I was the cameraman who was there with Rod Phillips. We were the only TV/radio media there, and it was a major scoop for CFRN (CTV Edmonton). I shot this with an Arriflex 16mm movie film camera, and this is the unedited raw footage.

@jonnywishbone17

3 жыл бұрын

Nice work Al. I've been a TV shooter since 93, starting with 3/4 inch VTR units. Surprised how good the audio was with film!

@jonnywishbone17

3 жыл бұрын

Funny to see Gretz talk about how much he liked Indianapolis LoL

@johnlevalley521

3 жыл бұрын

You did a great job. It still stands up 43 years later.

@kingkrimson8771

Жыл бұрын

@@jonnywishbone17 And about how Edmonton was a "great town". Doubt he had much experience of it to draw on.

@EdmontonHockeyNight

4 ай бұрын

Right on !

In the game footage seen in the film, the Oilers are playing the Cincinnati Stingers. If you look closely, you can see future Oiler Mark Messier (wearing #27). Another Stinger-turned-NHLer, Mike Gartner (#11), can also be seen during the game footage.

holy crap, this is such a high quality video from the 70's. Impressed

@jimross3593

6 жыл бұрын

If you think this is impressive, I suggest you look up early 20th century films, like World War 1 footage, because it's become a lot crisper & high quality. This is what people call the Mandela Effect.

@Fnargl99

5 жыл бұрын

it's not video it's film

Gretzky's first apt was just off of Terwillager Drive just west of Whitemud freeway & south of 53rd Ave in a 3 story walkup apt. I met Gretzky when he came over with Vicky Moss to my mother in law's. She babysat the Moss kids after school. I met Joey & Vicky, Wayne came over often with Vicky. He was a very polite quiet young man & was always yes ma'am, no ma'am, yes sir, no sir when talking to my inlaws.

@kingkrimson8771

Жыл бұрын

He had a good upbringing from Walter and Phyllis. All too rare today to see that respect for elders from young people.

That's some great stock footage! Thanks for sharing

Love the, for no apparent reason, clips of the Oilers getting lit up by the Cincinnati Stingers

Number 99 was, indeed, born to be a great hockey legend!

Holy shit 41 years ago lol

Huge shirt collars and bell-bottom pants for the win!

I remember watching Wayne play 4 or 5 times with my dad when he was 10 - 13 years old and even then it was an event. The other kids were all 2 to 3 years older than him and even though he didn't dominate them like he did the kids his age it was obvious he was different/special.

Incredible footage and some superb on the fly camera work here. We forget, weren't born at the time, or don't understand media production to realize how skilled the cameramen (and occasionally women) of the era were. There was no digital, light balance in their camera's, not much in the way of post production enhancements. For example, the shot's of the magazine, it seems banal, but note how clear, the printing is. You can pause the KZread vid, and read the article. See how crappy some of the lighting is for Gretzy's interviews, but you still have an excellent, serviceable, picture. The images of Gretzky and his parents on the plane are iconic. If the folks who filmed this and put it together are around my hat's off to them.

@XL2man

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comments. I shot that footage (16mm sound on film).

“I had a pretty good year.... What I did in one year, most guys do in 3 years.”

I never knew Jeff Spicoli played hockey too.

@EdmontonHockeyNight

4 ай бұрын

yeah and drive by the high school smoking room in your corvette lol ( R oss Sheppard High )

So Gretzky does in one year in Jr what most do in three! Messier is on the other team (Cincinatti) as #27 at the end.

Is this real? This is like a fuckin' Jean-Luc Godard film of Gretzky.

Nelson Skalbania was definitely one of the world's original "Most interesting" men,...LOL

He looked a bit like Jeff Spicoli.

There has been 5 generational players in my lifetime. Two played for Edmonton, two played for Pittsburgh and one for Boston. Suck it Calgary.

FATE built the Oilers,..