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Gary Oldman's iconic "EVERYONE!" line was never meant to make the final cut

Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:56 pm
Posted by RollTide1987
Baltimore, MD
Member since Nov 2009
71526 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:56 pm
In the below interview, he's talking to a guy about which movies fans tend to bring up when they meet him on the street. The Professional is among them and a lot of people randomly scream, "EVERYONE!" at him while he's minding his own business. He explains how that particular take was supposed to be a joke to make people on the set laugh. Luc Besson liked it so much he put it in the final cut of the film.

Posted by jp4lsu
Member since Sep 2016
7046 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 6:57 am to
It's actually perfect delivery. He is desperate and concerned and scared and a psychopath so it would be something that character would do.
He is a tremendous actor and I can't get enough of him on Slow Horses. He did a great job playing Churchill.
Posted by Paladin1
Dallas - New Orleans
Member since Oct 2019
123 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 7:00 am to
Great show - Oldman has been starring as Jackson Lamb in the hit espionage streaming series Slow Horses.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
94233 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 7:38 am to
Damn he's looking old I'm old.
Posted by Alyosha
Member since Nov 2020
13837 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 9:22 am to
Saw that in theater and it blew me away. Bathtub kill shocked me.
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
43494 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 9:34 am to
That pony tail is baller

Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
12370 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 12:15 pm to
Gary Oldman is the kind of actor where I have absolutely no clue what he's actually like in real life because all of his characters are so different and unique.
Posted by jp4lsu
Member since Sep 2016
7046 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 4:54 pm to
I'll have to re-watch this. I don't know if I have watched from beginning to end and that was years ago.

It's kind of disappointing that this was done as a joke and he didn't come up as part of the true character. Because it fits so well and jolts you a little and shows you this guy is on edge. I would've though Oldman would've come up with that as his character instead of a joke. But it is great.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
48771 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 6:51 pm to
"It's the beard" - Aragorn.





* He call pull that off as a joke yet it still gets put in the movie . Even after a few other clowning around takes.
This post was edited on 7/18/26 at 12:52 am
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
104286 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 7:38 pm to
I've seen another interview where he said he was going to scream it to surprise the rest of the cast who expected a calm delivery.

Now maybe he screamed it to joke with Luc and also surprise the cast.

Either way it was perfect.
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
23299 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 7:42 pm to
quote:

It's kind of disappointing that this was done as a joke and he didn't come up as part of the true character. Because it fits so well and jolts you a little and shows you this guy is on edge. I would've though Oldman would've come up with that as his character instead of a joke. But it is great.



It's part of the creative process. Try different approaches, techniques, etc, and sometimes a little bit of gold comes out.
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