Rodney Dangerfield Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night Back to School

[love20028]

great great great

[fubar50cat]

I think dylan thomas would have been happy, particularly if Rodney had a drink with him. I think that Thomas would have really liked the aburdity of his poetry ending up in perhaps the medium and platform that I think he would have cherished, had he lived long enough. Rage against the dying light, goodbye to both rodney and dylan, each poets in their own way

[MsPandacakes]

This part makes me wanna cry, the poem is so beautiful.

And he did recite it wonderfully. RIP Mr. Dangerfield

[cosmiclayercake]

no respect no respect from the dwindling of the light

[e3754]

he dead

[Learnerwp]

Who requested the disabling of the clip? I want to put it on my site.

[chrisnroable]

He missed a couple of lines.

[Learnerwp]

@chrisnroable Nah, he got 'em all, but they edited it out to keep the pace and timing of the movie right.

[MrCurley1952]

''what does this quote mean to you thornton'' it means, i don't take shit from nobody''

[ownyourfuture1]

For God's sakes. Learn English, and learn how to spell. Rodney created THE most successful comedy club in history. His club did "free comedy nights" for young aspiring comedians. People like Tim Allen, Jason Alexander ("Tool Time") and Judge Rhinehold ("Night Court"), Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, ("Ghostbusters") and lots more. THAT'S where they learned comedy. It's still, to this day, the most sought-after venue for young comedy talent to perform. What did you accomplish in your life?

[tompouceful]

@ownyourfuture1 Not so much I think, but I know one thing. Besides a little bit English, I speak and read French, German, Dutch and a sniff of old Latin and Greek, i'm not troubled by personal Greatness Feelings like you. I'm just a West European moron. Have a nice day.

[rockfever723]

Best part was his explanation at the end:

"It means I don't take shit from nobody! Who's next?"

[ArgoLupus]

I used this clip, along with highlights from Dead Poets Society, with my high school class who said they hated poetry. Wouldn't you know it, they all did "A" class work, writing poems about subjects that meant a lot to them. Then the principal reprimanded me for using too much video in a class, as if I was being lazy! It says a lot about the US system that makes kids to groan when you say they are going to read Shakespeare. I ignored the principal. "I don't take sh-t from no one!"

[madra2]

@ArgoLupus WHAT a cool youtube comment and synopsis, one of the best I ever read on youtube :-)

[ArgoLupus]

@madra2 Your comment made my day. Rodney-lovers around the world unite!

[shade231]

@ArgoLupus lol all to true. Romeo and Juliet is bad enough sitting days listening to kids read it a word a minute. Hamlet is a living god damn hell. 

[RozitaVideo]

@ArgoLupus Most, if not all school administrators are complete and utter IDIOTS.

[oiyabastard]

why dont ya call me when ya aint gt no class,im puttin on easy money

[korwinthale]

Respect



[babyboo3571]

he was an idoit

[SamohtDarb]

@babyboo3571 Said the person who misspelled idiot 

[babyboo3571]

@SamohtDarb He was an idiot .BUT THANKS FOR POINTING OUT THE MISSPELLD WORD. MORON

[SamohtDarb]

@babyboo3571  I'm sorry you feel the need to make fun of a dead man because he was more successful then you will ever be, and the Caps lock, really makes you look scary. the point of your argument is so much more convincing with Caps lock.

[babyboo3571]

@SamohtDarb YOUR STILLL A MORON. (STUPID) ITS FUNNY HOW I GET TO YOU. DUMBASS .WHAT ARE 10. LMAO HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA HA......... WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY. AND HE WAS' ............ AN IDIOT AND YOU SHOULD MIND YOUR BUSINESS. Y S D M AAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAA

[SamohtDarb]

@babyboo3571 You're the one whose freaking out here, you have to love how children cry when someone disagrees with them :) still pressing that Caps lock to feel big I see, how is that working out for you? I'll let you go, seeing as you are so busy making yourself look like an ignorant crybaby, enjoy ;)

[babyboo3571]

@SamohtDarb  BLOW ME..............

[SamohtDarb]

@babyboo3571 now come on, we both know you can do better then that,

[klamath632]

respect

[Brasspounder1]

egoistic trash, not a grain of sincerity; a great poem delivered by a pathetic man.

[littlefred811]

Nothing like wanting to see a great video and seeing a political whore ad first!

[southrules]

Ned Beatty wanted so badly to to squeel like a pig but held back

[ZXCVBNMURCIELAGO]

Good movie, today many actors sucks.

[ulgrum]

Do not go quietly into the night. Rage, rage againt those who would see you fade into the night. Never surrender, even when a cause is lost, the reason still remains. You do not need to win to be victorious.

[Joelomite]

RIP means:

Rest in Peace

Rodney Is the Pope!

[peppermint3331]

Except that he left out two great stanzas.

[TheJoeyD27]

Poetry means different things to different people. This poem always reminded me of fighting a lost cause, even when winning is imposible, because the cause is just and honorable.

[falstaffswims]

This poem, I wish to god I could say otherwise, says that it is miserable and vain to be a human being. That's what Dylan Thomas meant. But he also, simply, meant: DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT. (!)  Please get it!

[alifor9]

With the man in the wind and the west moon........ the chemist is performing an unnatural act in the organ loft; and the lavatory is packed

[Nickcat5]

Wow!!!! And he should be PROUD!!!!

[TheFriedLiverAttack]

oh black frier i dream of your whte was when backness was stolen and harbour was the grave

[bernardoupper]

quién que ha perdido a su padre puede evitar el llanto?Gracias

[mtephoto]

He did this even better than Dylan Thomas!

[jackdav34]

Is there a clip on yt of his first test, where the professor gives him the brutal question w/ 27 parts?

[jensenkimmBA]

Still makes me laugh !!!

[dodge96neon]

rodney i bet would have done well in a dramatic role

[Yungwolf1]

@dodge96neon the projectionist. that was rodney dangerfield. and yes. he was excellent in it as much as comedy.

[tigerdon007]

GId Bless and keep you Rodney! You were THE BEST!!!

[arrghgarry]

nice to see rondey D doing something like this

[NJburbsSeeker]

Wow for a poet he's a hell of a comedian.

[DeusImperium]

Loved Back To School. I especially loved his quoting of this poem. very Shakespearean.

[shade231]

@DeusImperium of all the versions I like his the best, he diesn't even say it all, but he does it with vigor, like he's seeing it first hand.

[1BEAVIS13]

The same room as Flashdance.

[robert13camus]

Even though they cut out a lot of the poem, I love hearing Dangerfield quote it. He has the passion that made him a great actor. If only people would have seen it. He was much more than just a comedian.

[mrceebees14]

R.I.P.

Rodney=Respect

[vosedon]

This screen give me goose bumps!! Very good Dangerfield did on this poem. Same as the very end of Brave Heart!

[cristoballs]

this scene rules!!!

[larryboyIEtheveggie]

0:34 go to it

[flatcarwillie]

I love this movie... great 80's timepiece.

[zydecat]

Dylan wrote this poem when he received a letter from his father telling him that he had been told by doctors that he was dying and that he was ready to go.

[Elric33239]

I'm sorry they didn't include Rodney's earlier line "I feel like I've given birth...to an ACCOUNTANT!" That's what makes this scene more of a dramatic contrast to the earlier one. Great film, great star!

[drakulva]

Fuck "the dying of the light." Just live forever.

[johnnowa1953]

The greatest poetry recital of all time.

[shade231]

ya ive seen a bunch of em, but god damn did rodney do it amazingly. My favorite of them all

[PleiadesSeven]

Freaking Ned Beatty biting his thumb makes me laugh so hard.

[tumbledown11]

dylan thomas was born in swansea at cwmdonkin drive,there is a theatre named after him in swansea marina.

[overtime812]

Rodney Dangerfield really nailed it with how he read it

[baller11331]

very good stuff

[GBStuff]

my favorite rodney dangerfield moment of all time

[shade231]

ya, he builds the poem so well. Ive never seen another person who quoted it better.

[jrose1755]

Poetry and comedy and Dylan Thomas and Rodney Dangerfield. You go, Argo!

I ain't gotta take s**** offa anyone, either!

[ArgoLupus]

I used this passage to teach poetry to my English class, and was censured by my principal for "video-babysitting".

But the kids loved it and learned poetry.

[wasteland70]

That's too bad. I really think Rodney was into the poem and Dyaln Thomas, well, ya can't go wrong.

[Mysterwright]

I thought babysitting in purpose is to teach children something productively. Why else would they have educational toys at day-care centers?

[golf520man]

SAY IT!

[SMARTFREELINKSdotCOM]

Funny!

[robertworden]

respect to Dylan Thomas,good man great villanelle. lets admit it though Rodney Dangerfield's recitation is one of the best readings of this poem. i love his interpretation of it though....(I don't take shit from no one) ha i love it . that's really the essence of this poem, don't give up without a fight even when your facing death.

[Krazy3912]

I could relate to Dangerfield's character. Back in late 1987... I had less than 2 weeks to study and memorize several chapters of my Economics exam. I waited until the last minute (as with most college students). I drank coffee and lost a great deal amount of sleep. By the time exam day arrived....I was like a freakin' zombie....but I got an A+ on the exam...thereby boosting my overall average from a C- to a solid B. :-)

[aariernest]

this movie was so funny and very good,mr rodney RIP,one of the best comedian of america,thk for posting,

[leafyutube]

Classic Rodney. One of the great late-bloomers of Hollywood.

[izurz]

Rodney was a funny man... R.I.P.

[derycke70]

This is the greatest reciting of this poem I have ever heard, So glad I found it on here, changed my view on life forever...

[stucke17]

Agreed.

[dojufitz]

I always loved Rodney.

r.i.p.

[thenewrapstyle]

Rodney, what a leading man!

[lovelyirene2001]

Rest in peace Rodney Dangerfield. This is your finest moment.

[outlawwolf621]

damn,she has the sexiest voice in the world.I coudl listen to her read lingerie advertisements forever.Hell,make it vegetable and yogurt ads as well.

[shade231]

you know she did the milk way commercial to. Took me forever to remember her voice from this.

[amereti]

Oddly enough, this movie moment changed my life...

[bricktamland1681]

is this ben??

[fish1outta1water]

omg i love this movie. we played the song in band today and i was all excited. no one could figure out why XD

[shade231]

I love his reciting of this. It gives the peom power as he speaks more and more