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Two boyfriends take a tour of their dysfunctional relationship through the magic of television 'Static Electricity' by REY GWEN ft. bandanabloom: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/reygwen/static-electricity our socials!!!: Twitter: https://twitter.com/clickerfilm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clickerfilm/ our website: https://www.clickerfilm.com/ letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/clicker/ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16495052/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Dustin Vuong Nguyen as BLOO Mike Scandora as TREVOR guest starring WESTON KOURY This student film was written and directed by Charles Kugler and produced by Grey Colson and Jay McMichen CREDITS CORRECTION: Cleanup help by Aron Pellegrino and Chloe Sauer Toon Boom Harmony Rigs by Grey Colson FULL CREDITS LIST PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JnMMEcYbrg5j4pV6uXEAIm2eu62VIhIe/view?usp=share_link love you guys ❤️

saintlycharles

1 year ago

Where the hell is he? Ugh, finally! Trevor! Trevor!! Can you hear me?! TREVOR!! Oh shit. *beatboxes* Uhhhhhh... wha? *beatboxes* ...Heeeey, Trevor! About what happened back there I'm... really sorry about kicking you in your... uh *muffled* That was really not cool of me I don't know what got into me! You forgive me though, right? Are you even listening to me right now? *beatboxes* Aw FUCK, Trevor! If I had known you were gonna ignore me the whole night I wouldn't have even come to this stupid p
arty! *beatboxes* WOW! Forgive me for trying to spend some quality time with my own boyfriend! *beatboxes* I am NOT being overdramatic! Why does everyone keep on telling me that? Look, I don't know what your deal is today, Trevor but if you're gonna keep acting like a dick then just... ...leave me alone! Huh? Wait, Trevor! You can't go! *beatboxes* I didn't mean a word of that! I- I swear! Can we just sit down? Talk about this? Please? *beatboxes* You don't... ...wanna talk about it? What's that
supposed to mean? *beatboxes* No no no! Babe! We can work through this! *beatboxes* Trevor, please! Try and- *beatboxes* That's not what I meant. *beatboxes* No I'm not! *beatboxes* TREVOR! *beatboxes* Anyways, back to what I was- Uhhhhhhhhh... ...Trevor? Jesus, Trevor! Get a grip! *beatboxes* I'm glad you asked! I also have no idea where we are. *beatboxes* The remote? *gasps* The remote! Right! Of course! It's right here in my... Actually its in... ...here? I can't find it! Oh my God! We're n
ever gonna get back home! And we're gonna be stuck here! FOREVER!!! *panting* *dog barks* We've got to get out of here! Trevor! That's not what I meant! God, Trevor do you even use your head? You are such a- -liar! If I remember correctly it was your foot that got us stuck here in the first- Oh REAL mature, Trevor. Y'know, just because the remote fell out of MY pocket does not make this- -MY fault! UGH! This is so like Trevor! He NEVER takes responsibility for his actions! You never take respons
ibility for your actions! *beatboxes* You always find a way to blame me for- -your mistakes! *beatboxes in Italian* You're memory seems a little hazy... Looks like somebody needs a little bit of a refresher! Remember that time you crashed my Honda Civic into a flamingo sanctuary? That time you illegally downloaded all those songs onto my laptop? No... I wouldn't call myself.... ..."overdramatic". -spring break 2003, spring break 2004, that time you went to see the Nutcracker without me?! And las
t but not LEAST... BREAKING NEWS: Tonight, tragedy strikes a local fraternity house Kegs were thrown, heads were hit, and hearts... were broken We're going live to our onfield correspondant! You're live, Bloo! I'm here at the scene of the crime where earlier this evening local asswipe Trevor projected a large metal beer keg into a crowd of civilians Severely injuring an especially handsome and innocent party-goer. *whispers* It was ME. Oh, shit- That sounds terrible, Bloo. Indeed it was, Bloo! I
'm here with a bystander from the incident! Tell me, sir. What did you see? Fart city EXPLODED! Wha- Am I on TV? Oh my GOD! I'm on TV!! KALYNN! KALYNN! I'M ON TV!!! And what do you think, Trevor? *playback* And what do you think, Trevor? Are you... copying me? *playback* Are you copying me? Stop it! STOP IT!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Y'know what? Maybe I'm tired of having a boyfriend who's such a selfish... disrespectful... stupid little... ...BASTARD!!! Hey, Trevor! Loo
k its the remote- AAHH- It's... MINE! Uhh... Trevor? Can I... have my remote back? Please? I always keep a spare! Just in case... Trevor? We can't... ...fix this, can we? *beatboxes* No... not the remote. I thought I was doing everything right but I don't... ...know anymore. *beatboxes* I'm sorry, I... don't really know what to say but... I think it's over, for us. *beatboxes* Oh yeah, sorry. I forgot this. Also, ummm... sorry about your balls. ♫ Static Electricity by REY GWEN plays ♫

Comments

@opo3628

As an aside, I love the theory that Trevor only being able to speak in beatbox represents how bad he is at communicating.

@renjoku3771

This feels like a breath of fresh air to see this. When gay relationships in shows are portrayed as flawless and never having any problems or arguments gets really annoying after a while. Real relationships have bumps in the road no matter what type it is or what sexuality either partner is. And it takes a lot to realize that may you weren’t meant for each other and when it’s time to break things off.

@felisazure1820

I really loved this animation as someone who has been in a relationship like this. Trevor probably doesn't mean any harm, and it's clear he cares, but, it can be emotionally exhausting to be in a relationship where someone feels so emotionally distant or careless. Bloo's realization that he kept lashing out because he wasn't happy and finally putting an end to it was one I could really relate to. Super well-done animation that showed the complexities of these relationships really well.

@eddthe9th

"*Beat boxes in Spanish*" had me in my grave, lol

@dustinvuongnguyen

Hey all, this is Dustin Vuong Nguyen. I voice Bloo! Thanks so much for your love for CLICKER!!!

@fakeemail6815

it's so real, this is exactly the representation we need. we need the cute fluffy stuff, but we also need the realness that comes with any relationship. not everything is sunshine and rainbows (ha, rainbows) in gay relationships, because they're just relationships and there's nothing different about them

@foodwizard2875

4:13 "Local twink" has to be my favorite part of this video 😭❤

@mallow2429

When trevor said “bOOmsickitaboom-chh” that really made me emotional fr

@Yoboy_Kenny

I actually went to school with the guy who voiced Bloo and I'm proud to see him doing well keep up the good work Dustin.

@statenislander4399

Gay or straight, every relationship has problems, and some relationships just don't work out. Love is love, but love is complicated as well.

@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth

As an aromantic, I really appreciate art like this because it helps me understand what it's like to experience love and heartbreak.

@gothic0re

this was so cathartic for me as someone who recently went through a heartbreak just like this with an emotionally unavailable, terrible communicator. as bad as it sounds, i was really hoping that they wouldn't get back together and i was so happy that they didn't because i really felt comforted and validated by bloo's feelings and experiences.

@kiwiestrela

I never thought I would be so involved in a boombox and TV relationship, which is why I loved this animation.

@foxboygender

I love the commitment to the appliance head character designs; like when the waffle iron guy would talk by flapping his mouth, Bloo literally turning up the volume to yell, making one of your protags mute because he's a boombox??? It's all genius. There was so much care and thought put into how to make this world feel alive and make sense <3

@Jellyfish146

I don't know what it's called but I find that style where the patterns don't move to be really charming

@shoot8141

5:19 IS THAT WESTON KOURY? I adore this short film, its genuinely so hilarious and creative, the animation runs so smoothly and the artstyle is beautiful in aesthetics and creativity. Keep up the amazing work!!!!!!!!

@Lukos0036

Remember kids, just because your SO is the same sex as you doesn't mean you can zone out of the relationship and act like a man child. Love takes work.

@spinningninja2

Awww that was so fun in the most sad way, haha. A surprisingly nuanced view of a failing relationship, with incredibly interesting and creative presentation!! Bravo!

@daniellaizekemoe1967

I love how as the channels change, Bloo follows aswell in certain aspects such as tone and appearance relative to the context. Whereas Trevor is just...TREVOR. Well, most of the time. He does change in appearance aswell, but he mostly just stays the same throughout.

@goosekevin420

HOW DARE YOU WISH ME A HAPPY PRIDE MONTH AFTER THIS, THIS WAS ANYTHING BUT HAPPY!!!! (anyway love this animation, it was really cool and original and i may or may not be crying)