Best of the Worst: Ben and Arthur

[@CelestialWoodway]

The director destroys the stereotypes about gay men being good dressers, being neat, being good at interior decorating, and being cheerful.

[@stanko00001]

So you're saying... It subverted your expectations??

[@ConnorHammond]

@@stanko00001 M knight Shamalla'ed my face right off!

[@GetPhiledIn]

There's nothing cheerful about me... 😑

[@Jbb6782]

Deep down, we all knew Rian Johnson would eventually succeed

[@toidIllorTAmI]

@@NuEnergyReborn jooookkkeeee

[@thomasgiles2876]

Jack is really quiet this discussion, he's so stunned he can only blink.

[@gotaminutereviews]

He's never looked better.

[@agelem7722]

he's so *stoned he can only blink

[@thomasgiles2876]

@@gotaminutereviews so fun fact, Jack was hired to do some reshoots as a child for Gremlins 2.

[@doom2319]

Deagle Deagle Deagle.

[@hermannabt8361]

Sober Jack has some horrible stage fright.

[@Cato229]

That cackling gremlin is a really creepy prop. The white hoodie makes it look eerily human.

[@lazyrmc]

Underrated comment

[@pseudoengineere2469]

Ah ok, I see what you did there!

[@danielbrophy8955]

Bait and switch check

[@Cato229]

@@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!

[@VideoMeltdown]

The hairy, orangutan-like arms are a bit inaccurate, though.

[@RizoftheDead]

“This is slowly becoming a show where we watch porn.” Judging by that cover Rich was absolutely correct.

[@JackgarPrime]

I mean it's been on the edge of that for years now, let's be real.

[@Eightsixseven23224]

Ever since California Big Hunks Mike just can't get enough of shirtless men.

[@JackgarPrime]

@@Eightsixseven23224 I would say "Don't you mean Jay?" but he was already on board before that.

[@stunner9005]

I mean he’s not wrong: shark exorcist, California big hunks, how to seduce women through hypnosis...

[@arciks11]

@@stunner9005 Wheel of the worst double decker of Nudist video + Orgasmic Birth

[@janpawedwa4590]

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]

Jesus was a carpenter too. I don't think this is a coincidence.

[@7superdaimajin]

I laugh WITH Rich Evans.

[@janpawedwa4590]

@@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.

[@jonrussell7567]

I've pulled a muscle cringing at least 3 times when he laughs. Other than that he seems like an alright guy.

[@apokos8871]

@Shane Green More like a roman depiction of a greek god, this beer belly is glorious

[@pygmybehemoth3988]

I love how the ending of Ben and Arthur is more or less the ending of Scarface, only gay and poverty stricken.

[@Argov82]

holy shit its so accurate wtf

[@Heliosphan15]

You say that about EVERY movie

[@talkinghoorse6936]

It's practically a shot-for-shot ripoff, I am baffled that nobody in the video commented on this.

[@leonardofernandes7932]

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.

[@theMitchBau5]

I thought the same thing lol

[@gates7831]

"It is not fun to make a movie." - Rich Evans, Actor/Director/Writer, Space Cop (2016)

[@schalkespringer]

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.

[@neuroblast1681]

Director?

[@CelestialWoodway]

@@schalkespringer I made some for film school and it was very fun.

[@FunOnABun1]

Mike keeps repeating "Twinkerton Agency" because he knows that that joke is dynamite and he just wants it acknowledged

[@pyramear5414]

@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".

[@Riley_Mundt]

@@ItsBunnyBuns "accurately"

[@theparagonal]

@@Riley_Mundt Are we really at a point where this is being questioned now?

[@Riley_Mundt]

@@theparagonal No. We seem to be in the point in time where lying about the past and the people who lived in it is incredibly fashionable.

[@ReneeGalena]

@@Riley_Mundt for instance, you playing defense for what is essentially a PMC/ PI agency for union busting, that used to just openly murder people

[@vanyadolly]

To my horror I repeatedly found myself thinking "Ben is the one who is NOT bald" while watching this

[@cleobinx]

Me too 🤣

[@SpinTheWords]

Ben = Bald NOT Arthur = Alopecia

[@Riguintantrix]

Its so simple and elegant

[@thomasvanhezel]

The crazy genius of Mike is that he is weirdly right. The least intuitive method sometimes makes it easier to remember.

[@aarondavis8943]

Mike's mnemonic techniques are as nonsensical as Michael Scott's.

[@BillytheEntertainer]

This is the worst gay love story since that one about those two VCR repair men that review movies together

[@milkbox103]

that one's my favourite!

[@stevenklimecky4918]

Ha!

[@viddork]

Is that the one where one of them wants to marry the guy whose VCR they're fixing?

[@nelsondestefano4150]

What about the one about just a couple of songwriters trying to make it big in Ishtar?

[@inquisitivetelevisionsales2761]

Ah, you must mean Broke Hack Mountain?

[@koroconnell]

This movie bravely breaks the stereotype that gay men are glamorous and likeable

[@Theray0evan]

thats like, the best thing this movie brings

[@michaelboyd395]

As a gay man I almost feel like I need to apologize for this thing.

[@mabusestestament]

@Michael Boyd Nah, this shit movie is compensated by the excellent Querelle 🍻

[@fuadjaganjac9193]

What are you talking about, where are gays portrayed as likeable? In almost all forms of media they are loud, narcissistic and overly obnoxious divas.

[@goldcreeper7376]

@@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...

[@HopalongPR]

I'd like to point out that they had a black tank-top scene. Vanity project confirmed

[@Hunter12396]

He's also wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers hat; the Pennsylvania Theory is here too

[@electricfishfan]

The City of Brotherly Love approves

[@stevenmcd4741]

Is Macauley ok? He just sat there the whole time and didn't say anything.

[@makaronito7404]

He’s just waiting to be called for leaving Neverland 2

[@Dasgath]

That's "mister" Macauley, for you.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

Now we know the end result of Jay's youth absorption!

[@LordNavala]

Yea he's very quiet. Probably doesn't feel too well. He looks positively green.

[@o_o_o_o_o-o_o_o_o_o]

He really did seem sick. Maybe they should have given him a glass of water. I would like to have seen more of him.

[@DaxSchaffer]

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]

was he good at singing though?

[@DaxSchaffer]

@@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.

[@andrealuis301]

@@DaxSchaffer if he tried his best then that's all that matters. Godspeed.

[@joinsideke]

Say what you want about his acting and singing, but the way he curses is fantastic.

[@DaxSchaffer]

@@gsofficial You're right, I made promises I couldn't keep!!!

[@Mirrors957]

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

[@Bigcadder89]

He found the philosophers stone, that or maybe the theories about him being a youth stealing vampire are true.

[@Mirrors957]

@@Bigcadder89 I'm hoping for the latter to be true

[@Heliosphan15]

Mike is still 2011 Mike, but with slightly more grey.

[@laughingmantis1769]

Mf RoachdoggJr in da rlm comment section

[@LPTV84]

And Mike is still on alcohol

[@lagozzino]

Mike deserves a GLAAD award for saying "The Twinkerton Agency"

[@TrenersLP]

Thank fuck somebody noticed that, that is an incredible pun.

[@globetrekker86]

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...”

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

well, i just got the test results back, i definitely am already married.

[@Fr0stySn00ze]

"I told him that to make it interesting!"

[@luckyspurs]

@@robotrix It's almost like he needed to make clear the guy he cast as his on-screen lover was desirable to both men and women.

[@geiseric222]

@@robotrix it’s a fairly realistic source of drama. It shouldn’t be in every movie but if your lazy it’s really tempting.

[@AntiVectorTV]

"I need $2,000 for my tuition to college." Now THAT'S the most unrealistic part of this movie!

[@420alphaomega]

For community college its about right

[@filipwestling1549]

Is this a joke I’m too european to understand?

[@handler8838]

@@filipwestling1549 you still have to pay several hundred bucks in miscellaneous things on european community colleges

[@filipwestling1549]

@@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.

[@handler8838]

@@filipwestling1549 And in Spain goes from 500-2300 yearly, all public universities of course. Your matriculation costs are zero in Sweden?

[@nijnij3988]

I don't understand this word "folding table" they keep talking about. Do they mean folding chable?

[@dasboom7133]

You need to make Jesus your savor

[@Lo66Li96]

@@dasboom7133 hahaha, I was just there 54:07

[@jamesd4223]

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.

[@evieenrose]

The studio would probably look like the Ben and Arthur sets

[@lookbovine]

Yeah, after he gets in his sodomy... He gets his.

[@nobody-gh2yf]

His sobriety contributes in this way as well, love his carpentry skills and commentary, love the whole crew

[@timothyrosko9394]

The Gremlin's eye movements are unsettling, I love it.

[@robotjox77]

Jack seems bored in this episode.

[@zetetick395]

^@__@^

[@Viceroy_Sundercles_III]

I’ve been awake for 50 hours (insomnia problems) and the first time I noticed it blink I had to rewind to make sure that it wasn’t a hallucination.

[@graphicsgod]

I thought I was seeing things at first, but yeah, someone in editing was bored.

[@zetetick395]

@@Viceroy_Sundercles_III Dude, I feel for you: Real Insomnia is just the *worst* @~@

[@hostesscupcakes8130]

"He's wershing dose dishes. He's wershing dose dishes in da back of da caffee shap"

[@massthetics1013]

I came to the comments just to see if anyone mentioned that

[@eveandaedrul]

I wish there was a time stamp so that I could listen to that part every day. Edit: 22:45

[@RisqueBisquet]

He's having a stroke.

[@Heliosphan15]

DEH CAFFEE SHAP IS HAUNTED BY GOASTS. Is Mike just slowly morphing into a cartoon?

[@howyoudoin564]

Warshing, it's how older people say wash here in the Midwest lol. They also say warter instead of water

[@Rex-qf7en]

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.

[@CERTAIND00M]

To this day, I call every bald man I meet "Not Ben". Haven't been wrong yet!

[@jukeboxfandango]

event though they made fun of him, Rich used his method to figure it out at 21:34

[@MiniMackeroni]

It lives rent free in my head. BEN -> NOT BALD. GOD DAMN IT, MIKE.

[@theitalianalien8477]

BEN NOT BALDING

[@KobaltRad]

All goof's aside; I actually appreciate some of the Low budget techniques you guy's talk about this episode. It's actually super interesting

[@RobertJRoman]

Absolutely. Those bits are what make this episode an instant classic.

[@Bobo411]

Yep, I'm heading over to the thrift store right now.

[@Cyrix642]

just remember that Jesus will be watching you

[@ItsmeInternetStranger]

100% agree. It's always cool to see this kind of behind the scenes stuff.

[@purplefood1]

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.

[@PurposelessRabbitholes]

These Spotlight episodes are always amazing. From Suburban Sasquatch to Lycan Colony to Partners, they’re definitely some of the best episodes

[@rubenchavira6608]

Forgot about Last vampire on earth 😂

[@memphisgadfly5816]

Hey, it's that other KZbin channel I subscribe to. Very cool.

[@Gilzing]

Holy moly, it's you. I love your videos. If you ever need a hand editing, let me know.

[@ryanlind5239]

Partners wasn't a spotlight. It shared the stage with the immortal Don Beveridge!

[@nightcross1030]

That Diamond Fox nonsense was harder to get through

[@Lassenissen]

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.

[@joelsmith5938]

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.

[@BaronCemetery]

I cannot express how funny "Twinkerton agency" is.

[@owenrobertson5043]

right?!

[@Trevin_Taylor]

If you understand the reference, it’s pretty great.

[@FMSnow]

i was actually crying with laughter when they said that

[@drkissinger1]

@@FMSnow I had to go back and make sure I heard it right because they didn't react or show the first time Mike came up with it.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

PINK-ertons

[@Bebopopotamus]

Imagine you made some home movie and then 18 years later 3 grown men spend an hour and a half calling you bald and talentless.

[@kloakekloaker1020]

To make matters worse, two of them are balding as well

[@MrSourceMan]

@@kloakekloaker1020 and the other one is local sex god Rich Evans.

[@kloakekloaker1020]

@@MrSourceMan dang, being dissed by the guy who put media mogul Ellen Degeneres on the map.

[@bruce000000070000000]

@@kloakekloaker1020 Yeah, but Sam was 26 when the movie came out

[@danielcohn-bendit701]

It’d still be crap

[@Thorg2337]

As a 30 something, the "my CD tray, chumbawumba's in there!" line definitely hits a little close to home.

[@BGNOLA]

I'm in my 50s and Chumbawamba is my go to 90s joke punchline

[@andrewrivera1054]

Don't worry if that gets you down just get up again

[@drkissinger1]

“The Twinkerton Agency” is low-key one of the best jokes of the year.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

I think that's where The Manhole and The Taint get all their dancers from.

[@Momohhhhhh]

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.

[@luckyspurs]

It made perfect sense until he had to explain it to anyone else. Which is normally the best way.

[@FellishBeast]

In order to remember my wife’s birthday, I say “it’s not July 4th” and it helps me remember it is June 3rd.

[@audiosurfarchive]

I had similar stuff for AcaDec; when you gotta cover 900 pages of 8 topics you make shit up that applies only to your brain.

[@bhryaen3743]

The customers are cranky, the boss is bitchy, and the Arthur has alopecia.

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

And Ben is not bald.

[@AngelofMusic04]

And "Mildread" has an "a" in her name.

[@UselessDuckCompany]

That gremlin is freaking me out man

[@captainkrutaun9397]

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?

[@WhiteDude-yd6ws]

You are freaking out, man

[@jorgamund07]

Why is he even there? The gremlin wasn't even in the viewing room with them, I don't think he watched the film.

[@V4Now]

Dude, what Gremlin? That's Jack... are you high again?

[@johntayloris]

Did anyone else notice the gremlin’s eyes constantly blinking and moving?

[@gitarmats]

If you're having trouble keeping up with the characters, here's a tip: Rich Evans R Right The one not on the right side of the table. Thank me later.

[@dangerdan2592]

I completely lost it when they "flew home" on a FedEx plane. That's the only footage they could get of a damn plane taking off? Lol

[@JH-dm1vt]

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.

[@danielt.8573]

It seemed like sun was set and they hardly had more light to wait for other planes.

[@JH-dm1vt]

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.

[@danielt.8573]

@@JH-dm1vt That takes time, patience and planning.

[@iain2080]

The fact you've commented on the plane with a DB Cooper profile pic is perfect

[@pygmaelion]

This has more filmmaking hints than a Neil Breen Masterclass.

[@Lylelanley99]

Needs more crotch shots, though.

[@ghouldishanimal]

@@ddc2957 he was able to write, shoot, edit, produce, direct, act, and self-fund five theatrical independent feature films.

[@mamciewdupiekurwo]

Great homoerotic moments in this episode, the Ben and Arthur movie is nice too

[@hookedonphoenix3112]

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.

[@thethiccdictator7481]

I know this comment is almost three years old but that’s wild asf

[@ThePostApocalypticInventor]

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!

[@Popcultureguy3000]

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).

[@monkeyearcheese420]

This whole channel is gold . I only found it a week ago and I've been on a crackhead binge with it

[@mabusestestament]

@Carlos Welcome, Carlos! 🍻

[@Trevin_Taylor]

@@monkeyearcheese420 just in time to serve Juicy Shaq Meat for Thanksgiving!

[@penzcrazier]

I just rewatched Cannon Christmas this morning!

[@TheNignag89]

November 24th, 2020: A date which will be remembered as the day that Rich Evans finally learned how to pronounce "folding table" correctly.

[@qualityautismNoah]

folding chable

[@biff_3584]

I kept waiting for a “folding chable” call back.

[@jakewoods8847]

I mean its by far because of the messiness and horrible decorating. That apartment could look great with the right furnishing.

[@PASTRAMIKick]

He said Folding Chable wrong

[@SpikeJet2736]

Kinda ironic that the guy who was hired clearly for eye candy is one of the better actors in the movie when usually it's the other way around

[@TheRealChrisLopez]

You’re not wrong, Rich Evan’s is quite the talented actor.

[@rebeccawilliamson1978]

Subverting expectations

[@brad2299]

Oh my god so much yes, they've finally reached low-budget gay dramas. My day has been made

[@haleymist09]

Your pfp wonderfully matched your comment

[@Heliosphan15]

That users pic is like Rich on a desert island after starting his first bonfire from scratch.

[@JaydevRaol]

😂🙌

[@moviemetalhead]

Hilarious how this comment goes with your avatar

[@aichwood1051]

I'm losing it over the Gremlin's eyes. Well done.

[@robotjox77]

Do you mean Jack?

[@zetetick395]

^@__@^

[@cameronjones9092]

Also just found this out, Sam Mraovich is a licensed real estate agent, Him and Neil should collaborate

[@shineonucrzyydiamond]

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

[@MoragTong]

no such thing as a "poor cuban refugee", get wrecked gusano

[@MrTom12345]

8:42 "Judge Kevin James' ruling has made history" First Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and now allowing gay marriage in Hawaii, what a man.

[@varmintx0]

Great, now I have Jay's "Paul Blart: Mall Blart" back in my head.

[@KingPK]

It's how he got elected President

[@michaelboyd395]

Is there anything he can't do?

[@help4343]

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.

[@atom_gray]

which one is Mike?

[@tonygonk]

@@atom_gray M for Mike, M for moustache, as in NOT moustache. You just flip it in your head

[@moviebad109]

But which one is bald?

[@BE-fw1lr]

@@moviebad109 that'd be Jack

[@TheKML777]

@@BE-fw1lr Jack, as in Blackjack, as in B, as in Bald?

[@Jmetclaf7053]

Ben & Arthur, the movie that dares to ask: What if Tommy Wiseau was gay and didn’t have any money?

[@mkendrick94]

I still can’t believe that The Room had a $6 Million budget.

[@louiebinousky3699]

@@DeLorean4 I like to imagine Tommy Wiseau’s sexual preferences are undefinable.

[@jwatches5589]

@@DeLorean4 that’s a damn good point.

[@PASTRAMIKick]

Rich said "Folding Chable" wrong, he said folding table what the hell is that

[@FirstLast-gx7fj]

Boy, I sure hope someone got fired for that blunder

[@luckyspurs]

I thought for a moment that was just a quirk of the Milwaukee accent, but I think it's just a quirk of Rich Evans.

[@davidm2031]

Well! Thats staying in!

[@toastedghost8971]

character development

[@TheNejD]

nah a folding chable is one of those things you sit on.

[@KingKimwer]

Jay is slowly turning into Len Kebazinski. He's a few inches of hair and a couple stepping crates away.

[@Asparaesque]

“Who put that there?”

[@Sorrelhas]

Eventually BoTW will be two husks and a 15-year old Jay Bauman talking shit about movies

[@dembro27]

I saw Jay absolutely destroy Rich's ass when he went to spin the Wheel in that stuntman episode. He's gonna be great at martial arts, too.

[@wilsterwonkels7384]

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.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

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.

[@PALACIO254]

Living the dream

[@PangolinMontanari]

For those wondering, Mike mentions Star Trek in this episode.

[@JohnnyZenith]

Time code or it never happened. It's ok I believe you.

[@jm2437]

Indeed.

[@emmawatson9180]

But how many strips of gold pressed Latinum will it cost to watch/buy this movie?

[@ExecutiveOdin]

KZbin recommends this episode to me at least twice a month and I watch it every time. I find this episode so comfy.

[@losttribe3001]

As comfy as an inflatable bed in a cheap, 2- bedroom apartment shared with 9 other wannabe actors?

[@michiganjack1337]

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.

[@JohnnyZenith]

Yeah I always thought they were real Dutch Elms.

[@allluckyseven]

That whole set looked very neat.

[@OrgaNik_Music]

@@allluckyseven And then they used it exactly once

[@K8KProductions]

It took me a while to notice the Gremlin blinking and I had to go back and double check that I'm not going crazy!

[@supernerdcal122]

Yeah, Rich does that from time to time.

[@TheSimoncousins]

I noticed it, then I couldn't stop noticing it. Blinks, looks away.

[@chrisjernigan1912]

Imagine being on acid and that thing is in the room.

[@louberkman5995]

I ended up watching it more than Rich.

[@rikflare7970]

@@chrisjernigan1912 that would be the best\craziest trip ever.

[@Jokaanan]

imagine it's not COVID times, you have two tickets to Hawaii, and you just don't go

[@Wholecorpze]

No "non-refundable" tickets to Hawaii

[@mfenn7325]

What if it’s a Hard Ticket to Hawaii?

[@newq]

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.

[@Jokaanan]

@@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

[@BrophyMichael]

@@Jokaanan lmao 🤣 I lava geology puns, and yours had me erupting with laughter. I wonder if anyone else can dig some up?

[@ig-8887]

Who's Rich Evan's friend to the left in white?

[@PALACIO254]

Idk but what a stud

[@mothman4191]

I can't remember the name but he was on Ellen

[@ωις-λ3π]

Dick the Birthday Boy.

[@kkryder9176]

His name is Evan Richards

[@standup109]

dude... that's Jack? Where have you been?

[@TheWesterlyWarlock]

When Mike confesses interest in seeing balding Arthur naked and the Gremlin is the only one who hears it, and then blinks twice for help.

[@TheBoshy]

Please refrain from name calling. Jack may be a hackfraud but anyone will look like a Gremlin next to Rich "Daddy" Evans

[@Bacteriophagebs]

That fuckin' thing distracted me for the entire video.

[@abarainosa]

"You gotta accept Jesus as your Saver... JEESUS!"

[@onelividguardsman5681]

OH MY GOOOOOOOD

[@timusforlife]

How DARE Rich Evans refer to it as a "lifestyle", being a bad filmmaker is just something Sam is

[@rexter1822]

Finally a B-movie with a case of the “are gays”

[@mikedawson7695]

Underrated joke. Ty

[@Heliosphan15]

Jealous of that joke. That’s top RLM dibs.

[@ksdajkfahgdkhsdag]

"AAAAIIIIDDDSSSSSS". Is an irrelevant quote from this program.

[@theenglishman]

Seeing how the women are treated in Ben & Arthur, the movie has a case of the not-straights.

[@quarterburnt]

Finally!

[@JBARREXPERIENCE]

This video made me confused in every way but my sexuality.

[@arpitdas4263]

Bruh

[@forcinghandlesisdumb]

"The Twinkerton Agency" deserved a bigger laugh

[@messyjetski2549]

was looking for this comment

[@Tangers3345]

@@messyjetski2549 me too lol

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

I would laugh but I used to get called Twinkerton back in school as a straight man

[@aba9119]

Ok I haven't even watched yet and this has my laughing

[@InvaderKaz2008]

Thank god for Mike

[@khazzen]

_""Hey, I don't make sense? You don't make sense, I make sense, that's who make sense!"_ best line ever.

[@mr.phillips]

42:32 Let's take a moment and acknowledge how talented Rich Evans is. Those trees are impressive, wtf.

[@juliendacoolien3454]

Jesus was a carpenter.

[@6.lastname]

rich has always been talented, he built the various wheels of the worst, most of the sets, he’s crazy talented

[@juliendacoolien3454]

@@6.lastname He's really underappreciated.

[@IDieHardForever]

@@juliendacoolien3454 he's a national treasure

[@clarence9593]

Mike’s discussion of how to commit fraud at the thrift store is simultaneously the funniest and most informative/inspiring thing I’ve heard in a while

[@marks6928]

I would absolutely watch a video that was an expanded list of the RLM guys low budget movie making tips.

[@PsychoEditor]

I'd buy it on dvd

[@Edzhik]

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

[@theslydog59]

@@loC2ol You have to remember that gay people have come a long way since 2002. When this film was made, they had to fly on the Fed Ex plane

[@drkissinger1]

The cut from “with all of his gay rage” to Arthur running in flip flops at 57:10 made me spit my coffee.

[@babylonian]

the bit at 10:09 on Mike's mnemonic device to remember the characters' names is one of the funniest things i've ever seen

[@alexarnold8461]

Hey nick. I really liked your video on the McDonalds game :)

[@arthurballs2754]

@@marika5353 Rich had his own system. Main character [A] Arthur; secondary character [B] Ben

[@iIliterati]

Heavy shades of "I had a friend name Desirae who wears glasses, Desirae's specs - disrespect" in that moment.

[@stephencarroll4681]

Wonder if he took some inspiration from Michael Scott. "I color-code my info. Green means go, so I know to go ahead and shut up about it."

[@MesquiteAutomotive]

All the good youtubers like RLM. It's a fact.

[@RPGManoWar]

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.

[@mwhitcher]

"Arthur - A" 1. Alopecia 2. A comes before B (Main character) 3. Needs a toup-A "Ben - B" 1. Not bald

[@rebeccawilliamson1978]

An easy one they could've used for the eye candy is B for buff as in Ben

[@Thruuuth]

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”.

[@zomg1337h4x]

“I work in ‘entertainment.’”

[@Thruuuth]

@@zomg1337h4x Perfect, hahaha

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

Rich would make a good stripclub proprietor, he'd build the stages/platforms and the furniture himself.

[@hermannabt8361]

Does he not?

[@Thruuuth]

@Tristan beaumont I didn’t say he was a liar.

[@mikelitwin]

Could we assume that the cross not being "straight" was thematically symbolic? It was an artistic decision-give Sam some credit!

[@headfangs]

same with the tablecloth changing color

[@RayLilith]

because gays change colour too

[@Bellitchi]

@@RayLilith oh yea my best friend just became green this week

[@svenylford4047]

The brother character would have made so much more sense if he was Arthur's ex boyfriend who has gone through a conversion therapy brainwashing.

[@pedrovieira8602]

I imagine the only rule in the RLM HQ is "one must wear shoes at all times". I'd imagine there is broken glass everywhere

[@timothyrosko9394]

Mike just loves breaking glass for some reason

[@Eightsixseven23224]

Rule 2:Rich Evans wherabouts must be accounted for at all times

[@XxXNOSCOPEURASSXxX]

@@Eightsixseven23224 Rich has to wear a bell collar when they're not recording. Not to mention his life alert.

[@immortaluglyfish2724]

I gotta say, Rich's system of "Main character = A, supporting lead= B :: Arthur, Ben" is way easier than "Alopecia : Not Bald"

[@Koselill]

Alopecia, not bald is funnier tho

[@Crocalu]

What do you mean, reverse psychology is a great way to remember things

[@cemaciek]

Baldn't

[@JXEditor]

I just go by the handsome guy yelling “Goddamn it Arthur! I need to know that I can count on you!” Meaning he needs to be Ben

[@ianbeach23]

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

[@danielcohn-bendit701]

Congrats on your first spit-take!

[@LindsayWashburn]

That brother “seduction” scene is copied straight out of the end of Scarface with Gina and Tony.

[@ujjwalmishra8962]

exactly

[@luckyspurs]

The shooting at the front door scene too. When Manny gets shot.

[@SmashyMcGee]

Also during the gram cracker scene, the way he says "you....fuck!" is straight from Michelle Pfeiffer's dinner scene in Scarface. This is gay Scarface.

[@FullFlameAlchemist11]

Its exactly that! Very surprised they didn't mention it.

[@JackBrindelli]

I am relieved to find out I'm not the only one thinking of that deeply troubling scene.

[@ElPhezo]

I'm glad "Depressing ART-partment" has finally been acknowledged as a... well not a great joke, but a joke!

[@randikrust]

I can't stop laughing at the gremlin. He's my favorite special guest you guys have had, including Macaulay Culkin. Hope to see more of him!

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

I love that they don’t even acknowledge it once

[@LOLFunnyMemeMan]

Or the fact that it occasionally looks around and blinks, like at 26:30

[@TheGameChasers]

I needed this. Damn I needed this. Oh shit a Gremlin

[@LeynosJehuty]

Not a nice thing to call Jack.

[@joshuamongan2934]

Hey it's like world's colliding rn

[@TheGameChasers]

@@LeynosJehuty I like Gremlins, that's not an insult.

[@davyjones2994]

The gremlins doing shady things to rich below the table, I see those eyes

[@twentiethcenturygamer5508]

Hey it’s low budget film maker Billy from the Game Chasers!

[@martinhennigan1113]

You guys have to see his other film. He goes to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. It has more apartments and the most childish studio boardroom set you could imagine. It does not disappoint.

[@luckyspurs]

I hope the fold up table makes an appearance.

[@kayundae4411]

@@johnbacon4997 really? God even the titles are awful.

[@UnscannableDrew]

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.

[@emilym3679]

Also he reunites with him just to ask for money.

[@daisydottie9252]

Picturing the guys going out of their way to reduce the prices of second hand items from a thrift store is really funny

[@daisydottie9252]

“Mike and jay talk about petty theft”

[@RobertJRoman]

Mike said "warsh." "Warshing dishes." I waited for the punchline, but instead he just said it again. I guess Mike says "warsh."

[@STEPHERZZZZZZZZZ]

That's usually a St Louis accent thing lol

[@mariosargiropoulos1715]

Midwest accent.

[@mikemackay86]

We say it like that Atlantic Canada too.

[@adiahaalexander9359]

Yeah I caught that too and I was also waiting for a punchline.

[@Sonikman103]

Drunken stupor talk

[@matttantony4077]

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.

[@reverendvargoth5870]

I couldn't get over the profound impact that the Gremlin had on the discussion, best guest star I've seen in anything in decades! Great discussion! I SAW IT AND I CLAPPED!

[@psikot]

Poor Rich makes me realize I've been watching RLM for 8 years and 2 failed relationships.

[@hinder90]

I’ve got 3. Extra sads.

[@camera3352]

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...

[@joelsmith5938]

Now we know what they're putting in the new remake of Scarface! Gotta get that inclusion somehow.

[@matthewbowen5841]

Alopecia 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AmazingThor]

Ben and Arthur:Scarface::The Room:Rebel Without a Cause

[@robinmientjes]

I’m still cracking up about “I’m gonna throw away this with this.” Grammatically precise, comedically divine.

[@trtx84]

I'm shocked Goodwill hasn't banned the RLM gang at this point after years of them dumping all of the extra copies of this trash that comes in the mail.

[@jonathansmithwick5703]

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.

[@elinicoritale6384]

Including Rich Evans makes it more than erotic...

[@EricLefebvrePhotography]

I HATE reality TV but ... this I would watch. LOL.

[@mitchellsmith746]

Amazingly that would end up as a movie-oriented version of the Adult Swim show Mike did a voice on, Smiling Friends. It all comes full circle

[@AgentGWG]

30 minutes in and I’m more captivated by how the Gremlin is moving it’s eyes and blinking than the plot of this movie.

[@Scribbled_Death]

I can just imagine Mike in a cold, dark, empty void at his desk snickering as he sits and animates the Gremlins eyes throughout this

[@rovhalt6650]

Mike: _Slow heavy breathing through nose_ "It wont blink.... I'll make it blink..."

[@TalynCo]

@@rovhalt6650 oh my god I can hear it

[@bruce000000070000000]

Wait isn’t it blinking on it’s own?

[@reefchiefer]

🤦‍♂️

[@joshuazeeman7553]

@@bruce000000070000000 it is. They bought an animatronic from Gremlins 2

[@GlacialDriftFTW]

"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.

[@Jooooger]

When it's a best of the worst but there's only one title: "This gonna be good!"

[@staomruel]

Or horrible, which is even better.

[@Wraiths_and_Wreckage]

Jay: I'll go get our Jesus photo. *takes selfie*

[@luckyspurs]

I would have laughed so much if he'd come back with a framed photograph of 1981 Kurt Russell.

[@Jordan-zk2wd]

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

[@OrgaNik_Music]

What the hell is Star Wars

[@StrawberryShorty]

​@@OrgaNik_MusicIsn't that the show with the other bald guy?

[@kjkiefcakes1847]

"Twinkerton" holy shit mike is on another pun level