I LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE: BEHIND THE SCENES with Amanda Lehan-Canto and Patrick McDonald

[@smoshandgrab]

this film was absolutely amazing!!

[@jake9107]

ur videos healed my failing marriage thabk you smosh and grab 🤯🇺🇸😔🤔💅

[@RealBradMiller]

It was your community post where I found it! You are great at sharing the work they do for people who don't have certain social media, or may not see things on their timelines. Cheers to you!

[@B-tz9vm]

thank you for sharing it on your page! I never would’ve seen it if it wasn’t for that

[@sushi2148]

Your everywhere and I love it

[@rybread5363]

Thank you for directing me here 💛 much love!

[@shaeisgae8952]

Valerie being a queer woman is so important for me and made it so relatable, its one of those things that most queer people and women/fem presenting people in general have experienced, this weird encounter where you dont feel safe but its not enough to break the facade of friendliness (especially because you dont know where that will lead), but then when you try to explain it to people they don't see it, "oh I'm sure he's just a friendly neighbour", you even second guess throughout the film if this guy is even a problem or if she's just paranoid, up until hes inside the house in the middle of the night

[@jbbsss]

I used the Reeds monologue for my monologue assignment and passed the class with a 98 :))

[@RealBradMiller]

I lived inside my professor's house and all I got was jail time. 😐😂

[@pluto1058]

⁠Isn't that a fall out boy song?

[@tentrix8505]

Dude that's badass

[@wiggletonthewise2141]

dude thats so sick

[@khloe351]

Reid really said “I’m not homophobic but I’m a monster”

[@annadavied7253]

He's a monster, not a bigot.

[@zeldawatson5062]

For a sequel I would love Angela’s character and Reid to become slightly neighborly chummy in a strange way and Maya ends up inviting him to dinner. Everything is fine, but Valerie is obviously freaked out and notices that Reid knows where a lot of the things are in the house, but still with a layer of plausible deniability

[@s4turdayss]

wait i love that yes please

[@skedizzle]

ghughguu extreme yikes 😬Love it

[@visible.summer]

Creepy…I LOVE IT

[@EvaBeaver6376]

Omgggg love this ❤❤❤😊😊

[@doubleh3085]

I can't wait for the sequel: "I Live in your Water Slide" :)

[@renthehag]

The intersection of comedians who excel at horror will never fail to amaze me.

[@helloDonnaBella]

The idea that came to me watching it for the first time was that the neon colors were almost part of him taunting her. Like, he's SO OBVIOUS to look at wearing such bright, neon colors, and why can't you find him in your house if he's so obvious? Like, adding to her paranoia about him.

[@fionawilliams5477]

Can't wait for the sequel: "I died in your house"

[@lucindastillinger9790]

😂😂😂

[@DaxIsAName]

Amanda is such a phenomenal actress. This short film made me want her to be in the next great horror movie.

[@corteynicole2]

Honestly, I interpreted this movie like a commentary on what it feels like to be diagnosed with a mental illness (or any chronic illness). Just knowing it's there can ruin your attitude, your willingness to fight, your independence, and your sanity sometimes. Knowing it's been there all along, but you never knew any different, makes you feel like there are other things you're missing - like someone else is living in your mind or body. How could I not realize that being terrified during every event of my life wasn't normal? How could I just not know that there's an autoimmune disease that turns my body against itself? Sometimes, it really does feel like someone is living in the house.

[@AlysterJohnEstur]

This makes me miss Patrick and Jeremy on Smosh so much.

[@asabovesobelow9213]

Artists on artists on artists on artists is amazing too though. I love seeing the growth. All of them are doing amazing and the collaborations between the channels are refreshing!

[@blakewhite3131]

32:16 THAT WAS WHAT I THOUGHT TOO, LIKE A SLEEPY OFFHAND RESPONSE

[@sarahmorris4575]

100% my interpretation

[@wren9479]

this is exactly what I thought, like she is so used to her partner talking to her while she sleeps it's just an automatic response now

[@katiefleece]

The film really captured me because of how I could relate it to my OCD experience. You can latch on to an intrusive thought and let it overwhelm you. Despite knowing how irrational it is, rational explanations only feed the OCD. You don't get any peace until you accept uncertainty and the uncomfortable feelings that come with it.

[@48hoursfootball]

Truly fantastic film. Can’t wait for the sequal: I plumbed in your dishwasher.

[@brilab]

I love hearing artists talk about their process making a piece of art. this is a treat!

[@jaceychinn2795]

The sequel is Valerie as a lifeguard and reed is going down her water slide

[@LeoLeeooLeeeooo]

As a 16 year old aspiring film director, videos like this are so amazing to watch and learn from, I Live In Your House was a real inspiration and I've now got my own project in the works - also, I did Reid's coyote monologue for drama class and it went over really well, keep doing what you guys are doing!!

[@fionawilliams5477]

Hey same except aspiring film writer and I don't do drama haha

[@AlysterJohnEstur]

Oh my god. I thought about a sequel when you were talking about sequels wherein a new couple moves in the house, and Amanda's the one outside the fence. Her goal is to get the people out of that house because she believes that Reed's still in there. "Someone lives in your house!" And maybe in the end, she fails and the cops get called on her. When she leaves and goes back to her new home, Reed appears behind her without her knowing.

[@riseagainphoenix]

This is an excellent idea! and lots of great allegory possibilities about the cycle of abuse, getting trapped in patterns and repeating bad habits, falling off the wagon, contagious illness...!

[@valgecko]

bizarre hearing Patrick talking about The Process seriously but i love it

[@Bengybug]

that alternate ending feels like it would be great for another kind of film or sequel, i'd hate to see something so perfectly ominous be scrapped completely

[@blakewhite3131]

I love the film SO much the coyote monologue was CRAZY i just absolutely love the energy of it

[@nevelansdown8297]

I live in your house is the only thing I’ve watched of patrick’s and oh my god it’s such a relief to see him act as a normal human 😂

[@shaeisgae8952]

Loved this sm. The line "I live in your house *now*" sticks with me because it's almost innocuous, but the "now" part threw me so hard when I first watched it. I really hope you make more films because this one was amazing

[@Kaseyisme]

I love Shirley Jackson's short stories. I always thought her stories would be so cool to make into short films. When I read them I was seeing them as short films in my head. I totally see the inspiration and loved your short film.

[@wiggogYwrath]

those 47 minutes went by so fast! absolutely loved hearing you guys talk about this project

[@SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM]

4:32 YES please do more stuff! I loved the film and all of the stuff I've seen of you/by you on Smosh AOAOAOA and Dropout/Collegehumor

[@GabeRayco]

as a big fan of psychological horror this movie was a big treatt

[@marvelfan281]

It gave Twilight Zone vibes in the best way

[@asabovesobelow9213]

YES 🤌

[@myyyles]

Genuinely Amanda and Patrick, are INCREDIBLE actors.

[@yash_kapoor]

TEA TEA TEA TEA

[@evi92largo]

lol not me being the person watching this before I watched the short film 😂

[@marithesquid3861]

the reed jumpsuit thing is so cool!!! I would always notice how the color of the jumpsuit would kinda be on his sunglasses (i think it’s the most obvious with the pink color) AND THE WHOLE IDEA IS JUST SO COOL I LOVE IT

[@kburley8190]

loved the film and looooved hearing amanda's takes on what she thought valerie believed/how valerie perceives the world around her. brought a whole new layer to the short that i hadn't considered before :]

[@Mezzy..]

Amanda’s scream in Slashr is incredibly good!! She’s so talented 🤯

[@The_queenofrandom]

The film being inspired by listening to Shirley Jackson makes ALL the sense.

[@n.8537]

I know I dont just speak for myself when i say "MORE! MORE! MORE!" I enjoyed this short so very much. It's something that will absolutely stay with me for life.

[@Blade-u5q]

I have an idea that bounces of Amanda’s idea for the sequel: Valorie and her wife go on vacation and she catches a glimpse of him and doesn’t tell her wife and she’s slowly seeing him more and more and eventually tries to catch him (potentially running into a crowd or place where she sees him) her wife gets worried and makes her confess and then after that she starts seeing Reed as other people like the hotel reception man (who isn’t reed but in her eyes looks and sounds like reed) Valorie runs away scared and her wife chases after her. The cliffhanger of the short would be Valorie and her wife on their hotel bed and their having a convo with her wife comforting her. She turns around to look at her and she suddenly sees her wife as reed. And because of the close proxemics of the bed I feel that would be really scary!

[@mikeisfine]

Building off Amandas sequel concept, I love the idea of them being on vacation and she's still obsessing over this guy so she thinks she sees him everywhere. Her wife just wants to have a good time, but she just can't drop the thought that she's being pursued by this phantom of a guy who she thought lived in her house. Everytime she has a friendly interaction with someone she sees it as Reid, but the wife just sees it as a normal person. Then maybe they come home and their house actually had gotten broken into and she uses that as confirmation that Reid was there the whole time.

[@evexxv]

the sound was so good, definitely brought the film up to another level

[@Tylerlloll]

This was awesome. Thank you both for taking the time to do this. Hope to see you two working together on more projects!

[@ashtxn.66]

your guys’ acting really brought the whole idea together the vibes were literally perfection

[@EllaBett]

Incredible film. Can't wait to see what you do in the future.

[@michaelford6972]

I feel like the yellow to orange to red to white of the jumpsuits Reed/Reid(?) wears is like heat, like he is getting warmer, like getting closer to Val. I will say I thought the jumpsuits were green, orange, purple and then white when I watched it, but hearing Patrick say the colors made me think that maybe his character was getting closer and closer to Val. Such a good short film and congrats on making it!!!

[@TreenyBean]

While watching the film I was definitely under the assumption that Reed was frogging, but then I sent it to my dad and while we were discussing it my dad mentioned that he thought Valerie was hallucinating Reed until Maya shows up, but my brain took it a step further and now my theory is that Valerie was hallucinating both Reed AND Maya

[@Alcnwndrlnd25]

Omg they thought 15 minutes was too long? I wanted it to be longer lol I loved it!

[@trashcanbees2739]

Amanda's take on Angela's character's POV is so interesting and makes so much sense, I had read it so differently and it completely colored my perception of the film. I had thought she was weirdly dismissive of the whole situation when Valerie first brought it up, which made me think that this was a thing Valerie did somewhat frequently and Angela's character (sorry cannot remember her name lol) was never even considering a physical danger and instead was anticipating that this was related to some sort of mental illness. I was fully expecting it to be revealed at the end that Angela couldn't see Reid at all and he had never been real

[@stephenmitchell8111]

Amanda you gotta have Patrick on Smosh mouth.

[@DetLeveneBlandselvSlik]

Gotta say I loved the Short film! It’s such a heart beater!

[@stephaniethesoprano]

"I never feel like I'm better at what I do, I feel like I know more" that's the ticket I think! I'm highly interested in writing and filmmaking, and coming from a performing arts background already (stage/opera/music), this pretty much sums up my entire experience thus far. You're always learning, and just through that you're already better. Knowledge is key! Thanks for this video, I really loved the short, and I look forward to wherever this story goes (and whatever y'all do next)!!

[@Starlight12912]

patrick thank you so much for telling us where amandas other shorts are! you incredible, and this short was amazing.

[@pattykcake]

Loved the film and so cool to hear more about how the sausage gets made lol

[@Goldlucky13]

i really loved the film! my partner and i are watching a film or short every day this year and he thought it was creepy and impactful. he had no idea who you folks were, either, so it's a fresh audience review. great work & i love hearing the origin story!

[@chilcottc]

random question haha, i wanna start watching more short films after watching this one, if you’ve been watching shorts a lot this year any recommendations on youtube??

[@jessicabuckham3421]

The film was incredible and I was completely hooked from second 0. I loved it loved it loved it.

[@ayla2222]

I recently started watching smosh and only saw you limited amount of times so coming across i live in your house was mostly a coincidence and i am happy to say i am glad i did❤ now listening to you talk about your work it is obvious there is a lot going on in that mind and i would love to see more on this channel keep up the good work💫💫🌸

[@dhubu_dhubu]

Watching the short film impacted me so hard I had residual paranoia for a couple of days

[@NIKITKOKIS]

It's Amanda day!

[@JustaGeek2400]

loved this film and showed it to my friends

[@atheveane.nequen]

Amanda is such an incredible actress 🩷

[@Mezzy..]

I asked the neon symbolism question! as did a lot of people I’m guessing

[@TimDay-np3wb]

Loved this movie! So well done 👏

[@leelee353]

I watched the short with my mom and it REALLY freaked her out lol. ty for the amazing film!

[@LoveForLudwig]

I laughed so hard at the doorbell! So glad you found those bloopers.

[@neoncamcorder]

this short film was AMAZING!

[@jazzyartistt]

As a wannabe director this film and this q&a really inspires me, thank you SO much

[@a_latyshev]

I've got an easter egg short film for you: Amanda putting the bottle more and more the label side to the camera an Patrick slightly noticing it and acknowledging it more and more each time.

[@liv_rossi]

okay the idea that Valerie is a food critic or writer adds so much more potential for me - like for a sequel Valerie could be at a food event and she's talking with her peers about how she's just moved and someone asks if she is enjoying the neighbourhood and she goes "yeah but there's this weird guy who tells me he lives in my house lol" and then in walks Reed Vilhelm and everyone's like "oh my goodness it is the esteemed Reed Vilhelm who I am really close friends with and who could never do any wrong, anyway Valerie you were saying?" and she has to deal with this reality where no one will believe her and goes to great lengths to prove that he lives in her house

[@sarahharris5135]

This film was so good! I’m excited to see more!

[@ateawithoney]

Loved this q&a!! The story behind everything is always so interesting to hear

[@lucienbw]

This movie was amazing! I would absolutely watch anything else you put out

[@that_mars]

Okay going to rewatch it right now.. I love how it has this low grade creepy undertone. Amazing job guys, you deserve it!

[@titikshachakraborty9094]

This movie was so great. I love a good mix of good subtle and mundane horror with some smart comedy and this was a gem for that!!! Amanda, Angela and Patrick, kudos🎉

[@theuncommonviewer]

This was so so good! I really enjoyed this q and a. It was really heartening to see people excited about the work they made and proud of it and engaging with it and the audience. Well done patrick! A huge success! I also really appreciated the creative advice at the end. Really helpful.

[@1004hyun]

i loveddd the short it has a special place in my brain

[@myyyles]

A complete perfection piece.

[@asabovesobelow9213]

We need more short thriller films by you guys!! 🙏💖 So epic! It's the perfect combo of funny and ABSOLUTELY terrifying 🤣🤌

[@scaringthecrow]

I live in your house is literally one of my favorite videos of all time. I LOVE IT!

[@jamielegion2516]

This inside look at how the film came to be was so intriguing!! Very excited to see the projects you two will release next!!

[@trevorbowler4312]

What a cool thing to find at 8 am on a Thursday omg and the film is so gooooood! Loved it.

[@fionawilliams5477]

INCREDIBLE FILM!!

[@gauzeeeee]

i cant wait to see what u guys do next

[@mackenzieshreve]

Patrick you are an amazing artist. More please❤

[@thatoneinsidejoke]

Just watched the film today, the part that made me the most anxious was when the wife showed up at the end and started talking to Reed. I thought she was going to say her name or Amanda’s character’s name and it was somehow going to doom them both

[@colleencox3939]

It was such a fun watch!

[@wia61899]

Ok here's my theory! Reid never entered the house until the final scene. His whole point was making a point to Valerie that he's capable of bothering her without even doing anything. I see Reid as a metaphor for mental health issues. That it didn't plague you as bad until you had the diagnosis and you were aware of it. "so just tell yourself I'm gone". Then he enters the house a) to f with her and b) to prove that there's nothing actually wrong with her and she's not crazy

[@wia61899]

AND "did I come with the house or did I come with you" is like nature vs nurture

[@KingQueerio]

Thanks for this video! Love learning about BTS stuff!! ❤

[@Mountain_Man]

I absolutely loved this Film!!!!

[@nicolasarriagada9124]

oh my god that doorbell is also the five nights at freddys sound effect that plays when u win a night

[@Cdawg6429o]

Fantastic work! Mini masterpiece with maximum quality.

[@VarietySmoshers]

Can't wait for a longer version of this, i got way too invested and want to know what happens next

[@TheDoctorCog]

Such a great film and a really fun and insightful Q&A!

[@TheZizamie]

Shout out to to the "Patrick tripping in an LA creek" video. May it Rest in Power. Gone but way too soon.

[@hambram21]

I absolutely loved this short film!! I hope you all are able to make more like it in the future!

[@raychie27]

Loved this behind the scenes look. You made such an incredible short film! I'm so excited to see more of your brilliance! ❤

[@stuartfdrake]

Loved the short a lot, thank you for talking about it in this format!

[@Mezzy..]

Please make more short films guys! ❤

[@tiansewell-morgan7109]

I absolutely loved this short film and I'm so happy you guys have done a Q&A 😊❤🎉

[@jaceychinn2795]

I love the film I love Amanda I love Patrick! I will follow their art forever

[@jaredt.murphy8257]

Genuinely loved it - can't wait to see more of your work!

[@OwainDavies5]

I loved this and the short! It was so inspiring it really captured my imagination and i loved doing the fan art for it too!