I met James Caan. He was a wonderful man who took his time to pose for a couple of photos with me. RIP you great legend!

@jogman262

Жыл бұрын

That would have been so cool.

James Caan was the best, and so was Johnny! RIP to both gentlemen.

James Caan so self-deprecating and natural, almost as effortless natural as in his amazing acting. An amazing actor and an even more amazing human. Rest in paradise.

@tommyriam8320

2 жыл бұрын

'self-deprecating' ?! You've got to be kidding . This clown had the most bloated ego imaginable, especially sickening was to witness the near constant pouting and complaining over the years from someone so undeservedly blessed over his lifetime with myriad opportunity and wealth galore He never expressed *sincere* gratitude for the good fortune bestowed upon him; grotesque when one considers how little he offered in exchange for those riches

@thebrowithnoname1703

Жыл бұрын

Self deprecating isn’t how I would describe him either. The way he responded to Johnny when he was talking about The Godfather was really revealing. I like his work but he was arrogant for sure.

I have never seen James more nervous than this. Poor Johnny just couldn’t save this interview.

Tough interview for Johnny. We now know why James Cann was a actor. He was a very good actor. RIP to Joanie and James.

@paulsalerno6362

Жыл бұрын

Johnny could be jealous sometimes.

James Caan one of my favorite, 👍🏿1940-2022

Johnny has made mention about having rough interviews. But he was always a class act no matter what.

I’ve never seen Carson work this hard. It’s like trying to resuscitate someone who’s been dead for five minutes.

So amazingly amazing , do you remember seeing this interview when aired I sure did fell in love with James Caan right hear. What a co creator's life James Caan so loved .

not to take away from his iconic performances in his classics, but I feel his most underrated performance of all , was in THIEF......

@chrischichester7823

2 жыл бұрын

James Caan was sensational in the Michael Mann-directed ‘Thief.’ Given the monstrosity of this interview I’d like to know if Johnny Carson had him as a guest when it was released in 1981. In ‘Thief’ Caan does not smash Carlo Ritzi over the head with a garbage can cover next to a running fire hydrant. You know.

@highwaystar3780

2 жыл бұрын

Ironically....He considered Thief His Best Role !

@tedhawkins3383

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree

@rsstrazz6261

Жыл бұрын

His dialogue in "Thief" & ways he delivers it along with his facial expressions, body movements, etc. is amazing.

@chrischichester7823

Жыл бұрын

@@rsstrazz6261 I agree. He is brilliant in this performance. It’s his film forever and he portrays the character with every thing a great actor requires. And he was never an insufferable stooge regurgitating political opinions. He did the job at the highest level of professionalism.

as a kid I was a car hop at the BHH. He would come rumbling up the long driveway on his Harley, bandanna on his head, crew by his side. He was a man's man, like Bronson or McQueen. Always very unassuming, never to think he was a very big star at the time. RIP James

@jamesjameson4566

Жыл бұрын

How tall

Now you see why he didn't do a lot of interviews. Sometimes one of the hardest things for an actor to do is be themselves.

@damachine3

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I think he was being himself

@lepetitchat123

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately part of a movie actor's job is to sell themselves, the persona and personality. It's an act. Be charming, charismatic in talk show interviews. Pull off a Jennifer Lawrence act. Actors like Caan is not up for this bullshit. Probably why he didn't get major stardom.

@robertbeatty9563

2 жыл бұрын

he was being himself. kinda hard to do an interview with a jealous carson who seems to dislike all his guests

@robertbeatty9563

2 жыл бұрын

@@lepetitchat123 moron he did have major stardom. he doen't need to kiss the ass of carson to like him

@ObamaFromKenya

2 жыл бұрын

@@lepetitchat123 Robin Williams was the best at putting on a show for interviews

Rest in paradise James!

James Caan has to have his suit tailored to fit his insane shoulder frame genes

@colinbradfield72

2 жыл бұрын

@@Poeme340 sad times .

@joesimon2029

2 жыл бұрын

Today , he would be considered "slim".

@robertbeckman2054

10 ай бұрын

Damn, you guys…he was talking about his wide shoulders. I’m jealous as well. Wide shoulders says “athletic” more than any other feature. This was NOT a comment about being fat.

RIP one of the Greats !

One of our best actors!...I miss Jimmy Caan😢😢

That was still MORE entertaining than anything you see on late night tv nowadays

@JavaScriptJolt

Жыл бұрын

Amen!

@thedude4672

9 ай бұрын

Not really, but I'm sure you're just being nostalgic

Rest Peacefully. One of the greats

It is difficult for them to handle themselves in interviews, De Niro was also very shy in interviews. It does not matter, they're greatt actors and Sonny is one of my favourite characters

@nickstrom4567

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can see he is Very uncomfot2!! Hes almost pleading with John to help him out

James Caan was an amazing actor. Rollerball is a very underrated movie.

Rest in piece to one of my favorite actors ever, rest easy sunny.

@suzettebennett9112

2 жыл бұрын

Sonny

@bigplaystanley9543

2 жыл бұрын

@@suzettebennett9112 thank you

@jogman262

Жыл бұрын

And peace.

Two great legends gone. ❤️

RIP JAMES CAAN

Another Great actor, RIP James Caan

When Tom Jones' life becomes a movie we know who to call.

@hoss-lk4bg

2 жыл бұрын

ok

Wow James Caan reminds me of watching Paint Dry which is more exciting.

Sincere condolences. May he rest in peace 🙏

This James Caan interview is one of the most bizarre and awkward interviews. Perhaps in the history of ‘The Tonight Show.’ I wonder what Johnny Carson thought back stage after the show.

RIP and Godspeed.

RIP James Caan 💜

My deepest condolences 💐

I think that guy that yelled something to Johnny, interrupting the start of the interview set a tone that was hard to get passed. Total rhythm breaker....

@sahej6939

11 ай бұрын

Yeah it started bad and Johnny took too long with his question, whatever it was. What movie was this

This isn't anything unusual for James Caan at that time. I've seen him give many awkward/difficult interviews then. If you see more recent ones, he's much more relaxed and funny, but back then, I think his private life was turbulent, and he didn't seem to be very comfortable being himself in front of a camera. His interviews never reached the level of awkwardness/strangeness that Robert Blake's did, however. These days I think Caan is much more comfortable in his own skin and at peace with everything and himself.

@louisvaccaro5865

2 жыл бұрын

michael perhaps that is why he was married 4 tmes?. doesnt matter still a class act, and a great actor, loved him in the godfather, and brians song. rest in peace.

@jogman262

Жыл бұрын

There a 2003 interview with him on Conan O’Brien and he’s just that. Very funny, and relaxed.

@surfshack2

Жыл бұрын

Good assessment. You can tell he seems preoccupied.

I think he took the Brando impression personally and it almost made him snap.

Ed’s laugh cracks me up 😂😂

I like James Can's performances, but he puts down my home town, Queens! Can't get over that

@tdunph4250

2 жыл бұрын

Find a safe space. You'll be ok.

@stoogefest16

2 жыл бұрын

It’s very hip to rag on Queens. Even the locals tend to denounce or condemn it. I’ve never been there myself, but much like Jersey, it’s probably not as bad as they say.

@highwaystar3780

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Forest Hills and it's turning into a Fucking Hood !

@tdunph4250

Жыл бұрын

@@stoogefest16 ever since the Bunkers moved in couldn't care less.

James in "Comes a Horseman" always reminds me of my grandpa who who did the same work

Late night hosts today can learn from Johnny. The man was amazing.........

RIP James Caan and Johnny Carson 😔

Rest in peace James caan

An absolute stud. RIP.

Oh My!...Johnny and James...were too Funny!...Miss them BOTH!

"He didn't get out of the COCKADOODIE CAR."

I love James Caan - not the best in interviews but who cares!

That’s the guy in, Honeymoon In Vegas and Mickey Blue Eyes. Always played a good gangster.

I remember the good old days when Johnny would smoke on camera.

@hoss-lk4bg

2 жыл бұрын

ok

@jogman262

Жыл бұрын

I think he had most of the Rat Pack on one time and they were all sitting there smoking away.

My aunt's cousin was married to James Caan.

NOW 85...BOTH STILL MEMORABLE.....RIP

Johnny handled himself very well there. All of today's talk show hosts would have been eaten alive by Caan.

Carson shuldn't start an interview with glorifying GF2 where Caan wasn't a part of. That ruined the mood and it went bad thereafter.

My favorite actor ever.

James' episode of Get Smart is still the funniest.

Dude was great

So awkward but soooo funny!!

His nervous fidgeting in the seat and shifting and leg crossing and recrossing was very distracting. But hey its Caan, so that's all immaterial

He’s almost method acting one of his characters.

Rollerball said it all.

Johnny was the best, amazing how he could talk to people. James seems a little nervous or preoccupied here.

-Reminded me of Sonny's toll booth scene.

Isn't he the guy who played Misery with Kathy Bates

@JanetG-wk8yp

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@k9feces

4 жыл бұрын

And Elf

@AlainHubert

4 жыл бұрын

@@k9feces Alf? Did he play Alf? 🤣

@captainkidd1234

3 жыл бұрын

Another great movie he starred in was Thief.

@thebillsierraoscarclub

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Imo, Rich man Poor Man and Brian's Song are the two best "TV" movies ever.

@chrischichester7823

Жыл бұрын

‘Brian’s Song’ had to be seen by Francis Ford Coppola because there is the great James Caan defending the honor of his mafia princess sister Connie Corleone by chasing her husband Carlo Ritzi down the street, throwing him against a wall, punching him repeatedly in the face and smashing him over the head with a garbage can cover.

@jogman262

Жыл бұрын

Rich Man, Poor Man actually was a mini series which in turn had a spin off series. Rudy dies at the end after killing Falconetti.

All I can think now is what he had delivered to him and his two ladies in room 4 at the PlayBoy mansion

Whoa ... rough night all around!

When i see him talk,Alec Baldwin's impressions of Jimmy Caan are hard to match together

RIP James Caan

Jonathan... Jonathan... Jonathan... Jonathan... !!!

This was a tough interview for Johnny, but he handled it well. James Caan was a wonderful actor, but a lousy guest.

R.I.P. MR. MAN

Tough interview for Carson. Not easy to have a conversation with someone that's distracted from start to finish..

I love you Sonny Corleone.

The way he talks normal is like sonny lol

Man, that was a TOUGH one! 😓😆

That was tough to watch.

I wonder if James Caan got invited again!

@markcat741

3 жыл бұрын

Prob not. Wow that was rough. Letterman would have ripped him apart.

@jeshkam

2 жыл бұрын

@@markcat741 He did lol

RIP

Not quite like Charles Grodin could be but Johnny definitely had his hands full. Caan was pretty intense and like a lot of his contemporaries - very competitive and unforgiving in his high standards in acting.

Damn, he looked old for being 37 here, looks 50-55

Like Robert Mitchum a genuine tough guy on and off screen

This was such an awkward interview. Not what I was expecting.

When I saw the Godfather, James played a Bad***. After his character died, the movie wasn't the same without him. He was Hot in El Dorado, getting physical with Josephine. I liked him in Eraser as a Bad Guy. But the one movie that really sticks with me is Misery! When he Beat the Sh** out of Kathy Bates, lol! Respect Kathy, you were awesome and creepy. You were Cool and Sexy James, I'll miss ya! Rest in Peace. ❤🙏

@sbfitz

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Caan movie is The Gambler. Caan and lots of other interesting characters.

@jogman262

Жыл бұрын

@ kevin fitz He should have at least got an Academy Award nomination for that role. When he gets the loan from his mother to pay off his debts to the bookies and then goes and gambles it all away! I was like OMG what a great role. RIP also to Paul Sorvino who costarred in that movie with James Caan.

If you watch The Offer on Paramount+ you get to see the whole mess it was to get The Godfather produced and to the screen. This is probably why James Caan got uncomfortable when Johnny initially brought it up. I also sensed that James is just not comfortable in impromptu scenarios, such as being on a late night talk show...Johnny did his best to reign it in and keep it under control, but the interview was still super awkward...

What was said by audience member at around 0:45?

@AlainHubert

4 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering that myself.

@GeneBurnett

4 жыл бұрын

"something...something..." that I couldn't make out and then "See you later Johnny". Weird.

@AlainHubert

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeneBurnett I can just make out: "Afterall and see you later Johnny!" or "Have to roll and see you later Johnny!" or "Have to go and see you later Johnny!" ?

@GeneBurnett

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlainHubert Yeah, something like that. What kind of jackass announces something like that in the middle of a tonight show interview? I bet security had a few choice words for him. ;~)

@gamernorcal

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeneBurnett back in 77 security was 2 fists to the face and stomach. lol

Johnny loved “ the blow “ he seemed Jackked here ! ........I know the feeling 😳

Does anyone know where I can find The Godfather Saga on KZread 🙏🙏🙏

"SHE SITS AND SIPS SCHLITZ!"

He was "coming down ".

W/o godfather does james caan become a legend?

@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288

2 жыл бұрын

"Cinderella Liberty" was also an awesome movie. I liked James Caan in almost everything he did.

What did the guy in the audience shout?

Cant belive someone with that haircut was famous for pulling so much tail 😮

I think James was a bit under the weather ?

What did the guy say in the audience?

Isn't this from 11/18/77 not 1975?

@johnnycarson

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! That's our mistake, thank you!

@garysiegel213

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnnycarson thanks - when I heard Johnny reference watching the Godfather Saga on tv, I knew it had to be 77/78 because 75 was too early for that to be on tv. So I looked it up. I appreciate you sharing these!

@MarvinMonroe

3 жыл бұрын

@@garysiegel213 good call! Much appreciated

BADA BING!!!

this was a train wreck of an interview

Well. That was awkward, wasn't it? I didn't know that James Caan was so uninteresting? Or maybe he was playing a role here? In which case, he is really a good actor... lol!

@vikings844

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was interesting and engaging. I love the king of late night but he made this awkward.

I don't think Jimmy wanted to talk about Godfather, Whole interview was awkward.

Poor James allowed fame and success to erode his health, relationships and happiness. He never was able to manage his personal life like so many celebs who trade true happiness for fleeting pleasures of the moment.

Omg. The juxtaposition

Jimmy didn't dig the rejigging chronology of the masterwork..phew he simmered with a bit of class through that one if not sailed.. Guess Johnny being who he is didn't mean anything by it but Caan had to let it flow cos the dude just kept on about how a great job it was done to it! Edit : yeah OK I thought Coppola might have actually been the one to do it himself ,, still, tho Caan didn't seem too interested in it at all.

Carson unsettled not Actor. Kind off Funny Carson is totally off!!!. But as always, a good sport..Actually Hillarious...🇩🇰🇺🇸🌅🙏💕