The Dark Crystal Scene "Emperor's Deathbed" (Skeksis Original Dialogue)

[Lilpitpatter75]

This movie. Specifically this clip. Scarred me through my whole childhood. Everytime I felt sick I would scream and cry because I was determined I would fall apart and crumble into pieces. I am now on a high dose of medication due to this movie. Thanks grandpa.

[LightLife4]

I remember this scene for that basic reason, he crumbles when he dies. This is a good film though regardless.

[otdoud]

Does he disintigrate because of how dry he is?

[LightLife4]

@otdoud I was thinking the very same thought myself when I first saw this part.

[Humanophage]

The Skeksis speaking the original language sound considerably more alien. One doesn't even need subtitles for this, it's all perfectly understandable.

[solitudinarian]

That was secretely filmed on the last Vatican conclave just before you could see white smoke above St. Peter's cathedral and the words "Habemus papam!" were exclaimed.

[Juliet944]

that's what i am like when some bitch tries to steal my cookie.

[pedrownthewall]

the MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm thing means its getting horny :)

[carlosam16]

this movie had deep hidden meaning..I saw it as a kid, but as a adult you see alot of things you had no knowledge to pick up on as a child

[mjn76]

Henson and Oz thought this was appropriate for children.

[LightLife4]

@mjn76 It fuels the imagination.

[TheRoguesCorner]

mmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm....

[matthewacain1986]

dose up on a lot of L and watch this movie... there are hidden meanings, like in Pink Floyd's "the wall" this movie changed my life forever. Jim Henson is still with us eternally. oh man... the mystics calling Jen with all their low frequency howls... sends shivers up ur spine. almost a oneness with the creator

[matthewacain1986]

i am still emperor!

[NeroTheDarklord]

I do believe this movie, especialy this scene, is one of these that helped me developing such a close and fearless relation to death.

Im not scared of death and i honor it a lot.

[SaggyBawlz]

creepy... feel bad for all the kids that saw this when they where young lol

[gskaloyan]

@SaggyBawlz This was one of my favorite movies as a child, I loved the serious atmosphere of it and I it always made me sad when Kiraa was having her essence drained.

[jthecaveman]

WTF WAS THAT!!!!!!!!

[124savan]

the movie use to scare me all the time

[MoreParksLessParking]

@124savan it still DOES scare me

[BuffysBiggestFan]

Thank for giving me over 5 years of nightmares as a kid from this shit!!!! You little bastards!! lol

[EricTheNihilist]

Such a good movie. I watched the hell out of it on vhs.

[recipeace15]

@EricTheNihilist Hahaha mee too. I seriously wanted a fizzgifg...

[sphinxart]

Loved this movie when I was a kid

[DeaneRenata]

square

[MonkeyMagic88]

Skeksis = JEWS !

[MrAmendmentOne]

The boardroom at Apple?

[likepolarity]

@MrAmendmentOne Hilarious!

[itsthelolocaust]

in retrospect this was kind of a terrifying movie.

[fromstart2finish]

wtf this scared the shit outta me as a kid

and still kinda does........

[cjwright79]

These Skeksis guys have some serious health issues...

[lessthan3lyse]

My roommates bought baby chicks last summer, and to my horror, they bought two Turkins. Look them up, they look creepily like the Skeksis...

[Vorsatz13]

Best creatures ever. Fok.

[TheDoctorofOdoIsland]

Ah, a glimpse at the constructed language originally planned for the Skeksis. Most enlightening.

[alexp9999]

LoL, so obvious these guys were the models for certain bird/raven mobs in World of Warcraft; hence the name Skettis, hehe ;)

[TheIrishEnigma]

I have no idea why my parents ever let me watch this, this movie is seriously messed up, not that it's a bad thing, it's just really really weird.

[GoatOfGhandi]

so well-made, the detail that went into the puppets and their costumes makes this watchable for me

[DechuWings]

@GoatOfGhandiL they indeed did a great job on the puppets (:

[kcm7191]

This movie brings back alot of memories.

[souch13]

ahmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[turtles12]

this movie sucked

[Vorsatz13]

What is the name of the Emperor?

[TheDoctorofOdoIsland]

@Vorsatz13 SkekSo

[spamguy07]

this scene used to scare the shit out of me when I was little.

[SimulationGuy121]

@spamguy07 yeah, it still freaks me out now

[bridgeterin66]

My babysitter rented this movie to watch with us b/c she had heard it was "a puppet movie". I think I ran crying to bed and had nightmares for weeks. Still not as bad as Queen Mombi in Return to Oz tho!

[NeroTheDarklord]

Cant believe i watched this movie like a million times when i was small... i guess thats one of the reasons why horror games and horror movies never get me

[jessthecraziest]

@NeroTheDarklord exactly what i just thought. it was one of my fave movies when i was young but how the hell did i watch it??

[darkphantom269]

I have the dvd in English, this movie scared the shiot out of me when I was little but I loved it

[VitoPossilipo]

They are so creepy!

P.S.: Why are there no subtitles? But on the other hand: What happens is told clearly by the pictures.

[AlexDraco]

What a briliant movie. The Skesis Emperor is just so amazingly wicked... It looks neither completely alive nor totally dead.

[lisa5824]

Classic movie. I love the Skeksis they're so crazy.

[MondoBeno]

I liked the movie when I was a kid, but it creeped me out.

The production artist, Brian Froud, based the Skeksis on the carrion-eating vultures he saw on the Yorkshire Moors.

[jozhop]

This is absolutely terrifying. How did I watch this as a child?

[Julz14101992]

Geez hasnt the skesis emperor ever heard of Botox? our teacher is a skesis for sure

[dante1273]

@Hollie I agree!!! This scene scared the crap out of me. Supposively they are making a part 2

[hollie120287]

Was my favourite film as a kid, used to watch it everyday but everytime he started to crack/crumble in this scene I had to shut my eyes cos it scared the sh*t outta me!

[MrMichael1701]

0:56! classic! " Iiiiimm "

[Gigas0101]

Dark Crystal was one of my all time favorite films, still is. The scheming, decadent Skeksis were fascinating to me as a kid, and quite frankly this clip has rekindled my interest in them and cast them in a new light.

also for the record the garthim were more awe inspiring than scary for me, those things were just awesome.

[beli8193]

this movie is really creepy!!

[Scorchy1310]

Make peace! Mmmmmmmmmmmm! ^^

love this film!

[MasterKickArse]

THIS FILM IS NOT FOR KIDS!! i think it's more scary then horror films

[souch13]

ouuuMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm... LMAO!

[blindandwatching]

Hey guy, we're all here to watch you croak!!

[spechunter1]

mmmmmMMMMMMMMMMmmmmm! Lmao

[Djames516]

mmmmmmMMMMMMMMMmmmmm!

[connerjohn11]

i remember this movie from when i was little :P it's still pretty interesting

[megamanx1800]

This is my favorite movie of all time!

[angelbaby123ful]

how are you NOT supposed to have nigthmares about tihs???

[mrtatarspud89]

The special features on the dvd are so awesome for this movie, you see how difficult this movie was to film and for the people in the costume to move around

[awesomewelles90]

@mrtatarspud89 cool I'd like to see that.

[lordgeckolol229]

this thing laying in bed is hella ugly

[U3X6785]

Chamberlain kicks ass.

[MLCarrie08]

skeksis are evil brutes but i love the dark crystal

[Dracomancer350]

though they dress like there rich they are monsters :)

[Duckhugger]

Honestly, I think seeing scary things as a kid is good... and kids need to go through nightmares in order to have a safe space to deal with fears. I loved this movie as a kid and would totally show it to my own (if I had them).

[FoxEatFox]

Fantastic movie

But as a child I got soooo scared from this scene.

[getzingo]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[Ozzylover14]

That hmmmmm noise the one in red makes is priceless.

[stcurchi]

this film scared me senseless as a child.

[Elaunikum]

you just have to love the skeksis, except for chamberlain.^^

[DWrules]

what the hell did i just watch?

[screwsanity]

one of the best movies ever, silly ^_^

[BossMadOne]

One of the greatest movies ever made. I mean it's gold from start to finish.

[gangstersolo69]

werd!!

[leaguecity]

you know chamberlain was played by Barry Dennen (Pontius Pilate from Jesus Christ Superstar)

[Nick9167235473783]

It's like the ending of Alexander: "To the strongest!"

[ChrisCrockerTime]

This stuff is scary for kids, but the imagery is fascinating and captivating for adults. I feel like a lot of Jim Henson's stuff was hard to fully appreciate as a kid, beyond the Kermit and Miss Piggy and Muppet Babies stuff, but as an adult you can appreciate this more.

[elk832]

How did I not get nightmares from this?

[snakepit000]

Watched this recently and there MMMmmmm shit still creeps me out.

[DechuWings]

@snakepit000: i know its soooo annoying >>; and creepy.

[cedzworld]

@snakepit000 I feel you!! LOL

[hisPYT101]

dat nigga said MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM hahahaha

[SkyRifter]

@hisPYT101

0:52

[hisPYT101]

they use to scare me when i was little yo ! but when i look at it now this shit is weak as helll : )

[Tawny677778]

I can't stop laughing at that part, i remember the first time isaw it i was histerical.. definately one of the best parts of the movie but "i am still the emperor" was cut out!

[copyright1982]

lol this is slowed down and even sounds like maybe there's some extra sound effects added.

The real version isn't so scary; the skeksis are basically just assholes. They are selfish, cruel, have disgusting eating habits, and on top of it all, are pretty damn ugly.

[girlwhoisweird]

dude this movie has tramatized me for life. im 13 and im still frickin scared of this movie. listen to the sounds they make. scares the shit out of me

[metalkid777]

Grow balls faggot

[MetaPunkXP]

dude i had a friend on x box live who brought this movie up for reasons i still dont know why and said that he watched this in his 5th grade class and it scared the shit outta him all i could say was.....HAHA ur a pussy

[onedeadcat]

Bye Dubya!

[TalonD876]

0:34 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[copyright1982]

Chamberlain's "whimper" was annoying. I like when he says, "Get back, spithead!" haha

[UCHalcyon]

Aw, no good! It cuts the best line of the whole movie...

"MINE! *Hiss...* I... am... still... emporeeeeeeeeeer..."

[warhola888]

that line is why I watched this

[metal1531]

this is more of a original dialouge.

[chunkoftrunk]

thats fucked up

[RC1990]

These are deleated scenes. They are how they were intended to be shown with the skeksis speaking in there own language

[AnotherWorld82]

All of these scenes I've put up are from the 'Deleted Scenes' off the DVD.

[ThatGuyinPLVY]

I HAVE THE DVD and its IN ENGLISH!!!

[AnotherWorld82]

these scenes are from the special features, not cut from the original film ;p

[ThatGuyinPLVY]

i have both versions of the DVD...

and these scene were NOT in the ""special features""

[The0Burger0King]

@AnotherWorld82 So they edited the original for the dvd release?

[matzahmensch]

thanks for putting these up!