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You on Kazoo

  • Video
  • 1989
  • TV-Y
  • 29m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
241
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Jessica Simpson, Noel MacNeal, John Mazzello, Brett Ambler, Carolyn Woods, Karl Brautigam, Hildanies Colon, Nicole Flowers, and Jonathan Jones in You on Kazoo (1989)
FamilyMusicShort

The story of a kid who finds some random children and plays an instrument called a kazoo.The story of a kid who finds some random children and plays an instrument called a kazoo.The story of a kid who finds some random children and plays an instrument called a kazoo.

  • Director
    • Doug Bernstein
  • Writer
    • Doug Bernstein
  • Stars
    • Brett Ambler
    • Karl Brautigam
    • Hildanies Colon
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    241
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Doug Bernstein
    • Writer
      • Doug Bernstein
    • Stars
      • Brett Ambler
      • Karl Brautigam
      • Hildanies Colon
    • 11User reviews
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    Brett Ambler
    • Self - Host
    Karl Brautigam
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    Hildanies Colon
    • Self
    Nicole Flowers
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    Jonathan Jones
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    John Mazzello
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    Carolyn Woods
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    • Director
      • Doug Bernstein
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      • Doug Bernstein
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    10ellegkapoukakis

    Cinematic Masterpiece

    This film is beautiful, the scenery is exquisite, and it is every person's dream come true. It touched my soul and made me become my best self. I am forever grateful for being able to view this because Brett Ambler truly warmed my heart. Every single day I eat, breathe, and sleep You on Kazoo. The closing song brings joy to mediocre life. I even do the Pretend Spirit dance every day and I thoroughly enjoy every second of it. This film truly is God's finest work of art.
    10linesn-23713

    A Modern Masterpiece

    Crikey! The words phenomenal and astounding can't even begin to explain the experience this brilliant work of art brought to me. I laughed. I cried. I felt the hairs on my neck stand straight up as the hums and buzzes of the kazoos made me long for the simple innocence of my youth.

    Daniel Day-Lewis? Tom Hanks? Leo? I used to think these guys were the bee's knees of male actors until I saw this hidden gem. Brett Ambler's talent and execution makes even their greatest achievements seem more like a cheap Jared Padalecki performance.

    I'll be darned if anyone tries to convince me this is nothing more than a bunch of dorky kids blowing on their kazoos in the woods. It's so much more than that, but I've come to realize it's only deep, philosophical intellectuals who will be able to arrive at this conclusion.

    I would sell everything I own, I'm talking all of it, the whole kit and caboodle, just to possess a single ounce of the musical genius on display in this masterpiece. Pianos, cellos, violins...sure they can produce beautiful music, but I can GUARAN-DARN-TEE no score ever created or will ever be created again will match the flawless ensemble of these little rascals and their kazoos.
    10reidcon

    Ruined TV

    I think that this was the video/commercial that ruined TV. This is because it made it impossible to make a better video/commercial
    10nts-09927

    a masterpiece

    Truly the greatest film ever made. You must watch this. This is a modern classic.
    10reider-48774

    Kept me sane

    1988 was a rough year. But once I learned how to play the kazoo, everything turned around. Girls started to notice me, I got invited to clubs; I broke out of my shell, all thanks to Brett. I think the confidence of knowing that I at least had one friend, someone who really had your back, got me through middle school. But now that I come back to this masterpiece of cinema after all these years, I realize it's true meaning and worth. The pretend spirit is a clear stand in for the great mystery of the universe, however you chose to interpret it. It is not pretend because it is fake; it is 'pretend' because it lives in our hearts and minds, as all great narratives do. In this manner the pretend spirit is a fourth wall break of high caliber, one yet unseen outside of 'The Passion of the Christ' and 'Happy Gilmore'. This spirit has the power to bond, to unite, and to even quote the kids, "we'll be happy together, forever". Some say such infinities are beyond our comprehension - but this cohort signals a different way of life, a transformation into the unknown, into the kazoo. For truly the magic is within the kazoo itself - the breath of life, exploding into a cacophony of sweet sound. Cannot recommend enough

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    • Trivia
      This video became viral near 2016, and many DJs made remixes. This was possible because of the public clearance this tape has been given.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chadtronic: You On Kazoo (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Special Friends
      Performed by Brett Ambler

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    • Release date
      • 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Redding, Connecticut, USA
    • Production company
      • Lights, Camera, Interaction
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      29 minutes
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