What I love about this dude is that he's the first prisoner we see in the movie, except for the guys who get blown up on the raft, and he perfectly encapsulates the inner culture of New York: barbaric and ruthless, but still charismatic, and not at all stupid. The first time I saw this movie, as soon as this guy showed up, I knew I was watching an absolute god damn classic.
Exactly 💯, it's become a cult classic ‼️ Just like the THE WARRIORS ‼️ I saw this a half a dozen times...... And I bought the paper back novel, it was Awesome 👍....John Carpenter, had budget restraints.....if it would went by the novel, it would have been even more Awesome...... one of my favorites, from that time/era...... Mad Max 1 ,2 and 3... were Awesome ‼️
Such an iconic performance. Also, I love the small detail that he's perfectly in time: 0:39 he announces the 30s window, and at 0:49 he starts counting from 20.
😮 Romero, the emissary of The Duke, was so creepy. We loved it as kids when he leaned his head back, opened his mouth, and hissed while gazing forward at people.
@@darrinmagnus1 Read the Paperback Novel, Escape From New York !! Because of budget restraints, if they could have made it, as close to the Novel.... It would have been even more Awesome ! !
With the lack of haircuts due to COVID-19 and my already fragile mental state being assaulted by high-level incompetence, I am slowly transforming into Romero under lock-down. I'd be worried about that, but there are much worse fates than that in our world these days. Haaaaah!
I think the german actor Klaus Kinski would have been a perfect fit for the role of Romero “the punk “ but Frank Doubleday certainly killed it ….great job 😊
His appearance - the way he looks - kind of reminds me of a living anime character. In: Vampire Hunter D, one of the "bad guys" looks a little bit like him. imo
This movie was eerily prophetic! Look at New York nowadays. And that character is what most liberals look like too! John Carpenter was off by a few years, but he got the situation about right!
Exactly because question is these were supposed to be the bad guys but technically were they ? Snake was no hero but he never wanted to be the ending tells you who the bad guy really was these movies should be made because they make people think and question
Thibault Plisson brilliant character in a brilliant film. He really gives the setting an unhinged feel. I don't think it would be the same film without his performance.
Yep. Stood out for me too I was fascinated as a kid to what was a great movie. I watched many of these style movies underage like a lot of us probably did
Cult classic sci-fi masterpiece of a movie. These days all they want is none-stop fast-moving CGI effect. Movies today have no soul. Empty, plastic, shallow, forgettable, throwaway crap.
He did the coolest fucking walk ever..coming towards Lee Van Cliffs character in Escape with the head bow..with the chilling words:"touch me he dies"..great line& delivery.
A haunting laugh echos through the empty lobby of McDonald's...the manager looks as a strange man struts to the counter in a strange fashion. The man bows his head, then looks up and says... I want a burger with FRIES Chicken Sandwich in the next 20 seconds...with FRIES. Mcrib with FRIES Manager:would you like a drink with that? Me:19, 18, 17, 16 MANAGER: cook the FUCKING food!!!! Lets go!!! Me: Haaaaaaaaaaa
Romero always scared me somehow: there should be a reason why he's the second in command of the Duke's, he looks like the freaky guy that can do stuff any average criminal would find too extreme. Pure madness.
"There are no small roles, only small actors!" I remember the very first time I saw this scene. I thought the actor was Michael Biehn. 😂 Frank did a really great performance, even just in short time. RIP. 16/07/23
0:31 I like the way how Romero bows. First step normal bow and then - in a second step - almoust a kowtow to show his gracefully respect to his opponent. Romero is a very polite and humble character.
Never viewed the bow he does as respect, but as a mocking of social etiquette. A lunatic trying to mimic normal behavior. Which he did very convincingly. He was very creepy in that role.
I like how he does that too and in fact, that is the creepiest thing I thought he did in this when I was a kid. Creepier than his face or the way he dies, or his voice, or even his laugh. But that weird little bow. When i was a kid I didn't wtf he was doing.
He wasn’t bowing. Wtf 😂 he was crazy af. It was a tick. Like he had an episode and was suddenly another person. His character was probably raped until he was mentally a lap dog
I'm going to start walking like this guy and watch people stepping aside thinking to themselves "What the hell?" I was in HS when this came out. Loved it.
The first time I saw this film I got the impression that the first words Romero spoke, “You touch me, he dies”, wasn’t something the Duke told him to say but something Romero added as an insurance policy for himself.
Small parts in the movie and I couldn’t get over his hair. Maybe a wig but didn’t think about a wig in 1981 I was 9 years old Love this flick. Ever ever saw the sequel
I watched Escape from LA with a girl that had never seen Escape from New York. His character actually scared her. She said child molester. I didn't show her Assault on Precinct 13.
Great scene R I P Lee Van Cleef and The Dude who stole the whole scene here with Hilarious and Chilling results 😂😂😂You laugh At my hairstyle he dies 😂😂😂
First time I watched the movie, when I saw Romero in the back of the Duke's car when the Duke is introduced, I thought Romero WAS the Duke and the two men in front were his heavies. That would have been such an interesting twist and made his scene with Hauk even better. Imagine if Romero was the Duke and just walked out to Hauk and was taken for a creepy nobody when he was really the main villain the whole time.
Same here, it totally made sense that the Duke would be hanging out in the back limo style, always thought it was oddly out of character that he'd choose the passenger's seat instead. Even when it was made clear that the Duke was Isaac Hayes's character, I still thought it might be revealed that Romero was secretly the one in charge, using the "Duke" as a distraction to keep attention off of himself (up until his unceremonious shanking).
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Mr Lee Van Cleef amazing acting career
What I love about this dude is that he's the first prisoner we see in the movie, except for the guys who get blown up on the raft, and he perfectly encapsulates the inner culture of New York: barbaric and ruthless, but still charismatic, and not at all stupid. The first time I saw this movie, as soon as this guy showed up, I knew I was watching an absolute god damn classic.
And that swagger. Fantastic.
At one time I thought that was Tony the animal Blondetto
It would be cool to learn his backstory.
Yeah, the perfectly represents the city. I wish they changed that aspect of NY at least for the movie.
Exactly 💯, it's become a cult classic ‼️ Just like the THE WARRIORS ‼️
I saw this a half a dozen times......
And I bought the paper back novel, it was Awesome 👍....John Carpenter, had budget restraints.....if it would went by the novel, it would have been even more Awesome...... one of my favorites, from that time/era...... Mad Max 1 ,2 and 3... were Awesome ‼️
Such an iconic performance. Also, I love the small detail that he's perfectly in time: 0:39 he announces the 30s window, and at 0:49 he starts counting from 20.
Never noticed that before. After all these years. That's perfect.
Yet failed to do that between 20 and 19.
In 40 years of watching movies, one of the best scenes ever, sets up the movie nicely. Serious badass sruff.
W'll never forget the scene
How can 1 minute contain so much character?
Seriously. He had like a total of about 2 minutes in the entire movie yet was added so much to this movie.
That sigh at the end,,, perfect
Wonderful negotiating skills.
It's not a negotiation: it's an ultimatum..
😮 Romero, the emissary of The Duke, was so creepy. We loved it as kids when he leaned his head back, opened his mouth, and hissed while gazing forward at people.
@@darrinmagnus1 Read the Paperback Novel, Escape From New York !!
Because of budget restraints, if they could have made it, as close to the Novel....
It would have been even more Awesome ! !
Assault and Escape. He was a very underated but extremely awesome Actor. R.I.P.
If you move one inch, He dies
If you blink, He dies
If you breathe, He dies
I'm gonna do Frank's laugh when ever I'm caught in an awkward silence with someone.
The best character in this movie. Even better than Snake.
first time seeing this creeped me out as a kid… such a great movie.
No negotiations, period.
More character development in this clip than most movies today have in their entire runtimes.
With the lack of haircuts due to COVID-19 and my already fragile mental state being assaulted by high-level incompetence, I am slowly transforming into Romero under lock-down. I'd be worried about that, but there are much worse fates than that in our world these days. Haaaaah!
I think the german actor Klaus Kinski would have been a perfect fit for the role of Romero “the punk “ but Frank Doubleday certainly killed it ….great job 😊
For some reason I thought he was in Dune 1984 years back. As I got older I realized Sting was and Frank Doubleday wasn’t.
He was the Dukes "boy" 🤭
1:07 😮 Always gets me! 😅😂🤣
It would be badass if they remade these with someone current like Jason Mamoa.
One quite small man pisses about the whole U.S government in less than a minute.
Angel eyes.
Frank would have been an amazing "Pennywise", me thinks
Junkrat from Owerwatch lol
Angel eyes
Meth'd out SS2 Gohan.
What do you suppose he did to wind up in New York? Or is it a case of don’t ask the question if you may not like the answer…
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The guy delivering the message looks just like Lori Lightfoot, the Chicago mayor.
He's way more eloquent and competent, though.
Normal day at Oakland libraries
"Ghaaaaaaaa...."
His appearance - the way he looks - kind of reminds me of a living anime character.
In: Vampire Hunter D, one of the "bad guys" looks a little bit like him. imo
1:06
This movie was eerily prophetic! Look at New York nowadays. And that character is what most liberals look like too!
John Carpenter was off by a few years, but he got the situation about right!
I thought this freak was played by Timothy olyphant
In 1981?
Bart Simpson from hell part 2! :)
Frank Doubleday?....I always thought that was Billy Idol
Half of this film (including this scene) was completely badass- the other half completely corny.
Kurt Russell said this performance perfectly set the tone for the movie.
He was right
Love how he does the dramatic "actor meditation" thing before he talks
Exactly because question is these were supposed to be the bad guys but technically were they ? Snake was no hero but he never wanted to be the ending tells you who the bad guy really was these movies should be made because they make people think and question
Frank Doubleday reminded me of Billy Idol.
R.I.P to the guy who stole the whole show.
Thibault Plisson brilliant character in a brilliant film. He really gives the setting an unhinged feel. I don't think it would be the same film without his performance.
Yep. Stood out for me too I was fascinated as a kid to what was a great movie. I watched many of these style movies underage like a lot of us probably did
This character always stood out to me as well. Freaky guy.
Totally
Thibault Plisson
Kurt Russell is dead ?
"you sneeze he dies, you so much as laugh at my hair, he dies, if you don't have my pizza in 30 seconds, he dies"
😅😅😂😂😆😆🤣‼️👍
I"m sorry but I found myself Pmsl 😂😂😂😂😂
Cult classic sci-fi masterpiece of a movie. These days all they want is none-stop fast-moving CGI effect. Movies today have no soul. Empty, plastic, shallow, forgettable, throwaway crap.
Amen!
I agree. It’s very rare for a new movie to come out that I actually want to see.
RIP Frank. You're with the Duke, Brain, Cabbie and Bob Hauk now.
Christopher G. damn they're all gone now
R.I.P. Isaac Hayes, Frank Doubleday, Harry Dean Stanton, Ernest Borgnine, & Lee Van Cleef.😟
@@jasonmatney8025 And Donald Pleasence.
@@RW4X4X3006 Yes Indeed, You're Quite Right 100% & Donald Pleasance As Well
@@jasonmatney8025 He was one of the British greats - and he worked with Carpenter because he liked Carpenter's style.
The strut is bad ass, dainty and creepy all at the same time. Brilliant!
How was Frank never cast as the joker is beyond me
Now that you mention it, he would have been amazing as the Joker
Because jack Nicholson was a bigger name
I also can imagine him in the role of the green goblin. Spiderman
@@TechAngelx another possibility
@@TechAngelx no, too creepy.
He did the coolest fucking walk ever..coming towards Lee Van Cliffs character in Escape with the head bow..with the chilling words:"touch me he dies"..great line& delivery.
Yep
He sounded hilarious when he tried to act hard and when he got shot. His name was punk
He didn't get shot, he got....uh oh spoiler alert for those that haven't seen it.
@@thepub245it’s been 43 years. The spoiler time has elapsed.
A haunting laugh echos through the empty lobby of McDonald's...the manager looks as a strange man struts to the counter in a strange fashion. The man bows his head, then looks up and says...
I want a burger with FRIES
Chicken Sandwich in the next 20 seconds...with FRIES.
Mcrib with FRIES
Manager:would you like a drink with that?
Me:19, 18, 17, 16
MANAGER: cook the FUCKING food!!!! Lets go!!!
Me: Haaaaaaaaaaa
I'm dying over here lol.
LOL
💯 😅😂
Turned a small part into a showstopper
A movie ahead of it's time , movies now don't even come close.
Exactly 💯... movies 🍿, from the 70's 80's ........ were Awesome 👍
This guy looks a lot like a young Steve Buscemi. I even used to think that this is Buscemi.
The presence, the eyes, the speech of Frank Doubleday in this scene is... just fantastic.
It was my favorite scene in the movie. My friends and I would literally act the whole thing out with every detail.
I thought he was the good guy from Terminator for so long just recently found out hes another guy
I thought he was Steve buscemi lol@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539
Dude was Creepy as hell but made the movie that much more intense. I also luv his little cat hiss at the very end. 😂
If you read the novel, it's really gritty....
Romero always scared me somehow: there should be a reason why he's the second in command of the Duke's, he looks like the freaky guy that can do stuff any average criminal would find too extreme. Pure madness.
He looks and sound like like micheal bein. From terminator.
Always thought the same.
It was smart to give Romero a Southern drawl to illustrate that this prison is nationwide, and not just limited to New York.
Am I crazy or does Frank look like a mini me version of David Bowie from the 70's Punk Rock look??? 😚😎🤐
I have only seen Frank in two John Carpenter movies,despite his small roles he always stands out in my mind. Such a convincing actor R.I.P. Frank
Hes actually in 3 plays an angel with Clipped wings in the Carpenter directed Cigurette Burns for Masters of Horror , and he plays him spooky
Perfect messenger.
"There are no small roles, only small actors!"
I remember the very first time I saw this scene. I thought the actor was Michael Biehn. 😂
Frank did a really great performance, even just in short time. RIP.
16/07/23
So did I and never knew who it really was. When he first starts talking they sound so alike.
I was thinking that too
Frank was the leader of the Cholo in Assault on Precinct 13.
I thought he was Michael Behin for a long time he looks like him and the voice is identical
Great actor even though I only saw him in small parts, he had a gift of making you sit up and pay attention.RIP Frank.
That laugh let you know you were in for a long night.
Omg so funny when he goes haaaaaa 😂
Lmfao
0:31 I like the way how Romero bows. First step normal bow and then - in a second step - almoust a kowtow to show his gracefully respect to his opponent. Romero is a very polite and humble character.
Never viewed the bow he does as respect, but as a mocking of social etiquette. A lunatic trying to mimic normal behavior.
Which he did very convincingly. He was very creepy in that role.
I like how he does that too and in fact, that is the creepiest thing I thought he did in this when I was a kid. Creepier than his face or the way he dies, or his voice, or even his laugh. But that weird little bow. When i was a kid I didn't wtf he was doing.
@@personanongratano1 He was mocking straight society :)
My favorite was when he exited the train car to take a look at Plissken.
He wasn’t bowing. Wtf 😂 he was crazy af. It was a tick. Like he had an episode and was suddenly another person. His character was probably raped until he was mentally a lap dog
I always thought this guy was a super creepy Billy Idol.
Rest in peace Frank Doubleday you were a class actor
I always felt the bow was a symbol of change in personality like he was putting on a mask to let the 'Normal' version of him talk.
Hm, interesting.
Seems reaching, it would appear that he is bowing as a matter of formal greeting, but in a sarcastic and disrespectful sense.
Beavis!
Raw footage of Belfast in 1973
Actually that scene could've been shot in 1981 South Bronx. That place was a war zone during the 1970s-80s.
The dude looked like Sting from Police.
I'm going to start walking like this guy and watch people stepping aside thinking to themselves "What the hell?" I was in HS when this came out. Loved it.
@@TheMichaelBeck 👈⁉️. THE WARRIORS ‼️..... Another cult classic ‼️
Joker origins no doubt about it
Have to wonder if the walk up by Doubleday is a nod to LVC's Spaghetti Western days.
One of the best scene : a dialogue without dialogue . Rational against irrational !!!
Lee van cleef
Frank Doubleday
Adrienne barbeau...
Instant original
I saw some of the punk rockers in England with hair like his and I've got to tell you they go to the next level over there with wild hairdos!
The first time I saw this film I got the impression that the first words Romero spoke, “You touch me, he dies”, wasn’t something the Duke told him to say but something Romero added as an insurance policy for himself.
Makes it quite obvious
Small parts in the movie and I couldn’t get over his hair. Maybe a wig but didn’t think about a wig in 1981
I was 9 years old
Love this flick. Ever ever saw the sequel
The Romero character is an icon.
I watched Escape from LA with a girl that had never seen Escape from New York. His character actually scared her. She said child molester. I didn't show her Assault on Precinct 13.
Great scene R I P Lee Van Cleef and The Dude who stole the whole scene here with Hilarious and Chilling results 😂😂😂You laugh At my hairstyle he dies 😂😂😂
Reminds me of my town at night.
This guy annoyed the ever loving shit out of me. He laughs like my 72 year old landlord. Kind of looks like her too…
ROMEO set the stage for the whole movie. R.I.P.
This is one of my favourite scenes in movies... so short and simple but everything about it is so cool
He did very few appearances....but wow what a character....RIP Frank ❤️
He improved the head tilt. If you love this movie, then you should watch it with the commentary. Same goes for the Thing and BTILC.
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Until recently I didn’t know that was the same actor that played the silent gang leader that killed the little girl in Assault on Precinct 13.
Two kinds of people in this World. Fans of Escape from NY and people I don't like.
I also love him as the gang leader in assault on precinct 13
Romero set the stage for the entire movie
So this is Portia's Dad??? Hmmmmmm......Acting is in their blood!!!!
My favourite character; Romero's laugh is legendary! Id be hangin with!!
1:06 Colgate Max Fresh - Packed to the max with freshness.
more like Honey Badger Warning Hiss
Whenever people say Lori Lightfoot looks like Beetlejuice, I send them this link.
First time I watched the movie, when I saw Romero in the back of the Duke's car when the Duke is introduced, I thought Romero WAS the Duke and the two men in front were his heavies. That would have been such an interesting twist and made his scene with Hauk even better. Imagine if Romero was the Duke and just walked out to Hauk and was taken for a creepy nobody when he was really the main villain the whole time.
Same here, it totally made sense that the Duke would be hanging out in the back limo style, always thought it was oddly out of character that he'd choose the passenger's seat instead. Even when it was made clear that the Duke was Isaac Hayes's character, I still thought it might be revealed that Romero was secretly the one in charge, using the "Duke" as a distraction to keep attention off of himself (up until his unceremonious shanking).