FOUR EYES | Omeleto

A young boy stands up to bullies.
FOUR EYES is used with permission from Michael Clowater. Learn more at imdb.com/title....
It's 1977 and Brian is 11 years old. He's having a hard time in life: he's picked on in his neighborhood because he's weird and awkward, and they break his glasses and call him "Four Eyes."
Meanwhile, his mother Helen is having difficulties of her own, as she struggles to adjust to life as a stay-at-home mom to three kids, raising them completely on her own. She doesn't fit in with the other mothers and feels isolated and depressed, which manifests as impatience and irritation. But when conflict comes to a head for Brian, Helen must rise to the occasion and help Brian stand up for himself -- in the only way she knows how.
Written and directed by Michael Clowater, this short comedy-drama takes place in 1970s suburbia, and it's rife with fantastic period detail and mores: kids roam freely in neighborhoods on their bikes, talk about the awesome new movie Star Wars and even the "four eyes" taunt seems specific to the late 70s and early 80s.
In many ways, the era of the story deeply influences the style of the film. There's a warm, burnished, textured look to the camera and photography, and a loose-limbed ambling quality to the editing and movement as if life in the suburbs moves at its own pace. The approach gives breathing room for viewers to really get to know the character, and the understated, dry humor lands naturally, without being over-forced.
The writing has deep empathy for all its characters, aware of how they don't fit in and how they struggle in their worlds. Helen can't quite fake the blithe happiness of the other housewives around her and is frustrated by her life and the aggravations that keep popping up; Brian is targeted for his own vulnerability. They're lost in their own problems, which affect their relationship with one another.
The performances likewise are deeply honest and unafraid of difficult, thornier emotions. Helen can be abrasive and frustrated with her children, and she doesn't naturally possess the maternal softness of a typical sitcom mom. Tough-minded and no-nonsense, actor Sprague Grayden deftly portrays her escalating frustration with her role as a suburban mom, which comes to a head with Brian's glasses. He breaks them, then loses them, and with no father in the house, she's on her own to deal with it, and unaware of just why they break.
Actor Mylo Gosch portrays Brian's embarrassment at his problems and his wariness with his mom's irritability, which keeps him from telling her what's going on. But when the truth finally comes out and Helen becomes aware of Brian's social problems, she teaches him how to stand up with himself. The solution isn't perfect -- but it fits both perfectly to a tee.
Rich with irony and eschewing schmaltzy sentimentality, FOUR EYES has the nostalgic spirit of a film like BAD NEWS BEARS. But this is a family story above all else, with a warmth and humor that isn't feel-good but earned through the full growth and authentic expression of character. When Helen realizes just what is going on with Brian, her advice and counsel goes against the current parenting mores, and certainly viewed through today's lens of helicopter parenting and over-coddled children, it seems shocking, though very funny. But it's very true to her personality, and in the end, it also expresses her belief in her son's strength, as well as her love for him.

[@Vegan_scorpioo]

The mom was so indifference I thought the other lady was mom 😂😂😂

[@esahcaeeneiradgbo2464]

What a twist

[@Hasan-rw1ti]

Ikr

[@SevenTailedWolf72]

RIGHT!

[@debbywangari6341]

Ikr

[@conordestroyer1065]

Yeah same. The real mom is a bad mom.

[@logibear4059]

Who tapped on one of the short films and then watched 5 more lol🤣😂

[@AntiContradiction]

It always happens with this channel lol

[@ItsLucXey]

Me lmapo

[@joemamajoestar9047]

Yep, for me it started with a hitman becoming friends with his target

[@michaelpeterson9627]

@@joemamajoestar9047 lol me also

[@GNS_Winner]

Yeah u know the vibes man

[@Highley1958]

True story: I was in about 5th grade, age 11. For several days in a row as I was walking home from school, a neighbor and classmate started hurling insults at me and shoving me some. I just ignored him. About the 4th or 5th day I decided I'd had enough of that. I put him on his back, sat across his chest, and just beat the snot out of him. A day or two later he started acting like we were best buds. What an odd way to pick your friends.

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

Was picturing the scene in A Christmas Story where Ralphie beats up the bully when reading this.

[@2xTwizzy13]

@@thetaekwondoe3887 lmao

[@bigmanbiggiedoo1154]

Noice.

[@astrogenius2486]

Lol

[@maxchannel2.065]

That happend with my mom at work But without the beating up part

[@Ki11EST]

“HOLY SH*T ITS YOUR MOM” this got me wheezing

[@Jackson_Sampare]

😂 same

[@jrflush2157]

Lmao

[@leahxoxobobafanpage8304]

😭😂

[@djidrones2416]

Bro she is scary

[@all_caps_kevlar6300]

bruh i know

[@Lowtiergecko]

Imagine being the parent of the kid that played the bully. The bullying scenes must've been weird to shoot.

[@avacadotoast5571]

I imagine the drive home was very awkward

[@Lowtiergecko]

@@hanscrou8733 did you read my comment?

[@ezaleley6615]

@@Lowtiergecko I would do my best to avoid eye contact

[@strwburiiifn-18]

@@Lowtiergecko no duh he read ur comment.

[@jkook_x97]

It's unbelievable that there are people who bully others just because of glasses. In my opinion, glasses makes a person look more attractive 🤷‍♀️

[@JorkableJon]

Allow me to introduce myself

[@wind_fr]

And yes, ofc. Allow *me* To introduce myself as well.

[@librarianrose4472]

@@JorkableJon 🥰

[@barackputin]

Not everyone looks better with glasses

[@czarbuscus1475]

It rarely happens now tho

[@lightening791]

Bullies are cowards. Once you stand up for yourself, they get scared

[@hansnoor9637]

Say that again on twitter, they will cancel you.

[@anthonyjohnstone695]

Dependent completely on who your talking about; the bully might be genuinely be a psychopath, but in the majority of cases you would be right

[@cahidijoyoraharjo7833]

@@hansnoor9637 Spoken like a true wimp who wouldn't even stand up for yourself. If you keep doing nothing, you'll get nowhere in life.

[@lightening791]

@@hansnoor9637 I’m talking about in real life. Twitter trolls hide behind keyboards

[@proxyx3557]

Tested it when i was young and it worked. And they tell you violence isn't a solution to anything.

[@itsmemiyano]

My mom has same personality as his mom. My mom:if someone bullies you,make them bleed🤣

[@humen6744]

my mums version of that is "if they hit u,punch them in the face until they bleed , then snitch on them for hitting u"

[@metube3398]

And chops off the head with a sharpened ax? ×)

[@humen6744]

@@metube3398 sumthing like that lol

[@itsmemiyano]

You guys are Bloodthirsty like my mom😂

[@fadeintou444]

That's what my parents tell me

[@theonly9]

"Never start a fight, but always finish it." My mom told me that after I got beat up at the school bus stop. I was backing up not wanting to fight and tripped on a curb, the kid sat on me and got some good hits in before the bus showed up. We fought again the next day because I couldn't be done like that in front of my friends. I didn't have any trouble from him again.

[@kitt765]

All my childhood I suffered coz of the "just ignore it. They'll get tired of it" crap from adults who should've helped me. This mother is teaching her son there's nothing wrong with defending yourself.

[@matheannetics9333]

true

[@b-trozbbx1561]

Not really lmao, if you ignore it they get bored, worked for me

[@angryocker6085]

@@b-trozbbx1561 It's different for everyone I reckon. Some people I ignored, and others I stood up to. They all left me alone though.

[@darthvader1783]

My mom always said never start a fight but always finish a fight

[@andrewtate9860]

@@darthvader1783 you need to start a fight to end a fight

[@Elif-rf1wp]

It’s hilarious how the bully kid gets his ass kicked when the main kid actually fought him

[@1l65]

we all know the bully was faking because his mom was their the main kid would have got wopped and dropped and bopped

[@retroguy9494]

The main kid (Brian) was much bigger than the bully. Its just that Brian did not believe in violence (remember he apologized when he first hit the bully). So it stands to reason he could whop the other kid.

[@smolbuns8108]

I think when he had the confidence to fight back he realized how weak those punches were or how it didn't affect him as much. The mom telling him to fight back was the push he needed I think because he always listens to his mom.

[@strwburiiifn-18]

@@1l65 yea I agree.

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

well the other kids didn't dare jump in and back him up with the main kid's mom there

[@jonnyb.animationstutorials7119]

I had a bully once. He was what we call the "School bully" as he picked on pretty much everyone, for pretty much no reason other than he wanted to be an ass. One day I had enough of how he treated everyone, so I took one swing at his face, and knocked one of his front teeth out. He started acting a lot nicer, and did his best to avoid me. I felt kinda bad about it, but.

[@crime_dog27]

This hurts. Every day i would be called this. Every year i moved schools, people called me that. Up to high school every day this would happen to me. I never stood up for myself. No matter what my Mom did. It would never work. Edit: I've never had so many likes

[@enderman5423]

Get a friend

[@crime_dog27]

@@enderman5423 then i went to a new school with new kids and made tons of friends

[@randomguy-og4ov]

@@crime_dog27 good for you then

[@jakobtrahey846]

"A young boy is bullied for wearing glasses. Then he *pokes out the bully's eyes.* "

[@KutWrite]

That's the Shakespearean version. At the end he does it with his mom.

[@RJN0607]

To all the bullying victims watching this mini movie, I would rather you got suspended from school than beat up with your glasses broken and fearing telling your parents. I don't condone violence, but I do condone defending yourself if the going gets tough.

[@officiallyoshi]

Karen

[@MrsStormtrooper]

​@@officiallyoshi?????

[@AMan-fr9bt]

And that’s how Brian became the greatest MMA fighter in history.

[@BigChilIin]

10:50 I dance with my mom every Christmas Eve to some Christmas music, 2020 is the only year it hasnt happened so this scene made me cry a little

[@shreya3604]

I was bullied too for wearing thick glasses when I was young and it has left a nasty mark in my mind.

[@SiliziaAlbrecht]

so true 😢 but now I love my glasses, because of this I can see anything and some kids from this time now need glasses too...

[@shreya3604]

@@SiliziaAlbrecht exactly. ☺️

[@felito21]

I 100% prefer being bully by it than going blind.

[@shreya3604]

@@felito21 lol exactly.

[@felito21]

@@shreya3604 but i never been bully by it tho.

[@Mitu_Dutt]

One has to stand for himself in all walks of life. There is a proverb in the Hindi language which says God helps those who help themselves. First, stand for yourselves then everything will follow up. It's a good deed mother finally understood what her boy is facing. Finally took courage to encourage her boy to fight back.

[@tiagoplays8185]

The mom should have made a speech like “Your the man of the house Bryan, you have to defend yourself.” “You fight and teach people to respect you! Your the boss now Bryan!”

[@paigematcheswwe482]

If you stand up for yourself then you get told off by the teachers and when the bullies keep bullying they dont get told off

[@kr1221E]

That's messed up, I would say to the teachers, bullying breaks rules, standing up for myself is the right thing to do.

[@dillshambles4562]

cute how his brother was cheering him on lol

[@chantal2020]

if those kids were bullying me i would call 911 on all of them LOL

[@kylo.1296]

3:50 strongest anime rage moment

[@lookywooky7284]

Good on him for standing up for himself

[@bobbygraham3141]

I can’t believe the mum encouraged her son to fight the bully. That was a smart way to get the bully dealt with.

[@raffaelevalente7811]

I wish I had a mother like that! Loved this short. So accurate reconstruction of the late 70s: the curtain in the shower for example, the car, kid's and mom's clothing

[@yoso5934]

Bryan’s first couple of swings were so unreal 😂😂😂😂 those kids has the never to beat him up in his own yard.

[@reitsmaassociates]

Asa kid from the 70’s , this was spot on - clothes, hair and of course Star Wars - great acting - great movie all involved .

[@user-lb7ct6uj9u]

3:49 when you get rickrolled instead of getting 100000000 robux

[@PracticallyBlind]

Lmfao

[@PracticallyBlind]

I’m ded bruh

[@ashar682]

Every time i watch one of these my moral wears away even more...

[@lil_vivi]

The mom is so savage 🤣

[@Monke069]

The bully so weak he needs 4 ppl to come with him

[@renate4951]

That mom is straight up having a panic attack at 5:28

[@bonnieholt3135]

Why are people saying they want this kind of Mom,only because she made him fight the bully in the end? She belittled and bullied him herself, she's acting out her own inner rage through her son.

[@samualteklu2243]

the mom did a good job.

[@SutsuMusic]

God I wish these were my bullies back in the day😂 they're so small lol

[@subbingtoeveryonethatsubst3124]

Everyone gangster until jojo theme starts playing

[@nontrustynoob7037]

12 years old and cant get a good punch the bully would be on the ground right now if they stopped slapping each other

[@thekitkitty7190]

i like how the mom cheers him on to beat him

[@kristenswaggierthanu342]

why does the mom sound like a girl version of corpses at the beginning 😂

[@casualsweatyfreestylerkidb7247]

I love how they drop the bikes and run but they’d be like 5x quicker on bikes lol

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

Yeah I wondered about that too, unless they really didn't think they could hop on their bikes fast enough.

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

I also thought it was odd they didn't hear and see them coming. The one kid turned to the side enough they should have seen them coming

[@judemiranda1]

12:37 they should have went on their bikes lol

[@viviuu1298]

Just know that if you get bullied, make sure to stand for yourself. Bullies only bully those who are weak or those who feel powerful, I experienced these and I never got bullied again. Make sure to be strong and brave ^^

[@ovrmya]

the mom is so real for that 😭

[@kduck789]

Bullying and bleeding both have a “B” so be careful.

[@Forgottenchannel129]

He doesn’t deserve this hate, and humiliation. No one deserve that type of hate. And he’s getting accused of something he haven’t even done he didn’t broke the glasses and the builles did. What a amazing and sad film.

[@Progamer-bu8qq]

When your mom got so mad at your school bully that she makes you beat the heck out of your school bully

[@mo_5644]

That bully is obviously attracted to that boy.

[@marissaglover1372]

The kid that gets bullied is low key kinda cute

[@retroguy9494]

I was his age in 1977. I wore glasses. And I, too, was bullied. Let me give you my firm assurance that there is NOTHING cute about it. Low key or any OTHER key.

[@gayBootyBalls69]

@@retroguy9494 bruh, she/he is saying "he is cute" not him being bullied dumbass

[@retroguy9494]

@@gayBootyBalls69 I am well aware of what she is saying. English is my native language and I am a college graduate. I was informing her that in 1977 , when this short took place, I was the same age as this boy and back then, in THAT time period, NO ONE who wore glasses or looked like him was thought of as "low key cute" or any other kind of cute by girls! Perhaps its YOU that's the "dumbass" and should take an English comprehension course!

[@nickpool1060]

The world needs more mothers like her

[@SuperMegaLamp]

dude what glasses are like the best accessory

[@jonathansmith9235]

We know the situation and get the moral, but the script and movie were pretty bad.

[@Arianaforsureee]

3:50 lowkey me when my takes me phone away

[@samir_bapu]

That's great that kinda moms we need

[@kingnoobsplaysroblox631]

At 13:25 I thought she was saying for the bully to hit him, I thought she joined the bully’s side, phew thank goodness she was saying he hit his bully back, this is sad :(

[@noddymax8527]

What a great little film,,, well done ,,, I can’t stand bullies,,, and half the time the one who’s being bullied is more than capable of sorting the bully out ,, it’s just that there nice and don’t like to hurt people,, it’s great to see a bully boy get a good hard smack xxxxxx

[@bxitcy]

I wonder how awkward it was on set filming this.

[@Niiivo]

Most of the bullies like to bully people but if someone to that to them they will cry

[@darlinglovesmoi7141]

The song at the end, does anyone know the name and singer, please? I can't seem to found it even though the lyrics are clear.

[@mew853]

I'm looking for the one at the beginning and the ending can't find them either

[@savage22bolt32]

Both the bullied and the bully showed fear. The bullied learned courage and the bully learned respect. Great ending!

[@memes486]

Murder isn't legal...

[@IcicleCubicles]

Bro the kid in red wasn't ready for the mc to pull out the KO combo

[@Hakerduner2009]

The mom is so funny 😅

[@allandawkins9985]

you see that the mother didnt even say thanks

[@tigerpresentationsproducts425]

“I wonder what’d be like if I were French” Me: BLITZKREIG!

[@livirl]

Violence is not the key!

[@twitchuzywyd5797]

What happened to your glasses Nothing - mom Tf you say to me

[@ktknhaida5220]

Why is it whenever I fought back against bullies I was the one who got in trouble?

[@claire7322]

Where did those bullies learn to say such things?!

[@natwalsh2710]

They probably watched stuff or heard stuff they weren’t supposed to hear and/or see

[@kap6912]

WTF was that fight I thought his mom would come in there and punch him just to show him how to punch but all and all it was a good film

[@votetrump7895]

Poor mother. Too much god damn strees for her. But at the same time the mom gets upset way to easily at the kid

[@rayyanasuleiman8666]

People don’t even get bullied for glasses 💀

[@PracticallyBlind]

Ikr

[@howlinhoward]

Scotch tape holding glasses together. That was me in the seventies.

[@caidenmalone48]

Wow that kid punched him back for being a bully

[@zebongle]

The best way is ignoring them, my mom always says ignoring is the worst punishment

[@BradfordGuy]

That was the *absolute* best! From a winch to a *REAL* mom! From a pansy to a *stand up little man!* I wish my father would have done that to me - it took me to the end of my senior year in high school before I took out the bully that had terrorized me from my Freshman year. *I found out that getting hit was literally nothing compared to how I felt putting down a bully - in front of his friends!* Too bad I had waited so long; going to school would have been a better experience. The kid portrayed in this short has a gentle soul, and maybe he was a bit afraid to fight - like I was. But, even gentle people must eventually stand up for themselves, or the world will eat them alive. He needed a push from mom. Right or wrong, I think her choice to encourage him to defend himself was a good one! *I despise bullies!*

[@DLJ_Official]

I never should’ve had that trendy laser surgery. It was great at first but at the ten-year mark your eyes fall out.

[@subhajeetchakraborty1791]

Both were child, its just the carelessness of the parents , most important job is to raise their children properly

[@saitama4200]

Really good mothers to leave their infants alone in an area where they can be easily kidnapped

[@havesomefun689]

I love the mom at the end

[@bossmitchell3455]

poor kid gotta learn how not to give a damn about nobody but yourself that's how you survive in the world

[@sumk_0434]

The dad seems Fun 😊☺️

[@chizobaiwuchukwu2015]

And I was waiting to see when he stood up for himself, but he never did..

[@ry7nn]

Ryan? my name is Ryan and i wear glasses

[@John_Doe_Game]

3:46 me any time my parents yell at me and I'm angry as a kid [SILENT ANGER]

[@sosigboi3921]

This is why i practice street fight moves to defend myself

[@az71003]

i wish this was a whole movie

[@flinsmoke555]

Mom of the year

[@nepwa]

i would love to fight but if my mom sees me fighting......im dead

[@chantal2020]

the mom sounds like Chucky from child's play

[@hailkosnan5114]

No one bullies me because there are no bullies

[@mr.gazelle4120]

Best mother

[@georgiasmith9250]

Seriously he wasn’t allowed to see Star Wars over a pair of glasses

[@uncleles7786]

hold up, he got bullied in front of his homie. oh hell no. His homie should've jumped in and helped him.

[@carlwheezer7839]

This was a rly good short film. Thx yt recconendations! Croissant

[@raineszn3004]

There’s no way I would get bullied without any fist involved

[@Conee_Boi]

So-many SWEAR WORDS

[@glorytogod9063]

Yeah boy that’s the spirit