Actor did a great job of portraying a frightened man faced with his own imminent death, his thoughts disjointed and all over the place. Brilliant movie.
Expect he portrayed a botched hanging. The knot breaks your neck and the noose in the movie was made correctly so that prolonged death wouldn't have happened. His neck would have snapped and it would have been instant lights out. If you want to see what a real hanging looks like, go watch the hanging of Saddam Hussein. You will see as soon as they drop they are dead. The way he died in the movie is what would have happened if they didn't make a noose and just tied a rope around his neck. But other then that, your right. His acting was phenomenal
The real execution took 11 minutes for him to die. His knees gave way and he began to collapse as the executioner pulled the lever to open the doors on the floor. This caused all slack of the rope to be removed and the fall to be too short to cause a break in his neck.
My mom made me watch this as a kid to hit home the lesson of not getting in a car with strangers & stranger danger. Well, 11 years later I can say it did the trick. I watched this at 10, and was almost kidnapped at 12 on my way to school one morning. Fortunately I remembered this horrific movie & did exactly as I was told when confronted with a stranger.
sometimes i feel like all little kids should be equiped with a panic vutton in their pockets and hidden gps..i mean its doable with the technology we got.
My parents always drilled into us the importance of staying safe. They almost never let me out of their sight. Mostly cause I was almost kidnapped when I was maybe 5 or younger. I don't remember too too much really, but it's a dangerous world out there.
When he said "someone say a prayer for me" and it was just quite, complete silence and they put the bag over his head you could really sense his fear, he knew if there was a afterlife he wasn't going to heaven
@@alanstevens1296 What do you mean? You can say a prayer for someone without being vocal. The priest could have prayed for him and not made it vocal, which would have upset those present. Yikes.
@@tethryss5001 Northcott was obviously unrepentant and arrogantly so. Why didn't he get saved? The reverend nodded and smiled at him . . . he looked like a liberal churchman.
Oh well if you believe the fairytales, he is up in the magic castle with Jesus. If he prayed for forgiveness and repented his sins. Read it up in the magic book called Bible. And all those who never did any harm and maybe snatched a chewing gum or two, they are swimming forever in a pool of lava with goblins poking them with. If they never prayed and did not believe the fairytales. Oh and the fairytales about heaven and hell was invented by Sumerians or Etruscans i think, many thousands of years ago. Hilarious that some people still believe that stuff :D
It's so sad. This movie is based on a true story and the mother never stopped looking for her son. She just dissipated and died alone. There was evidence that they found his hair/bones at the crime scene along with other victimes but she refused to believe any of it. Such a heartbreaking story.
*This mother let her son go to the movies by himself?* That wasn't unheard of in those days. Marilyn Monroe, who spent her childhood in foster homes in and around Los Angeles, was often left at the movie theater by her foster parents, while they went to work or whatever.
I love that around 2:17, when he is begging for someone to say a prayer in his name, the priest seems almost indifferent after smiling to him at the beginning, because not even him, a man of God, can bring himself to have any pity for a child rapist and killer, is such a subtle yet great detail
@@hamilcross absolutely no, just strictly in the fictional context of this movie, in the sense that a character that would be stereotypically righteous, pious, and merciful towards criminals because of their vocation, and would probably say a prayer for any other sinner out there, draws the line at pedo child murderer. Gordon in his hour of death tries to talk to him for comfort as he had done before, and the priest just smiles at him, but when Gordon is begin for someone to pray for him, he doesn’t even bother, he even looks annoyed because he was disgusted by him from the very beginning, is just smart subtle writing that may fly over peoples head, the type of “show don’t tell”
Those of you who are wondering why he was executed, he kidnapped little kids, held them in a chicken coop, and then killed them by beating them with an axe. He also forced his little nephew to help him, or else he would get killed as well. I saw the movie, it's really sad yet interesting.
"In the end, Northcott’s bravado failed him. On October 2, 1930, he was led to the gibbet, whimpering and blindfolded because he said he could not stand to view the gallows. He collapsed as he was taken from the death cell and had to be supported by two guards.
His final words as the black hood and noose were put over his head were “don’t, don’t.”
The last bit of poetic justice came right before the executioner pulled the trap lever. Northcott’s legs gave way and he began to collapse just as the trap sprang. His collapse took the slack out of the rope, and as a result his fall was too short to snap his neck.
Good, I have no sympathy at all for child abusers! I only wish I knew the name of this movie so I could watch it and clap when the pos fell to his death.
In real life, it took 13 long minutes for Northcott to die. The rope was too slack, so as a result instead of dying instantly due to a broken neck, he died of suffocation.
This was a crime for which only the death penalty was the most appropriate sentence; 20 boys sexually abused, held captive before being brutally murdered.
@@Gartneren1234 I think for the heinous crimes he committed if the penalty was not a death sentence then let him just spend the rest of his days in a small cell like Steve McQueen had to endure in the movie Papillon. And never let him out. That 8 foot by 5 foot cell will be his whole world. Drive him to madness.
@@Gartneren1234 nah he deserved it imo. The kids he murdered would have begged for their lives as he tortured them and they died in the most painful ways imaginable. How they took their last gasps of air, having their lives stolen from this world. They would never see their families again, never get to see their friends again, never get to see the beautiful outside world. He deserved the death penalty. Hope he cried and begged for his lives like his victims did whom were mainly children. Hope he suffered and cried for more oxygen. Sounds bad but, he deserved it. His victims never got to breath again and died in agony. Good thing he did too.
Now THAT is gallows humor, or humour I should say since it's also classic English dry wit. Great flick w Sir Richard Attenborough as Christie and John Hurt as the simpleton who was hanged an innocent man for one of Christie's victims. Man, this is a gut wrenching scene. Props to that actor--I was feeling that one.
Wonderful performance from the actor. Northcott was a monster and deserved to feel all that panic and pain he put his victims through just before his painful, miserable and most likely terrifying end.
I say he deserved worse but, it's not humanly possible to deal with people like this the way they deserve to be dealt with. At least they got him outta here, though. That's the most you can ask for sometimes.
Gryphon Studios molesting and murdering a innocent child who can not defend themselves who can call themselves human after those horrendous acts he deserved to be tortured. So yes death was well deserved
Bryant Paradine you are not GOD you cannot never say who should die or not he should be in prison for life and prison is not a good place to be and the nasty food the inmates and not having any control over yourself and being their got the rest of your life is worst than death and death is a easy way out
Facts your heart is just beating like crazy and there’s a black hood over your head and your just dreading the drop! I believe the drop is the most terrible of hanging methods.
@@WilDBeestMF The drop breaks the spinal cord at the C2/C3 vertebrae, resulting in a broken neck. If done right, there is no pain at all even though the heart beats on for a few minutes more. The hanged person is already brain dead.
And took 13 minutes for him to die, rope is meant to snap your vertebrae but the hangman (more than likely on purpose) botched the know so he'd have a slow death suffocating
+kingsol767 In Northcott's case, it wasn't. As a result, he suffered an unnecessarily cruel death. Death by the State should be clean and quick. This was a travesty.
I can understand the victim's mother wanting to be there, because of him, she was wrongly declared insane and put in a psychiatric hospital and her son was murdered.
My mom showed me this movie when I was very young many years ago. It scarred me for many many years. I never found the movie again until today, when I just right now stumbled upon it. Not as scary as it used to be to me, but the fact that it’s based off a true story is still frightening to me.
This movie is 10/10. Clint Eastwood is a great director, J. Michael Straczynski is a great screenwriter and Angelina Jolie is a great actress. And Jason Butler Harner, who played Gordon Northcott, is also a great actor.
It was chilling when he began singing "Silent Night," particularly because the last words he sings are "mother and child" just as the trap-door opens and he falls through to his death. This is significant, because the entire movie was about a mother's search for her missing child, who may have been a victim of this man.
Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin, mother and child Holy Infant, so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace
@@DesperateDawggo21 and died. Death by hanging makes a great climatic comeback for a villain who abducts little boys. He got what he deserves. Sorry Gordon you don't deserve to go to heaven cause Hell is where you'll belong, you have been warned! Oh Youssef nice job 👍 Love it!
@@haanis5458 i think he meant that he cried bc the scene itself was really powerful, like crying out of anger for example, definitely not out of compassion for that worm
Same here except it started because of a youtube video I made which led to reddit which led to a bunch of wikipedias on torture, executions, religious organizations, and all stuff related to that and now i'm here...
This is what murderers and pedophiles deserve... people say "they don't suffer from the death penalty"... no, they live the last moments of their disgusting lives in fear and terror, as all men fear death. Those last moments of psychological torture is punishment that could never be served in a comfortable prison life.
Very Nice theres a difference between saying someone is worthless to humanity because they cant stop killing kids and because they're IQ isnt high enough or because they're gay or Jewish or whatever else the nazis hated
The planned killing of a human being is never a "good" thing. At best, it can be a necessary thing. But never something for a good person to celebrate.
I wish they wouldn't give killer's a time of their life in jail with free WiFi now which is really stupidly dumb and that ain't teaching them what they did for there crimes
That in itself is not strange. The heart always continues to beat for up to 20 mins after a long drop hanging, even if it has gone properly and the neck breaks and the prisoner is unconscious. You know you've screwed up if the prisoner is moving for the whole time though!
Crime against children is the most heinous of all crimes. Any person who commits such crime has no right to live in this world. This guy killed a lot of children and I can't even comprehend the trauma their parents must have gone through when they found out their children were killed by this monster. This is really heart breaking. Unfortunately, children are still kidnapped and murdered in this day and age. The parents of small children should teach them not to talk to strangers.
Unfortunately a child is far more likely to get hurt by someone they know than a stranger. Not saying they should trust blindly, but they should be aware that a stranger isn’t the only danger.
@@jamesxiaolong2199 it is the parents job to protect them from that. I have one of my family. I will never let my daughter around him under any circumstances whatsoever and I also don’t let her be around anyone without me being right there and knowing exactly what’s going on. Same with my wife.
Nikhil John When they were describing the case I recalled this movie, but it was vague until searched up his name. This movie scared me so much when I was younger ;-;
I wondered what was uttered before he went upstairs, after watching this movie for years, i just got what was said. The most chilling words to me of this scene, and the irony in them.... "will it hurt"?? After ravaging the lives of innocent young boys, he asks "will it hurt" . Even if it wasn't actually said by the real Gordon Northcott, this scene is brilliant in the way they portray him.
Yup you could tell he was terrified Sweating it 😳😥 he Soo didn't want to be left Hanging till All the way Dead he was screaming when he drops Awww NOOO 😵 then kicking around gagging mostly Hoping OMG PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME DOWN 😵💀 lol but Noo Sir your Hanging till Dead anyways LOL and he kinda Deserves every second wouldn't you agree?
According to a news article from this time, he actually DID say that in real life. As his hands were being strapped he asked "will it hurt?" He also in real life screamed "please pray for me" just before the drop. Even the "walking fast" part was said in real life as he was being forced up the stairs.
The scene depicts a very accurate portrayal of the actual event. Even then, they filmed executions for the record. But these are NOT made public!!! I do wonder if someone got a look at that film. After all, approximately 80 years had passed since the execution. (Just my thoughts.)
When I saw the thumbnail and recognized where it was from my stomach sank and my heart clenched, how horrible it was to witness such a monstrosity at such a young age, I didn’t think I’d ever see a piece of this movie again even after a decade or so
Was this scene really that disturbing for everyone? I kind of enjoyed it, of course because it's not real, but also because Green Mile already desentisized me from this kind of stuff.
@@BrunoHartmann- Yup, once you see Green Mile as a little kid, this movie is a walk in the park. I'd take a long drop hanging over what happened to Del ANY day of the year. XD
@@ARedMagicMarkerman same here! Although the camera angle of seeing the noose as he's being led right to it is a bit freaky from a psychological standpoint. And I definitely had a shudder as he twitched. But yes, Green Mile was far more brutal!
According to Wikipedia: "The rope used for the execution was too slack to cause breakage of the neck, and it took thirteen minutes for him to die from strangulation." I'd bet anything that slack wasn't an accident..... 😉
This is a similar case to a hanging that happened in yemen 2003. A little 17 year old girl called Habiba Ibrahim who was convicted of killing a high ranking officer who attempted to rape her. She sentenced hang by her neck until dead. On her execution day, she begged the guards to show her mercy. The guards dragged her from her cell to the gibbet. She was screaming and crying as the guards pushed her up to the noose. It was not clear what her last words were, but it was said as the hood was placed on her head she uttered "Please don't hang me!". When the noose was tied round her neck, she reportedly began singing the Yemeni national anthem, she thought she could save her neck. But her last ditch attempt had failed, she was dropped at 1:05 pm. It was reported the noose was too short and the was only 2 feet. As a result the execution was severely bungled as Habiba struggled against the rope gasping for air. She kicked and writhed in pain for a whole 14 minutes when she finally expired on 1:15 pm. This goes to show how bad dictatorships are.
@@DesperateDawggo21 You know that's a relatively good reason why the death penalty should be used for some cases. It's the only way to deal with corrupt leaders. There are cruel and evil people in positions of power. She did not deserve to die because of their evil. They do.
samsquanch1996 .. Yeah, too bad you didn't see the "fucking incredible acting" of his victims - young boys between the ages of 9 and 12 abducted, tortured, raped, bludgeoned, decapitated, and dismembered. The media/liberals work hard to make us feel sorry for the criminals, ignoring the victims.
In the end we, as civil people, seem to forget that the pain and suffering that these monsters inflict on innocent people are so much worse than the death that society gives them.
This is from Changeling (2008) starring Angelina Jolie. I absolutely love this movie. It's so heartbreaking how Christine Collins' son was taken away from her and the police did nothing to help. They put her through a living hell. I'm so glad Gordon Northcott was sentenced to death.
I remember in 1971, in Ireland, a car stopping near my home and the driver asked my sister, two years my senior, to get in his vehicle. I was about to do so when my sister stopped me. I was 7 years old. I have shutter to think about what would have happened had I been alone that day and entered that vehicle...
I like how it didn't break his neck but left him to choke. I heard he did some sick things and watching him struggle and try to untie his feet at least gave the families some satisfaction.
@@bottle3124 No, when some is hanged it is designed to snap their neck on the drop, it depends on the position of the knot. There are many cases of the execution being rescheduled because the prisoners neck did not snap and it had to be redone. But of course you can also strangle someone via hanging but as an execution method it’s supposed to break the neck. It’s embarrassing I have to explain this I don’t like your arrogant attitude
@@rhysnichols8608 your toxic for no reason, the snapping cuts off circulation people break they’re necks all the time, not only you’re being overly pretentious by insisting on calling me arrogant for no reason, your factually wrong, your arrogance is your downfall, you annoying piece of shit
I absolutely adore the expression on his face ...the universe's payback.. I hope he had a painful slow death and I hope he sees the innocent faces of all those he hurt
@Gryphon Studios He never said such a thing but he is still a human being. A convicted child molester like him deserved what he got and it's appalling that anyone should defend him.
I wish I could watch the terror these people would experience. I have extreme pleasure from watching bad guys cry in fear before their lives are over. This is especially true when one gets a life sentence on RUclips.
At first, you probably look at the guy and feel 13% bad for him (brilliant acting), because you're human...then you research him, and how her brutally murdered and tortured those children...and then your entire expression changes.
I know he is an evil monster but still i imagine myself being in his situation. I would probably cry for my mother... i can`t imagine those last steps, last breaths... it`s surreal to me.
Really good film. I saw this scene and then watched the whole film. For me, it's one I can watch over and over again! Watch it by yourself though, not on family movie nights :-)
Ryan Cummings .. Yeah, too bad you didn't see the "great acting" of his victims - young boys between the ages of 9 and 12 abducted, tortured, raped, bludgeoned, decapitated, and dismembered. The media/liberals work hard to make us feel sorry for the criminals, ignoring the victims.
I just watched that one John. Yes, its not for the faint of heart. For me though, there are some things about the hanging from Changeling that made it rather unsettling. I've watched the shot from the movie numerous times where they show the entire woodshop at the top of the steps just before he's taken down to the gallows. In the corner you can see the cart that would be used to remove the condemned's body after he's been declared dead. The weather outside appears to be sunny, a stark contrast when you realize that someone is about to die. And of course the booming echo sound inside that woodshop amplifies the tension.Perhaps the biggest differentiator for me from the DITD execution is the moment itself. The latter appears to have their neck broken immediately after they fall through the trap, with what seemed like instant demise, whereas the drop with Harner's character wasnt long enough, and he slowly strangled to death. What's more, the witnesses' reactions to the Northcott hanging seemed ambiguous. Some of the victims' representatives (namely Collins and the mother of the Clay boy who'd later be found alive) don't seem entirely satisfied after Northcott ceases to struggle on the noose. I don't think Eastwood intended to be an abolitionist spokesperson with how the scene was filmed, but it suggested to me that, despite how some initially react to the condemnation of this kind of individual, the jury is still out on the death penalty. The warden doesn't like being there, and I can see why they switched to the gas chamber beginning in 1942.
Hanging is still the best and cheapest means of execution. All you need is a strong anchor-point over a thirty foot drop, twenty feet of good rope and two strong elastic bands. The anchor-point, and rope,which is inexpensive, can be used multiple times and the elastic bands can be washed if necessary. The rubber bands of course go around the hems of the executionees' pants to keep their crap in their pants in case they vacate their bowels. This reduces the unpleasantnes,s cost, and effort of cleaning up the floor. Most errors in hangings have been due to insufficient dropping distance.
My mom show me this movie such a long time ago and I've been trying to find it ever since, it's been like 3 years and I finally found it. I can believe how sad this is.
This is probably the most vivid and disturbing cinematic depiction of an execution I've ever seen. Yes he did some awful things, but to still see anyone drop to their death is disquieting (so much so I mute the volume after the warden reads the death warrant).The botched electrocutions in The Green Mile were bad enough. But for me this one will stand out forever.
What!! This video is pussy, I've see videos like african necklacing to 3 guys 1 hammer to all sorts of stuff like Isis beheading to cartel members skinning us and Mexican soldiers alive, this is overall not that bad of a video
Streicher's last words before hsnging were"No! No! Aaaaaaaiiiiiieeeee!"; the hsngman, Pierrepoint. Said "He died like thr coward we all knew that he was"; even the othet Nazis despised him.
Actor did a great job of portraying a frightened man faced with his own imminent death, his thoughts disjointed and all over the place. Brilliant movie.
Jason Butler Harner is a top tier actor. Watch Ozarks if you like his work.
Expect he portrayed a botched hanging. The knot breaks your neck and the noose in the movie was made correctly so that prolonged death wouldn't have happened. His neck would have snapped and it would have been instant lights out. If you want to see what a real hanging looks like, go watch the hanging of Saddam Hussein. You will see as soon as they drop they are dead. The way he died in the movie is what would have happened if they didn't make a noose and just tied a rope around his neck. But other then that, your right. His acting was phenomenal
The real execution took 11 minutes for him to die. His knees gave way and he began to collapse as the executioner pulled the lever to open the doors on the floor. This caused all slack of the rope to be removed and the fall to be too short to cause a break in his neck.
You mean it was a shot drop not a long drop.
@@forgetfulpriestiv14 This execution irl was botched, so the movie is correct with its portrayal.
Got to give my props to the actor who had to play this evil man for this movie.
Do you know who played him
Yeh I think he should be paid Double or even triple
He was also a great detective in Ozark.
Brandon Marquez
Dude literally stop, nobody asked for that
Mike TeeVee he can say whatever he wants
My mom made me watch this as a kid to hit home the lesson of not getting in a car with strangers & stranger danger. Well, 11 years later I can say it did the trick. I watched this at 10, and was almost kidnapped at 12 on my way to school one morning. Fortunately I remembered this horrific movie & did exactly as I was told when confronted with a stranger.
sometimes i feel like all little kids should be equiped with a panic vutton in their pockets and hidden gps..i mean its doable with the technology we got.
Glad my mom brainwashed me at a young age of stranger danger
I don't know you but glad you didn't become a victim. Have a good day.
My parents always drilled into us the importance of staying safe. They almost never let me out of their sight. Mostly cause I was almost kidnapped when I was maybe 5 or younger. I don't remember too too much really, but it's a dangerous world out there.
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When he said "someone say a prayer for me" and it was just quite, complete silence and they put the bag over his head you could really sense his fear, he knew if there was a afterlife he wasn't going to heaven
@@alanstevens1296 What do you mean?
You can say a prayer for someone without being vocal.
The priest could have prayed for him and not made it vocal, which would have upset those present.
Yikes.
@@tethryss5001
Northcott was obviously unrepentant and arrogantly so. Why didn't he get saved? The reverend nodded and smiled at him . . . he looked like a liberal churchman.
Oh well if you believe the fairytales, he is up in the magic castle with Jesus. If he prayed for forgiveness and repented his sins. Read it up in the magic book called Bible.
And all those who never did any harm and maybe snatched a chewing gum or two, they are swimming forever in a pool of lava with goblins poking them with. If they never prayed and did not believe the fairytales.
Oh and the fairytales about heaven and hell was invented by Sumerians or Etruscans i think, many thousands of years ago. Hilarious that some people still believe that stuff :D
@@pipenissen4393
Northcott is wailing and gnashing his teeth right now in Hell.
@@pipenissen4393
His body stopped suddenly but his soul kept on going straight down to Hell.
Those who beg for mercy never give it. Have you notice that.
Yeah, it’s like they expect that they will somehow get out of that situation.
Chantel Onfroy, the movie, based of a actual execution.
Bullshits. Australopithecus american
Outdoor life gave*
No shit Sherlock
It's so sad. This movie is based on a true story and the mother never stopped looking for her son. She just dissipated and died alone. There was evidence that they found his hair/bones at the crime scene along with other victimes but she refused to believe any of it. Such a heartbreaking story.
Georgia B but as the preacher said, he was waiting for her. And when she saw him again, she knew it was him.
Georgia B would you let your son buy a match box from the kiosk next to your place? This mother let her son go to the movies by himself?
It's not sad, that hanging was so fun
*This mother let her son go to the movies by himself?*
That wasn't unheard of in those days. Marilyn Monroe, who spent her childhood in foster homes in and around Los Angeles, was often left at the movie theater by her foster parents, while they went to work or whatever.
I feel bad for him
"In their last moments,people show who they really are."
Kisame?
Afraid
Not true, they could be pretending in hopes of mercy
He already shown who he really was, thats why he got hanged 😅
Well he was scared of walking fast
I love that around 2:17, when he is begging for someone to say a prayer in his name, the priest seems almost indifferent after smiling to him at the beginning, because not even him, a man of God, can bring himself to have any pity for a child rapist and killer, is such a subtle yet great detail
are you suggesting that priests don't commit sexual violence against children? because if that's the case, BOY do I have some news for you... lmfao
@@hamilcross absolutely no, just strictly in the fictional context of this movie, in the sense that a character that would be stereotypically righteous, pious, and merciful towards criminals because of their vocation, and would probably say a prayer for any other sinner out there, draws the line at pedo child murderer. Gordon in his hour of death tries to talk to him for comfort as he had done before, and the priest just smiles at him, but when Gordon is begin for someone to pray for him, he doesn’t even bother, he even looks annoyed because he was disgusted by him from the very beginning, is just smart subtle writing that may fly over peoples head, the type of “show don’t tell”
The priest didn't do his job -- he was probably another liberal churchman.
An animal doesnt need a prayer before they get killed anyway.
Wtf was a priest even doing there if he wasn’t going to pray for him?
Those of you who are wondering why he was executed, he kidnapped little kids, held them in a chicken coop, and then killed them by beating them with an axe. He also forced his little nephew to help him, or else he would get killed as well. I saw the movie, it's really sad yet interesting.
Very late, but he also r aped them.
@@eightykakes15 5 years late
@@shroomgod1990 Hey, you can count. I’m proud son.
@@eightykakes15 lmao that was a good comeback ngl
@@eightykakes15 tool
“Please don’t make me walk so fast!” I say that everyday to my treadmill
U funny
@Alistair the radio demon how old are you?
@Alistair the radio demon i asked how old you are because you said you fucked.....
Jeez........
You and your insane girlfriend are crazy
@Alistair the radio demon your welcom you nutshell
@@DesperateDawggo21 what does sth mean?!
"In the end, Northcott’s bravado failed him. On October 2, 1930, he was led to the gibbet, whimpering and blindfolded because he said he could not stand to view the gallows. He collapsed as he was taken from the death cell and had to be supported by two guards.
His final words as the black hood and noose were put over his head were “don’t, don’t.”
The last bit of poetic justice came right before the executioner pulled the trap lever. Northcott’s legs gave way and he began to collapse just as the trap sprang. His collapse took the slack out of the rope, and as a result his fall was too short to snap his neck.
It took him 11 minutes to strangle to death."
@Gryphon Studios dumbass this is from the newspaper describing the execution
@@DesperateDawggo21 Psycho's last defense: BE HUMANE!!!!!!!!
Good, I have no sympathy at all for child abusers! I only wish I knew the name of this movie so I could watch it and clap when the pos fell to his death.
@@sevinstorey4365 The film is Changeling. Released in 2008. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
AWESOME
This is one of the most brilliantly acted scenes in any movie I've ever seen. Jason Butler Harner was absolutely awesome.
I KNOWWWW
In real life, it took 13 long minutes for Northcott to die. The rope was too slack, so as a result instead of dying instantly due to a broken neck, he died of suffocation.
Great!!!
Honestly what he deserves. I bet you $10 that was done on purpose so he would suffer like those kids
You don’t die due to a broken neck when hanged bruh
People break their necks all the time, it’s no
Blood flow to the brain
@ClairRyan-xz4he It wasn't on purpose. At the very past second his legs gave out just, so all he did was make his end more painful
This was a crime for which only the death penalty was the most appropriate sentence; 20 boys sexually abused, held captive before being brutally murdered.
Nah, death is way too much of an easy way out. I can think of a hell lot more deserving means of punishment for the kind of crimes this guy committed.
@Targaryen Dynasty nah I would rather see him rot to death slowly
@@Gartneren1234 I think for the heinous crimes he committed if the penalty was not a death sentence then let him just spend the rest of his days in a small cell like Steve McQueen had to endure in the movie Papillon. And never let him out. That 8 foot by 5 foot cell will be his whole world. Drive him to madness.
@box of boxes wood chipper
@@Gartneren1234 nah he deserved it imo. The kids he murdered would have begged for their lives as he tortured them and they died in the most painful ways imaginable. How they took their last gasps of air, having their lives stolen from this world. They would never see their families again, never get to see their friends again, never get to see the beautiful outside world.
He deserved the death penalty. Hope he cried and begged for his lives like his victims did whom were mainly children. Hope he suffered and cried for more oxygen.
Sounds bad but, he deserved it. His victims never got to breath again and died in agony. Good thing he did too.
John Christie's last words were "the rope is itching my neck", Albert Pierrepoint replied "don't worry it won't last long".
There's a good movie about Pierrpoint I'd like to watch. Very interesting man.
Nose * you lying fuck.
numbersix100 it's very good, seen it recently
Now THAT is gallows humor, or humour I should say since it's also classic English dry wit. Great flick w Sir Richard Attenborough as Christie and John Hurt as the simpleton who was hanged an innocent man for one of Christie's victims. Man, this is a gut wrenching scene. Props to that actor--I was feeling that one.
Possibly the most accurate depiction of a British hanging: ruclips.net/video/MvQ7Ff4i38w/видео.html
Wonderful performance from the actor. Northcott was a monster and deserved to feel all that panic and pain he put his victims through just before his painful, miserable and most likely terrifying end.
I say he deserved worse but, it's not humanly possible to deal with people like this the way they deserve to be dealt with.
At least they got him outta here, though. That's the most you can ask for sometimes.
@@marsha-madness-super-badness😂
Northcott was real. So were his victims. Deserved.
Gryphon Studios molesting and murdering a innocent child who can not defend themselves who can call themselves human after those horrendous acts he deserved to be tortured. So yes death was well deserved
Alistair the radio demon gotta love how you shoehorn liberalism into this. He never said he looked up to the guy nor fawned over him.
@Gryphon Studios cry harder.
@Gryphon Studios i hope you go to hell if you find killing innocent children is okay
Bryant Paradine you are not GOD you cannot never say who should die or not he should be in prison for life and prison is not a good place to be and the nasty food the inmates and not having any control over yourself and being their got the rest of your life is worst than death and death is a easy way out
Remember kids, never commit crimes
I wont Mr. loaf. XD
I would hate to go through this
Yes sir Mr meat loaf and what is this year's lesson
Don’t commit murder*
iiSkittl3s I would hate it too
Yep
The scary part is that u never know when u gonna drop down
Facts your heart is just beating like crazy and there’s a black hood over your head and your just dreading the drop! I believe the drop is the most terrible of hanging methods.
@@aseamin1089 Straight facts
Like when you're on an older drop waterslide just waiting for the inevitable moment of the trapdoor falling beneath you
@@aseamin1089 Are you going to tell me that the upward jerk is better? Yeah sure, let's just rip their head clean off.
@@WilDBeestMF The drop breaks the spinal cord at the C2/C3 vertebrae, resulting in a broken neck. If done right, there is no pain at all even though the heart beats on for a few minutes more. The hanged person is already brain dead.
Jason B Harner absolutely nailed this scene. He really made a monster feel real and intimidating in this film. Absolute Talent! 10/10
apparently this is the way the real Northcutt was acting when he was getting lead up to the rope...still a coward right up to his last moments.
Because he was afraid to die?
@@mutteringmale the guy was just a coward period
*getting led
And took 13 minutes for him to die, rope is meant to snap your vertebrae but the hangman (more than likely on purpose) botched the know so he'd have a slow death suffocating
@@mutteringmale he wasnt afraid of taking other innocent peoples lives.
THIS IS BRILLIANT ACTING, A TRULY FRIGHTENING PERFORMANCE
A bit of an over dramatized. This includes the execution as the drop should have been sufficient to break the neck.
+kingsol767 should have been, not always.
+kingsol767 In Northcott's case, it wasn't. As a result, he suffered an unnecessarily cruel death. Death by the State should be clean and quick. This was a travesty.
+Andrew Fyall he deserved it northcott was a real sicko
yes but I mean the acting
I can understand the victim's mother wanting to be there, because of him, she was wrongly declared insane and put in a psychiatric hospital and her son was murdered.
Her son was not murdered.The society has protected itself from such a waste of oxygen.He is not a human,but,rather,some humanoid creature.
Frances Sweeney was talking about the child who that man murderd
Oh...I`m extremly sorry and I bring my sincerest apologies.I misread it and I didn`t mean anything.
It’s okay his or her sentence was confusing
Frances Sweeney Thats the point, she wanted to watch him die, for that very reason.
He deserved an Oscar for this movie!! Great actor!
So do all the actors who choose to play monsters in movies.
Must have been his first time.
AHAHAHAHAHAglubglubglubglub
I think it might’ve
Unlike James Franco
"Hmm... First time?"
Love the Buster Scruggs reference LOL
Interesting, because I've always felt I lived many lives and I been executed before. Wouldn't be my first. I don't think.
My mom showed me this movie when I was very young many years ago. It scarred me for many many years. I never found the movie again until today, when I just right now stumbled upon it. Not as scary as it used to be to me, but the fact that it’s based off a true story is still frightening to me.
This movie is 10/10.
Clint Eastwood is a great director, J. Michael Straczynski is a great screenwriter and Angelina Jolie is a great actress. And Jason Butler Harner, who played Gordon Northcott, is also a great actor.
Everything is great :)
Ok we get it... everything is great about this movie... just say... "great movie"
@@83piwo who the fuck are you to tell anyone what they can or can't say? Prick
The J. Michael Straczynski of Babylon 5.
Lol - Angelina Jolie a great actress...
She's good.. but not great
One things for sure, he’ll never do it again.
PLEASE DON’T MAKE Me WALK SO FAST!
Guard: Come on dude don’t be selfish. Some of us have lives to get back to
Ooh. Clever word usage.
Thank for the laugh
Ironic he never got to finish his song. The next words were Sleep In Heavenly Peace.
Fucking Game Thrones is coming on in like 8 minutes, douche bag!
I enjoyed seeing him cry and beg.
It was chilling when he began singing "Silent Night," particularly because the last words he sings are "mother and child" just as the trap-door opens and he falls through to his death. This is significant, because the entire movie was about a mother's search for her missing child, who may have been a victim of this man.
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy Infant, so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Good catch!
@@writersblock26 thanks.
@@joshuajohnson2216 *then falls and gasps to breathe*
@@DesperateDawggo21 and died. Death by hanging makes a great climatic comeback for a villain who abducts little boys. He got what he deserves. Sorry Gordon you don't deserve to go to heaven cause Hell is where you'll belong, you have been warned! Oh Youssef nice job 👍
Love it!
Gordon Northcott was a monster. This scene had me crying due to how scared of death he was. It truly horrified me and still does to this day.
Why did you cry for that son of a bitch?
@@haanis5458 some people dont have kids i guess
@Alan Mýr ye
@@haanis5458 i think he meant that he cried bc the scene itself was really powerful, like crying out of anger for example, definitely not out of compassion for that worm
Ngl I giggled 😅don't make me walk so fast😅
He actually wore a bandana covering his eyes when he made that walk because he was so scared. He was the only one to ever do so.
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@@Oran_Fitzwhat ? How so?
@@Cameron-mw5cr idk, youtube just made me give my opinion on the comment
@@Oran_Fitzthat's because you disliked it. So I'd say it's a legitimate question
I fell down the youtube rabbit hole again.......
Same here except it started because of a youtube video I made which led to reddit which led to a bunch of wikipedias on torture, executions, religious organizations, and all stuff related to that and now i'm here...
you're here too aren't you?
so many hangings 😂
Mattias Berggren see, that's why you can't shoot for shit because you kept screwing around on RUclips when you were supposed to be at target practice
Mattias Berggren same im 10 why am I here like if u agree
This is really great piece of acting by Jason Butler Harner. This scene totally wrenches my soul.
I enjoyed every second of it...watching a lousy bastard go down hard!
jason butley
He was great on Homeland.
He plays the role of a deranged FBI agent in the Ozarks to perfection.
I’ve seen him in other things. He can play a creep very good
This is what murderers and pedophiles deserve... people say "they don't suffer from the death penalty"... no, they live the last moments of their disgusting lives in fear and terror, as all men fear death. Those last moments of psychological torture is punishment that could never be served in a comfortable prison life.
Nobody deserves the death penalty
Yes couldn't agree more
Why not? So you saying the Nazi Hierarchy didn't deserve to swing after all the atrocities they committed? Think your wrong their mate.
@@ethanh303 fuck you, ever read what he did to those kids?
Just want to point out, not ALL men (or women) fear death. Some of us look it in the eye and give it the finger every day...
"I didn't touch them all"
Like that makes it any better.
A man like this is beyond rehabilitation and he is worthless to humanity. The death penalty is what he deserved.
99% of the world population is worthless to humanity.
That's literally Nazi rhetoric there chap
He's too evil for the death penalty
Very Nice theres a difference between saying someone is worthless to humanity because they cant stop killing kids and because they're IQ isnt high enough or because they're gay or Jewish or whatever else the nazis hated
Stfu
Fun Fact: it took Gordon Northcott 11 min to die
Amen
seegrub62 Epic Gamer Moment!
Must have been painful
@Emperor Vitiate edgy
Not long enough.
All the fear he felt was not 1/1,0000 the fear that those boys had being tortured and then killed. Sometimes death is a very good thing.
The planned killing of a human being is never a "good" thing. At best, it can be a necessary thing. But never something for a good person to celebrate.
Not when you go to hell for an eternity
Abraham Rodriguez wth what is wrong with his spelling?!
Youssef - it's not the "spelling," exactly. It's the fact that the number "1,0000" doesn't exist.
Konrad Heumann but that is not even english it's math ,he forgot to add the comma after the first 0
I know it's a serious scene but that "woo" at 3:18 gets me every time
Not sure if it was "woo" or "owww" or "uhhh" or just a little shriek.
Either way, it did sound funny.
Then the "Ghaack Sound"
Fall guys
He said "nooo"
Killers in the past: Death penalty.
Killers today: Life in prison, or they walk free.
I wish they wouldn't give killer's a time of their life in jail with free WiFi now which is really stupidly dumb and that ain't teaching them what they did for there crimes
What they SHOULD do, is make the worst criminals (like pedophiles) work until they die.
@@cvasquez3376 mmmmmm not bad I've never thought about that
Thanks. Join me in the Second American Revolution, and I swear, on pain of death, I'll give New America a better justice system.
@@cvasquez3376 ha okay
Fun fact: Doctor heard his heartbeat and they left him to die. That took 10 minutes
Amen
That in itself is not strange. The heart always continues to beat for up to 20 mins after a long drop hanging, even if it has gone properly and the neck breaks and the prisoner is unconscious. You know you've screwed up if the prisoner is moving for the whole time though!
Fair enough
@Esoteric Valentine yes that is true
@@downlink5877 California screwed up enough hangings that they switched to the gas chamber a few years later.
This occurred literally 1 minute away from my house. It's eerie passing by the location everytime and realizing that that's where it all happened ...
I feel you, I live in Sacramento and back in the day there were the F streets murders, within a mile or two from me. iirc
The execution or his murders?
@@caseywatson3583 the actual chicken coop where the murders took place
@@fabian-isf5310 Wow thats interesting.
You mean the farm or the execution place as in the scene. Cause then you would live on a prisoners island...
The acting is amazing in this movie
Honestly, this scene was done so brilliantly. Kudos to Jason Butler Harner
@ms. will always love my life I know I'm late, but it's the person who acted Gordon.
“Hey Gordon wanna hang out?”
Gordon cummins........
I liked just so it’s at 69 likes
Not funny at all
Crime against children is the most heinous of all crimes. Any person who commits such crime has no right to live in this world. This guy killed a lot of children and I can't even comprehend the trauma their parents must have gone through when they found out their children were killed by this monster. This is really heart breaking. Unfortunately, children are still kidnapped and murdered in this day and age. The parents of small children should teach them not to talk to strangers.
Unfortunately a child is far more likely to get hurt by someone they know than a stranger. Not saying they should trust blindly, but they should be aware that a stranger isn’t the only danger.
@@jamesxiaolong2199 it is the parents job to protect them from that. I have one of my family. I will never let my daughter around him under any circumstances whatsoever and I also don’t let her be around anyone without me being right there and knowing exactly what’s going on. Same with my wife.
@@justinbushman277 your daughter deserves a loving parent like you. Unfortunately not every child has such a parent.
Hello to those who are here after Buzzfeed Unsolved.
Nikhil John When they were describing the case I recalled this movie, but it was vague until searched up his name. This movie scared me so much when I was younger ;-;
Omg! I’m glad I’m not alone lol
Lmao hi😄
Ha me
hell yea
Heey Gordon how's it hangin?
Good one
That's punny
whts the movie called
+Alan Simmons it's in the description
+Riley Ryan thxs
I wondered what was uttered before he went upstairs, after watching this movie for years, i just got what was said. The most chilling words to me of this scene, and the irony in them.... "will it hurt"?? After ravaging the lives of innocent young boys, he asks "will it hurt" . Even if it wasn't actually said by the real Gordon Northcott, this scene is brilliant in the way they portray him.
Yup you could tell he was terrified Sweating it 😳😥 he Soo didn't want to be left Hanging till All the way Dead he was screaming when he drops Awww NOOO 😵 then kicking around gagging mostly Hoping OMG PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME DOWN 😵💀 lol but Noo Sir your Hanging till Dead anyways LOL and he kinda Deserves every second wouldn't you agree?
According to a news article from this time, he actually DID say that in real life. As his hands were being strapped he asked "will it hurt?" He also in real life screamed "please pray for me" just before the drop. Even the "walking fast" part was said in real life as he was being forced up the stairs.
The scene depicts a very accurate portrayal of the actual event.
Even then, they filmed executions for the record. But these are NOT made public!!!
I do wonder if someone got a look at that film. After all, approximately 80 years had passed since the execution. (Just my thoughts.)
I put closed caption on. It did not help.
Yeah definitely 💯 and he was probably more Terrified than anything but he actually kinda Deserves to be Terrified wouldn't you agree with me?
Very sad story, I watched this movie as a young kid and this scene along with the escape scene have always stuck with me.
Real life quote by warden. " Well Gordon, nobody's complained yet!"
Some of the best acting I've ever seen, damn.
Advantageous Mutation excuse dude do you mind telling me the name of the movie plz?
changeling
Yeah I love the movie
Underrated movie with very underrated performances, this scene is one of the best peices of acting that I've ever seen!
I like it very much too, especially the hanging as he jerks at the rope
When I saw the thumbnail and recognized where it was from my stomach sank and my heart clenched, how horrible it was to witness such a monstrosity at such a young age, I didn’t think I’d ever see a piece of this movie again even after a decade or so
This sicko deserved it though
He murdered children and they’re arguably the worst of humanity
Was this scene really that disturbing for everyone? I kind of enjoyed it, of course because it's not real, but also because Green Mile already desentisized me from this kind of stuff.
@@BrunoHartmann- Yup, once you see Green Mile as a little kid, this movie is a walk in the park. I'd take a long drop hanging over what happened to Del ANY day of the year. XD
@@ARedMagicMarkerman same here! Although the camera angle of seeing the noose as he's being led right to it is a bit freaky from a psychological standpoint. And I definitely had a shudder as he twitched. But yes, Green Mile was far more brutal!
In this case the death penalty is truly warranted. Anyone that tortured and raped children should go exactly this way.
👍
If you only knew how sick and depraved the real man was . . .
Well yea he was sick and was put in the same place he put those innocent kids were in crying and begging for him to not end there lives now he knows
+Emmanuel muniz. Amen.
I know what he did he should've been strung up by his feet set on fire then his head chopped off of the axe he killed those kids with
brandon Costello o
Well I have seen a lot of people getting hung in videos
Gordon's mom- What are you doing up there son!
Gordon- Just hanging around...
heh
Haha
I DIED
LETTER R so did he
Wasn't his mom part of the killings too
According to Wikipedia: "The rope used for the execution was too slack to cause breakage of the neck, and it took thirteen minutes for him to die from strangulation." I'd bet anything that slack wasn't an accident..... 😉
This is a similar case to a hanging that happened in yemen 2003. A little 17 year old girl called Habiba Ibrahim who was convicted of killing a high ranking officer who attempted to rape her. She sentenced hang by her neck until dead. On her execution day, she begged the guards to show her mercy. The guards dragged her from her cell to the gibbet. She was screaming and crying as the guards pushed her up to the noose. It was not clear what her last words were, but it was said as the hood was placed on her head she uttered "Please don't hang me!". When the noose was tied round her neck, she reportedly began singing the Yemeni national anthem, she thought she could save her neck. But her last ditch attempt had failed, she was dropped at 1:05 pm. It was reported the noose was too short and the was only 2 feet. As a result the execution was severely bungled as Habiba struggled against the rope gasping for air. She kicked and writhed in pain for a whole 14 minutes when she finally expired on 1:15 pm. This goes to show how bad dictatorships are.
@@DesperateDawggo21
You know that's a relatively good reason why the death penalty should be used for some cases. It's the only way to deal with corrupt leaders.
There are cruel and evil people in positions of power. She did not deserve to die because of their evil. They do.
@@marrqi7wini54 I agree, People do not realize we are being led by corrupt psycopaths
fucking incredible acting!
Yea the twitching Feet was awesome! LOL
samsquanch1996 steptoe
samsquanch1996 .. Yeah, too bad you didn't see the "fucking incredible acting" of his victims - young boys between the ages of 9 and 12 abducted, tortured, raped, bludgeoned, decapitated, and dismembered. The media/liberals work hard to make us feel sorry for the criminals, ignoring the victims.
I wonder if Hillary's feet will twitch also.
bitterbutter1000 .. LOL. In that case, I hope they blotch the job and it requires two or three attempts.
This actor did a great job portraying a man who was so cruel!
Movie deserves much acclaim it was such a underrated film
In the end we, as civil people, seem to forget that the pain and suffering that these monsters inflict on innocent people are so much worse than the death that society gives them.
This is from Changeling (2008) starring Angelina Jolie. I absolutely love this movie. It's so heartbreaking how Christine Collins' son was taken away from her and the police did nothing to help. They put her through a living hell. I'm so glad Gordon Northcott was sentenced to death.
@@WilsonSmith-vj5bn Don’t “judge” others? This man killed over 20 innocent children!
Doctor: *goes and check his heartbeat*
Me: He ain’t moving sir, pretty sure he dead dead
He still can be alive. Just slowly dying.
Could be faking it.
He’s dead Jim
Took the Fucker 11 minutes to die
SomePerson Online it took him 11 minutes to die. I think they were just making sure he was dying
I remember seeing this movie when I was like 8 even then thinking about how satisfying of an ending this was for this movie
Ikr I love how he danced like that
I remember in 1971, in Ireland, a car stopping near my home and the driver asked my sister, two years my senior, to get in his vehicle. I was about to do so when my sister stopped me. I was 7 years old. I have shutter to think about what would have happened had I been alone that day and entered that vehicle...
His acting was truly amazing, and this was such a hard scene to watch. He deserved It no doubt, but I couldn't watch it.
I like how it didn't break his neck but left him to choke. I heard he did some sick things and watching him struggle and try to untie his feet at least gave the families some satisfaction.
Do you realize that when you die of hanging it’s not a broken neck it’s no blood flow to the brain? Cant you process that?
@@bottle3124
No, when some is hanged it is designed to snap their neck on the drop, it depends on the position of the knot. There are many cases of the execution being rescheduled because the prisoners neck did not snap and it had to be redone. But of course you can also strangle someone via hanging but as an execution method it’s supposed to break the neck. It’s embarrassing I have to explain this I don’t like your arrogant attitude
@@rhysnichols8608 your toxic for no reason, the snapping cuts off circulation people break they’re necks all the time, not only you’re being overly pretentious by insisting on calling me arrogant for no reason, your factually wrong, your arrogance is your downfall, you annoying piece of shit
@@bottle3124The neck is supposed to snap dumbass
The acting is so spot on it’s disturbing
I absolutely adore the expression on his face ...the universe's payback.. I hope he had a painful slow death and I hope he sees the innocent faces of all those he hurt
@Levente Lénárt no not 25 mins, only 12
@Gryphon Studios He never said such a thing but he is still a human being. A convicted child molester like him deserved what he got and it's appalling that anyone should defend him.
@Gryphon Studios you do shut up you stupid idiot.
Hell Yes!!!!!
I wish I could watch the terror these people would experience. I have extreme pleasure from watching bad guys cry in fear before their lives are over. This is especially true when one gets a life sentence on RUclips.
"Will it hurt?" I wish they'd had him respond, "Less than you hurt those children."
during the real execution one of the guards replied with ¨no one has ever complained¨
Yeah that mean guy was Really Sweating it 😥 PANICKED but he kinda Deserves it wouldn't you agree??
Apparently the real killer asked this, and was told "nobody's ever complained"
How the hell did this pop up in my recommendations?
Mattias Johannessen same!
Mattias Johannessen same here. I've never heard of him.
Mattias Johannessen it's a movie
SAME
Ikr
Sympathy for his victims. No sympathy for Northcott.
Sind die Opfer deswegen wieder lebendig?
At first, you probably look at the guy and feel 13% bad for him (brilliant acting), because you're human...then you research him, and how her brutally murdered and tortured those children...and then your entire expression changes.
I researched and I still feel bad. I don’t think anyone in a developed country should be put to death if they don’t need to be.
People in this comment section thinking this is the real Gordon Northcott is hilarious
Yea i hoped to find someone who speak about the actor, the shene..
KEVIN...I AGREE....RUclips IS LOADED WITH MORONS...
Yup
Yup
@@danbrown4850 😅😂
Amazing acting
Ok we don't need to hear that all THE FUCKING TIME WE ALREADY KNOW ITS ACTING STUPID SHITTING FUCKHEAD
@@KarinaHernandez-ic1lk wow you need to get some help. Your clearly not right in the head.
@@KarinaHernandez-ic1lk what's your problem? He was just saying that he thought this. Movie scene was acted great
The irony of him begging for his life after all he did is poetic on its own.
Si pero almenos...em nose como rematar la frase
I know he is an evil monster but still i imagine myself being in his situation. I would probably cry for my mother... i can`t imagine those last steps, last breaths... it`s surreal to me.
Really good film. I saw this scene and then watched the whole film. For me, it's one I can watch over and over again! Watch it by yourself though, not on family movie nights :-)
I remember seeing this as a kid and i had nightmares for weeks
Same there was a part where he killed kids with a axe
the juxtaposition of the timber ruler and the flashback of the axe
That statement makes me feel really old.
Did your parents use this movie to teach you not to talk to stangers? If so, they succeeded.
Same!! It scared me so much
Northcott: Please don't make me walk so fast-!
Guard: I don't want to hang around here all day.
Great acting, horrible character but played that scene amazing.
Ryan Cummings .. Yeah, too bad you didn't see the "great acting" of his victims - young boys between the ages of 9 and 12 abducted, tortured, raped, bludgeoned, decapitated, and dismembered. The media/liberals work hard to make us feel sorry for the criminals, ignoring the victims.
Was da film called
Dwight Stewart lmao what
Dwight Stewart hence the “horrible character” part.
Khizar Salar The Changeling
So unfortunate to find out I'm related to Gordon Northcott 😕 RIP to his victims.
wait for reals really ?
im guessing ur descended from Sanford?
🤨 Are you serious?
I’m sorry his actions brought disgrace to your family name
I just watched that one John. Yes, its not for the faint of heart. For me though, there are some things about the hanging from Changeling that made it rather unsettling. I've watched the shot from the movie numerous times where they show the entire woodshop at the top of the steps just before he's taken down to the gallows. In the corner you can see the cart that would be used to remove the condemned's body after he's been declared dead. The weather outside appears to be sunny, a stark contrast when you realize that someone is about to die. And of course the booming echo sound inside that woodshop amplifies the tension.Perhaps the biggest differentiator for me from the DITD execution is the moment itself. The latter appears to have their neck broken immediately after they fall through the trap, with what seemed like instant demise, whereas the drop with Harner's character wasnt long enough, and he slowly strangled to death. What's more, the witnesses' reactions to the Northcott hanging seemed ambiguous. Some of the victims' representatives (namely Collins and the mother of the Clay boy who'd later be found alive) don't seem entirely satisfied after Northcott ceases to struggle on the noose. I don't think Eastwood intended to be an abolitionist spokesperson with how the scene was filmed, but it suggested to me that, despite how some initially react to the condemnation of this kind of individual, the jury is still out on the death penalty. The warden doesn't like being there, and I can see why they switched to the gas chamber beginning in 1942.
I would recommend "In Cold Blood" with Robert Blake. That, for me, was the most unsettling hanging, I remember. Extremely grim and dark.
Hanging is very humane in that it is instant. The US did not seem to go to the lengths that the UK did to get it right.
Hanging is still the best and cheapest means of execution.
All you need is a strong anchor-point over a thirty foot drop, twenty feet of good rope and two strong elastic bands.
The anchor-point, and rope,which is inexpensive, can be used multiple times and the elastic bands can be washed if necessary.
The rubber bands of course go around the hems of the executionees' pants to keep their crap in their pants in case they vacate their bowels. This reduces the unpleasantnes,s cost, and effort of cleaning up the floor.
Most errors in hangings have been due to insufficient dropping distance.
Jason Butler Harner, amazing actor. His performance was the only reason I watched the whole movie.
played marvelous even on the gallows
3:18 WHOOO!! LOL. Its like he had the greatest thrill of his life lol.
I laughed way too hard at this 🤣🤣
Hahahaha. This made my day
The video is so scary, and while i read your comment I laughed 🤣
It was like WHOOO!!! LOL
Why are these comments so funny 😂
My mom show me this movie such a long time ago and I've been trying to find it ever since, it's been like 3 years and I finally found it. I can believe how sad this is.
This is one of the best performences i have ever seen! My god!
This is probably the most vivid and disturbing cinematic depiction of an execution I've ever seen. Yes he did some awful things, but to still see anyone drop to their death is disquieting (so much so I mute the volume after the warden reads the death warrant).The botched electrocutions in The Green Mile were bad enough. But for me this one will stand out forever.
The execution scene in Dancer In The Dark is much more powerful.....sucked every ounce of life out me. It took me days to recover
You do know the executions in green mile are bullshit don't get you're shit from movies
John Long I just went and watched it.. holy shit..
What!! This video is pussy, I've see videos like african necklacing to 3 guys 1 hammer to all sorts of stuff like Isis beheading to cartel members skinning us and Mexican soldiers alive, this is overall not that bad of a video
rhettinski stravinsky 5
He was a "coward to the very end" Could only hurt "little kids" Why can't they at least bloody try and pick on people there own age???
Imagine the chaos if the officers asked: "Who wants to pull the lever?"
I had no idea how chaotic this can be
"WRONG LEVER!!!!!!!!"
Streicher's last words before hsnging were"No! No! Aaaaaaaiiiiiieeeee!"; the hsngman, Pierrepoint. Said "He died like thr coward we all knew that he was"; even the othet Nazis despised him.
This man better have got an Oscar cause that was a great performance
❤❤❤
He said don't make me walk so fast and begged like those kids who begged him to let them go
Alas, Gordon threw his last temper tantrum!
I read somewhere he took thirteen minutes to die. So there is justice in the world.
This kind of thing needs to be brought back.
You have to be a truly evil to butcher a child as Gordon Northcott did. Society shall shed no tears for people like him.