I didn't realize the first piece of music in this video was the theme from "The Green Hornet" when I first heard it in "Kill Bill Vol. 1"; that explains why Uma Thurman's character was wearing the black and yellow striped outfit: it was a reference to Bruce Lee [who played Kato in Green Hornet] from one of his movies (can't remember which one, though; I think it was "Game of Death" or something like that...I'm not really sure). :-)
20th does NOT plan on a boxed set . it is out . Van knew nothing about it .. Bill Dozier did NOT want HORNET to be CAMP ala Batman .. could NOT get people to go to GH set . only wanted to see Ratman&Bobbin ..
Van & I are still in touch . he is OK . just celebrated 50th Wedding Anniversary on Safari in . of course . Africa .. Brandon? . Brandon Lee? . he is not alive anymore . worked w/him on a 'KungFu' MOW .. eyes like his Dad's .met him when he was a baby . Just as nice as Bruce too ..
@nellen17 Why is it taking so long to put this movie together? I think Cung Le would be great as Kato. He would have to lose about 20 pounds. But he is a chinese kick boxer who has become a world champion. He is a Sanda fighter and a mixed fighter.
"Green Hornet Movie has been made. Google It. Seth something got ahold of it and made it a comedy. Everyone that has seen the trailors hatex.it
People I KNEW & worked with were NOT the least bit racist .. told you .. Bruce's English was very difficult to understand . but he was wonder . had lunch with him almost daily . You like someone .. that is it .. race does NOT matter!
Bruce Lee in a letter dated 6/21/66 to William Dozier voiced his concerns that Kato should be an equal to The Green Hornet. He wrote "...what I like to express here is regarding the relationship between the Green Hornet and Kato. True that Kato is a house boy of Britt, but as the crime fighter, Kato is an "active partner" of the Green Hornet and not a 'mute follower'."
In the early episodes of the '66 TV series there was a privacy glass seperating the front from the rear of the Black Beauty. The Green Hornet spoke to Kato through an intercom system from the back seat, like in a normal limo. This glass was later removed and they spoke directly. Also remember that The Green Hornet has various controls and gadgets in the back seat area that he controlled while Kato was driving.
The Black Beauty was a '66 Chrysler Crown Imperial. Bruce Lee did not mind driving the car,he had driving skills better than the Hornet. Besides,The Green Hornet had to concentrate on the other stuff. It has nothing to do w/ being a subservient. Bruce lee was above and beyond that.
@raulcitraro From what I understand Bruce L was a very cool guy. I've never heard or read that he insisted on being treated above and beyond everyone else because he had superior driving skills. Your back seat theory is equally curious. You're saying that you're less distracted when making your order at 'In-N-Out Burger' if you crawl into the back seat? I'll have to give that a try.
@OtterPubes , Bruce Lee was a class-act. He and Van Williams were good friends and he wanted Lee to have more screen time since he understood or were smart enough to visualize what the audience wanted,and that was a lot of action scenes. Williams was an excellent partner as well and unselfishly wanted Bruce Lee to have more dialogue. The ABC executives were the ones who killed the franchise when they did not want to extend it from the 1/2-hour format to the 1 -hour format.
@OtterPubes .. that is the way it was written .. Bruce was very close to Britt or VAN on the show & in real life .. Both wonderful men and good friends . Van always will be one of my best friends .. Bruce would have been given more dialogue .. Van wanted them to do it .. but he was hard to understand and when filming TV . you do not have time (money) to do take after take .. thus .. KATO spoke little .. Van was not pleased but nothing he could do . HAD the fans watched it at the time Perhaps!
@OtterPubes Pick up a copy of Green Hornet Year One if you haven't. Britt sees Kato as an equal but because Britt saved his life and Kato was raised by the way of samurai (the comic follows his original origin of being Japanese, which was changed due to the Pearl Harbour attacks) so because of that he wishes to serve Britt a life debt. Which Britt sees as pointless as he accepts as a friend, nothing more and nothing less
Terrific footage of our beloved Black Beauty! With the new 'Green Hornet' movie due out in 2010, I was surprised to hear that they were using a 60's Chrysler in it as well. Always thought that a new, flat black Chrysler 300 (w/ a HEMI) would do nicely for an updated Black Beauty, but I'll take it anyway they give it. Just glad to hear that the film is being made. Thanks for this post!
The more I think about Rogen playing the Green Hornet,the more pissed off I get. I have been watching some of the scenes and the stun double does not look like him at all and, u can tell he is not Rogen,the body silhouette is not even close. I just can't imagine Seth Rogen,in a close up,sitting on the back seatt of the "BLACK BEAUTY", saying "Let's roll Kato". This is going to make me vomit. He should have been cast as Mike,the reporter. What the "F" were they thinking.
Really appreciate seeing these clips, hope a DVD set is in the near future, maybe stuff like this could be included. The Man From UNCLE set is incredible with bonus stuff. Hope Van Williams is well and can have some input in a commentary.
Holy crap! I walk through the buildings at 2:10 every day!
aregal 1 year ago
Great clips thanks for posting..
TheStupedCat 1 year ago
I didn't realize the first piece of music in this video was the theme from "The Green Hornet" when I first heard it in "Kill Bill Vol. 1"; that explains why Uma Thurman's character was wearing the black and yellow striped outfit: it was a reference to Bruce Lee [who played Kato in Green Hornet] from one of his movies (can't remember which one, though; I think it was "Game of Death" or something like that...I'm not really sure). :-)
NoInfringementIntent 1 year ago
Loved watching this show when it was on, to bad they took it off.
HornetNest1000 1 year ago
well this is just the finest thing i've seen in quite a day
mosttiptoptopcat 1 year ago
20th does NOT plan on a boxed set . it is out . Van knew nothing about it .. Bill Dozier did NOT want HORNET to be CAMP ala Batman .. could NOT get people to go to GH set . only wanted to see Ratman&Bobbin ..
Van & I are still in touch . he is OK . just celebrated 50th Wedding Anniversary on Safari in . of course . Africa .. Brandon? . Brandon Lee? . he is not alive anymore . worked w/him on a 'KungFu' MOW .. eyes like his Dad's .met him when he was a baby . Just as nice as Bruce too ..
nellen17 2 years ago
@nellen17 Thank you for information.
MrReneManuel 1 year ago
@nellen17 Why is it taking so long to put this movie together? I think Cung Le would be great as Kato. He would have to lose about 20 pounds. But he is a chinese kick boxer who has become a world champion. He is a Sanda fighter and a mixed fighter.
clearcombat 1 year ago
@clearcombat .. I believe Universal put it out . but not sure . not in the film business anymore and know little of what is going on ...
nellen17 1 year ago
@clearcombat @PantherCamaro Hi . Here is what Van Williams just sent me about the 'movie'
"Green Hornet Movie has been made. Google It. Seth something got ahold of it and made it a comedy. Everyone that has seen the trailors hatex.it
People I KNEW & worked with were NOT the least bit racist .. told you .. Bruce's English was very difficult to understand . but he was wonder . had lunch with him almost daily . You like someone .. that is it .. race does NOT matter!
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nellen17 1 year ago
great stuff!!
but why did the Green Hornet always have to ride in back? didn't that make his sidekick/best friend Kato subservient?
My apologies if I'm overthinking things
OtterPubes 2 years ago
Bruce Lee in a letter dated 6/21/66 to William Dozier voiced his concerns that Kato should be an equal to The Green Hornet. He wrote "...what I like to express here is regarding the relationship between the Green Hornet and Kato. True that Kato is a house boy of Britt, but as the crime fighter, Kato is an "active partner" of the Green Hornet and not a 'mute follower'."
APennyW 2 years ago
In the early episodes of the '66 TV series there was a privacy glass seperating the front from the rear of the Black Beauty. The Green Hornet spoke to Kato through an intercom system from the back seat, like in a normal limo. This glass was later removed and they spoke directly. Also remember that The Green Hornet has various controls and gadgets in the back seat area that he controlled while Kato was driving.
APennyW 2 years ago
The Black Beauty was a '66 Chrysler Crown Imperial. Bruce Lee did not mind driving the car,he had driving skills better than the Hornet. Besides,The Green Hornet had to concentrate on the other stuff. It has nothing to do w/ being a subservient. Bruce lee was above and beyond that.
raulcitraro 2 years ago
@raulcitraro From what I understand Bruce L was a very cool guy. I've never heard or read that he insisted on being treated above and beyond everyone else because he had superior driving skills. Your back seat theory is equally curious. You're saying that you're less distracted when making your order at 'In-N-Out Burger' if you crawl into the back seat? I'll have to give that a try.
OtterPubes 11 months ago
@OtterPubes , Bruce Lee was a class-act. He and Van Williams were good friends and he wanted Lee to have more screen time since he understood or were smart enough to visualize what the audience wanted,and that was a lot of action scenes. Williams was an excellent partner as well and unselfishly wanted Bruce Lee to have more dialogue. The ABC executives were the ones who killed the franchise when they did not want to extend it from the 1/2-hour format to the 1 -hour format.
raulcitraro 11 months ago
@OtterPubes well back in that era people were racist you have to Remember that!
PantherCamaro 1 year ago
@OtterPubes .. that is the way it was written .. Bruce was very close to Britt or VAN on the show & in real life .. Both wonderful men and good friends . Van always will be one of my best friends .. Bruce would have been given more dialogue .. Van wanted them to do it .. but he was hard to understand and when filming TV . you do not have time (money) to do take after take .. thus .. KATO spoke little .. Van was not pleased but nothing he could do . HAD the fans watched it at the time Perhaps!
nellen17 1 year ago
@OtterPubes my guess is THE GREEN HORNET can get a better view of what's going on.
d4seasons 11 months ago
@OtterPubes Pick up a copy of Green Hornet Year One if you haven't. Britt sees Kato as an equal but because Britt saved his life and Kato was raised by the way of samurai (the comic follows his original origin of being Japanese, which was changed due to the Pearl Harbour attacks) so because of that he wishes to serve Britt a life debt. Which Britt sees as pointless as he accepts as a friend, nothing more and nothing less
punkKid62 9 months ago
a.p. great video .........charles anthony
brokencherry16 2 years ago
Terrific footage of our beloved Black Beauty! With the new 'Green Hornet' movie due out in 2010, I was surprised to hear that they were using a 60's Chrysler in it as well. Always thought that a new, flat black Chrysler 300 (w/ a HEMI) would do nicely for an updated Black Beauty, but I'll take it anyway they give it. Just glad to hear that the film is being made. Thanks for this post!
jupitr2 2 years ago
The more I think about Rogen playing the Green Hornet,the more pissed off I get. I have been watching some of the scenes and the stun double does not look like him at all and, u can tell he is not Rogen,the body silhouette is not even close. I just can't imagine Seth Rogen,in a close up,sitting on the back seatt of the "BLACK BEAUTY", saying "Let's roll Kato". This is going to make me vomit. He should have been cast as Mike,the reporter. What the "F" were they thinking.
raulcitraro 2 years ago
brandon would have been a great kato
supermanfan62 2 years ago
Woooooooooow! Arigatougozaimasu.
MARUSEI1123 2 years ago
Really appreciate seeing these clips, hope a DVD set is in the near future, maybe stuff like this could be included. The Man From UNCLE set is incredible with bonus stuff. Hope Van Williams is well and can have some input in a commentary.
gqjohnny 3 years ago
Wow!
astrofist 3 years ago
This is absolutely fascinating.
Timmyfunk1 3 years ago 2