Nobody in Hollywood comes close to William Smith, nobody. Guy is a legend man. He would kill these panzies today. The guy hits him with a two-by-four, and Smith doesn't even feel it.
best fight ever.both rod taylor and bill smith can fight!!
not staged most actors& directors have never even seen a fight much less been in one(also reality generally does not sell,exception platoon), see bill smith & clint eastrwood to see an obviously phoney fight,check tarzan magnificet gordon scott & jock mahoney,both could fight
Rumor has it that the Travis McGee series is coming back to the big screen...with Leonardo DiCaprio in the role! Oh no...despite my slowly-growing respect for the man, DiCaprio is NOT right for the role...why don't they get someone who at least LOOKS the part? If the film's producers want a big-name actor, why not somebody like Kevin Costner or Thomas Jane as McGee?
all these things are exagerated with time,how much of the fight was real for instance when he throws the lamp at the guy depending of the voltage it could have killed him right so it's dubious the whole thing, Falconetti won on points though that's what it looks like and great charater that terry bartel guy ''a mane devil''.
In the top 10 and better than most of the hack and slash fight scenes in recent years, that are poorly shot and edited and you get no sense of what is going on! Just the humble opinion of someone who worked as a professional stuntman, stunt coordinator and fight choreographer for 25 years...Me! :)
@FTWEVERYONE Because it's more real. Real fights are brutal, fast, and sloppy. This isn't a choreographed looking ballet like most fights today and it also isn't one of those fights where one guy stands with his arms downs and gets hit over and over until it's his turn to punch and then the other guy just stands there and gets hit. It's back and forth and simultaneous and messy and you can actually tell that the guys are tiring as they wold in real life. That's WHY it's one of the best!
@elfhermie@Bill@Smith being my FAVORITE actor is irrlevant to my comment about HOW This is the best Film fight scene ever. OBVIOUSLY you did NOT see @SHANE with Alan Ladd!
BOTH these men were so buff, it's a shame they didn't find an excuse for them to fight SHIRTLESS! THey couldn't have been fighting on a beach, instead? ;-)
Saw this at the drive in as a 9 year old in the summer of 70. Absolutely loved it & couldn't believe how violent it was. Had a ball telling everyone about the movie at school Monday morning. A real shame this movie is not available on dvd meanwhile all this other trash is being released instead of older classics. William Smith sure had the bad guy roles down pat eh!
I understand that Rod Taylor sustained either one or two broken ribs and William got either a broken nose or he broke something as well , just the one shoot I suspect. The only other very realistic fight scenes were performed by Richard Bradford , who played McGill in the 1960's TV Series " Man In A Suitcase" absolutely brilliant series.
Not an official award but an acknowledgment from the Stuntmen's Assoc for a job well done! (There are some real hits in there!).
The story goes that Bruce Lee loved this fight scene and chose Robert Clouse to direct Enter The Dragon because of his work on this film. William Smith was an early choice for Roper, but because he was so huge, the role went to John Saxon! It would have been interesting to see Rod Taylor in that role!...Rod was always great when it came to screen fights!
Nobody in Hollywood comes close to William Smith, nobody. Guy is a legend man. He would kill these panzies today. The guy hits him with a two-by-four, and Smith doesn't even feel it.
irvinemuscles 4 days ago
have known of william smith but never knew of this double whammy it's travis magee nice reading about 6 to 9 deep
68beano 1 week ago
God, William Smith was just a beast on-screen. And Rod Taylor was a man's man. Wicked scene.
mastermold2011 1 month ago
Soderbergh sent me :P
moeezS 1 month ago
best fight ever.both rod taylor and bill smith can fight!!
not staged most actors& directors have never even seen a fight much less been in one(also reality generally does not sell,exception platoon), see bill smith & clint eastrwood to see an obviously phoney fight,check tarzan magnificet gordon scott & jock mahoney,both could fight
jamesfrancis1950 3 months ago
1:43 -- you can see Rod Taylor's toup flapping about. :-D
blofeld39 6 months ago
Rumor has it that the Travis McGee series is coming back to the big screen...with Leonardo DiCaprio in the role! Oh no...despite my slowly-growing respect for the man, DiCaprio is NOT right for the role...why don't they get someone who at least LOOKS the part? If the film's producers want a big-name actor, why not somebody like Kevin Costner or Thomas Jane as McGee?
CesMan83 10 months ago
all these things are exagerated with time,how much of the fight was real for instance when he throws the lamp at the guy depending of the voltage it could have killed him right so it's dubious the whole thing, Falconetti won on points though that's what it looks like and great charater that terry bartel guy ''a mane devil''.
meckoat 10 months ago
Would you consider posting the opening theme song as well?It's really cool.
Capcoor 1 year ago
In the top 10 and better than most of the hack and slash fight scenes in recent years, that are poorly shot and edited and you get no sense of what is going on! Just the humble opinion of someone who worked as a professional stuntman, stunt coordinator and fight choreographer for 25 years...Me! :)
bobgriffith2001 1 year ago 4
HOW is THIS the "Greatest Fight Scene Ever" I DON'T see it!
FTWEVERYONE 1 year ago
@FTWEVERYONE Because it's more real. Real fights are brutal, fast, and sloppy. This isn't a choreographed looking ballet like most fights today and it also isn't one of those fights where one guy stands with his arms downs and gets hit over and over until it's his turn to punch and then the other guy just stands there and gets hit. It's back and forth and simultaneous and messy and you can actually tell that the guys are tiring as they wold in real life. That's WHY it's one of the best!
elfhermie 9 months ago
@elfhermie @Bill @Smith being my FAVORITE actor is irrlevant to my comment about HOW This is the best Film fight scene ever. OBVIOUSLY you did NOT see @SHANE with Alan Ladd!
FTWEVERYONE 9 months ago
@FTWEVERYONE The best fight scene ever is Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris in The Way of the Dragon
faridrr 4 months ago
BOTH these men were so buff, it's a shame they didn't find an excuse for them to fight SHIRTLESS! THey couldn't have been fighting on a beach, instead? ;-)
MaxMarshal 1 year ago
Damn! William Smith's character must have been on pcp to fight like that...Rod Taylor had to run out of the room to keep from being killed!
Harry44Callahan2 1 year ago
great stuff, very intense!
Dracula0000 1 year ago
Brilliant stuff thanks for posting , have you got the whole film?
gerladiant 1 year ago
Yes I do and you can get good quality, uncut versions on ioffer.com
bobgriffith2001 1 year ago
Love this fight scene, hope to record a gritty one similiar.
ZUPERCURTIS 1 year ago
Check out William Smiths bio. This guy has done some unbelievable shit in his life.
ortleyman 1 year ago
Saw this at the drive in as a 9 year old in the summer of 70. Absolutely loved it & couldn't believe how violent it was. Had a ball telling everyone about the movie at school Monday morning. A real shame this movie is not available on dvd meanwhile all this other trash is being released instead of older classics. William Smith sure had the bad guy roles down pat eh!
shangandtweety 2 years ago
well, Rod's got a good one against Ernest Borgnine in Chuka
teithio 2 years ago
That was beautiful.
7armedman 2 years ago
This fight scene just takes off. This fight scene has brutality and realism; an emotion and an intensity to it that others lack.
slappymago 2 years ago
I understand that Rod Taylor sustained either one or two broken ribs and William got either a broken nose or he broke something as well , just the one shoot I suspect. The only other very realistic fight scenes were performed by Richard Bradford , who played McGill in the 1960's TV Series " Man In A Suitcase" absolutely brilliant series.
gerladiant 2 years ago
The best fight I have ever seen!!
jkoff76 2 years ago
Not an official award but an acknowledgment from the Stuntmen's Assoc for a job well done! (There are some real hits in there!).
The story goes that Bruce Lee loved this fight scene and chose Robert Clouse to direct Enter The Dragon because of his work on this film. William Smith was an early choice for Roper, but because he was so huge, the role went to John Saxon! It would have been interesting to see Rod Taylor in that role!...Rod was always great when it came to screen fights!
bobgriffith2001 2 years ago 2
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JMoneyYourHoney 2 years ago
Without a doubt one of the best fight scenes ever committed to celluloid.
I heard that both Taylor and Smith were presented with some kind of special technical award for it; does anybody have more on this?
Anyhow, thanks a lot for putting this up Scott, especially the full version.
Cheers!
JMoneyYourHoney 2 years ago