The Hermit | A Documentary On A Hermit Living In The Wasatch Mountains Of Utah USA.

[almightyminimite]

I want to live close to nature with my cats and have my own food . My reason is I hate to being a money's slave and hate nasty humans.

[truedeal23]

This is bill Murray's character from caddy shack illegitimate son

[oregoncoyote1]

nicely done portrait of the type of disenfranchised young people that our society produces more and more all the time. marginalized kids like him are further isolated through teasing and abuse by others who are devoid of compassion or empathy (like many of the commentators posting here), who believe dissing others is an acceptable practice. i feel sorry for all you "superior" people, you must lead sad, lonely and unhappy lives if you need to say things like this.

[ScottHaley12]

I lived way back in the boonies near Red Bluff, CA for a little over a year. It was one of the best experiences of my life. The fellow in this film appears to be either mentally unbalanced or a fraud, or maybe both. :)

[opsk9]

His clothes seem too clean to have been out there long. I smell a hoax, especially the part about falling off the roof. Cleverly done, regardless.

[coastalflourishing]

Is this a joke? I feel bad for this guy. 

[davethabushfella]

i thought i was obvious that the beaver must have put the can opener back because he like the watch

[MrsPoodle78]

Upon further viewing this is now obviously staged....but hillarious!!! really good acting....very funny. I almost though it was legit.

[MrsPoodle78]

I have to wonder if this guy is acting, especially the part with the beaver.

[bnsaints]

How this retard survives is beyond me, no skills at all

[bnsaints]

This guy is bat shit insane, he needs to be institutionalized

[madbuzz90]

@bnsaints Does he, are you a beaver? He seems fine to me.

[Topgeneral3070]

rofl I love this guy! xD His negotiations with that beaver are hilarious!

[2emeraldeyes]

if this is real....it's really quite sad ):

[kenny8331]

@2emeraldeyes I thought maybe it was real or maybe he wasn't that crazy until about 21:30 when he started to tell the story about the time big foot tried to rape him. Then at 28:18 he starts the story about the time aliens stole his hatchet and put it on a hill.

[kaiagavin]

this dude (like everyone else) is totally nuts.

[2emeraldeyes]

@kaiagavin for sure lol

[Greygor1234567890]

One of the best things I've ever stumbled upon on youtube.

[Greygor1234567890]

He's guna eat that big hairy beaver!!

[kyosnoise]

Its a movie that documents a guy who pretends to be a hermit.

[2emeraldeyes]

@kyosnoise my thoughts exactly

[lucy9359]

I grew up like this in Canada and now I live in the populated area having a mind to move back to the North and living the simple life again....

[dieselmac]

Caddy Shack?!

[n2488]

he seems like such a nice guy hes more sane than most people who claim to be

[portlandbarkly]

what type of fish is that

its a sardine out of a can dude

[portlandbarkly]

He sounds like Bill Murray out of the movie cady shack

varmit cong

[89gtu]

Dam beaver's there thieves...

[Florin888]

Did he get any visits from the Internal Revenue Service ? I guess he is late several years with the Federal Tax Return.

[Tubz101]

I love this video, its almost fascinating to watch this guy in action. Anyways a few questions, is he still alive and still living out there. And how long was he out there when this vid was made. Just that his shelter seems very short tern and so does his set up.

[mrphluvr78]

its interesting how clean his clothes stay throughout the entire movie

[mrphluvr78]

This film is bogus!

[SchMasHed]

This guy is hilarious. I'm glad he has his own little spot to be free in the world and i hope no one ever takes it from him. The whole beaver thing was priceless. Just cause he talks a little slower than some other people. He seems like a pretty insightful dude to me.

[lostinthewoods357]

Can you only imagine the insight he has gained that all of the rest of us can only hope to have? The sad truth is, somewhere his mother probably misses him and worries constantly. As the saying goes, "there, but by the grace of God go I."

[Cozthebrave]

Lets go stack some rocks!

[youhateme666]

Everybody sure its not a comedy? A "mockumentary" if you will.

[jimyrichardson]

Anyone called "eccentric" in this society is immediately labeled with some psychological disorder whipped up by modern cultists called doctors.

[mogges1]

BOY he's got that right so called friends will stab you in the back.LOL stole his can opener.Ok so he's a little off but arent we for being a slave to a system that just keep taking more of what you work for.we pay SS to have some thing when we get old only tho have the goverment till you you can have WHAT YOU WORKED FOR..So really who is the real Slave

[mogges1]

You guys call this guy nuts.but he's free.some of you are a slave and do not even know it yet.some say he's poor I say he's rich.

[roundweego1]

The beaver that took his can opener is such a dick. thank god he took the trade

[whereskim89]

this is the greatest video of all time, this should be a movie, this man is a hero to the world

[whereskim89]

This was the greatest entertainment of all time, I would want this to be a movie, this man is a hero to us all

[Rockapebates]

This guy is probably dead by now or in a mental home. But he had a vision.

[bigfish454m]

Bill Murry from Caddyshack, were's the goefer?

[bigfish454m]

Bill Murry

[hgortermarof]

What did you do in your life?? FUCKING SIT IN AN OFFICE HEY 

Screw you this is nature this is how to live man

[hgortermarof]

The America Dream America The USA a beautiful country where people can just be the way they want to be

[hgortermarof]

damn is that an autism spectrum he has 7:30

He is showing his feelings so much that guy should be trained in the army to get some discipline maybe he is a veteran tough who went trough it all and just doesnt give a shit anymore He could be spreading the word of GOD instead

[roll4lyfe96]

@hgortermarof And which god is that? Thor is my Favorite.

[hgortermarof]

@roll4lyfe96

Well if You want to be struck by lightning I guess you are right

People were scared of all sorts of things until they discovered the different phenomena with Science my friend so all those Gods were no Gods anymore It is normalized or standardized to only one God The God of Why the hell are we here in this place?

We could have been in outer space that would be much more fun.

The GOD of existence more or less not alone= you and god = no worries

[hgortermarof]

he should be training soldiers in survival techniques he can also do the ultimate survival experience for city people or so They will pay him a lot of money to do this

Potentially he can be quite rich in money terms doing this

DAMN give this poor bastard a hand and let him do survival excursions so he can just have that bit of satisfaction and a bit of money to just discover some more of what is out there

God bless fellow

[flybirdgo]

poor beaver

[captainsvelte]

its definatly a minnow

[TadRapidly]

26:20__how not to carry a knife.

[HecterPlasmic]

Staged.

[skhackersk]

Was thinking about doing the same thing, people and Chuck Norris sucks ...

[cyphrr]

This is staged. Script read for Forrest Gump part 2. Check the clothes. Even if this was day one, there is no way this guy would be this clean. Just a couple of guys up camping with a camera phone, case closed.

[MrSpoon123]

if any part of this is acting. he far surpasses any one bar bill murry

[MrSpoon123]

wonder if the camera man was nervous once he started swinging his axe + machetie

[MrSpoon123]

fantastic. and his voice reminds me of bill murry

[Necrofetus667]

He reminds me of the big dude in Of Mice and Men.



[cjbb12]

Was thinking about doing the same thing, people and martial law sucks

[paullees557104]

well fed hermit

[pmaughmer]

He still out there?

[Automedon2]

Clean cut, new haircut and shave, a spotlessly clean down jacket - they could have made it more believable, but this guy is a good actor

[woodweezel]

I like to eat Beaver too. It's fun to shave it first...........

[kobracom77]

Ahhh such is life, no matter where you live in the world, mans biggest headache's always come from beavers.

[acrow11]

I think the poor man should be left alone and allowed to stay put. He is no doubt better off where he is at the moment and more important..he seems happy

[clicky306]

For a hermit thats been living wild im just wondering how he manages to cut the back of his hair to an even length.FUNNY TO WATCH THOUGH and amusing to see how many people believe.

[bikenutter1]

@clicky306 Maybe he is not fully emersed in the hermit lifestyle, and returns back to "civilisation" to get supplies and items of comfort. It must be hard to switch when you were brought up in a concrete jungle.

[AuSableRiver11]

35:50... at least they gave it back lol

[AuSableRiver11]

17:30. My new rule in life: Never trust a machete weilding person in the woods who threatens to eat baby beavers for stealing his can opener.

[bikenutter1]

@AuSableRiver11 I did think several times that the camera guy was taking a risk. I don't think the guy was agressive, more psychotic, and that does not mean he is an axe murderer, it's a personality type. (incidently, most successful business people have psychotic personalities,lol?)

[mryellow123]

@bikenutter1 I liked the bit where he's angry at the beaver and swinging the machete a bit too much, the camera man redirects him with "throw another rock at it".

[AuSableRiver11]

@bikenutter1 I never took this video seriously. I only made fun of the statements within. The camera man was not at risk, this was a spoof. Look at this guy and ask yourself if you could actually survive long-term with what he has. It's a slightly funny video and I hope the beavers are still doing well (though I am not opposed to trapping or hunting).

[FacetsOfTruth]

I can't believe what a good actor this guy is. It seems obvious that this was just a movie. Some of the scenes were too much like 'Something about Bob' with Bill Murray for me. I don't think I'm buying the story at all. But nice try boys.

[bikenutter1]

@FacetsOfTruth Possibly true. 

[acrow11]

This poor man is mentally ill.

[mryellow123]

@acrow11 "poor man"? Yeah like he'd be so much better off drooling in some multi-story institution dosed up on lithium till he dies.

[bikenutter1]

@acrow11 Most people that choose to life a lifestyle such as that do have mental illness. He hadn't set up a sustainable camp or didn't really have his head screwed on, bad phrase. He seems like he had literally "ran for the hills" as a way to escape the horrid life in society. I personally pity him greatly.

[paul1mdrn]

Deliverance anyone? This was fun to watch dude, hilarious character.

[Feeshmonster1]

purty white teeth.

[jackalofigjam]

240p we meet again

[josephdupont]

You have water.. grow watercress.

[QuiChiYang2]

My man, those were not friends, and when you make friends it's entirely your choice. What you have is a trust issue, even the beaver is screwing with this guys head. Nature of course has taken him in, cause it's what she does, but will human society accept him, probably not. He would be mentally unstable. He needs more meat and veggies, to increase brain mass, and stop eating mice or rats, He shouldhav went to therapy for his fractured skull. Living in nature is good enough. Rock on dude!!!

[Robert31352]

BS

[hawbo156]

(talking about a lighter he found.)"I'd kill for onea these"..."no i wouldnt"....."Maybe i would" hahaha

[jakeryan8657]

He seen big foot taking a dump.. lmao!!

[ESAPOWER]

Just finished watching this... I kind'a liked it, actually. The guy's a little creepy/scary, and he sure hates that beaver, but he does seem pretty harmless - if a little clumsy. And he has some scary habbits. I would like to know if anyone visits this guy often? Because I'd like to send him... A spare can opener!

[ESAPOWER]

So who filmed this?

It's really interesting.

[danny3571]

Beats living in a mental asylum I guess.......

[creedenz]

There are more folks that live like this then we realize . You can bet town is close by other wise this poor soul would never have a chance of making it outdoors.Yea judging by his actions and mental capacity I can understand why he chose this option. I've seen folks similar to him and I always got the feeling they act out for attention just as he did with the reported 'beaver'. Now only if we could use our $ to help people n stop pouring it into the 'Military Industrial Complex' to kill others.

[TheCatfishClayton]

Its the Al Bundy of the forrest.

[dannysmith510]

bill murrey for sure! if he is a hermit, whare does he get his clothes? nice gloves too. bull shit!!!!!!!!!

[yappertrap]

9:39 reminds me of bill murrey in caddie shack

[mrjules2008]

Great watching. Not convinced was real as don't think would look so normal but enjoyed it. Mayb he lost his friends cause kept tellin bullshit story's about aliens an Bigfoot etc.

[KorumEmrys]

Have you followed up on him? is he still up there or back in town? Is he alive? You should do a follow up...! =)

[KorumEmrys]

Is he still alive now 8 years later..? have you followed up on him? Has he moved back to town? You should find out..=0

[kkambora]

Sorry beaver he found it

[kkambora]

What the beaver gonna do with can opener? I hate that beaver sooo much

[zekehooper]

WOW.  Just the first 2 minutes and I am amazed this guy is alive! He doesn't seemto be prepared at all or know any woodcraft skills? But at least he is liveing life on his terms.

[tysy73]

lol...he's gonna eat the beaver

[Mirtha623]

u need to be put away ! LOL man!

[dojdart1]

this video is osume

reely makes you think about life and the humen condition

I gess the only extreem anti cerecter to this guy will be some slick pimpe in california and I meen a pimpe with a lot of huos on a pcp regime or somthing..

[amazonhippie]

@dojdart1 You are the worst speller I've seen online. lol.

[creedenz]

@dojdart1 Can I make a friendly suggestion in order that others may be able to read your posts? After your done typing a post copy n paste it on what ever you use to send emails and run a spell check on it and when you see there are no mistakes showing , copy n paste it where you care to post. Don't forget to first delete the old misspelled post before you post the new one. As it stands now your posts are unreadable.

[younwhosarmy]

I don't think this is fake..... but i suppose i could be wrong.. He could get free clothes and such in town...  Amazing how folks will go out of their way to help a fellow in need... Especially one who is being humble, and self sufficient..

[a2zhandi]

DON'T soak your wood axe handle in the water. It'll crush the fibers and when it dries again, it'll be looser than it was in the first place.

[a2zhandi]

There'll be more and more taking to the hills soon.

It's a nice simple un enslaved life. Where you reap what you sow.

You work for yourself. And not the man.....

[SurvivalWithBushcraf]

"I found the can opener! After all this time!" lol

[kay2one]

"i had a puppy too one time... he got ran over by a steam roller too... "

"if the mountains were a lady, I'd make love to her..."

This guy is awesome =) I'm only halfway through the video and I'm hooked. Brilliant!

[mschristy1976]

Glad I started reading the comments before I got to the 1 min mark..lol toodles..

[kokodonya]

OHH and bigfoot almost ass raped him.

[kokodonya]

ok watched it again.. And I say again its fake.. I mean his hair isent even touching his ears. his cloths are dirty but his beard is maybe two days old max.. he said a little mexican pushed him off a roof thirty feet and he lansed on his head , Umm and hes dident die ? he tell about his bike being run over by a steam roller and 4 min later says his puppy was also run over by a steam roller... HAHA a good film but its all fake LOL..

[kokodonya]

This guy isent real :) lol it was a short film by the same guy who did .. Pigweed Philosopher: The Untethered Zen of Kimball Johnson. This is a film and not a real doc.. At least I couldent find any reaserch to prove it was..

[Mr357robbie]

mental illness is a very sad thing to witness, this young man is a schizophrenic/manic depresant , it makes you wonder what hell he was put through at the hands of twisted bullies. the torment must have been horrendous, such that he would rather starve, freeze,deal with mosquitos, ticks, biting black flys,and the list goes on and on, and he still considers all that is still better than living in a city, somebody did some bad shit to this young man.

[Freakster1970]

@Mr357robbie He said at the start this is nature and this is how to live. Why shouldn't he be allowed to live that way? He doesn't have much of a clue about living off the land, but maybe he will learn in time and led a happy life. He's no more mentally ill than most living in the city.

[Freakster1970]

btw - does anyone know what happened to him between 2003-2011? hope he is okay.

[mryellow123]

@Mr357robbie Actually he shows very little sign of schizophrenia or bipolar, halfway through talks about a head/brain injury. Ticks, cold, flies and mosquito are all better then living in a city spending all your time working for enough drugs hit the niteclubs on the weekend just to make your slave life bearable/forgettable.

[bikenutter1]

@mryellow123 I agree he does seem to have some mental health issues. But these are all tags given by science right? (student of psychology) He seems to have adpated to life rather than survived, by retreating away from the unhappy life he had in society. What a beautiful person, doesn't seemt to have a bad bone is his body and has been beaten down by life. I think he is in need of some love and care. But should still be allowed to live as he pleases if that's what he wants. Freedom!

[mryellow123]

@bikenutter1 Yeah that DSM can really kick you in the balls with diagnosis. Seen a lot of sleep deprivation + cannabis induced psychosis myself and people with the same symptoms labelled everything from schizophrenia to bipolar to various personality disorders. Some of them really had their lives messed up by enforced prescriptions. Anything someone can do to escape that world is good in my book.

[jarell19]

@mryellow123 I am feeling this comment, heck I am thinking of moving away from the city and making better living in semi-solitude. People's flesh happens to be very evil.

[HuskeHardcore]

wow

[jackbdead]

brilliant.