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Other videos of interest captured by Benson are highlighted in blue |
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Bud Light
Parody - Burghability - "The Power of 3's" A parody of the Bud Light Drinkability commercials with a Pittsburgh theme. In this video, the Pens' chances of winning their 3rd cup are explained with a lesson in Cupology 101. |
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Steelers
Super Bowl XLIII Tribute - "The Heroics of a Championship" An tribute to the Super Bowl XLIII Champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the last minute heroics that secured their sixth championship. Inspired by the Canon Rebel Commercials. *Featured on WTAE-News
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Steelers 2009
Playoff Tribute - "The Steel Road To The Super Bowl" An epic tribute to the 2009 Steelers' Road to the Super Bowl in the style of the Gatorade commercials entitled "League of Clutch". *Featured on WTAE-News, Kiss-FM.com, WPXI.com |
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Pittsburgh
Mascot Political Ad Parody A parody of political attack ads used by McCain against Obama involving the Pittsburgh sports mascots The Pirate Parrot, IceBurgh, and even Steely McBeam. *Featured on WTAE-News, Kiss-FM.com, The Pens Blog |
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Presidential
Debate Teleprompter Parody As the second Presidential Debate was wrapping up on October 7, 2008, Tom Brokaw's view of the teleprompter was obstructed by Senators John McCain and Barack Obama. What ensued was all-out chaos! Take a look... |
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Pittsburgh
Penguins Fan Training Camp These guys are ready for Penguins hockey...are you? The Benstonium.com entry into the PittsburghPenguins.com video contest shows how three Penguins fans, played by Joe Flaherty, Chris Benson, and Kevin Dobson, are getting prepared for the upcoming season. |
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True
Hollywood Robots: The Rise and Fall of Greg Jablonski The true story of former Hollywood robot actor, Greg Jablonski. With only four wheels and a dream, Greg Jablonski reached the top of the Hollywood film industry only to realize his success would come at a price. *Top Ten Finalist of TotalRecut.com's Remix Challenge 2008 video contest. |
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The
Roommate Two college guys find a down-and-out Robot actor and help him get back into the spotlight in this Benstonium.com short film starring Kevin Dobson, Joe Flaherty, and Dan Donovan. Runtime: 8:09 View Now | Watch on YouTube The Roommate:
Director's Cut |
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Pittsburgh Penguins Domino's Pizza
Commercial After defeating the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, Petr Sykora was asked what kept him going through the lengthy overtime periods. He said it was Domino's pizza. Playing off that interview, I made this Penguins Stanley Cup "Commercial" supporting the pizza that helped beat Detroit in Triple Overtime. *Featured on 96.1 KISS-FM.com |
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![]() "A Pittsburgh version of the popular Coors Light commercials featuring Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin and a bunch of drunk yinzers." Released on January 5, 2008,
Benstonium's fake Iron City commercials quickly found wide-spread internet
success. First featured on
Ebaumsworld.com, it became the Most Viewed Video of the Week on
the popular video website. That same week,
KISS-FM
DJs Mikey and Big Bob came across the videos on
YouTube and featured them on their Morning FreakShow.
Their audience of Pittsburgh listeners were first exposed to the talents of
Benson and the Benstonium crew. The next day,
105.9 The X ran the videos multiple times during their morning show
with Tim Benz. |
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Drunk Pool Benson's first all-drunk video! It was a last minute video project for a class. The assignment was to shoot a video using only close-ups, but not necessarily containing a story. Video was shot and edited in less than 10 hours, and, keep in mind, Benson was drinking IC Lights during production and was still drunk while editing. Nevertheless, the project received an A+. Starring Kevin Dobson and Chris Benson. |
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The Retarded In Dormont, Pennsylvania circa 1984, life is crime, and crime is perverse. Franco Alfredo, a local immigrant paperboy played by Mike Evangelista, learns mob life first hand when he becomes the protege of local kingpin, Rufus Goosten. He is initiated into a family held together by excessive boozing and its ties to an internet pedophilia outfit. When Mickey "The Ped" (ped = pedophile), played by Joe Flaherty, is ratted out as a key player in his family's ill-conceived kiddie porn ring, the crime world is left in turmoil. The headquarters for Mickey's pedo-network are raided by two of Dormont's hard-nosed "pigs", trigger-happy Lieutenant Jack Rockhard and his hotshot sidekick A.C. Woodbridge, played by Lee Taylor and Zac Jaber. Mickey becomes an outsider to his associates: Mackenzie "The Securi-Man", played by Brandon MacKenzie, loses faith in Mickey, frisking him with less-than-usual enthusiasm. Vagiant, an 8-foot tall primordial fairy-toughman (a Goosten creation) played by Andrew Solecki, possesses the strength of ten men, but will his Giant heart forgive Mickey? Can a local paperboy without secondary education and little common sense prove the savior of a Goosten crime family that is falling apart? With the production help of fallen Benstonium friend Kevin Dobson, Chris Benson delivers another sure blockbuster hit featuring a star-studded cast. |
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Bad Highlight This clip was during one of the most promising moments in recent Pittsburgh Penguin history when they secured a new arena deal. The highlight inserts, courtesy WTAE-News, were of the Flyers scoring on the Penguins. Let's go Flyers!?! WMV
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Nittany Lions vs. Hossiers? In late February this commercial was seen aired on FSN Pittsburgh during Penguin games. Notice the blatant misspelling of the Indiana Hoosiers' team name. WMV
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State of the Union Like most Americans the past week, I was glued to my TV watching the Presidential State of the Union Address. This was the first time I watched one of these and didn't know what to expect. This video highlights what you may have overlooked, and puts a Benstonium twist on President Bush's speech. Check it out now by clicking the image above! WMV(17mb) |
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Rock Rugby 2006 DVD Preview Slippery Rock's 2006 Rugby Team Official DVD highlighting their ARU Championship victory. Also check out the full length version of the DVD's Highlight Video.
DVD Preview: WMV
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Highlight Video:
WMV (14mb) |
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Benson On The News?? Benson was recently spotted on the local WTAE Channel 4 Action News...and no he wasn't getting arrested. To view the news clip click the link below. WMV(1mb) |
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Graduation 2003 DVD The re-release of the Carlynton Class of 2003's Graduation
Video, created by Christopher Benson, is now available on DVD. This video
was originally released on VHS format soon after Carlynton's 2003
graduation. The NEW version of the video was re-edited in
the highest possible quality and is available on DVD format allowing you to
preserve the memories for many years to come. The DVD includes special
features and a director's commentary by Chris Benson. WMV(10mb) |
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Organ Strike Movie After another night of rough drinking, Chris Benson is awakened by his usual hangover. But this morning is unlike any other for Chris Benson wakes up and finds his organs have gone on strike. Check out the unrated version of the first Benstonium movie to incorporate 3D animation right now! WMV(9mb) |
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"LOST: OC '03" Three graduates take a wrong turn on their way to Ocean City. This is a clip from the new drama series. WMV (980kb) |
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The Talking ATM After having been on the Benstonium "backburner" for almost a year, the premise of the "Talking ATM" has been brought back. A new convenience by PNC Bank isn't all that it's cracked up to be. |
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A Farewell
To Cump's "It's been two years since we first came here. It was the local bar that we could always call home. It was where the beer got us drunk, and the karaoke made us a star, if only for a few minutes." Chris Benson takes a look back at the memories made at the World's Greatest Bar and says one final farewell to Cump's.
Video Format Runtime: 8:58 |
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Dan D. Labor Day Party Promo After throwing the two greatest parties of the year, Dan Donovan attempts to outdo himself in his Labor Day Back to School Bash! This is the promotional video for the event. WMV(4mb) |
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Nac's 21st Birthday With over 3 months of planning, would Nacatell's bar crawl live up to the hype? More car bombs, white russians, buttery nipples, and Johnny Cash than should be expected in one movie. See how Nac barely survives his 21st birthday. High Quality AVI
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Angry Sax Guy Many people who have attended a Pittsburgh sporting event are familiar with the Saxophone guy. Here we see him on the Clemente Bridge getting pissed off when he realizes he is being filmed for free. WMV
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KristaPalooza A rather tame party by today's standards, KristaPalooza was remembered for causing some to almost lose there jobs. This movie comes from the Benson archives and was released in July of 2004. WMV (3mb) |
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OC '03 (opening sequence) The opening to "OC '03", the story of 3 graduates' 3 day trip to Ocean City. "OC '03" was the movie that put Benson on the map. Released in August of 2003, it remains the longest of Benson's movies. WMV (7mb) |