Kudos to that lone soul in the public who clapped when King mentioned George Romero.

@heavymeddle28

4 жыл бұрын

Really agree. Romero is a legend

@michelekasel7675

3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean Kujos

@samlatifi3254

3 жыл бұрын

Oddly I thought I missed it and liked just as he mentioned it.

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

2 жыл бұрын

Ahead of his/her time.

@midnightmisssuki6832

Жыл бұрын

But millions and millions read his books and looked cautiously at 11PM at the shadows at the end of the bed before they closed their eyes.... or maybe the closet door was just a too much open.

Watching this in 2019 is like something out of a Stephen King novel.

@TeodorAngelov

5 жыл бұрын

Or movie

@turtleanton6539

5 жыл бұрын

Haha

@okaminess

4 жыл бұрын

His books write themselves. Lol

@jamesdaninsky4624

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't think it was that bad.

@liquidsonly

3 жыл бұрын

Just you wait for 2021!

That is the mother of all beards. The one beard that rules them all.

@patstaysuckafreeboss8006

5 жыл бұрын

Thicc like gorilla hair

@UncannyValleyVideos

5 жыл бұрын

"The beard can't help you now..."

@MontagZoso

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, and the beard tells the razor, “You shall not pass!”

@shawnarobertson4315

5 жыл бұрын

his beard = IT

@turtleanton6539

5 жыл бұрын

Lolzxx

Stephen King looked like somebody doing a cosplay of him today.

@AmateurBarbarian

4 жыл бұрын

supbrotv He looks like his son Joe Hill went into a time machine to 1982 and pretended to be his dad.

Most incredible part of this whole interview is King explaining who Ted Danson is to the crowd.

@dongiller

2 жыл бұрын

“Cheers” wouldn’t debut until the following Fall.

So strange to see him here...wildly successful, but nowhere even NEAR what he’d eventually become. “The young man....Stephen King” wow. So surreal.

@yesand

9 ай бұрын

King and Dave - both "famous" at the time and about to become FAMOUS!

And 37 years later, movies are still being made (or remade) of his books.

@tcb9775

5 жыл бұрын

Everything from the 90s & 80s are the best

@Leaps-xz3hg

5 жыл бұрын

@Mark Allen Misey, Shawshank, Stand By Me, IT, Carrie, Deadzone, and 11/22/63 series

@jt-global6424

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Allen and IT dat was good 💯

@Deepidea102

5 жыл бұрын

@Mark Allen The Green Mile is a Masterpiece!!

@mattdaugherty3209

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Allen but it’s nothing like the book :(

That's how a writer is supposed to look, dammit.

@spin549

5 жыл бұрын

On coke?

@bughead5615

5 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaah ikrrrr

@nathanisaksson

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Until you have a burly beard, you’re not a real writer. That goes for women, too.

@thelittlemrs

4 жыл бұрын

Word

@ghostieboi9783

4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Isaksson I got a book coming out in around 6 months- better get growing 😂😂

I know this will sound weird to some people and to some they will sadly know where I'm coming from. Stephen King saved my sanity as a teenager. When i read his books i could leave my horrible home life for a few chapters at a time. When people talk about his drug/alcohol abuse. He's human. Shit happens. Mr. King is the one who told us He had a problem. He's overcome His addictions and is a better man for it. Be like STEPHEN KING!

@andimackedits3029

3 жыл бұрын

This is literally the most beautiful comment ever.

@crystalbelle2349

2 жыл бұрын

@@andimackedits3029 I agree. Very inspiring.

@collegeman1988

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. The second decade of my life were the best and worst years of my life, and Stephen King was an author I read to get away from the problems I had as a teenager.

@adrianaboga8361

2 жыл бұрын

Nope; it makes perfect sense to me. 💜💖

@rosemadder5547

2 жыл бұрын

His books saved my sanity somehow as well!!. Especially Eddie, and the kids in IT, Rose Daniels in Rose Madder. I'm starting late but I'm finally going to school and I chose to major in Sociology and I really think his books combined with my childhood got me here. I keep Rose Madder with me nearly all the time, especially when I'm nervous or scared etc...

King goes on to write The Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me, The Dome, Misery and so many other amazing pieces!

@corymclean2670

5 жыл бұрын

dick clarke The Body*

@turtleanton6539

5 жыл бұрын

Yeeees

@stephenryan7855

4 жыл бұрын

IT

@ImranKhan-iv8ut

3 жыл бұрын

Gerald's Game too. A masterpiece.

@burningmisery

3 жыл бұрын

@LiveOkie The Dome was a great book. The TV show was shite. It's subjective. Don't be a cvnt about it.

I remember in the spring of 1982 I had just discovered Stephen King at the age of 14 and my mom woke me up so that I could watch this interview. Thanks for posting this!

@revedenuit1

2 жыл бұрын

@Cookie Monster, Wow, what a cool Mom !

@seanraines5871

2 жыл бұрын

Cool mom. Reminds me of mine would do that too or tell me I didn't have to go to bed yet

@jonathangasana

Жыл бұрын

Cool mom hope she’s still doing these nice things

A legend in his own lifetime.

@turtleanton6539

5 жыл бұрын

So cool

@user-gn9vu7wn7t

6 ай бұрын

Indeed, just like Isaac Asimov and other notables.

It’s incredible how much his son Joe Hill looks like him here

@brianmcmanus4690

3 жыл бұрын

Truly.

@dansemacabre1773

Жыл бұрын

Joe Hill plays the little boy in Creepshow

Stephen King is such phenomenon talent. What a wonderful writer, and yet I keep hearing him a million times, where in the hell does he get his ideas? I grew him up reading his books when I was a kid and now , I'm 55 now and I still read his books. He's my idol. He such an inspiration to us all, I love his passion for books and writing.

mad props to Uncle Steve. I never saw this interview as a kid but Creepshow scared me so much. What a thrill. Stephen King is a mensch. I saw him speaking live one year in the nineties in Santa Cruz, he toured on his motorcycle. All around cool guy.

Just finished The Institute...King has never slowed with his ability to write terror in ways we don’t usually expect. Another character-driven masterpiece, terrifying us in unorthodox ways. I pray it’s not going to be his last. He just appeared on The View, and he looks rearing to go...probably already working on his next. He produces something like 2,000 words per day, according to him.

@AllenFreemanMediaGuru

3 жыл бұрын

New book to be out March 2021.

@billyrichards8834

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. He said he wanted to try something (a test). What he did, was read a few chapters of books from other Author's, and that would help get his creative juice's flowing, and the words and thoughts came to him FASTER than he was able to write them down. He said, BEFORE that, he was putting out about (1,000-1,200) words per day, and when he started doing THIS, he starting pumping out (2,000) words or MORE ... DAILY. That's equivalent to (6-7) BOOK pages--a DAY! It's no wonder he puts out a book every 6-MONTHS.

Such a talent and yet he remains so down to earth. Cheers to my fellow Constant Readers.

8:18 check out the date on the crate. King's accident would occur on June 19, 1999, 17 years after this interview.

Wow great to see some early King ..Thanks !

@Danimal77

5 жыл бұрын

There is plenty of early King on youtube.

Interesting how they keep referring him as “young man” but this was 40 years ago! He is 74 now. Mr. King is one of the best authors that has really influenced my life! Love this guy! 💖

@billyrichards8834

Жыл бұрын

He's ALSO the THIRD (3rd) RICHEST Author ON THE PLANET. Makes about $40-MILLION a YEAR ... NOW! His estimated 'Net Worth,' I heard is between $550-$600 MILLION.

@billyrichards8834

Жыл бұрын

He's Authored nearly 7-DOZEN books, wrote nearly 2-DOZEN Screenplay's, HUNDREDS of short-stories, wrote AND produced several TV shows, and he's DIRECTED a movie or two.

@matimus100

9 ай бұрын

This comment coming from a fox 😆

@einarvalentinoronn9870

8 ай бұрын

He looks 50+ here

@user-gn9vu7wn7t

6 ай бұрын

What book would you recommend of Mr. King? I've never read him and I'm interested.

Being a Creepshow fanboy, hearing someone talk about pre release kicks ass! >:P

Found this looking for Stephen King interviews, forgot how good early Letterman was while watching.

You have to give it to King. His creative mind is just awesome. That level of consistency over decades. It’s truly impressive.

this was 42 years ago. :o LETTERMAN AND STEPHEN KING ARE ABSOLUTE LEGENDS.

This interview took place three days before I was born. Gotta love bearded Stephen King 👍

Poor George Romero got one single clap when mentioned 😭

@AlanDavidDoane

9 ай бұрын

Letterman's audience at that time was not of an age to be tuned in to what Romero had accomplished at that point.

This aired on what would have been my 12th birthday. Shortly after I discovered Mr King when I read Carrie and became a lifelong fan and constant reader. Thank you for posting this. I had never seen it before. Very cool.

Classic💎 King, Romero & Creepshow all incredibly legendary 🙌🙌🙌

@avalonjustin

Ай бұрын

For sure, Creepshow was excellent.

He’s such a good writer because he could see through the pages of his own manuscript and see what he was going to write next with those glasses

My favorite interviewer and my favorite writer three years before I was born. Thanks, Al. G. Rhythm!

He talks about gore so casually and it's legendary

I love it when Stephen King starts talking about creepy weird stuff while he's giving an interview!

Ahead of his time. I've always found King highly relatable.

"Did you have a normal childhood?" *King thinking about Dave's super duper electromagnet* ....Yes.

Creepshow is great! I enjoyed it as a kid and still do today.

What a rare video interview! Great! Isn't it uncanny how much Joe Hill looks like his dad?? wow.

that beard is an absolute unit

Stephan king looks like my high school biology teacher.

@Lukather5150

5 жыл бұрын

More like a chemistry teacher...

@dios12300

5 жыл бұрын

He was a high school English teacher when Carrie took off

@knightscroftsquire-muldoon

4 жыл бұрын

@@mistaleesreversespeech7728 Let me guess you heard about the orgy part in IT and have reached that conclusion, without ever reading the book.

@knightscroftsquire-muldoon

4 жыл бұрын

@@mistaleesreversespeech7728 Where can I find said information. I just looked up bill Cohen and Bangor military pedophile ring and got nothing. I'm honestly interested if there is truth to any of that, but I'm coming up with biographies and a few articles on King living in Maine. Understand I mean no offense but just a speculative open mind until I can see the evidence. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

@fullersvlogsandgaming9944

4 жыл бұрын

@@mistaleesreversespeech7728 that still isn't proof that Stephen is a pedophile. He isn't.

Spontaneous combustion!! He is one of the VERY BEST in so many lifetimes🤔 Joe Hill is incredible too!

Lol he had to explain who Ted Danson is.

@StephNuggs

5 жыл бұрын

Ted Danson as Brian as Tom Cruise

The thumbnail for the video had me thinking they were interviewing the king of the beavers

@swettyspaghtti

5 жыл бұрын

Perskij Ericson LMAO

@bagofhammers7479

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

"I love Night of the Living Dead. The one where they are walking though the mall..." lol

@matimus100

9 ай бұрын

What 💡

the most mindblowing things i had in my live was reading "insomnia" that book is close to lucid dreaming without fallling asleep

Holy shit he looks exactly like his son Joe Hill here. Like 100% the same person.

@AlanDavidDoane

9 ай бұрын

Four years ago, no one knew yet about the secret cloning project in far northeastern Maine. Now we know why the resemblance is so strong.

Geez what are his glasses, like a minus eleven?

@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte

3 жыл бұрын

early 80s.. 🤷‍♂️

@mikeysmithh7819

3 жыл бұрын

..it was the 80's lol.. glasses didn't become cool til after the mid 90's when they made circle lens, and all black frames

This is some great King nostalgia

@johnthomas4962

5 жыл бұрын

The good drugs though.

I almost thought that he had a single, giant tooth when I looked at the thumbnail.

@luqas99

5 жыл бұрын

Like Rose the Hat.

@arkhamsrazor7075

4 жыл бұрын

I AM NOT MY FATHER

@Amp661

2 жыл бұрын

@@luqas99 Rose's tooth was like a fang. Uncle Stephens looks like a square.

1:26 the one geek that laughs in the audience and nobody follows him.

@solomonfleming3638

5 жыл бұрын

It sounds like someone responds with "shut up"

@kurzackd

5 жыл бұрын

I counted at least three.

@w0ndawar

5 жыл бұрын

Crazy how far nerd culture has come.

“It’s a fun picture!” It actually is! Funny as hell!

The more I see this man,the more it amazes me.My God ,he himself looked so terrifying for a supernatural writer!

Kings mind is AMAZING,If you read one of his books,they are very hard to put down!Insomnia is a GREAT book!

I believe King has said that Pet Semetary was the one book that creeped him out the most. I have not seen the remake, but the first movie stands up remarkably well (which sort of surprised me). Also, considering that King himself was struck by a truck on a busy, yet small, Maine road, well, that was just weird.

@DeltronZed

2 жыл бұрын

The part in the book where they talk about that guys dead son coming back after he died in the war. Walking up and down the road. Dead. That part creeps me out. Its a well written story.

Great to see Steve at such a young age

My favorite book of the king must be *IT*... the characters and atmosphere are so good.

Creep Show is an excellent movie. The variety among the five stories guarantees one of them will rattle your nerves. The Crate is my favorite.

Those legs at the beginning are stunning .

He's so cool. I love him!

Great look!

I like how he mentioned someone breaking up your bones with a rake after you're cremated. That sort of disturbing fact sticks in your mind, and sounds like the basis for his writing style.

I forget about this genius sometimes.

Still waiting on behind the scenes footage of him directing Maximum Overdrive

@danielhammond9562

5 жыл бұрын

He's a terrible writer and director for movies.

@bradleybailey5864

5 жыл бұрын

@@danielhammond9562 He apparently was coked out of his mind while filming Maximum Overdrive. I honestly just want to know what that set was like with Estevez, explosions everywhere, vehicle demolitions, and King running the beautifully ridiculous show with a bag in his pocket.

Creepshow gives me the chills more than any other movie.

@ThirstyEye

4 жыл бұрын

it's also freakin' hilarious!

@Storytime2023x

Жыл бұрын

The Crate

@kpax45

9 ай бұрын

When I was a kid the cockroach story scared me the most.

Nice to see Letterman inviting Gerry Adams onto the show.

@jamesbowden4871

5 жыл бұрын

Too few will understand this, but I also see the resemblance. But at least Stephen King would say "peace process" instead "pace process."

Funny, he mentions Ted Danson, who was in body heat when Cheers was going to premiere later that year.

What's crazy is, before I knew what SK looked like, that is exactly! how I pictured him to look.

@turtleanton6539

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂how else would he look

Love this guy!!

@matimus100

9 ай бұрын

What 😳

kind of cool how Letterman interviewed King on that daytime show in 1980, where King mentioned he was writing a script with George A. Romero. now here we have two years later, April Fool's Day, and King's now promoting the movie they made. which, as it happens, is of course _Creepshow_ and is a howlingly great time at the movies. scary, stupid, smart, funny, scary again. it's got it all. best B-Movie ever made, if you catch my meaning. it's not trying to be anything it isn't. it's just a really good, campy, atmospheric good time.

Good lord. This was when I was starting my lifelong journey with Stephen King, with me the humble constant reader endlessly entertained. Cheers!

@matimus100

9 ай бұрын

What 💡

Stephen King looks like a Lego caricature of himself in this interview.

Thanks for this clip! SK always gives insights into the writing process in these interviews. A great example for aspiring authors such as myself. IT is his best novel in my opinion: it both scared the shit out of me -- but it also reflected what it was like to grow up in a small town...

This gets better by the minute

I like how on old talk shows they would basically explain the entire movie.

If you put a picture of his Son Joe along side this 1982 version of Stephen… amazing

I was born exactly 1 year later to the day when this aired

@lockandloadlikehell

5 жыл бұрын

^^ Impressive

So many years to get a black hole photography and alll you had to do was combine Stephen's King lenses...

Currently I feel like I’m in a Stephen Corona novel............

What a legend

@matimus100

9 ай бұрын

What💡

i love these movies

When Steve said that Dan Wilson was warped, I thought. "There goes the pot calling the kettle black!" LOL

Another mistake: King mentioned Ted Danson was in The Choirboys, when he was in the same author's The Onion Field.

Watching this makes you see why David Letterman is a legend

Thanks again, Don!

The King of Horror stories, Mr.Stephen King! #1 in my book! even though there are some other good author's out there as well!

5:05 he says Night of the Living Dead but King is talking about Dawn of the Dead

@thomasgriffin2326

5 жыл бұрын

Noticed that too

King hit em with the gansta shake at 1:00

It’s like a Pavlovian response: “Now you’re actually in this movie, right?” I immediately said “Jody Verrill”.

I’m only here to watch King talk about my favorite horror film of all time 👍

I have yet to find an author that hasn't, at some point, had a glorious author beard.

_"Meteor shit!"_ -Stephen King.

My older sister read Carrie Book , but I was too young only 6 years old. One day I climbed My Sisters Closet & saw the Book Carrie.. A woman with Blood over her. I started to place stickers up in the closet that are still there today & Today no one knows about all the 50 stickers up in the closet.... There still there... today, no one is small enough to climb up closet & see them. Theirs a sticker from Jet Fire an Auto-bot Transformer that cost over 40$ in the 80's. No one today knows there still up in the closet.... after 38 years...

@dylanwestrand9507

2 жыл бұрын

Would have been cooler if they were deeadd people,

@Amp661

2 жыл бұрын

I'll go look for those stickers

Hahaha he always cheers me up

I have said it before, and will say it again. Don Giller is a national treasure.

@Chaingun

5 жыл бұрын

he is like the Forry J Ackerman of talkshows.

@ericthatsme

5 жыл бұрын

Protector Drone HE IS!!!

holy wow imagine being in that audience when mr king was not so well known

I once saw spontaneous combustion as a child, there was a lot more science behind what happened than you might initially be tempted to believe. The fire was in fact very difficult to put out, almost burning down a very large pine tree by one of the banks of lake Lanier in Georgia.

I wonder how many lines ol' Steve-O snorted back in the Green Room before coming on the set.

Kings appearance here in contrast to his appearance on Letterman in 1980 is a complete transformation, In 1980 he looked like an overweight dork and here like a cool college lit professor...

Wow, Stephen King was so young there. Great interview by David Letterman.

Such an immensely talented American treasure.

Dave seems legitimitely cautious of Beardo Steve

Creepshow was awesome