Welcome to Mountport - The Unofficial Film
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2022
- Somewhere out on the edge of the continent, and yet also right next to a great mountain range, there is a town... A town where you can follow your dreams, AND go to business school.
How can that be? Watch and find out!
Ever heard of CollegeHumor? DropOut? GameChanger? What about the Off Book podcast? Well, a few years ago, all these great people came together and created a beautiful improvised musical about second chances, absent fish, giant towers, and baseball.
And I made a movie of it.
Watch me mouth the words to such classics as "How to Succeed in Mountport" and "Ticket to Nowhere," as I play all your favourite characters, from the infamous evil Tina Johnson to the boundless baseball bonanza that is... Alexa!
"Welcome to Mountport - The Unofficial Film" is going to be premiering here on CZcams, on Saturday, the 14th of May, at 8:00pm UTC/GMT. If you miss it, don't worry, it'll be available on this channel forever after!
And remember; it's called Mountport, ya loser!
#gamechanger #dropout #welcometomountport #theoffbookpodcast #offbookpod - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Hey everyone! So I've muted notifications for comments because you're all so excited about this and I can't keep up, but I promise I will check back in regularly because I'm so so grateful for all of you! There's so many of you now, I really never expected it to get this popular, thank you all so much for watching! Love you all!
love this masterpiece
@@ramdises thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear it 🥰
One of my favorite plot holes in this obviously absurd musical is how there is a whole song about how they say "Hi-ho" to the people they know, but in the opening song all of the neighbors say "Hello there" to each other. LOL
The neighbors know each other they’re all just extremely petty
@@doorbel9084 I love that idea
they were all meeting for the first time, obviously
@@frimi8593 They are neighbors who know stuff about each other, but on this wonderful morning they decided to greet each other? lol
they say hi-ho instead of hi, hello there is totally fine 🙏
"They said I couldn't play baseball" is the funniest way to introduce a character
Agreed, I felt a lot of pressure to deliver the line well 😅
Sometimes the internet sucks, and sometimes within the span of an hour you listen to an improvised musical you've never heard of before and then thoroughly enjoy a live action reenactment of said musical that someone made for no apparent reason other than it would be fun to do.
I'm glad I could contribute to your enjoyment of the internet today, I'm so happy to hear you liked the show 🥰
Go listen to the singers podcast, it’s called “Offbook”
I saw this come up on my recommended and went "wait... there's no way this is what i think it is." and it's even better than i imagined. beautiful filmmaking. im obsessed omg.
Aw, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, it was so much fun to make!
I concur 🤘
It is AMAZING 🎉😂❤
Yes
I had the same reaction lol. This is like Cher's one woman show of West Side Story
The LORE is so freaking CONSISTENT! Like there’s so many plot holes, but for an entirely improv musical it rhymes so much and is so linked to itself it’s insane
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The little kid being constantly out of focus is an amazing choice and had me laughing every time they came on screen
Thanks so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It was really fun to put together 😄
omg i just noticed
this masterpiece keeps getting better over time
This is a pretty solid proof of concept for a Drunk History-style TV show with lip synced reenactments of the best episodes of Off Book.
Aw man, I've been imagining doing this with some Off Book episodes 👀
Yea honestly I'm waiting for you, Zach and Jess to Collab officially, like Comedy Central get on this
@@GrimmieGirl64 oh wow, that's such a compliment! Thank you so much, I'm so glad you think so 😄
@@crtscream That would be amazing! This entire project was an absolute blast to watch and the perfect fit for the source material! If you’re looking at Off Book episodes to consider adapting, might I suggest..”The Marvel Sing-ematic Universe”?
Either way, amazing job!
@@SadLittleNerdKing "Why is there always a bus?"
Every time I see a baseball bat, I just say to myself “They said I couldn’t play baseball…”
“Where I come from”
One of my favorite things that nobody points out is that they originally blame the missing fish on Gladys, but then the newsie says Tina pinned it on Ethyl. Apparently it was a name he didn't remember.
RIGHT?? Poor Gladys never got her name cleared. Unless her full name is Gladys Ethyl?? xD
Maybe it was a new old lady they suspected. It's possible.
As a choir final we got to perform a musical that was either written by us or never produced and my group chose this masterpiece just to be upscaled by a guy and a camera
Hahaha, well I didn't have to sing any of the songs! A choir performance sounds incredible, I'd love to see it!
Would still love to see this!
I would LOVE to see this.
This sounds amazing!!!!
Did you find a backing track for this??
@@katkat7981 couldn't find one so I actually wrote one, we asked a few orchestra students and band students to learn them and they had it down in about 2 weeks
How to succeed in mountport is a criminally underrated song
Welcome to Mountport has been responsible for about 90% of my serotonin this year and it's absolutely going to be on my spotify wrapped so I applaud the algorithm for introducing me to this piece of pure genius. Performances? top notch. Editing? Incredible. Costume choices? Pure brilliance. Overall creative vision? exactly what Mountport deserves. thank you for sharing this!
Mountport is one of the best comedy improvised musicals I've ever heard, and the reason I made this is because I kept listening to it over and over and imagining it in my head. I'm so glad you enjoyed all of it, it was super fun to make so I'm glad you think it came out so good! ❤️
Is this copyrighted? I want to use it for my senior one act.
@@juliakelly8405 the show isn't mine so I don't own the copyright to it 😊
@@crtscream But is it copyrighted?
@@juliakelly8405 I don't know, you'd have to ask the creators
Also wow did you guys see how he nailed that "pitchers are classically not usually great batters" line, phenomenal stuff
I agree
Indeed, he nailed it
the close up might not have been a good directorial choice, but man did he nail that line
Must have taken a lot of takes to get it that good
this is STUNNING! but the thing i find the most hilarious is that alexa’s costume is clearly just ash ketchum cosplay
It exactly is! I wore it to a Halloween party in 2019 😂
@@crtscream As far as I'm concerned that was the only correct costume. No other would have fit the character.
pinocchio getting surprised by tina johnson teleporting from in front of the mirror to the doorway was brilliant lmao
hehehehe, I love a bit of continuity fuckery XD
old woman with the 3ds was an incredible character choice-perfectly matched every scene they have. in general the attention to detail with the bit characters took this from great to top notch. bravo
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, it makes me really happy 🥰
I saw the shorts only and was mindblown but holy shit they actually improvised for that long????? its even crazier now in my head
About half an hour, and that's not including the stuff that got cut!! It's such a great show
Same, also i disnt know till somewhat recently that the paionist (i think) was also improvising
They actually do this every week in their podcast Off Book, and now there is another show on drop out of them doing this every episode in person and actually doing light acting as they go!
@@ericblackburn3131 where????!!!
@@AnimeLover930 imma second this
holy SHIT what a movie, I'm honestly blown away- that actor you got to play Sexy Tina was honestly perfect for the role! also, props to you for including the bonus song in the full production
Thanks! It was a tough casting process, but she nailed it in the end!
@@crtscreamlmao
I just realised that at the beginning Sam says that Mountport is a New England town. And yet they have a train that goes exclusively to palm springs and back. But honestly the plot holes make me love this more
It's a very long ride
Good job on the "Pitchers are not classically great batters" line. You did it very well and it was performed very effectively, regardless of the unusual, non-classicalness of it, like directionally.
Thanks so much, you have a very good eye for editing so I take it as a high compliment
I appreciate that you included the buskers' song. Also the sunset shots turned out beautiful.
It's one of my favourite songs! And thank you, I was super proud of how they looked, I think I waited until just the right time
@@crtscream I actually didn’t know they had that extended of a song
@@nerdscornercollectibles7902 the extended cut is tacked on to the end of the Spotify playlist!
@@idontreallycareataxe don’t have Spotify. Oof
the reveal of the main character being dressed like a pokemon trainer was amazing!😂
I like to think that Mountport takes place in the future when the ice caps have fully melted and that's why the sea is so close the mountains. It would also explain why one of the gossiping old ladies is playing on a 3DS, by that point in time it's considered ancient technology.
CAN I SAY the editing on the ticket to no where song is by far my fav (halfway through the vid). And the train car interaction with Tina and Alexa was edited perfectly. Laughed out loud when Tina’s like “no you cannot move my single duffel bag.” Great stuff!! Appeals to my nerdy theater heart
Hahaha, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! That one came together pretty well I have to say, thanks so much for noticing ☺ And thank you for enjoying it!
In all seriousness, you nailed the entirety of this video. My favorite bits were the DS for humor, and the sunset baseball scene for pure cinematic coolness. Any shots with a character really small in the background was hysterical as well. LOVED how the music cuts out as you close the door in the behind the scenes.
VERY well done, FANTASTIC job. Thanks for making so many people smile
Thanks so much for your compliments! I really really appreciate you pointing out specific moments you loved, that made me so happy 🥰 I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
The first busker having a ukelele justifies the “take my guitar” so much and I love you for it.
I like how the major thing is how impossible is the mountains being next to the sea, as if Helgoland and Rio de Janeiro never existed
This whole thing is delightful. Shout-out in particular: the little genius touch of giving Zeke's busker a ukelele, so that it tracks better for Zack to later give him one. Awesome stuff!!!
You know, that wasn't even what I was considering when I decided to give him a uke instead, but you're absolutely right! Thanks so much for noticing the details!
genuinely better than anything in hollywood from the last 10 years
Aww, thank you so much! I really appreciate that 😅
Best part was, "Special thanks to me, for creating this film."
It was amazing.
Edit: Walks on screen, sneezes, leaves, was also funny.
My favorite character is the newsie ALL THE WAY. Also, alexas actor was good, so was tinas, and everyone elses… I wonder why
Everyone seems to love him! He's got great vibes 😅 I'm so glad you enjoyed the show!
this is so niche i feel like you made it for me. this is great thank you
Maybe I did 👀
Ikr
Why does Sam's voice fit you so well? Great movie, I love it so much.
Hahaha, thank you! I was surprised too 😅 so glad you enjoyed it!
I was thinking the same thing! Makes you wonder how much of Sam's character identity is suit-beard-glasses based haha!
The houses in the beginning perfectly captures a village which is both in the mountain side and on the sea side. It’s incredible
I love this! And the fact that you took the time to integrate the behind the scenes long version of "Business School" into the main version, perfection!
So I work in film and we don't talk enough about casting- it's so incredible to find not just good actors but also people who work perfectly together; watching the two older women and Pinocchio with Tiny was absolute magic. Truly a standing ovation to everyone on set- hard work seen and adored 👏👏👏
The editing on the movie is super good. I've seen the original and you cut a lot of slow parts and made something awesome.
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it, I really just wanted to use the music and tell the full story ☺️
Their improv musicals are better than a lot of established productions, thanks so much for making this!!
You're so welcome, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Way better than Rent, that show was shit
I can almost see a theater audience full of Sams absolutely going wild while watching this. Well done.
🤣🤣🤣
Wow you really nailed that “Pitchers are classically not usually great batters” line. It seemed like it would have taken a lot of tries so I’m glad you put a close up of it even though it may not make sense, like directorially.
This one is my favorite variation on the theme. xD
Question for the location scout: could you talk us through your journey in finding such a great location for the Palm Springs scenes while filming entirely in Toronto? I truly felt the 117 temperatures.
This is amazing, and I love how the old lady is playing a 3DS 😊
27:26 "Special thanks to me for making this film. It was very sexy of me." LMFAOO
I love how everyone says "How is it possibile to mountains and seaside together" and I'm like "You know, Genova is a thing that exists." XD
I was wondering why the old lady was playing on a nintendo 3ds, but at 27:04 its revealed that Welcome to Mountport takes place in the far future, where such technology would be considered vintage. Thank you for expanding the WtM canon.
i turned off my phone at the same time they said "it's dark!" and it took me a second to realize "hey this isnt the movie"
Seven months later but I hope you are proud of yourself, this was absolutely amazing and really funny. Keep it up
When I first started the video, I was a bit worried about the 1-person cast, but Mountport is just such a delight, and you did it justice. 10/10
😂😂just
“the fish are gone!.. where’d they go, I don’t know?”
Also I love how that’s the headline of it I can imagine it in big bold text even more so it oiled be so funny if it actually said in the paper it’s not my job I don’t write the paper
I love this! And also, it only renews my confusion at why no one knows that coastal mountain ranges are a thing.... my fiancé and I have been tearing our hair out about it since the original ep first dropped!! Why are coastal mountains a "theater magic" thing in this universe?? WHAT ARE WE MISSING??
Not many people have heard of Hawaii or the Aleutian Islands haha
@@VelocitrapLords Or Majorca, or St. Lucia... or the literal mountian range in BC called "The Coastal Mountain Range." Half the pictures of the Dalmatian coast have a mountain in the background, behind a port city, next to the sea. I'M DYING HERE
I think the point is the idea of a “mountain town” is not a town by the sea with mountains around, or in a small mountain near the sea, but rather a town on top of a mountain that is big enough to count. Like, if someone says “picture a mountain town” I picture snow, woods and cold, not a sunny town near the sea.
You really nailed the "pitchers are classically not usually great batters" line
i really love the delivery on the “nice tina, cool tina, sexy tina” part its so perfect!!!! this is hilarious thank you so much for blessing my eyes with this !!!!!!!
The news paper guy just occasionally shouting “Extra, Extra!” Had me rolling 😂😂😂
Okay but why does the mountport depicted here actually give a crafted theater vibe? 😭
oh wow yeah you really did nail the "pitchers are classically not usually great batters!" this was awesome!!
Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Why does this improv comedy musical always make my cry??
God. Bless. The CZcams Algorithm.
This is incredible, and you deserve way more love for making something this glorious
Aw, thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
This movie changed my life forever and also gave me a debilitating fear of the dark. Truly incredible 👏
Omg I actually got goosebumps during "what money can't buy" when all of the characters are getting up to go and help. Good job!
Thanks so much! That's my favourite scene, I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😊
God, this makes me want to put on a whole performance of this thing. Cast all the parts, preform it on an actual stage... What a project that would be.
I’m also very into this idea
This is amazing. I love it so much. I LOVE HOW THE BOY IS KEPT A BLUR EVEN IN A CLOSER SHOT.
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Yeah, that made me laugh too, I like that he's just a blurry person 😂😂
The transition at 14:10 is bonkers good 😂
Oh this is such an absolute TREAT. I got dropout for a month and watched the original at least three times, sad I couldn't hear my favorite bits again but grateful for the spotify album. And now THIS!
Genuinely great work, camera work, dedication, all that, just fantastic stuff :)) immediately saved to my favorites!!
I'm so glad you liked it! I made it because I was listening to the soundtrack on loop for about two weeks 😂 thanks so much for your compliments 😊
@@crtscream you're very welcome! Gonna use this video now to get my friends into mountport/off book hehe
@@Me-ss2gq Aw man, that's so sweet! Thank you so much 🥰
Oh my god this is so perfect like the recommended section actually worked in my favor for once!! I can't imagine how difficult the casting process must've been... such a masterpiece!
This episode of game changer is so good and i love seeing more of it through other people's creations- this was so so great! I hope you've tweeted this to Sam and co. (and Off Book!) so they could see this amazing creation 😊
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed 🥰 I tweeted it at them to see if they'd watch it, hopefully they took a look!
hey the delivery of the line about pitchers classically not being great batters was excellent, i'm glad you did a closeup of it even though it didn't make the most directorial sense, it was great.
Hahaha, thank you! I appreciate you being such an eagle-eyed viewer! ;)
I had to go back to see how you absolutely nailed that "Pitchers are classically not usually great batters" line at 6:16!
'Ticket to Nowhere' was great - it's my favourite song from the show, and the lighting was very cool (it made sense, directorially). The ticket being handed over was slick.
Ok I love this so much. It’s so cute and silly!! I can see the love put into this so clearly. I love how every role is one person, this inspires me to do something like this myself one day, it seems so fun! I also love how some of the side laughs and commentary is “the audience” character sitting on a couch.
The camera angles, costumes, and theatrics are so endearing, I can tell whenever I want to listen to this musical I’m gonna rewatch this!
Oh wow, thank you so much for saying this! There really was a lot of love put into this, and even though it took a while, it was simple enough to put together, so I'm so glad it could help you feel inspired.
Thank you so much for watching, and leaving such a wonderful comment, I'm so glad you enjoyed the show!
I don't know if anyone is mentioning about this, you've nailed EVERY detail perfect, especially the line "Sit on it? YES" and then proceeded to sit on the duffel
Sam: I'm gonna call this city Mountport. It's the most ridiculous thing I can think about
Me, a Brazilian: oh, so just like Rio de Janeiro, then
17:31 sounds like something that Bill Wurtz would write and I love it!
Thank you for continuing the legacy of Mountport
Why am I in tears right now? The original video where they created this was pretty fun, but for some reason seeing the characters come to life just hit differently. Well done!
god the camerawork that went into this is amazing and i love the silly costume design. this is honestly one of my favorite ways to watch this episode again and again.
I love the detail of the kid being constantly blurry
Thank you, I'm so glad, it made me laugh when I put it in 😅🥰
Holy crap this is incredible. I've never seen the full episode and I've been wanting to hear the whole thing and it did not disappoint, can't believe their improv skills. You acted and edited this amazingly. Had me cackling throughout, and this is probably the only thing that's gonna help pull me out of listening to the new Don't Hug Me I'm Scared TV show songs on a loop lol.
How am I only seeing this now??! I watch the Official Cast Recording at least twice a month, and Ticket to Nowhere individually at least once a week. How could CZcams have failed me so completely??
Thanks for making this tho. It rules.
The narrator was already reminding me of Into the Woods and then he died randomly and that sealed the deal
Hahaha, I love the comparison! Thank you so much
Your vocal range is incredible
new favourite movie, made me laugh, made me cry, 10/10 acting and sneezing
my god, I've wanted this since I've seen that episode. This came out more than a year ago, and I just found it now!
I've been obsessed with Mountport since I first saw the episode, and I'm so glad I found this video. It's crazy and I love it
why is this so masterfully made omg
phenomenal. just phenomenal.
At 4:26 I swear to christ and all other gods I thought Clyde Lawrence (from the band Lawrence) just walked around the corner. You look just like him in their video for their newest single. Both of you totally pull off the Ash Ketchum vibe so well.
Also, the dedication and effort it took to write, act, wardrobe, film, edit, and all the other things I am oblivious to is fucking bonkers and you deserve all the awards and I hope Sam and all the people at Dropout see this and give you all the job offers you so definitely deserve. This is some phenomenal work, truly remarkable, and I am thoroughly impressed.
Awww, thank you so much! Coming up on the two year anniversary of making this, I'm getting nostalgic for it and it's really so sweet to see it still getting so much love 🥰💖✨ I don't know if any of the cast or crew ever saw it, but it'd be a blast if they did 😂 thanks so much for your comment, it made my day 🥰💖✨
Ticket to Nowhere has gotta be one of my favorite songs ever and your performance did NOT disappoint!!! Excellent job!
I gained new information, new aesthetics, new insights, and understandings from this transformative work.
The highest compliment 🥺
the Mountport episode is just an endless source of joy for me and the algorithm giving me this is so thrilling
That little bit at 11:27 is so cute. XD this is great
I LOVE THIS Welcome to Mountport has unironically make me like my name a lot more. Thank you for bringing this screen adaptation to life!
I need one of these for the Off-Book liveshow too!! We Object to Fear NEEDS something like this.
Oh, now there's an idea 👀...
This is great- the costumes, the setting, the editing, the lip sync is just so perfect 👌😩
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, it was super fun to make 🥰
So im not alone with loving this entire episode of make some noise. Its literally the best.
This is one of the best things I've ever watched! I genuinely can't put it into words!!! Amazing work!! (Also, you really did nail the "Pitchers are classically not usually great batters" line. It looked so natural!!) I'm never gonna forget watching this!
If Tina wanted to be a train conductor..
And if Tina stole all the tuna…….
And if the old conductor died from eating TOO much tuna……
DID TINA KILL HIM?!!???!?!!?
Mr. Microphone taken from us all too early at the ripe age of 1025 years 😔
man this has such Starkid vibes for me right now
I read the newspaper! It's amazing.
i genuinely want to know what crimes timmy commited