Craig's Pathetic Freakout | A Comedy Short Film

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Short of the Week

Short of the Week

3 жыл бұрын

After smoking some weed with a friend, Craig starts to worry that he might be trapped in a movie.
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Craig's Pathetic Freakout
Directed by Graham Parkes
www.grahamparkes.com/
"Inspired to create a new short after watching endless Key and Peele sketches on KZbin, Graham Parkes (Where You Are) returns to Short of the Week and delivers a hit of stoner comedy spiked with some mad paranoia in the hilarious Craig’s Pathetic Freakout. A film that’s had me uncontrollably giggling ever since I first saw it, this six-minute short is the tale of one man and how he completely loses his sh*t after smoking some weed.
When writing these articles for Short of the Week, deep critical analysis of the films we feature has never been high on my priorities. Instead, what I usually find myself reflecting upon after watching a short, is how it resonates with me and how I personally related with the piece. With Craig’s Pathetic Freakout, I’m afraid to say I instantly connected with the plight of the titular character and even found myself taken back to a similar situation in my life.
This probably won’t come as a great surprise to anyone who’s met me, but I smoked a fair amount of marijuana in my youth. When I was about 18/19 (my memory of those times is a little hazy!) I was having a smoke in my girlfriend’s flat and suddenly, out of nowhere, I was hit with the dreaded whitey. The room began to spin, all colour drained out of my face and the next thing I know I’d crawled to the kitchen and put my head in the fridge - where I laid for what seems like hours.
Whilst my own personal pathetic freakout never reached the crazed paranoia of Craig’s (this experience obviously exaggerated for comedic effect), believe me Parkes and his team do a great job of recreating the temporary psychosis just one hit of weed can bring on. Parkes uses several filmmaking tricks (slow tracks into Craig’s face, horror film music cues when his paranoia is at it’s peak) to heighten the experience and combine that with the great performances he gets from his lead actors and Craig’s Pathetic Freakout feels as believable as it is funny.
A film that feels like it could have only been born out of a personal experience, Parkes admits he’s “certainly been the guy to smoke weed out of pride…only to instantly regret it moments later”. However, making a comedic, relatable short wasn’t the only motivation behind this production as the writer/director explains - ‘To be honest, I was just itching to make something with my friends. I’m very lucky to know some very talented people, and I sometimes get so caught up chasing bigger projects, I forget to actually just make stuff with the people I love”.
Talking of bigger projects, Parkes says he’s working on several different film ideas at the moment, but on the back of Craig’s Pathetic Freakout he also hoping to make some more surreal, comedy shorts in the near feature. “I’ve got some pretty wild ideas”, he reveals, “so I’m hoping to get back in the saddle with everyone before the year is done”. - S/W Curator Rob Munday
Written & Directed By - Graham Parkes
Starring - Mat Wright & Lewis Pullman
Produced By - Brendan Garrett
Cinematography By - Christopher Ripley
Music & Sound By - Jack Sobo
With Original Song By - Jack Sobo, Oliver Lewin, Trevor Estes
With - Lev Pakman, as the Director
1st AC - Megan Johnson
Gaffer - Chris Boulos
Hair & Makeup - Wren Witting
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

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@JoyaLewisTheMusician
@JoyaLewisTheMusician Жыл бұрын
I was wondering how the other guy wasn’t laughing, and it’s actually part of the plot - i love it
@QuentinJean93
@QuentinJean93 3 жыл бұрын
Lost it when he said his voice was out of sync, this was genius 😂😭
@misterandrefriggindoppelga7595
@misterandrefriggindoppelga7595 3 жыл бұрын
Hello Mr. SmoovieQ, Mister Andre's POV: I don't recall My VOICE Every Being OUT OF SYNC. but I do recall Me Laughing Out Loud to the Internal.Conversations Within My Mind, while Under The Influence of Marijuana. 🤣LOL, Good😁Times🤣 •By MAFDD, Later😁Days•
@BozalliCopter
@BozalliCopter Жыл бұрын
when his voice was coming in early, that was fantastic
@GleckODunn
@GleckODunn 3 жыл бұрын
Someone needs to cast these two for a comedy movie
@raedgaj3878
@raedgaj3878 3 жыл бұрын
I liked these two in 'The Voice In Your Head' short also, they definitely would make a great comedy duo if they aren't already.
@abhishekjadhav4572
@abhishekjadhav4572 2 жыл бұрын
If it means anything to you, Lewis Pullman got cast in Outer Range. Its a terrific show.
@monro2159
@monro2159 3 жыл бұрын
This was great, made me laugh out loud. Mat Wright, playing Craig, did such a great job. His paranoid anxiety was beautifully played and hilarious. Great work from both.
@gemstar7286
@gemstar7286 2 жыл бұрын
lol This film was different
@Derek-Moran
@Derek-Moran 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!! There's always someone that needs to be baby sat, when they can't handle their weed.
@LAG3
@LAG3 3 жыл бұрын
🖐 that'd be me.
@misterandrefriggindoppelga7595
@misterandrefriggindoppelga7595 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, Howdy, Hola, Yizzo Derek Moran. ¡You Are Speaking The Truth! 🤣LMAO🤣 •By MAFDD, Later😁Days•
@amazingamerican3958
@amazingamerican3958 3 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the 90s this never happened. The weed wasn't so strong back then though.
@PirateSamuel
@PirateSamuel 2 жыл бұрын
Man this was incredible. Whoever played Craig is an amazing actor 👏🏻👏🏻 amazing work
@splubber99
@splubber99 3 жыл бұрын
Omg this duo... I can't after that last short film they were in together lmao
@shortoftheweek
@shortoftheweek 3 жыл бұрын
A dream team.
@curiositeconstante404
@curiositeconstante404 3 жыл бұрын
The last short films? Which one? I be please to see this duo in action again
@splubber99
@splubber99 3 жыл бұрын
@@curiositeconstante404 "The Voice In Your Head" is the last one I saw with them. It is on this channel and was uploaded a few weeks before this one. I think I like it even more!
@curiositeconstante404
@curiositeconstante404 3 жыл бұрын
@@splubber99 Yes I did found this one also, really disturbing in a way, because of what it reveal of ourselves, I didn't pick one favourite yet, I wait for them to do some more, soon we will enjoy a new one!
@splubber99
@splubber99 3 жыл бұрын
@@curiositeconstante404 how do u know?
@peterlee7844
@peterlee7844 2 жыл бұрын
I think I've watched this about 15 times in a row and I cant stop laughing, haha! This is so well done
@MarcusVinicius-we2pg
@MarcusVinicius-we2pg 9 ай бұрын
Me too ..... i can't stop laughing and i've watched it probably more times than you
@jttakanashi2171
@jttakanashi2171 3 жыл бұрын
This concept is genius!!!! This is a masterpiece
@melissamartinez8819
@melissamartinez8819 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao his facial expressions 🤣 also the concept and writing were both genius! ❤️‍🔥
@LAG3
@LAG3 3 жыл бұрын
Dude! This is SO fucking accurate. You could have garbage bags full of weed and I still wouldn't want any. "The Fear"!!! LMAO
@andpacker
@andpacker 3 жыл бұрын
Omg i’m 💀💀💀 so well done 😆😆😆🙏🏼
@christinamayhew3798
@christinamayhew3798 2 жыл бұрын
The awkwardness of the paranoid character was palpable...I loved every minute... But maybe he really want paranoid. The other guy said he already knew how his friend acted Everytime he smoked, but to out the box and tainted him anyway lol...
@kingkungu
@kingkungu 3 жыл бұрын
It's been a long time since I've cried from laughter
@NewHeightsCinema
@NewHeightsCinema 3 жыл бұрын
This is a true gem short film I barely laugh out loud like that even if I find something funny.
@lucasezequielhernandez4802
@lucasezequielhernandez4802 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Very well done, Parkes and team. Great acting too. Amazing short this week. Thanks for sharing.
@JustinLHopkins
@JustinLHopkins 3 жыл бұрын
This is me. Everyone is relaxed and I’m pacing around thinking I’m about to die.
@oladimejiagbaje1289
@oladimejiagbaje1289 3 жыл бұрын
I love that it's the same two guys from "the voice in your head" short. I really loved their performance in that one..I see a bright future for both of them. Big Hollywood movie soon? if they're interested in that kind of thing.
@WildLifez
@WildLifez 3 ай бұрын
My friend and I reference this often and always go back to it. Thanks this is too good. Would love a possible sequel!
@MattMorgan813
@MattMorgan813 3 жыл бұрын
The out of sync bit immediately had me laughing
@hailey6246
@hailey6246 3 жыл бұрын
wait this is actually super good lmao camera, sound, plotline, everything
@addriannodj1990
@addriannodj1990 Жыл бұрын
PLEASE MAKE MORE! Gratitude!!
@Reapinangel91
@Reapinangel91 3 жыл бұрын
WTF, how did y'all catch me on video lmao?
@brandondoyle2642
@brandondoyle2642 3 жыл бұрын
Wow that was really funny. I was laughing out loud throughout most of the video. Great job!!
@shikorinasan9795
@shikorinasan9795 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! This idea is amazing!!! I kept laughing through out the whole video. 😂😂😂
@juliabrekka9968
@juliabrekka9968 3 жыл бұрын
This is hilarious and so well done!
@xuxnx
@xuxnx 2 жыл бұрын
This is so well done!
@robmunday6225
@robmunday6225 3 жыл бұрын
CAN'T. STOP. WATCHING. THIS. FILM.
@UNUSUALUSERNAME220
@UNUSUALUSERNAME220 3 жыл бұрын
My freak-outs are never blocked this well. And I never, well almost never punch out the AD.
@manjukodangala5454
@manjukodangala5454 2 жыл бұрын
Need series of this... Pls do... Its awesome...
@flavi820
@flavi820 2 жыл бұрын
Ah man that was money!! Loved every second of this! Great work!!
@mr.mrs.hardison8391
@mr.mrs.hardison8391 2 жыл бұрын
Please continue this. Great laughter great acting just amazing 🤩
@spazzoutmagazine4418
@spazzoutmagazine4418 Жыл бұрын
He got so paranoid. He thought he was on a show
@odix87
@odix87 3 жыл бұрын
Haha That's why I don't smoke weed. I overthink enough when sober and hearing my thoughts multiple times in my head while carefully trying to piece together out of sync information... it's way too much.
@pakde8002
@pakde8002 3 жыл бұрын
I think someone gave you LSD or mushrooms with your weed.
@kw9568
@kw9568 2 жыл бұрын
I have this same problem! I can only smoke Indica. Sativa makes me anxiety and I can hear my own thoughts! Means while my friends are looking at me like I'm crazy! 😒🙄
@gemstar7286
@gemstar7286 2 жыл бұрын
Weed is fine but just don't smoke it , you can use it in other ways which has health benefits. I will never smoke it .
@victoview
@victoview 3 жыл бұрын
I thought this was hilarious!!! Love seeing these two on screen 😂
@nate5124
@nate5124 3 жыл бұрын
HAHA if this isnt the most fkn accurate thing ever
@samblovinglife7946
@samblovinglife7946 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this here!
@anesu4548
@anesu4548 2 жыл бұрын
This was pure gold!
@BlackSilver23
@BlackSilver23 3 жыл бұрын
Nice. There's breaking the 4th wall, then there's running it over with a Mack truck. Well done.
@SpaceMuffin
@SpaceMuffin 11 ай бұрын
hahaha i love it. i loved the out of sync lips part it was amazing. this is great
@christophwetty
@christophwetty Жыл бұрын
This was so incredible! Nice work! LOL!!
@rrokng1rrll99sueann9
@rrokng1rrll99sueann9 3 жыл бұрын
I lost it when he was out of sync but when he could hear the future I laughed so hard I almost choked to death, couldn't catch my breath, so literally, I about died laughing ~ which is the way I want to go!
@isaidwtfover
@isaidwtfover 11 ай бұрын
You ok?
@jjrdavidson81
@jjrdavidson81 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this short. A timeless classic in my book ☝🏾💯😂😂😂
@drybandits4407
@drybandits4407 2 жыл бұрын
Great work!
@KevinMacaringue
@KevinMacaringue 2 жыл бұрын
Really funny!!!!!!! Love the concept
@Yasmin-tv2oj
@Yasmin-tv2oj 5 ай бұрын
Every time I watch this it’s like the first time! It’s so bloody funny 😂
@bennetthardy
@bennetthardy 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best shorts ive ever seen in my life
@Truced
@Truced 2 жыл бұрын
1:02 buddy was clasping his hand yet there was a snapping sound lol
@elizabethmcirvin
@elizabethmcirvin 3 жыл бұрын
THIS DESERVES MORE VIEWS
@leelal8873
@leelal8873 Жыл бұрын
Wow well done team. It was directed really well
@ImmanuelH.
@ImmanuelH. 3 жыл бұрын
Ayyyye this perfect its exact on point😂
@josevelasco216
@josevelasco216 3 жыл бұрын
I feel very grateful for the laughs. Seriously. hahahaha
@RealGrooveRandom
@RealGrooveRandom Жыл бұрын
So funny especially when you've seen people act just like this but you don't get their visual as portrayed here.. Really well done all round, had me laughing all the way.. ✊🏾🤣
@diggorypuyal1437
@diggorypuyal1437 2 жыл бұрын
The is easily one of the best short films I've seen
@reginajarelle
@reginajarelle 2 жыл бұрын
I just realised I’m the Craig in my circle 🥲
@arkansasoracle5653
@arkansasoracle5653 3 жыл бұрын
Best thing I've seen today
@juliannavarrete3701
@juliannavarrete3701 2 жыл бұрын
love watching this. so funny
@angieabsher
@angieabsher 3 жыл бұрын
Omg this was so stressful and funny.
@user-ld4gn3lh7d
@user-ld4gn3lh7d 2 ай бұрын
I watch this almost every tome i roll up😂
@fut4k841
@fut4k841 3 жыл бұрын
nice stuff😂love it❤
@filmmafia4297
@filmmafia4297 2 жыл бұрын
this was so fire 🔥🔥Good Laugh😂😂
@terryf5131
@terryf5131 3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff!
@KurtRatliff
@KurtRatliff 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@kevinmunger1842
@kevinmunger1842 3 жыл бұрын
Been smoking since about 15, 64 now. I have never encountered anything like this except high, generalized anxiety, excessive giddyness, over experience notice of pain and cottonmouth. I use marijuana medicinally and the varieties of legal weed that present a cottonmouth profile I prefer because it helps to control my rhinitis. That's where you go when you commit to weed for life.
@kevinmunger1842
@kevinmunger1842 3 жыл бұрын
In a moment of crassness, I contend that cannabis affects the stupid uneducated differently than it affects the educated intelligent or the artistic or the criminal. Anecdotally, I aver that marijuana has been a huge help to cope with a 44 year old brain injury. The power and the danger of marijuana is that it helps you to accept the reality of your situation. That could be good for you if you are coping with chronic pain or another debility which you must accept, for health, but if you are a low achiever, say, and you intake your cannabis experiences among the criminal or the socially derogate (do not attempt to call me out) you may become a sloth. I've been in the light. So has anyone whom have ever been clocked (I have been clocked - hit with a clock for real) everyone has seen stars. Mine came in a head on collision with a '63 Caddilac Sedan Deville - like hitting a wall at eighty and not having to actually hit the wall. There was no high. Ironically, I was 4.0 squared-away (in the Navy) . I f I were religious, I would proclaim miracle of my accident circumstances. As it is I can merely say that luck was with me that rainy night in Connecticut. Yes, I am under the "influence".
@matteveritt1692
@matteveritt1692 2 жыл бұрын
God this is fucking brilliant.
@benhunter5959
@benhunter5959 3 жыл бұрын
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind nod at @5:55
@post-monk671
@post-monk671 Жыл бұрын
So freaking funny!
@BestFoodieForever
@BestFoodieForever 2 жыл бұрын
Next Level Stuff 😎👍
@shabchow8d661
@shabchow8d661 3 жыл бұрын
Holy fucking shit this is amazing
@theclasssicks2407
@theclasssicks2407 2 жыл бұрын
That was a smash!
@Althea.spider
@Althea.spider 2 жыл бұрын
I can hear the future but I can't change it
@DESTRO350
@DESTRO350 2 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@berka6539
@berka6539 3 жыл бұрын
this was very clever and funny. lol
@HollyHargreaves
@HollyHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын
Loved it
@alligatorwoods
@alligatorwoods 3 жыл бұрын
sooooo...good!!!
@Althea.spider
@Althea.spider 2 жыл бұрын
LoL I've watched this numerous times
@raedgaj3878
@raedgaj3878 3 жыл бұрын
I think everyone knows a 'Craig'. I've got a few stories about people like this, & a lot aren't funny, especially the one's who start losing it. One funny story I have is though of a friend who thought he was shrinking... he started speaking in a squeaky voice & thought he was so small we couldn't see him. It was hard not to piss ourselves we laughed so much. This short is a lesson to all that you should never smoke with someone who isn't already a seasoned smoker, same with the shrooms yea. You all know what I mean right!
@claudiasomers6847
@claudiasomers6847 2 жыл бұрын
Thought 'whoops, they left the boom in' then realised. Funny guys!
@MarcusVinicius-we2pg
@MarcusVinicius-we2pg 6 ай бұрын
Prabably Top 10 short movie ever..... Top 20 for sure!!!!!! 5 stars.
@joeborrow482
@joeborrow482 2 жыл бұрын
Just watched this on a shroom trip lmao
@jhenrymusic7588
@jhenrymusic7588 3 жыл бұрын
LMAO.... WEED DOES NOT DO THAT TO YOU. He smoked alge, Seamoss or some Christmas 🎄 pine needles or something 😆
@rebeccagrenfell2423
@rebeccagrenfell2423 9 ай бұрын
Shrooms?🍄
@arch3088
@arch3088 2 жыл бұрын
Great film! But after one hit?! Where do I get some of that?
@fozziethebigbear
@fozziethebigbear 3 жыл бұрын
Yep. That's about how it goes :) I stick to craft beer these days
@DavidRyanBowens
@DavidRyanBowens 4 ай бұрын
Wow, well done ha ha.
@MM-iy5xr
@MM-iy5xr 3 жыл бұрын
Super funny
@matthewvengers1291
@matthewvengers1291 2 жыл бұрын
Wait is that dude just smokin alone. Whoa
@johnneotaku4life
@johnneotaku4life Жыл бұрын
that was so fucking good🤣
@sirapos6550
@sirapos6550 8 ай бұрын
L-O-L,HAHAHAHAHA, BRILLIANT !
@matthewvengers1291
@matthewvengers1291 2 жыл бұрын
I thought this was stupid till the mic.... yo... Fuckin rollin.
@williamjoyner3759
@williamjoyner3759 3 жыл бұрын
What was in that weed, right?
@kittykixbootie
@kittykixbootie 3 жыл бұрын
We all know this person.
@allaroundamazing7007
@allaroundamazing7007 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone who’s that overly-confident before smoking is a big red flag lmao
@LAG3
@LAG3 3 жыл бұрын
What? You don't know me! (Freaks out).
@kittykixbootie
@kittykixbootie 3 жыл бұрын
@@LAG3 😂
@Truced
@Truced 2 жыл бұрын
damn i wish i could get that high again lol
@GENEOO
@GENEOO 2 жыл бұрын
Lol this shi was really good
@Ninja_Squirtle
@Ninja_Squirtle 3 жыл бұрын
Had some déjà vus and some "re-memories" while watching - if you know what i mean
@misterandrefriggindoppelga7595
@misterandrefriggindoppelga7595 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, Howdy, Hola, Yizzo Ninja-Squirtle. I, Mister Andre, am Aware Of What You Are Referring To, AKA I Know Wutcha Mean. 🤣LMAO🤣 •By MAFDD, Later😁Days•
@luiscavalcanti3431
@luiscavalcanti3431 3 жыл бұрын
Where am I? Jeezzzz goddamn it I’m tripping balls
@Truced
@Truced 2 жыл бұрын
if you ever get too high then just watch this, and if its me thats watching this, remember, you are just high on boss i love you,
@Truced
@Truced 2 жыл бұрын
and here i am again watching this
@kw9568
@kw9568 2 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!!! This is me!!! Other people look at me like I'm the crazy one. I'm like...DID YOU HEAR THAT! STOP PLAYING GAMES!!! 🤯🤯🤯
@pogo_news3452
@pogo_news3452 2 жыл бұрын
Bro exactly how I feel high
@pogo_news3452
@pogo_news3452 2 жыл бұрын
And I cat feel my body
@Prof.Tarfeather
@Prof.Tarfeather Жыл бұрын
Ahh...YEP! That's why I don't smoke weed? And I get a migraine 😫. Hilarious! Love the voice out of sync!
@scottyj6226
@scottyj6226 3 жыл бұрын
Don't smoke weed if its got little mushrooms on it.
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