GEORGE C. SCOTT-Discusses George S. Patton, 1997
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- In this BIOGRAPHY Television show, Peter Graves interviews George C. Scott on his views of the legendary general that he portrayed in his Academy Award Winning Performance as Best Actor in the 1970 film, “PATTON.”
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General Patton's granddaughter was my English teacher many many years ago. She didn't like speaking about him, but she did tell us that George C. Scott portrayed him with excellent accuracy.
How old would she have been when he was alive?
@@ed9492 Teenager
why do you think she did not like speaking about him?
@@johnhallett5846 Probably because we were a room full of kids who were WAY more interested in General Patton than learning about proper sentence structure.
The pupils might ask the right questions with wrong grammar.😊
My father was a tank commander under General Patton and he told me that Patton was a true leader.
That is very interesting, sir, and I am sure you are proud of your father's service. I am proud of my father as well, having served in New Guinea, the Philippines and Okinawa.
Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call upon Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies and establish Thy justice among men and nations. Amen.
@@jb-vb8un The weather prayer. I've used it on several occasions. It works. BUT, the situation HAS to be important! Don't ask me to explain it, I can't. Chaplain O'Neill deserved that decoration!
Someday, as a gift to myself, I'll buy a replica of the sword he designed.
@@garymorris1856 I can understand why you were proud of your Father s service.
My late Father-in-law survived the death march of Bataan. He and 2 others escaped off the road into the jungle and eventually, safety. He had some money hidden in one of his shoes. As the story was told to me, they crossed over the mountains, then made their way home on a river raft.
Peter Graves, what a gentleman, what a voice, what an actor.
I certainly have a notion to second THAT emotion!
HIS BROTHER WAS JAMES ARNESS (Marshall Matt Dillon on GUNSMOKE). Many people are unaware of this. So was I, until a few years ago.
Have you ever been in a Turkish bath? 😂
@@presley881 hey billy
Patton's purpose was not to "Go to War". His purpose was to achieve VICTORY.
Well said and well put !
And achieve it a second time before the reinforcements arrive.
Yes Peace can never be achieved through negotiations, it can only achieved through Victory.
In 1974 , I was assigned to the 72nd Armored Battalion ( TANKS ! ) , with the 2nd Infantry Division , at Camp Casey , Tong Duc Chon , Republic of South Korea . During normal duty hours , we were marched , a couple hundred at a time , to the Post Movie Theater , where , free admission , we watched this movie , and were instructed to pay CLOSE ATTENTION to the story ! We were all quite inspired by the movie , and by the true story of General George Smith Patton , and what he did for our Army , for our nation , and for freedom for our world !!
Patton and the 4 other Field Generals just like him, achieved it. The other 4 didn't Cable home, trying to promote himself for a possible run the Presidency. The other 4 Field Generals also didn't try to leave their flanks and race to Berlin, endangering the mission.
Bradley/Eisenhower had to cut Patton's Fuel supply until he abandoned his plans for individual glory (at the risk to his own men) and coordinate with the other, VERY SUCCESSFUL field Generals on their progress towards Berlin.
George C. Scott is without a doubt one of the most fabulous actors in this role. Seen this movie numerous times as it is so good.
I've never rewatched any movie more than Patton. I fist saw it in a movie theater as a fifteen year old, and must have seen it fifty times on Internet.
I heartily concur !
@@user-uz7dm6qn3y "Patton" is one of those rare films which strangely connects with people on the Left and the Right. I'm a liberal Democrat, yet I've felt "Patton" really showed how war could be insane, but yet if I were in a war, I'd want to have George Patton on my side. Also, I know President Nixon deeply admired the film, as did Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes who always ran the film the night before every Ohio State- Michigan game. Imagine, just imagine, Bo Schembechler in reality Erwin Rommel, lol.
I must watch it again, I found it a tad boring but I made that mistake with Barry Lyndon too.
Makes my TOP TEN favorites…
Patton movie deserves a 4k restoration
Geez, let’s hope that Hollywood doesn’t remake that movie with some gayish actor playing Patton.
One of my favourite movies, probably THE favourite. A CLASSIC.
@@Chloe-nh6oj LOL !
The real Patton wishes he had George C Scott's voice.
Von Manstein also could have done with a gravelly, George-C.-Scott voice
I saw the movie before I saw any newsreels of Patton speaking in his actual squeaky voice. Now I can't watch the film without trying to picture Scott with Patton's real voice. Makes me smile. Wouldn't be the same movie either.
@@user-uq6sz6po3d The producers of the film were WW2 veterans and one had met Patton. They knew there was no way an audience would have accepted what Patton really sounded like. The Scott voice was perfect, it met an audiences expectations perfectly.
Don't we all.
Patton in WW1 at a young sge had Scott's voice. Screaming constantly, drinking and smoking damaged it. But in some reels his voice is strong
He never had a sqeaky voice IMO
Gosh, I miss the original "Biography" series on A&E. Peter was a great narrator. Wonderful to see a "one on one" interview. George C Scott was a truly iconic actor.
The Original Biography was much older than A&E.
I wish we had a general just like Patton right now.
Absolutely. Ever since Vietnam our generals have to be politicians sucking up to what Washington says and wants. Politicians cannot win wars.
We just might have one. But the problem is "They" never call on men like him unless "They" get scared, REALLY scared. That's when men like Patton come out of the woodwork to save the day.
I wish we (U.S.) had a president like Patton right now!
@@DrTerminus Absolutely I agree. A Patton type as our president would have never let any of the nonsense that our country is going through, he would have slapped the dems down just like did to that soldier whom was afraid to fight.
We do....his name is Trump.
Damn right. Patton shoukd be remembered as a soldiers soldier. My favorite quote of his "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
this is what all war lovers say
Patton also said " it's not your job to die for your country. It's your job to make the other soldier die for his".
@@dotmurphy7279 In some more 'base' language, but your on the right track - 😉
My favorite Patton Quote: Make sure we secure the whole area. I don't like paying twice for the same piece of Real Estate
@brucepedersen5647 I don't think I have read that one. I like that. I read not long ago Patton told Eisenhower "I'm the tactician, you're the strategist ". Takes real smarts to recognize your strengths and weaknesses and acknowledge them.
My cousin, a decorated Viet Nam veteran, LOVED this movie!
I just watched 'Patton' again for the umpteenth time the other night! What a fabulous movie! That voice! That last speech he makes at the end still blows me away! That Peacemaker on his hip! The Man, the Mystique, the Legend!
I've lost track of how many times I started watching "Patton" jusr to hear the speech at the beginning, and just the speech only. Next thing I know it's three hours later! Damn, how that movie sucks you in and doesn't let you go! There's NO such thing as a short visit with General Patton!
The beginning speech in the movie should put the fear of God in any country that messes with the US!!
My dad was a small part of Pattons army and he loved Patton.
He played General Patton twice...in the film and in the television movie The Last Days of Patton... incredible in both
Yes he didn't die in the original Patton film which I thought would happen since he hated the Russians.
@@muffs55mercury61 True, but his fade-out in the shadows of the windmills at the end was VERY effective just the same. And we just HATE to see him go, don't we?
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 Yes for sure !
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 Yes, we do.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 Very much so. In my mind's eye, as the imagery of George C. Scott playing George S. Patton fills the screen & the scene, the George S. quote plays in my head: ' it's not that we should mourn their passing but thank God such men lived'. For both George's & many truly countless others. What peace we know between the wars since, would be unknown to us all if God had not bequeathed the world such men. 😔
General Patton was the ultimate soldier. he did what he was told to do: win battles. In the film, when General Bedell Smith was upbraiding Patton for his embarrassingly open hostility toward the Soviets, Patton replied, "I'm no diplomat! I'm a combat soldier!" and he was right. You don't win wars by worrying about hurting feelings and offending people. My late father was old school Army (1948-1969). He could be diplomatic when he had to be; and he could be blunt and to the point when he had to be. "Patton" was one of his favorite movies, too.
Agreed Patton understood the Russians especially Puttie the new leader and sadly Trump's friend. I think Patton would think Trump a traitor for having him freind of Puttie!
@@kevincaffrey5293 A friend of Putin , hilarious. So that's why he waited until the turnip took office to invade Ukraine.
"You don't win wars by worrying about hurting feelings and offending people" that is exactly right you have a clear and precise objective to win period
We miss Men like Gen. Patton TODAY. Thank You Gerge C. Scott for the fantastic movie. Greetings from PL.
My Dad fought in Patton's Third Army, Fourth Armored Division, 66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion as a scout. He said that the movie Patton was as close to the real thing that we will ever see... except his voice. General Patton probably would have wished to have a voice like George C. Scott's!
likewise my father was Pvt Emmett Jordan of the Corps of Engineers.
George C Scott brings General Patton to life . We remember Scott's portrayal enhancing Patton's legacy .
Then Scott did Firestarter.😢
@@WagnerPD-b7n and Exorcist 3 . and it was great
@@WagnerPD-b7n I like him in the Hustler , " you owe me money !"
@@WagnerPD-b7n Flim flam man
Great interview and comments by the great George C Scott. Now I know for sure that Scott admired Patton and liked him immensely.
Agree 100 per cent !
He LIVED the role of GENERAL PATTON. He BECAME GENERAL PATTON.
Andy Rooney from 60 Minutes covered Patton in Europe and utterly detested him. My father was a Major in the Army Aircorps. He was also an intense historian. He said Patton moved troops at incredible speed. Half the time even the Newsmen didn’t even know where he waa
Andy Rooney was a whining liberal democrat.
@@djgriffin7393 yeah, and you’re the Lone Effing Ranger!
@@brucedalwin2184 Anyone who thinks Rooney is qualified to judge the great Patton must be a male Democrat member of the women's swimming team ! The only REAL question is : did you saw it off yet ??
He would fit well with today's scurrilous media @@djgriffin7393
Patton probably called Rooney everything but a Christian and a Gentleman and would have all but kicked Rooney the he'll out of his way.. Patton let nothing and nobody get in the way of his mission. Oh and the Germans were scared sh**l**s of him.they admired him but were scared of him.
George C. Scott was a phenomenal actor. He role in Anatomy of a Murder as the prosecutor was riveting.
Especially when he gets the answer from the witness he wasn't expecting to get. His reaction is incredible!
Indeed!
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 Will have to look for that. Have not seen it.
GCS showed the most important thing a trial lawyer must remember in a trial. Never ask a witness a question tt U do not already know the answer to. Best scene during the trial!😊
@@user-qy8ld8du1u Absolutely! And the look on his face! A combination of shock, horror, disbelief, confusion, embarassment, and "HOW could I have been so stupid?" all rolled into one! Incredible!
And of course the immediate recognition of the fact he's lost do to an amateur's mistake.
I miss great actors like George. C Scott
My Father was in the US Army for 17 years. He was a master sgt. & a cook & was such a good cook generals used to ask him to cook for him.
This is how he eventually wound up in 3rd Army and I have NEVER met a man who served under him who did not talk of him with reverence and respect.
I met some former black tankers in San Francisco and they had the 3rd Army logo painted on the side of their houses and we talked for awhile about the war, the Bulge and how they felt about Patton.
They loved the man.
My father was in the Fiilipines, bombed at Pearl Harbor, North Africa, Sicily, D Day, across Europe, the Bulge, German occupation, Korea and recalled to active duty in the Cuban Missle Crisis.
He had called my Mother to say that if you hear the siren go off on the roof of our apartment building to not try to leave town as she would have nowhere to go and that she and I would have only 15 minutes to live.
We lived in a building 2 miles from the White House.
That is how close we came to nuclear war.
Thank you for posting this.
I subscribed and Patton is my favorite film.
Patton was a ferocious personality, remarkable leader.
General George S. Patton was one of the greatest military commanders, if not The Greatest, in the History of War. He
was not only a monumental GENIUS in the tactics of warfare, but also a Leader;he stated " A General should be at the
Front ", and did exactly, that. 🇺🇸 Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦
I never miss a chance to sit down and watch PATTON with George C Scott. What a great movie and what a great portrayal of Gen. Patton. I'll take a war movie or military based movie instead of a silly rom com anytime.
Have on DVD for years (a transfer from a VHS tape as I don't care for remasters or widescreen) Our military needs leaders like him instead of generals who are like politicians taking what Washington dishes out.
@@muffs55mercury61 Agreed. We definitely need more generals like Patton. I remember Patton talking in the movie, how he felt that Washington and the Generals in charge were all too busy playing politics to do what needed to be done. He felt they were too busy concerning themselves with not hurting the feelings of the Allied Leaders in their planning and decision making.
@@WendyKS93 Even our local police chiefs and sheriffs are expected to be politicians in some jurisdictions. Screw that, let them enforce the law rather than see how well they please the mayor.
@@WendyKS93 Yes Patton knew exactly what the Russians were up to. He didn't soft soap anything.
@@muffs55mercury61 Agreed and Police are not really enforcing anymore like they need to, our courts have become far too liberal. People are getting away with too much.
My uncle was a tank commander in Europe during WWII. He hated war movies because he said the were contrived and fake and that they didn't show the realities of war. He never watched any of them, with one exception. The movie Patton.
This was less than two years before Scott passed on; the years of drinking had taken a toll. But it is noticeable about how he readily admits it was the role of a lifetime. He did the last days of Patton which was very gritty and to the point some years later and he said he got to be more honest about Patton then the other move did about how he felt about Bradley for example. and Eisenhower. The Last Days of Patton you do need to watch; he knew his time was over and really had no idea what to do now. It was a mercy in the end that the accident happened.
Scott also played Mussolini: did he ever get asked about how he felt about his portrayal of that individual?
@@None-zc5vg I barely knew he did and I was a big Scott fan. So not likely
@@None-zc5vg I remember the Scott Mussolini mini-series. Good, but not great.
As far as Scott talking about the mini-series I vaguely remember him promoting the film in a TV Guide interview but don't remember what he had to say about it.
In the end it was really unfair of generals Marshall and Eisenhower, both great men themselves by the way, to have treated Patton the way they did. Once the war was over they had no further use for him, didn't seem to know what to do with him, and quite obviously just wished he'd retire and go away. Sad, very sad.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 Patton knew his time was over; he intended to write his memoirs but other than that really did not know what to do with himself
I think it was merciful that he died when he did
General George Patton was a legend, flat out.
He might’ve won the European war theater earlier had he been given more resources; Ike had to be a diplomat when allocating precious war resources and such.
@@paulsimmons5726 Enter “MONTY”.
Ike HAD to be a diplomat as supreme commander. His job was a making an Anglo-American coalition work. Politically and militarily
ike was a traitor so clearly he wasnt behind a man like patton
YESIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BOB
.WE NEED SOMEBODY LIKE HIM AGAIN...FOR SURE...
General Mattis is very similar to Patton.
Patton was the greatest ass kicker a United States military academy ever produced When my father was asked by anyone what he did in WWII, he would simply say "I rolled with Patton" Enough said...
Great Man, great General, great film!
The reason the movie works to stupendously: If you love Patton, you love the movie. If you hate Patton, you love the movie.
Patton was a great movie and George C. Scott killed it and was well deserving of the Oscar he was awarded (but did not accept).
Outstanding job George c Scott playing my favorite general Patton from a Air Force vet Milton
I've seen old films of Gen. Patton and he had quite a confident smile and sense of humor!
There are certain roles that Actors inhabit and are almost lost within the character to such a point that you forget they are actors. Brando as Vito Corleone... Rod Steiger as Captain Gillespie... and without a doubt, George C Scott as Patton. A magnificent portrayal of an immensely complicated man in an Epic movie. One of my favorite movies of all time.
Jeff Bridges as The Dude resonates here.
BTW Rod Steiger was offered the role of Patton and turned it down
Me too. Probably my ABSOLUTE favourite.
Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman in Hannibal.
He was the richest military man in America history ❤
What do you mean Richest? ARe you saying he was a Millionaire and if so- how did he get so Rich?
@@HoldenNY22 his family was very wealthy due to his grandfather being a landowner of thousands of acres in Southern California. Very influential family. His father was the LA County DA at one point. His grandfather on his mothers side was the one who started the family fortune. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Davis_Wilson
@@HoldenNY22 His wife's family was loaded.
I think General, Patton was the greatest.
He was even admired by the German High Command.
In particular, Generalfeldmarschall, Erwin Rommel of the Panzer Division.
Patton did say we had fought the wrong enemy.
That the Soviets posed a greater threat than the Germans.
and he was right
R.I.P. Mr. George C. Scott. You were certainly one of the BEST that ever filled the silver screen!
Patton....and scott...were the best!
Guts and testosterone in action. Blended with high military knowledge. We need those type of Generals today.
"HIS blood and OUR guts"
He was also a STUDENT OF MILITARY HISTORY. THAT WAS PART OF HIS BRILLIANCE !!
My other favorite general played by Mr. Scott was General 'Buck' Turgidson in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb".
My dad was in ww2 and never talked about the war, I asked my aunt if she knew why my dad never talked about the war since he died early. She said because he was in the thick of it. I was a kid in 1970 and we watched Patton on tv , 1972 according to google. After the movie my dad said , “they killed Patton, the men ( I assumed enlisted men ) hated him”. I didn’t ask anything more and he didn’t say anything else. I wish I would have. Too late.
Well said by Mr Scott !
War....is too important to be left in the hands of politicians.....
That's why the US lost the Vietnam War. If the politicians had kept their noses out of it and let the military commanders handle it, the war would have had a very different outcome. I know those politicians would take offense if a military commander told them how to run their political careers.
@@lindaoneil5085 l.b.j.
@@lindaoneil5085 Korea was the first nam
@@chrisjarvis4449 Agree 1000%.
Brilliant performance.
As Snagglepuss would say, "Indubitably!"
Brilliant film..portrayed by a great actor......
You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe!
I saw "Patton" on a honors high school trip to San Francisco. Definitely best seen on a big screen and big audio from Jerry Goldsmith's score, I rewatch it regularly in my home theater on a ten foot screen and surround sound system. Scott deserved that Oscar, he WAS Patton...
I had a good friend years ago whose father was on Patton's staff. His dad told him that Scott's characterization was so accurate that it was like seeing Patton's ghost.
I read where the Patton family were initially very unhappy with the choice of George C Scott since he was a pacifist but were thrilled when they saw the movie.
I watched quite a few of the “Biography” shows when they first aired.
It was an excellent show, and Graves was an excellent narrator.
What a great interview.
Ditto! This was very informative & entertaining!
George C Scott was excellent in the movie Patton. He also played an amazing Ebinezer Scrooge in the 1980's. One of my favorite Christmas movies.
Thank You ❤Great Movie ❤
…the leader must be an actor ~ George S. Patton Jr.
I always relate Trump to Patton, you may not like the man, but who do you want when the going is tough, to take on the tough job and win?
you got that right we have had 4 years of potato head and knee pad head and have sunk lower then when we had obama before trump the last real potus was Ronnie
Peter Graves interviews George C. Scott. Seeing the two of them together discussing Patton was great.
I watched the DVD "Patton" played by this man George. C.Scott, his portrayal of General George. S. Patton was exceptionally well played including his close resemblance of this American War Hero. The DVD in the "Commentary Section" interviewed Scott about doing this role, then, will surprise you of what he had to say then.
Patton was an anomaly for the officer corps even in 1940. Friendenhall was much more typical for the Army’s Officer corps. Marshal and Eisenhower were not as experienced in combat as Patton but both viewed him as essential to Allied victory. A US Army commanded by men like General Friendenhall loses many more men, more battles and perhaps the war.
Fredendall, that is.
Eisenhower was a politician. He served under MacArthur at one time, who said about him, he was the best clerk I ever had. Patton wanted to win the war ASAP, but Eisenhower was trying to keep the British happy and not feel left out. I think it could have been won earlier if Patton was given the go ahead; but Ike did not want the fallout from the British.
Patton was certainly an outlier. We see the popular WWII image of "Old Blood and Guts", but we forget his combat service along the US-Mexico Border, in Mexico, and in WWI (where he became a brigade commander at 33, awarded the DSC). He was also fluent in at least four languages, was an Olympic athlete (probably should have won a medal), and was a prolific professional writer. I can't think of any modern equivalent.
Friedenhall failed out of USMA twice.
Yeah like Graves' knee isn't violently jerking to the left - this isn't to besmirch the dead he smashed the dead but if he's still alive he could be the fill in for Harris's VP pick -
True!
I would loved to have had a conversation with both Patton and Scott. Those would have been magnificent conversations.
Graves and his brother James Arness were Veterans.
Great Interview
Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin were all offered the role of Patton but turned it down. John Wayne wanted to play Patton but the job was never offered to him. Finally it was offered to George C. Scott, an actor who had had an up and down career in the movies so far.
The producers of "Patton" knew John Wayne wanted the role and while they had nothing personal against him they knew if he was cast in the role of Patton it would be a "John Wayne movie" and that's not what they had in mind.
By the way, Rod Steiger turned down the role as well, saying later it was the biggest mistake of his life. ake
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 Thank you for the history and facts. I liked George C. Scott as Patton! Take care!
@@tonytrotta9322 You're welcome! Honestly I can't picture anyone other than George C. Scott as Patton myself! Fifty-four years later and he still OWNS that role!
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 Absolutely OWNS it !!
#Destiny
George Scott didn’t show for the Oscar’s the year he won the award. I often wonder what his motivation was to miss out on this monumental moment in history.
Scott believed that actors shouldn’t compete against each other. He actually told the Academy that he didn’t want to be nominated.
He believed the escapade was nothing more than oafish nincompoopery.
@@jonathanlane4496 Quite true.
@@jonathanlane4496 he did not want to be seen or hob knob with all them bend over billy's what most of them did to get there jobs would make you trow up and if you don't know what i am talking about ask vp Harris and willy brown
“Come back Victorious,Or don’t come back at all “I hope he did say that 😂
Patton, the right man, in the right job ,at the right time.
I am conflicted whether Alastair Sim or George C Scott defined for me the best Ebenezer Scrooge. GCS was a phenomenal actor, sadly missed.
george c scott is my favorite scrooge.
@@steveperry1344 Do you know, the more I watch GCS as Scrooge, I believe you are right.
@@Daniel-deMerrivale the other versions from the 30's, 40's and 50's seem somewhat dated. when i was in 5th grade 1960 i played the boy that fetched the xmas turkey for mr. scrooge in a class play. i also like mr. magoo as scrooge. there is also a more recent version that is very dark and kinda creepy.
@@steveperry1344 Nice memory 👍🏻 We are about the same age then. My Wife and I are Christmas lovers, we go through all the Christmas Carol films but the one to save until Christmas eve is the George C Scott version👍🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸
Scott was the definitive Scrooge, IMHO
I would like to see that entire Biography episode.
no better portrayal than GCS's of Patton.imho.the best.
Great video
Awesome subject matter, Jonathan. Really enjoyed this. I subscribed. Cheers.
Great movie and great acting. It was important for him to know when he was acting. ….
If I were the actor who played the soldier that Patton slapped I'd probably have been scared to death in the scene. George C Scott played the part so realistically in that and other scenes like when he stood outside, daring those planes to "shoot him right in the nose".
No mistake that Patton loved his men. He could have been shipped to the US and probably given a state funeral but he chose to be buried with his men who never came home.
I have visited his grave, at the American cemetery in Luxembourg. His grave is at the head of the graves of his soldiers, with whom he wanted to be buried.
So many white stone crosses. It was a very solemn and humbling experience for me. One I will never forget.
@@pwilson6439 I would like to see it and the sites of the Battle of the Bulge and the Ardennes. I know for me it would be a humble experience, too.
Patton understood that the best way to preserve his soldiers lives was to win as quickly as possible, which is why he was so aggressive.
On the "acting" part of being a military leader, if you ever went to boot camp, you know this is true. One day, while on my first cigarette break during basic training, I saw a drill instructor from a distance tear into a new recruit. Made them cry. Then ducked around a corner and laughed about it with another drill instructor. 🙂
R. Lee Ermey was a great example. Hard to tell where the real Ermey ended and "The Gunny" began. But in real life, he appears to have been a low key, down to earth and friendly guy who loved climbing into his "alter ego" and did it to perfection. Stanley Kubrick made a very wise decision to let Ermey, who I believe was originally hired just to be a consultant, just roll with the Sgt. Hartman character. Hard to imagine anyone else doing it better.
If you liked George C. Scott as Patton then you should see him in the equally important Mussolini: The Untold Story.
There's some audio files floating around out there of Patton giving speeches. What strikes one is that the man sounded just like Buddy Hackett.
I knew a man that was his personal secretary. He said the movie portrayed him very well. He said he was with him when he said he had been reincarnated and also when he was shooting at the plane. He said these happened. He said every man that served would have gladly laid down their lives for him.
George C. Scott was the consummate actor.......a great one for aspiring young actors to study .
My favorite part of that movie was when he was at his lowest point… He had been relieved and had heard they were going to send him home. He said: “The whole world at war and I’m not in it? God will not let this happen. I am going to be allowed to fulfill my destiny! His Will be done.”
It was just a Hollywood movie and not an accurate documentary. But I do think we need to mention the two men credited as screenwriters who won the Academy Award for “Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced” - Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H North.
THAT I did not know. Thank you.
As World War 2 began on December 7, 1941, the war department thanked all officers 55 years of age of over, for their service and retired them. There were exceptions. Nimitz, MacArthur and Patton. It's because they were irreplaceable. Patton was bumped up from colonel to General and ended up being 4 star. Patton was chosen for his expertise. He took over in Africa and did a first rate job. He took Sicily in a month. When he was relieved of duty in Italy, the Italian campaign eventually came to a standstill. Patton's idea was to be on the German border in a short period of time. If that had been the case, the Normandy invasion might have been prevented. When he was relieved of duty it cost a great deal of American casualties. In his entire war career he had lost only one battle.
You make a good point and one that I hadn't considered. If Patton had continued the Italian campaign, he would have found a way to break through the German lines. The eventual commanding US General in Italy, Mark Clark was a glory-seeking disaster who did just about everything wrong, squandering many months and thousands of American lives .It would have been difficult for Patton to reach the German border from Italy because of the mountainous terrain, but he might have been able to fight his way to southern France and attack north from there. Many U.S. troops came into France through Marseilles later in the war;
@@katazack You know WW2 history quite well
They broke the mold when Patton was made.
Patton wished he had George C Scott's voice.
Lot's of movies these days i don't like but the 1970 Patton movie with George C Scott was interesting informative and entertaining.
If you haven't seen the 1970 movie 'Patton' starring George C. Scott you're in for a treat. And if you want to see host Peter Graves in a WWII classic - it's 'Stalag 17' with actor William Holden and an all-star cast.
I miss men's voices like GCS's. What we have now in all media is more than embarrassing.
Patton on Leadership..
Book..Many beliefs on Organized Events..
patton was a front line combat general commander... i mean i guess that's what got him in trouble. being a general you're pretty much a politician in uniform .. which he was not.
I had an uncle that served under Patton. he said Patton was not afraid of the enemy. he would ride on the front of a tank with an M1 across his lap. Bullets bounced around him but never hit him.
Smart man
If I recall correctly, Patton was at West Point at the same Eisenhower was. A pretty fair general himself.
"He should be remembered as a professional soldier who gave 100%, 100% of the time". I'm pretty sure Patton would approve of being remembered as such.
George C.Scott was the perfect man to portray Patton.
40 seconds of actual content in these 6 minutes
check out his performance as Mussolini to. That was great movie.
More youtubers need to react to this film!!!
'Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?'
I remember when Mr. Scott appeared in an episode of "Columbo" with his wife and he was in the TV control room.