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  • čas přidán 16. 09. 2019
  • A man uses a payphone.
    411 is used with permission from Oliver Power. Learn more at oliverpower.com.
    Arthur, a middle-aged insurance man with an issue with commitment, drive back home one night from a date with his girlfriend Laurel. She wants him to meet her family, and he's spooked by her request.
    But when Arthur gets into an accident, he calls 411 for help from a dilapidated phone booth and talks to a frighteningly omniscient service on the other line.
    This iteration of 411 knows everything about Arthur, from his current romantic situation to his high school memories. And it has surprising insight into Arthur's current condition, giving him information -- and help -- in an unexpected way.
    Writer-director Oliver Power, along with co-writer Rick Rosenberg -- has created a short drama that begins with the dark ominous sheen and suspenseful buildup of a thriller, but it reveals itself to be a surprising drama of sly emotional intelligence and subtle humor.
    The narrative toggles between Arthur's recent evening with Laurel and his drive and accident. His scene with Laurel has a nice, easy rapport and affection, but actor Geoffrey Cantor also details Arthur's underlying fear of commitment. He's able to encapsulate a man who fears taking the next step, bringing a kind of remoteness to the characterization that hints at his aversion, but also his loneliness.
    Sometimes juggling past and present in a short film can prove disorienting in a short running time, but the back-and-forth here builds suspense -- along with the beautifully moody night-time cinematography and isolated visual compositions. It also creates some storytelling sleight-of-hand. Will Arthur meet a dark end and come to regret his last words with Laurel? It certainly may seem so.
    But then the film takes a turn into magical realism, as the voice of 411 enters into the story. 411 isn't just a recording, but a full-on character, brought to life by the superb F. Murray Abraham. Thanks to the Oscar winner's mercurial talents (and excellent dialogue), 411 is both all-knowing, sarcastic, wise, darkly teasing and ominous -- somewhere between an older father figure, a mysterious supernatural entity and God.
    With 411's help, Arthur begins to put together the former disconnected parts of himself, unearthing the source of his great pain and ambivalence. Over the course of this one fateful night, he finally owns up to his desires and summons up the courage to take a risk in life. Arthur's ending ultimately makes 411 not just a beautifully crafted piece of genre filmmaking, but a parable for emotional growth: examining the past, connecting it to the present and being brave enough to move forward into an uncertain future.

Komentáře • 687

  • @crazyparker9
    @crazyparker9 Před 4 lety +520

    "Thank God."
    "Here to help."

  • @CrateYourWorld
    @CrateYourWorld Před 4 lety +835

    The ringing at the end wasn't for the man. It was for us. The viewers.

    • @nikolastojanovski6064
      @nikolastojanovski6064 Před 4 lety +14

      to take the risk

    • @Human10151
      @Human10151 Před 4 lety +44

      Damn, a wake up call. I needed this. I’ve been engaged 3 times but never married because I always find a reason why we’re not right for each other.

    • @DreadX10
      @DreadX10 Před 4 lety +10

      Correct, we were the only ones there to hear it and the voice on the other side of the line seemed to have all the information.....

    • @marcod4651
      @marcod4651 Před 4 lety +8

      Chills man chills!

    • @DustinBarlow8P
      @DustinBarlow8P Před 4 lety +41

      Or the ringing was the voice trying to get back in touch to tell him "Do not get in that truck!" for the Tow truck was Death, arriving to carry him to the other side. This was all an vision as he lay dying.... finally succumbing to his wounds, passing on with so much regret.....

  • @babakbandpey
    @babakbandpey Před 4 lety +213

    Everyone needs that kind of conversation with an all knowing entity.

    • @zyrrhos
      @zyrrhos Před 3 lety +1

      You can have that conversation with your higher self. It has all the answers.

    • @jubes1300
      @jubes1300 Před 3 lety +8

      It's called prayer.

    • @AlexanderBukh
      @AlexanderBukh Před rokem +1

      No way i don't. It would paralyze me just like the man was.
      Take a fluffing risk to live moral without divine guidance.

  • @janeaparis
    @janeaparis Před 4 lety +397

    Where is my brightly lit telephone in a dark forest to help me figure out my way. Some people have all the luck.

    • @Talia.777
      @Talia.777 Před 4 lety +3

      Indeed...😞

    • @timobatana6705
      @timobatana6705 Před 4 lety +2

      It's just a symbolic ideal. If studied God you would be forced to find your way. Religious or not it's just easier of you dont wanna be the one to kill your consciousness.

    • @NiliMoto
      @NiliMoto Před 4 lety +21

      The ringing at the end. That was your signal. In fact it was a signal to all the viewers. The voice on the phone was just his conscience. The ringing in the end meant for us to have the same deep conversation with our conscience.
      The voice on the phone didnt tell him anything new. Just things he already knew

    • @janeaparis
      @janeaparis Před 4 lety +4

      @@NiliMoto Thanks for the insight. :)

    • @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040
      @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 Před 4 lety +1

      You did have a lot of luck too. You even were at the right time and in the right place.
      You just didn't realise how lucky you were back then until much later, when it was gone.

  • @thebobloblawshow8832
    @thebobloblawshow8832 Před 4 lety +296

    The man on the phone has an excellent voice. Great short.

    • @colticus
      @colticus Před 4 lety +8

      Sounds like Bryan Cranston

    • @enilenis
      @enilenis Před 4 lety +5

      I was expecting Morgan Freeman.

    • @1rewd133
      @1rewd133 Před 4 lety +15

      F. Murray Abraham ... aka Salieri.
      The credits are your friend.

    • @ArizonaWillful
      @ArizonaWillful Před 4 lety +2

      I would have asked him if I had been abducted by aliens as a kid. I have these memories....a lot more challenging than hanging out in the woods for a couple hours.

    • @justme-ij2qy
      @justme-ij2qy Před 4 lety +3

      It is well known actor F. Murray Abraham.

  • @YunsAvatar
    @YunsAvatar Před 4 lety +175

    The voice on the line is perfect. Just the right mix of friendliness, assurance, and hidden depth of meaning. It can be taken seriously while also not immediately repelling you with what it is saying.
    Great casting!

  • @mudpieconspiracy
    @mudpieconspiracy Před 4 lety +620

    Morale of story. Don't text and drive.

    • @blahblahjumpswing1504
      @blahblahjumpswing1504 Před 4 lety +5

      noooo its take her panties off first then drive, its all i seen in this, because if you don't take a risk, you might loose her and get into a car accident. something something, plus she may have cheated and lied, and if you don't join British people or nose snorting pigs, they-ll just keep bug-in you with cop threats and killing kids, if you don't go there way and do as they say. or was that thought blown outta proportion abit? yeah mmmmmmm meh

    • @susanrunyan5591
      @susanrunyan5591 Před 4 lety +3

      It was a racoon, no phone involved.

    • @Hawaiian_Pizza_Enjoyer
      @Hawaiian_Pizza_Enjoyer Před 4 lety +10

      Not it’s roadkill is better than a damaged car

    • @franklinokeke8369
      @franklinokeke8369 Před 4 lety +1

      @Mudpie Conspiracy I was about to say that

    • @hrbeta
      @hrbeta Před 4 lety +6

      Don’t brake for critters.

  • @Cartier_specialist
    @Cartier_specialist Před 3 lety +18

    I think I'm officially addicted to short films now.

  • @m.c.5795
    @m.c.5795 Před 3 lety +23

    Did anyone read the credits to see that Information was voiced by F. Murray Abraham? A brilliant actor! He portrayed composer Salieri in the film AMADEUS.

    • @jenniferflores5627
      @jenniferflores5627 Před 7 měsíci +2

      oh my gosh, that's him?!?

    • @BatMite19
      @BatMite19 Před 6 měsíci

      "He said you killed Moe Zart." (Last Action Hero) 😂

  • @mystorymenzi7726
    @mystorymenzi7726 Před 4 lety +58

    Fear of abandonment is a very real thing...

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened Před 4 lety

      Fun fact: Being tortured cures that.

    • @Mayhzon
      @Mayhzon Před 4 lety

      @@AtlasReburdened
      How so and what type of torture?

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened Před 4 lety +2

      @@Mayhzon Well, it isn't easy to make an analogy for what it's like to have your ability to trust other people ruined on such a visceral level, but imagine that you woke up in a deep daze and while reaching for something in a cabinet, accidentally put your hand on a searing hot stove top with basically all your body weight on it. Think about just how real that lesson would be.
      Now imagine the stove is people and the damage is dozens of times as severe.
      At that point, the fear of abandonment is like the fear of being burned by the stove. It's not really a problem because you simply don't put your hand on the stove anymore.
      To the second question, that just depends on where your breaking point is.

    • @cricketmonday1469
      @cricketmonday1469 Před 3 lety

      @@AtlasReburdened so brightly ilustrated. Thank you Atlas.

  • @kwiksieifediora6142
    @kwiksieifediora6142 Před 4 lety +44

    "Let me check....NOW!"
    Fave.
    Good movie.
    Don't text while driving.

    • @susanrunyan5591
      @susanrunyan5591 Před 4 lety

      It was a racoon, no phone involved.

    • @hitman_harrison9779
      @hitman_harrison9779 Před 4 lety +4

      Susan Runyan there was a phone involved watch again

    • @DreadX10
      @DreadX10 Před 4 lety +3

      @@susanrunyan5591 He let himself be distracted by his phone and therefore didn't spot the racoon in time to respond correctly.

  • @Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040

    Man chose to swerve rather than drive over innocent animal.
    He is my hero, and I'm absolutely serious.

  • @FeelTheLack
    @FeelTheLack Před 4 lety +21

    I'm a female but I identify with this man sooo much. Early abandonment affects you forever, its a constant struggle to stay connected to anyone.

    • @iamthelaw646
      @iamthelaw646 Před 3 lety +4

      You can identify with someone no matter what they are. We all share similar experiences and emotions at some point in time. After all we're all human. And unfortunately, abandonment just seems to be on the rise.

    • @angelapastorius2377
      @angelapastorius2377 Před rokem

      Until a narcissist spots you from a mile away and you are still young and naive and fall for tactics, then get entwined in their personal hell. After all of that, I find myself definitely identifying with your statement. It sucks having to be suspicious that everyone is going to be a user and a taker because your family was so good at lying and manipulation your entire life. But I will take peace and quiet any day of the week instead of that nightmare.

    • @pfb74
      @pfb74 Před rokem

      Lol what's connection?

  • @tinaflintstone8148
    @tinaflintstone8148 Před 4 lety +41

    Very well done! That’s my life story. I’m over 60 years old and I’m still afraid. Being alone sucks. But being rejected is worse (I tell myself).

    • @josephschauster6277
      @josephschauster6277 Před rokem

      i am 50 and feel the same too

    • @tinaflintstone8148
      @tinaflintstone8148 Před rokem +2

      @@erdelegy Hi Graham, That is an impressive and well thought out response. You have experienced a horrific tragedy and I can see how it would send you on the path you are on. Loneliness is a difficult choice to make for oneself. You make a good point about being lonely while in a relationship is worse than being lonely while being alone. Two things happened recently that really scare me. They are both health related…. The first is when I recently attended the funeral of my friend’s husband. During his illness, she was completely devoted to him and their relationship strengthened. She took care of him and cared about him as she did so. So, at the funeral, I couldn’t help but to wonder what my life would have been in comparison. The other situation is very similar. I just learned that one of my girlfriends has liver cancer and was given days to live. Her significant other of over 10 years is handling everything for her. So, when I compare myself to these two situations, I don’t have to do a lot of guessing. My health has deteriorated in recent years. If I can’t get myself to my doctor’s appointment, then I’m unable to go and I must cancel. Some days I can hardly breathe and, as a result, I am unable to function. As a result, I’m unable to fix myself something to eat or drink. I’m unable to do laundry or clean my house as frequently as I would like. So, the bottom line is that being alone is more than just being lonely. It means facing all of life’s challenges alone, and having no one to count on.

    • @AlexanderBukh
      @AlexanderBukh Před rokem +3

      Im 40, i am afraid of rejection, but my relationships were not short and i have 3 kids.
      It is still doable.

    • @AlexanderBukh
      @AlexanderBukh Před rokem +3

      Oh yeah, i am also a worst overthinker i know of.

    • @tinaflintstone8148
      @tinaflintstone8148 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@AlexanderBukh Thank you for your encouragement. 🩷

  • @sobakathehusky
    @sobakathehusky Před 4 lety +245

    Had he refused to listen, didn’t get in the truck, and picked up the phone when it rang, would have been the devil’s turn :)

    • @BinWall
      @BinWall Před 4 lety +4

      what do you mean

    • @ameteuraspirant
      @ameteuraspirant Před 4 lety +34

      well watch the video if you haven't first cause spoilers. but I think he was making parallels between the mystery phone guy and god, and extrapolating that the next call would have been his doom rather than his salvation.

    • @BinWall
      @BinWall Před 4 lety +1

      @@ameteuraspirant ohh

    • @alexanderzhmurov9624
      @alexanderzhmurov9624 Před 4 lety +7

      @@ameteuraspirant nice concept, we all have to answer eventually to the call, our own call, to either force, but it's inevitable. It makes for a nice story, neatly arranged

    • @wickedvideowatcher
      @wickedvideowatcher Před 4 lety

      Oohh, I like it!

  • @EggnogonthebogProductions
    @EggnogonthebogProductions Před 4 lety +269

    The phone rang at the end to tell him the recovery guy is going to murder him.

  • @alexanderzhmurov9624
    @alexanderzhmurov9624 Před 4 lety +5

    A souffle doesn't rise twice... that's actually quite profound...

  • @55Ramius
    @55Ramius Před 4 lety +57

    Good to see "The Dukes of Hazzard Cooters garage" is still in business.... : )

    • @noneofyourbusiness302
      @noneofyourbusiness302 Před 4 lety +9

      Thank you for being old enough to remember that with me! :) The 80's! Ah...

    • @EMcKelvyF
      @EMcKelvyF Před 4 lety +2

      Cooter owns a restaurant in the town next to me, very cool when all the General Lee's are parked out front

  • @samylind6458
    @samylind6458 Před 4 lety +31

    I feel like that was a twilight zone episode, except if it was the ending would have been the tow truck contains its new passenger whilst the driver distracted the dude and the final shot would be the guy still in the car. Presumably dead.
    Love it:)

  • @jeffffro7674
    @jeffffro7674 Před 4 lety +20

    Wow. This one was pretty powerful. No one wants to be hurt, but the phone was right, its something we all have to risk happening because theres not much out there that is more important than finding someone to share our lives with. Benjamin Franklin...... it is the man and woman united that makes the complete human being. A single has not nearly the value he would have in that state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors. I love that quote! We are never as good as we can be if we are by ourselves. Life needs to be shared, it needs to be enjoyed, the easiest way to do so is with at least one other person.

    • @jaijai5250
      @jaijai5250 Před rokem

      I think fear of being single, and incomplete is a bigger issue. Having a mutually symbiotic, loving relationship is ideal, but no one is incomplete when single. Some of us can, and do find peace, joy and contentment, and we do enjoy our own company.
      I’d rather be alone then be in bad company!

    • @joshybrisby
      @joshybrisby Před 5 měsíci

      Nope, the single person has absolutely just as much value if not more. Single folks have done much to help society by way of inventions, writings, etc. Don't have to be with someone to have value. Anyone who thinks another person "completes" them is weak.

  • @sunway1374
    @sunway1374 Před 4 lety +8

    "The souffle doesn't rise twice." That's a brilliant double entendre.

  • @noneofyourbusiness302
    @noneofyourbusiness302 Před 4 lety +3

    My childhood was miserable! Much worse than that...but, I pray everyone is loved by their mom's dad's! Mine didn't love me, but I love the living mess out of my kids! It is so much fun being a mom! I get to love and hug my daughters. Encourage them! My husband, their dad, is wonderful! God is amazing!!! The things I have control over in my life are AWESOME!!! I am so grateful for every little and big thing that God provides!!! This video, btw, was fantastic!!! Poor little boy left in the woods! Now he can be his own man. Well, God bless everyone! Don't forget, Jesus loves you! Love, momma Grace

  • @FIONA21ful
    @FIONA21ful Před 4 lety +146

    I like this one a lot, it resonates deeply with me in that I too had a lifelong fear of commitment . I believed I had to do the leaving before anyone could ever even dream of wanting to walk away from me.
    Took me a lot of soul searching heartache until I was 40 to realise what I was doing , and once I accepted that love was just another risk I went for it!
    I have spent the past 10 years , since that time of awakening & maturing , trying to make my current relationship work , so far very successfully!
    Fear of abandonment certainly is very real and very damaging, parents need to think hard about what they do to the children left behind in broken homes.

    • @abhishek.chakraborty
      @abhishek.chakraborty Před 4 lety +6

      I have that fear of commitment too. I still haven't been in any relationship, not even tried actually. But, I feel maybe staying along throughout might ultimately make me very depressed.
      Thanks for sharing your story though 🙏

    • @bearb1asting
      @bearb1asting Před 4 lety +4

      Fiona Cahill I'm glad it worked out. I have the same thing happing in every relationship. Maybe someday it will be better.

    • @matthewhorizon6050
      @matthewhorizon6050 Před 4 lety +2

      Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby weren't just twiddling their thumbs. Attachment theory and object relations tell us everything we need to know about the importance of forming early bonds, in which neuro typical people require for a calm soul.

    • @mountainwarrior8387
      @mountainwarrior8387 Před 4 lety +5

      My mother abandoned me when I was three. I'm now 63. I have yet to form a lasting relationship, even with friends.

    • @EveryDayTrucker
      @EveryDayTrucker Před 4 lety +3

      @@mountainwarrior8387 my prayers be with you that peace and true friends fill your heart

  • @timobatana6705
    @timobatana6705 Před 4 lety +15

    "Let's do it alphabetically"... I cant breathe. .

  • @jasonhurd4379
    @jasonhurd4379 Před 4 lety +7

    Wow! I didn't even recognise F. Murray Abraham's voice as the Information guy! What an actor. Liked this very much. And the final image, a payphone ringing at night in the wilderness, was supremely creepy. Thanks!

  • @matthewboyce5123
    @matthewboyce5123 Před 3 lety +3

    OH THAT WAS COOL! Especially at the end when the tow truck driver picks him up and gives him a look as if to say, you know what to do... (Time to get over his fear of being left alone) well done.

  • @cuttwice3905
    @cuttwice3905 Před 4 lety +61

    Why didn't the airbags inflate? Verisimilitude demands it.

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened Před 4 lety +7

      And plus, he was only going like 5 mph. That's why god was like "Nah bro, it's good. You're just freaking out, deep breaths."

    • @cuttwice3905
      @cuttwice3905 Před 4 lety

      @@AtlasReburdened The bumper and hood argue quite a bit higher. I've seen cars like that complete with airbags/curtains/etc. fired willy-nilly.

    • @neverthesame7887
      @neverthesame7887 Před 4 lety +1

      the same reason why he found a public phone in 2019. And it was a WORKING public phone.

    • @cuttwice3905
      @cuttwice3905 Před 4 lety

      @@neverthesame7887 Maybe F. Murray Abraham is the voice of God... That explains all.

    • @nisasoruklu7922
      @nisasoruklu7922 Před 4 lety

      Cut Twice Verisimilitude is my favourite word.

  • @crimdell
    @crimdell Před 4 lety +22

    I'm not making any predictions on the success or failure of his relationship with Laurel but I do predict he'll get a ton of money from Audi when he sues them for airbag failure.

  • @mitseraffej5812
    @mitseraffej5812 Před 4 lety +23

    He’s got some explaining to do when he gets back to Laurel’s.

    • @SykotikShadow
      @SykotikShadow Před 4 lety +9

      I cant be with a Laurel b/c all i would hear is Yanni. 😂

  • @potatopc9205
    @potatopc9205 Před 4 lety +90

    Maybe his already dead and he need to confess and before he can move on he need to accept it...

    • @jesuiscequejesuis2267
      @jesuiscequejesuis2267 Před 4 lety +2

      I too was wondering that.

    • @GiotheGhreat
      @GiotheGhreat Před 4 lety +2

      that's what I've perceived

    • @uy9572
      @uy9572 Před 4 lety +11

      Je Suis Ce Que Je Suis it looked more like an hallucination, he just had an accident, hit his head real hard, was really emotional because he was about to end another relationship and had a concussion on top of that. So probably he called the guy that picked him up and hallucinated the conversation

    • @colonial345
      @colonial345 Před 4 lety +1

      There’s a twilight zone episode just like that

    • @DrRonArt
      @DrRonArt Před 4 lety +4

      I think you're right. It's almost as if the tow truck driver meant to pick him up, but not necessarily tow his car from down the road.

  • @KrowShow.
    @KrowShow. Před rokem +4

    This is prob the 1st Omeleto that really ended with me "wanting more." Amazing short. Can't believe this was made in 2019 and only has 100k views. Omeleto should be more popular with these amazing shorts!

  • @CommonCentrist82
    @CommonCentrist82 Před 4 lety +14

    The hardest thing to believe about this story is that this guy didn't settle with the first girl that gave him a little action.

  • @jesuiscequejesuis2267
    @jesuiscequejesuis2267 Před 4 lety +13

    Yeah, people these days don't realise that before cell phones all public phones had God as the operator.

  • @OLBICHL
    @OLBICHL Před 4 lety +139

    I could use such kind of phone call tbh :D

    • @aliasreco
      @aliasreco Před 4 lety +7

      Something very much like this phonecall happened to me when I started talking to Jesus. Weird. Beautiful. Painful too.

    • @Melvin420x12
      @Melvin420x12 Před 4 lety +1

      You get those everyday. It’s just a matter of listening carefully

    • @OLBICHL
      @OLBICHL Před 4 lety +1

      @@Melvin420x12 hmmm... I'd like to but I'm too afraid to ask for an explanation...

    • @firebomb5510
      @firebomb5510 Před 4 lety +1

      no,, you really wouldn't,, i am a witness

    • @annoyingkraken
      @annoyingkraken Před 4 lety +1

      That was your phone call too.

  • @crow_feather
    @crow_feather Před 2 dny

    I at first thought that this was going to be a horror film…and that he was being stalked by some sort of ghostly entity on the other end of the line. The reality turned out to be far more wonderful than that! Beautiful gem of a film!

  • @ahuv
    @ahuv Před 2 lety +2

    There is a scientific study about this behaviour, it’s called “Avoidant attachment style”. Other humans like the woman in this film may be secure or avoidant. I learnt about this in the book “Attached” by Amir Levine. I recommend this for anyone that either identifies with this fear or has dated someone that avoids commitment.

  • @therancenewsled2363
    @therancenewsled2363 Před 4 lety +3

    Moral of the story, if there is an animal on the road in front of you, use your brakes, don't swerve. It's better to possibly kill the animal than wreck your car and possibly hurt your self.
    Also DON'T TEXT AND DRIVE.

  • @kennetth1389
    @kennetth1389 Před 4 lety +30

    And the moral of the story is:
    Don’t jack with your phone while driving

    • @ArizonaWillful
      @ArizonaWillful Před 4 lety

      He could be pulled over in Arizona where it is illegal to talk on the phone while driving unless it is mounted.

    • @josuemartinez4828
      @josuemartinez4828 Před 4 lety +1

      @@ArizonaWillful ya just like every other state in the U.S

  • @homayounsolaimani8856
    @homayounsolaimani8856 Před rokem +1

    Is the man on the phone his conscience! Self realization and conversation with oneself at time of fork on the road. Very cleverly put together for a 11 minute

  • @imonymous
    @imonymous Před 4 lety +6

    F. Murray Abraham should do more voice acting. His face kept me from noticing his fantastic voice for decades.

  • @milkcartonmagic6316
    @milkcartonmagic6316 Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you Netflix for bringing me here. If you were any good, I would still be watching you!

  • @tharealmikezee3165
    @tharealmikezee3165 Před 4 lety +30

    "bikini around my ankles and you can meet my family"

    • @transporter78213
      @transporter78213 Před 4 lety +3

      And in Hawaii, rope a dope.

    • @cricketmonday1469
      @cricketmonday1469 Před 3 lety

      the Real: I'd be pretty scared too at the sound of "MEET MY PARENTS" regardless of age.

  • @faisal.5347
    @faisal.5347 Před 4 lety +13

    The man: When um when I am gonna die
    The man in the phone: Let me check NOOOW
    It was scary

    • @Mayhzon
      @Mayhzon Před 4 lety

      I was scared. It was scary. Scary is when you have the potential to scare someone.

    • @AnnaPxx
      @AnnaPxx Před 3 lety

      On hearing that answer I wondered if he had actually died in the accident and that call was made by his ghost before being taken to Heaven

  • @aidencates3553
    @aidencates3553 Před 4 lety +43

    Hears what really happened: First he died in the car crash Next: the payphone was really God not a random dude and lastly: the tow truck was his ride to the after life. Also it did not take his car .

    • @SV-lw8jo
      @SV-lw8jo Před 4 lety +7

      If what you stated was correct. Why did the voice remind of his mom? Why did the voice say that it was bumped in the head and he will be fine? Why telling him to take a risk if he is already dead? Your reading to the story is a good one but I don't think it is the correct one. To answer the statement you made about why the town truck did not take is the car is simple. After the accident he had to walk to find the payphone, therefore the car is not by the payphone and the town truck has to get him at the payphone then drive to the accident location.

    • @rubbersoul9462
      @rubbersoul9462 Před 3 lety +1

      @@SV-lw8jo the voice on the phone is implied heavily to be god 3:40
      Information
      Oh thank god
      Here to help

    • @Ellie80681
      @Ellie80681 Před 3 lety

      Thanks I'm a min in.. 🤷🏾

  • @AgentSmartnumber86
    @AgentSmartnumber86 Před 4 lety +13

    Dude was it really that important to pick up a feeakin text message in the middle of a turn around a corners on a country road in the middle of the night? Lol

  • @Prof.Tarfeather
    @Prof.Tarfeather Před rokem +1

    I like this... calling us at the end!
    Sometimes we just have to take a leap of faith?

  • @nicflatterie7772
    @nicflatterie7772 Před 4 lety +11

    “A souffle does not raise twice”, DAMN! That’s what my girlfriend says at my age...

  • @Kayaz48
    @Kayaz48 Před 4 lety +11

    Just brilliant on all counts. Story, acting, production, camera, lighting. Well done!

  • @Squicx
    @Squicx Před 4 lety +5

    I adore this film. The general mystery on who that actually is calling him opens my mind... it’s actually creepy but awesome

  • @gurutrips9440
    @gurutrips9440 Před 4 lety +6

    Wow. Just wow.
    I feel like it was his subconscious speaking to him, due to his subconscious reminding him about when his mother left him alone in the woods when he was 5. & the guy didn't even remember.

    • @rubbersoul9462
      @rubbersoul9462 Před 3 lety

      Supposed to be god by 3:40
      Information
      Oh thank god
      Here to help

  • @m1n03
    @m1n03 Před 4 lety +2

    Aw I wish someone could help me like that

  • @fullconsciousness1448
    @fullconsciousness1448 Před 4 lety +6

    Omeleto is now already a ‘must’ , will become a classic source for quality short films if not already too

  • @brianemery8945
    @brianemery8945 Před 4 lety +5

    Moral of the story
    Run the Racoon over!

  • @_JayRamsey_
    @_JayRamsey_ Před 4 lety +36

    Who swerves to avoid a raccoon? They couldn't find a deer to act in their film?

    • @paulg903
      @paulg903 Před 4 lety +18

      Deers demand much more money than a raccoon to star in a film.

    • @ArizonaWillful
      @ArizonaWillful Před 4 lety +2

      Can you train a deer to run across the road on cue?

    • @Zaza-uh6ro
      @Zaza-uh6ro Před 4 lety

      I would rather not swerve if you were in the middle of the Frickin road.

    • @armyoutcast846
      @armyoutcast846 Před 4 lety +1

      I once swerved to hit a deer. It was an adrenaline rush

    • @josuemartinez4828
      @josuemartinez4828 Před 4 lety

      @@Zaza-uh6ro then your car would be damaged

  • @HellAintHalfFull
    @HellAintHalfFull Před 4 lety +1

    Who else immediately recognized the voice of F. Murray Abraham as the omniscient operator?

  • @yusefendure
    @yusefendure Před 4 lety +11

    Balding, middle-aged man w beard is afraid of committing to a pioneering, gorgeous woman because of his fear of abandonment. I loathed that pretentious character and hope that the final call was a warning not to get in the tow truck going straight to hell.

    • @samylind6458
      @samylind6458 Před 4 lety +1

      If it was then he missed it.

    • @jacobuponthestone9093
      @jacobuponthestone9093 Před 4 lety +3

      I loath your pretentious character. To be honest. For your obvious virtue signaling. And lack of sense. This was a beautiful story, and of course, you still found a way to get offended by it. Your laughable. Really.

    • @yusefendure
      @yusefendure Před 4 lety

      @@jacobuponthestone9093 How do you 'loathe' someone you don't know? Disliking something is quite different than being 'offended' by it. The story sucked. You loved it. We disagree. Focus on your breath, my friend, and relax. I haven't thought about it since I posted my comment, but apparently you 'found a way to get offended' by the comment of a total stranger. Now, that's funny hahahahaha!!

    • @jacobuponthestone9093
      @jacobuponthestone9093 Před 4 lety +2

      @@yusefendure
      It was actually a shot at your original statement. Where you said you loathed the pretentious character of the character. And many other ridiculous things, using stronger language than i did. I don't need to know you to recognize behaviors that can safely say i loath. And who is we? Mouse in your pocket? Maybe you should familiarize yourself with your original post, since it was your language i used. And virtue signaling always offends me. Its an obnoxious unproductive behavior. It should offend everyone. But i absolutely believe you forgot about it. Since you dont seem to remember what you posted. Ha ha ha ha.

  • @tietjen666
    @tietjen666 Před 4 lety +2

    How much pain do we inflict upon ourselves daily? And upon others? Life is pain. Well made film with a meaningful story. Thank you.

  • @minyoongi007
    @minyoongi007 Před 3 lety +1

    The voice on the phone though 😍

  • @tinaflintstone8148
    @tinaflintstone8148 Před rokem +1

    Amazing. So true. I see that I left a comment here 3 years ago saying that this is my life story. Afraid. And it’s STILL true. Afraid. I’m old and I’ll die alone. Alone and lonely and scared. Scared of being alone and scared of taking a chance. For me, my father left us when I was 3. My mother kicked me out and I was homeless at 14. My husband tried to kill me when I was pregnant with our son. Can this amount of damage ever be repaired and a person can become whole?

  • @CubeValidus
    @CubeValidus Před 4 lety +4

    Wasn't expecting to hear Erik Satie's Gnossiene No. 1 in the beginning lol.

  • @Stasiaflonase
    @Stasiaflonase Před 4 lety +5

    I want F. Murray Abraham to tell me the path I should take!!! I love this one so much!!!

  • @maxmason6053
    @maxmason6053 Před 3 lety +1

    The voice on the telephone must have been his own conscience... The actual voice on the phone was an Oscar winner for his leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus. Also Omar from Scarface (1983)

  • @DrRonArt
    @DrRonArt Před 4 lety +1

    In the opening scene, the soundtrack is Erik Satie's first Gnossienne. It's quite apropos for the theme of this film, i.e. perhaps a reference to spiritual knowledge, and perhaps how it can lend personal enlightenment. There's an uncanny resemblance between Laurel and Arthur's mother; we can imagine the latter's words - "You stay here, and think about what you've done" - coming out of Laurel's mouth, as Arthur returns to her, both admonishing him for running off and pleading for him to stay.

  • @shaaspire
    @shaaspire Před 4 lety +1

    Did anyone else want the tow truck driver to have the same voice as the 411 guy after the screen went black?

    • @imonymous
      @imonymous Před 4 lety

      No, i was hoping it wouldn't because it would have been too obvious and made no sense.

  • @ItzW4t3R
    @ItzW4t3R Před 4 lety +3

    I believe the tow truck guy is the phone guy.

  • @namphugangmei3786
    @namphugangmei3786 Před 4 lety +3

    If Only I could get to use this kind of payphone I have a hundred questions to ask.
    Omeletto is outstanding. You guys are genius, better than Bollywood Hollywood or whatever.

    • @ArizonaWillful
      @ArizonaWillful Před 4 lety +1

      I have a suggestion. Start writing to yourself. Just sit down and start writing. Ask yourself questions and see what comes out. You may come out with some good advice for yourself.

  • @16nowhereman
    @16nowhereman Před 4 lety +2

    That's me. I'm too old now and married once for 10 years. Had too many relationships and each one never went more than 6 months. Last time I fell in love and opened my heart to her, she left me. Usually it was me that walked away. Since then I dated a few more women and the last 5 years not a single date. I'm no longer interested in finding love. I'm at peace now and have resigned to being alone for the rest of my life.

    • @SandraGarcia-lj3bd
      @SandraGarcia-lj3bd Před rokem

      Me too , i dont worry about It anymore , i think i Will end up alone.

    • @tinaflintstone8148
      @tinaflintstone8148 Před rokem

      At first I thought that I had written this comment. Your words are my words. Except, I’m not content being along. But I don’t know how to engage in a relationship. I want to give love and to be loved. But I am now old and it will never happen for me.

  • @desireenicole7456
    @desireenicole7456 Před 4 lety +7

    That payphone was in the most sketchy place I've ever seen 🧐

    • @ClearOutSamskaras
      @ClearOutSamskaras Před 4 lety +4

      It's symbolic of the way that interaction with the subconscious works. It is also symbolic of where we store the hidden and disowned parts of our consciousness. We seldom come into conscious contact with these deep, dark, cavernous parts of the psyche. We know that when a time comes where we do interact with these deep areas of our psyche, it will not be a care free walk in the park. Rather, it will be a heavy experience.
      It is typical in man's storytelling to render the dark unexplored parts of the psyche in a setting that is mysterious, foreboding or seemingly inappropriate (or in more colloquial speech "sketchy"). We see this symbolism as Luke Skywalker chooses to enter the cave on Dagobeh, we see it again when Jonah is swallowed by the whale and must stay in the belly of the beast for a time.

    • @desireenicole7456
      @desireenicole7456 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ClearOutSamskaras wow that was eye opening and I def learned something with that lesson you just wrote back lol it's appreciated though 👏🏽👌🏽

    • @ArizonaWillful
      @ArizonaWillful Před 4 lety

      @@ClearOutSamskaras I just like dreams where the train goes into the tunnel.

    • @ClearOutSamskaras
      @ClearOutSamskaras Před 4 lety

      @@ArizonaWillful Do tell.

    • @cheesenugget9845
      @cheesenugget9845 Před 2 lety

      @@ArizonaWillful does this mean what I think it means 😳

  • @alessandromalinverno7097
    @alessandromalinverno7097 Před 4 lety +2

    I never knew murray abraham did small indies. He has such a cool voice

  • @Lilyunderwater
    @Lilyunderwater Před 2 lety +1

    I heard about the missing 411 through Mr Ballen...this is very cool, like a follow -up sorta. Great idea!

  • @mashimaro619
    @mashimaro619 Před 4 lety +1

    Experience tells me that a singly lit telephone booth in the middle of nowhere could either spell you doom, or now be helped by Gold. xD

  • @nige3801
    @nige3801 Před rokem

    F Murray Abraham as 'Information'... great actor!

  • @StraightouttaBristol
    @StraightouttaBristol Před 4 lety +2

    Great acting, directing and fantastic screenplay.

  • @orde_plongo.3.0
    @orde_plongo.3.0 Před 4 lety +5

    Moral:
    1st basic driving lessons, never avoid animal in front of your moving vehicles! When it's becomes your "reflex", know that... someday u n your families will get killed by that kinda "reflex".
    if u see the sign of ⚠ animals passing.. Just slow ur vehicles..
    u are not livin near that jurassic park facilities..yes?

    • @carbine7457
      @carbine7457 Před 4 lety

      Reflex**

    • @orde_plongo.3.0
      @orde_plongo.3.0 Před 4 lety +1

      @@carbine7457 thanks fuhrer..lol

    • @ethan9553
      @ethan9553 Před 4 lety

      I knew this but when I was driving I instinctually swerved. I guess I didn't wanna clean the animal carcass off my car

    • @ethan9553
      @ethan9553 Před 4 lety

      @@orde_plongo.3.0 yea problem is someone else has to clean my body. But I have to clean the animal carcass

  • @polemical100
    @polemical100 Před 4 lety +2

    The voice at the other end wasn't joking when he said you die "Now" .. go figure !

  • @refundpng113
    @refundpng113 Před 4 lety

    *ring ring* “Information.” “wHatS tHe dEaL wiTh aiRliNe fOoD??”

  • @fabled-pilgrim
    @fabled-pilgrim Před 4 lety +7

    A brief exploration of the consequences of childhood trauma. Like a modern day episode of the Twilight Zone. This was well written and well performed. I was totally engrossed and thoroughly enjoyed it.

  • @jeremiahsmith916
    @jeremiahsmith916 Před 3 lety +15

    You ever get a feeling something was created for you personally? Damn, this one felt like a therapy session.

  • @yangchen2183
    @yangchen2183 Před 3 lety +1

    Could make it out that this was going to be great just by listening to the piano at the beginning

  • @seancamacho4273
    @seancamacho4273 Před 4 lety +5

    I know the whole point is that they can fit a lot into a short video but I wish a lot of these were hours long

  • @joshybrisby
    @joshybrisby Před 5 měsíci

    I have a message for this film: after being divorced and being lied to by a woman who took my house and did not even give the money to my kids as an inheritance as promised, the juice just isn't worth the squeeze. Single for life now.

  • @SuperVendetta9
    @SuperVendetta9 Před 4 lety +2

    He took a risk at the end!!

    • @ArizonaWillful
      @ArizonaWillful Před 4 lety

      I didn't know that getting in a tow truck was that risky.

  • @williamvonbaskerville3805

    This short movie is based on a little sketch from "Fry and Laurie" - the informationsketch

  • @areaboy777
    @areaboy777 Před 4 lety +1

    Why every time I see this in my recommendation, I think about breakfast?🤔🤣

  • @Bopperann
    @Bopperann Před 3 lety

    Is that Hemlock on the phone, helping mortals again by telling them what they need to hear?

  • @aryan7767
    @aryan7767 Před 4 lety +10

    Is the actor from daredevil? He’s so good.

  • @Tater4200
    @Tater4200 Před 3 lety

    never swerve to miss an animal.. could cost you or another your lives

  • @ommomooomomomommoo
    @ommomooomomomommoo Před 3 lety

    when i cant sleep i go back to this video to listen to the voice of the man on the phone

  • @electrichellion5946
    @electrichellion5946 Před 4 lety

    No seatbelt. no airbag deployment. No steering wheel breaking his sternum. no way.

  • @joemasters2270
    @joemasters2270 Před 4 lety +1

    No raccoons were harmed in the making of this film short.

  • @iamnegan1515
    @iamnegan1515 Před 3 lety

    I am this guy. Many a woman has said so. It took me a while to realize and now I accept it. I decided years ago to remain single .I have no right to leaf others on.

  • @TomoyoTatar
    @TomoyoTatar Před 3 lety

    The guy in the tow truck scared me.

  • @SpiderSparta56
    @SpiderSparta56 Před 4 lety +2

    That was one of the best shorts I've seen all month

    • @mchatouille
      @mchatouille Před 4 lety +1

      You haven't seen my boxer shorts.

    • @SpiderSparta56
      @SpiderSparta56 Před 4 lety +1

      @@mchatouille yes I have, they're the my little pony ones

    • @mchatouille
      @mchatouille Před 4 lety +1

      @@SpiderSparta56 Wow, do you have a drone?

  • @keithlynch7239
    @keithlynch7239 Před 4 lety +3

    My son has severe abandonment issues that are the result of a narcissistic, mother with Munchauson by proxy syndrome and an ignorant father who had no clue what was happening in the home.

  • @gilbertwilliams7256
    @gilbertwilliams7256 Před 4 lety +2

    2:58 said the right words to get some 🐴!

  • @lorifive
    @lorifive Před 4 lety +16

    Cooter's service was the tow truck company name towing him back to laurel's house to get some cooter !

    • @s3dchr
      @s3dchr Před 4 lety

      COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER

  • @billt8504
    @billt8504 Před 4 lety +2

    I'm sure others have noted this, but at 3:38 - a) why doesn't he dial 911 first? Why 411 first? And then b) WHY DOES HE ASK 411 TO CONNECT HIM TO 911?!? WTF? You called 411 and the first thing you ask them is "can you call 911 for me?" Whatever.

    • @sundiver100
      @sundiver100 Před 4 lety +1

      There was only 2 numbers on the phone a 4 and 1 the rest were all blank .It wasn't a real phone..

  • @pilsnrimgaard2507
    @pilsnrimgaard2507 Před 3 lety

    They don't call it "road kill" for nothing. LOL.

  • @hellscream46
    @hellscream46 Před 4 lety +2

    I wish Siri was like this