We Cause Scenes: The Rise of Improv Everywhere
Year | 2013 |
Starring | Anthony King, Ben Folds, Bill Wasik, Charlie Todd, Chris Kula, Cody Lindquist, Ken Keech, Tyler Walker |
Director(s) | Matt Adams |
Runtime | 85 minutes |
Producer(s) | Andrew Soltys, Matt Adams |
Improv Everywhere started accidentally in New York City in 2001 after an impromptu gag with friends prompted further ideas for harmless fun in public. Since then, Improv Everywhere has grown from a small gang of restless jokesters into an internationally recognized prank collective and a viral video-making machine. From the No Pants Subway Ride to Frozen Grand Central to the MP3 Experiment and beyond, their publicly-staged scenes of chaos and joy are beloved by the hundreds who witness them, the thousands who participate in them, and the millions who watch and share the videos online. This film is the inside story of this groundbreaking group and its founder, Charlie Todd, who has turned the world into a stage, inventing an art form for the Internet age.
This fun and funny film shows the magnetic pull of silliness done simply to make people wonder and smile and that with the advent of YouTube found audiences and imitators all over the world.