He is just a norml dude. how would you be? I met Jake when he was about 10 and he was just a kid, i think now hes as noraml as anyone else. So dont be a hater
Perhaps it's because I was never a Star Wars nerd (though I love Sci-Fi in general), but I never hated any of the movies in the Prequel-Trilogy, let alone blamed Phantom Menace on young-Jake Lloyds acting :P It was about as good as any child-actor gets, especially considering he was under George Lucas pressure.
Considering some of the rude and simply cruel comments that people have made on here, is it any wonder that Jake Lloyd may seem tired of the whole thing? He was a little kid and the world reared its ugly head on him at such a young age, who would be happy about that? For anyone who goes to attack a 9 year old kid, it's pathetic. I never understand why everyone here feels the need to judge how Jake should act or live his life, it's his life, not yours. It was 13 years ago, get over it already.
@DWarrior4 jake is no douche man, i think he made the right decision to quit acting and go to school for editing. He actually likes attending these conventions. He has moved on fine from playing young anakin.
Have to say he's done relatively well to keep his head on his shoulders. I can't imagine the amount of flak and teasing he would have got his whole damn life since Phantom Menace. That would make anyone want to become a recluse. Good on him.
@lbendik6301 I thought the interviewer was an "ass" actually and that Jake handled it with class, but that's just me, I guess we all see different things. Oh well.
@horrorfinatic Those are all the arguments against it. I was thinking of you when I pointed you towards Red Letter Media, for the entertainment value. But if you don't find that funny then you probably have no taste, and so I think we've found the problem.
@MitholX WHAT? I'm tasteless because I don't find stupid rape jokes and pointless nitpicking funny?! LOL! You fanboys are so one note and retarded, it's incredible!
@MitholX Oh, I have a sense of humor. I just know that RAPE ISN'T FUNNY. His videos are shit, and people who point to them instead of actually trying to have a debate or rational discussion about the film, are also shit. You may not be a fanboy, but you're definitely a fucking idiot.
@horrorfinatic Why take the time to have a debate with a tasteless idiot like you when the points I want to make are already on the internet? Pardon me for having a life.
@MitholX LOL, if you actually sat through all 70 minutes of his bitching and rape jokes, you have no more of a life than the rest of us. Twat. He made no points that couldn't be applied to the original trilogy as well.
@horrorfinatic 1. Point out where the rape jokes were. There were jokes about murder and kidnapping but I don't remember any specific ones about rape. 2. I'd rather waste time watching Red Letter Media than watching the Phantom Menace. But both would be time better spent than arguing with you. So goodbye. Enjoy getting into disagreements with people on youtube.
People defending him. He's being asked to come and do these shows, and it wouldn't surprise me if he asked himself, and he get's paid for the autographs, i don't know how much but it's a big percentage or the whole thing, im not sure
I REALLY understand that he's unhappy because of the film and he got bullied to a level beyond any other bullying (probably) But, for the fans that pay for an autograph at these conventions, please put on a smile and answer the questions without a snarky tone and make facial gestures showing off your discomfort. It may be the millionth time he has been asked these questions, but it's probably the first time the fans have seen a castmember from their favourite movie franchise.
@disobediance I don't see how his behavior is so wrong here. He did smile, in fact, he even gave a hug, he seem quite polite and just because he made a few sarcastic comments here and there hardly means being rude. One of my favorite actors who I've met at various Cons thrives off messing with the fans and teasing everyone and picking on people. Maybe Jake is just the same and trying to be funny. I still don't see how he was rude about anything.
he didnt ruin star wars. he played his part the way it was written, and did a fine job. he was believable for what he was hired to do. on the other hand, hayden christiansen was not believable, though he didnt actually ruin star wars. but hayden was not a good actor.
Everyone in Star Wars is a good actor. They were just cast in movies (prequels, anyway) with very shitty scripts written by an equally shitty writer; one George Lucas.
Well it must be hard to be constantly asked questions about your Glory Years back when you were 9??? Whose glory years were at 9? And even at 9 he was raked over the coals for his performance at the time and every day since. It was a thankless high profile job. But he's asked to do these events and idiot fans ask idiot questions.
Only a true Nerd of Star Wars would go see that poor bastard, the kid got dumped HEAVY by anyone and everyone that saw Episode 1, That poor bastards gotta swallow his already shattered pride and do these sighnings for tuition money.
@XvxBERSERKxvX I've got to agree with you there. I'll slam the PT and Lucas for hiring him, but you can hardly blame Lloyd for it. And as you said, he must've got real shit handed to him by the fans for both the film and his performance, so you even gotta feel kinda sorry for him. Blame Lucas and maybe even Lloyd's parents by all means, but not him. He was only a little kid at the time and didn't know what a great big shit storm Lucas was creating for him by being in TPM.
oh wow... after the "awkward interview" video I gave Jake the benefit of the doubt and thought it was perhaps the interviewers fault... looks like Jake just developed a cynical attitude over the years... shame
@StylinRed He's fine. I just met him a few weeks ago and we talked for like 20 minutes. He's a very nice guy. We've also been playing some Left 4 Dead, which is awesome. :)
If I was him I'd be pretty pissed off. He had a career going well before Star wars. Then right after, he had nothing because all the critics deemed it a failure. But Natalie Portman because she has the Jew angle got the A list career. Meanwhile he's signing autographs for 20 bucks a pop or whatever, and has to answer the same questions for the same movie for the next billion years. And please spare me with the "Oh you are anti-semitic" BS. It's so incredibly obvious. Exhibit 1A: Adam Sandler.
The problem is not with Jake Lloyd...the problem is that people are seeing him at 8 years old then 20 years old...he's not a kid anymore. To say he's drained or a loser is just madness.
did he where a mask during the whole thing??? like...wouldnt he be pursued by the pitchforks and discontent of angry nerds wanting a good old fashion lynching???
The fact that he didn't turn out like eddie furlong, macaulay culkin, dustin diamond, and a shitload of other failed hollywood child actors is comforting. I am suprised he didn't kill himself after dat chit
Lsiten to the attitude from this guy. "Meh i hate Star Wars, it ruined my life but i do these things to make money"
I will never understand these conventions and why people attend them to meet guys like Jake Lloyd. You wanna meet Mark Hammill, yeah i certainly get that he was friggin Luke Skywalker okay. But show up pay money to meet the guy that was awful in 1 terrible SW movie. And he has an attitude about it to boot.. So stupid..
@hermit5321 He seemed fine to me. Most of the fans I've heard from said he was really nice to them, and he's nice ot the people he talks to on Facebook as well.
@mrbucket1337 So...? Doesn't change the fact that he was bullied all through high school for something he did when he was 8. People are assholes. I don't really feel bad for Jake anymore, because I've talked to him and he seems okay. But it;s completely understandable that other people do.
@mrbucket1337 money is money. he's probably use to everything negative people say about him by now anyways. he might as well make what 5 minutes of fame he had.
@mrbucket1337 Of course he's paid to be here, the whole point of Comic Con is to get the celebrities to show up. Are you saying that everyone who shows up is an attention whore then? Don't just start in on Jake, there's plenty of actors being paid to show up, he's not the only one.
@asiansarecute agreed. i mean yeah he was not very good in the movie acting wise but he was a kid at the time so you can hardly blame him. besides it's not like the actor who followed him up was any better
if anything, what ruined star wars prequels was a number of things and a young anakin skywalker was just a small part of it. they should have just thrown out episode 2 coz that movie was garbage
hey does anyone know the guy who doubled as Aniken when thay were filming in London I met him recently and he couldnt be more opposite to this one he,s really nice and tall and handsome to.
@force354 Im sure hes a really nice guy. Starwars definitely caused him some serious damage though. Im sure he was ridiculed his whole life for running that starwars film and its not his fault at all. When your older you can just brush off harmful words, but for him, he was a child. Im sure he feels like he let everyone around him down. I think we can all understand the other side of things.
awful acting he did in Phantom menace ..... Edward furlong was not far off the same age in T2 and was million times better actor ... so u guys cant blame his age, shit film shit cast,shit !
ok no one should feel bad for the kid. He gets Paid better than most to do these signins and he CHOOSES to get these same questions. The movie made his life a never ending paycheck.
I can imagine that it gets quite tedious and frustrating, going around to events and doing signings for something you wish you could distance yourself from, and to have people asking you the same lifeless, condescending questions. While discomfort is definitely apparent, I suspect that he actually has a sense of humor in these situations, but that he's very deadpan about it. Also, having a camera in your face always makes a situation more awkward.
Too bad he wasn't able to get any nerd tail for this movie then again most star wars fan girls aren't all that hot. The ones that are though I'm sure they'd rather have a go at Hayden christianson haha
@asiansarecute I agree with you we shouldnt blame Jake Lloyd we should blame the people who casted him in the first place. Whether it was Lucas or someone else.
WTF? Why is everyone bashing this film??? I loved this movie. People that say it's horrible don't know what a horrible movie really is! ...and there wasn't anything wrong with his acting either.
Seems like a real, down-to-earth person to me. The fact that he asked the dude's name and then replied, "I'm Jake" basically meant that he was just another guy. No better or worse.
The kid didn't ruin the film, anyone who says that is a jerk, I can't stand this film but it's not from the kid or his acting, it's cuz of the poor acting in general from everyone, even Neeson, and the terrible script, and the awful characters, Jar Jar Binks? Sio Bibble? Captain Panaka? Did Lucas give these characters their names by having some write down what he said while he was speaking pig latin?
@RyZombie619 This may not come up as a surprise, but in an interview Lucas said he named those characters after the names that his (then) young children had made up. Qui Gonn's name and many more where made up by his kids. Sad. The movie had good actors, but a bad dialogue. Ewan, Liam, Natalie, they're good actors, they were just given terrible lines. I don't think the movie is that bad. What makes it bad is that it has the star wars name and it didn't live up to the hype.
It's such a shame, he just acted, he didn't destroy star wars. Grow up people, and blame Lucas. If anyone needs to be blamed it's him and his stupid re-canonin and scripts.
Seriously if you come up with something written by George Lucas in the movie theaters again, just run away and fast.
Idk, Jake Lloyd just kind of rubs me the wrong way. Seems like he'd be a prick outside of any scifi con. Like if I ran into him at a bar, he'd say some douchebaggy thing and go hide amongst his friends. I don't know him personally, obviously, but he just comes off that way. He doesn't seem like he really wants to be at those cons.
I feel bad for the guy he did a good job at the movie prob is with him is that he acts like such a douche bag like he's better than everyone else or he just doesn't want the attention whatever it is I feel for him. He just needs to suck it up and be a man about it.
Even Ewan Mc Gregor, Liam Neeson and Samuel L. Jackson couldn't make this stinker of a movie, with its bad dialogue and idiotic script, working. What do you expect from a 9 year old boy?
@porcorosso81 i expect that when you are casted in a franchise as popular in the star wars series then you at least have some idea of what you are doing. it was mostly lucas' fault for casting someone who obviously wasn't ready for the task at hand. im just saying that lucas casted someone that couldn't act.
And I am saying that even those who, by your logic, should know what they are doing, weren't able to elevate those films. The prequel films mainly suffer from bad scripts and cingeworthy dialogue. How can an actor save such a stinker when the very foundation of the film you are playing in is rotten and doesn't hold up?
It's more the case of the creator having no idea what he is doing, than the child actor chosen to portray a mass murderer in its infancy.
Jake shows up, puts in the effort, smiles, chats with the fans, and spends the day doing the work...he clearly respects his position and his fans. Some celebrities nowadays (Lindsey Lohan) don't even show up for work. I think people should be grateful that there are still actors like Jake that are polite and respect their fans.
Also, I don't see why ppl didn't like him in Star Wars. Problem was with the writing. Jake was good in "The Pretender" (tv show) & I think he was 5 in that.
J.L is just fine. He just sees the whole insane lunacy with the attention and devotion to fictional characters and settings. He's not broken, he just has a dry wit to his personality. Many people are like that. They are in fact very happy people, they just don't care for the frivolous things and experiences in life.
@USTUBE4000 I agree to an extent but his interviews always seem to show a condescending attitude and defensive answers. There are lots of actors who are like what you're talking about and I'm sure Jake is one of them but it still doesn't mean they get defensive and condescending towards people in interviews. He seems so ashamed and unappreciative of his experience.
I understand that he probably got a lot of shit for doing this, but so do other child actors. He doesn't have to act like such a victim, like his life is such a miserable mess.. He has a huge fanbase, probably a lot of money, and gets to be a center of attention at these comic cons. Damn
@Afrojitsu He doesn't work in the business anymore. That film ended his career. Through high school he got teased all over by people who didn't like the movie, and probably by adults too. At the moment he's studying film and plans to work as an editor, not an actor. How would you feel if you got told all the time you've ruined a movie? It wasn't even his fault the script was badly written. Maybe it's just his personality, maybe he's shy.
I realize that, but he can't carry it throughout his life like some huge burden, and seem to show it off to everyone around him. People may have treated him like shit, but when he finally does get reporters or fans that come up to him and ask questions, treating him nicely, he treats them like shit... So maybe he never learned a lesson
Good. Nice to see somebody here with common sense about Jake Lloyd. Everyone should put the blame where it belongs: Squarely on that imbecile George Lucas's shoulders.
Yeah stop talking about what you did when you were 8 dude. If that was the peak then it's all down hill from there. To me he has awesome talent. Anyone who says he was a terrible actor in episode 1, probably thinks Hayden Christensen deserved an oscar. I saw the screen tests on "the Making Of" and 7 year old Jake nailed the part hands down first time.
I think if he truly wants to shed this anakin shit, maybe he should get back on the saddle and act again. I could see him in a dark comedy or drama. I could take him serious now as an actor, now that he's a smarmy, sarcastic grown up like the rest of us.
@Chrisrokk239 Natalie Portman wasn't 9 years old and she had done some serious work before. Padme was a new character whereas Anakin was meant to be a child Darth Vader, hence the bigger attention. It's not like it was her first film. However with Jake it was the only important thing he ever did, and he was heavilty criticised for it. He didn't act again and got a lot of backlash for this film. No wonder he's pissed off.
I have worked at many conventions both in the UK and America. I have spoken with Jake many times. He is very shy and perhaps a little awkward, but he is highly intelligent and very vocal about his pasions in life. He does not act any more, and he was only a child when he made Star Wars, so he really does not have much to say about it. He is a very nice guy...
he such a liar! rofl. he hates his life! and is horribly sick of having the same conversation and saying the same shit and getting asked the same stupid questions for the past 10 years. i'm suprised he hasnt snapped yet lol but it definately shows in this vid and the interviews that he secretly despises his role...but for some reason he still sticks around...i think outside of the con, he's probably a sad loner and comes for the attention
I feel his pain. It must be tough to appear in such a big movie (that he clearly doesn't care about in 2009) and then have to stand there a placate idiot nerds for hours on end just to make a few bucks.
He is such a snot, man alive. He comes off as so condescending.
thinkspeakchange 1 day ago
George Lucas ruined star wars
occupyingyourmumsvag 4 days ago
@occupyingyourmumsvag What? Go fuck your help kid, Star Wars was the fucken greatest movie ever.
joker57082 2 days ago
He is just a norml dude. how would you be? I met Jake when he was about 10 and he was just a kid, i think now hes as noraml as anyone else. So dont be a hater
json8tr 2 weeks ago
Now I feel bad for the podracing stuff. Jake seems like a bro.
thatguywiththeegg 3 weeks ago
Perhaps it's because I was never a Star Wars nerd (though I love Sci-Fi in general), but I never hated any of the movies in the Prequel-Trilogy, let alone blamed Phantom Menace on young-Jake Lloyds acting :P It was about as good as any child-actor gets, especially considering he was under George Lucas pressure.
liamsp544 1 month ago
Considering some of the rude and simply cruel comments that people have made on here, is it any wonder that Jake Lloyd may seem tired of the whole thing? He was a little kid and the world reared its ugly head on him at such a young age, who would be happy about that? For anyone who goes to attack a 9 year old kid, it's pathetic. I never understand why everyone here feels the need to judge how Jake should act or live his life, it's his life, not yours. It was 13 years ago, get over it already.
BetaArtemis 1 month ago 4
Haha, that was great when he's doing the hand motion thing and "...You wanna hug?"
titansupes 3 months ago
I like how he has sarcarcsim in every starwars question asked.
MagicianFlip69 4 months ago
He's still a douche, glad to see things haven't changed too much lol
DWarrior4 5 months ago
@DWarrior4 jake is no douche man, i think he made the right decision to quit acting and go to school for editing. He actually likes attending these conventions. He has moved on fine from playing young anakin.
andross51 5 months ago
@volcano83 agreed and I also watched an interview he did with some jerk who just didn't get that he is a man before he is an icon he deserves respect
averagecitykid 5 months ago
poor guy,he looks so over it all,cant blame him,lucas is good at killing actors careers
MPT1983 5 months ago
I met him at the same con, and to be honest, he seemed very stressed out the entire time.
CMDRKillsalot 5 months ago
Have to say he's done relatively well to keep his head on his shoulders. I can't imagine the amount of flak and teasing he would have got his whole damn life since Phantom Menace. That would make anyone want to become a recluse. Good on him.
volcano83 5 months ago
He looks like Leonardo DiCaprio. Jake's a cutie :)
hannabthemd 6 months ago
1:00 lol. Awkward.
sec0ndevolution 6 months ago
He seems like a genuine nice guy
jhkl123456 6 months ago 13
@jhkl123456 u should see the video titled "very awkward interview with jake lloyd". hes an ass.
lbendik6301 2 weeks ago
@lbendik6301 I thought the interviewer was an "ass" actually and that Jake handled it with class, but that's just me, I guess we all see different things. Oh well.
jhkl123456 2 weeks ago
I don't get why people don't like Phantom Menace. I liked it very much. Just the second and third movies just seemed to have really bad dialogue.
dragonbreathstinks 7 months ago
@dragonbreathstinks Red Letter Media.
MitholX 7 months ago
@MitholX Red Letter Media is god awful. Come up with your own arguments instead of pointing toward some shitty nitpicking retard.
horrorfinatic 6 months ago
@horrorfinatic YOU AIN'T GONNA GET A PIZZA ROLL!
danSARS 6 months ago 2
@danSARS Oh noes! :P
horrorfinatic 6 months ago
@horrorfinatic Those are all the arguments against it. I was thinking of you when I pointed you towards Red Letter Media, for the entertainment value. But if you don't find that funny then you probably have no taste, and so I think we've found the problem.
MitholX 6 months ago
@MitholX WHAT? I'm tasteless because I don't find stupid rape jokes and pointless nitpicking funny?! LOL! You fanboys are so one note and retarded, it's incredible!
horrorfinatic 6 months ago
@horrorfinatic No, because you have no sense of humour and you feel the need to defend the Phantom Menace. And I am not a fanboy.
MitholX 6 months ago
@MitholX Oh, I have a sense of humor. I just know that RAPE ISN'T FUNNY. His videos are shit, and people who point to them instead of actually trying to have a debate or rational discussion about the film, are also shit. You may not be a fanboy, but you're definitely a fucking idiot.
horrorfinatic 6 months ago
@horrorfinatic Why take the time to have a debate with a tasteless idiot like you when the points I want to make are already on the internet? Pardon me for having a life.
MitholX 6 months ago
@MitholX LOL, if you actually sat through all 70 minutes of his bitching and rape jokes, you have no more of a life than the rest of us. Twat. He made no points that couldn't be applied to the original trilogy as well.
horrorfinatic 6 months ago
@horrorfinatic 1. Point out where the rape jokes were. There were jokes about murder and kidnapping but I don't remember any specific ones about rape. 2. I'd rather waste time watching Red Letter Media than watching the Phantom Menace. But both would be time better spent than arguing with you. So goodbye. Enjoy getting into disagreements with people on youtube.
MitholX 6 months ago
@MitholX 1. He has women chained up in his basement. It's not exactly a subtle implication, but then again, you seem a little dense.
2. Haha, I win.
horrorfinatic 6 months ago
As much as I love Star Wars it really is a career ender for loads of the cast; Jake Lloyd, Mark Hamill et al
princeofthieves1 7 months ago
@princeofthieves1 And the et al is...?
MitholX 7 months ago
People defending him. He's being asked to come and do these shows, and it wouldn't surprise me if he asked himself, and he get's paid for the autographs, i don't know how much but it's a big percentage or the whole thing, im not sure
disobediance 8 months ago
I REALLY understand that he's unhappy because of the film and he got bullied to a level beyond any other bullying (probably) But, for the fans that pay for an autograph at these conventions, please put on a smile and answer the questions without a snarky tone and make facial gestures showing off your discomfort. It may be the millionth time he has been asked these questions, but it's probably the first time the fans have seen a castmember from their favourite movie franchise.
disobediance 8 months ago
@disobediance HOW DO YOU KNOW HE GOT BULLIED?
soundbeans 7 months ago
@soundbeans Watch "Jake Lloyd: Ten Years After Star Wars One".
ilikeost 6 months ago
@disobediance I don't see how his behavior is so wrong here. He did smile, in fact, he even gave a hug, he seem quite polite and just because he made a few sarcastic comments here and there hardly means being rude. One of my favorite actors who I've met at various Cons thrives off messing with the fans and teasing everyone and picking on people. Maybe Jake is just the same and trying to be funny. I still don't see how he was rude about anything.
BetaArtemis 1 month ago
And very not polite
svendavidsson 8 months ago
He seems very unhappy.
bemr79 8 months ago
he didnt ruin star wars. he played his part the way it was written, and did a fine job. he was believable for what he was hired to do. on the other hand, hayden christiansen was not believable, though he didnt actually ruin star wars. but hayden was not a good actor.
healthyamerican 9 months ago
@healthyamerican
Everyone in Star Wars is a good actor. They were just cast in movies (prequels, anyway) with very shitty scripts written by an equally shitty writer; one George Lucas.
Elfrunner 9 months ago
Well it must be hard to be constantly asked questions about your Glory Years back when you were 9??? Whose glory years were at 9? And even at 9 he was raked over the coals for his performance at the time and every day since. It was a thankless high profile job. But he's asked to do these events and idiot fans ask idiot questions.
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NicolleMoon0243 10 months ago
loose some weight man...
milansikidjo 11 months ago
Only a true Nerd of Star Wars would go see that poor bastard, the kid got dumped HEAVY by anyone and everyone that saw Episode 1, That poor bastards gotta swallow his already shattered pride and do these sighnings for tuition money.
XvxBERSERKxvX 11 months ago
@XvxBERSERKxvX I've got to agree with you there. I'll slam the PT and Lucas for hiring him, but you can hardly blame Lloyd for it. And as you said, he must've got real shit handed to him by the fans for both the film and his performance, so you even gotta feel kinda sorry for him. Blame Lucas and maybe even Lloyd's parents by all means, but not him. He was only a little kid at the time and didn't know what a great big shit storm Lucas was creating for him by being in TPM.
Bubo25 10 months ago
oh wow... after the "awkward interview" video I gave Jake the benefit of the doubt and thought it was perhaps the interviewers fault... looks like Jake just developed a cynical attitude over the years... shame
StylinRed 11 months ago
@StylinRed He's fine. I just met him a few weeks ago and we talked for like 20 minutes. He's a very nice guy. We've also been playing some Left 4 Dead, which is awesome. :)
horrorfinatic 11 months ago
I cant wait to see him and Arnold at the Jingle All the WQay Convention !!!!1111
XvxBERSERKxvX 11 months ago
Damn. little Annie got hot. I'd hit it. You want some man on man, Jakey?
Enuf3 1 year ago
He was a pretty boy, and now he's pretty ugly.... Sorry but that's my opinion...
inbarbi10 1 year ago
@inbarbi10 Lol, so are you a pedo or...what...?
horrorfinatic 11 months ago
he look more like that guy in alpa dog the short dude the one who plan on killing the kid that who he look like.
ilikescreamo1991 1 year ago
@ilikescreamo1991 yeah, kinda.
DFixXBeats 11 months ago
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daddygreenjeens 1 year ago
If I was him I'd be pretty pissed off. He had a career going well before Star wars. Then right after, he had nothing because all the critics deemed it a failure. But Natalie Portman because she has the Jew angle got the A list career. Meanwhile he's signing autographs for 20 bucks a pop or whatever, and has to answer the same questions for the same movie for the next billion years. And please spare me with the "Oh you are anti-semitic" BS. It's so incredibly obvious. Exhibit 1A: Adam Sandler.
JamesTKirkCobain 1 year ago
@JamesTKirkCobain Your absolutely right my friend, I like ur username too!
emokiller907 11 months ago
he talks like he doesnt care for star wars any more or life any more im confused
jeffrey7266 1 year ago
The problem is not with Jake Lloyd...the problem is that people are seeing him at 8 years old then 20 years old...he's not a kid anymore. To say he's drained or a loser is just madness.
jazz4 1 year ago 21
@jazz4 Exactly,couldnt agree more
MirandaLynnzie 3 months ago
did he where a mask during the whole thing??? like...wouldnt he be pursued by the pitchforks and discontent of angry nerds wanting a good old fashion lynching???
carlo88moe 1 year ago
The fact that he didn't turn out like eddie furlong, macaulay culkin, dustin diamond, and a shitload of other failed hollywood child actors is comforting. I am suprised he didn't kill himself after dat chit
rickysolomon 1 year ago
Brit: -Thanks!
Jake: -No problem...
Well, f*ck you Jake!
fxraze 1 year ago
haha what happened to that energetic and annoying kid he used to be, hes completly drained now lol
MPT1983 1 year ago
@ART1975CZ
If by quit you mean could not get a role
Then yes he quit..
dbreiden83080 1 year ago
Lsiten to the attitude from this guy. "Meh i hate Star Wars, it ruined my life but i do these things to make money"
I will never understand these conventions and why people attend them to meet guys like Jake Lloyd. You wanna meet Mark Hammill, yeah i certainly get that he was friggin Luke Skywalker okay. But show up pay money to meet the guy that was awful in 1 terrible SW movie. And he has an attitude about it to boot.. So stupid..
dbreiden83080 1 year ago
He just gives off a bad vibe nowadays. If he's going to be so ackward and unpleasant I really dont know why he even bothers showing up.
hermit5321 1 year ago
@hermit5321 He seemed fine to me. Most of the fans I've heard from said he was really nice to them, and he's nice ot the people he talks to on Facebook as well.
horrorfinatic 1 year ago 2
He face...is more compatible with the real Darth Vader...
PsychotronicWar 1 year ago
Why is everyone feeling bad for him? He's a massive attention whore!
What, you think he's showing up at Comic Cons for free? Why else would any other celebrity show up?
He's paid to be there!
mrbucket1337 1 year ago
@mrbucket1337 So...? Doesn't change the fact that he was bullied all through high school for something he did when he was 8. People are assholes. I don't really feel bad for Jake anymore, because I've talked to him and he seems okay. But it;s completely understandable that other people do.
horrorfinatic 1 year ago
@mrbucket1337 money is money. he's probably use to everything negative people say about him by now anyways. he might as well make what 5 minutes of fame he had.
leospyder 1 year ago
@mrbucket1337 If you got paid to show up and sign stuff you would to.
Its free money what idiot would turn that down.
EpicNoodle1 1 year ago
@mrbucket1337 Of course he's paid to be here, the whole point of Comic Con is to get the celebrities to show up. Are you saying that everyone who shows up is an attention whore then? Don't just start in on Jake, there's plenty of actors being paid to show up, he's not the only one.
BetaArtemis 1 month ago
@asiansarecute agreed. i mean yeah he was not very good in the movie acting wise but he was a kid at the time so you can hardly blame him. besides it's not like the actor who followed him up was any better
if anything, what ruined star wars prequels was a number of things and a young anakin skywalker was just a small part of it. they should have just thrown out episode 2 coz that movie was garbage
fluffynoses 1 year ago
He's getting increasingly pissed off.
Imagine at 25 he just loses it...at a comicon, grabs a toy lightsaber and massacres everyone in the room.
Then it's gonna get even worse. hah
superhamzah85 1 year ago 2
@superhamzah85 Why do people keep saying these things? Jake is fine. I've talked to him on Facebook and he is not in any way psychotic. Stop it.
horrorfinatic 1 year ago
Aaaaaaaaaaassssshoooooooooolle
jaffas11 1 year ago
@jaffas11 How is he an asshole? For being nice to his fans? You guys make no sense...
horrorfinatic 1 year ago
hey does anyone know the guy who doubled as Aniken when thay were filming in London I met him recently and he couldnt be more opposite to this one he,s really nice and tall and handsome to.
force354 1 year ago
@force354 Im sure hes a really nice guy. Starwars definitely caused him some serious damage though. Im sure he was ridiculed his whole life for running that starwars film and its not his fault at all. When your older you can just brush off harmful words, but for him, he was a child. Im sure he feels like he let everyone around him down. I think we can all understand the other side of things.
xentry 1 year ago
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horrorfinatic 1 year ago
awful acting he did in Phantom menace ..... Edward furlong was not far off the same age in T2 and was million times better actor ... so u guys cant blame his age, shit film shit cast,shit !
jasonmode7 1 year ago
@jasonmode7 Wasn't Furlong like...5 years older???
horrorfinatic 1 year ago
ok no one should feel bad for the kid. He gets Paid better than most to do these signins and he CHOOSES to get these same questions. The movie made his life a never ending paycheck.
weirdstu 1 year ago
I can imagine that it gets quite tedious and frustrating, going around to events and doing signings for something you wish you could distance yourself from, and to have people asking you the same lifeless, condescending questions. While discomfort is definitely apparent, I suspect that he actually has a sense of humor in these situations, but that he's very deadpan about it. Also, having a camera in your face always makes a situation more awkward.
MJimiD 1 year ago
Too bad he wasn't able to get any nerd tail for this movie then again most star wars fan girls aren't all that hot. The ones that are though I'm sure they'd rather have a go at Hayden christianson haha
lilmijo619 1 year ago
poor guy. he would have copped so much flak over the years. no wonder he seems a bit off.
volcano83 1 year ago
His acting in SW, and even moreso by a tenfold in Jingle All The Way, simply sucked, independently of Lucas or scripts or whatever.
Now, though - what a cool fellow he's become.
twooffour 1 year ago
@asiansarecute I agree with you we shouldnt blame Jake Lloyd we should blame the people who casted him in the first place. Whether it was Lucas or someone else.
Chosenviper 1 year ago
WTF? Why is everyone bashing this film??? I loved this movie. People that say it's horrible don't know what a horrible movie really is! ...and there wasn't anything wrong with his acting either.
ProfsrAJ 1 year ago 2
@ProfsrAJ Dude that movie bites ass so hard you can see the bones.
ZakMayers 1 year ago
Seems like a real, down-to-earth person to me. The fact that he asked the dude's name and then replied, "I'm Jake" basically meant that he was just another guy. No better or worse.
jayanxiety 1 year ago
The kid didn't ruin the film, anyone who says that is a jerk, I can't stand this film but it's not from the kid or his acting, it's cuz of the poor acting in general from everyone, even Neeson, and the terrible script, and the awful characters, Jar Jar Binks? Sio Bibble? Captain Panaka? Did Lucas give these characters their names by having some write down what he said while he was speaking pig latin?
RyZombie619 1 year ago
@RyZombie619 This may not come up as a surprise, but in an interview Lucas said he named those characters after the names that his (then) young children had made up. Qui Gonn's name and many more where made up by his kids. Sad. The movie had good actors, but a bad dialogue. Ewan, Liam, Natalie, they're good actors, they were just given terrible lines. I don't think the movie is that bad. What makes it bad is that it has the star wars name and it didn't live up to the hype.
frodo322 9 months ago
It's such a shame, he just acted, he didn't destroy star wars. Grow up people, and blame Lucas. If anyone needs to be blamed it's him and his stupid re-canonin and scripts.
Seriously if you come up with something written by George Lucas in the movie theaters again, just run away and fast.
suokkis 1 year ago 2
good on Jake for getting out there to shows, he doesn't have to do that kind of sh*t, but he still does.
gnkVLCT 1 year ago
he is a bit of a dick
eddieharr 1 year ago
@eddieharr think of all the shit he has taken, wouldnt you be after 10 years?
myutubeacc1 1 year ago
He looks kind of like Mitchell Davis in that video "Lavalife #94"!! 8o
Senimsaj 1 year ago
I just found the most disturbing thing ever. Sticker on Jake's face on the cover of Jingle all the way DVD:
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villeppi 1 year ago
Idk, Jake Lloyd just kind of rubs me the wrong way. Seems like he'd be a prick outside of any scifi con. Like if I ran into him at a bar, he'd say some douchebaggy thing and go hide amongst his friends. I don't know him personally, obviously, but he just comes off that way. He doesn't seem like he really wants to be at those cons.
bowlin182 1 year ago
I feel bad for the guy he did a good job at the movie prob is with him is that he acts like such a douche bag like he's better than everyone else or he just doesn't want the attention whatever it is I feel for him. He just needs to suck it up and be a man about it.
cryogenic01 1 year ago
@asiansarecute if the kid could actually act then he wouldnt have ruined the movie
girlsbdfa 1 year ago
@girlsbdfa
Even Ewan Mc Gregor, Liam Neeson and Samuel L. Jackson couldn't make this stinker of a movie, with its bad dialogue and idiotic script, working. What do you expect from a 9 year old boy?
Idiot.
porcorosso81 1 year ago 2
@porcorosso81 i expect that when you are casted in a franchise as popular in the star wars series then you at least have some idea of what you are doing. it was mostly lucas' fault for casting someone who obviously wasn't ready for the task at hand. im just saying that lucas casted someone that couldn't act.
girlsbdfa 1 year ago
@girlsbdfa
And I am saying that even those who, by your logic, should know what they are doing, weren't able to elevate those films. The prequel films mainly suffer from bad scripts and cingeworthy dialogue. How can an actor save such a stinker when the very foundation of the film you are playing in is rotten and doesn't hold up?
It's more the case of the creator having no idea what he is doing, than the child actor chosen to portray a mass murderer in its infancy.
porcorosso81 1 year ago
Wow, turns out that Lucas raped ALL of our childhoods with the Phanton Menace.
I've always thought of Jake Lloyd as a kind of "co-raper" - like an integalactic Goebbels - but apparently the poor guy got raped worse than anyone.
"Mr Lucas, when you told me I'd get to hold a lightsabre, this is NOT what I had in mind..."
DrunkenPoetic 1 year ago
Jake shows up, puts in the effort, smiles, chats with the fans, and spends the day doing the work...he clearly respects his position and his fans. Some celebrities nowadays (Lindsey Lohan) don't even show up for work. I think people should be grateful that there are still actors like Jake that are polite and respect their fans.
Also, I don't see why ppl didn't like him in Star Wars. Problem was with the writing. Jake was good in "The Pretender" (tv show) & I think he was 5 in that.
Starbits7 1 year ago 2
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Starbits7 1 year ago
J.L is just fine. He just sees the whole insane lunacy with the attention and devotion to fictional characters and settings. He's not broken, he just has a dry wit to his personality. Many people are like that. They are in fact very happy people, they just don't care for the frivolous things and experiences in life.
USTUBE4000 1 year ago 25
@USTUBE4000 Agreed, but then showing up at events like this seems a bit of a waste of time. He doesn't have to do it...
Maidenrugby 1 year ago
@USTUBE4000 Harrison Ford comes to mind
PILCH032790 11 months ago
@USTUBE4000 I agree to an extent but his interviews always seem to show a condescending attitude and defensive answers. There are lots of actors who are like what you're talking about and I'm sure Jake is one of them but it still doesn't mean they get defensive and condescending towards people in interviews. He seems so ashamed and unappreciative of his experience.
Ticalmc2k2 11 months ago
@USTUBE4000 i really get what your saying, but, he gotta be a bit more polite and nice to his fans!
ElizaaOzx 8 months ago
@ElizaaOzx He is very polite to his fans....
horrorfinatic 8 months ago
I understand that he probably got a lot of shit for doing this, but so do other child actors. He doesn't have to act like such a victim, like his life is such a miserable mess.. He has a huge fanbase, probably a lot of money, and gets to be a center of attention at these comic cons. Damn
Afrojitsu 1 year ago
@Afrojitsu He doesn't work in the business anymore. That film ended his career. Through high school he got teased all over by people who didn't like the movie, and probably by adults too. At the moment he's studying film and plans to work as an editor, not an actor. How would you feel if you got told all the time you've ruined a movie? It wasn't even his fault the script was badly written. Maybe it's just his personality, maybe he's shy.
frodo322 1 year ago 18
@frodo322
I realize that, but he can't carry it throughout his life like some huge burden, and seem to show it off to everyone around him. People may have treated him like shit, but when he finally does get reporters or fans that come up to him and ask questions, treating him nicely, he treats them like shit... So maybe he never learned a lesson
Afrojitsu 1 year ago
@frodo322
Good. Nice to see somebody here with common sense about Jake Lloyd. Everyone should put the blame where it belongs: Squarely on that imbecile George Lucas's shoulders.
Elfrunner 9 months ago
@frodo322 I agree, I certainly don't blame the guy for the prequels, and I think he needs a big hug bad...
LoneSola 9 months ago
@frodo322 HE RUINED STAR WARS FOR LIFE AND HE RUINED THE DREAMS OF A MILLION KIDS. HE PROBABLY CAUSED THE SOMALI FAMINE TOO.
soundbeans 7 months ago
@soundbeans Troll comment? It's hard to tell on Youtube...
horrorfinatic 7 months ago
Kid should sue Lucas for raping his childhood.
RaptureFilmz 1 year ago
man, this kid is broken. buck up buddy!
m3pilot19 1 year ago
I liked Jake in STAR WARS he didnt ruin anything, and kids can be cruel when they are jealous of someone.
This video is kinda odd the nerdy fanboy at the end asking for a hug from another guy was kinda gay lol...
NewLogicEnt 1 year ago 2
Lucas should've just done Anakin as CGI that way he wouldn't have ruined this kids life.
Chrisdrumz 1 year ago
He must despise Lucas,but i'm sure he made lots of money cause of him.
Chrisdrumz 1 year ago
he is fucking hot
lightningchick 1 year ago
it seems like hes a person that doesn't like to be asked dumb questions or he will give you a dumb answer
vXFOAMYXv 1 year ago
@vXFOAMYXv EXACTLY how he seems
khdude2000 1 year ago
Jake was eight, get over it people, it was 10 years ago, why not devote your time to actors and actresses who are old enough to know better!
Omaru1982 1 year ago
He was the only thing I really loved in EP1 :))
korszet 1 year ago
@korszet me too :)
Oracular123 1 year ago
@korszet
Agreed! Shame he quited acting so eaerly...
Teempla 1 year ago
Yeah stop talking about what you did when you were 8 dude. If that was the peak then it's all down hill from there. To me he has awesome talent. Anyone who says he was a terrible actor in episode 1, probably thinks Hayden Christensen deserved an oscar. I saw the screen tests on "the Making Of" and 7 year old Jake nailed the part hands down first time.
TheLeatheryman 2 years ago
I think if he truly wants to shed this anakin shit, maybe he should get back on the saddle and act again. I could see him in a dark comedy or drama. I could take him serious now as an actor, now that he's a smarmy, sarcastic grown up like the rest of us.
colvo115 2 years ago 3
@colvo115 I completely agree. because he gave up acting, he inadvertently created more of a target on himself as ep. 1 is his real only role
lavalamp625 1 year ago
He kind of reminds me of Jack Black, actually.
TheSilhouette 2 years ago
he reminds me of one those dudes who are short but eat muscle protein and secretly shoot steroids and get into bar fights.
pippigladstone 2 years ago
In the early 1990's, George Lucas decided to go ahead with a Star Wars prequel Trilogy...
Thus condemning the child actor who would play Anakin to a life of finger pointing and misery...
....Seemingly
ixli 2 years ago 2
I think he enjoyed playing the part but he grew up into a socially awkward person who struggles with this kind of thing.
sugoidave 2 years ago 9
@sugoidave
hell yeah man you're 100% right
extremeinferno 1 year ago
guy asking the questions does not sound like English is his first language.
JRTET21 2 years ago
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1993MovieMan 2 years ago
It's an Australian chick...
TheLeatheryman 2 years ago
@TheLeatheryman dude thats a guy lol
sukkkmyballs 1 year ago
@sukkkmyballs holy shit i think you're right.
TheLeatheryman 1 year ago
He is a really big dick
K9LLL 2 years ago
Lucas should digitally remove Hayden and insert Jake Lloyd into episodes 2 and 3. Since he's old enough now.
Then he can sell everyone more copies of the same damned movies again!
RobotGalvatron 2 years ago 4
rofl the hayden part looks gay it sucks they dident wait for this dud ot grow up to shoot other films rofl
SuedElf 2 years ago
Quit yer whining, Jake. Enjoy it. Being in a few crappy Star Wars movies didn't end Natalie Portman's career.
These meet and greets at sci fi shows will keep him wealthy for his whole life.
Chrisrokk239 2 years ago 4
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frodo322 1 year ago
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@Chrisrokk239 Natalie Portman wasn't 9 years old and she had done some serious work before. Padme was a new character whereas Anakin was meant to be a child Darth Vader, hence the bigger attention. It's not like it was her first film. However with Jake it was the only important thing he ever did, and he was heavilty criticised for it. He didn't act again and got a lot of backlash for this film. No wonder he's pissed off.
frodo322 1 year ago
strange personallity thaty guy has seems like he is sick of just being known as anikin poor guy
killingman22 2 years ago 2
I have worked at many conventions both in the UK and America. I have spoken with Jake many times. He is very shy and perhaps a little awkward, but he is highly intelligent and very vocal about his pasions in life. He does not act any more, and he was only a child when he made Star Wars, so he really does not have much to say about it. He is a very nice guy...
sonicsynth1975 2 years ago
haha , "I was 8!"....I always thought he's grow up to look like River Phoenix but he didnt really
sazzrhilee 2 years ago
Haha poor Jake, he should have used his jedi skills and sent that smart-ass nerd flying across the room.
filmidioten 2 years ago
Oh wait... I probably just insulted the guy who posted this video :D
filmidioten 2 years ago 4
He looks like he's just sick of the same mundane questions from arseholes for the past 12 years haha
JestersOfTheMoon 2 years ago 42
@JestersOfTheMoon lol
jamalrauf 1 year ago
@JestersOfTheMoon true, but you know.. smiling for hours is a hard job xD
flashportalnet 1 year ago
he such a liar! rofl. he hates his life! and is horribly sick of having the same conversation and saying the same shit and getting asked the same stupid questions for the past 10 years. i'm suprised he hasnt snapped yet lol but it definately shows in this vid and the interviews that he secretly despises his role...but for some reason he still sticks around...i think outside of the con, he's probably a sad loner and comes for the attention
WeskJago 2 years ago
@WeskJago
Oh he snapped. Sort of. This one guy had a really awkward interview with him.
straypeople 2 years ago
12 years later ofcourse he will look different!
what kind of question is that?
'you looked different?'
argh!!
ferdzrines954 2 years ago
I feel his pain. It must be tough to appear in such a big movie (that he clearly doesn't care about in 2009) and then have to stand there a placate idiot nerds for hours on end just to make a few bucks.
tarbuck77 2 years ago 3