Oscar Bait

A story of redemption, racial tension and latent homosexuality shamelessly timed for award season.
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[@fidorover]

I just thank the producers of this great film for having the courage to introduce Balloon Foot into the public narrative.

[@fidorover2]

Exactly.

[@mrhdbnger]

I was going to say it couldn't be Oscar bait unless someone dies but then the balloon foot got him. I wept at the trailer. The sound was so heart tugging. What a beautiful scene.

[@evilgary747]

He is a hero.

[@bluesdjben]

Sufferers of this profound disease have been just barely squeaking by for much too long. So glad to finally have a film pop the bubble society has been living in regarding this topic for years.

[@Dominian1]

I for one am sick of the balloon feeted pushing their agenda of literally pussyfooting.

[@browtf4796]

forgot to mention it was based off a book.

[@cristina-rt8hs]

or based on a true story

[@tori2dles]

Belen Morales - The credits read, “Based on the life of Ellen Paik.” I paused them. 😊

[@jerzy907]

Nah. It has to be original for that screenplay award. :P

[@richardkraus1305]

@@cristina-rt8hs Based on a book based on a play based on a true story

[@cristina-rt8hs]

@@richardkraus1305 😂😂👍

[@Chronicpatchkids]

They forgot to add Based on a True Story

[@meng-hsuanlee8543]

Based on the novel Push by Sapphire

[@cosmicphoto05]

Inspired by the inspiring true story of a man, alone in the world, searching for a way out, and the woman, who gave everything to help him navigate the dangerous waters of his soul, in a world of chaos and beauty, and forever undying love and brutal violence, that threatened to destroy everything he gave his whole life to create, because it was all he had to live for.

[@CamilleNadia]

You know, you're right.

[@CamilleNadia]

Benjamin Green And you're right too.

[@aphedges]

It was mentioned at the bottom of the credits: "Based on the life of ELLEN PAIK"

[@LOLERXP]

Based on a true story, starring Meryl Streep, directed by Steven Spielberg with a score by John Williams and Hans Zimmer

[@natureandphysics403]

Featuring That Perfectly Applicable 1960s Hit Song That Isn't the Beatles or "For What It's Worth"

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

You forgot Film Adaptation by Christopher Nolan 🤣😂🤣

[@p.z.arnott2329]

Produced by James Cameron

[@dimitreze]

He also could be an world war 2 veteran who was an actor struggling to get by in Hollywood.

[@sapphosspecialboy]

How did you literally predict the plot to a 2020 TV show????

[@pessimisticslytherin8712]

You literally predicted a TV show

[@walmartpimp2]

Audie Murphy?

[@martinaxing3156]

lol remains me of Barry directed by Bill Hader

[@bennyton2560]

I Am the Night

[@sanda5587]

I showed this to my mom and she was like, "Oh yeah I think some of my friends saw that on Friday. They really liked it."

[@matthewwash3747]

lol was she serious?

[@sanda5587]

Pretty sure rip

[@aquariusliu24]

Coop Luke probably Manchester by the sea

[@lzibel]

Coop Luke that is the most "mom" thing ever

[@countdowntomidnight692]

Is she a Democrat? If so it's probably like the landing under sniper fire, didn't really happen but she believes it did.

[@Iganboas]

I sincerely thank the writers of Oscar Bait for helping raise awareness about Baloon Foot; such a relentless and painful disease. It truly *blows* me away.

[@SimoneintheSkies]

Why did the bolding of the word make me die wow

[@Say.What.]

I'm gonna burst. Lol. 🤣

[@bakedbeings]

You sound so deflated.

[@babsgrayson8432]

Get out!

[@margicates553]

The writer wrote THE MENU! One of the best films of the year! Seth riess along with will tracy

[@ProFingerboardy]

I’m glad Seth is raising awareness in a positive, comedic way. But people must understand that there are many different types of balloon foot which cannot be over looked; including heliumiosis which is when the balloon feet make you hover an inch or so off the ground so you can never fully gain traction on surface often causing a person to glide uncontrollably. #findacure

[@roywall67]

ahahahahahahahah....you idiot....you have given me a sixpack lol

[@Kitty_mcPurr]

I spit out my tea🤣🤣

[@ginam.6787]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@maazkalim]

“heliumosis”: Bwahahahaha! You got me. 😬😬😬

[@geekweek9673]

So at 2:47 he really was floating.

[@pashkanash1980]

"A child actor with three names"

[@josieenglin8697]

lol! loved it!!

[@tori2dles]

He’s listed in the credits as “Young Boy.” Yes, I paused & read them. LOL.

[@arx3516]

Sometimes it's the production that gives them the middle name.

[@Redrally]

@@arx3516 Millie Bobby Brown

[@stormyjlb]

Roman Griffin Davis. Amazing, but still three names!

[@letty2971]

I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep

[@aaronjohnson7175]

My god, that is just horrible.

[@tinaprivitera6669]

Nice Spongebob reference

[@liizzset]

@@tinaprivitera6669 You beat me in saying this.

[@joemikehap]

CHOCOLATE!!!!

[@shantatv3185]

Spongebob hahahaha

[@shas9248]

Seth is a hero for representing the balloon foot community in a film for the first time

[@tori2dles]

Cher GH - He will be a part of their March on Washington to gain awareness. He’ll be one of the celebrities holding down & tying off a specially made Macy’s Parade-sized foot balloon. Apparently, it’s all part of a musical tribute set to the song, “Stand by Me.” I hear they have 50 children with balloon foot who will simultaneously do the Michael Jackson Moonwalk at the finale.

[@stardustmeatbag]

But why not hire someone with ACTUAL Balloon Foot 😒🙄

[@CAvideoFAN]

The French scene should've been in B&W.

[@da96103]

A child actor with three names. Millie Bobby Brown Haley Joel Osment Neil Patrick Harris.

[@jerzy907]

da96103 Chad Dylan Cooper.

[@rubberducky4074]

Chloe Grace Moretz

[@drethethinker6418]

Malcolm Jamal Warner Keisha Knigh-Pulliam Not from movies but still child actors.

[@xeniar7990]

Chad Michael Murray

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Lin-Manuel Miranda

[@becks1877]

"You never know how deep it goes." GOLD!

[@emilyroberts3832]

No, coal!

[@leprechaunsteve8930]

“Can I help you with your groceries?” “HAVEN’T YOU DONE ENOUGH”

[@asecretone]

*WHITEY*

[@silentrefusal9911]

"Whatever happened to us?". The most unanswered question in the history of movies. 😁

[@PlaybyRaine]

SETH MYERS is Ben Stiller and Steve Carell's love child. lol

[@ianstephenson9721]

Not going to lie, the first time I saw Ben Stiller on SNL as Michael Cohen, I thought it was Seth

[@aboutkimmy]

More like Ben Stiller and Hugh grant love child

[@fairytales9298]

@@aboutkimmy yes seth even had the hugh grant haircut in the 90s xD

[@Marina88000]

Seth's French pronunciation was both the cutest and the worst thing I ever heard. Sincerely, A French person who really wants you to know the letters E and S at the end of words are silent

[@Marina88000]

I was saying that in jest, relax. I don't have an accent when I speak English but I have a huge accent in Spanish. Accents are normal. That's why I said Seth's French was also "the cutest thing I ever heard."

[@TribulationsSolo]

Yes, of course, but relax: the previous message wasn't insulting. All people who are not native English-speakers know that their language is not spoken by everyone in the world. But coming from a show with a staff, writers, technicians ... it's a little disappointing to see that they didn't take the time/effort necessary to make Seth Meyers pronounce a single sentence right.

[@moiraohara]

Thats why i always run away from french class i say everything and its silent xD

[@TheDalaiLigma]

Alexandre P. Maybe its part of the joke ? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@willariza00]

Examples or isn't true

[@RansomeStoddard]

Balloon foot is no joke. About time a film has the courage to talk about this almost-silent squeaky killer.

[@Jack-gu4fc]

If it's not based on a true story, you might as well pack up and go home.

[@eme.261]

That is LITERALLY untrue. Why bother posting it?

[@justsomeguy452]

Em E. The Shape of Water was definitely based off a true story

[@DJMichael356]

“That’s the thing about a coal mine you never know how deep it goes” 😂🤣

[@silviamayo2993]

He delivered his “not my fault?” monologue so well though wtf

[@vincefernandez9459]

BOOM! There's your Oscar right there...

[@bethanychatman9531]

Lol

[@EjNappe]

Seth needs to be casted in a real movie already. He's such a good fucking actor.

[@DA-bm2mj]

"I didn't cry once, but the main characters cried 47 times". is this Interstellar's review?

[@indiranair8236]

Eyyyyy

[@fluximagery6500]

Dias Amreé 😩😩😩😩😂😂😭😭

[@cl759]

No it is interatellar itself personated

[@anacosta6181]

lol

[@bennyton2560]

muuuurrrrrpphh

[@mintfudgeandchocolate8201]

Amber's French was flawless!

[@retireddora5745]

i immediately thought to myself "she's probably fluent in French."

[@CocoOPNY]

Mintfudge Andchocolate While Seth's... well... was funny!

[@murderoustendencies]

Not ?

[@bennyton2560]

"whitey" had me weak

[@retrospectors6595]

Spoof or not, I think Seth has the potential for a great actor! Some of my favorite funny guys have pleasantly surprised me when they've slipped a drama in there.

[@andrewlyon4495]

No Boston accent, no Oscar.

[@pop5678eye]

You also need half the cast to be British actors.

[@GameyRaccoon]

Heeeey. Good Will Hunting was a good film.

[@Nada_fr]

Manchester by the sea 😂😂

[@vickypapadopoulou3770]

That car scene made my day!😂

[@peterquill24]

“Haven’t you done enough........whitey” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lalala7430]

This is literally Manchester by the Sea

[@wangzhang2686]

Seth can call it "Authentic Manchester in New Hampshire"

[@ImJakeSrsly]

"I personally didn't enjoy it, so it's Oscar Bait™". Literally nothing in this parody is in Manchester by the Sea.

[@krombopulos_michael]

Jake James about the only similarity is that the main character is sad

[@gusdupree9076]

lalala7430 literally would be the actual movie, Manchester by the sea, you fuckhead

[@lalala7430]

I do love the movie though, don't get me wrong

[@MrBoondock1]

Pizza Roll The Movie With Academy Award Winner Ben Affleck Starring: Vanessa Bayer as Oven Kevin Bacon as Bacon

[@muraddiab6393]

A fat fawk starring Vanessa Bayer

[@legoinsomniac]

Can I email you at your webzone and be sent a pizza roll?

[@Gacko54]

Where's Kevin Bacon?

[@PicklesRTasty]

Frankly "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" is still more of a calculated Oscar bait than this.

[@starkingbiker]

still cant get over this one. That was proof to me that the oscars are just straight up scummy

[@braydenfitzsimmons6824]

PicklesRTasty still can’t believe they picked that as a Best Picture nominee over A Separation, Bridesmaids and Harry Potter

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

*(In 2019, looks at Vice and Bohemian Rhapsody)* Oh, it can get so much worse!

[@archiegow1382]

Brayden Fitzsimmons or Drive!

[@antoniobrooks1113]

And this is why I’ll never get the black Panther Oscar hate when legitimately TERRIBLE films like Crash, The Blind Side, Extremely Loud, Vice, Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, half of Meryl’s films since 2000 have all been nominated for Oscars or won

[@jazzx251]

Not cool. I've got BF [Balloon Foot] - and it's something I have to live with every day. I know it's a rare disease - and maybe there's some comedy value in it. But really? - If my foot pops, I die; it's almost like a sudden lethal allergy to sharp objects. Not funny - not funny at all.

[@bluesdjben]

It's like having a bee sting allergy, except that the epipen makes it so much worse.

[@heek40]

Seth Meyers doesn't realize he's inflating the struggles of balloon foot. He just doesn't realize the magnitude of his airror. It makes me so mad I feel like I'm going to pop.

[@Dominian1]

Stop pushing your agenda weirdo! Trump is president and we are kicking you back into the clown-filled ballpits of hell from whence you came, daemon!

[@stgodless]

yer blowing this way out of proportion

[@Katya_Lastochka]

Mai Nem Did this movie rub you the wrong way?

[@warilban]

He looks surprisingly natural in that wig

[@TheJayDTV]

I hate it when commercials give away the whole plot!

[@jftippu]

So so f** true. I am still sad how "The King's Speech" stole the award from the masterpiece "The Social Network".

[@likhithchandragiri6245]

jftippu watch Vox's video on the oscars.

[@ArthurKnight1899]

The Artist......

[@okrajoe]

Never go full Oscar...

[@joshdunham7167]

That's a rookie mistake.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

LOL!!! I just watched Tropic Thunder on Saturday!! 🤣😂🤣

[@Sparrows1121]

Just make it entertaining. Drama sucks often, exceptions may be LOST, Prison Break and Dexter. But outside that they make them so boring

[@dylanpaterson9668]

"And a man staring at trains." So....... Manchester by the Sea?

[@steamboatwill3.367]

Trainspotting?

[@nvander]

I just saw Lion yesterday, and while I maintain that it's fantastic movie, It's hilarious how many of these elements are part of the narrative.

[@Drsubigandhi]

i watched the' Birdman' after reading all the wonderful reviews and comments. i haven't watched any academy award winning movie ever since.

[@trinidadbotello9906]

subi gandhi What about Rocky? That is a Oscar winning movie.

[@happytimeharry363]

You, are easy to manipulate.

[@thechris312]

Just because you don't agree with one of their decisions doesn't mean you'll hate all of them. Oscar winning movies are usually artistic and have superior film making behind them but that isn't a guarantee you'll enjoy the story.

[@katara2021]

King's Speech isn't bad and I only watched it because of Colin Firth. But anyway a lot of the Oscar movies are really great. I've watched Arrival and Hacksaw Ridge and I'm going to watch Silence next.

[@paulhardister6274]

Subi Gandhi So that means you just skipped one movie then

[@JessicaGarcia-mc5fe]

Stop this is literally Manchester by the Sea

[@specialpatrolgroup92]

Never got round to watching it...

[@ieatgremlins]

I love MBTS, it is great but still, so accurate.

[@evilangellus]

Except this is Pittsburgh...Pittsburgh by the Rivers?

[@sophiagertz1083]

funniest skit EVER. so damn funny!!! nobody compares on late night TV to Seth. this was a scream!!!!! loved it.

[@heloisekerneur9485]

The way he said courses (groceries) in french, It seemed like he said "grossesse" which means pregnancy ! " Can I help you with your pregnancy ?"

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Who knows, since it's an Oscar bait, maybe it's meant to be symbolism for something

[@miche8868]

Havent you done enough, whitey??

[@thierryhenry50]

Seth and his team getting better and better every week. Props to everyone!

[@maritareads5229]

There's a Collateral Beauty dig in there somewhere. That movie wasn't even trying to hide that bait

[@mwihaki.wanjoroge635]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you saw that too

[@TheAmirHazwan]

So. Much. Snot. * cough Viola Davis cough *

[@AlexandraOlifirowicz]

TheAmirHazwan hahahaahahha

[@AlexandraOlifirowicz]

Love her tho

[@gopikakumaran8693]

GIVE THIS MAN AN OSCAR.

[@stormyjlb]

“The child actor with three names!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@twists2503]

The King's Speech is awesome.

[@cyropyro]

It really did alot to raise awareness for those who suffer from "Balloon Foot".

[@RodrigoSchmidtAdv]

The photography on this one is amazing.

[@CamilleNadia]

Hilarious. I just about died laughing at the bit where he was raging in the car and kept getting in and out of it.

[@sidewalksafari_]

That Carol part with Seth as Therese was too funny. You know that was Jenny's idea.

[@ElectroTherapyFTSoul]

I thought there would be twist in that it was actually set in WWII.

[@AngelusHale]

I cried so many times during this trailer. I need to watch it. True story.

[@tolbaszy8067]

Too much dialogue for best cinematography. Sad!

[@crabbieappleton]

Jeez, Boston Globe, when his foot popped at the end, I wept like a baby.

[@113dmg9]

Glad no one is nearby. Seriously laughed out load when Setb reached down for his foot and there were balloon sounds.

[@mugen1philley]

Finally, balloon foot gets the awareness it deserves. Everyone with balloon foot should get out and march to raise awareness of this disease.

[@grass7864]

the mugen Umm ...considering the...er...nature of the cindition, maybe a march across varied terrain isn't the best way for the Balloon Foot community to raise awareness.

[@alameaalaula]

This was SO GOOD!! So clever and so true i loved it! Great job Seth and writers!

[@mksabourinable]

When they mentioned speaking French I was like "hm, I wonder if _they_ will actually speak it, and if so how their accents will be..." Seth's accent is what I expect from Anglos and most Americans, but I was actually impressed by Amber's accent. Although props for actually speaking the French at all

[@white_orange]

No other movies deserve an Oscar more than this movie!

[@jackster1212]

Seth Meyers, you're getting better and better. That clip was genius.

[@CherylSimser]

I needed a good laugh so badly and this did it! Thanks Seth and staff, you are all amazing. :)

[@arjunkaycee2517]

You forgot a scene where he destroys a vase.

[@gusdupree9076]

i always wondered why seth wasn't in alot of sketches during his snl year's, now i know...... he's to damn good, sort of

[@shakirakurosawa1740]

He's really very...average, but the writing and direction here is rather good, which helps.

[@TheNhbWarrior]

From the makers of Boston Accent

[@Wired4Life2]

Trailer that spoils the ending... *WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?*

[@maryj6600]

How did I only just discover these brilliant clips 😂😂

[@LULU47093]

Lol, thought of La La Land immediately. God I hope it doesn't win the Oscar.

[@TheAmpharosFreak]

bongo155 la la land is a period piece about actors in Hollywood from the 50s. That screams oscar bait

[@CrescimoneMatt]

I think there's a good chance Moonlight will win, which I think it deserves (although I wish Elle was nominated). Only other nominated film I've seen was Arrival, and maybe it was because I knew the script beforehand, but I thought that was pretty cheesy. I wanted to like it but meh. Not sure how some of these films get nominated.

[@krombopulos_michael]

The Ampharos Freak you didn't actually see La La Land did you? You didn't even look it up on IMDB to see what it was about, you just made it up.

[@remliqa]

La La Land sound nothing like this movie.Nothing in this skit applies to La La Land at all. PS:I'm still facepalming over The Ampharos Freak's ridiculous comment.

[@jalves6494]

Oh it will win almost all of the oscars it's nominated for and deservingly so

[@VannaWhiteboard]

It took this long, but now I am in as much love with Jimmy Seth as I am with all the other talk show hosts.

[@nevskislake]

"That weird independent movie theater one town over that's always about to go out of business." - Literally describes the independent theater I go to. If it was not for middle-age and elderly women, that place would go out of business.

[@raq886]

Seth is seriously my favorite late night host of all time.

[@altilama]

!that's exactly the reason why i hate watching trailers, it spoiled the whole movie

[@ReddAngry]

More of this please.

[@mazieferreira7757]

That was funny, but Boston Accent is still my favorite.

[@og_praxis17]

Won't be complete without a 6 thousand word essay entirely on how the protagonists balloon foot first popped and then slowly deflated and how that seemingly non-sensical sequence of events perfectly mirrors the destruction of thier character

[@schattentaenzerin]

Sadly the weird independent movie theater one town over went out of business just before I got a chance to watch this ;_;

[@StuntGirl1985]

Seth makes the greatest movies ever! My favorite is still "Boston accent"!

[@neku2741]

To quote John Oliver. Cool.

[@DeRockMedia]

thanks ALOT Seth...spoil the end of the movie for me in the trailer why dont ya!

[@GatorTheLegend]

This is the best thing seth Myers has ever made! Brilliant

[@BiahCrazy]

That Carol scene is everything :D

[@295monica]

I always enjoy Seth Meyers' skits. They're all not only entertaining but also very observant.

[@henhenhen19]

The genius of this sketch to me is that I forgot about Balloon Foot, but then the sound when it popped connected it and just YES! and NOO! and... yeah...

[@usernamehyt]

still 10 x better than that 50 shades of bullcrap thing

[@paulhardister6274]

Hilarious spoof! It's not just poking fun at Manchester by the Sea, but Fences, Moonlight & more!

[@ratanasorn8080]

_A film that is shamlessly timed for award season_

[@amberfriend839]

Damn, Collateral Beauty looks amazing

[@dhruvbhatnagar4180]

This is so damn accurate 😂😂. Every Inarritu film ever !!

[@Scribblerjohnny]

The color of infinity inside an empty glass

[@hhuiah]

loving the carol bit

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Love Seth acting

[@wangzhang2686]

It's so hilarious! But I genuinely wish Seth can star in a movie.

[@homayoon73tify]

Beautifully done...

[@SailorDoom21]

Not gonna lie though, “balloonfoot” seems like the type of central conflict that either a new on the scene indie film maker who seems sweet but does NOT do press tours or a well-known hollywood filmmaker bored of their own industry’s conventions who decides to subvert their genre and surprises everyone with it would base a film around. Like, its this absurdist black-comedy kind of thing wherein you either think its absolute nonsense or you think its absolute genius and anyone who sees it as otherwise just don’t like to THINK when they watch MOVIES, or something. And their main actor has been in stuff before, and we’re all getting to the point where we know who they are by name, but when they start doing the press junket for “Balloonfoot” you’re stuck there watching an interview thinking that they seem self-aware and mature enough to get that the concept is funny, but they are also going to lengths to describe how its not just about some guy with a balloon for a foot and thematically its about taking the fragility of day-to-day living for granted, and in the back of your mind you can’t help but wonder whether this 20-something year old actor is gonna end up being a well-adjusted, if eccentric and sensitive, artist in their field or if they’re gonna go off the fucking deep end and no one is going to know day to day what parts of their public life are performance art and what parts are a cry for help + an undiagnosed personality disorder handled poorly by friends & family. Its got a 7.0 on IMDB, which leaves one just as on the fence about watching it as they were before looking it up.

[@Janmann2007]

This movie also offers meta-commentary on Hollywood. And/or showbiz. The main character was talent, an up-and-coming actor who lost his career and his family when balloon foot struck.

[@TheTrippleTKA]

Seth makes a girl who used to be cute but didn't age so well cute.

[@kathleenmansure7416]

He's talking about when Seth is dressed as a girl

[@wonderwoman5528]

Any more of these types of videos by Seth? They’re so well written and researched

[@Masada1911]

There are a couple. Search seth meyers movie trailers

[@wonderwoman5528]

Thanks @@Masada1911