ADAM SAVAGE HERE,
TAKING YOU INSIDE THE EPISODES
OF "SAVAGE BUILDS," AND TODAY'S EPISODE WILL BE
ABOUT THE ZF-1,
THE FAMOUS SIX-MUNITIONED GUN FROM "THE FIFTH ELEMENT,"
AND, SPECIFICALLY, I'M GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT
ONE OF MY COLLABORATORS IN THIS EPISODE,
THE ACTOR GARY OLDMAN,
WHO PLAYED ZORG AND ACTUALLY HANDLED THAT WEAPON ON SET.
MY GOAL?
TO BUILD A REAL-WORLD VERSION
OHH! OF THIS LEGENDARY
SIX-WAY THREAT.
OH, MY GOD.
DO I NEED TO TELL YOU DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME?
[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORDS STRIKING ]
THIS THING'S GETTING DANGEROUS.
THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN, I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN.
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THE ZF-1 IS THE EGG GUN THAT SHOOTS EVERYTHING --
FLAMES, ICE, ARROWS, ROCKETS,
BULLETS, AND A NET.
THIS IS SUCH A MAGNIFICENTLY BEAUTIFUL PROP.
I LOVE THIS THING.
MWAH!
EXCEPT, HERE'S THE THING. IT'S JUST A PROP.
IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY DO ANY OF THE THINGS
IT'S SUPPOSED TO IN THE FILM,
AND I WANT TO MAKE A ZF-1 THAT CAN DO ALL THAT STUFF.
AND IN THIS EPISODE, WE BUILT ONE THAT WORKED.
"WORKED."
NO, IT REALLY DID ALL OF THOSE THINGS,
TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, AND IT WAS AMAZING.
WITH THE SAVAGE INDUSTRIES REPLAY BUTTON,
FIRE THE FIRST ROUND...
[ WHIRRING ]
...AND ALL SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS GO TO THE SAME LOCATION.
YEAH!
[ CHUCKLES ]
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THE ROCKET LAUNCHER.
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OOP. IT'S GONNA BLOW.
[ EXPLOSION ]
ARROW LAUNCHER.
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OF COURSE, OUR FAMOUS NET LAUNCHER.
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YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
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YEAH! [ CHUCKLES ]
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YEAH!
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BUT EVEN MORE AMAZING WAS THAT I ACTUALLY GOT
A FRIEND OF MINE TO BE ON THE EPISODE,
AND THAT IS ACTOR GARY OLDMAN, WHO FAMOUSLY PLAYED ZORG
IN THE ORIGINAL FILM, "THE FIFTH ELEMENT."
GARY IS A MAKER, AND WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR YEARS
BASED ON -- BASED ON OUR LOVE OF MAKING
AND TRADING TIPS AND TRICKS AND TECHNIQUES.
AND WHILE GARY COULDN'T COME UP AND BE ON SET,
WE ACTUALLY HAD A WONDERFUL SKYPE CALL,
WHICH WE FILMED,
IN WHICH I TOLD HIM WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO DO,
AND HE WALKED US THROUGH THE MOST AMAZING PROCESS
OF EXACTLY HOW HE BUILT THE CHARACTER OF ZORG.
ZORG IS LIKE THE PRESIDENT,
BUT HE'S SO POWERFUL... -YEAH.
AND...
[as Ross Perot] IF YOU REMEMBER, ROSS PEROT,
HE USED TO HAVE THAT -- RIGHT, THAT WEIRD SOUND.
LIKE, HE USED TO TALK LIKE THAT.
[ Normal voice ] AND I THOUGHT,
"SO, THIS WAS AN INTERESTING SOUND,"
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO GO THE OBVIOUS ROUTE,
EMANUEL ZORG,
AND MAKE HIM A FRENCHMAN. -YEAH.
SO I THOUGHT, "WHAT COULD I COME UP WITH?"
SO -- AND THEN LUC HAD THIS IDEA
WHERE HE WANTED ME TO SAY CERTAIN LINES --
HE WOULD GIVE YOU A LINE READING,
BECAUSE HE WOULD HEAR IT THE WAY HE WANTED IT.
AND IT WAS THOSE LINES, LIKE WHEN HE SAYS,
"OH, ZORG, YOU'RE A MONSTER,"
AND I SAY, "I KNOW."
SO I THOUGHT,
"WELL, WHO SORT OF SOUNDS A BIT LIKE THAT?"
AND IT WAS BUGS BUNNY.
[ As Bugs Bunny ] YOU KNOW, "WHAT'S UP, DOC?"
[ As Ross Perot ] SO I GOT ROSS PEROT
[as Bugs Bunny] AND A LITTLE BIT OF BUGS BUNNY.
[ Normal voice ] AND I HAD THE TWO TEETH MADE,
THE TWO FRONT TEETH, LIKE BUGS. -YEAH.
-IT'S WEIRD. -OH, MY GOD.
SO ZORG IS A COCKTAIL, A MARRIAGE,
OF ROSS PEROT AND BUGS BUNNY.
USING GUIDELINES FROM THE DIRECTOR
AND IDEAS FROM CULTURE AND WEAVING THEM INTO THIS THING
THAT BECOMES THE CHARACTER IN THE FILM.
I SWEAR, THIS IS LIKE A "ONE DAY BUILD,"
EXCEPT FOR ACTORS.
I WANT TO WATCH MORE OF THAT.
AND I DID NOT KNOW I WAS GONNA GET THAT DEEP VIEWPOINT
INTO HIS PROCESS WHEN WE SET UP TO MAKE THE SKYPE CALL.
IT MAKES THE EPISODE EVEN BETTER.
AND DON'T GET ME WRONG.
IT WAS A FINE EPISODE, IN AND OF ITSELF.
I GOT TO FIRE A FLAMETHROWER, MORE THAN ONCE!
SYSTEM'S GOING HOT.
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Streett: A FLAMETHROWER IS A PRETTY SIMPLE DEVICE, ACTUALLY.
IT'S A SQUIRT GUN. IT'S A SQUIRT GUN,
BUT YOU HAVE TO ADD THE DEVICE
OF HAVING IT BE ABLE TO HANDLE VOLATILE FUELS
-AHH! -AND, ALSO, BE ABLE TO IGNITE IT
AND KEEP THE OPERATOR FROM BURNING UP.
FABULOUS.
BUT HAVING GARY GO THROUGH HOW HE BUILT ZORG,
AH! IT'S ICING ON THE CAKE.
NOW, THE GUN MIGHT END UP BEING LIKE TWICE AS LARGE
AS THE ONE YOU'RE HOLDING BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO FIT
ALL THESE DIFFERENT TANKS OF FUEL AND COMPRESSED AIR
AND CO2. YEAH, YEAH.
BUT, YEAH, I'M MAKING A REAL ONE.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THIS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
GOD, IT TAKES ME BACK.
IT'S A GORGEOUS THING.
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