We may all laugh at Rich Evans, but this man does a fantastic job creating props for RLM. The tables, pliketto board, wheel of misfortune, and much more, all made by Rich. I bet he could get a decent job making furniture or something like that, but instead he chose a life of being tormented by Mike for our amusement. Rich is a living saint.
@@retardedfishfrogs1 I read somewhere that some guy is claiming that he found a historical Jesus house. If they find any diabetes medicine in there, that will be all the confirmation I need.
@@danielbrophy8955 I've been learning humor from watching comedians. - - - - They're hilarious because they think they're people. Some of them even wear hats, like people! HAHAHA!
@@fuadjaganjac9193 are you living in the 2010s ? If you can somehow ignore the metric ton of companies who have latched onto queer pandering for a quick buck, there's no shortage of genuine projects by authors that treat gays in a positive light either, be it in cartoons, movies, books...
@DeLorean4 The Pinkerton Agency was a famous detective and private security agency that did shady shit in history. "Twink" is a slang term for a gay man with boyish qualities. Put the two together: "Twinkerton Agency".
I grew up with a Dad who was a small time then gradually big time television, live events and movie producer. Everyone thinks that'd be so cool as a kid but it's really not. Making movies is like tedium punctuated by rare snippets of excitement but the stress level of those exciting moments to go right/to plan are so high it's agonising. Live events are just a constant heart attack. The sets and costuming and crafting props and stuff/storyboarding is awesome though if you're into making things and art. I love electronics and set pieces with kms of wiring and microcontrollers for blinky Controlpanel lights was a staple of my childhood. And my twin sis started doing basic editing and ,video toasting'(effects) on Amiga when she was 11 or 12 as a summer job through her teens. I met a lot of interesting people from sports stars to prime ministers to artists and musicians along with actors but the actual movie making is dreadfully repetitive and boring but high stress at the same time and made me feel anxious for all the adults all the time.
is exactly the same thing, with Tony killing his friend because of his jealouse towards his sister and his sister losing her mind half naked with the gun shooting at Tony, even the robe that she uses but here Arthur just use a long shirt.
every time I come back to an RLM video Mike has aged by 10 years, Jay had gotten younger by 10 and Rich hasn't changed at all. Rich truly is an immortal being and Jay found the fountain of youth
Fun story, I actually had a singing class with the lead actor/writer/director, Sam Mraovich back at Santa Monica College. He was always a super nice guy. It's kind of surreal to realize that he made this movie before I ever knew him.
@@andrealuis301 He.... definitely tried. I respected the effort he put into improving, and he really made progress at the time. I didn't personally think he was very good at singing, but I believe he had a hard time with pitch and probably specifically needed more ear training. That was years ago though, so maybe he's improved since then. That's why people are in class after all, to acknowledge shortcomings and become better.
@@heartache5742 We as a society need to work together and stop using the word “woke.” I thought it died back in 2017 but for some god damn reason republicans dug it up again, it’s as if they just got lazy and decided to recycle something that was never funny.
@@handler8838 I don’t know what country you are thinking of, but in Sweden you might have to buy course literature, which might be 100-200 dollars. I have gone four years through college without having to pay a single dime.
Create a Gremlins robot to scare away home intruders just in time for the inevitable Gremlins sequel/reboot? Totally safe and doesn't pneumatically launch Gremlins at lethal speeds at visitors?
They make fun of Mike for his bizarre system, but coming back to this video TWO years later, I was able to remember which one was Ben and which one was Arthur because of how bizarre it was. Mike was RIGHT.
Ben’s marriage subplot is like the cancer subplot in The Room: Potentially the most conflicting/drama-inducing moment receives nothing more than an “Oh, by the way...”
Ever wonder what the studio would look like if Rich wasn’t there? He builds all their props and cleans everyone’s mess. Mike and Jay would be swimming in broken beer bottles after all these years.
Assuming this was made in LA, there’s at least 10 different spots you can go and get a great view of planes taking off and landing at LAX. All you have to do is wait maybe 5-10 minutes for a plane with the right logo on it to fly over.
Fair enough, but I’d imagine they probably could’ve waited til the next day to go out and get some footage of a Continental or American Airlines flight taking off/landing.
This pisses me off because covid ruined my geology field trip to Hawaii. Two weeks in Hawaii for $500. We were gonna play with an active volcano and hike in the jungle. I'll never get that chance again. Fuck this virus.
@@newq sorry you missed your geology trip. sounds like you were stuck between a rock and a hard place that must have been crushing my sediments go out to you
I give the filmmaker of Ben and Arthur all the credit in the world. Not only did he inadvertently make this BotW episode happen, but he wanted to make a movie and he did. It's horribly flawed and comically incompetent, but hey, the man had a dream and he fucking went and did it despite everything working against him. Respect.
I think Jack in a Pre-Rec stream once said--and all present agreed--that no matter how much they shit on the filmmakers they do, they still have a begrudging respect for them actually making a feature film, considering how horrible an experience it is for content creators. One can definitely say that also gives them a bit more cred to freely criticize them since RLM are much in the same boat.
Seeing what people can do on a low budget with some thought and creativity actually makes Hollywood look less and less like they know what they're doing.
Fun fact: The group was recommended/possibly sent this movie by Edmund McMillen, creator of The Binding of Isaac, as seen in an interview years ago on PreRec.
Mike's "system" for remembering the names might as well be no system, but there is one that works. Ben is beautiful and Arthur is played by the author.
I actually used Mike's reverse mnemonic technique a lot to remember things in school. It works even better if it spawns a long drawn-out conversation about what a bad technique it is, because recalling that conversation makes the mnemonic itself more memorable. Mike knew exactly what he was doing.
I like to imagine Rich had to carefully repair the Gremlin after years of being unloved in some storage lot in LA somewhere and that's helped foster the bond.
I think we need a reality TV series of Mike, Rich, and Jay working as consultants on low-budget amateur films. Like Extreme Home Makeovers or Queer Eye, but more erotic.
Did Arthur tell his brother he needed $2000 for college, but he really used it to start his gay porno business? That would make me angry. Not murder his legal assistant and have his husband mercilessly beaten angry, but still kind of annoyed.
% Times each person voted for the winning tape, to date: Jay 95.6% Rich 93.5% Jack 84.4% Mike 83.6% Josh 77.1% % Times each person voted for a tape that ended up being destroyed, to date: Mike 4.1% Jack 2.2% (just Theodore Rex) All others 0.0%
@@roach9397 nah he definitely voted for Theodore Rex, I remember he got a lot of shit for it. I think Tammy and the T Rex was relatively positively received because of how weird and funny-bad it was.
Little did I know, that when I watched the first ever BOTW episode, that this would become my personal "most rewatched" youtube video series. my favorite so far "A Very Cannon Christmas" and boy would I be happy to see a sequel to that this December! One can have hopes and dreams!
Especially if for Another Cannon Christmas they watch either all of Tobe Hooper’s Cannon films for Re:View (because even if two out three of them aren’t classics, they’re all entertaining to watch) or the Enter The Ninja anthology series (none of them have anything in common save for a recurring stunt actor/Ninja Actor Sho Kosugi, but despite that each movie sequel is a numbered title like they were making direct sequels).
"Ben is the one who is NOT Balding" makes perfect sense to me. This is legitimately how I remember a lot of stuff. Negative statements feel just as comfortable as positive statements.
I watched this video on a laptop that's currently sitting on a folding table. I'm 20 and I just moved out of my parents place and to the city a month and a half ago. I have a 48 pack of ramen noodles on the top shelf in my closet, and a folding chair for seating.
Please make sure you can find anything else to round out your ramen noodles, at least often, becausd that stuff is just carbs, palm oil, and lots of salt. Beans and peas are inexpensive protein, and onions are very cheap and shelf stable, while adding flavor, mass, and nutrients to anything, regardless of how they're cooked (or not). I've tried the ramen diet, and it's misery on its own. Your kidneys will thank you.
With that white hoodie Rich looks like a guy who owns 3 strip clubs and when asked what he does for a living says “I own several local small businesses”.
Fun fact: John William's performance in Ben and Arthur got him a cameo role in The Rise of Skywalker! John Williams must be excited to be part of Star Wars now
So, I’m drinking some coffee right now and I swear to god, I’m pretty sure the part where Ben and Arthur go home on the Fed Ex plane is the first time I’ve ever done an actual spit take in real life. Thank you Rich, Jay and Mike for showing me to this movie. I have some cleaning up to do now
Jesus, that FedEx plane moment really cracked me up. In Latvia air traffic isn't heavy, and planes still depart every 10 minutes. In LA it's probably 30 seconds... just wait 30 sec for another plane, omg
Damn had no idea Rich hand cut those trees. Didn’t even think they were even foam board. Well done, my hand cramps just thinking about cutting those trees with all of their branches and details.
The part where Alopecia seduces his brother was ripped off straight from Scarface. The part at the end where the sister says basically the same dialogue to Al Pacino. Almost exactly lifted right down to the weird music. Surprised they missed this...
I’m crying tears of laughter at your thrift store price hacks 😂 my dad grew up a poor Cuban refugee in LA and he taught me all those techniques growing up! He had that wax pen and everything 😂 thank you for the laughs in this shitty time! This whole commentary is giving me life
The entire end with the gay brother is just the end of Scarface. He shows up at the door, shoots his siblings lover, then the sibling tries to seduce him in a bathrobe while also threatening him with a gun. I guess if you’re gonna steal, steal from the best.
This episode was a legit inspiration to independent filmmakers. Seriously, the movie commentary is great, but all your tips on making a low-budget movie are legit awesome. It reminds me a lot of when Werner Herzog said, "If the shot is perfect, it's worth a night in jail." I love listening to indie filmmakers talk about the ways to do it right.
I’ve seen Ben and Arthur a half dozen times. For all its amazing, camp, angry ineptness, a heck of a lot of plot *happens* in it, no scene goes on too long, and almost every scene moves the plot along in some way (even when it doesn’t make sense). It’s an insanely ambitious feature film for a first time writer, director and star with zero experience or budget, and I kind of admire Mraovich for attempting it and actually completing it. And props to you guys for pointing out that the guy playing Ben is a decent actor. I’ve always assumed 95% of the budget went on hiring him, and the other 5% went on that sex toy that shows up in one scene.
