Same here. Well, not every month lol but at least once a year. ALL the women in El Dorado are hot too , plus it's a fun movie. I still remember my Dad owning the VHS and kept watching it until the tape got worn out you could barely see/hear anything. I had to buy him the Blu Ray for Christmas.
@@muppetonmeds HAHAHAHHA no, I come from a very poor country with a totalitarian regime where we have to choose exactly one movie that we'd be allowed to watch for our whole lives. If you watch another, you'd be shot and your family sent to GULAG, where, coincidentally, I am right now because my distant cousin dared to illegally watch the pilot episode of Sex and the City while having the permission to watch Dial M for Murder.
True. The interviewer needs to do a few more interviews and run into someone who just answers with one word. Then he will learn the value of someone who's ready to tell a story and how you just need to be quiet and listen
I am proud to say that I worked as a Wrangler for Rudy Ugland on the "Comes A Horseman" production set in Westcliffe, Colorado during the summer of 1977. The production company had 700 head of horned Herefords that were running over my father-in-law's (Jim Like) leased land. He got upset, and wanted compensation. Jim Like and I both got jobs as Wranglers on the "Comes A Horseman" movie set, which was quite an experience. One memory that I have from being a Wrangler on this movie set is when Jimmy Caan came up to me and said, "I never could rope!" My son had been born in February of that year, and my wife and I were on vacation from school. Jim Like was a nationally recognized rodeo cowboy, and I was just a lowly student at the time. That first-born son of mine, SFC Ronald Tanner Wood, was killed in the war in Iraq in 2005 at the age of 28. Memories are wonderful, but are hard to bear. -- Ron Wood, Sr., Gold Star Father
I can't believe the interview STOPS at 2:51 -- right in the middle of James Caan's story, right at the high point. "You came too far forward..." Are you freaking kidding me??? Just let the man tell this awesome story -- and YOU figure out how to keep him in the shot. Unreal.
It is a direction, because this Interview is used for a documentary called "Mr. Warmth" about Don Rickles. You cannot use a clip which is out of focus in a film. So he "interrupted" Caan for a good reason. Same with the plane.
@@filmSCHOOLarchive that is idiotic. You stop the flow of a story when the story is clearly the centerpiece instead of the camera operator doing their job? IDIOTIC! On top of it all for a DOCUMENTARY! DOCUMENT -as in SHOOT IT AS IS - and save the directing for the movies. You must have gone to school for this.
It is perfect escapism...watched it for the first time with my pals back around 1967 in the Odeon picture hall in Whiteinch, Glasgow when I was 11 years old...it instantly transported us all away to another time and place for a couple of wonderful hours...still does this to me anytime I see It...
I love the story Mr Caan tells. You can tell he loved it, and how much joy he had working with John Wayne and Howard Hawks. Thank you for sharing this.
Caan swapping out a NY-"Fuhgeddaboudit" accent for Wayne's trademark "I ain't gonna hit ya" accent was a fun listen! Thank you for posting this interview.
I met James Caan. He came into my office in Beverly Hills. I was blown away, but he was a down to earth guy. He was honored to have a photo taken with me. No better person than him.
You should have asked him to go out, close the door, wait five seconds and come back in. You, then, would jump out the Office Paraphernalia Cabinet and exclaim "Supplies!" That old gag never gets old.
James Caan - no matter how famous he is - he is still underrated - Absolutely amazing in every thing he ever did. His kind of talent interpersonal intelligence and panosh - very rare. He would make every guy my age smile if he would do another feature film. Thanks for sharing.
Ron Strzelecki - That is the role that the Cohen brothers should redo and Mr. J.Caan should play the lead. It could be a masterpiece if he would do it. 👍
James Caan was a generational star who was a superb actor for over 50 years. He was also an American Original from the Big Apple. We will not see his like again.
Mr. Caan, I want to Thank You for being an "Actor", and not a "star". You have a talent that few men have. And, thanks for working with the Duke and Mitchum. You were perfect.
Just what I thought. Wayne was a movie star but not much of an actor. Except maybe The Searchers. That's the only one I'll give him which out of a very lengthy career isn't much. As for being a tough guy, he advised Kirk Douglas that he shouldn't take the role of Vincent van Gogh because "men like us don't play sissies." Obviously touchy about the subject of what constitutes masculinity.
" Brian's Song " ......I am 55 now and remember in 2nd grade ( 1971) we watched that now classic and let me say that movie made me and all my classmates CRY OUTLOUD !! Superb emotion, you NEVER forget !! * I have a tear in my eye now as I write this ! LIFE just goes by way to fast, why ? THERE MUST BE SOMETING WONDERFUL after we all leave this life !! in JESUS name I pray ! ......".this is not, all 4 NOT ! " as my wonderful Grandparents would tell us when we were young...*
Charliebrm1 Wayne's acting goes unnoticed most always because people like you only see "The Duke" playing a role, and don't appreciate nor even notice his acting, facial expressions, etc. Look again at Quiet Man, or his interaction with Maureen O'Hara, for example; many other times as well...which you entirely overlook. It's a common thing when seeing icons or iconic people-- take the Statue Of Liberty for example...most only see the STATUE, and fail utterly to see the fine artwork, the detail, the imaginative design and flair. Not saying John Wayne was on a par with Cagney, Welles, Burton, etc... but he could and did act far and away much better than anyone gives him credit for. It's there to see if only one actually looks!
I Love ElDorado. One of The best westerns. I never get tired of watching Mr. Caan, Mr. Wayne and Mr. Mitchum together. Those three men worked so well together. They were quite the trio. A true classic.
Just what a cool dude mr James Caan is these old school actors and above all these old school people just can't be replaced!!! I was raised by my grandparents I'm 35 in the year 2021 and it sucks!!! Irish traveller UK
I just happened to stumble on this one & so glad I did! James Caan, John Wayne & Robert Mitchum. Three of the all time greatest actors. Go Mississippi!
As long as James Caan and Robert Duvall are alive, other than appearing in the godfather and killer elite, they'll always be remembered as working alongside John Wayne in true grit and el Dorado. God bless both Jimmy and Bobby.
Duvall Disrespected The Duke On Creepy Howard Sterns interview agreeing w Stern that John Wayne was Not a Good actor! Screw Duvall he wished He had John Wayne's legacy
Smile America - There are tons of buttholes in Hollywood, no doubt. Part of my brain wants to boycott every actor with whom I don’t agree on various topics, but that will leave me with not much to watch and unfortunately, I really like movies. I agree, that was a really lame thing for Robert Duvall to do/say, but I still like him (his character, not him personally) in Open Range.
I literally went through a bunch of Caan interviews about a week ago thinking about all his great roles. Then when the news hit I figured I’d watch some of them again😢
If you were a kid in the 70's like I was, you grew up when toughness wasn't just an asset, it was a way of life. I watched the Bad News Bears the other night for the first time since I saw it in the theater, (my first year of little league) 1976, and other than team celebrating at the end with beer, it was pretty damn spot on for those days, and I'm glad I grew up in that era. Caan, Pacino, Clint, Dinero, Duvall etc are all going to be sorely missed when they're gone and all they brought to the big screen. A much under-rated film with James Caan and Jane Fonda is the 1978 movie "Comes A Horseman", and it's one of my favorites.
Everything that would be hailed as groundbreaking on the 1984 TV series "Miami Vice" was already front and center in director Michael Mann's 1981 film "Thief." Caan won the Oscar for Best Actor in our house.
Primarily it was the way director Michael Mann combined innovative cinematography with new-age electronic music to tell his story, rather than relying on character dialogue. Look at any episode from season one of "Miami Vice" and then watch the first 5 minutes of "Thief." You'll see the stylistic similarities.@Katie Rae
Caan just comes off to me as kind of a combo of the great actors of 50s....like a cross between Widmark/Mitchum/Ford....nothing flashy just a good solid performance just about every time he is on film.
I had the pleasure of meeting him in the 70's. He was on a horse and he looked like he was a giant. And yet he spoke like a shy young man, well mannered. I was a young woman then but I was impressed with his charm around the ladies. Good man
You obviously don't understand movies as a part of American slash Italian love. 30th and 40s ruled every American city. Obviously you weren't alive then and did not understand the way shit worked. Sorry. Just the way it was at that time.
Wow, James Cann had that special screen presence that only a handful of actors have... Holding your own with Wayne and Mitchum wasn't easy but he did it! Great Actor!
I love "El Dorado" ! One of the best Westerns to come out of the 1960s. Though of course it's pretty much a remake of director Hawks' own "Rio Bravo" from the late 50s.
robert cooper. Caan might pay his stuntman to try and wind my clock because I'm a bit too big for the little dude. Oh and btw he might want to bring the stuntman a lunch.
When he saw Talia Shire's black eye, and bit his fist, then calmed her down, and got her to smile. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what it's all about. Bringing a humanity that can't be bottled. That's one of her best scenes, too. It's something that still gets me. And I've seen the film 60 times. Cinderella Liberty. Hide in plain sight. When he's talking to Willie Nelson in jail in Thief. Watch the end of the scene. Watch his eyes. That honesty. And when he kicks Tuesday Weld out. He breaks your heart. Man, I wish he'd do one more.
As Over The Years Growing Up, From The 1980's. I Have Seen So Many John Wayne '' The Duke '' Movies, To Listen To James Caan. Talk About Parts Him Working With John Wayne, In Movies. Was A Great Few Minutes, Listen To About Both Of These Classic Hollywood Actors.
I just found my favorite storyteller of ALL TIME!!! I see it now: I rub a bottle and a genie comes out, and she tells me, "i'll grant you ONE wish." And I answer, "I want to sit around a campfire for 3 days and night straight and listen to James Caan tell stories." I could then die a happy man.
Re EL Dorado... It is perfect escapism...watched it for the first time with my pals back around 1967 in the Odeon picture hall in Whiteinch, Glasgow when I was 11 years old...it instantly transported us all away to another time and place for a couple of wonderful hours...still does this to me anytime I see It...
Steve Fowler one of the reasons I like James Caan is because he doesn't look like he has to be serious all the time!! He can play anything from the badass to the funny side kick!!
My favourite actor. The Killer Elite, Rollerball, A Bridge Too Far, El Dorado, The Godfather, Journey To Shilo, The Glory Guys, Alien Nation, Misery and so many more. CLASS. I've never heard a bad word said about this guy. Thank you for all the great memories Jimmy.
Great story! Saw El Dorado with family on vacation at the drive-in when I was 10 and I loved Jimmy's sawed off shotgun. Forgot all about that fond memory, thanks.
James Caan saw what others did not. Men, like Wayne and Mitchum, performed the art of acting as the men they were portraying. Different style than was the norm for other actors. They put the characterizations of men from the middle 1800s to after WWII into glaring perspective. Harsh, determined and single-minded. Wayne, Mitchum, Cagney, Bogart, et al, portrayed something they found easily done. Men whose personalities were much like themselves. That, made the "acting" easy. Rough men playing rough men. Mr. Caan eluded to this. Even li'l Ron Howard noticed this peculiarity. "Acting" like these men being portrayed on film, was literally "being themselves" in the role. Great actors always meet with criticism from others who can't imagine how to portray something they can't comprehend. Wayne was type cast. Always. Only thing was, like Mr. Caan, you gotta be the subject of your acting. Great actors all. The screen writers and directors messed up many of the portrayals of harsh men, because they couldn't imagine anyone that definitively masculine.
_Mississippi_ belongs to the _once seen, never forgotten_ characters. He is also very funny in _Misery,_ where he manages to infuse the suspense and horror with a unique blend of tragedy and (dark) humor. I'd like to coin the term _Caanian,_ and see it displayed some of these days in a movie custom-tailored on one of our greatest actors.
I met John Wayne in '77 and chatted with him briefly in a fan/star encounter. Couldn't have been nicer or more engaging. I was with my older brother and cousin (we were all teenagers). We asked for his autograph and he proceeded to hand us business cards and then he started to chat it up with us - asking us where we were in school, how were we doing, etc. The encounter lasted about 2-3 minutes and the 3 of us left with wide eyes, big smiles, and walking on air.
Jimmy Caan...What a humble guy.. !! Just love him...I hope U will be more then a hundred years and be in a lot of movies until that..!! ;) U one of the best... !!! ;)
And it was a remake of Rio Bravo also by Howard Hawkes. Caan was Ricky Nelson. Mitchum was Dean Martin. Hunnicut was Walter Brennan and, of course, Wayne was Wayne.
Not even Clint Eastwood (who I'm a huge fan) carried a presence like the Duke. Wayne was so iconic on and off the screen that no one was immune to feeling a little humble in his presence. Kind, generous, and full of opinion (mostly wisdom and common sense) John Wayne commanded respect just like he gave. As we know, most actors are nothing like the characters they play on screen, the Duke was just the Duke on and off the set,, same ethics, morals, and the same great American patriot.
That's what I thought he was saying for the longest time -- "ride boley ride". Then I finally came across the actual poem. The last stanza is ‘Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,’ The shade replied,- ‘If you seek for Eldorado!’
Had the pleasure of working with James (call me Jimmy) on one of his later films, a couple of years back. He did not suffer fools. (That's why we got along so well.) I'm almost shocked that he didn't give this guy hell, although there was that one suspicious cut...
Caan is an excellent interviewee here - I'm riveted - now that I know it was John Landis doing the interviewing it explains everything - the interviewing is beyond embarrassing
Bullzeye 1000yds may be even more correct than he knows. I once had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Caan. We were at a crowded western dance hall in Albuquerque. I was sitting alone at a four person table and he was standing nearby watching the dancers. I asked him if he wanted to join me. We chatted awhile and he would get up every so often and go dance. Sometimes the ladies would say yes and sometimes they would decline his request. When they did, he'd return and never say anything derogatory. He'd just wait a bit and go ask someone else. I suspect that it had been close to an hour before we even introduced ourselves. For a little while, the name didn't click. I'd recently seen Bryan's Song, but not yet seen The Godfather. He didn't mention either one, but did say that he was there to film the local shots for a movie that they were in the process of making. Which brings us back to him asking ladies to dance and getting turned down. Somehow he made the statement that it was actually good for him because out in California, almost every woman came on to him as if he was the only guy in the world. When he got shot down, it reminded him that he was just another guy and not something all that special just because he worked in the movie business. After the night was ended, I realized that he was wrong. His attitude about himself made him more special than he ever knew.
I guess he got over that Shyness, heard he and a couple of his neighbors had special tunnels built over to the Playboy club. Hefner's old place, said he was a "Regular" in the grottos there. Must have been nice to be him!
@@anneinfurna8528 It might also be that the shyness made it where he was willing to accept fake affection by the grotto dwellers more easily than to accept fake affection from groupies. I just like to think of him as being a nice guy that happened to make it big and don't like to look at his wasted alcoholic years. Thanks for noticing my original reply.
This man could act. See one of his early roles in "The Glory Guys". He was over the top as an Irishman. I can't believe he's gone, he will forever be the Hot Head Sonny Corleone, Brother of Al Pacino/Michael Corleone in the Godfather. ... and, He also played a great Casino Exec in the Vegas Series. He was just a hip, cool, accomplished man. (... and he was Hot!).
racist? really? me 69 - if anyone can't handle being made fun of in anyway is sad - grow up - so sensitive - all you who whine do the same thing shut up
Duke was what you see is what you got. Certainly didn't have the acting qualities like Peck (the best) but Duke had that special something that kept him at the top. James Caan was always good especially in The Godfather. Caan always had a prescience on the screen that is lacking by today's actors.Whether big or small part, you noticed him.
George V. It is hilarious since Peck is #32 in the top 100 all-time best actors list and Wayne is #47 and to my knowledge, Gregory Peck wasn't a draft dodging coward like John Wayne was.
@steve hammond At the start of WW II Wayne was cheating on his wife and was completely in love with an older woman Marlene Dietrich who was an anything goes perverted bitch and Wayne was terrified he would lose her. Wayne did use an old shoulder injury that never bothered him doing stunts for his movies as an excuse not to serve. He in later years confessed that he wishes that he would have served because of all the shit he got from his peers in the movie business that did serve. They all knew it was his kinky sex life with Dietrich, not an injury that kept him from serving. It would be something if some X rated movies were found of Wayne with a ball gag in his mouth getting corn holed by some guy while Marlene Dietrich watched. Wayne being the coward that he was let his little head do his thinking for him. While millions fought and died in WW II this coward let others take the risk he should have instead he chose to make millions staring in movies about the war rather than fight.
Guys like James Caan and Ray Liotta can never be replaced-true character actors with such charisma
James Caan really had a unique charisma! It's so sad.
@@sasazivanovic777 no
Amen to that!
Mr Henry
ray liotta could be replaced in a second and no body would know, he just wasnt a good actor.
His impersonation of John Wayne is 10/10. El Dorado is one of my all-time favorites, I watch it at least once every month and never get tired.
I love El Dorado too!
Same here. Well, not every month lol but at least once a year. ALL the women in El Dorado are hot too , plus it's a fun movie. I still remember my Dad owning the VHS and kept watching it until the tape got worn out you could barely see/hear anything. I had to buy him the Blu Ray for Christmas.
Once a month WTF lol cant you afford any more movies?
john wayne when he do first movie he so young and slim he at his best then i think 1940
@@muppetonmeds HAHAHAHHA no, I come from a very poor country with a totalitarian regime where we have to choose exactly one movie that we'd be allowed to watch for our whole lives. If you watch another, you'd be shot and your family sent to GULAG, where, coincidentally, I am right now because my distant cousin dared to illegally watch the pilot episode of Sex and the City while having the permission to watch Dial M for Murder.
Caan doing the Chinese guy in El Dorado was priceless. It's edited out in most showings of the movie today. Christopher George was magnificent.
Nels McCloud.
Nels to Cole - You never gave me a chance.
Cole to Nels - You were too good to give a chance.
Caan loved working with Wayne.
That's because it was a joke, and jokes are not allowed today, especially funny ones. Actual, funny jokes make some "people" wet themselves.
Damn censorship 3:42
Interrupting James Caan at the height of his story about the Duke. Brilliant. Just brilliant.
lol
Yeah, what was with that knucklehead?
You can tell Caan was like “you gotta’ be effing kidding me guy.. lol.
He had to. Caan was rambling.
True. The interviewer needs to do a few more interviews and run into someone who just answers with one word. Then he will learn the value of someone who's ready to tell a story and how you just need to be quiet and listen
I am proud to say that I worked as a Wrangler for Rudy Ugland on the "Comes A Horseman" production set in Westcliffe, Colorado during the summer of 1977. The production company had 700 head of horned Herefords that were running over my father-in-law's (Jim Like) leased land. He got upset, and wanted compensation. Jim Like and I both got jobs as Wranglers on the "Comes A Horseman" movie set, which was quite an experience. One memory that I have from being a Wrangler on this movie set is when Jimmy Caan came up to me and said, "I never could rope!" My son had been born in February of that year, and my wife and I were on vacation from school. Jim Like was a nationally recognized rodeo cowboy, and I was just a lowly student at the time. That first-born son of mine, SFC Ronald Tanner Wood, was killed in the war in Iraq in 2005 at the age of 28. Memories are wonderful, but are hard to bear. -- Ron Wood, Sr., Gold Star Father
Your memory made me cry ....for a Mother who Son passed in Turkey 2003 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍🇺🇸
I’m so sorry for your loss.
There are no words, Sir.
Sad to hear of the passing of this acting legend. Loved his work
This interview was absolute GOLD. James Caan, icon.
I can't believe the interview STOPS at 2:51 -- right in the middle of James Caan's story, right at the high point. "You came too far forward..." Are you freaking kidding me??? Just let the man tell this awesome story -- and YOU figure out how to keep him in the shot. Unreal.
It is a direction, because this Interview is used for a documentary called "Mr. Warmth" about Don Rickles.
You cannot use a clip which is out of focus in a film. So he "interrupted" Caan for a good reason.
Same with the plane.
John Wayne was directing the interview
@@filmSCHOOLarchive yes you can, you can do anything uncut and doesn't have to be that perfect.
Fucken A! Right! Classic James Caan and just rolls with the punches like a true professional.
@@filmSCHOOLarchive that is idiotic. You stop the flow of a story when the story is clearly the centerpiece instead of the camera operator doing their job? IDIOTIC! On top of it all for a DOCUMENTARY! DOCUMENT -as in SHOOT IT AS IS - and save the directing for the movies. You must have gone to school for this.
Brian's Song, Still lump in throat, cry every time
Omg I cry just hearing the theme song.
Only watched it once,can’t watch it again.
EL Dorado is one of my favorite westerns! Great cast, decent storyline, just a fabulous flick to curl up and watch on a rainy evening!
It's essentially a remake of Rio Bravo, while I liked both of them very much I kind of prefer El Dorado.
It is perfect escapism...watched it for the first time with my pals back around 1967 in the Odeon picture hall in Whiteinch, Glasgow when I was 11 years old...it instantly transported us all away to another time and place for a couple of wonderful hours...still does this to me anytime I see It...
One of Wayne’s “fun” westerns. Surprising him and Mitchum didn’t do more films together
Mine too!
Next to the fire. You're on the money
I love the story Mr Caan tells. You can tell he loved it, and how much joy he had working with John Wayne and Howard Hawks. Thank you for sharing this.
Caan swapping out a NY-"Fuhgeddaboudit" accent for Wayne's trademark "I ain't gonna hit ya" accent was a fun listen!
Thank you for posting this interview.
I met James Caan. He came into my office in Beverly Hills. I was blown away, but he was a down to earth guy. He was honored to have a photo taken with me. No better person than him.
if he came to my office in Downers Grove, IL I would be blown away, Beverly Hills, not so much....
You should have asked him to go out, close the door, wait five seconds and come back in. You, then, would jump out the Office Paraphernalia Cabinet and exclaim "Supplies!" That old gag never gets old.
Yup no better bigot than him lol
@curragh 42 seems to me your the the one whose butt hurt u fuck boy i cant say John Wayne was a bigot wow !
liar @@bostonblackie878
James Caan - no matter how famous he is - he is still underrated - Absolutely amazing in every thing he ever did. His kind of talent interpersonal intelligence and panosh - very rare. He would make every guy my age smile if he would do another feature film. Thanks for sharing.
Killer Elite is still my favorite James Caan movie
He's really amazing in Roller Ball did lots of stunt work.
F Poynton ..... Righteous Dude...
Ron Strzelecki - That is the role that the Cohen brothers should redo and Mr. J.Caan should play the lead. It could be a masterpiece if he would do it. 👍
panache
john wayne was just seeing if james caan had any sand, when he saw he did he liked him. great time great actors.
farmerd6 great comment.....
CALLED BONDING,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,.,.MOVIE STYLE WAY.,.,.,,..,.,.,.,,.,.
A+ on your, "homework" assignment ! See my previous comment ... 😉
@Clive Adlam Excuse? Ali used the truth. Marion Wayne had what we call in Florida an Alligator Mouth with a Hummingbird's Ass.
@@academyofshem Ali? What the fuck are you talking about a draft dodger for?
James Caan was a generational star who was a superb actor for over 50 years. He was also an American Original from the Big Apple. We will not see his like again.
Mr. Caan,
I want to Thank You for being an "Actor", and not a "star".
You have a talent that few men have.
And, thanks for working with the Duke and Mitchum. You were perfect.
Just what I thought. Wayne was a movie star but not much of an actor. Except maybe The Searchers. That's the only one I'll give him which out of a very lengthy career isn't much.
As for being a tough guy, he advised Kirk Douglas that he shouldn't take the role of Vincent van Gogh because "men like us don't play sissies." Obviously touchy about the subject of what constitutes masculinity.
Thanks for working with JW? Ya think he did it for charity? lol
See my comment above. He was truly an actor and not a star. Perfect description of him.
" Brian's Song " ......I am 55 now and remember in 2nd grade ( 1971) we watched that now classic and let me say that movie made me and all my classmates CRY OUTLOUD !! Superb emotion, you NEVER forget !! * I have a tear in my eye now as I write this ! LIFE just goes by way to fast, why ? THERE MUST BE SOMETING WONDERFUL after we all leave this life !! in JESUS name I pray ! ......".this is not, all 4 NOT ! " as my wonderful Grandparents would tell us when we were young...*
Charliebrm1 Wayne's acting goes unnoticed most always because people like you only see "The Duke" playing a role, and don't appreciate nor even notice his acting, facial expressions, etc. Look again at Quiet Man, or his interaction with Maureen O'Hara, for example; many other times as well...which you entirely overlook. It's a common thing when seeing icons or iconic people-- take the Statue Of Liberty for example...most only see the STATUE, and fail utterly to see the fine artwork, the detail, the imaginative design and flair.
Not saying John Wayne was on a par with Cagney, Welles, Burton, etc... but he could and did act far and away much better than anyone gives him credit for. It's there to see if only one actually looks!
I Love ElDorado. One of The best westerns. I never get tired of watching Mr. Caan, Mr. Wayne and Mr. Mitchum together. Those three men worked so well together. They were quite the trio. A true classic.
Arthur Honeycutt was good in.El Dorado
Caan does the best impression of John Wayne ever!!
Just what a cool dude mr James Caan is these old school actors and above all these old school people just can't be replaced!!! I was raised by my grandparents I'm 35 in the year 2021 and it sucks!!! Irish traveller UK
I just happened to stumble on this one & so glad I did! James Caan, John Wayne & Robert Mitchum. Three of the all time greatest actors. Go Mississippi!
As long as James Caan and Robert Duvall are alive, other than appearing in the godfather and killer elite, they'll always be remembered as working alongside John Wayne in true grit and el Dorado. God bless both Jimmy and Bobby.
Andrew :- James Caan has been exceptional in many movies but Misery immediately springs to mind. As for Duvall don't forget Apocalypse Now.
I loved Duvall in Open Range. 🥰
Duvall Disrespected The Duke On Creepy Howard Sterns interview agreeing w Stern that John Wayne was Not a Good actor! Screw Duvall he wished He had John Wayne's legacy
Smile America - There are tons of buttholes in Hollywood, no doubt. Part of my brain wants to boycott every actor with whom I don’t agree on various topics, but that will leave me with not much to watch and unfortunately, I really like movies.
I agree, that was a really lame thing for Robert Duvall to do/say, but I still like him (his character, not him personally) in Open Range.
Wayne liked being called “Duke”.
Love this guy. Great actor. Love his acting. Love his voice.
Rest in peace James. You were truly one of my favorite actors of all time, and a mighty performer
I literally went through a bunch of Caan interviews about a week ago thinking about all his great roles. Then when the news hit I figured I’d watch some of them again😢
@@michaelberry1382 Me too, honestly, he was such a magnificent performer. Personally, his role in "Misery" is my favourite of his, how about you?
I agree.. RIP
@@tommybrown9534 My favorite is The Rain People
I rewatched Thief the other night Caan owns it. Hollywood is finished
If you were a kid in the 70's like I was, you grew up when toughness wasn't just an asset, it was a way of life. I watched the Bad News Bears the other night for the first time since I saw it in the theater, (my first year of little league) 1976, and other than team celebrating at the end with beer, it was pretty damn spot on for those days, and I'm glad I grew up in that era. Caan, Pacino, Clint, Dinero, Duvall etc are all going to be sorely missed when they're gone and all they brought to the big screen. A much under-rated film with James Caan and Jane Fonda is the 1978 movie "Comes A Horseman", and it's one of my favorites.
Cinderella Liberty, is James Caan at his best. His facial expressions, his timing, all superb!
Jimmy Caan was unreal in the THIEF by Michael Mann. Awesome movie.
Everything that would be hailed as groundbreaking on the 1984 TV series "Miami Vice" was already front and center in director Michael Mann's 1981 film "Thief." Caan won the Oscar for Best Actor in our house.
Primarily it was the way director Michael Mann combined innovative cinematography with new-age electronic music to tell his story, rather than relying on character dialogue. Look at any episode from season one of "Miami Vice" and then watch the first 5 minutes of "Thief." You'll see the stylistic similarities.@Katie Rae
Thief is a classic
Tuesday Weld 👍
Yes, awesome movie.
Caan just comes off to me as kind of a combo of the great actors of 50s....like a cross between Widmark/Mitchum/Ford....nothing flashy just a good solid performance just about every time he is on film.
James has brought a lot of good memories from his movies, love him.
When you interrupted him, a Saloon sign ought to have hit you from above right away.
Cool allusion!
"If You Weren't
Limping When
You Came In,
You'll Be Limping
On Your Way Out!"
(Just After You Pick
Yourself Up From
The Dusty Street).
~ 🤦
I had the pleasure of meeting him in the 70's. He was on a horse and he looked like he was a giant. And yet he spoke like a shy young man, well mannered. I was a young woman then but I was impressed with his charm around the ladies. Good man
Mr Caan your role as Sonny was a great part of the Godfather and just one of the greatest movies of all time.
How?
Mark Harrison how did he wreck the movie in your o
Opinion?
You obviously don't understand movies as a part of American slash Italian love. 30th and 40s ruled every American city. Obviously you weren't alive then and did not understand the way shit worked. Sorry. Just the way it was at that time.
Don't piss Sonny off!
I love James Caan. He was great in all his movies, but the best movie he ever made was THIEF. I’ve watch that movie 50 times, and I still love it.
I agree totally! A great role and movie and the score by Tangerine Dream was groundbreaking. Great observation!
its a killer film
Great ending to the movie. Such a gritty, realistic film. One of his best performances.
James Caan, one of the greats
Love James Caan just a brilliant actor love the stories .
James Caan. Rollerball. Classic.
Jonathan, Jonathan, Johnathan!
Wow, James Cann had that special screen presence that only a handful of actors have... Holding your own with Wayne and Mitchum wasn't easy but he did it! Great Actor!
Same here.
I love "El Dorado" ! One of the best Westerns to come out of the 1960s. Though of course it's pretty much a remake of director Hawks' own "Rio Bravo" from the late 50s.
Bullshit. If Caan wasn't Jewish you'd never heard of him.
Wytee Powers Caan could wind your clock in about 20 seconds .
robert cooper. Caan might pay his stuntman to try and wind my clock because I'm a bit too big for the little dude. Oh and btw he might want to bring the stuntman a lunch.
What a great Story. Two of the Best! RIP Ya'll
One of my faves James Can truly an original. Thank you for all your hard work through the years.
Rollerball!
I'm 57 and Have loved EVERYTHING Cann has done my whole life.
When he saw Talia Shire's black eye, and bit his fist, then calmed her down, and got her to smile. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what it's all about. Bringing a humanity that can't be bottled. That's one of her best scenes, too. It's something that still gets me. And I've seen the film 60 times. Cinderella Liberty. Hide in plain sight. When he's talking to Willie Nelson in jail in Thief. Watch the end of the scene. Watch his eyes. That honesty. And when he kicks Tuesday Weld out. He breaks your heart. Man, I wish he'd do one more.
I love when he chased Carlo down & beat the shit out of him! Biting & garbage can lid improvised!
@@samanthab1923 Too bad the "air fist" was soooo obvious. Spoiled if for me.
@@TRINZINI What’s air fist?
@@samanthab1923 When you pretend to hit someone (fake fighting)
@@TRINZINI Oh thanks
As Over The Years Growing Up, From The 1980's. I Have Seen So Many John Wayne '' The Duke '' Movies, To Listen To James Caan. Talk About Parts Him Working With John Wayne, In Movies. Was A Great Few Minutes, Listen To About Both Of These Classic Hollywood Actors.
I just found my favorite storyteller of ALL TIME!!! I see it now: I rub a bottle and a genie comes out, and she tells me, "i'll grant you ONE wish." And I answer, "I want to sit around a campfire for 3 days and night straight and listen to James Caan tell stories." I could then die a happy man.
RIP JC…wonderful actor, great character. You will be missed!
Loved it.when he played Mississippi,and wore that hat.
JAMES CAAN IS THE LAST REMAINING MOVIE STAR IN THE WORLD. RESPECTED BY EVERYONE!
No, he's not the last. Ever heard of Eastwood or Redford? C'mon, man!
GOD BLESS JAMES CAAN
Just loved John Wayne. Loved all of his movies.
Every. single. one.
Re EL Dorado...
It is perfect escapism...watched it for the first time with my pals back around 1967 in the Odeon picture hall in Whiteinch, Glasgow when I was 11 years old...it instantly transported us all away to another time and place for a couple of wonderful hours...still does this to me anytime I see It...
El Dorado is a great movie! Jimmy was really good in it.
Love it Mr. Caan , thanks. I've watched El Dorado 15+times never get tired of it.
One of my all time favorite actors. Thief and The Gambler are iconic.
Brilliant ! Ive watched this dozens of times over the last few years and it makes me laugh every time ! Thank you !
That is the most spot-on impersonation of the Duke I've ever heard.
One of James Caan’s most underrated roles
Great stories...love it...they don't make American actors like Jimmy or Mr. Wayne anymore.
You got that right.
Steve Fowler one of the reasons I like James Caan is because he doesn't look like he has to be serious all the time!! He can play anything from the badass to the funny side kick!!
I loved the “Duke!! “”. And love James
My favourite actor. The Killer Elite, Rollerball, A Bridge Too Far, El Dorado, The Godfather, Journey To Shilo, The Glory Guys, Alien Nation, Misery and so many more. CLASS. I've never heard a bad word said about this guy. Thank you for all the great memories Jimmy.
Great story! Saw El Dorado with family on vacation at the drive-in when I was 10 and I loved Jimmy's sawed off shotgun. Forgot all about that fond memory, thanks.
Young Caan stands up to Mitch and Wayne, that's why they respected him...
One of my favourite actors of all time. Love Rollerball.
James Caan saw what others did not.
Men, like Wayne and Mitchum, performed the art of acting as the men they were portraying.
Different style than was the norm for other actors. They put the characterizations of men from the middle 1800s to after WWII into glaring perspective. Harsh, determined and single-minded.
Wayne, Mitchum, Cagney, Bogart, et al, portrayed something they found easily done. Men whose personalities were much like themselves. That, made the "acting" easy.
Rough men playing rough men.
Mr. Caan eluded to this.
Even li'l Ron Howard noticed this peculiarity.
"Acting" like these men being portrayed on film, was literally "being themselves" in the role.
Great actors always meet with criticism from others who can't imagine how to portray something they can't comprehend.
Wayne was type cast.
Always.
Only thing was, like Mr. Caan, you gotta be the subject of your acting.
Great actors all.
The screen writers and directors messed up many of the portrayals of harsh men, because they couldn't imagine anyone that definitively masculine.
John Wayne was a gay man in Hollywood, you hapless dupe😂 "rough" indeed
_Mississippi_ belongs to the _once seen, never forgotten_ characters. He is also very funny in _Misery,_ where he manages to infuse the suspense and horror with a unique blend of tragedy and (dark) humor. I'd like to coin the term _Caanian,_ and see it displayed some of these days in a movie custom-tailored on one of our greatest actors.
I liked him in the Gambler, thief, driver.Underrated movies.
This interviewer should not interrupt Jimmie . He might catch a " bada bing , bada boom " .
i wish this had been more natural and not interrupted so much for perfection
Wow,to hang out with those boys back in the day!!
I met John Wayne in '77 and chatted with him briefly in a fan/star encounter. Couldn't have been nicer or more engaging. I was with my older brother and cousin (we were all teenagers). We asked for his autograph and he proceeded to hand us business cards and then he started to chat it up with us - asking us where we were in school, how were we doing, etc. The encounter lasted about 2-3 minutes and the 3 of us left with wide eyes, big smiles, and walking on air.
Yes the Dukes signature was on the back of those Personal Buisness cards They sell for $100
Beautiful story, what a Guy.
One of my favourites Movies, a Class Act.
Jimmy Caan...What a humble guy.. !! Just love him...I hope U will be more then a hundred years and be in a lot of movies until that..!! ;) U one of the best... !!! ;)
John Wayne,Robert Mitchum and James Caan in El Dorado .Movie heaven.One of the top ten westerns ever made.
And it was a remake of Rio Bravo also by Howard Hawkes. Caan was Ricky Nelson. Mitchum was Dean Martin. Hunnicut was Walter Brennan and, of course, Wayne was Wayne.
Love hearing these stories of the past. Different class from today.
One of the funniest guys in interviews. Underrated Actor as well.
Mr Caan, you sir are a great actor
Great movie. I still remember his Mississippi character.
Brians song .....That's a great man's weepie he was superb in it as was Billy Dee Williams .
I remember Suzanne Sommers said in an interview that James Caan was one of the nicest and most pleasant person to talk to.
Not even Clint Eastwood (who I'm a huge fan) carried a presence like the Duke. Wayne was so iconic on and off the screen that no one was immune to feeling a little humble in his presence. Kind, generous, and full of opinion (mostly wisdom and common sense) John Wayne commanded respect just like he gave. As we know, most actors are nothing like the characters they play on screen, the Duke was just the Duke on and off the set,, same ethics, morals, and the same great American patriot.
Beautiful and true. Thank you!
Steve Rakes thank you!
Wow!, it wouldn't take a Sigmund Freud to see from you're reply that you are either a trolling simpleton or just a blubbering fool.
He would have been proud to wear a MAGA cap just like mine because he was a real American patriot not a hate filled buffoon like you Lib's.
@@steverakes6182 You have to bring your politics into this you Trumpanzee A** wipe.
love this guy! 1st movie I saw as a kid with him in it was freebie & the bean, think I was 9 loved it.
I'm thinking John Wayne treated actors the way John Ford treated him.
I think John Wayne was playing a joke on Jimmy and being playful. I think John Ford was a great director as well as a mean S.O.B..
Mississippi talking about the Duke. James Caan a great actor. I was waiting for him to say ride boley ride.
That's what I thought he was saying for the longest time -- "ride boley ride". Then I finally came across the actual poem. The last stanza is
‘Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,’
The shade replied,-
‘If you seek for Eldorado!’
I always loved Alien Nation, heh. Saw that in theaters as a kid.
As an Englishman, I am getting good at NY accents, I went for Bronx, and low and behold.
Great Actor RIP
Had the pleasure of working with James (call me Jimmy) on one of his later films, a couple of years back. He did not suffer fools. (That's why we got along so well.) I'm almost shocked that he didn't give this guy hell, although there was that one suspicious cut...
Caan and Wayne. Wow!!!!!
Caan is an excellent interviewee here - I'm riveted - now that I know it was John Landis doing the interviewing it explains everything - the interviewing is beyond embarrassing
I thought I recognized his voice!
What is it for?
Jimmy Caan what a loss for us great great actor!
Damn, he still looks great !
Yeah, i thought this was from like the early 80's, he looks really good.
I could listen to James all day. A dying breed. 👍
Amazing stuff. They don't make them like him anymore
Great to see James caan, fantastic actor.
Bullzeye 1000yds may be even more correct than he knows.
I once had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Caan. We were at a crowded western dance hall in Albuquerque. I was sitting alone at a four person table and he was standing nearby watching the dancers. I asked him if he wanted to join me. We chatted awhile and he would get up every so often and go dance. Sometimes the ladies would say yes and sometimes they would decline his request. When they did, he'd return and never say anything derogatory. He'd just wait a bit and go ask someone else.
I suspect that it had been close to an hour before we even introduced ourselves. For a little while, the name didn't click. I'd recently seen Bryan's Song, but not yet seen The Godfather. He didn't mention either one, but did say that he was there to film the local shots for a movie that they were in the process of making.
Which brings us back to him asking ladies to dance and getting turned down. Somehow he made the statement that it was actually good for him because out in California, almost every woman came on to him as if he was the only guy in the world. When he got shot down, it reminded him that he was just another guy and not something all that special just because he worked in the movie business.
After the night was ended, I realized that he was wrong. His attitude about himself made him more special than he ever knew.
Good story bud..!
I guess he got over that Shyness, heard he and a couple of his neighbors had special tunnels built over to the Playboy club. Hefner's old place, said he was a "Regular" in the grottos there. Must have been nice to be him!
@@anneinfurna8528 It might also be that the shyness made it where he was willing to accept fake affection by the grotto dwellers more easily than to accept fake affection from groupies. I just like to think of him as being a nice guy that happened to make it big and don't like to look at his wasted alcoholic years. Thanks for noticing my original reply.
I didn’t realize till now that James Caan played Mississippi in El Dorado! Such a good movie
This man could act. See one of his early roles in "The Glory Guys". He was over the top as an Irishman.
I can't believe he's gone, he will forever be the Hot Head Sonny Corleone, Brother of Al Pacino/Michael Corleone in the Godfather.
... and, He also played a great Casino Exec in the Vegas Series.
He was just a hip, cool, accomplished man. (... and he was Hot!).
Goddammit Sonny! You just can't be starting a war every time you have a disagreement!
Caan was the best. They say he could fit in anywhere and with anybody.
"El Dorado" is great - but is sad how some channels delete the scene of Caan acting like a Chinese to get the drop on the bad guys
Entire film was racist! Shut up liberals and go to your safe space
racist? really? me 69 - if anyone can't handle being made fun of in anyway is sad - grow up - so sensitive - all you who whine do the same thing shut up
Mark, that has to be one of the most asinine statements ever posted on youtube!
Trolling along
@ Mark Harrison. You're the kind that would villainize Thomas Jefferson because he owned slaves.
Great actor. Underrated.
Duke was what you see is what you got.
Certainly didn't have the acting qualities like Peck (the best) but Duke had that special something that kept him at the top. James Caan was always good especially in The Godfather. Caan always had a prescience on the screen that is lacking by today's actors.Whether big or small part, you noticed him.
John Wayne was mostly hired to be John Wayne. Watch 'The Quiet Man' to see some hints at how he actually could act.
George V. It is hilarious since Peck is #32 in the top 100 all-time best actors list and Wayne is #47 and to my knowledge, Gregory Peck wasn't a draft dodging coward like John Wayne was.
@steve hammond At the start of WW II Wayne was cheating on his wife and was completely in love with an older woman Marlene Dietrich who was an anything goes perverted bitch and Wayne was terrified he would lose her. Wayne did use an old shoulder injury that never bothered him doing stunts for his movies as an excuse not to serve. He in later years confessed that he wishes that he would have served because of all the shit he got from his peers in the movie business that did serve. They all knew it was his kinky sex life with Dietrich, not an injury that kept him from serving. It would be something if some X rated movies were found of Wayne with a ball gag in his mouth getting corn holed by some guy while Marlene Dietrich watched. Wayne being the coward that he was let his little head do his thinking for him. While millions fought and died in WW II this coward let others take the risk he should have instead he chose to make millions staring in movies about the war rather than fight.
Rest in Peace James Caan (1940-2022)
The interviewer didn't seem to understand what Caan was saying at all.
The interviewer was John Landis
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Neither did I.
That's because James Caan can't put two words together. He's an idiot.