Can the Four Horsemen Afford Now You See Me? | Foot the Bill - Now You See Me (2013)

[@kittenarcader]

Hi! If you're new here, welcome, and if you're old here, pass the ibuprofen. Thank you to each and every one of you for your love of these silly videos! I hope you like what comes next :)

[@toonnddaa]

I do wonder who you're gonna charge in the Fnaf movie... I have some ideas, but i have a feeling the bill won't be as high as it was in this one XD

[@kittenarcader]

@@toonnddaa I’ve been in talks with a roboticist to figure out a rough manufacturing cost of the animatronics lol

[@wayneigoe6722]

not to diminish your work, but next time, I'd recommend asking Penn Jillette from the magician duo Penn & Teller. especially for numbers, he'd probably be willing to be your "Thaddeus Bradley"... as he's a former magician who spent time debunking magic and such. he has a video on this movie and how its done

[@morigahn]

​@wayneigoe6722 I love Penn and Teller, their show Fool Us is (was? I'm not sure if it's still on air) really good too

[@wayneigoe6722]

@@morigahn they had another show in the early 2000s called Bullshit, it was another good one

[@kennocha1598]

When the bill is in the millions but you charge 5 dollars for the lock at the end is exactly why I watch these videos.

[@LeggyLegends]

no one can convince me woody harrelsons character isnt using ACTUAL FUCKING MAGIC in this movie

[@icymoons]

in all heists there's always going to be one guy who is inhumanly good at what they do and upon whom the success of the heist often rests. everyone else can fuck up except for that guy

[@jameskerr9720]

Alternate calculation for the fist heist: If you instead assume that there are the same amount of €20 and €10 bills there are aproximately 107,000 of each giving 2014,000 bills in total. This comes to 26,800 packs, bringing the price down to $288,000 saving them around $35,000

[@shacuras8201]

I was thinking that should be the way, thanks for doing the math

[@timmihancock8917]

I did the math myself but thought that I should check to see if someone else did it and sure enough here we are

[@sophiastargazer]

Some of the magic in this film just straight up cannot be explained as theater/stage magic, especially some of the hypnosis stuff, which means that the Horsemen have got to be actual wizards. Leo Vader made a very entertaining video about that a couple of years ago.

[@bareakon]

Came here to the comments to mention Leo's video. You beat me to it.

[@Bluecho4]

Honestly, the prolific use of CGI in this movie really depreciates the spectacle. It's kind of cheating to make a film about stage magic tricks, then fill it with visuals that can ONLY be accomplished with computers/actual magic. (But then, practical effects people are unionized, and CGI people thus far aren't. So we know exactly which the studio suits would rather employ.)

[@XvKJP2015]

Hypnosis isn't hard to believe in this movie. The machine that transferred the bank owner, the bubble part, making it rain upwards and sideways, and them disappearing into money is wizardly. Hypnosis in this movie is the easiest to believe honestly

[@sophiastargazer]

@@XvKJP2015 it isn't believable if you know anything about how real hypnosis works. Hypnosis makes people more suggestible, but it can't make somebody do things they wouldn't normally do, things that would go against their morals. It also can't make people fall asleep just by waving one's hands in their face. Hypnosis in movies is just fundamentally and perpetually misrepresented, just like a lot of other things like fist fighting or guns or opening doors with credit cards, and countless other stuff.

[@TristanLane520]

​@@sophiastargazerhypnosis doesn't work at all. It is just a name for asking people to do something. The implicit social contract is what makes people go along with it, it's the fact you've got them up on a stage and waggled a watch around in front of their eyes and then said they'll cluck like a chicken. As soon as they start to feel like nothing has changed they're faced with a choice, either be the person that everyone at the show will hate for refusing to go along with it (and a good magician will then fill with made up nonsense about some people not being easily susceptible) or...you just go along with it. That's why in hypnosis you can "ask" someone to cluck like a chicken, because it is only mildly embarrassing, however you can't hypnotise someone to expose their genitals or murder someone...unless they're already down to do that 😂 Technically everyone becomes a "stooge" someone who is scripted to go along with it for the trick, the same as in a scam such as three card monte where a stooge will win heavily to "prove the game isn't rigged" and the only difference is in a regular hypnotism show the person who is selected (based off whatever criteria the magician believes makes that person more likely to comply, no such thing as random draws really at magic shows) becomes a stooge at the last possible second, whereas in a TV magic show like Derren Brown the person selected to be "hypnotised to fight zombies" or whatever is just a regular paid actor who is aware of everything they'll be asked to do for the most part.

[@toonnddaa]

40 minutes of footing the bill? Is it my birthday? Edit: i'd like to clarify, its not my birthday, it was meant in as a metaphore (i am bad at expressing myself in my non native languages)

[@fishwoz17]

Happy birthday!

[@TheRabbitPoet]

Happy birthday!

[@elhopper3735]

Happy birthday!

[@mandrakevermilyea7488]

You used the phrase perfectly, people are just being ironic. Like a joke, they know it's not your birthday but it's funny to say it anyway.

[@brickch4pel]

Happy Birthday!

[@elhopper3735]

The dedication of calling glass manufacturers to talk about wizards just for a silly little KZbin auditing video is incredible. Will always appreciate your dedication to the research!

[@SuperCaitball]

Finally, a Foot the Bill I can watch while eating and not getting sick...

[@kittenarcader]

As a fellow KZbin-and-Eater, this one goes out to us.

[@Grimpy970]

I figure his salary covers this eventually, but 'agent Rhodes' would have also incurred a lot of debt in simply *becoming* an FBI agent. There's a lot of special courses to cover, community service time, internships, and not to mention a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from a prestigious university, otherwise they simply wouldn't have him.

[@Arc115YT]

A friend of mine and I went to see a totally unrelated movie, but when we saw it was sold out, we decided to see this movie instead. Tbh, I liked it for what it was.

[@fandomgaming9072]

I suppose it should be said that if thadius was the fifth horseman it would actually make mor sense that he would only have 100 million in his car, if the police are assuming he’s getting a fifth of the loot. But then of course you still have the more obvious flaw of why Thadius’ car being packed with an amount of money that entirely prevents someone from even being able to drive it incriminates him as the fifth horseman. (Yes I have been unreasonably upset about this since I watched this movie for the first time)

[@kittenarcader]

This movie made me ask so many questions lol

[@maxvogt3515]

I was really looking forward to this one. I really wasn’t sure how Arcader would analyse the movies constant use of stage magic so potent it MUST be real magic.

[@istdaslol]

it might not be relevant, as Treslor could affort it. But as its an legal operation, in contrast to saw, they could get bulk-buy discount or even rent out some of the things.

[@Bluecho4]

Yeah, I was thinking those stacks of flash paper could probably be bought at a bulk discount.

[@DailyDull]

I think you've struck gold with this video format. Can't wait to see what you do next. Keep up the good work

[@sablepaul441]

You’re one of those KZbinrs when I see a new video of on my subscription panel, this silly childish excited smile adorns my face. Thank you, genuinely, you’re awesome!

[@kittenarcader]

Thank you! This is everything I could hope for :)

[@JustPlainAwfulStreams]

ngl i was a little worried this series wouldn't be able to survive past the Saw franchise. I'm very happy to see that I was wrong. This was such a great, creative, unique idea for a series and I hope you go far with it

[@jackdaleggett7184]

I still think of saw when I hear the background music

[@Grimpy970]

I never noticed how badly agent Rhodes gets piledrived by the audience members. I rewatched it like 5 times- he gets utterly DECKED! 😂

[@inerdify]

fun fact, there are people that do 3d graphics on old cathedrals in france and paris. I got to see one back in ~2014 i think it was. trippiest thing i've seen regarding projection.

[@gamervet4760]

2:50 Oh my god. I haven't thought about Card Captiors in years. Such a great show that had a lot of potential.

[@FTZPLTC]

One thought re: the fake money... it doesn't have to *be* the equivalent of a half a billion dollars - it just has to look enough like it to fool the crowd. And if the movie shows anything, it's that the average person doesn't have a good sense of what half a billion dollars in bank notes looks like. Pretty sure they could've skimped a bit there. Best wizard heist is and remains The Amazing Maleeni from The X-Files, followed by The Scented Room from Johnathan Creek, and yes I rank them.

[@kittenarcader]

I want a full list of wizard heists for my own perusal please

[@FTZPLTC]

@@kittenarcader ... okay, you got me, those are the only ones I can think of. Jonathan Creek is a pretty good antidote to Now You See Me though; basically a magician's assistant and a journalist solving crimes. There's a lot more thought put into how things would be done and how you'd pay for it.

[@DiabolicalDrEly]

the sequel not being titled Now You Don't was the most gut-punching reveal in the whole franchise

[@thebananamonger9958]

I can’t believe you aren’t more popular! This is some of my favourite content on youtube. I don’t normally comment on things but I want to support you as much as I can so you can keep doing what you do best. Seriously man, rock on ❤

[@UltravioletNomad]

I also don't think that he would have been limited to an FBI agents salary, cause like, he's a thief and a wizard with an unreasonable amount of authority, and yeah he's specifically stealing from people who wronged him, but like come on, you can't tell me he didn't skim some confiscated funds.

[@kittenarcader]

I’d watch that prequel.

[@morigahn]

"In 2012" "12 years ago" that hurt 😂😂

[@TillsterRulz]

i hope john makes an appearance in every foot the bill to give commentary. love these videos, always a fun watch

[@elhopper3735]

This is still one of my all time favorite movies and the twist at the end gets me every time. Couldn’t be more excited to see my new favorite channel cover this fantastic film!

[@CmotDribbler]

3:37 I’ve been watching too much Dead Meat, where it now feels weird if they’re not exclaiming “title card!”

[@mitchellconner6928]

As someone who is currently playing a Tabaxi wizard, the opening made me really happy, thanks

[@XetXetable]

There do actually exist free-floating holograms. They basically work by levatating a small ball with sound or a laser. That ball is then rapidly moved around in a pattern, and separate lights shine on the ball ensuring it has the right color at the right place. It's still experimental, but the BYU hologram projector is pretty impressive as a demo. Still a ways from what's in the movie, though.

[@camh343]

Really like this one! I love the heist dynamic where you compare how much they earned and what it cost them. Would love to see more of these kind of movies if you enjoy them!

[@kittenarcader]

I LOVE heists, I really want to cover Ocean’s 11 and the others. It’s on my list lol

[@ShinjiSixteen]

And just like magic, my day is off to a wonderful start. Thank you for the wonderful video and all the work that goes into it!

[@eggman3387]

Been watching since the first Saw video. You're doing seriously great! Production quality is very high even at such an early stage in your KZbin career. I like the idea of broadening the scope to include things that definitely weren't supposed to be tallied up to see what ridiculous number comes up. Keep it up!

[@laurenvelentzas5044]

The validation that one of my favorite movies of my childhood is actually kinda feasible in this single aspect is gonna carry me for the rest of the week :D

[@sparki9085]

18:45 the stage rigging alone would be ludicrously expensive, unless the theatre was outfitted for it before The more ludicrous thing is getting a crew member to pull you up. What they were doing would have been insanely unsafe and they probably wouldn't do it.

[@kylegray9334]

I legitimately think this series is one of the freshest and unique things I've seen on youtube. Absolutely love the channel dude.

[@irenoia]

The best conjuration magic is the 'conjure up money' spell

[@gamervet4760]

4:06 It's Vegas. Wizards come from Vegas.

[@yoriskerkhoff]

Actually, the effect at ~24:00 can be achieved through projection mapping, often used in theme parks such as on the Disney castle! The projector you use at 24:30 is only 7500 lumen, while professional projection shows usually run laser projectors >40k lumen. Let's say you use the TITAN Laser 47000 WUXGA (~$50k a piece), and bc you need to set this show up quickly you're not calculating the perfect amount of projectors so I'll just use your estimate of 16 projectors, + another $50k in cables & electrical equipment bc these units slurp a lot of energy, the total would be closer to $850.000!

[@kittenarcader]

@@yoriskerkhoff I love this information

[@lordlightskin4200]

Times have changed to think a 4k pico projector is 44 bucks on Amazon now and 1/4 the size😂😂😂

[@glowingtrashpanda]

I just CANNOT get over how much your voice itself, your intonation, & your speech pattern/the words you use make you sound almost just like Lexi from EmKay. Seriously, you sound like you could be siblings. I love your content, got hooked on the Saw content & LOVE that you’re branching out into other series/media. Can’t wait for your next video!

[@fishtophergomez5837]

This is one of my favorite series on KZbin. Can't wait to see the next episode!

[@roonkolos]

Im so glad this series has already branched out so widely. From Home Alone to this, it just goes to show the wide of potential this series has. Also shows we can expect the unexpected and expected. Even some behind the scene tidbits as well which is always a fun touch when done Gonna be a lot of fun ♡

[@AllergyPuppy]

Just woke up and then saw this dropped. Awake. Prepared. Excited.

[@Xw3dn3sd4yX]

This was surprisingly detailed! To be honest I thought you'd chalk a lot of this budget up to 'wizardry' but once you start to break things down (the projectors, the nifty glass card thingies) it strangely feels 'footable' lol great stuff!

[@splatter_proto]

There's an art festival in NY called Luma that's all 3D art projected onto multi-story buildings. I'm pretty sure they use Imax projectors.

[@gamervet4760]

6:46 There would have to be a piece of glass in the center, folded in such a way that it gave each person the specific details about whatever was on it. I also immediately tried to rationalize the projectors by thinking he must have doctored them up with other parts. Which means he would need exstensive knowledge of electronics optical devices. You can see why this befuddled me so.

[@mathiasbillingsly3814]

Your doing a great job with these . The content is all original and really good and the editing quality is there. Just a matter of time till you catch the algorithm. Keep an eye out for topical current movies if you can get a popular movie with the right timing i bet your audience will explode.

[@ashtonkeister8230]

Loving this foot the bill series! Please keep em coming.

[@Emmibean77]

Phenomenal video, as usual! I’m just blown away by the quality of this content, truly. As long as you’re making videos, I’ll be here to watch them

[@Dr.Moogle]

"Thriller" is such a strong word...more like lukewarm intrigue and even then... intrigue is also too strong a word. Still it's a run watch.

[@Yashirmare]

3:21 My sides are in orbit

[@Scorpzion18]

33:31 I was always curious about this given the implication about when this trick was set up but who knows what you can do with years of preparation. 36:09 Okay, i know you charge for everything but I did not expect this at all. Incredibly funny and i hope this does do well enough you cover the sequel.

[@mckinleyostvig7135]

Love to see you stepping away from horror with this series! Great insanely fun concept for a KZbin series as always.

[@paintthecosmos840]

I loved the Magnus Archives references in this video

[@Kora-Kat709]

GLAD SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED THAT

[@joiford251]

​@@Kora-Kat709WHAT!? WHERE?!!!

[@joiford251]

Nevermind, I found it. I'm normal about Magnus

[@juice8566]

as someone who normally wouldn't watch this kind of movie, I loved this video. it's such a fun way to look at movies! and now I have something new for my watch list

[@BlazeStorm]

Never seen this channel before but I thoroughly enjoyed this breakdown of what was my favourite movie for years. And there's an extended cut? Oh my god

[@MicrowavedBunny]

so happy to see you are sticking with this!!!!!!!!!!

[@devalk_]

Another great one, always glad to see your videos. In terms of things like the flash paper and the custom fake money, I have to assume they would have been able to get wholesale/bulk discounts buying that much at one, rather than single packets of a few sheets. But I appreciate that that would make the calculations much harder and isn't really in scope of the video. Look forward to the next one!

[@kittenarcader]

I totally agree! Little insight into my research methods, a lot of bulk prices in the past were available in catalogues for businesses or people with licenses. Unfortunately these were either paywalled or never digitized, making them super hard to get ahold of. I do the best I can where and when I can, and sometimes historical documents reveal themselves, or an industry expert actually responds to one of my insane emails lol. But it’s always something I keep in mind :)

[@devalk_]

@@kittenarcader I see, thanks for the peak behind the curtain so to speak! I know how much unseen effort goes the research of projects like this, Really appreciate the work you put in.

[@TempestinBlue]

I feel like I’ve been waiting for this for months. I’m already so psyched for the next one. Yeeesssss

[@Anon_Spartan]

This series is incredible.

[@lefszycic]

I think you overlooked that you can get flash paper that already looks like euro bills. No need for cutting. Also, there’s a chance he bought that lock from someone selling them on the street to tourists, in which case it would’ve been marked up.

[@kittenarcader]

Nice! I had no idea. For the sake of math, I’ll say that the markup on the lock covers any savings from buying printed flash paper euros.

[@diemight7591]

absolutely love these

[@DanielSteiner-jq4dd]

Loved all the wizard jokes. And really love this format and would be really excited to see the result of Now You Don't

[@e0oh]

this is such a great series, i love binging them

[@Gzemnidz]

Damn working out the things that don’t really exists has got to be a pain, GG WP

[@gumst4r]

amazing video as always!! appreciate the lengths y’all go to do research for these. this is one of my favorite movies as well as now you see me 2 so it would be really cool to see y’all cover it too.

[@tianathegoose1691]

A wonderful combination of my favorite things: heist movies and niche KZbin videos! Thank you for your hard work KA

[@7andahalf]

I love this series so much. my favorite thing ever is applying real world logic to ridiculous (in the best way possible) movies and this series is perfect. super excited for the fnaf movie (as a so-called fnaf enjoyer)

[@BongoVader]

Thanks kitten! I needed this after the DMV today!

[@absolutefloof4823]

Very fun video. Just found the channel and honestly i gotta sub. This is an entertaining premise.

[@_-.-_-.-_._-.-_-.-_]

just want to say love these videos, you're severely underrated, keep uploading would love to see part two for the sequel 👀

[@Dogasupreme]

Honestly, I think the best name for that film is "Pretentious Douchebags, the Movie"

[@Lechosus]

God damn I didn't even notice this was 40 minutes long, good work as always man.

[@tobe3349]

great video! one thing i would note is that realistically, the flash paper and fake money would be MUCH cheaper due to bulk pricing, as i’d most of the cost for paper stuff like that would be the packaging and shipping.

[@oalumis]

One of my favorite new channels, keep 'em coming! Tiny suggestion, take it or leave it: maybe use a typeface that matches the movie/series you're doing. the bloody letters work well for Saw, doesn't fit the theme of a heist movie though

[@TheAlmostOtaku]

I really love this format of videos, I really hope you do more stuff like this and i want to see now you see me 2

[@balenciaqua]

Greatest video on the channel by far. Keep that grind up brother

[@Srparisher]

As a boring 29year old man, I appreciate you making content to stimulate my budget addled mind!

[@BurntL]

Really good video but the consistent wizard "jokes" were really painful. I'd probably drop those for the second film if you ever cover it.

[@zubetp]

i completely forgot this movie existed

[@boringboi882]

I really love this channel, and enjoyed this Video. Thank you ✨

[@Braincain007]

great stuff as always. you have grown a lot since I saw your first video with like ~200 views. I know that the non-Saw videos probably wont do as good algorithmically, but I love all of these and think you are doing amazing. Keep it up, and don't be afraid to keep doing ones that dont feed into the algo as much, I'll be here no matter what :)

[@YourAverageReviews]

23:35 There is a huge light show in Cincinnati and they do depth effects like the ones in the movie that you say are impossible. Sure it doesn't work from ALL angles, but you can make basic depth effects that work at different angles by using light and dark areas.

[@Gamingturtle090]

Another banger so excited to see how you calculate five nights at freddys! An interesting foot you could try to *bill* is Groundhog Day, I haven't seen the film in its entirely but I imagine the timeloop aspects could allow for some interesting scenarios

[@Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna]

The research that went into these!! ❤❤❤

[@euphrasieroloson3318]

A FNAF foot the bill?????? SIGN ME UP!!!!!

[@GhealachAlt]

Loving these new non-horror film ones! Keep it up man

[@moomoome42]

The level of research in this is insane!!!

[@BelisariusCawl]

LETS GOOOO NEW FOOT THE BILL DROPPED

[@ThePauseMenuVlog]

The amount of effort that goes into your videos is insane. I'm sure your back hurts from just sitting and writing all this down calculating and rewatching movies when you're not searching the Internet for prices and way back machine archives

[@Malrottian]

Excellent work as always and especially with the threadbare information we have in the movie. I realize it'll have some overlap with other videos that have been done but if you're branching out past the Saw franchise, might we see further genre explorations? I think the OG Saw prequel, Home Alone, might be a good Christmas gift for the end of the year. :)

[@kittenarcader]

I have some great news about Home Alone lol we covered it for Christmas! We might even be doing the sequel this Christmas. But you better believe we’re exploring plenty of properties ahead! I’m already researching a few interesting properties. Hope you like pirates.

[@Malrottian]

Just finished watching it, thanks for letting me know. Dang algorithm failed me on that one. Turned on notifications to hopefully not miss one next time. Excellent work again. @@kittenarcader

[@lordhenry2786]

Always love these! Keep at it!

[@Eclipseknight9]

MORE FOOT THE BILL HELL YEAH

[@amy-om4qk]

This is amazing oh my god I love this channel and this concept!!! Looking forward to what’s next :)

[@lyzz]

I absolutely love this series, the saw movies were an ideal start to footing the bill, but there are so many movies this concept would be cool to see used on!

[@BenRHarsh]

Fantastic gob with finding authentic footage of David Copperfield!

[@kdhskdh2348]

been looking forward to this one

[@blairjparker]

Please do Now You See Me 2! I love both of these movies to death and this series is amazing!

[@venom66656]

My favorite series is back!

[@toomanylies7716]

Super fun movie and breakdown.