lol, I thought that Hoffman exaggerated Capote. but he caught him quite well!

@lolla909

10 жыл бұрын

dead on i'd say

@NiceGuyPCTV

10 жыл бұрын

lolla ll Too soon.

@lolla909

10 жыл бұрын

Stankafucile huh?

@NiceGuyPCTV

10 жыл бұрын

"dead" on?

@Arjetube

7 жыл бұрын

lolla ll hehe - darker than black

This is so unlike modern talk-shows. It's very casual and conversational - almost in an unprofessional way.

@RF-js9yj

8 жыл бұрын

+HoustonProductions1 Graham Norton Show is like this

@mp5249

6 жыл бұрын

HoustonProductions1 no, like you are joining in a get together of interesting people. Everything now is too calculated.

@namelia4439

5 жыл бұрын

HoustonProductions1 - I noticed that, too, and I enjoyed it! Oh, wait, no...not the unprofessional part, btw...I don’t agree w that, but the casual, conversational aspect...I like it!

@namelia4439

5 жыл бұрын

M P - yes, and I really like it! It’s so relaxed and enjoyable!

@gmosphere

5 жыл бұрын

So... kinda like the modern podcast

cavett's joke about truman 'dominating' the conversation was pitch-perfect

@clintcalvert9250

7 ай бұрын

It seemed to not disturb bullying Groucho

@jeffryphillipsburns

4 ай бұрын

He had recourse to use it every time he had Groucho on.

I do love Groucho, but jeez, he really was craving attention during this show. Kudos to Capote for showing such class and patience with this spot-light hog.

@cindymaceda2999

5 ай бұрын

Truman was in awe of Groucho clearly. 😊

@jeffryphillipsburns

4 ай бұрын

Groucho always did that on talk shows.

That guy with the bowtie does a GREAT impression of Philip Seymour Hoffman...

Truman is so contained in this. I think it's because he realizes that Groucho was just making himself look bad. I love how Truman just casually flips him off (even if it wasn't intentional).

@krisscanlon4051

Жыл бұрын

Oh it was intentional...I opine lol

Groucho took control over the conversation without even being funny ,Truman behaved like a gentleman.

Reading Capote's biography and already I know so much about him. He truly inspires me to write.

Proof that a comedy legend can still be a grumpy old man, love the corner eye rub bird flip Capote gives.

@leonarddonald2093

4 ай бұрын

Capote was never Grouches equal. They were different entities. Groucho was like Perelman and Mencken. Verbal masters

@leonarddonald2093

Ай бұрын

@richardhead-sw2qc Just a matter of opinion. Capote is a great writer but he lost himself in the showbiz stuff

Wow Hoffman nailed Capote's mannerisms. That's uncanny.

I kept expecting Capote to say something to Groucho to shut him up, but he remained sublimely calm and polite

@rougaroi178

5 ай бұрын

He did discreetly flip him the bird at 5:18, though.

@EdwardCheek

4 ай бұрын

Me too! But, Truman did give him the middle finger

@leonarddonald2093

4 ай бұрын

Capote will only be a moment while Groucho will be forever

@yogadr6

4 ай бұрын

Wow what a stupid reply!​@@leonarddonald2093

How cute was Truman!

Gilbert Gottfried's Groucho Marx impression makes a hell of a lot of sense now, moreso in a panel discussion such as this one than in any other context: rudely interrupting other guests with stories that don't seem to go anywhere, and jokes that fall flat. As a kid, I guess Gilbert didn't find it rude or anything. He would just sit there thinking "What? Who is this crazy old man, and why did they let him on stage?"

Watching this is a confirmation that Philip Seymour Hoffman is an outstanding actor.

This is what Batman v Superman should have been.

@Davidnr23

7 жыл бұрын

Is your first name that thing you put in guacamole?

@ThisHandleIsInteresting

7 жыл бұрын

David Farcas ?

@kastratkastrat6749

7 жыл бұрын

in all kinds of dips

@EatPieNProsper

6 жыл бұрын

Marc Chaudry ...i stand by your confusion. 1 year after the fact.

@cocodriloastronauta3629

3 жыл бұрын

Marc C. Buenísimo

7:22 i want to know what capote was going to say before groucho interrupted him for the millionth time

"Do you feel that Truman is dominating the conversation?"

@lizardfromoutaspace5881

6 жыл бұрын

Off course no.....

@urgfswallows

5 жыл бұрын

Truman dominating the convo??? Hell no! If anyone dominated it, it was Groucho who bullied the convo! I’d tell that Groucho to STFU and learn some manners!!

@user-xs3og8us3d

4 жыл бұрын

Rather!

@adonaiyah2196

2 жыл бұрын

@@urgfswallows can you take a joke

I can't imagine what it'd be like to have Groucho on one side of you and Truman on the other.

@krisscanlon4051

Жыл бұрын

That's a lot of sarcasm...ego central lol

Groucho was 80 when this was taped. He'd long ago lost his lightning-quick sense of humor---and it was formidable: just watch "You Bet Your Life". All of this looks old, now, but back in 1971, Truman was the most sought-after guest, while Groucho, sadly, was a fading star, and he knew it.

Anyone else feel that there aren't enough clips of Capote on youtube? I'm hardpressed to find more interviews with him...

@WalterJoergLangbein

4 жыл бұрын

Sad, but true!

@Shazzadut1

3 ай бұрын

There is the one where he was drunk and incoherent.

This is TV you don't see anymore. Love it.

I love Truman. I wish I could travel back in time to meet him.

5:20 Capote gives him the finger! Hilarious! :-D

@joshuaa3075

7 жыл бұрын

good catch. Probably why Groucho kept talking so much just to take away Capote's time.

I know Groucho was an icon, but it was Truman's turn to talk. My goodness, the ego(and pushiness) of that Groucho. Let the man speak. He was ever as sharp a genius as Groucho.

What a great lineup with our American treasures. Awesome. Dick is a very lucky fellow.

Cavett was the last of his kind. Smart, articulate, witty and a brilliant host.

Capote, is my favourite writer! In cold blood is some of the best writing of all time! My car is called 'Truman'!!

I love Groucho and The Marx Brothers. I also like Truman Capote. And Dick Cavett was the best of ALL Talk Shows....to this day!!!

Note the mics on booms. (In the old days, the top of the frame didn't show on most TV sets.) That's why they sound so good. Whoever invented the lapel mic made TV sound unbearable.

Elton John has some funny ancedotes about Groucho. They were friends. He and Groucho went to see movies together.

When you've experienced what real talent is, and see what they call stars and entertainment now.......

If only my generation of variety talk-shows featured guests and conversations such as these.

Groucho wasn't being an ass here, he's being himself, just as Capote is eclectic and eccentric in his ways, Groucho is comedic and politely rude in some ways, it's just how he simply is, from years of building his character. I love the Marx Brothers, as well as Capote.

@masonmartin5171

9 жыл бұрын

I don't believe he was attacking him at all. If you watch the interview with David Frost, that video makes me think Frost was being a bit unkind to Capote, prying into his private life which was obviously considered the highest of scandals in his time.

@masonmartin5171

8 жыл бұрын

+Whoever it's a contradiction meant to build the idea that it's simply part of his character, or his persona. In the films he made with his brothers you see that kind of thing all the time.

@masonmartin5171

8 жыл бұрын

+Whoever it's just his character.

@cacampbell3654

8 жыл бұрын

+Just Curious: I don't understand what you mean about Hoffman. Would you explain please.

@stuartbenton4495

5 жыл бұрын

Groucho did this on other shows (see What's My Line,) when someone else was getting the focus. He was selfish, genius but arrogant.

when the camera goes to Groucho all I can focus on is that goofy hat!....LOVE this, I would have loved to be in that room with Groucho & Truman....thanks for sharing

Wow I just came here to listen to his voice since I was watching Capote with Philip Seymour Hoffman, dude he's the best!

I've watched this twice.. fascinating how he strolls on..never seen anything quite like it.

Trman had such beautiful eyes!

BOTH Toby Jones and Phillip Seymour were spot on, in different way. If you haven't seen 'Infamous' - the OTHER Truman Capote film - it's worth seeing.

Ahhh....this is a fine example of the old-school art of communication. There's so much between the lines here!

Truman and Groucho on the same panel is a treasure regardless of who dominates the conversation. I thought I'd hear more Truman, though.

I agree with Capote completely. I think you can teach rules, technique, and even style but you cannot teach creativity. I think this is true of all of the creative arts. It's that invisible spark that separates the professional from master, or the well learned from the genius. This isn't to say you cannot improve what is already there, and perhaps Groucho might have become a better writer as he says, but no college course on this planet could have matched the sheer flow of creative wit that was already within him.

Love them all Dick cavet still the best

5:18 graciously giving the finger to groucho for being an ass. what a character Truman Capote was

@masonmuffoletto

9 жыл бұрын

And Capote jumps up another ten steps on the awesomeness meter.

@gustavo_oviedo

9 жыл бұрын

I take it as you do not like Capote and you like Todorov instead, well it would be more than useless to start an argument over such a small matter, goodbye sir, I do not have any interest in what you have to say.

is everyone forgetting Groucho is in his 80's here? With his lifestyle and the amount of work he did, the fact he was alive at the time is impressive, let alone conduct and interview. He was only 6 months away from suffering several strokes, and on top of all this, Capote (loved Breakfast at Tiffany's btw) is only in his mid 40's. Give the guy a break.

This is epic!!!!!!!! 💟

Great to see. The previous guest, no matter who it is, now stays quiet on talk shows, but this was a different time.

Did anyone notice Truman subconsciously give Groucho the middle finger at 4:28

@jbauer72

9 жыл бұрын

No. Not at all. I watched it three times and don't know what you're talking about.

@Nowicki222

9 жыл бұрын

at 5:20

@jbauer72

9 жыл бұрын

Nowicki222 There you go! Thank you! I doubt that was subconscious. Capote was smarter than that.

@wishmaster7438

9 жыл бұрын

He was scratching his eyelid. I believe that you are over analyzing this gesture. Kubrick did this often when a photo was taken of him on set of most of his movies.

@cacampbell3654

8 жыл бұрын

From what little I know of Capote, I doubt he'd be that covert, petty, or hostile, just in terms of his struggles with his mental health, and his vulnerability. Plus, I think all four men are acutely aware of the fact that they're being paid to entertain, amuse, and enlighten, not bicker, or belittle. People are suggesting in this conversation that Marx's mental health declined severely in his later life. (As did Capote's) Plus Marx's kind of humour was built on put downs, as many forms of humour still are. Complex human beings. And very different from each other.

Thank you very much for your film recommendation. I rented "A Day at the Races", watched it. A very entertaining picture with some amusing moments. There were certainly no sequences that I could skip; the movie held my attention from beginning to end. Though I don't know if I will like his writings, I still do plan to read Groucho and Me.

Disliked Groucho, but thoroughly enjoyed Capote's insights and verbal exchange.

Capote war ein feiner Mensch, er steht über den Dingen. Groucho selbstverliebt.

@Obinn77

7 жыл бұрын

english please

@ZacLavender

6 жыл бұрын

"Capote was a fine man, he stood for things. Groucho was in love with himself."

I could see brando playing truman back in the day,, but hoffman and jones both nailed it

I adore Capote's personality, especially in this clip. Love his work, his humor, his personality. A very delightful fellow... though Groucho here, personally, I don't care much for, at least viewing him in this clip. Then again, I haven't read that much of his work, as of yet.

8:00 - Profound, stunning, completely unexpected last line by Groucho. Catches everyone off guard. Not done for effect but a show-stopper nonetheless.

@porkfrog2785

6 жыл бұрын

absolutely rehearsed but absolute genius

Thank's a lot, and Whats my Line is really great too!!!!!

the voices of only 2 i no of that sound practically the very same and both brilliant geniuses to boot !!!!!!!

It's interesting to read the comments and see how polarizing this clip is

C'mon. Isn't Groucho's whole gimmick always been about being a abrasive smart ass? When has Groucho never been this way in public? I thought it was obvious Groucho was in character here.

@TonyaB005

9 жыл бұрын

It was not just a character for him. It was him.

@CC-Tron

9 жыл бұрын

Tonya Brooks I doubt it. No more than Harpo was Harpo every time he was on camera.

@TonyaB005

9 жыл бұрын

CC-Tron Harpo was a nice person. Groucho was not so nice. It was well known that he was too cheap to even buy a fresh loaf of bread for his family when his Mother sent him to get bread. Here is another piece of info, they acted like that all the time. They hardly ever broke character, which is why the movie studios would put them in cages because they drove them nuts.

@CC-Tron

9 жыл бұрын

Tonya Brooks Did you know him?

@TonyaB005

9 жыл бұрын

CC-Tron I have watched enough of him and about him and the rest of them to understand his nature.

What a crashing bore Groucho is here

@penelopedinkledongs.1481

6 жыл бұрын

Sam Reeves Or as Holly Golightly would say, "And a THUMPING bore!"

i think brando and him equally fasinating to listen to !! voices of mystique !!!

yes he was very intrigingly brilliant !!

What a missed opportunity. I wish Capote had the floor to himself, though I admire his handling Marx’s constant - and unfunny - interruptions with grace.

@Goomer

9 жыл бұрын

Agreed, and I'm a fan of them both.

@pip12111

7 жыл бұрын

TayInTheWay Marx was clearly uncomfortable being with a gay man on stage

@adonaiyah2196

2 жыл бұрын

If im ever unfunny just shoot me. I personally think marx is okay like please

Gilbert nailed his Groucho impression lmao

yes very high resolution there !!

Look how classy talk shows were those days

Groucho can't switch off his personallity just because Tru shows up!

dam this dude does sound like Ziro the Hutt, also "And I SAID WHAT ABOUT, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANYS"

What an ingenous observation and so very true hard to believe for many but yes. Many famous ones felt the same & then so hibernated themselves trusting .. only those whom @ times knew not who they were its simple really like a light bulb always on.... eventually burns out ~*~ R.I.P. Mr Marx god bless you & Thanks for the Memories and every single solitary storie I was ever blessed to hear ~;~

Holy shit, what a dialogue.

This guy was a genious.

"You don't have a rat you're not using?"

@user-xs3og8us3d

4 жыл бұрын

Do YOU?

Love me some groucho.

Cute voice Truman!

he was a real baby boy who was percieved much as a child wearing a mansuit !!!!!!

"do you feel that truman is dominating the conversation?" hahahahahaha I love Groucho, but the truth is that he is being a little annoying here (and I love Truman very much as well) great video, thanks!

Remember, Groucho Marx was 81 in this.

here here!

He's the best damn thing in this interview, and who in the hell are you to insult greatness??!!!

I really miss Grouho and Truman .

Fascinating, supine yet aggressive, and tragic. I loved “In Cold Blood” (book), too…

Groucho was calling him a fruit and Truman was saying he's a hard to get fruit.

was brando famous ????wow thanx 4 clearin all that up !!

I like Groucho's hat

It looks like Truman is subtly flipping Groucho off at the 5:19 mark.

Do you feel that Truman is dominating the conversation?- He did, because every time Groucho opens his keister, you think, wow he's being such an ass to Truman, and he's really not saying anything worth listening to...Truman says 10 words and still stole the show. Just the nature of presence, and Truman knew that game better.

@ 5:19 Truman is sending Groucho a message.

All I can say is Boom Mic.

Groucho so entertaining

goodness, hostility. I was watching this thinking "such greats all in one place, amazing" and then I see the comments.

sooooo funny!!!

yes indeed !

Here here.

Groucho is a legend old here now a bit goofy here now in old age .

Thank's a lot, and I totally agree!!! If it was someone who had no impact or nothing to say, I'd agree with you to be quiet during another persons interview, but it being Groucho, well he just spices everything up and it's entertaining!!

Philip Seymore Hoffman

dead on !!

i can't understand why people are hating on groucho. he's from a different generation. just appreciate it for what it is...people are too p.c. these days. and, truman capote can hold his own. this is great.

wow, the end of the clip says a lot. He quotes General MacAurthur,

Groucho made an amazing comment on Vietnam right at the end. Life long liberal. Loved that man.

Capote seems like a real cool dude.

"He talks very softly this man." LMFAO