Fred Ott's Sneeze

[2010GBlanca]

Best film I have ever watched!!

[kinetoscopes]

Super awesome?

[iwannadrinkacupoftea]

I love how this is one of the first films EVER. It was recorded it 1894!! 118 years ago!!

[BarryTehBunghole]

2p we meet again

[LyleBennet]

The post-humourus sequel is coming out soon.

It's called "Fred Ott's Fart"

[maikii]

It's funny just how unfunny most of the comments are for this.

[MerelyAFan]

The remake of this totally lacked the appeal of the original.

[chazz0rz]

I really hope they make a sequel!

[rapeasaurus1]

did people pay to see this?

[LilyMoth12]

Wow saw this in my film as literature class! first comedic film!

[sailorwinxgirl]

first comedy movie ever!

[MisterZombyWoof]

I can't wait for the re-release!

[WantOxide]

Cast:

Fredd Ott: Human

Big Black Mustaches: Ott's Mustaches

Sneeze: Himself

[smiffy992]

are there any deleted scenes on the dvd?

[MattTheGreat2008]

I cried

[robbo4life]

the original fail

[xpaige87]

so when's this hitting netflix

[PureMadness]

I say, have any of you gents heard of this newfangled device called the automocar? They cost a pretty penny, but I hear they're simply smashing. I'd be willing to plunk down a few simoleons for one of those.

[ZoomZip]

this remidns me of robin williams

[karlsalz]

i luv de part where he sneezed

[regenald510]

Edison knew this was going on Youtube.

[robertextremu]

fuck cracked!!

[VincentBrooke1]

OHHHHHHHHHH INDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!­!!!!!

[therealsuperhobo]

fake

[cedrickdbz]

Did he die...oh wait....

[ishouldplayzelda]

magnificent! bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alismouha]

*Cries*This movie is full of emotions,the storytelling is phenomenal,and the special effects rock the world.

10/10

Also,thumbs up if cracked sent you here.

Also thumbs up if you're wondering why nobody said that before.

And thumbs this up if you have no freakin' idea how people paid REAL money to watch some guy sneeze...

....Just Fucking thumb this up,will ya?

[bochu22]

@alismouha your life is sad.

[alismouha]

@bochu22 How'd you figure?

[MyScorpion42]

WHOA

[Muggelfuk]

CAN YOU F*CKING SAY ME WHY THERE ARE SO MUCH VIDEOS OF PEOPLE WHO SNEEZE?!?!?!

[jlabsteinc]

the very first video copyrighted on jan 9 1894, as you can see in the intro.

[Channelsearcher]

OMG WHEN IS BLU-RAY COMING OUT??

[JakFan13]

GENIUS!!!! I GIVE IT A HUNDRED OUT OF A HUNDRED!!!!

[supabeast23]

Say what you want, this movie is better than *insert bad movie name here*.

[tbaumgar1]

I like the part where he sneezed.

[J4K31]

Amazing

[donniedarkodevotte]

It's only a matter of time before they remake this.

[superseth39]

0:04 BEST GODDAMN PART SOOO EPIC

[zoo1619]

I wanted to rent this from my local blockbuster, but they didn't even know what the hell i was talking about, shame on them for not knowing one of the greatest classics of our whole fucking existence.

[MsQuims]

Fake sneeze!

[LOYALxTOxNONE]

Cocaine is a helluva drug

[CorLivingIt]

way better than avatar

[Blaze1289]

Bless you.

[aymirala]

You know, I look at this and I'm more interested than when I look at Twilight.

[Wiivified]

Goooo kinetoscope! and celluloid film!

[weightedcompanionc]

Story telling at it's finest...

[Slypaperclips]

@weightedcompanionc *it's

[weightedcompanionc]

@Slypaperclips Uhm... yeah, that's what I said, grammar nazi. "Story telling at its finest". In any case, you're two months late.

[Alstheman37]

This was the first motion picture, ever. As a movie lover, I salute this footage. The one that started it all.

[eateroftheflame]

@Alstheman37 The first motion picture was actually "Roundhay Garden Scene", do a quick search you'll find it easily, as you can probably guess it's even shorter than this one.

[TheKingofnoob]

Hey, atleast it's better than the Last Airbender.

[ShippudenTimes]

I can see it being shown in a highlight of man's achievements. I can also see a caption scrolling across it in that same highlight saying "Please stay tuned for one hundred and sixteen years of crap."

[samuraikarasu]

Better than Avatar and Twilight combined.

[ominousmusic]

The morons whining about "kids today" are just as historically ignorant as the people complaining about this film.

[xXFlockofGriffinsXx]

@ominousmusic Probably true.

[TheRoyalAquamaster]

The people who think this is stupid- it was revolutionary. In several hundred years time, people will be laughing at all the amazement at 3D. Also- people still like the sneezing panda. Need I say more?

[CaveTeeth1983]

When the youth of today call this"stupid" and shit" not only does it show the stupidity of youth it also shows the complete ignorance of historic events; Okay mind you this isn't exactly a recording of the actual sinking of the Titanic but it was remarkable at the time. It would be comparable to (for the youth) never once hearing recorded music and all of a sudden BAM the I pod is invented.

[ImAllFact]

That was fucking epic when he looked up at us after he sneezed!

[Thumper17]

@ImAllFact

Yea, it's like "I know I'm making history, and I'm cool with it."

[animalman1122]

he looks like a jolly man

[SpiderCrusades]

My favorite scene is the sneezing one.

[justingatlin1]

it was number 1 at the box office and number 2 on imdb, right behind the galloping horse, at the time with a record of 23 votes

[Grant691]

I paid 12 bucks a ticket for that!

[newnewman2002]

Best Movie Evar!

The storyline, camera work, and special effects were spectacular.

[DollyhouseClub]

stupid -.-

[Mashermat]

@DollyhouseClub

If you lived and watched this back when this move was first released, you would probably of literally shit yourself in Awe.

[socialcrimeradio]

This coming to Blu-ray?

[mrapostropho]

At the end he looks like he had done something incredibly witty. Well, in 1896 not many people were actualy able to sneeze. Today it's different of course.

[Ryan6062]

Avatar is definitely a close second!

[resinweber]

LOOKS MORE LIKE HES DOING COKE

[pr0kris]

Avatar doesn't even come close to the awesomeness of this film. I've watched it literally 500 times.

[TheAdmirableAdmiral]

you can't connect him to kevin bacon he's only in 3 movies and they all star himself alone.

[jmj540]

WHEN I SAW FRED OTT SNEEZE ON THE BIG SCREEN I JIZZED IN MY PANTS

[blofeld39]

Slowest. Sneeze. EVER.

[bonzot]

jizzed in his pants

[madmonkey4eva]

Why didn't he use the hanky he had in his hand? Dirty man :P

[funfdogg]

Nobody can link this guy to KEVIN BACON?!

[chunktuff]

the frames are like snowflakes.. each one is unique

[gamesDAMNED]

Say whatever you want, but this is waaaay more entertaining than Transformers 2.

[pete275]

OMG, copyright infringement! (also, I thought film was expensive, they wasted more on the copyright notice than the actual footage?)

[UberMetallMaschine]

wtf was that?

[InvisibleSandwichTM]

This film might be my new favorite, beating out the cinematic glory and blockbuster drama of our times and the occasional brilliant narrative.

[liradeorfeu]

bless you.

[flomar36]

this was the very first film to get a copyright,but i'm not sure if it's the first.

[Trombonist420]

He's not sneezing, he's putting a wad of snuff in his nose. Look it up.

[easy2member]

people be dumb. This was the first motion picture to ever gets its own copyright on it.

[WetKant]

The Michael Bay remake was better. You know, with its slow-mo sneezing big-titted bimbo

[CodenameDanMan]

It's still better than Good Luck Chuck

[guthrieisawesome]

I liked the part where he sneezed.

[kaitlynnfails]

Cracked!

[lronmice]

I like the part when he sneezes.

[blingbling098]

what happened to youtube !????

[Afoxtrotn00b]

Amazing. This is prime Oscar material!

[1h8u2be]

snuff is great

[Ridiculousmusic]

damn, n i thought avatar was good..

[NuclearPlanet]

looooooooooooool FIRST COMEDY

[NeonStrawberryinc]

and yet... it's a million times better than the "movies" we call comedies from nowadays. (aka disaster movie, epic movie, scary movie, etc.)

[Gnillob802]

Regarding description: This was one of many films produced by Thomas Edison (Ott was his assistant). Ott starred in Fred Ott's Sneeze produced by Edison. Edison produced The Patchwork Girl of Oz starring Hal Roach (as The Cowardly Lion). Hal Roach produced The Little Kidnappers with Charlton Heston. Charlton Heston was in Any Given Sunday with LL Cool J. LL Cool J was in (ironically) EDISON starring Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freedman, Dylan McDermott, Damien Wayans.

[CrazyAmeoba]

How does that relate to kevin bacon?

[Gnillob802]

I was having some fun with the name Edison and didn't want to spoil the Bacon answer for someone else...but if you insist...

Fred Ott starred in Fred Ott's Sneeze produced by Thomas Edison. Edison produced Patchwork Girl of Oz starring Hal Roach (as the Cowardly Lion). Hal Roach produced The Little Kidnappers starring Charlton Heston. Charlton Heston was in Any Given Sunday directed by Oliver Stone. Oliver Stone directed JFK with KEVIN BACON.

[Gnillob802]

The key here was Hal Roach. He lived 100 years and 10 months. He worked in films for something like 76 years as either an actor, writer, director or producer. The jump from Patchwork Girl in 1914 (his first actual credit as an actor) to The Little Kidnappers in 1990 (his second to the last film) was the entire span of his career.

[foamy1graff]

exiting xD

[Clawshot52]

So this is like the first comedy?

[GameDude2008]

it's not the first comedy. Wasn't meant to be a comedy. It was just the first recored filming done in the US

[vigo461]

The first cinema actor!

Thanks for this video

[blofeld39]

Nope; Adolphe le Prince and his in-laws preceded him, in "Roundhay Garden Scene".

[UNCfan102]

I just wonder how they got him to sneeze. Did they just wait around with a whatver they used to film or did they use pepper or something?

[jansenxvs]

He took a pinch of snuff, according to Wikipedia.

[Tipster4free]

zeldorfy is right sept 4 the part abut high skool musical that movie stinx worse than a rotten egg and i know

[GerbilEssences]

Sneeze a jolly good fellow!

[MrUnidyne]

...which nobody can deny!

[GerbilEssences]

. ;)

[NodPilot42]

Actually, he would have a Bacon number of 1. He was in a film. So was Kevin Bacon. Wait, that's how "Six Degrees" works, right?

[outta910]

brilliant!

[jamiejo31]

bless you fred

[mc0mich]

whoever thinks this is shit is an ignorant dumbass. It was the salt pillar of its time. your comments reflect the stupidity of youth today.

[Tomppaukki]

@mc0mich It's a guy sneezing..

[ClickThisUser]

@mc0mich I completely agree with you, although I believe that the terms "youth" and "stupidity" have always gone hand in hand with one another throughout history. It is not just today's youth, and you can't let the ignorance of some affect your views on the majority.

[xXFlockofGriffinsXx]

@mc0mich @TCPHumanist Any idiot can see the historical significance in this, and why it drew so much awe from people back then. The people who say this is boring are just pointing out the advancements in this technology today opposed to back then. They're not saying it because they're stupid.

[SamECircle]

@mc0mich I'm 13 and am seriously thinking about dressing up as this guy for halloween :-) (whatever the hip term for "no irony" is goes here)

[narutouzumak5657]

uhh this is just a test kinda thing that thomas edison did. first copyrighted film. he used a pinch of snuff to sneeze.

[undertecket]

Good shit

[ryan1sdaman]

dag that would have been a waste of a good five cent ticket!

[zeldorfy]

dude, back in 1912 this was epic. It was totaly unheard of. 5 million people wanted to watch it because of how amazing it was to them. Sure, nowadays it would suck worse than High School Musical3, but this was momentous. seriously, please think about what it would be like back then. and just in case you were joking, i think it would be much more back then lol

[TheLoneSergeant]

i dunno, i'd go with this over HSM3

[zeldorfy]

good point indeed =] i think i have to agree with you now

[oskari14]

Lol, I was (or right now am) doing essay of History of Films when I found about these old films made before 20th century. But when I watched this film, I was like: "...Wtf?! People paid money to see this?! And that guy isn't even sneezing, he looks more like falling asleep and then waking up right away!" XD

[marius478]

I wonder what happened to ol' Fred?

[StewieGriffin613]

Gesundheit!!

[ravnzcroftbackup]

This was the first copyrighted film ever.

[MelanieLouM]

Ah, the days before Benadryl! ^_^

[RawPower]

god that was beautiful

;)

[bballer710]

yea silent films ran at 16 fps and normal films were 24 fps

[gravey6009]

That's obscene. Should be rated NC-17.

[Brittaeitzen]

The sneeze looks a bit like a fake...was it real?

[RowanAthikson]

It's real, actually he takes a pinch of snuff then he sneezes.

[SerenityRecords]

Apparently Ott could sneeze on command. Funny subject for a moving picture, I guess William Dickson had a sense of humor.

[elleryman]

since it's 5 seconds long, how many frames is that total? 120? (5 x 24). did films run at 24 frames/sec then?

[cunoamit]

i don't get it.

[Chickenpainter111]

the first movies are the most interesting ones, because, in my opinion, Edison sat down with his invention and went, "Okay, I can record motion and project it on to a screen, but what the fuck am I going to film?" it's like paintings made by the inventor(s?) of canvas.

[BottomBoosh]

I wonder What the DVD commentary would be like

[musainspiradora013]

I was preparing my finals for Film History. I was reading about Fred Ott. I think it`s great to have this material available. Thanks for posting. Wish me success!! lol

Peace and love, everyone!!!

[toddsmitts]

People should read the book instead. There's a lot of stuff they had to leave out when they adapted it into a film.

Still, Edison's DVD commentary has some interesting insights, like Fred Ott's constant demand for Kleenex. He also mentions how he originally wanted Russell Crowe for the role but he was too expensive and also wouldn't be born for another seventy years.

[garrettsambo7]

HISORIC MOMENT!

[OnlyJasonere]

Based on a true story

[BrittleFingers]

How is this considered to be a movie?

[reader125]

Man, they just don't make good films like this anymore.

[EGLchan]

(I'm sorry for the very late reply, but I can't resist.)

They sure do, but nowadays we call them youtube-videos. ;)

[tedmerr]

gesundheit

[darkbosh]

you can prolly connect him to bacon in some way or another

[TCPHumanist]

Well, you probably could actually. Say that Fred Ott was in a film directed by Thomas Edison, and then find a film actor who's portrayed Edison in film - and then connect that actor to Bacon in 4 steps...and voila!

[nasratfatty]

shit sneeze.

[krtilaginosa]

amazing... :)

[SandNproductions]

the script was terrible and the direction was blah but the camera work was exquisite.

[Bjornarr]

Haha :P

[meatmarket]

Bravo!! Deserves an Oscar, dare I say, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT!!!!

[spiritualCAPTAIN1]

People payed money just to see that. Amazing.

[firstpeter31822]

Wow! What then was the first motion picture?

[Davidcatcat]

the roundhay garden scene

[takedowned]

i`m sure it developed a cult following :D

[paulyoli]

How did you get hold of this?

[tvshowcaochfan77]

I was wondering that same thing.  Its awesome!!

[Saraculture13]

Neat! The first actor, and the frst flicker. ;)

[mreborn]

I cant wait for the sequel.

[mw0305]

Yeah, I heard they were calling it Fred Ott's Fart

[spiritofboz]

An important document. Nice to see

[Remistro]

It looks more like he's about to sneeze but the feeling passes.

[JoeytheHDK]

That's really cool. 1894.

[yupfrank]

wow the first video ever

[doxology26]

I bet when people first saw this in 1894, they nearly shit their pants