An absolute legend! Gut wrenching when you think Roy never got the recognition he truly deserved, when you see the fools who win awards / recognition these days.

He was epic in “All That Jazz”. I think it’s his best performance.

@hitty9

4 жыл бұрын

why we go to the movies.............clearly

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

alphabetaxenonzzzcat and one of the best performances ever should have won a Oscar.

@mck7646

3 жыл бұрын

He should've won the Oscar for that. Roy never quite got the acclaim or high status that he deserved. Jaws was the movie it was because of Roy, along with many of his other films, he elevated them.

@Calibound8

Жыл бұрын

Best director as well❤

Roy Scheider was truly one of the greatest actors, and such a gent.

@jubalcalif9100

4 жыл бұрын

I have a notion to second that emotion !!

Roy Scheider is one of the greatest actors in Cinema history!!! Fantastic screen presence & actor

Chief Brody for ever! A terrific actor, such people, gentleman and actors are missing. Legend!

Had a crush him after Jaws. Watched The French Connection, All that Jazz, and The Last Embrace solely because he was in them.

Tremendous, classic performance of Cinema, for All That Jazz.

Great interview gives a real insight into Scheider as an actor he is part of the reason that all that jazz is a classic. Scheider had a very strong career and appeared in another near classic William Friedkin's Sorcerer.

His films are always a joy to watch (what about Blue Thunder?). He nailed Fosse in All That Jazz. Masterful acting and genius casting of Scheider by Fosse. Can't imagine anyone else in the role. Stanley Kubrick called it "[the] best film I think I have ever seen". Pretty good endorsement!

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

Lemon Lady he said that reportedly

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how Dreyfuss would have done with the role since he was originally cast?

@ggthewhale

3 жыл бұрын

@@randywhite3947 Google it. It's a fact.

@randywhite3947

3 жыл бұрын

@@ggthewhale Upon release in 1979, director Stanley Kubrick, who is mentioned in the movie, reportedly called it "[the] best film I think I have ever seen"

One of my favorite actors of all time,R.I.P

It's been hard to find many interviews with Roy, much less ones where he's talking about "All That Jazz". Thanks so much for posting this! "All That Jazz" is one of the most dazzling movies I've ever seen. I was about 10 or 11 and on cable one night they played "All That Jazz" and then, directly, with maybe a 30 second station break between them, went directly into "A Clockwork Orange". I never left the couch that night, I was paralyzed, disturbed....and my mind blown. Try those two for a double feature one day!!!!!

@Strideo1

2 ай бұрын

That's some heavy stuff for a 10/11 year old!

@TTM9691

2 ай бұрын

@@Strideo1 You telling me!!!! It's been over 40 years......and I'm almost over it! 😅

Two films he's in that are often underrated: "Klute" and "Sorcerer." Both are excellent and highly recommended.

@LeathanL

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget "Marathon Man".

@truffaut650truffaut6

2 жыл бұрын

Klute? Donald sutherland.

Roy was great.

ROY IN ''THE SEVEN UPS'' GOOD FLICK

Thank you for posting this. I ran Roy's official fan club in the 70s-80s and it's always great to see something new.

Blue Thunder, don't forget! Loved that movie, loved Roy. Thank you for posting! Starred Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, and Malcolm McDowell.

@zenpaganwarrior

2 жыл бұрын

It is a great film. Excellent cast, drama, and action. Still looks good!

Last Embrace and Sorcerer !!!

@sonicgrub

3 жыл бұрын

Sorcerer!

Two movies that he's in that are underrated "Still Of The Night" and "Cohen And Tate". Both are excellent and highly recommend too. Scheider was my idol growing up.

He reminds me of my dad a lot

What a class act.....RIP Roy.

Great actor. Wonderful interview.

He was also great in Marathon Man and Blue Thunder. Such a great actor. Don't get me wrong I'm glad people know him for Jaws, but I wish people remembered him for his other roles too.

Oh man, I would have loved to have seen him on stage in Betrayal.

Thanks for posting!!

We must also appreciate some performances and / or movies in their passage through the 80s, and I think of Still Of the Night; The 52 Pick Up and The Fourt War. His adventures in films like Blue Thunder and 2010, or the fantastic neo noir that he composed in Cohen and Tate. From the 70s Sorcerer and Last embrace deserve a rediscovery, the former being a masterpiece

"Hey Chief.....I see you brought your rubbers." Bwhahahahahaaaaa

The 52nd Oscars had some great movies with truly great actors nominated for best performances. Athough Dustin Hoffman won, in my opinion Roy Scheider should have won for "All That Jazz." I consider his performance to be one of the greatest in all of cinema. And the competition was stiff that year, with Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, and Peter Sellers nominated as well. Ironically, people still watch and enjoy "All That Jazz," "And Justice for All," "The China Syndrome," and "Being There." But few watch "Kramer vs Kramer" today, which does not stand the test of time. Unfortunately, the awarding of Oscars is more based on politics than merit.

@ZeeHeche

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic comment & one that deserves a thumbs up... competition was rife back then, but All that Jazz was definitely the better film.. Hoffmann is a good actor, but Scheiders portrayal of Fosse outshines Hoffman's in Kramer... Hollywood politics at play!!!! Scheider was known to give the middle finger to anyone he didn't agree with, at good cause! I honestly think he was blackballed by Universal after he left The Deer Hunter late into production. And rightly so..... script changes just before filming was to begin! Scheider believed in good story telling! And at the time... wasn't there just for the pay check!

@mck7646

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I tend to not take the Oscars too seriously, I even have a book I read called alternative Oscars. It's fun to go back in time and see who won vs. who you think should have won. Many great films and performances aren't even nominated. I'm biased towards Roy but it's probably his greatest performance and had he won he would've fully deserved it. His performance is iconic and not only that but it's just a much better movie than Kramer vs. Kramer, it's really a no brainer to me.

Sorcerer!

god

A solid guy and a man's man, and a great actor. I only wish that Jaws 2 had never been made and that he wasn't contractually obligated to star in it, because it almost ruined the legacy of Jaws and put a stink on his career. Not enough to ruin him but a terrible movie and it's painful to watch, not just because it's horrible but you know he hated being in it, yet he doesn't phone in his performance, so that speaks to his professionalism.

@portjanka

3 жыл бұрын

He also wasn't obligated to star in The Fourth War and yet he did. It was a sequel to the Jaws in which Scheider played the shark.

@truffaut650truffaut6

2 жыл бұрын

I was 14 years old when I saw jaws. And believe me, I had a crush on mr scheider the same day. He is also a womans man😍

@lyndoncmp5751

2 ай бұрын

Jaws 2 was pretty well received and very successful at the box office. The film is a decent sequel and Scheider is very good. It's not terrible by any means. That's Jaws 3 and 4.

I wonder how Dreyfuss would have done with Roy’s role in All That Jazz?

@ralphadamo1857

4 жыл бұрын

Unthinkeable. Roy OWNED that role. It's one of the greatest performances in all of cinema in my opinion.

@martinsorenson1055

3 жыл бұрын

I would think that Fosse would have had to reign Dreyfuss in. I imagine their separate takes on the character would have caused some conflict. From what I know (mostly from interviews and Fosse biographies) Scheider and Fosse seemed to click from the beginning.

@KClouisville

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinsorenson1055 Plus, physically it wouldn't have worked as well either....Dreyfuss was never in great shape...but he was already getting "puffy" from booze and coke....Scheider resembled Fosse more and he stayed in shape....probably a result of him continuing some of his old amateur boxing regimen later into his life.

@truffaut650truffaut6

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Dreyfuss is a great actor. But not so much sexy.😇