Real Ones remember Dante Basco from the cult classic "Fakin Da Funk!"

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Why it worked

The video leverages nostalgia for a cult classic film and its star, Dante Basco, creating a relatable and engaging interaction for fans.

Summary

The creator asks Dante Basco if he receives residuals from "Fakin Da Funk!" and discusses the difficulty of getting residuals from older films. They then reminisce about the movie and its cast before taking a selfie.

Structure

1Introduction and question about residuals
2Discussion about difficulty of getting residuals
3Reminiscing about the movie and cast
4Taking a selfie

Product placement

Dante Basco (actor) - appears in the video and on a banner. His role in "Fakin Da Funk!" is mentioned. Removing him would change the topic. Fakin Da Funk! (movie) - appears on a movie poster. Removing it would change the topic. TikTok (social media platform) - appears as a watermark on the banner. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Instagram (social media platform) - appears as a watermark on the banner. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

Call to action

Let's take this selfie, man.

On-screen text

Real Ones remember Dante Basco from the cult classic "Fakin Da Funk!" FIRST ALL ONE PLAYER RESIDUAL WE LOTTERY SOME YOU FAK NOWHERE RESIDUALS OR HULU KNOW THE FACT BROTHER A FROM WAS VHS STORE RIGHT RIGHT FEELING BUT OF FAVORITE ALI HUDSON ERNI POPS AM LEGENDARY MAN SELFIE LOVE THANK

Original caption

Happy Birthday Dante Basco !! Who else remembers this movie? One of the best! Great memories from @Nashville Celebrity Comic Con ! #creatorsearchinsights #hook #rufio #dantebasco #fakindafunk

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Transcript

What's your name? Alaina. Alaina? Yes. What's popping? What's popping, player? But look, I came here to ask you one question. Hit me with it. Hit me with it. Are you still getting residual? From Fakin' Da Funk? Oh, you know the thing is, no. See, I don't know like, first of all, you're a real one player. Um, residual. And I love the residual, a lot of people. We do result check lottery. Yeah. But for some reason, like, you can't really get fakin' the funk nowhere. Residuals. Or, uh, Hulu, you know, Amazon. But the thing about it is the fact that you even know, brother. Brother, listen. From some place. I'm from some place. Was VHS store. Right, right, right, right. You feeling it? But you see it. But of love Of favorite. One of my favorite movies too. Shout out to Tatiana Ali. Shout out to Ernie Hudson. Shout out to Ernie Hudson. Pops. Am Legendary. Man, I love it. Let's take this selfie, man. Love. Thank