Raise your hand if you were brought here by "Rent-A-Pal"...

@kennethbrynleyjohnsweet4252

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@timm7431

3 жыл бұрын

andy

@sinistercinemareviews5420

3 жыл бұрын

🙋🏻‍♂️

@michaelmoneytv

3 жыл бұрын

Totally 💯 I was lonely and this movie just hit home literally my life

@nathanouellettemusic

3 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy that some of the dialogue is pretty much word for word!

Hi friends! This is "Sam" a.k.a. Ben Hollis. Thanks to Davey at Found and Nick and Joe at Found Footage Festival for bringing new life to Rent-A-Friend -- thirty years after I created it. Amazing. Whether you find "Sam" funny or creepy, insightful or ridiculous, thank you for dropping by. You give me a kick, let me tell you!

@LosAngeles-yz1yn

7 жыл бұрын

I wish "Sam" had more videos,he is awesome. I really thought it was a great creation that you did.

@benmiller1462

7 жыл бұрын

Ben Hollis' W.I.L.D. Life Video Channel You, Sir, are a genius. Thank you for your contribution.

@jasrust

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua Schuder Just look at his channel - it's clearly him.

@Arakox

6 жыл бұрын

you were my friend today Sam when i was feeling down. thank you!

@nastasharomanenko6790

6 жыл бұрын

What you did here was really cool. We live in an era of increasing loneliness, and it takes guts to do something as excentric as this. Mad props!

Anyone else got brought here because of the new film RENT-A-PAL? Wow!! Inspiration indeed!

@user-ik6fo9xc9r

2 жыл бұрын

True

@peeweedinosuar3281

2 жыл бұрын

This shit is too funny when your high lol

RENT-A-PAL brought me here... Can't believe what I'm watching here !

@kennethbrynleyjohnsweet4252

3 жыл бұрын

The similarities are unnerving

@ERey362

3 жыл бұрын

@@kennethbrynleyjohnsweet4252 - RENT-A-PAL was specifically based on this video.

@creamclam1811

3 жыл бұрын

@@ERey362 I'm glad I found out! I've been wondering if it was based on anything actually from the 80's.

So THIS is what a serial killer/stalker's victim(s) last moments must be like, all the while gagged and tied to a chair in a basement.

@joec1896

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 yea no kidding

@fridge3489

Жыл бұрын

Lol!

What’s the difference between this and the ASMR “caring friend” roleplay videos on KZread now? We’ve come full circle.

@bbgunrulz

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts

@johnmileso21

2 жыл бұрын

I saw a short clip of this and went is search of the full video because it gave me tingles. This worked as a perfect unintentional ASMR video.

@Kaloapoele

Жыл бұрын

I think that's why Rent-A-Pal is giving me an exestential crisis. What if there are people like that out there?

@silentskies

Жыл бұрын

Well f-k me 😦 I never thought about it like that 🤯

When he "takes a look around my place" I feel especially violated

@isajimenez8456

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@ricasmalls5798

3 жыл бұрын

And when he pointed , he was actually pointing to something on my wall even creepier

I lost it when the phone rang and he picked it up and put it down to show how invested he is in what you're saying. Holy shit. Cannot watch any more of this!

@owencross6995

7 жыл бұрын

Wonder if the call was from his former "friend".

@MissSeaworld8

7 жыл бұрын

hahahaha LOL!!! :P

@daveidduha

2 жыл бұрын

LOL that must be where rent-a-pal got this from

@peeweedinosuar3281

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't wanna fuck up your girlfriends relationship for rent a friend😅

Y’know, this might actually bring joy to a lot of people even 30 years later. Yes, the movie did a great job of why some people need to get out more, but it actually is nice for some people to have someone to talk to.

I can never think of anything to say during his silences ;_;

"with a plyable face, you can get away with murder." If that's not a stone cold confession, I don't know what is.

@MissSeaworld8

7 жыл бұрын

I know. Just look at his face when he says it. Omg. I'm not giving him my address. Nooooo way.

@VomitPinata

5 жыл бұрын

Lol!

Kinda disappointed we didn't end up in bed, I thought things were going great!

He's so sincere. I feel like he actually likes me.

I don't know who's lonelier: Sam or the people who bought this.

Rent a pal.. movie of the decade

@BlackFaithProduction

3 жыл бұрын

2011-2020 or 2020-2029?

@Xavier_952

3 жыл бұрын

Nah

Yes I am here because or Rent-A-Pal. I have to say something about this does draw you in. This actors did a fine job actually. What an odd idea, but I see why it landed in the 1980's. It should re-emerge. It would be a hit during covid time.

Just watched Rent A Pal. They pulled material from this strange video.

@GodsChildJess

3 жыл бұрын

They sure did

@josephchavez7533

3 жыл бұрын

They copied it word for word

@bbear2695

2 жыл бұрын

im thinking rent a pal was literally inspired by this directly

@dayoneshemuyl9464

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Your some kinda genius huh? Lmao

So this is where Rent-a-Pal (2020) comes from?

@awesomedowney9637

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@edkwon

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

Last week, I told my mom to play this at her sister's funeral because no one is gonna have good things to say. This video will keep people busy for a while. She didn't think it's a good idea.

@fridge3489

Жыл бұрын

Okayyyy, you got a whole gigantic story there bud. 😂 Just dropped it, lit the fuse and walked away

"And also nose grease.. Nose grease is very important to me" What in the actual fuck

@banrap9369

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf is ur username. Mocking a hero who exposed mass church abvses. P4thetic

If this guy was whispering, this would be a pioneer ASMR video.

This is UN. FUCKING. BELIEVABLE. I love this man who bashes down the phone. Twice.

I feel like that guy's sweater is made from human hair and that he kills people on the side.

@45Vinylscratch

9 жыл бұрын

Did you see worlds dumbest?

@bigoldinosaur

9 жыл бұрын

45Vinylscratch Aye that I did Vinyl. That's what brought me here.

@tkd1501

9 жыл бұрын

45Vinylscratch Im watching it right now

@bigoldinosaur

8 жыл бұрын

Baron Bacon Beware.

@mchllwoods

8 жыл бұрын

He probably has a well in his basement n he's looking for his next victim w/ this video.

I'm trying very hard to see the difference between this and Facebook, but I can't.

half expect the camera to pan round at the end to someone tied to a chair gagged

this guy has helped me a lot during covid

@gregorycoleman5757

Жыл бұрын

Are you serious with Facebook

10:25 Had to witness this myself after listening to the Found podcast. The sound has been burned into my memory forever!! 😱

@aquariumaddickuk

Жыл бұрын

The mating call of the devil 😢😂

“Sound fuxking weird Andy” 🌝

The part where he demonstrates the pliability of his nose after what I assume is extensive cocaine damage is horrifying.

@laurahogan3247

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

@aquariumaddickuk

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I thought the EXACT same 😂😢

This got very weird real quick.

Remember the part in Dora the Explorer where you can answer before she says "me too!"? This is exactly like that. It's the closest we can get to "interactive TV" lol

this got me through some rough times in my life, luckily my friend was always there, I was quite embarrassed though when he look around my house and I was on the toilet.

@goldenchild_chosenone

5 жыл бұрын

peter8488 kmsl ctfu!

10:35 is where I go insane

I feel as if this guy is going to come and kidnap me if I watch this entire video. I'm laughing but at the same time, I feel sullied.

@Lian1286

10 жыл бұрын

When he said that he knew my name, what I looked like, and where I lived, he sounded like a creepy stalker.

@marajones1828

3 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this 7 years later and I'm feeling the same thing. Ma dude, you still alive???

I saw VHS revolution and it talked about this and I had to look and see if it was on KZread. So great! Now I need to see rent-a-pal. What a world!!! 🤣😛😜

I kinda feel like he’s getting ready to kill me when he’s ending the video

This person would drive me insane if he was my friend.

I didn't know Rent-a-pal has an adaptation 😮

Redlettermedia really needs to include this on thier best of the worst series

This is the best video I've ever seen.

4:21 " i got your face and your name, and now im seeing where you live"

@mchllwoods

8 жыл бұрын

RUN FOR UR LIFE!!!

19:00 "That's why we have friends!" You just know someone watching this stopped having a good time

I completely lost it at "would you like to bite my nose?" 7:16

@urielgallegoz

3 жыл бұрын

7:14 the creepy smile

i cant believe that this was an actually real thing

goodbye sam I will always treasure what we shared here today

Paranoia hit when he heard them helicopters

It's feels so real, in a very weird way

The first time he did this in one take but realized the camera had no film inside afterwards.

this is the most primal example of a pyschopath I've ever witnessed

@pladimir_vutin

3 жыл бұрын

why?

@thenewebroy619

3 жыл бұрын

@@pladimir_vutin idk he just really seems like he's hiding something sinister. This is a fake film btw, and that was a big part of its intention as far as I know, to make him seem kinda off.

Had flashbacks after watching "Rent-A-Pal" (Hulu)

Little did he know I was taking a dookie watching this when he was "checking out my place"

I can't believe you sat here long enough to find this.

@l.libran2792

3 жыл бұрын

And seven years later.

@marajones1828

3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised I'm this far into the video...I'm also very high right now

This is why I am a shut-in!!!

instructions unclear: murdered mother and got stabbed by my love

Now days we call this "RolePlay ASMR"

I just listened to Ben Hollis on 97.3 The Fan here in San Diego. Nice guy! Sounds like he's the neighbor you'd invite over for a beer. Or a milkshake. The hosts asked him how many of these VHS tapes he thinks he sold and said, "I don't know. 20? Maybe 100." 😂 Silly guy! The 80s master of performance art, for sure!

Just what you need in lockdown 😂😂

8 out of 10 Cats brought me here years ago and I thought I'd revisit just to hear Nyaw Nyaw Nyaw Nyaw Nyaw Nyaw!

Liked very much. Very cozy!

Who is here because of Rent-A-Pal?

Sam is much less creepy than Andy! Just get a silly, harmless vibe from him. On the one hand I worry about the original being consulted and/or compensated especially considering how disturbing the movie got. At the very least I hope it brings him traffic!

Wait, this is real? Holy crap.

LMFAO!! This is hillarious!!!!! I LOVE IT! I couldn't stop laughing at the part when he was makign weird faces and calling himself a blockhead! hahahahaha

@GoWILDwithBen

7 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear it, Melissa! That's what I hoped when I made this video!

@MelissaServicePack7Lucky7

7 жыл бұрын

Ben Hollis' W.I.L.D. Life Video Channel Are you the guy in the video? If so, those noises you were making when you were playing that blockhead game, were hysterical!!! I kept rewinding it to that part, over and over! hahahahaha And the faces you were making when you were pushing the sides of your face together and saying 'HEY BUS DRIVER" Hahahahahahaah That was awesome! And the story about when your sisters boyfriend would come over the house and you'd make weird noises and they thought you had mental problems. hahahahahah I used to actually do stuff like that to my parents friends when I was a kid! hahahahah. I guess that's probably why I find this video so amusing, cuz you seemed to have captured my sense of humor in it. Hahaha. You need to make more of them like this!!!

@GoWILDwithBen

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Melissa! Keep that crazy humor alive! BEN

@MelissaServicePack7Lucky7

7 жыл бұрын

Ben Hollis' W.I.L.D. Life Video Channel Oh I willl, trust me! hahahaha. Nothing has changed in my 38 years of being on this planet and it never will. Please keep yours too!!

Everybody: i'm here by rent-a-pal Me: wtf i'm here by my english class PD:Ññ

I thought that was Ben from Wild Chicago. I didnt know he made this. 👍

this video is 2000 times funnier played at half speed.

@kevangilbert2324

5 жыл бұрын

I laughed for almost 20 minutes...you won the internet today!!!

@GoWILDwithBen

5 жыл бұрын

Most things are, Harry. Thanks for watching.

@pladimir_vutin

3 жыл бұрын

loooool mate,you deserve a damn beer

This guy is the zodiac killer

Yay i got a friend!

He scares me..... I can't finish watching...

@marajones1828

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so scared yet I wanna see if I can watch the whole thing but I'm too scared lol I feel like he's gonna kidnap me

19:07 I don't think that game is what he thought it was. Looking for a lovely lady to play "trees" with. *_creepy smile_*

@owencross6995

7 жыл бұрын

Give this guy a break! He's obviously still traumatised after this experience.

Thanks man. He is so funny.

Is there a back story to this? I’m sure the movie Rent-a-Pal was inspired by this. But if really like to know the story.

He don't have ceiling fans in his part of the country.

@thebradc

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@7:14 he had me at "would you like to bite my nose?" ...

You just know someone making snide comments about this video here actually enjoyed watching this. Question is, how many? Lol

Great job Jon Stevenson.

Anyone else here watch this on a regular basis?

@sandramonserrat2816

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@oceanbell3376

2 жыл бұрын

Why?

@NitpickingNerd

9 ай бұрын

I watch it all day every day

NOSE GREASE. WHO *IS* THIS GUY? WHAT IS THIS FOR?

Ben Hollis is wild

The end selfie , killed me

Who’s here because they watched rent a pal?

Makes me wanna push my sick momma down the stairs. :-) Nice digs, pal !

@tylersmith4078

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I don't believe you!!! They say friends are full of surprises, but that really, really, took me by suprise!!!..

@jackykentucky

3 жыл бұрын

@Sabrina Mitchell You play like a natural.

This will be getting views soon

In real life this guy ate my neighbor. But in a very comforting way.

@3m3ry

3 жыл бұрын

so he is gay?'

This is incredible

Has anyone ever been able to watch the whole vid?

@REPORTEVERYLIBERALCOMMENT

4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised I'm 9 minutes into it...

@brandonkeaton5571

4 жыл бұрын

I play it at parties.

He looks like someone Patrick Bateman would hang out with.

@ryangatien6615

3 ай бұрын

And Norman Bates

That cat is long dead by now

He’s casing my crib to steal my suffs!

MKBHD anyone?

If this is you Nancy? He already finds out your name right at the start

I saw rent-a-pal a few weeks ago or so with my mom, and im scrolling thru youtube tonight and spot this.. i think i need therapy..😂😂😂😂

“UNBELIEVABLE” - oprah

@thebradc

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Of course this dork likes jazz. Also his first paragraph sounds entirely like a proposition in a truck stop parking lot

DAT COMB-OVER

Just Just smoked some weed and watched up to 4:14. Never again

@thinknboutyou

3 жыл бұрын

I’m in this exact situation and stopped at the same time duuudeee

@marajones1828

3 жыл бұрын

Omgggg I'm high as fk and right after I watched the movie. I'm really tripping! I'm scared xD is he gonna break into my house???

I want to comment on this, but I have no words.

now we got rent a girlfriend

The thing here is. .I've never found Mr. Rogers to be creepy in any way but this dude gives off the crazy creeper vibes all the way. Lol.

who is here after watching MKBSD's video?