Tom Waits - The Acting Years

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As he turns 70 years old, a video essay looking at Tom Waits's long alternative onscreen career, and how his music - his style, his subject matter, his personas - connects with and has informed his film roles, from his movie debut in 1978's Paradise Alley all the way to The Dead Don't Die in 2019. And assessing what are the top five Tom Waits acting performances...
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  • @DheerajPaleri
    @DheerajPaleri3 жыл бұрын

    If he was a full-time actor, he would've been equally legendary like he is in music.

  • @randomstandard

    @randomstandard

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn straight.

  • @te9591

    @te9591

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup.

  • @Rbl7132
    @Rbl71322 жыл бұрын

    His talent, humor, and genius in every genre of entertainment is unrivaled.... Be sure to see his hall of fame induction..hilarious

  • @aerial_camera_video_imaging
    @aerial_camera_video_imaging3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Tom, for everything.

  • @user-nf1ti7zh4j
    @user-nf1ti7zh4j3 жыл бұрын

    Who else loves his performance in Mystery Men?

  • @ohdannyboy4727

    @ohdannyboy4727

    2 жыл бұрын

    Every comic could only wish for a character like him in their rosters.

  • @davidhahnbirds
    @davidhahnbirds3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tom

  • @dorlavegas
    @dorlavegas Жыл бұрын

    Well done: I enjoy watching THANK YOU

  • @tachiluz6144
    @tachiluz6144 Жыл бұрын

    This is so nicely done thank you! what a treat.

  • @brianmcmillan7426
    @brianmcmillan74263 жыл бұрын

    sublime prominent obscurity... that is Tom Waits

  • @haikuboxer
    @haikuboxer3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video, thank you. Nice to see Wristcutters in there, if only because it is so wholly underrated and mostly forgotten.

  • @zora_noamflannery2548
    @zora_noamflannery25483 жыл бұрын

    - Love what you do, Tom. Shit, I'll have to live another 10 years to catch up on what I've missed. You bury yourself in these roles. Love your music but you are a better actor.

  • @ChateauShack
    @ChateauShack3 жыл бұрын

    I'm the 600th like. I'm was busy working but I had to stop and pay attention to this essay. It captivated me. Bravo! Bravo!

  • @davelane8626
    @davelane86263 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, he was interviewed for Irish radio by Dave Fanning in 00s. He said, of his acting, as u mentioned, I'm not an actor, I do some acting, I'm like a plumber who does a bit of electrical, a farmer who writes poetry!

  • @miralabualjadail4206
    @miralabualjadail42063 жыл бұрын

    He was a sexy bad boy when he was young, super talented and in his old age, a magical man.

  • @Linkous12
    @Linkous123 жыл бұрын

    How does this not even have 2000 views?

  • @dawidjagusiak

    @dawidjagusiak

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think he got permission to reupload it from the original channel, this video has been around for a while.

  • @EyeShotFirst
    @EyeShotFirst3 жыл бұрын

    It takes scars to fully appreciate Waits. Maybe not all visible, but certainly ones from within.

  • @ronsmith1364

    @ronsmith1364

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kinda like a country singer, who says "fuck a cowboy hat" & leaves the Bronx 1 week every ten years & unlike Mozart Knows where potters' Field lies

  • @mboykin6047
    @mboykin60473 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Tom. We all wished we knew ye...

  • @ilvisionariowood
    @ilvisionariowood3 жыл бұрын

    i am always looking at two film when i need some confetti in my hair, "shawshank redemption" and "Down by law"....

  • @njits789
    @njits7893 жыл бұрын

    And now the sequel to BIG TIME please pretty please.

  • @johnrivers6252
    @johnrivers62523 ай бұрын

    I've seen him in many movies without even knowing it

  • @bubasmollett8610
    @bubasmollett86102 жыл бұрын

    He was brilliant as the Joker in Dark Knight.

  • @archibaldchimpin
    @archibaldchimpin3 жыл бұрын

    Toms the man

  • @tommythetrain4288
    @tommythetrain42883 жыл бұрын

    god damn it now im gunna have to buy a bunch of his movies on ebay look what u made me do lol

  • @pietbliksem
    @pietbliksem3 жыл бұрын

    Tom Waits sneaked in behind Lighnin' Hopkins and became a full time Performance Artist.

  • @stevenee1ply
    @stevenee1ply2 жыл бұрын

    He either feels the heart of everyman, or none at all.

  • @Trelkovsky69
    @Trelkovsky693 жыл бұрын

    That ain't him on the cover of Rain Dogs, though. :)

  • @anononomous

    @anononomous

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Abe Garfield It's does kinda look at least reminiscent of him. If you'd never really looked closely or thought about it I can understand why you might just assume it's a picture of Tom Waits on the cover of a Tom Waits album.

  • @njits789

    @njits789

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@anononomous I thought so for a very long time.

  • @killingmewillnotbringbacky9177

    @killingmewillnotbringbacky9177

    3 жыл бұрын

    that is mindblowing af

  • @pietbliksem

    @pietbliksem

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope. That's just Rosicrucian.

  • @te9591

    @te9591

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@anononomous they prolly picked it for that reason.

  • @FurthermoreJack
    @FurthermoreJack3 жыл бұрын

    Tom Waits Nailed the commentary voice ! Noice

  • @nw6853
    @nw68533 жыл бұрын

    What's the flick 50 seconds in (with Tom in the white suit) ? Pity 'Foreign Affairs' couldn't be spelled correctly in the credits.

  • @aushra2514
    @aushra25143 жыл бұрын

    Ačiū

  • @urielegallo8408
    @urielegallo84083 жыл бұрын

    💣

  • @levisixx7545
    @levisixx75453 жыл бұрын

    What movie is 5.02

  • @mabul513
    @mabul5132 жыл бұрын

    Mr pocket,? Gold pocket that hes hunting. Floating over gates is quality.

  • @jarednoname7950
    @jarednoname79503 жыл бұрын

    What movie is 3:11?

  • @FurthermoreJack
    @FurthermoreJack3 жыл бұрын

    So so Tom Waits is an acting actor who acts out acted acting

  • @musicloverkathy

    @musicloverkathy

    3 жыл бұрын

    But he doesn't know he's an actor . He's just acting like an actor.

  • @pikeywyatt
    @pikeywyatt3 жыл бұрын

    i drink another gin to Tom. chairs,uoops.

  • @TomFlaTTop_BMW
    @TomFlaTTop_BMW2 жыл бұрын

    The only people who aren't aware of Tom Waits' genius already, both as a musician AND actor, are those who lack the intellect & sophistication to identify a genius, let alone appreciate one. Whether an acting gig is a lead role with impressive amounts of screen time, a supporting role with reduced on-screen presence, or a momentary bit part, his performance will be as eccentric, legendary, & memorable, as the character he chooses to play, and he will regularly "steal the movie". Even so, it would be tempting to assert that he's underrated, considering how many actors are famous & popular out of all proportion to their talent & ability. But this would be incorrect. He deliberately, selectively, & sparingly chooses the roles he plays and who he works with, limiting his appearances exclusively to those he knew would be special. He chooses not to pursue mainstream & popular recognition, because he's an outsider; an eccentric; a beatnik; he prefers the shadows of the underground scene where the Kool Kats are, to the glitz, glam, bright lights, and dim-wits of the popular scene where the famously mediocre are glorified & worshipped by their equally vacuous "fans". Those whose opinions are valid enough to matter rate him PLENTY high. Better to be the favourite of connoisseurs, than another whore of the masses! No offence meant to the "Ladies Of The Night", whose tolerant, charitable generosity & compassion for easing the longing of lonely men, is admirable, commendable, and I love & respect them far more for it, because they GENUINELY like us (men) even when we probably don't deserve it. I respect them far more, than so many women who THINK they're better than those Ladies, and better than the hopes of most men, particularly when they don't realise even a pleasing appearance alone can't justify their attitude. THEY are the TRULY overrated!

  • @ericsimpson1750
    @ericsimpson17503 жыл бұрын

    I ain't no extra baby

  • @DavidDArcy1975
    @DavidDArcy19752 жыл бұрын

    Seven Psychopaths should be in the top 5 as well as Coffee and Cigarettes

  • @PoorEdward
    @PoorEdward2 жыл бұрын

    rain dogs album cover wasn’t him

  • @kentborges5114
    @kentborges51143 жыл бұрын

    TOM THEE TERRIFIC.

  • @xilangoo
    @xilangoo3 жыл бұрын

    I feel identified but there'll be probably a bunch of other people that might think the same. On the contrary of Mr. Waits I'm nothing.

  • @garnerbrown1077
    @garnerbrown10772 жыл бұрын

    To the narrator: speak up or be dismissed.

  • @humanonearth1
    @humanonearth13 жыл бұрын

    Your narration had me leave.

  • @olivertrunk9509
    @olivertrunk95093 жыл бұрын

    I love Tom Waits. But I don't like the voice of the speaker here.