

      The protagonist gets his revenge from the grave, that's not a happy ending?

    • @voxtemporis4503
      @voxtemporis4503 3 года назад +20

      I think that this is a happy ending.

  • @jeremysanders1904
    @jeremysanders1904 4 года назад +201

    Bronson's house in this flick is the coolest in film history.

    • @gonzisonsbc
      @gonzisonsbc 4 года назад +15

      I totally agree. His Mustang is cool too.

    • @Plainsimple67
      @Plainsimple67 4 года назад +12

      TOTALLY 70'S !!!

    • @dannylee1987
      @dannylee1987 4 года назад +4

      @@Plainsimple67 greatest era ever ! ☮✌

    • @kirkjohnson51
      @kirkjohnson51 4 года назад +5

      I love the bruicine part. They were both so good in the movie

    • @tsarbomba1
      @tsarbomba1 4 года назад +2

      I wonder if it's still in existence. I'm sure it doesn't look the same inside these days.

  • @curlyfry44
    @curlyfry44 13 лет назад +55

    This is Bronson's best.....Jan-Michael was beautifully handsome...in the '70's his career at this time was hot....I was very happy for his come back with the hit tv show "Airwolf" sad to see how Jan lost it all now because of drugs, alcohol.

    • @susanmccormick6022
      @susanmccormick6022 3 года назад +9

      He needed help he never got

    • @dominiqueechevarria1889
      @dominiqueechevarria1889 3 года назад +2

      THE LORD PICKS UP THE TAB FROM HERE

    • @peteowen3539
      @peteowen3539 3 года назад +7

      He died, but not before his leg was amputated. Very sad.

    • @susanmccormick6022
      @susanmccormick6022 3 года назад +2

      @@peteowen3539 Jan's birthday today.Pure Cancerian. 🍰 🕯️ 🍾Miss u String & fly high with Tet & Dom.Te adoro.

    • @viadharmawheel
      @viadharmawheel 3 года назад +3

      A gem. Bronson in good form and JMV arguably in his best form.

  • @milkediah2051
    @milkediah2051 8 лет назад +419

    They should never remake these movies.They were great with the great actors of their time.Nuff said.

    • @vincentrogiest997
      @vincentrogiest997 5 лет назад +6

      I have informed about this for many many years now, to many remakes these last years I wonder why,... Lack of imagination ? Or something else.

    • @dawsonkaiser3598
      @dawsonkaiser3598 5 лет назад +21

      They need to quit remaking bronson movies

    • @BenitoRManzo
      @BenitoRManzo 5 лет назад +13

      Charles Bronson my all time best actor.

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 5 лет назад +8

      Cant stand most remakes.
      Gone in 60 seconds sucks dick, just call it something else.

    • @73Trident
      @73Trident 5 лет назад +4

      Yep leave, them be.

  • @sydlandis5941
    @sydlandis5941 Год назад +15

    Coolest ending to a movie period. His weakness was his curiosity of the note. Still wanting to learn. It always gets you. Bronson knew it. I taught you everything you know, not everything I KNOW!

  • @user-js7ty6ev9q
    @user-js7ty6ev9q 5 месяцев назад +5

    The " Bang, your dead " line was badass.

  • @ForcesofRandomness
    @ForcesofRandomness 7 лет назад +398

    Bronson didn't die. He was watching from afar to see his plan worked then changed his name to Paul Kersey

    • @ProgrammerInProgress
      @ProgrammerInProgress 6 лет назад +27

      The man had a deathwish, for screwing with Charles Bronson

    • @brianbradburn
      @brianbradburn 5 лет назад +16

      I"m surprised he didn't wait until sometime between 10 to midnight to do it.

    • @CB-xr1eg
      @CB-xr1eg 5 лет назад +5

      Do we have to Breakout the jokes?

    • @dainolinecinema980
      @dainolinecinema980 5 лет назад +15

      His days of being a mechanic, were definitely Hard times....

    • @dawsonkaiser3598
      @dawsonkaiser3598 5 лет назад +7

      @@brianbradburn Yeah, instead it happened sometime from noon till three

  • @boledle
    @boledle 4 года назад +17

    One of my all-time favorite movies. Raw, pre-CGI, pure cinema.

  • @michaelhaney3388
    @michaelhaney3388 4 года назад +84

    What goes around comes around, best ending of all time.

    • @evm6177
      @evm6177 3 года назад +1

      Really ok.. What caused the explosion in the end? 🍷

    • @alerey4363
      @alerey4363 2 года назад +1

      @@evm6177 when he opened the door he cut a wire triggering a 13-second timed detonator and 💣

    • @evm6177
      @evm6177 2 года назад +1

      @@alerey4363 Nice thought, Man it makes sense that the car was always Booby trapped. Bronsan's charector even warns Stevey earlier not to ever touch his car. Stevey never knew but he just couldn't resist finding out! 🍷

    • @alerey4363
      @alerey4363 2 года назад +2

      @@evm6177 and greed was his ultimate doom

  • @geinikan1kan
    @geinikan1kan 5 лет назад +20

    Loved this film when I was a kid. I watched it every time it was on late night movies. Couldn't wait for this scene.

  • @robertboyle2573
    @robertboyle2573 7 лет назад +79

    Superb ending from a great film.

    • @evm6177
      @evm6177 3 года назад +2

      Really ok.. What caused the explosion in the end? 🍷

    • @robertboyle2573
      @robertboyle2573 3 года назад +3

      @@evm6177 Bishop booby-trapped the car to kill Steve.

  • @killerfrank8974
    @killerfrank8974 7 лет назад +43

    The killer of killers always gets his target, even from beyond the grave! What an ending, man.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад +3

      McKenna thought that he was doing well. Oh, he was checkmated fast.

    • @viadharmawheel
      @viadharmawheel Год назад +3

      The sign of the best at his craft. Yes, JMV was correct about his weakness of not being able to cut it alone. But JMV, made the mistake of underestimating the master. He told him he was an associate, not a partner. JMV, still had a lot to learn...

  • @Weird-City
    @Weird-City 6 лет назад +106

    Watch it again - I believe it was the door opening a second time that actually tripped the bomb. The 13 seconds was just to create a sense of panic and prevent the mark from thinking things through (maybe exiting through a window). The reason I think this is so Charles could have disarmed the bomb manually from the inside visa a switch. That way the trap stays live and active for the duration of his "career" and partnership - so he isn't resetting it every day and taking unnecessary risks.

    • @Sophia-hs3rz
      @Sophia-hs3rz 2 года назад +8

      Very intuitive , ,

    • @jamesburtnett8144
      @jamesburtnett8144 2 года назад +13

      Awesome observation. Makes perfect sense through and through. If a hit man was treacherous enough to bomb his target's car, why would he feel a moral compunction to write a truthful note to the target?

    • @joethekinghawk7514
      @joethekinghawk7514 2 года назад

      Steve was dead either way, good ridden

    • @Borg9
      @Borg9 2 года назад +14

      I timed it from the moment he opened the door. It WAS 13 seconds!!!!

    • @BobPapadopoulos
      @BobPapadopoulos 11 месяцев назад +3

      If that's the case, then it's doubtful he rigged it to go off opening a second time and more likely he rigged the trip to the inside door handle, which Steve would need to get out but not in.

  • @jordywoody14
    @jordywoody14 3 года назад +33

    This was a genius ending. When you think it's going one way and then there's a lovely twist at the end. 😁

    • @joethekinghawk7514
      @joethekinghawk7514 2 года назад +2

      Love it, Charles Bronson is the mechanic.

    • @jordywoody14
      @jordywoody14 2 года назад +2

      @@joethekinghawk7514 He's my man. Sorry Jason but Charles was the OG.

  • @SpideruManu
    @SpideruManu 9 лет назад +97

    Even death can't stop Charles Bronson.
    Remember this the next time you think of insulting him!

    • @5inthehole
      @5inthehole 9 лет назад +11

      End of game, BANG your dead!!!

    • @flintironstag2381
      @flintironstag2381 8 лет назад +7

      Charles Bronson SUCKS!!! (walking to my car, getting in, sees a note on my rearview mirror......BANG!!!!) :-)

    • @MyJustin316
      @MyJustin316 6 лет назад +2

      Flint Ironstag no he doesn't you do

    • @viadharmawheel
      @viadharmawheel 6 лет назад +2

      He knew JMV was going to try to kill him but he didn't just run away. He lived his action-packed life. Like JMV said he couldn't hack it alone. But he had the final say in taking out JMV after he was dead. They don't make endings like this any more.

  • @markviking7617
    @markviking7617 6 лет назад +204

    So much better than the remake.

    • @williampaz2092
      @williampaz2092 5 лет назад +16

      TRUTH!

    • @sigmckone
      @sigmckone 4 года назад +18

      Remake was total garbage.

    • @kjthekunoichi
      @kjthekunoichi 4 года назад +7

      @Slomofogo I don't even know abt it too until I saw a rec vid abt it bcuz I look up this ending of mechanic 1972 doh😅😅😅cringe... they always wanna do remakes and at times, it just fails... just like death wish😅😅it was good for Bronson's version imo

    • @robertpreston2220
      @robertpreston2220 4 года назад +9

      They always are

    • @theoretickle2084
      @theoretickle2084 3 года назад +4

      @@robertpreston2220 Most remakes are awful!

  • @soakingbook
    @soakingbook 3 года назад +93

    Steve's career as an independent hitman was very brief.

    • @ftswarbill
      @ftswarbill 3 года назад +4

      Your career as a comedian died even quicker.

    • @pendragonU
      @pendragonU 3 года назад

      he killed the wrong no-victim

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 2 года назад +3

      @@ftswarbill , he wasn't trying to be funny.

    • @ftswarbill
      @ftswarbill 2 года назад

      @@valuecalc Well then thats unfortunate. I should have gone with Captain Obvious then.

  • @alandunlap4106
    @alandunlap4106 4 года назад +26

    I saw that in Seattle with my brother. We were both on the edge of our seats waiting for the finale as we had about 10 minutes to catch the ferry. As soon as the kaboom, we ran outta the theater as fast as we could. Made it! Great show. Miss them both.

  • @4Topwood
    @4Topwood 12 лет назад +92

    What a classic. My husband keeps pestering me to see the remake just to irritate me.
    I LOVE this movie.

    • @princeavinashmishra421
      @princeavinashmishra421 4 года назад +7

      Please don't watch the remake.

    • @4Topwood
      @4Topwood 4 года назад +10

      @@princeavinashmishra421 I never did. And I never will.

    • @55Quirll
      @55Quirll 4 года назад +11

      The thing about the remake, Jason doesn't die and there's a sequel.

    • @nightform8011
      @nightform8011 3 года назад +4

      @@4Topwood You did. And you will.

    • @nickrat4416
      @nickrat4416 2 года назад +1

      New movie sucks, don't see it.

  • @johnm1720
    @johnm1720 3 года назад +49

    Little did Steve know his first hit would be himself.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 3 года назад +5

      Laugh my ass off!

  • @louisp.3332
    @louisp.3332 5 лет назад +32

    Best Hollywood ending in memory

    • @lamonthamilton667
      @lamonthamilton667 4 года назад +6

      WELLLL!!!!! Add Original 68 ending Planets Of The Apes, Still gives me chills.

  • @danbanks7930
    @danbanks7930 3 года назад +11

    And that's how you end a movie and clear out a theater rolling credits

  • @Cybrsk8r
    @Cybrsk8r 14 лет назад +38

    I love the way Bronson timed it to the second, so JMV would ALMOST make it out of the car.

    • @phdtobe
      @phdtobe 4 года назад +2

      Yeah, but the delay trigger went off after only 12 seconds.

    • @ericsmith8373
      @ericsmith8373 4 года назад +6

      @@phdtobe If it was attached to the door, then it is 13 seconds. JMV opens the door at about 4:09.5, and the bomb goes off at 4:23. But either way, it a real cool ending.

    • @chrisvig123
      @chrisvig123 4 года назад +2

      Cybrsk8r Should have used a smaller charge just blow off a couple of body parts😀

    • @phdtobe
      @phdtobe 4 года назад +2

      Eric Smith Oh, yeah! I counted using “one thousand”s. I guess my “timer” was slow.

    • @joethekinghawk7514
      @joethekinghawk7514 2 года назад

      A very meticulous man

  • @flurry
    @flurry 12 лет назад +14

    The coolest ending ...EVER!
    On top of that, the 15+ minutes of totally speechless beginning was a milestone in action films.

    • @anttyzale5455
      @anttyzale5455 9 месяцев назад

      Well why would a hitman have to blowup a building ? All he had to do
      was wait inside and shot the dum dum with dum dum bullets.

  • @chrisevans5259
    @chrisevans5259 4 года назад +24

    Love the grainy look of the movies of the 1970s, ...they had a gritty realism that sadly lack in modern day movies,....and this Charles Bronson classic, ticks all the boxes.

    • @rodolfodearaujo6801
      @rodolfodearaujo6801 2 года назад +1

      Yes back then muvies looks more real then today muvies.

  • @saxonsteve
    @saxonsteve 5 лет назад +7

    R. I. P. Mr. Bronson & Mr. Vincent. You certainly were a great team here.

  • @blaktigr84
    @blaktigr84 14 лет назад +27

    You forgot one more rule: He's always ONE STEP AHEAD!

  • @BelloBudo007
    @BelloBudo007 8 лет назад +15

    Now THAT'S what I call a finish. Love the Charles Bronson movies involving revenge. These days I'm watching people like Liam Neeson. Not quite as good but you take what you can get.

  • @MarzanWorldwide
    @MarzanWorldwide 6 лет назад +37

    And It’s Exactly 13 seconds.....
    Check it!!

  • @MrCrapman10
    @MrCrapman10 7 лет назад +18

    My man Bronson, so cool in the movies. All his cowboy flicks are great but my favorite is Hard Times, such a classic, Mr. Majestyk was too.

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 5 лет назад +1

      Yea i love the truck scenes

    • @MafiaKingfishNOLA
      @MafiaKingfishNOLA 5 лет назад +2

      Hard Times was the best.

    • @sclogse1
      @sclogse1 4 года назад +1

      Once Upon A Time In The West

    • @aim6613
      @aim6613 4 года назад +1

      Mr. Majestyk was awesome.

  • @thisisverytrue
    @thisisverytrue 14 лет назад +25

    This film was also helped by a pretty good soundtrack music score - Jerry Fielding? The sequence where Bronson discovers that Vincent has been ordered to kill him is a very well executed example as are the opening minutes of the film. Never tire of watching this film now and again. Still stands up well.

  • @jimmyg.6885
    @jimmyg.6885 10 лет назад +12

    I could watch this ending over and over, and over......................

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 лет назад +2

      Jimmy G. , its freshness is sealed after each time that we watch it.

  • @tomennis7414
    @tomennis7414 5 месяцев назад +3

    The Days when Movies were great 😊

  • @undergroundwarrior70
    @undergroundwarrior70 4 года назад +10

    When I first saw The Mechanic in the theater along with a high school friend in 1973, I was 17 years old. The main feature (dbl. features still back then) was Dirty Harry; Magnum Force. The theater is on the same block where I reside, the Granada Theater.

    • @arthurbishop3173
      @arthurbishop3173 4 года назад +2

      DAMN, I would have LOVED to have seen those 2 movies together!!

    • @undergroundwarrior70
      @undergroundwarrior70 4 года назад +2

      @@arthurbishop3173 And it was the last late showings for that night. I think my buddy and I walked out the Granada Theater past 11 pm or 12 am. I also saw Enter The Dragon with Bruce Lee there as well in 1973. I just can't remember what the second feature was. And I saw Cheech and Chong there as well live on stage in 1974. I would say just about everyone was high that evening.

  • @nhmooytis7058
    @nhmooytis7058 7 лет назад +67

    Other than The Godfather and maybe some Dirty Harry films, best movie revenge scene ever!

    • @g.sergiusfidenas6650
      @g.sergiusfidenas6650 3 года назад +3

      Get Carter, the original, is up there too in that category.

    • @cindyinnew
      @cindyinnew 3 года назад +1

      @@g.sergiusfidenas6650 my husband is obsessed with Get Carter. His all time fav film

    • @g.sergiusfidenas6650
      @g.sergiusfidenas6650 3 года назад

      @@cindyinnew it is great, Caine was a big star already by that time so the producers were quite surprised he was willing to interpret such character but thank god he did what a gem of movie; apparently Hendry (the guy who played Eric) was their first choice to play Carter but by that time he was such an alcoholic that there was no way he could pull that role despite being a great actor in his own right, he also seemed to detest Michael Caine and envied his success given that his own career was declining and thus the enmity seen in the screen was partially based in real life.

    • @evm6177
      @evm6177 3 года назад +1

      Really ok.. What caused the explosion in the end? 🍷

  • @OGMillwood
    @OGMillwood 16 лет назад +30

    Caught this on late night TV last week, and was amazed by what a great film it actually was. Never watched a Charles Bronson film, and figured I had him pegged.. But this really surprised me.
    Great cinematography, excellent acting, and one of the best action / suspense scripts I've seen in a long while.

  • @Elizabeth53325
    @Elizabeth53325 7 месяцев назад +4

    Even when Steve is at bishops house you can still feel bishops presence as if he were there.

  • @bikerbisht110
    @bikerbisht110 4 года назад +10

    Good tribute to two great action heroes, and a great film

  • @TrueTreeRadioNetwork
    @TrueTreeRadioNetwork 7 лет назад +9

    The fact that this movie was rated PG is fucking hilarious.

    • @infinightsky
      @infinightsky 7 лет назад +5

      It means parents should be guiding children towards good action films

  • @atomsmasha
    @atomsmasha 16 лет назад +6

    A great, great movie. And what a classic ending. So 70's. Great stuff.

  • @edmundgonzalez8731
    @edmundgonzalez8731 9 месяцев назад +2

    Saw this as a kid when it came out, don't really know why but love the inside of that house.

  • @russellbrown7028
    @russellbrown7028 3 года назад +22

    CB was a very hard working actor for some time, and especially through the 1970's. Not bad at all considering he was a relatively late starter in the profession. He was doing some of his best action films when he was in his forties and fifties.
    I have to admit being a fan of "Death Wish IV" Its a really bad film, but Bronson still does a good job with his role. You never see him sleeping his way through a movie like some established stars do.
    He always delivered.

    • @asadiqbal123
      @asadiqbal123 2 года назад +6

      Watch Red Sun. Brilliant movie

    • @crazyralph6386
      @crazyralph6386 Год назад +7

      He was a bad ass on/off screen, like many of those WW2/Korean War vet turned actors were back on the day.

    • @arekpetrosian4965
      @arekpetrosian4965 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@asadiqbal123 Amazing movie, and a great recommendation. I would also suggest "Hard Times", which I feel is one of his best.

    • @LG123ABC
      @LG123ABC 8 месяцев назад +1

      He was really good in "The Great Escape".

  • @myrnalaboy2840
    @myrnalaboy2840 7 лет назад +23

    Never outsmart the master. I always say.

  • @870Rem12gauge
    @870Rem12gauge 9 лет назад +33

    Perfect end to a movie.

    • @joel8583
      @joel8583 8 лет назад +4

      +Joe Smith Hell yea!

  • @4Topwood
    @4Topwood 5 лет назад +33

    "See Naples and die." RIP, Jan Michael Vincent.

    • @nymike06
      @nymike06 5 лет назад +2

      Great ending.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 лет назад +3

      nymike06 , indeed it was. Bishop (Bronson) was a deadly master who was not to be toyed with.

    • @nymike06
      @nymike06 5 лет назад +4

      @@valuecalcThe remake was horrible. Vincent and Bronson were fantastic in the original. One of the best movie endings in movie history. R.I.P Jan Michael Vincent

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 5 лет назад +4

      nymike06 , I understand your sentiment. Nothing will beat the original classic. Both men are now gone. It's depressing, but we have the movie to keep thriling us.

    • @nymike06
      @nymike06 5 лет назад +2

      @@valuecalcTrue. I still watch it to this day. It never gets old. Great acting and great location sites. Both deceased and quite depressing. Hollywood lost two gems.

  • @jacksonirving4594
    @jacksonirving4594 4 года назад +1

    Watched this film with my dad.. Thanks for putting it on RUclips. Much appreciated. 👍

  • @markcorrell741
    @markcorrell741 7 лет назад +5

    Great film, u cant beat the originals , Bronson was awesome ⭐️

  • @Rose.Of.Hizaki
    @Rose.Of.Hizaki 5 лет назад +8

    Jan Michael Vincent was a handsome bastard. He later went on to make one of my favorite TV shows of all time... Airwolf

  • @oldbaldfatman2766
    @oldbaldfatman2766 6 лет назад +1

    April 14, 2018---Thanks for the video clip. Happened to see this while stationed at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma...and boy, was I surprised at the ending.

  • @thatguyfromcetialphaV
    @thatguyfromcetialphaV 2 года назад +4

    I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say The Mechanic is the best Charles Bronson film of them all. Certainly my fave.

    • @lynskyrd
      @lynskyrd 9 месяцев назад

      Death Wish 1 & 2 spoke to everybody. The ultimate good guy vs bad guy in very relatable & realistic circumstances.

    • @arekpetrosian4965
      @arekpetrosian4965 9 месяцев назад +1

      I don't want to play favorites, but...I did like the first couple of "Death Wish" movies, and also LOVED the movie "Hard Times." Amazing movie.

  • @germanicelt
    @germanicelt 9 лет назад +3

    Only just saw this movie for the first time the other night. Loved this ending.

  • @crazyralph6386
    @crazyralph6386 Год назад +1

    The “bang! your dead” signature by Paul Kersey was a nice touch.

  • @santoven
    @santoven 8 месяцев назад +8

    Great film with a fantastic twist ending. It's a shame how Jan-Michael Vincent destroyed himself with alcohol and drugs.

    • @aansul888
      @aansul888 7 месяцев назад

      how?

    • @santoven
      @santoven 7 месяцев назад

      @@aansul888Arrests, car accidents that resulted in permanent injuries, and a host of other troubles that come from drug and alcohol abuse.

  • @1986SSMONTECARLO
    @1986SSMONTECARLO 10 лет назад +65

    ''End of Game
    Bang you're DEAD!!!''

  • @aansul888
    @aansul888 7 месяцев назад +3

    Bronson was a real tough guy.

    • @ekop1778
      @ekop1778 13 дней назад

      THE REMAKE WITH JASON WAS A JOKE

  • @bensantiago4557
    @bensantiago4557 6 лет назад +23

    Casually strolls to his car not a care in the world.Danger furthest thing from his mind

  • @terrycharnley
    @terrycharnley 14 лет назад +15

    Oh, yes, I remember seeing that years ago, and what an ending!! Pure Bronson, pure brilliance!! Just goes to prove you should never fuck with the man from Death Wish!!

  • @KyiRui
    @KyiRui 10 лет назад +400

    Moral of story: Learn to be a speed reader

    • @jimmyg.6885
      @jimmyg.6885 10 лет назад +10

      Speed reading wouldn't have helped. He shut the door and started the timer.

    • @jimmyg.6885
      @jimmyg.6885 10 лет назад +13

      Jimmy G.
      Actually when counting back from the explosion, the timer started when the car door was unlocked. Payback's a bitch!

    • @TheX4honda
      @TheX4honda 10 лет назад +1

      LMAO

    • @Weird-City
      @Weird-City 9 лет назад +8

      Jimmy G.
      Yes I timed it with a stopwatch feature and it started from the second the lock was opened.

    • @scottjo63
      @scottjo63 8 лет назад +16

      +KyiRui Another Moral, Don't kill Charles Bronson.

  • @go-goakins1489
    @go-goakins1489 4 года назад +1

    Awesome motion picture! Thanks 4 uploading it - haven't seen this since I was a kid!!!👈🙌👍😎👊👏

  • @lorenzocompton737
    @lorenzocompton737 4 года назад +2

    CLASSIC! in my collection for life, love Bronson!

  • @puplover7991
    @puplover7991 8 лет назад +50

    This is how I like to remember Jan Michael Vincent.

    • @benschmidt3967
      @benschmidt3967 8 лет назад +5

      +Ron I. the car yes. Those early 70s mustangs
      are getting harder to find.

    • @saxonsteve
      @saxonsteve 6 лет назад +5

      ME TOO!! POOR GUY HAS HAD A REAL TOUGH LIFE.

    • @rockethutchins8547
      @rockethutchins8547 6 лет назад

      pup lover oh jeez

    • @suzietrecallion1042
      @suzietrecallion1042 6 лет назад

      pup lover hey,don't talk like he is dead.He is still.here, thankfully.

    • @mk84ldb
      @mk84ldb 4 года назад

      @@suzietrecallion1042 Date of death: February 10, 2019

  • @ya000ful
    @ya000ful 7 лет назад +56

    stay in school kids, reading faster can help save your life some day.

    • @davidsheets8932
      @davidsheets8932 6 лет назад +2

      The fuse was a ruse. The trigger was the door handle. The bomb is armed when the door the closed. The bomb is detonated when the door is opened.

  • @kempowarrior
    @kempowarrior 5 лет назад +3

    You just don't mess with Charles Bronson he can even kill you in his death bed. What an amazing actor and thank you so much for all the great movies. R.I.P.

  • @feliperodriguez6885
    @feliperodriguez6885 3 года назад +2

    One of my favorite movies!

  • @dukeofkbs
    @dukeofkbs 14 лет назад +5

    Yeah...I agree. Jerry Fielding's score added so much to this film. I have the CD...its brilliantly recorded and amazing !! I hope his score for "Straw Dogs" get released someday soon.!!

  • @hey.hombre
    @hey.hombre 5 лет назад +14

    1:19 That is why Putin took his own cup to the G20 meeting in June 2019.

  • @onemoremisfit
    @onemoremisfit 3 года назад

    There was a radio ad for this movie when it came out, it went like this:
    "Charles Bronson is ... The Mechanic. He'll fix your wagon. But good."

  • @rayv1574
    @rayv1574 4 года назад +1

    Always loved the ending of this movie. Thanks for the post.

  • @10-CRAZY-K
    @10-CRAZY-K 5 лет назад +11

    RIP Jan-Michael Vincent

  • @boomer2095
    @boomer2095 5 лет назад +4

    RIP to Jan Michael Vincent 😇 and to Charles Bronson 😇... Jan passed this year, so sad seeing how downhill his health had gone due to drugs 😕

  • @fjccommish
    @fjccommish 6 лет назад +9

    Last thought: "I should have paid the $9.95 for that speed reading course."

  • @dolyharianto
    @dolyharianto 9 месяцев назад +4

    I think Bishop has a death wish, all those panic attacks, depressing life and loneliness finally got to him. That's why he played along and was just waiting to see how his protégé/boy lover would kill him. Of course not to be outwitted, he planted a bomb in his fancy car just in case his protégé was dumb enough to fall for it. He probably planted other traps or bombs in the house too.

  • @JayKhwaja
    @JayKhwaja 11 лет назад +17

    I really miss life in the 70s & 80s: real people, music, movies and culture. 2000's no imagination or excitement left but pure trash that fails miserably next to the great times experienced beforehand!

  • @HiddenSoulsMusic
    @HiddenSoulsMusic 7 лет назад +53

    Way better than the remake.

  • @robertjolly3021
    @robertjolly3021 9 месяцев назад

    One of my favorite movies. Great lines, Genius get the ball, Mr Bishop this conversation is not open for discussion. Great Cast. Thanks for the short. 🙏🙏

  • @woverby1963
    @woverby1963 8 месяцев назад +2

    One of Bronson's best, Jan Michael Vincent great too.

  • @jmar1973
    @jmar1973 5 лет назад +8

    Rest in peace, Fellas.

  • @DrBIeed
    @DrBIeed 8 месяцев назад +3

    If you start watching at 4:10 to the end of the 4:23 mark, the car blows. They even got the timing of the 13 second bomb exactly lined up with the dialogue as he reads the note in the car from the point he had opened the door. Pretty slick!