We Surprised MatPat With His Own Movie
Summary
TLDRIn a thrilling and heartfelt journey, the video script details the ambitious plan to surprise Matt Pat, a renowned YouTuber known for his 'Game Theory' series, with a movie dedicated to his life and work. The project, initiated by a team led by Reed and Curtis, unfolds as they race against time, dealing with unpreparedness, scriptwriting challenges, and the daunting task of finding the perfect Matt Pat lookalike. The narrative is interspersed with the channel's history, Matt Pat's personal anecdotes, and his impact on fans, culminating in a surprise movie premiere. The video concludes with a proposition for Matt Pat to play a lead role in a future film, to which he emotionally accepts, promising further collaboration and future content. This summary encapsulates the essence of a complex, engaging, and deeply personal tribute to a significant figure in the YouTube community.
Takeaways
- 🎬 The video is about creating a surprise movie for Matt Pat, a well-known YouTuber who is retiring from his channel.
- 🚀 The project was inspired by a community post where fans overwhelmingly suggested Matt Pat as the creator to surprise in 2024.
- 🔍 Matt Pat is known for his in-depth theories on various topics, and the video aims to capture his essence and journey.
- 🎓 Matt Pat has a background in theater and neuroscience, which influenced the direction and depth of the movie.
- 🤔 The team behind the movie had to research and become experts on Matt Pat to create a film that would honor his legacy.
- 📅 The movie's production was a race against time, with a tight deadline to complete it before Matt Pat's final video went live.
- 🎉 The movie includes a reenactment of Matt Pat's iconic goodbye video and other significant moments from his life and career.
- 🎉 Matt Pat's wife plays a significant role in the project, and her support was crucial for the success of the movie.
- 🏆 The video concludes with a proposition for Matt Pat to play a lead role in one of their future films, which he accepts.
- 🎉 The movie is a tribute to Matt Pat's impact on his fans and the YouTube community, highlighting his journey and contributions.
- 📈 The project was made possible with the support of Shopify, which has been a long-time supporter of the creators' dreams.
Q & A
Who is the main subject of the movie being discussed in the transcript?
-The main subject of the movie is Matt Pat, a YouTube veteran and host of the channel Game Theory.
What was the initial goal of creating the Matt Pat movie?
-The initial goal was to surprise the internet's greatest theorist, Matt Pat, with a movie about his life and work, especially considering his retirement from YouTube.
What was the urgency behind making the Matt Pat movie?
-The urgency was due to Matt Pat's announcement of retiring from YouTube, which prompted the creators to make the movie before he left the platform.
How did the creators plan to involve Matt Pat in the movie-making process?
-The creators planned to surprise Matt Pat with the movie and then propose that he take on a lead role in one of their short films, potentially as a character from the FNAF movie.
What was the role of the 'mystery man' in the process of making the movie?
-The 'mystery man', later revealed as Reed, claimed to have secret YouTube powers and was instrumental in helping the creators get in touch with Matt Pat.
What was the significance of the '3 minute window' mentioned in the transcript?
-The '3 minute window' refers to the short period immediately after showing Matt Pat his life movie, which the creators believed was the best time to propose their collaboration.
What was the creators' strategy to gain Matt Pat's trust and collaboration?
-The creators aimed to become the biggest Matt Pat fans, knowing every detail about his life and work, to earn the right to make him a movie.
How did the creators handle the challenge of not having a script or a lead actor initially?
-They focused on finishing the script during their flight to LA and managed to find a talented actor, Vinnie, at the last minute to play Matt Pat.
What was the role of Shopify in the project?
-Shopify was a key sponsor of the project, supporting the creators' dreams and providing the means to fund the making of the movie.
What was the creators' ultimate goal with the Matt Pat movie and their channel?
-Their ultimate goal was to make trailers for YouTubers until they made an actual movie for Mr Beast, aiming to reach a subscriber goal of 5 million to secure a meeting with him.
What was the reaction of Matt Pat when he was shown the movie?
-Matt Pat was overwhelmed and expressed his gratitude, noting that he was excited and nervous to see how his life had been portrayed.
Outlines
🎬 The Adventure Begins: Matt Pat's Movie Surprise
Matt Pat is set to watch a movie made in his honor, despite being retired. The creators express their excitement and uncertainty about how they managed to involve Matt Pat in the project without any guarantees. They recount their journey, from buying tickets to America to attempting to contact Matt Pat, and the challenges they faced, including an unfinished script and no confirmed actor to play Matt Pat. The story unfolds with the creators attending the Super Bowl with other YouTubers and receiving advice from a mystery man who claims to have secret YouTube powers. They decide to test these powers by seeking out Matt Pat after a community post overwhelmingly votes for him as the next creator to be surprised. The creators express their admiration for Matt Pat and their desire to honor his legacy by making a movie, even as they scramble to finish the film in time.
📽️ The Casting Crisis: Finding the Perfect Matt Pat
The creators face a major setback when their lead actor for Matt Pat disappears. With a shoot scheduled in LA, they are left without anyone to play the titular role. They discuss their strategy to get Matt Pat to the premiere, which they believe is the perfect opportunity to execute their master plan. The creators reveal their goal to make a movie for Mr. Beast, for which they need to reach 5 million subscribers. They also share their idea to include Matt Pat in their Mr. Beast movie to help gain subscribers. The situation becomes more complicated when they discover that Matt Pat is aware of their channel, which could jeopardize their plans. Despite this, they manage to secure a call with Matt Pat's team and find a young actor to play his role in the movie.
🎭 Behind the Scenes: Recreating Matt Pat's Life
The creators meet their chosen actor for Matt Pat and discuss his background in theater and dance. They share their excitement about capturing Matt Pat's essence on screen. The filming process begins with the recreation of Matt Pat's iconic goodbye video and his early life, including his middle school years, his unibrow, and his various interests. The creators also delve into Matt Pat's father's conspiracy theories and his own early experiences with video games. They describe the challenges of recreating Matt Pat's Super Mario-themed bedroom and his New York life, including his struggles as a theater actor and the support from his wife. The scene concludes with a touching moment of Matt Pat's proposal to his wife.
🚌 The YouTube Journey: From Struggles to Success
The creators continue to build the narrative of Matt Pat's life, highlighting his journey on YouTube. They discuss his initial struggles, including applying for normal jobs and shopping at a grungy grocery store. They share how Matt Pat's friend helped him reframe his resume and find a job that suited his skills. The story transitions to Matt Pat's rise on YouTube, where he creates Game Theory as a resume booster, and his channel grows to 100K subscribers. The creators express their gratitude for the support from their subscribers and the role of Shopify in funding their project. They also mention the importance of their wives' support in pursuing their dreams on YouTube.
🎉 The Surprise Premiere: Matt Pat's Reaction
The creators set up a surprise premiere for Matt Pat, who has been led to believe he is attending a different event. They describe the frantic last-minute preparations and the excitement of finally meeting Matt Pat. When Matt Pat arrives, he is surprised and delighted by the movie poster and the detailed recreations of his life. The creators present him with a proposition to collaborate on a film, which Matt Pat accepts. They also tease the possibility of a future Film Theory episode about their movie. The scene concludes with Matt Pat expressing his gratitude for the creators' efforts and the impact he hopes his work has had on others.
📝 The Proposition: Joining the Mr. Beast Movie
The creators present Matt Pat with a proposition to play a lead role in one of their films, which would be a part of the Mr. Beast movie project. They emphasize the inspiration they drew from Matt Pat's journey and the positive impact he has had on people. Matt Pat accepts the proposition, and the creators celebrate by encouraging subscribers to join their channel. The scene ends with a lighthearted moment where the creators give Matt Pat a model of a camera as a gift, symbolizing their shared passion for filmmaking.
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Keywords
💡Matt Pat
💡YouTuber
💡Retirement
💡Script
💡Premiere
💡Mr. Beast
💡Subscriber Goal
💡Shopify
💡Filmmaking
💡Theatrical Background
💡Collaboration
Highlights
Matt Pat is pulled out of retirement for a unique role, showcasing the power of fan engagement and the YouTube community.
The creators flew across America without a finished script or confirmed actor, highlighting their commitment and passion.
An overwhelming response from the community led to the decision to surprise Matt Pat, emphasizing the influence of audience feedback.
Matt Pat's retirement announcement from YouTube inspired a tribute movie, reflecting his significant impact on the platform.
The creators aimed to capture Matt Pat's essence, including his background in theater and neuroscience, in their film.
A last-minute audition tape from a talented actor, Vinnie, secured the main role, demonstrating the unpredictable nature of film production.
The film's production timeline was extremely tight, with only 10 days from the first day of filming to the premiere.
Matt Pat's iconic 15-second cameo in a Hollywood movie is revisited, showing his fans' deep knowledge of his work.
The creators propose a collaboration with Matt Pat for a Mr. Beast movie, leveraging his popularity and influence.
The movie's climax recreates an emotional moment from Matt Pat's life, underlining the personal connection fans have with creators.
The creators use a school bus as a symbol of community growth, reflecting on their journey from a small channel to a significant following.
Shopify is acknowledged for its support, allowing the creators to build their store and fund their ambitious projects.
The movie's final scene is a surprise theater performance filled with fans, symbolizing Matt Pat's influence and legacy.
Matt Pat's reaction to the movie is overwhelmingly positive, highlighting the success of the creators' efforts.
The creators present Matt Pat with a proposition for a future project, keeping the collaborative spirit alive.
Matt Pat accepts the proposition, agreeing to participate in a future film, which is a testament to the strong community bonds.
Transcripts
this is Matt Pat sitting down to watch
the matte Pat movie I am ready for some
matte Pat
lore and that's us still unsure how we
pulled mat Pat out of retirement for
this roll it yeah oh my god wow get out
of here oh this is a wild ride did you
talk to my parents with zero guarantee
we could track mat pat down we bought
tickets to the other side of America
with one insane goal do you have any way
we can contact Matt Pat surprise Matt
Pat with his own movie surprise thanks
for scheming with us leaves YouTube
Forever we have 8 hours we don't even
have the film done oh my
gosh looks like he's on to us what
happened are you guys secretly
conspiring with the channel
sticks this is episode 5 of making
trailers for YouTubers until we make an
actual freaking movie for Mr Beast you
want me to call Mr Beast now this
episode was only possible thanks to
Shopify all right here's the situation
we're flying out to LA to shoot we
haven't finished the script we have no
Conta with matat we also don't have our
matpat actor locked in this is probably
the most unprepared we've ever been but
we have no choice to get it out before
Matt Pat leaves YouTube Forever okay how
do we end up in the worst situation
we've ever found ourselves in the story
starts here sandwiched in between Mark
robber and Ryan Tran at the 20124 Super
Bowl on the left the YouTuber who
changed our lives that was insane and on
the right the YouTuber who delivered us
the subscriber goal for our Mr Beast me
I spoke to Mr Beast that number is 5
million
subscribers yeah I don't know how we end
it up here but the real crucial person
to this story is the mystery man also
standing in our room he claims to have
secret YouTube pow and told us if we're
ever desperate to find a specific
Creator to just give him a call what we
don't know is if the mystery man secret
powers will actually work and if this is
our only shot to test them we're going
to shoot for the stars the only question
left is which Creator is worthy so we
put out a community post at the end of
last year asking you guys which creators
we should surprise in 2024 we're
scrolling through the comments and
there's an overwhelming amount of people
suggesting this particular
Creator
mat the scariest thing about doing
matpat though is out of every other
Creator we've done so far we know the
least about matpat we don't even know
how that's possible because everyone
seems to have followed his whole journey
basically the first time we heard about
him is in our community post and if
you've been living under the same rock
as us matpat's basically an st YouTube
veteran hello Internet welcome to Game
Theory who combined 40 million
subscribers live to hear his
unnecessarily in-depth theories on every
aspect of
but hey that's just a theory a game
theory it was crazy that you guys
suggested this Creator more than anyone
else but then 2 months later Matt Pat
released this video it's not clickbait
on March 9th I'll will be hosting my
last Theory episode at which point I'll
be handing off the channels to someone
else when this video dropped it kind of
broke YouTube I think everyone was first
of all depressed Matt's quitting every
other YouTuber started quitting YouTube
at the same time and everyone was
talking talking about Matt Pat leaving
and just to be clear all these comments
came 2 months before he posted his
goodbye video I think we literally have
no choice what to do Matt Pat next yeah
it was time to dial our mystery man's
phone number as this episode we decided
to surprise the internet's greatest
theorist the recently retired mat
Pat Hello friends this is Reed turns out
our mystery man actually has a real name
we have someone that we want to surprise
with the trailer and we want to see if
you know them their name is Matt Pat
yes I I know people that know him okay
so maybe that is good enough at the
moment we're aiming to like film the
week that he's posting his last video
and then hopefully we can have something
like the following week okay well yeah
you guys are insane he's right but you
can blame our Insanity on comments like
this Diamond Master 115 says we have to
do this now and it's a little scary
because once he is retired who's to say
he's going to want to collab with the
Channel with only 500k Subs but that's
not stopping us because there's no
better way to honor his legacy then
crystallizing it into a freaking movie I
can talk to his partner manager just
connect you guys directly and then you
would be one rung closer to Matt Pat
himself wow that sounds great s sent off
the message but we had no time to wait
for a response the challenge for this
one is we need to become like the
biggest Matt Pat fans know every single
thing about his law and earn the right
to make him this movie how much matte
Pat have you watched we did our research
separately this time I have no clue what
Curtis has come up with and he has no
clue what I've come up with we're just
going to pitch it to each other super
nerdy genius kid he majored in theater
and Neuroscience he didn't have many
girlfriends well he didn't have any
girlfriends I feel like I'm just getting
into a new YouTuber but he's quitting
and I'm like oh I missed out ooh our
producer just sent us some casting
options and after a bang of
brainstorming session our script had an
impressive total word count of zero well
two oh yeah fade in counts I guess or at
the airport so what's the game plan for
today okay so game plan is don't freak
out get on the plane finish the script
hopefully by the time we get there we
have an actor locked
in all right we're freaking out we just
got a text from our producer and
basically our only lead for a mat Pat
actor is officially ghosting us so we're
in La about to shoot in a couple days we
don't have anyone to play Matt
Pat all right our inside man has some
news for us we don't know if this is the
end of the road or the beginning or the
beginning hello we're nervous tell us
the good or bad news the reason we're so
nervous right now isn't just because
we're about to find out if Matt Pat can
make it to the premiere it's also
because the premere would be the perfect
setting to execute our master plan as
you know our goal for this series is to
make trailers for YouTubers until we
make an actual freaking movie for Mr
Beast and since receiving this 5 million
subscriber goal to get a meeting with Mr
Beast we now know the steps ahead of us
to make our first feature film but what
really gets us is that it only would
have happened because of the support of
you guys now we know the best time to
shoot your shot with a massive YouTuber
is the 3 minute window directly after
showing them their life movie but when
we were thinking about how a retired
YouTube veteran could help us get
subscribers we remembered Matt Pat's
iconic 15-second cameo in a certain
Hollywood movie some people say that but
you know it's just a
theory his fans went kind of bizer oh my
God and although he'd be retired by the
time we shoot our shot we can't help
ourselves but present to Matt
the proposition we'll put his name in
the credits of the Mr Beast movie if he
accepts the lead role in one of our
short films we're thinking his character
from the FNAF movie deserves his own
spin-off we have a feeling this guy's
hiding something but that's just a
theory and if he accepts the proposition
this may be one of the only times Matt
Pat fans will see his face again after a
time but he is the kicker we're only
releasing it once we hit 1 million
subscribers and if all goes according to
plan that would mean we're 1/5th of the
way to our subscriber goal of directing
the Mr Beast M but all of this means
nothing if Reed is about to give us bad
news I feel uh like I have your world in
the palm of my hand you do
um they are stoked to talk to you guys
oh my god let's go just like that we
locked in a call with Matt Pat's team
for tomorrow and on that team is Matt
Pat's wife step about that oh like what
the that's a pretty big deal because
without her game three wouldn't even
exist but before we jump on that call we
have some casting to do this is like
kind of the vibe we want to go for
that's actually him yeah yeah this is
Alex and while we weren't having any
luck with our main actor we definitely
found out teen M I just played a
16-year-old even though I'm 23 you've
got the rooll BR awesome and after that
call we received an audition tape for a
very important role welcome to the game
theory Matthew doesn't know exists she's
perfect she looks just like the real St
hi hi ctis it's so nice to meet you guys
thanks for scheming with us yeah
absolutely we love scheming yeah that's
good we are very familiar with what you
guys have done we're big fans okay it is
wild that they've seen our Channel but
this means we all have to be extra
careful to keep this from Matt Pat well
we want to do one for Matt but it's top
secret Jason and I are great at keeping
production
Secrets what is your timeline like when
are you guys looking to finish it okay
that question was a complete layup to
delay the timeline but because of
Diamond Master 115 we're about to go all
in we could have it done by the end of
the week oh wow oh wow is right this
would mean from our first day of filming
we'd only have 10 days until the
premiere yeah I don't know why we do
this to ourselves it's going to be so
thrilled you guys thank you so much see
you thanks
guys I can't believe it we're about to
make Matt Pat his own movie but without
a main actor there is no movie for a
role like Matt Pat what's just as
important as an impressive lookalike is
to know they can truly capture his
Essence hello Internet welcome to game
the which is why we were so relieved
received a last minute audition tape
from a talented actor Vinnie yeah okay
he can do
it day one of the shoot and I saw
something crazy on the internet last
night looks like he's on to us no what
happened hold up hold up hold up yes is
is this the thing that I talked about
the other day where i'm like hey are you
guys secretly conspiring with the
channel
sticks this is my life montage and I was
like no you nutcase we're not how the
heck does map know our Channel this is
not it no no really there is nothing to
stick little does he know we're about to
go do it right now mat has been on this
train for the last two days I asked you
a question about your nickname and he's
like the origin you're working with the
Enemy Stephanie you said you would be
able to keep the secret that is insane I
can't believe Matt fat knows our Channel
this massively affects how we're going
to get him to the cinema it's fine if he
has a little inkling but we can't have
him know on the day where he's going
otherwise this video won't be called we
surprise Matt Pat anymore it'll be if
Matt Pat was on to us and we still
showed him a movie we're about to meet
our version of Matt Pat for the first
time up how you doing good to finally
meet you guys what was your initial
thoughts when we asked you to be Matt
Pat I was waiting for this your whole
life waiting for this no I I sometimes I
get people online mentioning some
similarities and how we look Matt and I
have somewhat similar manners cuz I come
from like a very theatrical dance
background as well which is a reason why
we thought you'd be great this is our
cinematic version of The Game Theory set
take two I'm kind of taking myself out
of this and I'm I'm solely trying to you
know be him you're probably wondering if
Vinnie will pull this off and action but
also how did we get the actors a
finished script in time well you can
thank our new friend for helping us out
with just that hey Steph how you doing
hey good thanks for doing this I think
we know what the first scene's going to
be I thought it'd be cool to like
somehow recreate that iconic goodbye
video it's not
clickbait on March 9th I'll be hosting
my final Theory episode when did you
first like hear about his theater dreams
oh the day I met him he was like I'm
planning on being a professional actor
he always had that very clear plan yeah
we really want to tell that part of his
story Matthew Patrick cool cut that was
great if you think about it this channel
Stephan M's first child with an
announcement like this I wanted to bring
it back to the way this whole thing
started to cut that was really good
let's go back tell us about Middle
School Matt Pat he is like every Middle
School Trope you can possibly think of
yeah this is my sweater rolled up into
one scrawny kit we need to make him look
more
convincing damn look at that Matthew had
a really heavy unibrow big glasses he
was super skinny he was the kid who got
there really early to set up all the
chairs he was part of all the choruses
he was that kid nice this is looking so
good welcome you're new here I think it'
be sick to show the moment where
somebody first calls him matat it's the
first time someone gave you a nickname
cuz normally people would just call you
Matt action hey Matt pack to lunch that
name far predates YouTube cut great job
his very first bedroom did have a Super
Mario theme we have to recreate this
bedroom it's the details something that
most people don't know is that his dad
was a conspiracy theorist and I mean
like moonlanding kind of stuff Matthew's
first memory is when he was four playing
Castlevania action while his family was
getting ready to move I'm going to throw
these out sure thing I've been worn
those since Nicks and fake the
moonlanding he could recall the page and
the position on a page where things were
you know it' be cool if we meld some of
these things together you can read the
history of human Expedition page 95
paragraph
4 but interesting Theory I love that I
think that's hilarious he is a
self-proclaimed super teacher pet but he
met a teacher one time who swore that
they would not give out an A+ so he
complained to the school everyone knows
Miss reer swore to never give out an A+
and I'm sorry but don't you think it's a
little immoral to deny a student the
ability to achieve the highest grade
possible principal Keller and the
teacher was forced to give him an
A+ oh my gosh Matt Pat just posted his
final video guys wow today is March 9th
Matt Pat just posted his final video
crazy we'll have to watch it later
whatever he does in this video is going
in the
movie thanks for
watching that is crazy wow what should
we add to the movie from that I think we
know that's a r on Alex that's a w on
Alex I saw this video of him in a green
suit what's that about oh he used to
wear that all the time in college we
finally get to recreate the iconic green
suit show can you imagine you just see
this person walking around constantly in
a green suit sometimes there was a cane
to the tea this is
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perfect I was really put off by him at
first guess we Partners M pet yeah I'm
just there for the extra extra M credit
no I'm with you you were both trying to
avoid taking another math credit
programming computer games sounded like
a lot more fun than 3D calculs nice but
I'm not calling you Matt
Pat Matt and Steph cut nice I feel like
that's what the story is we both just